I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 180: Consecutive victories! Drogba's successor emerges [Subscribe]

On the afternoon of January 8, at Old Trafford, Manchester.

In the first round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester United away.

This game at Old Trafford is Manchester United's first game of the new season.

Ferguson can be said to have fielded all his main players in this battle.

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar;

Defence: Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Wes Brown;

Midfield: Carrick, De Rossi and Fletcher;

Forwards: Rooney, Berbatov and Robben.

The main feature of Ferguson's lineup is its vulgarity.

The midfield focused on suppression and destruction, disrupting the passing and rhythm of the Bayswater Chinese.

The front court focuses on quick counterattacks.

Bayswater Chinese took the initiative from the start and continued to create opportunities.

On the contrary, Manchester United, the Red Devils playing at home, did not take the first shot of the game until the 14th minute.

With a strong midfielder like De Rossi in charge, Ferguson obviously played more boldly.

Evra played more aggressively on the left and acted like a winger when counterattacking.

In the 34th minute, Evra made a high-speed breakthrough on the left and passed the ball to the middle.

After Berbatov's header was saved by Neuer, Rooney grabbed the second spot and scored from close range.

After that, the Chinese in Bayswater launched a more fierce offensive.

Lewandowski's performance was mediocre under the joint restrictions of Vidic and Ferdinand.

In the second half, Robben got the ball on the right, shook off Marcelo, cut inside and shot, which hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area.

Berbatov first took a follow-up shot, but it was blocked by Pepe sideways.

The Bulgarian center forward made a second shot and sent the ball into the goal.

After conceding two goals in a row, Bayswater Chinese continued to exert their strength.

In the 78th minute, Marcelo made a straight pass from the left, Gareth Bale used his speed to overtake, and shot with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, breaking Manchester United's goal.

1 is better than 2!

Yang Cheng started to make substitutions and the team continued to increase its offensive strength.

Especially in the 91st minute, Di Maria cut in from the right and made a straight pass.

Lewandowski came from behind and received the ball on the right side of the penalty area to have a one-on-one opportunity.

But the final shot was not handled well and was saved by Van der Sar.

The subsequent corner kick also failed to break Manchester United's goal.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese returned home in defeat at Old Trafford.

……

When the referee Lee Mason blew the whistle to end the game, Ferguson's old face in front of the home team's coaching bench was smiling like a chrysanthemum.

Especially that red nose, it's so annoying.

2 is better than 1!

International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.

Manchester United finally beat the Chinese in Bayswater at home!
As soon as the game ended, Ferguson walked towards the visiting team's coaching stand with a laugh and went straight to Yang Cheng.

"Just like I said before the game, we need to improve our scoring efficiency in strong competitions this season, you see..."

Ferguson spread his hands and laughed triumphantly again.

"If you ask me, selling Dzeko would be your biggest mistake!"

Yang Cheng looked at Ferguson with disdain and replied indifferently, "We've lost so many games and championships, and now we just won a small game. Look how happy you are."

"Manchester United has really fallen!"

In just one sentence, Ferguson, who was originally in a good mood, was so shocked that he was speechless.

Who said no?
"It's okay, you can continue to be jealous. We will win back all the championships we lost last season this season!" Ferguson shouted confidently.

This sounds familiar!
"Then wait until you win!"

After saying that, Yang Cheng deliberately muttered in front of him, "I hate those guys who brag all day long!"

Ferguson could tell that Yang Cheng was in a bad mood because he had lost the game, so he didn't bother with him.

"By the way, I'll treat you to a drink after the press conference."

"No time!"

As he spoke, Yang Cheng turned and left.

Ferguson was left standing there, looking at Yang Cheng's back happily.

"Is it necessary to be so stingy? Didn't I still buy you a drink when I lost the game before?"

After a pause, the old Scottish man pondered, "Did I invite you?"

"Yes, of course I did. I can't be such a stingy person!"

……

"I don't have any concerns or doubts about Robert."

"It's normal for a young player to have ups and downs."

"I think there is no need for the outside world to over-interpret this, nor to put too much pressure on him."

Yang Cheng listed several data and believed that Lewandowski has a very strong desire to score.

