I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 135 The Tsar is mighty! Ferguson: The rules of the Premier League have changed! [Subscribe]

"No wonder Wenger said you are the stingiest head coach he has ever seen in the Premier League."

After the game, Yang Cheng and Ferguson drank in one of the VIP boxes in the stadium.

Ferguson brought the wine himself.

If the game is lost, the old man will definitely be reluctant to take it out.

He should be quite satisfied with the score of 3-3 now.

"I'm stingy?"

Yang Cheng chuckled and pointed at the surrounding environment and the box.

Through the box door, you can see the stadium managers below cleaning up the field.

This is a routine after every game. Some grass that has been overturned by the players must be repaired immediately.

"Do you know how much a box like this costs?"

Without waiting for Ferguson to answer, Yang Cheng gave the answer first.

"More than 1 pounds, the rental for a match. I'm in a box that costs more than pounds, and I'm treating you to a drink. Am I still stingy?"

Ferguson couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He knew that Yang Cheng was angry.

This is normal.

A draw at home would make anyone angry.

But he is happy now.

Bayswater Chinese are unbeaten at home, and that’s no joke.

Ferguson was very satisfied to get one point and maintain the lead.

"Don't pretend in front of me. I don't think you can rent out this box."

Yang Cheng felt a little guilty.

It’s definitely not rented out.

Otherwise, he would be crazy and use it to entertain this old man.

"Besides, the box costs more than 1 pounds, and the expensive part is the meal, not the box. At most you'll just waste some cleaning fees. Maybe you can clean it yourself later and even save the cleaning fees."

Yang Cheng snorted coldly and ignored him.

Ferguson is also well aware of these things.

No one should try to fool the other.

"Look, I came to your home ground, brought my own wine, and treated you to a drink. Aren't you stingy?"

After hearing this, Yang Cheng snorted again, "You are the one who wants to treat me to a drink, I don't plan to treat you."

"So, after all, you are the one who is stingy."

Ferguson won the verbal battle and was in a good mood. He poured another glass for himself and Yang Cheng.

"I heard from Wenger that the wine you treated him to last time was very bad, and I don't know where you got it from at the last minute. I thought, given your stingy personality, if I win, you will probably treat me to Coca-Cola, so I brought my own."

Ferguson said this and laughed to himself.

There is still a certain amount of pride in it.

Yang Cheng secretly complained: I treated you to Coca-Cola?

You are so fucking beautiful!
"Actually, we can win this game. A draw is unfair to us." Ferguson sighed and said regretfully.

It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, but once he did, Yang Cheng got furious.

"With your performance, especially in the second half, you were all like turtles. Isn't that fair?"

After a pause, Yang Cheng complained speechlessly, "If Yaya Toure was here, you would not be able to leave Wembley Stadium today!"

Matic does have great potential, but he is still a long way behind Yaya Toure.

The main reason is that Matic is not mature enough.

Yaya Toure is already 24 years old and is gradually entering the golden period of his career.

On the other hand, Ferguson had a strong team at Manchester United and sent out all his main players.

On the defensive line, Manchester United used its iron wall to block the attack of the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the front, Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez launched counterattacks.

This style of play is really a headache.

Matic has actually done a good job, but he is still not as good as Yaya Toure.

The Serbian teenager did not make any mistakes, but there is a gap in overall strength.

"So, I have never liked using African players. Playing in the African Cup every two years is so annoying."

Yang Cheng squinted his eyes, looking at the old Versailles who was too pretentious, and felt impatient again.

"Just stop saying such shameless things in front of me, okay?"

"You don't like African players? Who competed with Chelsea for Michael Essien?"

"Who is the shameless person who broke up with Chelsea over Mikel and earned £1200 million?"

At Ferguson's age, he has basically reached the stage where he can tell lies with his eyes open without getting embarrassed or out of breath.

"That's all in the past. Look at our team. How many African players are there?"

After that, he put on an attitude of taking advantage of his seniority and said, "You are still young. You didn't take this into consideration when you formed the team. How important is the No. 4 position? How big of an impact will Yaya Toure's departure have?"

Didn’t Yang Cheng consider this?

Actually not.

The African Cup schedule is there, how could I not notice it?

