Chapter 273 Brother, give me a hand

After the match with Tottenham, Jiang Yuan was caught up in the "homework ghostwriting" scandal. This should have been a very simple matter, but the fans and newspapers exaggerated it and even said that Jiang Yuan had a secret relationship with Zouma. Chelsea had to hold a press conference to respond directly to the reporters' questions.

"I'm Sorsa from The Sun. I'd like to ask, regarding Zuma helping Jiang with his English homework, is the club aware of this?"

Mourinho was relatively calm: "Oh, we can be sure that this is not the case. I know Jiang is still a student. Please rest assured that no player in our team will help Jiang complete his homework. This will not do him any good."

"But we already have enough evidence..."

Unless it has evidence, The Sun will not easily report gossip.

"nonono"

Mourinho shook his head and refused to admit it: "This is absolutely not the case, you can rest assured."

At this point, Mourinho probably understood that Sorsa was so aggressive probably because he wanted to get some benefits from Chelsea.

In this case, The Sun should stop when the time is right and give Chelsea a chance to give them a bonus afterwards.

Mourinho guessed correctly. After his second denial, Sorsa changed his words, giving Chelsea a way out.

"Ok, we believe in the club. But if, I mean if, if you find out that Zuma helped Jiang with his English homework, what decision will you make?"

"well"

Mourinho shrugged: "We will tell Zuma that this is wrong. Jiang needs to do his homework himself."

Then, Sorza asked a very abstract question: "So... Mr. Jose, if the competition is coming up and Jiang still has English homework to finish, will you help him finish it?"

“That’s a good question”

Mourinho nodded and said seriously: "Jiang is still a student. I won't let him play unless he completes his online course homework."

After a long time, Mourinho still didn't say whether he would help Jiang Yuan with his homework, which made Sorsa a little confused, but he didn't continue to ask.

At this point, Chelsea's PR team should know what they have to do.

……

In the 37th round of the league, Chelsea played away against Sunderland. Hazard scored twice and Jiang Yuan scored a goal, and the score of 3:1 directly pushed the team into the relegation zone, just one step away from relegation.

Leicester City also won the game, and Chelsea still leads by 2 points. But don't forget that Leicester City only has one game left, while Chelsea still has two games. As long as the Blues win the next round of the make-up match against Liverpool, they can lock in the Premier League championship this season one round in advance.

Because of the goal difference, if Chelsea draws with Liverpool, the suspense of the Premier League championship will remain until the last game.

From this perspective, Chelsea's chances of winning the league title are still very high. When the Blues players were about to celebrate in advance, Mourinho gave a speech in the conference room.

"Everyone!"

Mourinho stood on the stage, and the screen was playing a PPT made by Brown. This PPT had no cover and no sophisticated format. It looked like it was made on the spur of the moment.

The content of the ppt is naturally about some situations of Chelsea's next game. Mourinho carefully analyzed Chelsea's current championship situation to the players.

Of course, these analyses are stolen from various newspapers. After all, when it comes to points and goal difference, newspapers and fans are the real experts compared to the team coaching staff.

"Wow, if we win any one of the two games we will be the champions!"

Zuma clapped his hands and cheered. After he finished speaking, he did not forget to put his arm around Jiang Yuan's shoulders and said, "I said I would help you win the championship."

Jiang Yuan was no longer surprised by Zouma's shamelessness. He used both hands to push the French central defender into Courtois' arms and said, "Go play, kid!"

"Yes, that's it. You see, this kind of atmosphere now is not what I want to see."

Jiang Yuan and the others never expected that the incident just now would become Mourinho's fodder.

Mourinho pointed to the PPT file, which showed Liverpool's record in the previous few rounds of games: 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, which was very scary: "We are only leading temporarily, not sure to win the championship. You need to calm down at this time. Liverpool is much stronger than Sunderland, and Leicester City is much stronger than Liverpool. Neither of these two games is easy. Do you think we can definitely win the championship?"

"certainly"

Zouma whispered below, but unfortunately his voice was too soft and Mourinho didn't hear it.

"Not necessarily. We just have a good chance now, so you should be more serious now. Win two games and win the championship, then take a vacation. Cruise, champagne, bikini models, this is your summer this year!"

"correct"

Mourinho suddenly thought of something and added: "Kurt, and Eden, remember, don't help Jiang with his homework anymore. British journalists are like this. Once they catch a hot spot, they won't let it go easily."

