I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 147: Crazy transfer! Real Madrid must buy this player! [Subscribe]

Wenger quickly called Yang Cheng.

Arsenal have agreed a £2000m deal to sign Laurent Koscielny from Bayswater.

The 23-year-old French central defender officially joins the Gunners!

Yang Cheng also met with Koscielny and chatted with him for a while.

The players who fought together in English League Two left one after another.

Now, only Modric and Lambert remain in the team.

Koscielny has long been looking forward to joining Arsenal.

Both teams are in London, so he doesn't even have to move.

Koscielny also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Yang Cheng and the Chinese players in Bayswater.

However, Yang Cheng soon felt a little regretful.

The offer is still a bit low.

Just the day after Arsenal signed Koscielny for £2000 million, Manchester City announced that they had signed Lescott from Everton for £2000 million.

Lescott is an England international. He is 27 years old, more mature, and also a native English player.

Koscielny is younger, has greater potential, and is also eligible for local youth training.

In general, each has its own merits.

Yang Cheng felt that if he reported a little more and delayed it for two days, Arsenal would probably agree.

In Yang Cheng's view, making less profit means losing money.

Where does this old man Wenger get so much face?

In addition to Lescott, Manchester City also signed local goalkeeper Joe Hart from Everton for a transfer fee of 1500 million pounds.

It can be seen that the Blue Moon is now in great need of local players.

Subsequently, Manchester City signed Wright-Phillips and Bridge from Chelsea for a package price of £2000 million, and signed Welsh international Bellamy from West Ham United for a transfer fee of £1000 million.

They also signed Dutch midfielder De Jong from Bundesliga Hamburg for 1000 million pounds.

The entire European football world has gone completely crazy!
A full 1.8 million pounds!
The media and fans all over the world were completely shocked!
Who has ever seen such a rich man?

In everyone's impression, Abramovich's investment in Chelsea is already a crazy investment.

Who would have thought that after the Abu Dhabi consortium acquired Manchester City, it invested 1.8 million pounds before the transfer operation was completed in the summer.

Pounds!
What's even more outrageous is that Manchester City's transfer is not over yet.

The Blues are also competing with Arsenal and Chelsea for Russian star Andre Arshavin and Real Madrid winger Robinho.

According to the British Sun, Manchester City's transfer investment this summer will definitely exceed 2 million pounds.

That is 3 million euros.

……

When the whole world was marveling at the rich people in Manchester City, the Chinese in Bayswater and Arsenal made the announcement at the same time.

Russian star Andrei Arshavin has joined the Gunners for a transfer fee of £5000 million.

This is also the second highest transfer fee in the European transfer market this summer, second only to Kaka.

Everyone was shocked.

The British Sun revealed that before the European Cup, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all made offers for Arshavin, but the offers were not high at the beginning.

Only £3000 million.

The reason is quite simple.

The transfer market was relatively rational at that time, and Arshavin was 27 years old after all.

But with Kaka's transfer, the entire European football world exploded.

The value of all players has skyrocketed.

In addition, Chelsea and Arsenal, two wealthy men, are determined to get Arshavin, which has led to a surge in prices.

Especially in the European Cup, Arshavin's brilliant performance caused a huge response around the world.

Naturally, the value of the person will continue to rise.

Every year when competitions begin, the value of players who perform well tends to skyrocket.

After his value exceeded 4000 million pounds, Real Madrid and Barcelona announced their withdrawal and Real Madrid no longer made an offer.

Finally, there are the three richest teams, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, whose spending has soared to 5000 million pounds.

Arsenal's behind-the-scenes boss Usmanov personally met with Arshavin to persuade the Russian to join the Gunners.

After missing out on Arshavin, Manchester City reacted faster and signed Robinho from Real Madrid for a transfer fee of £3000 million.

The Brazilian player is also looking forward to the new Premier League season.

Especially after Kaka confirmed to join Manchester City, Eriksson personally persuaded Robinho to join.

Afterwards, Manchester United signed Argentine right-back Zabaleta from La Liga's Espanyol for 500 million pounds.

After Chelsea signed Deco from Barcelona, ​​they realized that Robinho had been taken by Manchester City.

