I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 171: Bottom-picking professionals! I'll dig out anyone who likes the Chinese in Bayswater! [Happy New Year, please subscribe]

When the 38th round of the Premier League came to an end, media and fans around the world also breathed a sigh of relief.

So nervous!

Who has ever seen a league or a season where, at the last round of the league, there are still five teams competing for three of the top four spots in the league?

Never seen it?

This season's Premier League is unique!
Especially in the last few rounds, it was full of ups and downs.

Bayswater Chinese took the lead early on and winning the league title was the least suspenseful thing.

Manchester United once competed with the Chinese in Bayswater for the championship, but was later overtaken by Wenger's Arsenal. Even in the last round, the Red Devils had an extremely dangerous time.

In the 38th round of the league, all matches were held simultaneously.

Arsenal played Stoke City at home and scored three goals in just seven minutes, securing an early lead.

After a season of integration, Wenger's team has significantly improved its overall strength.

Especially in the second half of the season, the performance was really amazing.

Liverpool plays Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Benítez's team took the lead in the 29th minute thanks to Torres' goal.

After that, the Reds continued to press Tottenham Hotspur all the way.

Manchester City played Bolton at home, and Kaka scored the first goal just 8 minutes into the game.

At the critical moment, the Brazilian demonstrated his tactical value.

Chelsea's chance of finishing in the top four of the league depends on Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City losing, which gives them a chance to make a comeback.

Hiddink's team played somewhat stumblingly, and tied Sunderland 0-0 in the first half away from home.

But after the start of the second half, Hiddink took the initiative to attack Sunderland.

Anelka, Kalou and Ashley Cole scored goals one after another.

Although the defense lost goals consecutively, they still narrowly defeated the Black Cats Sunderland 3-2 in the end.

All teams have been won, except Manchester United, which has not made any moves yet.

Ferguson's team played Hull City in the last round and ranked 17th in the Premier League.

There is only a 16-point difference between Sunderland in 19th place and Middlesbrough in 4th place.

Sunderland is two points behind Newcastle in 18th place.

In other words, the situation in the final round of the relegation battle is extremely bad.

So, Sunderland fought hard with Chelsea.

After Hull City came to the Premier League, they were badly beaten throughout the season and conceded 68 goals, making them the team with the most goals conceded so far this season in the Premier League.

They even conceded one more goal than the second-to-last team West Bromwich Albion.

Logically speaking, facing a team like Hull City, Manchester United should be almost certain to win even if they play away.

But the result?

Ferguson's team has been unable to take down Hull City.

Playing at home, Tiger City showed an unprecedented momentum and determination, fighting Manchester United almost risking their lives.

Phil Brown's 4231 formation showed no fear when facing Manchester United, which had fielded all its main players. Instead, it forced Manchester United to the point of being unable to cope.

There's no way around it, that's revenue worth 400 to 500 million pounds.

Relegation and relegation are like heaven and earth.

Hull City suppressed Manchester United almost madly.

The Red Devils were eliminated from the Champions League and FA Cup by Bayswater Chinese, and missed the league championship. They have been performing poorly in recent times, losing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home in the league.

This has caused many people to be very worried.

Manchester United couldn't come up with a better solution when facing the fierce Hull City.

Fortunately, Ferguson's team had a very solid defense and managed to hold on to the goal.

The situation remains at a stalemate.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea have all secured their victory, and Manchester United is also very anxious.

But that's what Manchester United is like.

Whether it is Rooney or Ronaldo, the more anxious they are, the lower their efficiency.

The two sides played until the 90th minute of the second half, and even when extra time began, Manchester United still failed to score.

If the game ends as the current situation suggests, Hull City will successfully avoid relegation, while Manchester United will be kicked out of the top four of the league and replaced by Manchester City.

This is something Ferguson cannot accept in any way.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Ferguson and Manchester United players had completely given up everything and were attacking frantically. Ashley Young took the ball on the left, dribbled past the defender, cut inside, and made a diagonal pass with his right foot.

The ball passed over the rolling heads in the penalty area and fell in front of the right post.

