I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 127: Premier League speed! They are so rough! Are we talking about money? [Subscribe]

"Please, can you still have at least some trust in me?"

Yang Cheng really couldn't stand this group of guys, each of them was "doubting" his wisdom and bravery.

Simply unforgivable!
Isn't it Real Madrid?

I'm going to fight Real Madrid, what else do I need to say?
Didn’t we score 4 goals against them at the Bernabeu last season?

"Real Madrid brought in a lot of players this summer," Brian Kidd reminded.

"Yes, and they are all very strong, like Robben, Sneijder, Skrtel..."

Skrtel was sold by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Whenever Adam Crozier thought of Mijatovic's face, he felt an inexplicable sense of joy in his heart.

He really wanted to ask: Mr. Mi, when will you come to play again?

Long time no see, missed you.

Of course Yang Cheng knew this.

"But have you ever thought that Real Madrid's problem is that their lineup has changed a lot. There are new players in every line and every position is changing. This is the biggest problem in itself."

After Yang Cheng said this, Brian Kidd and others thought about it and it seemed to be true.

The team's strength has indeed improved, but the players are all new, so naturally their cooperation is unfamiliar and they lack tacit understanding.

Everything has pros and cons.

"In the past few years, Real Madrid's defense has never been systematic. Even last season, under Capello's coaching, Real Madrid still failed to build a complete defensive system."

“Is Schuster a strong coach?”

Yang Cheng sneered.

There is never a shortage of idiots in European football.

What do you mean?
This is a very strange phenomenon.

It's a bit like the revolving door of American politics.

Those players who have made great contributions to the team have become so-called celebrities after retirement. Then, when the team needs them, they suddenly come out and become the team's head coach or management.

At first, Yang Cheng didn't understand the twists and turns here, he even clapped his hands and cheered.

These legends understand football, and there will definitely be no problem if they run the club.

Yes, the fans’ logic is so simple.

Therefore, whenever the club encounters any difficulties, it will bring out the famous players to please the fans.

Look, I have invited so and so to come out.

Some celebrities are capable of doing something, some are just mascots, and some even cause trouble...

Yang Cheng later discovered that this was all calculation.

These so-called celebrities never had a good education and were terrible at cultural courses. What do they know about business? What do they know about team building strategies?
To put it bluntly, you invested your own money in a business and lost everything, so how can you still run a football team?
If you really have that idea, you should get some training early and get a diploma or something, which will be more convincing.

Just relying on the status of a celebrity to make a living?
To put it bluntly, they rely on the influence of celebrities to attract fans and their connections in European football to build some relationships.

Later, Yang Cheng summed up a set of rules.

Whether the celebrities are real talents depends on whether they can still gain a foothold in European football after they are fired.
For example, Rijkaard, where did he go after leaving Barcelona?

For example, Schuster of Real Madrid.

Where did he go after leaving Real Madrid?
Don't talk about Real Madrid's Waterloo or anything like that.

People like Pellegrini, Benítez, Juande Ramos, etc., after stepping down as coaches of Real Madrid, are still playing in the four major leagues, aren't they?

The key is whether your true colors are revealed when you coach Real Madrid.

The title of a celebrity may seem intimidating, but it will not be fun once the truth is revealed.

Maybe some fans will say, that’s not right, if Schuster is so bad, how could he beat Barcelona to win the championship?

Come on man, who was the runner-up in the 07/08 season?
Before the rise of Atletico Madrid, La Liga was a two-man show between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Barcelona died from internal strife, didn’t Real Madrid gain from it?

(This is where the pole is crossed)

Why did Real Madrid fail in the round of 16 for consecutive years?
To put it bluntly, before the round of 16, they can rely on the personal abilities of their stars or solve the game through the team's offense.

But when it comes to the knockout stage, I'm sorry, in addition to testing the players' individual abilities and the team's offensive firepower, defense and the team's integrity are also crucial.

The defense is not good, the team lacks cohesion, and everything is in vain.

For these stars of Real Madrid, whether it is to build a defensive system or to unite them into one, they need a strong man.

"Among these three teams, I personally feel that their strength is similar, with one super team and three strong teams." Yang Cheng smiled confidently.