These are all comprehensive considerations.

For example, Yaya Toure will be playing in the African Cup for about a month.

Should we bring in a high-level player for this month?

If the strength is not strong, it is better to dig internally. Rakitic, Matuidi and Matic can all fill in.

He has good ability, so why is he willing to play for more than a month?
Even if they are willing to come, how much salary will they be offered?
Any team must make a comprehensive plan when considering this issue.

The exception is the wealthy teams.

Chelsea already has quite a few forwards, but still wants to sign Anelka.

The French salary is not low.

"Have you heard? Manchester City is going to be sold." Ferguson said suddenly.

Yang Cheng nodded and hummed.

Thaksin's assets have been frozen.

So, he wanted to sell Manchester City in exchange for some funds.

There have been rumors that a consortium from the Middle East is coming in, and it is Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund.

Fans can only get some hearsay information from the media, but since they are all Premier League teams, they will naturally get more intelligence.

After all, the acquisition of a Premier League team must go through the Premier League.

The Premier League is not a governing body, but more like a stewardship organization.

Many specific decisions need to be discussed among the 20 teams.

Of course, although there are 20 teams, many of them are just promotions, just like coming to the Premier League to make a fortune.

These clubs don't have much say in the Premier League.

"The rules of the Premier League have changed. From now on, down-to-earth teams like us will suffer more."

The "we" Ferguson mentioned obviously includes the Chinese in Bayswater.

Although they are all foreign-funded, the biggest difference between Bayswater Chinese and other teams is that Yang Cheng's team was promoted from a low-level league.

More importantly, the Chinese in Bayswater basically do not compete with the top teams for stars.

On the contrary, Yang Cheng has been selling stars.

This kind of business model is actually welcomed by established giants such as Manchester United.

In the foreseeable future, this will certainly be the model for the Chinese in Bayswater.

For the new stadium.

Yang Cheng finally understood why Ferguson wanted to treat him to a drink.

After all, I still want to test the opinions of the Chinese in Bayswater.

"We are a small team. Right now, we even rent our home stadium. We have no ability to participate or even change this trend."

Yang Cheng immediately changed the subject, "Arsenal is also going to sell it."

"To whom?"

"The details have not been confirmed yet, but I heard some news that American Kroenke is unwilling to pay for the acquisition. Even the funds for the acquisition are mostly from loans. After the acquisition, there may be some debt restructuring."

"The Russians are very wealthy and have made a big promise. After the acquisition, they are willing to spend money to recruit players for Arsenal, so that the Gunners can return to the top competitiveness of the Premier League in the shortest possible time."

After hearing this, Ferguson smiled slightly and said, "Then David Dunn must support the Russians. He even sold his shares. Wenger may be slightly more inclined to the Americans. He has always liked to be self-sufficient and financially independent."

"But now, the situation is stronger than people." Yang Cheng said lightly.

After all, Wenger actually has his own interests to consider.

After Yang Cheng renewed his contract with Bayswater Chinese with an annual salary of 400 million pounds, Wenger has been negotiating a contract extension with Arsenal.

His contract expires in 2008.

He probably also hopes to take this opportunity to gain some initiative in negotiations, get more benefits in contract renewal, and get commitments from the new boss.

So, don’t always think that Wenger is a little submissive.

This old man just looks a little miserable, but he is actually very evil and shrewd.

"The Americans are unreliable!" Ferguson complained softly.

Yang Cheng also laughed, "Russians are also unwelcome in the UK."

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

This is where Arsenal's difficulty lies.

Previously, the media reported that the Abu Dhabi consortium was actually very interested in Arsenal before contacting Manchester City.

But both Kroenke and Usmanov refused to sell their shares, preventing the Abu Dhabi consortium from entering the game.

What this means is that Arsenal can only choose one between the two foreign shareholders.

As for how Kroenke and Usmanov will negotiate each other's shares after the decision is made, it depends on their negotiation skills.

Yang Cheng had heard of a saying.

Kroenke's acquisition of Arsenal is more for the purpose of making money. If Usmanov completes the acquisition of Arsenal, he will be able to take over Kroenke's shares as long as he is satisfied with the price offered.

But the Russian made a harsh statement that even if Kroenke acquired Arsenal, he would not sell his shares.

