Chapter 227 West Bromwich Albion's 12th Defender

After Costa left, Brown, who had been silent for a long time, looked into Mourinho's eyes and said, "Jose, are you so sure that Zlatan is the right choice?"

"Well, like I said just now, Chelsea's striker can score a goal even if he ties a dog. It's true that Zlatan is old, but his goal-scoring ability is still there. I just need him to score goals in front. Of course, there is also the locker room."

When talking about the locker room, Mourinho's eyes dimmed noticeably. Perhaps he now understands that he is not a coach who is good at controlling the locker room.

Rules should be made as early as possible. In 14, when Costa just joined Chelsea, if Mourinho had chosen to scold instead of tolerate him, perhaps what happened today would not have happened at all.

Fortunately, Costa has scored enough goals this season to make Atletico Madrid lose little money. Without considering the salary, Chelsea can still make a little money.

Brown shrugged: "I just want to remind you that young players are the foundation of the team. You should know this better than me."

"Oh, you said this, what I need is a mature old player, I don't need Zlatan to do too much. As for the future of Chelsea, believe me, we will have new people, but not this winter"

It’s ridiculous to talk about the future when we don’t even have the present.

Mourinho walked towards the parking lot step by step: "Leon, do you want to eat dinner in the cafeteria or go home?"

"Go home, my wife and children are waiting for me!"

"Then I'll take you back."

Mourinho pulled his Jaguar keys from his sports backpack and waved them in front of Brown.

He did not buy the F-Type coupe, but the British Jaguar company paid him to drive it. This was an endorsement contract that was good for both parties.

As the Jaguar designer said: It is a great pleasure for us that the best head coach in the world can drive Jaguar sports cars and SUVs.

Mourinho is very happy about this because he is one of the few head coaches in today's football world who can get high endorsement contracts.

"Then I'll thank you in advance!"

Brown followed. He usually went home with the other two coaches in the coaching staff, but since Mourinho offered to give him a ride, Brown had no reason to refuse.

Brown took his things and followed with a few big strides, looking a little hesitant.

"What do you want to say?"

Mourinho could tell at a glance that Brown was worried. The Portuguese coach never liked Brown, so he asked him about it.

"hiss……"

I don’t know if it was because the weather was too cold, but Brown kept his arms around his chest.

"If Zlatan comes, who would you like to give the captain's armband to?"

Brown hit the nail on the head.

Yes, Terry, Ibrahimovic, and Azpilicueta, these three guys are typical leader players. If Ibrahimovic gives the captain's armband to him as soon as he arrives, not only will Terry be unhappy, but the vice-captain Azpilicueta will also have opinions.

In Brown's view, Mourinho's move is undoubtedly planting a time bomb in the team's locker room that could explode at any time.

"You know, controlling the locker room requires a player with absolute say, but we don't have that. In this case, it doesn't matter whether Zlatan comes or not. I think you should also be able to see that Terry can't control the locker room at all. When I visited Mr. Roman before, do you know what he said to me?"

"If you want a team to be united, then there must be clear classes within the team. In other clubs, we can have clear classes, but this is Chelsea, we have too many stars..."

Mourinho opened the door and got into the driver's seat. After Brown got into the passenger seat, Mourinho inserted the key but did not turn it.
"Huh...Jose, are you sure you made the right choice?"

Brown recalled that at a party a few days ago, Abramovich clearly expressed his support for Mourinho, but the Russian also said that this might be the last time he would unconditionally support Mourinho.

"Don't listen to Roman's nonsense. There is no absolutely right choice."

“Boom! Whoosh!”

Mourinho started the car. With an 8-cylinder engine and a supercharger, the cold start of Mourinho's F-Type coupe was very violent.

"When Zlatan arrives at Stamford Bridge in two weeks, Terry will know what he has to do."

“Huu——!”

……

1:14 pm London time on January 7, Chelsea Stamford Bridge.

