Chapter 465 Jiang Yuan's Weight Gain Plan
FA: Hazard won the Premier League Player of the Month for October, Guardiola won the Best defeating Bundesliga champions Bayern with a non-full-strength lineup in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea's odds of winning the Champions League jumped to third place, only behind Real Madrid and Bayern.
There is no doubt that this was a very successful victory. The club's shareholder Abramovich even came to the Cobham base to comfort the first-team players after the game.
In fact, Abramovich mainly came to see Tuchel. Tuchel had told him before that Chelsea would not play at full strength in the next Champions League group match, so there was a high probability that they would lose.
The result is that Chelsea won, beat Bayern!
"So this was part of the plan?"
Abu was playing with the glass on the table, and it could be seen that he was somewhat happy.
"Well, to be honest, I didn't expect this result..."
Tuchel looked embarrassed because Abramovich had just asked him another question.
A difficult question to answer.
"Is Bayern too weak or are we too strong?"
This……
Tuchel gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long time but could not give a suitable answer.
Bayern is too weak?
This is impossible. After two rounds of matches, Tuchel can clearly feel that Bayern is stronger this season than last season.
He knows this Bundesliga dominant team too well, he even knows Bayern better than Chelsea.
Say Chelsea is too strong?
This……
Tuchel can say that.
Jiang Yuan, Hazard, Pogba, and Kante, a total of four core players. The day before yesterday, the Blues only played three core players and defeated Bayern with a score of 4:3.
From this perspective, it seems that Chelsea is indeed a bit strong?
However, it is a bit too pretentious to say this to the club owner. Tuchel is not Mourinho, he would not say those words to Abramovich.
"I think, um... maybe there was some luck involved? We did play well that day, Jiang played very well, and that was the key to our victory."
Tuchel decided to give the credit for the victory to Jiang Yuan, who killed the game with a hat trick, which everyone saw.
“The river is really good”
Abu nodded and said, "Before, Jose asked me to buy him, but I hesitated, haha!"
"Thomas, you know, Real Madrid wanted to buy Jiang for million euros, but I didn't even reply to their fax"
Tuchel raised his head. As the head coach, he didn't know what Abramovich was talking about.
Seeing Tuchel's confusion, Abramovich explained: "It happened before you came. It was last season's summer transfer window. Real Madrid offered million euros, but it was paid in installments. Haha, even if they paid the million euros in one go, I would not hand Jiang over."
Although he is a businessman, Abramovich grew up watching football.
Although he says he doesn't understand anything, Abramovich still knows a little about football. If Chelsea wants to achieve good results now, there are a few players that they absolutely cannot let go.
"I heard that Paris offered million euros?"
Tuchel suddenly said: "You haven't considered this price?"
“To be honest, we are not very short of money right now.”
Abramovich's remarks almost made Tuchel laugh: " million euros is indeed a lot, but if it was only million euros, I could have made the money by doing some business in India. But Thomas, you have to know that we at Chelsea should not just be chasing profits. I want the Champions League more. We won the Champions League in 12, but that was not enough."
"..."
Today's communication gave Tuchel a new perspective on Abramovich as a boss.
This guy is really different from those American tycoons.
It is said online that there would be no Chelsea today without Abramovich, and now it seems to be true.
He has given so much to the club and he really wants the team to get better!
"Can I ask you a question?"
Abramovich looked into Tuchel's eyes, causing the latter to feel a sense of inexplicable pressure.
“Can we win the league title this season?”
"this problem……"
Tuchel's serious expression disappeared and was replaced by a smile: "This question is difficult to answer. Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool are all very strong this season. We are under a lot of pressure to compete with them for the championship."
"What about the Champions League title?"
Abu continued to ask.
"Same, Real Madrid, Bayern, and Juventus are all very strong opponents"
"Um"
Abramovich nodded and asked his third question: "Then if I want to win both the league and the Champions League, do you think we have a chance?"
!!!
Taking a deep breath, Tuchel now understands why Chelsea did not accept Paris' million euro offer.
Abramovich wants Chelsea to reach the peak this season!
……
"Go, go, go, pass it directly, pass it directly!"
"Ok!"