Therefore, for Arsenal, selling to the Americans may not necessarily solve the current financial difficulties.

What's more, Kroenke is not willing or has no money to invest.

"Next, the players' values ​​should increase again," Ferguson said helplessly.

Yang Cheng didn't care.

He is a seller, and the increase in players' value is only good for him.

Of course, he will also suffer if his annual salary increases.

All in all, this matter does him more good than harm.

But it’s different for a team like Manchester United.

Just imagine how much stronger Manchester United would be now if there was no Chelsea?
Robben, Essien, Mikel, all belong to Manchester United.

There are too many monks and too little porridge.

Before, it was only Chelsea. If Arsenal and Manchester City are really sold to rich people, the competition for players will only become more fierce.

But this damn Premier League still has work permit restrictions.

Manchester United had been eyeing Essien as early as 1999, but at the time work permits were not allowed and there was no special talent clause.

Thinking of this, Ferguson let out a long sigh of resentment.

When I turned to look at Yang Cheng again, I found that he was calm.

Suddenly, Ferguson understood everything.

To put it bluntly, even if Manchester City and Arsenal were acquired by foreign capital and the big bosses really spent money like crazy, it would not have much impact on the Chinese in Bayswater.

When he thought of this, Ferguson's originally good mood suddenly turned bad.

"I heard that you are discussing with Arsenal a proposal to strengthen the control of foul standards?" Ferguson stated another purpose of his trip.

"Well, shall we count you in?" Yang Cheng asked.

"Okay." Ferguson nodded readily. "In addition, I think Chelsea and Liverpool can also be competed for."

To put it bluntly, the tightening of enforcement standards is a restriction on mid- and lower-level teams.

Whether it is in the Premier League or other European leagues, when weak teams play against strong teams, the pattern is basically the same.

Defensive counterattacks and foul tactics often coexist.

As the foul standards increase, the shackles on the weaker teams become heavier.

Of course, the current enforcement standards in the Premier League are indeed too rough.

Some stadium violence has also had a negative impact on the overall image of the Premier League.

Therefore, teams such as Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, and even all Premier League teams that have thought about developing the global market, will support it.

It can not only improve the team's competitiveness, but also improve its global business image and protect the players, killing two birds with one stone.

But some mid- and lower-level teams will definitely object.

For example, like violence.

But as long as we show justice, hold up the banner, and several strong teams form an alliance, it is entirely possible to pass.

After all, the Premier League also needs to develop overseas markets.

Unlike the profit-sharing model of the Premier League’s domestic copyright, the revenue from the Premier League’s overseas copyright sales is equally shared among the 20 teams.

The top teams have always had opinions about this.

Everyone knows that the top teams are the ones that pursue overseas copyrights, and the top teams also make great contributions to development.

The money earned has to be divided equally?
In the past few years, teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have repeatedly proposed reforms, aiming to incorporate the overseas copyright sales profit-sharing model into the local copyright sales profit-sharing model.

By then, the top teams will get more.

Ferguson believes that when the time is right, the reform of overseas copyright sales revenue can be brought up for discussion in the Premier League.

Either reform the profit-sharing model or improve law enforcement standards.

Yang Cheng also thought that this was a good idea.

"Adam Crozier is a capable man. Just let him contact a few strong teams. When the time is right, bring him up for negotiation!"

Yang Cheng naturally had no objection.

The Chinese at Bayswater are taking the lead in putting forward more suggestions, especially those that are adopted, which is also continuously enhancing the club's influence in the Premier League.

The first bird to stick its head out gets shot?
Come on, with Ferguson's Manchester United and Wenger's Arsenal leading the way, what is there to be afraid of?
……

There is one thing that is very different about English football from other leagues on the European continent.

They have two very important events.

FA Cup and Premier League.

These two events are known as the twin towers of English football and are both crucial.

Therefore, in terms of schedule, the FA Cup is scheduled to be held on weekends.

Yes, no matter how crowded the league schedule is, the FA Cup is on the weekend.

The league can even be squeezed into midweek.

When Tottenham Hotspur won the Double in 1961, the only match broadcast live on television was not the league but the FA Cup final.

This shows the importance of the FA Cup in English football.