This also caused the Independent, which is close to Arsenal and has always had a very bad attitude towards Chelsea, to write an article mocking Chelsea, saying that Chelsea got up very early and arrived late.

Chelsea were first linked with Kaka, but the Brazilian superstar ended up going to Manchester City.

In the subsequent transfer battle for Arshavin, Chelsea lost to their city rivals Arsenal.

Finally, they lost to Manchester City in the battle for Robinho.

The Independent believes that the operation of the transfer market shows that the current Premier League is no longer an era where Chelsea has the final say.

The Blues are rapidly declining both in terms of financial strength and attractiveness.

On the contrary, the bosses behind Arsenal and Manchester City are obviously richer and more willing to invest.

For example, after Arsenal signed Arshavin for 5000 million pounds, the Gunners' investment in the transfer market, although not as lavish as Manchester City, also amounted to 1.32 million pounds.

Even if the transfer income of Adebayor and Hleb is deducted, Arsenal's net transfer investment exceeds 9 million pounds.

What about Chelsea?

Bring in a Deco for £700 million and a Bosingwa for £1500 million.

Gone.

This also made many media and fans sigh with emotion.

In the world of the rich, there is always a mountain higher than the one that is higher.

In the past, they just thought Abramovich was rich enough.

But now, compared with the Abu Dhabi consortium and Usmanov, Abramovich's glory is no longer as good as before.

At the very least, the long-rumored Ibrahimovic and Torres did not come to Stamford Bridge.

The Chinese in Bayswater sold Arshavin and Koscielny in the transfer market and received £7000 million.

Under the spotlight of the two rich teams, Manchester City and Arsenal, not many teams pay attention to them.

While no one was paying attention, Bayswater Chinese signed Belgian central defender Vincent Kompany from Bundesliga Hamburg for £500 million.

The 22-year-old Belgian central defender can also play as a defensive midfielder.

He came into conflict with the Hamburg team because he insisted on participating in the 2008 Olympics.

The Bundesliga's northern king is also confused enough. He directly used the weapon of accusing Kompany of breach of contract to force the Belgian to return.

Kompany returned to Hamburg in anger, but also had a fierce conflict with the club.

In this case, there are two Premier League teams making offers at the same time.

Blackburn Rovers coached by Mark Hughes, and Bayswater Chinese coached by Yang Cheng.

Kompany, accompanied by his agent, met with Mike Rigg and then agreed to join the London team.

After signing Vincent Kompany, Bayswater Chinese also signed Belgian player Eden Hazard from French Ligue 200 mid-table team Lille for £ million.

Eden Hazard was promoted to the first team in 2007 and signed a professional contract with Lille.

In the past season, he only played four times in the first team, totaling 4 minutes.

But in Lille's youth team, Hazard performed very well, helping Lille to get 5th place in the division and was selected as one of the top 10 Ligue newcomers by French Football magazine.

Moreover, he has been selected from the Belgian U17 national team to the U19 national team.

In the face of transfer fees of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of pounds in the entire European football world, the joining of the two young players did not attract much attention from the outside world.

Even the media and fans who were keeping a close eye on Bayswater Chinese only knew that Bayswater Chinese had signed two young players and knew nothing else.

……

"Hey, Adam, you're here!"

In the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, Real Madrid's general manager Mijatovic had already received a notification from the hotel front desk and was waiting at the door.

As soon as he saw Adam Crozier coming up the stairs, he immediately came up to him.

The general manager of Real Madrid warmly welcomed Adam Crozer into his room.

A few days ago, in this room, they had just failed to reach an agreement on Arshavin's transfer.

Those Premier League teams are really rich!
The price they finally offered was simply unacceptable to Real Madrid.

There is no choice but to quit.

But Mijatovic struck again.

"Adam, you must help me this time." Mijatovic said with a bitter face.

Adam Crozier tried very hard to suppress the contempt in his eyes, put on a very brotherly expression, sighed, and said: "It's really not that I don't want to help you. I asked and hinted at it, but Mr. Yang still said the same thing."

"Dzeko is not for sale!"