At almost the same time, Ronaldo made a lightning-fast forward move, leaped high into the air like a god descending from heaven, and with a fierce and powerful header, he slammed the ball into Hull City's goal.

Goalkeeper Mehill was basically powerless to do anything about this close header.

Ronaldo is almost crazy!
This is his 19th Premier League goal of the season!
But it is definitely the most important goal!
Because of it, Manchester United entered the Champions League.

As the Sky TV commentator exclaimed after losing control, "This goal is worth more than 3000 million pounds!"

"This summer, Manchester United must keep Ronaldo at all costs, the hero who brought them into the Champions League!"

Manchester United finally succeeded in reaching the Champions League.

Unlucky ones are their city rivals, the Blue Moon Manchester City.

After all 38 rounds of games, Arsenal has 84 points, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool all have 83 points, and Chelsea has 80 points.

It is not surprising that the Blues will miss the Champions League next season.

Manchester City had nearly 90 minutes of Champions League qualification.

But at the last moment, Ronaldo's header completely extinguished Manchester City's hopes.

According to the rules of the Premier League, if the points are the same, the priority is given to goal difference, then total goals, and finally the results of the head-to-head matches.

Relying on the rules, Manchester United overtook Liverpool and Manchester City in one fell swoop and ranked third in the Premier League, with Liverpool ranking fourth.

Manchester City was pushed off the train to next season's Champions League at the last minute.

The three teams relegated from the Premier League this season are West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

This has also caused heated discussions among media and fans across the UK and even the world.

Knickers are better.

Middlesbrough is a famous strong team in the Premier League.

Newcastle was once one of the top clubs in the Premier League.

Now, they have all been relegated to a lower level.

This also made many old Premier League fans sigh.

……

Yang Cheng didn't feel sad at all.

These veteran teams have long been out of step with the times. If they don’t get relegated, who will?

Besides, Newcastle has been put on the shelf in the City of London by their chairman Ashley for several years and no one is interested.

Why?

Because no one knows how big Newcastle's financial hole is.

But Yang Cheng has always had a very bad habit.

That is, at the end of each season, he would check the relegated teams in the four major leagues to see if there was anything that the Chinese in Bayswater needed.

This has been an old habit for several years.

He is almost a professional at bottom fishing.

There’s nothing we can do. Who made our family poor back then?

Right?

Besides, in order to build a new stadium, we have to tighten our belts and live frugally, right?
Do you really think that the British pound is a leek in the field, which can be harvested one after another once planted?
Yang Cheng really doesn't think highly of West Bromwich Albion's players.

This is not because Yang Cheng is picky, but because the strength of Bloomers itself is indeed not strong.

Middlesbrough is fine.

Mr. Southgate, the future head coach of England, was able to lead this strong team to relegation, and Yang Cheng could only express his admiration.

The most famous player in this Middlesbrough team is the international winger Downing.

But with the current configuration of Bayswater's Chinese wingers, if Yang Cheng hesitated for even 1 second on Tang Ning, it would be a betrayal to the executive vice-king, the British twins and the king of football.

If West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough are considered civilian teams with limited strength, then take a look at Newcastle.

Yang Cheng really didn’t understand how such a team could have been relegated.

Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, James Milner, Joey Barton, Duff, Geremi, Gutierrez, Kevin Nolan, N'Zogbia, Sisco, Viduka, Michael Owen, Martins...

Without saying anything else, among these players, which one is not a well-known and powerful player in European football?
Which one doesn't have impressive strength?
But such a team was actually relegated in Newcastle.

Although the departure of James Milner and others in the middle of the season had an impact on Newcastle, that was also the result of Newcastle's own mistakes.

Anyway, Yang Cheng really didn’t understand.

And now, once Newcastle is relegated, the players in their team must have fallen apart.

Martins, Bassong, Duff, Beye and others are all in high demand.

And a Michael Owen.

Yang Cheng’s previous life was actually quite strange. Why did Ferguson sign Michael Owen?

But after this chat last time, I found out that the two of them had been flirting with each other for a long time.

So now, Owen will basically go to Manchester United.

Yang Cheng noticed another player.