After Bayswater Chinese won six championships, as the team's main center forward, he frequently wasted opportunities from the Community Shield to the first round of the league, which was criticized by the outside media.

But Yang Cheng still expressed his trust in Lewandowski.

"He needs some time to rediscover the edge he had last season!"

As for losing the first round of the league, Yang Cheng didn't think it was a big problem.

"Manchester United is not a weak team. We certainly hope to win when we visit Old Trafford, but losing is also within my acceptable range. What's more, we created more chances than Manchester United throughout the game."

As for Manchester United in the new season, Yang Cheng said that they will be a strong contender for the Premier League title.

"But we are the biggest favorites!" Yang Cheng is still full of confidence.

Unlike Yang Cheng, Ferguson was inexplicably excited.

He said that if any team wants to win the championship, in addition to grabbing as many points as possible from the mid- and lower-level teams, the efficiency of scoring in strong dialogues is also crucial.

"Looking back at the past few seasons, the point difference between strong teams often determines the winner."

“I’m very happy because we beat the Bayswater Chinese!”

Ferguson said that Manchester United will continue this state and do their best to win the Premier League title!
……

The first round of the Premier League was a mixed bag.

Manchester United won narrowly, while Bayswater Chinese lost narrowly.

Chelsea played Hull City at home and after conceding a goal first, they reversed the situation thanks to Drogba's two goals.

Manchester City beat Blackburn 2-0 away thanks to goals from Adebayor and Kaka.

Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 2-1 at home.

If it is said that Benítez was still stubborn before the start of the season, then the loss to Tottenham in the first game cast a shadow over the Reds.

The most important thing is not the score, but the process.

Liverpool played in a very chaotic and disorganized manner throughout the game.

The only goal was a penalty.

The loss of Xabi Alonso has put the Reds' midfield in a difficult situation.

But Arsenal beat Goodison Park 6-1 away from home.

Wenger's team launched the most spectacular offensive storm of this round.

Among all the players, Fabregas performed the best.

The Spanish midfielder completely dominated the game with two assists and two goals.

The Gunners also jumped directly to the leading position with this big victory.

By the way, all the Premier League games in this round have been decided, with no draws.

Bayswater Chinese and Liverpool both drew 1-2, so they are tied for 11th place in the Premier League.

……

Paul Hart, 56, of Golborne, Lancashire, northwest England.

Paul Hart, a professional player, was active in the English Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, playing for teams such as Blackpool, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham.

After retiring in 88, he coached Chesterfield for two years and then stayed at home for a long time.

In 01, he was invited back to coach Nottingham Forest, which had been relegated to a lower league.

Later, he moved to Burnsley and Ruston Diamonds, both of which were low-level league teams, and his results were not ideal.

In the summer of 07, he was unemployed again.

There is a saying that goes well.

When God closes a door for you, he will always leave a window for you.

It's just that this window opened a little late.

Two years later, Paul Hart himself would never have imagined that he would have the opportunity to coach again, and of a Premier League team.

He took over Portsmouth, which was on the verge of relegation.

Portsmouth's 08/09 season was turbulent.

Head coach Redknapp has been leading the team with good results since 05, but at the end of October he accepted an invitation from Tottenham Hotspur and moved to North London.

Assistant coach Tony Adams took over the team.

This is a remarkable person, he was a legendary star of Arsenal when he was a player.

Before taking over Portsmouth, everyone had full confidence in Tony Adams because he was such a successful professional player and was Redknapp's right-hand man when he coached Portsmouth.

But no one expected that after taking over from the 10th round of the Premier League, by the 25th round, he had only won 2 games, tied 4 games, and lost 10 games, and forced the team ranked 8th in the league into the relegation quagmire.

As a result, Portsmouth urgently changed its coach.

But by that time, Pompeii's legions were hardly attractive.

In addition, Portsmouth has financial problems. Who is willing to take over this mess?

In this way, Paul Hart, who had been unemployed at home for two years, finally got his chance to coach in the Premier League.

No one would have confidence in a head coach who has a mediocre coaching record, has been unemployed for two years, and has been coaching in low-level leagues for a long time.

But Paul Hart finally led the team to relegation without any danger.

So it was natural that he stayed and started his first full Premier League season in his coaching career.

