Chapter 410 I Think I Should Leave (+2k)

The front-page headline of The Mirror - "Pogba cannot become the core of the team", Mourinho is suspected of confessing the conflict with Pogba.

Interviews after the FA Cup semi-final made fans realize that the conflicts between Chelsea players and even between players and coaches are more serious than they imagined, especially between Mourinho and Pogba.

Because according to the fans' understanding of Mourinho, he generally does not deliberately target one of his players after the game.

"Pogba cannot become the core of the team." It is hard to imagine that this sentence came from the mouth of Chelsea's head coach.

It was Mourinho who brought Pogba from Juventus to London!

Now fans all have a question. Mourinho has openly broken up with Pogba, so how will these two guys get along in the future?

This season is about to end, what about next season?

Given Chelsea's current mediocre performance, the Blues top management will definitely not think of changing coaches. Once Mourinho and Pogba appear in the same team at the same time, the two of them will produce a violent chemical reaction, thus becoming an unstable factor for the team.

Now is the end of the season, putting aside the locker room affairs, Chelsea needs to focus on their next games, or in other words, try to win as many team honors as possible and help individual players get the personal honors they hope to get.

In terms of team honors, there is only one FA Cup left. In theory, Chelsea still has the possibility of winning the Premier League, but that is only theoretical. Mourinho does not want to do such theoretical things. Defeating Arsenal and winning the FA Cup is Chelsea's last hope of winning a trophy this season.

Fortunately, the Blues have been a natural nemesis for the Gunners in recent years, so their hopes of winning the championship are still quite good.

In terms of personal honors, the most important one is Jiang Yuan's Premier League Golden Boot. Currently, the league has reached the 33rd round. Jiang Yuan and Kane (Tottenham) have 26 goals and 24 goals respectively. In addition, there is Sanchez (Arsenal) with 20 goals.

Judging from this data, this season's Premier League Golden Boot will most likely be won between Jiang Yuan and Kane.

“It’s almost time”

At the pre-match meeting at Cobham, Mourinho looked down at his Vacheron Constantin watch: "There are only five games left in this season's league. Just like last season, we have a very important task ahead of us."

Mourinho looked at Jiang Yuan who was sitting in the last row in a daze and said: "From now on, don't give penalties to your teammates, even if one of us is about to get a hat trick."

When playing against Bournemouth before, Jiang Yuan gave his penalty to Ibrahimovic, helping the Swede complete his first hat trick for Chelsea.

Supporting teammates is a good thing, but the current situation does not allow Jiang Yuan to do so.

Chelsea won the league title last season, so a Premier League Golden Boot may not seem like a big deal, but Chelsea has no trophy so far this season, and if they can win a Premier League Golden Boot they can at least save some face.

"Ok, I know."

Jiang Yuan came back to his senses and nodded to Mourinho. He was also under a lot of pressure.

There is only a difference of 2 goals between Kane and him, and Tottenham is still the favorite to win the championship this season. Playing for the championship team and as a center forward, Kane will definitely get more shooting rights than Jiang Yuan.

Chelsea will let Jiang Yuan compete for the Golden Boot, and the same will go for Tottenham. If nothing unexpected happens, the England center forward will get exaggerated firing rights in the remaining five games.

"Jiang, why do you look so nervous?"

Mourinho, who was standing on the multimedia podium, saw Jiang Yuan's expression and couldn't help laughing: "Come on, you are the more advantageous side now. I checked it at the end of the training this morning. You scored two more goals than Kane. What are you afraid of?"

"Yes, Jiang, I will pass the ball to you, you don't have to worry!"

Zuma, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head, showing his big white teeth, and winked at Jiang Yuan: "I'll pass the ball to you, what are you worried about? Stop the ball, shoot, and then score a goal. The striker is the best position to play."

"I'm stressed because you passed the ball to me."

Jiang Yuan spread his hands to Zuma. His words made the French defender a little sad: "Jiang, how could you do this?"

"My fault, Kurt, please pass the ball to me more often, but just think about it, don't really pass it to me"

Don't really want to pass it to you?
Jiang Yuan's words were a bit strange. Zouma didn't come around for a while. Instead, Terry, who was sitting next to him, spoke first. The Blues captain hugged Zouma's neck and said, "When can you practice long passes? Even Messi can't catch the kind of passes you make."