The Premier League Community Shield is played between the league champions and the FA Cup champions.

League Cup?
Have fun while you're at it!
But this situation has gradually changed since entering the new century.

In January 2006, The Times wrote a commentary that caused a great response in the British media.

The FA Cup is becoming a consolation prize.

Only those teams that are unable to compete for the championship will want to compete for the FA Cup!

Ferguson once said something in 2005, when his team was tied with a lower-level team in the FA Cup.

"The FA Cup was tied or even eliminated. The shame was only a matter of one or two days."

“Then, it was all over.”

The Times recalled this sentence and said that if it had been said 10 years ago, the head coach would have been sacked if the team was eliminated early from the FA Cup.

This is an irreversible process.

A ranking in the Premier League carries much more weight than the FA Cup.

For many teams that have the opportunity to compete in the Champions League and to secure a stable league title, the FA Cup is just the icing on the cake.

Following The Times, almost every January when the FA Cup starts, the media always hypes the decline of the FA Cup.

Since the FA Cup is held on the weekend, many teams will cater to the nostalgia of local fans and insist on using their main lineups in the FA Cup, especially those playing at home.

Bayswater Chinese will face Derby County at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Although Derby County is currently the team at the bottom of the Premier League standings, it is still a Premier League team after all.

But Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese don't have so many concerns.

There was even news released early on that the team would play with an all-substitute and young lineup.

Why?

Playing at home, fans buy tickets to enter the stadium with the goal of winning.

If we don't go all out and instead play with substitutes and a young lineup, and lose at home, won't we be scolded to death by the fans?

Therefore, there were only more than 3 people sitting in Wembley Stadium for this game.

This is because the FA Cup ticket prices are lower.

Unexpectedly, the substitutes and young players of Bayswater Chinese played very well.

14 minutes into the game, Gareth Bale assisted Lewandowski to score.

In the 33rd minute, Aaron Ramsey got the ball in the midfield, got rid of the defender, and passed the ball behind him. Walcott successfully made an offside, broke into the penalty area, and scored with a single shot.

2 is better than 0!

Before the end of the first half, Lewandowski took the ball in the penalty area again, dribbled past the defender, and scored against Derby County again.

3 is better than 0!

In the second half, although Derby County scored a goal, Lambert, who came on as a substitute for Bayswater Chinese, scored a goal at the last minute of the game, locking the score at 4-1!

Instead, Yang Cheng was very concerned about another game.

Chelsea challenge Wigan Athletic away.

Grant's team encountered tenacious sniping from the home team on the road.

The Blues played with a rotated lineup in this game, but lost 1-2 to Wigan Athletic away from home and were eliminated from the FA Cup.

Chelsea has obviously saved enough energy to prepare for the 3th round of the league three days later.

Bayswater Chinese will visit Stamford Bridge again!

……

Three days later, the 3th round of the Premier League.

In last year's Christmas schedule, the Chinese from Bayswater beat Chelsea 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. After a year, they returned to Stamford Bridge, which aroused strong hostility from Chelsea fans.

Before the game, Chelsea's hardcore fan organization threatened to make the Chinese in Bayswater fight in a hellish atmosphere.

The Blues' recent situation is also very bad.

If we say that Yaya Toure's absence has a great impact on the Chinese in Bayswater.

The African Cup was like a nightmare for Chelsea.

Drogba, Essien, Mikel and Kalou all left the team to participate in the African Cup.

This means that half of the main lineup has been removed at once.

Facing a strong confrontation at this time is also very fatal for the Blues.

Grant played with an all-substitute lineup in the FA Cup because he wanted to gather all his strength for this game.

Everyone in Chelsea also gave Grant enough support.

Boss Abramovich not only personally sat at Stamford Bridge to supervise the battle, but also gave a huge reward.

As long as they can beat Bayswater Chinese at home, every player will get an extra bonus.

It is rare to offer rewards specifically for a single game.

But this also makes this West London derby even more meaningful.

The Premier League also cooperated with global broadcasters to publicize and promote this game.

Coupled with the British media's hype, expectations for this game are very high.

Specific to the game.

Grant still fielded Chelsea's best 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defence: Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Alex and Ferreira;

Midfield: Makelele dropped back, Ballack and Lampard in the middle;
Forwards: Malouda, Anelka and Wright-Phillips.

