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Chapter 129 Another big four! Yang Cheng: How can football people's business be called cheating? [Subscribe]

On the evening of October 10rd, Weser Stadium in Bremen, Germany.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese challenged Werder Bremen away.

Long before this game, all the media were speculating, what will be the final result when the most offensive team in the Premier League meets the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Bundesliga?

The German media are also looking forward to it.

Since standing tickets could not be sold, only 37500 fans flocked to the Weser Stadium.

They filled the entire stadium and created an overwhelming momentum, wanting to let the team from the Premier League experience the devilish home ground of Germany.

But as soon as the game started, Werder Bremen's head coach Thomas Schaaf realized that this was not the case.

The Chinese team of Bayswater, who shouted loud slogans before the game and said they would have a fierce offensive battle with Werder Bremen at home, actually played very steadily after the start.

It even has a bit of a defensive counterattack meaning.

Playing at home, Werder Bremen lost 1-2 to Real Madrid away in the first round of the group stage. They must do their best to win this home court, so Thomas Schaaf adopted an active offensive tactic.

He was originally thinking that in a head-on attack, Werder Bremen might not lose to Bayswater Chinese.

But now, the Premier League teams are actually declining!

This made Thomas Schaff angry and worried.

Yang Cheng, you are a coward!
Yaya Toure has recovered from his injury and returned to the team, but he doesn't even have the courage to attack Werder Bremen. How can he say that he insists on offensive football?

Werder Bremen continued to stick to their Bundesliga 442 midfield diamond formation in this game.

Especially in the frontcourt, the front trident composed of Rosenberry, Almeida and Diego.

From the opening, they took turns attacking the defense line of the Chinese in Bayswater.

But the Bayswater Chinese kept their footing from the start and waited patiently for their chance.

In the 11th minute, Werder Bremen's Brazilian genius Diego dribbled the ball from the left side of the center, trying to break through the defense of the Chinese in Bayswater, but Yaya Toure and Marcelo teamed up to steal the ball.

Yaya Toure intercepted the ball and Marcelo took the lead and poked the ball forward.

When chasing again, the Brazilian made a long pass on the ground.

Marcelo's long pass penetrated Werder Bremen's defense and landed directly on the empty left side.

Dzeko quickly ran to the left side, caught up with Marcelo's pass, stepped forward with his big foot, and continued to dribble the ball.

Werder Bremen's Finnish right-back Pasanen is slower and just pressed forward, but has been left behind by Dzeko.

The Bosnian center rushed forward with the ball at a very fast speed.

Right center back Mertesacker then kept retreating and went directly into the penalty area.

Dzeko dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left corner and faced Mertesacker one-on-one.

Facing Mertesacker, who is 2 meters tall, Dzeko appears to be particularly flexible.

Continuous small step adjustments confused the opponent. Dzeko first made a feint, gently pushed the ball sideways with his right foot, then chased after it and shot with his right foot.

The shot was powerful and the angle was particularly tricky.

Goalkeeper Van der Leyen stretched out his hand, but the ball flew over his head and went into the goal behind him.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 11th minute of the game, Bayswater Chinese launched a quick counterattack!"

"Edin Dzeko, when facing Mertesacker one-on-one on the left side of the frontcourt, made a wonderful volley and scored the first goal for Bayswater Chinese!"

"1 to 0!"

Thomas Schaaf jumped up as he watched from the sidelines.

He was so angry that he roared at the players on the court.

Yang Cheng was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. He couldn't help but find it funny to see Schaff's gaffe. However, while he was applauding Dzeko for his wonderful goal, he did not forget to wave to Pepe.

The Brazilian, uh, no, the Portuguese center back ran to the sidelines to congratulate Dzeko and then immediately ran over.

"Tell Thiago to continue to hold the defense steady, they will counterattack."

"Try to score another goal and win this game!"

"Go!"

Pepe nodded at Yang Cheng and quickly ran back to the court.

After Yang Cheng sent Pepe away, he suddenly felt something strange. He turned around and saw Thomas Schaff's resentful eyes, like an abandoned woman.

This made Yang Cheng feel a chill in his body, and he quickly walked back to the visiting team's coaching booth.

It’s only October, why is the weather in Germany getting worse so quickly?

