Chapter 352: Registration for the China League One, Qingshan Middle School?
"I feel sorry for Willian's situation but, to be honest, I wouldn't change the decision I made last season. His lockdown was necessary for us to win the league title."

Mourinho's genuine personality is a big part of the reason why he has gained such a large number of fans around the world.

At the end of last season, Chelsea, Leicester City and Arsenal were competing for the championship, and Chelsea was once behind Leicester City. The situation was very serious. In that situation at the time, every victory in the game could play a decisive role for Chelsea, and William, the attacking midfielder, was an indispensable or irreplaceable link.

If William hadn't received those three injections, Chelsea would most likely not have won the championship last season.

Mourinho's meaning is very clear. Sometimes players have to make sacrifices for the team. What happened the day before yesterday was an accident. There is no direct causal relationship between it and whether William had a blocking injection. This is why Mourinho said "regret" instead of "sorry".

In response to reporters' questions, Mourinho's answer was: I never think I am a good person. Sometimes you have to do this for the team's victory. Competitive sports and sports health are completely different things.

Click!

Click, click, click!

There was a continuous sound of camera shutters and reporters writing from the audience. Everyone could predict that the content of today's interview would receive a lot of attention.

The Sky Sports reporter who asked the question was preparing for the next question, but Mourinho gestured for him to sit down and let the ESPN reporter come up to ask the question.

ESPN is a media company, so most of the issues it focuses on are closely related to the game itself. Today, South American reporter Queta said the same thing: "After Kurt and William were injured, you now have two main players unable to play. Will this affect your subsequent tactical execution?"

"Of course"

Regarding tactical issues, Mourinho's answer was very decisive: "Kurt and William are both very important players for us. Their injuries will definitely have a huge impact on us. The coaching staff will make corresponding adjustments. We already have a similar plan."

"In the next game you will face Tottenham, another top club..."

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Sky Sports – Mourinho says he is not to blame for Willian’s injury.

Topic discussed by the Football Emperor: With Zouma and Willian both absent, can Mourinho lead Chelsea to go far this season?
The Sun's front page headline: The newspaper's reporters were unable to enter the press conference, but based on the reporters' observations from the outside, the press conference site was very chaotic.

The Sun's front page headline: Mourinho's targeting of a single newspaper is extremely unethical. All newspapers should receive the same treatment and opportunities.

After attending the press conference, Mourinho rushed back to Cobham base as soon as possible and made a series of important tactical deployments for the team's next game.

As the ESPN reporter said, Chelsea will face Tottenham in the next league game. For Chelsea, Tottenham is undoubtedly a very strong opponent and must be prepared. Because William was suddenly ruled out for the season, the players in the Blues were generally depressed. Mourinho also gave an exciting speech and talked privately with Ibrahimovic, Pogba, and Kennedy.

On the evening of the 25th, Jiang Yuan received a call from Mendes. The Portuguese agent told Jiang Yuan that he would receive a remittance of 450 million euros in the next week. Previously, adidas and Jiang Yuan signed a two-year 2 million euro endorsement contract, which included a 800% share of designated brands. The 10 million euros was the share before tax, but how much Jiang Yuan would get specifically depended on the news from the tax bureau.

After making sure that he would receive the remittance within a week, Jiang Yuan asked his father to use his bank card to transfer another 100 million euros to the Qingshan Youth Training Base.

Jiang Yuan and Wang Hongming made it clear that the 100 million euros was for player selection and would not be used for venue construction. This was because Jiang Yuan had been back to Qingshan Middle School many times before taking the college entrance examination. In Jiang Yuan's opinion, the facilities in the school's football fields and equipment room were sufficient for youth training.

The key still lies in the players and coaches. Players must be found nationwide. As for coaches, Jiang Yuan connected with the first-line trainers of Porto's youth training base through Hermione, and brought them to China with nearly 1.5 times their weekly salary for training in the U12 age group.

When Jiang Yuan and Wang Hongming were explaining the precautions on the phone, Wang Hongming told Jiang Yuan an unexpected news, that is, the Qingshan Middle School football team has recruited many capable football students over the age of 16 from general and vocational high schools across the country, and has immediately completed the preparations for the game. They will then register in the Chinese Football Association Champions League (CFA Champions League) and are expected to participate in the 2017 CFA Champions League.

With the concerted efforts of the school, the Municipal Education Bureau, and the Municipal Sports Bureau, the Qingshan Middle School football team has met all the requirements of the China League One. They only need to pay a deposit of 10 RMB after listing to participate in the league next season. 10 RMB is just a random sponsorship for Qingshan Middle School.

This news was indeed somewhat unexpected. Jiang Yuan believed that football students over the age of 16 were no longer worth training, but the school wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a move in this area.

