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Chapter 106: Conquer the Bernabéu! Only the Chinese in Bayswater can do it! [Subscribe]

On the evening of September 9, at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese challenged Real Madrid away.

From the first second of the game, everyone who saw it, whether at the Bernabeu or in front of the TV, could feel the extraordinary nature of this game.

No one can tell exactly what the difference is.

But it’s a very special feeling.

Sky Sports, which broadcast both the Premier League and Champions League, had a commentator who was familiar with the Chinese at Bayswater, but could only point out that some of the players were positioned differently.

"Real Madrid's starting lineup is still the 442 tactics that Capello often uses this season."

Goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defense: Carlos, Cannavaro, Mejia and Ramos;

Midfield: Guti, Mohamed Diarra, Emerson and Reyes;

Forwards: Van Nistelrooy and Raul.

"It is obvious that Capello has learned from the 0-2 loss to Bayern in the first round of the group stage at the Allianz Arena and arranged for the faster Reyes and the better passer Guti to start."

"Right back Cicinho broke his leg in the league, and veteran Salgado was also injured, so Capello asked Ramos to move to the right, with Mejia starting and partnering with Cannavaro."

“This will probably be the area that the Chinese in Bayswater will focus on during the competition.”

"Bayswater Chinese basically continued the lineup that they used to beat Manchester United 2-1 at home last weekend, but made some minor adjustments, mainly Pepe replaced Skrtel."

"Last weekend, Skrtel made a defensive mistake in the second half, giving Ronaldo a chance to score, and he was criticized a lot after the game. Yang Cheng defended his players, but he still arranged for Pepe to start in this game."

"The Chinese in Bayswater continued to use the 433 tactical style."

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

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

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in the middle;
Forwards: Ashley Young, Dzeko and Arshavin.

"Yes, everyone is right."

"The game hasn't started yet, but we see Ashley Young is on the left wing."

"On the contrary, it was Arshavin who appeared on the right side of the center circle, but there was no one on the right side."

"From the positioning of the two players, we can also see that Arshavin should be on the right side."

“That’s just very strange.”

"This season, Yang Cheng has always hoped that Arshavin and Ashley Young would actively switch positions, but the effect is not very obvious."

"So in this game, he arranged for Ashley Young to play on the left and Arshavin to play on the right. Was it a temporary arrangement for Real Madrid? Or did he intend to let the two players adjust their positions?"

As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Real Madrid players Raul and Van Nistelrooy immediately kicked off in the center circle.

Everyone saw that the Chinese in Bayswater began to press forward in large numbers.

The Sky Sports commentator was not surprised.

"Opening attack!"

"This has also been the consistent tactic of the Bayswater Chinese in recent games. They even created the fastest goal in the Premier League this season, so Real Madrid still has to be careful."

But before the commentator finished his words, the Chinese players in Bayswater's frontcourt had already forced Real Madrid's ball back to the feet of goalkeeper Casillas.

Even when Casillas stopped the ball, Dzeko wanted to rush forward, which scared Casillas so much that he quickly picked up the ball.

Real Madrid goalkeeper quickly threw the ball to Carlos on the other side, but Arshavin was already approaching and was forced to pass it to Cannavaro again.

The Italian central defender kicked the ball forward with an almost instinctive habit.

Pepe headed the ball to the first point while competing with Raul.

The two sides started a fierce fight in the center line, near Real Madrid's half.

As the Chinese players of Bayswater pressed very high forward and had only one defensive midfielder, and even the two full-backs were positioned relatively high forward, Guti quickly got the ball on the left flank, got rid of Las Diarra, and made a straight pass.

Van Nistelrooy quickly moved forward.

But just as he caught the ball, the linesman raised his flag, indicating that Van Nistelrooy was offside.

The Dutchman clapped his hands vigorously and asked the referee.

When he started the ball just now, he was clearly not offside.

But the referee pointed to the linesman and said, "My colleague saw it very clearly. Just before you started, Jose Fonte, who was lagging behind, ran forward, so you were offside."

Fanny shook his head dejectedly and walked back.

On the sidelines, Capello came out from the home team's coaching booth and shouted loudly to Van Nistelrooy, signaling him not to be anxious.

