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Chapter 173 This is a great game! Yang Cheng: We still played too politely! [Subscribe]

“There’s a saying in our hotel industry.”

The day after the FA Cup final, in the restaurant of the Lancaster Royal Hotel at the north gate of London's Hyde Park, the CEO of Hong Kong Peninsula Hotels Group raised his glass to Yang Jianguo.

“Open a hotel in the place with the most hotels!”

Yang Jianguo was puzzled. "What kind of logic is this?"

“Yes, isn’t it said that first-rate business district and third-rate location are the golden rules for hotel site selection?” The general manager of a leading domestic tourism company also felt very strange.

A first-class business district means that there is sufficient flow of people around it.

A third-rate location means the rent will be cheap and the hotel's property costs will be more expensive.

The CEO of Peninsula Hotels laughed out loud. "You are talking about the details, but I am talking about the big picture."

The delegation was full of smart people, and they were all successful businessmen with a keen sense of smell, so they understood it immediately.

"Areas with many hotels often have many guests, so we can see that every city has at least one place where hotels are clustered, which must be the area with the most dense traffic."

“And this is what is called a first-class business district.”

"Then, we will choose a third-rate location in a first-rate business district."

Hearing this, Yang Jianguo couldn't help but applaud, but soon he said jokingly: "That's right, but I'm afraid you will be disappointed this time. On our new stadium, there is really no third-rate position, only first-rate and super first-rate."

Everyone present burst into laughter.

When it comes to Yang Jianguo’s business, he is really good!
"Mr. Yang, I agree with what you said. In London, the area with the most and densest number of hotels is in Bayswater."

Everyone nodded.

These days, when they go out and walk around, they find hotels everywhere and they are still being built.

There are two Hilton hotels just a few steps from Queensway Station to Notting Hill Station.

Not only that, Adam Crozier of Bayswater Chinese also revealed that Hilton Group has contacted them and plans to open another one on Queen's Road.

This is outrageous!
The whole of Bayswater is packed with hotels.

This shows how fierce the competition is here.

On the other hand, this place is indeed very popular, especially with tourists and even business people from all over the world.

The most important thing is that the transportation is very convenient, with several subway lines crisscrossing and all converging in this area.

From here, it is very convenient to go anywhere.

Moreover, there are tourist attractions all around, including Notting Hill, Hyde Park, Holland Park, Kensington Palace, Knightsbridge, Baker Street, etc., which can be reached in just a few steps.

"Most importantly, Mr. Yang, the prospects outlined by your club are indeed very good. A stadium with a capacity of 9 people and two to three hundred high-end boxes. The stadium will be a multi-functional venue for competitions, exhibitions, concerts, etc. in the future. This is very attractive."

Everyone nodded again.

With such a location and such a scale, there will surely be many exhibitions and activities in the future.

This in itself is a very attractive resource.

Yang Jianguo also heard the hidden meaning of the other party's words and was overjoyed. "Then our cooperation..."

"After I return, I will immediately push forward. Our Peninsula Hotel will open in London in 2012, before the London Olympics!"

This is considered a firm decision!
What is most important is the influence of the Chinese in Bayswater, the club's investment, the support of the London City Government, and the attractive future blueprint presented by the entire plan.

There are four buildings, one is occupied by Bulgari Hotel, one is occupied by department store, and one is occupied by Bayswater Chinese office. If Peninsula Hotels Group hesitates any longer, it may get nothing.

Once the deal is done, many things will become easier to handle.

Yang Jianguo has officially connected the entire business chain to form a closed loop.

The next step is to return to China and sign the cooperation project, and the rest is just a matter of gradually moving forward.

And everyone present was very happy.

After all, this is big business.

Yang Jianguo even generously invited everyone to go to Rome, Italy to watch the Champions League final.

"My son said, even though the opponent is Barcelona, ​​which is said to be the strongest team in the world, we still beat Barcelona and made us Chinese proud!"

Everyone present had watched the match against Chelsea and it was indeed very exciting.

They also felt the shock brought by the hysterical expressions of 9 fans at the scene.

But there is really no way to go from London to Italy to watch the game.

Naturally, everyone praised Yang Jianguo, especially Yang Cheng.

Although they only met a few times, they visited the new stadium project, toured the Brent Training Center, watched two games, and saw the Bayswater Chinese win two championships.

