Chapter 401 Zlatan, come here!

At 4:9 am on April 12th, Beijing time, at Bournemouth Vitality Stadium, Chelsea's starting players stood in a line. Two reporters with white beards on their faces walked into the tunnel with cameras, giving close-up shots of each player.

Although it was Bournemouth's home ground, it was Chelsea's players who received more attention.

The reporter was seen squatting on the ground with the camera pointed at Jiang Yuan. It looked as if he wanted to show every pore of Jiang Yuan to the fans in the live broadcast room.

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, dear audience friends, we are broadcasting live the 32nd round of the Premier League, Bournemouth's home game against Chelsea for you."

"The game has started. Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is Bournemouth at home."

Bournemouth (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Boruc
Guards: Adam Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels

Midfielders: Ryan Fraser, Harry Arter, Wilshere, Pugh

Forwards: Afobe, Joshua King

Head coach: Eddie Howe

In the first half of the league, Bournemouth used a 442 formation when playing away against Chelsea. Today, the newly promoted team still used a 442 formation.

Even the starting players did not make any changes!
Bournemouth lost the last time they met, so coach Eddie Howe's decision to face Chelsea a second time without making any adjustments to the team must have been a well-considered one.

The live camera turned to Eddie Howe who was sitting on the bench. Judging from his serious expression, the Englishman was more eager to win this game.

As he said in his pre-match interview: Chelsea beat us once this season, but that is in the past because no team can win all the time.

Bournemouth's attack was carried out in an orderly manner. The camera turned to the second-floor box. Pat Nevin, a famous Blues player, was chatting happily with Bournemouth management. After seeing the camera coming, Pat Nevin stood up from his chair and gestured "0" and "2" to the camera.

Bournemouth 0:2 Chelsea, this was the prediction made by Pat Nevin the day before the game.

"Bournemouth wanted to cross the ball from the wing, but their intention was too obvious. Pogbakke blocked Joshua King's position and couldn't get through, so Ake came over to help."

"Beautiful, wonderful interception, Chelsea dealt with Bournemouth's first attack very easily, Ake passed the ball long to Falcao on the right wing"

"Falcao! One-on-one with Wilshere on the wing!"

"Hey, the chance is not great, he probably can't get through. Falcao chose to pass the ball horizontally to Fabregas in the middle. Hazard is sitting on the bench for today's game, and Jiang Yuan is also on the bench."

"Chelsea need to prepare for the Champions League match against Real Madrid in five days, so they are destined not to go all out in today's game."

"Fabregas, adjust yourself and move forward. Your speed is not fast, but your sense of rhythm is very strong. Put pressure on Hariat. I feel that Fabregas will not choose to handle the ball himself."

"Sure enough, Fabregas chose to pass the ball to the left! It was handed to Chalobah. Chalobah returned to Chelsea on loan from Naples last June. He basically didn't get any chances in the new season. We can see if this young player can perform well in the game."

Unlike starting players, substitute players have to try their best to exert their full strength within a limited time in order to attract the attention of coaches and fans. Chalobah knew that he would not have much time in this game, so after receiving the pass from Fabregas, he immediately started to rush forward with his body speed.

"Wow!"

The English youngster's aggressive way of dribbling caused screams from the stands. Fraser was panicked, as if the person standing in front of him was Jiang Yuan instead of Chalobah.

"come here!"

Azpilicueta came in from the left wing of Chalobah. He knew that Chalobah's dribbling ability was not strong, so as a senior in the team, Azpilicueta still wanted to help Chalobah.

Unfortunately, Chalobah was a little too excited at the start of the game and simply ignored Azpilicueta's request. He dribbled the ball inside and tried to force a breakthrough through Fraser who was defending him.

Chalobah is brave, but his physical strength is a little lacking. Chalobah thought he had broken through Fraser, but the latter blocked his position and chased back, kicking the ball away.

This ball ended Chelsea's attack and shattered Chalobah's heroic dream.

"What are you fucking doing?"

Fabregas looked at Chalobah angrily, and it was obvious that he also felt a little confused about Chalobah's behavior.

What are you doing!