Yang Cheng understood their conversation and smiled. He also walked to the sidelines and called out to Las Diarra, signaling the Frenchman to pay more attention to defense and not let others pass the ball so easily.

"You haven't made any money tonight, but I've already deducted 200!"

Las Diarra spread his hands innocently, then turned to look at Guti with a face full of complaints.

"It's all your fault! Pay me 200!"

……

"I still think that our tactics in this game are too risky!"

When the game resumed, Yang Cheng returned to the coaching seat, and Brian Kidd said worriedly.

The tactics for tonight's game were formulated after the first round of the group stage.

Yang Cheng was inspired by the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Combined with the team's current situation, he wanted to make some changes.

Because he always felt that the potential of the Chinese in Bayswater had not been fully tapped.

For example, Ashley Young's best position is actually on the left.

Yang Zuo Shi, refers to his position.

But in the 433 tactics, Arshavin is best on the left.

So some sacrifices have to be made.

But judging from his performance this season, especially after his outbreak in the first round, Arshavin's performance has always been unsatisfactory.

This is far from what Yang Cheng expected of him.

The problem is not with the players, but with tactics.

Yang Cheng has been coaching for so many years. He knows the technical characteristics of each player and how to arrange tactics, but the question is, can the players' execution meet his expectations?
For example, he hopes that Ashley Young and Arshavin can switch positions and form interlaced runs with Dzeko.

But in reality, this effect cannot be achieved.

In other words, the effect of kicking out is not very good.

This requires the head coach to make constant adjustments and find a suitable balance.

In this game, Arshavin actually did not play on the right, but he was allowed to completely let himself go and play as a free man in the frontcourt.

Instead, Ashley Young played his best position as left winger.

In this case, the interaction and connection between Dzeko, Arshavin and Modric become crucial.

What about the right side?

Hand it over to Maicon!
Before, Ashley Young was on the right, and Maicon's forward runs were somewhat affected.

Now, Arshavin has become a free man, and the entire right side has become the Maicon Corridor.

Not only that, Yang Cheng simply pushed Leighton Baines forward.

This resulted in the two full-backs being positioned very forward.

There are often only two central defenders left at the back.

In this situation, Yang Cheng's biggest reliance is the team's strong midfield.

Without this set of midfielders, Yang Cheng would not dare to play like this.

Another advantage of having only two central defenders in the back line is that it is suitable for creating offside.

The biggest risk of the offside tactic is the coordination of the four players on the back line.

Now there are no 4, only 2.

Even Pepe often steals the ball.

Why did we concede a goal in the second half against Manchester United last weekend?

There were only 15 minutes left in the game, and Yang Cheng wanted to try this style of play.

As a result, Skrtel didn't have time to move forward and was offside by Ronaldo.

Although they eventually defeated Manchester United 2-1, how could Yang Cheng dare to use Skrtel in this game?

Between the fast Pepe and Koscielny, Yang Cheng chose Pepe who has strong personal abilities.

Real Madrid's two forwards, Van Nistelrooy and Raul, are not known for their speed.

Therefore, even if he fails to create offside, Pepe can still catch up with his ability to chase back.

"The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, Brian!"

Yang Cheng said with a laugh.

On the field, Real Madrid began to focus on attacking on the right side, which is Reyes' side.

Capello used Reyes, but instead of having him play on the left, he used his left foot to play on the right.

This is very interesting.

Left-footed right midfielder.

Guti on the left side is more responsible for the final pass.

"You know, when our defense line collectively presses forward, leaving a large gap behind us, how would the Real Madrid players feel when they see it?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Brian Kidd has played football himself and has been a coach, so he certainly knows.

Isn’t this what many fans feel when watching football?

Just kick the ball and pass it over...

"That's right. Let them kick the ball. Real Madrid doesn't have much passing ability. With their midfield, can they pass the ball?"

"Let them kick the ball hard. Jose Fonte and Pepe, whether they fight alone or together, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul will not be able to gain any advantage."

The only hidden danger is that Pepe has too many small movements and they are rather dirty.

This is a common problem among all Brazilian players.