It’s really a long face!
They also hope to go to Rome, Italy to witness the birth of the Triple Crown.

But there is really no way in terms of time.

As senior company leaders, they have already wasted a lot of time on this trip.

It’s better to go back quickly and finalize the details of the cooperation!
Yang Jianguo didn't force it, he was almost smiling to his heart's content.

Yang Cheng really made him proud by leading the delegation on this trip.

Having such an outstanding son makes all my hard work in building such a big family business for you worthwhile!
……

Yang Jianguo and others left the day before Yang Cheng led the team to Rome, Italy.

Yang Cheng took time out to go to the hotel to say goodbye to them, and asked Adam Crozier to take them to the airport.

Yang Cheng was also very happy when he learned from his cheap father that the cooperation had been reached.

"After we go back, each company will arrange people to come over for inspection and coordination, and you have to make arrangements on your side as well."

Yang Jianguo warned.

He has reached a strategic cooperation with the largest high-end department store in the country, and in the future, Yang Real Estate’s commercial real estate will all cooperate with them.

This can make Yang’s Real Estate take off!
After giving his cheap dad a few more instructions, Yang Cheng asked about the situation of sports shoes and clothing with concern, and told him to start paying attention to the overcapacity problem caused by the economic crisis after the Olympics.

"You have reminded me of this matter many times, and I take it very seriously. Lao Lin has also been urging me to do so. Don't worry, our business is doing very well now. We plan to separate the sports company and list it in Hong Kong."

In fact, Yang Jianguo had been pushing for the listing for a long time.

But in the past few years, the business has grown bigger and bigger, and there have been no financial difficulties. Even in 2007, when Nike acquired Umbro, the Young Group also invested in buying Umbro's shares in Greater China.

The purpose of pushing for the listing this time is to further increase R&D efforts, complete brand upgrading and channel transformation, and at the same time allow China Umbro's business to develop faster.

All of this requires a lot of money.

In addition to the sports company, Yang's Real Estate is also preparing for listing.

According to Yang Jianguo, the accumulation of the past few years has made the two subsidiaries of the group fully grown and well-rested. After listing, they will make great efforts and usher in a new round of rapid growth.

"So, son, if you are short of money, just let me know!" The cheap dad patted Yang Cheng's shoulder in a lavish manner.

Yang Cheng almost laughed out loud, but he actually nodded seriously.

"Dad, don't tell me. We recently calculated that the funding gap is at least 6 million pounds. It doesn't need to be more. Just give 5 million pounds, and I will find a way to find the rest myself."

Next, Yang Cheng saw his cheap dad’s expression slowly change from smug to embarrassed, and then slowly to depressed.

Finally, the old man sighed deeply, with a kind of sigh that shows that a son no longer follows his father's lead.

"You better figure it out on your own. I'm going back home first!"

Having said this, the old man walked away without looking back.

Yang Cheng was left confused.

Didn’t you let me know as promised?

"Am I asking for too much?" Yang Cheng tilted his head and asked Xia Qing.

Xia Qing rolled her eyes, "What do you think?"

……

Since Bayswater Chinese reached the Champions League final, Yang Cheng has devoted all his energy to preparing for the Champions League final.

Yang Cheng attaches great importance to this game against Barcelona.

The entire preparation was very detailed and the preparatory work was done very well.

Not only do they regularly organize players to watch Barcelona's game highlights, but video analysts also edit some Barcelona game videos specifically for each player to help them better understand Barcelona football.

Yang Cheng also holds regular meetings to study and discuss Barcelona's tactics, allowing all players to express their opinions.

After the meeting minutes were formed, they were integrated and discussed repeatedly, making sure not to miss any details.

In this game, Yang Cheng set the tone very early on.

Playing against a team like Barcelona, ​​conservatives will die!

But we can't just push forward and attack blindly, that would be courting death.

In addition, competing with Barcelona for possession of the ball is also a dead end.

Therefore, the Chinese players in Bayswater must be mentally prepared to lose the ball for a long time during the game.

This will be a huge test for the Chinese in Bayswater.

But Barcelona is so amazing!

According to Yang Cheng, "Barcelona is a team that can easily pass the ball dozens of times during the game, but we can't even touch them once."

"This requires us to keep a cool head and be rational at all times to analyze the game situation."

