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Adam Crozier never thought of himself as a man of integrity.

Especially after becoming a professional manager.

People who are too principled cannot do this job well.

From Saatchi & Saatchi to the FA to the Royal Mail, every step he took was an effort to move up.

What attracts him is nothing more than money, status and influence.

Coming to Bayswater Chinese from Royal Mail was more like an accident in career planning.

This was never an option for him!

But not only did he do it at Bayswater Chinese, he did it for three years.

The money is not very high, the status is not very high, and the influence is not very great.

Sometimes, looking back, he wondered why he chose Bayswater Chinese in the first place.
He must be out of his mind and was fooled by Yang Cheng.

But if he calms down and thinks about it carefully, he will feel that it is not bad for Chinese to work in Bayswater.

A boss who you trust and fully delegate power to, allowing you to take full charge of all business operations, isn’t this what a professional manager wants most?

The money is not much, but with the bonus, it is not a small amount.

His status was not high and his influence was not great, but as the performance of the Chinese in Bayswater has been getting better and better in recent years, Adam Crozier's status and influence in British and European football have also been rising.

But most importantly, he is happy working here.

Especially seeing with your own eyes that a team from a lower-level league has continued to grow stronger in your hands, and now has won the Premier League and the Champions League. What could be more fulfilling than this?
Therefore, he also devoted all his efforts to planning the long-term development for the Chinese in Bayswater.

Including the high-end strategy he proposed not long ago.

The purpose is to seize the commanding heights of British and even European football.

At this moment, facing the invitation from Manchester City Chairman Mubarak, Adam Crozer was really a little dazed for a moment.

According to his personality, he should agree, or at least hesitate.

But his response was, "Are you kidding me?"

"No, no, no, we are dead serious."

Mubarak's expression was indeed serious. "No matter how much your annual salary is among the Chinese in Bayswater, we will give you three times!"

Three times the annual salary!
Adam Crozier was indeed taken aback.

His current annual salary is still 100 million pounds, which was agreed upon with Yang Cheng.

But every Christmas, Yang Cheng would give him an extra red envelope of 100 million pounds.

But even so, Manchester City's annual salary of 300 million pounds is still exciting.

What if we add bonuses?

"To be honest, I am very happy working at Bayswater Chinese. Mr. Yang Cheng trusts me very much, and..."

Mubarak held out his hands, motioning him to stop for a moment, "All the trust, power and support you have received from the Chinese in Bayswater, we will give you double, or even more."

"We are new here, and we really need a manager like you who has rich experience to manage the overall situation."

After a pause, Mubarak explained: "The performance of the Chinese in Bayswater in the past few years is indeed very good and admirable, but the bottleneck in the future is also obvious, especially to build such a large-scale stadium, the investment is very scary."

"When that happens, they will be burdened with a heavy debt burden, as Arsenal has done before."

Arsenal?
The first person that came to Adam Crozier's mind was Yang Cheng.

He doesn't think the Bayswater Chinese will become the second Arsenal.

Because Yang Cheng and Wenger are completely different.

In the past few years, the Chinese in Bayswater won the league championship with the salary of a Premier League relegation zone team, and won the Champions League with the salary of a mid-table Premier League team.

All of these are enough to prove that Yang Cheng is the core competitiveness of Bayswater Chinese.

Becoming the next Arsenal?

Adam Crozier couldn't say for sure that it would not happen, but the possibility was very small.

This is due to his understanding and trust in Yang Cheng.

“Among us Bayswater Chinese, there is only one person who is irreplaceable!”

For some reason, Adam Crozier recalled Yang Cheng's words.

Yang Cheng was talking about the players.

But Adam Crozier felt that this also included all employees, even himself.

If Adam Crozier is honest, he believes that he has made a great contribution to the current success of the Chinese in Bayswater, especially in terms of business operations.

But is it really as big as rumored?
He actually knew what was going on.

Behind almost every major decision, there is support and guidance from Yang Cheng.

This made Adam Crozier suddenly sober up a lot.

“Thank you very much for your recognition, Mr. Mubarak!”

