Chapter 96 The more you kick, the stronger it will be!

"Joao, be careful!"

In the U17 dormitory, Jiang Yuan stood on the bed and successfully scored a goal with a long shot. At the same time, the long-lost mechanical sound of the system rang in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the internal task: practice 4 hours a day for 7 days]

[You have achieved cell regeneration, and your body functions have been refreshed]

"call--"

Jiang Yuan let out a long breath and sat down on the bed.

Then, with a "crack", the entire bed board split into two halves in the middle, forming a "V"-shaped deep groove, and Jiang Yuan and Felix fell into the deep groove.

The bed that I've been struggling with for so long finally broke!
"Jiang, why did you sit so hard? The bed is broken!"

Felix crawled to the floor and stood up, pouting and saying.

"Haha, I learned this from you. You were the one jumping around on the bed first, how can you blame me?"

Jiang Yuan laughed twice and then climbed up. His bed was actually quite sturdy. The two of them had been fighting like this for more than three months and it only broke today.

Felix tidied up the things on his bed and pointed at Jiang Yuan's bed: "Jiang, your bed is rotten, how can you sleep?"

Then, seeing Jiang Yuan's evil eyes, Felix took two steps back in fear: "You, what are you going to do?"

Jiang Yuan waved his hand: "Joao, what are you thinking about? I won't sleep today. I'm going to practice outside. Help me find the flashlight."

Just kidding, I just received the cell regeneration reward, my waist and legs no longer hurt, and even the wear and tear on my meniscus has healed.

Jiang Yuan was almost ready to fly. Sleeping? He couldn't sleep at all.

"what?"

Hearing Jiang Yuan say that he still had to practice outside, Felix showed a surprised expression: "Jiang, you don't need to work so hard, right? It's already 9: and it's dark outside."

"That's why I asked you to find a flashlight. Where's my flashlight?"

Jiang Yuan bought a Surefire flashlight specifically for extra practice at night. It's very small, but it shines very brightly, and is more than enough for running from the players' dormitory to the stadium.

There was no other choice, so Felix had to take out the flashlight from under his pillow and hand it to Jiang Yuan. This was not the first time he had hidden the flashlight, and it was to prevent Jiang Yuan from sneaking out at night.

"Jiang, don't you have a competition tomorrow? Is it really okay for you to not sleep?"

Felix was a little surprised. Tomorrow is the final of the UEFA Youth League. Porto U19 will face the favorite to win the championship, Chelsea U19, at home. Staying up all night to practice before the game, is this something a human can do?

Jiang Yuan looked nonchalant. He put on his clothes and pants, grabbed his sneakers and ran out of the dormitory.

All we can say is that Felix has no idea how powerful the system is.

"Li...awesome!"

Looking at Jiang Yuan's departing back, Felix silently gave him a thumbs up, expressing his sincere admiration for his roommate who only knew how to train all day.

Training 18 hours a day, if you don’t become the king of football, who will?
In fact, what Felix didn’t know was that Jiang Yuan’s extra training was a last resort. Jiang Yuan’s “Chinese Involution King” system was very special.

Either you play badly and take no rewards, or you train hard and take all the rewards.

I was afraid that like Jiang Yuan before, he seemed to be working hard but not fully trying, and he exhausted himself, but the degree of involution was not enough to get the reward of system cell regeneration.

After experiencing meniscus wear, Jiang Yuan now has figured out his own system.

This is an extreme. If you want to practice, don't rest.

……

It was a dark night in Porto and a morning in China. At the Sina Sports headquarters, Fu Gaoyuan and Zheng Tao came to the office early to prepare for the broadcast of tonight's final.

Porto U19's previous three games brought Sina Sports a total turnover of 80 and a net income of 45 yuan.

The fans say that they have no hope for Chinese football, but their bodies are very honest. Those who should spend money to watch the games spend money to watch the games, and those who should become members do so.