"Thomas Scharf must be so angry that he must be dying." Brian Kidd also noticed Scharf's expression and laughed.

"Before the game, you kept saying you were going to attack him, but in the end, you actually played a defensive counterattack."

Yang Cheng was not happy about it. "Correction, Brian, this is not a defensive counterattack. We are playing away from home, so we need to play it safe at the start."

This is not the same as a defensive counterattack.

After a pause, Yang Cheng also started laughing.

"In fact, it's not difficult to play Werder Bremen. As long as we can stop their attack and then fight back, we'll be done."

Under the coaching of Thomas Schaaf, Werder Bremen is well-known in European football for its focus on attacking at all costs.

In the Bundesliga last season, they conceded 34 goals and scored 40 goals in 76 games.

The number of goals scored is the highest in the Bundesliga, but the number of goals conceded is in the middle.

But Thomas Scharf is still a stubborn person.

This season, when we played against Bayern Munich at home, we conceded 4 goals in the offensive confrontation.

We played against Dortmund away and continued to attack, but conceded 3 goals to them.

However, they are also very awesome.

Before playing Bayswater Chinese, they beat Bielefeld 8-1 at home.

In this situation, wouldn't Yang Cheng, if he just stirs things up a bit and says a few harsh words, provoke Werder Bremen?

Besides, they lost to Real Madrid in the first leg, and if they fail to beat Bayswater Chinese at home, their situation will be very difficult.

"It sounds simple, but not many teams can do it," said Brian Kidd.

"That was in the Bundesliga." Yang Cheng doesn't pamper the home team. "The Bundesliga isn't very competitive right now. A team like Werder Bremen would be taught a lesson in a matter of minutes if they were in the European arena."

Yang Cheng is not mentally ill.

When playing against a team like Werder Bremen, there are more efficient ways to score points. Why don’t we just fight to the death with the opponent?

What picture?

Just for the reputation of offensive football?

Please, the number of our goals is there, our football style is there, isn’t it offensive football? Watch a game?
All teams in the Champions League that do not know how to use their troops flexibly and are stubborn will die miserably.

Even a team like Guardiola!

……

After conceding a goal 11 minutes into the first half, Werder Bremen continued to launch an offensive in an attempt to equalize the score.

The Bayswater Chinese focused on playing steady defense and counterattacks.

Not to mention, Werder Bremen's attack is still very threatening.

Especially the one in the 28th minute of the first half.

At that time, the Chinese in Bayswater launched a counterattack, and the pass between Di Maria and Marcelo was interrupted, and the ball hit Marcelo directly from behind.

Rosenberry dribbled the ball all the way to the left wing of the Bayswater Chinese team and passed the ball into the penalty area to find Almeida.

At the critical moment, Thiago Silva took the lead and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.

If Almeida grabs the ball, it will be a sure win.

The defense on Marcelo's side is indeed a problem.

But Yang Cheng still said that he used him because he valued his offensive ability.

As for defense, we'll think of a solution.

The Chinese in Bayswater soon responded.

Yaya Toure returned to the game after two weeks of injury and was very motivated in this game.

In fact, he had almost recovered, but Yang Cheng insisted that he wait a little longer.

After seeing Werder Bremen's effort, Yaya Toure also went crazy.

In the 32nd minute, it was Yaya Toure who dribbled the ball forward in the middle and broke through Werder Bremen's midfield.

He even used his body to force his way past midfielder Frings, rushed to the top of the arc, and made a lob pass behind him.

After Dzeko pulled apart the defense, Arshavin decisively moved forward, got ahead of everyone else, stopped the ball with his chest, and shot with his left foot.

2 is better than 0!

Now, Werder Bremen can really calm down!

The first half ended with Bayswater Chinese leading 2-0.

After the change of sides in the second half, Yang Cheng's team took the initiative and launched a wave of attacks to suppress Werder Bremen's momentum.

After that, the situation became somewhat stalemate.

Thomas Schaaf did not dare to continue advancing.

It was not until the 75th minute that he replaced midfielder Fritz with forward Sanogo to strengthen the team's offense.

In the 82nd minute, Rosenberry dribbled the ball on the right, broke through Marcelo and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Sanogo overpowered Thiago Silva and headed the ball into the goal.