The club has no money?
It doesn't matter, selling valuable players such as Glen Johnson, Crouch and Kranjcar in exchange for more than 30 million pounds.

A number of talented players were brought in through loans and free transfers.

Portsmouth has introduced a total of 12 players, making it one of the teams with the biggest transfer activity in the Premier League.

In the first round of the league, the team played Fulham at home. Although they lost the game 0-1, the team's overall performance was good.

This is still acceptable for a team that has just gone through a breakup and reorganization.

Paul Hart is also confident of achieving his season goals.

He thinks there is no problem with relegation!
As a guest at Wembley Stadium, he did not dare to be careless at all and deployed a 451 formation, vowing to grab the first league points of the new season away from home.

Bayswater Chinese lost 1-2 at Old Trafford in the first round of the league.

Only three days later, the second round of the league arrived and Yang Cheng made appropriate rotations in the team's lineup.

Portsmouth's tight defense allowed them to successfully hold off Bayswater's Chinese opening attack.

This gave Paul Hart confidence.

Especially after 15 minutes, the score was still 0-0.

"Our tactics worked, Paul!"

Paul Hart clenched his fists excitedly in front of the visiting team's coaching booth.

He was speaking to the assistant coach behind him, Paul Groves.

"Ferguson is right. Selling Dzeko is the biggest mistake Yang Cheng has made!"

"Now, neither Lewandowski nor Andy Carroll can score!"

As he spoke, he seemed to have seen his team draw with Bayswater Chinese away from home.

But as he was speaking...

……

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

"We saw that tonight at Wembley Stadium, Bayswater Chinese had an overwhelming advantage in possession of the ball."

"They are actively using the advantage of Andy Carroll's high ball in the middle of the field."

"In fact, they were just focusing on Andy Carroll, the high point, to grab the first point and organize the second point attack."

"From the start, Portsmouth's two central defenders, Distin and Kaboul, did a good job."

“This is also a problem for the Chinese in Bayswater right now.”

“After Dzeko left, they had some problems scoring goals.”

"Look at this time, the attack on the left side is coordinated, near the baseline, Marcelo kicks the ball in."

"The ball was blocked out of bounds."

"Corner."

"Modric takes this corner."

"He went straight to the back post, trying to take advantage of the high ball."

"But the ball was cleared by Distin and headed out of the penalty area."

"It's 16 minutes into the game now."

“The Bayswater Chinese had many offensive opportunities, but no truly threatening attack.”

"Yang Cheng used Di Maria, Carroll and Walcott in the front court tonight, all of whom are very young."

"Di Maria is only 21, Andy Carroll and Walcott are both 20."

"The young Lewandowski also missed several good scoring opportunities and sat on the bench for this game."

"Now it's back to the midfield, to Aaron Ramsey, to Modric, to reorganise."

"The ball was still passed to the left and given to Marcelo."

"Marcelo was bold enough to press forward."

"We can see that the Bayswater Chinese attack from the left is very resolute."

"Aaron Ramsey also followed to support Di Maria."

"A very beautiful triangle pass to the baseline."

"Marcelo crosses from the bottom!"

"Is there anyone in the middle to provide support?"

"Andy Carroll heads the ball at the edge of the small penalty area!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Andy Carroll scores with a header!"

"This is the first goal scored by an England striker against the Chinese in Bayswater!"

"It is also his third goal in the Premier League!"

"He was between two defenders, Distin and Kabul, and relied on his physical confrontation and jumping ability to seize the opportunity to head the ball into the goal, scoring the first goal for the Bayswater Chinese!"

"1 to 0!"

……

When Andy Carroll scored with a header from close range at the front point, the entire Wembley Stadium was completely boiling!

The 9 fans in the stadium were stunned at first, and then burst into thunderous cheers.

Especially when seeing this young, handsome, long-haired English young center rushing out of the stadium to celebrate, almost the whole audience was shouting Andy Carroll's name.

Header!

This is consistent with his 1-meter height and the impression given by his strong and sturdy physique.

“A very powerful header!”

"We can see from the slow-motion replay that Carroll had a very good grasp of the timing of his jump and the accuracy of his header."

“It’s really lethal!”

"Watch the slow-motion replay of this goal again."

"At least when he jumped and headed the ball, he really looked like the Beast Drogba!"

