I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 105 The King of Crosses! The Fastest Goal in the Premier League [Subscribe]

A stable and strong team is one that can consistently win no matter how difficult the circumstances are.

Even if you perform worse than your opponent throughout the game.

That's what Manchester United is like.

The Red Devils, who have many international players, were troubled by the national team training. With the Champions League coming up in the middle of the week, Ferguson had to make rotations and adjustments. So in the fourth round of the Premier League, when they faced Tottenham Hotspur at home, Manchester United performed mediocrely.

But in the end, the Red Devils beat Tottenham 9-1 at home thanks to Giggs' goal in the 0th minute.

The same is true of the Bayswater Chinese.

In the home game against Manchester City, Yang Cheng kept several main players in the bench.

Unlike Manchester United, the Chinese in Bayswater suppressed Manchester City with their advantage in midfield.

The Blue Moon played defensive counterattack throughout the game.

Defenders Distin, Dunn and Micah Richards all performed very well.

But Bayswater Chinese scored a goal with a free kick in the frontcourt in the 32nd minute, scored by Jose Fonte.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Manchester City 1-0 at home.

Chelsea is even more interesting.

In this game, Mourinho arranged Shevchenko on the left side, wanting to continue the 433 tactics.

As a result, the Ukrainians behaved terribly.

In the end, Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Drogba and Carvalho.

Arsenal and Liverpool are in trouble.

Liverpool lost 0-3 to Everton away from home in the city derby.

Arsenal drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough at home.

Some people say that after moving into the new stadium, the Gunners encountered the curse of not winning at home.

In fact, there are only two home games.

But the Gunners' start was indeed unsatisfactory.

4轮比赛踢完，曼联4连胜领跑，朴茨茅斯、埃弗顿和贝斯沃特中国人分别排在第2、3和第4，三支球队都是10分。

Chelsea got 9 points.

Liverpool fell to 8th place.

Arsenal even dropped to 11th place.

……

On the evening of May 9, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese will face Sporting Lisbon at home.

The 37-year-old Portuguese coach Paulo Bento walked into this magnificent English football palace with full confidence.

He has long wanted to find an opportunity to take a look at this super stadium that cost nearly 8 million pounds, or 12 billion euros.

But once he entered the venue, to be honest, he was a little disappointed.

According to the information he received before the game, the number of fans attending the game reached 5.

It looks like a lot, but when you stand in the stadium and look up, there is still a lot of empty space.

The atmosphere in the stadium was not very good either.

However, the female singer who sang before the show started had a very clear voice and the song was very nice.

I just don’t know what it’s called.

This is Paulo Bento's first European tournament in his coaching career!
It is also his first full season as coach of Sporting Lisbon.

So far, after two rounds of Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon has won two consecutive games.

This time when Paulo Bento challenges Bayswater Chinese away, he comes with the determination to win!
It's really bad to be drawn into the death group.

With Sporting Lisbon's strength, it is very difficult to compete with top clubs like Real Madrid and Bayern for the qualification.

Therefore, Paulo Bento's plan is to fight and strive with all his strength, but to maintain the top three at all costs.

Then we must get rid of the Chinese in Bayswater!

He had specially watched the 4-0 match in the European Super Cup and felt that many media outlets were exaggerating the matter.

Anyone who really understands football knows that Barcelona is completely out of shape and the players are seriously lacking in physical strength.

Paulo Bento feels that if a Barcelona with this intensity can allow his Sporting Lisbon players to play better than Bayswater Chinese and score more goals!
Even when playing away, Paulo Bento still sticks to the 442 diamond midfield tactics they used in the Portuguese Super League.

Goalkeeper: Ricardo;

Defense: Marco Canela, Anderson Polgar, Toner and Abel Ferreira;
Midfield: Miguel Veloso stays back, Nani and Leandro Romanoli are on the wings, and Moutinho goes forward;

Forwards: Liedson and Yannick Jallow.

The home team still used the most familiar 433 tactics.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Maicon;

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in the middle;

Forwards: Arshavin, Lambert and Ashley Young.

Paulo Bento had just warned his players in the locker room that they must try to control the situation and suppress their opponents at the beginning of the game no matter what.

"This is their first time playing in the Champions League and they are so young, sooner or later they are going to make mistakes."

"And Pepe, he played very rashly in the Portuguese Super League."