"We have to adopt high-pressure defense and force Real Madrid to kick the ball far. With two central defenders and the offside tactics we have practiced for so long, especially with Jose Fonte in the back line, there is no need to worry!"

Jose Fonte is an interesting central defender, but in terms of personal ability, he is really average.

The strange thing is that he is a real defensive talent who uses his brain.

Moreover, his communication skills are perfect. He gets along well with everyone in the locker room, and Pepe and others are willing to listen to his instructions.

There are players of this type, such as Argentina's Demichelis.

Is it amazing?

He seems to have a lot of problems and his abilities are not that great, but he just happens to be able to play as a starter.

If Jose Fonte was not on the back line tonight, Yang Cheng would never dare to push the defense line so far forward, let alone use the offside tactic.

Judging from the first few minutes of the game, Yang Cheng was no longer worried about the defense.

What he's really worried about is the offense.

"If our offensive tactics tonight work, Brian, we will take European football and the Premier League to the ground this season!"

Yang Cheng also spoke in a domineering manner.

How important are tactics?

Just look at Ferguson's Manchester United and Wenger's Arsenal.

Many fans always say that Ferguson left behind a championship team.

Yes, we did win the championship.

But how bad is this lineup?

After Ferguson retired, it was clear.

Some people say, why were they able to win the championship when Ferguson was there?

Because Ferguson's tactics are strong.

Moreover, this kind of strength does not mean that Moyes, the successor, can just follow the rules if he wants to.

This is a tactical understanding that can only be understood but not expressed in words.

There is also Wenger's Arsenal. How many of the young players who Wenger relies on, such as Denilson and Diaby, can gain a foothold in the top league after leaving Arsenal?

But Wenger can rely on this group of young players to grab the top four in the Premier League.

It also depends on tactics!

At present, the Chinese team in Bayswater is much stronger than Arsenal under Wenger.

If Yang Cheng really wants to adjust, he will definitely do a great job!

……

Yang Cheng's high defense is indeed a great temptation for Real Madrid.

It's like a carrot tied in front of a donkey, calling for a long pass from Real Madrid players at any time and anywhere.

Coupled with the pressing pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, it is natural for Real Madrid to choose more long passes.

Another typical incident happened in the 12th minute.

Real Madrid's Ramos made a long pass directly from the right side of the penalty area.

This long pass was so sudden that neither Jose Fonte nor Pepe had time to create offside, and the ball was directly penetrated.

But Pepe returned to defense very quickly and chased after Van Nistelrooy immediately.

From being at least two lengths behind, we caught up to almost being on par.

When the ball fell, Pepe jumped first and put his hand on Van Nistelrooy, forcing the Dutchman to be unable to jump.

And he himself couldn't reach the ball.

As a result, the ball passed over the heads of two people and fell to the left side of the top of the penalty area.

At this time, Neuer had already rushed out of the penalty area.

When Yang Cheng decided to adopt a high defensive line, he also further freed up Neuer's space for movement.

After the German goalkeeper rushed out of the penalty area, facing the pressing Van Nistelrooy, he moved his right foot to the left, avoided Van Nistelrooy, and then sent a long pass with his left foot.

This not only surprised Van Nistelrooy, but also the fans at the scene.

What's even more outrageous is that his long pass went directly behind Real Madrid's double defensive midfielders and found Dzeko.

If it's a hasty kick, it's nothing, all goalkeepers will do that.

What about long passes?
It’s not impossible. Anyway, whether it’s accurate or not is up to us to decide.

But what Neuer did, after dribbling past Van Nistelrooy, he kicked a long pass with his left foot, and accurately found the center forward Dzeko who was retreating in front, which was very outrageous!
He is a right-footed player and is also very good at long passes with his right foot.

But what was most shocking was his calmness and rationality when facing Van Nistelrooy's pressure.

Before the Bernabeu fans could recover from the shock of Neuer's long pass, Cannavaro's loud shouts were heard at the scene.

Neuer's long pass accurately found Dzeko.

The Bosnian center forward retreated from the frontcourt to the center circle of his own half, with his back against Mejia. After receiving the long pass with his chest, he kicked it, turned around, and made another long pass.

The whole movement is very graceful and smooth.