"That's a header from England centre-forward Andy Carroll!"

……

When Portsmouth restarted the game, the Bayswater Chinese quickly started pressing near the halfway line.

The ball soon fell into the hands of the Bayswater Chinese again.

Aaron Ramsey intercepted the ball on the left side of the center circle and passed it to Javi Martinez, who then passed it to Modric.

At the beginning of the season, everyone was not in good shape and had not entered the rhythm of the game.

Starting consecutively puts a lot of pressure on the players.

So Yang Cheng carried out a rotation.

But not Modric.

After the Croatian got the ball on the right side of the center circle, he passed it forward to Carroll who retreated to receive the ball.

The England center forward who had just scored a goal was being closely marked by Portsmouth as if they were facing a formidable enemy, so he passed the ball directly back to Modric without stopping it.

The Croatian pointed forward, signaling the team to press forward, and at the same time passed the ball to the right.

Piszczek quickly moved forward along the right sideline, and after receiving the ball, he sprinted along the right sideline with the ball.

When rushing to the 30-meter area of ​​Portsmouth, Piszczek made a diagonal pass with his right foot to Walcott's feet outside the right corner of the penalty area.

After receiving the pass from his teammate near the right sideline, the little tiger faced Portsmouth's left-back Belhaj directly.

Walcott dribbled the ball skillfully, getting closer and closer to Belhaj, then he made a fake move and poked the ball to the right side of the penalty area with his right foot. He suddenly started, went around Belhaj's inside and inserted diagonally behind him.

The ball passed! !
The little tiger started up very quickly, and the sudden separation of the man and the ball caught Belhaji completely unprepared, and he was directly passed by.

The 9 fans at Wembley Stadium were instantly thrilled by Walcott's pass and burst into thunderous cheers.

Walcott quickly rushed into Portsmouth's penalty area from the right corner and caught up with the ball he had just passed. Left center back Distin had already quickly chased out.

When the little tiger caught up with the ball, he glanced at the middle court and found that Carroll had rushed to the front of the small penalty area, waiting for his pass.

But Distin was experienced and blocked his passing path.

If the ball is passed from the bottom, it will most likely be blocked by Distin and go out of the baseline.

Of course, you can also hit a high ball.

But Walcott has a better option.

So, he chose to pass the ball to the penalty spot before Distin got close.

Aaron Ramsey, who had just completed a tackle, had already rushed to the penalty spot. Facing Walcott's pass, he pushed the ball with his right foot.

The football went into Portsmouth's goal at an extremely fast speed.

2 is better than 0!

At this moment, the 9 fans at Wembley Stadium completely exploded!
This goal is so beautiful!
Less than two minutes after the last goal, the Chinese from Bayswater once again scored against Portsmouth.

2 goals in 2 minutes!
Is there anything more exciting than this?

……

Paul Hart was completely panicked!

He was already a little confused when he lost the first goal.

Unexpectedly, the second one was lost immediately.

This completely panicked him.

He didn't know what he could do or what he should do.

Because when Portsmouth kicked off again, they found that the Bayswater Chinese were still pressing hard.

Especially when the team passed the ball to the back line and to Distin's feet, Andy Carroll had already rushed to him.

This forced Distin to kick the ball forward.

The price is that the ball changes hands again.

As a last resort, Paul Hart had to walk to the sidelines and signal his players to strengthen their defense.

"The Chinese in Bayswater are now planning to make a concerted effort."

"We saw that this young team had a lot of young players in the starting lineup today."

"But this group of young players gives us the feeling that they are very mature and experienced." "This is the benefit of the team having a complete and stable tactical system."

"Yang Cheng's team is really outstanding."

"In a fast-paced league like the Premier League, it is really not easy for these young players to play such skillful passing and cutting, and to put on such a wonderful performance."

"Looking at European football, there are only Chinese people in Bayswater."

"Arsenal have now stepped up their investment and are no longer reliant on young players."

While the Sky Sports commentator was analyzing the game, the Chinese players in Bayswater passed the ball back and forth skillfully, constantly looking for opportunities.

Portsmouth seemed to be a bit confused.

Especially in the 23rd minute, when the Chinese players in Bayswater chose to pass the ball back, the midfield and frontcourt of the Pompey Army actually pressed forward.

