Chapter 268 I'm going to warm up (apology and extra update)

The game was in progress, and Jiang Yuan introduced the starting lineups of both teams in his own way.

In Jiang Yuan’s opinion, although Chelsea lost the previous two days’ matches, Chelsea still has a good chance of winning today.

Firstly, the total score of the two teams in the Champions League is 2:3, which is not a big gap; secondly, both sides have a semi-substitute lineup, and Chelsea's bench depth is slightly better than Manchester City's.

"Fuck Ctiy!"

“xuuu——!!!”

The fans at Stamford Bridge were a little angry, and it seemed that they still held a grudge against Manchester City for their elimination. But there was nothing they could do, a loss was a loss.

It is said that luck is a part of high-level football games, but if a team really uses "bad luck" as an excuse after losing a game, it will definitely be criticized.

"Hiss, Yaya Toure dribbled the ball and made a forward move. It seems that De Bruyne's absence still has some impact on Manchester City today."

Jiang Yuan sat on the bench, holding a camera in his hand. Ibrahimovic next to him would occasionally come over to take a look out of curiosity: "Can you play with me for a while?"

"Not given"

Jiang Yuan moved to the side and pushed away the claws that Ibrahimovic was extending.

"Yaya Toure passes to Delph, Fabre..."

Jiang Yuan was just about to call Fabregas to steal the ball, but he discovered that the figure running on the field did not look like the Spanish player, so Jiang Yuan looked back.

Fabregas sat behind him.

"Shit, I made a mistake. Fabregas is behind me. He is also a substitute today. The one on the court is Mikel."

"Mikel, steal!"

"Oh my god, your steal is really delicious..."

"Give it to Delph, give it to Iheanacho, Iheanacho adjusts it, give it to Sterling on the left, Sterling goes down the bottom!"

"Ivan, hurry up, that guy's dribbling is really powerful!"

"Oh, Ivan went up, but was still passed. Sterling broke into the penalty area and passed the ball to Delph."

"Direct hit"

"Grass!"

Jiang Yuan leaned back on his chair, dropped his phone on his thigh, and threw his arms up: "I give up... Delph scored, and Manchester City, who are playing away, are one goal ahead."

Looking at the score on the field again, in the 22nd minute, I didn’t expect that even with all the substitutes, Manchester City was actually stronger than Chelsea.

[Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter]

[Can Chelsea hold on, please, beat Manchester City once, otherwise we will be beaten three times this season]

[The problem is still the midfield. To be honest, it is a bit difficult to evaluate the combination of Oscar and Mikel. They are not as good as Matic + Fabregas.]

[A striker worth nearly 2 million, but no championship in a single season. Who would dare to believe this? ]

[Manchester City is still strong. I still remember those passes by De Bruyne a few days ago. They were outrageous. But as a fan of Jiang Yuan, I still hope Jiang Yuan wins.]

[Cold Fact: Excluding the Player of the Month, the only award Chelsea won this season was Jiang Yuan's Golden Boy, and then... and that was it! ]

[It’s okay. If we can’t beat Manchester City, Chelsea will still have a chance to win the championship if we beat the weaker teams that come next. Blue Army, go ahead! ]

As time passed, the Blues, who were falling behind at home, immediately launched a counterattack against Manchester City. The forward line of Falcao, Kennedy and Remy threatened Manchester City's goal more than once.

It's a pity that except for Remy's shot on target, the other shots all went wide of the goal frame and no goal was scored.

When the game reached the 38th minute, Mourinho had a discussion with Brown, and finally waved towards Jiang Yuan and Ibrahimovic.

Jiang Yuan understood and put his phone on the chair next to him: "Brothers, the coach asked me to play, so I can't broadcast it anymore."

"goodbye!"

The next second, the screen of the live broadcast room went black, and a line of white words appeared on it: The host has left, let’s check out other live broadcast rooms!

【? ? ? ? 】

[No, do you really want to go? ? ? ]

[Go alone to a 6]

The first half was about to end, and Mourinho asked Jiang Yuan and Ibrahimovic to warm up in advance. The meaning was obvious. The Portuguese coach wanted to replace these two front attackers at the beginning of the second half.

