Chapter 256 Mourinho’s nude photo?
After the lunch training, Jiang Yuan went to the cafeteria and noticed that he had accumulated more than 99 unread messages in his WeChat account, all of which were from "16 National Olympic Teams: One Family".

Jiang Yuan flipped directly to the top. Fu Bo invited three people to join the group. After modifying the notes, Jiang Yuan knew the names of these three people.

Wang Dalei, Wu Lei, and Zhang Linpeng.

The chat took place 25 minutes ago, at 9:30 a.m. in London, which is a little after 5 p.m. China time.

【Fu Bo: Welcome! (Flowers, flowers)】

【Liu Binbin: Brother Wang, Brother Lei, and Brother Zhang, welcome! 】

[Wei Shihao: !!! Are these the three over-age players for the Olympics? ]

[Fu Bo: Well, Wang Dalei, Wu Lei, and Zhang Linpeng will participate in the July Olympics with you. By the way, this news has not been made public, so don’t spread it around.]

[Zhang Yuning: Coach Fu, don’t worry]

【Wang Dalei: Hiss, Coach Fu told me yesterday that Jiang Yuan was in the group. This tm is not a lie. Um, can I add Jiang Yuan on WeChat? 】

【Zhang Linpeng: I want to add one too, haha! 】

[Liu Binbin: It’s hard to say. We would like to add him, but apart from Coach Fu, no one else has Brother Yuan’s WeChat. And because of the time difference, Brother Yuan rarely chats with us.]

【Wang Dalei: I see... But it's okay, we'll meet each other then! 】

……

【Fu Bo: The Olympics still depends on you guys! 】

[Liu Binbin: Coach Fu, you are wrong. It is not “you”, it is “us”]

[Fu Bo: Go to bed early]

The conversation ended here and Jiang Yuan looked over one by one.

According to Fu Bo, there will be some changes in the roster for the National Olympic Team and the U23 Asian Cup. Among them, Wei Shihao, Zhang Yinuo, and Xie Pengfei were removed from the roster. Despite this, Fu Bo did not kick the three out of the group, but let them stay in the group.

In addition, Wu Lei, Wang Dalei, and Zhang Linpeng were included in the roster as three over-age players allowed by the Olympics.

Jiang Yuan thought about it and clicked on Wang Dalei's profile picture.

【Jiang Yuan: @Wang Dalei, just add me, we are all teammates, haha! 】

Within 2 seconds of the message being sent, Wang Dalei replied in the group.

【Wang Dalei: !!! !!! !!! 】

【Zhang Yuning: I want to add, I want to add too! 】

[Liu Binbin: Don’t do that, Brother Yuan’s WeChat will explode. How about adding me first, I’ll try to see if Brother Yuan’s network is good]

"..."

[Jiang Yuan: It’s okay, just add them all. I don’t have that many contacts on WeChat, so it won’t explode.]

As soon as Jiang Yuan sent this sentence, his mobile phone made a series of "ding ding ding ding" sounds, which directly scared Hazard who was sitting across the table.

"Jiang, you are... you are not going to leak your WhatsApp account, are you?"

Jiang Yuan touched his face and said, "No, I just added some friends."

"Oh my god, you have so many friends!"

Hazard gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up and then stuffed a piece of Belgian fries with mayonnaise into his mouth. Belgian fries are actually in Courtois's recipe. The two Belgians are very smart. Because they know that their food habits are similar, they prepared 10 different special dishes.

Other players can eat 5 kinds of their favorite junk food a week, but Hazard and Courtois are different, they can eat 10 kinds!
“Give me a taste.”

Jiang Yuan reached out and picked up a French fry from the pile. He and Azar dipped the fry in different sauces. Jiang Yuan dipped it in tartar sauce.

“Well, isn’t this McDonald’s?”

"What!?"

Hazard stretched his head towards Jiang Yuan with an incredulous look on his face: "Are you kidding me? These are Belgian fries, they are not comparable to those American fries. Eat another one!"

As he spoke, Azar pushed the plate in front of Jiang Yuan.

Maybe the sauce he used just now was wrong, Jiang Yuan dipped it in the same mayonnaise as Hazard this time.

"Um……"

The Belgian fries might have been a little bigger, and then... that was it.

“It’s definitely better than McDonald’s!”

Jiang Yuan nodded, and Hazard smiled: "Kurt also said that Belgian fries are the same as McDonald's fries, but the facts prove that you have better vision than little Kurt!"

"Hey!"

Zouma came over, stretched out his long arm, took a French fry from Hazard's plate, put it directly into his mouth without dipping it in any sauce, and said while chewing: "Isn't this McDonald's?"

"Little Kurt, did you go eat snails last night?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Zuma beside him and asked with a smile.

