I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 150: A dream start! The best player of the season! Recruiting from Manchester City [Subscribe]

After conceding the first goal, Arsenal found themselves in a dilemma.

If they want to score a goal, they have to win back the ball; if they want to win back the ball, they have to press forward.

The Chinese players from Bayswater have excellent passing ability in the midfield and backcourt. Once Arsenal press forward, Gareth Bale, Walcott and Dzeko may play behind them at any time.

There are only two paths before Wenger.

Or he could learn from Yang Cheng in last season's Champions League knockout round, grit his teeth, take the risk of having his back line shot into a sieve, continue to press high, and fight to the death with Bayswater Chinese.

Or just defend it to the death.

Wenger has never been a conservative person, so he chose to learn from Yang Cheng.

But he ignored one thing.

AC Milan's midfield and backcourt are getting old and cannot withstand a war of attrition.

But the average age of Chinese people in Bayswater is less than 22 years old, so they can definitely afford it.

More importantly, almost everyone on the Bayswater Chinese defense can be said to be a good passer.

After so many years of playing the one-foot pass and cut game, they are much better than AC Milan.

The speed of Gareth Bale and Walcott in the frontcourt is simply beyond the reach of AC Milan.

Plus an all-around center forward Dzeko.

This makes Arsenal face an AC Milan team that has improved both its passing and speed.

In the 34th minute, it was a pass from the midfield. Gareth Bale shook off Sagna on the left and passed the ball to Dzeko.

The Bosnian center forward headed the ball under the pressure of Gallas and almost scored.

Lloris saved the ball from going out of bounds at the critical moment.

Corner kick.

This time it was Rakitic who took the corner kick.

When Gianni Vio walked out of the coaching booth again and stood on the sidelines directing the players to attack from a corner kick, the more than 8 fans at the scene burst into thunderous cheers.

There's nothing I can do, this guy is just too likable!

Rakitic quickly took a corner kick.

There was chaos in Arsenal's penalty area.

But what shocked everyone was that this time the penalty was not too high, but fell directly in front of the small penalty area.

And the arc is not high.

Was it a mistake?
Obviously not!

Suddenly, a majestic figure emerged from the chaos in the penalty area.

Yaya Toure rushed to the front with no one guarding him and volleyed the falling ball directly into the air.

The ball immediately turned in another direction and turned towards Arsenal's goal, almost brushing the post and entering the goal.

No matter how fast Lloris reacts, he can't do anything about this kind of ball.

2 is better than 0!

The whole Wembley Stadium was boiling again!

All the fans rushed out of their seats in an instant, cheering and shouting wildly.

"Another set-piece attack to score!"

"Bayswater Chinese have scored from set pieces in two consecutive games!"

"It has to be said that their set-piece attacking methods are varied and endless."

"What's even more surprising is that the goal was scored by Yaya Toure."

"The nemesis of the Arsenal!"

In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, when Wenger saw Yaya Toure volley into the goal, there was only one thought in his mind: why is it him again?
Why is it always him?
"Does this guy really hate us to the core?" Wenger felt very depressed.

"Why does he always get so excited when he kicks us?"

What can Pat Rice say?
This group of temperature difference signatures!
It’s all because of my mistake back then!

Yaya Toure is now to Arsenal what Eto'o is to Real Madrid.

So, I get excited when I play against Arsenal.

"Back then, I did underestimate him," Wenger said.

Pat Rice smiled bitterly. Is that a bit low?
Very low, okay?

After playing a game against Barnet, they were directly rejected.

At that time, Yaya Toure at least played in Belgium, and Barnet was a low-level league team.

The key is still a warm-up match.

So, whether you are a fan or a head coach, you should not judge based on one game!
……

After leading by 2 goals in the first half, Wenger made the first substitution of the game in the 54th minute.

He replaced Benzema with Alex Song.

At this time, Arsenal changed its formation to 433.

Strictly speaking, it is more like 4321, because Nasri and Arshavin are more likely to move to the middle, ensuring the team's central defense and stability in the midfield and backcourt to the greatest extent possible.

In a sense, this can be considered as a sign of conservatism and weakness.

But after the substitution, Arsenal's offense still did not improve much.

