I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 167: Besieging Barcelona! The strongest center forward in world football! [Subscribe]

Successful tactically, but failed strategically!
This was the British Times' evaluation of Chelsea in the game after the battle at Wembley Stadium.

The Times also gave a very high evaluation to Chelsea head coach Hiddink.

The Times believes that, apart from conceding two goals in the first 11 minutes, Chelsea did a very good job of targeted defense against the Chinese in Bayswater for most of the game.

"Although we were very passive on the field, we even retreated to defense several times and completely gave up attacking."

"But Chelsea didn't allow Bayswater Chinese to take advantage and score any goals for most of the game."

"To some extent, Hiddink's targeted tactics worked."

The Times highlighted Ivanovich.

This was the Serbian defender's second appearance in the Champions League this season and his second game in three months.

But there was no way. After Bosingwa was injured, Hiddink was worried about Ferreira and had to reuse Ivanovic.

For this purpose, he specially put Essien in front to protect Ivanovic.

But in this way, Chelsea's right-wing attack was completely ruined.

"Whether it's targeted strategy or the players' on-the-spot performance, Chelsea is not inferior to Bayswater Chinese at all."

“This is a real high-level showdown!”

"From the head coach to the players, they all showed the highest level of skills and tactics in the current Premier League!"

Although the game was tense and exciting, it was relatively dull most of the time.

Because of the mutual restraint, no one scored a goal.

But why do we say that Hiddink succeeded tactically but failed strategically?

Because of the opening!

"Hiddink obviously did not expect that Yang Cheng would invest such huge, even desperate, resources to launch an attack at the beginning of the game!"

"He underestimated the determination of Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater."

"Yang Cheng obviously knew very well that if Hiddink's team's defense was not formed, Bayswater Chinese's offense would be frustrated, so he launched a desperate attack at the beginning of the game."

"It even got to the point where we wouldn't retreat until we scored a goal!"

"Yang Cheng and his team have always been known for their ability to attack, but I have never seen them invest so many resources that they even neglect the defense behind them."

The Times believes that from the perspective of the entire strategy, and even the overall situation of the two home and away games, Yang Cheng is right.

If it weren't for the two goals at the start, perhaps Bayswater Chinese would have been frustrated in the subsequent attack and Chelsea would have seized the opportunity to score a goal.

In fact, the best situation might be 0-0.

But it was precisely because Yang Cheng attacked desperately and scored a goal in the opening stage that the Chinese team of Bayswater were in a more relaxed environment in the subsequent games.

The players also played more steadily.

"When Yang Cheng was ahead of Hiddink in strategy and dared to invest all resources in attacking at the beginning and scored a goal, all of Hiddink's targeted tactical arrangements against Chelsea became useless."

"This battle has made all those who doubted Yang Cheng's coaching ability take notice!"

"As Hiddink said in the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng showed us all his maturity and transformation through this match, and he truly has the coaching skills of a world-class coach!"

But the interesting thing about the Champions League knockout stage is that it is a two-round system.

Judging from the first leg, Bayswater Chinese's 2-0 lead was well deserved.

But there is another round.

The Times believes that after the first leg of the match, Hiddink will certainly make a comprehensive analysis of the pros and cons of the first leg, and most importantly, he will have a more comprehensive assessment of Chelsea's strength.

“He will definitely want to be active in creating goals when he returns to Stamford Bridge.”

"Therefore, it is very likely that wingers such as Kalou and Anekal will start the game."

"Although Bayswater Chinese have a strong central defender like Pepe, it is also obvious that Thiago Silva suffered a loss when facing Drogba."

“Chelsea will likely use this to their advantage and increase the Blues’ attacking threat.”

"But on the other hand, when Chelsea try to strengthen their attack, their defense will not be as solid as it was in the first leg."

"In this case, Bayswater Chinese's offensive advantage will be given more room to play."

Finally, the Times believes that the 2-0 lead at home gave Bayswater Chinese an advantage and strategic initiative, but it was not enough to guarantee the team's advancement.

The key lies in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.

