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Chapter 156: Has this kid finally gotten his way? Miracles are really happening at Wembley Stadium! [Subscribe]

On the evening of November 11, at the Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese challenged Atletico Madrid away.

As the team won four consecutive group matches and secured the qualification to advance in advance, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff played with an all-substitute and young player lineup in this game.

Goalkeeper: Begovic;
Defense: Marcelo, Jose Fonte, Kompany and Piszczek;

Midfield: Blaise Matuidi, Nemanja Matic and Aaron Ramsey;

Forwards: Hazard, Lewandowski and Gareth Bale.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, this game was very much a training match.

But the Colchoneros are still determined to fight Inter Milan for the promotion rights.

The points in the first four rounds were: Bayswater Chinese got 4 points, Inter Milan got 12 points, Atletico Madrid got 7 points, and Marseille got no points.

Therefore, in the remaining two games, Atletico Madrid will fight hard with their opponents and try to win them all.

This is the only way to have a chance of survival.

Because of this, the Bed Sheets Army launched a desperate attack at the beginning of the game, catching the young players of Bayswater Chinese off guard and completely losing the rhythm and control of the game.

In the 14th and 28th minutes, Atletico Madrid scored two goals in a row.

But after the half-time break, Bayswater Chinese managed to keep their composure.

At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid launched another attack, trying to further expand the score and boost morale.

But just about 2 minutes into the game, Aguero retreated to receive a pass from Maxi Rodriguez and tried to launch an attack from Atletico's right flank.

Matic appeared on the left in time to support Marcelo who was in a weak defense.

When Aguero received the ball and tried to get rid of it, Matic, who was tall and had long legs, kicked the ball in time and stopped it.

Aguero lost his balance and fell to the ground, but the referee did not blow the whistle. Instead, he waved his hand to indicate that it was a beautiful steal.

Matic dribbled the ball forward amid the boos at the Calderon Stadium.

The Serbian midfielder showed his superb footwork when playing in the No. 10 position. Facing the interception of two defensive midfielders, Raul Garcia and Maniche, and the pursuit of Maxi Rodriguez behind him, he remained calm in a one-on-three situation.

All we saw was Matic dribbling the ball forward, compressing Atletico's defense while waiting for an opportunity.

When Lewandowski ran back diagonally from the top of the arc to meet the opponent, Matic not only did not pass the ball to him, but instead sent a precise through ball out of the double-team of two defensive midfielders.

The ball penetrated through the defense of Raul Garcia and Maniche and passed by Heitinga who was trying to steal the ball.

The Dutch center back tried to intercept the ball but not only failed, he also lost his defensive position.

Lewandowski had already received Matic's signal, and he understood it and made an abrupt stop, turned around and quickly moved forward, breaking into the left side of the penalty area, caught up with Matic's through ball, and scored with a low left-foot shot before Uifalusi.

1 is better than 2!

After this goal, the performance of Bayswater Chinese began to improve significantly.

Especially Matic.

We saw the Serbian midfielder running at full speed in the defensive midfielder position, and his passing and organization were also very general-like.

Facing Atletico Madrid, whether it was a ground ball or a high ball, he was able to handle it calmly and command with confidence.

More importantly, he seemed calm and composed when he received and passed the ball.

……

"Has this kid finally gotten his bearings?"

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines. The more he watched, the happier he became. He walked back to the coaching booth and asked Brian Kidd.

Brian Kidd nodded continuously and said with a smile, "It's time for you to get the hang of it."

After a pause, Brian Kidd continued, "He has been with our team for two or three years, right?"

"I came here in the summer of 06," replied technical coach Danny McGrane next to him.

Over the past few years, Danny McGrue has been responsible for the players' technical training.

"That's been two and a half years." Brian Kidd sighed.

For many professional players, two and a half years can be described as a complete transformation.

Matic is a bit slow now.

Yang Cheng was quite satisfied with the progress.

The transition from position 10 to position 4 is indeed not easy.

Especially considering that when joining Bayswater Chinese, Matic did not even have any professional game experience.

A blank sheet of paper is certainly easier to paint on, but the growth and improvement of young players also requires a process.

