Chapter 385: 18-year-old Jiang Yuan looks at 19-year-old Rashford...

北京时间3月14日凌晨3点45分，英格兰足总杯1/4决赛，切尔西和曼联的比赛在斯坦福桥球场打响。

The starting lineups for club matches are announced half an hour before the game, so the fans who stayed up late did not learn about Jiang Yuan's substitution until 3:10. This is certainly bad news for Chinese fans.

The good news is that although Jiang Yuan was not on the starting list, he was included in the team's roster.

"Beep——!"

When the game whistle sounded, Jiang Yuan and Hazard staggered out from the passage and sat down in the last row of the bench. The Chelsea fans in the stands all went crazy.

The stadiums of the five major leagues are all specially designed. Take Stamford Bridge for example. If you sit in the bottom row of the stands on the rostrum side, you are less than 50 cm away from the last row of the home and away team's substitutes' bench.

In other words, as long as you stand up from your chair and stretch your hand forward, you can touch a top football star worth tens of millions of euros. However, tickets for this position are very difficult to buy.

"Hey, Jiang, Eden, why aren't you playing? Are you injured?"

Hazard pointed at Jiang Yuan's head and said jokingly: "I am injured, but he is not injured"

What?

Jiang Yuan spread his hands: "Eden, when were you injured?"

"I have a very severe knee effusion"

Hazard said this, then held the back of his head with both hands and officially entered his time of closing his eyes and resting.

“Are you hurt!?”

The little fan was shocked when he heard what Hazard said and asked quickly.

"hahahh"

Jiang Yuan put one hand on the chair behind Hazard and looked at the little fan: "If he is really injured, I will twist his head off and let you kick it like a ball."

Hazard opened his eyes: "I will write my autograph on Jiang's head and give it to my fans"

As soon as Hazard finished speaking, a roar suddenly came from the court.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Yuan patted Zuma on the shoulder. The Frenchman, who was chewing gum, explained: "Zlatan shot, but it was an airplane. If I had kicked the ball, I would have scored."

"..."

Jiang Yuan took out a piece of chewing gum from his coat pocket and stuffed it directly into Zuma's mouth: "Don't talk"

After venting his anger, Mourinho sat back on the bench, together with Brown, the two of them pointed at the data charts on the laptop. Jiang Yuan, who was sitting in the last row, was also looking at what was on the screen.

With the first half of the substitute lineup, Chelsea is still slightly inferior to Manchester United. Falcao and Remy look okay, but they are indeed far behind players like Rashford and Mkhitaryan.

Rangnick also played a trick by moving Ashley Young, who was originally a full-back, to the forward position. Ashley Young and Mkhitaryan played on the left and right, with young center forward Rashford.

The Englishman is 19 years old this year and is worth 1800 million euros. He is known as the rising star of Manchester United. Last season, he was called Little Jiang Yuan by the English media, which also shows that his talent is really exaggerated.

I remember that the last player who was called Xiao Jiang Yuan was Mbappe from Monaco. However, Mbappe is only 1 meters tall and young, and still has many shortcomings compared to Rashford.

In the 18th minute, Falcao received a through ball from Kante on the left. Facing the one-on-one defense of Phil Jones, Falcao made a very wonderful fake move forward and successfully reached the edge of the penalty area on the left.

"Falcao, a very good opportunity!"

"Ibrahimovic and Remy can both shoot... for themselves!"

"Hiss, it was a very bold choice, but it still fell a little short in the end!"

Falcao tried to shoot into the far corner, but it was still a little short. After Zhu Xiaoyu expressed his emotion, the director's camera turned to Jiang Yuan and Hazard on the bench. Both of them were chewing gum. The only difference was that Hazard was wearing a hat.

Whether it is the live broadcast room or the comment section of the football expert, it is now full of curses. Many fans who stayed up late either came to see Jiang Yuan or Hazard, but in the end neither of them played. Naturally, the fans are very dissatisfied.

Of course, there are still many rational fans speaking for Mourinho. After the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, Jiang Yuan and Hazard now need a rest.

Considering that Atletico Madrid players repeatedly committed fouls in the game, it is understandable that Jiang Yuan and Hazard will not play this year.

"Chelsea!"

"lalalalaaa"

"Chelsea!"