Di Maria, Carroll and Walcott all retreated, which caused Portsmouth's defense to move forward.

But at this moment, Thiago Silva suddenly made a long pass and accurately passed the ball to the right side behind the defense line.

Walcott moved forward at a very fast speed, quickly caught up with Thiago Silva's long pass, kicked the ball to the front of himself, then chased after it, dribbled into the right side of the penalty area, and passed the ball horizontally before Distin.

Andy Carroll rushed over in the middle and easily pushed the ball into the goal with his right foot.

3 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

……

The moment Yang Cheng saw Andy Carroll score a goal, his first reaction was surprise.

Then he turned his head and glanced at Lewandowski on the bench.

The Polish center didn't look happy.

Then he walked back to the coaching seat and smiled bitterly at Brian Kidd with some helplessness.

“If the east doesn’t light up, the west will. Who would have thought that he would light up first?”

Brian Kidd was also speechless.

As an Englishman, he certainly hopes to see Andy Carroll rise, but he knows that Lewandowski's overall strength is much stronger than Andy Carroll.

Polish talents are the ones that the Chinese in Bayswater carefully cultivate.

Of course, there is not much difference in age between the two.

莱万多夫斯基是88年8月21日出生，安迪·卡罗尔是89年1月6日。

The two were actually only four months apart.

Yang Cheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Given Bayswater Chinese's ability to create chances, it would be strange if the striker didn't score a goal.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, after Newcastle was relegated to the Championship, Andy Carroll immediately became the team's top scorer, scoring many goals and providing many assists.

Newcastle immediately returned to the Premier League.

In the 10/11 season, Andy Carroll was the top scorer in the first half of the Premier League. Strictly speaking, he only played in 19 of the 18 rounds, and in one of them he only came on as a substitute for about 10 minutes.

Scored 18 goals and 11 assists in 8 games.

White Drogba, this nickname refers to Andy Carroll.

Moreover, this guy didn’t get his stats by bullying weak players.

In addition to Manchester United, he has scored against strong teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City.

Therefore, his 11 goals and 8 assists are of great value.

Some people must be wondering, if Andy Carroll is really that good, why didn't he perform well at Newcastle last season?

The answer is simple, because he didn't have the chance to play.

Newcastle was in turmoil last season, with four head coaches changing.

The club's management is messing around, just piling up forwards.

I won’t mention all those wingers, wide midfielders and so on, there are so many of them.

Just say the center and the forward.

The speed types include Martins and Owen, as well as Danish forward Peter Lovenkrans.

What about a strong center?
Viduka, Ameobi and Sisco, who was signed from Deportivo La Coruna.

Which one of these people is not more famous than Carroll who came out of the youth training camp?

Under such circumstances, coupled with the turmoil in the coaching staff, the team's performance plummeted and they were struggling to avoid relegation throughout the season.

Let me ask you, which head coach is willing to take the risk of reusing a young player?
If Newcastle hadn't been relegated, Andy Carroll would have never had the chance.

But this would also benefit Yang Cheng.

If it were 2024, many fans would probably think Andy Carroll is just a fake.

But on the other hand, why would Liverpool be willing to pay such a high transfer fee for him?

Yang Cheng still remembers a piece of data. After Newcastle returned to the Premier League, Andy Carroll had several very eye-catching statistics.

Not to mention the goals and assists.

His ability to create chances per game ranked first among center forwards in the first half of the Premier League.

His number of passes ranks fourth among all Premier League center forwards and fifth among all Newcastle players.

This means that Newcastle's entire attack revolves around him.

What is the confidence?
In those 18 games, he averaged 7.1 successful aerial duels per game.

What is this concept?
The 09/10 season was the peak of Drogba's career. He scored 29 goals in the Premier League and averaged 1.8 successful aerial duels per game.

Of course, Drogba's physical function had already shown a significant decline at that time.

If it was during his peak period, the data would definitely be much higher than this, but there is a lack of statistics on the exact amount.

Giroud is a well-known center forward. In the peak season of his career, he averaged 4 aerial duels per game.

Spanish center forward Llorente's peak data was 4.3 times, which was in the 10/11 season.

Andy Carroll's statistics were far ahead in the Premier League at that time.

