I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 125: Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable! A good center forward, one is worth two! [Subscribe]

Against the backdrop of Mourinho's resignation, it was not surprising at all that Bayswater Chinese beat Chelsea 2-0.

The British media also reacted calmly to this.

It's like, this is the normal outcome.

But this in turn proves their affirmation of the strength of the Chinese in Bayswater.

However, one good thing is that, at least, Yang Cheng's team has proved its strength.

Let everyone believe that even if four generals were sold this summer, the overall strength of the Bayswater Chinese is still strong.

Maybe even stronger than last season.

This also further boosted the team's season ticket sales.

On the second day after the Community Shield, the team's season ticket sales exceeded 2.

Of course, this season's season tickets still include three Champions League group stage games.

There are still five days before the start of the league and nine days before the first home game. Adam Crozier and the administrative team are making the final sprint.

Whether it is the Internet, television, or other channels, we are making the final efforts and hope to break through 5 copies.

The home game has a higher attendance rate, and at least it looks better, doesn’t it?
However, this is just a Community Shield after all.

After playing in the Community Shield, Yang Cheng is basically making the final sprint for the league.

Because the first round is against Manchester United away.

The Red Devils are much stronger this season.

With the introduction of players such as Tevez, Ashley Young, Nani, Anderson and others, the team's overall strength is better than last season.

Yang Cheng knows it best.

Manchester United's peak period was the period when Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo formed the trident.

With dealers like Carrick and Scholes in the midfield, Manchester United's frontcourt XJB running style has amazing offensive power.

Vidic and Ferdinand were as solid as a rock in defence.

Facing such a team is really a headache.

A skillful and smooth passing and controlling style like Barcelona is feasible.

But the question is, looking around the world, besides Guardiola, how many people can play with this style of play?
There is no such gene!

There is no lineup of youth players like Habasit and Messi.

So, it’s really difficult to play against Manchester United.

But there is also an advantage to the first round of the league.

According to feedback from scouts, Ferguson seems to have not yet fully established the front trident.

It is more about debugging the attacking combination of Ashley Young, Rooney and Ronaldo.

This is consistent with Yang Cheng's impression of Ferguson.

……

Manchester United played very well in the warm-up match.

Not only did they win all of them, but they were all big wins.

The team's stars all performed brilliantly in the warm-up matches.

So many people are worried about how Ferguson will coordinate the playing time of these stars in the new season?

In this regard, Ferguson said with a smile at the pre-match press conference of the first round of the league: "This has never been a problem."

"We have ample staffing and can fight on multiple fronts!"

The old Jazz obviously haven't forgotten the shame of last season.

After a season of hard fighting, we were still dreaming of the treble.

As a result, the situation was returned to the pre-liberation era overnight.

In the end, I ended up with nothing.

Given Ferguson's character, it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn't get back at the rim.

Many Premier League commentators believe that after the summer transfers, Manchester United's squad is close to perfect.

They have a group of super attackers, such as Ronaldo and Rooney, Tevez and Ashley Young have also proven themselves in the Premier League.

With great midfield playmakers like Carrick, Giggs and Scholes.

With superb defenders, Evra, Ferdinand and Vidic.

If we have to say what the weakness of this team is, it must be the right back.

Old captain Gary Neville was injured in March last season and has not recovered yet.

During this period, Ferguson arranged for Wes Brown to play in this position.

How should we evaluate the player Wes Brown?
He had many shining moments at Manchester United, but he did not leave a deep impression on people.

For a defender, the most important thing is stability.

But that's exactly what Wes Brown couldn't give us.

Because he was always injured over the years.

As long as he is not injured and stabilizes, he can always perform amazingly.

For example, in the 00/01 season, his central defender combination with Stam helped Manchester United win the first three consecutive English top league titles in the club's history.

That was also the fourth three consecutive championships in the history of the English top league.

This is why, despite Wes Brown's ups and downs in the following years, Ferguson was reluctant to sell him and always had high hopes for him.

As long as Wes Brown is healthy, he can basically play at a very high level.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, in the 07/08 season, Wes Brown was on the right, together with Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra, forming a super defensive line that countless Manchester United fans talked about for many, many years afterwards.

If we have to point out the problem, it is that Wes Brown did not provide enough support to Ronaldo on the offensive end.