This……

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. He couldn't finish so much homework by himself.

I must do my Chinese homework by myself, and most likely my math homework as well. I could have thrown my English homework to Zouma to relieve the pressure on myself, but Mourinho has now issued a ban, which is really terrible.

However, Mourinho immediately brought good news. The Portuguese turned off the PPT and turned to look at Jiang Yuan in the distance: "If it is before the game, you still have to focus on the game and put your homework aside for now."

Doing homework at night will definitely have an impact on tomorrow's game. The impact is not big, but Mourinho will never allow this to happen.

It has to be said that Jiang Yuan has a lot of homework. According to Mourinho, Manchester United's Rashford also has homework to do, but his homework is very little, not even one-fifth of Jiang Yuan's, so although Rashford has to do homework, he never has to rush to do it the day before the game.

“But there is a time limit.”

"Can you be smarter?"

Mourinho rolled his eyes at Jiang Yuan and said unhappily, "You bring your homework into the base in your bag. Those reporters can sneak into your house, but they definitely can't get into Cobham. Our base security is the best in the Premier League."

"Why bring it into the base? You don't want me to write while I eat, do you?"

“I’ll help you write it.”

"Oh!"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh. He was still too young to handle some things. The club actually let him take online classes, so there must be a way to solve his online class homework. Jiang Yuan actually didn't need to write it himself.

By then, we can spend some money to bribe the Sun reporter and directly reverse public opinion, and this matter will be almost over.

"Okay, that's all I have to say."

Mourinho left after saying a few words. Brown stood up, pulled out the USB drive from his laptop, and followed Mourinho.

The players also stood up one after another. The afternoon training and summary were over, and they were now going to the cafeteria to eat.

Hazard nudged Jiang Yuan's waist with his elbow: "I have Belgian fries today, do you want some?"

“Nothing can happen”

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and rejected Hazard's kindness.

"Hey, come on, believe me, you probably had a taste disorder last time. Those were the most authentic Belgian fries, which are definitely not comparable to McDonald's."

Hazard thought Jiang Yuan looked down on his favorite Belgian fries, so he became anxious.

“No, you misunderstood me.”

Jiang Yuan opened the memo on his phone and showed it to Hazard.

【a dinner with Mendez at Covent Garden On5.5】

"On May 5, I had dinner with Mendes in Covent Garden. Covent Garden? Oh! This is the steakhouse, I know where it is. Why did you want to have dinner with Mendes?"

Azar looked at Jiang Yuan, as if he had anticipated something bad: "You want to leave here?"

"What!?"

The players were originally preparing to go to eat, but when they heard what Hazard said, they all stopped and more than 20 people formed a circle.

"Jiang, why are you leaving? Where are you going?"

"Has Chelsea been bad to you?"

Zuma looked a little frustrated: "Jiang, is it because my English homework is so bad that you don't want to stay in Chelsea?"

"OK OK!!"

Jiang Yuan stopped these crazy YY teammates: "Jorge asked me to have dinner, there is no other intention"

Terry stared at Jiang Yuan with his eyes fixed on him: "You promise?"

Jiang Yuan looked around at his first-team teammates in the conference room.

"I will be at Chelsea next season, I promise"

……

In Bedfordshire, London, there was only one middle-aged man in a suit sitting on a chair in a large restaurant, but the restaurant was closed because of this.

"Jiang, welcome!"

Seeing Jiang Yuan push the door open, Mendes immediately stood up from his chair and said, "Congratulations on returning to the top of the league."

“There are still two games left.”

Jiang Yuan borrowed Mourinho's words and sat down opposite Mendes naturally: "Mr. Jorge, you said there is something important, I want to ask what it is"

I received a text message from Mendes in the cafeteria at noon, and we made an appointment for dinner that evening. Mendes is really fast in doing things.

"You have a release clause in one of your players..."

"Well... Jorge, I remember I should have said before that I have no intention of leaving Chelsea yet." Jiang Yuan was right. He was doing very well at Chelsea. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to get a position on the left next season. The whole team is in an upward period, so there is no need for him to leave.

"No, no, no, Mr. Jiang, I don't mean to ask you to leave Chelsea. It's your choice where to play football. I'm just responsible for handling the documents."

Mendes smiled and signaled Jiang Yuan not to worry, they had to eat something first: "The steak here is very good, Jiang, how well done do you want it?"