Adam Crozier remained polite throughout. "But I still say that I am very satisfied with my current job. At the same time, I don't think that Bayswater Chinese will become the second Arsenal."

After a pause, Adam Crozier politely introduced to Mubarak some of his high-level views on the club's management.

For example, he believes that modern professional football is different from the past. It is no longer possible for one person or a few people to handle everything. What matters is teamwork and system operations.

Every department of the club has made an indelible contribution to its development.

"So, I don't think that my going to Manchester City can bring you much benefit, and I can't replicate the success of the Chinese in Bayswater."

Mubarak was somewhat disappointed.

They did a lot of research on Adam Crozier.

This included twice hiring a third-party agency to conduct research on professional managers of many major teams in the Premier League and even Europe.

Adam Crozier is a leader in terms of ability, resume and other aspects.

Even far surpassing Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon.

It was only after thorough preparations that Mubarak made the approach.

I just didn't expect to be rejected.

"It's okay, Adam, we still have time, you can think about it carefully." Mubarak was not in a hurry.

"No, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Mubarak, but I really have no intention of leaving Bayswater Chinese!"

"I have no plans to do so, at least in the foreseeable future."

Adam Crozier has never been one to drag his feet.

Just like when he saw that things were not going well at the Royal Mail, he decisively chose to resign.

Now, he doesn't want to dwell too much on this matter to avoid bringing some negative impact to himself and the Chinese in Bayswater.

Mubarak could only sigh regretfully after hearing his firm statement.

……

Two days later, when Yang Cheng returned to his home west of Holland Park, Xia Qing had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him.

The couple ate dinner and discussed club matters.

Xia Qing mentioned the news she had just received from several former colleagues.

Manchester City once poached Adam Crozier, CEO of Bayswater Chinese.

"According to the information I received, they should have contacted but failed, so the headhunting company is now accepting the order again."

If the contact is successful, Manchester City will no longer need to entrust a headhunting company to look for new candidates.

But soon, Xia Qing felt very strange about Yang Cheng's reaction.

He kept eating and didn't seem surprised at all.

"Have you known about this for a long time?"

Yang Cheng didn't answer, but laughed, "It seems that you are well-informed."

It only took 2 days for the news to come out.

Xia Qing was speechless.

It turns out that Yang Cheng knew it a long time ago.

"They met in the lobby of the Churchill Hotel after the Premier League shareholders meeting."

Yang Cheng gave very detailed time and place.

"How did you know? Did he confess to you?"

Xia Qing just finished speaking, and immediately thought about it again, "No, he is not that stupid."

Adam Crozier is a very shrewd guy and a veteran in the workplace.

How could such a person take the initiative to tell his boss that he was poached by a competitor?
Show loyalty?
On the contrary, it represents a dangerous signal.

As for taking the opportunity to fight for higher salary, that is just wishful thinking.

Professional managers are different from professional players.

The latter is much scarcer than the former.

What's more, the professional players who are truly qualified to ask for higher salaries by taking advantage of being poached by opponents are all of high level and rare.

"Adam Crozier didn't say anything. Everything was business as usual."

Yang Cheng answered Xia Qing's questions.

"At that time, a reporter from The Sun sneaked into the hotel lobby and took a photo of them meeting. In addition, Manchester City has been looking for a professional manager, so I thought of it."

There are often many channels for exchanging information between big clubs and the media.

"Did he really refuse?" Xia Qing was a little worried.

That's Manchester City.

A team invested by tycoons from the Middle East who claim to have no shortage of money.

"It's very simple. Just talk to him about the contract renewal and you'll know."

After a pause, Yang Cheng added: "In the past two or three years, our club has indeed developed rapidly. In terms of salary level, Adam's salary can only be regarded as upper-middle level among the professional managers of the 20 Premier League teams."

Arsenal's David Dunn, Chelsea's Peter Kenyon, Manchester United's David Gill, and even Tottenham's Daniel Levy all earn much higher salaries than Adam Kroos.

Of course, Yang Cheng gives a big red envelope every year.

Yang Cheng didn’t know whether other teams had managers.

"How much will it increase?" Xia Qing understood Yang Cheng's intention.