Unlike Gary Neville who likes to attack, Wes Brown is better at defense.

But it is precisely because of this that Ferguson completely released Evra on the left.

Therefore, the British media believe that Manchester United's lineup is close to perfect.

Of course, the overall strength of the Chinese in Bayswater is not bad either.

Especially after beating Chelsea 2-0 in the Community Shield.

The defense line of Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Maicon is one of the best in European football, not to mention the Premier League.

In last season's Premier League, Bayswater Chinese's defense conceded only 38 goals in 24 games.

In second place are Manchester United and Liverpool, both of whom have conceded 27 goals.

The defensive level of the Premier League has indeed been raised to a higher level after Mourinho took over as coach.

no way.

04/05赛季和05/06赛季，切尔西的联赛丢球数分别是15和22。

You know, in the past, conceding less than 30 goals in the Premier League was considered very good.

Arsenal's unbeaten season, is that dominant enough?
26 goals conceded.

Stam, who has always been missed by Manchester United fans, conceded 00 goals in the 01/31 season.

Conceding 30 goals was nothing for the Premier League at that time.

But there are exceptions, and that is Arsenal in the 98/99 season.

Now, when people mention Wenger, they talk about passing, cutting, beautiful football, and...

But in the early days of Wenger's Arsenal tenure, this guy was as conservative as anyone.

The reason why Manchester United was pushed to the altar in the 98/99 season was due to a series of reversals.

In the league, Manchester United reversed the game against the Gunners coached by Wenger.

Arsenal conceded 17 goals in a single season, which made everyone despair.

Yes, that’s 17.

In second place was Chelsea, coached by Italian Gianluca Vialli, who conceded 30 goals.

Ferguson's Manchester United conceded 37 goals.

Wenger at that time was similar to Mourinho two years earlier.

It was only in recent years that Arsenal's performance improved and its overall strength grew stronger, and Wenger gradually "cleaned up" and gained the halo of the so-called gentleman coach and professor.

Many people ask, why do Arsenal always have broken legs?

Why does it feel like the Premier League is targeting Arsenal?
The reason is simple, because that's how Arsenal kicked others back then.

Even when they won the championship undefeated in the 03/04 season, the Gunners were still one of the dirtiest teams in the Premier League.

Vieira was a top butcher in the Premier League, not inferior to Roy Keane.

What did you do to them back then? When you were strong, they couldn't do anything to you. Now that you are weak, they will definitely find a chance to do you.

Feng Shui turns.

Come out and mix, always have to pay back.

On the other hand, the Chinese in Bayswater.

The biggest difference between Yang Cheng's team and Wenger's early years and Mourinho's later years is that in addition to solid defense, their offense is also very smooth and aggressive.

In the last season, Bayswater Chinese scored a total of 92 goals.

In second place was Ferguson's Manchester United, which scored 83 goals, 9 fewer than the Bayswater Chinese.

The strongest defense in the Premier League, coupled with the sharpest offense in the Premier League.

This was the magic weapon that helped the Chinese at Bayswater win the championship last season!

The most important thing is that Yang Cheng's team is one of the teams with the fewest fouls in the Premier League.

What’s even more interesting is that among the top six teams in the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese have been fouled the least in the frontcourt.

Not long ago, a British Fleet Street tabloid used this as evidence to put forward a conspiracy theory, saying why the Chinese in Bayswater performed so well?

Because the Premier League teams are letting the game go!

As a result, it was soon refuted by many major newspapers including The Times and The Guardian.

Why do we commit the least fouls when attacking in the frontcourt?
Because they have a high scoring rate from set pieces in the frontcourt!
As the Times put it, "Every time Gianni Vio steps out of the dugout, opposing coaches quake in fear."

In this situation, who would dare to easily give the Chinese in Bayswater a free kick in the frontcourt?

If you don't dare to give it, then you can only reduce fouls.

Once the opponents reduce fouls, won't the Chinese players at Bayswater be able to better play to their technical advantages?

This has also become the biggest question of the Premier League before the start of the new season.

Who can snipe the Chinese in Bayswater?
Ferguson also gave his own answer.

Whether it is out of psychological warfare or objective analysis, the Manchester United godfather believes that the new season for the Bayswater Chinese will be more difficult than in the past.

