Chapter 337 Clark's Unfair Remarks

"vamos!"

Azpilicueta raised his hands, signaling the Chelsea fans to cheer for Jiang Yuan.

Mourinho put his hands in his pockets. As expected, an attacker must be versatile!

"Beep beep beep!!"

“xuuu——!!!”

There were false whistles everywhere in the Alvalade Stadium. The home team fans were a little angry because of Jiang Yuan's goal. At the end of the first half, 3 points were already in their grasp, but at the beginning of the second half, the original 3 points became 1 point.

"come on! Come on!"

clap clap clap!
The Blues players encouraged each other. It was a good thing to tie the score, but facing Sporting CP, if it was just a draw, it would not meet the Blues players' expectations for the game.

As the league champions last season, Chelsea players, whether starting or substitutes, have a sense of pride that comes from the bottom of their hearts. In the eyes of these players, there can only be one winner of this game, and that is the Blues Chelsea.

Unfortunately, Chelsea didn't find any suitable opportunities in the subsequent attacks. In the end, Mourinho let the Chelsea army press forward, but Ibrahimovic failed to seize either of his two scoring opportunities.

“Beep, beep, beep—!!!”

"Well, with the referee's three whistles, the game is over. In the end, Sporting CP, playing at home, tied with the Premier League giants Chelsea 1:1."

"This result must be surprising to the fans, but it is undeniable that the Portuguese team's performance today was indeed very good. In our opinion, they deserve this 1 point."

"Yes, that's right. After this game, the ecology of Group G of the Champions League has not changed. Chelsea and Sporting CP are ranked first and second with 7 points and 5 points respectively. Dortmund, who was highly expected before the game, currently has only 2 point in 1 games."

"Well, that's not the case. After all, Dortmund's next opponent is Monaco, and they should have 3 points after 4 rounds."

"If Sporting CP can beat Chelsea, then Monaco can't beat Dortmund?"

"Ha ha!"

……

"Fuck!"

"Fuck! Fuck!"

Ibrahimovic angrily picked up the bench on the floor of the locker room and smashed it to the ground with a "bang bang bang". Under the powerful swing of the Swede's arms, the poor little bench broke into three pieces, and the bench legs flew out and hit Jiang Yuan's calves.

"Hey, Zlatan!"

Jiang Yuan and Pogba ran over together, each holding one side of Ibrahimovic: "Don't do that, don't do that. You've done a good job. There's no need!"

"I should have scored, I should have scored!"

Ibrahimovic's face flushed and his expression looked extremely ferocious and terrifying. Jiang Yuan grabbed Ibrahimovic's arm and clearly felt the scorching temperature of the Swede's arm.

This guy is obviously already red and warm!

Jiang Yuan and Pogba tried hard together, but their strength was still a little lacking, and Ibrahimovic broke free. However, after the most exciting moment, Ibrahimovic no longer had any temper. He stood where he was, holding his head with both hands: "Damn it, I should have scored a goal. I should have scored both goals."

"Hey, Zlatan, come on!"

Terry came over, and together with Zouma, the two of them almost pushed Ibrahimovic back to the bench: "We didn't lose the game, you don't have to do this"

Ibrahimovic did not speak, so Terry continued to comfort him: "Believe me, we just lost because of luck. We were unlucky, so we lost, ok?"

As the captain, Terry has a relatively good understanding of the personalities of several key players in Chelsea. Ibrahimovic has a very strong sense of teamwork and even values ​​the team more than he, the captain. In the eyes of the Swede, his mistakes led to the team's failure to win, which is not allowed.

The way to comfort is also very simple, that is the luck theory that Terry and Hazard like to talk about the most.

When a striker cannot score a goal, the first thing to blame is his condition. Top players are also human beings. Isn’t it normal that they cannot score a goal?

The second thing is to blame luck. God doesn’t want you to score a goal, but you still try to find ways to score a goal. If you finally score a goal, wouldn’t that be disrespecting God?
The luck theory had a very obvious effect. Ibrahimovic's anger instantly subsided. Mourinho walked in at this time. Just by looking at the tattered chairs in the locker room, the experienced Mourinho immediately understood what happened here and immediately stated: "Our performance today was average. This is not the fault of one person, but a problem that exists for everyone. Jiang, and Eden, you two need to reflect on yourself. Recently, your cooperation and tacit understanding have obviously declined. Is it because you have too little time for joint practice?"