At this moment, Yang Cheng missed Teacher Tony again.

Teacher Tony is always so calm no matter what time it is or what difficulties he encounters!
Yang Cheng asked the coaching staff to prepare a lot of materials to tell the players what Barcelona's advantages and disadvantages are.

What are the advantages of the Chinese in Bayswater and how can they make the most of their advantages?

All of this is just preparation.

During training, Yang Cheng will simulate the game environment against Barcelona as much as possible to allow the players to get into the game earlier and become familiar with the opponent.

It was not until the day when the team was about to leave for Rome, Italy that Yang Cheng expressed his tactical ideas for the game.

First of all, don’t compete with Barcelona for the ball.

This is something everyone knows.

When everyone is defending, the purpose is not to steal the ball.

"Our goal is to disrupt the opponent's organized threatening offense and disrupt their rhythm, not to steal the ball, so don't make moves easily when defending."

"Remember, Barcelona players will be quicker than us and will pass the ball more skillfully."

Are you familiar with this style of play?

Yes, that is what Ferguson’s Manchester United used against the Chinese in Bayswater, and it worked very well.

Yang Cheng is now using it to deal with Barcelona.

"Secondly, for important players like Messi and Iniesta, there must be at least two defensive players around them."

"I don't care what the time is or what the situation is. As long as they have the ball, there must be at least two people defending. They will not fight for the ball, but will directly close the door and double-team them to reduce their space to get the ball!"

And this involves the third point that Yang Cheng wants to mention, which is the advantages of the Chinese in Bayswater.

"Physical confrontation!"

Facing the fierce Manchester United, the Chinese in Bayswater were indeed not at an advantage in physical confrontation.

But what about facing Barcelona?

Especially when facing players like Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and others, the Chinese players in Bayswater have an advantage in physical confrontation.

Compress their space to get the ball, engage in direct power confrontation, and bring out the advantages of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Last but not least.

Quickly pass through the midfield, and once the ball is lost, the surrounding players immediately launch a counter-attack, and the players behind them quickly get into position.

"Barcelona's football philosophy is to control the ball, so after they steal the ball, as long as we immediately engage in counter-attack, they will stabilize the ball as soon as possible. At this time, they will adopt a relatively conservative pass, which can buy time for the formation of the defensive system behind us."

"And once we got the ball, we moved quickly through the midfield."

"Believe me, as long as we pass the midfield as quickly as possible, their midfield defense line will not be able to stop us. Once we reach the back line, they will be very dangerous because their back line is very weak!"

"So, in this game, Modric will start, Rakitic will start, and Yaya Toure, Gareth Bale on the left and Di Maria on the right."

"Our goal is very clear. Everyone is the starting point for the counterattack. As long as we grab the ball, we will immediately launch a counterattack, quickly pass through the midfield, and play to our speed and passing advantages to directly attack the opponent from behind."

Yang Cheng also specifically reminded the players that once Barcelona starts passing the ball, no one should rush to grab the ball and let them pass it back and forth.

"At this time, the most important thing for us is to save our energy and maintain the stability and order of the entire defensive formation!"

"Remember what I said, don't always try to steal their ball!"

Yang Cheng repeatedly emphasized that he hopes the players can remember and keep it in mind!

After a period of familiarization and research, the players basically know what kind of team they are facing.

The series of targeted tactics given by Yang Cheng really surprised all the players.

But it all feels normal.

In terms of passing and controlling the ball, the Chinese in Bayswater really can't compare to Barcelona.

And everyone now knows more clearly what they should do.

……

Before the team arrived in Italy, the team bus had arrived in Rome three days in advance.

In the three days since they arrived in advance, they not only delivered supplies to the hotel, but also followed various routes in Rome city, walking back and forth from the hotel to the Olympic Stadium several times.

Especially in the period before and after the game, try to familiarize yourself with the various road conditions in Rome city.

The Roman police will also actively cooperate and provide various information.

According to feedback from the police, they have never seen anyone prepare so carefully as the Chinese in Bayswater.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that it makes sense and is necessary.

When the team arrived in Rome, it was the team driver who drove the bus to pick them up at the airport.

By this time, they had already picked up the team in a familiar manner and were heading to the hotel amid the cheers of the fans.

After a short break, the team had a meal together.