"Because they are the defending champions!"

"In the past few years, Bayswater Chinese have always played the role of a chaser, so they always lead for a period of time and then inexplicably lose the leading position."

“Because they are young.”

"Young players have strength and drive, and are suitable for creating new situations and establishing a kingdom."

"But if you want to keep your position, you can't just rely on momentum. What's more important is stability and experience."

"Especially after the outstanding performance in the past two seasons, more and more teams will definitely adopt more pragmatic tactics when facing Bayswater Chinese."

Finally, Ferguson smiled and said that all the pressure for the new season is on Bayswater Chinese.

"Now, we are the pursuers!"

……

On the afternoon of January 8, at Old Trafford, Manchester.

In the first round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester United away.

The first game of the new season saw the most important and powerful confrontation, which undoubtedly boosted the entire Premier League.

Fans all over the world are eagerly waiting.

The Premier League and its partners around the world are also working hard to promote the event.

The game time is also specially scheduled at 15: in the afternoon.

The Old Trafford Stadium, with an official capacity of 7, was packed with nearly 4 people.

This shows how much British fans are looking forward to this game.

After a whole summer of transfer operations and training, both teams played with their strongest lineups.

If you want to win the championship, you must win this kind of strong dialogue.

Playing at home, Manchester United still adopted the 4231 formation that Ferguson had almost worked out last season.

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar;

Defence: Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Wes Brown;

Midfield: Hargreaves and Carrick form a double defensive midfielder, with Ashley Young, Scholes and Ronaldo in front;
Striker: Rooney.

As Yang Cheng expected, Ferguson still used Ashley Young in the first league game.

Tevez and Nani were placed on the bench.

Sitting on Manchester United's bench was a player Yang Cheng was familiar with, Gerard Pique.

This kid is still waiting for a chance to play at Manchester United.

The Chinese in Bayswater also sent out their main forces.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

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

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

Forwards: Di Maria, Dzeko and Arshavin.

Marcelo performed well in the Community Shield, but Yang Cheng was worried about him.

The Chinese players of Bayswater faced Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo on the left. Letting Marcelo mark Ronaldo was, at this stage, tantamount to seeking death.

When choosing a central defender, Yang Cheng considered Thiago Silva.

But first of all, the Brazilian central defender is a newcomer.

The language aspect is not good enough, so communicating with teammates will be a problem.

So, after much consideration, Yang Cheng chose Jose Fonte.

Yang Cheng had a good idea of ​​the deputy captain's strength.

Whether it is Yang Cheng or Ferguson, they are both targeting each other.

Ferguson knew that the midfield had to be able to hold up against the Chinese in Bayswater.

Even if you don't have the advantage, you can't be too disadvantaged.

Otherwise, the Chinese in Bayswater would eat them up completely, leaving nothing behind.

Therefore, Ferguson did a lot of work in the midfield in this game.

Not only did Hargreaves and Carrick form a double defensive midfielder, but Scholes also often retreated.

At the same time, Manchester United's overall defensive formation remained very compact, leaving enough space for Rooney and Ronaldo in front to move forward.

Both teams showed no reservations at the start of the game.

The Bayswater Chinese continued to use their best blitzkrieg strategy and attacked at the start.

48 seconds into the game, Arshavin earned a free kick for Bayswater Chinese in the frontcourt.

Ferguson was so angry that he was furious on the sidelines and almost rushed up and tore Carrick who committed the foul.

I've been telling you to reduce fouls, reduce fouls, why aren't you listening?

Fortunately, this set-piece goal failed to pose a threat.

Manchester United played on the main battlefield, but did not play conservatively. While maintaining a stable defense and a compact midfield, they fully utilized the speed and impact of the front players.

For example, in the 3rd minute, Carrick made a long pass from the backcourt directly to the frontcourt to find Rooney.

At this time, Ronaldo also made a high-speed diagonal run along the right side.

As long as Rooney gets the ball, Ronaldo will launch the second wave of attack.

Pepe steadily grabbed the first point.

In terms of speed, he is not inferior to Rooney.

But soon, Manchester United continued to play this kind of counterattack quickly through the midfield.

In the 11th minute, Yang Cheng noticed another situation.