He also thought that Mijatovic came for Dzeko.

Real Madrid is in a mess now, and the media and fans are almost scolding Calderon and Mijatovic to death.

Why?

It’s because of their previous outrageous actions!

He wanted to seduce Ronaldo and was even revealed to be offering Robinho as a bonus in the transfer.

The Brazilian is not an easy person to deal with and has a bad temper. He announced the transfer in anger.

Up to now, Ronaldo has not been signed, but Robinho has been sent away instead.

Although Robinho failed to meet the expectations of the outside world, he is still a player liked by Real Madrid fans.

If we can sign Ronaldo or Arshavin, then everything will be fine.

Now, instead of signing a superstar, they have sacrificed their own star.

I've never seen a transfer run so badly!
So, before Adam Crozier came to meet, he communicated with Yang Cheng and guessed that it was probably for Dzeko.

But Yang Cheng really doesn’t plan to sell it!

Arshavin has already left. Dzeko will occupy a very important position in the tactical system of Bayswater Chinese in the new season. How can he be sold?
"I know, I know, Adam, I'm not here for Dzeko."

Mijatovic was also very depressed.

He now truly realizes that his abilities are limited and he is not capable of doing a good job as the general manager of Real Madrid.

"Then you are..."

"Head coach Schuster wants to sign a defensive midfielder. We want to ask, is Las Diarra for sale?"

"Las Diarra?" Adam Crozier didn't care about anything and was sure to be surprised first.

Mijatovic has a good relationship with Adam Crozier, and seeing his expression, he felt a little ashamed and guilty.

"There is really no other way, brother. If I don't sign a player of quality to appease the fans, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my position as the general manager of Real Madrid." Mijatovic said with a sad face.

"But Las Diarra is not a star either."

Mijatovic shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You don't know, Adam, in our Real Madrid, Makelele is the pain in the hearts of many fans. Since he left, Real Madrid has been without a championship for several years. It has only been in the past two years that things have improved a lot."

"We signed Mohamed Diarra before, but he had a lot of injuries and his performance was not very good, so Schuster wanted to introduce another defensive midfielder. Las Diarra looks similar to Makelele."

"He is much better than Makelele." Adam Croser interrupted in a protective manner.

"Yes, yes, yes, he is definitely better than Makelele."

"Really? He has been the Premier League's steals leader for three consecutive seasons. He steals four or five balls per game on average, makes nearly three interceptions, has a 3% pass success rate, and a 3% long pass success rate. Just look at Makelele's statistics."

"Even Makelele in his prime could reach this level?"

Adam Crozier's series of questions really left Mijatovic speechless.

At the same time, I admire him very much.

After all, he is a professional and knows all the statistics of the players in his club.

Las Diarra is indeed strong, otherwise he would not be targeted by so many teams.

"You're right, Adam, so you must help me with this matter."

Adam Crozier clicked his tongue in annoyance, looking as if Mijatovic had given him a lot of trouble.

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I can't help you."

"why?"

"Just a few days ago, before Manchester City signed De Jong, they sent our club an offer for Las Diarra for £2000 million. As a result, I took the fax and was scolded by Mr. Yang."

At the end, Adam Crozier still looked aggrieved.

"You know, he really didn't want to sell Arshavin, but he was poached by Arsenal anyway. He couldn't keep him. He was in a very bad mood and kept asking me, what are we going to do to play in the Premier League and Champions League in the new season?"

At this point, Adam Crozier also looked innocent, "I can't help it."

"Who can you buy with 5000 million pounds?"

Mijatovic nodded continuously, he understood this feeling.

It's like now, after selling Robinho, he got a transfer fee of 3000 million pounds, but he doesn't know who to buy, and it's not enough to fill the hole.

"Money is such a bastard!" Mijatovic resonated with his feelings.

"So, if I talk about Las Diarra again, he will tear me apart. I guess you will hear the news that I was fired tomorrow."

"Isn't it?"

"Why not? Which head coach has a good temper?"

This is true!

Mijatovic is a player who has played football for many years and is now the general manager, so he has dealt with the head coach a lot.

In his opinion, head coaches are all bad-tempered.

