Chapter 121 The truth is out, he is hiding his strength!

It is noon in Portugal. The players are either eating lunch in the cafeteria or relaxing in the physiotherapy room. The training volume in the morning is not large, but the intensity is really high. The players are complaining. Of course, this does not include Jiang Yuan.

"Ah! It hurts so much, buddy, can you be gentler, hiss!"

Casemiro screamed in pain. Porto's physiotherapy team was performing fasciotomy on him, but he was silent when this thing was used.

Everyone in the team was shouting, except Jiang Yuan, who was currently watching a video of a Champions League knockout match while receiving a massage from his physiotherapist.

There is a characteristic of fascial release, that is, the tenser your muscles are and the more tired you are, the more painful it will be when you relax.

But Jiang Yuan was not tired at all. He had just run about 400 meters.

It doesn’t hurt, and I don’t scream either.

"Jiang, you really are a monster!"

Casemiro glanced at Jiang Yuan. The Chinese boy looked very comfortable. It was obviously the same training task and the same way of relaxation, but Jiang Yuan's performance was different.

Jiang Yuan was concentrating on watching the game video and just casually replied to Casemiro: "I'm not a monster, I'm just more tolerant."

Jiang Yuan's words caused a stir among the players: "What do you mean by more tolerant? We have been playing this since we were young, why are you the only one who can tolerate it?"

Casemiro was in the bed next to Jiang Yuan. He leaned over and asked, "Jiang, tell me how you did it?"

Jiang Yuan stretched and replied: "There is no secret, just run more after training."

Hearing this, the team members suddenly realized that Jiang Yuan’s secret was to practice every day.

Yes, Jiang Yuan usually trains so hard, so this kind of training is nothing to him.

Thinking of this, Casemiro, Neves and others looked at Jiang Yuan with admiration.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan, the youngest boy in the team, has become a role model for the entire first-team!

……

At the same time, on the other side, Lopetegui, Hermil, and Klein were sitting at a table. They had not finished their meal in the cafeteria yet. It was not that they ate slowly, but because they were chatting all the time and had not eaten much for lunch.

"Klein, this is Jiang's medical report when he first came to U17. I got it from Alvarenga."

Lopetegui handed a freshly printed electronic report to Klein, who picked it up and studied it carefully.

The above records Jiang Yuan's physical examination and test data on December 14, 12, and of course some speed training data within the team.

The data does not record Jiang Yuan's 100-meter or 400-meter performance, only the 505 shuttle run (which measures change of direction and sprinting ability), the 60-yard run, and the strength results.

Jiang Yuan's running posture has not changed much since he came to Porto, so Klein can roughly calculate Jiang Yuan's performance in various events through these data.

刚来的时候，江远的100m大概是11.8s，400m大概是55-56s。

But Jiang Yuan's current results are: 100m about 11.3s, 400m 50.5s.

Seeing the estimate given by Klein, Lopetegui's eyes widened: "Klein, isn't this data too exaggerated? Can it really be improved so much in just over 4 months?"

Klein took a deep breath and said slowly, "This level of improvement is theoretically feasible, because Jiang Yuan was less than 17 years old when he first came to Porto, and his muscles and nerve fibers were still developing."

"That's it!"

Lopetegui nodded. It turned out that this level of improvement was real. It seemed that he was just ignorant.

As a result, Klein immediately added two more sentences: "But this is only feasible in theory. If you want to achieve this level of improvement, in addition to Jiang's own strong talent, he must receive professional speed training. But the fact is that since Jiang Yuan joined Porto, including the U17, U19 and first team, he has only had three speed training sessions and 12 strength training sessions. It is impossible to achieve this kind of improvement."

Klein was right. It was possible for a player's strength to suddenly increase by half a second in the 100-meter run, but Jiang Yuan's 400-meter run was at least 5 seconds faster than before.

Strictly speaking, it is impossible to run under 53 seconds without professional guidance, but Jiang Yuan managed to run 50.5 seconds, a result that cannot deceive anyone.

"Then what's going on?"

Lopetegui and Hermil looked at each other. The current situation forced them to take it seriously.

Isn’t this too outrageous?

Klein stared at Jiang Yuan's data report, looking thoughtful. Finally, he said, "Hu Lun, Hemiel, do you think it's possible that Jiang is hiding his strength?"

"impossible!"

Lopetegui was the first to disagree: "Why would he hide his strength?"

"and many more!"

Lopetegui suddenly thought of something, and looked at Hemiel, and they said in unison: "He wants to transfer"

Hemiel jumped up and said, "Damn it! Does this guy think of us as a springboard?"

Lopetegui's eyes flashed with regret: "Well, the Portuguese Super League is not one of the top five leagues. It is normal to be used as a springboard. With his talent, Jiang will not continue to develop in the Portuguese Super League..."

"This……"

The three of them were speechless. Lopetegui thought of Jiang Yuan's practice of constantly lowering his penalty clause and he really didn't know what to say.

