Chapter 269: Following the path taken by Porto?

Football Emperor Morning Report: Chelsea defeated 2-man Manchester City 1:10, Jiang Yuan scored twice and a direct free kick, Chelsea has the same points as Leicester City with one game less.

Premier League Table:

Lei——69
Chelsea (one game less) - 69
Arsenal - 68
The Spur - 60
Man City – 57
Man United - 57
Liverpool – 55
The front page headline of The Independent - Mourinho speaks arrogantly, and the Blues are ready to go.

Li Laoba, a well-known domestic football expert: What I said is that Chelsea has already loaned out this season's league championship.

"TA" - Chelsea's Jiang leads the Premier League scorer list with 25 goals, followed by Tottenham's Kane with 23 goals, and Vardy and Lukaku are tied for third with 19 goals.

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The home win over Manchester City not only brought Chelsea 3 points, but also brought confidence to the Blues' players and coaching staff.

The Champions League defeat had been swept away at this point.

According to Mourinho, Manchester City cannot win the championship even if they reach the semi-finals. On the contrary, Chelsea can concentrate on the league title after leaving the Champions League, so there is no need to envy them.

Mourinho’s theory is a bit difficult to comment on, but Jiang Yuan couldn’t find any problem with his words for a while.

Manchester City has to beat at least two of the top four teams, Bayern, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, to win the championship, but these three teams are all super giants in their respective leagues. How can it be so easy to win?

On the contrary, Chelsea felt relaxed after getting 3 points from Manchester City, as if the championship was already in sight.

The season is coming to an end and the transfer market in European football is also surging.

"Paris, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton, Dortmund, and Barcelona, ​​these six teams have asked us for offers for Jiang"

In the conference room on the third floor of Cobham, Marina, the team shareholder who is in charge of transfer decisions, is discussing the summer transfer issues with Mourinho.

“Ignore them”

Mourinho took a sip of the vintage champagne in his hand, as if he had expected something like this to happen.

Marina was a little surprised: "You didn't even ask the price? As the head coach of a wealthy club, shouldn't you be more rigorous in the transfer?"

"It's Leon who is rigorous, not me. Ms. Marina, what's the price they offered Jiang?"

Hearing Mourinho's question, Marina lowered her head with satisfaction and flipped through the documents on the table: "Barcelona 4500 million euros..."

"Let those Spaniards eat shit!"

Mourinho jumped up and said, "Who taught them to offer like that? It's hard enough to buy William at 4500 million, and they still want to buy Jiang. Damn it, I'll make Jiang take a pile of shit and send it to those Spaniards. It really disgusts me!"

"Calm down! I wasn't the one who made the offer, why are you standing up and yelling at me?"

Marina rolled her eyes at Mourinho, and the Portuguese immediately sat back in his seat: "Sorry, ma'am, this is my problem. I should have controlled my emotions. By the way, what about the other teams?"

Swish swish.

Marina turned to the first page, which was a fax from Manchester United: "Manchester United made the highest offer, 9000 million euros, but I'm confused, they already have Rashford on the left, why do they want our player?"

Judging from what Marina said, this shareholder knows a little about football. After all, he rose through the ranks of Chelsea's management. Even if he is not very interested in football, he should know something about it.

Mourinho put the glass on the table, worried about getting the documents wet, so he simply drank the champagne in the glass: "Well... I've seen Rashford play football, he's a very talented guy. But I feel that there's a lack of decisiveness in his eyes."

"Decisive?"

Marina frowned: "What does this mean? Do you still need to conduct psychological analysis on the players? Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, these two guys are hailed as the future of the Red Devils!"

"You know, members with bad personalities are simply a disaster for a team. Marcus gives me the feeling... He is not a player with endurance and perseverance. Of course, I don't deny his talent. Let me put it this way, if I coach Manchester United, I will not regard Marcus as a main player."

"You've only played him every few games, is it really a good idea to judge so early?"

Unlike Mourinho, Marina has a rigorous approach as a businessman.

"I'm just talking, this is our private chat"

Mourinho didn't care: "Manchester United will probably let Jiang play on the right. In this case, there is no need for Jiang to leave. Let me tell you a secret. Next season I will let Jiang play on the left, and Eden will have to give up his position."