It was not until the 72nd minute that Arshavin dribbled the ball on the right side of the frontcourt, broke through Rakitic, and was fouled by Yaya Toure 20 meters away from the goal.

The Gunners got a free kick in the frontcourt.

Van Persie calmly took the penalty, a precise direct free kick, and penetrated the goal guarded by Neuer.

1 is better than 2!

After scoring a goal, Wenger's team seemed to see the dawn of victory again.

The Gunners regained their morale and felt they were back in action.

So, the Gunners began to increase their offensive intensity and started to press forward as a whole.

But in the 79th minute, when Modric was sandwiched by Muntari and Alex Song in the midfield and passed the ball back to Yaya Toure, Arsenal's entire defense line had been pressed to the vicinity of the center line.

Yaya Toure made a long pass directly behind him, and the Chinese in Bayswater turned from defense to offense in an instant.

The trident in the frontcourt inserted at high speed, and with the addition of Rakitic, they quickly formed a 4 to 1 situation in the frontcourt!

Yes, that's right, 4 vs. 1!

When Yang Cheng saw this scene, he immediately cheered loudly.

Wenger quickly covered his face with an expression that showed he couldn't bear to watch.

Gallas, who was the last one to finish, had to take on Gareth Bale, Walcott, Dzeko and Rakitic all by himself.

The French are really desperate!

He really didn't know which one he should focus on.

Finally, he stationed in the middle.

Dzeko passed the ball back to Rakitic and then passed it to Walcott.

The little tiger easily shot the ball into the goal from the right side of the penalty area.

3 is better than 1!

The entire Wembley Stadium cheered again!
The fans were celebrating wildly.

Especially the final 4 vs. 1 situation, it was so hilarious!
In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Arsenal 3-1 at home!
……

"I'll give you a suggestion."

After the game, Yang Cheng generously invited Wenger to the box for a drink.

But the French don't look like they're drinking alcohol, they look like they're drinking something else.

Anyway, that bitter face became even more bitter.

"Go back and study the process of 4 vs. 1 repeatedly."

After Yang Cheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It's really funny.

With one pass, it immediately becomes 4 vs. 1. Have you ever seen such a scene?
The most outrageous thing is that Arsenal’s defense is actually not that bad.

But for a strong team to be beaten like this in defense is really shameful.

If Yang Cheng said anything else, Wenger would definitely fight back.

But he knew that what Yang Cheng said was very pertinent and true.

Although the tone is a bit like adding insult to injury and rubbing salt into the wound, it is really the truth.

Wenger's biggest problem over the years was fully exposed in this 4-on-1 situation.

It’s the position when switching from offense to defense!

It’s not that when the Gunners switch from offense to defense, the players don’t try hard to get into position, but that it takes a long time to get into position.

When they met the Chinese team in Bayswater who played a fast offense-defense transition, they were immediately exposed.

So why does the placement problem occur?

This is because Arsenal's passing and cutting rely on the players' running at all costs.

Wenger's requirements are even more outrageous than Yang Cheng's. The player's pass must be within 10 meters, and there must be at least two receiving points.

This not only results in the Gunners players being closer to each other, but also requiring them to frequently leave their positions in order to maintain receiving and passing lines.

Especially the players in the midfield and backcourt.

When the ball is in hand, it is a good thing to leave the position so that you can create more receiving points and passing routes.

But when switching from offense to defense, how to ensure that the players who have left their positions return to their positions in the shortest time possible.

Offense can be disorderly, but defense requires order and overall positioning.

This will take some time.

Arsenal took a little too long to settle.

The Chinese players from Barcelona and Bayswater also made similar runs, so how did they do it?
Two methods: on-the-spot counter-attack and high-level midfield and backcourt players.

When Barcelona's Dream Team II was at its peak, they were able to beat Real Madrid 3-0 both at home and away, thanks to the whole team's united pressing throughout the court, coupled with the good level of midfield and backcourt players.

Especially Puyol.

What about the Bayswater Chinese in this game?
They have always done a good job in on-the-spot counter-attacks and high-pressure pressing.

The players in the midfield and backcourt are even more powerful.

From Yaya Toure to Pepe to Thiago Silva, all of them have strong personal abilities.

This gives the Chinese in Bayswater enough leverage to use this tactic.