If the outside media says there is one super and three strong teams, then Real Madrid is definitely the super one.

But Yang Cheng’s meaning is very clear, the Chinese talent in Bayswater is the superstar.

……

At this year's awards ceremony, Cech won the Goalkeeper of the Season.

Maldini was named Defender of the Season.

Seedorf was the best midfielder of the season.

Kaka won both the Best Forward and Best Player of the Season awards.

After being defeated by Kaka in the knockout round, Yang Cheng had to admit that this Brazilian genius was really unstoppable in the past 06/07 season.

Especially in AC Milan's Christmas tree formation, he can fully unleash his talents and characteristics.

Whether it is this award, or the later Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, they are all well-deserved.

According to the schedule of the Champions League group stage, the first round is a home game against Lazio.

Adam Crozier said that the team will focus on promoting this Champions League match and boost ticket sales.

Before the new season started, season ticket sales just exceeded 5.

The club's CEO barely achieved the goals he set.

The number of fans attending the two home games in the new season is around 6.

This also made Yang Cheng and others very satisfied.

If we calculate based on the current average ticket price of £40, each home game would cost £240 million.

Add to that some retail spending on match days, and the total revenue is still considerable.

Although the specific revenue situation has not yet been made available.

But one thing is for sure.

As the team's performance gets better and better, it attracts more and more fans.

Adam Crozier even said half-jokingly, "In the long run, will the capacity of 6.5 not be enough?"

It’s true, these words really made Yang Cheng think.

In his previous life, he had seen a piece of data.

The fan attendance data from the Premier League is collected from the 13/14 season to the 2022/23 season.

In the 13/14 season, the average number of fans attending Premier League games was 36657.

So what is it now?
In the just-concluded 06/07 season, the number was 34359.

By the 18/19 season, the average number of fans attending each game reached 38188.

By the 22/23 season, this number had become 38557.

There is a very realistic issue to consider here, which is the construction of a new stadium.

From the 06/07 season to the 22/23 season, how many Premier League teams built new stadiums?

In the absence of new stadiums, all teams have basically made appropriate renovations and upgrades to the existing ones.

For example, Manchester City has undergone several renovations and expansions.

Therefore, this data from the Premier League is not of great reference value.

To put it simply, even if both of them get 100 points in the exam, some people get 100 points because the test paper is only worth 100 points, but some people can only get 100 points.

In the above example, the Premier League teams clearly belong to the former.

For reference, the capacity of Championship stadiums is good, but they are never full.

In the 06/07 season, the average number of fans attending Championship games was 17027.

In the 13/14 season, the number declined to 16609.

But in the 18/19 season, the average number of fans per game became 20138.

By the 23/24 season, it was 22350 people.

Overall, the attendance rate in the Championship is on the rise.

从23/24赛季到06/07赛季，足足也有30%的增长。

By the same token, in recent years, almost no teams in the Championship have built new stadiums.

It's not just the English league, nor is it just the four major leagues that are rising.

The German Bundesliga, Spanish Bundesliga and Italian Serie B have all seen a significant increase in the number of fans attending their stadiums in recent years.

Even after the epidemic, recovery was quick.

Among them, from the 13/14 season to the 23/24 season, the German Second Division had the fastest growth in the average number of fans attending the game, close to 60%, followed by Serie B with 55% and Spain's Second Division with 40%.

Only the French Ligue 7 grew relatively slowly, at only %.

Of course, we can’t just look at the growth rate, we also have to look at the average number of people per game.

Among them, the German Second Division has the fastest growth, but many of them have standing tickets.

Serie B had the second largest growth, but their base was too poor, with only 13 people in the 14/5641 season.

The Premier League has full seats, expensive ticket prices, and a large fan base, and it can still maintain a 30% growth, which is quite impressive.

In addition to the general environment, it also comes down to the specifics of London.

This season, London has six teams including Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayswater Chinese, West Ham United, Tottenham and Fulham. Charlton and Watford both belong to the Greater London area but were relegated.

Among these teams, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are relatively stable.

The Bayswater Chinese will certainly be among them.

