I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 17: Top of the List
While the media and fans around the world were watching the draw for the 03/04 Champions League group stage, Yang Cheng was staying in Bayswater with his players, actively preparing for the game.

Playing three games in a week resulted in many problems exposed by the team not being resolved.

After the battle with Brighton, Yang Cheng also decided to further adjust the powers and positions of the midfield.

But no one would care about the actions of a League Two team close to the relegation zone.

A week later, on September 9, Bayswater Chinese challenged Brentford away.

This is the 6th round of English League Two.

The Bayswater Chinese, who sent out all their main players, launched a quick attack from the start.

After repeated practice and running-in in the previous dozen games, Yang Cheng's main lineup has become more and more tacit and has begun to stabilize.

In the 9th minute, Ribery broke through on the left and made a cross pass. Martin Roland made a wonderful pass from the left side of the penalty area. Steed squeezed out the defender and scored in front of the goal.

1 is better than 0!

But under the proactive attack of the Chinese in Bayswater, Brentford quickly retaliated.

In the 27th minute, center forward Ben Mee took advantage of a defensive error to equalize the score for Brentford.

The tie lasted until the second half.

In the 60th minute, Yang Cheng made a substitution.

The younger and more powerful Kevin Fury replaced the veteran Steve Jenkins.

It was precisely this substitution that made the Bayswater Chinese threatening on the right.

Just two minutes later, French winger Ribery received a wonderful pass from Martin Roland and put the score beyond the reach of Bayswater Chinese again.

In the 84th minute, Martin Devaney, who was assisted by Kevin Fury, attacked from the right and sealed the victory for Bayswater Chinese, 3 to 1!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Brentford 3-1 away.

This is the second victory of the Bayswater Chinese this season.

After this round, the league ranking rose to 11th place.

……

On the afternoon of September 9, in the 13th round of English League Two, Bayswater Chinese played against Luton at home.

The game entered the rhythm of Bayswater Chinese from the very beginning.

The Bayswater Chinese, who have been playing better and better recently, showed an aggressive momentum and played very actively on both flanks.

Luton manager Mike Neville did not prepare a targeted defense.

This led to Steve Jenkins making a precise cross from the right just six minutes into the game, and Jonathan Steed headed the ball into the goal from close range, opening the scoring for Bayswater Chinese.

Although in the 25th minute, Paul Hughes from Chelsea youth training equalized the score for Luton.

But then, the competition completely turned into a stage dominated by the Chinese from Bayswater.

In the 34th minute, Bayswater Chinese launched a quick counterattack and Devani scored again, 2-1!

This is the second consecutive round that Devani has scored.

In the 42nd minute, Martin Roland's fierce shot from behind extended the team's lead to 3-1!

In the first half stoppage time, Tony Capaldi made a wonderful pass from the left, and Steed scored again with a header, scoring his second goal, 4-1!

At halftime, the Bayswater Chinese players left the field amid the cheers of more than 2 fans.

After the second half, Martin Roland scored again, and then Lambert, who came on as a substitute, also scored.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Luton 6-1 at home.

This was another resounding victory.

But the most gratifying thing is the mental outlook and technical and tactical content shown by the team in this game.

In particular, the increasingly skillful passing and cutting cooperation made the Luton players dizzy and the fans on the scene fascinated.

This style of football is unique in lower-level leagues.

After this battle, the ranking of Bayswater Chinese jumped to 8th place.

……

On the afternoon of September 9th in the middle of the week, in the 16th round of English League Two, Bayswater Chinese challenged Peterborough away.

Just 10 minutes into the game, Ribery dribbled into the penalty area and caused a foul, earning a penalty.

Martin Roland calmly took the penalty and scored in one go, 1-0!

This is also Martin Roland's fifth goal of the season.

Both his goal efficiency and personal performance far surpassed all his previous seasons.

More importantly, at Bayswater Chinese, he seems to have come out of the shadow of injuries in the past two seasons.

Although Andy Clarke later equalized for Peterborough.

But in the 84th minute, Tony Capaldi's goal sealed the victory for Bayswater Chinese.

2 to 1, Bayswater Chinese won three consecutive victories.

The league ranking also jumped directly to 5th place.

……

This weekend, we ushered in the 9th round of English League Two.

Bayswater Chinese are still away in this round.

The opponent is Wrexham.

Two games in one week and two consecutive away games still had an impact on Bayswater Chinese.

Just 7 minutes into the game, as the number of goals increased, Jonathan Steed, who was becoming more and more confident, broke through Wrexham's goal with a fierce shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Afterwards, the Chinese in Bayswater always controlled the situation on the field.

But in the 72nd minute of the second half, after losing the ball in the midfield, Wrexham launched a counterattack.

Koscielny chose to foul after having already received a yellow card and was sent off with a red card.

Wrexham took advantage of their numbers and launched a fierce attack.

But in the 90th minute, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of a quick counterattack and Martin Roland helped the team score another goal.

2 is better than 0!

Bayswater Chinese defeated Wrexham away and achieved 4 consecutive wins! As Queens Park Rangers and Swindon both drew away.

