Chapter 349 Master and Disciple Reunion
Because of the loss to Middlesbrough, Chelsea's Twitter and Instagram were bombarded by fans, and even many Blues fans began to settle scores, questioning the rationality of the club's summer transfer window signings.

Marcos Alonso, and Paul Pogba, are they really the players the club needs?
The club's management is under a lot of pressure now. Logically, Abramovich should have a talk with Mourinho at this time. However, because the team's performance this season is still good, Abramovich chose to give Mourinho some more time.

As for Mourinho himself, the Portuguese quickly adjusted the team's training plan after the game.

Another issue that needs to be adjusted is discipline. Mourinho doesn't dare to cut it off completely, but he can make some appropriate restrictions, such as forcing players to reduce the frequency of going to bars. Although the effect will not be too obvious, it will at least be effective.

At 11:23 pm on November 8rd in London, the Blues will face Monaco from Ligue 35 in their fifth Champions League group match of the season at home. Monaco currently has only 4 points after 0 rounds and has lost the chance to advance to the knockout stage. However, due to the high winning bonus of the Champions League, the Monaco players will definitely try their best on the day of the game.
On November 11, the entire Monaco team arrived at Heathrow Airport and prepared to check in at a local 22-star hotel. Jiang Yuan contacted Mbappe in advance on WhatsApp and picked up the young French player as soon as he got off the plane.

It was Jiang Yuan who took the initiative to propose the airport pick-up, saying that he wanted to take Mbappe to try a very good local Chinese restaurant in London.

Mbappe himself was very surprised at Jiang Yuan's suggestion to pick him up at the airport, because he and Jiang Yuan had just met at the end of last month and their relationship was not close enough to allow for a pick-up.

Of course, Mbappe must be very happy that his idol is willing to pick him up at the airport.

"River!"

Mbappe, wearing a mask, walked out of the luggage carousel. Although he is not a star player, many people now know the player Mbappe due to the influence of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Apprenticeship" incident last month.

Behind Jiang Yuan, Jerome stepped forward and took Mbappe's backpack. Because he needed to free his hands to ensure Jiang Yuan's safety, Jerome did not take Mbappe's suitcase.

"Is this your...personal bodyguard?"

Mbappe pointed at Jerome and said in surprise. It is said that many stars will spend a lot of money to hire private bodyguards. When meeting Jiang Yuan privately today, Mbappe finally experienced this feeling.

If there are too many people on the road, bodyguards will help clear the way, and bodyguards will help open the door when getting in the car. It's obviously not a big deal, but it makes people feel a strange sense of pride.

“You will have it too”

Jiang Yuan took Mbappe into a Toyota Alpha, closed the door, and signaled the driver to go to a Chinese restaurant in North London to welcome Mbappe who had come from afar.

"Oh, not even close."

Mbappe sat next to Jiang Yuan, feeling the comfort of the sofa-style seats in the back row of the luxury MPV. Jiang Yuan reminded Mbappe to put up the footrest below, which would make it a little more comfortable.

"Haha, don't think like that. You are only 17 years old now. This is the fastest time for a professional player to rise. It won't be long before you can have it all."

Jiang Yuan said with a smile. Mbappe couldn't tell whether Jiang Yuan was joking or serious, so he just treated it as a joke.

You know, there is no other player like Jiang Yuan in the world who is worth 18 million euros at the age of 9000 on Transfermarkt.

"Do you think I'm kidding?"

Jiang Yuan noticed Mbappe's micro-expression. The latter pursed his thick lips and said helplessly: "I don't hope to reach your level. I think it's great to have 5000 million euros."

To be honest, a price tag of 5000 million euros is enough to qualify as a starting player for a top club in the top five leagues, but it is definitely not Mbappe's ultimate ideal.

Mbappe's goal is to catch up with Jiang Yuan and reach the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo, but because of his high emotional intelligence, the Frenchman would never say something like "I want to surpass you" in front of Jiang Yuan.

“Sometimes the value of a person increases very quickly.”