What about other teams?

It's basically ups and downs.

Yang Cheng still remembered that before he traveled through time in his previous life, he had heard a piece of news that Arsenal felt that the capacity of the Emirates Stadium was insufficient, so they wanted to expand the Emirates Stadium.

It is said that the capacity will be expanded from 6 to 7.5.

However, this plan is not feasible.

Because there are railways on both sides of the Emirates Stadium.

The north and south ends are also blocked by buildings.

So, in the end, Arsenal decided to squeeze out as much space as possible inside the stadium.

The income from match days may not seem large, but it is very stable.

It was as if before Yang Cheng traveled through time, Chelsea's average number of fans attending each game was the lowest in the entire Premier League.

This results in Chelsea's entire match day revenue being far behind Arsenal, even Tottenham Hotspur, which has built a new stadium, and West Ham United, which rents the London Stadium, are far behind Chelsea.

Therefore, the new stadium has always been a thorn in Abramovich's side.

"Adam, go find someone to do a survey."

Yang Cheng was not particularly sure about this matter.

With the entire football market growing significantly, judging from various circumstances, as long as the team's performance can improve, there will be absolutely no need to worry about attendance in London, especially in the most central areas of the city center.

The bigger the stadium, the potential gains can only be greater.

This is also the reason why Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and other giants are trying their best to build new stadiums.

From the current perspective, 6.5 is definitely enough.

But what about the future?

This is the only chance to build a new stadium in this part of central London.

Let alone building one, it will probably be difficult to renovate it in the future!
Chelsea's Stamford Bridge is a reference example.

Therefore, Yang Cheng felt that he still needed to be cautious.

……

Adam Crozier still has some things to report to Yang Cheng.

It's about publicity and marketing on the Internet.

Nowadays, all major clubs attach great importance to this new field, but the measures they take are different.

Some are directly contracted to third-party companies, while others are managed by the clubs themselves.

Yang Cheng’s suggestion is that the club should take charge of the English market, at least.

For example, for oil-rich vegetables, you have to do it yourself.

Previously, Adam Crozier also formed a new media publicity team and recruited talents in related fields to join the team.

Over the past period of time, what was posted on Youtu.com were daily interviews, club promotions and other content.

But the effect is not very good.

The most popular video is the club’s football culture promotional video.

Even now, this short film is still being circulated and spread.

Adam Crozier brought up the suggestions of the new media team. They hoped to get permission to shoot some pictures and videos of the players' daily training in the training ground.

They will pick out some interesting content and put it on the Internet.

Of course, Yang Cheng also gave the green light to this area.

He himself has come from the era of mobile Internet, so he naturally knows that the publicity and promotion methods of traditional media will not work on the Internet.

In other words, the effect is very limited.

"It's a good idea to film more details of daily training and players' lives, but the specific content must be communicated and coordinated with the coaching staff. We must know what can be filmed and what cannot be filmed."

Yang Cheng warned.

In fact, daily training sessions are also open to fans, so filming is not a big problem.

They will definitely avoid some sensitive situations, such as targeted training.

"In fact, I think you can go and talk to the Premier League, Sky Sports and the BBC."

"What to talk about?" Adam Crozier was a little surprised.

"It's very simple. Just ask them to get some highlights of our games and put them online directly after each game so that all fans can watch them for free."

Adam Crozier nodded slightly. "We have thought about what you said, but you know, highlights are also sold for money."

The Premier League is selling everything that can be sold for money.

Match highlights are one of them.

"We can edit our own videos without using their highlights. That would be good for them, wouldn't it?"

There are definitely benefits, but whether they are big or not is something that the major broadcasters have to consider for themselves.

"I think they'll probably still ask us to pay."

"Not too much." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

It’s okay to pay, but not too much.

We edit our own game highlights and give you some hard work fees, which is considered a face, okay?

Of course, considering the production costs, it is basically unrealistic to get it for free.

"Okay, I'll go and communicate about this matter and see if it can be advanced." Adam Crozier agreed.

He also thought that this was a good idea.

This kind of game highlights are mainly short and concise, very suitable for netizens on the Internet.