Because of the U23 Asian Cup, CCTV currently has no vacant channels to broadcast Chelsea's games.

This little problem is not difficult for Chinese fans. Chelsea + Jiang Yuan, these two elements add up to countless broadcast sources that can be seen in China.

Of course, I don’t know whether these broadcast sources are legal.

"Welcome back, brothers! I am the familiar A Kun. Today I will bring you the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion. The team wearing blue jerseys is Chelsea. From the left side of the screen! Attack from the left side of the screen to the right side."

"Then there's West Bromwich Albion, wearing red jerseys with black stripes. Brothers in the live broadcast room, please add the fan group at the top of the screen. The fan group will have red card recommendations for each game."

"Who do you think is going to win this match? Of course, I think Chelsea is going to win! You can follow my lead. Chelsea's odds are pretty strong right now."

“1：0、2：1、3：1，这几个比分比较推荐，大家可以考虑一下，跟反随意啊！”

When CCTV was broadcasting live, A Kun's live broadcast room had a maximum of 2500 people, and all of them were Happy Beans players. Today, CCTV did not broadcast the Premier League, and the number of people online in A Kun's live broadcast room soared to 8000.

As a professional Happy Beans anchor, A Kun has realized what he should do now.

Turn these non-Happy Beans fans into Happy Beans fans!

[Damn, I spent almost 10 minutes looking through the browser history and finally found it. Luckily, the game only started for 5 minutes, so it’s not a loss! ]

[The host recommends 2:1, so I will buy one lot at 1:2]

【Welcome newcomers, welcome newcomers, you can add the room manager, there are red orders for recommendation, the first order is compensated, and the first deposit is given 5%. If you win, you can take the money, and if you lose, you don’t have to pay! 】

[Can the host please turn up the volume a little bit? I can’t hear the fans shouting.]

[Watch the Asian Cup on your computer and the Premier League on your phone. Although it’s not summer, I still have to go for some beer peanuts]

[Jiang Yuan is the starter again, hahahaha! The absolute core, what else do I need to say? ]

[Damn, Chelsea kept losing in the early stages of this season, and I lost a lot of money. Then I started betting on Chelsea to lose, but Chelsea started winning again later.]

[Brother upstairs, I am beginning to feel sorry for you]

[Don't mind him, that idiot made more than 2 by buying Jiang Yuan Jin Tong, and he's just bragging about it. I see him every day.]

[Awesome! I bought Jiang Yuan's Golden Boot. The odds were 1 to 38 at the time. I wonder if I can make money.]

[Don't make any noise, just watch the game quietly! ]

[Brother, can you please turn off the barrage? Don't disturb these guys' appointment on the rooftop]

[Don’t let the anchors make money, the anchors are the second generation of rich people]

……

In today's game, Costa not only did not start, but was not even included in the game roster, which led to many fans in the stands frantically shouting Costa's name.

Costa has been at Chelsea for a year and a half, so he must have a good fan base.

Right in front of the home team's bench, Mourinho turned his back to the stands, pretending to supervise the game seriously, but in fact he was listening to the fans' voices.

They say they don't care about the fans' opinions, but what they say and what they do are often different.

On the court, Remy took the pass from William and passed it to Hazard. Fortunately, he didn't know what was going to happen to the team yet, otherwise he would probably be under a lot of pressure now.

"ta!"

Hazard received the ball with his right foot and turned around, and there was a crisp sound when the upper of his shoe touched the ball.

“Hey, here!”

William cut in from the middle to the left, and Hazard made a decisive pass when he saw it. After getting the ball, William made a cross with his left foot before Dawson could get over.

Inverted triangle pass, the one standing in the middle is Fabregas!
"Fabregas passed the ball to Azpilicueta, and his teammates were not in a good position. Who is the No. 23 in front? Why is he standing so far back?"

"Azpilicueta passed the ball directly to Remy, who shot it directly! Tsk, the goalkeeper saved the ball. Why do you perform so well as a goalkeeper?"