In a place that the camera didn't notice, Mourinho let out a long breath and then shook his head. It was expected that the ball would be intercepted, but Mourinho still felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the opponent clear the ball.

The director did not give the camera to Mourinho, but to Jiang Yuan who was sitting on the bench. At this time, Jiang Yuan was chewing gum with his hands in his pockets, and he did not notice the huge camera focused on him.

After chewing gum for a while, Jiang Yuan raised his head. The fans thought he had noticed the camera pointed at him, but they didn't expect that Jiang Yuan just wanted to put on a coat because he was too cold.

"so cold……"

Jiang Yuan and Hazard started to complain. Ever since the heavy rain yesterday morning, the temperature in England has been ridiculously low. It was clearly early April, but Jiang Yuan felt like it was early February.

"Are you cold?"

Hearing Jiang Yuan's words, Brown, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head and said, "If you feel cold, I suggest you start warming up now. It will be safer."

"Isn't it too early?"

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and took an adidas down jacket from Zouma's seat next to him and put it on himself. According to Mourinho's pre-match plan, he would not be on the field until after the 55th minute. Since he would only be on the field in the second half, there was no need to warm up at the beginning of the first half.

“So I said it was just a suggestion.”

Brown had a smile on his face: "Run more, it will make your body warmer"

The reason why Brown said this was not because of whether the game was warm or not, but mainly because Chalobah's performance was too amazing.

There is no way. Mourinho has not given Chalobah any chance since he returned to the team. This is the first time that Chalobah has started in the league for Chelsea this year, so it is inevitable that he will not perform well.

"Pah pah pah! Well done!"

Recently, Bournemouth fans in the stands applauded Mourinho. In the eyes of the home team fans, Mourinho was giving them a chance by not playing Jiang Yuan and Hazard.

Give Bournemouth a chance to create a miracle!

In the 26th minute of the first half, Chelsea took advantage of its ability to control the rhythm as a strong team and slowly took over the game. Ake dribbled the ball all the way from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and only passed the ball to Ibrahimovic after half a foot entered the penalty area. The latter used his body to hold off the Bournemouth defender, pulled the ball, turned around, and shot in one go.

"The ball goes in! In the 28th minute of the game, Chelsea took the lead, this was a goal from Ibrahimovic in front of the goal!"

After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic rushed all the way to the corner flagpole, kicked it away, and roared at the home team fans.

After venting his inner excitement, Ibrahimovic turned around and took the initiative to greet Aké who was running towards him.

Although he was the one who scored the goal, Ibrahimovic knew in his heart that the credit was mainly due to Ake. If Ake had not dribbled the ball all the way from the backcourt to attack Bournemouth's defense, Ibrahimovic would not have found the chance to score.

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

The away team's stands were filled with cheers from Chelsea fans. Although the sound was not loud enough, it was cheerful and joyful. After Ibrahimovic broke the drought, the away team's fans and neutral fans were quite happy, and the Chelsea coaching team on the bench also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just like the commentator said before, in order to prepare for the Champions League match in 5 days, Chelsea did not bring out its full main lineup today.

Mourinho's worst preparation was to fall behind in the first half, but fortunately they took the lead in the end.

"I said, it's a random win."

Hazard on the bench opened his arms, one hand on Jiang Yuan's right shoulder, and the other hand on the top of the chair back. The Belgian's position today is a substitute warrior. If he can keep leading, he doesn't have to play.

Just take a day off!
Chelsea felt comfortable, but Bournemouth didn't think so. Ibrahimovic's shot in the penalty area successfully blew up two players on the Bournemouth bench. Jordan Ibe and Mousset took off their clothes with serious faces and prepared to warm up.

The game continued until the 42nd minute and the first half was about to end, but the score remained at 0:1 without any change.

In fact, leaving aside the number of goals, the data of Bournemouth and Chelsea are still relatively close.

"We can see that Bournemouth and Chelsea both had 7 shots, and the number of shots on target was exactly the same, 3"

"Yes, that's right. Sometimes the difference between a strong team and an average team in the league lies here. This is what we often call 'ability to seize opportunities'. Chelsea created 3 goal with 1 shots on target, but Bournemouth couldn't do that. This is why Bournemouth can only hover in the middle of the league now.