"Brother, please help me no matter what. At worst... at worst, we can just pay a little more for the transfer fee."

"This is not a question of how much the transfer fee is, don't you understand?"

Adam Crozier was a little annoyed. "Without Las Diarra, we can't play in the new season. The midfield is finished."

"Anyway, I can't help you with this matter." Adam Crozier waved his hand.

But he just sat there, with no intention of getting up or moving.

"That way we have an extra £500 million, £2500 million."

After a pause, Mijatovic himself couldn't help but feel a little pain, "This is really a sky-high price for a defensive midfielder."

"I've already told you, it's not about the transfer fee, why don't you understand?"

Adam Crozier stood up and said, "Mr. Yang tore up the fax about more than 20 million pounds from Manchester City without even looking at it, and threw it at me. Do you think I would dare to report it?"

Although he spoke a little excitedly, Adam Crozier still stood there without moving.

Mijatovic was really a little anxious.

Before he flew from Madrid to London, President Calderon gave him specific instructions.

We must sign a heavyweight player at all costs, otherwise we will not be able to suppress the anger of the fans.

"Well, Adam, you call Yang Cheng and tell him... we're willing to pay 3000 million pounds to sign Las Diarra. See if he'll accept it. Is that okay with you?"

"3000 million pounds? Are you crazy?" Adam Crozer's reaction was beyond Mijatovic's expectations.

This guy is really loyal.

You are still thinking about me at this time, what a good person!

"Adam, you really have to buy it!" Mijatovic said sincerely.

He became more determined.

Isn't it just 3000 million pounds?

It should be worth it to trade Robinho for the Premier League's steals king!

Of course, it's a bit pathetic.

The defensive midfielder was bought at the price of a talented winger!

Adam Crozier sighed and said, "Then I'll give you a call and ask, but I've already said beforehand that I can't guarantee it will work."

"Okay, thank you, Adam."

Adam Crozier pulled out a phone that Mijatovic had never seen before. It had a huge screen and a logo on the back that showed an apple with a bite taken out of it.

"Change your phone, Adam."

"My boss gave it to me. He said it was a new phone from the US, so I asked someone to bring it back for me."

Mijatovic smiled and said, "That proves that the Chinese in Bayswater still need you."

Adam Crozier is not very familiar with the new phone because it is mainly touch-sensitive, unlike the previous Nokia phones which have buttons.

It doesn't work at all!
After finding Yang Cheng’s phone number, he called him directly.

After receiving Adam Crozier's secret signal, Yang Cheng on the other end of the phone became furious and started cursing angrily.

This made Mijatovic shake his head.

He really has a bad temper!

In the end, it was Adam Crozier who tried his best to "persuade" Yang Cheng.

When the Chinese CEO of Bayswater came back, he saw Mijatovic and pointed at the Real Madrid general manager viciously.

"If you don't treat me to a nice meal at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, I will never forgive you. I was really scolded!"

Mijatovic laughed. "How is it? Did you agree?"

"At first, he refused to agree, but I told him that Las Diarra had already been tempted and he couldn't stay."

"Yes, I saw the news before. It said that Las Diarra confronted Yang Cheng on the first day after joining Bayswater Chinese, saying that he wanted to join a big team in the future."

"Since that's the case, I'll sell it to Real Madrid for 3000 million pounds."

Mijatovic clapped his hands vigorously. "Is it a deal?"

"A word is settled!"

Fearing that the Chinese in Bayswater might go back on their word, Mijatovic quickly took out the agreement he had prepared from his briefcase, filled in the transfer fee, and signed the agreement directly with Adam Crozier.

What remains is for both clubs to bring their negotiation teams and legal teams to negotiate, mainly on terms and specific payment methods.

After it was done, Mijatovic not only treated Adam Crozier to a big meal at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

After nightfall, the two secretly went to a high-end nightclub to play all night.

……

next morning.

When Adam Crozier came to the Brent Training Center listlessly, in the head coach's office in the first-team training building, he tearfully talked about how hard he had worked yesterday and how much he had said...

"You better stop right now, or I'll let The Sun publish photos of you and Mijatovic going in and out of the nightclub tomorrow, believe it or not?"