"In the past two or three years, he has been strengthening his defense and has stepped up his physical strength training since this season. He should really be able to play well," Danny McGrane analyzed.

Training players is a process.

Matic has had a lot of game time in the past two or three years, and Yang Cheng has also cultivated him carefully.

Coupled with the coaching staff's targeted special training, his overall strength has been continuously improving.

"In the next period of time, your skills will improve very quickly, so you have to keep up with the training and game exercises." Yang Cheng reminded.

Brian Kidd and Danny McGrane both nodded.

They are all very good at training young players, and naturally know that every player has such a stage.

For example, Dzeko.

His fastest improvement was not this season, but in the two seasons before that, when he made great progress.

Lewandowski has been improving since joining the team, and has reached a new peak this season.

He only scored 8 goals last season, and so far this season, he has scored 6 goals.

This does not include cup competitions.

During the fastest growth period, as long as there are no injuries and the players are given enough game training, their strength will improve by leaps and bounds.

For Matic and Lewandowski, there is no shortage of games.

The only thing Yang Cheng was worried about was injuries.

"Ask the Medical Department and the Sports Science Department to pay special attention to me and report to me every day." Yang Cheng instructed.

This made everyone feel how much Yang Cheng valued Matic.

There is a reason why Yang Cheng did this.

In Yang Cheng's mind, the strongest midfield combination in the next few years should be Habasit and Dian Yi's three midfielders.

There are different opinions on which of these two combinations is better.

But one thing is certain.

Xhaka's strength is based on Barcelona's ball control system, and can only play the greatest role in Guardiola's hands.

And there is a Messi in front!
Who can replicate such harsh conditions?

But the three midfielders in the ceremony are different. They are not only more adaptable, more balanced in offense and defense, but also have richer tactical means.

Therefore, the strongest midfield in Yang Cheng's mind has always been Toni Kroos and Modric.

What about the number 4 midfielder who is lagging behind?
Yaya Toure?

Anyone who knows this Ivorian midfielder will know that he is indeed very, very suitable.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, he can calm down and defend.

It’s not that he can’t get forward, but he has to consider defense first.

This season, with Rakitic's rise to power, Yaya Toure has actually expressed his feelings to Yang Cheng several times.

He preferred the days when Las Diarra was around.

During that time, he could move forward freely without any worries.

But in this way, Modric's threat is reduced.

The Croatian is not fast, and the closer he is to the goal, the greater the threat he poses when dribbling the ball over short distances.

But if he spends all day cleaning up Yaya Toure's mess, Modric will definitely have to step back a little.

Toni Kroos, Modric, Xabi Alonso, Rakitic, even Xavi and Iniesta, they all have a very typical characteristic, that is, their frontal defense is not strong enough and their explosive power is insufficient.

This type of midfielder will not easily kick the ball when defending, but will give priority to following the opponent, keeping a suitable distance from teammates around him, and compressing the opponent's dribbling space.

Therefore, their number of ball recovery is impressive, but their actual defensive data is not very impressive.

But their defensive characteristics are destined to require them to form a joint force with their teammates behind them.

So the fourth position is very important.

For Yang Cheng, if he wants to maximize the strength of Rakitic and Modric, he must reduce the number of Yaya Toure's forward runs.

On the other hand, if we want to maximize the power of Yaya Toure's late runs, we have to sacrifice the organization and attack of Rakitic and Modric.

In the summer of 09, Guardiola's Barcelona also faced a similar choice.

And he chose Busquets.

Real Madrid chose Casemiro.

At Bayswater Chinese, for now, Yaya Toure's situation is still within Yang Cheng's control.

But as Yaya Toure's performance has become better and better, he has gradually shown some signs.

For example, in the contract renewal this season, the Chinese from Bayswater offered a weekly salary of 7 pounds, but the deal was never reached.

His agent believes that Yaya Toure is the most important player in the team, no doubt about it, so he demands a higher salary than anyone else.

Not only that, but he must also be given enough freedom at the tactical level.

Therefore, at this time, Matic's outstanding performance is undoubtedly a bargaining chip in the hands of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Even if we just look at the No. 4 position, Matic, who was born as a front midfielder, is more compatible with Toni Kroos and Modric than Yaya Toure in terms of organization, passing and reading the game.

