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Chapter 503 AFC Champions vs Champions League Champions

Flying to Japan one day in advance, Jiangshan allows the players to relax for one more day, enjoy themselves, and adjust their competitive state.

The Premier League's Christmas schedule is very stressful, and all the players feel more tired than ever. It is also a good choice to go out and relax now.

Along with the team are the team's medical staff, who will massage the muscles of the players every day to maintain their condition and reduce injuries.

If it weren't for the fact that the plane couldn't fit, Jiang Shan would like to bring a few more people with him!
The travel expenses to and from the Club World Cup can be fully reimbursed, and FIFA will pay for it all, and Toyota will spend money on the Club World Cup championship trophy.

They are willing to spend money, let them spend enough.

The winner of the Club World Cup has a bonus, which is not too high, but it must not be considered low. The full bonus of 500 million US dollars is almost 420 million euros in income, which is slightly higher than the UEFA Super Cup at the end of August.

After qualifying for the UEFA Super Cup, you can get a bonus of 400 million euros.Quite a good income from the game, this is just a warm-up match.

West Ham can also earn nearly 1000 million euros in the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. No matter how small the meat is, Woodward will not be too little. He even hopes to participate in these two events every year, and there will be several million more pounds in net income!
However, after the plane landed, the players went to the night court to enjoy life, while Woodward went to the negotiating table. There are many well-known companies in Japan, and West Ham can easily find "like-minded" partners.

Shinji Kagawa is quite well-known in Japan. For West Ham-related activities, the Japanese side hopes that Shinji Kagawa will attend. Most of the activities he attends will definitely be full of fans.

"This is Jiangshan's most important idea of ​​buying Shinji Kagawa. We did make a lot of money in Japan by buying him." Woodward was very proud. "Next season, if we put those two Chinese players in the team, we will definitely earn more."

Sponsorship negotiations are one aspect, and preparations are more important.

When West Ham arrives at the Club World Cup, there are usually two games to participate in. After winning the semi-finals, there must be a final.The final teams are basically European champions and South American champions. The strength of these two intercontinental champions is a bit higher than other places.

West Ham's opponent in the semi-finals is Guangzhou Evergrande from China.The current head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande is the famous Italian coach, Silver Fox Lippi.

After he took over Evergrande, he defended the league title and also led the team to a breakthrough in the AFC Champions League.Xu Jiayin's plan to win the championship was realized ahead of schedule.It is worth mentioning that the cooperation between West Ham youth training coaches and Evergrande football school is not bad, not only making money, but also cultivating talents for China.

Guangzhou Evergrande bought Drogba at the beginning of the season. The price of 500 million pounds caused a sensation in China. Drogba is already considered the biggest player in the Chinese Super League. He has won 2 Champions League titles, both with Jiangshan.

The Evergrande team is basically composed of Chinese national footballers, and there are strong players such as Kongka and Muric. The overall strength is also top-notch in Asia. In the past season, they successfully won the AFC Champions League and became the first Chinese national team to win the AFC Champions League.

Before Evergrande won the AFC Champions League, the best result of the Chinese national team was the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.They made history.

"Friends from the audience, Guangzhou Evergrande has finally won the chance to play against West Ham. The champions of the AFC Champions League are about to face the champions of the Champions League. This is their chance to win by relying on their strength." Duan Xuan was very excited and kept greeting Zhang Lu.

"Hey, goals will definitely be scored." Zhang Lu let out a signature laugh, "Jiangshan said before the game that they will arrange more young people to play in this game, so they will definitely not play with all their strength. Evergrande has a combination of Drogba, Konka and Muric, and goals are still guaranteed."

On the field, Lippi has silver hair, seeing Jiangshan again is like a lifetime away.Back then, he and Jiang Shan had an exciting fight in Serie A, but now, when they see their old friend again, there is naturally a bit of sympathy for each other.

"Mr. Jiangshan-Cook, we meet again." Lippi hugged Jiangshan, "I have observed your tactical system in recent years, just like your form, all the players in your hands can make wonderful dishes, full of color and fragrance."

Lippi has been in China for several years, so he is a bit seasoned.Jiangshan's last name is Cook, which literally means chef. Well, on the football field, players are treated as dishes, and then stewed for a while, every dish is the best.

"Congratulations for creating the history of the Chinese national team. I believe you will continue to win the AFC Champions League."

Drogba also came up and hugged Jiangshan, "Because of you, I am very popular in China, which makes me very happy. Maybe, I will make my home in China."

"Welcome." Jiang Shan said, "Our country is opening up to a greater extent. Everything will be better."

Jiang Shan also greeted several young people from the national team. They worshiped Jiang Shan as a god, but unfortunately they didn't do anything, and they still didn't make it to the World Cup.

The lineup arranged by Lippi is very elegant. The combination of goalkeeper Yang Jun, back line, Li Jianhua, Jin Yingquan, Feng Xiaoting and Sun Xiang is almost the main lineup of the Huaxia National Team.

The double defensive midfielders are Zheng Zhi and Qin Sheng. On the forward line, Muric, Kongka and Gao Lin lined up to provide ammunition for Drogba on the forward line.

For West Ham, the goalkeeper is the veteran Friedel. He rarely gets a chance to play. On the back line, Danilo, Cahill and others all get a chance to play. Midfielders Kanter and Eriksson play. Mahrez and Griezmann.

On the land of Japan, if Shinji Kagawa can play, Jiangshan will arrange for him to play. After all, trophies are important, and money cannot be let go.

After the game started, Evergrande took the initiative to attack. Their offense and defense were very organized, showing good self-confidence. Of course, Jiangshan also read their desire to wrestle with the Champions League champion from their eyes.

Wrestling with the champions of the Champions League, this opportunity was won by them desperately, and Jiangshan will give the opponent the greatest respect.

West Ham's players did not dare to neglect, as long as Drogba is in the Evergrande team, their forward line will have a huge threat, and they cannot neglect at all.

Of course, Drogba is getting older, and his impact is not as good as before. Upson, who plays the role of Poseidon in the backcourt, also has a little advantage against Drogba.

In the 19th minute, West Ham opened the scoring first. Shinji Kagawa passed the ball to Griezmann's feet and shot through the gate guarded by Yang Jun.

Before the end of the first half, West Ham expanded the score again. Sun Xingmin received a delicate pass from Eriksson, passed Kim Young-kwon with a cross, and then shot into the net from close range.

Before the end of the first half, West Ham had already finished the game.

(End of this chapter)