"Hey, the ball landed in Hazard's position, Hazard passed it to Azpilicueta, who just kicked it!"

"Fuck, a goal!"

"The defender scored a goal, awesome!"

A Kun was so excited that he kept barking and almost got killed by the fans wearing headphones in the live broadcast room.

Regardless of the anchor, Chelsea's attack was still good. Although Remy's shot was a little off target, fortunately, West Brom's goalkeeper was also a little off target. If it was either Courtois or Begovic, the ball would not have slipped away.

In the 13th minute of the game, Chelsea, playing at home, took the lead 1:0!

After scoring the goal, Azpilicueta slid to his knees decisively, then turned around and looked at his teammates: "Come on! Come over here!"

"Wuhu!"

Zouma took a run and ran in both directions with Azpilicueta.

"CHELSEA! Pah!"

"CHELSEA! Pah!"

"Stanford! Snap!"

"..."

Azpilicueta's goal completely diverted the attention of the fans at the scene. Several Costa fans who were originally shouting "Diego" in the stands behind the bench also changed the word they said to "Chelsea".

Regardless of anything else, the home team's goal is worth celebrating.

In the 30th minute of the game, after three consecutive minutes of possession, Chelsea finally found an opportunity to attack.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Ivanovic and Fabregas made a quick and decisive wall pass in the backcourt, successfully breaking through West Brom's high press.

At this time, the weakness of the 4411 formation was revealed. Longdong and Morrison alone were completely unable to effectively put pressure on Chelsea's ball-control players.

After kicking the ball out, Ivanovic passed it directly to Jiang Yuan who was at the front on the right.

"give him!"

William pointed at Remi, and Jiang Yuan passed the ball decisively after hearing the voice.

"Remy got the ball, damn, why didn't Mourinho play Costa again, what does this mean"

"Never mind that for now. Remy passed the ball to Hazard, who went down the flank... Ugh! West Bromwich Albion's full-back followed closely, and Hazard didn't find any chances. He passed the ball back to Azpilicueta, who made a long pass to the right."

"Nice! Brothers, it's Jiang Yuan who got the ball again. Let's see how the Chinese perform."

"Gao Qiu is possessed! Evans is in front, Gao Qiu suddenly speeds up and moves into the penalty area, perfect!"

"Gao Qiu came into the penalty area to see if he could pass the ball in an inverted triangle. Forget it, it's better for Gao Qiu to shoot himself, William is unreliable."

"Ok! Gao Qiu walks directly into the penalty area and kicks with his right foot!"

"Penalty! This is definitely a penalty!"

A Kun in the villa stood up directly.

The camera showed it very clearly, Jiang Yuan's right foot shot hit Macaulay's left hand!
"Penalty!"

Chelsea's players immediately surrounded the referee. Terry couldn't see from his position, but his teammates said it was a penalty, so as the captain, he must be the first to rush up and argue with the referee.

The referee looked at Terry in front of him and signaled the Chelsea captain to move aside.

Then, point to the corner flagpole.

Because the ball hit Macaulay, it was a penalty. "Fuck, is this referee out of his mind?"

"This is not a penalty, then what is it? The No. 3 almost hit the ball out with his hand. No, referee, are you sure you don't want to take another look?"

"Fuck you!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Seeing that the referee did not give Chelsea a penalty, A Kun immediately turned into a Red Warm Warrior, grabbed the ROG mechanical keyboard on the table and smashed it. The keyboard that originally had a light effect suddenly went out, and even a few keys flew out.

“xuuuu——!!”

"xuuuuu!!!!"

The same was true at Stamford Bridge. The fans in the stands didn't have keyboards to smash like A Kun, but they could express their dissatisfaction with the referee by booing.

The referee's decision was a bit outrageous, but it wouldn't seem outrageous if you knew who the referee was.

Anthony Taylor!