No matter from which angle you look at it, Yang Cheng wants to train Matic with all his strength.

……

Bayswater Chinese lost 1-2 to Atletico Madrid away from home.

But in the second half, the outstanding performance of the young players once again won unanimous recognition.

Anyone can see that these young players from Bayswater Chinese have demonstrated impressive strength.

This has also led to more and more teams outside coveting Bayswater's Chinese players.

It was under such circumstances that England's chief agent Jonathan Barnett came to the temporary office of Bayswater Chinese on the north side of Bayswater Street.

The front desk staff obviously knew he would come and welcomed him into the meeting room politely.

In less than 3 minutes, Xia Qing walked into the meeting room.

"Hello, Jonathan."

"Nice to meet you, Miss Xia."

Jonathan Barnett was very polite and courteous to Xia Qing.

Ever since Yang Cheng publicly confessed his love at Wembley Stadium in 07, media and fans all over the world have known about Xia Qing.

Everyone knows that Bayswater Chinese has a handsome and elegant chief financial officer.

In European football, Xia Qing is also highly praised.

Over the past few years, she has put Bayswater Chinese's financial system in good order.

Especially the salary system.

This is a difficult problem that all teams will face, but Xia Qing has done quite well in Bayswater Chinese and is known as Yang Cheng's good wife, and her role is no less than that of Adam Crozer.

Jonathan Barnett was paying attention to Xia Qing, and Xia Qing was also looking at Jonathan Barnett.

After a few years, the influence of this English agent grew, and his cooperation with the Chinese in Bayswater became deeper and deeper.

For example, the Bayswater Chinese first team now has quite a few Jonathan Barnett players.

Gareth Bale, Walcott, Leighton Baines, Aaron Ramsey, Begovic, Lambert and others.

Almost all the local players have now moved to Jonathan Barnett's team.

This was also tacitly agreed by Yang Cheng.

As the performance of the Bayswater Chinese is getting better and better, the players under Jonathan Barnett are becoming more and more popular.

Today, Jonathan Barnett is already the undisputed chief agent in England.

But among the Chinese in Bayswater, he was still very polite.

Others may not know the reason, but Xia Qing knows the reason.

Back then, Yang Cheng promised him that he would help him train two local players who were as good as Rooney.

Looking at Gareth Bale and Walcott today, I believe Jonathan Barnett will feel more touched and more emotional.

"Jonathan, the main reason I invited you here this time is to discuss the contract renewals of Leighton Baines, Gareth Bale and Walcott."

"Here are the three contracts we have prepared, take a look."

As soon as Xia Qing finished speaking, the female assistant beside her immediately stood up and handed over three documents.

Jonathan Barnett opened the first one first. Leighton Baines' contract extension is for a weekly salary of 6 pounds.

As an agent, Jonathan Barnett naturally has some information channels of his own.

Different from what the outside media had heard, he vaguely knew that Modric's contract extension salary was around 8 pounds per week.

The current weekly salary of 6 pounds for Leighton Baines is obviously in the upper second tier.

That is the backbone of the team.

The second and third contracts are actually similar.

Gareth Bale and Walcott are known as the twin stars of Britain and have attracted more and more attention in the UK.

In fact, every weekend there are fans from Wales or other cities in England who drive to London to watch their games.

The two are very similar in many ways.

For example, a contract.

The contract extension offered by the Chinese at Bayswater is a weekly salary of 4 pounds, which is also in the second tier, but on the lower side.

Jonathan Barnett just took a look at the contract and his first reaction was that it was too little.

With the development momentum of these two young rookies, if they go to other teams, it will not be difficult to get 4 pounds, let alone 10 pounds.

But Jonathan Barnett doesn't think so. He will even persuade the players and their families.

It doesn’t matter if the annual salary is a little lower, the most important thing for young players is their development.

As long as you develop and improve your skills, shouldn't it be easy to make money?

But as Jonathan Barnett flipped through the contract, he also noticed the bonus.

Leighton Baines is a defender, so it is normal for his weekly salary to be relatively low.

Gareth Bale and Walcott are paid £4 a week, but their bonuses are still generous.