After lunch break, the team officially went to the Olympic Stadium for training to familiarize themselves with the venue.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Cheng specially set aside some time before and after training for the fans who followed the team to Rome.

They are all season ticket holders for Bayswater Chinese.

As there are more and more Chinese fans at Bayswater and season ticket sales are increasing, the team has adopted a points system.

You can earn points by purchasing season tickets and stadium expenses.

When it comes to matches like the Champions League final, ticket sales are ranked by points, with the higher the points, the higher the ranking.

So, to some extent, the Chinese Bayswater fans who can appear in the Olympic Stadium in Rome this time are basically the hardcore fans of the past few years.

After the Chinese training in Bayswater ended, Guardiola also brought the Barcelona players to the Olympic Stadium to interact with the fans.

This was the first time Yang Cheng saw Guardiola.

After the two met, they shook hands and chatted for a while on the sidelines.

They were mostly greeting each other, never mentioning the upcoming game or what happened between the two teams in the past.

But later, when Yang Cheng appeared in the press conference hall of the Olympic Stadium, he said confidently, "No one knows how to beat Barcelona better than me!"

"We always have a psychological advantage when we play against Barcelona!"

“This game will be no exception!”

The media reporters at the scene loved such remarks and were all very excited.

Some media reporters also pointed out that Yang Cheng's passing and cutting style has many similarities with Barcelona's passing and controlling style.

Does this mean that the two have similar football philosophies?
Yang Cheng denied this.

"If I were to elaborate on the differences between the two, it would take a long article, but I can say responsibly that our football philosophy is completely different from Barcelona's, and it is different from the root."

"To some extent, Barcelona is a kind of football that lacks confidence."

"They are full of insecurity, so they will try every means to prevent the opponent from taking possession of the ball, which is actually another form of conservatism."

Yang Cheng's remarks caused an uproar among the media reporters at the scene.

This is simply outrageous!
"I don't think that Barcelona represents beautiful football. On the contrary, based on their philosophy, I see that in the near future, they will play lethargic and boring football."

"Because their opponents can't get the ball!"

On the contrary, Yang Cheng of Bayswater Chinese believes that his team plays a more confident, proactive and offensive football.

"Yes, they play controlling football and we play attacking football, which are completely different!"

As for Barcelona, ​​Yang Cheng does not think Guardiola will change his tactical play.

"So are we!"

"We just need to play our way and we can beat Barcelona!"

"Yes, that's right, I did find a tactic to restrain Barcelona!"

Yang Cheng’s last sentence was a psychological warfare.

But it's not directed at Barcelona players, but at Guardiola.

He still hopes that Guardiola can do something stupid, and it would be best if he could take down one of the iron triangle in the midfield.

In that case, the game would be much easier for the Bayswater Chinese.

Contrary to Yang Cheng, Guardiola denies that Barcelona plays conservative football.

But the Barcelona coach does not believe that Yang Cheng has found a way to restrain Barcelona.

"In the past season, almost all the opponents we met said this, but few could do it!"

Guardiola believes that Bayswater Chinese is a very respectable team, "They have reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, but they will not win the championship for two consecutive seasons!"

Regarding Yang Cheng's team, Guardiola said that the most dangerous player is Dzeko.

"Dzeko is very dangerous and his performance will have a decisive impact on the game."

As for how Barcelona will keep Dzeko in check, Guardiola said, "We will know in the game."

Guardiola also made no secret of his admiration for Dzeko.

"I have said more than once that Dzeko is a player that any head coach wants, especially me!"

……

On game days, Yang Cheng and the players were hardly involved in anything else.

Everyone wakes up in the morning and prepares for the game in the evening.

From eating to resting to relaxing, including the tactical meetings in the morning, everything is the final sprint for the evening game.

The game time is at 19:45 pm.

The Bayswater players left the hotel early and boarded the team bus to the Olympic Stadium.

Barcelona obviously did not scout the route in advance and encountered the evening rush hour in Rome. When they arrived at the Olympic Stadium, the Chinese players in Bayswater were already warming up on the field.

They were 17 minutes late.

When the Chinese players in Bayswater finished warming up and returned to the locker room, Yang Cheng also used his trump card.

As early as last season's Champions League final, he specially asked someone to edit the game highlights of all the players in the past season, and finally compiled them into a video of about 4 minutes.