"What!?"

Marina took a breath and said, "Are you sure you want to do this? Are you really that optimistic about that Chinese boy? Mr. Roman will definitely stop you!"

"Marcus is not the future of Manchester United, but Eden and Jiang can be the future of Chelsea, that's the fact. As for Roman...if I lead Chelsea to win the championship again this season, do you think he will say anything?"

Mourinho's words left Marina speechless.

Yes, if they win two consecutive league titles, Mourinho’s position in Chelsea’s management will be very terrifying.

The fact is, no one can disrespect a talented, capable head coach.

Marina opened the drawer and put all the documents back. "I think I understand what you mean. Jiang is not for sale. This is our response."

"Remember to give Bartomeu the shit"

Of course, Mourinho's words were spoken in anger. Marina just smiled and did not respond.

"correct!"

Mourinho was about to stand up, but suddenly sat back down: "Didn't Real Madrid always say they wanted to buy Eden? What's the situation now?"

"You want to sell Eden?"

"No, no, no, I'm just asking."

"Last season they offered 8000 million euros and we rejected it. They asked again at the beginning of the season, but there has been no movement in the past few months."

Marina blinked her eyes, and Mourinho could hear it. It was probably Jiang Yuan's appearance that made Real Madrid hesitate.

Fiorentino wanted to find a substitute for Ronaldo, and the Chelsea superstar was originally his only choice, but not now.

Although Real Madrid did not send a fax to Chelsea, Mourinho could probably guess what they were thinking.

Because of the presence of Ronaldo, the Welsh billionaire striker Bale can only move from the left to the right in Real Madrid, but Bale has a physique that is prone to injury, which is something that Real Madrid is very worried about.

Ronaldo is currently at his peak and will not miss any games. If Hazard is bought as a substitute for Ronaldo, the Belgian will probably be forced to play on the right. To be honest, it is better to buy Jiang Yuan than Hazard, because Hazard's value when playing on the right is only half of that when playing on the left.

"They will definitely make an offer, it's only a matter of time."

This is the conclusion Mourinho came to.

"We now have to find a way to cancel Jiang's penalty clause in the contract, which is a very difficult problem."

Marina touched the pen in her hand. When signing the player contract at the Gaya Training Center, Lopetegui specifically asked Jiang Yuan to apply for a penalty clause.

Marina still remembers what the staff told Lopetegui: No matter how much money it is, you must add a penalty to the contract because you are special.

Just because of this sentence, Jiang Yuan asked Chelsea to add a penalty clause to his players' contracts. Chelsea did not refuse and directly set it at 1 million euros, which was almost the highest penalty level in football at the time.

But the problem now is that Jiang Yuan’s worth seems to exceed the penalty for breach of contract.

"If we were to sign a new contract, it would cost us a lot"

Marina looked at Mourinho, and the Portuguese was looking at him: "It's better to gain after paying than to lose. I think it's time for you to talk to Roman. There is only one way to make him sign the contract now... a higher salary. We can't go the same way as Porto."

“I’ll take care of this.”

Marina put the pen into the pen holder and stood up from her seat: "Jose, just focus on the game, and leave the transfer to me. I'm better than you think." "Then I'll trouble you, Ms. Marina."

……

At 4:23 pm on April 1rd, London time, there was still an hour and a half before the 35th round of the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Chelsea. At this time, the players of both teams were warming up on the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth were practicing long passes and Chelsea were practicing dribbling.

"I'll fuck you to death!"

Zuma rushed to Jiang Yuan and prepared to make a wonderful steal, but Jiang Yuan pulled the ball with his right foot and knocked it. Zuma failed to brake and crashed directly into Jiang Yuan.

"shit!"

Jiang Yuan and Zuma rolled on the ground, and the latter spread his hands and said, "Why didn't you move forward when you did the moves?"

Hazard came over, pulled Jiang Yuan up, and ruffled Zouma's hair: "Because you are too bad"

"wow～well"

Zouma pursed his lips. Due to his body size, he had a hard time in this circle-grabbing game. He lost the ball when passing the ball and was treated like a dog when defending. It was really uncomfortable.

"Little Kurt, be confident!"

