The Cobham training base is also a reflection of the power of money.

It originally covered 130 acres and had fifteen football fields.

From 2008 to 2012, it was gradually expanded, and now covers 153 acres, with seventeen fields of the same size as Stamford Bridge.

The facilities are advanced and complete.

Azpilicueta often takes selfies with various advanced rehabilitation equipment.

The only drawback is that the locker room and gym areas are "relatively" small.

"Why are there so many little black guys in our youth team?"

"82% of the young players in the entire youth training system are black? Does the youth training academy have to hire so many language teachers?"

"The Blue Planet Project."

"Boss, if England successfully leaves the EU, there will be more and more white players in the club's youth training teams."

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In 2017, "most" Premier League clubs did not need the head coach to interfere with the youth training system.

There is a clear division of labor.

The first team belongs to the first team.

The youth team belongs to the youth team.

If players are to be transferred, the coaching staff on both sides must go through a series of communication processes, especially Chelsea, which changes coaches very frequently.

Of course, Tuchel and Dino don't have the conditions to toss the youth training at the moment; they have to "renew their lives" with their performance first.

Group scrimmage.

Part of the training ground is covered with obstacle poles, changing from a "rectangle" to an "∝ shape."

Chelsea players are playing very awkwardly.

Due to the obstacles, the wingers have to run back and forth on the inside.

The midfield formation cannot be spread out in parallel.

Most of the time, they can only pass backward.

After 20 minutes, the scrimmage ends.

The players gather at the sidelines to rehydrate.

Moses is a little doubtful about life: "I feel like I don't know how to play football anymore..."

Marcos shakes his head: "The coaching staff's arrangement is to let us adapt to the high pressure on the wings! Adapt to the passing and advancing in the middle."

The two were wingers during the Conte era, and along with the wave of the three-center-back system, they once became important figures in European battle report analysis.

"This is an era when the importance of wing defense resources has greatly increased."

"That's right, our first league game is against Burnley, and their parallel 4-4-2 last season gave us a lot of trouble!"

"What the coaching staff is doing now is targeted training!"

Like this and like that...

The Real Madrid youth training graduate finally concludes: "The boss wants us to be able to..."

Tuchel interrupts, with his hands in his pockets: "No, neither of you will start."

The German is convinced that short-term training cannot produce immediate results.

He will take a better deployment to deal with Burnley.

A moment later.

The obstacle poles on the grass are rearranged.

Dino drags in a basket of "mini" soccer balls.

Except for Li Kang, Fabregas, Pedro, and Morata, all the remaining players have to stay to practice passing and receiving in a high-pressure environment.

Immediately afterwards, the technical consultant also comes to work.

Čech puts on his tank helmet again, holding a "sponge shield," and conducts "high-altitude ball-catching confrontation exercises" with the three goalkeepers.

Especially when "confronting" Courtois, Čech is particularly energetic.

Chelsea players feel pretty good: compared to Conte's hellish physical training, Tuchel's training method is awkward, but it is very targeted and easier.

There is no good or bad.

Essentially, it is still the difference between the team fighting on a single front and fighting on multiple fronts.

Of course, Tuchel did not make the players learn to crawl like a dog as he did during his time at Dortmund.

At 2:30 in the afternoon.

Tuchel patiently explains to everyone the connection between the training content and the team's tactics.

Without dragging on, Dino quickly announces the end of training.

The players have different thoughts.

Morata, Willian, Kante, and other dedicated and honest people are very excited, believing that under Tuchel's coaching, they and the team will become stronger and stronger.

Some people are worried: the competition for positions in the team is becoming more and more intense.

Courtois has a complicated expression. He doesn't know how he will face Čech in the next training session?

The story of the two is a long one.

A brief review:

After the Belgian goalkeeper returned to Chelsea that year, he eagerly pestered Čech for advice, and the two practiced together to make up for their weaknesses.

"Čech is my teacher, and I am very grateful for his guidance and help to me."

"Čech helped me integrate into the Chelsea family."

After his skills greatly improved, this guy forced the coaching staff and the club to drive Čech away, and said in a public interview:

"Čech is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but if I were him, I would have left long ago. There is no place for him at Chelsea."

But it doesn't matter.

Today is different from the past.

Courtois has long been flirting with other wealthy clubs.

There is no condition to force the palace.

But there is a better place to go.

Li Kang did not go home. He and his little assistant went directly to the suburbs of London to shoot a shampoo commercial.

He tried it for a week and felt it was okay.

In 2017, it was not uncommon for athletes to endorse shampoo.

Ronaldo endorses Clear.

Messi endorses Head & Shoulders.

However, it is difficult for players like Robben and Rooney to receive shampoo commercials.

Half an hour later.

Li Kang arrives at the shooting base.

The commercial director is not the familiar bearded man, but a mustached man.

"What healthy and lush black hair, duang! There is not even need to add too many special effects in post-production!"

Still no female partner.

A shampoo commercial can't be about a man and a woman washing their hair together, right?

Li Kang can't even remember the last time he shot a commercial with a female partner.

The female partners he has been in contact with are very independent and sober. If they don't get a positive response from him, they will reduce contact.

The commercial shooting is very simple.

Li Kang washed his hair several times in the afternoon.

Then he changed into his jersey, sprinted and jumped, and repeated the action of shaking his head to head the ball more than a dozen times before achieving the most satisfactory effect for the production team.

Compared to the endorsement fee of several million euros a year, this kind of work is too easy.

The remaining content is to be entirely left to special effects according to the shooting plan.

"Awesome!"

"I saw your hair shining!"

"My whole family are your fans!"

The mustached director keeps boasting, and finally takes out Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, and Chelsea jerseys from his backpack.

Li Kang smiles and does not refuse.

The little assistant picks up a newspaper next to him and mutters:

"2017/18 Premier League weekly salary ranking."

"Second place, Sanchez."

"Third place, Kane..."

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"Fifth place, Pogba."

"Sixth place, De Bruyne, Manchester City finally gave him a raise."

"Ibrahimovic of Manchester United took the initiative to ask for a salary cut? How great!"

"Rooney is also good. In order to reduce Manchester United's salary pressure, he returned to Everton!"

"De Gea's weekly salary is only 180,000 pounds? Oh! Manchester United is preparing to renew his contract at the end of the year, and his weekly salary will rise to 370,000 pounds!"

The next day.

Courtois went on strike!

With the new Premier League season about to kick off, this guy quit and refused to work!

Chelsea Football Club exploded.

"We can't let the almost forty-year-old Caballero be the main goalkeeper, can we?"

"We don't have much time left for signing players."

"The whole world now knows what Chelsea lacks, and it is difficult for us to buy a suitable goalkeeper."

"Li, which goalkeeper do you most want to be a teammate with?"

"Neuer? No, no, no, we can't buy him no matter how much money we spend."

Stamford Bridge is in chaos.