"Jose Fonte went to Bayswater Chinese because he couldn't stay in our youth training camp!"

"Even if we are playing away from home, we must be the first to score against them!"

"Kill them!"

Paulo Bento's words really boosted the morale of the players.

When they walked out of the stadium, everyone held their heads high and were full of fighting spirit.

but……

……

"call!!!"

Accompanied by exclamations from the fans in the stadium, Lambert suddenly fired a long shot, which flew directly out of the stadium and landed in the stands, causing a commotion among the fans in the opposite stands.

"36 seconds into the game, the Bayswater Chinese made their first shot."

“This fast break was good.”

"Ashley Young's cross from the right was very accurate, but Lambert volleyed the ball directly but failed to control the momentum of the ball."

In front of the home team's coaching bench, Yang Cheng was clapping his players vigorously, signaling them to continue pressing forward and maintain the pressure on Sporting Lisbon.

Ashley Young's nickname is Yang Zuo Shi, or Yang, but his most powerful weapon is of course the cross that even he himself can't control.

But perhaps few people know that, in fact, his fame at Watford and Aston Villa was precisely due to his crosses.

In the 07/08 season, Ashley Young had 17 assists, second only to Arsenal's Fabregas.

He ranks third in the number of crosses from the wing, and his cross accuracy rate leads the Premier League, making him the true king of crosses.

As for why he went to Manchester United and lost this unique skill.

You have to ask Manchester United.

Yang Cheng’s strategy for this game is to use the home court to directly destroy Sporting Lisbon.

Let this Portuguese Super League team feel what the Premier League speed is!

……

After the restart, the two teams fought fiercely in the midfield.

Sporting Lisbon usually has 4 players in midfield.

Although it is called a diamond-shaped midfield, it is actually not a big diamond, but a small diamond.

Nani's activity area is more on the left rib.

The current trend in football, using a large diamond shape, is basically seeking death.

Yang Cheng put Las Diarra on this side.

When the game reached the third minute, Jose Fonte saw the opportunity and suddenly chose to rush forward, successfully intercepting Moutinho's pass before Yannick.

The Portuguese central defender did come from Sporting Lisbon, and he always remembers his experience in the Sporting Lisbon youth training camp.

This made him even more motivated to prove his strength.

After intercepting the ball, he took two steps forward and passed it to Arshavin on the left flank.

The Russian stopped the ball sideways, dribbled past Abel Ferreira, and quickly launched a counterattack.

But just after entering the 30-meter area of ​​Sporting Lisbon, he was fouled by Toner who arrived in time and was blocked on the left side of the 30-meter area.

Free kick!
Leighton Baines ran over quickly, stood near the penalty spot, positioned the ball, and slowly backed away.

At this time, four tall players, Jose Fonte, Pepe, Yaya Toure and Lambert all rushed into the penalty area of ​​Sporting Lisbon.

It was at this moment that Paulo Bento in front of the visiting team's coaching booth began to get nervous and shouted at the players, asking them to cheer up and pay attention to the players they were defending.

There is a big height difference.

Anderson Polgar and Toner are both over 1 meters tall.

Whether in terms of height or strength, they have no advantage at all in front of these Bayswater Chinese players.

And that damn Italian coach came out and gave blind orders again.

Paulo Bento had a flash of ominous premonition and cursed in his heart.

Leighton Baines took a quick run and sent a beautifully curved free throw.

There was chaos in the penalty area, with players running back and forth.

As a result, somehow, José Fonte was omitted.

The Portuguese center back took two steps at a time, rushed forward quickly, jumped up, and headed the ball from close range, pushing the ball that Leighton Baines had kicked to the middle into the Sporting Lisbon goal.

The whole stadium exploded in an instant!
More than 3 minutes into the game, the Chinese players from Bayswater scored the first goal!
"Goal from Jose Fonte!"

"This Portuguese central defender came from Sporting Lisbon's youth training camp, but he was never called up to the first team and joined Bayswater Chinese on a free transfer."

"Now, he has submitted an answer to his youth training team with a wonderful header."

"His progress in the three years since he came to the UK has been obvious to all."

"Although he is not a top-notch central defender in the Premier League, he has always been a backbone of the defense that Yang Cheng trusts very much."

“And just three days ago in the league, it was also Jose Fonte’s header that earned Bayswater Chinese three points!”