Just when Yang Cheng was wondering whether to take action, the phone beside him rang.

Xia Qing.

She informed Yang Cheng that Yang Jianguo and his delegation had arrived safely in London and were accommodated at the Lancaster Royal Hotel.

"Uncle invites you to come over for dinner and meet everyone!"

"Okay, I'll come over now."

Of course Yang Cheng would not refuse.

These are the God of Wealth who sent money to me, so I must feed and treat them well.

……

Cobham, south London.

Chelsea's training base is located in the middle of a group of golf courses.

Yang Cheng even used this to make fun of Gareth Bale in the team's locker room.

The result was that he himself laughed out loud, and everyone around him, including Gareth Bale, was confused.

Boss, your joke is too dull!
It is not funny.

Well, Gareth Bale is not obsessed with golf right now.

But recently, the atmosphere at Chelsea's Cobham training base has indeed been tense.

Especially when Abramovich's car slowly drove into the Cobham training base, the players were watching in the rest area, all with nervous looks on their faces.

This is the first time that the team has missed the qualification for the Champions League since Abramovich took over!
Public opinion outside is surging, and everyone has concluded that Chelsea will face a violent cleansing and reorganization this summer, which has put everyone in the team in a state of self-insecurity.

If we were to say who has the most secure position in the Chelsea team, from top to bottom.

That must be head coach Hiddink.

Because Abramovich was begging Hiddink to stay.

The Daily Mail, which has close ties with Chelsea, also conducted a special questionnaire survey among Chelsea fans, and more than 90% of Chelsea fans hope that Hiddink will stay.

But Hiddink never gave in on the issue of staying in office.

According to the contract, he will leave Chelsea after coaching the FA Cup final at the weekend.

The media is anxious, Chelsea fans are anxious, and Chelsea players are the most anxious.

After arriving at the training building, Abramovich went straight to Hiddink's office.

He came alone.

Apart from Marina Granovskaia, his personal assistant who has been with him all year round, even Peter Kenyon and Pini Zahavi did not follow him.

This shows the attitude of the Russians.

So, Hiddink welcomed Abramovich into his office, and Granovskaia turned around and closed the door.

Get straight to the point!

"Gus, my friend, there are only three of us here, you, me, and her. Tell me, what do I need to do to get you to stay?"

After Abramovich sat down on the sofa, he looked directly at his old Dutch friend in front of him.

Over the years, he has had a close relationship with PSV Eindhoven, and Hiddink also has a special friendship with him.

After hearing this, Hiddink was stunned for a moment, smiled helplessly, gestured to Granovskaia to sit down, and then sat down on the sofa on the other side.

"Roman, let me be frank with you. Chelsea may look strong right now, but in fact we have a lot of problems and the challenges are huge."

Abramovich narrowed his eyes, "You have no confidence in the FA Cup final this weekend?"

"I can only say that the players and I will try our best!" Hiddink did not give a direct answer.

After sighing, the Dutchman added, "The Chinese in Bayswater are really too strong!"

"In today's European football, I'm afraid only Barcelona can compete with them!"

Abramovich was a little surprised.

If only the media or fans said this, he would think it was hype.

But when Hiddink, his good friend, said it privately and in front of him, he knew it was true!

At least, that's what happens in the eyes of European professionals, especially top coaches like Hiddink.

"But it's only this season. Look at their current situation. After this summer, they will definitely be finished. You can even ask me which Chinese player from Bayswater you like and I will poach him!"

Hiddink laughed and said, "Gareth Bale, Di Maria or Walcott, at least one of the three!"

Abramovich was suddenly embarrassed.

These three players are all Yang Cheng’s treasures, and they are also the direct youth training base of Bayswater Chinese.

a bit difficult!

"I'm really not talking nonsense, Roman, I'm serious!" Hiddink suppressed his smile and said seriously.

"You know, during Mourinho's time, Chelsea was a team with solid defense and explosive counterattacks."

"The defense can withstand the opponent's pressure and give the opponent a fatal blow at the right time."

“Why can’t you do that now?”

Hiddink sat on the sofa, turned around, took a pen and paper from the desk behind him, and drew a simple diagram of the stadium in front of Abramovich.