“Yes, I said this before.”

Jiang Yuan pointed at Terry, then looked at Mourinho: "Kurt's long pass must be practiced. I don't know how he passed the youth training course."

"We can give our little Kurt some extra training next season."

Mourinho had a smile on his face. Jiang Yuan was relieved to hear the exact news from the head coach.

At least he won't have to deal with long, spinless passes like this next season.

"Kurt, a long pass without spin is not a pass, it's a shot!"

Jiang Yuan patted Zuma's shoulders twice, then leaned back on the back of his chair.

Wow!
Mourinho turned to the next page in his notebook. The eye-catching "W" at the top of the white paper reminded him of something he had not said today.

"Well, I have another good news to tell you..."

Mourinho snapped his notebook shut: "Clarkson has been in contact with William's hospital. According to the report I received from Clarkson, William's injury has been almost healed."

"oh my god!"

Chelsea players' eyes lit up. This is really good news!
"So William is ready to compete?"

"Is this confirmed news? I see his knee is dislocated."

"..."

"Quiet!"

Mourinho knocked twice on the multimedia desk, and the conference room gradually quieted down.

"Jose, is this true news?"

"Yes, of course, this must be true news. There is no need for me to lie to you, right?"

Mourinho looked at Ake speechlessly and said: "William will return to the base tomorrow afternoon to participate in rehabilitation training. When he will train with us depends on the progress of his rehabilitation training."

It is a very tedious process for a professional player to go from injury to returning to normal play. After learning that William had a soft tissue tear and a minor fracture in his knee, the club directly announced that the Brazilian winger was out for the season.

If you think about it carefully, the club's statement is not completely unreasonable. William's injury has only just healed, and by the time he officially participates in the game, the season will probably be over.

but……

If you calculate carefully, William still has a chance to play a few games.

For example, the FA Cup final at the end of May!

Chelsea players were about to give up on this season, but then William suddenly came back and everyone started thinking about the championship.

With left winger Jiang Yuan, attacking midfielder Eden Hazard and right winger William Borges, Chelsea can finally return to the violent offensive mode at the beginning of the season!

"It would be nice if William could come back sooner"

Azpilicueta put his elbow on the seat handle and supported his head with his left hand: "If he comes back earlier, we can play against Real Madrid"

"The past is the past!"

The person who spoke was captain Terry: "We have lost, this is a fact. We will participate in the Champions League next season and we will compete for the championship then. This is also a fact. Cesar, do you agree with what I said?"

"Of course..."

Azpilicueta was shocked by Terry's behavior.

"That's it"

Terry leaned back in his chair and fished out a stick of gum from his inside jacket pocket. He handed it to Azpilicueta: "Cesar, do you want this?"

"Oh, ok, thank you!"

……

On the afternoon of April 4th, London time, the 25th round of the Premier League kicked off. Chelsea faced Southampton at home at Stamford Bridge. After 34 minutes of regular time and 90 minutes of stoppage time, Chelsea defeated Southampton 4:2. Jiang Yuan and Ibrahimovic scored a goal respectively.

It was a long-awaited clean sheet, and the Chelsea players were very happy after winning this game. This month, Chelsea's opponents are either Manchester United, Real Madrid or Manchester City and Tottenham. It was not easy to keep the opponents scoreless, which is of course something worth celebrating.

Terry took the victorious players to The connaught for a drink, and Mourinho did not stop them. The Portuguese coach was invited by Abramovich and after saying goodbye to the players, he went to the box on the second floor of the stadium again, where Roman Abramovich was waiting for him.

Mourinho pushed the door open and the first thing he saw was Abramovich lying on the sofa and raising his glass in his direction: "What a wonderful game, Jose, what do you think?"

“I couldn’t be more supportive”

Mourinho sat on the sofa opposite Abramovich with a smile on his face and very comfortable. Abramovich's assistant wanted to pour Mourinho a glass of red wine, but the Portuguese chose to do it himself.

"Patus, your favorite"

Abramovich pointed at the red wine in Mourinho's glass. The last time he was at home, Abramovich invited Mourinho to drink a vintage Romanee-Conti. He also knew that Mourinho didn't like too delicate red wine.

"You still remember"

Mourinho's eyes lit up, he took a quick taste and found that it was indeed his favorite drink, Patos.