……

After the meeting with Adam Crozier and others, Yang Cheng had to hold a small meeting.

It was a meeting between only him and Xia Qing.

They first went to look at the villas west of Holland Park.

While Yang Cheng was flying to Asia, Norman Foster fulfilled his promise and began to prepare for the design.

At this time, the villa had been completely fenced off.

Xia Qing was standing by, quickly calculating the bill for Yang Cheng.

She found that the money in her pocket was spent very quickly, just like a money-eating beast.

"We haven't done anything about the new stadium project so far, and £30 million is gone."

Xia Qing was also speechless for a while.

This includes design fees, exploration fees, and various handling fees and deposits.

"Also, our villa is also a small money-eating beast."

"so……"

At this point, Xia Qing looked at Yang Cheng, "Boss Yang, I'm sorry, I have to give you a raise."

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he thought to himself, "Shit!"

"Senior sister, are you always so humble when you raise people's salaries now?"

After saying this, Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh.

"Then it's you, Mr. Yang. Otherwise, you see, we have to spend money everywhere. If the price doesn't go up, we won't be able to make ends meet."

"Besides, you know what? Your current salary is not high."

Of course Yang Cheng knew.

"Well, since you said so, I can only accept it reluctantly."

"Go ahead and discuss this with Adam Crozier, and submit it for my signature."

Xia Qing looked at him speechlessly, thinking that this guy was just pretending.

But it must be said that if the salary of head coach Yang Cheng is to be raised, the signature of vice chairman Yang Cheng is really needed.

Come to think of it, Xia Qing felt like she was a woman serving two husbands, which was quite exciting.

"Hey, let me tell you, you have to keep a close eye on Norman Foster. He promised me that he would design this villa himself. Don't let him ask people from the company to fool me." Yang Cheng warned.

Xia Qing nodded, "I know. You said before that Norman is a man of his word."

"I don't trust that old man."

Yang Cheng was afraid that Xia Qing would not take it seriously, so he immediately added, "Do you think there is a big difference between a design by Norman Foster himself and a design by Ford?"

Xia Qing giggled. She had guessed Yang Cheng's plan a long time ago, but she didn't expect that this guy would be so "shameless" to say it in front of her.

Needless to say, she is very supportive!

If you don't take advantage of it, you are a bastard.

As the saying goes, if you are not a family, you will not enter the same family.

She and Yang Cheng are a family.

In fact, Yang Cheng had not told her that old man Norman Foster was becoming more and more lazy. From now on, let alone this kind of villa mansion, even for many major engineering projects, the old man would just put his name on it and show his face, and he would hardly do anything himself.

But the old man's status in the world is getting higher and higher.

Not to mention anything else, after several years, when those foreign landlords and wealthy people come to London to invest and see this villa designed by Mr. Norman Foster himself, how much will it be worth?
Are we talking about money now?
wrong!
We are talking about art, luxury, and the crystallization of greatness!
……

For Yang Cheng, the two-week national team training camp was a full schedule.

But he watches the actions of the players heading to the national team every day.

Especially when it comes to injuries, he is really worried.

Fortunately, all the Bayswater Chinese players returned intact from the national team training camp.

Just a little tired.

After all, many of them have played two full national team games.

In addition, the first round of the Champions League group stage will be held next Wednesday, so all the major teams generally performed poorly in this round of the league after the national team training.

Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 away, with Vidic not scoring until the 83rd minute from a corner kick.

Liverpool drew 0-0 with Portsmouth away from home.

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 away from home.

Chelsea drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers at home.

Bayswater Chinese drew 1-1 with Black Cats Sunderland away from home.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Bayswater Chinese conceded a goal.

But just two minutes into the second half, Matuidi equalized the score for the team.

The winning streak that started at the start of the league ended at just four games.

6战4胜2平，拿到了14分，贝斯沃特中国人依旧排在英超第2。

……

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

In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese played against Lazio at home.

Before the game, Lazio head coach De Rossi looked at the team roster and found sadly that there were only four people in their team, including himself as the head coach, who had experience in European competitions.

It is European competition experience, including the UEFA Cup. Among these four people, there is also the 4-year-old goalkeeper Barlotta.

