Chapter 480 End of June
【Jiang Yuan comes on stage! 】
[Tuchel, please let Xiao Jiang play. We have been waiting for almost 70 minutes, why is he not playing yet? ]
[To be honest, we don’t need Xiao Jiang to play against Swansea. Hazard + Kante can just kill them.]
[You have to go, otherwise what would I watch...]
[What's so good about Chelsea playing Swansea? I want to watch Xiao Jiang]
What's so good about Chelsea playing against Swansea? Although it's not very pleasant to hear, this is indeed what the fans think.
Logically speaking, given the current environment of the Premier League, any match between two teams is quite interesting to watch, which is also the reason why the Premier League ratings are gradually surpassing La Liga.
But there are 20 teams in a league, and with so many teams there will always be exceptions.
Chelsea is the exception.
Even if the Blues use a half-substitute lineup, as long as they keep 3 or 4 core players, like Hazard, Kante, Azpilicueta and Willian today, they will basically win against a bottom-tier team in the league like Swansea.
“I feel like we won’t be able to go.”
While jogging on the sidelines, Jiang Yuan whispered to Pogba beside him.
"Ha ha"
Pogba stretched and then glanced at where Tuchel was.
The Blues coach is also looking at Pogba and Jiang Yuan, and it is obvious that he is also in a hesitant state.
The Blues' team anthem was played at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, who were leading by one goal, did not launch a defense but maintained their offensive against Swansea.
According to the data feedback from the broadcaster, the Blues' possession rate has reached 15% in the past 76 minutes!
This is really an outrageous statistic.
76% ball possession rate means that Swansea players were trapped in their own half most of the time and could not get out.
They are completely trapped by Chelsea!
74th minute!
"Jiang, Paul!"
Tuchel shouted twice, and Jiang Yuan and Pogba walked to their seats, took off their fluorescent yellow vests and put them on the chairs.
Picking up the mineral water bottle handed to him by Terry, Jiang Yuan poured the water into his mouth and then spit it all onto the grass beside him.
"Wow!"
"Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap!"
There was applause from the fans in the stands.
The movement on the bench was already obvious.
Jiang Yuan and Pogba are going to play at the same time!
"Oh, here it comes!"
"Chelsea's substitution, Pogba replaces Hazard, Jiang Yuan replaces Ibrahimovic"
"Does Tuchel just want Jiang Yuan to play as a center forward?"
Under the gaze of the fans at the scene, Jiang Yuan ran to the front position of the court.
It’s the center!
Chelsea's current forward line is like this, from left to right: Moses, Jiang Yuan, and then William.
Moses was a midfielder pretending to be a striker, and Jiang Yuan was a winger pretending to be a center forward.
"What does Tuchel mean by this tactic?"
The CCTV commentator almost said "Tuchel didn't take his opponents seriously."
The fans in the stands were also confused about this formation.
If Jiang Yuan wants to make a substitution, shouldn't he make one with Moses or William?
What the hell is Ibrahimovic?
However, after watching the game carefully for a few minutes, the commentator quickly discovered the highlight.
"Tuchel must have practiced this tactic before the game!"
"Jiang Yuan didn't feel too unfamiliar when playing center!"
Just think about it.
Ibrahimovic's contract with Chelsea only has two months left, and Fabregas, the only player in Chelsea who can pretend to be a center forward, has already transferred away.
It doesn't seem to be something incomprehensible that Tuchel asked Jiang Yuan to practice center forward.
The main thing is that Jiang Yuan is indeed that tall!
“In front, in front!”
Pogba shouted, and Jiang Yuan cut diagonally into the penalty area from the right.
Jump up!
boom!
Jiang Yuan received a pass from Pogba in the penalty area, but unfortunately, goalkeeper Fabianski pushed the ball directly over the crossbar.
"Oh!"
The fans in the stands held their heads in their hands.
The reason why Swansea, which was behind in the game, is only one goal behind now is closely related to the excellent form of goalkeeper Fabianski today.
Fabianski was very focused today!
Although there was a bit of luck involved, he did save Jiang Yuan's shot that was right in front of him!
"it's okay no problem!"
Azpilicueta runs over to deal with the corner.
Chelsea players are generally of good height, so corner kicks are a good opportunity for them.