If Adam Crozier rejects Manchester City, it will prove that he has feelings for the Chinese in Bayswater and is willing to stay.

Renewing the contract at this time is to make up for the loss of rejecting Manchester City and further consolidate his relationship with the club.

If he does not intend to renew his contract with the club, it proves that he is determined to leave.

Today's Bayswater Chinese rely on teamwork. The departure of Adam Crozier will definitely have an impact on the team, but it is not fatal, especially if the handover preparations are made as early as possible.

After several years of cooperation, it would be a good idea to part ways amicably. Yang Cheng would not make things difficult for us.

This is a mutual respect!

"Double it, £200 million."

This makes him one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League.

If you include the bonuses, any of them can be eliminated.

Of course, no one knows whether Manchester City will offer a higher price in the future.

Xia Qing understood what Yang Cheng meant, "Then the annual salaries of the other executives, including Omar Berrada, will probably also increase."

Use cooked food instead of raw food.

The Bayswater Chinese team is now very well-coordinated and competitive, so it would be best not to make changes at this time.

……

After discussing the salaries of the club’s employees, Yang Cheng also mentioned the need for additional investments in the sports science and data analysis departments.

At least another £200 million will be needed, along with an increase in the department's salary budget.

"They plan to recruit a group of professionals in data analysis in the near future."

"Data analysis?"

Whenever Xia Qing heard about the word "investment", she felt overwhelmed.

"We already have quite a number of people in our data department. Besides, don't we buy a lot of data from data companies like OPTA every year? Why do we need to make additional investments?"

"Not enough." Yang Cheng replied.

"The data we can buy is also available to others. We can find data companies to customize the data we need, and other clubs can do the same."

Nowadays, data applications are becoming more and more widespread.

This can be seen from the development of OPTA.

Moreover, some football data analysis companies with a keen sense of smell have begun to emerge.

Of course, now, what fans can access are still some of the simplest basic data.

For example, how much the player runs, how many passes are made, etc.

Slightly more advanced features include player movement heat maps, number, distribution and routes of passes, but these all require payment at this stage.

Many clubs will customize the services they need based on these basic and advanced data.

For example, before a transfer, observe a player or even analyze a team.

But again, if the Chinese can buy Bayswater, so can other clubs.

For Yang Cheng from 2024, these data are still too basic.

Even advanced data will be accessible to ordinary fans by 2024.

What about the high-level data that is out of reach?

They are basically paid items.

Not to mention, many clubs’ core data are confidential.

Even the head coach can only have superficial access to the confidential data of many clubs.

For example, a player growth data model applied to youth training.

Different clubs will create different big data models based on their own technical and tactical characteristics.

Youth training academies can input various player data into the big data model, from the most basic ones like height, weight, bone age, body fat, etc., to slightly more advanced ones like frequency of use of left and right feet, range of motion, sprint speed, running changes, etc.

Through various very detailed data, the big data model can analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the player.

Scouts can also input various data, and the big data model can roughly deduce whether the player is worthy of attention and training, and then select outstanding youth training talents.

Of course, data is dead.

In his previous life, Yang Cheng believed in a saying: Talking about data without considering the game, or talking about the game without considering the data, is just hooliganism!
As a team sport, football generates a huge amount of data.

This makes data analysis very complicated and can easily become a joke.

For example, Ferguson's sale of Stam was said to be a statistical issue.

Allardyce also has great faith in data, but his coaching results are not very good either.

But on the other hand, when De Bruyne renewed his contract with Manchester City, he hired a third-party data company and produced data reports to convince Manchester City to sign a blockbuster contract, which in itself represents Manchester City's recognition of the data.

Depay commissioned a third-party data company to find a suitable club for him, transferred to French Ligue 1 Lyon, and dominated the French Ligue 1. This in itself represents the role of data.

Not to mention Brighton, where the boss himself is a data expert, and transfers and signings all rely on data, and the effect is obvious.

Therefore, data and competition complement each other.

In addition to youth training, Yang Cheng plans to create a big data model for the first team to assign points to players' performance on the court.