What is disadvantageous to Bayswater Chinese is that the two-round Champions League quarter-finals is between the 8nd round of the Premier League.

In this round, Chelsea will face Bolton at home.

Bolton is carefree, with no worries about relegation and no chance of moving forward.

Facing such an opponent, Chelsea will be under much less pressure.

Of course, in order to make a full effort to reach the top four, the Blues must beat Bolton.

On the contrary, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Manchester City away in this round.

Yang Cheng's team has a big lead, but the Blues have to fight for the top four in the Premier League.

In this case, Eriksen's team will definitely fight to the end with the Bayswater Chinese.

Yang Cheng might have to make some choices.

……

After defeating Chelsea 2-0 at home, in addition to Yang Cheng receiving rave reviews, Dzeko, who scored twice and was named the best player of the game, also received unanimous praise from media and fans around the world.

As the top scorer of the Chinese team at Bayswater, Dzeko has scored more than 20 goals for two consecutive seasons.

Scored 25 goals in the Premier League last season.

What about this season?

So far, Dzeko has scored 31 goals in 22 games.

This also includes several games in which he did not play or came on as a substitute.

Overall, Dzeko's goal efficiency is better than last season.

This also earned the Bosnian center forward rave reviews.

The British Guardian wrote an article specifically about how Dzeko transformed from a midfielder worth only 5 pounds, but was dubbed a genius by Yang Cheng and ridiculed by countless people, into a world-class scorer.

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng specifically praised Dzeko, believing that he is the strongest center forward in world football today!

"I don't care what other people think, but in my mind, he is the strongest in the world!"

"none of them!"

The Guardian believes that compared with other top center forwards, Dzeko is not outstanding in many aspects.

For example, his physical strength is not as good as Drogba, his impact is not as good as Torres, and his dominance in the penalty area is not as good as Ibrahimovic...

But none of these prevents Dzeko from becoming a world-class scorer.

Because he is comprehensive enough!
Even compared with the equally comprehensive Ibrahimovic, Dzeko is better than Ibrahimovic in tactical execution and team contribution.

Especially in terms of scoring efficiency.

Dzeko is the kind of center forward who can provide the team with stable goals, which is much more reliable than Ibrahimovic.

The British Sun also reported on Dzeko at length, pointing out that Dzeko's outstanding performance for two consecutive seasons has won him the favor of more top teams.

"The Catalan media conducted a questionnaire survey, in which thousands of Barcelona fans voted for who they would like to join Barcelona. Dzeko was far ahead and became the most wanted center forward for all Barcelona fans!"

"Head coach Guardiola has also repeatedly praised Dzeko in front of the media, believing that the Bosnian center forward is the center forward he most wants."

"At the same time, in the Spanish capital of Madrid, Marca and AS have reported that Florentino will return to Real Madrid this summer. In addition to Ronaldo, Dzeko is the top star he wants most!"

"Not to mention, in the Premier League, Chelsea hopes to sign Dzeko to replace the aging Drogba; Manchester City wants to sign Dzeko to further enhance the team's offensive power..."

The Sun is very confident that it will be difficult for the Chinese at Bayswater to keep Dzeko this summer.

This player, who cost Bayswater Chinese 5 pounds in transfer fee, is bound to set off a wave of competition in European football this summer.

"The Bosnian striker may even challenge Ronaldo for the title of summer record!"

……

April 4th afternoon, Manchester City Stadium.

For Manchester City, this is a crucial decisive battle!

Because they want to strive for the top four in the league.

After losing 0-2 to Arsenal away in the last round, Manchester City's situation is no longer ideal.

So in this round, Eriksson said that the team must beat Bayswater Chinese at home.

Yang Cheng's team just fought hard against Chelsea in the Champions League and will play the second round on Wednesday, which is tantamount to giving a gift to Manchester City.

Blue Moon is well-rested and ready.

Yang Cheng had to prepare for the battle at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, so he made a lot of rotations in this game.

It can almost be said that the league is played using the cup competition lineup.

The opening attack failed to produce any effect. Instead, in the 28th minute, after Adebayor grabbed the first point in the frontcourt, Kaka quickly inserted and shot at the front of the penalty area, breaking Neuer's goal.