Jose Fonte scored in two consecutive games and his performance was very eye-catching.

But after the celebration, before walking back, he did not forget to wave his arms at the fans in the stands, signaling them to be more passionate.

This drew cheers from the fans in the stands.

……

With the first goal, the game quickly entered the fast lane.

Although it is a group stage, away goals are not important.

But, Sporting Lisbon came here tonight with the mentality of grabbing 3 points.

So, after losing the ball, they changed their previous thinking and started playing more aggressively.

The Chinese from Bayswater were not far behind, suppressing the team in the midfield and penetrating into the front court. With the two full-backs also actively joining in, their attack was very powerful.

This wave of offensive and defensive battle was not only fast-paced, but also featured good passing coordination between the two teams.

Then the goal followed.

In the 16th minute, Jose Fonte, who has been in great form recently, and Pepe made a coordination error while defending.

After receiving the ball, Nani quickly broke through from the left rib, made a wonderful pass to Moutinho who broke into the penalty area and broke Neuer's goal.

1 is better than 1!

The two sides returned to a draw again.

But just 6 minutes later, Ashley Young broke through on the right and made a cross. Lambert in the middle overpowered two central defenders of Sporting Lisbon and headed the ball into the goal of Sporting Lisbon.

2 is better than 1!

The score is ahead again!

The back-and-forth offensive battle between the two sides was very exciting and the fans at the scene were very excited.

But on the field, both teams refused to give in.

Sporting Lisbon is still trying to equalize the score.

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines, constantly encouraging the players to continue attacking and exert more pressure.

Sporting Lisbon is still not convinced!
He will only retreat if he is defeated!

But both sides fought fiercely.

Sporting Lisbon's Lisbon players Redson, Moutinho and Verosso all received yellow cards.

Bayswater Chinese also received two yellow cards, given to Pepe and Yaya Toure.

All five yellow cards were received between 5 and 25 minutes, which shows how fiercely the two sides fought during this period.

And in the 41st minute, the Chinese players from Bayswater completed a steal in the midfield.

When Modric passed the ball to Lambert, the English center forward failed to stop and was poked away by Toner.

But the ball fell to Arshavin's feet.

The Russian dribbled the ball from the ribs into the left side of the penalty area, facing goalkeeper Ricardo, and made a light push, sending the ball into the Sporting Lisbon goal again.

3 is better than 1!

At this point in the game, the situation was already very clear.

In the second half, Paulo Bento really learned from his experience and lessons and began to restrain himself.

Sporting Lisbon began to focus more on defense, using Nani, Yannick and others to launch counterattacks.

But Yang Cheng made adjustments and asked the team to firmly control the rhythm and ball possession.

During the period, Sporting Lisbon once wanted to launch an attack while the Chinese in Bayswater were making substitutions.

But the home team almost scored a goal in two counterattacks, but they were immediately retracted.

Yang Cheng glanced at Paulo Bento from the sidelines and his face looked really ugly.

"I guess he should have realized the situation now!"

In this death group, the only ones qualified to play at the table besides Real Madrid and Bayern are Bayswater Chinese.

Sporting Lisbon?

Go back to your Portuguese Super League!
……

After the first round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 at home and got off to a good start.

The British media were not too surprised by the team's victory.

It would be news if they were upset by Sporting Lisbon at home.

After last season, almost everyone has recognized the strength of the Chinese team in Bayswater.

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-0 at home with goals from Ribery and Pizarro.

This is a very surprising thing.

After playing against Sporting Lisbon, Yang Cheng specially found the game video and watched it.

After all, these two teams will be opponents of Bayswater Chinese next.

As a result, he discovered something particularly strange.

Capello deployed a 442 tactic.

The back line is Carlos, Cannavaro, Ramos and Cicinho.

How was the first ball lost?

It was Schweinsteiger's cross from the right, but Cannavaro and Ramos were unable to stop Pizarro, and he headed the ball home.

Real Madrid's two central defenders are both short.

Pizarro was actually only 1 meters tall.

This kind of thing is not determined by looking at data, but by comparison.

What Yang Cheng couldn't understand the most was the midfield and frontcourt.

Cassano, Mohamed Diarra, Emerson and Beckham.

Raul and Van Nistelrooy are on the front line.

"Why does Bayern get all the good things?" Yang Cheng felt speechless.

