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Chapter 182: Hell Begins! Wembley's New Darling! The One Who Makes the Big Cake [Subscribe]

"Hello, Florentino!"

When Yang Cheng quietly arrived at the Lancaster Royal Hotel, the first thing he did was to visit the president of Real Madrid.

"Hello, Yang, nice to meet you!"

Florentino also smiled and shook hands with Yang Cheng.

The two teams fought to the death on the court, but they actually had a good relationship in private.

Even if we are assigned to the same group now, it’s okay.

For top clubs, victory and defeat are commonplace.

More importantly, from a business perspective, strong dialogue is beneficial to both parties.

Yang Cheng also politely shook hands with Jose Sanchez.

This is also a great guy.

In 03, when Real Madrid signed Beckham from Manchester United, The Sun secretly photographed Peter Kenyon, then general manager of Manchester United, meeting with Real Madrid representatives at the door of the hotel.

The man in the photo is Jose Sanchez.

Since then, this guy has been rising to the top like a rocket.

In the three years since Calderon and Mijatovic replaced Florentino, he cleaned out almost all of Real Madrid's core executives, leaving only Jose Sanchez, the commercial director.

After Florentino took office, Jose Sanchez was given even more important positions.

“When I came here, I saw your new stadium from the car. It’s very spectacular and quite nice!”

Florentino said this with a hint of envy.

As the president of Real Madrid again, there are two things he wants to do most.

The first is to lead Real Madrid to achieve revival; the second is to become the greatest president of Real Madrid after Mendoza and even Bernabeu.

Renovating and even rebuilding the Bernabeu has always been his wish.

"Thank you." Yang Cheng thanked him politely, "We are also trying our best and selling everything we have."

Florentino chuckled, "But I heard that you guys are doing very well in the new season."

"We've fallen to 8th place in the league, are we still okay?" Yang Cheng said self-deprecatingly.

Florentino and José Sánchez immediately started laughing.

Everyone knows that Bayswater Chinese's 8th place in this league is very inflated.

"Then can I understand that we are guaranteed to be first in the group?" Florentino asked jokingly.

Yang Cheng also replied with a smile: "We'll know only after we've played it ourselves."

All three of them burst into laughter.

Florentino jokingly asked Yang Cheng humbly to comment on Real Madrid's current lineup.

Yang Cheng believes that Real Madrid’s current lineup is indeed very strong, but it is not yet time to produce results.

"The league relies on the midfield, and the strong competition depends on the front and back fields."

Yang Cheng looked directly at Florentino, without hiding anything and speaking frankly.

"Looking at the current Real Madrid lineup, the frontcourt is indeed very strong, but the midfield is still not strong enough. Las Diarra and Xabi Alonso's combination is quite good, but it is not enough."

"The defense will be Real Madrid's weakness."

A hint of surprise flashed across Florentino's eyes, but he quickly nodded repeatedly at Yang Cheng.

Obviously, the Real Madrid technical team headed by Valdano and Zidane must have analyzed these with him.

Just like this season's Bayswater Chinese, why does Yang Cheng dare to say that the team is still going to fight for the championship?
Because the midfield is still very strong!
Rakitic and Modric both experienced the test last season. As long as Matic and Javi Martinez can take over smoothly, Bayswater Chinese's midfield may even be stronger than last season.

In addition to Matuidi and Aaron Ramsey, there is also Kante, who was promoted by Yang Cheng to train with the first team.

This group of players are one year more mature than last season, and their overall strength will also increase accordingly.

As long as the midfield is strong enough and can continuously supply ammunition to the frontcourt and create opportunities, there will be no shortage of goals scored on the front line.

To put it bluntly, if Yang Cheng is willing, Andy Carroll can feed Drogba!
Don’t disbelieve it!
The key is to see whether it is worth it!
Isn't this the way Dortmund trained young players back then?

But once it comes to a strong dialogue, with both teams' midfields being strong, then it becomes a test at both ends.

It depends on whether you want to focus on offense or defense.

Real Madrid's current situation is that they can't defend him, so they can only rely on offense.

Besides, Real Madrid doesn’t have the defensive gene.

The same applies to Barcelona.

Whether in the past years or in the next few years, Barcelona's defense has never been better.

It's completely supported by the midfield and frontcourt, and maintained by the passing and controlling ball system.

Real Madrid’s current problem is that there is a serious lack of creativity and control in the midfield.

Guti and Van der Vaart can provide creativity and passing, but the problem is that even with them, Real Madrid's midfield is still lame.

This doesn't feel like much when facing a weak team.

But once the two strong ones come to a dialogue, everything is immediately exposed.

That's why Yang Cheng said that it is not the right time for Real Madrid yet.

As for the matters of other teams, Yang Cheng only touched upon them briefly and quickly shifted the topic to the International Champions Cup.