Manchester City takes the lead 1-0!

After the start of the second half, Bayswater Chinese launched another attack.

In the 50th minute, Lewandowski scored with a low shot near the penalty spot to equalize the score for Bayswater Chinese.

Both sides made substitutions and continued to fight.

It was not until the 83rd minute that Robinho broke through with the ball and passed it to Adebayor who scored a goal.

2 is better than 1!

This score was maintained until the end.

Manchester City finally defeated Bayswater Chinese 2-1 thanks to Adebayor's pass and shot.

……

Affected by the Champions League, several teams participating in this round of the Champions League did not play very well.

Chelsea beat Bolton 4-3 at home thanks to Drogba's two goals.

This score actually does not reflect the final result very well.

In the first hour, Chelsea scored four goals.

But in the last half hour of the game, Bolton launched a crazy counterattack and scored three goals in just eight minutes.

In the last ten minutes or so, Bolton even completely suppressed Chelsea.

The Blues finally relied on strict defense to hold on to the score of 4 to 3 at home.

The key factor that caused the disparity in Chelsea's performance before and after was that Drogba and Lampard were replaced by Anelka and Deco.

Both players performed very well on the court.

Hiddink made the substitution for Wednesday's Champions League match.

Unexpectedly, the substitution broke his arm.

Another thing is that after taking a big lead, Chelsea became a little lax, giving their opponents an opportunity to take advantage.

Hiddink didn't dare to make any substitutions in the last 20 minutes, and just relied on strict defense to get through the game.

But Essien and Alex did not play in this game.

Obviously, they are also saving their strength for the Champions League next Wednesday.

Yang Cheng also watched the match between Chelsea and Bolton. Drogba and Lampard are in very good form at the moment.

If Hiddink wants to turn the tables in the second leg, these two players, as well as Essien and Alex who are resting, will play a more important role.

Chelsea were not doing well, and so were Manchester United.

Ferguson's team beat Sunderland 2-1 away from home.

Although Arsenal reversed Wigan Athletic 4-1 away from home, which seemed to be a big victory, in fact, Arsenal was lagging behind and being beaten in the first hour.

It was not until later, when Arshavin came on as a substitute, that Arsenal's performance improved and they scored four goals in a row.

Liverpool, without the pressure of the Champions League, defeated Blackburn 4-0 at Anfield.

As a result, after 32 rounds of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese had 27 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, and scored 84 points, ranking first in the British Pound.

Since Bayswater Chinese lost to Manchester City in this round, Manchester United caught up with 71 points, but is still 13 points behind Bayswater Chinese.

With only six rounds left in the league, the possibility of Manchester United's reversal is almost zero.

But Ferguson is still speaking very toughly.

Just as he had questioned Yang Cheng before: Almost zero, which means it is not yet zero.

No matter how small the possibility is, it is still possible!
So, Manchester United has not given up hope yet.

Ferguson's slogans were even louder than Yang Cheng's.

Yang Cheng shouted that he wanted to win the triple crown.

What about Ferguson?

The old Sir has already said that Manchester United is still striving for the quadruple championship!
Anyway, I just want to win one more championship than you Chinese in Bayswater!
Of course, everyone understood that this was Ferguson's slogan to boost the morale of the team.

But as they won the League Cup, the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League are all still on the line, Manchester United's performance is not too bad.

After Manchester United lost points recently, the teams behind have been catching up.

Arsenal is in third place with 3 points.

In fourth place is Liverpool with 4 points.

In fifth place is Manchester City with 5 points.

In sixth place is Chelsea with 6 points.

Judging from the current situation, Wenger's Gunners have undoubtedly gained a certain advantage in the battle for the top four in the league.

But it's just safe.

The most important thing is the schedule.

The Gunners' final six games include an away game against Liverpool, a home game against Chelsea and an away game against Manchester United.

All three games were very difficult.

Not to mention, the Gunners are currently playing in the Champions League.

Fighting on two fronts, coupled with a difficult schedule, will be a huge challenge for Arsenal.

In comparison, Manchester City's schedule is quite good.