It was not until Cannavaro's exclamation was heard that everyone noticed that a red figure was moving forward at an extremely fast speed, shaking off the old Carlos and Cannavaro who was unable to return to defense, like a sharp knife, instantly piercing through the white defense line.

After catching up with the pass outside the Real Madrid penalty area, Arshavin stopped to the front left, stretched out his hand to block Carlos, then chased after him and dribbled into the penalty area with his left foot.

At this moment, Carlos didn't dare to make any move.

Cannavaro, who was chasing behind him, also did not dare to move.

Both of them could only watch Arshavin in front of them and Casillas who rushed to the edge of the small penalty area.

The Russian volleyed with his left foot.

The football shot into Real Madrid's goal at an extremely fast speed, like a straight line.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 12th minute, Real Madrid's goal was lost!"

"The Russian player from the Bayswater Chinese, Andrey Arshavin!"

"My God, the Bayswater Chinese hit back so fast!"

"Real Madrid's defense was penetrated in one fell swoop."

"It's unbelievable!"

"Just now we were talking about how Bayswater Chinese's tactics tonight were too aggressive, especially the back line, which left a lot of space for Real Madrid players to exploit."

"We didn't expect that just after we finished talking, the Chinese in Bayswater turned around and broke through Real Madrid's defense."

"1 to 0!"

"Capello needs to think seriously now."

Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up and cheered loudly for the players on the field.

……

After conceding the first goal, Real Madrid obviously played a little anxiously.

In the first round of the Champions League group stage, they lost 0-2 to Bayern away from home.

Now, at home, facing Bayswater Chinese, if they fail to win again, they will probably be spit upon by the fans, so every player performed extra hard.

But there is one thing that is very true.

When the direction is wrong, the harder you work, the worse the result will be.

Real Madrid's current situation is that they can clearly see the large gap behind the Chinese in Bayswater.

As long as the ball is passed and the player runs over, he can create a one-on-one opportunity.

But the passing and running stages are always not handled properly.

They first tried to get Reyes to rush.

This young Spanish player has speed and skills, and is most suitable for countering offside.

But he played as a right midfielder, and when he sprinted forward to receive a long pass, the distance was too far and he was always a beat late.

Fanny and Raul in front?

They really are not fast enough to take advantage of this.

In the 10 minutes after conceding the goal, Guti passed the ball behind him twice.

As a result, either the ball was blocked or he didn't have time to catch it.

What's worse is that Van Nistelrooy is not very willing to press the ball in the frontcourt.

He is already 30 years old and he didn't play much in the second half of last season. The most important thing for him now is to maintain his goal efficiency and play the role of the king of the small penalty area.

But now, the Chinese in Bayswater pushed the defense line so far forward that he was completely useless.

If he gets too far forward, he's offside.

Following the retreat, he was too far from the goal.

This made Van Nistelrooy and Raul more and more anxious as the game went on.

In these 10 minutes, Real Madrid was offside twice, one was by Raul and the other was by Guti's pass.

Once it was Reyes.

By the 20th minute, even the Real Madrid fans in the stands understood it.

Capello's team had no way to deal with such tactics.

Count on Mohamed Diarra and Emerson?
Oh, God, they'll just stay back and protect the line.

Now Real Madrid can only bully teams that are weaker than them in La Liga.

Even when they play long passes, their long pass accuracy is very low.

On the other hand, the Chinese players of Bayswater first had Maicon on the right make a long run from the right, rush to the front court and send a cross, which almost caused an own goal by Mejia.

The Real Madrid center back almost headed the ball into his own goal when competing with Dzeko for the header.

And in the 25th minute, when Real Madrid midfielder Emerson tried to pass the ball behind him, Jose Fonte blocked it before Van Nistelrooy and passed the ball to Yaya Toure who was following behind.

The Ivorian stopped the ball and turned around without any interference.

When he dribbled the ball forward to the center line, Mohamed Diarra chose to steal the ball.

Yaya Toure did not choose to fight one-on-one, but after seeing Dzeko retreating, he immediately sent a mid-range pass.

Dzeko still chose to retreat to the unguarded area on the right rib, with his back to the attack direction, pressing Cannavaro behind him, stopping, turning around, and passing the ball behind him.

