In a prime location in Eton Square in central London, Abramovich has a street-front townhouse purchased in 1999.

But he only owns two of them, which makes him feel very dissatisfied with his palace in London. Recently, he is in full swing to contact the other seven landlords, hoping to buy all the townhouses and renovate them.

As for how much it costs, that's not what he cares about.

At this moment, he was sitting in the living room on the second floor of the mansion, pointing to a newspaper on the table, glaring at his assistant Marina Granovskiya, and club chairman Bruce Barker.

"I need an explanation, what the hell is going on?"

The newspaper comes from the Times, and the front page cover shows a photo of Chelsea having a dinner at a Chinese restaurant. The scene looks happy, and both the main players and the substitutes get along very harmoniously.

What really made the Russians angry was the content reported in the second edition.

"Why didn't we hold a Christmas dinner?" Abramovich asked snapped.

Since he landed in London, he has always been known for his generous efforts and spending generously, but now the media says that not only did he not hold a Christmas carnival, but even the routine dinners were cancelled, which forced head coach Gao Han to pay for everyone to dinner out of his own pocket, which made Abramovich feel dull.

The authority of the Times is recognized by the whole world, and looking at the posture, not only the Times, but also the media in the UK are published, but now the whole world knows it.

"Roman, we have been busy dealing with internal affairs of management before. Many employees have left their jobs, and many positions are still recruiting, and there is some internal chaos, so we ignore the routine Christmas carnival." Bruce Barker quickly explained.

"We were reminded when it was almost here, but it was too late, and we were going to play in the league on the 26th, so we decided after the management meeting that since it was too late, we would postpone it later. However, the schedule for January is also very tight. We have league, League Cup and FA Cup to play, so we plan to delay it until March."

Chelsea has performed well on all fronts. There are three events to play in January and another UEFA Cup in February, so the schedule for January and February is really tight.

Abramovich now has some experience in running a team and understands the difficulties of management.

"Then have you discussed this matter with Gao Han?"

After hearing this, Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskiya couldn't help but look at each other and fell silent.

Indeed, from the decision to the final plan, they excluded Gao Han and the coaching staff.

"That's right, boss." Granovskiya explained, "Gao Han has been very busy since coaching the team. He is responsible for all the big and small things of the team. We think that the management can decide on this matter on its own, so we don't bother him anymore."

How smart Abramovich was, and when he heard this reason, he immediately looked at his trusted assistant deeply.

In just a dozen seconds, the air in the huge living room seemed to condense. Not to mention the brunt of Bruce Buck and Granovskiya, even if they were sitting aside, Pini Zahavi, who had nothing to do with him, was frightened.

After all, it is an oligarch who emerged from the cruel competitive environment of Russia, who is powerful without anger!

"This matter ends here. You will apologize to Gao Han, the coaching staff and all members, and each of them will give you a Christmas gift." Abramovich explained lightly, not to discuss, but in the end he became more serious.

"But...I don't want another next time."

Bruce Buck and Granovskiya both had a thrilling heart and nodded immediately.

"clear."

"I got it, boss."

Only then did Abramovie withdraw his sharp eyes, raise his head, close his eyes to rest.

Seeing him closing his eyes, the three people sitting opposite him were so nervous that they didn't dare to let out. Until he let out a heavy breath, everyone was relieved.

They knew that he was relieved.

Pini Zahavi looked at Abramovich, who was still closed, and then looked at Bruce Buck and Granovskiya. Both of them looked at him at the same time, as if waiting for him to break the silence.

"Hehe, actually, Roman, they are quite unfair about this matter."

"Unfortunate?" Abramovich replied lazily without opening his eyes.

"As far as I know, this Chinese restaurant is invested by Gao Han, and it is a major shareholder. It has opened a new business and is doing it in a mess. According to me, Gao Han invites players to have dinner at the Chinese restaurant, probably hoping to use the team's reputation to advertise the restaurant. This kind of thing is also quite common in European professional football."

When Pini Zahavi said this, he pointed to the newspaper on the table and smiled: "Look, there are a lot of introductions to this restaurant in the report. It looks like a soft article written by a reporter who received the benefits. Gao Han didn't suffer any loss."

As Abramovich listened, his eyes suddenly opened and he stared at Pini Zahavi.

Although the Israeli agent did not directly point it out in every sentence, it added together gave him an impression.

The management was deliberately or unintentionally staged by Gao Han!

Judging from the whole thing, the management did make mistakes, but according to Pini Zahavi, Gao Han invited a meal, but he won multiple goals in one fell swoop, fame and fortune, but all the blame was taken by the management.

Just imagine, when the whole thing spreads, the media and fans will only praise Gao Han and scold the management.

Is this intentional? Or unintentional?

Is Gao Han so black-bellied?

Just as Abramovich was thinking in his heart, Granovskiya also spoke.

"Boss, I have tentatively asked Gao Han whether he can arrange another top center in the team's lineup. As for the candidates, he will choose. Whether it is Shevchenko, Henry, Crespo, or even Van Nistruy and Ronaldo, we can consider it and try our best to introduce it."