Except for the city derby against Manchester United away, the other games were not easy to play, but none of them involved the top 6 teams.

Everton is the strongest team.

For Manchester City, it is particularly important to be able to grab points.

In an interview with media reporters, Eriksson said that Manchester City should learn from the Chinese in Bayswater.

It’s time to grab the points, don’t lose a single one!
This season, Yang Cheng's team's scoring efficiency is really too high!
Liverpool's schedule is in some ways the best. Except for the home game against Arsenal, the teams in other games are not strong. With Benítez's level, there is a great possibility that they will win all of them.

Chelsea's schedule is right between Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.

They also have to play against top ten teams like Everton and West Ham United, as well as a home game against Bayswater Chinese and an away game against Arsenal.

Moreover, these two rounds of competition are adjacent to each other.

This undoubtedly poses a difficult problem for Hiddink.

As the most competitive season in history, there is not much suspense about the Premier League championship this season.

What really attracts attention is the battle for the top four.

Judging from the odds offered by bookmakers, Liverpool has the highest probability of finishing in the top four.

Then came Arsenal.

Manchester City and Chelsea are similar.

This also shows that the current Premier League pattern has really been broken.

With the joining of superstars such as Robinho and Kaka, Manchester City's overall strength has been greatly improved.

With Eriksen staying on, the team remains stable and has the strength to challenge for the top four in the league.

It is reported that Abramovich is trying hard to retain Hiddink, hoping that the famous Dutch coach can continue to coach Chelsea after the end of the season.

To this end, he is willing to increase investment and improve Chelsea's strength as soon as possible.

It is obvious that a new arms race is imminent this summer!

……

On the evening of February 4th, Stamford Bridge Stadium in London.

In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Chelsea away.

In the first leg, with the home team leading 2-0, what tactics will the two West London teams adopt in the second leg?
This has become the focus of media and fans around the world.

Hiddink showed his sincerity in the starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defence: Ashley Cole, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic;

Midfield: Essien dropped back, Lampard and Ballack in the middle;
Forwards: Malouda, Drogba and Anelka.

This is the strongest offensive lineup that Hiddink can currently arrange.

With Deco in poor form, Chelsea can no longer come up with a better offensive configuration than this.

It is not difficult to see from the starting lineup that Hiddink's theme for the second leg will be offense!
What about Yang Cheng's Bayswater Chinese?

Continue to adopt the 433 formation that they are best at.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defence: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Maicon;
Midfield: Yaya Toure drops back, Rakitic and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Dzeko and Walcott.

Compared with the first leg, except for Pepe who was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, all other players started.

Many people even speculated that Yang Cheng would replace Rakitic with Matuidi.

As a result, it didn't happen.

This also fully reflects Yang Cheng's determination.

Even though the team is leading 2-0 at home, he will continue to stick to his football philosophy away from home.

Before the game started, when the captains of the two teams were guessing the sides, Modric actually beat Terry and got the right to kick off.

This is rare!
Yang Cheng smiled and gave Modric a thumbs up on the sidelines.

"This is a good sign!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

He also tried his best to relax the players before the game.

The relaxation here does not mean slacking off, but looking at the game with a more relaxed and positive attitude.

The coaching staff and sports science department are doing their best to provide logistical support.

Yang Cheng's mentality also infected the players on the court.

The referee for this match is Luis Medina Cantalejo from Spain.

For the Chinese at Bayswater, Dzeko and Rakitic stood in the center circle ready to serve, with Gareth Bale and Walcott on the two wings.

When the referee blew the whistle, Dzeko kicked the ball to Rakitic, and the Croatian made a long pass back to his own backcourt and gave it to Thiago Silva.

After joining Bayswater Chinese, the Brazilian central defender gradually gained a foothold, conquered all his teammates with his outstanding and stable performance, and became the backbone of the team's defense.

Even Pepe is convinced by Thiago Silva.

Thiago Silva is also very smart when playing football and he can always clearly understand the coach's intentions.

Chelsea moved forward quickly and launched an aggressive pressing movement when the whistle sounded.