"I told you I don't eat that stuff. Not all French people eat snails. Do you know what I ate last night? French stuffed pigeon. Jiang, it's a pity that you didn't come."

Zuma looked very apologetic and staggered away.

“This person is like this”

Hazard pointed at Zouma who was slowly leaving with his fork: "French food is just a bunch of disgusting things mixed together. I won't say French food is rubbish, but this is the fact"

"..."

Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly. Chelsea is an international team with players from different countries in every position. It is not an easy task to make such a group of players with completely different preferences become brothers.

This is also why the team likes to go to the bar to celebrate. Players like different things to eat, but they all like alcohol and beautiful women.

Hazard and Zouma would not have such a disagreement in the pub.

Seeing that the two were almost done with their plates, Jiang Yuan looked up at Hazard: "Eden, um..."

Hazard also glanced at Jiang Yuan, then buried his head in eating his macaroni: "We are all brothers, just say whatever you want to say."

"I'm sorry that you lost your left wing..."

Although Mourinho's tactics serve the team as a whole, Jiang Yuan still thinks that he should apologize to Hazard. The point of this matter is not whether Jiang Yuan should apologize, but that Jiang Yuan needs to apologize to avoid ruining the relationship between him and Hazard.

We are brothers, but we still need to be polite in the adult world.

"What's wrong with your brain?"

Hazard frowned, "This is Jose's arrangement. I was a little unhappy at first, but you can see that you are more suitable for the left than me. Remember what Jose said before, he asked us to contribute more to the team. Obviously, he wanted me to drink less, which I can't do. But I played in midfield as required, which can be regarded as contributing to the team. Jiang, do you think I am right?"

amount……

It can only be said that Hazard is worthy of his name. He always has his own way of understanding things. Jiang Yuan thought for a long time but couldn't find the problem in his words: "You are right, but it's hard to say. Jose should not mean to let you go to midfield completely."

Jiang Yuan was right. If Mourinho decided to completely transform Hazard into a central midfielder, his template reward should be unlocked, but Jiang Yuan's template was not unlocked.

There is only one possibility, Mourinho is hesitant about this matter. He wants to use Hazard's ability to break through at the top of the arc, but he doesn't want to give up the Belgian king's terrifying technique of cutting inside from the wing.

Mourinho has always been a decisive and bold person, but he has to be cautious in this matter.

Hazard is not some young prodigy worth a few million euros, but a damn 7500 million superstar!

“I might as well go to midfield.”

Hazard glanced at Mourinho at the far end: "I found that if I play as a front midfielder, I can run less in every game, especially the long-distance sprints before. When I play as a front midfielder, I basically don't need to do that."

……

After the afternoon training, Jiang Yuan received a call from the Mercedes salesman, saying that the procedures for the GTS had been completed. Since Jiang Yuan bought a ready-made car, he could go directly to Mercedes World to drive the car away.

However, Jiang Yuan did not pick up the car in person, but spent 800 pounds to ask the salesperson to help drive the car to the parking garage of his villa in Woodmansbury. For this reason, Jiang Yuan called Jiang Shengping.

If you see a GTS honking at the gate of your villa, remember to open the door.

As for Jiang Yuan, he got into Mourinho's Jaguar after the training session. On the surface, he wanted Mourinho to drive him home, but he actually had other purposes.

Jiang Yuan put his arms around the passenger seat belt and held them in front of his chest: "Jose, can I discuss some sensitive issues with you?"

Mourinho's eyes lit up: "You want to discuss politics with me?"

"No no no!"

Jiang Yuan waved his hands repeatedly: "It's a tactical issue. I want to discuss the team's tactics with you. It can't be called a discussion. I just want to ask your thoughts."

"Oh, come on, you are a player of the team, you certainly have the right to know this. Go ahead and ask, there are no reporters on the bus"

Mourinho put his right hand on the bottom of the steering wheel and made a "please" gesture with his left hand.

Jiang Yuan licked his lips and said, "I want to ask, will I always be on the left side in the future?"

It seemed a bit inappropriate to ask this question in this situation, but Jiang Yuan had to do it. The season had already entered its final stage, and he had to find a way to officially occupy the first starting position on Chelsea's left wing before the end of the season.

Sometimes you have to take the initiative to fight for opportunities, otherwise you don’t know whether you have a chance or not.

"Wow"

Mourinho opened a bottle of Smint mints, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly: "To be honest, this is not a question you would ask. It seems that my idea is wrong. Your obsession with the left wing is deeper than I thought..."

"Jose, I feel like I can only play at my best on the left. Being able to play on the right and being good at playing on the left are two completely different things."

Jiang Yuan continued speaking following Mourinho's words.