"What?" Adam Crozier perked up. "Being photographed again?"

"Nonsense, just call me last night."

"then you……"

"I told him that Real Madrid has signed Las Diarra, and the transfer fee will not be disclosed for the time being, so..."

Yang Cheng pointed to the front-page headline of The Sun on the desk.

The Premier League steals king is about to join Real Madrid!
"I was still careless!" Adam Crozier sighed helplessly.

"The paparazzi are just too outrageous nowadays. I am very careful."

Yang Cheng snorted twice.

This was not a problem for him. Adam Crozier had nothing wrong with him except his ability to pick up girls.

Most importantly, this guy has integrity.

Although he is lustful, he never touches the female colleagues in the office. He is always serious and does his job impartially during working hours.

In this respect, at least he is much better than his successor Mark Palios at the FA.

"It's okay, I've got it all done. It's just an information exchange. You should be more careful next time."

Adam Crozier quickly raised his hand to indicate that he had received it.

"By the way, after selling Las Diarra, who are you going to sign?" Adam Crozer asked with concern.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "I don't plan to recruit any more players."

"Is this okay?"

"Matuidi performed very well last season, Rakitic also performed very well, I think these two players should be able to fill the vacancy left by Las Diarra."

According to the current situation, if no new players are recruited, there will be only 23 players left in the first team.

There are two players at each position, and three at center.

Among them, Hazard can play in all positions in the frontcourt, including the No. 10 position.

This left Yang Cheng with a lot of room for tactical maneuvering.

Of course, the Belgian is only 17 years old and is the youngest in the team.

Aaron Ramsey also performed very well in last season's FA Cup, and Yang Cheng will definitely give him more importance in the new season.

In this case, there is really no need to recruit any more players.

Moreover, Di Maria can also play in midfield.

Yang Cheng used it last season.

In fact, Yang Cheng was already prepared when he decided to sell Arshavin.

At that time, he considered many candidates for wing players, including Reus, who was still in the German Red and White Allen.

So why choose Hazard?

From the perspective of tactical fit, Reus is actually more suitable for the current Chinese team in Bayswater.

The German has pace, technique and a nose for goal, similar to Di Maria, Gareth Bale and Walcott.

The most important thing is that Royce is very handsome.

Hazard, on the other hand, is a ball-controlling winger like Ribery.

But Yang Cheng has always felt that in terms of tactical richness, it is really inappropriate for all four wingers to be speed-type.

Especially in offensive battles, the benefits of having an extra ball control expert like Hazard are obvious.

Moreover, long ago, the double forward combination of Ribery and Aaron Lennon worked very well.

The trident of Barcelona's Dream Team II is Ronaldinho and Giuly, one with ball control and the other with speed.

So, after much consideration, Yang Cheng chose Hazard.

Besides, Red and White Allen is in Dortmund and is one of Dortmund's satellite clubs.

In fact, Reus has always been under Dortmund's attention.

Even if you want to sign, you may not be able to get it.

Vincent Kompany is Yang Cheng’s last long-term signing in defence.

The Belgian can play as a midfielder and a centre-back and possesses almost all the qualities a centre-back should have.

Speed, technique, physical strength, awareness, he basically has everything.

The only shortcoming is that he is a little young.

Also, Yang Cheng suffered many injuries in his previous life.

Yang Cheng is looking forward to the time when Thiago Silva, Pepe and Kompany will rotate together.

For a top team fighting on multiple fronts, rotating three or four central defenders is not a luxury.

……

Before the team training, after the coaching staff started work, Yang Cheng gave the sports science department a new task.

He plans to start strengthening special training for Gareth Bale, Walcott and Di Maria.

Among the attacking players in the frontcourt, the 22-year-old Dzeko has begun to strengthen his muscles and his technical characteristics are more mature.

He just takes a comprehensive approach.

Next, the most important thing for the Bosnian center is to increase the power of confrontation while maintaining delicate footwork.

At the same time, Dzeko's ability to compete for headers must be further improved.

As a center forward, Dzeko is still not strong enough in heading.

What we are talking about here is heading, not header.