Snapped!
After the corner kick, Jiang Yuan found that he was not in the best position, so he took the initiative to step forward diagonally to block Vanderhorn, in order to help Zouma break free from the defense.
"Kurt!"
Shout!
Now it’s Zuma’s turn!
Kurt jumped up!
Kurt didn't reach the ball!
"..."
Neither Zouma nor Pogba touched the penalty kick given by Azpilicueta.
The ball hit the baseline and bounced directly out of bounds.
"Fuck!"
Pogba stuck out his tongue and shook his head.
To be honest, Azpilicueta's corner kick was a bit too outrageous!
In the 83rd minute of the game, Terry, who had just warmed up for less than 10 minutes, was substituted by Tuchel.
When the old captain of the Blues came on the field, there was immediate applause from the stands.
Not only the home team fans were applauding, but the visiting Swansea fans were also applauding.
West Ham United offered him a contract but he refused to go, and he actively asked the club to give him a massive pay cut just to stay at Chelsea.
There is no need to say more about what Terry means to Chelsea.
The soul of the Blues!
The game continued and Terry came on to give the players Tuchel's latest instructions.
Switch from offense to defense!
The first moment Jiang Yuan received the note, he felt a little regretful.
Because he really wants to score a goal in today's game.
But there is nothing we can do.
Since Tuchel said we should defend, let’s defend first!
The first minute of injury time!
"Jiang Yuan, start from the left side!"
"Although he played as a center forward after coming on as a substitute, we can see that Jiang Yuan actually instinctively moved to the left side."
Positions can be changed, but habits are hard to change!
The Blues have a center forward on the left who is ready to explode!
Go forward!
Qi Chengyueng reached out and tried to pull Jiang Yuan down.
But it didn't work.
Jiang Yuan ran almost in front of Ki Sung-yueng, not giving the opponent Swansea's midfielder any chance to defend him.
Then there was Norton.
Norton's position is better, he can reach out to Jiang Yuan's position.
However, the effect of doing so is indeed quite general.
Norton is only 1 meters tall and weighs only 79 kg.
This was no pressure at all for Jiang Yuan, who had just started to gain weight. He just used his body to push Norton away!
"wow!!"
The home fans started screaming.
Jiang Yuan directly knocked away Norton who was defending him!
The referee has not yet made a statement.
Not sure if this was an offensive foul.
Just keep running first!
Rush diagonally into the penalty area!
be prepared!
Vanderhorn and Mawson were both on their way back.
But because it was a counterattack, Swansea's two central defenders were not in place yet!
Rush directly into the penalty area!
Jiang Yuan did not shoot directly. After Vanderhorn turned around to defend, Jiang Yuan knocked the ball from his left foot to his right foot and continued to walk three steps to the right.
The far corner or the near corner is a good shooting option.
However, Jiang Yuan chose to shoot the ball into the net!
boom!
A volley shot was fired, and the ball flew over Fabianski's head and into the net.
The high-speed ball directly lifted the Swansea goal net by several dozen centimeters.
Jiang Yuan rushed out to celebrate, only to find that the referee had one hand on the communication device on his ear.
The ball is gone...
This was Jiang Yuan's first reaction, so he stopped running.
The Blues players quickly surrounded referee Swarbrick.
Under the gaze of the players and fans, Swarbrick blew the whistle to cancel Jiang Yuan's goal.
The foul comes first when attacking!
"Jesus!"
Jiang Yuan shook his hands.
Oh shit.
This ball is hot!
Tuchel complained to the fourth official, but to no avail.
"He knocked the ball away with his own skill, so why doesn't this ball count?"
“Fuck”
Hull sat back on the bench in anger, pointed at Norton on the court, and said to assistant coach Love: "He definitely did it on purpose, he shouldn't have fallen!"
“Beep, beep, beep—!!!”
At the end of the game, Chelsea defeated Swansea at home with a score of 1:0.
To be honest, Chelsea was only one goal ahead of Swansea, and this result was somewhat unexpected for the fans.
But if you think about it carefully, Chelsea used a substitute lineup in the first half of today's game, and Jiang Yuan pretended to be the center forward in the second half.
Today is the exhibition of scientific research achievements of the great German inventor Tuchel!