"All cooked"

Mendes waved to the boss: "Hey, hello, one well-done fillet steak, one medium-rare sirloin steak, and one cream of mushroom, please!"

After ordering, Mendes looked at Jiang Yuan across from him again: "What I mean is, Jiang, you can use your penalty clause to improve your treatment at Chelsea..."

"Oh?"

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up, and he almost guessed what Mendes meant, but he still asked: "What do you mean?"

"I will recommend you to Manchester United and the deal will only be pushed forward but will not be completed"

Mendes' face is full of wrinkles, which echo his shrewd businessman characteristics.

Mendes' compensation is 6.5% of Jiang Yuan's weekly salary. If Jiang Yuan's weekly salary increases, Mendes' compensation will also increase.

L'Equipe previously reported a news that Jiang Yuan's basic weekly salary will fluctuate with his worth, and when Jiang Yuan's worth reaches 8000 million pounds, his basic weekly salary will reach the cap of 16 pounds and cannot be increased further.

Mendes noticed the "1 million liquidated damages" clause in Jiang Yuan's contract and planned to take advantage of it.

"call……"

Jiang Yuan didn't expect that a word Lopetegui said casually at the time could bring him such great help.

The current situation is like Jiang Yuan fishing in a pond. After catching the fish to prove his fishing skills, he throws the fish back. This fish is Manchester United.

At this point, Jiang Yuan remembered a good friend he met during his time at Porto, Benfica scout Charles! It was this good brother of Jiang Yuan who helped him get a higher salary.

“Would it be a bad idea to do this?”

Jiang Yuan touched his head. He had no grudges against Manchester United, so there was no need to do this.

"of course not!"

Mendes' tone was very firm: "I recommended you to Manchester United, they made an offer, and then I spent money to buy some reporters to report the news that Manchester United wanted to pay your penalty. The news is true, we can also benefit, Manchester United will not lose anything, and they can even get media attention."

Mendes is worthy of being the leader among football agents. Not to mention Jiang Yuan, even Mourinho would applaud after hearing about this move.

The steak was a little slow to cook, so the two chatted about other things.

Jiang Yuan and Mendes made an agreement that if Jiang Yuan's weekly salary increased to more than 25 pounds, then Mendes' commission would not be 6.5%, but 4.8%. The proportion was lowered, but the actual compensation Mendes could get was 1000 pounds more. It was not a total of 1000 pounds more, but 1000 pounds more every week.

For an agent of Mendes's level, £1000 is not a lot, but who would complain about having too much money?

"correct!"

Jiang Yuan thought of something and added, "If I get a new contract, or if my bid fails, you must help me reject Manchester United as soon as possible. The summer transfer window will start soon. Don't let me affect their transfer."

"Of course, I have a very good relationship with Manchester United's management and I will definitely not do anything that is detrimental to them."

"Hey, sir, is the steak ready? Can you please make it faster?"

……

The steak in Covent Garden is very good, but Jiang Yuan didn’t eat too much. The season is not over yet and he needs to strictly control his diet.

It was night again, and Jiang Yuan's favorite thing to do was to lie on the bed, holding his phone in his hand, and looking through the comments on Twitter or YouTube. For a professional player, the fans' feedback from watching the game is still quite important.

Fans of the opposing team will always try to find out one's shortcomings, which can effectively help Jiang Yuan understand his current situation.

Twitter, #CHETOT topic, the number of clicks on this topic is very exaggerated. The game has ended for 1 day, but it can still stay on Twitter's hot list, which is enough to show the fan base of these two Premier League giants.

[Oh my god, Chelsea should have no rivals, right? I mean, although they are not the strongest team, they have grasped every game well. Even if they can't beat Leicester City in the last round, Chelsea can still win the championship! ]

[Liverpool is also very strong, but I am a Manchester United fan, so I support Chelsea]

[Just found out that Chelsea actually has one game less, scary! ]

[I bought Kane, who won the Golden Boot, but now it seems impossible. Jiang's shooting ability is really strong. He has scored 27 goals now! ]

[Chelsea is often weak against strong teams. Liverpool and Leicester City are both very strong. I feel it is hard to say which team will win the final one. I believe in the Foxes miracle. Come on.gif]

[If Jiang hadn’t had to do his homework, Chelsea would have won the championship by now. Damn it, can’t Jiang just play football and let me do my homework?]

