Chapter 99 Wow, a medical miracle, right?After the European Youth League came to an end, Jiang Yuan will focus on the first-team games. It feels great to win the championship, but Jiang Yuan also understands that playing in this kind of baby cup will not help him much. Winning the UEFA Youth League is just for fun, if you really want to play football, you have to play in the Portuguese Super League! In the morning at the Gaya Training Center, Jiang Yuan met Grandma Melissa, who was cleaning the tables in the cafeteria. "Good morning, Granny Melissa" Jiang Yuan was of course in a good mood having just won the championship. Moods are contagious. Looking at this energetic Chinese boy walking towards her from a distance, Grandma Melissa felt that she was also in high spirits: "Jiang, I heard from the neighbor next door that you won the championship. Congratulations!" Jiang Yuan smiled and touched his head, feeling a little embarrassed: "Melissa, thank you for your blessing." "Jiang, but I don't understand why Ricardo and the others didn't win the championship, but you did. Aren't you on the same team with them?" Mother-in-law Melissa asked as she wiped the dining table with a rag. Jiang Yuan smiled. It seemed that Melissa, the old Portuguese woman, didn't know that she would still have to participate in the U19 competition.
Of course, Jiang Yuan was too lazy to explain the existence of the European Youth Federation to Melissa. "Melissa, it seems you don't watch football very much. There are very few Porto locals who don't watch football." Jiang Yuan went to the refrigerator at the bar and took out a bottle of Yakult that Casemiro had refrigerated, and also took a bottle for Mother-in-law Melissa. Jiang Yuan treated everyone and Casemiro paid the bill. Mother-in-law Melissa reached out and refused the Yakult that Jiang Yuan handed over: "I don't drink these drinks. You said I don't watch football, which is true. I spend all my free time on books. I'm currently reading "The Monastery Chronicles", a very interesting book." "Ha ha!" Jiang Yuan pointed at Grandma Melissa's eyes and said with a smile: "Come to think of it, you and I are the only ones who are nearsighted here." Jiang Yuan was actually a little helpless when it came to this, as the system's cell regeneration did not help his eyesight. "What, Jiang, you are also nearsighted, then why don't you wear glasses?" Melissa was very surprised to hear Jiang Yuan say that he was also nearsighted. Jiang Yuan had been in Porto for more than four months, and Melissa had never seen Jiang Yuan wearing glasses. She thought she was the only nearsighted person in the training center. "Granny, look at this!" Jiang Yuan leaned his head closer and motioned for Melissa to look into his eyes. After looking carefully twice, Melissa saw the transparent glasses in Jiang Yuan's eyes. "It's a contact lens. What's wrong with wearing it all the time? I wore it for a while before, but then I stopped." Mother-in-law Melissa asked. "It depends on the situation. After all, I spend most of my time playing football and it's quite comfortable to wear." "I see……" Melissa nodded. She spent at least three hours a day reading books, while Jiang Yuan only spent five hours a week studying academic subjects, so her eyes would hardly feel uncomfortable. Then, Mother-in-law Melissa changed the subject and asked, "Did you win the Golden Boot? Can I see it?" "Mother-in-law, I'm afraid it's not possible now. My trophy is in the dormitory, but I have to train soon..."
Jiang Yuan touched his head and said that he would have to wait for the next chance to show Melissa his Golden Boot trophy. "Are you good at scoring goals? Why can you score so many goals?" Melissa's question surprised Jiang Yuan a little: "Melissa mother-in-law, don't you dislike watching football? Why are you asking this question?" Melissa laughed: "My grandson asked me to ask you about the secret of your goal. I was wondering, is there a secret to this thing?" "By the way, he is a U15 player, from Benfica U15" Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I don't have much experience to share. Just tell him not to hesitate when dribbling the ball, and not to hesitate when shooting. That's about it. By the way, your grandson plays for Benfica U115? What's his name?" "You probably haven't heard of him. His name is Ramos, Gonzalo Ramos" "It's him!" Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up. Gonzalo Ramos, Portugal's new generation center forward, would only be a few years away. "Jiang, you don't know each other, do you?" Seeing Jiang Yuan's performance, Mother-in-law Melissa was a little surprised. "Haha, of course I don't know him." It would be strange if Jiang Yuan admitted it. "Yes, you are of different ages, so it is unlikely that you know each other." Melissa nodded and busied herself with the task at hand. She still had a lot of work to do today! …… The first-team training is about to begin, and Jiang Yuan is also greeting the new day with an attitude of hard training. Although it is a bit difficult for Porto to win the championship this season, they still have to work hard to keep their place in the Champions League. Despite the tough situation at the end of the Portuguese Super League season, Porto's focus is not on the league now, because there are only three days left before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich. "Now everyone knows our situation. Both sides are in a critical period. Of course, there is a gap in strength between us and other teams. I admit this, and I don't force myself to win the Champions League, but I hope we can win the next game and at least reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, which will be an explanation for our season." The players gathered in a circle to listen to Lopetegui's speech. The Spaniard walked back and forth in front of everyone, glancing at a player from time to time, which put everyone under a lot of pressure. "In the next home game we will play against Bayern Munich. There is a big gap in our value, but this does not mean that we can lose the game as a matter of course. We need to win, beat Bayern." "Next, my assistant coach Mr. Hemiel and I will develop some training tactics specifically to target Bayern's formation and some players with stronger abilities, such as Thomas and Robert... Even though the Champions League has nothing to do with him at all, Jiang Yuan still listened very seriously. Porto's home game against Bayern will undoubtedly be a very exciting game. In 2015, with Muller, Lewandowski, Robben, Neuer... and so on, as a Bundesliga giant, Bayern's number of stars is simply incomparable to Porto. The total value of the players of the two teams differs by nearly 4 times. "That's all I have to say. Mr. Hemiel will assign training tasks to each of you for the rest. Jiang, come here!" Among all the players, Lopetegui called Jiang Yuan away because he and Jiang Yuan had an agreement. During the physical examination after the European Youth League, if Jiang Yuan’s knee is still injured, then Jiang Yuan will not be able to practice more at night. "Jiang, I know you like extra practice, but I'm sorry, you can't do it anymore."