At the pre-match press conference, Rossi said in a low-key and pragmatic manner that Lazio will continue its usual defensive counterattack tactics when visiting London.

"Getting one point from London is already a victory for us!"

And the facts have proved that Rossi did so.

He used a 4312 tactics in this game.

There are three defensive midfielders in front of the defense line, which obviously means they are ready to defend the team.

In fact, there is a kind of determination that "I will defend from the first second of the game to the last second."

This is a conservative and negative tactic that cannot be tolerated by Premier League or La Liga teams.

But for Serie A teams, this is their characteristic.

Yang Cheng suffered enough from AC Milan's three-defensive-midfielder formation in the knockout rounds last season.

But that's AC Milan!

At least they have a Pirlo and a Kaka!
The Rossoneri’s counterattack still makes me feel uneasy and I dare not go too far.

But what do you have at Lazio?

So Yang Cheng didn't bother to be polite with Lazio.

According to what he said to the players in the locker room before going on the field: "Let our opponents feel what the speed of the Premier League is!"

Rossi and his team lack European experience.

Lazio hasn't played in the Champions League for 4 years.

In these four years, they have only played in the UEFA Cup once.

Although we have played friendly matches, they were more of warm-up matches.

Now the official competition begins.

And they didn't expect that the game would be played so fast from the beginning.

Almost from the moment the whistle sounded to start the game, the entire Bayswater Chinese team pressed forward and launched a fierce attack on Lazio.

In last weekend's 1-1 away draw with Sunderland, Yang Cheng rotated many players, allowing the national team players who participated in the national team training to get enough rest.

In this game, each of them was in great shape.

Just four minutes into the game, the Chinese from Bayswater launched a counterattack in the frontcourt.

After Di Maria successfully intercepted the ball, he passed it to Modric on the left flank.

The Croatian sent a through ball behind the Lazio defense.

Dzeko came from behind, stopped the ball, dribbled past the old goalkeeper Ballotta, and sent the ball into the empty goal, 1-0!

Rossi on the sidelines was a little confused.

It's only been more than 4 minutes.

Just five minutes had passed when the Bayswater Chinese ran out to celebrate the goal and came back to prepare for the restart.

Damn, isn’t this too fast?
But just 3 minutes later.

That is, in the 8th minute, Di Maria got the ball on the left and faced De Silvestri one-on-one.

De Silvestri was originally a center back but was later converted to a full back.

He is 1 meters tall and very strong.

But when he faced Di Maria one-on-one outside the penalty area, the Argentine dribbled the ball skillfully and made continuous feints. Although he failed to completely fool De Silvestri, he still found an opportunity near the baseline and dribbled into the penalty area.

Near the left bottom line of the small penalty area, Di Maria made a reverse triangle pass.

Dzeko was restricted in the middle and the goalkeeper was standing in front of him, so he deliberately let the ball slip past.

Arshavin followed up on the right and pushed the ball into the empty goal.

2 is better than 0!

At this time, the game time has not yet reached 9 minutes.

Rossi, standing in front of the visiting team's coaching booth on the sidelines, was completely desperate.

What the hell is this rhythm?
The game starts so fast?
Are you physically able to handle it?

There was no choice but to further tighten their defense after losing the ball continuously.

In fact, it was really strictly guarded.

The game then became a bit boring.

Lazio just kept defending, while the Chinese at Bayswater controlled the ball and the tempo, patiently organizing and sorting out the situation.

But with two goals in hand, the team doesn't need to fight hard at all, they just need to look for opportunities patiently.

In the 31st minute, Bayswater Chinese seized another opportunity.

Arshavin successfully made an offside move, broke into the penalty area, and shot, but was caught by goalkeeper Ballotta.

After the second half, Lazio was still struggling and could not find an effective way to restrain the Chinese from Bayswater.

On the contrary, in the 55th minute, Di Maria received the pass from Arshavin after his breakthrough, broke into the penalty area, dribbled past Barlotta, and shot into the empty goal.

But the referee blew the whistle and the linesman raised the flag.

Di Maria was offside and the goal was invalid.