Abramovich has a really hard time. He is the biggest boss of Chelsea, but he still has to remember what kind of red wine Mourinho, a small employee, likes to drink.

"I told you I'll always stand by your side"

Abramovich took the wine glass handed to him by his assistant and clinked glasses with Mourinho.

This 1989 Patus was an apology gift from Abramovich to Mourinho, a way for the Russian to reflect on his previous inappropriate remarks. It's just that Abramovich couldn't say it so directly.

I will say I apologize, but I will only express my apology through actions. It is impossible for you to ask me to say the word "sorry"!

Taking a sip of the red wine in the glass, feeling the fruity aroma of Romanee-Conti flowing in his mouth, Abramovich looked into Mourinho's eyes. After deciding to give away the bottle of vintage Petrus, Abramovich also made his decision.

That is, between Pogba and Mourinho, he will choose to stand on Mourinho's side.

This is out of trust in my old friend!

"The summer transfer window is about to start, and I think it's time for us to look for some suitable players. I think..."

“I hope to leave after this season”

"..."

"Sorry? I didn't hear what you said clearly?"

Abu's expression froze, and his assistant hurried over to take the wine glass from his hand.

"I said... I hope to leave at the end of this season. I have been at Chelsea for long enough and I think it is time for me to leave."

Mourinho had been thinking about when to tell Abramovich about this matter, but he kept putting it off.

Mourinho should have said it before the FA Cup semi-final, but he kept delaying it until after the game with Southampton.

Mourinho felt that saying this was a very embarrassing and shameful thing, but when he really said it, Mourinho just felt that he was very brave and cool.

"Are you sure you're talking to me seriously? This isn't a joke? Have you really thought about this?"

Abu spoke very quickly and his white beard seemed to be crawling on his face.

"Of course, of course I thought about it seriously. I'm not joking. I've never joked since I met you."

Mourinho was so excited that he stood up from his chair, but he soon sat back down.

This isn't the right situation to stand up and speak.

"Mr. Roman, you should be able to see that I am no longer of much use to Chelsea. I have lost the prestige that a head coach should have. This is true for the players and the team's management. The management no longer trusts me."

"I trust you, isn't that enough?"

Abu said with a straight face, almost shouting.

"But the players don't trust me anymore, that's the key!"

Mourinho shouted back directly: "I have my own tactical theory, and I think my theory is beneficial to the club, but you know, I have encountered a problem now. I can't implement my tactical theory into the team's game tactics. I have lost my absolute voice in the locker room. This is the most critical problem. Yesterday afternoon we had a meeting at the base. When I said 'quiet', how many people were still talking in the meeting room? Can you imagine that situation?"

"I said 100% of the tactics, but only 10% were actually implemented, Mr. Roman. This is the inevitable consequence of the players not trusting the head coach."

After finishing a long string of words, Mourinho took a deep breath and paused for a while. Just as he was about to speak, Abramovich said: "I will not agree to your leaving"

Mourinho's contract with the club comes with a penalty clause. If Mourinho wants to leave Chelsea, he must part ways with the club peacefully.

If Abramovich does not agree and Mourinho still wants to leave directly, he will need to pay a penalty of up to 830 million pounds.

A simple calculation shows that if Mourinho wants to leave by force, his past year of work will be in vain. Therefore, as long as the club disagrees, the probability of Mourinho directly breaching the contract and leaving is 1%.

"I'm not leaving?"

Mourinho gave a strange smile: "Roman, the Chelsea dressing room is like a bomb that could explode at any time. If I stay, do you think I can control this bomb? I am a football coach, not a bomb disposal expert."

Crunch!

Mourinho stood up from the sofa, and the sudden force made the sofa under his butt move back a few centimeters: "Roman, I need to tell you a fact, a fact that neither you nor I are willing to admit."

"That means if I stay, Chelsea's results next season will only be worse!"

"Why do you have to be in such a hurry?"

Abramovich spread his hands, with a puzzled look on his face: "If you have any problem with Paul, we can deal with him and loan him out. I can agree to your request. It's nothing."

Abramovich has also come to terms with it. Mourinho has led the team to two league titles for the second time, and this season they were able to get fourth place despite the chaos in the locker room, which shows that he has certain abilities.

Now that the Portuguese has left, it will be difficult for Chelsea to find a coach who can lead the team to win the championship.