In contrast, Ferguson's approach is to let the front court go and defend steadily in the middle and back courts.

The Gunners' biggest problem is that they lack players with outstanding individual abilities in the midfield and backcourt, and they are not very good at counter-attacking in the frontcourt. This has led to the Gunners' positioning problems being constantly exposed and never being effectively resolved.

It even happened that after losing the ball, the defense was penetrated by a pass, resulting in an awkward situation of one defending four.

Building a team is not something that can be done overnight.

Especially in the past few years, Arsenal has been used to being poor, and Wenger has always been frugal in signings.

At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.

The strength of the midfield and backcourt is evident.

"Give me another two years, and I will definitely be able to build a team that can compete with you!"

Wenger's words seem particularly wolfish.

"They say the money in a man's pocket represents his courage. You are quite courageous now." Yang Cheng laughed.

Wenger gave him a sullen look.

The French have always been strange. When talking to Yang Cheng, they always tend to ignore his age.

In fact, he is only 29 years old.

But he speaks too maturely and doesn't look like a young head coach at all.

The way he speaks and behaves is just like that of a world-famous coach who has been in the field for decades.

"I'm also confused. You don't have much money in your pocket, so why are you so brave?" Wenger retorted.

It is common knowledge that Yang Cheng is heavily in debt.

The Bayswater Chinese are still in arrears on the loan they took out to build a training centre in Brent.

Although Yang Cheng has no money, he is very courageous and has one engineering project after another.

The training center has just been completed and the new stadium has also started.

Not long ago, the media broke the news that they were going to build a large stadium that could accommodate 9 people.

In order to comply with the height restrictions in central London, they even had to dig down the site to create a level of stands.

The amount of work has skyrocketed, and so has the investment. One billion pounds is no longer enough to contain it.

"Our revenue exceeded your Arsenal last season, and the gap will probably widen further this season," Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Wenger felt depressed when he thought about this.

Not only were their grades surpassed, but their income was also surpassed.

Now, the whole European football world is praising Adam Kroos.

Why?

This guy can make money!
During my two years at the English Football Association, revenue skyrocketed year after year, which led to the construction of Wembley Stadium.

Now, with the arrival of the Chinese at Bayswater, the club's revenue has once again skyrocketed, and it has suddenly entered the top five in Europe.

Thinking of this, Wenger no longer felt like drinking.

Yang Cheng had no intention of letting him go just like that.

"Professor, you better hurry up. We sold you last season's Champions League MVP. If you don't perform well, you will be under a lot of pressure."

After saying that, Yang Cheng laughed again.

Now Wenger's bitter face became even more bitter.

Although the UEFA awards ceremony has not yet begun, everyone knows that Arshavin was basically the best player in the Champions League last season.

So, there is nothing wrong with what Yang Cheng said.

What Wenger needs to do next is to integrate the team as soon as possible and stimulate the fighting spirit of these players.

Especially Arshavin.

£5000!
This is comparable to Zidane's sky-high price!
Wenger felt uncomfortable just thinking about it.

How to make Arshavin play at Zidane's level?
Yang Cheng, ah, Yang Cheng, you deserve to die!

……

Round 2 of the Premier League.

Liverpool played at Anfield and, after conceding a goal first, scored two goals in the final moments of the game, reversing Middlesbrough.

The Reds missed out on the Champions League this season and the morale of the entire team was greatly affected.

Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 away thanks to Deco's goal just over 0 minutes into the game.

The Portuguese midfielder has scored for two consecutive rounds.

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 1-0 away from home thanks to Fletcher's goal.

As a result, after two rounds of matches, Bayswater Chinese, Chelsea and Liverpool all won two consecutive games.

Among them, Yang Cheng's team topped the list with 7 goals, Chelsea had 5, and Liverpool had 2.

Dzeko is tied for first place in the scorer list with Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor with 3 goals.

Agbonlahor scored a hat trick in the first round of the Premier League.

From reaching the top in the first round of the league to defeating the strong opponent Arsenal in the second round, the Bayswater Chinese have received unanimous recognition from the media and fans.

This is indeed an amazing start to this season!

Before the season, many people were worried about the new season for Bayswater Chinese.

After all, after selling Arshavin, Las Diarra and Koscielny, the team's overall strength was greatly affected.