"They lack a striker with ultimate ability like Ibrahimovic, and they also lack a top defender like Terry who can clear the ball and score a goal at the critical moment."

"But I think that the fact that Eddie Howe can achieve the current results with this lineup is already a very good achievement. Hehe, according to a poll conducted by a British newspaper, among all the 20 head coaches of all Premier League teams, Eddie Howe's position as head coach is the most stable. His salary is not high, but his performance is not bad either!"

Even though Bournemouth is about to be defeated twice by Chelsea this season, they have also accomplished the feat of defeating Liverpool and Tottenham this season.

Take the feat of defeating Tottenham for example, this is an achievement that Chelsea has not yet achieved this season!
The second half of the game started. At the 47th minute, Mourinho put his hands in his pockets and turned to the bench: "Jiang, go warm up."

"ok, right"

In the camera, Jiang Yuan began to adjust his socks and sneakers. After standing up from the chair, he took off his down jacket and hung it on the back of his chair.

"Wowww!!!!"

"No, please no!"

There was a live shot, and Jiang Yuan's familiar face appeared on the big screen at the top of the Vitality Stadium. Upon noticing this situation, the home team players wailed and begged Mourinho not to make the substitution.

"You're going to play Real Madrid soon!"

"Let Jiang go, he hasn't rested enough!"

"Jose, listen to me and let Jiang sit down!"

"sit down!"

“xuuuu——!!!”

Bournemouth fans are very nervous right now, with the league's top scorer last season and so far this season stretching on the grass at the Vitality Stadium.

In fact, there is no need for Bournemouth fans to be so nervous, because it will take Jiang Yuan at least 15 minutes from warming up to playing, which means that it is basically unlikely that he will play before 65 minutes.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, just remember what I said!"

Eddie Howe shouted to the Bournemouth players on the field. He had guessed Chelsea's substitution as early as the halftime break. According to Eddie Howe's prediction, Mourinho would let Jiang Yuan and Hazard play at the same time for a fast break, but Mourinho only played Jiang Yuan.

But it's almost the same, Eddie Howe said it in the locker room.

Jiang Yuan's appearance will simply make Chelsea's attack on the left more aggressive, so as long as Bournemouth slightly strengthens their defense on the right and other positions do what they should do, it won't have much impact whether Jiang Yuan comes on the field or not.

In the 55th minute of the game, Jiang Yuan half-knelt on the grass, intending to stretch the hamstring muscles on the back of his thighs. As a result, Bournemouth suddenly interrupted Chelsea's attack in the backcourt, and not just interrupted. Bournemouth, who regained the ball, launched a counterattack under the coordination of midfielder Harry Art.

The sudden increase in the pace of the game scared Jiang Yuan so much that he stopped warming up and focused on watching the game in front of him.

"Continuous one-two passes, Bournemouth's midfielder handled the ball very quickly"

"Pogba wants to head forward, forget it, after thinking about it, it would be a bit dangerous to head forward at this time"

"Art passed the ball to the wing. Art is now acting as a quick dealer in the midfield. Afobi continues to move into the penalty area with the ball."

"Use your body to push Kante away. Kante is at the bottom. The referee signals to continue the attack!"

"Afobe! Pass the ball to Joshua King!"

Although Bournemouth's counterattacks did not have the outrageous impact of Chelsea's counterattacks, they also had their own characteristics.

Bournemouth's counterattack was somewhat similar to a combination of Manchester City and Portsmouth, passing the ball while looking for opportunities to head the ball in the penalty area.

Just like Joshua King now, after finishing his bottom pass, Joshua King will immediately face Ake, but with this kind of counterattack opportunity, Joshua King will not be stupid enough to fight Ake one-on-one.

When he was about 5 meters away from Ake, Joshua King kicked the ball directly into the goal.

Wilshere in the middle!
Zouma was next to Wilshere when he was about to jump. Logically, Zouma could have stopped Wilshere from jumping this time, but Zouma was too clumsy and failed to stop Wilshere at such a close distance.

"boom!"

There was a dull sound of header, and Wilshere's header successfully broke through Chelsea's goal.

"What the hell?"

Jiang Yuan felt overwhelmed while doing stretching poses.