Gareth Bale, Walcott and Di Maria are different.

As wingers, especially speed wingers, the three players have very different characteristics.

Yang Cheng also needs to carry out targeted carving.

For example, the same is true for shooting.

Gareth Bale follows the same path as Cristiano Ronaldo, using great power to create miracles and winning with speed and strength of the ball.

Walcott won by cleverness.

Di Maria is different from all of them, he needs to work on his right foot.

In fact, Di Maria's right foot is not as bad as many people imagine.

But in the game, he always chooses to use his left foot involuntarily, and would even rather use his left foot than use his weak right foot.

This is a matter of football playing habits that have been developed over the years, almost like a conditioned reflex.

As a winger, and in a 433 formation, it is inevitable that he will cut inside from the wing.

When it comes to cutting in from the wing, Yang Cheng believes that the first person that all fans in 2024 think of is Robben.

How do fans praise Robben?
The defensive players knew he was going to cut inside, but they couldn't stop him!
This is certainly not false.

Robben's cutting in from the right and shooting was truly his unique skill.

Cutting in from the wing and shooting is a very common way for wingers to score goals.

Then why is Robben so unrivalled in the world?
Everyone would habitually talk about his speed, technique, rhythm, ball sense... and his shooting skills after cutting inside, etc.

But if you are interested, you can slow down the video frame by frame to analyze Robben's action of cutting inside and shooting, and then compare it frame by frame with the actions of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Messi, Salah, Neymar and others.

It is easy to discover an interesting phenomenon.

The time and distance between Robben's last touch and his shot were the shortest.

For example, when Cristiano Ronaldo cuts in from the left and shoots, it usually takes him three steps, or at least two steps.

Even for the short Messi, after he cuts in from the right and shakes off the defender, it often takes him two steps from the last touch of the ball to the shot.

But what about Robben?

Every time he cuts inside, he usually only needs one step to kick the ball.

If, in gaming terms, cutting inside and shooting is considered a spell, then Robben's casting time is much shorter than that of others.

The casting time is short and the benefits are obvious.

Why is Van Nistelrooy the king of the penalty area?
Because his shooting time is short and the swing of his leg is small, his shooting is very threatening in a crowded penalty area.

The same goes for Robben.

When attacking head-on, if you suddenly cut inside and shake off the defender, you will easily get space to kick.

The longer the casting time, the larger the space required, and the shorter the casting time, the smaller the space required.

This is not just a question of basic skills, ball sense, change of direction, etc., nor is it just a question of shooting skills.

What is more important is actually the second change of direction of the body.

The first change of direction is easy to understand.

Taking Robben as an example, the vertical direction becomes diagonal or horizontal.

Robben's body also has to turn.

After turning and changing direction, Robben was dribbling the ball horizontally with his back to the right and facing the left.

But the problem was that the goal was on Robben's right hand side.

Those who are interested can try it. Imagine that the football is in front of you and you want to shoot to the right. What will be the result?
Those with slightly poorer balance will lose their balance and fall to the ground on the spot.

Even if one has good balance, he or she will probably only be able to complete the shot with difficulty.

How much power can be exerted? How fast is the ball? How is the angle controlled?

These are probably hard to control, right?

Not to mention being able to do whatever he wants like Robben.

Note that this is without resistance, at low speed or even at rest.

What if it happens on the court, with high-speed movement and high-intensity confrontation?

What exactly is the problem?

In his previous life, Yang Cheng had actually done research in this area.

Thanks to the subsequent development and progress of science and technology, through various comparisons and analyses, especially the development of sports science, a conclusion was finally reached.

It’s the second turn and change of direction before shooting.

The first turn and change of direction is actually not difficult, because it does not require any strength, the main thing is to dribble the ball.

But when turning and changing direction for the second time, you also have to complete the shot at the same time.

From its original direction facing the left, it turned and changed direction to diagonally towards the goal, or even facing the goal directly.

Therefore, whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Salah, Messi, or Neymar, as long as they are human beings, they all face the problem of turning and changing direction for the second time.

Otherwise, they won't be able to exert enough strength on their feet and won't be able to control the angle.