Especially Arshavin and Las Diarra.

How big of an impact do a frontcourt offensive core and a Premier League steals king in the midfield have?
The Times praised Yang Cheng highly in its review.

"While everyone was worried, Yang Cheng delivered an amazing answer."

"He changed the ball-control style of last season and adopted a sharper and faster offensive style in the frontcourt, playing to the speed advantage of Gareth Bale and Walcott and taking turns to attack the opponent's defense."

"Hull City crumbled under the onslaught of the Bayswater Chinese, and the Gunners were equally unstoppable."

The Times believes that this season, the tactics of the Chinese at Bayswater are similar to those of Manchester United last season, but also very different.

Last season, Manchester United also played fast in the frontcourt, and the fans called it the XJB random kicking style.

The Chinese team at Bayswater also played at a fast pace, but not in a chaotic manner, with an all-round center forward like Dzeko in front.

In the midfield, the Bayswater Chinese midfield consisting of Modric, Rakitic and Yaya Toure is better than Manchester United in terms of passing and control ability and creativity.

"Even the running ability that Manchester United players are most proud of is even better than that of the Chinese in Bayswater."

In this situation, the Bayswater Chinese in the new season presented a stronger and sharper offensive football than Manchester United last season.

"Yang Cheng fully utilized the characteristics and advantages of the players at his disposal."

"He used his technical and tactical attainments to fill the vacuum left by the core players."

The Times believes that this is the second time that Yang Cheng has demonstrated the tactical attainments of a world-class head coach.

The last time was in the middle of the season, the adjustments to Arshavin and Ashley Young completely activated the offense of Bayswater Chinese and laid the foundation for Bayswater Chinese's competitiveness in the Premier League.

And this time...

"He seems to have higher goals and stronger ambitions!"

“Even before we won the Community Shield, Yang Cheng said that we wanted to win back everything we lost last season!”

Not only the Times, but media from other countries are also paying attention to the Chinese in Bayswater.

There was also a lot of praise for Yang Cheng's tactics at the start of this season.

……

After the second round of the Premier League, Yang Cheng led the team to rest at the Brent Training Center.

On the morning of August 8, after the training session, the team finished lunch early and set off for Monaco.

The European Super Cup is on the evening of the 29th.

But the Chinese in Bayswater will attend the UEFA awards ceremony and the Champions League group stage draw ceremony on the evening of the 28th.

This can also be considered a kind of tacit understanding.

With UEFA’s sincere invitation, the Chinese in Bayswater must definitely go.

Can you win a prize?

Before the awards ceremony, many prizes had already been determined.

For example, the best player award will be given to Arshavin, which is recognized.

He was one of the best performing players for Bayswater Chinese last season and the core of the team's frontcourt offense.

The best forward award will be given to Ronaldo, this is basically a foregone conclusion.

There is still some suspense about the other positions, but there are Chinese people from Bayswater who can make the cut.

According to convention, you should at least give one, right?

After all, they are the defending champions!
The current Champions League group stage division is different from that in 2024.

Although we are the defending champions, we do not receive any special treatment.

The 32 teams are still ranked according to their European competition points.

However, Bayswater Chinese were placed in the second tier this time.

This is already very rare.

The other teams have counted their European competition points from the past five years, but Bayswater Chinese can only count the past three years.

Because three years ago, they were still in the lower leagues.

Being able to reach the second tier with just three years of European competition points is enough to show how outstanding the achievements of the Chinese in Bayswater are.

The top seeded teams are Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

The Galacticos were defeated in the round of 16 and even in the group stage, and their points in European competitions are getting worse and worse.

If there is no breakthrough this season, they will probably be squeezed out of the seeding team next season.

By then, the Champions League draw will be even more interesting. The second tier is also full of hidden talents.

It goes without saying that Bayswater Chinese are the defending champions. Villarreal, Roma, Porto, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon and Juventus are all well-known and powerful teams in European football.

In the third tier, Marseille, Zenit St. Petersburg, Bordeaux and others are also quite strong.

But the most troublesome is the fourth tier, which includes Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kyiv, Boriso...

Either they are strong teams in the four major leagues or they are terrible away teams.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese drew Mourinho's Inter Milan in the first tier.

The third tier was drawn to Marseille.