"Well, you are telling the truth. I want to hear your reasons."

"Because I am the top scorer so far, for the team and the Premier League"

Jiang Yuan's words made Mourinho's pupils dilate violently. The Portuguese obviously didn't expect Jiang Yuan to be so direct. He slowed down the car, deliberately blocked the traffic light, and stopped before entering the zebra crossing. Then, he turned his head to look into Jiang Yuan's eyes: "You are a very aggressive frontcourt breakthrough player, but I don't want you to be so aggressive off the court. It's not good for the team."

"..."

Mourinho's implication was that he would not change his views on tactics just because of Jiang Yuan's two sentences. "Well... I'm sorry"

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly towards Mourinho, keeping his left and right hands crossed.

In most cases, conflicts between players and coaches are caused by the coach's unwillingness to meet the player's needs, or the player's inability to meet the coach's needs. This situation is unavoidable, especially when the team is in a period of performance fluctuations.

On the first day he stepped into Chelsea's door, Jiang Yuan felt that he would get along well with Mourinho, but now it seems that getting along with the head coach of a top club is not an easy thing.

Jiang Yuan in the passenger seat blinked.

Jose, what the hell are you doing?
……

3:19 pm Beijing time on March 10th, the home team locker room at Stamford Bridge in London.

This is the 31st round of the Premier League. In fact, before this, Chelsea had a match against Liverpool. However, due to the conflict in Liverpool's FA Cup schedule, the 30th round match between Chelsea and Liverpool needs to be held at a later date.

So after 31 rounds of games, Chelsea and Liverpool both have one game less.

clap clap clap!
Mourinho high-fived the players one by one: "It's the 31st round, now is the most crucial time to fight for the championship, let's cheer up!"

Come on!

Come on!

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Here is the live broadcast of the 31st round of the Premier League, Chelsea vs. West Ham United"

"We can see that the players from both sides are ready on the court"

"Okay, let the game begin! Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams..."

"Then the away team West Ham United, wearing red jerseys and white shorts, attacked from the left side of the screen to the right side"

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Adrian

Guards: Cresswell, Ogbonna, Winston Reid, Antonio

Midfielders: Noble, Kouyate, Lanzini
Forwards: Payet, Diafra Sakho, Enna Valencia
Head coach: Bilic

Whether it is the home team Chelsea or the visiting team West Ham, both use the most popular 4231 formation in the Premier League. This formation that can attack and defend is very suitable for the fast-paced Premier League.

On the Chelsea side, Jiang Yuan returned to the right today.

"Jose"

Brown hurried out of the player tunnel and sat down next to Mourinho: "You haven't finished talking yet. What else did you two talk about in the car?"

"that's it"

Mourinho looked at Jiang Yuan who was dribbling the ball and preparing to break through on the field, and answered slowly.

"Oh my god"

Brown realized something was wrong: "You're not going to have a conflict with him, are you? I don't think it's necessary..."

Mourinho leaned back on the bench and said, "It can't be said to be a conflict. This is normal. I said before that as long as Jiang plays on the left once, he will want to play a second time. Now the problem has arisen."

Mourinho has been coaching for decades, and he can mostly guess what the players are thinking. Mourinho gave Jiang Yuan hope of returning to the left, so Jiang Yuan will definitely try his best to grasp this hope.

For Jiang Yuan, the left side always takes priority over the right side.

Brown nodded: "Actually, I have the same question. Why did you let Jiang Yuan return to the right after the game against Paris? Was it an adjustment made against West Ham United, or did you simply want to terminate that plan?"

There is no doubt that the plan Brown mentioned is about Hazard's transformation, moving Hazard from the left to the attacking midfielder position. Mourinho has been studying this matter for half a season.

"Shit, do you know why I do this?"

Mourinho held his head in his hands: "If Eden is placed in the middle, then Jiang will be on the left and William will be on the right. You know William, his creativity and breakthroughs are okay, but they are far inferior to Jiang. When we played against Paris last week, you also saw that as long as William was put in, our aggressiveness on the right would have to drop a level!"

Mourinho became more and more excited as he spoke, so Brown had to wink to indicate that there were substitute players sitting in the back row.

So Mourinho and Brown stood up from their chairs and walked to the edge of the field. They seemed to be discussing the tactics of the game, but they were actually chatting.

"It turns out that Eden can play in the middle, but the problem is that our flanks will be less dangerous, look at it now"

Mourinho pointed to the field: "Eden and Jiang, two super wingers worth 7500 million euros!"

Brown's face showed contemplation. Mourinho now has a new idea. Using personal ability to create opportunities on the wing is what Chelsea is best at. As for breaking through the middle... Mourinho is right. In the attack, the wing is much more important than the middle.