The BGM is the team's anthem.

He hopes this will inspire the players' fighting spirit.

Judging from the aftermath of the game, the effect was indeed quite good.

This time, Yang Cheng used the same trick again, but he not only edited it for 4 minutes, but a full 8 minutes.

In this 8-minute video, everyone can see more clearly and intuitively the battles between themselves and their teammates in the past season, and the efforts and hard work they have put in the past season.

The video contains footage of every player.

Yang Cheng hopes this will awaken the players' fighting spirit and allow them to enter the Olympic Stadium with even higher morale.

At the end of the video, Yang Cheng left a message.

"I believe that victory will eventually belong to us!"

Afterwards, Yang Cheng once again made the final deployment before the game and the general mobilization.

All that needs to be explained has been explained before. Yang Cheng emphasized a few points again, especially regarding Messi.

When he finished speaking, he called out to everyone, and everyone gathered around, including the players who were not on the match roster, as well as the coaching staff and employees, all gathered around and formed a group.

"This is a great game!"

"And its victory will be ours!"

"come on, come on, come on!!!"

Following Yang Cheng's shout, the players also followed suit and finally dispersed.

……

According to the pre-match draw, Bayswater Chinese drew the red home team jersey.

Barcelona wore their yellow away jersey.

And that night, 67000 fans poured into the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

The fans of the two teams sat in distinct positions on the two sides of the stands, each wearing red and yellow jerseys, looking particularly neat.

Led by Italian referee Massimo Busacca, the two teams entered the stadium one after another.

There were no unexpected players in the starting lineups of either team.

The Chinese in Bayswater still adopted the 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Maicon;

Midfield: Yaya Toure drops back, Rakitic and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Dzeko and Di Maria.

The more controversial issue is that Walcott, who had just scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup final and was regarded as a genius by countless British fans and a future leader of England, did not start in this game.

He just sat on the bench.

This is indeed surprising.

Because Walcott is in very good form.

Another surprising thing is that many people speculated that Yang Cheng would arrange Matuidi to start, replacing Rakitic.

But unexpectedly, Rakitic was the starter in the end.

But this is not a surprise, because Rakitic is one of the main midfielders of Bayswater Chinese this season.

There were no surprises on Barcelona's side either.

Goalkeeper: Valdes;
Defense: Sylvinho, Puyol, Pique and Alves;

Midfield: Busquets goes deep, Iniesta and Xavi are in the middle;
Forwards: Henry, Eto'o and Messi.

This is also the strongest lineup that Barcelona can currently put together.

In the subsequent guessing game, Modric lost to Puyol again.

This made Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd on the sidelines look at each other, both feeling helpless.

The captain of the Bayswater Chinese team is good in every way except that he has bad luck in gambling and always loses.

After guessing the sides, the players from both teams set up their formations.

Messi and Eto'o stood in the center circle to serve the ball.

With Busacca's whistle, the game started and Barcelona took the lead in kicking the ball to the backcourt.

The Bayswater Chinese moved slightly forward.

Dzeko, who was at the front, only reached the vicinity of Busquets.

Gareth Bale and Di Maria are relatively far back, almost on par with Rakitic and Modric in the midfield.

The team maintained its overall formation and pushed forward steadily.

This is also Yang Cheng’s strategy.

In the 433 formation, the distance between the wingers and full-backs is too long.

The advantage is that it is conducive to offense, and the disadvantage is that there is too much space when defending.

So many times, the full-backs have to press forward actively and shorten the distance.

But in this way, it would be easy to be shot from behind.

Facing Barcelona, ​​Yang Cheng's opening strategy was not radical.

Before the game, he developed two strategies. If he won the ball, he would try to attack.

If you can't win the ball, try to keep the defensive formation in the midfield and backcourt stable and take it step by step.

After the opening, Barcelona easily controlled the ball.

The continuous passing back and forth made it difficult for the Chinese players in Bayswater to touch the ball.

Yang Cheng's players were not in a hurry either and always maintained a formation similar to 4141.

Players from both sides were fighting back and forth on the court.

But in fact, most of the ball was in Barcelona's hands.

Although the overall formation of the Bayswater Chinese was relatively forward, with the battlefield of the fight between the two sides near the center line, they did not try very hard to fight for the ball.

The players kept in mind Yang Cheng’s pre-match instructions.