If these two young players perform well and the team's performance improves, their income will not be inferior to that of Leighton Baines.

This also made Jonathan Barnett nod secretly in his heart.

Leighton Baines is already considered a relatively mature player and is given a weekly salary of 6 pounds with relatively less bonuses.

But young players like Gareth Bale and Walcott are more motivated, with lower weekly wages and higher bonuses, to encourage them to perform better and win more bonuses.

Moreover, Gareth Bale and Walcott are so young and will need to renew their contracts in the future, so salary space must be left for renewal.

"You know, Jonathan, Mr. Yang attaches great importance to these players. He repeatedly stressed to me that the contract extension must be completed as soon as possible. We do not intend to entangle in salary and other aspects, so the contracts given are very sincere."

After a pause, Xia Qing smiled gracefully, making the entire conference room seem brighter.

Even Jonathan Barnett, who is quite old, couldn't help being a little dazed.

"I believe that apart from Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, the salary packages received by other teams would not be much higher than these two contracts. What do you think?"

Jonathan Barnett nodded.

This is very true.

Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea are all showing signs of out-of-control wages.

But the situations are different.

Manchester City has a lot of money behind it, and in order to poach talent, they don't care about the salary system at all; Arsenal and Chelsea are rebuilding their salary systems.

If you go to these teams, you may get a higher salary, but can you develop better?

"I need to communicate with the players and their families, but I will definitely convey your sincerity!"

Xia Qing smiled again and nodded slightly, "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Once Jonathan Barnett said that, it proved to be a minor problem.

As for Leighton Baines, there aren't many problems either.

But Jonathan Barnett did ask a question that was probably the question in the players' minds.

That's Marcelo.

Anyone can see that Yang Cheng admires Marcelo from Brazil very much.

This Brazilian player is also very strange.

Sometimes it performs very well, but sometimes it performs terribly.

The most criticized thing is defense.

For example, in the just-concluded Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, his left flank became a major defensive disaster area.

If it weren't for Matic's frequent support on this side in the second half, Marcelo would probably have been scolded again.

"Mr. Yang mentioned to me that Marcelo is still very young. He was born in 88 and is only 20 years old now. He is a reserve for the future."

After a pause, Xia Qing continued, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future. The team also needs more competition. Leighton Baines is a local player and the left-back we rely on the most at the moment."

"Got it." Jonathan Barnett nodded.

After standing up and seeing Jonathan Barnett off, Xia Qing turned around and glanced at her assistant.

The female assistant immediately took a step forward and said, "There are two more meetings in the morning. There is a four-party meeting with the construction company, design company, and city government at the new stadium. You and Mr. Crozier are required to attend together."

"There is also a signing ceremony for the seventh satellite training center in South London. You promised Mr. Hunter that you would go."

"There will be an internal meeting of the team this afternoon, mainly to discuss the December expenditure budget. In addition..."

The assistant read out today's schedule in one breath, and it was arranged very tightly.

Xia Qing was used to it.

She has now handed over all the trivial matters.

But as the chief financial officer of Bayswater Chinese, she has to step in and make the final decision on many things.

"Call Matic's agent and make an appointment with him. Try to meet him in the afternoon to discuss the contract extension."

This is not a big deal for the Chinese in Bayswater.

But Yang Cheng specifically instructed it last night, so Xia Qing still wanted to hurry up and do it.

"Then it can only be after 17: in the afternoon." The assistant looked at the schedule and said.

"You arrange it."

After saying that, Xia Qing quickly left the meeting room and walked towards Adam Crozier's office.

Since it is a four-party meeting, many things must be done quickly and internal communication must be done first.

The assistant behind her followed Xia Qing, looking at the graceful figure in front of him, his eyes full of admiration.

The woman in front of you is a well-known strong woman in the world of football.

The key is that she is so beautiful!

It was as if God had given her all the best things.

……

After returning to London from Madrid, Yang Cheng began to prepare for the 15th round of the Premier League.

Aston Villa is currently ranked 7th in the Premier League and is performing very well.

More importantly, at Villa Park, the teams that have played against the top six this season have maintained an unbeaten record.

Manchester City was defeated here, Liverpool and Manchester United both drew 0-0.

It can be said that Martin O'Neill's team performed quite amazingly at home.