For example, offensive scoring and a successful pass have completely different tactical values ​​if they appear in different places on the field.

To put it simply, the value of Thiago Silva's long pass and Toni Kroos' long pass are completely different.

By the same token, Dzeko's escape at the front of the penalty area and Modric's escape in the midfield have completely different tactical values.

This requires further mining and scoring of the data.

There are points assigned for offense, organization, and defense.

Such complex data analysis is simply impossible to rely on manual labor, so it is necessary to create a big data analysis model specifically for Bayswater Chinese.

In the future, as various data and broadcast videos become more and more complete, there will be more and more data, and the analysis results will become more and more reliable.

But all of these cannot be bought outside.

This will become the core competitiveness of big teams!
The most typical example is Brighton.

The negative example is Manchester United.

After Bayswater Chinese moved into the Brent Training Center, 14 high-definition cameras were installed at the first-team training ground to record all the players' movements on the training ground.

Through the fully automatic tracking system, the video captured by the camera can be automatically generated into various data.

This includes things like the accuracy, direction, and speed of the pass; the speed at which the player sprints; and even the player's stop accuracy, which is how far the ball travels after the first touch.

With more and more data, the current data analysis team is becoming less and less staffed.

Therefore, Gianni Vio proposed to recruit some professionals in data analysis.

It even includes outstanding students from top universities such as the University of London, Imperial College London, Oxford and Cambridge.

Isn’t this the biggest advantage of being in London?
Yang Cheng supported Gianni Vio's proposal.

He is very optimistic about the prospect of big data and firmly believes that it will become the core competitiveness of Bayswater Chinese in the future.

……

Speaking of data, Yang Cheng suddenly thought of another question.

Whether in Europe or around the world, investment in football or even sports-related fields is very, very small.

But do fans have this demand?
The answer is obvious.

An idea immediately flashed through Yang Cheng's mind. He put down the dishes in his hands, walked to the living room, opened his notebook, entered the German Yellow Pages website, and began searching for a company called [Onefootabll].

As a result, no results were found.

"That's not right. Wasn't it founded in 2008?" Yang Cheng muttered to himself.

Xia Qing was also very surprised by Yang Cheng's strange behavior and walked over with a concerned look on her face.

In his previous life, Yang Cheng was invited to visit Onefootball and talked with their founder and boss Lucas von Cranach.

This post-80s guy is really awesome.

From 01 to 05, he studied investment and financing at the Technical University of Berlin.

While still in college, he joined Bestamann Venture Capital, a well-known German investment company, as an analyst in 2002.

Through this relationship, he went to the Department of Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley in 02 to study financial management for half a year. Then in 03, he went to the Department of Business Administration at the London School of Economics and Political Science to study investment management for four months.

After leaving Bertelsmann Venture Capital in 03, he went directly to Siemens' Spanish headquarters in Madrid as an analyst, and soon after switched to Gaoding Capital.

In 06, he moved to Horstmann Group and worked as a senior assistant.

It wasn't until I left in 08 and started my own business.

Why was Yang Cheng so impressed by him?
Because this guy is proficient in multiple foreign languages, his company gathers talents from different countries and languages ​​around the world, so it is very creative.

When Yang Cheng visited their company, the two of them communicated in many different languages ​​including German, Spanish, French, English, etc., which was a very interesting scene.

Oh, right.

Yang Cheng almost forgot that at this point in time, the company should not be called this name.

Yang Cheng quickly searched for Lucas von Cranach.

Sure enough, a company called Motain immediately popped up.

"Can we check this company?" Yang Cheng looked at Xia Qing.

Seeing Xia Qing's puzzled expression, Yang Cheng explained: "I am very interested in their company's business."

Xia Qing knew that Yang Cheng was not a person who acted without purpose.

She immediately wrote down the name, returned to the dining table, picked up her cell phone, found her German colleague, and asked him to help her learn about the company.

"Hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold." Xia Qing urged after finishing the call.

After Yang Cheng sat back down, she asked with concern, "Is there anything special about this company?"

"There are very few football-related startups. This company mainly develops mobile phone applications, specifically writing some basic applications for Samsung, Nokia, Sony and other mobile phones, and pushing some game news and scores in real time."