Therefore, the time from their last touch of the ball to their shot is actually the time for them to adjust their pace and body direction in order to exert force and control the angle when shooting.

Many fans in 2024 must still remember that for a long time at Chelsea, Hazard was criticized for his lack of shooting power, so he rarely shot even when he had opportunities.

why?

The answer is actually similar to this.

If a winger cuts into the middle and wants to complete a shot, he must turn around.

However, under high-speed movement and high-intensity confrontation, this turn places high demands on the strength of the player's core muscle groups.

To put it simply, the stronger your waist and abdomen are, the more power you can exert when you turn around and kick.

Later, when Hazard's waist and abdominal strength improved, his goal threat also increased.

In the past three years, Gareth Bale and Walcott have been training under the supervision of Yang Cheng.

They are growing and improving at the rate of one step every year.

Especially last season, both of them scored 8 goals.

In the Premier League, they are also among the top scorers.

What Yang Cheng needs to do next is to consolidate the achievements they have made in the past three years and take another step forward.

A very important point is that they need to master the technique of cutting inside and shooting as soon as possible.

But Yang Cheng knew all this, but no one else knew.

If it was Yang Cheng who made the arrangements and others followed them, they would only know the results but not the reasons.

Therefore, Yang Cheng used this subject specifically to get the sports science department to work together. He gave a general direction and asked them to study what was going on and then study how to help Gareth Bale, Walcott, Di Maria and others improve.

Only by understanding the principles and the essence can they better help the players.

……

When Yang Cheng came to the sports science department and looked at the report submitted by Thad Fawcett and others, as well as the suggestions on training players, Yang Cheng felt very happy.

The establishment of this sports science department is the right thing to do!
When all departments work together, many obstacles are overcome.

This training plan clearly lists everything from diet to psychology to training, even down to which muscle to train, how to train, and to what extent.

Not to mention anything else, the shots after cutting inside can be divided into two categories: lob shots and volleys.

The so-called curved shot is a ball that is basically shot in a far corner and requires great skill.

Volley shots are straight shots with very fast speeds, but they test the player's strength.

These two types of shooting are used in different scenarios, and you must be able to make different choices at any time based on the positions of the goalkeeper and defensive players.

Different shots require different "spells" when casting, and the mana consumed is also different.

These all require repeated training on a daily basis.

One minute on stage, ten years off the stage.

This sentence is really not false.

In addition to checking the previously assigned tasks, Yang Cheng also took the opportunity to learn about the situation after moving into the Brent Training Center.

After moving into the new training base, the equipment in each department underwent a comprehensive upgrade.

Not only the medical department, but also departments such as the data analysis team, have had their software and hardware equipment comprehensively upgraded.

In this regard, the Chinese in Bayswater have always been very generous in their investment.

Apart from anything else, the indoor local area network has achieved full coverage at the Brent Training Center.

This is the first in European football.

……

The day before the team's summer training camp opened, Yang Cheng specifically called Gareth Bale and Walcott over for talks.

Yang Cheng told them the tasks for the new season one by one, and said that he and the coaching staff would definitely give them more tasks.

Especially in competitions, they have to shoulder more responsibilities and face greater pressure.

Both players also expressed that they would work harder and were looking forward to the new season.

Arshavin's departure represents an opportunity for them.

By the same token, after Las Diarra leaves the team, Rakitic, Matuidi, and even Aaron Ramsey will have more opportunities.

Yang Cheng also communicated with them one by one and gave them more encouragement.

Since there is no plan to go abroad for training this year, Yang Cheng arranged 8 warm-up matches, including a training trip to continental Europe in the later period of time.

This is also very necessary.

Arshavin's departure and the promotion of Gareth Bale and Walcott to some extent represent a change in the tactics of the Chinese at Bayswater.

In the past, the whole team pressed forward, but now, both Gareth Bale and Walcott need more space.

In addition, without Las Diarra in the midfield, Yang Cheng will consider arranging the midfield combination of Rakitic and Modric in some games to improve the team's midfield possession and creativity.

Both players have been tested in the European Cup and performed well.

Therefore, the midfield will definitely not press as high forward as before.