"lalallaa~"

Amid the cheers of the home fans, Chelsea launched another attack. It was thought to be a great opportunity, but Pogba suddenly slipped while dribbling the ball. The ball that originally belonged to Chelsea was now in the hands of Manchester United. Carrick rushed up and kicked the ball away. After widening the distance between himself and Pogba, Carrick made a long pass to Mkhitaryan. Although the latter played as a winger, his position just now was actually relatively far back.

There is another Valencia ahead of him!
Snapped!
He hit the ball with the arch of his foot and made a nearly perfect through pass. Valencia battled wits with Azpilicueta in front, pretending to turn around and stop the ball, but actually let the ball pass directly past him.

Valencia's mistake seemed to indicate that he failed to control the ball in the first place, but this unexpected move helped him escape Azpilicueta's defense and successfully reach the end line.

"offside!"

"offside!"

There were complaints from the home team fans in the stands about offside, but when Ashley Young touched the ball, Valencia and Azpilicueta were very close, and the linesman could not accurately make the offside judgment, so the referee did not blow the whistle for the time being.

"Come to the penalty area, Valencia, cut in from the right side of the penalty area"

"Hmm! Valencia! This is a very good chance to score"

"Valencia, get ready to shoot!"

"Valencia shoots!"

"Valencia!"

"Valencia still hasn't shot!"

I don't know if it was a tactical requirement or a psychological problem, but Valencia didn't shoot in the penalty area. Instead, he and Rashford played a two-man show.

Rashford on the weak side kept asking Valencia for help, and later he looked a little angry, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Valencia was a senior in the team, and Rashford could not do anything.

Because of Valencia's hesitation, Chelsea players had the opportunity to return to defense, and Kante pulled Carrick from behind, so that Carrick could not move forward to support.

In the shot inside the penalty area, Valencia shook off Alonso and then passed the ball to Rashford on the side.

Rashford was much more decisive and chose to shoot directly!

Snapped!
The angle of Rashford's shot was quite tricky, but his intention was too obvious. The experienced Courtois saw at a glance that Rashford wanted to shoot in the far corner, and moved in advance to successfully block the young English player's shot.

"Fuck!"

Rashford bit his jersey to vent his unwillingness.

On the visiting team's bench, Rangnick had a serious expression when he saw this scene, but there was expectation in his serious eyes.

Rashford, 19 years old, top talent, and the strong competitive consciousness of a young man.

The ball was not scored due to lack of experience, but it did not affect Manchester United fans' praise for Rashford.

And the English did not disappoint the fans' expectations. In the 38th minute, when the score was still 0:0, Manchester United got a direct free kick opportunity because of Pogba's foul.

Ashley Young walked behind the white line with the ball, ready to cross the ball to help the team score a goal. However, seeing the free kick opportunity, Rashford, who was originally wandering outside the penalty area, ran to Ashley Young and said, "Give me the ball."

"for you?"

Ashley Young was stunned for a moment, thinking back to the wonderful elevator balls that Rashford kicked during training, and finally passed the ball to Rashford.

"Manchester United, give the free kick to young player Rashford"

"Hiss, currently in the entire Premier League, only Chelsea and Manchester United have used U20 players to take free kicks. Chelsea's case is an isolated case. If we exclude it from the discussion, Manchester United is the only team in the entire league that uses young players to take free kicks."

Ashley Young gave the free kick opportunity to Rashford, and Rangnick off the field did not refuse it. From this we can see that Rangnick is a very courageous coach.

Mourinho was also a little surprised to see Rashford standing alone behind the white arc.

Coach Mourinho is very clear about how difficult it is to practice free kicks. Rashford can take direct free kicks at the age of 19. Will he become the next Jiang Yuan?

jesus!

Thinking of this, Mourinho frowned and watched the situation on the field carefully.

If Rashford is really that good, it would be a good choice to bring him over to be Jiang Yuan's substitute...

"Rashford, let's take a look at this free kick from young Rashford"

"Cross or..." "Shoot directly!"

"It goes in, Marcus Rashford! It goes straight into the goal from a free kick by Marcus Rashford!"

Commentator Zhu Xiaoyu jumped up from his chair. There are only a few players in the entire top five leagues who can score directly from free kicks. It was unexpected that Rashford could become one of the free kick masters as soon as he debuted.