In response, Pellegrini reacted quickly and immediately asked De Bruyne and Zabaleta on the bench to take off their jackets and warm up under the guidance of fitness coach Sosco.

Chelsea is fighting for the championship and Manchester City is fighting for the top four. This game is very important for both teams.

If conditions permit, Pellegrini hopes to replace Aguero, but the Argentine center suffered a gastrocnemius spasm after playing 120 minutes of the game a few days ago. For the safety of the players, Pellegrini did not include him in the roster.

……

At the start of the second half, both sides replaced two main players at the same time.

Ibrahimovic replaced Remy, and Jiang Yuan replaced Kennedy. After Jiang Yuan came on the court, Falcao, who was originally on the left, switched to the right, and Jiang Yuan appeared on the left.

On the Manchester City side, as expected, No. 17 De Bruyne is already standing on the court, as is No. 5 Zabaleta, a meritorious player of Manchester City who joined the team as early as 08.

"We're all together, and winning is our aim~"

"So cheer us on through the sun and rain~"

"B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!"

Bang bang bang!
Chelsea!

Bang bang bang!
Chelsea!

Although they lost the Champions League, the fans at Stamford Bridge were still very passionate.

"Let's go!"

William pointed ahead, motioning Falcao to run over to support, but Falcao's reaction was a little slow and Sterling seized the opportunity to mark him. In this situation, William could only pass the ball to Jiang Yuan who was heavily double-teamed on the left, so he took a step with the ball and looked up to the left.

Got it!

Jiang Yuan smelled the opportunity, leaned his body to the right, then pushed the ground hard with his right foot and jumped out from Yaya Toure's side like a spring.

"Fuck!"

Yaya Toure cursed loudly and hurried back. But unfortunately, the Ivorian was not good at speed, so it was really difficult for him to mark Jiang Yuan.

"Give it to me, give it to me!"

Ibrahimovic reached for the ball in the middle, and his smart movement helped Chelsea's center forward find the gap between Mangala and Fernandinho.

Ibrahimovic is in a very good position, so Jiang Yuan now has two choices. One, he can break through the bottom line by himself. This is a bit of a lone wolf, but it is what Jiang Yuan likes to do the most. The other is to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic. This operation is a bit difficult, but if he can really kick it out, it will definitely be a good chance to score a goal.

Jiang Yuan’s choice is... to make an arc with the outside of his foot!
"Oh my god, what is this! Jiang Yuan made a ground pass with the outside of his foot on the left. The ball was very fast and just passed Otamendi who was returning to defense."

"Otamendi fell to the ground to make a tackle, but missed!"

"Ibrahimovic is the one with the ball now. This is a one-on-one opportunity. Let's see if Ibrahimovic can seize it!"

"Hey, Ibrahimovic is down! Mangala seems to be making some movements with his hands!"

“Beep!!!!”

“Beep!!!!”

There were whistles at the scene, and Ibrahimovic's fall brought light to the eyes of the Blues fans who had originally lost hope.

Ruin a one-on-one chance, isn't this a definite red card?

"referee!"

The Chelsea team cooperated very well. Ibrahimovic fell to the ground and pretended to be seriously injured. The other players rushed to the referee Oliver immediately.

Captain Cahill rushed over from the backcourt, but before he could get to where he was, Jiang Yuan had already confronted the referee: "He pushed down our player!"

"Get out of the way!"

Navas pushed Jiang Yuan away, but Jiang Yuan and Falcao immediately squeezed back.

"All back!"

Oliver stretched out a hand to stop him, then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a red card.

In the 61st minute of the game, Mangala blocked a one-on-one opportunity and was sent off, leaving the visiting team Manchester City to play with 10 players.

Pellegrini didn't say anything, he was walking on thin ice now!

"Jiang!"

"wowww!!!"

Amid the cheers of the fans, Jiang Yuan and William came to the back of the set-piece spot together.