But Yang Cheng still needs more warm-up matches to familiarize himself with and explore the specific arrangement.

Since Manchester United won the Premier League and FA Cup double last season, this year's Community Shield will be between the league champions Manchester United and the league runners-up Bayswater Chinese.

The competition will be held on August 8th.

The entire summer training and preparation of the Chinese team in Bayswater revolves around this time point.

The first round of the league will be on August 8.

By the way, the opening game of this season is Arsenal's home game against newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.

Bayswater Chinese's first round match was also against the newly promoted team, Hull City.

Judging from the schedule, the schedule of the Bayswater Chinese is actually a bit tight.

The second round of the league is a home game against Arsenal, and the third round of the league is an away game against Manchester United.

But since Bayswater Chinese are going to play in the European Super Cup, the schedule for the whole month of August is a bit tight.

Especially in the second and third rounds, the opponents were difficult to play against.

Another thing is that this year's schedule is a bit messy.

For example, in the 13th round, Bayswater Chinese played Tottenham at home, and in the 19th round, they played Tottenham away.

The 19th round happens to be Boxing Day.

There are only two games on Christmas Day this season, on the 26th and 28th.

Bayswater Chinese's two games are both in London, away against Tottenham and then at home against Chelsea.

Since the team won the Champions League last season, they will go to Japan to participate in the Club World Cup in mid-December.

This will affect the 18th round of the league, the opponent is Wigan Athletic.

由于联赛第18轮是在12月20日，世俱杯决赛是在12月21日。

Therefore, we are still communicating whether to postpone it for a few days or directly postpone it to mid-to-late January.

In January, the FA Cup and League Cup will be held at the same time, and the schedule is very tight.

In a nutshell, the Bayswater Chinese have no shortage of games this season.

The reason why Yang Cheng decided to control the number of first-team players to 23 is that he hopes to give each player more game time, get more training, and ensure the players' condition and progress.

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As the defending champions of the Champions League, the Brent Training Center was officially opened and the club held a brief opening ceremony.

But the scene still attracted over a hundred media outlets.

They have reported on the Brent Training Center repeatedly.

This training center has been highly praised by the entire European football community and is regarded by many professionals as the most advanced and scientific training base in the world. The Brent Training Center is second to none in terms of both appearance and functionality.

The media and fans were full of praise.

The first day of training camp focused on physical examinations of the players.

Even Modric and Rakitic, who participated in the European Cup final, returned to the team on time.

Yang Cheng once again promised at the subsequent internal team meeting that all cup matches would be given to the young players in the team.

At the same time, he also hopes that everyone can continue to work hard and strive to achieve better results based on last season.

"Don't forget, although we won the Champions League, we lost the League, FA Cup and League Cup!"

Regarding the new season, Yang Cheng said that the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup are both very rare honors.

“I hope everyone can perform better than last season!”

The players responded enthusiastically.

Yang Cheng could see that it was mainly internal competition within the team.

For example, after Arshavin left the team, Di Maria, Gareth Bale and Walcott were eager to try.

They actually have a very close personal relationship, but when it comes to competition on the football field, neither of them is willing to give in easily.

Even Gareth Bale and Walcott, this pair of best friends were roommates when they were in Southampton, and they are still roommates after coming to Bayswater Chinese.

Every time the team goes out for an away game, they choose to stay in the same room.

Now that they have moved into the Brent Training Center and have their own small suite, they still choose to be roommates.

But when they actually got to the training ground, both of them put in their best efforts, wanting to defeat their opponents in the competition.

The same is basically true for the midfield and defense.

There are players coming in and out every year, which is equivalent to introducing fresh blood into the team and stimulating the team's competition.

If the team always plays with the same lineup, the players will become lazy sooner or later and the team will become stagnant.

On the contrary, like the Chinese team in Bayswater now, everyone is training hard for the main position.

Even though the pre-season physical reserve training was very tough, they all gritted their teeth and persevered, and even each of them performed exceptionally hard.

Both Yang Cheng and the coaching staff are very satisfied with this atmosphere.

But the specific combat effectiveness will depend on the test of the new season.

(End of this chapter)