It looks like Capello's lineup cannot beat Bayern.

No wonder his teams, whether it is Roma or Juventus, can only act arrogantly in Italy.

Once you get to the European arena, you'll be taught a lesson in minutes!

Why?

What era is it now? Why are you still fighting like this?

At the very least, what about your speed?
Okay, you don’t want speed, that’s fine, but do you have the skills?

During the Galacticos era, at least there was smooth passing and creativity, right?
The personal abilities of superstars are no joke.

what?
Neither do you?
What the hell, what do you have?
The answer is, nothing.

So, in the first half, we were fooled by Bayern Munich.

Yang Cheng really wanted to catch those Bayern forwards and ask them, you really wasted the goals that Ribery fed to you.

Given the situation in the first half, Yang Cheng would not be surprised even if Real Madrid conceded five or six goals.

But in the second half, Capello adjusted, defended more firmly, and replaced Reyes and Robinho.

Now there is speed.

"You see, even when they were trailing 0-2, Capello refused to use the double defensive midfielders. Mohamed Diarra and Emerson played the whole game. After 65 minutes, they changed the formation to 4231," Brian Kidd reminded.

Capello replaced Cassano, Beckham and Raul with Reyes, Guti and Robinho.

"Real Madrid's defense is too poor, and Capello dare not take any risks." Yang Cheng guessed Capello's thoughts.

After a pause, Yang Cheng revealed a confident smile.

"However, after watching this game, I suddenly knew how we should play in the next group match at the Bernabeu!"

……

On the afternoon of September 9, in the 16th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese visited Bramall Lane to challenge Sheffield United.

When the referee Andre Marina blew the whistle to start the game, no one could have guessed what would happen in the subsequent football game.

Including the Bayswater Chinese themselves.

Dzeko kicked the ball to Arshavin in the center circle and ran forward quickly.

This is the head coach's pre-match arrangement.

He hopes that the team can launch an opening attack in this game.

Moreover, Sheffield United's central defender Jagielka is not tall, and Roger Johnson is a former teammate that Dzeko is very familiar with, so he knows how to deal with them.

The Bosnian center forward rushed towards Jagielka, ignoring the ball behind him.

Sheffield United's defenders were paying attention to Dzeko.

Arshavin passed Dzeko's pass directly back to Yaya Toure who was lagging behind, and then he ran forward quickly.

Not only him, but also Ashley Young on the right had rushed up a long time ago.

Inler and Modric also made rapid forward runs.

When Yaya Toure received the ball, the Sheffield United striker was still a little far away from him, but the Ivorian stopped the ball with his left foot, turned left and right, and passed the ball with his right foot to the empty left side.

Leighton Baines quickly caught up, stopped the ball and looked up ahead.

When he saw Dzeko had rushed near Jagielka, he swung his left foot and kicked a long pass.

Leighton Baines's long ball was quick and sudden.

At this moment, Sheffield United's left-back David Unsworth had not had time to retreat to the same level as the defense line.

But the ball has already flown over.

The England defender looked up to judge the landing point, and there was no way to retreat.

He is 1 meters tall and is a rather bulky type. He is 87 years old and his speed has long been reduced.

As a last resort, he could only take a gamble, and with no way to retreat, he jumped up to go for the header.

As a result, the ball almost brushed his hair and fell behind him.

It’s coming out!

At almost the same time, Dzeko quickly cut to Jagielka's left side, blocked Jagielka with his body, and tried hard to push him towards the penalty area.

Jagielka is only 1 meters tall, which is a disadvantage for him in terms of height and physical strength. He was pinned down by Dzeko and could not move. He could only hold on to the opponent and try to stay between Dzeko and the goal.

This was all he could do.

When the football landed, Dzeko stopped the ball steadily with his left foot.

Dzeko stopped the ball with his left foot, and although Jagielka is a right-footed player, he couldn't reach it at all.

As soon as Dzeko stopped, he didn't even look behind him, hit Jagielka in the chest with his right shoulder, dribbled the ball with his left foot, and rushed into the penalty area.

Jagielka was no pushover either and immediately chased after him.

When he saw Dzeko about to kick the ball, he immediately stepped out to block it, preventing him from shooting.

But what was unexpected was that the Bosnian center forward was just feinting and actually kicked the ball back with his left foot.