1 is better than 2!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Werder Bremen 2-1 away and won two consecutive victories in the group.

In another match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Real Madrid took the lead twice but was equalized by Lazio twice.

Van Nistelrooy and Pandev both scored twice.

In the end, the two teams shook hands and agreed to a 2-2 draw.

After two rounds of group matches, Bayswater Chinese ranked first in the group with two consecutive wins, Real Madrid had one win and one draw, Lazio had one draw and one loss, and Werder Bremen had two consecutive losses.

Yang Cheng also watched the match between Real Madrid and Lazio.

As he expected, Real Madrid's defense was as poor as ever.

……

November 10, noon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 9th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese played against Derby County at home.

Although Derby County is a fat sheep that can be slaughtered at will this season and is the best tool for scoring goals, Yang Cheng still gives them enough respect and repeatedly warns all players to be very careful and not be upset by Derby County.

The gap in strength between the two sides is indeed huge, but the more this kind of competition there is, the more Yang Cheng dares not to be careless.

Of course, due to the Champions League in the middle of the week, the rotation still has to be made.

After the opening, the game was always under the control of Bayswater Chinese.

Yang Cheng's team kept launching attacks.

Derby County adopted a 451 tactic and defended tightly.

In the 20th minute of the game, Di Maria made a straight pass, Lambert successfully made an offside move, broke into the penalty area and shot, scoring the first goal for the team.

1 is better than 0!

In the 28th minute of the first half, Modric made a straight pass, Arshavin broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot the ball into the goal, extending the score to 2-0!

Before the end of the first half, Arshavin dribbled past two opposing defenders and passed the ball to the unguarded Di Maria, who volleyed the ball with his left foot and made it 3-0!

We were already leading by 3 goals in the first half.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.

Just two minutes into the game, Lambert retreated to receive the ball and made a wonderful pass.

Di Maria cut in diagonally, caught up with Lambert's pass on the right side of the penalty area, and passed it back to Arshavin.

The Russian player pushed the ball into the goal and scored his second goal, 4-0!

In the 54th minute, Matic made a straight pass, Lambert quickly made an offside move, and when he shot near the penalty spot, his shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

Gareth Bale, who had just come on as a substitute for Di Maria, shot into the empty net, making it 5-0!

Just two minutes later, Gareth Bale made a wonderful pass from the left, and Arshavin made a wonderful volley in the penalty area, which once again penetrated the Derby County goal and performed a hat trick, 2-6!

In the 62nd minute, Arshavin received another direct pass from Modric and broke into the left side of the penalty area with a low left-foot shot, making it 7-0!

The Russians once again scored four goals!
Everyone in the entire stadium was enjoying the show.

This is simply a one-sided bullying!

After Yang Cheng replaced Arshavin and others, the team slowed down its offensive appropriately.

But even so, in the 86th minute, Lambert had a long shot from outside the penalty area, which hit the right post.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Derby County 7-0 at home.

In this game, the Chinese players of Bayswater fired a total of 28 shots.

What about Derby County?

Only 2 feet.

Bayswater Chinese had 13 shots on target and scored 7 goals.

Derby County had 0 shots on target.

What's even more outrageous is that they didn't even have a corner kick.

Logically speaking, Derby County also invested more than 10 million pounds this summer.

But judging from their performance this season, it is hard to say whether they can win another game, let alone avoid relegation.

But for this team, one season in the Premier League and earning 30 million pounds back to the Championship, plus future parachute protection policies, will be enough for them to live comfortably for a few years.

Even if the management is more capable, they can definitely make a breakthrough in the Championship and strive to return to the Premier League.

……

Every time the national team matches come, Yang Cheng gets into trouble.

As the performance of the Chinese in Bayswater gets better and better, more and more of them are becoming international players.

A very serious problem with the international team is that the national players are very scattered.

Guess how many national team players the Bayswater Chinese have now?
17!
Among all the Premier League teams, this is the team with the most players selected for the national team.

It may even be the team with the most national team players among the top five leagues.

Among them are national team stalwarts like Modric, Arshavin and Dzeko, as well as new internationals who have been selected in recent months, such as Lewandowski, Piszczek, Matic, Jose Fonte and Aaron Ramsey.