At this time, Arshavin appeared in the middle, shook off Emerson who was marking him, sprinted quickly, caught up with Dzeko's pass, and strode forward with big strides.

But this time he failed to score a one-on-one goal because Mejia was left at the last minute.

Mejia tightly entangled Arshavin, forcing the Russian to slow down, turn his back to the goal and protect the ball after entering Real Madrid's 30-meter area. Ashley Young on the left was moving forward quickly, but Ramos followed him all the way.

Dzeko also made a forward run.

The Bosnian center forward chose to cut in from the right rib and ran in front of Arshavin to receive the ball.

Whenever he receives the ball, he faces the offense head-on.

The subsequent processing is much easier.

Cannavaro also knew this, so he followed Dzeko closely.

In this situation, Carlos had no way to stay on the left. His choice was to run to Arshavin's side, ready to assist Mejia at any time.

Real Madrid's defense seemed to have held up at this moment.

But in the next moment, a red figure came again like lightning, rushing into everyone's sight at an extremely fast speed.

There is not a single defensive player in the entire right half!
Arshavin originally wanted to pass the ball to Dzeko, but after seeing Maicon, he chose to pass the ball to him.

Maicon was seen rushing to the right side of the Real Madrid penalty area, catching up with Arshavin's pass, then stepping into the penalty area, accelerating to catch up, and shooting before Casillas.

The football once again flew over Casillas' head and into the empty goal behind him.

Maicon himself was a little dazed.

But soon, the Brazilian roared excitedly, turned around and ran out to celebrate.

"Oh my god, oh my god, Bayswater Chinese win again!!"

"From Brazilian right back Maicon!"

"It's been less than half an hour and we're already leading by 2 goals!"

"There was no one on the entire left side who could block Maicon in time. All attention was drawn to Dzeko and Arshavin in the middle. They ignored Maicon who quickly inserted himself from behind, giving the Brazilian right-back a great opportunity!"

"Before the game, Capello was very satisfied with his defense."

"But now, we see that it was precisely the defense that he was most satisfied with that allowed Bayswater Chinese to break through again and again. In less than half an hour, they had already conceded two goals!"

"We have to admit that the entire Real Madrid team was seriously out of form tonight!"

"It's a very bad thing."

……

After conceding two goals in a row, Real Madrid has completely fallen into a state of panic.

It's not just the score, but the entire process of the game, they simply couldn't find a way to restrain their opponents.

No matter how high-pressure the Chinese players in Bayswater adopted, they just didn't have the ability or speed to break through their back line, which made the Real Madrid players very depressed.

The fans at the Bernabeu were also very dissatisfied with the performance of the Real Madrid players and booed loudly.

From the late Galacticos to now, Real Madrid has never put in a satisfactory performance.

Now, the chairman, the head coach and the stars have been replaced one after another, but the performance is still so poor.

Losing 0-2 to Bayern away from home would be fine, but they actually dared to lose like this at home!

The boos from the fans in the stands further aroused the anxiety and restlessness of the Real Madrid players.

After successfully breaking the offside trap, Raul chose to shoot himself when he could pass the ball.

As a result, Neuer caught it.

This again caused Raul to be booed by the fans at the scene.

Amidst this anxiety and uneasiness, Real Madrid's defense once again collapsed.

After the Bayswater Chinese intercepted the ball near the center line, Modric took the ball and launched a counterattack.

Both Emerson and Mohamed Diarra chose to return to defense immediately instead of actively pressing.

This gave Modric the opportunity to dribble forward.

The Croatians took advantage of the fact that Real Madrid's double defensive midfielders had not yet settled into position, and the right back Ramos had just rushed forward to participate in the attack and had no time to return to defense. He made a feint, seemingly intending to pass the ball to Dzeko, but in fact he suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the left.

Ashley Young quickly cut in diagonally and dribbled the ball all the way to the left side outside Real Madrid's penalty area. When Mejia came up to press, he sent a low cross with his right foot to the ball behind him.

Dzeko, who was following in the middle, rushed over, held Cannavaro with his body, and then shot with his left foot, sending Ashley Young's cross into the lower right corner of Real Madrid's goal.