Before Yang Cheng traveled through time, there were two major companies in the sports information field. One was Onefootball, and the other was Minute Media, which was founded by Israelis in 2011 and later moved its headquarters to London.

Onefootball focuses on football, while Minute Media is diversified in the sports sector.

But before Yang Cheng traveled through time, the valuations of both companies were very high and their number of users was also very large.

This is actually not surprising.

If nothing else, there is no good fan community in the world so far.

In addition, Onefootball later became a data company focusing on football, cooperating with many top teams and leagues.

So, when Yang Cheng and Xia Qing discussed data investment, they thought of this company.

People in the financial industry are efficient.

The main thing is that this company called Motain is really insignificant.

During the meal time, Xia Qing received a call.

This is a small company that is in financial difficulty and on the verge of bankruptcy, headquartered in Bochum, Germany.

"How about I go to Germany?" Xia Qing knew Yang Cheng too well.

Yang Cheng immediately laughed, and without being polite, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"What do you say when you meet?"

"It's very simple. Just show him the iPhone in your hand and tell him that this is the future!"

After a pause, Yang Cheng added, "We only invest, not acquire. Let him continue to operate and continue to raise funds in the future. But we can suggest that he move to London and tell them that we have better channels in the UK and can provide him with support."

With the influence of Bayswater Chinese in the UK and even European football, it is easy to promote some cooperation.

It will be a great help to the development of this company.

It is especially important to consider that major leagues and clubs do not pay much attention to Internet copyrights at present. It is entirely possible to settle some copyrights first to avoid disputes in the future.

"What if he doesn't accept it?" Xia Qing asked with concern.

Yang Cheng said without hesitation: "Then we will find someone to do it ourselves!"

Since he has set his eyes on this track, Yang Cheng will definitely take this piece of fat meat.

Lucas von Cranach is in a very difficult situation now, and cooperating with Yang Cheng is his best way out.

Otherwise, it would not be difficult for Yang Cheng to form a team and do it himself.

At most it will be a little more difficult.

"Xiao Qing, this matter is of great importance. As I told you before, the future will be the Internet age, and traditional media will decline. Whoever has a louder voice on the Internet will be the boss!"

Xia Qing immediately understood Yang Cheng's plan and layout, "I understand, I will go to Germany tomorrow."

……

Xia Qing made a personal trip to Germany.

Two days later, she brought Lucas von Cranach to London.

Yang Cheng met him at the Lancaster Royal Hotel at the north gate of Hyde Park and talked about the future together.

Cranach revealed that the main reason why he was interested in this market was because he was a fan of Cologne.

As a football fan, his biggest pain point is that the SMS notification services provided by telecom operators are too expensive and not timely.

So he wanted to develop such a mobile phone software.

Yang Cheng told him directly that Apple was the future and to stop development and investment in all other platforms.

Especially now, the Android system is far from mature.

"I've learned about the iPhone, and their sales are indeed good now, but the platform is too small, with only two to three million phones sold in total," Cranach explained.

"Do you know how many users of Nokia's Symbian system there are around the world?"

"If all else fails, there is also Microsoft's WP system."

Yang Cheng said nothing. He took out a brand new, unopened iPhone 3G and placed it in front of Cranach. He told him with great confidence, "It will completely replace Nokia and subvert the mobile phone industry in the next two to three years!"

Not only that, Yang Cheng also told him that Apple has its own app store.

So, you have to act fast.

While Apple is still not yet established, seize the opportunity to enter the market and grab the first wave of traffic.

Cranach was deeply conflicted.

After communicating with Yang Cheng, he was very convinced that Yang Cheng was a rational and calm investor.

But he couldn't believe why Yang Cheng was so optimistic about Apple and pessimistic about Nokia?

This is the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer!

With Apple's sales of two to three million, is it going to replace Nokia within two to three years?

"I'm not just talking nonsense. I invested six million pounds in Apple by buying their stocks!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Cranach still didn't quite believe it.

Elites like him often have their own persistence and judgment.

He firmly believed that the Symbian platform of the giant Nokia was the future.