And it does not include players like Walcott, Matuidi, Marcelo and others who are participating in the national youth team.

If all these national youth team players are included, I'm sorry, during the national team training period, only Begovic, Koscielny and Lambert were left in the Chinese training base in Bayswater.

This also made Yang Cheng feel very embarrassed.

There are only 3 people left...how about we team up and play Landlord?

This is not what really makes Yang Cheng embarrassed.

With more and more international players, the problem of players traveling back and forth arises.

Especially when it comes to away games, it is even more troublesome.

For example, in England, Leighton Baines was not a starter, but now in Bayswater the Chinese has performed well and has always been selected as a substitute for Ashley Cole.

England have two international matches in October, first at home to Estonia and then away to Russia.

Russia is fine, as they are playing against England at home.

Both games against Poland and Croatia are at home.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is in trouble.

Dzeko will first go to Bosnia and Herzegovina for training, then go to Greece for an away game, and then return to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play Hungary.

Wales is the worst off, with both games being away.

First we went to play Cyprus, and then we went to play San Marino. It was really tiring.

Yang Cheng was originally worried about the African national team, but Côte d'Ivoire trained directly in Austria.

But in January 08, it will be the African Cup again, and Yaya Toure will have to leave for a while.

Among all the people, Maicon is the most troublesome.

First go back to Brazil for training, then go away to play against Colombia, and then play at home against Ecuador.

Nowadays, Maicon is still the main right back of the Brazilian national team.

A coach in the coaching staff even did a special statistics of the first-team national team players and found that 17 players had to fly nearly 1 kilometers.

There really is no one else like him.

But Yang Cheng really had no solution.

It's either the European Cup qualifiers or the World Cup qualifiers in South America. What's the reason not to let the national team players go back?

The only thing that can stop it is Yaya Toure going to Austria for training.

But Côte d'Ivoire has arranged the training camp in Austria, so why won't they let him go?

Isn’t this a bit hard to understand?

All in all, in one word, it’s annoying!

But many national teams are really not polite at all when it comes to using players.

There was no other way, Yang Cheng could only ask the coaching staff and team doctors to keep a close eye on him.

Of course, this is not just the Chinese in Bayswater who are complaining.

Almost all the top teams are complaining.

In order to appease the public, FIFA has set up a special committee to explore a feasible solution.

For example, selecting national team players to participate in national team competitions, giving subsidies to clubs, and dealing with injuries of players when playing for the national team, etc.

But these are not what Yang Cheng values ​​most.

……

During the national team training, Adam Crozier brought Yang Cheng good news.

This season, a further 20 boxes have been sold at Wembley Stadium.

It wasn’t a lot, but it made Adam Crozier very happy.

And 6 of them are actually from the entertainment industry, all of which are in the record industry.

This surprised Yang Cheng, and he hurriedly asked what was going on.

"Speaking of this matter, we have to thank Adele."

"What do you mean?" Yang Cheng was very surprised.

"Hasn't she been singing here all the time?"

"Ah."

"She has been preparing her own album recently. The record company originally hoped that she would suspend her home performances here, but she refused."

"Because of the contract?"

Adam Crozier shook his head. “No, she said that it was because our club brought her good luck and created a singing stage for her, so she will continue to sing until the end of this season.”

Yang Cheng thought about it and it made sense.

At that time, they signed Adele on a one-year contract.

After all, it's impossible to sign a long-term contract for this kind of thing.

Even if she really signed, Adele's record company would not allow her to sing here all the time.

What's more, for a future superstar like Adele, the most important thing is to build good relationships and let her owe you a favor, which is more valuable than letting her perform as a resident singer.

Therefore, in all aspects, Yang Cheng treated Adele as well as possible.

"But Adele talked about our club several times with people from the record company and her friends around her, and even boasted that we brought her good luck and were her lucky star."

"Many people in their record company took the initiative to book our box through Adele."

It turned out to be the case.

Yang Cheng understood a little bit.

To be frank, these people in the entertainment industry still believe in Feng Shui.

Of course, there is no such thing as Feng Shui in foreign countries, but this is the principle.

Otherwise, why are there so many so-called curses in English football?

Yang Cheng suddenly had an idea.

"Adam, what do you think? Should we do some 'promotion' in this direction?" Yang Cheng smiled knowingly.