Jiang Yuan covered his mouth with his hand: "Let me do it"

Because he had just scored a goal in the Champions League, his free kick feel was very good now, so Jiang Yuan had no reason to give this free kick to William.

William gave a thumbs up and stood in front of Jiang Yuan, which was slightly behind the left side of the ball. He wanted to use his fake shot to help Jiang Yuan break the human wall in the penalty area.

"The referee blew the whistle, William took a run-up... and missed it!"

"Jiang Yuan, just shoot!"

"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!"

"Holy Shit!"

"What an unbelievable goal for Jiang!"

"It's a perfect chance for Chelsea!"

McLaughlin's familiar voice rang out, and the blue waves on the stands of Stamford Bridge slowly floated.

"Vamos! (Good shot!)"

Jiang Yuan's face flushed red. He rushed directly from the penalty spot to the right corner flagpole, venting his anger with a heart-shaking roar.

Damn, we have been suppressed by Manchester City this season. It’s so frustrating!

"wowowowowoow~"

McLaughlin in the commentary booth is ready to go.

"Tell me, who scored the goal?"

“Jiang!!!! woww!!!” “TELL ME AGAIN!, who scored the goal? (Tell me again, who scored the goal!)”

"J!"

"I!"

"Ah!"

"N!"

"G!"

"the number 7, Jiang!"

Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!

"Oh my god, let's take a look at the slow-motion replay. William runs up, pretends to shoot, but doesn't touch the ball in the end"

"There is now a gap between Otamendi and Iheanacho, and Jiang Yuan took advantage of it."

"Wow, this free kick combination really worked"

"Coach Huang, in your opinion, how is Jiang Yuan's free kick level now?"

"I looked at the data provided by the backstage just now. Three of Jiang Yuan's five recent direct free kicks were shot within the goal frame, and two of them were successful in scoring, with a success rate of 5%. On the one hand, this shows that his free kick form has been good recently. On the other hand, this kid's free kick level is really strong."

“He can’t be called the best in the world, but there is probably no free kicker in the Premier League who can compete with him.”

A red card, and then the score was equalized. Bad news came one after another from Manchester City, making Pellegrini very uncomfortable. It was really difficult for him, a man in his 60s had to bear such great pressure.

"Beep!"

The fourth official on the sidelines raised his card, and Manchester City used their last substitution of the game, with De Michails replacing Fernandinho.

This is exactly what the saying goes: no matter who is missing from the field, the goalkeeper and defenders are indispensable. They play with a 4-defender system, so no matter how many players are sent off, there will always be 4 defenders in the backcourt.

We have one less person than the opponent, so what's the point of attacking at this time? It's already good enough if we can maintain the score!

The home team still has one substitution available. Fabregas is warming up in front of the bench, but he knows in his heart that Mourinho will most likely not let him play.

Chelsea wants three points, and now Manchester City is one man short, Mourinho must pocket these three points no matter what. If they want to attack, Oscar + Mikel combination is definitely better than Fabregas + Mikel combination.

"warm up!"

Sure enough, Mourinho waved to Matic who was chatting on the bench. If nothing unexpected happens, Matic will replace Mikel and form a new midfield propulsion system with Oscar.

69th minute!

"Manchester City passed the ball back in the backcourt, which is definitely a situation Chelsea doesn't want to see. Ibrahimovic pressed forward and Yaya Toure passed the ball back to Demichelis who had just come on."

"Well, after playing with one less player, Manchester City is going to use a 432 formation, with De Bruyne, Navas, and Yaya Toure as the three defensive midfielders, and Sterling and Iheanacho in the front. From this formation, we can see that Pellegrini probably wants to get a safe point in the tie."

"Chelsea were definitely unwilling to do that. William and Falcao fought for the ball, and the ball hit Falcao's waist and went out of bounds. Kolarov threw the ball out of bounds, and Sterling, who wanted to get the ball, was pushed away by Ibrahimovic."

"The referee didn't blow the whistle at the first moment, Chelsea is about to launch an attack!"