Abramovich nodded repeatedly, "Well, what did he say?"

"He refused without thinking."

"Oh?" Abramovich frowned.

"He said Etoo and Ibrahimovic are not losing to any of the superstars above, and he has confidence in them."

When Abramovich heard this, he opened the Premier League page of the Times in front of him, looked at the scorer list, and found that Etoo had caught up with Henry and Van Nistruei, and Ibrahimovic's goals were no less than strikers like Irving.

It is not difficult to see from this that Gao Han has a very accurate vision of identifying players.

When Pini Zahavi saw Abramovich's brows relaxed, he already had an answer in his heart.

"Ibrahimovic and Etoo are both introduced by Gao Han. The former is a center trained by Ajax, and the latter is a forward trained by Aragones for many years. After coming to Chelsea, they have all become players under Mendes. Gao Han is easy to use."

Abramovich frowned slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say a word.

"In fact, in terms of the opportunities created by Chelsea midfielder, it is not difficult to average three goals per game. The reason why many games have worked so hard is that the front line is not strong. Even Good Johnson's goal efficiency has been greatly improved compared to previous seasons, which is enough to confirm a rumor in the media circle."

"What rumors?" Abramovich asked with concern.

Pini Zahavi laughed, "It's just a joke."

"Let me tell me." The Russians were even more curious.

"What the media reporters said, the previous sentence is that with Chelsea's luxurious midfielder, even a dog on the front line, you can score a goal." Pini Zahavi said with a smile.

Abramovich smiled and said, praising Chelsea as if he was praising him, "What about the next sentence?"

"Next sentence..." Pini Zahavi was a little hesitant.

"What? Say it." Abramovich urged.

"The next sentence is that with Chelsea's huge lineup, even if you sit on the coach's seat, you can still win."

As soon as Pini Zahavi finished speaking, everyone in the living room looked at Abramovich.

The Russians first showed a deep thoughtful look, but then they burst into laughter.

"That's what you said, it's so fucking fart!"

The three of them immediately laughed.

After laughing, Abramovich stood up from the sofa and said, "Let's go, we'll go to Gaohan Chinese restaurant for lunch today."

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December 26th, the day of the Boxing Festival.

The Premier League finally ushered in the traditional Christmas devil schedule.

In just two days, the 18th and 19th leagues have been held. After January, Premier League teams will also officially participate in the FA Cup, starting from the third round of knockout round.

The schedule is so close that no team dares to be careless at all.

Gao Han arranged a rotation in the 18th round of the game to challenge Charlton, but the opening effect was not very ideal. He conceded a goal first at the Valley Stadium, but soon, Chelsea scored four goals in a row and finally defeated Charlton four-one.

Ibrahimovic scored twice, with Etoho and Ronaldinho each scoring one goal.

In the 18th round, Manchester United defeated Everton 3-2 at home, and Arsenal defeated Wolves 3-0 at home.

Henry finally broke the goal drought and scored twice, increasing his goals to fourteen.

Two days later, Chelsea faced Portsmouth at home.

Pompeii performed very tenaciously in the first half, defending Chelsea's trident very tightly, and did not give the Blues offensive players any chance, so they received zero-to-zero halftime break.

But after the side change in the second half, Chelsea adjusted the team's tactical style. Bridge, Joe Cole and Ferreira scored goals one after another, and finally defeated Portsmouth at home three to zero.

Manchester United and Arsenal also beat Middlesbrough and Southampton with one goal away.

At this point, the top three Premier League won two consecutive victories and successfully survived the Christmas schedule.

After the 19th round of the league, the Premier League was halfway through, Chelsea continued to lead the standings, Manchester United and Arsenal followed closely behind. These three teams were far ahead of the other seventeen teams in the Premier League by a 13-point gap. Everyone believed that the team that won the championship would be born.

And the most promising one is undoubtedly Chelsea.

He won all nineteen rounds, and scored an impressive record of 57 points, leading Manchester United 11 points, and Chelsea won the Premier League half-time championship.

Moreover, whether it is from the number of goals, the average ball possession rate and pass success rate, or even the average steals per game, Chelsea is well-deserved first in the Premier League, leading other opponents by a considerable distance.

To the exaggerated statement of media reporters, this makes all competitors desperate.

But Ferguson and Wenger also said they would not give up, because just last season, Manchester United finally turned around and reversed the championship when they were significantly behind Arsenal during the winter break.

I succeeded last season, so I will naturally not give up this season.

In the scorer list, Hiller still leads with fifteen goals, Henry ranked second with fourteen goals, followed by Van Nistruei who scored thirteen goals, Etoo and Sakha who scored twelve goals, and Ibrahimovic who scored 10 goals.

In the future, players such as Ronaldinho, Anelka and Irving are among them.

Among the top ten scorers, Chelsea actually crashed into three in one breath, which shocked the entire British media.
Chapter completed!