The fourth tier was drawn to Atletico Madrid from La Liga.

Yang Cheng was sitting in the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. When the draw results came out, he heard an uproar at the scene. Obviously, everyone was a little surprised by the draw of this group.

It brings together strong teams from Serie A, Premier League, Ligue 1 and La Liga, and its overall strength should not be underestimated.

Especially the aggressive Atletico Madrid.

Just two days before the draw, the Colchoneros defeated Schalke 2 4-0 at home.

This shows that the strength of this team is also quite good.

So, everyone was shocked.

After all, the strength of this group is very close, anyone can stand out, or they can fail.

But this group is also very interesting.

After Mourinho's comeback, he coached Inter Milan.

This is his first return to the Premier League since leaving Chelsea.

The duel between Yang Cheng and Mourinho will undoubtedly be a very eye-catching duel.

But for Yang Cheng, this draw was actually not that bad.

Inter Milan was drawn into the first tier of teams, avoiding Guardiola's Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern, and not the best Lyon. Inter Milan is considered a decent opponent.

Mourinho's team is in big trouble now.

The strength of the teams in the third tier are similar. The worst draw is Zenit St. Petersburg, which has to travel such a long distance away from home and is quite strong.

The fourth tier is not bad either, as we drew Atletico Madrid, which is the strongest among the eight teams, but we also avoided the devilish away game.

If Yang Cheng were to say, the most unlucky draw would be drawing Zenit St. Petersburg in the third pot, or Shakhtar Donetsk or Dynamo Kyiv in the fourth pot, then there would be no chance of playing away games.

It’s actually okay as it is now.

Moreover, when facing teams from Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga, home ticket revenue can increase further.

Good thing!

The most important thing is that he has confidence in his own abilities.

……

The awarding of prizes and drawing of lots were carried out alternately.

The first award to be presented is the best goalkeeper.

There are four goalkeepers shortlisted, namely Cech of Chelsea, Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United, Neuer of Bayern Munich and Reina of Liverpool.

These four goalkeepers all performed very well last season.

In the end, it was the 22-year-old Neuer who won the honor.

This is also the first time that a German goalkeeper has won a European-level honor.

When former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel called out Neuer's name, the German goalkeeper jumped up from his seat with excitement.

The teammates around him also gathered around and congratulated Neuer.

Neuer even ran up to Yang Cheng and gave him a hug.

In his subsequent speech, Neuer repeatedly thanked Yang Cheng, his teammates, and the Chinese people in Bayswater.

The German goalkeeper mentioned the situation in January 05 when Yang Cheng contacted him.

"I never thought that this would be the most important and great decision in my career so far, and it allowed me to step onto the podium today!"

There was thunderous applause from the audience.

In January 05, the Chinese team at Bayswater were still playing in the Championship.

Who would have thought that in just over three years, this team has transformed into the Champions League champions.

All of this comes from Yang Cheng's training.

Even the host couldn't help but joked after listening to Neuer's speech: "In fact, I think there should be an additional best coach award to reward the hard work of outstanding head coaches like Yang Cheng and Ferguson!"

In the subsequent best defender award ceremony, former Milan captain Baresi presented the award to Ferdinand.

The Manchester United center back has been highly sought after before.

The defense of the Bayswater Chinese was also very good, and the combination of Pepe and Thiago Silva also showed strong strength, but in terms of individual performance, Ferdinand was better.

Even Yang Cheng had to admit that Manchester United's central defender was indeed better.

Pepe and Thiago Silva also need to show a little more maturity.

The best midfielder award was given to Yaya Toure.

The award was presented by Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton.

The Manchester United legend spoke highly of Yaya Toure, believing him to be a world-class midfielder.

Yaya Toure also seemed particularly excited.

Before going on stage to receive the award, he, like Neuer, hugged Yang Cheng and his teammates one by one.

This shows the solidarity of the Chinese people in Bayswater.

When giving his acceptance speech, Yaya Toure expressed his gratitude to Yang Cheng and the Chinese players in Bayswater.

"I never thought I would have this opportunity because I doubted whether I could become a good professional footballer.

He doubted his timing, probably after his frustration with the Arsenal trial.

“But at Bayswater Chinese, I regained my confidence!”