"It's not Paul's problem. Even if Paul is not here, not many people in the locker room will listen to me completely."

"Mr. Roman, I know you want me to lead the team to better results, but I have just told you that if I stay, Chelsea's results next season will only be worse"

Some things are impossible to get back once they are lost. Mourinho established the wrong relationship with the players in the early days of his tenure, which ultimately led to this wrong result.

"Worse results? Why? Then tell me, if you stay, what are our chances of winning the league title next season? If I follow your requirements and make the summer transfer reinforcements, what are our chances of winning the league title next season?"

"nil"

Mourinho made a circle with his right hand.

"What about the top four?" Abu asked.

It's still the same circle.

hiss--

Mourinho's serious expression forced Abramovich to think seriously.

In fact, what the Portuguese said does not make sense. If there is no personnel change, the probability of intensified conflicts in the locker room is much greater than the probability of easing.

If Mourinho stays and continues to argue with Pogba and other players next season, Chelsea's results will only get worse.

Pogba leaving?

Then a new problem arises. Some of Chelsea's main players no longer obey Mourinho's arrangements. Hazard's frequent lateness for training and Jiang Yuan's decreasing number of defensive returns prove this.

“I need some time to think”

"In fact, there is no need to think about this. You and I both know what is the best way to do it."

Mourinho reached out and picked up the wine glass on the coffee table, drank the vintage Patos in it, turned around and walked out.

"Sir, do you want me to go up and give this to him?"

The assistant pointed to the bottle of 1989 Petrus standing on the coffee table and asked Abramovich, who shook his head: "No need, he won't take it."

For a sensitive person like Mourinho, he cares more about what others think of him and what others say to him.

Abramovich gave him a whole bottle of Patos, but Mourinho only drank one of them.

The Portuguese knew that Abramovich was apologizing, but he did not fully accept his apology.

Abramovich's words hurt Mourinho, that's part of it. More importantly, Mourinho knew he couldn't stay at Chelsea any longer, the team's problems were getting worse, and the solution to this problem was that several key players had to leave, and he was one of them.

……

The 35th round of the Premier League, Everton vs. Chelsea, will kick off at 4:30 pm Beijing time on April 9. This is a nearly perfect time for Chinese fans to watch the game, so CCTV05 was already crowded 20 minutes before the start of the game.

[Why are they still broadcasting badminton? Didn’t they say Chelsea will play Everton at 9 o’clock? Where is Xiaojiangren? ]

【Chelsea Everton, Premier League blue derby! 】

[Manchester City:?] [Chelsea has to win today anyway. Manchester City has an injury. Chelsea can beat Manchester City and move up to third place if they win another game. Even if they can't win the championship, they still have to move up in the rankings.]

[Please stop broadcasting badminton. Can't you broadcast the press conference? ]

[What else can you do if it’s free? CCTV won’t broadcast the game until the game starts.]

[Cold knowledge: Now if you want to see the players, you can go to the pirated website first, and then watch CCTV after the game starts. The pirated website now has the footage of Everton's press conference, and Koeman is being interviewed]

[The above poster is really smart. I'll go to the pirated website to have a look. Damn, I haven't seen Xiao Jiang for a few days. I'm itchy all over now.]

【666】

[Coman is being interviewed. Damn, if it’s not Chelsea, I won’t watch it]

At this time in the locker room of Goodison Park, Mourinho made a series of arrangements for the team's tactics, among which the Portuguese placed special emphasis on Everton's center forward Lukaku.

"The defense line should pay special attention to Romelu (Lukaku). You have played against him before. His physical strength is quite exaggerated. You must be sure to stand firm before the confrontation."

Mourinho looked at David Luiz and Zouma, Chelsea's two central defenders in today's game.

Considering Terry's age, he would suffer if he really clashed with Lukaku, so Mourinho did not let the Blues captain start in this game.

“He can’t beat me.”

Zuma rolled up his sleeves and showed his impressive muscles to the coaching staff.

"Lukaku weighs 220 pounds (100 kilograms)"

Brown, who was standing nearby, gave a reminder.

"I'm also 220 pounds, why should I be afraid of him?"

"Are you sure you weigh 220 pounds?"

Brown looked Zuma up and down and asked: "Weren't you 208 pounds when you finished training yesterday morning? You gained 10 pounds in one day. What did you eat?"