On the surface, he seems to have given up on Chinese football, but in his heart he is unwilling to give up. When he sees a young seedling, he wants to pay attention to it and cultivate it. And Jiang Yuan's performance also meets the fans' expectations of him.

In the UEFA Youth League final tonight, Sina Sports is preparing to make one last push to see if it can increase its net profit to 80 yuan. For this purpose, Sina Sports has made sufficient preparations. After Porto U19 defeated Shakhtar Donetsk U19, Sina Sports began to promote it heavily in China, with the aim of attracting more fans who pay attention to Chinese football.

Zheng Tao was processing documents while chatting with Fu Gaoyuan: "Director, the higher-ups have given us a net income of over 80. Isn't this just making things difficult for us? We've already played three games and our net income is only 45. According to this ratio, it would be good if we can reach 60 after the finals."

Zheng Tao's calculation is not unreasonable. Judging from the data from the first three games, the average net income per game is 15 yuan. However, some of them have directly opened annual memberships. Now at least 700 people can watch the finals for free. With this calculation, the 45 yuan is actually inflated.

Fu Gaoyuan was sitting in front of the computer calculating data. He hadn't eaten anything since he got up in the morning and just drank a cup of black coffee. It was obvious that he was very nervous.

But for some reason, Fu Gaoyuan always had a feeling that this 80 task did not seem that difficult to accomplish.

So he lit a cigarette and said slowly: "Xiao Zheng, I think we should not underestimate the fans of Chinese football. Although our fans are not as high-profile as those in other countries, they will still show up when they should."

Hearing this, Zheng Tao frowned and asked, "But the national football team's performance is too poor. I saw many people online saying that they would never watch Chinese football again..."

"Haha, Xiao Zheng, if you look carefully you will find that it is the same group of people who say this. Every time the Chinese national football team loses, someone says this. Then they move on to the next game. Humans are hypocritical animals."

"Just think about it, you have to raise your own child no matter how bad he is. Would you abandon your own child just because you see other people's children are doing well? That's unrealistic."

Fu Gaoyuan was blowing smoke rings by himself. He liked doing this because it made him feel relaxed.

"Director, do you think we can complete the task assigned by our superiors?"

"91 open"

"Director, you are 90% sure that we can complete this mission. It seems that we are indeed safe!"

Unexpectedly, Fu Gaoyuan took a puff of cigarette and said calmly: "91, the one who can't complete the task is the 9"

"Forehead……"

……

"Good evening, dear fans, welcome to Sina Sports Live. Today we are bringing you the 14-15 UEFA Youth League final, where Porto U19 will face Chelsea U19 at home. I am He Wei, the commentator of this game, and I am Xu Yang."

"The home team Porto U19 is wearing a blue and white striped jersey and is attacking from the left side of the screen to the right side; the visiting team Chelsea U19 is wearing a white jersey and is attacking from the right side of the screen to the left side. Players from both teams have already taken their positions on the court."

"The home team's No. 27 is our young football player Jiang Yuan. Just a week ago, the young player celebrated his 17th birthday. His transfer value before the last update was 75 euros, ranking fourth among local players, second only to Wu Lei's 90 euros."

"It is also worth mentioning that Shanghai Haigang player Wu Lei is 23 years old and worth 90 euros. The talent shown by 17-year-old Jiang Yuan has far surpassed this senior."

"But the value is only superficial after all. To judge the strength, we still have to look at the actual performance of the players. Without further ado, let's start the game!"

There were 2 fans gathered at the scene. Although it was a youth league, it was the final after all, and everyone wanted to see which young talents would appear this year.

Of course, what the echelon competitions have the most is scouts. This is because the UEFA Youth League gathers the second best players in Europe. Although the best ones have already been promoted to the first teams of the major giants, considering that some players have a longer growth timeline and are the type who come from behind, purchasing players from the UEFA Youth League is also a good investment option.

