I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 11 The man that Yang Cheng is interested in

Before Modric's hearing came to a conclusion, there was a breakthrough in Heddlestone's transfer.

Derby County is not a big team after all.

In fact, Derby County has shown no ambition over the years.

In this situation, Derby County's management was excited by the £100 million offer from the Chinese in Bayswater.

The reason is that, after all, Huddlestone is just a member of the U17 youth team.

Young players change every year, who knows what the future will hold?
As a reference, just this summer, Ross Gardner, who was also a midfielder of the U17 national youth team, transferred from the Newcastle youth team to Nottingham Forest for a transfer fee of 0.

If this is considered a special case of contract expiration, then Nigel Rio-Cork, the core midfielder of the U19 national youth team who helped Wimbledon, has been poached by West Ham United.

Wimbledon offered Leo Cork a transfer fee of just £75.

Interestingly, West Ham United actually refused.

Derby County has also made its own assessment. If Bayswater Chinese was not a third-tier team but a Premier League team, they would not have made a £100 million offer to Huddlestone at all.

Because Derby County simply can't keep anyone.

In this case, Derby County, after a few days of consideration, officially informed the player's parents and agent that they had agreed to the offer from the Chinese in Bayswater.

The next step is for the two clubs to negotiate on how to pay the transfer fee.

Lin Zhongqiu travelled north to Derby County on behalf of Bayswater Chinese and, after hard negotiations, finally signed a transfer agreement.

The down payment is 30 pounds, and the remaining 70 pounds will be paid in three installments within two years.

Huddlestone had talked to Yang Cheng once before and was already somewhat interested.

At the very least, Yang Cheng promised to give him a starting position, and after Derby County agreed to the offer from the Chinese in Bayswater, it was obvious that they wanted him to leave, and it might not be a good thing for him to stay reluctantly.

After some consideration, they formally nodded and agreed to join Bayswater Chinese.

After Huddlestone completed the transfer process, the results of the hearing on Modric were officially released.

With the testimony of Vbanovic and Boban, both the UK Home Office and the English Football Association accepted the evidence submitted by the Chinese in Bayswater and acknowledged that Luka Modric did have a unique talent.

Since then, Modric has become the first talented player to successfully apply for the special talent clause.

This piece of news naturally attracted coverage from the British media.

Previously, Chinese companies’ acquisition of English football teams attracted attention in the UK, but it soon faded.

Today, the Chinese in Bayswater have once again entered the British media's field of vision.

But after all, it is only the third-level league and the transfer fee is very small, so this news is more symbolic and did not attract much attention.

Yang Cheng felt regretful.

There was no Weibo at that time, and public opinion was still in the hands of traditional media.

The third-tier teams have no traffic.

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After signing Huddlestone and obtaining a work permit for Modric, Bayswater's recruitment of Chinese players has come to an end.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart;

Defence: Laurent Koscielny, Kevin Fury, Steve Jenkins, Luke Chambers, Tony Capaldi, Roger Johansson and Alex Baptiste;

Midfield: Modric, Huddlestone, Andy Holdsworth, Lee Williamson and Martin Rowland;
Forwards: Ribery, Jonathan Steed, Martin Devaney and Lambert.

Yang Cheng introduced 17 players in the transfer market this summer, plus the 6 players who originally remained in the team, to form a 23-man roster to compete together in the new season of the English League Two.

But from beginning to end, Yang Cheng attached more importance to the 17 players he introduced.

He will select 17 main players from these 11 players at the beginning of the new season.

This is how all lower league teams operate.

Due to financial constraints, the best they can do is to concentrate resources on creating a competitive starting lineup.

Although the lineup is not strong and mostly consists of young players, the task of the game is still quite heavy.

There are 24 teams in League Two and a total of 46 rounds of matches will be played.

Moreover, 2004 was a major competition year, with the European Championship in Portugal, so the schedule had to be compressed.

The league will run from August 8th to May 9th next year.

The league is about promotion and is the track that Yang Cheng attaches the most importance to in the new season, and he cannot afford to lose it at any cost.

In addition to the league, there are two traditional competitions: the League Cup and the FA Cup.

In addition, there is the British Championship.

The League Cup is the EFL Cup and the English Championship is the EFL Trophy.

Many fans are not careful and confuse these two events.

Unlike the League Cup, the English Championship, founded in 1983, is mainly participated by 48 teams from League Two and League Three.

This is also a very important event for teams at these two levels.

The competition adopts a single-round final system. In recent years, in addition to the 48 teams from English League Two and English League Three, 5 teams from the fifth level have also been invited to participate, for a total of 16 teams.

In the fifth round of the semi-finals, a two-round home and away elimination system was adopted.

In other words, although they are playing in English Football League Two, the number of games played by Bayswater Chinese in the new season is no less than many Premier League teams.

Fighting on four fronts is also a big test for the team's lineup configuration.

By the way, according to the plan previously decided by the English Football Association, after the 03/04 season, leagues below the Premier League will be reorganized.