“There has been a very interesting transformation in the Bayswater Chinese this season, but little media attention has been paid.”

"Yang Cheng's team's offensive starting point is often outside their penalty area."

"They switch between offense and defense very quickly. Once they lose the ball in the frontcourt, they immediately switch to defense, and the players in the midfield and backcourt quickly get into position, forming a layered defense."

"The aim is to make the opponent press forward, so every time they win the ball there is a lot of space in front of them to attack."

"But you may not have noticed that when Mourinho was in charge, Chelsea also started their attack from deep because we were a defensive team. Although we were not a traditional counter-attack team, we were not far from it.

"Because the statistics were not perfect at the time, I couldn't prove my point, but this is how Chelsea played during my time in charge, so you can see that our defense was very solid."

"Everyone outside feels like we've gone back to the days of Mourinho."

Hiddink's words made Abramovich a little confused. He didn't quite understand, but he seemed to understand.

I always feel it is very powerful, very sharp, and to the point.

"But do you know what the biggest difference between us and the Chinese in Bayswater is?"

Abramovich shook his head.

"Speed!" Hiddink said with finality.

"speed?"

"When Mourinho was in charge, we had players with superb speed like Robben and Damien Duff. Bayswater Chinese now have players with amazing speed like Di Maria, Gareth Bale and Walcott."

Hiddink drew a line on the schematic diagram of the stadium he had drawn, which led directly from the outside of his own penalty area to the opponent's goal. "From here to here, the distance is very far. If there is a lack of speed, when our players attack here, the opponent's defense line will have been organized and will be waiting over there."

"Yang Cheng's team is stronger than Mourinho's Chelsea in that his players in the midfield and backfield all have excellent passing and cutting skills, especially the ability to pass the ball quickly and even long passes."

"When Mourinho was in charge, we had Robben and Duff, so we could do it. If that didn't work, Drogba could also drop back to support us. But now, apart from Drogba, we have nothing."

"The worst thing is that Drogba is often injured."

Hiddink has completely sorted out Chelsea's problems in the past one or two years.

"So, what you mean is..." Abramovich looked at Hiddink and asked.

"There are two options. Either we maintain the status quo and push the team's defense forward as a whole to shorten the attack distance."

"Or bring in attackers and passers with great speed."

If Yang Cheng was present, he would definitely slap his thigh and praise Hiddink's analysis.

Too deep!

Later, when Ancelotti took over as coach, he adopted the former approach, pressing the defense forward and shortening the attacking distance.

At the same time, strengthen the passing and controlling of the ball in the midfield.

So, during that period, even Essien showed good organizational and passing skills.

The latter is a return to the route of the Mourinho era.

Hiddink is neither Mourinho nor Ancelotti. He can neither completely copy Mourinho nor play Ancelotti's style of play.

Abramovich is well aware that Hiddink has never been a coach who is good at passing and controlling the ball, and pressing the defense forward is not his coaching style.

Therefore, if we want to keep Hiddink, we can only choose the latter option.

Let Hiddink continue to improve and coach the team based on the foundation of last season.

"Who do you want to sign?" Abramovich went straight to the heart of the matter.

"If Bayswater can't poach Chinese wingers, then I suggest poaching Bayern's Ribery, Real Madrid's Sneijder, Atletico Madrid's Aguero, Valencia's Villa, or Barcelona's Eto'o!"

Among the players listed by Hiddink, except Sneijder, each of the others is worth a lot of money.

After listening to him, Marina Granovskaia spoke out first, "According to industry sources, Florentino has contacted Bayern privately and tried to poach Ribery."

"Bayern's offer is 1 million euros!"

1 billion euros?
Abramovich and Hiddink looked at each other.

They all know that at the moment, a transfer fee of 1 million euros means that Bayern is not considering selling Ribery at all.

"I also heard that Ferguson is also paying attention to Sneijder. After all, Giggs and Scholes are old." The personal assistant added.

Good players are definitely in high demand.

As a Dutchman, Hiddink knows Sneijder's abilities better than anyone else.

