Chapter 413 If you want to prove something, I think this is the best opportunity
Premier League Table 2016-2017:
1. The Spur, 80 points
2. Liverpool, 77 points
3. Man City, 71 points
4. Chelsea, 69 points
5. Aresenal, 62 points
6. Man United, 60 points
The 2016-17 Premier League season came to an end, and Chelsea ultimately failed to get the third place they were chasing.
Manchester City unexpectedly drew with Middlesbrough, but Chelsea also fell to Middlesbrough and ultimately failed to overtake in the standings.
Tottenham is now in its heyday, and its fans have even held several large-scale marches on the streets of London, causing headaches for the local police.
It is useless to stop it. Fans marching after winning the championship is a tradition in British football. What's more, Tottenham Hotspur won the first league championship after the Premier League reform!
The most outrageous thing is that the parade route of Tottenham fans also included Stamford Bridge and the Emirates Stadium. Motorcycles with team flags flying and horns blaring drove past Fulham Road, which was an obvious mockery of Chelsea.
"These bastards!"
During a break in training, Chelsea players saw news from Sky Sports on their phones. Terry cursed and threw his phone into his backpack: "You don't even need to go through Stamford Bridge to circle London from White Hart Lane. These bastards just want to step on our faces! We beat them once this season!"
"It would be nice if the FA Cup opponent wasn't Arsenal but Tottenham"
Fabregas muttered, and it was obvious that he was also a little angry at the Tottenham fans.
It’s a pity that this season’s league has ended. If Chelsea wants revenge in the London derby, they can only wait until next season!
"Luckily we got the Golden Boot in the end. If Kane had overtaken us and won the Golden Boot, Tottenham fans would probably shit in front of Stamford Bridge. Jiang, aren't you right?"
Hazard kicked the shoes on Jiang Yuan's feet, and the latter spread his hands and shrugged: "What can I say? The Golden Boot is definitely not as good as the league championship. We really want to slap Tottenham in the face, but a Golden Boot seems to be useless, right?"
Jiang Yuan’s implication was that if Chelsea wanted to take revenge on Tottenham, they would have to wait until next season!
"Indeed, I feel like we've had really bad luck this season."
Brown, who was sitting on the grass with the players, interrupted the topic: "Real Madrid also won the championship..."
As Brown said, the two teams that beat Chelsea this season, Tottenham won the Premier League and Real Madrid won the La Liga. Real Madrid even advanced to the Champions League final. On June 6, the Spanish team will play a game against Juventus, which is also their last game of the season.
"I want a holiday too! Can the FA Cup start earlier?"
Hazard took a deep breath, feeling the gentle sunlight in front of him, and then leaned his upper body back and lay directly on the grass.
The five major leagues all end at about the same time. Now that the five champions have been announced, the players of most teams are either on vacation or reporting back to their national teams to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.
Only a few teams that still have games to play have not disbanded, such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Juventus.
"To be honest, I don't really want this FA Cup title"
Hazard complained that the European qualifiers between Belgium and Estonia would start on June 6. If Chelsea had disbanded directly after the game the day before yesterday, Hazard could have enjoyed a vacation of about one and a half weeks.
But because there was still FA Cup matches to play, Hazard's vacation was shortened to 3 days.
After three days of rest, I will report to the national team!
"Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity!"
Terry gave a reminder, but the other players and Hazard himself didn't care. This was not the first time the Belgian said such things in private.
"Jiang, when will you Chinese start kicking?"
Jiang Yuan opened the memo on his phone, looked at the schedule and replied: "June 6th, oh, no, no, June 7th is a friendly match with the Philippines, I won't go to this match, the Asian qualifiers are on June 6th"
"You are going to play 4 days late, that's great, so you can play for Belgium and I'll play for China, how about that, I think it's a good idea"
“hahha!”
Hazard said jokingly, and all the Chelsea players present laughed. Brown, who was sitting between the two of them, frowned: "Hey come on, take turns playing, you can't play like this in club matches, right?"
"You should ask Belgium to give Eden a few more days off!"