The Chinese players from Bayswater passed the ball back and forth in the backcourt.

The team's entire formation quickly opened up, especially the left and right flanks, which were stretched very wide.

This presents a difficult problem for Chelsea.

Trailing by two goals in the aggregate score, Chelsea had to take the initiative.

But now, the Bayswater Chinese have the ball in the backcourt.

According to the pre-match arrangement by Yang Cheng and the coaching staff, the central defender's ball-holding area is basically around his own 30-meter area, and the two full-backs are positioned wider and further forward.

The team's midfield is placed in the center circle and the center line.

If Chelsea wants to grab the ball, they must push their players forward.

Hiddink is actually very cautious.

At the beginning, Drogba rushed towards the two central defenders.

Anelka and Malouda were on guard against Leighton Baines and Maicon on the wing.

Chelsea's entire midfield and backcourt were motionless.

But this obviously has no effect.

When Drogba pressed forward, the two central defenders did not even need to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper. Through their own movement, the Ivorian player had no chance at all. So Lampard also pressed forward.

At this time, Yaya Toure, Leighton Baines and Maicon all returned.

The Chinese players at Bayswater are very good at passing and cutting. They have been playing this style for many years. Even the youth team adopts this concept to train players, and the players are very familiar with each other.

Chelsea couldn't stop it at all.

After Kompany aimed at an opportunity, he sent a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Walcott sprinted forward along the right.

Ashley Cole was in hot pursuit.

England's left-back is not as fast as Walcott.

But after the little tiger caught up with the ball, he had to slow down when he kicked it to stop.

Ashley Cole took the opportunity to chase after him and made a direct tackle, sending the ball out of bounds.

Didn't even trip Walcott.

This beautiful defense won Ashley Cole applause from Stamford Bridge.

But it also sounded a wake-up call for Chelsea!
Don't push too far forward!

The Bayswater Chinese could hit you from behind at any time!
……

"Fuck, isn't this just playing rogue?"

Roy Wilkins was so angry that he jumped up.

"If you have the ability, come out and fight openly. What's the point of hiding in the backcourt and making long passes to counterattack?"

"What era is this? Are you still using long passes?"

Hiddink glanced at his assistant awkwardly, stretched out his hand, pressed in the air, and motioned him to sit down and not to be anxious.

Is this considered rogue?

Wouldn't it be even more shameless for Chelsea to retreat and defend in the first leg?
Also, have you ever seen long passes like the Chinese in Bayswater?

If those Premier League teams that play long passes and lobs had half the passing, cutting and ball control abilities of the Chinese in Bayswater, the English FA would be so happy!
In the final analysis, it's all about bringing out each other's strengths.

"Their two wingers are just too fast. Once they charge, they are impossible to stop."

"Coupled with the long pass from the backfield players..."

Hiddink paused for a moment, unable to think of a better word, and sighed, "This is really too shameless!"

But if we put ourselves in his shoes, if Hiddink were Yang Cheng, he would play like this too.

Isn't this how we should use the 2-goal advantage in the first leg?
Oh, after getting a 2-goal advantage in the first round, instead of making good use of it in the second round, we will press forward and fight you to the death?

That's stupid!

Now, Chelsea is faced with a dilemma.

If you want to get the ball, you have to press forward to grab it.

It is not enough to rely on only three players in the front court, or even add the players in the midfield.

Once they push forward, the tight defense in the midfield and backcourt will definitely be full of cracks.

It would be better if they could snatch the ball away, but if they fail to do so and allow the Chinese in Bayswater to penetrate through skillful passing and cutting, that would be very dangerous.

If we want to maintain a tight defense, we won't be able to push forward.

Let’s not talk about how long the Chinese in Bayswater can drag it out.

It only took a dozen minutes to wear out Chelsea's opening momentum, and the rest of the game became more difficult.

While Hiddink was chatting with Wilkins, something unexpected happened on the field.

The entire Stamford Bridge stadium exclaimed.

……

"Ashley Cole took it from the backcourt and Walcott stole it from the spot."

"Passed it back to Terry."

"Chelsea want to have some possession of the ball."