After 60 minutes, Yang Cheng also started to make substitutions.

The main players will play in the Premier League next.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Lazio 2-0 at home.

Throughout the game, the Serie A team only had 4 shots, 0 of which were on target.

This also led to widespread criticism of Lazio by the Italian media after the game.

They all believed that Rossi's tactics at Wembley Stadium were too conservative and he did not show any determination or fighting spirit to score points away from home.

"They deserved the score of 0-2!" Rome's La Repubblica sarcastically said.

What else can the unfortunate Rossi say?
I could only cry and swallow my tears, while my heart was screaming loudly.

Did we at Lazio perform poorly?
Do not!
They are so rude!
We weren't ready yet, and they...

……

If Yang Cheng were to make an evaluation, which head coach in the Premier League has the highest coaching level?
Then he probably couldn't answer it.

Because he was embarrassed to answer: Me.

But he was unwilling to choose Ferguson or Wenger.

But if he was asked to choose which head coach and which team in the Premier League pays the most attention to the players' physical fitness and injury prevention, Yang Cheng would dare to answer very loudly: "Me!"

Not to mention the lower leagues.

After two seasons in the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese have always been the team with the least injuries in the Premier League.

And so far, no player has suffered a major injury that has required him to miss several months.

In addition, the number of fouls committed by Bayswater Chinese is one of the lowest among Premier League teams.

From the configuration of team doctors to the team's hardware and software facilities, Yang Cheng is very willing to invest in injury prevention and physical testing of players, and it can even be said that he is willing to spend all his money.

Wembley Stadium is rented and shared with the England national team.

During the national team training in September, England played two European Cup qualifiers, both at home.

On September 9, they defeated Israel 8-3 at home.

On September 9, they defeated Russia 12-3 at home.

After England played against Russia, Yang Cheng went to Wembley Stadium in person to inspect the venue.

He found that after playing two games in a row, the conditions of the field were quite bad.

So he immediately contacted the stadium manager, studied the potholes and various problems in the stadium, and finally decided to make partial replacements.

On September 9, in the 15th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese will play Sunderland away.

Therefore, Yang Cheng's response was very timely.

By the time the team played Lazio in the Champions League, the venue had been completely renovated.

This is just a small part of the daily work of Yang Cheng and the coaching staff.

On weekdays, from training to competition, we take great care of the players' physical health.

But sometimes, when injuries come, you can't avoid them even if you want to.

On September 9, in the 22th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese played against Wigan Athletic at home.

Long before the game started, when the players entered the field for warm-up training, Dzeko found the team doctor David Favre and said that he had some discomfort in his knee.

After Favre conducted a preliminary test on him, he suggested that he go to the hospital for a detailed examination after the game to confirm the situation.

Yang Cheng made a prompt decision and temporarily changed the starting lineup, letting Lewandowski replace Dzeko in the starting lineup.

Since it is a home game, Yang Cheng also attaches great importance to it.

All the main players were sent out to play in this game.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

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

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

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Arshavin.

After Wigan Athletic narrowly avoided relegation last season, they decisively changed their coach, replacing Paul Jewell with Chris Hutchins.

Chris Hutchins is a typical English head coach. He first coached at Bradford, but his performance was poor and he was sacked early. Since 01, he followed Paul Jewell to Wigan Athletic as an assistant coach.

This summer, Paul Jewell was fired and Hutchins was made the permanent employee.

Therefore, he is eager to prove himself and get a long-term and stable coaching contract.

Because of this, Wigan Athletic's actions in the game were a bit rough, and the referee Riley was lenient in his enforcement.

But overall it is relatively controllable.

The previous game process was still similar to usual.

Bayswater Chinese tried to attack, but Wigan Athletic defended tenaciously.

At most, there were a few more fouls.

But the game had only been going on for 11 minutes when Yaya Toure couldn't hold on during a defensive move and sat on the ground.

The team doctor immediately came in and carried him out, and after a brief treatment, he returned to the court.

But 5 minutes later, the Ivorian could no longer hold on and raised his hand, hoping that Yang Cheng would make a substitution.

Yang Cheng had no choice but to change people.