Jiang Yuan naturally supported it. He really wanted to see what sparks the high school students from all over the country could create in the fourth-level league. As soon as he heard the news, Jiang Yuan asked Mendes to send someone to China to discuss it.

The final result of the discussion was that Jiang Yuan would invest RMB 1050 million (RMB 10 of which would be used as a deposit for the China League One) and directly acquire 60% of the shares of Qingshan Middle School Football Team, while Zhejiang Culture Tourism and Qingshan Middle School would hold 25.4% and 14.6% of the shares respectively.

As for the competition venue, this is not a problem at all. After learning that Qingshan Middle School was going to participate in the China League One and that Jiang Yuan was still the controlling shareholder, the government took the initiative to find the school's person in charge and expressed its willingness to provide the Qingshan Municipal Sports Bureau as the team's home venue. The government will also receive 20% of the ticket dividends.

Wang Hongming even said that if the team can achieve promotion to the second division within three years, the provincial and municipal governments will help the team to be listed on the stock market.

In response, Jiang Yuan said: "Principal Wang, my focus is on the youth training base in Qingshan Middle School. As for the school's football team, although I will have shares, I will not interfere too much. You are the principal, you have to handle this yourself."

“Of course no problem”

Wang Hongming hoped that Jiang Yuan would not interfere. He only needed the name of Jiang Yuan Holdings to do a lot of things. After all, in today's Chinese football field, the two words "Jiang Yuan" could be said to be a certificate of communication.

Wang Hongming knew what Jiang Yuan was thinking. Jiang Yuan wanted to train superstars who could participate in intercontinental and even world-class competitions. This must be done from a young age. Wang Hongming wanted Qingshan Middle School to take advantage of Jiang Yuan's success and make a splash in the professional football league.

He does not need these high school students recruited from other provinces to join the national youth team or the national team. He only needs them to play in the China League One for a few seasons. Then Wang Hongming will be the most outstanding principal of Qingshan Middle School since its establishment.

But these are all off topic. Mendes expressed his desire to meet Jiang Yuan in a coffee shop to discuss in detail, but was rejected by Jiang Yuan.

The reason is very simple. Jiang Yuan has been busy with competitions recently and really has no time to deal with domestic affairs.

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Football Expert: Jiang Yuan's alma mater Qingshan Middle School paid a deposit and was officially registered as a China League One team (team name: Qingshan Middle School). Its home stadium is Qingshan City Center Stadium. It is expected to participate in the 2017 China League One. So far, 52 teams from across the country have registered to participate.

The message was sent at 8am Beijing time, and by 12pm the number of comments had exceeded . It is hard to imagine that the China League One could get so much attention in the football forum.

[No? ? ? Damn, I woke up too fast, I'll go back to sleep for a while]

【? ? ? ? ? 】

[Hahahaha, this Qingshan Middle School is doing something again. I am dying of laughter. High school students play professional football. This school is full of talents from the leaders to the students.]

[This principal is quite abstract. He must take advantage of this wave of traffic, right?]

[The team’s name is Qingshan Junior High School. I can imagine how exciting the China League One will be next season, hahahaha]

[Blind guess that there will be more people watching the China League One than China League Two next season, the traffic is really maxed out]

[I just checked Weibo and saw that Qingshan Middle School issued an announcement, promising to use only high school students between the ages of 16 and 19 in the league. No wonder the team is named Qingshan Middle School. There is nothing wrong with this name!]

[The other teams are all over 20 years old. If you let 16-year-olds play in the China League, won’t they be beaten? ]

[There are only 16 players aged 4 in the roster, most of them are 17 and 18, they are very young, but I think it is hard to say how they can play, after all, Qingshan Middle School recruits players from all over the country. In the age group of 16-19, except for the players from the U-series of the Chinese Super League, the best players should have been picked up. I took a look and found that there are several vocational high school players among them]

[Awesome, they jumped directly from a vocational high school to a key middle school, right? This wave is also very satisfying for those kids]

[Tickets to the China Championship are only 40 each, you must support it! Qingshan Junior High School, go! ]

At 2 p.m., another piece of news popped up on Dongqiudi.

The Football Association Members' Champions League officially announced the list of participating teams for the 2017 season (a total of 53 teams), and the ranking order is based on the order in which the teams registered.

1. Tianjin Yiteng Haitian
2. Heilongjiang Qihe Land
3. Tianjin Tiggo

4. Qingdao Red Lion

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51. Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang

52. Qingshan Middle School

53. LS Urban Investment
The four big words "Qingshan Middle School" appeared in the list of the China League One. Because of the title of "Jiang Yuan's alma mater", this team will definitely attract much attention in the next season of the China League One. In order to seize this traffic, the Football Association specially bought news to promote it.