……
At the end of the game, the Blues players walked back to the locker room with expressionless faces.
Although we won 1:0, there were too many regrets in this game.
"I didn't pass the corner kick well, I should have passed it a little further to the center"
Azpilicueta muttered, and Terry put his arm around his shoulders and the two of them walked towards the locker room together: "It's okay, it's okay, just win"
From starting to rotation and now to being a substitute, Terry has had little playing time this season, even though his performance in the games was good.
Terry was still a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but due to his own commitment to Mourinho, he did not talk to Tuchel privately.
Now his mentality has calmed down.
Focus more on the team rather than yourself.
Focus on the team's overall victory, not your own game data on the court.
As for the pursuit of data, that's not a bad thing.
But this is no longer what an aging player like Terry should do.
Click, click, click!
Tuchel came to the press room alone.
Although the team won today, Tuchel's condition was similar to that of the Blues players, neither of which was very good.
The reason is simple. The Germans were not very satisfied with the final decision made by the referee Swarbrick.
It’s not that I’m not very satisfied.
He simply thought that Jiang Yuan's goal should not have been blown off.
“Yes, I think that’s unreasonable.”
"When they (referring to Jiang Yuan and Norton) collided, Jiang was standing further forward, so he had the advantage of position. Their defensive player wanted to pull him up with his hands, but was knocked down by Jiang. That should not be Jiang's fault."
Tuchel shrugged: "At least that's what I think"
"Well, we still won in the end, and disallowing that goal didn't bring victory to our opponents."
Tuchel is not Mourinho, but there is still a Portuguese atmosphere in Chelsea.
When the team's performance improves, the Portuguese aura will come out, which will indirectly affect Tuchel.
The fact is, as a head coach you can't keep a low profile when your team is consistently at the top of the Premier League table and coming off a comeback win over Bayern Munich away from home.
You can be low-key if you don’t have achievements, but you must never be low-key if you have achievements.
This is Tuchel's understanding.
The reporter nodded: "So you have a problem with the referee of this game? Will you file a complaint?"
"There is no need to appeal. I said we had already won, and you said I had a problem with the referee, which is completely wrong. When I was in the Bundesliga, I heard that the Premier League had a wide range of penalties. I just think that every team should enjoy the same standards."
The reporter wrote down Tuchel's words in a notebook: "This is your last game in November, December is coming soon"
Turning to his own record book, the reporter continued: "In December, including the league, the EFL Cup and the Champions League, Chelsea has a total of 12 games to play. How are you going to prepare for the busy schedule in December?"
The reporter's words suddenly reminded Tuchel.
Yes, Chelsea need to complete 12 games in 28 days in December.
其中包括英超第15轮到第21轮、英联杯1/4决赛，还有欧冠小组赛第6轮！
The Premier League schedule is too exaggerated.
This is undoubtedly a challenge for Chelsea!
"There are many games, so we can't play at full strength in every game"
Tuchel looks at the camera: "We will make some appropriate trade-offs"
"Which games will be abandoned specifically?"
"That's hard to say, and we won't give up any game, we just need to adjust the lineup appropriately."
Click!
Click, click, click!
After the game, Jiang Yuan accompanied Hazard to receive the MVP trophy, and then the two of them walked towards the player tunnel again.
'Next month is going to be tough'
Hazard held the MVP trophy as if he was holding a mineral water bottle, with a nonchalant look on his face.
For him, this single-game MVP trophy is nothing new.
As for using it to show off to teammates, that is even more unnecessary.
The guy walking next to Hazard, wearing the No. 7 jersey, is the player who has won the MVP most frequently in all five major leagues.
"It's like this. John said last week that we have nine games next month. I think the Champions League game will most likely be released, but there are also eight games. I don't know about the League Cup. We have reached the quarter-finals, and I think Thomas should want to win the championship."
“The EFL Cup is really embarrassing”
Hazard nodded: "But in addition to the League Cup and the Champions League, we have another thing to deal with"
"League? If it's a league, you have to give it your all. You can't let this go."
'Not a league, not a league'
Azar laughed out loud because Jiang Yuan didn't react.
"The World Cup group draw is about to begin!"
……
(End of this chapter)