Bayswater Chinese, who have won four consecutive games, have overtaken the opponent with 4 points and are now ranked second in the English League Two standings, only behind Port Vale with 18 points.

……

After the 9th round, the team returned to London and had a week of rest.

Yang Cheng also took this opportunity to hold a meeting.

He could clearly feel that as the team won consecutive games, everyone's confidence was boosted.

In addition, the players' cooperation became more and more tacit, and the operation became more and more harmonious, and the overall combat effectiveness was demonstrated.

Everyone can clearly see that this is indeed a team with the strength to challenge for the championship!

On the one hand, Yang Cheng affirmed everyone's performance and efforts, but on the other hand, he also reminded everyone that only 46 rounds of the 9-round league have been played.

"The league is still long, and we all need to be fully motivated!"

Taking advantage of this momentum, Bayswater Chinese defeated Barnsley at home in the 10th round of English League Two a week later with two goals from Roger Johnson and Steed.

As Port Vale was tied by Wycombe at home in this round, Bayswater Chinese took the lead in English League Two with 21 points, surpassing Port Vale's 20 points.

This is the first time that Bayswater Chinese have topped the English League Two standings in all the years since they entered the league.

Even if it's just temporary.

What made Yang Cheng even happier was that in the home game against Barnsley, a total of 3000 fans entered the Bayswater Stadium, which was also the game with the most fans in the past three seasons.

This made Lin Zhongqiu very happy and he believed even more what Yang Cheng said.

As long as the team's performance improves and the games are entertaining, more and more fans will come to the stadium through word of mouth.

Once the team has money on hand, it can naturally launch a series of measures to give back to the fans, further strengthen the relationship with the fans, and build its own basic base.

……

Although Yang Cheng has been very careful, some things are still unavoidable.

For a team like Bayswater Chinese, the ups and downs in the mentality of young players often lead to ups and downs in the team's overall combat effectiveness.

After finally reaching the top, the team was tied 11-1 at home by mid-table Bristol in the 1th round of English League Two.

Steve Jenkins, who helped the team equalize the score, was injured and left the game.

As Port Vale beat Peterborough at home in this round, they overtook Bayswater Chinese and returned to the top of the list.

The ranking of Chinese in Bayswater is even lower than Brighton, ranking third.

Being out of the top spot for a week was a big blow to these young players from Bayswater Chinese.

But Yang Cheng didn't think there was any big problem with this.

It is normal for young players to have ups and downs in their performance, and this is a very important training opportunity for the team.

It is also a reminder to the players that the cruel league does not allow any slackness.

Not to mention blind arrogance.

……

In the 12th round of English League Two, Bayswater Chinese played against Wycombe away.

Although the team had the initiative throughout the game, their condition was not very good and they were unable to score.

The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

But what’s interesting is that Bayswater Chinese are still ranked third in the league, overtaking Port Vigo who lost this round.

Brighton is at the top of the table with 24 points, with Queens Park Rangers in second place.

From 5 consecutive wins to 2 consecutive draws, Yang Cheng did not blame the players at all, but was more focused on guidance and comfort.

In his opinion, this is a stage that any young team must go through if they want to mature.

As the head coach of the team, what he needs to do is to lead the players out.

……

On October 10, in the 11th round of English League Two, Bayswater Chinese played against Tranmere Rovers at home.

The number of fans entering the stadium exceeded 3, which made Yang Cheng very happy.

The players gradually came out of the slump of the past two weeks and performed very positively after the opening.

But the most unexpected thing was that just 7 minutes into the game, Huddlestone seized a great opportunity, inserted from the back row, and shot the ball into the goal of Tranmere Rovers.

This also opened the door to victory for the Chinese in Bayswater.

After that, the game completely entered the rhythm that the Chinese in Bayswater were most familiar with, staging a one-sided and crazy massacre.

The fans at the scene also enjoyed a hearty feast of goals.

6 is better than 0!

Bayswater Chinese defeated Tranmere Rovers at home.

Moreover, the 6 goals were scored by 6 players, which can be said to be a great success.

Three days later in the midweek, Bayswater Chinese won 3-4 against Bristol in their home match in the first knockout round of the British Championship, thanks to Steed's double, Koscielny and Lambert's goals.

This also allowed the Bayswater Chinese to successfully advance to the second round of the British Championship.

At the same time, the number of fans attending the game reached 4.

Although this is due to the lower ticket prices for the cup matches, it can still be considered a historic record.

At the weekend, the 14th round of English League Two was about to begin.

Bayswater Chinese defeated Port Vale 5-1 away from home.

Not only did Martin Roland score twice, but Steed, Devani and Modric also scored a goal each.

After a slump of two consecutive draws, Bayswater Chinese recovered strongly and won three consecutive games.

With two big wins in the league, Bayswater Chinese surpassed Queens Park Rangers and Brighton's 29 points with 27 points, and topped the English League Two standings for the second time.

The day after returning to the top of the list, Lin Zhongqiu received a call from Chris Hunter.

　Wish you all a happy National Day!

　　
　
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