Among them, Qingshan Junior High School clearly emphasized that only high school students would be used, which also made many fans skeptical about the future of this team.

The good news is that the China League One is already the lowest level league, and as long as a deposit of 10 is paid every year, there will be no possibility of relegation.

At this time, Chinese fans all have a question in their minds, that is, how many years can Qingshan Middle School continue to play in the China League One.

Of course, some fans also found something wrong.

The youth training base set up by Jiang Yuan in China is right inside Qingshan Middle School. The top batch will be sent abroad, and for the remaining players who stay in the country, isn’t Qingshan Middle School their first choice?

Eh!
Don't say it, really don't say it!
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On the afternoon of November 11th, London time, the 27th round of the Premier League, Chelsea's home game against Tottenham Hotspur is about to start. The match roster has not yet been announced, but fans have already seen Kennedy on the bus.

Chelsea's starting wingers are very strong, but the depth of the winger lineup is really not that good. After William is ruled out, Kennedy, who is worth less than 1000 million euros, will take on the role of the Blues' starting winger.

The most fatal thing is that Falcao, who was left as a substitute for Jiang Yuan, was also injured!
"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Good evening, dear audience friends. This is the live broadcast of the 16th round of the 17-13 Premier League, Chelsea vs. Tottenham. The players of both teams are already in position on the field." "Okay, the game begins. Let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. For the home team Chelsea, Kennedy replaces the injured William as the right winger. Alonso and Terry are the double center backs."

"Then there is the visiting team Tottenham. Tottenham currently has 24 points and is ranked second in the league with a goal difference advantage. They are the undisputed favorite to win the championship this season."

Tottenham (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Lori

Defenders: Vertonghen, Wimmer, Dier

Midfielders: Son Heung-min, Dembele, Wanyama, Kyle Walker

Forwards: Alli, Harry Kane, Eriksen

Head coach: Pochettino
Pochettino put out a very strange lineup, not only Chelsea fans were confused, but the Chelsea coach was also a little confused.

Of course, Pochettino is not a fool. This style of play must have its reasons. Now all Chelsea can do is to adapt to the situation.

Because they were unsure of how Tottenham would play, Chelsea chose to actively increase the tempo of the game. In the 11th minute, Kante ran to the right and cooperated with Pogba and Kennedy to steal Son Heung-min. Kennedy then passed the ball back to Hazard in the middle, and Hazard then passed the ball to Jiang Yuan.

The familiar right side moved to the left side and the players were replaced, but the overall style of play remained unchanged. After Jiang Yuan got the ball, he faced Kyle Walker 1-on-1 on the wing.

It’s true that Pochettino’s tactical arrangement does have a story. Kyle Walker seems to be playing in the midfield, but in fact he is a full-back standing relatively forward. His purpose is to provide targeted defense against Jiang Yuan.

Looking at the Premier League, there are not many full-backs who can compete with Jiang Yuan in terms of speed, and Kyle Walker is one of them.

"Jiang Yuan, on the wing, 1v1 with Kyle Walker. Kyle Walker is very fast, but Jiang Yuan plays very aggressively."

"Hazard came over and Wanyama followed him, but Hazard's movement rhythm was very strange and Wanyama was able to effectively mark Hazard."

"Jiang Yuan and Hazard cooperated in a small area! Beautiful! Very exciting cooperation, Jiang Yuan took the ball and walked to the bottom line, Dier moved forward, and Kyle Walker also returned to defense"

"Well, Tottenham has put a lot of effort into defending Jiang Yuan. Because a player like Jiang Yuan who is good at breaking through with speed needs a lot of space. Tottenham arranged several players to defend Jiang Yuan, which is actually compressing Jiang Yuan's space. Once the space is lost, it will be very difficult for Jiang Yuan to break through..."

"Bicycle riding! Jiang Yuan successfully deceived Dell, came to the baseline, and kicked towards the middle!"

"Ibrahimovic, come and grab it! Hey, Ibrahimovic didn't touch the ball. Kennedy, who is at the back post, can shoot it himself. Do you want to shoot it yourself?"

"Kennedy chose to pass back to Pogba!"

"Pogba's chance, long shot!"

Pogba's long shot was so realistic that it not only fooled the two commentators in the CCTV live broadcast room, but also the cameraman on the scene. After getting rid of Dembele, Pogba put the toe of his right foot under the ball, lifted his thigh suddenly, and kicked a high ball directly to Jiang Yuan.

coming!

Jiang Yuan, sensing an opportunity, accelerated towards the penalty area from the left. Dell rushed up quickly, ready to defend Jiang Yuan closely after he stopped the ball. However, it could only be said that Dell was too naive.