When Manchester United's quick counterattack fails, in addition to Scholes, they will pass the ball to Ashley Young.

The former Bayswater Chinese left winger would receive the ball and then pass it diagonally behind him with his right foot.

Rooney and Ronaldo will take turns to attack this point.

After realizing this, Yang Cheng immediately signaled to Maicon to move forward a little when defending and suppress Ashley Young.

Of course, also pay attention to the defensive position.

Although Yang can't pass it, his speed is not slow and he can pass it.

Ferguson has a strategy targeting the Chinese in Bayswater, and Yang Cheng also has one targeting Manchester United.

Las Diarra stood on the left side in this game. His main task was to keep a close eye on Ronaldo and harass Scholes.

In this game, Yang Cheng didn't bother Carrick much.

He knew that Ferguson brought on Scholes because he guessed that he would suppress Carrick, but he just didn't do that.

You like long passes, right?

Feel free to spread it.

As long as I can control Rooney in the backcourt, you can pass the ball as you like.

On the offensive end, Yang Cheng was certain that Manchester United would not easily commit a foul in the 30-meter area, so he made full use of the skills of Di Maria, Arshavin, Dzeko and others, and penetrated the front court on the ground to cooperate with each other.

This is also the offensive method that the Chinese in Bayswater are best at.

Di Maria's breakthrough on the left was sharp?
Wes Brown, who was on the opposite side, was responsible for looking after the Argentine.

As the saying goes, when masters fight, victory is often decided in a split second.

When both teams adopt this kind of mutual restraint tactic, neither head coach makes any mistakes, and the two teams are very familiar with each other, the game becomes very intense and fast-paced.

But there was no goal.

……

"Hey, do you think that bastard Yang Cheng has switched bets with Las Diyala?"

"Let's not talk about the number of steals, let's just talk about whether we can steal the ball from Cristiano?"

The bet between Yang Cheng and Las Diarra is updated every season.

Only they know what they are betting on.

But Las Diarra's performance is getting better and better.

This kid used to be good at stealing the ball, but what about now?

The pass is also quite good, and he can also dribble forward.

It was really unearthed step by step by Yang Cheng, and became more and more comprehensive.

The only problem is that he likes to show off his footwork.

But as long as it doesn't affect the game, basically no one cares about him.

Sometimes it can even shine.

Ferguson saw that Las Diarra kept pestering Ronaldo.

The Portuguese failed to attack on the right and switched to the middle, but could only take a long shot.

Switching to the left, Las Diarra also followed to the left.

He was entangled and had no choice but to kick the ball to the middle, but Rooney was unable to get the ball.

It has been 30 minutes and both teams have had several shots, but neither can score.

Las Diarra even chased Ronaldo all the way from the right to the middle and then to the left.

It's just like a dog-skin plaster.

Ferguson couldn't help but complain.

If it was his own player, he would definitely praise him to the hilt, but it happened to be his opponent.

It's so fucking disgusting!

"It's a little weird."

Queiroz, who was sitting next to him, touched his chin and said with a frown.

Ferguson was stunned. "What?"

"I mean, it always feels a little weird."

"tell me the story."

“I can’t explain it, but I just feel that the Chinese in Bayswater are still using ground penetration and passing and cutting to advance, which is a bit of a waste of Dzeko in front.”

The center forward Dzeko is becoming more and more likable.

The most important thing is that he is so comprehensive.

Especially since last season, after his physical fitness improved, his overall performance is completely different from before.

Logically speaking, with such a comprehensive center forward, there is no reason not to bring out the best in him.

If you always go for ground penetration, your offensive routine will be flat and it won't be too difficult to defend.

But if we can bring into play Dzeko's advantage as a center forward, wouldn't the offense be three-dimensional?
On the other hand, Queiroz was wondering, based on his understanding of Yang Cheng, how could he not think of this?
That's why it's strange.

Last season, Dzeko scored 17 goals.

Not a bad performance.

Ferguson also noticed what Queiroz said.

It's a bit strange indeed.

……

In the 42nd minute of the game, the Bayswater Chinese once again launched an attack on the left side of the frontcourt.

Di Maria, Modric and Arshavin all appeared on this side, drawing Manchester United's entire defensive attention.

First, Dzeko served as a center forward, then passed the ball back to Modric after receiving it.