3 is better than 0!

The army was defeated like a mountain!
All the Bernabeu fans couldn't believe what they saw.

The eye-catching scoreboard showed a score that they could not accept no matter what.

It's only the first half, and it's only been more than half an hour!

What was even more unacceptable to them was that less than 3 minutes after the third goal, that is, before the end of the first half, in the 7th minute, Yaya Toure made a straight pass to Arshavin in the frontcourt.

The Russian dribbled forward quickly in the middle and made a straight pass before Emerson and Mohamed Diarra, accurately tearing through Real Madrid's two lines of defense.

From the double defensive midfielders to the two central defenders, Arshavin's passes were so precise that they were almost like surgical knives, completely cutting through Real Madrid's defense.

Dzeko quickly chased after him, leaned his body against Mejia, then suddenly stopped and used the outside of his right foot to stop the ball to the right side of Cannavaro.

Cannavaro completely went too far.

When the Italian center back turned around again, he saw Dzeko had already kicked the ball.

The shooting movements of the tall and long-legged Bosnian center are extremely smooth and have an indescribable charm.

But the shot football ruthlessly penetrated Real Madrid's goal.

This is the 4th goal conceded in the first half!

……

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines, laughing as he watched the players running in celebration on the field.

Dzeko scored twice.

Whether facing Mejia or Cannavaro, he has enough physical and technical advantages.

"How's it going, Brian?"

Yang Cheng asked Brian Kidd with some pride.

"Are you satisfied with the catch after this net?"

Brian Kidd also couldn't stop smiling.

He would never have thought that the game would turn out like this.

He knew that Yang Cheng hadn't expected it either.

Who would have thought that he could score four goals against Real Madrid in the first half at the Bernabeu?

Bayswater Chinese is OK!

"I'm convinced!" Brian Kidd was convinced.

He really felt that Yang Cheng's tactics tonight were risky and radical.

If the offside trap is not set up properly, Real Madrid will break through it in minutes.

Just like the goal conceded against Manchester United.

But now, he has no choice but to accept.

"I think this style of play will work!" Brian Kidd changed his mind.

The actual game is right in front of us. Even Real Madrid played like this. What else is there to say?

More importantly, whether it is the trident in the frontcourt, Maicon, the midfield, or even the goalkeeper, they have all been activated.

"However, if it were in the Premier League, I'm afraid we couldn't be so aggressive. The back line shouldn't leave too much space for the opponent to sprint," Brian Kidd suggested.

Yang Cheng nodded.

He thought about it too.

There are too many speed players in the Premier League, and almost every team has two or three.

This is very troublesome.

However, this is not a big problem.

Bayswater Chinese's biggest advantage right now is the midfield.

After the trials and tribulations of last season, this season's midfield is clearly stronger.

On the bench, Inler also has outstanding ability and Matuidi can also do the job.

It's just that Matic's position is relatively weak.

But you can adapt to the situation when the time comes.

As long as the midfield is stable, everything else will be easy.

It can be said that after many rounds of attempts this season, Yang Cheng has basically found the tactical style of play that is most suitable for the Chinese at Bayswater.

The next step is to further fine-tune and improve, and then make some appropriate targeted arrangements based on the opponent.

When he thought of this, Yang Cheng's heart began to burn.

In his previous life, he had never won an influential championship!

Therefore, this world-famous coach is not recognized and even belittled by many fans.

Now, although he won the League Cup, it is easy to imagine how much value the current League Cup has.

And Yang Cheng now clearly felt it.

Our team is capable of challenging for the championship!

Not to mention anything else, looking at the current football scene, which team dares to say that they can beat Barcelona 4-0 or Real Madrid 4-0?

no?
But the Bayswater Chinese did it!
Not only did he do it, but he also accomplished two great achievements in one go that no one else would even dare to think about!
If this had been said before the season, who would have believed it?
……

Capello is a world-famous coach after all.

After conceding four goals in the first half, he made a very crucial substitution during the halftime break.

Beckham replaced Reyes.

Since Reyes can't break through the defense of the Chinese in Bayswater, and since you like to create offside, I will replace you with a long passer and use long passes to counter your offside.