Jiang Yuan gave him enough time to react, but Dell didn't take advantage of it!
boom!
"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!"

“oh my god!!!”

“Jiang——!!!!”

"Jiang Yuan, in the 13th minute of the game, Jiang Yuan scored a volley!"

"Oh my God, the volley went straight into the blind corner and goalkeeper Lori had no way to stop it!"

Just as Huang Jianxiang said, it was a shot from a blind corner. Jiang Yuan's volley hit the blind corner below the far post. Because the distance was too close, Lori had no time to capture the trajectory of the ball. He could only guess the direction. The Frenchman opened his arms completely to expand his defensive coverage as much as possible, but it was useless. He could only watch the ball pass by him.

"What a bastard!"

Lowry was in a bad mood and directly blamed Dell for the loss of the ball: "What are you doing? I asked you why you smashed the ball? Where is the close defense you agreed on? Is that close defense?"

In Tottenham's tactics, there are three players on the right side, Eriksen, Kyle Walker and Dier. No matter what the situation of the game is, one of these three players must stick to Jiang Yuan's body to prevent this Chinese boy from launching unexpected attacks.

Pochettino's idea was good and it didn't seem difficult to execute, but the players failed to do it. Pogba's fake shot attracted Dale's attention, causing England to fail to notice Jiang Yuan who was running away from them in time, which led to the loss of the ball.

Dale, guilty!
"Come on, I thought Paul was going to shoot!"

Dell tried to defend himself, but Lori didn't listen at all. He pointed at Dell's nose and said, "Fuck you, what does Paul's shot have to do with you? Can't you just keep an eye on your own people?"

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!!!"

Bang bang bang bang!

Drums sounded from the speakers at Stamford Bridge. Pogba hugged Jiang Yuan's neck and rushed out of the field, shooting the ball into the goal defended by his French fellow countryman. Pogba was so proud that he kissed Jiang Yuan on the forehead.

When it comes to seizing the opportunity, it has to be Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan's unique finishing attribute cannot deceive anyone.

Objectively speaking, Jiang Yuan is almost the striker with the best finishing ability in the Blues. This feature is difficult for other players to possess. Take Hazard for example. Hazard is more about creating opportunities, which is the same as Pogba's role.
Jiang Yuan is more about seizing opportunities, which is why Jiang Yuan can cooperate with both Hazard and Pogba, but Hazard and Pogba cannot cooperate with each other.

It’s useless to just create, you have to shoot!
The fans' attention was focused on Dale, who made a mistake and lost the ball, but center forward Harry Kane also attracted the fans' attention.

This game has extra significance for Kane because he and Jiang Yuan are competing for the league's Golden Boot this season.

For Kane, if Jiang Yuan scores one more goal, it means he scores one less goal, which is really frustrating.

"boom!"

Kane passed the ball back to Dembele, and the second goal of the first half was scored.

The CCTV live broadcast room also gave the current game data. Tottenham's ball possession rate reached 54%, even surpassing Chelsea, but they just didn't score a goal.

Kane is better at seizing opportunities than Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan has Hazard and Pogba to pass the ball to him, but Kane does not.

It is true that Eriksen and Son Heung-min are very strong, but now is the 16-17 season. Both Eriksen and Son Heung-min have not reached the level of superstars and it is impossible for them to play like Hazard and Pogba.

"Give me a shot"

Mourinho took the MacBook from Brown, put it on his lap and looked at it.

"We didn't attack as many times as the opponent"

Brown pointed to a piece of data on the computer screen. In the past 20 minutes, Chelsea launched a total of 21 attacks, while their opponent Tottenham launched 26 attacks, which was a huge difference.

“It doesn’t matter.”

Mourinho said indifferently that among Chelsea's 21 attacks, 30% were deep attacks, while among Tottenham's 26 attacks, less than 15% were deep attacks. Overall, Chelsea actually had slightly more.

call--

Mourinho chewed gum and let out a long breath.

With Zouma and William absent one after another, Jiang Yuan, who is in gradually hot form, is simply Mourinho's savior.

The current situation is very clear. How far Chelsea can go this season depends mainly on two players, Jiang Yuan and Pogba.

If they want to compete with Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool for the league title, Jiang Yuan and Pogba must be in good form at the same time, not one less.

During the summer transfer window, many commentators said that buying Pogba was a failure, but Mourinho did not think so. The reason why a star is a star is that he can do unexpected things at some critical moments, which is something that ordinary players do not have.

Mourinho returned the Mac to Brown, then stood up and looked at Pogba who was observing the opponent's position on the field, Hazard who was dribbling the ball, and Jiang Yuan who was waiting for an opportunity on the offside line.

Only your talent can save Chelsea now!

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(End of this chapter)