After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Chapter 1149: Chapter 359: The East London Dupe

The Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola is currently coaching West Ham United, and the team’s performance is passable, barely staying in the upper half of the standings.

Man City, who have spent a lot of money, are trailing one spot behind them.

In an interview with ”The Times,” Zola said, ”As a coach, I’m hoping Chelsea lose, so all the Premier League teams can have it a bit easier, especially us London teams. As a Chelsea legend, I’m really looking forward to the upcoming match. Juventus is a great club, but unfortunately, they don’t stand a chance. No team can beat Chelsea right now, and certainly not Juventus.”

Even in Italy, people are skeptical about Juventus being able to eliminate Chelsea.

Whether in newspapers or on TV programs, everyone expressed pessimism about Juventus’s prospects of advancing.

The day before the match, Huang Kaiwen invited Ramos to stay over, so they could drive the Yellow Ball King to the team the next day.

After dinner, the two of them were watching TV in the living room.

Mourinho unexpectedly appeared on the show in a surprising scenario.

”Recently, London police busted a counterfeit production site located in an abandoned factory in East London that had been bombed during World War II. Some street artists had previously transformed the façade, but it became a hub for Eastern European immigrants to produce counterfeits. Next, we interview Chelsea coach Mr. Mourinho.”

Mourinho said, ”I heard someone was selling British-themed souvenirs, so I thought I’d buy some as gifts. But later, I discovered they had quality issues, so I called to report it.”

In reality, he bought a crystal ball, and it cracked as soon as he got home.

It startled Mourinho, making him think he was going to suffer some misfortune.

After carefully examining it, he found that the crystal ball had quality issues.

An anxious Mourinho, worried for several days, decided to report it.

It turned out to be a massive counterfeit operation.

Huang Kaiwen and Ramos exchanged glances.

”Kevin, won’t he face any retaliation?”

Ramos asked.

”He shouldn’t, right?”

Huang Kaiwen replied uncertainly.

East London and other areas are like two different worlds, with illegal immigrants and heavy laborers gathering there. In ”Holmes,” East London is depicted as the most dangerous place.

These factories are likely backed by gangs.

But Huang Kaiwen felt that these people wouldn’t target someone like Mourinho, a public figure, over such a small matter.

Mourinho is one of the most high-profile coaches in European football.

If something happened to him, London police would be under a lot of pressure.

After playing some Pro Evolution Soccer, the two of them went upstairs to sleep.

The next day, Huang Kaiwen and Ramos went to the team together.

Around 4 p.m., the whole team arrived at Stamford Bridge Stadium.

Boas looked at Huang Kaiwen and asked, ”Kevin, are you going to the press conference?”

”Let John go.”

Huang Kaiwen, changing into shorts, replied with a smile.

”Alright then, let’s go, John.”

Boas called out.

Terry and Boas attended the press conference together.

Ranieri was already seated there early.

Once Boas and Terry took their seats, the journalists couldn’t wait to start asking questions.

There were just too many topics around today’s match.

”Claudio, the last time you led Chelsea to second place was the best league result since 1955, yet you were fired by the Russians. Is today a revenge battle for you?”

”Mr. Ranieri, how is Buffon doing?”

”Mr. Boas, have you ever thought about replacing Mr. Mourinho as Chelsea’s coach, given that Chelsea still maintained a good performance in his absence.”

”John, tell us about Kevin, did he really play poker all night with two movie stars last time?”

”John, we heard Cheryl is unhappy about Kevin going to the hotel with two movie stars together, is it true?”

Boas and Ranieri exchanged wry smiles.

Even when Huang Kaiwen isn’t present, he’s still the most sought-after person by reporters.

Terry had no choice but to lean forward, close to the microphone, and said, ”You don’t care if it’s true or not, you just want to write, to report whatever you feel like. Kevin hardly ever lies, he’s an honest person. If you know him, you’d know this is something he would do. If you let him participate in the Victoria’s Secret event, I think those models would even lose their lingerie to Kevin.”