"Falcao, pass back to Ivanovic, Ivanovic makes a long pass directly to Jiang Yuan on the right"

"Jiang Yuan...played a wall pass with Baba and passed Yaya Toure. Beautiful! This is another chance for Chelsea!"

"Jiang!!!"

"WooW!!"

Jiang Yuan's condition was a little low in the first few weeks after returning from the national team games, but he adjusted relatively quickly. In recent games, the competitive state of this Chinese guy has been witnessed to be strong.

"here!"

While running, Ibrahimovic raised his right hand and pointed in front of him. Jiang Yuan kicked the ball with his left foot, trying to replicate the red card pass at the beginning of the second half. Unfortunately, Jiang Yuan's pass did not reach Ibrahimovic, but behind him.

The position was a bit awkward, Ibrahimovic quickly stopped, dragging the ball with one foot behind him, and when he brought the ball to under his body, he had no chance to shoot. After observing, he passed the ball to Jiang Yuan again.

tiktakta
Jiang Yuan stopped the ball with the outside of his foot and dribbled forward from the outside of the penalty area. In front of him was Zabaleta, a player who was also sent on at the beginning of the second half and was full of energy.

Bicycle, take a step with your right foot, and move the ball inward with the outside of your foot!

!!!

Zabaleta was a little surprised at Jiang Yuan's sudden speed. Fortunately, Pellegrini had emphasized it in the midfield. Although he was shaken at the first time, Zabaleta quickly caught up.

Whoosh whoosh!

The sweat on Jiang Yuan's head kept dripping down, and was sucked into his mouth while he was breathing heavily. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't care less now. He only used his left hand to hold Zabaleta's chest, then paused and stretched his right leg back.

puff!
Otamendi rushed over and blocked the ball directly, but Jiang Yuan's kick was a fake shot and a real pass, and the target of the pass with his right foot was exactly his left foot.

"Snapped!"

There was a clear sound of hitting the ball, and Jiang Yuan made a low shot with his left foot. Joe Hart's vision was blocked by Zabaleta and he was unable to make a save.

“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLL!!!”

It is said that you should strike while the enemy is weak. Chelsea did not meet the blue team from Manchester when Manchester City was hit by an injury wave. However, today, Chelsea relied on Jiang Yuan's outside pass to make Manchester City seriously ill on the spot, and then completed a counterattack.

Chelsea beat Manchester City 2:1 at home.

"Phew, well done!"

Zuma jumped up, wrapped his two dark thighs around Jiang Yuan's waist, and put his arms around Jiang Yuan's neck. Jiang Yuan originally wanted to slide on his knees to celebrate, but now it seems that he has no chance.

Ibrahimovic grabbed Jiang Yuan's head and had an intimate forehead-to-forehead contact with Jiang Yuan: "God!"

De Bruyne put his hands on his hips and exchanged a bitter smile with Iheanacho next to him. The gap in strength was not that big to begin with, and playing with one less man would be the end of Manchester City!
【Awesome! ! ! 】

[Foreigners are unreliable. If we really want to win, we have to rely on Xiao Jiang to do his best.]

[It's a pity that Hazard was not here today, otherwise he could have scored a few more goals. But getting all three points is still very good. If Chelsea beat Manchester City, they will be one step closer to the Premier League title! ]

[This Jiang Yuan is also a talent. He changed his clothes and went to play in the middle of broadcasting the football game. In the end, he even scored a brace...]

【Hahahahaha】

[I said 10 years ago that in the 15-16 season, buying Chelsea's league championship and Jiangyuan's double golden boots in the league and Champions League was the best plan. No one believed me at that time. Now you believe me, right? ]

[Kane: Another double goal, why should I chase him? ]

[Brothers, I'm already looking forward to the scene of Xiao Jiang and Neymar fighting in the Olympics. To be honest, I feel that Xiao Jiang is not much worse than Neymar now, right? ]

[The value will be updated soon. You can see how much it is in Euros. It will definitely increase. It’s just a matter of how much. Jiang Yuan, go for it!!!]

