Chapter 471 Night trip to Baku, the fifth round of the Champions League group stage!
After finishing the post-match interview and returning to the locker room, Tuchel immediately synchronized some news about the next game with the players."I won't say much more about today's game. You did a great job, and I have to admit that."
Chelsea currently has 12 wins, 10 draw and 1 loss in 1 games, which is the best result the Blues have achieved since the Premier League reform!
"That's how we have to play against West Brom!"
Ibrahimovic sat shirtless on a stool, holding a mineral water bottle in his right hand and his MVP trophy in his left hand.
Hat trick, this game can be said to be a great one for Ibrahimovic!
“Actually, I can score one more.”
Ibrahimovic talked to Moses next to him, and the latter didn't mean the ball, he just kept nodding.
"Okay, let's not talk about the league for now."
It was an undisputed crushing victory, so Tuchel decided not to emphasize it too much after the game.
Excessive pursuit of perfection is not necessarily a good thing for high-level football.
Seeing that Pogba and Ibrahimovic seemed a little restless, Tuchel slowly said: "You can stand or lie down, just don't make any noise and listen to me carefully."
"Our next opponent is Qarabagh. I know Qarabagh will be very easy for you, but we must take that game seriously and must not make any mistakes."
Chelsea currently has 4 wins and 3 draw in 1 rounds of the Champions League group stage. According to the current situation in Group C, Chelsea only needs to win one more game to ensure promotion.
Win against Qarabag and then advance to that damn knockout stage!
“How many goals have you scored now?”
Zuma turned around and asked Jiang Yuan who was sitting next to him.
Ok……
After thinking carefully, Jiang Yuan gave an answer: "About 6."
"6, wow, Jiang, you are still awesome"
Zuma nodded and sighed. At this time, Hazard, who heard the two people talking, suddenly said: "If what I see on my phone is correct, it should be 7"
As Hazard said, Jiang Yuan's number of Champions League goals was shown on the BT Sports website on his mobile phone.
7 goals and 2 assists, currently ranked first.
"Damn, I remembered it wrong."
Jiang Yuan shook his head.
"Then you have great hope this season, get rid of Ronaldo!"
Zouma leaned back and looked at Jiang Yuan with an excited expression: "Didn't Ronaldo overtake you in the Champions League last season? You won't be overtaken this time. You've scored 4 goals in 7 rounds. I did the math. Well, you should be able to score 20 goals after this season's Champions League!"
As a good teammate of Jiang Yuan, Zuma played the role of military advisor: "Qarabagh is easy to play against, you must score more goals in the next game"
"By the way, how many goals did you score in the last game against Qarabag?"
When Zuma's question was raised, Jiang Yuan and Hazard looked at each other, and then they both looked at Zuma at the same time.
"What, what's wrong?"
"Isn't it normal to forget how many goals you scored?"
Zouma was a little confused by the questions from Jiang Yuan and Hazard.
"Ha ha!"
Both of them laughed at the same time. In the end, it was Hazard who reminded Zuma: "When we played against Qarabag, Jiang was playing in the World Cup qualifiers. At that time, the news that China qualified for the World Cup reached the UK. Have you forgotten this? It was the news in The Sun."
"Oh, shit!"
Zuma put his head in his hands: "My question, I forgot, haha"
After laughing twice, Zuma suddenly realized something was wrong.
Staring into Jiang Yuan's eyes: "So you scored 3 goals in 7 games, and it's the Champions League?"
"god damn!"
Zuma stood up and slid to the far end to find a new position.
I usually have so much fun playing with Jiang Yuan that I almost forget that this guy is one of the best attackers in today's football.
Zuma has a feeling now.
My deskmate who used to skip classes with me suddenly got admitted to Oxford!
……
The front page headline of The Times - After the match against West Bromwich Albion, does Tuchel intend to let the team compete for the championship on two fronts?
BBC reporter David: In order to prepare for the match against Liverpool, Tuchel should use a substitute lineup in the next round of the Champions League. "As I predicted before the start of the season, Liverpool is very strong this season. Although they are only ranked fourth now, they do have the potential to compete for the championship. The Blues must go all out."
The Sun - The background photo of BBC commentator David Crown's Twitter account homepage is Old Trafford Stadium. He should be a Manchester United fan. Currently, Liverpool and Manchester United are competing for the third place in the league standings.