The Croatian passed the ball to Arshavin, who passed it to Di Maria on the left, and then passed it back to Modric.

This continuous passing caused Manchester United's entire defensive formation to tilt.

But just as Manchester United midfielder Hargreaves was about to rush towards Modric, the Croatian was "forced" to pass the ball back to Yaya Toure in an empty space with no one around him.

The Ivorian player stopped the ball in front of him, took a look ahead, and quickly chased after it, making a long pass over the top. This pass was accurately passed from the middle to the left rib area behind the Manchester United defense.

Almost at the same time, Dzeko advanced from the left rib at the fastest speed, following the landing point of the long pass.

Ferdinand's speed was not slow at first, but he had his back to his own goal at the time, so he became alert when Dzeko rushed forward.

But when the Manchester United center back turned around and chased after him, he was already a little slow.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Dzeko instantly rushed to the left corner of Manchester United's penalty area, got ahead of Ferdinand, jumped lightly, and headed Yaya Toure's long pass into the penalty area in front of him.

Dzeko is tall and is one body length ahead, so he doesn't need to jump much to get to the landing point first.

Ferdinand reached out to grab Dzeko, but he staggered when he jumped and almost fell.

When Dzeko landed, the ball was just in front of the Bosnian center forward, who took the lead and chased after it, stopped the ball with his feet, shifted his center of gravity to his right shoulder, and blocked Ferdinand with his body.

Of course, the Manchester United center back would not be knocked down by Dzeko, but he couldn't push Dzeko away either.

The ball was controlled by Dzeko on his left foot, and Ferdinand was blocked by his right shoulder and could not stop it.

The Bosnian center forward took the ball, dragged Ferdinand, and rushed to the left corner of the small penalty area. Facing Van der Sar who was halfway there, he volleyed with his left foot.

By the time Van der Sar jumped down to save the ball, the ball had already passed under him and went straight into Manchester United's goal.

"The ball went in!!!"

"The first goal of the new season for Bayswater Chinese!"

"Edin Dzeko!"

"Another overhead pass from Yaya Toure, at just the right distance."

"The Bayswater Chinese were very methodical in their attack."

"This is definitely something we've practiced in normal training."

"They first use their players with excellent footwork to attract the defense's attention through their continuous dribbling and passing and cutting, and then pass the ball to the outside and make a long pass directly behind them."

"Manchester United's defence was broken."

“Very thoughtful indeed!”

"Especially Dzeko, the 21-year-old Bosnian center forward can now compete with Ferdinand."

……

The moment Dzeko jumped up and headed Yaya Toure's long pass into Manchester United's penalty area, Ferguson had two words in his mind.

broken!

Then, Dzeko shot the ball into the goal with his left foot.

At this moment, he finally understood that Queiroz's worries were right.

This was definitely something they had practiced in their previous training.

"Damn it!" Ferguson cursed indignantly.

Losing the ball is the last thing he wants to see.

"Dzeko has made great progress in the past two seasons, especially recently. His physical fitness has obviously improved a lot, and his technical movements have not become stiff. Yang Cheng's coaching team is still quite capable."

Queiroz also felt helpless.

In a situation like the one just now, let alone Ferdinand, even if Beckenbauer were on the court again, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything.

When the defender and forward were in the situation just now, they were really too passive.

If Ferdinand can stop Dzeko, he will have done a great job.

The most outrageous thing is that Dzeko is a bipedal monster.

If he was a right-footed player, this ball would not have gone in.

"They just let Dzeko retreat first, so that we could push the defense forward."

"As soon as Di Maria got the ball, Wes Brown had no choice but to move forward."

"That way, Dzeko will have the opportunity to face our central defenders directly, either Vidic or Ferdinand."

Vidic also suffers a lot when facing speed forwards.

Ferguson noticed this in the Premier League last season.

When Vidic first arrived at the team, Ferguson hoped that he could rush forward, expand his defensive range, and support the weak midfield, that is, the defensive midfielder area.

But there was nothing we could do about it as the midfield was weak at the time.

But later, the midfield was strengthened, and Vidic was at a disadvantage when facing speed forwards, so Ferguson changed his strategy and signaled him to narrow the defensive range appropriately.