On the left is Guti and on the right is Beckham.

This is Capello's strategy.

After Beckham came on the court, Yang Cheng knew that it was basically impossible to continue the momentum of the first half.

After that, the Chinese in Bayswater began to increase their strength and switched to defense.

Capello made his second substitution in the 65th minute, replacing Van Nistelrooy with Ronaldo.

At this moment, Yang Cheng completely gave up the idea of ​​continuing to attack, and instead began to strengthen the defense and control of the midfield to counterattack Real Madrid.

In the 75th minute, Capello replaced Raul with Robinho.

But at this point, no matter how much you do, it will be of no use.

The fans at the Bernabeu even booed their own players when they got the ball.

In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, Yang Cheng remembered another thing.

Is it possible to sign Beckham?
Or in other words, is it worth it?

From a tactical point of view, Yang Cheng's team is now in great need of such a long passer.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, many people did not pay much attention to this kind of player.

For example, Capello now pays very little attention to Beckham and may even ban him in the future.

In 09, Benítez also disliked Xabi Alonso.

And even in 2024, many fans will be asking, what role does Toni Kroos play in the ceremonial three-man midfield?
Besides stable passing and scoring, is there anything else?

Just that long pass?
Does he deserve such a high annual salary?

When Capello's Real Madrid re-used Beckham in the second half, when Liverpool lost Xabi Alonso in 09...

Everyone can clearly see how important it is to have such an outstanding long passer in the team!

They can successfully move the ball to any defensively weak spot on the court almost at any time.

This is a strategic-level weapon!

When you have this kind of player, you may feel that he is nothing and insignificant.

But once you lose it, it's too late to regret.

This was the case with Capello's Real Madrid and Benítez's Liverpool. Yang Cheng believed that when Toni Kroos retired, Ancelotti's Real Madrid would still be the same.

But Beckham is different from other players. He has extremely high commercial value.

Of course, his annual salary is also very high.

When he thought of this, Yang Cheng felt a headache.

He quickly dismissed this tempting idea.

With the current income of the Chinese in Bayswater, they cannot afford Beckham.

Even if we can barely provide the funds, it is hard to say how much the business income can be increased.

But there will definitely be big trouble in the team's midfield.

Apart from anything else, since Modric and Yaya Toure cannot be moved, the only option is Las Diarra.

But in this way, the suppression power of the midfield will be greatly reduced.

Don't underestimate Las Diarra. His presence can not only protect the right wing when Maicon comes in from behind, but also stay behind to clean up for Yaya Toure when he goes forward.

This role is still very important.

Beckham can provide long passes, but he cannot provide the running coverage and pressing ability of Las Diarra.

So, forget it.

Yang Cheng was thinking about waiting and seeing when he could snatch Toni Kroos from Bayern.

In fact, as early as 05, he had contact with Toni Kroos and they even talked on the phone.

But it's a pity.

As a German, Toni Kroos made a very wise choice between the newly promoted Premier League team and the Bundesliga giants.

……

Chelsea beat Levski Sofia 3-1 away.

Liverpool beat Galatasaray 3-2 at home.

Manchester United beat Benfica 1-0 away.

All three Premier League teams won in the Champions League group stage.

This makes many Premier League fans worry whether the Chinese in Bayswater can escape from the Bernabeu Stadium unscathed?

Not seeking to win, but seeking a draw.

At the very least, we can't lose too badly, right?
As Sadler, a famous columnist of the Manchester Evening News, had asserted before the game, after the Bayswater Chinese defeated Manchester United, the Bayswater Chinese had given up the Champions League and were focusing on the Premier League.

The reason is that with the Chinese team's lineup in Bayswater, after fighting Manchester United at home, what can they use to fight Real Madrid away from home?
When the traditional three teams all won, another reporter from the Manchester Evening News, Hans, wrote an article which ostensibly expressed his expectations for the Bayswater Chinese but was actually putting the Bayswater Chinese on a pedestal.

In the words of domestic netizens, it means to set the tone and flatter.

The traditional top three teams all won, but you Chinese from Bayswater couldn't win. Aren't you just bringing shame to the Premier League?