As for Aguero, Villa and Eto'o, they are all forwards and have excellent speed and impact.

Anelka is actually quite good, but compared with these three, he is still a little bit behind.

In a way, Eto'o is the most suitable.

As early as last summer, Barcelona was trying to sell Eto'o.

At that time, they wanted to sell Eto'o in exchange for Ibrahimovic.

Guardiola has been coveting this Swedish center forward for a long time. There was even a rumor that Barcelona wanted to use Eto'o and add money to exchange for Ibrahimovic.

This was considered a ridiculous decision.

Eto'o is a world-class striker after all. Why should we pay more money to replace him with Ibrahimovic, whose goals are unstable?
But now, Guardiola is said to have changed his mind and his first choice is Dzeko from Bayswater Chinese.

This Bosnian center forward is now very popular and is much stronger than Ibrahimovic.

"I'll go back and study this with the technical team."

Abramovich did not agree on the spot.

He has also been influenced by many things over the years.

Including divorce, economic crisis, etc., have had a great impact on his wealth.

Now, he is also considering tightening monetary policy appropriately.

Unexpectedly, they fell out of the top four in the league this season.

It’s all that damn Yang Cheng’s fault!

"Gus, no matter what our final decision is, no matter what the outcome of the FA Cup final is, we hope you can stay!" Abramovich's attitude was still very sincere.

Hiddink nodded slightly but did not express his opinion on the spot.

Because he knows that although Chelsea looks strong in the lineup, the potential crisis behind it is still not small.

Moreover, since Abramovich came by himself and didn't even bring CEO Peter Kenyon, Hiddink vaguely guessed that the situation of Chelsea's CEO might be bad.

……

During the preparations for the FA Cup and Champions League finals, Yang Cheng basically traveled between home and the Brent Training Center.

In addition to having a meal with my cheap dad, I also took a delegation from my motherland to inspect the new stadium project on site.

One year later, the project is still in the foundation stage.

The most troublesome thing here is the new stadium.

Not only did he dig down a layer of stands, Yang Cheng also requested to make folding turf.

In order to meet this requirement, Norman Foster and his team specially invited mechanical engineering experts from Cambridge University to design and plan specifically according to Yang Cheng's requirements.

Finally, a feasible plan was put forward.

Norman Foster was also speechless.

The addition of folding turf and underground maintenance center will not only increase the cost by tens of millions of pounds, but will also bring more trouble to future maintenance.

However, Yang Cheng, Xia Qing, Adam Crozier, Omar Berrada and others held a special meeting and even hired a third party to conduct research. The final conclusion was that the business returns far exceeded the investment.

A temporary investment now will bring long-term convenience in the future, it’s worth it!
In addition, Yang Cheng has also begun to cooperate with two major domestic sponsors, TLC and Huawei, to carry out research and development specifically for ring-shaped curved screens.

Hua Wei was even involved in the sketch design stage of the new stadium project, using their technical expertise in communications and networks to turn the stadium into a smarter, more advanced dream stadium.

For example, the world’s first football stadium equipped with on-site WIFI!

Huawei also hopes to demonstrate their strong technical capabilities to the world through this cooperation.

Yang Jianguo and his team specially watched the concept video produced by Norman Foster Design Company, and saw very intuitively the potential value of this dream football stadium and the area surrounding the stadium.

Plus the geographical location of the stadium.

Before, the cheap dad had kept it very secret, but this time he was accompanied to the UK for inspection by senior executives of the famous Peninsula Hotel Group in Hong Kong, who had also always wanted to build a hotel in London.

Although top luxury hotels are not affordable for ordinary people, such a unique location advantage is indeed very attractive.

According to the Peninsula Hotel, it is second only to Buckingham Palace.

Not even inferior to Knightsbridge.

“This place will definitely become a new landmark in London and even the world in the future!”

The Peninsula Hotels Group is looking to see if they can sell a building directly to them.

But Yang Cheng said very firmly that he would only rent it and not sell it!
Are you kidding me?
Although the Chinese in Bayswater are very short of money now, the sale will be a one-time deal.