Jiang Yuan rushed from the right to the middle, controlled the ball and then adjusted his step.
Just shoot with the outside of your foot from the top of the arc!
"Wow!"
Courtois jumped up and reached for the ball but couldn't touch it.
"Clap clap clap!"
The Blues players on the field applauded Jiang Yuan for scoring the goal.
"How accurate!"
Hazard sighed, then raised his hand to ask Love for the ball.
Snapped!
Give it out!
Hazard held the ball, paused, and rubbed the outside of his foot like Jiang Yuan.
boom!
He used a lot of strength, but Hazard's outside instep was indeed a bit weak, and he couldn't even lift the ball off the grass.
"Hahaha!"
Terry raised his hands: "Eden, what do you do for a living!"
"call……"
Hazard held the back of his head with both hands: "It's a bit difficult to play with the outside of the foot. I can't play it."
"You hit the ball on the grass, let me do it!"
Zuma ran to the front.
Defenders don't have many opportunities to participate in shooting training, so Zouma must take this opportunity to demonstrate his strong shooting ability.
This way, his teammates will pass the ball to him more often during the game!
Reaching out for the ball, Love passed the ball in!
"I am coming!"
Zouma shouted and started to adjust after getting the ball.
Adjust one step, adjust two steps, swing your legs!
When everyone thought he was going to shoot, Zouma adjusted his third step.
Then comes the fourth step.
"..."
"Are you going to fight or not?"
Courtois spread his hands. At this time, Zouma finally exerted his strength and kicked the ball with the outside of his foot. The ball flew directly to Love at the corner flag on the left.
"Fuck!"
Love took the ball off the hook: "Adjust at most 2 steps, Kurt, you broke the rules!"
"Sorry, sorry, I can't find the right opportunity."
Zouma shook his hands and Hazard came over: "After all this time you still can't do it, I thought you were an expert" "This thing is a bit difficult to practice, but it's really cool to kick it out"
Zouma made a few more volleys with the outside of his foot. Pogba pushed Jiang Yuan towards him and said, "Teach him quickly. He really wants to play like you."
"Ha ha"
In front of Zuma, Jiang Yuan used his left foot to make a similar outside kick.
Although the ball was saved by Courtois, it still hit the goal frame.
"My non-dominant foot is stronger than your dominant foot!"
Jiang Yuan ruffled Zuma's hair.
Beep! !
Tuchel blew the whistle to assemble the players, and they went to the infirmary under the leadership of Rozovic.
Today's training is not very intense because it is time for the Blues players to have their physical examinations.
The players separated, and Jiang Yuan, Zouma, and Terry lined up behind the scales.
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Zuma took the first step.
99kg!
"I rely on"
Tuchel and Zouma stared at each other: "You are almost 220 pounds, is this appropriate?"
"I was injured and rested for a few games before, so I might not have moved much."
Zouma was a little embarrassed, and Tuchel pinched the French defender's stomach hard: "Well, it feels good, but you have to keep your weight within 95kg. This is what Rozovic emphasized to me."
Zuma is not fast to begin with, so if he weighs more, it would be a bit inappropriate.
A 200-kilogram big Kurt can't defend against those mad dog-like forwards in the Premier League!
"Come on, Jiang, take a look at yours"
Jiang Yuan stood on the scale. After the reading stabilized, the teaching assistant came over to record Jiang Yuan's weight data.
"Ok?"
Tuchel frowned, and Jiang Yuan also frowned.
He weighs even less than the last time he was measured!
“It’s probably because the games are too frequent.”
Rozovic came over with a ballpoint pen and a notebook. "Jiang loses weight every time he comes back from the national team. When the Champions League and the league collide, his weight also drops. This is a normal fluctuation."
Jiang Yuan nodded, got off the scale, and then measured his height.
The height remains the same, 186cm, and should drop to by evening.
Jiang Yuan followed the physical training team to measure the sensitivity data. Tuchel and Rozovic had a brief communication and then walked towards Jiang Yuan.
"Jiang"
Tuchel put his hands on the barbell plates, signaling Jiang Yuan not to rush into the test.
"What's wrong, Thomas?"
"We plan to make you gain weight. Well, you are 75kg now. Our plan is to make you reach at least 80kg."