Yaya Toure also thanked his teammates Modric and Las Diarra. He said that it was with the help of these two teammates that he was able to fully display his talents and express himself better.

Yang Cheng was sitting in the audience and, along with everyone else, gave Yaya Toure a warm round of applause.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, Yaya Toure deserves this award and there is no problem with it.

His performance deserves this award!

But if Yang Cheng were asked to choose, he would choose Modric.

But there is a problem with Modric, that is, in the current football environment and general trend, he is easily overlooked.

Because he can neither produce eye-catching statistics nor outstanding performances, even on the court, it is difficult to say what specific contributions he has made.

But Modric himself is the kind of person who focuses on his work, is very low-key, and speaks very carefully.

This resulted in his popularity being really unsatisfactory.

Previously, there was even a British media saying that among the three midfielders of Bayswater Chinese, Modric was the most lagging one, saying that he was only good at passing, controlling the ball and shooting!

What do you mean?
In other words, Modric was able to play as a starter and become captain for Bayswater Chinese because he was loyal to Yang Cheng, which is why he was able to follow the team from English League Two all the way to the Premier League and even the Champions League.

In their view, if Modric is replaced by Lampard or Gerrard, plus Las Diarra and Yaya Toure, the midfield of the Bayswater Chinese will be perfect.

Any football fan who has watched the Chinese players at Bayswater play would probably disagree.

But this also proves that Modric is really insignificant.

Not only is he inconspicuous, but all players of the same type as him are inconspicuous.

This is also the reason why so many people want to poach Las Diarra and Yaya Toure, but not many people want to poach Modric.

Except for a few knowledgeable people like Ferguson, basically no one is interested.

By the same token, Carrick, who is criticized by many people, is also underestimated.

The third award, the best forward, went to Cristiano Ronaldo.

This is basically nothing to be controversial about.

But the final best player went to Arshavin.

He is the first Russian to receive this award!
Although Arshavin has moved to Arsenal, he still thanks Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese.

"I used to play as a striker, then as a winger, but one day our coach told me that I should change my position to further improve my performance."

"He told me a fable, hoping that I would shoulder more burdens. This fable inspired me and made me feel more powerful than ever before."

“After adjusting my position and playing style, I found my best self and had a great season!”

Arshavin finally thanked Arsenal and Wenger politely.

Yang Cheng was sitting in the audience and could somewhat understand what Arshavin meant.

His gratitude was of course heartfelt, but it also meant that he was communicating with Wenger from a distance.

He hopes to continue to play the role he played in Bayswater Chinese, acting as a free man in the frontcourt and being given more tactical authority.

This should be Wenger's biggest headache right now.

Judging from the second round, the Gunners' positioning problem has not been solved. If Arshavin is given such great authority again, Arsenal's entire midfield and frontcourt will be more "chaotic" and the problem of transition between offense and defense is likely to be further magnified.

This is also an inevitable problem brought about by all star transfers.

But these have nothing to do with Yang Cheng.

He just sells the players, not the manuals.

……

The day after the Champions League draw, Bayswater Chinese faced the UEFA Cup champions Glasgow Rangers at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco.

This match was the one with the most complete Chinese lineup for Bayswater since the summer training camp.

Players who participated in the Olympics, such as Di Maria, Marcelo, Matic, Kompany, and Hazard, have returned to the team one after another.

The Bayswater Chinese players performed well in the Olympics this time.

Kompany was forcibly recalled to Germany by Hamburg during the Olympics and transferred to Bayswater Chinese in anger.

I won’t go into the details of the process.

Di Maria reached the final and scored the only goal in the decisive match against Nigeria.

The Angel Wings let the whole world see his style.

Marcelo represented the Brazilian team, which beat Belgium 3-0 in the third and fourth place final.

Marcelo also performed very well.

Matic represented Serbia in the Olympics. Although he failed to qualify from the group stage, he performed well.

The Olympics were originally supposed to end on the 23rd.

But after Argentina won the championship, they returned home to celebrate.

He did not return to the team until midweek and played with the team in the European Super Cup.

Although Glasgow Rangers from the Scottish Premier League are not as strong as Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng still sent out his main players.

Just replaced Gareth Bale with Di Maria.

Marcelo replaces Leighton Baines on the left side of the defense.