Mourinho criticized the two highest-rated players in Chelsea in this game right away, which can be said to be very awesome.

Of course, Ibrahimovic is not a kid. After being persuaded by his teammates, the tattooed man stood up from the bench and said: "This game is God's mistake, it is my responsibility."

God's mistake, your responsibility?

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered what Ibrahimovic said when they were eating in the cafeteria, and finally reacted.

Good man, please stop pretending!

……

On the day after Chelsea's third round of the Champions League ended, the players drank and celebrated at a local bar in Lisbon, but the night did not go as smoothly as expected.

The bar owner chosen by Terry was a fan of Sporting CP. In front of his friends, he directly rejected Terry's request for a private room. Terry had no choice but to offer double the price and told the owner to get out of here as soon as possible.

Compared with British beer, the alcohol content of Portuguese beer is a little less. Terry and Hazard can drink it to begin with, and they are determined to have a great time in Portugal.

Jiang Yuan was very self-aware. He did not take the initiative to find Hazard to drink. Instead, he sneaked to the sofa next to him and called Zouma and Pogba over. Pogba seemed to think that there were not enough people, so he asked the staff to find two girls to accompany him. They hugged each other with one hand each, looking very comfortable. At the same time, he kept winking at Jiang Yuan and Zouma: "It's a pity to come to Lisbon and not experience the local girls in Lisbon. You are deeply regretful now and don't even know it. Woah, what a pity!"

Jiang Yuan made a "6" with his fingers: "Six"

Pogba frowned: "Six? What do you want to say? You want to call 6 girls? Come on, man. Believe me, you can't handle it. Asian men are weak!"

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Six means that you are very good, I am praising you"

"I see"

Pogba nodded, then jumped up, put his feet on the sofa, and kept shouting: "Six six! Six six!"

Jiang Yuan looked at Zuma: "Little Kurt, why didn't you ask the girls to drink with you today? When I came in, I saw two blondes with blue eyes. Isn't that your type?"

"do not like"

Zuma shook his head quickly: "The figure is too bad. I like blondes with good figures, not those with bad figures."

"Too!"

Jiang Yuan looked Zuma up and down and said, "I think their butts are not as big as yours, they are indeed a bit inferior."

"Don't talk about this!" Jiang Yuan was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Zuma. The latter took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and showed it to Jiang Yuan: "I know a lot of good-looking blondes, do you want to meet them?"

"Let's see!"

Jiang Yuan became interested and moved his butt to Zuma's side. He saw Zuma's pure black fingers operating the iPhone, sliding to the far right of the screen and clicking on an app.

only fans
"what?"

Jiang Yuan jumped away instantly, as if Zuma had completely changed in front of him: "OnlyFans, do you mean the acquaintance you mentioned is with the blogger inside?"

"What else? I spend about £500 a month on it."

Zuma looked so proud that Jiang Yuan didn't know what to say.

2 hours later.

“Come on come on!”

Jiang Yuan walked towards Kante with a bottle of local white wine. He was already a little drunk at this time: "Come, N'Golo, come with me, I'll treat you to a drink, this wine is very fragrant"

Kant's face turned red, and he shook his head to refuse Jiang Yuan who was walking towards him: "I can't drink anymore, I can't drink anymore."

"Oh, N'Golo"

Jiang Yuan pushed Kante to William: "Dude, you should go to the kids' table"

After finishing, he turned to Pogba: "Hey, Paul!"

Ok?
Jiang Yuan shook his head to make sure he was awake.

It's strange, Pogba should have been here just now.

"On the ground, on the ground!"

Kante reminded him, Jiang Yuan lowered his head and found Pogba lying at his feet. Looking at Pogba's condition, he probably couldn't stand up without help from others.

"Children, they are all children!"

Jiang Yuan staggered back and forth in the box: "I'm the only one who's not drunk. You guys are too bad, too bad..."