Shevchenko still did not get a start.

Even the person sitting on the bench was Peruvian forward Pizarro.

The Ukrainian's situation at Chelsea has really hit rock bottom.

Except for the injured Terry, Grant has fielded the strongest lineup he can.

The Chinese team at Bayswater also played in a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Maicon; Midfield: Matic in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in the center;
Forwards: Di Maria, Dzeko and Arshavin.

As soon as the game started, the Chinese players from Bayswater took the lead in launching an attack.

This is Yang Cheng's signature tactic.

Chelsea adopted a defensive tactic, and Grant was obviously quite wary of the opening attack by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Both sides adopted targeted tactics.

Chelsea, in particular, has also made sufficient preparations in defense.

But what no one expected was that only 8 minutes into the game, Chelsea's midfielder made a pass error under the relentless pressure of the Chinese in Bayswater.

In his own 30-meter area, Lampard was pressed by Modric when he received the pass from Makelele.

When Lampard was about to pass the ball, the Croatian midfielder took the lead and blocked the ball.

After successfully stealing the ball, the Croatian immediately turned around to protect the ball, skillfully dribbling it with both feet.

Lampard immediately put pressure behind him.

But Modric made a fake move of turning to his left side, that is, the middle, and deceived Lampard, but suddenly turned to his right side, that is, the left side of the court.

The football rolled very obediently between his feet.

After creating a gap, Modric immediately made a lob pass with his left foot facing the left side, and the ball was passed to Di Maria in the open space on the left.

The Argentine moved forward quickly and caught up with Modric's lob pass. He didn't bother to stop the ball. Just then he saw Arshavin coming diagonally across the middle. He met the falling ball with his left foot and lobbed it again.

This kick directly passed the Chelsea defense line and fell to the left side of the penalty area.

How wonderful is Di Maria's lob pass?

After crossing the defense line and landing, it didn't bounce much.

Arshavin successfully made an offside move, caught up, made a slight move, adjusted the angle, and shot a low ball with his left foot before Cech rushed out of the small penalty area.

Because the Russian's feet moved very quickly, he made a slight feint before shooting, which fooled goalkeeper Cech. The Czech goalkeeper thought that he was going to shoot at the near corner, so he immediately kicked to block it.

As a result, the ball passed right under Cech's outstretched right foot and went into Chelsea's goal.

1 is better than 0!

"Arshavin!!!"

"Just 9 minutes into the game, Andrey Arshavin scored against Chelsea!"

"Last season at Stamford Bridge, Arshavin scored four goals in one match, earning him the reputation of the Tsar."

"Today, he returned to Stamford Bridge, the place where he became famous, and he scored after nine minutes."

"Arshavin should thank his two teammates for this goal."

"Modric who intercepted the ball, and Di Maria who was on the left wing."

"It was this wonderful combination that broke through Chelsea's defense."

“It’s impossible to guard against it!”

……

After taking a 1-goal lead, Bayswater Chinese did not stop there but continued to pursue the victory.

Since it is a duel between mortal enemies, it will of course be a fight to the death.

What's more, Chelsea's game was also affected by the African Cup.

At least, in terms of defensive pressure, Anelka is under much less pressure than Drogba.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater also played very aggressively in attack, with the overall formation pressing forward, which put a lot of pressure on Chelsea.

Just three minutes after the goal, Di Maria, Modric and Arshavin made continuous passes and cuts on the left. When Modric was dribbling forward, he was fouled by Lampard from the side.

Bayswater Chinese won a free kick in the frontcourt.

Leighton Baines ran over, set up the ball, and slowly backed away.

At this moment, everyone held their breath.

Free kicks in the front court are the specialty of the Chinese players in Bayswater.

When Leighton Baines quickly took the free kick, the offensive players led by Pepe and Dzeko immediately sprinted towards the front point and the middle.

This made Chelsea's defensive players run over here immediately.

Unexpectedly, Leighton Baines' free throw fell accurately into the right corner of the small penalty area.

Thiago Silva sprinted into the position, jumped high, and headed the ball into Chelsea's goal.

"The ball goes in again!!!"