After renting it out, Yang Cheng could just sit at home with his legs crossed and still earn money every year.

This is a long-lasting thing!
Cheap Daddy had obviously already planned it out beforehand. This time, they teamed up with the largest high-end department store in the country. They wanted to rent the building next to Bayswater subway station, which is southeast of the stadium.

"Ah Cheng, we are biological father and son, my life will be yours sooner or later, so you have to promise me!"

Yang Jianguo pulled Yang Cheng aside to play the emotional card, "Besides, I was the one who bought this piece of land, right?"

"But you messed up back then." Yang Cheng counterattacked speechlessly.

Yang Jianguo almost went berserk.

Don't hit people in the face. What's more, I am your father!
"Okay, okay, Dad, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart." Yang Cheng's tone also softened.

"You said."

"The most important thing for us now is to trap the Bulgari Hotel first. The other party is also very interested. If we trap them first, just think about it, how much will the value of the entire land increase?"

Yang Jianguo is so smart and he is in the real estate business, so he knows everything better than anyone else.

"So, let them choose first!"

"That's right, Dad. But don't worry, I will ask Adam Crozier to try his best to help you find a way to keep the building at the subway entrance for you. But if Bulgari really wants it, then I can't do anything about it."

"It's okay. Now that you put it that way, I understand."

After a pause, Yang Jianguo pointed to the distance and said, "Actually, the one in the southwest is not bad either. It's close to Bayswater Street and not far from Bayswater Station, Queensway Station, and Notting Hill Station."

The entire project has four buildings, all of which are located in unique locations. The difference is that they are the best of the best.

"Acheng, actually, have you ever thought that is it too extravagant for us to put the club's office next to the new stadium?" After seeing off the cheap dad, Xia Qing asked meaningfully.

"what do you mean……"

"After some time of contact with Bulgari, Peninsula Hotel, Hilton and other parties, I found that they are all very optimistic about this location. I think we should rent out the building that was originally planned to be used as an office."

"I asked someone to do a preliminary assessment. The annual rent for each building is about 1000 million pounds, which is a very good rate of return. Four buildings would be 4 million pounds."

Yang Cheng's eyes lit up.

This is simply making money while lying down!

"Think about it, the office we are renting now costs 100 million pounds a year."

Xia Qing gestured towards Yang Cheng, as if to say: 100 million versus 1000 million, think about it carefully.

Yang Cheng's heart suddenly beat fast.

The total difference is 900 million pounds.

"You know, in the current environment, the London property market is in a slump. Not only are businesses unable to continue, but even the government is having a hard time staying afloat."

"What news did you hear?" Yang Cheng knew Xia Qing too well.

"Chris Hunter told me that many government agencies are short of money right now. What should they do? Sell buildings!"

"You want to buy?"

"Listen to me first." Xia Qing persuaded him with a smile, "After selling the building, they will still want to continue working there, right? Then they can only rent it."

Yang Cheng suddenly understood.

This means that some government agencies have no money to sell their buildings, and after selling them, they rent them back and pay a rent every year.

"Chris Hunter and I have calculated that the current market is a buyer's market. If we look carefully, we can control the annual rental return rate to 5%, which is still easy to do. By then, we may even save on office rent."

To put it simply, it means being a sub-landlord.

"But we are building a new stadium and buying a building, and the bank..."

"We don't need to buy it in the name of the club. We can set up a company in our names to buy it and then rent it to the club when the time comes."

Yang Cheng was a little confused, but he had a sense of awe.

I always think being a sub-landlord is pretty good.

Chris Hunter is also an expert in bankruptcy bargain hunting. With such resources and information, it would be a waste to use them.

"I think it's okay. You can do it, but it's better not to be too far away. It's better to be in West London. We are familiar with this place!"

Today, Bayswater Chinese is a well-known brand in Westminster and even the entire West London area.

In both the political and business circles, people need connections and resources.

"If you agree, then I will go and prepare it." Xia Qing was very happy to get Yang Cheng's support.

However, Yang Cheng thought of another thing.

After the outbreak of the European debt crisis, the situation of football clubs across Europe has become extremely difficult.

There are also many bankrupt clubs.