In addition to the Manchester Evening News, other British media also watched the show.

For them, football equals traffic.

But at this moment, at the Bernabeu Stadium, an incredible 4-0 score emerged!

This crazy victory not only shocked the entire British football world, but also shocked the whole of Europe and even the world.

All the fans couldn't believe it.

Capello's Real Madrid actually lost 0-4 at the Bernabeu Stadium?

This is simply too outrageous!

But the facts are right in front of us.

The British media’s first reaction was also: fake news.

But after confirming again and getting a positive answer, they were basically all confused.

How is this possible?
That's Real Madrid!
Although Real Madrid has been weak in recent years, it is not to be bullied.

Especially this season, Capello is the coach, and he is a well-known iron-blooded coach.

They were beaten 0-4, and it was at home!
When it was confirmed that the news was true, the entire Fleet Street was in an uproar!

The Chinese from Bayswater actually conquered the Bernabeu!
In this 4-0 victory, the match between the traditional top three became simply unbearable to watch.

More importantly, the football displayed by the Bayswater Chinese in this game, especially the fast-paced offensive storm in the first half, was simply too cool.

4 goals, all in the first half!

Martin Samuel, a famous reporter from the Daily Mail, used foul language in his column.

"At any time, if someone told you that there is a team in the world that can beat Barcelona 4-0 and then beat Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu in the same month, what would your reaction be?"

"You will never believe this!"

"This is not true!"

“No one can do it, not even God!”

"Right?"

"But now, there is a team that has done it!"

"Not only did they beat Barcelona 4-0 and win the European Super Cup, but they also beat Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu."

"We shut out our opponents in both games!"

"Such an outrageous, incredible miracle actually happened!"

“He is Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese!”

The Guardian also reported and analyzed the game for the first time.

They believe that Yang Cheng's team has found the best combination at the Bernabeu and has completely activated the team's offensive firepower.

Dzeko, who was only 20 years old, scored twice at the Bernabeu.

Arshavin, Ashley Young, Maicon, Modric...

“All the Bayswater Chinese players performed very well.”

"In this first half at the Bernabeu, Yang Cheng and his team demonstrated what perfection is!"

"Perfect players, perfect tactics!"

"They completely destroyed Real Madrid's confidence!"

The Times reported on its front page headline that the Bayswater Chinese were carefully created by Yang Cheng.

The midfield has gone through a period of adjustment and training last season and is now more mature.

Yaya Toure, 23, Modric and Las Diarra, 21.

This set of three midfielders is not only extremely strong, but also has relatively rich game experience.

Among them, Modric had already played for Bayswater Chinese when he was in English League Two.

"He is the first player introduced by Yang Cheng, and also the first talented midfielder in the history of the English league to use the special talent clause."

"Now, no one should doubt Yang Cheng's vision anymore."

And Jose Fonte.

The central defender joined Bayswater Chinese on a free transfer after he could no longer stay at Sporting Lisbon.

The Times believes that this match at the Bernabeu heralds that the Chinese in Bayswater are entering a new stage of development.

"This team has obviously found the tactics that suit them best. Let's wait and see what kind of fighting power Yang Cheng's team will unleash!"

What Yang Cheng's players had never expected was that when the team returned to London from Spain, there were actually fans going to Heathrow Airport to pick them up.

This is truly the first time for them!
Although there were only a few dozen people, it was already very gratifying.

When the team arrived at Bayswater Stadium, a lot of fans had already gathered there, and they were all cheering for the team.

There were even many people who shouted that they would follow the team to away games next time.

Missing such a wonderful match is really a great loss for all the fans who love football and Bayswater Chinese.

Yang Cheng and the players were also a little flattered.

They really didn't expect that this great victory would bring them such unexpected gains.

After Yang Cheng had arranged everything, Xia Qing and Adam Crozer brought him another piece of good news.

The club's season tickets are still on sale!
"Moreover, from last night to today, there was a small peak!"

The season tickets currently on sale exclude games that have already been played, so the price will be lower.

"In addition, we have also seen a small peak in sales of tickets for the remaining two group matches of the Champions League this season."

Yang Cheng was just happy.

(End of this chapter)