This time, Jagielka's back was exposed.

Dzeko dribbled the ball with his left foot and sent a cross with his right foot.

It was not until this time that Roger Johnson and Chris Morgan, who had just arrived from the middle, finally arrived, but neither of them was able to get the pass.

On the right side.

Ashley Young, who had been lurking near the sideline, suddenly rushed over, got ahead of everyone else, met Dzeko's pass, and shot with his right foot, penetrating the goal guarded by Bennett!

It was not until this moment that the entire stadium burst into exclamations of Sheffield United fans.

Then the referee Marina blew the whistle to signal that the goal was valid.

The whole audience burst into boos.

"Oh my God, I can't believe it!" "13 seconds into the game, no, strictly speaking, it was 13 seconds, the Chinese from Bayswater took the lead in breaking through the Sheffield United goal, it only took 45 seconds!!"

"Goal from Ashley Young!"

The England winger was so excited that he rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way to celebrate.

Dzeko and others chased after them, all celebrating with ecstasy.

A goal was scored 13 seconds into the game!
Is there anything faster than this?

"It's not actually the fastest goal in the Premier League, but it's probably the fastest goal of the season!"

"Sheffield United were a little careless at the start."

"Of course, we also have to see that Leighton Baines' long pass is indeed quite beautiful."

"Dzeko's physicality has also improved a lot compared to last season. We saw him firmly suppress Jagielka."

"After all, there is a difference in height and weight between the two."

"This goal was so sudden and unexpected."

Yang Cheng was also very surprised.

He let the team attack at the start, but he never expected to score a goal so soon.

This kind of goal is simply not something the head coach can calculate.

……

A goal 13 seconds into the game was a good thing.

But what Yang Cheng valued more was the wave of attack after the opening.

Precisely because of this goal after the opening, Sheffield United obviously took it more seriously, which led to their subsequent defense being very tight.

Sheffield United's head coach Neil Warnock is an old rival of the team in the Championship. He also deployed his full strength in this game and even adopted a 442 defensive counterattack tactic.

But in the 25th minute, the goal was finally opened by the Bayswater Chinese.

It was a brilliant lob pass from Modric.

Dzeko used his body to suppress Jagielka, chested the ball in the penalty area, and volleyed the ball into the goal before Roger Johnson.

2 is better than 0!

Facing this style of play of the Chinese at Bayswater, Sheffield United really had no good solution and could only further strengthen their defense.

In the end, Sheffield United failed to suppress the Bayswater Chinese throughout the game.

The score was also locked at 2-0!

After the game, Sheffield United head coach Neil Warnock complained to Yang Cheng.

The 57-year-old English coach complained to Yang Cheng bluntly, "Your midfield is simply suffocating!"

Yang Cheng heard that it was a compliment, so he greeted it with a smile.

He wanted to show off and said: I also replaced Las Diarra, who is the best at stealing the ball, in this game.

But he was afraid of being beaten.

"Honestly, you have made great progress compared to when you were in the Championship," Neil Warnock sighed.

Can it be smaller?

How old was Roger Johnson, one of the main central defenders at that time?

Last season, the Chinese still couldn't play football in Bayswater.

The key point is that after this kid came to Sheffield United, he firmly occupied the main position.

This is the strength gap!
Neil Warnock actually had another idea why he came over to chat.

Get along well with Yang Cheng.

For a team like Bayswater Chinese, there will definitely be many players like Roger Johnson in the future.

At that time, Neil Warnock only needs to follow Yang Cheng and pick up what Yang Cheng can't use, and he will benefit greatly.

……

In the fifth round of the Premier League, there were two strong matches.

They are Chelsea at home against Liverpool and Manchester United at home against Arsenal.

As a result, both games ended in a 1-0 score.

Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 at home thanks to Drogba's goal.

Manchester United lost 0-1 to Arsenal at home, with Adebayor scoring the goal.

This also basically reflects the current trend of football.

The role of the center is becoming increasingly important and indispensable.

The two games are actually very different.

Although Liverpool lost to Chelsea, their overall performance was better than Chelsea.

Mourinho's team has never been able to define Shevchenko's role.

But the Ukrainians are such big names, it’s impossible not to use them.

This made Chelsea look very embarrassed in the game.

But somehow, they won.

That's how football games happen sometimes.

The situation between Manchester United and Arsenal is different. The Gunners not only won the score, but also won the process.