39' Macus Rashford
“fuckkkkk!!!”

After scoring the goal, Rashford opened his mouth wide and rushed to the outside of the court excitedly. He fell to the ground with his left and right feet one after another. The irregular force caused him to slide in an arc when he knelt.

Although it is not straight, Rashford's sliding knee is still very entertaining because it is very smooth.

The camera turns to the bench.

The 18-year-old Jiang Yuan looked at the 19-year-old Rashford, and his mind was filled with images of himself when he was 17...

[Awesome, Rashford? Ranaldo! ]

[Scoring a goal with a direct free kick is so cool. A few years ago, there was a young player in Manchester United who could make such a shot, and it was even better than Rashford's. I won't say who he is]

[Dong Fangzhuo: Yes, it’s me]

[I haven't seen Ronaldo at the age of 19, but I have seen Rashford at the age of 19. Manchester United is awesome! ]

[If Mourinho doesn't make any substitutions, does he expect to beat Manchester United with this incomplete lineup? Although Manchester United has not been very good in recent years, it is still a top club after all...]

[It’s time for Chelsea to release the big Rashford]

[Xiao Jiang has two disciples, Mbappe and Rashford, both brothers are very good]

[Jiang Yuan's playing style is too violent. He can start in the top five leagues with this style of play. He can't be that bad. I predict that Mbappe's future value will exceed 5000 million euros. In addition, the contract between the Ninja Turtles and Monaco will expire in a few months. Chelsea can sign Mbappe for free.]

[Indeed, Chelsea can get one of Mbappe or Rashford. With the master and apprentice working together, Chelsea will be invincible next season.]

【? ? ? Chelsea left winger: Jiang Yuan, Rashford, Mbappe, right winger: Falcao】

"Macus!"

"Macus!"

The away team's stands were shouting Rashford's name crazily, and Rangnick also applauded Rashford who had just scored a goal on the field.

Fans and coaches all hope that there will be genius in their team, and Rashford himself is a pure genius.

"asshole!"

Mourinho kicked the empty water bottle in front of him and looked at Brown: "So what do you say now?"

Leon Brown touched his nose and nodded his head towards the seat behind him: "Put those two guys on it."

“It should have been done long ago”

Mourinho stood up and gestured to the back. Zouma and Hazard stood up at the same time. Zouma was about to take off his clothes, but Jiang Yuan grabbed the foot of Zouma's clothes from behind, and then looked into Zouma's eyes: "Uh, if I'm not mistaken, he should let me play?"

what?
Zouma turned back to Mourinho: "Is it true?"

Mourinho nodded: "We are only one goal behind, there is no need for Snail Brother to go out"

"OK, OK, OK..."

Zuma grunted three times and finally sat back in his seat.

Jiang Yuan put his hand on Zuma's shoulder and said a few words of comfort: "The situation is fine now, there is no need to send key players. If we are 7 or 8 goals behind, Jose will let you play."

That's true. A superstar like Zouma doesn't need to play unless it's a critical moment. Chelsea is only one goal behind now. This situation can be left to Xiao Jiang and Xiao Za to handle.

The on-site cameraman had sharp eyes and the long-angle camera was immediately directed to the Chelsea bench.

"Hey, we can see that Jiang Yuan and Hazard are already warming up in front of the Chelsea bench"

"Although it's an FA Cup match, we've already reached the knockout stage after all, so Chelsea still takes it very seriously."

Zhu Xiaoyu was right. After winning two consecutive league titles, the competitive Mourinho has been pursuing the championship this season. Whether it is the league title or the cup title, the Portuguese only wants one title.

The movement from the Chelsea bench caused cheers that lasted 20 seconds in the stands, but the fans' attention was immediately drawn to the situation on the field. Ashley Young made a threatening cross after going down the left side, and the moment he kicked the ball, it almost scared the Chelsea fans to death. Fortunately, Courtois reacted quickly and attacked directly to grab the ball.

Although he is not very good at long passes, Courtois is 2 meters tall and can still remain calm when facing such high balls.

Jiang Yuan, Hazard, and Fabregas were running around on the grass, and the commentator estimated that Chelsea would not make any substitutions in the first half.