Adam Crozier was stunned. "Which direction?"

Xia Qing, who was standing by, was also confused.

Yes, which direction?
Yang Cheng was speechless.

Adam, our chemistry has been lacking lately.

"It's what you just said, the entertainment industry, luck, lucky stars..."

"You mean..."

"That's right!" Yang Cheng nodded before Adam Crozier finished speaking.

"But how can people believe it?"

"It's very simple. As long as Adele becomes more and more popular, everything will be fine."

What do you mean?
The more closely you are tied to us Bayswater Chinese, the better your luck.

Do not believe?

Look at Adele!

The most difficult thing about this kind of thing is how to get started and how to gain people's trust.

Yang Cheng still remembers that he saw a report in his previous life saying that Adele saved the British record industry.

Adele's album was an instant success. Her first album sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. By the time of her second album, it had sold over 3 million copies, which was a crazy sale.

Why did Yang Cheng come up with such a dirty trick?

It’s very simple. Didn’t we sell a few VIP boxes to the record company?

The British record industry has been sluggish for many years, but since the emergence of Adele, it has actually revived.

This also proves that practitioners in the record industry will benefit.

In this way, wouldn't it be perfect?
Do you believe it or not, the Chinese in Bayswater are lucky stars?

Do not believe?

Look at Adele and those people in the record industry, aren't they all lucky?

Not all lucky?

Those unlucky ones all have their own problems!
The Chinese in Bayswater are quite smart.

Otherwise, how do we explain why Adele and several other people from record companies are starting to get lucky?

The reason why charlatans will always have a market is that as long as they become famous, there will be a steady stream of people coming to them.

After everyone asks and leaves, there will always be good and bad results, and not every result is necessarily a good one.

Those who benefit will naturally believe it more; those who do not benefit will reflect on it and continue to believe it.

As for those who left, they will have no chance.

The most important thing is that in the eyes of the general public, they tend to only see those who benefit, those successful and shining people.

There is no doubt that Adele is the biggest business card for Chinese people in Bayswater!
The most fitting thing is that Adele herself often said that it was the Chinese in Bayswater who brought her good luck.

People in the entertainment industry often cannot sit with ordinary fans, so naturally they are most suitable to sit in the VIP box.

"Is this considered a lie?" Xia Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

How did you become a charlatan?

"Hey, hey, hey, senior, watch your wording. How can the marketing in our football industry be called cheating?"

"Yeah, it's marketing," Adam Crozier agreed.

Xia Qing was completely speechless because of these two guys.

She found that Adam Crozier was becoming more and more like Yang Cheng's lackey.

Is this the CEO of the Royal Mail? The highest paid public servant in the UK? The CEO of the English Football Association?

"But, Yang, how can you be sure that Adele will become popular?" Adam Crozier asked a key question.

Then if Adele is not popular, wouldn’t all the efforts be in vain?

"Nonsense, just listen to her singing voice. If she wasn't famous, I..."

Yang Cheng paused for a moment, then changed the subject, "How about this, let's make a bet on her new album. I guess it's worth at least 500 million copies. Do you want to bet?"

"Five million?" Adam Crozer was shocked by Yang Cheng.

In today's sluggish record market, is it possible to sell 500 million copies?

“I mean the whole world.”

"Even the global version is exaggerated. He's still a newcomer."

Yang Cheng just smiled and said nothing.

I definitely won't tell you that she has sold over 9 million albums worldwide.

……

In the end, given Yang Cheng's integrity and credibility over the years, Adam Crozier still didn't dare to bet with him.

But Adam Crozier was very interested in Yang Cheng's proposal.

The two of them plotted sinisterly for a while, and finally decided to make a phone call and call Adele over.

Adele is busy preparing a record.

But as soon as she received Yang Cheng's call, she took time out to come over that day.

Yang Cheng knew that she was busy, so he told her directly that to thank her for promoting Bayswater Chinese, the club decided to give her a VIP executive box at Wembley Stadium for free for one season.

If he wasn't afraid of scaring the little girl, Yang Cheng would have considered just naming it.

From now on it will be called Adele's Box or something.

The chubby British girl was really touched.

She is not a star now and she hasn't even released an album yet.