……

On the afternoon of October 10th, London time, English Football Association Chairman Greg Clark made a controversial statement in an interview with Sky Sports reporters, suggesting that UEFA allocate more Champions League places to Premier League teams.

Originally, the top four teams in the Premier League could participate in the Champions League next season, but according to Clark, this number should be raised to "6".

"Since 08 and 09, the Premier League has been gaining more and more attention. We (the Premier League) have many owners who can provide financial support to the teams to buy more strong players, making the league more exciting. Now you can also see that the ratings and commercial value of the Premier League are among the top five leagues."

"It's just like going to school in the church when you are a child. Children with good performance and talent should be rewarded by the priest. Under this virtuous circle, the Premier League will become more exciting."

Every leader hopes to do something earth-shaking during his term of office so that he can be remembered forever and become a great man. Clark certainly thought so too.

As the popularity of the Premier League grew, the FA's development goals shifted to the Champions League.

If there are 6 Champions League seats, plus the Europa League and UEFA Cup, the Premier League will have a total of 8 European places.

There is no doubt that with the stimulation of these 8 European competition places, the league will become more exciting than before.

"But……"

The Sky Sports reporter frowned: "If we look at the number of Champions League seats, the team's strength is the main factor to consider. As far as I know, there seems to be no Premier League team among the Champions League champions in recent years?"

What the reporter said is right. In recent years, the Champions League title has basically been passed back and forth between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The last Champions League title for a Premier League team dates back to the 11-12 season, when Chelsea defeated Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in a penalty shootout and won the first Champions League trophy in team history.

From this perspective, La Liga is probably more qualified than the Premier League to obtain 6 Champions League seats.

“It’s not important”

Clark shook his head: "There are only a few strong teams in La Liga, but our Premier League is different. England is full of strong teams. Our deep participation will make the Champions League more exciting, and even make the Premier League more exciting."

"In the long run, this will be of great benefit to football in the world. Our Premier League can attract more young people to like football."

"Also, regarding the team strength you mentioned before, I never thought that La Liga was more competitive than the Premier League."

Clark's expression was calm. Although his speeches were always rather abstract, as the chairman of the English Football Association, it was very easy for Clark to remain calm during the interview.

"why?"

"Have you watched the latest Premier League and Champions League?"

Clark asked back.

"Look at Jiang. In our eight league games, Jiang has scored six goals. In the Champions League, Jiang has only played in three group matches. But do you know how many goals he has scored now?"

"5!"

Clark stretched out his right hand, with his five fingers spread out as wide as possible: "8 games, 6 goals, 3 games, 5 goals. So, Mr. Lohr, in which league do you think it is more difficult to score goals?"

"Well... judging from Jiang's situation, it is indeed more difficult to score a goal in the Premier League than in the Champions League group stage."

"The reason should be obvious!"

Clark leaned back tactically, and slumped on the sofa: "There are 4 teams in each group of the Champions League. Jiang can score more goals against the Champions League teams than against the league teams. This shows that among the 4 teams in the Champions League, many teams are not as strong as the Premier League teams that are not selected for the Champions League. Take Liverpool for example. Liverpool did not participate in this season's Champions League, but I believe they can definitely beat Monaco and Dortmund."

Clark clearly revealed the relaxed feeling of Europeans. Although he is an official, Clark always speaks very casually. This time he also used Jiang Yuan to criticize the Champions League.

The chairman faced the camera with a serious expression: "Let's speak with facts. The difference between 0.75 goals per game and 1.67 goals per game is more than 2 times. From this perspective, the intensity of the Premier League is twice that of the Champions League."

"Also, 3 goals in 5 games, do you know what this means?"

In the footage, Clark stood up and got a document with the help of a staff member. Clark then pointed to the data on the document and said: "When Jiang was 16 years old, he participated in a football match held by his national school. Then we can see that at that time, his average number of goals per game was about 1.7."

Snapped!
Clark threw the document on the table in front of him: "So I think the competitiveness of the Champions League is gradually declining, and the Premier League will replace the Champions League as the highest level of football competition!"

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(End of this chapter)