Especially his 451 three-back defensive counterattack tactics, which gave many strong teams a headache. In the last round, Ferguson almost capsized at Villa Park, which made him furious and blasted FIFA and national football associations.

Yang Cheng's team has recently entered a period of adjustment and its overall performance is not particularly good.

However, the Chinese from Bayswater fought with all their strength and easily took control of the initiative in the game.

But Aston Villa also seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Especially Abang Laho on the forward line, he is very fast and his counterattacks are quite threatening.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Modric dribbled past two defenders and made a straight pass behind him.

Di Maria quickly made a counter-attack from the right flank and made a diagonal run behind the opponent, but his right-footed shot was saved by goalkeeper Friedel.

The Argentine's right foot should really be chopped off!
"His left foot is as lovable as his right foot is disgusting!"

Yang Cheng was really depressed.

Facing the iron-clad Aston Villa, no one in the stadium knew if there would be a second such good opportunity.

Di Maria actually missed it!
"In fact, his right foot has made great progress. We have been helping him improve, and the player himself is also working hard. It always takes some time." Brian Kidd said with a wry smile.

I don’t know if it was because Di Maria was scared when he heard Yang Cheng was going to chop off his right foot that the Argentine performed better in the second half.

Especially in the 83rd minute, he cooperated with Maicon on the right and sent a straight pass, allowing him to cut diagonally into the front of the penalty area and complete a short pass and one-two with Dzeko.

The Brazilian broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot with his right foot.

1 is better than 0!

In the end, the Chinese team in Bayswater defeated Aston Villa with a goal from Maicon!

……

After the game, many British media defined the victory of the Bayswater Chinese as an outburst of the players.

"Maicon's goal saved the Bayswater Chinese!"

But some media also believe that the players' outstanding performance is also part of the team's strength.

What's more, Di Maria missed a sure-shot opportunity.

"Whenever the team encounters difficulties, there is always someone who can step up in time and lead the team to break the deadlock. This is a manifestation of the team's strong strength."

"From Lambert to Modric and now Maicon, Bayswater Chinese are becoming more and more like a strong team!"

In this round, Manchester United won 1-0 away against Manchester City thanks to Rooney's goal.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 away from home thanks to Robin van Persie's double.

Arshavin created two assists and performed very well.

But what made Yang Cheng happiest was that in the last match of this round, Liverpool drew 0-0 with West Ham United at home.

When the news reached the west suburbs of London, there was jubilation at the Brent Training Center.

Although separated by two buildings, Yang Cheng could hear the players cheering in the rest area from the coach's office in the training building.

Liverpool drew!
This means that Bayswater Chinese's lead has expanded to 6 points.

And there’s one round less to play!
15 rounds of games, 13 wins and 1 draw, maintaining an unbeaten record!

This report card is really impressive for the Chinese in Bayswater!

The next day, major British media were reporting on the results of the 15th round of the Premier League.

Almost everyone believed that Liverpool's draw brought Bayswater Chinese one step closer to the championship.

The half-time championship is basically in our grasp!
After 15 rounds, Bayswater Chinese had 40 points.

Liverpool has 34 points, Arsenal has 32 points, Manchester United has 31 points, Chelsea has 30 points, and Manchester City is still ranked 6th with 26 points.

Yang Cheng gave a brief speech before the first training session in the morning.

He relayed the news of Liverpool's draw with West Ham United to the players.

Yang Cheng spoke highly of the team's performance this season.

"This is my most dominant season since I coached Bayswater Chinese!"

"The only thing I want to say to you now is to maintain our team's current momentum, maintain the hunger in your hearts, and maintain our momentum!"

"I still say the same thing, we have to take back everything we lost last season this season!"

"Not only that, I want to make a higher request of you!"

All the players looked at the head coach solemnly, and each of them seemed extremely excited.

“This season, we want to make everyone in the world recognize the football of Bayswater Chinese people!”

Yang Cheng shouted in a resounding voice.

"I'm proud of you, guys!"

Yang Cheng's speech won him warm applause.

When a team is in a period of rapid growth and when everyone in the locker room is united as one, the fighting power that this team can unleash is extremely amazing!