I had originally planned to play in an advantageous position, but it turned into an evenly matched situation before I even got on the court.

As soon as the goal was scored, the director's camera was focused on Wilshere who ran out to celebrate. Then the scene changed and Pat Nevin's familiar face appeared on the big screen.

The Chelsea star from Scotland predicted the match would end in 0:2, but with Wilshere's header, Nevin's prediction was deemed wrong.

However, just as the fans at Vitality Stadium were jumping and celebrating, referee Andre Marina suddenly blew the whistle.

Looking at the big screen at the top of the stadium, 1:1 became 0:1 again.

Judging from the replay provided by the director, the referee on the scene determined that Afobe's collision with Kante was a foul, so the goal was directly invalidated.

“Beep, beep, beep!!!”

"Beep, asshole! Shit referee!"

"Fuck you, get out of England!"

The fans at the scene gave him a red kiss. The director originally wanted to give the camera to Wilshere to let the fans see Wilshere's expression after the goal was blown off. As a result, he noticed something in the crowd of pictures and finally gave the camera to Pat Nevin outside the VIP box again.

boom!
Pat Nevin, 53, put one foot on a chair and stroked his ear in front of the camera.

This was his favorite celebration when he was a player!
After touching his ears, Naven sat back on the chair and made a “2” gesture with his hands.

Again, there is only one score for today's game, and that is 0:2!

67 '
The fourth official held up the sign.

29 Chalobah↓

7 Jiang↑

"Here we go, Chelsea made their first substitution of the game, No. 29 Chalobah came off the bench and No. 7 Jiang Yuan came on the bench"

clap clap clap!
Applause broke out at the scene. Although Jiang Yuan's appearance was not a good thing for Bournemouth, it was a blessing for the fans to watch a performance from a top star at the Vitality Stadium.

"come on"

Chalobah pressed his hand down and slapped it on Jiang Yuan's hand. The latter rubbed his hands after the high-five and then ran onto the court.

"Zlatan!" This was a corner kick attack. Jiang Yuan took out a small note from his trouser pocket and handed it to Ibrahimovic. Then he took out a piece of chewing gum from the same pocket and put it into his own mouth.

Jiang Yuan, Ibrahimovic and Zouma hugged each other, and Azpilicueta's corner kick found Zouma at the first point.

Jiang Yuan knew that Zouma was going to go for a header, so he helped push Wilshere away from him, and then helped Zouma observe the angle of his shot.

According to Jiang Yuan's judgment, the success rate of scoring a goal with a header from this distance is not high, so Jiang Yuan chose to ask for the ball.

"Give it to me!"

Zouma jumped up in the penalty area, stretched his neck, and headed the ball to the side to Jiang Yuan's feet.

Because it was a header pass, Zouma's pass would definitely not be very good. After Jiang Yuan got the ball, he adjusted half a step and then made a volley.

boom!
Snapped.

After two consecutive shots, Jiang Yuan's shot was saved by Boruc, but the Polish veteran failed to hold the ball. The ball bounced out and landed at Falcao's feet, who made an unselfish cross facing the goal.

"Give it to Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic!"

"Hit the door!"

"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!!"

"Zlatan Ibrahimovi!"

"Chelsea2:0Bournemouth!"

Pat Nevin's prediction came true, as Ibrahimovic wrapped his arm around Falcao's neck and ran towards the bottom of the stands, with the latter following a Fabregas who was counting down.

"3"

"2"

"1"

"VAMOS!!!!"

Swish, swish, swish!
[Isn't it said that the scores predicted by the famous players are not accurate? What's wrong with Pat Nevin? Damn, if I had known that Nevin's predictions were so awesome, I would have followed his lead! ]

[Fuck it, Afobe pushing Kante was not a foul at all. The score should be 1:2, not 0:2. This referee is a screw-up! ]

[Fuck, Nevin really got it right. I remember he only guessed the score correctly once this season, this is the second time]

[The game isn't over yet, what are you so anxious about? ]

[Can Eddie Howe hold himself together? This was the lineup that we used to lose to Chelsea last winter. Now it’s the same lineup, nothing has changed, so how can you win?]