The intention is very clear, which is to attack.

Just two minutes into the game, continuing his outstanding performance in the Olympics, Di Maria received a pass from Marcelo on the left, broke through the defender and passed the ball to the penalty spot.

Dzeko came from the back and pushed the ball into the Glasgow Rangers goal.

1 is better than 0!

After the experience of last season and winning the Olympic Games, Di Maria seems to be getting more and more confident.

Afterwards, the Chinese in Bayswater continued to attack their opponents.

The most threatening moment came in the 13th minute, when Modric made a straight pass and Walcott broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot near the penalty spot, but the ball went slightly wide of the goal.

In the 20th minute, Walcott successfully counterattacked in the frontcourt and made a wonderful pass.

Dzeko made a fierce shot from outside the penalty area, which was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Di Maria followed up with a shot and sent the ball into the Glasgow Rangers' goal again.

2 is better than 0!

In the 33rd minute, Marcelo and Di Maria completed a beautiful wall pass on the left, and the pass was blocked by the opponent's central defender.

Corner kick!

The Bayswater Chinese player quickly took a corner kick and passed it to Marcelo who was lurking outside the left corner of the penalty area.

The Brazilian sent a cross that went accurately to the back post.

Thiago Silva quickly inserted himself into the game and, surrounded by three Glasgow Rangers defenders, he shot the ball into the Glasgow Rangers goal.

3 is better than 0!

The gap in strength between the two sides is too obvious!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese won the European Super Cup with a 3-0 victory over Glasgow Rangers thanks to goals from Dzeko, Di Maria and Thiago Silva.

At the same time, the third round of the Premier League was held as scheduled.

Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-0 at home with Robin van Persie scoring twice.

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0 away.

Liverpool drew 0-0 with Aston Villa away.

Due to the European Super Cup, the match between Manchester United and Bayswater Chinese was postponed, and both teams have one less game.

So after this round of games, Chelsea reversed the situation and topped the list, while Liverpool ranked second.

The Bayswater Chinese have one less round to play, but are still in third place.

……

From Queensway tube station at the north gate of Hyde Park, walk east along Bayswater Avenue, pass the famous London Marble Arch tube station, go north to Oxford Street and enter Portman Square Road.

The Hyatt Churchill Hotel, west of Portman Square.

Luxury cars were parked in front of the hotel's marble-paved and magnificently decorated lobby.

The concierge politely went forward to open the door, greeted the distinguished guests, and escorted them to the hotel lobby.

But every VIP who enters the hotel lobby will see a striking notice board on the left side of the lobby.

The meeting room is temporarily closed, thank you for your understanding!

Guests who can stay in this hotel must be either rich or noble.

But when everyone saw the notice board and the security personnel around it, who were wearing black suits, had serious faces and an aura of "keep away from strangers", they immediately moved away.

They all have a question in their minds: what kind of meeting is going on inside?

The specifications are so high!
The tightly closed door of the conference room prevented any sound of the fierce argument inside from being heard outside.

If any journalists had entered the venue, they would have been shocked by everyone present.

Manchester United CEO David Gill, Arsenal General Manager David Dunn, Bayswater Chinese CEO Adam Crozier, Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, Manchester City Chairman Mubarak...

The 20 most powerful people in all 20 Premier League teams, except for the bosses, were all sitting in the conference room.

The meeting was chaired by Premier League CEO Richard Scudmore.

The topic that sparked the heated debate came from a proposal by Adam Crozier, CEO of Bayswater Chinese.

He hopes that Premier League teams will check their financial health!
This has attracted Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool...

Almost all Premier League teams unanimously opposed it.

Richard Scudmore had a look on his face that showed a pained expression as if he wanted to laugh but couldn't.

He is a troublesome boss and a troublesome head coach, and his CEO is also a troublesome one.

How outrageous is it that a proposal is opposed by the entire Premier League?

The whole world knows that if we really want to check, in the entire Premier League, I am afraid that only the Chinese in Bayswater have a good financial situation.

But it won't last long.

Because they want to build a new stadium, they always have to take out a loan.

So why put forward this proposal at this time?
“Two years ago, when Platini announced his candidacy for UEFA president and came to Britain to canvass for votes, he specially invited many powerful and influential media from Fleet Street to have afternoon tea in Mayfair.