……

On the evening of December 12rd, in the League Cup quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese challenged Watford away.

Just like before, Yang Cheng still played with an all-substitute lineup.

In the 12th minute of the first half, after being counterattacked by the opponent and conceding a goal, Lewandowski equalized the score in the first half stoppage time.

After the second half, Walcott scored another goal to reverse the score.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese reversed Watford 2-1 away and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

Yang Cheng once joked with Ferguson that if Manchester United were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the League Cup, the Chinese in Bayswater could line up two lineups and play the make-up match in January.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United beat Blackburn 5-3 at home.

Argentine striker Tevez not only scored 4 goals by himself, but also contributed an assist, scoring all of Manchester United's goals and single-handedly pushing Manchester United into the League Cup semi-finals.

This won Tevez a round of applause after the game.

At the same time, it also created a huge problem for Ferguson.

Faced with Tevez who is in such excellent form and has such strong strength, should Ferguson give him more opportunities?

Should we make some adjustments to the main players that were finally established this season?
This is not only a tactical issue, but also a locker room management issue.

The other two teams that entered the semi-finals, Manchester United faced Derby County of the Championship.

Bayswater Chinese faced Tottenham in the semi-finals.

……

November 12, noon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 16th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Manchester City at home.

The 91th minute of the game.

Rakitic kicked the ball up from the ground, put it on his chest and abdomen, pulled out his jersey, wiped off the water stains on the football, and then gently put it back into the corner area.

At this moment, the entire Wembley Stadium fell silent.

The score shown on the scoreboard is still 1 to 1!

The live TV camera also moved to the sidelines and landed on Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng had been drenched by the sudden heavy rain at noon today, but he still had no intention of returning to the coaching seat. Instead, he continued to stand on the sidelines, his body upright, like a lighthouse.

The Bayswater Chinese players have also become accustomed to his presence on the sidelines.

At any time and in any situation, as long as they turn around and see the head coach standing on the sidelines, they will feel at ease.

This is not a race for the Bayswater Chinese.

Eriksen deployed a 4321 formation with three defensive midfielders, imitating AC Milan's Christmas tree, to challenge the Bayswater Chinese with a strict defense.

What Yang Cheng didn't expect was that it started raining in London at noon, and it got heavier and heavier.

The Chinese in Bayswater's attack once posed a threat.

But in the 9th minute, the slippery field caused errors in Bayswater Chinese's midfield passing. Kaka dribbled the ball all the way and broke through to the outside of Bayswater Chinese's penalty area, then made a wonderful pass to Adebayo to score.

It was not until the 29th minute of the first half that Dzeko equalized the score for Bayswater Chinese.

Afterwards, no matter how the Chinese from Bayswater launched attacks, Manchester City's 4321 formation remained unmoved and they managed to hold on to the score.

Among them, in the 75th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese scored a goal.

But the referee ruled that Gareth Bale was offside and the goal was invalid.

This means that the Chinese players in Bayswater are now placing all their hopes of scoring a goal on this corner kick.

Rakitic took a deep breath and ran forward quickly.

Under the gaze of more than 8 fans in the stadium, he took a high-quality corner kick that went directly into Manchester City's small penalty area.

The restricted area was in chaos.

Eriksen fielded a central defender combination of Lescott and Joel Luca today, with Bridge on the left and Zabaleta on the right.

Add to that the three defensive midfielders of Gareth Barry, Gokhan Inler and De Jong in front.

At this moment, the Blue Moon's restricted area was full of people.

When the ball was kicked in, Lescott took the lead, jumped up and headed the ball away.

The ball was headed out of the penalty area.

There was a sigh of disappointment inside Wembley Stadium.

Sure enough, there was still no miracle!
It turns out that Gianni Vio's set-piece attack is not always effective!

"Manchester City's defense of this corner kick was very successful."

"But before it flew far, Leighton Baines managed to intercept the ball outside the penalty area."

"The ball is still in the hands of the Bayswater Chinese."

"Look at this time, Leighton Baines kicks the ball in and crosses it."

"It hit Wright-Phillips and it folded."

"Modric got the ball."

When the captain of the Bayswater Chinese team got the ball, Manchester City's midfield and frontcourt tried to press forward.