"There's no difference between 208 pounds and 220 pounds"

Zouma rolled up his sleeves and said with a pout: "Just trust me, I will definitely defend Lukaku, they won't be able to score in today's game."

Zuma put his hand on Jiang Yuan: "Jiang, if you score one goal, we can get 3 points today, believe me"

"ok, good"

Jiang Yuan nodded on the surface, but actually he absolutely did not believe what Zouma said. This French big brother would always brag before every game, and then start giving away points when the game came.

According to Jiang Yuan's inference, if Chelsea only scored one goal in this game, they would most likely lose.

This guy Zouma can only deceive Kante!
……

2:05 pm London time.

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, dear audience friends, this is the live broadcast of the 2016th round of the 17-35 Premier League, Everton's home game against Chelsea"

"The venue for this game is Everton's home ground, Goodison Park, the referee is Jonathan Moss, and we can see that the players from both sides are ready to play on the field."

"The referee has blown the whistle, the game has begun, now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams today. First up is Everton, the home team, wearing blue jerseys!"

Everton (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Stekelenburg
Defenders: Holgate, Jagielka, Ashley Williams, Baines
Midfielders: Guy, Tom Davies, Barkley
Forwards: Enrique Valencia, Romelu Lukaku, Calvert-Lewin
Head coach: Ronald Koeman
"Then it's Chelsea, the visiting team, who are wearing a grey and black striped jersey with a fluorescent collar."

Chelsea has two away jerseys this season, one black and one white. The black one is the first away jersey and is also the most commonly used one.

In terms of appearance, black and white have their own opinions, but neither is bad.

As soon as the game started, the camera turned to the VIP box on the second floor of the stands, where Ms. Marina, the person in charge of the Chelsea transfer window, was communicating with Everton officials.

Marina had a task in this game, which was to observe center forward Lukaku and midfielder Barkley, both of whom were Chelsea's reserve signings for the new season.

Anyway, come and check it out first, whether to buy it or not is another matter.

The game was in the 19th minute. The pace of today's game was much faster than the fans had imagined. The reason was that Jiang Yuan moved back and forth between the left and the center, making Everton's defensive players extremely nervous.

Mourinho specifically emphasized to the players before the game that this season's Everton, like Chelsea, is a very typical team with strong offense but weak defense.

The coaching staff cannot judge which team has better defense, Chelsea or Everton, but what is certain is that Chelsea’s offense will definitely be stronger than Everton’s.

In that case, why don't we all take off our clothes?

Directly attack!
"Jiang Yuan, stand still after getting the ball. He is supporting his teammates. Hazard and Kante are both leaning towards Jiang Yuan. Let's see what Jiang Yuan will choose, whether to cooperate with Hazard or pass the ball to Azpilicueta on the wing."

"Do it yourself, pass the ball to the right with a long pass with your left foot, and give the opportunity to Fabregas, who made a good stop. Fabregas's condition is also warming up, which is of great help to Chelsea's offense."

"Hey, Coach He, I wonder if you've watched the news?"

"What news?"

“The one about William.”

"Oh! I know that a British reporter reported that the injured William appeared at Chelsea's training base. I have also seen the photo taken by the reporter. Judging from the photo, William should be in good condition."

"That's right. The most important thing for Chelsea now is the FA Cup final next month. If William can return to the game before the end of this season, it will be a very..."

"Hey, Hazard made a cross pass from the right, but Ibrahimovic was a little slow to react and didn't reach the ball!"

"Hey, Ake, just rush over and shoot!"

"The ball goes in! It's a goal from the team's No. 6 Ake!"

22 '
What
"Hahaha!"

"Wohoo!"

Ake slid down on his knees on the grass. This was a goal that broke the deadlock and was naturally worth celebrating.

In addition to breaking the deadlock, this was Ake's first goal for Chelsea. After being promoted to the first team from Chelsea U2013 in January 1, the Dutchman has been loaned out continuously until returning from Bournemouth on loan in January 18.

This goal has a different meaning for Ake.

"Well done!"

Jiang Yuan, who ran up from behind, reached his hand into Ake's hair, grabbed his teammate's scalp and shook it vigorously.

"Oh~ Jesus, it hurts, it hurts!"

Ake screamed twice, but as soon as Jiang Yuan put his hand down, Ibrahimovic came up again.