[I declare the final score of this game to be 1:2. Bournemouth will score another world-class goal later! ]

[Honestly, this Chalobah should be quickly demoted to the second team or sold directly. This guy is only at the level of a slightly better player in the Chinese Super League]

[Don't be so mean, Chalobah is not a striker. Didn't Chelsea say they would buy Morata in the summer transfer window this year? Well, I think they can buy him.]

[Little-known fact: unless Chelsea gets €6000 million from selling players, it is impossible for them to buy Morata. Check out PSR (Financial Fair Play). Chelsea has been losing money buying players.]

[Always losing money? Damn, Abramovich really loves Chelsea, how much money does he have to put in every year? 】

Ibrahimovic's goal narrowed the score gap to 2 goals, and the Chelsea coaching staff finally relaxed their nervous mood at this time.

Chelsea can't relax even if they are leading by one goal, but if they have two goals, then there is nothing to panic about.

Mourinho gestured outside the court, signaling the players to slow down the offensive tempo, while he himself organized the players to warm up on the bench.

……

Considering that the Champions League is about to start, Mourinho needs to give the main players as much rest time as possible.

The next two substitutions are left, one for Ibrahimovic and one for Pogba.

perfect!

In the VIP box, Pat Nevin was lying on a chair with a smile on his face, next to him was Bournemouth's financial director Hammark.

"You know, like I said before the game, there will be no other score today except 0:2"

Naven pointed at Hammack's nose and said jokingly: "You didn't believe it at first."

"Well, why can you make such accurate predictions?"

Hammark moved his body towards Naven, trying to find some ways to improve the team from the people in the local camp.

Hammark wanted to ask for advice, and Naven was of course happy to give it to him (he was usually very idle, so it was actually quite difficult for him to find someone to talk to).

"You see, Bournemouth is relatively weak compared to Chelsea"

"Well, I'm not saying Bournemouth is not as good as Chelsea. I'm just saying that this season, judging from the points and winning rate, Bournemouth is the side that is not dominant."

"Most importantly, Chelsea will have a very important Champions League match in 5 days, so they will definitely not let all the main players start in this game."

Naven analyzed it slowly, and Hammark looked serious.

Although it may sound a bit like hindsight, I have to say that the analysis in the text is still very organized.

"I know what you mean, but why is it 0:2?"

"Chelsea's current league ranking is very embarrassing. They really want to win this game, so they will go all out even if they use the substitute lineup. At least a few main players will definitely start."

"In the first half, the substitutes scored one goal, and in the second half, Jiang or Hazard came on and scored another one. The final score was 0:2. Isn't this easy to understand?"

Naven said as a matter of course, pointing to the court below: "There is no need to watch what happens next. Chelsea will definitely start to play defense after leading by 2 goals. There will be no new..."

"wowwww!!!"

Nevin was halfway through his words when the surrounding stands suddenly erupted with screams from fans. Nevin and Hammark immediately stood up and looked down, only to see Jiang Yuan dangling in Bournemouth's penalty area with the ball.

"Jiang Yuan, play one-on-one with Adam Smith. If Smith defends Jiang Yuan alone, the pressure might be a bit great."

"Let Fraser help!"

"Jiang Yuan pushed forward directly. There was a big gap between Fraser and Smith, and Jiang Yuan seized the gap!"

"Bournemouth are in a terrible situation right now!"

"Jiang Yuan!"

The situation was really urgent, and Smith had little time to think. In addition, Jiang Yuan was wandering around in the penalty area, so Smith nervously kicked Jiang Yuan directly on the calf.

fuck!

Jiang Yuan fell in the penalty area and rolled back and forth, while the ball slowly rolled to Boruc's feet. Boruc, who was in front of the goal, stepped on the ball and held it in his arms.

It seems safe, but Boruc is very nervous now.

Because this is most likely a penalty!

"Sir! Sir, this is a foul, in the penalty area...!"

Terry found the referee Marina, who did not give the Chelsea captain a chance to argue. He pointed to the penalty area and directly awarded Chelsea a penalty.

"Forehead……"

Pat Nevin looked at the referee on the field. Logically speaking, as a famous player, he should be happy that Chelsea got a penalty, but he just couldn't smile.