Lopetegui looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile. It was a good thing for players to train hard, but working too hard was not a good thing. Just like Jiang Yuan, he has to kick dozens of free kicks after dinner every day. It would be strange if his knees didn’t get injured. Jiang Yuan curled his lips and said, "Mr. Hu Lun, if I don't practice more, how can I keep up with the other teammates?" "Keep up with the other teammates? Jiang, do you know that your progress is the fastest in the entire first-team? Are you still not satisfied?" Lopetegui rolled his eyes at Jiang Yuan and said unhappily. Jiang Yuan curled his lips and said, "Mr. Hu Lun, the speed of improvement is not the key. What matters most is how you play on the field. My current strength is not good enough. If Captain Jackson had not been injured and if Brahimi was in good shape, I would not have been able to start in the previous game." Jiang Yuan was right. His technical characteristics were extremely extreme. He had a goal-scoring efficiency, but his overall performance was not as good as his teammates who also played as left winger. Lopetegui was speechless: "Jiang, they are all in their 20s, how old are you? When you reach their age, you will definitely not be weaker than them. Don't worry, I am very good at judging people, and you have great talent." "I want to get stronger faster, and more training is the only way to do it" "This will hurt..." "I don't care" “Haha, Jiang, you don’t care but I do!” Lopetegui patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder and continued, "Your training load is too heavy. This training method will improve you quickly in the short term, but it will be detrimental to your career in the long run. But don't worry, this won't happen, because you will soon be banned from extra training!" Lopetegui raised his eyebrows. …… Thirty minutes later. "Oh my God, Mr. Hu Lun, look, Jiang Yuan's meniscus has completely recovered, just like a new one!" Team doctor Achardo looked at Jiang Yuan's X-ray as if he had seen a ghost. Compared with the X-ray taken a week ago, the slight crack on Jiang Yuan's meniscus has been repaired, and the original trend of fluid accumulation in the knee has now completely disappeared. He is in extremely good health. Lopetegui touched his nose, glanced at Jiang Yuan, and then looked at Achardo: "Sir, meniscus wear is a bone injury. As far as I know, it won't heal within a week, right?" Lopetegui is right. If the meniscus wear could heal so quickly, there wouldn't be so many athletes facing knee problems. Achardo frowned and said, "Mr. Hulun, you are right, but X-rays don't lie." After saying that, Achardo put Jiang Yuan's medical report aside and turned his head to Jiang Yuan: "Jiang, do you feel anything? Is there any discomfort in your knee?" Jiang Yuan nodded: "It is true that I feel a little uncomfortable." "What kind of discomfort is it?" Achardo blinked his eyes and the X-ray was fine, but Jiang Yuan said that his knee was uncomfortable. Is it really a machine error? Jiang Yuan thought about it carefully and replied: "My knee told me that he wanted to train, so I felt very uncomfortable." "Forehead……"
Achardo licked his lips and glanced at Lopetegui, who was still studying Jiang Yuan's X-ray. Lopetegui is not a doctor, so I don't know what he is looking at. Suddenly, Lopetegui seemed to have thought of something, walked to Jiang Yuan's bed, and asked with the test report: "Jiang, did you receive any treatment?" "I……" Jiang Yuan was just about to say that he did nothing, but Achardo next to him took over and answered. "Mr. Hulun, I am a doctor of medicine from the University of Porto. I can tell you very clearly that with current medical technology, it is impossible to restore the damaged meniscus to its original state within a week. The only possibility is that Jiang had his meniscus replaced by someone else. However, from the X-ray, it can be seen that this meniscus is indeed his own." Achardo's explanation is a bit complicated, but it can be summed up in one sentence. Medical miracle. Jiang Yuan blinked and said with a smile: "Maybe this is my talent?" "What talent?" Achardo became interested. “Easy to trigger medical miracles” …… (End of this chapter)