"Dzeko pushed Terry."

"Terry passed the ball across to Alex."

"Alex is in danger!"

"Rakitic quickly steals the ball."

"Alex protected the ball and tried to clear it with a long kick."

"The ball hit Rakitic's leg and landed on the left side of the penalty area."

"Gareth Bale rushed forward and got the ball before Ivanovic."

"The Welsh winger dribbled the ball from the left and crossed it to the back post."

"Dzeko came in from behind and headed the ball into the goal."

"Cech has done a great job!"

"The Czech tipped Dzeko's header over the crossbar."

"Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge are probably going to have a heart attack."

"The Chinese in Bayswater's attack was very quick and sudden."

"They obviously saw that Chelsea were consciously trying to win the ball and control it from the back."

"But we have to admit that not all teams can play with the ball well."

"Especially for Chelsea, they really don't have such tactical genes!"

……

For the first time, Hiddink walked out of the coaching booth, went to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the players, signaling them to pay attention to their defense.

Don't play with fire on the defensive line!

Affected by the previous attack, Chelsea's overall formation involuntarily retreated.

For the Blues, shrinking their defense can bring them more sense of security and make them more adaptable.

Since the 1990s, this team has been influenced by Italian football. Later, with Ranieri and Mourinho, the entire tactical gene of the Blues is basically based on defense.

But as soon as Chelsea retreated, the Chinese from Bayswater pressed forward.

The most typical one was the one in the 6th minute.

After Chelsea intercepted the ball in their own half, they quickly passed it to Ballack's feet.

In the 30-meter area of ​​his own side, Ballack made a long pass, intending to find Drogba in the frontcourt.

When the ball reached the frontcourt, everyone found that Drogba was the only one left in Chelsea's frontcourt.

Anelka and Malouda on both flanks retreated.

As soon as the Ivorian got the ball, he was marked by Thiago Silva.

Yaya Toure and Kompany also quickly cut off Drogba's passing options.

The ball was quickly lost.

After losing the ball, Chelsea once again tried to organize a counterattack in the frontcourt.

Drogba retreated and Lampard pressed forward.

As a result, the Chinese in Bayswater made continuous passes, and Lampard couldn't even see the shadow of the ball, let alone touch it.

And in the 13th minute, the Chinese players from Bayswater seized an opportunity on the right.

After Maicon passed the ball to Yaya Toure, he sprinted forward quickly.

Walcott in front first moved sideways to leave space on the right for Maicon. When he saw that Yaya Toure was unable to pass the ball back to Maicon, he immediately retreated to receive the ball and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

The ball came to Walcott's feet.

At this time, Maicon had already moved forward to the winger position, pulling away Ashley Cole.

Walcott stopped the ball, turned around and pushed the ball forward.

Lampard rushed towards Walcott immediately.

The little tiger saw Modric cutting in from behind Lampard and making a light pass.

Essien rushed towards the passing line as soon as possible.

Modric knew that if he followed the ball's path, he would definitely be intercepted by Essien.

The Croatian player was seen catching up, tapping the ball with the inside of his right foot, and then driving it to his left side from behind.

Modric also stopped abruptly and changed direction to the left, which is the direction of the center. While chasing the ball, he also looked up at the front.

When he caught up with the ball, he made a precise pass with his left foot.

At the top of the penalty area, Dzeko was waiting between Alex and Terry.

When the ball came, the Bosnian center forward stepped forward quickly, stopped with his left foot, and then broke into Chelsea's penalty area and shot again with his right foot.

From Walcott's straight pass, to Modric stopping the ball and dribbling past Essien, to his later exquisite straight pass, followed by Dzeko stopping the ball with his left foot and shooting.

The whole process is extremely smooth and the connection is just right.

Chelsea's defenders didn't even touch the players, let alone the ball.

Dzeko's volley went straight into the left side of Chelsea's goal.

Cech flew to save the ball, but was still too slow!

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 13th minute, Dzeko scored against Chelsea again!"

"Great assist from Modric!"

"At this moment, Chelsea's defense was torn apart by the Chinese from Bayswater!"