There is a certain amount of European arrogance in this!
Although, Nokia is from Finland.

Finally, Yang Cheng made a compromise suggestion.

He invested 65 pounds in Cranach's company and held a 45% stake.

This means that the company is valued at over 200 million euros.

This is pretty good for a startup on the verge of bankruptcy.

Yang Cheng established a company called Onefootball in London, permanently buying out the Apple and Android copyrights of Motain's sports app and sharing media resources for the next three years.

Yang Cheng's request was simple: he wanted to invest money to entrust Cranach and his team to develop an Apple APP in the shortest time possible, put it on the Apple Store, and help set up a London team.

Of course, the London Company had little to do with Cranach.

This means that Yang Cheng spent 65 pounds to buy 45% of Cranach's shares.

I spent some money again and wrote an Apple APP.

For the Apple APP, Yang Cheng proposed a very important and unique function.

Through Apple's system port, game information is pushed in real time and score notifications are obtained instantly.

This function was not difficult to implement, and Cranach agreed on the spot.

As for why it is 3 years?
Yang Cheng was also not sure whether Motain, a company that had lost its Apple business, would still exist three years later.

However, if the timing is right, we can actually acquire Motain.

After all, after obtaining financing, Cranach will definitely vigorously develop business in the German football market.

I just don’t know what Cranach would think of today’s negotiations at that time?
As for Yang Cheng, he has done his best.

Who made Cranach not believe it?

……

Cranach received an investment of 65 pounds from Yang Cheng, who promised that the Apple APP would be launched within half a month.

Today's mobile apps are really simple.

Cranach will also be fully responsible for setting up the London team.

As for the subsequent formal signing, Xia Qing and the lawyers will be responsible for following up.

After dealing with this matter, Yang Cheng began to deal with Adam Crozier's contract renewal.

To Yang Cheng's surprise, Adam Crozier did not hesitate at all when it came to contract renewal.

Agreed to renew the contract on the spot.

£200?
The boy looked flattered, obviously the salary was beyond his expectations.

Yang Cheng said that under the management of Adam Crozier, Bayswater Chinese's revenue has been rising steadily in the past few years.

Correspondingly, Adam Crozier's salary and benefits will naturally increase as well.

"Then thank you, boss!" Adam Crozier agreed with a smile.

The two did not talk about Manchester City's poaching from beginning to end.

It’s not easy to talk about Adam Crozier because he is too sensitive.

Yang Cheng didn't want to talk about it, nor did he want to give people the impression that he was only reluctantly giving a raise to his subordinates after they were poached.

Of course, if Manchester City hadn't made this fuss, Adam Crozier's salary increase would have been slightly delayed.

Arrived late.

After everything was settled, the players returned from the national team one after another.

The good news is that none of the national team players were injured when they participated in the national team's games.

The bad news is that in the two-week national team training, many players played two full games.

They are basically World Cup qualifiers.

Coupled with the long journey, many players were physically tired.

After the fourth round of the Premier League, the first round of the Champions League group stage will begin, and the opponent is Atletico Madrid.

Therefore, Yang Cheng must fully consider the physical condition of the players.

However, the fourth round will be a home game against Bolton, so Yang Cheng is not too worried.

……

The focus of the fourth round of the Premier League is the Manchester derby.

Manchester United visited Anfield to challenge Liverpool.

Ferguson is taking a risky move in this game because they also have to be distracted by the Champions League group match next week.

More importantly, in the past 8 Manchester United derby games, Manchester United has achieved an impressive record of 7 wins and 1 draw.

On the contrary, Liverpool, the Reds without the pressure of the Champions League, are a bit more determined.

C Ronaldo has not returned yet, so Ferguson fielded a trident combination of Tevez, Berbatov and Rooney.

But the midfield is a combination of Anderson, Carrick and Scholes.

This is very risky.

Rooney, in particular, has been in terrible form recently.

Just over 2 minutes into the game, Manchester United scored the first goal.

Tevez opened the scoring for the Red Devils.

After that, the game completely became Liverpool's stage.

The Reds kept creating chances.