At home in the evening, Jiang Yuan sighed as he watched the BBC's commentary on this season's Premier League on TV.
This is his third season in the Premier League, and also the season with the most intense championship competition in the Premier League in the past three years.
After Manchester City's sudden rise last season, Manchester United seems to be on the right track of revival.
Of course, there is also Liverpool hiding behind and watching them eagerly.
Although Liverpool's current league ranking is not as good as the Manchester City duo, they have defeated the defending champions Tottenham 3:0 in the first two rounds of the league.
Ding Dong!
Tuchel’s message came shortly after West Brom’s game ended.
This is the German habit. They send text messages to the starting players one by one 2-3 days before the game, and then talk to them all together one day before the game.
[Thomas: VS Qarabagh, starting]
Jiang Yuan sent a thumbs-up emoji, meaning that he understood.
Just as he was about to turn off his phone, Jiang Yuan picked it up again.
After hesitating for a while, I finally sent the message.
[We still have to play Liverpool and Qarabag later. Will we still go all out? 】
What Jiang Yuan meant was that Chelsea had a chance to win the league title this season.
If you are fighting for the top four, you just need to win against weaker teams to have a great chance, but fighting for the championship is different, especially this season's Premier League championship.
It's no use just winning against weak teams.
Chelsea, Manchester City and the other two teams have lost a total of three games so far.
Everyone is on a winning streak, so when is the most critical moment?
These 6-point battles between the No. and No. , and between the No. and No. are the most crucial.
At least that's indeed the case now.
After Jiang Yuan sent the message, he didn't receive a reply from Tuchel for half a minute.
It is estimated that Tuchel has not yet announced the starting lineup, so Jiang Yuan is not going to wait any longer.
Just as Jiang Yuan reached out to take off Karimova's pajamas, his cell phone suddenly rang.
[I know that the match against Liverpool is crucial, but the Champions League is also important. We must win. Anyway, you are the starter. As for the substitutions at that time, if we are leading by enough in the first half, I will replace you directly.]
……
Football Emperor event preview: At 11 . on November 23, the Blues will play away against the Argentine Super League champions Qarabag. How will Tuchel arrange the starting lineup?
[Honestly, I don’t think it’s necessary for Jiang Yuan and Hazard to both play. I suggest that Jiang Yuan should have a rest.]
[Hazard should take a rest. This is the Champions League. How can he win the Golden Boot if he takes two consecutive breaks in the group stage? Ronaldo is catching up soon.]
[It doesn’t matter. I think the key is how many rounds Chelsea can go in the knockout stage. Anyway, the group stage is fixed at 4 rounds, and the maximum number of goals is 10.]
[We still have to play. The Ballon d’Or will be announced in a month. The Champions League goals have a lot of weight.]
[Haha, Xiao Jiang himself probably doesn't care as much about the Golden Boot as you do. It's not like he hasn't won it before. The focus now is on how Chelsea can advance a few more rounds in the knockout rounds. Chelsea's starting lineup is almost worth more than Real Madrid's, but the best result in recent seasons is only the semi-finals.]
[Yes, I feel that Kante will soon break 100 million, and Xiao Jiang and Pogba will increase even more]
There was a heated discussion on Dongqiudi about Chelsea's plans for this season and whether Jiang Yuan would play in the next game.
Just like the dispute between Melo and Ronaldo, the discussion about Jiang Yuan's personal honor and Chelsea's collective honor will never have any result.
Everyone wants to see Chelsea win the title, but what about the fans of other teams and Jiang Yuan? They hope Jiang Yuan can win the Ballon d'Or, but if Chelsea wins the Champions League, what about his home team?
The day before the game, Jiang Yuan followed the club to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. This was his first time in Azerbaijan.
This country spans the Eurasian continent, and its capital, Baku, is located in Europe.
Looking out from the bus, Jiang Yuan's first impression of the country was that the roads were very empty.
In the evening, Jiang Yuan, Hazard, Pogba, Terry, and Zouma formed a small team and slipped out of the hotel wearing masks and hats.
Tuchel has emphasized that players are not allowed to play around before the game starts, but these Blues players are generally disobedient.