In order to defend the corner kick, they retreated a little too far, causing the defensive formation to be too flat and the area outside the penalty area to be empty.

Although a long shot at this time may be blocked by people in the penalty area, it may still pose a threat.

As soon as Modric stopped the ball, he turned to the left and waved at Leighton Baines, as if he wanted to cooperate with him.

But what the Croatians are best at is pointing east and hitting west.

The Chinese players at Bayswater all know his playing habits and they cooperate well with each other.

Just when Manchester City's defenders thought Modric was going to pass the ball to the left, the Croatian suddenly changed direction, turned to the right, and saw Maicon raising his hand to ask for the ball.

Modric gently pulled the ball with his right foot and then made a long diagonal pass.

The ball quickly slid to the outside of the right corner of the penalty area.

Maicon kicked the ball to stop it, and saw Bridge rushing towards him quickly.

Manchester City's entire defensive formation was also shifting rapidly.

The Brazilian was coached by famous coaches such as Deschamps and Guidolin in Ligue 1. After joining Bayswater Chinese, his tactical qualities have been further improved.

As soon as he saw Manchester City's formation move, he knew what he should do.

Especially at this moment, the penalty area is full of Bayswater Chinese players.

Mcconnell saw the right moment, kicked the ball forward, started instantly, shook off Bridge, and sent a high cross with his right foot.

The ball drew an arc from the right side outside the penalty area. It did not fall to the front point or the middle, but went straight to the back point.

Lescott, Joel Luca and others all looked up and saw the football flying over their heads.

And among the light blue jerseys, a red figure rushed forward quickly, facing the falling football, standing still with his right foot, and volleyed the ball with his left foot.

Maicon's pass was directly kicked out and shot into Manchester City's goal at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

It was at this moment that the fans in the stadium reacted.

Immediately afterwards, Wembley Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Gareth Bale!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"2 to 1!"

"In the injury time of the match, the Bayswater Chinese scored the winning goal with Maicon assisting Gareth Bale from the right!"

"Kill!"

"A killer goal from Welsh youngster Gareth Bale!"

After Gareth Bale volleyed the ball, he turned around and rushed out of the field, running all the way.

The whole stadium was cheering Bale's name.

All the fans were cheering.

It turns out that a miracle is really happening at Wembley Stadium!
And they were all witnesses of this miracle!
At the last moment of the game, after more than an hour of fierce attack, Bayswater Chinese finally succeeded in overtaking the score!

Yang Cheng was so excited that he knelt down in front of the coach's seat.

He paid no attention to the rain on the grass, and he didn't even pay attention to the raindrops falling from the sky.

“So inspiring!!”

"At the crucial moment, Gareth Bale stepped up!"

"Bayswater Chinese played better than Manchester City tonight, but they were unlucky."

"They encountered such heavy rain, and they were at home. They are known for their passing and cutting skills, so this kind of venue and climate is really not conducive to their performance."

“But they still withstood the pressure!”

"Yang Cheng's team reversed Manchester City 2-1 at the last minute with Gareth Bale's goal!"

When all the players finished celebrating and returned to the stadium, the shouts of Bayswater's Chinese fans were still lingering in Wembley Stadium.

They first shouted for Bale who scored the goal!
Then they began to sing the team song.

Sing louder and louder!
In the end, it even drowned out the sound of rain, the sound of players kicking the ball on the field, and everything else, filling every corner of Wembley Stadium.

Only when the referee blew the whistle to end the game did they stand up from their seats and sing even louder.

……

When Bayswater Chinese played against Manchester City in the rain at noon and eventually won 2-1, three hours later, Arsenal defeated Wigan Athletic 3-1 with Benzema's goal.

The Gunners have been excellent this season.

Liverpool beat Blackburn 3-1 away from home.

There was no suspense in the Red Army's victory in this game, but some problems were exposed.

For example, on the front line, Torres has suffered a lot of injuries this season.

In the absence of Torres, Robbie Keane, who was brought in from Tottenham Hotspur at a huge cost in the summer, was too inefficient and could not replace Torres at all.

This led to Benítez having to push Kuyt to the center position.

This game actually achieved very good results.