The problem exposed by Manchester United in this game was that Vidic had just recovered from a knee injury and Ferguson arranged him to be a substitute.

As a result, the starting combination of Wes Brown and Ferdinand failed to stop Adebayo.

In midfield, although Ferguson introduced Hargreaves and Carrick, he actually prefers rotation.

Not only veterans Giggs and Scholes participated in the rotation, but also O'Shea.

It was after Carrick replaced O'Shea that Manchester United's entire midfield operation became reasonable.

But after continuous fighting, Carrick did not come on until the 75th minute, and Manchester United was already unable to turn the tide.

After losing this game, Manchester United gave up the lead.

Redknapp's Portsmouth tops the Premier League with an amazing record of 4 wins, 1 draw, 9 goals scored and zero goals conceded.

Bayswater Chinese came in second.

Manchester United and Chelsea followed closely behind.

According to the schedule of this season's League Cup, teams participating in European competitions do not have to play in the second knockout round of the League Cup.

Therefore, Bayswater Chinese had a full week of rest between the 5th and 6th rounds of the league.

But a week later, in the sixth round of the Premier League, they will play Manchester United at home, and then go to Madrid, Spain, to challenge Capello's Real Madrid away.

Both games are tough battles!
……

In the evening of September 9, Wembley Stadium in London.

In the 6rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Manchester United at home.

Before the game, in the locker room.

On the tactical board behind Yang Cheng are the numbers of the starting players for both teams.

Manchester United adopted a 4231 tactic.

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar;

Defence: Heinze, Vidic, Ferdinand and Gary Neville;
Midfield: Carrick and Hargreaves form a double defensive midfielder, with Giggs, Scholes and Ronaldo in front;
Striker: Rooney.

The Chinese in Bayswater also adopted the 433 tactics.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Skrtel and Piszczek;

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in the middle;

Forwards: Arshavin, Dzeko and Ashley Young.

Bayswater Chinese have competed against Manchester United several times before, and the players are familiar with this team.

More importantly, in the three seasons that Yang Cheng coached, Bayswater Chinese's performance against strong teams was obvious to all.

This makes the Bayswater Chinese players very confident.

At least, they have never lost in strong confrontations.

This kind of confidence is a good thing for the entire team.

Moreover, the whole world knows that Bayswater Chinese's midfield is both offensive and defensive, and is full of pressure.

Tonight, playing at home, all three main midfielders started.

Yang Cheng did not hold back on his energy for next Wednesday's Champions League away game against Real Madrid.

But the tactical details that should be emphasized need to be emphasized again.

"Our attack still insists on playing on both flanks. Andre, Ashley, I don't care which side you are on in the game, you must pay attention to me and suppress Gary Neville and Heinze at all times."

"Especially Heinze!"

The Argentine defender returned from injury and this was his first game of the season.

It is not known whether Ferguson was afraid of the Chinese players' wing attacks in Bayswater, so he used Heinze, who is better at defense, or whether it was for rotation considerations, but Heinze started in this game anyway.

As for Evra, he was not even on the substitute list.

"Heinze is a good defender, very aggressive and good at physical confrontation, but his offense is average."

"Or rather, he doesn't like to attack forward."

"On the contrary, Gary Neville on the right likes to run forward."

“We need to take advantage of this when we attack.”

Arshavin and Ashley Young both nodded.

"If the Manchester United defence gets the ball, they might as well try to get the ball away from Heinze."

"In the midfield, the focus is on Carrick. Whenever he gets the ball, there must be someone pressing him. Even if he can't get the ball, he must disrupt Manchester United's midfield organization."

This is the task of Las Diarra and Modric.

"Rooney and Ronaldo need to pay extra attention when defending."

"So far this season, Rooney has made no contribution in the other games except for two goals and one assist in the first round.

This is actually quite unusual.

1 Champions League game, 5 league games, not even a single contribution.

This really shouldn't happen for a striker like Rooney, who Manchester United has poured so many resources into.

Of course, Yang Cheng wouldn't mind.

Dzeko has only scored 2 goals so far.

Arshavin also scored twice in the first round and another goal in the second round, so his situation was slightly better than Rooney.

But he had assists.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater are not qualified to make fun of Rooney's goal drought for the time being.