Barcelona first tried to attack from behind, but the effect was not good.

Especially when Xavi and Iniesta made two consecutive over-the-top passes behind the players, Henry and Eto'o both fell into the offside trap.

But the most interesting thing is that although Bayswater Chinese were at an absolute disadvantage in ball possession, the first shot of the game was actually made by Gareth Bale.

After receiving the pass from Dzeko, the Welshman broke into the left side of the penalty area and shot despite the interference of Puyol.

Goalkeeper Valdes saved the ball steadily.

The second shot also came from Bayswater Chinese.

It was Dzeko's retreat that led to Gareth Bale's hasty long shot from outside the left corner of the penalty area, but it went high.

After seeing this, Yang Cheng immediately walked to the sidelines and called out to Gareth Bale, signaling him to calm down and not be anxious.

Gareth Bale raised his hand towards Yang Cheng from a distance to indicate that he heard it.

……

"Six minutes."

"Barcelona had 75% possession, which is a bit high."

When Yang Cheng returned to the coaching booth, Brian Kidd reported the latest situation.

This was within the expectations of Yang Cheng and the coaching staff.

Unless they launch a strong attack at the beginning and put pressure on Barcelona, ​​it is natural that they will have a poor possession rate.

"Before the game, everyone thought that we would take the initiative and launch a wave of attacks. As a result, it is Barcelona that are attacking now!" Yang Cheng felt a little funny.

Guardiola obviously also knows that his team has always been slow to warm up, while the Chinese in Bayswater are good at attacking.

How to do?
They took the initiative and used the kick-off advantage to put pressure on the Chinese in Bayswater.

If Barcelona pressed forward to attack, the Chinese in Bayswater would have no way to do so.

But Barcelona didn't start very well either.

Instead, it was the Chinese players from Bayswater who created two consecutive shots.

"We still played too politely!" Yang Cheng shook his head.

Bayswater Chinese are not the kind of team that likes to use physical confrontation.

Therefore, Yang Cheng had to walk to the sidelines again and signal the players to give Barcelona some intensity.

Don't be so polite and let the opponent have the ball!
Brothers, do you know what destruction is?
Destruction is violence, so you have to show your brutal side!

Do Barcelona players dare to control the ball?
Fuck him!

But just when Yang Cheng realized the problem of the Chinese in Bayswater, just 5 minutes later, Messi received a pass from Xavi on the right rib.

At that time, Rakitic immediately moved to the middle, wanting to cooperate with Yaya Toure to intercept Messi.

But the two players played too politely and failed to provide Messi with enough intensity in time, resulting in a gap between them.

After Messi stopped the ball, he started moving immediately, like a loach, skillfully carrying the ball and rushing between the two players. Although he did not completely break through the Argentine, he made a straight pass behind him.

Almost at the same time, Eto'o quickly moved forward, successfully got out of the offside trap, broke into the right side of the penalty area, caught up with Messi's through pass, and shot low with his right foot.

Although Neuer attacked quickly and fell to the ground and dived sideways at the first moment, he still failed to prevent Eto'o's shot from entering the goal of the Bayswater Chinese.

1 is better than 0!

"The ball went in!!!"

"Goal from Barca!"

"Eto'o scored the first goal for Barcelona!"

"It was a straight pass from Messi after he dribbled past the defense."

"The Bayswater Chinese defense was ultimately unable to stop Barcelona's passing and Messi's sharp breakthroughs."

"Just 15 minutes into the game, Barcelona scored the first goal!"

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines, looking at the court speechlessly.

He didn't know how to describe his feelings at this moment.

Messi is very strong, but Rakitic and Yaya Toure had formed a joint defense at that time. If they were closer, Messi would have no chance of breaking through.

Why didn't they close the door and defend to keep Messi outside, but instead let him stick his head in and make that straight pass?

When Yang Cheng thought of this, he walked straight to the sidelines and shouted angrily at the players on the court.

"What happened? What did I explain?"

"Zone defense! Zone defense! Is this how you guys do zone defense?"

"Ivan, Yaya, what are you doing?"

All Bayswater Chinese players know that Yang Cheng rarely loses his temper.

But if he gets angry, it must prove that the players are doing a bad job.

Just like now.

Before Messi passed the ball, Yaya Toure and Rakitic, and even other players around them, may not have realized the seriousness of the problem.