"We saw that the Blues players worked very hard, but their efforts had no effect at all due to the wonderful cooperation of the Chinese players from Bayswater."

“The whole process of scoring a goal was so exciting!”

The moment Yang Cheng saw Dzeko score a goal, he jumped up excitedly on the sidelines.

Brian Kidd and others also rushed out of the coaching seats and surrounded Yang Cheng.

1 is better than 0!

The total score is 3 to 0!

But more importantly, Bayswater Chinese got an away goal.

This means that Chelsea must score 4 goals!

4 balls!
This almost sentenced Chelsea to death!

……

Finished!

This season's Champions League is over again!
At the moment Dzeko scored, Abramovich, who was sitting in the VIP box of Stamford Bridge, sat back in his seat in frustration, looking extremely lonely.

Even if he doesn't understand football, he can see that Dzeko was of course the scorer of this goal, but a large part of the credit should be given to Modric.

Especially the Croatian's exquisite footwork to dribble past Essien and the subsequent deadly through pass.

This made Abramovich very depressed.

Because he once wanted to buy Modric.

"Do you think the situation would be better if we had bought Modric instead of Deco?"

Abramovich's deep voice sounded in the box.

No one, whether it was Chairman Bruce Buck or Peter Kenyon, could answer his question.

Deco is a much bigger player than Modric.

After all, Deco was already a superstar at that time.

But who could have thought that Deco's condition would decline so quickly?

In the end, it was Pini Zahavi who was more familiar with and understood Abramovich.

"In fact, when you asked me to try to recruit Modric, the Chinese at Bayswater refused to sell him and were not even willing to talk about it."

Abramovich's complexion improved slightly.

Pini Zahavi raised his eyebrows at Peter Kenyon, as if to say: Brother, learn these rules of survival in the workplace!

When a boss expresses regret, it doesn't mean that he really regrets it, but he wants us, his subordinates, to help him find a way to make up for it!

understand?
Peter Kenyon nodded secretly, understanding.

Sure enough, after Abramovich's expression eased, he looked at Pini Zahavi again.

"Pini, what do you think of the current situation at Chelsea?"

Pini Zahavi grinned immediately, "I think what Hiddink said is absolutely right, the team's current lineup is already very good, we just need to recruit and strengthen some local positions."

"This summer, the most important thing for the team is to keep Hiddink."

"Looking at the current European football scene, there are very few coaches like Hiddink who fit Chelsea's football philosophy and have superb coaching ability."

Whether it was Bruce Buck or Peter Kenyon, after listening to it, they secretly gave Pini Zahavi a thumbs up in their hearts.

No wonder this Israeli has always been by Abramovich's side, he is really to Abramovich's liking!

Recruiting players?

Is Chelsea’s squad not strong enough now?

The only obvious shortcoming is the team's center position.

Abramovich felt that Drogba was too old and his goal scoring efficiency was not high enough, so he wanted to sign Dzeko.

In addition, Barcelona also wants to sell Eto'o in exchange for a transfer fee to compete for Dzeko.

So, there is really no problem with Chelsea's entire lineup.

More importantly, Abramovich does not have much money at the moment.

Every word of Pini Zahavi's speech reflects Abramovich's thoughts.

Especially keeping Hiddink!

"There's some trouble with the Russian national team," Abramovich shook his head.

"I think it's fine to continue doing both like I am now," said Pini Zahavi.

You know what, Abramovich was really tempted.

"Let me think about it. You can go talk to Adam Crozier about Dzeko's transfer."

Abramovich likes Dzeko very much.

This center forward is so comprehensive and has very good footwork.

Most importantly, he is one of the best center forwards in world football right now!

Peter Kenyon opened his mouth slightly, but then thought of something and stopped talking.

He actually wanted to remind Abramovich that poaching players from the Chinese in Bayswater would be the same as helping the Chinese in Bayswater build a new stadium, right?

At first, Abramovich refused to do so no matter what.

But he thought again, times have changed.

Suppressing the development of the Chinese in Bayswater was a long time ago.

Can we still suppress our current West London rivals?

Developed better than Chelsea!