It's drizzling and windy in London today. It's easy to fall in this kind of weather, so you must warm up thoroughly.

At the beginning of the second half, Mourinho directly replaced Ibrahimovic with Fabregas. This is a new use of Fabregas that he has recently developed, which is to use the Spaniard's excellent headers and positioning awareness to play as a center forward.

Fabregas doesn't have the exaggerated height of Ibrahimovic, but he has the flexibility that Ibrahimovic doesn't have.

"Chelsea's first substitution, Fabregas replaces Ibrahimovic, eh, this..."

Zhu Xiaoyu's eyes widened. In the camera, Ibrahimovic, who was substituted early, refused to shake hands with Mourinho. The latter had a blank expression on his face and put his hand back into his trouser pocket.

No words were spoken in the end.

Jiang Yuan and Hazard looked at each other, and in the end neither of them chose to go up and high-five Ibrahimovic.

In the second half, Rashford suddenly lost the terrifying deterrent power he had in the first half, and several times he dribbled the ball to the feet of Chelsea defenders.

Rangnick did not replace Rashford, but brought up Mata and Lingard. Lingard, who was originally a midfielder, played as a winger in this game, replacing the fake winger Ashley Young who had a yellow card.

After the substitution, the Manchester United players on the field implemented Rangnick's high-pressing tactics. The two English players, Rashford and Lingard, worked very hard and rushed forward. If it weren't for Kante's strong ability to hold the ball in the backcourt, Chelsea would not even be able to complete the pass.

The sudden high-pressure defense after the substitution allowed Manchester United to gain an advantage in ball possession. The number of shots also increased continuously in a short period of time, causing Manchester United fans to jump up and down in the away team's stands. The shouts of "Glory Glory Man United" almost reached the opposite stands.

However, this situation did not last long. Ten minutes after Manchester United made the substitution, that is, in the 10th minute of the game, Jiang Yuan and Hazard came on the court at the same time.

The live camera turned to the visiting team's stands again, and Manchester United fans suddenly fell silent.

"The attack in the first half didn't work and Chelsea made their substitutions"

Jiang Yuan and Hazard came on at the same time, which was a bit unexpected for the fans. Chelsea fans were happy, and so were the Chinese fans.

After the game, some fans took photos of Jiang Yuan following the team doctor to a local private clinic in London. Chelsea officials claimed that Jiang Yuan was not injured, but the fans did not believe it. Today's appearance was the best response.

When No. 7 and No. 10 came on the field, the momentum at Stamford Bridge instantly rose.

"Chelsea, lalalalaa~"

"Chelsea, lalalal!"

Jiang Yuan ran onto the field and high-fived Pogba: "Go left"

"arrow"

……

With Hazard supporting him in front, Pogba's movements became bolder. He passed the ball directly to Hazard who had just come on the field. The latter ran forward diagonally, looking for cooperation with Jiang Yuan while running.

"Keep an eye on him, number 7, number 7!"

Rangnick's heart was in his throat, and he signaled Phil Jones to block Jiang Yuan's position.

Phil Jones reacted quickly and pushed forward directly, but Jiang Yuan, who resembled Mbappe and Ronaldo, was not good at escaping at close range.

Hazard knew Jiang Yuan's characteristics, so he didn't pass the ball when he saw Phil Jones approaching.

To Fabregas in the middle!
Snapped!
Hazard passed the ball forward and ran into the penalty area at the same time. Fabregas stepped on the ball and stood still. The two completed the position call in a short time. Hazard also successfully brought the attributes of the No. 9 semi-forward to the extreme.

Manchester United played 343 today. If Chelsea didn't score quickly, and Manchester United's Valencia and Damian returned to defense to form a back five, Chelsea's chances of scoring would be much less.

Considering this situation, Jiang Yuan decisively bypassed Phil Jones and ran to the baseline, while stretching out his hand and shouting, scaring Phil Jones and Valencia to run towards him quickly.

Jiang Yuan's shout attracted the attention of Mata and Lingard. Hazard dribbled the ball and then compressed Manchester United's defense line before passing the ball back to Fabregas, who made a lob shot without stopping and successfully scored.

Cesc Fabregas!

……

PS: There will be another chapter later

(End of this chapter)