Tuchel explained.
As he gets older, Jiang Yuan's football skills improve slowly and no longer have the incredible growth rate he had in his time at Porto.
At this time, if Jiang Yuan still wants to improve his abilities, starting from physical fitness would be a very good strategy.
Take the runners as an example. If a top sprinter whose time is stuck around 10 wants to get under seconds, he needs to build muscle all over his body to make his arms and abdominal core stronger.
The same is true for football players.
"You are 75kg now. If you can reach 80kg, you will have a more stable fighting ability and your speed will become faster. Do you understand what I mean? You haven't reached your peak yet, far from it."
Tuchel and Jiang Yuan spoke slowly.
A small number of athletes will reject purposeful weight gain. What Tuchel needs to do is to make Jiang Yuan willing to accept the club's training arrangements.
Fans believe that the current price tag of million euros is already the limit, but what Tuchel wants to say is that this is far from the end.
Jiang Yuan’s overall physical fitness is not yet at the top level in the Premier League, and he still has a lot of room for improvement!
“Does this make me a better person?”
Jiang Yuan looked up and asked.
"Some players will lose their body feeling because of sudden weight gain, but I don't think you will encounter this problem. Your ability to control your body is top-notch. So my answer is that you will definitely become better because of the weight gain."
Well--
Take a deep breath.
"Then when do we start?"
“This month!”
Tuchel responded quickly: "Gaining weight requires you to increase your diet and do more strength training. Last month's schedule was too tight so I didn't talk to you about it. This month is more suitable."
……
On November 11th, London time, the 5th round of the Premier League, the focus battle between Chelsea and Manchester United officially started.
This is a confrontation between the first and third teams in the league. Before the game, the English Football Association specially made a poster for these two teams.
In the center of the poster, Jiang Yuan and Lukaku are looking at each other from a distance.
This is a contest between Chelsea and Manchester United, and also a contest between the Blues' top scorer and the Red Devils' top scorer!
"Matic is right across from us"
Azpilicueta said with a smile in the locker room that Matic went to Manchester United for a transfer fee of 4400 million euros in the summer window last season.
After Matic left, the Chelsea players had no contact with him.
"Remember to take good care of him!"
Terry patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, and the latter gave him a thumbs up.
Old teammate, you must take good care of him!
"China Media Group, China Media Group, here is the live broadcast of the 2017th round of the 18-11 Premier League, Chelsea's home game against Manchester United"
"Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is Chelsea, wearing blue jerseys, attacking from the right side of the screen to the left!"
Goalkeeper: Courtois
Defenders: Gary Cahill, Zouma, Andreas Christensen
Midfielders: Kyle Walker, Kante, Hazard, Pogba
Forwards: Willian, Ibrahimovic, Jiang Yuan
"Walker is in the Blues midfield again today!"
Manchester United (3-4-1-2)
Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly
Midfielders: Ashley Young, Matic, Mkhitaryan, Herrera, Antonio Valencia
Forwards: Rashford, Lukaku
The camera turned to Manchester United coach Rangnick on the sidelines, and his expression was not very good.
Manchester United is currently on a roll, but in this round they ran directly into Chelsea, who are in fantastic form.
The same is true for Chelsea, of course.
Manchester United was not the opponent they wanted to meet. Rangnick's high pressure was actually not easy to deal with for Chelsea, who played with three defenders!
"Both teams played with three defenders today. Haha. The Premier League should be the league with the fastest tactical changes among the five major leagues at the moment."
"Last season we played 4231-4231--, everyone played ---, and then Tottenham won the championship with three defenders, and this season everyone immediately started playing with three central defenders."
"Yes, the three-center-back style of play requires the team to have excellent running and covering capabilities, and it happens that Chelsea and Manchester United both have such players."
At the start of the game, although they changed their formation, Manchester United still implemented their favorite high-pressure strategy from last season.
Mkhitaryan was a front midfielder in the formation diagram, but when the game really started, this guy ran directly to the center position and started to snatch the ball from Kante.
"Take it, take it!"
Jiang Yuan ran over from the side, helped Kante break free from the pressure, and made a long pass directly to Walker on the right.
This is Chelsea's attack!
……
(End of this chapter)