After much consideration, he replaced Yaya Toure with Rakitic.

French midfielder Las Diarra retreated to the defensive midfielder position and played as a single defensive midfielder.

Modric and Rakitic formed the midfield.

The two Croatian national team midfielders worked together without any need for adjustment, and they managed to organize the midfield in an orderly manner very smoothly.

But in the 32nd minute, when the team's offense was about to improve, Jose Fonte collided with a Wigan Athletic player's head during a header, and both fell to the ground.

The bad luck was that Jose Fonte had to be carried off the field.

Wigan Athletic centre-back Bramble quickly got back on his feet.

Of course, this time the two of them bumped into each other accidentally while competing for the header, and it was not intentional.

Bramble is 1 meters tall and very strong. It was quite stressful for Jose Fonte to defend him.

Yang Cheng had no choice but to make a second substitution.

Thiago Silva replaces Jose Fonte.

In the end, the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.

But the Chinese players from Bayswater used up two substitutions.

……

"good news!"

During the half-time break, in the home team's locker room at Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng shook the Nokia in his hand and shouted at the players.

Everyone looked over at once.

"The hospital just received news that all three of them are fine."

Originally, only Jose Fonte and Yaya Toure were sent to the hospital, but then Yang Cheng thought about it and decided to send Dzeko as well to get a more thorough check-up so that he could feel more at ease.

Dzeko is not seriously injured, but Yaya Toure has a muscle strain and will probably need to rest for one to two weeks.

Jose Fonte is also fine, but has a mild concussion and should be out for about a week.

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Three people were injured in one game, which is really unlucky.

At the beginning of the season, everyone saw Chelsea's wave of injuries, which was really horrific.

Therefore, they are also worried that the team will encounter a wave of injuries.

It seems that it's okay now.

"Okay, the medical team will take care of their affairs. Now, let's talk about the next game."

Yang Cheng's words drew everyone's attention back.

Now, the score is still 0-0.

This result is certainly unsatisfactory.

Considering that there were two injuries in the first half and we were somewhat unlucky, it is understandable that we played like this.

"In the second half, we have to give an explanation to all the 6 fans who came to the scene!"

Yang Cheng reminded everyone very seriously that this is the home court!
"Our problems in the first half were obvious. First, we were too slow."

"We need to speed up in the second half, especially when switching between offense and defense. We need to be fast and not drag our feet."

"Wigan Athletic only dared to play defensive counterattacks tonight, so what we need to consider is how to break through the opponent's defense, that's all. There is no problem with our defense, OK?"

Yang Cheng's question was responded to in unison by the players, who nodded one after another.

“Another point is that our defense in the second half needs to press forward and cross the center line.”

"Thiago, Pepe."

Yang Cheng called on the two central defenders Thiago Silva and Pepe in succession, "You have to pay attention. You must push the back line forward. Don't be afraid of Bent hitting behind you. I have confidence in your speed. Do you understand?"

Thiago Silva and Pepe looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Wigan Athletic's striker is Marcus Bent, not Darren Bent.

Darren Bent is moving very fast. He just transferred from Charlton Athletic to Tottenham Hotspur this summer for a transfer fee of 1700 million pounds.

Marcus Bent is a 1-meter-tall center forward.

Interestingly, the two have nothing to do with each other.

In last season, Pepe's first Premier League season after joining Bayswater Chinese, he received a total of 6 yellow cards.

So far this season, he has only received one yellow card, which came against Manchester United.

This actually proves that Yang Cheng’s previous judgment about Pepe was correct.

His rough style in Real Madrid is more due to team factors and head coach.

For example, Mourinho.

Yang Cheng believes that with the speed of Thiago Silva and Pepe, they will have no problem chasing back even if Marcus Bent hits them from behind.

"Full-backs, Maicon and Leighton, your job is to support the front court."

Having said that, Yang Cheng walked back to the middle of the locker room and came in front of the players.

"Everyone, we must win this game today."

"After the second half, you don't have to think about anything. All you have to think about is how to get the ball into Wigan Athletic's goal."

Yang Cheng's gaze moved among the players, and wherever he looked, the players would nod vigorously.