But this was not his peak.

When he moved to West Ham United after Liverpool's defeat, he averaged 9.3 successful aerial duels per game, followed by 8.9, 8.6 and 9.

甚至到了21、22和23这几年，在雷丁，他照样打出了场均7次和场均6.7次的高数据。

Is there anyone who can compete with Andy Carroll in terms of successful aerial duels?

There is still an answer.

Crouch, an Englishman with a height of over 2 meters, once played for Stoke City in the 12/13 season and achieved an amazing statistic of 8.3.

But for most of the rest of the time, his header data was between 3 and 5.

另一名身高超过2米的塞尔维亚高中锋日基奇的巅峰数据是在13/14赛季的伯明翰，33场英冠联赛，打出了6.5的场均争顶成功数据。

All the above data are based on the players participating in the game as the main force.

Crouch and Zigic's peak data were short-lived, but Carroll's data has been maintained at a high level for a long time.

This proves that Andy Carroll is a true air master!

Of course, as a center forward, winning headers is only part of the story.

Just like Drogba, his tactical role is not just about competing for headers, but also about long-range running and high-intensity physical confrontations that consume the defenders.

But Andy Carroll's running and scoring abilities are not bad.

Such amazing header data and strong physique made everyone believe that this is a white version of Drogba!
In the season when Carroll returned to the Premier League, almost all the top teams, from Manchester United to Chelsea to Arsenal to Liverpool to Manchester City, were eyeing him.

Even before Liverpool, Chelsea had considered signing Carroll as Drogba's successor.

But later Liverpool was willing to sell Torres, and after weighing the pros and cons, Chelsea chose the bigger and more mature Torres.

So why did Andy Carroll decline so quickly after joining Liverpool?
Joining Liverpool was a major turning point, and it set him back from that point on.

The reason has been mentioned before.

In addition, if you pay attention to his injury history, you will easily find that he is really unlucky.

During his time at Liverpool, he was often injured and would be out for one or two months at a time.

After arriving at West Ham United, his injuries became even more serious, often lasting for half a year.

This happens once every season and the results are predictable.

This is a problem that almost all players who make a living by their physical fitness will encounter.

For example, Drogba has been plagued by injuries throughout his career.

The difference is that Drogba is more durable than Andy Carroll.

At least the recovery time is not that long and the attendance rate is still acceptable.

Yang Cheng is now using Andy Carroll as Drogba.

Make full use of his high ball advantage and header ability.

But I didn't expect that this kid would do two of them as soon as he came on the court.

This instead caused Yang Cheng to feel happy and troubled.

Lewandowski is still in goal drought.

Why do you keep scoring goals?

……

After scoring three goals in a short period of time, Bayswater Chinese slowed down their offensive slightly.

Portsmouth felt as if they had stabilized their defense and were much more relieved.

But when the team slowed down its attack and entered a positional battle, Andy Carroll's advantages in high balls and headers became apparent.

Bayswater Chinese made consecutive long passes from the backcourt, allowing Andy Carroll to seize the opportunity and frequently plan attacks.

This also makes the England center very eye-catching.

Everyone realized that this vigorous and powerful guy was actually an English monster!
Especially near the end of the first half.

When Marcelo made a long diagonal pass from the backcourt to the right side of the arc top area, the quality of the pass was actually not very good.

But Andy Carroll still got ahead of Distin and headed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Walcott made a high-speed run and made a low cross from the right, sending the ball in front of the left post.

Di Maria came in with a push shot and broke through Portsmouth's goal again.

4 is better than 0!

And just after the change of sides in the second half, the Chinese in Bayswater launched another fierce attack.

In the 51st minute, Bayswater Chinese launched an attack on the right.

Walcott and Piszczek completed a wall pass, and the Polish right-back passed the ball to Modric who came from behind.

The Croatian midfielder made a lob pass and sent the ball into the penalty area behind the defense line.

Andy Carroll originally had his back to the direction of attack, blocking Kaboul.

When he saw Modric was about to pass the ball, he quickly turned around and inserted himself, using his body to force Distin away. When the ball fell, he did not stop it, but shot it directly into the Portsmouth goal.

hat trick!