This is just some bullshit!

Fabregas helped Jiang Yuan up from the ground, and Boruc walked over and stuffed the ball into Jiang Yuan's arms.

Originally Jiang Yuan planned to take the penalty kick himself, but he saw Ibrahimovic slowly walking towards him.

Ibrahimovic already has two goals, and he can get a hat trick with just one more. Given the Swede's character, he will ask Jiang Yuan for this penalty no matter what.

Considering that this could be a hat trick, Jiang Yuan would feel embarrassed to not give the ball if Ibrahimovic really wanted it.

In that case, let's just make it happen.

Jiang Yuan stretched out his right hand with the ball and looked at Ibrahimovic: "Zlatan, come here!"

“Thank you”

Ibrahimovic first hugged Jiang Yuan, then took the ball, pressed the ball with both hands, and after confirming that the air pressure was correct, Ibrahimovic put the ball on the penalty spot.

"Eevee!"

"approach……"

"Hit the door!"

"The ball is in! The ball is in!"

"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLL!!!!"

"hat-trick!"

"It's a hat-trick for Zlatan Ibrahimovi!"

Ibrahimovic was very excited after scoring the goal because this was his first hat trick since joining Chelsea last season!
"Wohoo!!"

Ibrahimovic ran out with a sprint, and as he jumped, he raised his right fist: "Roar --!!!"

and many more!

Ibrahimovic suddenly remembered something. He suddenly became quiet, walked slowly to the sideline, bent his knees, and made strange movements with his hands.

Chinese fans and foreign fans who often watch Chelsea games can see it immediately.

Ibrahimovic is imitating Jiang Yuan's Tai Chi celebration!

In the 77th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic completed a hat-trick. At this point in time, the team was leading by 3 goals and the suspense of the game had completely disappeared.

Mourinho replaced Pogba with Alonso in the 82nd minute, and then replaced Ibrahimovic, the hat-trick hero, with Cahill in the 87th minute.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Zlatan!"

"Clap clap clap!"

When Ibrahimovic left the field, Chelsea fans gave him continuous applause. Ibrahimovic himself was very excited. After hugging Mourinho, he headed straight into the tunnel.

"What do you want to do?"

Mourinho called the Swede to a halt.

"Smoke a cigar"

"Fucking cigar, come back quickly!"

Ibrahimovic wanted to have some cigarettes and drinks to celebrate his hat trick, but unfortunately Mourinho did not allow him to do so.

It’s not that Mourinho doesn’t allow players to smoke or drink, it’s just that they are still in the game.

Can't you wait until the game is over?
The fourth official gave 3 minutes of extra time and the game ended until the 94th minute. The last few minutes gave Bournemouth a chance to chase, but the situation on the field still favored Chelsea.

If you are behind by 1 or 2 goals, you can still catch up in the final moments, but if you are behind by 3 goals, there is really no way out!
……

After the game, there was silence in the home team's locker room, but Pogba had already turned on the speakers in the away team's locker room.

"I'm hurtin baby, I'm broken down~"

"I need your lovin, lovin I need it now~~~"

"When I'm without ya, I'm somethin weak~"

Although there were some frictions between Ibrahimovic and Pogba, today was a day of clean sheet and win.

There is an unwritten rule within many professional teams: don't quarrel when you win.

“Thanks for the penalty from Jiang!”

Ibrahimovic held the microphone in one hand and hugged Jiang Yuan with the other hand, then passed the microphone to Jiang Yuan's mouth: "You should sing a few words too?"

"What did you say?"

Jiang Yuan shouted: "Paul, can you turn down the volume? I can't hear Zlatan talking."

"Impossible, the volume must not be turned down, otherwise I won't feel it."

As the locker room's exclusive DJ, Pogba has his own understanding of music.

If you turn down the volume, it’s not a party anymore!

“I say, you should sing it too!”

Ibrahimovic yelled, and this time Jiang Yuan finally heard it clearly: "Fuck you, I can't sing this song, can you change it?"

"Can't change it, can't change it!"

"Why not change?" Jiang Yuan spread his hands towards Ibrahimovic.

“Because I only know how to sing this one.”

"Fuck you!"

……

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