Since Gerrard and Torres had just returned from injuries, they both sat on the bench in this game.

In the 12th minute, Aurelio took a corner kick and Van der Sar rushed out to save the ball but missed.

After the Dutchman lost his balance and fell to the ground, he still managed to save Kuyt's shot from close range.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, the ball hit Wes Brown's leg and bounced into the goal.

Own goals!
Afterwards, Riera dribbled past three defenders, broke into Manchester United's penalty area and fell to the ground.

The referee refused to award a penalty.

Liverpool completely suppressed Manchester United in the midfield.

After the second half, Liverpool still had the advantage.

After Gerrard came on as a substitute, Liverpool's midfield advantage became more obvious.

Kuyt made a wonderful pass in the 77th minute, and Babel volleyed into the goal, helping Liverpool to reverse Manchester United 2-1.

Ferguson paid the price for his risk!

In another match later, Arsenal beat Blackburn 4-0 away from home.

Manchester City played at home and beat Chelsea 4-3 with Adebayor's hat trick and Robinho's goal.

The Blues played very badly in this game.

Terry fouled Adebayor in the 77th minute, not only giving the opponent a penalty but also being sent off with a red card.

Subsequently, Manchester City scored two goals in a row and reversed the Blues 4-3.

This also allows everyone to see that after strengthening the team's lineup through the summer transfer, Manchester City's overall strength has improved significantly.

The next biggest test is whether Eriksen can integrate the team as soon as possible?
Judging from his previous coaching experience at Lazio, the Swedish coach is still very capable.

In this round, Bayswater Chinese will face Bolton at home.

Yang Cheng made quite a lot of rotations for the team.

Players including Matic, Matuidi, Jose Fonte, Lewandowski and others all started.

Just three minutes into the game, the Chinese players from Bayswater completed a wonderful offensive combination in the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale received the pass from Matuidi on the left side of the frontcourt and tried to cross the ball to Walcott at the back post.

Goalkeeper Jaskelainen rushed out and tried to snatch the ball out of mid-air.

Unexpectedly, the usually stable Jaskelainen made a mistake and the ball slipped out of his hands.

At this critical moment, Lewandowski quickly inserted and shot the ball into Bolton's goal.

Three minutes into the game, Bayswater Chinese scored the first goal.

1 is better than 0!

The Chinese in Bayswater continued to intensify their offensive.

In the 26th minute, Walcott won a corner kick for the team on the right.

Modric took a corner kick, causing a melee in the penalty area.

The ball was cleared out of the penalty area.

But soon, Marcelo made another diagonal pass, accurately sending the ball to the back of the goal.

The little tiger made a high-speed run and volleyed the ball from close range into Bolton's goal.

2 is better than 0!

After scoring two goals in a row, Bayswater Chinese's attack slowed down slightly.

But Bolton took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

But in the 42nd minute of the first half, Neuer intercepted Bolton's through pass and launched a counterattack with a powerful hand throw.

Matic and Modric passed the ball continuously, and the Croatian sent a precise through ball.

Lewandowski broke into the right side of the penalty area and calmly shot the ball into the goal, scoring his second goal!

3 is better than 0!

The entire Wembley Stadium was in complete chaos!
There were 7 fans gathered at the scene, and they were all worried about whether the team would perform poorly after the rotation.

But now, leading 3-0 in the first half, they were completely relieved.

After the second half, Bayswater Chinese still maintained their dominance over Bolton and successfully maintained the score of 3-0 until the end of the game.

After this round of games, Liverpool topped the Premier League with 10 points.

Chelsea fell out of the top four due to their loss to Manchester City in this round.

Bayswater Chinese, Arsenal and Manchester City all have 9 points, but Yang Cheng's team has climbed to second place in the league with one game less thanks to their goal difference advantage.

……

On the evening of September 9, in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese played against Atletico Madrid at home.

This is the first time that the Colchoneros have reached the Champions League group stage after an absence of 11 years.

The last time they participated in the Champions League group stage was in the 96/97 season.

At that time, the Colchoneros were still enjoying the glory of the double championship, and the team had stars such as Kiko and Futre.