"At the time, he acted harmless."

"But now, two years later, not long ago, he joined forces with the industry regulators of five European team sports to submit a secret document to the European Union, requesting greater autonomy for six team sports, including football."

"We all know that this is to promote FIFA's 6+5 policy, restricting foreign players, prohibiting the transfer of players under the age of 18, limiting the number of TV broadcasts, and increasing the management of agents."

"Another one is to impose higher requirements on the financial management of professional clubs."

Adam Crozier did not back down because of the many opponents, but instead faced the challenge head-on.

"We all know that the 6+5 policy is unlikely to be passed, but several other reform proposals have been accepted by the EU and are ready to start discussions."

"You can study the clauses carefully. I can almost say with certainty that they are all aimed at the Premier League."

Adam Crozier's words caused the meeting room to suddenly become silent.

Do they know?
Not necessarily.

The 20 Premier League clubs are shareholders of the Premier League, but not every shareholder is qualified to speak on stage.

For a lot of lifters, they sit here and are just mascots.

But no one is stupid, and they know exactly where these clauses are directed.

The Premier League has been so strong in the past few years!

Especially now, capital is pouring into the Premier League, bringing a steady stream of funds to the development of the Premier League.

Without restrictions, all the stars in Europe will be snapped up by the Premier League!
By then, what can other leagues use to compete with the Premier League?

Adam Crozier had already communicated with Yang Cheng once before coming to the meeting.

So this time, he told everyone very confidently that it was clear that UEFA was suppressing the Premier League.

The reason why he proposed self-examination was to respond to the suppression from UEFA as soon as possible.

If everyone present was very opposed to Adam Crozier's proposal before, now, after being analyzed by his well-reasoned remarks, everyone clearly realized the problem.

UEFA is the industry manager, and they view the strength of the Premier League from the perspective of the entire European football world.

Is a monopoly a good thing for European football as a whole?

For Premier League teams, they don’t care about European football at all, they only care about the Premier League itself.

This is a contradiction!
After Adam Crozier exposed this contradiction, everyone had to face up to this problem.

Even Scudmore had to admit that Adam Crozier's proposal was forward-looking and necessary.

After the meeting, many big names from traditional Premier League giants, including David Gill and David Dunn, came over to discuss this topic with Adam Crozer.

Traditional giants are all able to play in the Champions League, so they are naturally more concerned about UEFA's suppression.

On the contrary, the mid- and lower-level teams will be less affected.

This is another contradiction within the Premier League.

Of course, it's just a little smaller.

They also want to recruit players from continental Europe.

The transfer fees of Premier League players are too expensive!
After the chat, we agreed to find another time to discuss it and then went our separate ways.

But just as Adam Crozier walked out of the conference room, entered the hotel lobby, and was about to leave through the main door, he was stopped by Mubarak who came up behind him.

This was the first time for the Manchester City chairman to attend the Premier League's shareholders' meeting. He was still unfamiliar with everything and naturally did not speak, but no one would ignore this wealthy man from the Middle East.

Everyone knows that the Abu Dhabi consortium behind Manchester City has almost endless money.

If there is a real need for financial self-examination, Manchester City will be the most affected.

The two walked to the other side of the lobby, sat down in the reception area, ordered coffee, and chatted about some of the content of the meeting.

Mubarak was clearly sincere in learning and familiarizing himself with the business.

"To be honest, Adam, my boss and I have carefully studied all the managers of Premier League and Championship teams, from resumes to backgrounds to work performance. We have a comprehensive understanding of them."

After chatting for a while, Mubarak got straight to the point.

“We have great respect for your work at Bayswater Chinese and appreciate your achievements.”

"As you know, we are still in the early stages of our development at Manchester City. Although we have a group of outstanding players, we have not yet found a suitable club operator."

"We have studied it and you meet our requirements very well. We seriously hope that you can consider coming to work in Manchester City!"

"Here, we can give you a broader stage than the Chinese in Bayswater, and we can also give you more resources and bargaining chips than in London!"

"At the same time, we can guarantee that in the next two to three years, we will build the world's most powerful and luxurious super battleship!"

"And you, Adam, we want you to be our helmsman!"

(End of this chapter)