Azpilicueta said to Brown, who stretched his neck: "I am just an assistant coach. You want me to contact the Belgian national team? No! I don't have that much power. You ask Jose to come. Let Jose go to Belgium to coach before the qualifiers start, and then ask him to give you a week's vacation. You can report back to the national team the day before the game."
Brown follows Mourinho. Wherever Mourinho goes, Brown will go there, and his power in the team also depends on Mourinho.
Whichever team Mourinho signs a contract with, Leon Brown will become the Portuguese coach's dowry, follow Mourinho to that team, and obtain the coaching rights of the corresponding team.
Speaking of Mourinho, Hazard raised his upper body from the ground and looked at the head coach walking around on the grass next to him: "So, where are you going next season? Are you ready?"
Hearing Hazard talking to him, Mourinho slowly walked over and said: "A new team? A team contacted me, but I didn't agree."
"Because it's not a team from the top five leagues?"
Terry immediately understood the meaning behind Mourinho's words, causing the Portuguese to shrug helplessly: "Yeah, that's it, I'll wait first"
"Jose, if no team from the top five leagues contacts you by the start of next season, will you coach a team from another league?"
"No, it's impossible. There is absolutely no possibility at all."
Mourinho didn't need to think at all and denied it directly: "If there is no team in the top five leagues, I can choose to take a year off. My doctor also advised me to do so."
Considering that he is coaching a high-level team, Mourinho's white hair is getting thicker day by day. The doctor has repeatedly emphasized that the Portuguese should pay attention to the news, but the head coach of a top team is a relatively complicated job and you need to stay focused at all times.
Unless you resign, you will be troubled by the team's affairs even during your vacation time.
The pressure is too much!
“Well… this is a good choice.”
Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement, then changed the subject: "What about the national team? Now is the qualifiers, and the World Cup will start next year. I think coaching the national team at this time is a good choice. If I were you..."
"Hmm? If you were me, what would you choose?"
Mourinho was somewhat interested in what Jiang Yuan said, so he squatted down on the grass opposite Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan was a little uncomfortable with Mourinho's sudden action, and instinctively moved his butt back: "Uh... I think coaching the national team is good. If you have the opportunity to coach the Portuguese national team, will you go?"
"Of course, if there is a chance, I think I will go."
Hazard patted Mourinho on the back: "Then we will be opponents in the World Cup, or in the qualifiers in a few months? Come on!"
"Haha, you think too much. Portugal's current coach is very good, they won't contact me"
Mourinho said that he is willing to coach the national team, but in fact he prefers coaching club teams the most. On the one hand, the salary for coaching club teams is high.
On the other hand, club competitions are often of a higher level, and Mourinho likes teams of this level.
"Besides Portugal, what would your attitude be if other countries invited you?"
Jiang Yuan asked another question, and Mourinho was stunned for a moment: "I think it's okay. England, Wales, Italy, and Germany? I think these teams are all pretty good. Well, Germany contacted me at the end of last season."
"These are all very strong teams, except Wales which is a little bit worse"
Jiang Yuan murmured, and Terry beside him patted him on the shoulder: "Do you still want Jose to coach a weak team? It feels very uncomfortable to be in a weak team. You know, no matter how hard you try, you can't win the game. The coach can't solve the problem of player strength."
"But if you want to show a coach's strength, shouldn't he coach a weak team and make it a strong team? That's how he can show his strength?"
Mourinho's expression suddenly became serious, and he stared at Jiang Yuan: "Well, I feel like you have something you want to tell me. If that's the case, you can just tell me."
"..."
Although he knew that Mourinho was more direct, Jiang Yuan was still a little nervous when he heard this.
Looking at the Chelsea teammates sitting around him, Pogba, Hazard and Terry were all looking at him.
After thinking carefully, Jiang Yuan focused his attention on Mourinho: "What do you think of the Chinese national team?"
“wowowowow!!!”
Zouma and Terry were cheering on the sidelines, while Azpilicueta put his hand on Mourinho's shoulder: "Jiang wants you to coach their national team!"