"Don't pull my hair, not there, not there!"

"It's all right, it's all right!"

Zuma yelled twice and picked up Ake from behind: "good man!"

Seeing Chelsea score the first goal, Mourinho outside the field sighed and finally felt relieved.

The difference in strength between Everton and Chelsea this season is not particularly large, so Mourinho was still a little worried before the game started.

However, since Chelsea scored the first goal, and it was scored by the full-back Ake, there is no need for Chelsea to worry.

God said that he is on Chelsea's side in today's game!

……

In the 30th minute of the game, Barkley passed the ball directly to Lukaku in front. Barkley's pass was intended to let Lukaku push forward and create opportunities for his teammates to go to the side. As a result, Lukaku's thinking was a little different from ordinary people. He directly stepped on the ball and stopped where he was.

What?

Lukaku's behavior of stepping on the ball put the players of both teams into a depressed state at the same time. Barkley cursed in his heart and could only rush up to support Lukaku.

After Barkley was in the right position, Lukaku passed the ball back and started running to the right, even making gestures to his teammates while running.

Give and you will have it, give and you will have it!
Barkley's eyes lit up and he pretended to pass the ball to Lewin on the left, but in fact he shook off Pogba and passed the ball straight to Lukaku.

This is the performance time for Everton's No. 10. Lukaku looked around and after making sure that there was no one around him, he stretched out his right foot to control the ball steadily, and then started his explosive dribble on the right side.

This is no ordinary explosion, this is a Belgian explosion!

"Hmm! Lukaku is very fast. It is rare for a standard striker to sprint down the wing with the ball."

"Lukaku is very confident in his speed. Kante wants to follow Pogba, but Gay is pushing forward and Kante can't get away now!"

"It's very uncomfortable. Chelsea is in a very uncomfortable situation now. If Lukaku succeeds in going down the field and fighting Azpilicueta one-on-one, Chelsea players will be in great danger, because Azpilicueta, who is less than 1 meters tall, finds it very difficult to deal with a super center like Lukaku."

"Jiang Yuan! There is no choice but to let Jiang Yuan come back. Jiang Yuan is standing next to Lukaku."

"Two people are having a one-on-one duel on the wing"

Mourinho kept emphasizing the importance of defending Lukaku to Zouma and Luiz, but he never expected that Lukaku would take the initiative to run to the wing.

And the one defending him was not Azpilicueta, but Jiang Yuan.

The winger and the opposing center forward had a one-on-one duel on their own wing. Mourinho never expected that the game would turn out to be so absurd.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan is 1 or 84 meters tall, and with his excellent speed in changing direction, it would be very difficult for Lukaku to break through Jiang Yuan's defense line without committing a foul.

When he came to the wing, Lukaku knew that he couldn't get rid of Jiang Yuan, so he took the initiative to slow down and wait for his teammates behind him to support him.

“Here!”

Jagielka waved from behind, Lukaku passed the ball back directly, and with Jagielka's through pass, Everton made a two-on-one on the wing.

Lukaku turned and continued running forward.

If it was just a normal turn, Jiang Yuan could definitely catch up with Lukaku easily.

But Lukaku didn’t just turn around, but…

Rhino turns!
"Fuck!"

Speaking in his native language, Jiang Yuan never expected that a center forward of Lukaku's size would choose to force his way down the field at this time.

Isn't this his job?
Snapped!
Lukaku made a cross pass from the right side, and Barkley ran into the penalty area from the top of the arc, wanting to replicate Ake's goal, but ended up kicking the ball into the stands.

Damn Barkley, he actually dared to waste the wonderful pass from my Lord Rhino!

"Good!"

Lukaku gave Barkley a thumbs up and wiped his mouth with his sweat-soaked jersey. He found that his jersey was covered with sweat and spat out the sweat in his mouth.

Barkley, what a shame!

"Oh shit!"

Everton fans in the stands exclaimed, lamenting that Barkley missed such a good opportunity.

The person under the greatest pressure in Everton's attack was Jiang Yuan, because Lukaku had to shake off him to find the chance to cross the ball. If Barkley had really scored the ball just now, Jiang Yuan would have to take the blame.

Fortunately, Barkley knew that he might transfer to Chelsea, so he played very sensibly!