"In just 4 minutes, the Chinese from Bayswater scored 2 goals!"

"Another set-piece cooperation in the front court!"

"Central defender from Brazil, Thiago Silva!"

"Cech obviously has no solution."

"This is what many people have been saying. Bayswater Chinese's set pieces and corner kicks are unpredictable."

"Whenever Gianni Vio appears in the coaching area, all opponents will be terrified."

……

After losing two goals in a row, no matter how dumb Grant was, he would have thought that the team had to quickly stabilize its defense.

In fact, without him saying anything, the Chelsea players on the field did it on their own.

This is no joke.

With the offensive firepower of the Chinese in Bayswater, if they really let go, they might be beaten by a big score.

When Chelsea stabilized their defense, the Chinese in Bayswater also slowed down their attack appropriately.

But the initiative of the game is still in the hands of the visiting team.

Chelsea's defense lasted from the first half to the second half.

Originally, Grant had also planned an offensive attack for the second half.

But in the 52nd minute, Neuer made a long pass in the backcourt and kicked the ball directly behind Chelsea's defense.

Dzeko beat the offside trap and won a one-on-one chance.

The Bosnian center forward dribbled the ball into Chelsea's penalty area, but was disturbed by Cech's attack. His hasty shot was pushed out of the baseline by the Czech goalkeeper who reacted very quickly.

The ball hit the post and went out.

From then on, Chelsea continued to defend.

Grant couldn't come up with a good solution either.

In the 65th minute, he replaced Wright-Phillips with Joe Cole and Malouda with Pizarro.

He wanted to take advantage of Matic's weaknesses to attack the Chinese in Bayswater.

But the effect of this substitution was not good.

Yang Cheng arranged Thiago Silva and Pepe to start this game because he thought the central defender combination had a large enough defensive range to provide enough support to the inexperienced Matic.

Not to mention, Matic has Modric and Las Diarra by his side.

This prevented Chelsea from realizing their wish.

……

"Grant is still not good enough after all."

In the box at Stamford Bridge, Abramovich felt very upset when he saw that the situation was completely controlled by the opponent.

For this game, they had already prepared themselves mentally to lose before the game even started.

Otherwise, Abramovich wouldn't have given out the big prize.

I just didn't expect that we would lose two goals at the start and then be in such a bad situation defending the whole way.

"The African Cup has a huge impact on us," Pini Zahavi defended his Israeli compatriots.

Abramovich took one look at the Israeli and understood.

But he said nothing.

Standing in his position, he has become accustomed to the fact that everyone around him has their own thoughts.

He doesn't care.

As long as these people need to rely on him, are willing to cooperate with him, and do things according to his arrangements, he doesn't care.

"Arshavin has scored 16 goals, right?" Abramovich asked.

The Tsar is mighty!

"This is my 16th goal today, and I am tied for third place in the scorer list."

Currently, the top scorer in the Premier League is Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored 24 goals in 19 league games.

This was after he was suspended for three games due to a red card at the beginning of the season.

He actually made 21 appearances and scored 19 goals.

The Portuguese has really exploded this season, and the statistics are amazing.

In second place is Dzeko of Bayswater Chinese, who scored 17 goals.

There are two people ranked third, one is Arshavin of Bayswater Chinese, and the other is Adebayor of Arsenal, both of them have 3 goals.

From the ranking of the scorer list, we can also see how strong the offensive firepower of the Bayswater Chinese is this season.

They occupy half of the top 4 scorers.

This gave the media and fans, who had speculated at the beginning of the season that Bayswater Chinese's overall performance would be greatly reduced after losing Ashley Young, a slap in the face.

Judging from this game, Chelsea's overall strength is indeed not as good as Bayswater Chinese.

Of course, after Drogba, Essien, Kalou, Mikel and others went to play in the African Cup, the gap became even bigger.

"Do you want me to go north again?" Pini Zahavi guessed what Abramovich was thinking.

As a Russian, Abramovich is eager to please his homeland.

So he tried every means to sign Shevchenko.

But by now, the situation of Ukrainian nuclear warheads in Chelsea cannot be reversed.

After Mourinho was sacked, Grant once wanted to reuse Shevchenko, but it was useless.