Jiang Yuan explained: "Sometimes your value can go up by 3 or 4000 million in half a season. You need to perform very well to make the market recognize you. For example, in the World Cup, Kylian led the French team to win the championship in Russia in 18, and your value should have exceeded million."

"come on!"

Mbappe spread his hands, speechless: "Jiang, please stop laughing at me, okay? Leading the French team to participate in the World Cup, and winning the championship? Please, being selected for the French team is already God's blessing to me."

Mbappe is right. It is indeed a fantasy to be selected for the national team at the age of 18, and the French national team which is full of top players.

"You want to increase your value by 3 or 4000 million euros in a short period of time. This is the best way, but there is another way... that is the Champions League."

Jiang Yuan spoke softer and softer because he took into consideration the feelings of the Frenchman in front of him. Monaco had already been eliminated early in this Champions League, and Mbappe had become Monaco's top scorer in the Champions League so far this season with one goal.

There was still a long way to the Chinese restaurant in North London. The two chatted for a long time in the car. Jiang Yuan took the initiative to lead the topic to transfers and asked Mbappe if any team in the top five leagues had made an offer for him.
"Several La Liga clubs offered prices, but our club asked for at least 1000 million euros in transfer fees, which they were unwilling to pay. Also, in terms of weekly salary, my weekly salary would actually be higher if I were in Monaco."

The Frenchman's weekly salary in Monaco is 1.6 euros, and including bonuses, the actual bonus can reach

2 euros, but if he goes to La Liga, Mbappe may not be able to get a weekly salary of 2 euros.

So for Mbappe, staying in Monaco is still the best option for now.

"Um……"

Jiang Yuan nodded. It was actually okay to stay in Monaco. Although Ligue 1 was at the bottom among the top five leagues, it was still one of the top five leagues after all, so it was still competitive.

"Killian"

Jiang Yuan looked into Mbappe's eyes and said, "If there is a lower-level club that wants you but can offer you a higher weekly salary, would you be willing to go?"

“Of course not”

Mbappe shook his head decisively: "It must be a team from the top five leagues. I will not accept any team from any other league."

Mbappe is only 17 years old this year, which is the best time to improve his competitive level. Why not play in the top five leagues?

"Right"

Jiang Yuan nodded, and then suddenly said: "Then...what if I transfer to a lower-level league, and then loan you to La Liga?"

Mbappe frowned. Jiang Yuan’s idea was a bit novel, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed feasible!
"If I can get more salary, I am willing to be loaned out. But..."

Mbappe stared at Jiang Yuan blankly: "Jiang, why are you saying this?"

"It's okay, I'm just asking."

Jiang Yuan shrugged and called to the driver sitting in front of him: "Hey, how long will it take us to get there?"

"40 minutes, sir"...

The Sun - The Ninja Turtles reunited, and reporters photographed Jiang and Mbappe near a Chinese restaurant called CHS.

The reporter described: "Jiang and Kylian (Mbappe) walked into the restaurant, and then the restaurant closed. I waited outside for an hour and saw them go out the back door."

The Sun - Jiang and Mbappe have a very good relationship. Psychologists speculate that this may be because Mbappe and Jiang have similar playing styles, which makes Jiang feel a special closeness to Mbappe.

The next day, at 11:23 am on November 3rd, Beijing time.

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Good evening, dear audience friends, this is the live broadcast of the fifth round of the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League Group G, Chelsea's home game against Monaco. We can see that the players of both sides are already in place on the field."

"The referee of this match is Kops from the Netherlands. The referee is looking at the watch."

"The referee blew the whistle! Okay, the game begins. Let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Chelsea. This Premier League giant still used the familiar 4231 formation in today's game. After Zouma's injury recurred, the team's new signing Marcos Alonso took the Frenchman's place."

"Then the visiting team Monaco, wearing white jerseys, attacked from the right side of the screen to the left side"

Monaco (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Subasic

Defenders: Sidibe, Glick, Germosson, Bonyadi-Mendy
Midfielders: Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Lemar
Forwards: Germain, Carrillo
Head coach: Jardim

Before the game, He Wei and the fans in the live broadcast room synchronized a message, that is, Monaco currently has only 4 points after 0 group stage games and has been eliminated early.