Mourinho shrugged: "I knew you were asking me this question for no reason"
Jiang Yuan sat cross-legged: "So what is your answer?"
"..."
Mourinho didn't say anything at first, so Jiang Yuan added: "It's okay, Jose, just say whatever you think, it's ok, I won't post your words on the Internet"
"To be honest, well... I'm not really willing to do that."
Mourinho put his hand on Jiang Yuan's calf: "I hope to reach a higher level. I am only 54 years old and I am still young."
As Chelsea coach, Mourinho has observed the national team performance of every core player in the team.
It was because of Jiang Yuan that Mourinho got to know the Chinese men's football team.
As for strength...
Judging from the situation in the Asian qualifiers, the level of the Chinese men's football team is a bit disappointing, but this does not mean that they played badly in the Asian qualifiers, but that Mourinho is not used to this kind of 0.75 times football game.
"Well, I might not be a good fit for your national team..."
“I think our tactics are very similar to your philosophy.”
Although Mourinho hinted that the Chinese men's football team was average, Jiang Yuan was relatively calm when he got Mourinho's answer because he had expected it. "You like counterattacks the most, and we also play counterattacks. I remember you sent me text messages during the Asian qualifiers and the Olympics. You must have watched our games, right?"
"Yep" Mourinho nodded in acknowledgement.
"Then you should know our tactics. We also counterattack, and our counterattack is purer than Chelsea's. If you come to coach the Chinese men's football team, we can follow your requirements and even completely abandon the existence of the midfield. Because you also know that our midfield cannot hold the ball."
The players sitting on the side listened to the conversation between Jiang Yuan and Mourinho more seriously than each other, but because they were talking about serious topics, Zouma and Terry did not join in the fun.
"Jose is going to China? Is that true?"
Pogba tapped Terry's arm and asked, and the latter spread his hands and whispered: "How should I know? Listen for yourself!"
The 20-minute break in class was over, but Mourinho and Brown had forgotten about resuming training.
"So you mean, let me go to China and bring my tactical ideas to China?"
Mourinho had a serious expression on his face. Jiang Yuan, a player of the Chinese men's football team, took the initiative to invite Mourinho to coach their national team. Regardless of the strength of the Chinese men's football team, this was first of all Jiang Yuan's recognition of Mourinho, so the Portuguese was still quite happy now.
But no matter how happy he is, Mourinho is really not very interested in coaching the Chinese team.
Of course, it’s not that I’m completely uninterested.
"Are you planning to participate in the World Cup?"
Mourinho asked the question.
"Of course. Although we haven't advanced yet, we are working hard. Perhaps you can help us?"
"Don't worry, don't worry"
Mourinho stood up from the grass and patted the grass on his butt: "We will talk about this later, let's start training first. Arsenal's pressing is very strong, we need to do a good job of small-scale cooperation. Lyon, you ask Bottas and others to arrange the venue, prepare 3 venues for 2v1+2 and 2v2"
Mourinho walked towards the grass in the distance while speaking, seemingly trying to avoid looking at Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan, who was sitting on the ground, shouted directly, "Jose!"
Mourinho turned around and Jiang Yuan continued, "If you want to prove something, I think this is the best opportunity. The last time we entered the World Cup finals was in 2002. This will be a miracle after 16 years. 14 billion people shouting your name, can you imagine that scene?"
"Well...thank you for listening to me for so long!"
Jiang Yuan got up from the ground, nodded to Mourinho, and turned to walk towards the 11-a-side training ground.
……
The Sun - Chelsea management intends to release French midfielder Bakayoko and has asked Mourinho for advice. The current coach Mourinho said that Chelsea management should recruit players for the new season with the help of the new coach.
The second headline on the front page of Manchester Evening News - Manchester United is interested in Chelsea midfielder Matic. The Glazer family is very confident about completing the deal because Matic has almost completely lost the opportunity to play at Chelsea.
England national team social media: Manchester United star Rashford has been selected for the new national team match list. We can't wait to face the next game!
Hot topic among football experts: After scoring 15 goals in a single season to help Monaco win the French Ligue title, will Ninja Turtle Mbappe's next stop still be the French Ligue ?