In this way, when Dzeko came from behind, Ferdinand couldn't stop him and Vidic couldn't reach him.

Yaya Toure's long pass was indeed good.

But right now, what is giving Ferguson the most headache is Manchester United's offense.

C Ronaldo was entangled by Las Diarra.

The French midfield is like chewing gum, once you stick to it, you can’t get rid of it.

Needless to say, Rooney is almost inseparable from Pepe.

Ashley Young?

He did get the ball and pass it several times on the left, but was also restricted by Maicon.

Ferguson looked at Dzeko who was running around the field excitedly, and felt sad and unhappy.

In fact, before buying Tevez, Manchester United actually asked for Dzeko's offer.

A good center, one is worth two.

Ferguson is still willing to pay.

But the Chinese in Bayswater refused to sell.

The role of the center is to have someone who can stand and hold the ball in the opponent's most tightly defended area.

As long as the center can hold the ball, the others around him can attack around the center.

But this game proved that Rooney still couldn't hold on.

Of course, this was in conjunction with running into the Bayswater Chinese and Pepe.

If it were any other Premier League team, they might be able to get it.

The defensive intensity is different, and the central defender strength is different.

"How about we try Tevez in the midfield? Or let Nani go to the left?"

Queiroz suggested.

Now that we have lost the ball, the team must open up its offense.

Ferguson thought about it and hesitated.

It's not that he doubted Queiroz's suggestion.

He was just hesitant. Replacing Ashley Young during the half-time break would have an impact on the players.

This is a local player that he bought at a huge price and has high hopes for.

"hold on."

……

In the first half, Dzeko scored a goal and Bayswater Chinese temporarily took the lead 1-0.

During the half-time break, Yang Chengxian gave high praise to the team's performance in the first half.

He believes that the team has basically suppressed Manchester United.

From various key data such as ball possession rate and number of threatening attacks, the Chinese team in Bayswater has the advantage.

"But I have to remind everyone that we are facing Manchester United!"

Yang Cheng said that Manchester United will definitely make adjustments in the second half.

And the player most likely to play is Tevez.

The Argentine beast, as his name suggests, Tevez’s playing style can be summed up in three words: fight, fight, fight!

The key is that he is not tall, very flexible, but also very strong.

So Yang Cheng reminded the defender to keep a close eye on Tevez.

And Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the first half, Ronaldo was frozen and had almost no performance, which is a very good phenomenon, but we should not be careless.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is now definitely the most terrifying and top killer in the world. Never underestimate his desire for goals and victory!"

Manchester United did not make any substitutions during the half-time break.

After the change of sides, the Red Devils wanted to take the initiative and launched a fierce attack.

But the Chinese in Bayswater were prepared.

Manchester United had a chance to shoot but never posed a threat.

The most threatening one was when Ronaldo dribbled the ball on the right, used his speed to barely get rid of Las Diarra, cut inside and dribbled past Leighton Baines, and suddenly kicked the ball 23 meters away from the goal.

And it was a volley shot with his left foot.

The ball just grazed the right post, making everyone break out in a cold sweat.

If it goes in, it will be a world-class goal!

Yang Cheng was also watching from the sidelines and shaking his head.

All defense can minimize the opponents' chances of creating great goals.

That is the kind of opportunity where there is a high probability of scoring a goal, but if you don't score you will be scolded.

But it can't stop some players from having a flash of inspiration on the court, or from performing miracles with great strength.

Ronaldo's kick just now had both of these characteristics, so it was even more dangerous.

Ferguson made a substitution in the 60th minute.

He replaced Ashley Young with Tevez.

This is consistent with Yang Cheng's judgment during the halftime break.

The Bayswater Chinese players also made corresponding adjustments.

Next, the two sides started to stab each other.

Both teams first strengthened their defense and specifically restrained their opponents, and then used their frontcourt offensive players to stab their opponents.

This makes the pace of the game very fast.

Especially Manchester United.

As soon as they get the ball, they pass it forward without going through the midfield.

Because they have no advantage in midfield.

But in the 70th minute, Yang Cheng had to make a substitution.

In the middle of the week, they will face Chelsea in the second round of the Premier League at home.

Yang Cheng made his first substitution, replacing Arshavin with Walcott.

In the 75th minute, he replaced Dzeko with Lewandowski.