"No one knows when Rooney will explode, and for a striker like him, the longer he is under pressure, the more terrible his explosion will be, so it must be taken seriously."

Saha suffered a slight calf muscle strain in this game, just like Maicon.

So Saha and Maicon will both rest in this game and prepare for the Champions League next Wednesday.

Yang Cheng arranged Piszczek.

"Lukash, your task in this game is to keep a close eye on Ronaldo if he comes to the right side."

Yang Cheng still has confidence in Leighton Baines' defense. He has played against Ronaldo before and his defense was pretty good.

If it was Maicon, Yang Cheng would not have given any special instructions.

But Yang Cheng still reminded Piszczek to pay attention to Ronaldo.

The Portuguese is not fixed on any one side now, he is always running around.

The only constant is that he always finds ways to get to the goal.

"Remember, keep him busy, don't let him get away from you, and don't let him shoot easily, even long shots won't work!"

Piszczek nodded heavily.

"OK!"

Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, attracting everyone's attention.

"Everyone, today we are facing Manchester United, one of the strongest teams in the Premier League."

"This will be a very fast-paced, high-intensity, and very fierce confrontation, which will place very high demands on our physical fitness, overall skills and tactics, and the players' cooperation and tacit understanding!"

"But we have experienced this before. We are never afraid of strong dialogue, right?"

Yang Cheng's loud question prompted all the players to answer in unison.

"Yes, that's right!"

"Very good, guys, I believe you will not disappoint me! And you will not disappoint all the 5 fans who came to the scene!"

"Kill Manchester United!!"

Tonight, Wembley Stadium was once again filled with 5 people.

Strong dialogues like this never lack the attention of fans in the Premier League.

Especially in London.

……

Just as Yang Cheng expected.

From the first minute of the game, the two teams started a very fierce contest.

Rooney obviously knew about his recent goal drought, so he was very hungry.

Just 1 minute and 30 seconds into the game, he kicked the ball directly from 23 meters away from the goal and fired a long shot.

And the quality of this long shot is very high.

Although Neuer caught the ball, he almost lost it.

However, the Chinese in Bayswater were not ambiguous and soon returned a long shot, which came from Arshavin's left rib and was slightly off target.

Perhaps he felt that the quality of his long shot was slightly inferior to Rooney's, so Arshavin took the ball and broke through on the left one minute later, then made a lob pass to the middle.

Dzeko jumped between Vidic and Ferdinand, and although he got the ball into the goal, his header was not accurate.

At this time, the game time is only 5 minutes.

But both teams have created three shots.

The fans at the scene were also very excited about the game.

The confrontation between the two teams continues.

Manchester United has no good way to deal with the Bayswater Chinese midfield.

Even though they adopted a 4231 formation, which gave them an advantage in numbers and with Hargreaves and Carrick as the double defensive midfielders, they still failed to suppress the Bayswater Chinese in the midfield.

The Times once wrote an article specifically about Yaya Toure, saying that although the Ivorian likes to make late runs, he will still focus on defense if the team needs him.

A Yaya Toure who focuses on defense is very much like Vieira back then.

But once he starts rushing, there is no way to stop him.

Facing Manchester United, and at the beginning of the game, Yaya Toure was more focused in the midfield and backcourt.

Manchester United suffered in the midfield and could only take long shots frequently.

After two consecutive long shots failed to produce any effect, Ronaldo passed the ball to Rooney in the penalty area in the 11th minute.

Lu Xiaopang's body is really awesome.

He managed to snatch the ball from the combined defense of Jose Fonte and Skrtel and shot.

However, due to interference from two defensive players, the shot lacked power.

Manchester United attacked for a while and then took a short breath.

At this time, the Chinese in Bayswater began to make efforts.

The continuous offensive put Manchester United's defense under pressure for a time.

In the 15th minute, the Chinese players of Bayswater intercepted the ball near the center line. Dzeko retreated to get the ball, turned around and made a diagonal pass.

Arshavin got the ball in the left corner of Manchester United's penalty area and faced Ferdinand's close pressure.

The Russian player made a series of feints, successfully got rid of Ferdinand, and cut inside laterally.

Vidic rushed to intercept immediately, but Arshavin made a diagonal pass to the right side of the penalty area.

Ashley Young used his speed to shake off Heinze and rushed into the penalty area.

As a result, the shot was caught by Van der Sar.