……

At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese team of Bayswater used a quick pass and cut to advance, allowing everyone to see their determination to attack.

From Leighton Baines on the left to Las Diarra to Thiago Silva and then to Modric, it was all continuous one-shot passes.

Rakitic made a straight pass to Lewandowski in the frontcourt.

When the Polish center stopped the ball and turned around at the top of the arc, he stopped a little too long and was cleared by the opponent's defender.

His body is still not strong enough to overpower his opponent.

If his body was stronger, his stop would be more stable. Once he stopped, he turned around and shot, which was a threat.

On the court, fighting to the end is ultimately a battle of body.

Wigan Athletic quickly launched a counterattack.

But just as the ball entered the 30-meter area of ​​Bayswater Chinese, when the opponent's center forward Marcus Bent got the ball, Pepe took the initiative to grab it, made a tackle, and successfully stopped the ball with both feet.

After successfully intercepting the ball, Pepe was still lying on the ground, but he kicked the ball to Las Diarra.

The Frenchman stopped the ball, turned around and sent a straight pass forward.

Lewandowski retreated to get the ball and then passed it to the left.

Gareth Bale started immediately and sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed like a wild horse.

But the Welsh were too quick.

By the time he rushed to the left side of the penalty area and kicked a cross, Arshavin was not there yet.

There was a sigh throughout the stadium.

Arshavin gave Gareth Bale a thumbs up from a distance.

He really was trying his best, but Gareth Bale was just too fast.

And Walcott.

Perhaps, only the little tiger can catch up with him.

Arshavin feels that he is still better at controlling the ball under his feet.

The Chinese attacks in Bayswater soon resumed.

This time, the team advanced to the 30-meter area and directly pressed Wigan Athletic within the 30-meter area.

In the end, it was Maicon who made a diagonal pass from the right and sent the ball to the top of the arc.

Lewandowski chested the ball and passed it back to Modric.

The latter made a lob pass behind him.

The Polish center forward turned and rushed forward, trying to head the ball, but was unable to do so due to interference from the opponent's center back.

The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.

Lewandowski protested to the referee Riley, who pulled his hand and prevented him from jumping.

But the referee did not give any penalty.

Many fouls are really commonplace in the Premier League.

Afterwards, Bayswater Chinese got a corner kick opportunity.

But the team took a tactical corner kick, and Lewandowski's header in the penalty area failed to hit the target with enough power.

The continuous attacks made the atmosphere in the entire Wembley Stadium more and more heated.

Especially with the fast-paced attack of the Chinese in Bayswater, everyone's emotions were gradually ignited.

The speed is fast, the passing and cutting are smooth, and the key is that the players are working very hard.

Just like Las Diarra.

He rarely plays as a lone defensive midfielder, but this time, he was almost everywhere.

In the 51st minute, when he was returning to defense, he chased all the way to the left side outside the penalty area and cooperated with Thiago Silva to snatch the ball from Marcus Bent's feet.

After getting the ball, the French midfielder took two steps forward. When he reached the middle, he wanted to pass it straight to Lewandowski.

As a result, two Wigan Athletic midfielders successfully double-teamed and intercepted the ball.

But the opponent's attack this time also failed to pose a threat.

The ball reached the right side of the Bayswater Chinese team, but before it reached Maicon, it was caught up by Las Diarra who had been chasing him all the way and successfully intercepted the ball.

The French midfielder's wonderful interception won warm applause from the fans on the scene.

Yang Cheng also applauded him, but he still had a bitter smile in his heart.

"This guy could have passed the ball to Modric or Rakitic, or to the wing, but he just wanted to pass it straight to Lewandowski."

why?
Because this kind of pass is the most threatening and can also speed up!
The other party had obviously anticipated his plan.

Brian Kidd couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

There is really nothing wrong with Las Diarra now, except for some minor issues with his passing.

It was as if he had just snatched it away himself.

He was probably afraid that Yang Cheng would scold him.

Yang Cheng’s sculpting of Las Diarra was very successful.

No one is perfect, so how can one sculpt a player to be without any shortcomings or defects?

This is not realistic.

(End of this chapter)