The entire Wembley Stadium was first filled with shock and surprise, followed by waves of cheers!

5 is better than 0!

Everyone couldn't believe their eyes.

They never expected that the young center forward who had just transferred over would perform a hat trick in his first start in an official match representing Bayswater Chinese!
More importantly, the physical confrontation and heading ability he demonstrated were completely inconsistent with his age.

"Newcastle will definitely regret this!"

"Such an outstanding center forward, and they only sold him for 300 million pounds!"

"I don't know how to describe this deal!"

"The Chinese in Bayswater have done another incredibly shrewd deal!"

In front of the home team's coaching booth, Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd smiled at each other.

No one expected Andy Carroll's outburst.

But what comes with it is that Lewandowski will be under more pressure.

How to balance the relationship between the two players and stabilize the team's locker room will be a problem!
……

Bayswater Chinese beat Portsmouth 5-0 at home, achieving their most exciting victory since the new season.

Andy Carroll, who scored a hat trick, made a big splash after the game.

The Guardian devoted a long article to reporting on the young England center, believing that he showed extraordinary strength in this game.

"As long as he maintains his current strength, he will be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of conquering cities and castles for England in the next 10 years!"

The Guardian analysis believes that in this game, Andy Carroll successfully competed for the header 12 times, and he is simply a complete aerial master.

"As Drogba gets older, Andy Carroll's sudden appearance gives people hope for his future!"

Drogba's successor!

This is the praise for Andy Carroll from the British Sun.

The Sun believes that Bayswater Chinese transfer team has once again made an amazing deal.

"Who would have thought that Carroll, who sat on the bench at Newcastle last season and never got a chance to play, would actually score a hat trick in his first Premier League start!"

"This is unbelievable!"

The Sun believes that Newcastle owner Ashley is probably crying in his bathroom.

"Newcastle, which is in deep financial trouble, lost more than tens of millions of pounds after sending Andy Carroll away!"

The Sun also made an appeal on behalf of English fans, hoping that the Chinese in Bayswater would carefully cultivate Andy Carroll.

"He will form a perfect England striker with Rooney!"

The Times also praised Andy Carroll's debut.

This authoritative British media believes that Portsmouth is not a strong team.

On the contrary, Pompey's goal this season is to avoid relegation.

But the fact that Andy Carroll was able to score a hat-trick against Portsmouth is something that is very commendable in itself.

More importantly, he showed versatility in the game.

In addition to his aerial dominance, his three goals came from headers, scrambles in front of the goal and volleys from behind.

"In Andy Carroll, we can see the traditional English center forward's hearty sense of power and impact, as well as his invincible momentum."

"In this game he was like a combination of Alan Shearer and Drogba!"

Not only did the British media report the hype, but even Sky Sports included Andy Carroll in the best team of this round after the game and gave him a full score of 10.

"In 51 minutes, this 20-year-old local center forward scored a hat trick."

"In addition, Andy Carroll had 6 shots on target, 3 threatening passes and 2 clean tackles in this game, which reflects his very comprehensive characteristics."

It can be said that after this battle, Andy Carroll became an overnight sensation!

……

While Bayswater Chinese beat Portsmouth 5-0 at home, Chelsea reversed the Black Cats Sunderland 3-1 away from home with goals from Ballack, Lampard and Sneijder.

Hiddink's team started with two consecutive wins.

In this round, Manchester United reversed Burnley 2-1 away from home, with Carrick and De Rossi scoring one goal each.

Tottenham Hotspur beat Hull City 5-1 away from home thanks to Defoe's hat trick.

Liverpool beat Stoke City 4-0 at home.

Arsenal continued their excellent performance in the first round. After conceding two goals at the beginning, they managed to score four goals in a row and reversed Bolton 2-4.

Manchester City beat Everton 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Kaka and Yaya Toure.

After 2 rounds of matches, a total of 7 teams remained undefeated.

Among them, Arsenal's performance was the sharpest, scoring 10 goals in the first two rounds, which was simply unstoppable.

Many media even believe that this season's Gunners are very similar to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Wenger also vowed that he would stick to offensive football to the end, crush the enemy with ease, and win the Premier League championship this season!

……

As expected, the Gunners really went crazy.