Ashley Young gave Arshavin a thumbs up from a distance.

The pass was beautiful, but it was too close to the penalty area.

If it was a little further out, Ashley Young would be more confident.

Subsequently, Ashley Young's corner kick failed to pose a threat.

Just as the Englishman was walking back, he heard the head coach calling him from afar.

"Ashley, Ashley, here."

Since the Chinese in Bayswater attacked from left to right, Ashley Young was on this side of the coaching bench.

Hearing Yang Cheng's shout, he ran over immediately.

"Heinze is not in a very excited state tonight, work harder and kill him!"

"I'll ask them to pass the ball to you!"

Yang Cheng's words made Ashley Young feel extremely proud. He nodded heavily in agreement and quickly ran into the court.

……

The players on the field quickly received Yang Cheng's instructions.

The Chinese in Bayswater began to press forward.

One minute later, still on the left, Arshavin's long shot hit Hargreaves and went out of the baseline.

Another corner kick.

Ashley Young took the penalty again, but Skrtel headed it high.

The efficiency of set-piece attacks is not that high.

But in the 18th minute, Manchester United got the ball on the back line.

Dzeko symbolically pressed towards Ferdinand and Vidic.

The ball was passed to Heinze.

As soon as the Argentine defender got the ball, Ashley Young suddenly rushed in front of him, scaring Heinze and passing the ball to Carrick without thinking.

But no one expected that just as Carrick was about to receive the ball, Las Diarra suddenly came out from the side, slid to the ground and tackled the ball away.

The ball returned to the right side.

Ashley Young and Heinze rushed over at the same time.

The England winger got the ball first, and Heinze immediately stuck behind him, preventing him from turning around, trying to force him to pass it back.

But Ashley Young first made a flexible fake move to cut inside, deceived Heinze's center of gravity, then suddenly turned to the outside and kicked the ball behind Heinze.

Immediately afterwards, Ashley Young started quickly, sprinted at the fastest speed, caught up with the ball he had just passed, rushed to the right side of Manchester United's penalty area, and kicked a low cross.

There are two players responding at the same time in the middle and at the back point.

In the end, it was Dzeko who quickly made a run in front of Ferdinand and poked the ball into Van der Sar's goal from 8 meters in front of the goal.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 18th minute, Dzeko scored against Manchester United!"

"This is the Bosnian striker's third Premier League goal this season!"

"1 to 0!"

"Cross from the right from Ashley Young."

"Heinze must be held responsible for this goal."

"He was fooled too easily by Ashley Young and then failed to return to his position in time to block Ashley Young's cross, which led to the goal."

……

After conceding the goal, Manchester United also started to get more aggressive.

The Red Devils are not easy to deal with.

The team coached by Ferguson is so domineering.

But the Chinese in Bayswater are no less impressive.

The two teams continued their previous confrontation mode, still going back and forth, and neither side was willing to retreat.

But from the 20th minute, Ronaldo switched from the right to the left.

At the beginning, Yang Cheng was worried that Piszczek could not handle it alone, so he asked Ashley Young to retreat a little to support Piszczek.

In the 23rd minute, it was Ashley Young's retreating defense that tripped Ronaldo and gave Manchester United a free kick opportunity.

Ronaldo's free throw was saved by Neuer.

But after defending several times, Piszczek blocked Ronaldo's dribbling well, and Ashley Young began to actively invest in the frontcourt and compete with Heinze.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Yaya Toure suddenly came in from the backcourt, received a pass from Modric, dribbled past Carrick, and rushed to the right side of the top of Manchester United's arc with the ball.

When everyone was guarding against Yaya Toure's shot, the Ivorian suddenly made a lob pass.

The ball passed over Manchester United's defenders and landed in the no-man's land behind Heinze.

Ashley Young quickly inserted himself, got ahead of everyone else, stopped the ball with his chest, and then kicked it with his right foot seemingly casually.

The arc of the ball was very strange, it looked like a shot, but actually it wasn't.

The Manchester United defenders in the penalty area were unable to make effective predictions.

Especially Gary Neville at the back post.

The Manchester United captain didn't wake up until the ball crossed the center and fell towards his defense area.

But Arshavin, who had been prepared, rushed forward quickly, headed the ball before Gary Neville, and sent the ball into Manchester United's goal again.

2 is better than 0!

(End of this chapter)