But after 97, the Colchoneros have never been able to enter the Champions League again.

Until this season.

Everyone is familiar with the fact that Atletico Madrid has a strong striker, and it is precisely this season that the fans have become familiar with him.

This also reflects Atletico Madrid's tactics from the side, which are generally inclined to attack.

Just like in this game at Wembley Stadium, Atletico Madrid coach Aguirre from Mexico still used a 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Franco;

Defense: Antonio Lopez, Uifalusi, Heitinga and Perea;

Midfield: Luis García, Maniche, Assuncao and Simao;
Forwards: Aguero and Diego Forlan.

So far this season, Atletico has played 4 games.

In the two Champions League qualifiers, they lost 2-0 to Schalke 1 away from home, but the team's lineup was incomplete at the time.

Aguero and other players represented the National Olympic Team to participate in the Olympics.

After Aguero returned to the team, Atletico Madrid immediately defeated Schalke 4 0-04 at home.

The Argentine striker made two assists and one goal, performing extremely well.

Players such as Perea, Assuncao, Simao, Luis Garcia and Maxi Rodriguez also performed well, making Aguirre exclaim: Atletico Madrid has found the best combination!
As expected, in the first round of La Liga, the Colchoneros defeated Malaga 4-0 at home.

The consecutive big scores made Atletico Madrid the talk of the town.

However, two weeks after the national team match, Atletico Madrid lost 1-2 to Valladolid at home.

But everyone could see that the Bed Sheets Army was holding back their strength in this game.

Including Aguero, Diego Forlan and other key players, all were put on ice.

Aguirre also expressed his confidence that he will try to defeat Bayswater Chinese away from home!
Many players in the team have also expressed in the media that they will play well in the first Champions League game.

The Spanish newspaper Mundo even wrote, "Aguero is appearing in the European Champions League for the first time. He will lead Atletico Madrid to go further!"

Everyone also has high hopes for this game, especially Aguero's performance.

The Argentine striker has been in really good form recently.

The Colchoneros lived up to expectations and, even on the road, they still adopted very aggressive attacking tactics.

Just 38 seconds into the game, Aguero received a pass from Diego Forlan, dribbled the ball into the penalty area between Pepe and Thiago Silva, and shot from close range.

Fortunately, Neuer was very focused and decisively left the goal to attack, and blocked Aguero's shot into his arms in time, thus barely averting a goal crisis.

This also caused the 9 fans in Wembley Stadium to exclaim in unison!
The attack came too suddenly.

Yang Cheng was watching from the sidelines and nervously called out to Pepe, Thiago Silva, and Yaya Toure, asking them to be more focused and committed.

30 seconds into the game, the opponent launched such a threatening attack. It's too scary!

"The two wingers Simao and Luis Garcia are responsible for opening up the width, and in the middle are strikers like Diego Forlan and Aguero who are unpredictable but have strong personal abilities."

"They cover each other, there is no so-called main attacker, Diego Forlan is good at passing the ball, Aguero is good at retreating and inserting from behind, which gives the defensive players a headache."

Brian Kidd shook his head and said.

In the previous attack, Aguero retreated first and then suddenly inserted himself from behind.

Diego Forlan moved slightly to the side to get the ball, pulling away the defenders and creating space for Aguero to run in from behind.

In this situation, it is indeed difficult to defend.

"The most important thing is that Yaya Toure and Pepe were a little distracted at the beginning." Yang Cheng said.

Atletico Madrid did play well in the attack just now.

But the main problem is the defense of the Chinese in Bayswater themselves.

As for playing against Atletico Madrid, Yang Cheng was not completely unprepared.

He just didn't expect that Aguirre would be so bold when facing the Bayswater Chinese away from home.

"It seems that even if we win the Champions League, our reputation in European football is still not loud enough. People don't regard us as a strong team at all!" Yang Cheng snorted twice.

If Atletico Madrid considered Bayswater Chinese as a strong team, they would probably have to pay more attention to defense instead of attacking directly from the start.

But if that’s the case, Yang Cheng doesn’t mind using Atletico Madrid as an example to establish his authority!

(End of this chapter)