”What about Cheryl?”

”You should ask Cole about that. I know there are some rumors about Kevin and her, but actually, she and Kevin are just friends. Kevin has good relationships with the partners of the first-team players because he’s the kind of guy who can sit down and chat with those women about flash sales at the supermarket and homeowner association gossip. Our wives and girlfriends all like Kevin.”

”And you?”

”Of course, I do too.”

Terry laughed and said, ”Everyone loves Kevin. Although he’s just a freshman, he’s already the most important person at Chelsea. If Kevin isn’t around one day, many people in the locker room will ask where Kevin is and if he’s sick.”

”Recently, Mourinho uncovered a fake case. Do you have any comments?”

Terry said, ”I don’t know how to evaluate it because the matter itself is very strange. But it happened to the boss, and there’s nothing wrong with that; he’s a very serious person.”

Terry pushed the microphone away, and the journalists shifted their focus.

Boas smiled and said, ”I haven’t thought about coaching a team yet, especially a big club like Chelsea. I have a lot of shortcomings that I need to keep learning from. I’m just Jose’s assistant at the moment. If I want to leave someday, I’ll inform Jose in advance.”

”Claudio...”

Ranieri bitterly pulled the microphone closer and said, ”Gigi (Buffon) is sick. His acute gastritis is severe, so he’ll miss the match against Chelsea. I’d like to say Juventus won’t overly rely on any player, but you should understand there aren’t many goalkeepers of his level in the entire football world. His absence impacts us significantly.”

”So will you lose the match?”

”I don’t know.”

Ranieri shook his head and said, ”I’m a football coach, not God. I can’t predict the result of the match before it happens. But one thing I can be sure of is that the whole Juventus team will strive for victory.”

”One last question: do you think Mourinho drove you away?”

A journalist pursued.

”You can’t say that.”

Ranieri said, ”We didn’t really know each other that well. In football, except for your assistant coaches, every coach is your opponent. That’s all I can say.”

The journalists were not satisfied.

They wanted to provoke a war of words between Ranieri and Mourinho.

Unfortunately, Ranieri wasn’t taking the bait and left the press conference.

Boas and Terry also got up and left.

In the locker room.

They were discussing the battle between 120 lions and an Argentinian Dragon.

Each team had a few biologists.

”Hey, lions are the kings of the land.”

Ashley Cole said.

”But lions wouldn’t challenge such a big opponent. They would choose easier targets,” Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.

These people always anthropomorphize the beasts when discussing such issues.

In reality, it’s impossible for 120 lions to unite and challenge opponents weighing hundreds of tons.

”Kevin is right, I agree with Kevin’s point.”

Terry walked in and said, ”Even if the Argentinian Dragon accidentally entered the lions’ territory, those 120 lions would slink away.”

”You guys have no sense of dignity; lions would defend their honor with their lives!”

Ashley Cole said exasperatedly.

Boas subconsciously touched the ring on his right hand, simulating in his mind whether he could escape unscathed if he encountered 120 lions and an Argentinian Dragon.

Huang Kaiwen took out a scratch card and said to Ashley Cole, ”Want to guess if I can win today?”

”You think you’re Lady Luck’s consort?”

Cole said dismissively.

”2,000 pounds.”

Huang Kaiwen said.

Ashley Cole extended his fist to make a pact with Huang Kaiwen.

Huang Kaiwen smiled happily.

Because of the lucky necklace, his luck value was always positive unless he was particularly unlucky, which was why the Yellow Ball King often won prizes.

”Second prize again, shit, unbelievable.”

As Huang Kaiwen’s coin repeatedly scratched the card, Ashley Cole couldn’t help but swear.

Huang Kaiwen looked at the full 100 of anticipation value and chose to draw a lottery.

[Obtained the 24-hour experience card for the 2015-2016 Ligue 1 fourth round, Paris Saint-Germain VS Monaco, Angel Fabian Di Maria, obtained Jin Boyang (White Bird of the Lake)]