After two substitutions, the overall situation remains relatively stable.

Walcott has also played frequently in the Premier League in the past two seasons, especially last season, and his performance was remarkable.

Moreover, the little tiger is very fast, and his attacking ability makes Manchester United's defenders very afraid of him.

Therefore, Bayswater Chinese's frontcourt attack still maintained pressure on Manchester United's defense.

But just when Yang Cheng was secretly relieved, in the 79th minute, Manchester United's attack was intercepted by Las Diarra when it entered the 30-meter area of ​​Bayswater Chinese.

Las Diarra passed it to Modric to orchestrate the attack.

But before the Chinese players from Bayswater passed the ball across the halfway line, Hargreaves intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack.

The ball landed at Ronaldo's feet.

The Portuguese sprinted all the way with the ball.

Las Diarra chased back at the risk of his life.

After rushing into the 30-meter area, it seemed that he could not stop the opponent, but Manchester United's front trident was already in place. Las Diarra committed a decisive foul, tripped Ronaldo while trying to grab the ball, and gave the opponent a free kick in the frontcourt.

But he also received a yellow card.

worth!

If Manchester United really counterattacks, it will be very dangerous if the trident in the frontcourt cooperates.

Yang Cheng thought to himself on the sidelines.

The foul occurred too close to the middle, about 25 meters away.

a bit dangerious.

Ronaldo stood at the serving point, positioned the ball, and slowly stepped back.

The Portuguese man was seen with his legs apart and his arms stretched out, his whole movement was like Ultraman.

The Chinese in Bayswater also set up a human wall and were ready for battle.

But as soon as the referee blew the whistle, the Portuguese player took a quick run and kicked a falling leaf ball with his right foot.

If it is an ordinary fallen leaf ball, it is actually nothing.

However, after the ball passed over the wall of players, it began to shake irregularly, which affected Neuer's judgment.

The German goalkeeper dived sideways.

As a result, the ball went into the upper right corner of the goal at an extremely fast speed.

It’s not an absolute blind spot, but it’s almost there!

Ferguson roared in an instant and rushed out of the coaching command area, appearing extremely excited.

Yang Cheng slapped his forehead hard in the visiting team's coaching area.

We defended everything, but we couldn't defend against this free kick from the Portuguese!

There is really no way!

……

The game finally ended 1-1.

Ferguson walked along happily, and his mood seemed particularly good.

Of course Yang Cheng was unhappy.

From 3 points to 1 point.

Who can feel good?

Especially when seeing Ferguson's face, it was like picking up a gold ingot.

Yang Cheng swore that the old man never thought that Ronaldo could score this penalty.

I got 1 point for nothing.

"Is there any wine?" Yang Cheng was in a bad mood.

If I can’t take away the 3 points, at least I can take away a few glasses of wine, right?

People say that you, Ferguson, invite the visiting team coaches for drinks at every home game, so why don’t you invite me?

"what are you thinking?"

Old man Ferguson must have learned how to change his face, because his expression changed all of a sudden.

"You are so lucky now that you got 1 point, and you still want me to buy you a drink?"

Yang Cheng was unhappy when he heard this, "You obviously earned 1 point for nothing, okay? We could have taken away 3 points."

"Bullshit, everything is under my control!"

It was at this moment that Ferguson suddenly realized: That’s right, there’s no point in being happy!

Second Austrian!

Playing at home, they didn't get 3 points and only got a draw. Why do they act like they have found a treasure?

When did Manchester United become so unambitious?
I have to say that this is purely a matter of psychological expectations.

By the 80th minute, Ferguson himself didn't hold out much hope.

Who could have thought that Ronaldo would score you a brilliant free kick?
Isn't this just like picking it up for free?

Who would be unhappy?

……

Ferguson didn't get to drink the wine in the end.

The old Jazz said that whenever there are 3 points left, he will treat us.

Yang Cheng could only say helplessly that he was destined to never have any chance to drink Ferguson's wine in this life.

After all the games in the first round of the Premier League were played, all the strong teams basically did not play very well.

Arsenal conceded a goal at home but then scored two goals in a row, defeating Fulham 2-2.

Liverpool took the lead thanks to an own goal, but was equalized by Aston Villa. However, in the final moments of the game, Gerrard scored a goal to help Liverpool take away 3 points away from home.