Jiang Yuan pulled Zuma up from the ground.

The latter patted the grass residue on his pants, then looked around the stands and said, "It's this stadium again. I remember that this stadium seems to have only 1 seats?"

"1"

Jiang Yuan corrected that Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium is the smallest of the 20 Premier League home stadiums this season.

“That’s really great”

Zuma clapped his hands and said: "With so few fans of the home team, isn't it the same as playing in a neutral stadium?"

Jiang Yuan was juggling the ball and glanced at the stands. Just then, he was the one shown on the big screen, so he gave the camera a thumbs up.

“1 people is actually quite a lot.”

Terry came over and said: "We should learn from Bournemouth. I remember that during the 08-09 period, they were still playing in the fourth league, but now they have directly rushed to the Premier League."

"Well!"

Jiang Yuan recognized Bournemouth's inspirational words: "That's amazing, let's be gentle next time"

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22: Beijing time.

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"This is the live broadcast of the 35th round of the English Premier League, Bournemouth vs. Chelsea. Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Bournemouth."

Bournemouth (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Boruc
Defenders: Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels

Midfielders: Pugh, Surman, Gosling, Stanislas

Forwards: Grabban, Joshua King

Head coach: Eddie Howe

"Then it's Chelsea away!"

"..."

The game has started. Mourinho has fielded the entire starting lineup to face Bournemouth, which is not a strong opponent.

Leaving no stone unturned, this is Chelsea's attitude towards every upcoming game.

The home team Bournemouth used the same 442 formation as in the first leg. This formation is not common in the Premier League this season. The mainstream this season is still the 4231 formation like Chelsea.

The game was in progress. When it reached the 15th minute, the screen in the live broadcast room gave a data comparison of the two teams.

In the past 5 minutes, Chelsea's ball possession rate was as high as 82%!

Compared with traditional passing and controlling teams, Chelsea's ball possession level is average, but when playing against ordinary teams, due to the differences in players' individual abilities and tactical play, Chelsea can basically control the ball.

Every coach understands ball control differently. For Chelsea, the purpose of ball control is to find opportunities to pass the ball to Hazard or Jiang Yuan.

After the 19th minute, Zouma made a long pass from the backcourt directly to Hazard on the left, and the Belgian superstar began his breakthrough on the wing.

The speed is not fast, but it still wins in terms of rhythm. Hazard is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, which really tests the concentration of the defensive players.

Sadly, Francie and Pew failed their little concentration test.

"Hazard goes down the right side and goes straight into the penalty area. Ibrahimovic and Jiang Yuan are asking for the ball, so he chooses to take the ball himself."

"Bypassing Elphic, brilliant! Hazard went directly between Elphic and Cook!"

"Adjust it and shoot directly!"

"The ball is in!"

"Oh my God!"

The commentator's eyes widened, and so did the fans in the live broadcast room.

It has to be Hazard. Although the Belgian rested in the first half, he was really decisive when he had the chance to operate. Before the first half was over, Hazard scored a goal alone for the home fans at the Vitality Stadium.

Can an athlete’s rest be called rest? That is tactical preparation!
Swish-!
Hazard slid on his knees and rushed straight to the left corner flag.

He has a feeling now.

It's back, it's all back!

"BRM!"

"BRM!"

"BRM!"

The Bournemouth fans at the Vitality Stadium were indeed energetic. Thousands of people roared loudly, and in a few seconds they brought the players' mentality back to normal.

Near the corner flagpole, a fat man in a red jersey pressed his upper body against the guardrail: "Hey, the opponent is Chelsea, don't be afraid of losing, just try your best to play well!"

"Come on Cherry!"

The speech was very touching, but football has never been a fairy tale.

In the 37th minute, Ibrahimovic took the ball forward. Jiang Yuan and Hazard crossed at the top of the arc, ready to receive Ibrahimovic's pass inside. As a result, Ibrahimovic was knocked down by Cook and Elphick as soon as he entered the penalty area.

Referee Easter decisively awarded a penalty kick. Ibrahimovic, who was lying on the ground, stood up and pushed Cook, and was shown a yellow card.

Chelsea's penalty opportunity, the first penalty taker Hazard stands behind the penalty spot!
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(End of this chapter)