At that time, can I take the opportunity to buy a few clubs?

Just like what the Abu Dhabi consortium's City Group, the Pozzo family, and the Red Bull Group do.

Anyway, as long as we are not in the same league, it will be fine.

The benefits of group operation of multiple clubs are also obvious.

Especially for Yang Cheng.

But soon, Yang Cheng temporarily gave up this tempting idea.

The Chinese in Bayswater have not yet established themselves.

Everything will have to wait until the new stadium is completed.

By that time, the development of the Chinese in Bayswater will have entered a stable period, income and other things will be on track, and the debt pressure will have been reduced. Then Yang Cheng will have enough funds to invest in this plan.

……

This weekend, Wembley Stadium in London.

FA Cup final, Bayswater Chinese vs Chelsea.

The guests in this final are quite famous.

In addition to Prince William, the representative of the royal family, there was also former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Before the game, Annan, accompanied by FA Chairman David Triesman, walked onto the pitch and met with the players from both teams.

It was also the first time that Yang Cheng met the former UN Secretary-General and introduced him to every player of Bayswater Chinese.

Later, the same thing happened to Hiddink.

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea midfielder Essien is Annan's compatriot, and the two chatted for a while.

In this game, Chelsea still used its iconic 433 formation.

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

Midfield: Mikel is in the back, Lampard and Essien are in front;

Forwards: Malouda, Drogba and Anelka.

It can be said that Hiddink fielded the strongest lineup he could.

Yang Cheng also deployed a 433 formation.

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

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Matuidi and Aaron Ramsey in the middle;
Forwards: Hazard, Lewandowski and Walcott.

As soon as the game started, the Chinese players from Bayswater took the lead and took the initiative.

They know Wembley Stadium all too well.

Although 9 of the 4 fans in this game are Chelsea fans, the Chinese in Bayswater still treat this as their home ground.

Strike first!

This is Yang Cheng’s tactic against Chelsea.

Because he didn't want to wait until Hiddink's team had stabilized and tightened their defenses before slowly attacking.

This is the worst situation.

What Yang Cheng wanted was to take advantage of the opening and directly break down Chelsea's defense in one go.

Just 25 seconds into the game, Marcelo made a straight pass while advancing on the left.

After Hazard received the ball after being offside, he dribbled past Bosingwa on the left and made a cross to Lewandowski.

But Terry headed the ball out of the penalty area.

Aaron Ramsey received the ball outside the penalty area and made an over-the-top pass to the right side of the penalty area.

Walcott cut into the penalty area and shot directly.

Cech calmly saved the ball.

But the Chinese offensive in Bayswater continued.

Just three minutes later, Walcott created a corner kick opportunity on the right.

It’s a pity that it failed to pose a threat this time.

In the 8th minute, when Bosingwa was defending Hazard, he was fouled from behind by the Belgian winger and was warned with a yellow card by the referee.

He received a yellow card in the 8th minute of the game, and he was a defender.

It is conceivable how much pressure the Chinese from Bayswater put on Chelsea after the start.

Although they were substitutes and young players, this group of young Bayswater Chinese players were playing in the FA Cup final for the second time.

To put it bluntly, in terms of experience in finals, they have much more experience than Chelsea.

The Chinese players from Bayswater tried to take a quick free kick, but it was cleared by Alex.

But this time the ball failed to pass the center line.

Jose Fonte was just on the left side of the center circle in Chelsea's half and he kicked the ball in time to stop it.

Anelka and Drogba both rushed towards Jose Fonte immediately.

The Portuguese center back was very steady and made a diagonal pass between Anelka and Drogba.

Matic just ran over to receive the ball, without stopping it, and passed it to the left.

Marcelo strode forward along the left sideline.

Hazard received the ball in the ribs.

When Bosingwa rushed over, Marcelo passed the ball to Hazard.

At this moment, the Belgian youngster was already standing on the left side of the Chelsea penalty area.

Lewandowski stood near the penalty spot, facing sideways in the direction of attack, waiting for Hazard's next step.

Essien and Mikel both quickly retreated to the penalty area line.