[You are too naive. I know a friend in China. The homework in China is very difficult. You may not be able to do it! ]

[I am not a fan of Chelsea, I am a fan of Jiang. I just want Jiang to win the Golden Boot, nothing else matters]

[Hehe, Aguero will overtake from behind! ]

"hiss--!"

Jiang Yuan took a breath. It had been such a long time since the homework incident happened, but he didn't expect that there were still fans who would bring it up for discussion. These foreigners were really something. Jiang Yuan didn't know what to say.

There are very few discussions about tactics online, and most of them say things like "XX will definitely win, XX will definitely win the championship."

I didn't see the analysis, but the fans of which team it was from could tell at a glance.

After finishing, Jiang Yuan looked at the WeChat group of the National Olympic Team again. It was still 99+ as usual. However, Jiang Yuan noticed that Fu Bo had not spoken in the group after posting the schedule. This made Jiang Yuan feel a little strange, but he didn't think much about it.

According to the conversation between Wu Lei and Liu Binbin, the National Olympic Team will start training on June 6. By then, Chelsea's schedule will have ended and Jiang Yuan can participate in the training, but he saw a familiar line of words at the bottom of the file sent by Liu Binbin.

【Jiang Yuan is not subject to prescribed time restrictions】

I can only say that the leaders of the National Olympic Team are very considerate. Knowing that Jiang Yuan's season had just ended, they still gave him a holiday.

The time for others is June 6nd, but we don’t know Jiang Yuan’s time yet. I guess it depends on his own decision.

Jiang Yuan browsed through the Chinese team's Olympic schedule. His heart began pounding when he thought that he would be heading to the Olympics in two months. It was no easier than his first time stepping into the Champions League.

……

However, God did not favor Chelsea as Ibrahimovic said. The day before the game, Zouma and William were found to have fluid in their knees. Zouma's condition was still okay, but William's condition could no longer support the game.

"Are you sure?"

Mourinho looked at Clarkson, who was holding an MRI report in his hand, and his expression was a little nervous: "Sir, look at this report. It's right here. William's meniscus has been torn in some places. This will be very dangerous, especially for an athlete."

Meniscus injuries can be divided into four levels. William's case is level 4, and Zouma's is level 2. The difference between level 1 and level 1 is whether the meniscus is partially torn. According to Clarkson, if William continues to play games or continue to train in his current condition, the injury is likely to rise to level 2, which means a complete meniscus tear.

"Clarkson..."

Mourinho was about to speak, but was interrupted by Clarkson: "Jose, I know what you want to say. The game is important, but we can't sacrifice his career."

After saying that, Clarkson felt something was wrong and added: "Of course, if you and the players agree with this, I will do the same."

What Clarkson meant by "doing as instructed" was actually giving William's knee a blockade. This would prevent William from feeling the pain in his knee. However, for humans, pain is part of organ perception. If the blockade was given, William's future career would be affected - because his knee might become stiff.

Mourinho's expression was terribly serious: "Clarkson, I am not an angel. I will discuss this matter with William. As for Kurt, is his condition supportive of the game?"

"Kurt's condition is fine at the moment, but if you want to do this..."

"Okay, Clarkson, no more words, I will communicate with William. You are the team's doctor, your responsibility is to treat players when they are injured, and other matters... you know, I will make the appropriate judgment."

"..."

Mourinho's attitude was very firm and Clarkson didn't say anything more.

……

At 5:11 pm on May 7, London time, in the away team locker room at Anfield, Mourinho and Brown were talking: "Guys, the last two games, today our opponent..."

Jiang Yuan glanced at Zuma beside him: "Is your knee okay?"

"I'm fine, this isn't the first time I've been through this, I think you should be concerned about him"

Zouma pouted his lips and nodded at William opposite him. The Brazilian was being checked by Clarkson at this time.

After 4 stitches, he is ready to play.

"Oh my god——"

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. He had heard of the blocking injection a long time ago, but he had never seen himself or his teammates get it. This thing is really awesome, but the side job is also really big.

"Hey!"

Jiang Yuan greeted him quietly, and when William on the opposite side looked over, Jiang Yuan asked, "Hey, buddy, are you ok?"

William gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry, I will pass you a beautiful pass, just run forward."

"I mean, if you have knee problems, I can run to your side more often, you know, I have better endurance."

However, William still rejected Jiang Yuan's kindness: "Just play as you should, I can't feel the pain now. Jiang, don't question my ability, I am Chelsea's expert in directing the ball in the frontcourt."

……

(End of this chapter)