Football Emperor: Chelsea is expected to hold a China tour this summer. The venue will be the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium and the match time is to be determined.
[Chelsea's trip to China? Wow, awesome!]
[BJ is a bit far away, but it is definitely okay to support him. I just don't know if Xiao Jiang and Hazard will play.] [They will definitely play. If Xiao Jiang and Hazard don't play, Chelsea's China tour will be cancelled. Pogba and William will probably play as well.]
[How many seats are there in total? Can I get a ticket? I don't think it's possible. Can I only find a scalper?]
[Please tell me the time quickly. Air tickets can be bought cheaper now.]
[Damn, Chelsea should have come to China last summer]
[Chelsea's trip to China... No, is there any team in BJ that can be Chelsea's opponent?]
【Let those students from Beijing Institute of Technology go! 】
[I am also a student, can I play for Chelsea? ]
[666, this should be a pre-match warm-up match. Jiang Yuan is very happy now. He doesn’t need to go back to London after the Asian qualifiers. He can just wait for his teammates to fly over in BJ.]
[What I am most worried about now is the ticket price. It's Hazard and Jiang Yuan's. Don't make trouble. I will just fly over and listen to the sounds outside the stadium.]
[Chelsea's trip to China? Damn, I was planning to save money to go to Russia to watch the World Cup next year. I'm really upset about this. But if I don't buy tickets from scalpers, I don't think it will cost too much]
[There are always people who think they can get tickets from precious channels, but in the end they just send WeChat messages to scalpers]
The news of Chelsea's trip to China spread on the Internet. No one knows which smart organizer pushed the plan, but no matter what, fans from all over the country are ready.
Watch the Asian qualifiers in June and Chelsea’s China tour in July, perfect!
……
As time went by, players from all major leagues began their short vacation before the European qualifiers, while Chelsea was still stepping up preparations. It was the afternoon of May 5th in London, less than 26 hours before the FA Cup final of this season. The English Football Association was found to have selected a hand-drawn cartoon made by a Thai cartoonist called Just toon it, and canceled it after half an hour.
However, half an hour was enough time for fans to discover and save the tweet.
In this cartoon created by a Thai cartoonist, Arsenal manager Wenger and Chelsea manager Mourinho stand face to face, and between them is Jiang Yuan wearing the blue and white Porto home jersey.
Jiang Yuan was walking towards Wenger, but Mourinho grabbed Jiang Yuan's hand, and the latter turned to look at Mourinho.
There is no doubt that what this cartoon shows is exactly what happened in the summer of 2015, when Mourinho snatched this super golden boy from Wenger.
Juat toon it actually drew two pictures. The one that was liked by the FA was one of them. In the other picture that was not liked by the FA, the Q version of Mourinho was sleeping on a pile of gold, with a Q version of Wenger with angry eyes next to him.
Football Emperor: The English Football Association officially liked a tweet about a cartoon that fanned the flames, but later cancelled it.
……
At noon, London police began to set up defenses at Wembley Stadium. This was a London derby, and the venue was a neutral stadium. The English Football Association gave Chelsea and Arsenal 45 seats each.
There is basically no difference in the number of fans on both sides. In this situation, not only is it easy for conflicts to break out, but once a conflict breaks out, it will be a very serious large-scale conflict.
The most annoying thing is that the English FA actually liked that cartoon. Now Arsenal fans are really angry.
Chelsea fan?
Chelsea fans have been in a bad mood this season!
It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The players were already preparing and warming up in the locker room of Wembley Stadium. Outside the stadium, a large group of fans without tickets and fans whose tickets had not yet been checked gathered.
The London police were very smart. They divided the ticket gate of Wembley Stadium into two areas, one for Chelsea fans and one for Arsenal fans, with a long row of special police officers holding riot shields in between.
"Blue is the colour, football is the game~"
"We're all together, and winning is our aim~"
"So cheer us on through the sun and rain~"
……
"The ArsenalCome on the Arsenalthe Arsenal!"
"We were on the march with Arsenal's army!"