Chelsea is also in a bad situation.

Grant used a 442 formation in this game, but conceded a goal at the start against newly promoted Birmingham.

Later they scored two goals in a row, but in the 2th minute they conceded another goal, and it was a world-class goal.

There's really no way to deal with this kind of ball.

It wasn't until the second half that Essien's goal saved Chelsea.

In the end, Chelsea narrowly beat Birmingham 3-2 at home.

The teams that played best in the first round of the league were Newcastle and Manchester City.

The Magpies beat Bolton 3-1 away from home.

Manchester City beat West Ham United 2-0 away from home.

In the other few games, the victory or defeat was basically within 1 goal.

But one thing worth mentioning is that there were goals in all the first 10 games of the new season.

After the first round of games, everyone clearly felt that the overall strength of the Premier League, especially the strength of the middle and lower classes, has been significantly improved.

Whether it is teams like Aston Villa, Newcastle, Manchester City, or newly promoted teams like Birmingham and Sunderland.

Even Derby County, which was originally the least favored team, drew 2-2 with Portsmouth at home.

This is basically in line with the usual situation during summer transfers.

The purchasing power of the Premier League is getting stronger and stronger.

When teams like Sunderland, Birmingham, Aston Villa and Tottenham can all shell out 100 or 200 million pounds, or even more in transfer fees to recruit players, the overall strength of these teams is also improving.

As a result, the competition in the entire Premier League has become increasingly fierce.

Yang Cheng still clearly remembers that in the first round of the league last season, there were several games where the team won by more than 3 goals.

……

After returning to London from Manchester, Yang Cheng had no time to rest.

Bayswater Chinese immediately entered the preparation rhythm for the midweek league.

After several years of development, the Chinese in Bayswater have developed an effective training method and preparation process for one game a week or two games a week.

Yang Cheng left all these to the coaching staff, and he began to study Chelsea's tactics.

The first thing to watch is Chelsea's 3-2 home win over Birmingham.

Both of Birmingham's goals were scored from their left side, which is Chelsea's right side.

"Grant changed to 442 in this game, originally hoping for balance, but now it seems that there are still big problems."

Yang Cheng nodded.

Grant arranged for Pizarro and Shevchenko to play as the two forwards.

In the center of the midfield are Essien and Lampard.

This brings up a problem: Chelsea's midfield still lacks organizational and team-building abilities.

So their attack always goes to the wing.

Judging from the match against Birmingham, they are still more accustomed to going to the left.

Ashley Cole and Malouda's side was more threatening and more aggressive.

Wright Phillips and Glen Johnson had been targeted by Yang Cheng as early as the Community Shield.

It now seems that Chelsea has no good solution to this problem.

As the injured players failed to return, their right side could not get any relief.

At the very least, using Ferreira is better than Glen Johnson, right?

But just after Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd and others discussed the strategy, two days before the second round of the game, the scouts received the news.

Drogba returns from injury!
Not only Drogba, but Ferreira also returned from injury.

This immediately made Yang Cheng depressed.

"Sure enough, I'm not destined to be the hero of a novel!"

Which one of the male protagonists in those novels is not Long Aotian, and which one of them doesn’t kill gods and Buddhas who stand in his way?
But what about yourself?

Drogba and Ferreira did not return early or late, and only returned when they were playing against themselves.

On purpose?

This is of course a complaint.

But the next game against Chelsea will be a tough battle.

It happens to be the home court.

Adam Crozier has previously reported that by the time of the first game, about 5 season tickets should be sold, and the number of fans attending the stadium will exceed 6.

Yang Cheng is determined to fight to the end.

Losing in front of so many fans would be a huge loss for the club.

Who would be willing to buy a ticket and travel all the way to Wembley Stadium to watch a losing game?
"Since there's no other way, let's fight them!"

Yang Cheng also made up his mind.

Isn't it just a head-on collision and a contest of consumption?

I'll fight you guys!
Let’s see who kills whom!
Ferreira has just returned from injury, so I'm going to mess with you.

It's not just Ferreira's right side.

Isn’t Ashley Cole amazing on the left?

I'll do the same to your side!
Anyway, we have to do it and turn Chelsea's entire defense line upside down!

(End of this chapter)