League One will be renamed the Championship, while the current third-tier League Two will be renamed League One and the fourth-tier league will be renamed League Two.

Don't think that this is just a change of name.

The change from English League One to the English Championship is definitely a new beginning.

The English Football Association will formally establish a professional league management company to operate and attract investment in a modern enterprise manner.

To put it simply, from now on, the Premier League belongs to the Premier League company of the Premier League League, while the Championship, League One and League Two belong to the league company established by the English Football Association.

As a time traveler, Yang Cheng is very clear about the significance of this change. This is the first step towards the English Championship becoming the sixth league in Europe in the future.

The person who initiated this change was the business wizard Adam Crozier.

This made Yang Cheng more interested in this person.

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As the league approaches, Yang Cheng has more and more things to do and he is extremely busy.

The first thing to be addressed is the placement of the players.

Not to mention foreigners like Modric, Ribery and Koscielny, even people like Huddlestone should be accommodated by the club.

According to the current mainstream practice in European football, they are simply left to fend for themselves.

But Yang Cheng didn't do that.

He did everything himself and prepared for their resettlement early on.

Not to mention anything else, the issue of renting a house gave him a headache.

House prices and rents in London are expensive.

With the salaries of these Chinese players at Bayswater, they really cannot afford to live in a house in central London.

Therefore, Yang Cheng had to run around and make contacts for them.

Fortunately, the team currently has its stadium and training ground together in an excellent location. There are 6 subway lines around it, and transportation is extremely convenient. Even if you live a little far away, it will not be a problem.

But just for this point, Yang Cheng spent a lot of time and energy.

After all, there are many young players and London's nightlife is also lively, so Yang Cheng also needs to pay attention to the players' life management.

But the good thing is that by placing the players, Yang Cheng also took the opportunity to build closer relationships with them.

After finally settling the players and coaches, the next step is to prepare for the team training.

Just like what Yang Cheng said when he met Thad Fawcett and Oliver Bartlett.

"If I just wanted some physical training, there would be no need for me to travel thousands of miles and go through all means to find you."

What Yang Cheng said was absolutely correct.

If the players are considered as dishes served on the court, then the coach is the chef who cooks the ingredients into delicious dishes.

Different chefs prepare the same dish in different ways.

To achieve the same effect, 10 physical fitness coaches can have dozens of different training contents.

Yang Cheng chose them, on the one hand, because their training content had been personally verified by Yang Cheng in his previous life.

On the other hand, they can also bring some extra things that Yang Cheng wants.

For example, Thad Fawcett could introduce the most advanced physical training regimen in the United States.

You know what, it’s really not an exaggeration at all.

When it comes to sports science and physical training, the United States is truly far ahead.

Fawcett is skilled in warm-up and condition adjustment, and is good at targeted improvement in speed, strength and endurance.

As the head coach who traveled through time from 2024, Yang Cheng knows too well the importance of this targeted training.

From AC Milan's retirement team to older stars like Modric, players' careers are getting longer and longer, and everyone knows that this is due to improved training levels.

Behind this is targeted special training.

Considering that the skinny Modric needed to adapt to the English league, Yang Cheng's first task for Fawcett was to create a targeted training plan for the Croatian.

Thad Fawcett was no pushover either.

Although the hardware of Bayswater Chinese is very average, the facilities are still relatively complete.

He put forward many suggestions for rectification and improvement, and also introduced a lot of training equipment at very low prices.

For example, a rubber band could be placed between players' thighs, forcing them to walk with a limp.

At the same time, he also proposed a physical scoring mechanism to evaluate the players' physical condition.

Oliver Bartlett worked with Thad Fawcett, and the two of them designed a whole new set of training content.

Especially after the arrival of assistant coach Brian Kidd, the three of them, after repeated consultations and research, came up with a special training plan for the Chinese in Bayswater this summer.

Although Yang Cheng did not participate in the entire process, as the core, he played a key role.

His tactics place high demands on the team's speed and physical fitness, and he also gives different targeted special training suggestions to multiple players.

Yang Cheng, who is from 2024, sometimes casually talks about training methods that will stunned the coaching staff and even make them praise him.

After all, the next 20 years will be the 20 years in which the training level of world football will improve the fastest.

Brian Kidd came from Manchester United. He is not only the creator of the legend of Class 92, but also has a very deep understanding of Manchester United's off-ball running system.

During Ferguson's coaching period, Manchester United's off-ball running system was the best in European football.

Yang Cheng hopes Brian Kidd can bring this system to Bayswater Chinese.

And this needs to be instilled into the players through repeated training.

Yang Cheng also set a goal for this summer's training camp.

Running-in and blending.

Needless to say about the former, introducing so many players at once requires a period of adjustment.

Blending is also crucial.

The lower the level of the league, the more emphasis is placed on the players' personal abilities.

Yang Cheng is very confident in the players' strength.

He believes that as long as this group of players are integrated into a whole, the Bayswater Chinese will be invincible in the new season of the English League Two!
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