Fans of both teams stood face to face and began the classic session of singing their team songs.
The fans didn't want their team to lose to the opponent in any aspect, even in singing, so after hearing the noise, the surrounding fans all rushed over here, and the team song became louder and louder.
However, no one knew who started it, but both sides suddenly started to curse at each other.
"Fuck your garbage, lick my asshole!"
"Wowow, this is Chelsea, the Chelsea that was beaten up"
"What the fuck, you guys are 5th in the league and you say we got beat?"
The Arsenal fans were quite aggressive. They put one hand on the SWAT's shoulder and pointed at the opposing fans with the other hand and cursed them, which made it difficult for the Chelsea fans to cope with.
Of course, we are all English, and Chelsea fans are certainly not easy to mess with. They soon found a way to deal with Arsenal.
"Why hasn't Mourinho been sacked yet? Three consecutive championships, is this what you call three consecutive championships, haha!"
A Chelsea fan smiled and pointed his index finger at the guy who was cursing his team: "One hundred and twenty million euros!"
"..."
Chelsea fans silenced the Arsenal players with just one sentence.
"Fuck you, what's wrong with you being a good player? Does it matter?"
"Of course it matters. Jiang was snatched from you, Arsenal."
Chelsea fans retorted sarcastically, and then everyone shouted in unison: "One hundred and twenty million euros!"
……
Tencent Sports Live.
Narrator: Xu Liang, Mao Zhengyu
"Good evening, dear audience friends, welcome to watch the 2016-17 FA Cup final, Chelsea vs. Arsenal. The stadium for this game is the home of the England national team, Wembley Stadium."
"We can see that the number of spectators that the Wembley Stadium stands can accommodate is far greater than that of Stamford Bridge and the Emirates Stadium."
"The game has started. Let me introduce the starting lineup for this game. First up is the home team Chelsea."
"In this game, the former right winger William returned from injury, and Mourinho has great trust in this Brazilian. His decision to start directly surprised many fans."
The camera was focused on the Blues' No. 22 William who was running on the field. After William was diagnosed with a meniscus fracture, Chelsea immediately announced that William was out for the season.
As a result, Chelsea fooled the fans and put William in the starting lineup in the final game of the season.
Regarding William's starting lineup, Mourinho said this at the press conference: We are sure that William will be out for the season, and this season refers to the 2016-17 Premier League, so there is nothing wrong with the club's statement.
Willian's form has not yet fully recovered, but Mourinho decided to put him on early.
Because the Portuguese wants to win a championship before leaving Chelsea!
"Then there was Arsenal, the visiting team, in red and white."
Arsenal (3-4-2-1)
Goalkeeper: Ospina
Defenders: Monreal, Mertesacker, Holding
Midfielders: Chamberlain, Xhaka, Ramsey, Bellerin
Forwards: Sanchez, Wilbek, Ozil
Head coach: Arsene Wenger
Arsenal used a 3421 formation in this game. This is not the first time they have used this tactic this season, but it is the first time for Chelsea.
I remember that when Arsenal faced Chelsea in the league, they played 4231, but in the FA Cup match they suddenly changed to 3421. I think this was a trick played by Wenger on Chelsea, trying to catch Chelsea off guard.
Mourinho didn't mind Wenger's move. Arsenal thought their 3421 formation had not been studied by Chelsea, but that was impossible.
After playing against Sunderland, Chelsea only has this last game of the season. The coaching staff has already watched all 38 league games of Arsenal this season.
We can lose to anyone but not to you, Arsenal!
However, although Arsenal's tactics have been studied, this game also has some disadvantages for Chelsea.
That is the referee of this game.
Chelsea killer Anthony Taylor!
"Beep!"
"The referee blew the whistle. This was an offensive foul in Chelsea's frontcourt. Jiang Yuan's right hand hit Bellerin's chest."
what! ?
Hearing the whistle, Jiang Yuan, who was running, suddenly stopped and turned to Taylor, spreading his hands: "What is this? Did I commit a foul?"