“It’s so empty here…”
Five people walked lazily on the street. Hazard liked this feeling very much, slow and leisurely, and very quiet.
“It’s much better here than England.”
Jiang Yuan agreed, but Pogba and Zouma did not quite agree with Jiang Yuan's point of view.
“I think it’s still not as good as London”
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Pogba turned the hat on his head.
The athletic features of him and Zouma are so obvious that they might be recognized by passing fans if they are not careful, so they have to be careful.
"How is that possible? It's much better here than London. The air in London is bad and it rains all the time."
Hazard pointed to the empty road on the right: "There won't be any traffic jams here."
“Because it’s late now.”
Terry reminded: "But I do prefer London"
Jiang Yuan turned around and spread his hands: "So...why?"
"There are at least 100 times more nightclubs in London than here!"
"..."
"Oh, okay!"
Jiang Yuan spread his hands, and finally took his teammates to a barbecue restaurant.
"Hey, we're going to play in the Champions League tomorrow, is it a bad idea for us to have a barbecue now?"
Zuma stood at the door with a hesitant expression.
"What are you afraid of?"
Pogba's knee hit Zouma's butt and pushed him straight in.
"I'm not afraid, I just said it's not good, I didn't say I don't dare"
Zuma sat down on the chair. To be honest, he was a little hungry.
The waiter handed the menu to Jiang Yuan, and the other four people at the table looked at him expectantly.
Jiang Yuan looked at the menu in silence for a while, then raised his head and asked: "Who among you can speak the language here?"
"You can't?" Hazard seemed a little surprised.
"Fuck, why would I?"
"So you spent so much time looking at the menu!"
Hazard took the menu, blinked, and then handed it to Pogba after realizing it was beyond his ability.
Pogba held the menu in both hands, frowning, and pointed at the things on it: "This, this, this, this one too"
Jiang Yuan laughed out loud. At this time, he saw Terry, who was sitting on his left, also holding a menu in his hand.
But this is an English menu.
"Fuck, why is yours in English?"
"Ask the waiter. Don't you guys know how to do this?"
"..."
"Give me a leg of lamb... Never mind, the competition is tomorrow."
"No, we're all having barbecue, why do you still care about this?"
“That’s right.”
Zouma's words enlightened Terry: "Then I want two lamb legs, and the rest is up to you, um, beef too."
After Terry ordered the food, Jiang Yuan took the menu and saw Coca-Cola in the drink area at first glance.
value……
8 manats!
I took out my phone and calculated, it was almost 35 RMB.
And it’s in a can!
"What, it's so expensive, isn't it?"
Jiang Yuan was a little surprised.
Zuma waved his hand: "Your weekly salary is almost 35 pounds, why are you still looking at the price... oh shit, 4 pounds of Coke, or 300ml!"
I turned to look at the waiter and asked in not-so-standard English: "Is there anything special about your Coke?"
"Give us 5 bottles, we want to try them, thank you"
"Kurt, this is no excuse for you to drink Coke!"
Jiang Yuan pretended to curse, and Zuma spread his hands: "Don't be nervous, tomorrow is just a small game"
……
Baku Olympic Stadium, November 11, local time.
"China Central Radio and Television, this is a live broadcast for you..."
"Okay, the game begins!"
"As the home team and the first team to kick off, Qarabag showed a very strong impact!"
"They have ideas for this game!"
Currently, Qarabag has lost all four games in Group C and has 4 points, which is even worse than their performance in the Champions League last season.
There is no way they can advance for sure, but Qarabag still has a chance to save face, and that is to score a goal against Chelsea!
Just 15 minutes ago, head coach Kurbanov led the players in the locker room to make an inspiring speech.
They are going to knock down the blue giant from the Premier League!
Snapped!
On the left, Madatov made a long pass to the less crowded right side, and Guerrier took the ball and broke through on the wing.
Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta defend together!
Michelle comes running!
Guerrier passes directly!
"I come!"
Azpilicueta turned quickly.
He stretched out his right leg and kicked the ball directly out of the baseline!
"Oh!"
The fans stood up.
Qarabag got a corner kick and they were successful on their first attack of the game!
"Garaev takes this corner!"
"Corner kick out, inside the penalty area!"
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(End of this chapter)