Other referees have to wear a pair of glasses with 1.2 vision to referee the game, but Anthony Taylor is different. He does not need to wear glasses, he just needs to remember the tasks given by the FA.

As the FA's own son, Anthony Taylor's ability to execute tasks is among the best in Europe.

Take this attack for example, Anthony Taylor used his amazing ability to withstand pressure to successfully defend Chelsea and won cheers from West Brom fans.

"What the hell! Do you want to see what he's doing?"

Mourinho and Brown rushed to the fourth official, and the Portuguese, who could no longer bear it, began to complain about Taylor.

"Sorry sir, this is not within my scope of responsibility..."

The fourth official was a bald white man in his 30s. He rejected Mourinho's request for a heavy sentence with an expressionless face.

"arrow"

Mourinho shrugged and turned away.

Then, he placed his right hand on his left hand, and the wrists of both arms were pressed together, as if they were handcuffed.

Chelsea had a tough time today.

"Beep!"

At the end of the first half, Chelsea failed to expand the score due to Taylor's excellent defense.

"Brothers, don't panic for now. The anchor said before that betting on scores of 1:0, 2:1 or 3:1 is definitely a good bet. In the second half, both teams should score at the same time, otherwise no one should score!"

"Well... Chelsea's odds are still very strong now. Three corners in the first half. It may be difficult to bet on a big corner. But it doesn't matter. Follow the anchor and you can make back this little money quickly."

"Brothers, I won't say anything else, just follow the host's rhythm!"

As he spoke, A Kun opened the backstage and took a look at the backstage data of the first half.

The peak number of real-time online users reached 1.3, including 2.1 barrages. Excluding the 666 screen-scrolling, there are still quite a lot of active fans.

[1:0 in the first half, host, you are really steady! Go for it!]

[I won't say Anthony Taylor is stupid, but that's the truth]

[Chelsea is still stable. By the way, won’t Costa start? ]

[It doesn't matter who starts the game. Anyway, we have Hazard and Jiang Yuan, the Belgian superstar + the living Gao Qiu. The popularity is already at its maximum. Chelsea's jersey revenue this year is expected to be exaggerated.]

【66666】

[Is Ibrahimovic coming to Chelsea? There has been no news for so long, just keeping us in suspense]

[What the hell, without Ibrahimovic, who will Paris Saint-Germain use as striker, Nasser? ]

[I can go! I only need 1000 euros a week! ]

……

At the beginning of the second half, West Bromwich Albion coach Pulis replaced Morrison with Gardner. The reason was not to adjust the tactics, but because Morrison pressed too frequently in the first half and was almost exhausted in the midfield.

For a Premier League coach, Pulis made too many mistakes in his decision-making today. This season, Chelsea likes to control the ball in the midfield. In this case, you only put two people in the frontcourt, and you force these two people to press.

Not only is the risk high, but it's also exhausting.

In the 61st minute, Chelsea got a free kick in the frontcourt, which was taken by Jiang Yuan.

"come on!"

Hazard bent down to pick up the ball and handed it to Jiang Yuan.

"Ok!"

Jiang Yuan simply responded and then placed the ball on the white line drawn by the referee.

It's a little bit to the left of the center, about 20 yards away from the goal, which is pretty good.

PS: The penalty area is 18 yards (16.5m) away from the goal line.

"Chelsea! Chelsea!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Chelsea! Chelseaa!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Amid the cheers of the home team's fans, Jiang Yuan started his sprint.

Just kick with your right foot!
“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLLLL!!!”

"HOLY SHIT! WHAT A GOAL!"

"What an unbelievable goal for Jiang Yuan!"

After commentating on so many Chelsea games, McLaughlin can now pronounce the words "Jiang Yuan" relatively standardly.

For a pure Londoner, learning Chinese is a little difficult, but if you just want to speak it, there is no problem.

Seeing the ball go into the net, Jiang Yuan celebrated decisively, running up and accelerating before sliding down smoothly.

