Chapter 429: Shampoo Advertisement (Everyday Transition)

The Kebamu training base is likewise a manifestation of financial power.

Initially covering 130 acres, it had fifteen football pitches.

From 2008 to 2012 it was expanded repeatedly; now it covers 153 acres and has seventeen pitches 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 rooms and gym are relatively small in area.

"Why do we have so many black eggs in our youth academy?"

"In the whole youth system, 82% of the young players are black? Does the youth academy really need to employ so many language teachers?"

"The Blue Planet Project."

"Boss, if England succeeds in Brexit, the club's youth academy will have more and more white players..."

"..."

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

Responsibilities were clearly divided.

The first team belongs to the first team.

The youth academy belongs to the youth academy.

If players are to be transferred, the coaching staff of both sides must go through a series of communication procedures, especially at Chelsea where managerial changes are extremely frequent.

Of course, Tuchel and Dino currently lack the conditions to tinker with the youth academy; they must first achieve results to secure their positions.

Group scrimmage.

Part of the training field was covered with obstacle poles, changing it from a rectangle to a proportional shape.

The Chelsea players kicked awkwardly.

Because of the obstacles, wide players had to shuttle back and forth in the middle.

The midfield formation could not be spread out parallelly.

Most of the time they could only pass backward.

After 20 minutes, the scrimmage ended.

The players gathered at the sidelines to rehydrate.

Moxi felt a bit doubtful about life: "I feel like I can't play football anymore..."

Markes shook his head: "The coaching staff's setup is to make us adapt to high pressure on the flanks! Adapt to passing and advancing in the middle."

The two were wingers during Kongdi's era, and with the wave of the three-center-back system they once became important figures in European sports analyses.

"This is an era where the weight of wide defensive resources has greatly increased."

"That's right, our first league opponent is Burnley; their 4-4-2 from last season gave us a hard time!"

"What the coaching staff is making the team do now is targeted training!"

Like this, like that, and then like that...

The Real Madrid youth academy graduate finally summed up: "The boss wants us to... in the match against Burnley..."

Tuxier had his hands in his pockets and interrupted: "No, you two won't be starting."

This German firmly believes that short-term training cannot yield immediate results.

Against Burnley, he will adopt a better solution in deployment.

Moments later.

The obstacle poles on the grass were rearranged.

Dino brought over a basket of "mini" footballs.

Besides Li Kang, Fabulejiasi, Peiduoluo, and Molata, the rest of the players had to stay and practice passing under high pressure...

Shortly after, the technical consultant also came to work.

Qiexi put on his tank helmet again, holding a "sponge shield", and conducted high‑ball catching confrontation drills with three goalkeepers.

Especially when confronting Kuertuwa, Qiexi put in extra effort.

The Chelsea players felt it was not bad: compared to Kongdi's hellish physical training, Tuxier's method, though awkward, was highly targeted and more relaxed.

There was no superiority or inferiority.

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

Of course, Tuxier did not make the players learn to crawl like dogs as he did during his Dortmund stint.

2:30 p. m.

Tuxier patiently explained to everyone the connection between the training content and the team's tactical play.

Without delay, Dino soon announced the end of training.

The players had various thoughts.

Molata, Weilimu, and Kante, a few diligent and honest folks, were excited, believing that under Tuxier's coaching they and the team would grow stronger.

Some people were worried: the competition for positions within the team was becoming increasingly fierce.

Kuertuwa had a complex expression; he didn't know how to face his upcoming training against Qiexi.

Their story is a long one.

A brief recap:

After the Belgian goalkeeper returned to Chelsea that year, he kept pestering Qiexi for advice; the two practiced together to make up for weaknesses.

"Qiexi is my teacher; I am very grateful for his guidance and help."

"Qiexi helped me integrate into the Chelsea family."

After his ability greatly increases, this guy then pressures the coaching staff and the club, demanding that they get rid of Chelsea, and in a public interview said:

"Cech is one of the world's best goalkeepers, but if I were him, I would have already known to leave; Chelsea no longer has a place for him."

However, it doesn't matter.

Times have changed.

Courtois has already been flirting with other top clubs.

There's no way to force the club's hand.

But there are better options.

Li Kang didn't go home; he and his assistant went straight to the London suburbs to shoot a shampoo commercial.

He tried it for a week; it felt okay.

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

Cristiano Ronaldo endorses Clear.

Lionel Messi endorses Head & Shoulders.

However, players like Robben and Rooney... find it hard to get shampoo endorsements.

Half an hour later.

Li Kang arrived at the shooting base.

The commercial director wasn't the familiar big-bearded man, but a small-bearded one.

"What healthy and thick black hair, Duang! In post-production, we wouldn't even need to add too many special effects!"

Still, there was no female co-star.

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

Li Kang couldn't even remember when he last shot a commercial with a female co-star.

The female co-stars he has worked with are all independent and clear-headed; if they don't get a positive response here, they will reduce contact.

The commercial shoot is very simple.

Li Kang washed his hair several times that afternoon.

Then he put on the jersey, sprinted, jumped, and performed a header shot... This action was also repeated over a dozen times before the crew achieved the effect they were most satisfied with.

Compared to an endorsement fee of several million euros per year, this job is really too easy.

The remaining content, according to the shooting plan, will all be handed over to special effects.

"So handsome!"

"I see your hair glowing!"

"My whole family are your fans!"

The little-bearded director kept bragging, finally pulling out from his backpack Lewokusen, Arsenal, Chelsea jerseys...

Li Kang smiled and did not refuse.

The assistant beside him picked up a newspaper and muttered:

"2017/18 Premier League weekly wage ranking."

"Second place, Sanchez."

"Third place, Kane..."

"..."

"Fifth place, Pogba."

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

"Manchester United's Yin Bu voluntarily asked for a wage cut? Truly great!"

"Rooney is not bad either; to ease Manchester United's wage burden, he returned to Everton!"

"De Gea's weekly wage is only 180,000 pounds? Oh! Manchester United is preparing to renew his contract at year-end, raising his weekly wage to 370,000 pounds."

The next day.

Courtois has gone on strike.

The Premier League's new season opener is about to kick off; this guy has dropped the ball and quit!

The Chelsea club has exploded!

"We can't possibly let the soon-to-be-40-year-old Caballero be the starting goalkeeper, can we?"

"We don't have much time left for signings."

"Everyone in the world now knows what Chelsea lacks; we will find it hard to buy a suitable goalkeeper."

"Li, which goalkeeper would you most like to have as a teammate?"

"Neuer? No no no... we couldn't buy him no matter how much money we spent."

Stanford Bridge, it's become a mess.