To put it bluntly, after joining Chelsea, Shevchenko's career has been completely disrupted and it is difficult to return to the past.

Especially considering his age.

In this situation, Arshavin's sudden emergence undoubtedly gave Abramovich another choice.

Chelsea's technical team also studied Arshavin's tactical play after joining the team and gave it very high praise.

If the Russian really comes to Stamford Bridge, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the creativity and technical content of Chelsea's frontcourt.

With a strong center forward like Drogba in front, it is indeed a very good choice.

The only hitch is that his transfer fee would be high.

His current valuation in the German transfer market has risen to 3000 million euros, or 2000 million pounds.

But everyone knows that it is basically impossible to sign Arshavin, who is only 26 years old, at this price.

But no matter how much it is, this is not something that can be done during the winter transfer break.

"Let's talk about it in the summer!" Abramovich sighed.

If this deal is really to be carried out during the winter transfer window, it is not clear whether the Chinese in Bayswater will sell him or not.

Even if you manage to convince him, you will probably be slaughtered.

It would be better to wait until the summer transfer window when there will be more time.

……

Bayswater Chinese finally defeated Chelsea 2-0 away from home with goals from Arshavin and Thiago Silva, and successfully got 3 points.

But in the same round of the league, Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-0 at home.

Liverpool lost 0-1 to West Ham United away from home.

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-0 at home thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

This also allowed Yang Cheng and others to clearly see the league situation this year.

After 24 rounds of games, Liverpool gradually fell out of the first group.

After introducing Torres, Benítez's team has greatly improved its overall strength.

But now it seems that Arsenal's improvement is even greater.

Even though the Gunners don't seem to be making much signings, the team is very young and many of its players are performing very well.

Players like Fabregas, Van Persie, Adebayor and many others all performed brilliantly.

Manchester United ranked first with 59 points, and Bayswater Chinese got 58 points.

Arsenal has 54 points and Chelsea has 50 points.

But Liverpool, ranked fifth, has only 5 points.

From the current perspective, Liverpool's chances of entering the Champions League are decreasing.

If you look closely at Liverpool's problems, it is not difficult to find that Liverpool has only lost three games so far.

Their real problem is that they have too many draws.

Bayswater Chinese, Arsenal and Chelsea have all tied 5 or 6 games so far.

Manchester United lost 3 games but only drew 2.

What about Liverpool?

Lost 3 games and drew 10 games.

This only proves that the Red Army lacks effective offensive means when facing a team weaker than itself, and its efficiency in scoring points is too low.

The 4231 formation that Benítez originally relied on for survival is gradually becoming his biggest problem.

As someone who has experienced this, Yang Cheng guessed another level.

That is Xabi Alonso's excessive injuries, which has led to the Spaniard's unsatisfactory form this season.

Xabi Alonso has started 10 games so far, and Liverpool has 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

In the 14 games that the Spanish midfielder was absent, there were 6 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses.

Therefore, when interviewed by media reporters, Benítez repeatedly denied that Xabi Alonso's injury led to Liverpool's lack of offensive power.

After all, the difference between having Xabi Alonso and having him is not that big.

Even after Christmas, when Xabi Alonso returned from injury, Benítez still rotated him twice.

As a result, both games ended in a draw.

All in all, Liverpool’s current problems are more serious due to internal factors than external ones.

Given Benítez's prestige in the Reds, he should not be sacked if they lose the Champions League this season, but his situation will only get worse.

……

This weekend, the 25th round of the Premier League.

This was destined to be a round full of ties.

Especially the Bayswater Chinese.

After facing Manchester United and Chelsea in succession, we faced Bolton again at the weekend.

Yang Cheng's team drew 1-1 with Bolton at home.

Manchester United also drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur away from home in this round.

Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at home.

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Portsmouth away from home.

Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 at home.

……

After the 25th round of the Premier League, all the international players were called up to play for the national team.

European teams were preparing for the 2008 European Championship, so a warm-up match was arranged in the middle of the week.

This dealt a huge blow to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yaya Toure has not yet returned from the African Cup and has been suddenly withdrawn from the national team.

I went to the national team to play a warm-up match in the middle of the week, and after coming back, I played against Everton away at the weekend.