Lopetegui can't think of any other possibility other than hiding his strength in exchange for a low-priced contract with liquidated damages.

But the more he thought about it, the more surprised Lopetegui was. Was Jiang Yuan showing his true level now? "Forget it!"

Lopetegui shook his head. It was hard to say whether Jiang Yuan had hidden strength or not, but now he really needed to consider putting Jiang Yuan on the starting list.

……

At 27:0 on the th, Beijing time, on a Chinese Happy Beans website, male anchor A Kun topped the popularity list.

"Good evening, fellow football fans. I am Akun. Today I am bringing you another match between Porto and Benfica at home in the 30th round of the Portuguese Super League."

"Currently, Benfica, who is at the top of the Portuguese Super League, has 5 points more than second-placed Porto, who has played one game less. There is no doubt that this is a crucial battle for the championship between the two teams. As for who the anchor is optimistic about, as a 30-year-old fan of Porto, I must be optimistic about Porto in this game!"

"Jiang Yuan was prominently listed in the starting lineup announced by the team before the game. It is obvious that Jiang Yuan's performance in the league and as a substitute in the European competition has conquered the team's Spanish coach."

A Kun looked a little dazed while speaking. Jiang Yuan, who was still struggling on the bench a few months ago, has now become the team's starter. Perhaps this is the so-called "talent"!

At this time, a very unfriendly comment passed by the live broadcast room.

[What a bullshit 30-year-old fan of Porto, are you 30 years old, anchor? Fans are fans of people.]

A Kun was so angry that he pointed at the barrage and cursed: "No, what's wrong with you being a fan? I have been broadcasting Jiang Yuan's games since he started playing in Europe. Is there any problem with me supporting the team Jiang Yuan is in?"

Although he cursed, A Kun became angrier the more he thought about it afterwards.

So, in front of the live broadcast audience, he spent 2000 yuan on a small website to bet on the home team to lose 0:5.

Benfica is playing at home in this game, so the odds of the home team losing will be much higher. A Kun was too lazy to check what the odds of 0:5 were.

The reason why A Kun is so generous is that he has to mention the income brought to him by live broadcasting Jiang Yuan's games in the past few months.

As the earliest anchor to broadcast Jiang Yuan's games, A Kun can be said to have benefited from Jiang Yuan's studying abroad. In total, in addition to the income from the live broadcast, he also received a commission of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.

As for spending 2000 to buy the home team to lose 0:5, it is equivalent to a donation. The purpose is to prove his support for the team to some black fans in the live broadcast room. After all, only "crazy fans of the team" would buy scores like 5:0 and 0:5.

"I am a die-hard fan of Jiang Yuan, so I will donate money. Are you satisfied?"

A Kun yelled. As a Happy Beans anchor, he usually doesn’t play with Happy Beans, but this time is an exception.

[Fuck, the anchor is so true to himself, he helped the home team win 5:0! ]

[I originally came to watch Xiao Jiang's football performance, but the anchor also appeared on the show. I donated 2000 yuan, and the anchor made so much money? ]

[That’s right. I watched A Kun’s live broadcast two years ago. Now the number of people in the live broadcast room is at least 300 times that of before. I can only say that A Kun broadcasts in a timely manner. There are so many platforms that broadcast Jiang Yuan’s games, but everyone likes to watch A Kun’s live broadcast! ]

[Nice! He's the starter again. I've said it before, as long as the Porto coach is not blind, he will make use of Jiang Yuan. Although Jiang Yuan's talent is not as good as Melo's, he is also world-class.]

[It’s useless. Have you watched the Premier League games? Chelsea’s Hazard is really strong. I feel he is the third player after Messi and Ronaldo! ]

[2000 yuan? The boss is generous]

[6. If Porto can beat Benfica 5:0, I will eat shit.]

[The anchor is just donating money, helping to raise the odds. I have a single win + draw with Benfica, a small profit is also a profit]

Under the urging of fans in the live broadcast room, A Kun began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

"First up is the home team Benfica!"

Benfica (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Cesar
Defenders: Jardel, Eliseu, Maxi Pereira, Luisão (C)

Midfielders: Gaitan, Pizzi, Samaris, Talisca

Forwards: Jonas, Lima

Head coach: Jorge Jesus

"Then it's the visiting team Porto. We can see Jiang Yuan has already taken his position on the field. Next to him is the team captain Jackson Martinez who is ready to kick off together."

Porto (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Elton

Defenders: Maicon, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Marcano

Midfielders: Ruben Neves, Oliver Torres, Casemiro, Evandro

Forward: Jackson Martinez (C), Jiang Yuan

Head coach: Julen Lopetegui

Porto adopted a double striker formation, which was a small attempt by Lopetegui to improve the team's tactics.

Of course, if the tactics are not successfully executed, Lopetegui will not force the game. The two forwards Quaresma and El Nani will sit on the bench ready to play at any time.

In this crucial battle for the championship, Porto players are ready for battle!
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(End of this chapter)