In the third round of the Premier League at the weekend, Wenger's team defeated Portsmouth 3-4 at the Emirates Stadium with Diaby's two goals.

In 3 rounds of games, the Gunners scored 14 goals and conceded 4 goals. They were really playing crazy!
Manchester City played at home and won a 1-0 victory over Wolves thanks to Adebayor's goal.

Manchester United challenged Wigan Athletic away in this round, and won 5-0 thanks to Rooney's two goals.

Chelsea also beat Fulham 2-0 away from home with goals from Drogba and Eto'o.

After a huge home win over Portsmouth in the last round, Bayswater Chinese will continue to host Stoke City at home this weekend.

When playing against Bayswater Chinese, we must strictly guard the start.

This has become a secret known to all teams.

This made it increasingly difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater to be effective in their attacks.

But in the 24th minute, Lewandowski made a wonderful pass in the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale scored the first goal for the team.

Just 7 minutes later, Gareth Bale scored again with an assist from Rakitic, making it his second goal.

2 is better than 0!

Before the end of the first half, Rakitic made a late run to further expand the score for the team.

3 is better than 0!

After the second half, Bayswater Chinese continued to exert offensive pressure.

First, Gareth Bale scored a hat trick in the 68th minute with a one-on-one opportunity from a high-speed overtake.

4 is better than 0!

Afterwards, Hazard also assisted Matuidi to score, 5-0!

With the overall situation already decided, Yang Cheng also made a substitution and Lambert came on as a substitute.

Yang Cheng’s intention is very clear, to help Lewandowski break his goal drought!

But who could have thought that in the 87th minute, Lewandowski's shot was saved by the goalkeeper and fell at the feet of the unguarded Lambert, who then scored with a follow-up shot.

6 is better than 0!

Two minutes later, Aaron Ramsey made a wonderful pass and Lewandowski had a one-on-one chance. When he shot, the goalkeeper saved it. Hazard took advantage of the opportunity and shot into the empty goal.

7 is better than 0!

Yang Cheng was completely speechless on the sidelines!
"Brian, tell me, what's going on?"

Brian Kidd also had a speechless smile on his face.

7 goals, all the attacking players in the frontcourt scored.

The only one missing is Lewandowski!

Even Lambert, who came on as a substitute, scored.

To say that Lewandowski is in bad shape is not true.

At least he had assists, and he participated in every attack of the team. His overall condition was very good.

But why didn’t we score a goal?
Yang Cheng personally gave instructions to Lambert, and after the latter came on the court, he did help Lewandowski create scoring opportunities intentionally or unintentionally, but it was just a little bit short.

In the end, Brian Kidd could only smile bitterly helplessly.

"The striker's goal drought is sometimes so inexplicable."

Even England’s legendary striker said so, what else could Yang Cheng say?
"I just don't believe it. As long as I continue to give him game time, I wonder how long his goal drought can last!"

Yang Cheng was also angry!

The goal drought does exist, but Yang Cheng insists on competing with it.

After coaching for so many years, Yang Cheng is very clear that behind every goal drought is often a player's self-breakthrough.

The longer the player is suppressed, the more he will hold it back, and the faster he will improve after the breakthrough!

The goal drought only makes me trust Lewandowski more!
In this round, the only strong team that lost was Liverpool.

The Reds lost 1-3 to Aston Villa at Anfield.

The impact of Xabi Alonso's departure is already very obvious.

But Benítez is still stubborn and believes that Liverpool has no problems and will definitely get out of the predicament.

After the third round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese originally wanted to communicate with their fourth round opponent, Tottenham Hotspur, hoping to advance the fourth round to mid-week.

However, since the entire Bayswater Chinese team was invited to participate in UEFA's Champions League group stage draw and award ceremony, the match can only be scheduled on the 25th.

Tottenham Hotspur's league game is at noon on the 23rd.

So, in the end, Redknapp rejected the proposal from the Chinese in Bayswater.

This game had to be postponed.

As for when the make-up match will be played, it depends on the schedules of both teams.

Fortunately, Tottenham Hotspur has no European competitions.

However, due to the compressed schedule this season, the league started with two games a week, and it is not easy to insert another game.

After the fourth round of the league, Yang Cheng led the team to Monaco after resting in Brent.

(End of this chapter)