What little fame she had was brought to her by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Now, Yang Cheng still treats her so well, which really touches her.

If there wasn't a beautiful Xia Qing sitting next to Yang Cheng, Adele would have suspected whether this big brother had ulterior motives towards her?

"Really, we just want to thank you for helping us promote it. You know, your friends have booked several private rooms for us." Adam Crozier said very sincerely and earnestly.

Yang Cheng also nodded, "You don't have to worry about our affairs in the future, just concentrate on recording your album, and when you become famous, help us promote it more." At the end, Yang Cheng showed a very sunny and guilt-free smile.

This almost made Xia Qing unable to hold back and reveal the truth.

Who are these people?
What on earth has possessed me to make me fall in love with such a guy?
He wouldn't trick me in the same way, would he?
Adele thought that Yang Cheng cared about her and was thinking about her, and she was so moved that she kept thanking him.

By the way, she also mentioned a proposal from her record company.

That is to include Bayswater Chinese's team song in Adele's new album.

"Is it okay?" Yang Cheng was very surprised.

But Adele was even more surprised than him, "I was afraid you would refuse."

When I think about it, it’s true.

The Bayswater Chinese are now much more famous than Adele.

Maybe the record company is just trying to take advantage of the popularity of the Chinese in Bayswater.

You know what, it’s true.

The record company has developed a series of promotion strategies for her new album, including singing new songs at Wembley Stadium.

"Of course we have no problem." Yang Cheng said straightforwardly.

As for copyright fees...

"It's okay, you can use it. We're very happy that it can help your new album. As for the fees, you can give me a share after the sales." Yang Cheng seemed particularly generous.

Adele was truly touched.

What a wonderful person!
Still so handsome!

Such a talented coach!

If he didn't have a girlfriend, I would think...

cough!
……

"Ah Cheng, why didn't I realize before that you are so good at fooling people?"

After seeing off Adele and Adam Crozier, Xia Qing seemed to get to know Yang Cheng again.

"Me? Bullshit? Senior, you must be kidding me. I am a well-known honest person."

"You are still honest. You just..."

"Wasn't I good enough just now? She wanted to put my song in her new album to take advantage of our team's popularity, and I agreed. She took advantage of it for free, boldly, and without any worries. I was at a disadvantage."

"She introduced a few friends to buy a room here, and I gave her one for free, although it was only for one season. After all, we were poor, and even a room for six people was not cheap. We had to pay a meal package and service fees... I was so heartbroken..."

"Sister, think about it, I am giving selflessly!"

Yang Cheng was almost moved to tears by his own selfless internationalism.

Would it be justifiable if I don't give myself a certificate of being a good boy of the new era in Bayswater, Westminster, London?

Xia Qing was actually amused by his poverty and couldn't stop giggling.

This is quite a lot.

But you know what, if she didn’t know Yang Cheng, she would have really believed it.

"Sister, I suddenly thought of something very serious."

"You said."

"If, I mean if, one day in the future, the UK imposes sanctions on China and wants to deprive us of this club and our villa, what do you think we should do?"

"This is impossible. Private property cannot be violated. This is the British constitution."

Yang Cheng was speechless.

Sure enough, before it happened, no one believed that such a ridiculous thing would happen.

"Besides, with the globalization of the economy and good business, even if there are some trade conflicts, sanctions will not be imposed at every turn, let alone sanctions on ordinary people. If a government official really does this, we will sue him!"

Yang Cheng really wanted to say, I support you, senior sister, and when the time comes, you can help Abramovich sue the British government.

But Yang Cheng certainly couldn't explain it clearly.

He could only say that this was just his own fantasy, but he wanted to prevent this possibility.

"Use an offshore company. In fact, many real estate properties in London are now held by offshore companies." Xia Qing thought for a while and said.

"If a country's government really wants to kill us, we have no choice but to do this at best."

Yang Cheng nodded.

He didn't understand how it worked, but it sounded pretty cool.

The only requirement is that if it really happens in the future, I will have a way out.

Xia Qing also didn't understand why Yang Cheng was worried about something that was impossible to happen.

But Yang Cheng insisted again and again, so she had no choice but to do it.

She will go back and find out more relevant information.

Don't forget, she graduated from Goldman Sachs.