The home team Porto kicked off first. Center forward Magrino stood in the center circle and rolled the ball to Jiang Yuan, who passed it back to the defender.
Ramos, and then the two teams started a fierce offensive and defensive battle.

At this time, 15 people had gathered in the Sina Sports live broadcast room, and this was just the beginning. Facing Jiang Yuan's possible UEFA Youth League championship, domestic fans were enthusiastic.

What’s wrong with U19? Aren’t they still the European champions?

[Beer peanuts are ready, let’s get started, brothers! ]

[Hahaha, I set the alarm specially. I talked to my wife for a long time before she agreed to let me stay up late. I have to win the championship today, right?]

[Cold knowledge: If Porto U19 wins the championship today, it will be the first UEFA Youth League championship for a Chinese local player]

[Who is the fourth most valuable? Who is the first? Do you understand me?]

[The first one is Xizhebei, who just transferred from Guoan to Wolfsburg, 150 million euros, and is only 23 years old]

[Playing football in Wolfsburg is good, but I don’t know who is better between him and Jiang Yuan]

[What's the point of comparing? Jiang Yuan, a local player, is now the No. 500 player. His value will increase by at least million Euros next time he's updated. That's what I said.]

[That's true. Jiang Yuan suffered mainly from the slow update of his net worth, otherwise he would have been number one long ago.]

【Go, go, go】

[I wave the flag for Jiang Yuan]

……

"Hey, here!"

Jiang Yuan reached out for the ball on the left, and Gudes on the right reacted quickly and kicked the ball directly to Magrino, who transferred the ball to the weak side through the Spanish center.

After Jiang Yuan got the ball, he rushed forward. Porto's tactical intention was very clear, which was to take Jiang Yuan as the core and focus on the left side where Jiang Yuan was.

Of course, Chelsea was also aware of Porto's style of play centered on Jiang Yuan, so they played in a 4321 formation, with the defensive midfielder, full-back and winger defending Jiang Yuan at the same time, which could be said to have given Jiang Yuan enough respect.

If you don’t have enough strength, you can make up for it with numbers!
"Take it!"

Jiang Yuan shouted and sent an over-the-top pass with the outside of his foot to the right, and the ball hit the right post of Chelsea's goal.

This kick was very similar to the one he used to assist Quaresma in the Portuguese Super League. At this time, right winger Gudes also arrived at the position, but Gudes was not Quaresma after all, and his shot was too high.

Jiang Yuan's arc pass almost went over the entire defense line of Chelsea U19. Goodes faced the goalkeeper but hit the ball high. Having missed the chance to score the first goal, Goodes lay on the ground, feeling frustrated.

Center forward Magrino ran over and pulled Goodes up: "Man, it's only 10 minutes, don't worry, we will win!"

In the distance, Jiang Yuan gave Gudes a thumbs up, and Gudes quickly gave a thumbs up in response to Jiang Yuan, and Porto's forward line began to return to defense.

Chelsea goalkeeper Rudy kicked the ball to the right, which is the left side of Porto where Jiang Yuan is. After so many games, all the coaches have a general understanding of Jiang Yuan's technical characteristics.

Jiang Yuan's characteristics of being strong in offense but weak in defense are very obvious. When defending, you must deliberately guard Jiang Yuan's direction, and when attacking, you must deliberately attack Jiang Yuan's direction.

Jiang Yuan was really exhausted from all this running. At the 43rd minute in the first half, Jiang Yuan's thighs were sore due to continuous rapid sprints and he could hardly run anymore.

Jiang Yuan's fatigue was also noticed by Chelsea players, so he made a straight pass to the right. Jiang Yuan had no choice but to pull down the defensive player and received a yellow card.

"The referee blew the whistle, the first half ended, both sides drew. 70% of the attack and defense in the first half took place on the road where Jiang Yuan was. It can be seen that both Porto and Chelsea paid a lot of attention to Jiang Yuan, the 'power player'."