Monaco is no longer under pressure, but Chelsea is different. Chelsea is currently ranked second, leading third-placed Dortmund by goal difference. It can be said that they will lose their qualification for the knockout stage if they are not careful.

"We can shine all the time~"

“Home or away come and see us play～”

"You're welcome anyday, hey!"

At the beginning of the game, British fans showed their hospitality and used the team song to suppress the Monaco fans who came from away. The players on the field did not show politeness to their opponents either. Less than 5 minutes into the game, Pogba's long shot from outside the penalty area almost blew open the goal defended by Subasic.

"Wow!"

The fans in the stands behind the goal held their heads in their hands and screamed. Pogba was doing the same thing. In fact, the previous kick was not much different.

"Good!"

Jiang Yuan ran over and patted Pogba on the shoulder, then signaled his French teammate to quickly come to the penalty area to participate in the corner kick attack.

Azpilicueta dribbled the ball slowly towards the corner flagpole. In the visiting team's penalty area, Chelsea once again used the well-known corner kick tactics. Jiang Yuan hugged Ibrahimovic from behind, and Pogba hugged Jiang Yuan from behind. The three header masters stuck together, which brought great pressure to Monaco's corner kick defense.

Fortunately, the two teams had just played against each other last month, so Jardim also made special tactical adjustments. The moment Azpilicueta took a corner kick, Sidibe rushed up to find Jiang Yuan without looking at the ball. The other defensive players did the same. They decisively gave up judging where the ball would land and followed the players they were responsible for defending.

Because we don't know how Chelsea players will run, using this man-to-man defense method is definitely the safest.

Snapped!
In the small penalty area, center back Glik snatched the penalty kick from Ibrahimovic and cleared it away. At the second point, William's long shot was blocked by Subasic with both hands.

!!!

At this time, the ball was only 2 meters away from Jiang Yuan, so Jiang Yuan rushed forward decisively, but he was still a step too slow. Glick felt a pain in his toes and completed his second clearance in this corner kick defense.

"Glik made a very decisive clearance and Monaco was saved from danger"

"It's Monaco's corner kick now. The chances are slim, but we can try and see what Monaco will do."

"Glik, pass the ball to Fabinho in front. There is another Carrillo in front of Fabinho. Carrillo's position is not very good. Fabinho is not in a hurry to pass the ball."

"Fabinho! He dribbled the ball forward very quickly, Pogba returned to defense and pulled Fabinho down. This was a tactical foul and he should have received a yellow card."

"Hey, wait! Glik from behind runs up with the ball. Although Fabinho falls to the ground, Monaco's attack continues. The referee signals that the attack is favorable!"

my god!

Mourinho on the bench had a serious expression and looked a little nervous.

Pogba's tactical foul was originally very brilliant, and it almost forcibly blocked Monaco's counterattack. Unexpectedly, Glik followed behind Pogba and directly created an offensive advantage.

In a short period of time, the situation tilted towards Monaco. If Monaco's counterattack was successful, Chelsea, who played at home, would fall behind by one goal. If Monaco's counterattack failed, Pogba would most likely receive a yellow card for this foul.

"Go up, go up!"

Mourinho shouted twice, signaling the players to return to defense quickly. Jiang Yuan was very fast, but because his position was too forward during the attack, he didn't have time to return to defense.

Now the only thing Jiang Yuan can do is to hold his position on the wing, and at the same time try not to let Sidibe rush forward to help with the attack.

Chelsea's situation was not very good. It was at this time that Kante stood up. The young Frenchman ran all the way from the frontcourt to the backcourt to defend, and stretched his foot to intercept Fabinho who was dribbling the ball. As a result, the latter directly crossed Bakayoko and avoided Kante's counter-attack.

fuck!

Terry, who was protecting the defense from behind, cursed inwardly. It can only be said that Kante was still inexperienced. In this situation, he should not have tried to grab the ball. The safest option was to knock Fabinho down from behind and get a yellow card.

Kante failed to get the ball, which means that now Chelsea's defense only has defender Terry and goalkeeper Courtois.

……

(End of this chapter)