……

During the two-week national team training period, another piece of news broke out.

That is, FIFA announced the list of candidates for the 2007 World Footballer of the Year.

As the Premier League champions last season, unfortunately, Bayswater Chinese did not have a single player shortlisted.

There was originally another Ribery, but he was sold to Bayern Munich.

So, there is not even one Chinese person in Bayswater.

This is also quite speechless.

If you are not in a top team, wanting to be on this kind of list is basically a joke.

England has four players shortlisted, Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney and Terry.

Fortunately, Yang Cheng didn't take it too seriously.

The players are still young.

One day, Yang Cheng will not only have his players on this list one by one, he will also have his players win the Golden Ball and the World Footballer of the Year!
……

After two weeks of national team training, the players returned one after another.

What Yang Cheng was most worried about did not happen.

He was relieved that the players did not suffer any injury problems during the national team training and competition.

But the long journey and running back and forth took a huge toll on the national team players.

This weekend we will go north to play Blackburn, and next Wednesday we will go to Madrid to challenge Real Madrid away.

Taking into account the crucial importance of the Champions League matches, Yang Cheng made appropriate rotations in the team's lineup in the away game against Blackburn.

As a result, in the 22nd minute of the game, David Dunn assisted Paraguayan center forward Santa Cruz to break Neuer's goal.

This was also the only goal in the game.

Bayswater Chinese suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 0-1 to Blackburn Rovers away.

The team's unbeaten streak ended at 16 games.

Nine of them were this season and seven were last season.

In this round, Liverpool defeated Everton 2-1 away.

Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 away.

Arsenal beat Bolton 2-0 at home.

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4-1 away from home.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese ranked second in the standings with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

At the top of the list is Arsenal.

Wenger's team has remained unbeaten so far this season with 8 wins and 2 draws.

But there is no need to question, let alone praise Arsenal.

Because the Gunners have not encountered Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayswater Chinese in the 10 games so far, it is not surprising that Wenger's team can remain unbeaten.

The next three games will be Wenger's biggest test.

In the 11th round, we played away against Liverpool.

In the 12th round, we will play Manchester United at home.

In the 13th round, we played away against Bayswater Chinese.

This is the real test for Wenger's team.

……

On the evening of March 10, Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

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

When the Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovreber led the two teams of players into the Bernabeu Stadium, Yang Cheng just walked into the player tunnel.

All I heard was cheers coming from outside the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid fans welcomed their players with enthusiastic cheers.

But the next moment, when Yang Cheng walked out of the player tunnel, he was instantly met with a barrage of boos.

This made him stunned for a moment, and he looked around in confusion.

When he saw himself appear on the big screen, he was sure that Real Madrid fans were booing him.

Well, it seems that I have become the most unpopular person in the Bernabeu!
"You beat them by 4 goals here last season and beat Real Madrid so badly. Do you still expect them to treat you well?" Brian Kidd couldn't help laughing when he saw Yang Cheng coming out.

"Please, that's what the media said, I didn't say anything." Yang Cheng looked innocent.

"No one cares about you unless you lose the game tonight. Otherwise, they will boo you next time."

Yang Cheng was amused when he heard this, "Then I'd better let them boo me, just don't throw my pig head at me!"

The coaches around him also started laughing.

Brian Kidd saw Schuster walking towards them and winked at Yang Cheng.

Before the game, the coach of the home team goes to the coach of the visiting team to say hello. This is courtesy.

Schuster is a man of strange temper.

Yang Cheng had heard about it a long time ago.

But he really didn't expect that this guy would be so weird.

Logically speaking, shaking hands before a game is also a way to show each other's demeanor.

If you really don't like me, just shake my hand, turn around and leave, and no one will say anything to you.

But this guy just stood there after shaking hands, and said to Yang Cheng: "Before this game, many people told me about the 0-4 game last season."

Yang Cheng did not answer him, but looked at him silently, waiting for him to continue.

"Although I wasn't the team leader in that game, I have the obligation to regain our reputation at home!"

When Yang Cheng heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. He smiled slightly and asked, "So what?"

"You will definitely lose tonight!" Schuster pointed at Yang Cheng and said.

This is very impolite behavior.

But Yang Cheng didn't care about this.

Still smiling faintly, he asked again: "Do you have this ability?"