"It was an intense game, but there was not a single goal. It's obvious that this is because Jiang Yuan on the left was completely restricted. Chelsea U19's tactics were very successful. You have a strong ability to break through on one side, so I will use three people to defend you."

"We can see that Jiang Yuan is looking very frustrated and a little tired. I wonder what kind of tactical adjustments will the head coach Hermione make in the second half, or whether Porto will continue to focus on the left wing in the second half? What do you think, Mr. He Wei?"

"Haha, I think that in the second half, Porto can no longer play around the left side, because Jiang Yuan's sprinting distance in the entire first half is almost 1.5 times that of Gudes on the right. Such physical consumption is simply unbearable. I think Hemiel can consider strengthening the attack on the right side."

"Attack from the right? But Gudes' shooting technique on the right is obviously not mature enough"

"Teacher Liu Yang, you misunderstood what I meant. What I actually meant was that through Goodes on the right side, more space could be created for Jiang Yuan on the left side. In this way..."

During the half-time break, He Wei and Liu Yang were still chatting in the commentary room. In order to increase the number of viewers, Sina Sports can be said to have shown enough sincerity - there will be no advertisements during the half-time break.

Although you can’t make any advertising revenue, you can still make money from membership fees, and you can even make more.

……

Inside the team's locker room.

[You have completed the involution task - the running distance in the first half exceeds 7km, and you will receive the cell regeneration reward]

Jiang Yuan, who was almost vomiting from exhaustion just now, is now feeling extremely refreshed. If he had not received a temporary notification from the system that he had a task before the race, Jiang Yuan would not have run so hard.

But as soon as he entered the locker room, head coach Hemiel rushed over: "Jiang, why, why are you wasting so much energy? I remember I said you can try to play on the right more..."

Facing Hemiel's criticism, Jiang Yuan didn't know how to explain it. He had been actively asking for the ball throughout the first half.

"Mr. Hemiel, I have almost exhausted the stamina of the three opposing players..."

Jiang Yuan was right. In order to defend him alone, the three Chelsea players on the right side almost kept running after him. Jiang Yuan ran such a long distance, and their running distance was not much shorter.

"Hey!"

Hemiel sighed and continued, "It's true that you consumed the energy of three people, but our team is centered around you. Bastard, you can't even play in the second half if you play like this, what should I do? Bastard!"

Hemiel held his head in distress. Seeing this, Jiang Yuan quickly said, "Sir, I have a way..."

"Solution? What solution is there to talk about now? We have no energy on the most critical left side. Do we have to play on the right side? Goodes' dribbling is okay, but his shooting ability is too poor!"

As he spoke, Hemiel glanced at Goodes in the corner, who lowered his head.

Jiang Yuan blinked and said, "Mr. Hemiel, I'm not tired. I'll have no problem finishing the second half."

"What? What did you say?"

Suddenly, Hemiel put his hands on Jiang Yuan's shoulders and widened his eyes.

"Jiang, you don't have to lie to me. There's no need to force yourself. I'll replace you after 10 minutes in the second half."

Hemiel thought Jiang Yuan was just showing off, but Jiang Yuan insisted that he was not tired.

"Mr. Hemiel, please believe me, I am really not tired, I want to contribute to the team"

After saying that, Hemiel called the team doctor and asked him to measure Jiang Yuan's heart rate.

Heart rate can assess an athlete's fatigue level. Under normal circumstances, a player's resting heart rate is around 50. During the halftime break after the first half, the heart rate will be between 70 and 90. If it exceeds 100, it means that the player is too tired and must leave the field as soon as possible.

Heart rate during the half-time break is also an important part of the coach's tactics for the second half.

As a result, when Jiang Yuan took the test, all the players and coaches in the locker room were stunned.

bpm: 57
Why, you're getting more and more excited about kicking, right?

……

(End of this chapter)