As a result, Yang Cheng's team lost 0-1 to Everton away.

Yang Cheng was disappointed with the result.

“It’s really, really disappointing to lose.”

"We played terribly at Goodison Park."

But we cannot judge everything by results alone.

Yang Cheng said that there were two main reasons for the loss in this game.

The first and most important reason is that there are too many international players in the team.

"We have more than twice as many international players as Everton. In the past week, they have been concentrating on preparing for this game at home, so they have an advantage in terms of physical fitness."

"But we are different. The national team in the middle of the week disrupted our training and preparation. We had more than a dozen players even play the full 90 minutes in the middle of the week."

"Many of our players did not even catch up with the training session after returning to the team, and went directly north with the team."

“That was the main reason why we didn’t perform well today.”

Yang Cheng said that this is not the first time.

This season, the Chinese players in Bayswater have been greatly affected by the national team training.

"After every national team training camp, we always perform worse than usual in the next game."

Because of the above reason, the players' mentality in the game was a little too anxious.

"Our players wanted to win, but because we wanted to win so badly and score so badly, we didn't do well in the early stages of the game. We lost our rhythm and didn't have the imaginative coordination we had in the past."

Yang Cheng believes that Moyes' targeted tactics are also crucial.

"Everton did a great job running and counterattacking and that inflicted our third defeat of the season."

Regarding this defeat, Yang Cheng said it is over.

"We must forget about this game as soon as possible and get back to the new battle."

"The championship is a long-term battle. No matter what the result of Manchester United's game tomorrow is, the most important thing for us is every game that comes next. We are still strong and still have the strength to compete for the league championship!"

Yang Cheng's appeal was supported by the Bayswater Chinese locker room.

But for the outside media, they obviously no longer have a good impression of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Losing points at the critical moment is very fatal in the championship sprint stage.

More importantly, Manchester United is facing a derby in Manchester this round, and at home.

Under these circumstances, there was no reason for Ferguson's team to lose the game.

Bayswater Chinese were originally 1 point behind, and as long as Manchester United beat Manchester City, the gap will widen to 4 points.

The situation is completely different from before.

Manchester United will have absolute initiative on the road to winning the championship.

But what all the media never expected was that their confident Manchester United actually lost 1-2 to their city rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford the next day.

Moreover, they conceded two goals in a row, and it was not until the injury time that Carrick scored a goal.

Performed even worse than Bayswater Chinese.

This was a near complete defeat!

The Manchester United godfather was furious in the locker room after the game.

It is said that even Manchester City players heard his roar.

Ferguson even refused to attend Manchester United's post-match press conference and asked assistant coach Queiroz to take his place.

This made everyone feel Ferguson's anger.

What a great opportunity to expand our lead!

The reason given by Queiroz was the same as Yang Cheng's, it was all due to the national team training.

Chelsea drew 0-0 with Liverpool at home.

The Blues have gone three games without a win.

Arsenal beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at home.

This also makes the entire Premier League trend even more confusing.

……

A week later, the 5th round of the FA Cup.

The most surprising match of this round is Manchester United's home game against Arsenal.

The Gunners played with a rotated lineup, but were beaten 4-0 by Manchester United, which fielded all its main players, at Old Trafford.

Wenger lost face completely.

Coincidentally, Liverpool lost 1-2 to Burnsley at home.

Bayswater Chinese beat Wolves 2-0 at home with goals from Lewandowski and Rakitic.

Yang Cheng also played with a young and substitute lineup in this game.

……

Three days later, Yang Cheng's team traveled to Italy to challenge AC Milan away.

This is the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

As a result, just 12 minutes into the game, AC Milan launched a counterattack. Brazilian teenager Pato took the ball and shot in the frontcourt, but the ball hit Pepe who was returning to defense and bounced out of the baseline.

AC Milan got a corner kick opportunity.

The home team quickly took a corner kick.

Maldini jumped high at the front point and headed the ball into the goal.

Bayswater Chinese's German goalkeeper Neuer reacted quickly and stretched out his hand to kick the ball out.

As a result, the ball was touched, but its momentum did not change and it went into the right side of the Bayswater Chinese goal.

1 is better than 0!

The entire San Siro Stadium was boiling in an instant!
(End of this chapter)