Maintain the overall defensive order, and there seems to be no need to increase the intensity of the opponent or fight to the death.

Besides, Bayswater Chinese are not the kind of team that is used to fighting physically and confronting opponents.

But when Messi passed the ball and Eto'o scored, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured over everyone's heads.

And it was in the dead of winter in December.

They all woke up completely.

Especially after Yang Cheng got furious.

They realized that they were facing Barcelona!

No matter how small the details are, as long as they don't do them well, Barcelona may seize the opportunity and turn it into a goal!
……

After losing the ball, the Bayswater Chinese players woke up in shock.

But what Barcelona is best at is striking while the iron is hot.

After the restart, Guardiola's team pressed forward in large numbers and launched a fierce pressure and oppression on the Chinese players in Bayswater.

After grabbing the ball, they went to the front court, patiently passing the ball back and forth, trying hard to create opportunities.

Henry soon got a chance to shoot on the left side of the penalty area.

The shot was caught directly in Neuer's arms.

But Barcelona's attack continues.

Still in the frontcourt.

The Bayswater Chinese's midfield and backcourt began to feel the pressure.

Although Yang Cheng repeatedly asked the team to press forward, Barcelona's offensive pressure still forced the Bayswater Chinese to retreat.

This retreat lasted 10 minutes.

However, there is one thing that the Chinese in Bayswater do well.

That is, after conceding the goal, the players woke up and put more pressure on Barcelona in defense.

At the very least, the players began to use their bodies and make moves frequently, preventing Barcelona from creating absolute scoring opportunities.

Although there were dangers lurking in front of the goal and Barcelona's attacks posed threats time and time again, there were not many actual shots.

Once the defense stabilized, and the players gradually regained their senses, especially when the players experienced firsthand that the tactics formulated by head coach Yang Cheng were correct and very effective.

At this time, they will be more relentless in their implementation without any compromise.

In the 31st minute, Messi and Alves were on the right side of the penalty area, trying to complete an offensive combination.

But Rakitic returned to defense in time to help Leighton Baines, and the two of them teamed up to strangle Barcelona's attack in the cradle.

Alves made a casual back pass, trying to pass it to Xavi to reorganize.

Unexpectedly, Gareth Bale suddenly returned to defense, leaned out from the side and rear, and snatched the ball first.

Gareth Bale intercepted the ball, used his body to push Xavi away, and kicked the ball to Rakitic with his right foot.

Then passed it to Yaya Toure.

The Ivorian leaned on Eto'o who was trying to steal the ball, then turned around and passed the ball back to Rakitic.

The Croatian then passed it to Modric.

The captain got ahead of Iniesta and passed the ball to Dzeko.

Dzeko retreated to provide support, with Pique behind him.

In this game, in order to defend against Dzeko, Guardiola almost let Pique keep close to Dzeko.

When the Bosnian center forward retreated to receive the ball, he stopped the ball and turned around skillfully, blocked Pique with his right shoulder, and passed the ball diagonally to the side and back with his left foot.

Gareth Bale was like a red lightning, moving forward at an extremely fast speed. He instantly caught up with Dzeko's pass and dribbled towards Barcelona's penalty area with a powerful kick.

Puyol quickly returned to defense and caught up with Gareth Bale.

But after the Welsh player caught up with the ball, he dribbled out again and actually accelerated again.

Puyol did not expect that Gareth Bale could accelerate further. He reached out to pull Gareth Bale, but unexpectedly, Gareth Bale broke free.

The Welshman strode into the penalty area and caught up with the ball he had just dribbled out.

Goalkeeper Valdés has already left the goal.

But before he could get to the target, Gareth Bale had already caught up with the ball and shot directly with his left foot.

The football passed by Valdes at an extremely fast speed and went into the Barcelona goal behind him.

"The ball went in!!!"

"1 to 1!"

"Gareth Bale equalised the score for Bayswater Chinese with a lightning counterattack!"

“Great pass from Dzeko!”

"The Welsh winger was so fast that Puyol was dribbled past before he could even commit a foul."

"It turns out that the Bayswater Chinese's attack is still very sharp."

"As long as Barcelona's midfield cannot stop the Bayswater Chinese, as long as the ball reaches Barcelona's back line, the situation will become very dangerous."