You know, Kuyt is a striker who has won the Golden Boot in the Eredivisie and is famous for his goal-scoring efficiency.

But after arriving at Liverpool, he was moved to the wing by Benítez and transformed into a right winger similar to the role of an engineer.

But no matter what, Liverpool won the game and continued to keep pressure on the Chinese in Bayswater.

Chelsea beat Bolton 2-0 away from home.

But the most dramatic was Manchester United.

Ferguson's team will play Sunderland, who are in the relegation zone, at home in this round.

This should have been the game with the least suspense.

The competition process is basically the same.

85% ball possession, 31 shots to 3.

Just these two pieces of data are enough to prove how big Manchester United's advantage is in this game.

More importantly, this was Ronaldo's debut in Manchester after he won the 2008 European Golden Ball in Paris, France.

Before the game, Ronaldo held the still warm European Golden Ball Award and walked around the field to accept the cheers of Manchester United fans.

Unexpectedly, the Portuguese, who were eager to score goals, shot frequently during the game with an incredibly low efficiency.

The Manchester United team fired 31 shots, and finally in the final moments of the game, Vidic took advantage of a corner kick, created chaos and the opponent's mistake and scored the goal.

1 is better than 0!

Manchester United narrowly beat Sunderland at home.

After winning the Golden Ball, Ronaldo's performance was given a failing grade.

The Portuguese is still very young and has not yet mastered temper control, so there is still a lot of room for improvement.

By the way, four players from Bayswater Chinese entered the top 4 of the Ballon d'Or selection this time.

They are Dzeko, Modric, Yaya Toure and Pepe.

Among them, Pepe ranked last at 26th place and didn't get a single ticket.

Among the four players, Dzeko ranked the highest, ranking 12th.

This created a new record for the highest Golden Globe ranking ever for a Chinese in Bayswater.

As Yang Cheng expected, Arshavin ranked fourth this time and failed to even make it into the top three.

The top three are Ronaldo, Messi and Torres.

Among them, Torres was able to surpass Arshavin to be selected for the Golden Ball Award, mainly due to Spain's victory in the European Cup and Torres' own outstanding performance in the European Cup.

Arshavin's statistics are indeed very eye-catching, but after moving to Arsenal, his performance has been discounted and he obviously failed to continue his outstanding performance during his time at Bayswater Chinese.

Yang Cheng was mentally prepared for this.

In his opinion, none of the Chinese players at Bayswater currently has the quality to win the Ballon d'Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year.

Dzeko is indeed very strong and his statistics are very eye-catching, but he is at best another Drogba.

The reason is simple, the national team is the weak link.

The club has no bonus points right now either.

The Chinese in Bayswater are still a long way from becoming the top clubs.

Kaka ranked 8th on the list, becoming the fastest declining Ballon d'Or winner in history.

Many people attributed Kaka's downfall to his joining Manchester City.

The Blue Moon has neither the Champions League nor the League Cup, and its performance in the Premier League in the new season has not been satisfactory.

All these caused Kaka's performance in the second half to be much worse than before.

Ribery ranked 16th on the list.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater created another record, that is, among the 30 players, 6 players were trained by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Although Arshavin is not considered a youth player of Bayswater Chinese, he made his mark in the Premier League and became well-known.

This is even more true for Ribery.

This has to be said to be quite an interesting thing.

And in the 30-man list, 20 players are from the Premier League.

This also proves that the influence of the Premier League is expanding and getting bigger and bigger.

With the Bundesliga failing to recover and Serie A gradually declining, La Liga is only being kept afloat by Real Madrid and Barcelona.

But even so, Real Madrid has not been able to put up a decent performance in the past few years, and its overall status as a top club has declined significantly, causing players like Ribery and Kaka to move to other teams.

Especially the departure of Robinho has brought disrepute to Real Madrid.

However, Spanish media revealed that former Real Madrid president Florentino is actively planning to return to the Bernabeu.

With Kaka having already moved to Manchester City and Benzema having moved to Arsenal, it is unlikely that Real Madrid will be able to poach these two players from the two wealthy teams.

Therefore, Yang Cheng is also very curious about how Florentino will recreate his past glory in 2009 this summer?

(End of this chapter)