Especially Essien, who took the initiative to put pressure on Hazard.

The Belgians looked to break through but found no chance.

Turning to Marcelo, Bosingwa was also eyeing him.

Hazard dribbled the ball skillfully, and when he saw that the left side was not working, he immediately turned and looked towards the middle.

I saw Aaron Ramsey quickly move forward and pass the ball immediately.

Aaron Ramsey was facing the direction of attack. After receiving the ball outside the arc, he just saw Lewandowski trying to move forward.

The Welsh midfielder made a lob pass before Mikel and Lampard came up, trying to pass the ball behind the Chelsea defense to find Lewandowski.

But at this moment, Terry took the lead and cleared the ball with his header.

The ball fell outside the penalty area again and landed on the right side of the arc top area.

Because Lampard leaned towards Aaron Ramsey just now, the right side is a little empty.

Although Lampard rushed over at the first moment and tried to clear the ball with a big kick.

But Walcott reacted faster. He rushed forward and turned sideways to block Lampard's clearance back into the penalty area.

Lampard raised his right hand high, indicating that Walcott had committed a handball foul.

But the referee ignored it.

The ball fell to the right side of the penalty area, behind Chelsea's defense.

Lewandowski rushed over immediately.

But the Polish center immediately realized that he was in an offside position.

Because he just made a forward move and didn't have time to retreat.

So, he thought quickly and didn't try to catch the ball, but just stopped.

This stop just happened to interfere with Terry.

Walcott quickly cut forward and shot the ball directly after it bounced off the ground.

The ball almost brushed the right post and went into Chelsea's goal!

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 9th minute, Walcott took the lead in breaking Chelsea's goal!"

"We saw that Chelsea players were protesting to the referee Howard Webb, saying that Walcott had handballed in front and that the goal was offside."

"But Webber shook his head very clearly to indicate the goal was valid and pointed to the centre circle to restart the game."

“It’s really hard to see clearly.”

"We can see from the slow-motion replay that Walcott blocked Lampard's clearance with his hands close to his body. Although he was hit, it was definitely not a handball."

"As for the subsequent run, Lewandowski, who was in an offside position, did not touch the ball, he just stopped in position very cleverly."

"The controversy now is that Lewandowski blocked Terry."

"But Lewandowski also defended himself, saying that he did not intentionally block Terry. He was going to grab the ball, but suddenly realized that he was offside, so he stopped in time."

"This explanation does make sense."

"The referee Webber accepted the explanation given by the Bayswater Chinese and ruled that the goal stood."

"1 to 0!"

"A goal from Walcott, the little tiger!"

"In the 9th minute, Bayswater Chinese took a crucial lead!"

Hiddink was furious in front of the coaching bench, thinking that his team was treated unfairly.

But the Bayswater Chinese fans at the scene were obviously very satisfied with the penalty. They kept cheering and singing.

……

After scoring the first goal, Bayswater Chinese did not stop their offensive but instead pursued the victory.

Yang Cheng has been coaching this team for 6 years.

It can be said that he has completely poured his will into this team, infecting every player.

So now, Yang Cheng doesn’t even need to go out and say anything, the players themselves know what the head coach wants.

Bayswater Chinese created another chance in the 13th minute.

Still on the left.

Marcelo advanced at high speed and made a straight pass.

Hazard went straight to the left side of the penalty area and protected the ball before Bosingwa, but had no chance to break into the penalty area and was forced to go back.

When the ball returned to Marcelo's feet, the Brazilian left-back had already appeared in the ribs.

As Essien rushed forward, Marcelo passed the ball to Matuidi.

The French midfielder took a sudden long shot.

The shot was so sudden that even Chelsea's defenders didn't have time to react. The ball went straight to the goal at an extremely fast speed.

Cech reacted but couldn't reach it.

Unfortunately, the last shot was slightly higher than the crossbar and flew directly into the stands.

The scene was once again filled with warm applause from Bayswater's Chinese fans.

Matuidi's long-range shot made everyone in Chelsea break out in a cold sweat.

Hiddink walked to the sidelines and nervously adjusted the team's tactics.

(End of this chapter)