19 '
Yellow Card: Jiang
Jiang Yuan was also convinced. Although he had put his hands in front of Bellerin just now, he did not engage in high-intensity physical confrontation with Bellerin. Unfortunately, Taylor didn't care about this at all.
"Fuck!"
Mourinho swung his right hand violently, and Taylor immediately disrupted the Chelsea striker's mentality.
This is the strength of the top referees of the English Football Association!
"It's okay, it's okay, forget it!"
Worried that Jiang Yuan might be upset by Taylor's move, Hazard came over and patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder.
The game was still going on. Three minutes later, Arsenal found an opportunity through Welsh midfielder Ramsey, who sent a key through ball to Wilbek. The latter wanted to use his speed to eat Luiz alive, but found that he was not fast enough, so he could only knock the ball to the right with his left foot and started working on the right side.
"Wilbek took the ball to the right, Azpilicueta defended alone, Kante wanted to come over to help, but was restricted by Ozil"
"Jiang Yuan took Ozil away. Kante was running towards Azpilicueta's position. He wanted to help his teammates with defense."
“Knowing he couldn’t wait any longer, Welbeck didn’t wait any longer and passed the ball back directly in an inverted triangle!”
"Sanchez, at the back post! Don't be in a hurry, control the ball first"
"Wow, Sanchez is dodging and moving around so fast, the defensive players are under a lot of pressure now!"
"Kick me!"
"The ball goes in! The ball goes in, from Sanchez's goal!"
"Arsenal scored the first goal!"
Sanchez, the Bronze Boot winner of the Premier League this season, was also the first scorer for both teams in this game.
After completing the shot, Sanchez started running slowly, shouted after confirming his goal, and then ran towards the corner flagpole on the right with Ozil and Ramsey.
Brush brush!
The European qualifiers have not started yet, but the English Football Association has specially renovated the turf for today's game.
The new natural grass is the most comfortable to slide on. Not only is it painless, but you can also slide very far.
"Paul, you're out of position!"
Mourinho shouted at Pogba on the field, but the latter had no intention of paying attention to Mourinho at all because he had just had an argument with Courtois.
"That guy was your responsibility to mark, and you let him shoot like that? You could have blocked an angle, why didn't you? Are you sleepwalking?"
"Fuck!"
Pogba waved his hands. He is the kind of player who is slow to warm up and needs a long period of confrontation to improve his condition. It has only been more than 20 minutes and it is not yet the Frenchman's strong period!
The game continues!
"From the match situation, both teams have made sufficient preparations for today's game."
"Chelsea's pressing tactics were well executed, but Willian was probably not in good form. There were some problems with his passes so far in this game. In fact, I feel that Mourinho's choice of starting Willian today was a bit ill-considered."
"A player who hasn't played football for almost half a year and is facing a London derby-level match between Arsenal and Chelsea right away must be under a lot of pressure. When the pressure is too great, the movements are easily deformed."
As the Tencent Sports commentator finished his words, William received Ake's through ball and came to the wing. Facing Chamberlain one-on-one, he began to show off his skills on the spot. Finally, his fake move successfully tricked Chamberlain into stretching his foot, followed by a crotch pass.
"wowww!"
Screams were heard from both the home and away team stands. Arsenal fans screamed out of surprise and panic, while Chelsea fans screamed because the scene just now reminded them of Chelsea at the beginning of the season.
Jiang Yuan on the left and William on the right, they can break through on both sides!
"Here here!"
Seeing William break through Chamberlain, Ibrahimovic reached out for the ball at the first moment, and William gave the ball without hesitation.
Although Ibrahimovic turned around to get the ball, he did not turn his body back after getting the ball. Instead, he pushed against Mertesacker's body, stepped on the ball with his foot, and then flicked the ball to his right.
It was a familiar combination. Jiang Yuan rushed up from behind and successfully got the ball. With his running speed, Jiang Yuan stepped directly into the Arsenal penalty area line after getting the ball, which scared Mertesacker so much that he didn't dare to make any big moves.
Snapped!
A right-footed shot was given and the ball rolled accurately towards the right post of the goal.
"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!"
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(End of this chapter)