"Now, both sides are back on the same starting line!"

……

The moment Gareth Bale scored a goal, Yang Cheng jumped up with excitement.

Brian Kidd and others were equally excited.

The assistant coach even grabbed Yang Cheng's shirt and shouted, "You're right, Yang, Barcelona's defense is really as weak as paper!"

Although Yang Cheng's words were a bit exaggerated, they were not wrong.

As long as they can pass through the midfield quickly, Barcelona's defense will not be able to stop the attack of the Chinese in Bayswater.

But the problem is that the team must be able to withstand Barcelona's offensive!
This cannot rely on the individual performance of the players, but rather tests their overall coordination.

The goal conceded just now is the best proof of this.

But after conceding the goal, Barcelona launched a more fierce counterattack.

Especially Messi.

The Argentine teenager even retreated very far back to receive the ball.

After receiving the ball, he rushed forward quickly.

In the 35th minute, Messi received the ball after retreating on the right rib, dribbled past three Chinese defenders of Bayswater and sent a through ball in front of the penalty area.

Neuer decisively left the goal and rushed out before Eto'o. He fell to the ground and dived sideways, steadily catching Messi's pass in his arms.

Fortunately, Eto'o retracted his foot in time, otherwise the Cameroon striker would have kicked Neuer.

Yang Cheng also made immediate adjustments on the sidelines, signaling Rakitic to follow Messi and give the Argentine some intensity.

Barcelona remained patient and kept passing the ball back and forth.

There was even a situation where continuous passes were made, making it difficult for the Chinese players in Bayswater to touch the ball.

The skilled passing and controlling techniques of both sides had an obvious impact on the players of Bayswater Chinese, both in terms of physical exhaustion and mental suppression.

But in this situation, Yang Cheng's pre-match deployment was effective.

The players knew very well that the head coach had predicted Barcelona's tactics and the difficulties they would encounter in the game before the game, and had given targeted tactics.

This made them believe that Yang Cheng had a way to help them win and turn the situation around.

In addition to a series of simulation training during the preparation period, Yang Cheng focused on strengthening special training in this area.

Therefore, when the Chinese players of Bayswater encountered Barcelona's continuous back-and-forth passing, the players remained unmoved and kept moving, but always maintained the overall formation and order, so that Barcelona never got the opportunity to pass the ball forward.

So, Messi once again actively retreated.

But in the 39th minute, when Messi was retreating to receive the ball, Rakitic suddenly rushed up, got close to Messi, used his physical advantage to suppress Messi, and used his hands and feet to snatch the ball from Messi's feet.

After being pushed away by Rakitic, Messi tried desperately to push back, but ended up losing his balance and falling to the ground.

The Barcelona players were shouting loudly that it was a foul.

Messi rolled on the ground.

But the referee Busacca did not make any comment.

Rakitic remained unmoved and quickly passed the ball to Modric, and then to Di Maria at the back.

The Argentine's first pass was not good, his feet were a little unsteady, but he immediately turned around to protect the ball and passed it to the right.

Maicon moved forward at an extremely fast speed, kicked Di Maria's pass in front of him, and dribbled the ball along the right side.

When rushing into Barcelona's 30-meter area, Maicon glanced forward and made a diagonal pass, sending the ball accurately to the left bottom line of Barcelona's small penalty area.

Gareth Bale caught up at an extremely fast speed, leaving center back Pique behind, and caught up with Maicon's cross. After he missed the perfect opportunity to head the ball, he jumped high and headed the ball back to the middle.

And it was a ground ball.

In the middle of Barcelona's penalty area, although his speed was a little slow, Dzeko, who had been chasing all the way, rushed over, forced Puyol out of the way with his body, and before the Barcelona captain, he kicked the ball into the Barcelona goal which was in close proximity.

Valdes was standing on the left side, and although he reacted immediately, he had no way to deal with such a close-range shot.

The ball once again broke through Barcelona's goal.

Dzeko and Puyol both fell in the penalty area and crashed into Barcelona's goal line.

In the penalty area, Barcelona players including Busquets turned to goalkeeper Busaka and wanted to surround him.

But Busacca blew the whistle mercilessly and pointed to the serving point in the center circle.

The goal is valid!

In an instant, the entire Rome Olympic Stadium was boiling!
(End of this chapter)