“Beep, beep, beep—!!!”

After 94 minutes of fierce battle, referee Oliver blew the whistle to end the game, and Chelsea finally defeated 2-man Manchester City 1:10.

It was originally a evenly matched game, and Manchester City even had a better chance of winning, but Mangala's red card directly ruined Manchester City's game.

……

"wowoww"

In the locker room, the Blues players formed a circle, stretched out their arms, and moved them up and down, one by one, happily

According to the coaching staff's analysis, if Chelsea can beat either Manchester City or Leicester City, their chances of winning the championship will greatly increase.

Winning Manchester City is not as effective as winning Leicester City, but it is also a very important victory for Chelsea.

Jiang Yuan was sitting on the bench thinking about life. Zouma, who was celebrating, immediately noticed him and didn't give Jiang Yuan any time to react. He stretched out his hand and pulled him up: "Don't just stand there, Mr. Best Player, we have to celebrate now, celebrate!"

Jiang Yuan shook his head and then smiled: "Haha, little Kurt, you are right!"

Jiang Yuan unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, held the bottle in his right hand and sprayed it on his teammates. Because the players in the locker room had just gathered together to celebrate, Jiang Yuan's move almost sprayed all of his teammates.

"Jiang, damn it!"

"Fuck you, Jiang!"

……

Chelsea's reputation in the media has declined somewhat due to the lack of interviews after the last Champions League match. For this reason, the management has issued an order that a press conference must be held regardless of whether Chelsea win or lose the home game against Manchester City today.

Mourinho was already sitting down with a stern face ready to accept interviews from reporters, but he didn't expect Manchester City to fail halfway and directly give him a three-pointer. It was so cool!
"Jose, you beat Manchester City today. How do you feel?"

"Sir, was bringing Jiang from Portugal to London the best decision you made in your coaching career?"

"Leicester City drew with West Ham United. You are now ranked first in the league. Do you think Chelsea has a chance of winning the championship this season?"

"..."

Before Mourinho even sat down on the stool, the reporters in the room were already arguing.

There is a reason why West Ham United is nicknamed the Hammers. These brothers were really loyal to each other at the crucial moment and they managed to draw with the top-ranked Leicester City, and even equalized in the extra time.

Now Chelsea has the same points as Leicester City, which is at the top of the list, but is in second place due to two fewer goals.

The most important thing is that because of the schedule conflict with Liverpool, the opponent in the 30th round of the league, Chelsea will have one game less!

cough cough.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet for a moment. It is difficult for me to answer your questions in this state."

Mourinho was very happy inside, but as a mature sports elite, he would not easily let reporters detect his emotions.

After being selected by Mourinho, a man in a suit with glasses stood up and said, "Moss from Metro. This season, Chelsea and Manchester City have played against each other four times, with Manchester City winning two, drawing one and losing one. The only game they lost, which was today, was because they lost with one less player. So, Chelsea's overall strength is not as good as Manchester City's. As a coach, do you agree with this view?"

Mourinho raised his eyebrows: "Well, the overall strength of the team includes many aspects. You can say that we are not as good as Manchester City, or you can say that we are better than Manchester City. As fans and reporters, you have the right to comment. However, Mr. Moss, I want to correct a misunderstanding of yours here. Can I do this?"

"Of course!"

"Well, red cards are part of the game. It's the result of the players on the field competing. Our player forced the opponent to get a red card. This is his strength. He can pass the ball like this. Playing with one less player is not an excuse for losing, sir. This is my opinion."

After Moss sat down, Mourinho called up another reporter.

The Independent's McLaughlin is a familiar face at the Blues' press conferences.

"Sir, you have one game less and are tied with Leicester City at the top of the table. Ranieri said in an interview after the draw with West Ham United that they are very confident of defeating Chelsea. Facing Leicester City, which is in outstanding form this season, do you think Chelsea can defend the title?"

Mourinho shrugged.

"if not?"

……

PS: The apology and additional chapters will be paid in installments, a total of 8k, 6k to be paid first.

I am so sorry…

(End of this chapter)