If Abramovich wasn't rich, he would have been left far behind by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Since it can't be suppressed, there is no need to worry about a new stadium.

Peter Kenyon also didn't dare play on the new pitch of the Bayswater Chinese.

That's Abramovich's scar!
If anyone mentions it, he'll go berserk!

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Hiddink is a very smart and decisive head coach.

After Dzeko scored, the whole situation changed completely.

Especially when seeing that Chelsea players' morale had plummeted, the Dutch decisively adopted a defensive and shrinking tactic.

This immediately solidified the team's defense.

Throughout the first half, Chelsea did not create any good opportunities for Bayswater Chinese.

In the second half, Chelsea still did not make any substitutions, but the overall performance had improved significantly.

At this time, the Blues adopted a relatively more active tactics and created several opportunities.

But the Bayswater Chinese also made several very good attacks.

Especially in the 63rd minute, Ashley Cole's tactical foul on Maicon earned him a yellow card.

Gareth Bale's free kick hit Chelsea's crossbar and bounced back.

This made the entire Blues team break out in a cold sweat.

Neither team was able to score again after that.

Yang Cheng did replace three players, but Hiddink did not make any substitutions from beginning to end.

Yes, Chelsea will fight to the end with one lineup!

This actually also shows Hiddink's attitude.

At present, Chelsea's starting lineup is strong, but the substitute lineup still has some shortcomings.

In contrast, Hiddink is more worried that the team will lose the ball again after the substitution.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Chelsea 1-0 away and 3-0 on aggregate.

After defeating their West London rivals in two rounds, Yang Cheng's team successfully advanced to the Champions League semi-finals!

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While Bayswater Chinese advanced to the Champions League semi-finals, the other three teams were also fresh off the bench.

The Chinese team from Bayswater will face Manchester United, also from the Premier League, in the semi-finals.

Ferguson's team eliminated Porto in the quarterfinals and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

As a result, Yang Cheng's team will face Ferguson's Manchester United again in the semi-finals, which is bound to be a fierce battle.

Wenger's Arsenal defeated La Liga's Villarreal 3-0 at home and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

They faced Guardiola's Barcelona.

Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-0 at home in the semi-finals.

Football Emperor Beckenbauer was furious after the crushing defeat, believing that this battle exposed the huge gap between Bayern Munich and the top European teams.

So, in this season's Champions League semi-finals, the Bayswater Chinese will face Manchester United, and Barcelona will face Arsenal.

This is the third consecutive season that three Premier League teams have advanced to the Champions League semi-finals.

This also shows the current strength of the Premier League.

Although the situation faced by the Premier League is more critical under the dual pressure of the depreciation of the pound and the sharp increase in income tax, the competitiveness of Premier League teams is obvious to all.

After the semi-final top four were announced, major European bookmakers also refreshed their odds on winning the championship.

Bayswater Chinese, who beat Chelsea in both legs, are ranked second in the odds of winning the championship, behind Barcelona of La Liga.

Guardiola's team has become the number one favorite to win the championship thanks to its amazing record of defeating Bayern by a large margin.

More importantly, the Chinese in Bayswater will fight Manchester United to the death, while the Gunners will be relatively easier to deal with.

This can also be seen from the odds of winning the championship.

Wenger's side are bottom of the top four in the title odds, with Manchester United in third.

The three Premier League giants besieged Barcelona, ​​which became a major highlight of the Champions League semi-finals.

Media and fans around the world are vying to see whether Guardiola's team can fight their way out of the Premier League siege and enter the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

What’s interesting is that the FA Cup semi-finals started right after the Champions League on Wednesday.

The matchup for this season's FA Cup semi-final is Arsenal playing Chelsea at home.

Manchester United plays Bayswater Chinese at home.

All three teams in the Champions League semi-finals actually made it to the FA Cup semi-finals.

This is also a unique first in the history of the FA Cup!
Some even said that if Chelsea had not drawn the Bayswater Chinese team early on, the top four teams in the Premier League might have monopolized the Champions League semi-finals.

Doesn't that mean that the FA Cup is as valuable as the Champions League?
(End of this chapter)