"We'll see."

After saying this, Schuster turned and left.

……

This world-renowned Bernabeu showdown kicked off with a long-range shot by Yaya Toure.

As soon as the game started, the Chinese team in Bayswater took the initiative and attacked.

Real Madrid still adopted the 442 tactics they often used this season.

Goalkeeper: Casillas;

Defense: Drenthe, Metzelder, Cannavaro and Ramos;
Midfield: Robinho, Gago, Guti and Sneijder;
Forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul.

Among them, Scottel was injured, so he missed the game.

In addition, Mohamed Diarra and Robben are also injured.

The Bayswater Chinese team played with their iconic 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Maicon;

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

Forwards: Di Maria, Dzeko and Arshavin.

Yang Cheng sent all his main forces.

Unlike Real Madrid's players who played in last weekend's La Liga, Yang Cheng's lineup was rotated in last weekend's league, so the players are obviously better in terms of physical fitness and condition.

After taking the lead with a long shot at the start of the game, the Chinese in Bayswater took the initiative to launch an attack.

Especially the pressing and oppression in the midfield and frontcourt.

Yang Cheng chose the double central defender combination of Thiago Silva and Pepe in order to push up the entire defense line and use the pressing pressure in the midfield and frontcourt to engage in a fight with Real Madrid.

Real Madrid also held nothing back.

Schuster obviously also wanted to take advantage of the home advantage and create opportunities from the start.

Just two minutes into the game, Guti made a very threatening pass behind his back.

Even though Golden Wolf Guti has a lot of shortcomings and weaknesses, there is one thing that deserves everyone's affirmation.

That was his deadly through ball.

It's really threatening.

One pass, like a scalpel, tore through the two lines of defense of the Chinese in Bayswater.

And it was transmitted through the gaps between people.

Raul quickly came back and chased the ball.

But Neuer took the initiative, rushed out of the penalty area, stopped the ball directly with his foot, and passed the ball to Thiago Silva before Raul.

"The Bayswater Chinese goalkeeper went straight out of the penalty area."

"Their defense was very high up the pitch."

"Although Robben is out due to injury at Real Madrid, we still have to be careful and beware of Robinho."

“The Brazilians are not slow either.”

The fans at the Bernabeu also booed loudly.

It was clear that they all had a very bad impression of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The most important thing is the 0-4 game last season.

That's a shame for the Bernabeu!

Especially after the game, Real Madrid was badly humiliated by the media.

And tonight, in the eyes of Real Madrid, is an opportunity to take revenge.

Yang Cheng ignored the provocation of the fans and focused on watching Real Madrid's tactics.

Even when facing the Chinese from Bayswater, Real Madrid's two full-backs still dared to actively provide assists.

This made Yang Cheng admire Schuster's courage.

But then I thought about it, and it seemed normal.

In the 442 formation, Van Nistelrooy is the center forward and Raul is not the kind of player who can connect the midfield and the frontcourt.

On the left is the cyclist Robinho, and on the right is Sneijder.

In this case, if you want to bring out the threat from the wing, you really have to rely on the full-back to make a run from behind.

Especially Drenthe on the left.

The Dutchman is seen by many as the successor to Wild Boar Davis. Although he is a left-back, he is actually a one-stop player on the left wing.

He was extremely active after the opening, almost using the left winger as the main player.

Obviously, Schuster also hopes to take advantage of the coordinated attack of Drenthe and Robinho on the left to open a channel and score a goal.

In the 13th minute, it was Drenthe who pressed forward again, and cooperated with Robinho to make Maicon foul on the left, winning a free kick opportunity.

Guti took the free kick but it hit the wall.

Just two minutes later, Robinho showed excellent form. On the left side of the penalty area, facing his national team teammate Maicon, he performed continuous bicycle kicks and made low passes with his left foot.

Pepe got in position first and cleared the ball with one kick, preventing Robinho's pass from threatening the goal.

But on the periphery, Guti stopped the ball and took a long shot, but it went high.

After the opening, Real Madrid's attack was very successful.

On the contrary, the Chinese players from Bayswater seemed to pose no threat except for a long shot at the beginning of the game.

This made the fans at the Bernabeu particularly excited and full of anticipation.

(End of this chapter)