"brush--!"

Rushing out of the field, Jiang Yuan stood up and threw an uppercut, accompanied by a roar, instantly igniting today's Stamford Bridge.

"Jiang!"

"Oh my God, here! Here! I want an autograph!"

"Shake hands, shake hands with me! Please, please!"

"waaaaaa! Jiang! You are my God!!!"

"..."

The home team fans were still very enthusiastic. Jiang Yuan walked over and high-fived the fans at the bottom one by one.

These die-hard Blues fans are willing to spend £420 to buy this seat with a poor view just to be able to shake hands with the scorer when the home team celebrates.

The seats cost £120, and the chance to shake hands with the players is worth £300. Of course, this £300 spent is not always rewarded.

"Hey, man, come on!"

Jiang Yuan hugged a little girl wearing his No. 7 jersey. The father's face was full of excitement. He held the girl's butt with one hand and used the other hand to record this moment with his mobile phone.

When the girl grows up and sees this photo, she will definitely thank her father for his wise decision at that moment.

"Don't fall"

Jiang Yuan gave a reminder, then turned around and hugged his teammates.

In the live broadcast room, A Kun became more and more excited.

“兄弟们，现在64分钟2：0，最后25分钟客队再进一个球没问题吧？我看看2：1的赔率，1：7.5，还算可以啊，比1：0强多了”

"What did I say? Follow the anchor and buy a villa by the sea!"

Normally at this time, A Kun would open a bottle of Snow to celebrate, but it was winter now, so A Kun just lit a cigarette.

"Snapped!"

“Fans draw first!”

……

At this time in London, the game is still going on.

In the 82nd minute, Mourinho replaced Hazard with Kennedy (Falcao was injured). Just two minutes after the substitution, West Brom found an attacking opportunity on the right.

After controlling the ball for almost the entire game, William was already a little tired, and Brent seized this opportunity.

“Hiss—Brent and Jacob rushed forward together, and William lost the ball!”

"Brent doesn't run fast, pass it to No. 24 on the right, look at the name... Fletcher! Brent passes it to Fletcher, this guy doesn't run very fast either, let's see how to deal with it first."

"To Gardner in front, Gardner is advancing with the ball! Beautiful!"

A Kun started to get excited. As long as West Bromwich Albion scored a goal, it would be his first red card of the day.

However, despite this, A Kun couldn't be too happy when West Brom attacked, after all, there were many non-Happy Beans players in the live broadcast room today. If A Kun supported West Brom, he would be criticized by some Jiang Yuanren fans.

On the field!

After Gardner got the ball, he started to move inside. Longdong, who was at the front, was very strong and rushed directly into the Chelsea penalty area.

At this critical moment, Gardner pushed the ball with the instep and sent it directly to Longdong who was in the front. After the latter got the ball, he was blocked by Zouma and fell to the ground.

Zuma: ???
Zuma is really resentful now. He went up and touched Longdong, and Longdong fell down directly?
Are you a professional athlete or an acrobat?

The most incredible thing was not Long Dong who faked a fall, but Taylor who came afterwards.

The FA's lackey blew the whistle and directly awarded West Brom a penalty.

wdf?

Chelsea players rushed over and had an argument with Taylor, but to no avail.

I don’t know if it’s because Taylor can’t speak English, but no matter how Jiang Yuan explained, Taylor just kept signaling Jiang Yuan to step back.

"Damn! Penalty for West Brom!"

"Awesome, what's going on???"

"Hiss - objectively speaking, this should be a fake fall. Hey hey hey, some people in the live broadcast room should stop talking nonsense, saying that the anchor controls the English Football Association. I have never said such things."

"This is a bit outrageous for Taylor, but for the brothers who bought the 2:1, this penalty was a very good one."

"Of course, as a Chelsea fan with 500 years of history, I strongly condemn Taylor's behavior of calling a penalty!"

……

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Thank you bosses!

(End of this chapter)