"It's okay, it's okay, just focus a little bit"

Mourinho walked onto the pitch and wanted to pat Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, but was immediately stopped by the linesman: "Sir, you cannot enter the pitch, thank you!"

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything. He had just been shaken off by Lukaku's rhinoceros turn, and now he urgently needed a chance to prove himself.

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

Goodison Park and Stamford Bridge have similar numbers of seats, and the number of votes Everton gave away to away fans was similar to the number Chelsea gave away to away fans.

There were less than 4000 Chelsea fans present, and Jiang Yuan could only vaguely hear the shouts of the fans in the stands.

38 '
boom!
Pogba made a precise long pass from the backcourt to the right half of the field, directly in front of Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan saw the offensive opportunity in front of him, so he didn't hesitate to rush forward to grab the ball, and then used his body to knock away Guy who wanted to come over to grab the ball.

"Stop him, stop him!"

After Guy found himself being passed, he quickly gestured to his teammates, fearing that Jiang Yuan would threaten their goal. His teammates reacted quickly. Holgate and Davis ran over from the left and right and immediately double-teamed Jiang Yuan.

Realizing that he was being targeted, Jiang Yuan's first reaction was to observe the positions of Ibrahimovic and Fabregas. Jiang Yuan only saw Ibrahimovic at first glance, but the Swede had been trapped by Williams.

There’s no other way, I’ll have to do it myself!

"Jiang Yuan, facing the double-team of two Everton defenders, choose to do it yourself! Very strong, use your body to protect the ball"

"Jiang Yuan made some movements with his hands, but the Everton player was also suspected of committing a foul. The referee did not make any comments, so Jiang Yuan continued to move forward."

"Into the penalty area, hit the ball far away..."

"Close angle! Beautiful!"

“goooaaaaalllllll!!!”

It was an absolute blind spot at the near end, and goalkeeper Stekelenburg didn't even react at all. He could only watch the ball roll into the net from his right side.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's kick, he thought Jiang Yuan was going to shoot at the far corner, but unexpectedly it was a near corner.

Stekelenburg's center of gravity had already shifted to the left, so what could be done?
There’s nothing I can do!

"See what the referee says..."

"The goal is valid, beautiful! Chelsea extends the score to 2:0!"

The camera turned to Jiang Yuan, who ran from the penalty area to the left corner flagpole and showed his favorite Tai Chi to Everton fans.

This was the last goal scored by both teams in the first half.

"Pretty!"

Mourinho took the initiative to walk towards Jiang Yuan and gave his favorite student a high five. Mourinho was quite happy now.

Chelsea took a 2:0 lead in the first half. If they could maintain this advantage in the second half, Mourinho would have the opportunity to replace Jiang Yuan for a rest.

Chelsea's schedule in April is a bit outrageous. In order to protect the players, Mourinho needs to give Jiang Yuan as much rest time as possible.

Of course, the same goes for Hazard. These two Chelsea players are the ones who need rest the most.

At halftime, in the home team locker room at Goodison Park, head coach Koeman expressed his dissatisfaction with his players' performance in the first half.

"The fact is, as the eighth place in the league this season, the level we showed in the first half was not enough"

Koeman put his hands behind his back and maintained his usual serious expression: "I said before the game started that today is at home and we have a great chance of defeating our opponent, but we were two goals behind in the first half."

"Do you know why? Because our defense was shattered and our offense didn't work. This was our problem in the first half. If you had used this state to deal with the second half, the score of this game might have been 0:4 or even 0:5. Our opponents will not be polite to us, and I also hope that you will not be polite to them and show the performance you should have."

Koeman expounded his theory. Regarding today's game, he had an opinion that was consistent with Mourinho, that is, Everton has the possibility of defeating Chelsea, and the possibility is not small.

“You should give me more chances”

Suddenly, Lukaku, who was sitting in the middle, spoke and looked at his teammates next to him: "You should pass the ball to me, just like Pogba and Hazard passed the ball to Jiang. You have to believe in me, I can also score goals like Jiang."

“Why don’t you pass the ball to me?”

Lukaku spread his hands to Barkley: "I can run as fast as Jiang, go down the crease, cut inside, and shoot. I can do all these. You should pass the ball to me."

"Asshole, you're the center!"

Koeman directly scolded: "Romelu, tell me the truth, do you know what position you played today?"

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(End of this chapter)