Putting aside tactical issues, there are only two reasons why Mourinho is hesitant now.

1. William, who returned to the right, could not play to the same effect as Jiang Yuan. Under the high center forward system, what Chelsea needs is a strong breakthrough rather than precise passing and control.

Second, changing from left winger to No. 9 semi-attack midfielder is feasible, but not easy. Hazard's performance in the attacking midfielder position is unpredictable, which makes Mourinho nervous in every game.

Time always goes by quickly when chatting, and now the game has reached the 22nd minute.

Chelsea's attack!

Ibrahimovic shouted in front, and Cahill in the backcourt decisively kicked the ball.

Snapped!
Jiang Yuan and Hazard reacted very quickly and ran out before Cahill passed the ball.

"Move forward!"

Ibrahimovic turned around and headed the ball to Hazard on the left, who then decisively broke through to the baseline. The Belgian superstar was not fast, but very deceptive, especially Hazard's ability to protect the ball with his small technique, and from time to time he would put his right leg in front of the ball, making the defensive players afraid to stretch their legs easily.

The person now responsible for marking Hazard is West Ham United's Brazilian defender Antonio. As long as Antonio stretches his foot, Hazard will definitely fall outside the penalty area.

You know, Chelsea has the best direct free kick taker in the Premier League!
"Hazard, go inside!"

"Kuyate wants to help defend, but he can't get through. Wow, Hazard wants to try!"

"Dribble the ball, go down the bottom and cut inside! Hazard passed by, Antonio didn't react, and now it's too late to turn around"

"There was movement with his hands, but Hazard's feet weren't in the penalty area yet, so he shouldn't fall down now."

"Well, Hazard fell to the ground"

"Let's see how the referee Medley decides the penalty. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be a direct free kick."

In the 24th minute of the game, Chelsea won a direct free kick on the left, and Jiang Yuan and William ran to the back together.

William covered his mouth: “Jiang, are you coming for this ball?”

"You do it"

Jiang Yuan whispered that the free kick spot was relatively close to the goal, but it was too far from the center line. Jiang Yuan was good at elevator balls, not curve balls. It was basically impossible to score an elevator ball from this position. It would be better to let William, who had good passing skills, pass the ball. Maybe he could give Ibrahimovic a chance to score with a header.

ok!

After the two men finished their discussion, the human wall in the penalty area was also set up. Except for Cahill and Mikel who were protecting the ball from behind, and William and Jiang Yuan who were responsible for passing the ball, all the Blues' outfield players were in West Ham United's penalty area.

Beep!
The referee blew the whistle and Jiang Yuan, who was standing in front of William, raised his left hand.

Cross!

All the Blues players in the penalty area reacted. The team had confirmed the secret code for the first half before the game.

Raising your left hand means "fake action".

Sure enough, Jiang Yuan took a run-up and passed directly over the ball, and William, who was following behind, made a cross with his right foot.

"Left, left!"

Adrian on the goal line shouted anxiously, the ball flew over the heads of Kouyate, Hazard and others, and Ibrahimovic in the middle was not in a very good position, so the Blues' Swedish center chose to sacrifice himself and used his body to block Ogbonna and Winston Reid.

At the back post, Fabregas, who was cutting diagonally from the middle to the right, raised his right foot and used the arch of his foot to smash the ball towards the goal.

The distance was so close that Adrian had no chance to react.

“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLLLL!!!!”

"Oh my god, a perfect fitting for Chelsea"

“and the goalscorer is…”

At this point, McLaughlin raised the microphone.

Then came the sounds of the Stamford Bridge fans.

"Fàbregas!"

"The goalscorer is ..."

"Cesc Fàbregas!"

"Pah! Chelsea!"

"Pah! Chelsea!"

After the replay ended, the director's camera turned to the hanging camera, where Chelsea's 10 outfield players were hugging each other near the corner flagpole, in stark contrast to the West Ham United fans who were walking forward with their heads down.

West Ham United's performance this season is actually quite inspiring. At the beginning of the season, they were only one place higher than Chelsea, that is, second to last. But as of today's 31st round, West Ham United's league ranking has surpassed Liverpool, who has one game less, and is now 7th, just one step away from qualifying for the UEFA Europa League next season.

If West Ham United wants to play in European competitions, they need to have more points than Southampton. The worst thing is that Southampton only has one point more than West Ham United.

In this situation, Hammers coach Bilic was very nervous.

There are still 8 games left and qualification for the European Cup hangs by a thread.

Although Chelsea opened the scoring with Fabregas' goal, judging from all aspects of the data, West Ham United is actually not inferior to Chelsea.

Taking the number of shots on target as an example, the Blues and the Hammers have both had 2 shots on target so far.

……

(End of this chapter)