This is also the purpose of their trip.

Previously, Yang Cheng had handed over the research report that Xia Qing had asked a third-party company to do to everyone, and they should have all read it.

This market is really huge now!

"We all know that Real Madrid is a very historic and highly respected club."

"You are one of the founders of the Champions League, a great initiative that has completely changed the history and landscape of European football."

"Nowadays, European football must start to change. The selection of the European Golden Ball Award has begun to globalize, and our club is even more so, so we must keep pace with the times."

"The International Champions Cup is our answer!"

Florentino was very pleased with Yang Cheng's words.

Real Madrid's history is indeed respectable.

And if the International Champions Cup can really change the landscape of European football, or even world football, just like the Champions League did half a century ago, then there is no doubt that it will be a highlight on Florentino Perez's resume as Real Madrid president.

More importantly, this is in line with Real Madrid's globalization strategy.

"You guys really made a big splash in the United States this time. I heard that in Los Angeles, your single game attracted more than 9 people?"

Florentino did not say anything, but Jose Sanchez asked from the side.

"Yes, that game brought in over $1000 million in ticket sales alone."

José Sánchez believes this number because it is difficult to fake.

"Mr. Yang, do you think this year's World Football Challenge can cover the cost of hosting the tournament?"

"There should be no problem, but I don't know how the US will do it."

After a pause, Yang Cheng added, "Moreover, even if we fail to make a profit in the first year, if we can maintain this momentum for several consecutive years, regularize the cup competition, and build it into a summer cup IP, how much value will it have?"

Jose Sanchez has apparently done his own calculations.

It is hard to say whether the costs can be covered, but the prospects are definitely good.

"Mr. Yang, I would like to ask again, there is already a cup competition in the United States. Why do you think we should set up another cup competition instead of cooperating with the Americans?"

Yang Cheng was delighted, this was the real core issue.

In other words, many top teams, including Real Madrid, have such doubts.

"It's simple, because Americans don't understand football and can't play football well!"

“I can even boldly say that even if we hadn’t re-established the cup, the World Football Challenge would have been doomed to fail from the start!”

Yang Cheng's words surprised both Florentino and Jose Sanchez.

Although this event is new, it is very popular.

The organizers in the United States are also trying hard to win the favor of European giants and want to invite them to compete in the United States next year.

All the data are very encouraging.

Why was it doomed to fail from the beginning?

Seeing the confusion in Florentino and Jose Sanchez's eyes, Yang Cheng was not unprepared.

"Because all the decisions made by the Americans were made to make money from the beginning. They never thought about operating this football market in the long term. They just wanted to make quick money."

"I heard that they will stop in 2010, but in 2011, they will expand the army significantly."

"But what is the price of a major expansion? When this year's competition was not well organized, they are blindly expanding the team. Have they considered the level and quality of the competition?"

Yang Cheng listed the various problems exposed in this year's World Football Challenge.

These have been repeatedly reported by the media before.

It can be said that it was done very poorly.

Under such circumstances, the American organizers not only did not think about changing the competition system and taking a cautious approach, but instead blindly expanded.

It is conceivable what the quality and level of the competition will be like?

“Why are they expanding so quickly?”

"Because their goal is to make money, and quick money!"

"Bring together the big teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayswater Chinese, and some teams from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and put these teams together to play the game."

"They think American fans will be willing to pay for it."

"But think about it, isn't this just using our club's reputation to endorse their event, or even take the blame?"

"What do American fans want to see? It's a match between two European giants, with world-renowned football stars competing on the same field, not Real Madrid playing against an unknown Mexican team or a team from the United States."

"The reason why they arranged it this way comes down to two reasons."

"First, they don't have the ability to invite so many big clubs at the same time; second, the teams in Mexico and the United States are cheap."

Yang Cheng is not exaggerating.

This is the routine of the American organizers.

What's the cost?
In Yang Cheng's previous life, the average number of fans attending the six games of the first World Football Challenge held in 2009 was 6.

It can be said to be an overnight success.

In 2011, after the expansion, the tournament was held again and 14 games were played with an average attendance of 41697 people.

At that time, many top teams, including Juventus, criticized the organizers.

Because the top teams go to North America not only to make money, but also to develop the market and to have high-level warm-up matches.

In the end, what kind of games were played?
Not only did the fans complain, but the media was also dissatisfied.

Therefore, Juventus did not participate in the 2012 competition, and the average attendance for the 9 games that year was only 33809.

Real Madrid, Chelsea and Liverpool are facing teams like Celtic, D.C. United, LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders…

It was not until 2013 that the American organizers found investors, established RSG, and changed the World Football Challenge to the International Champions Cup, which gradually started to pick up.

In the following two years, the teams invited were good, but still filled with teams like Everton, Olympiacos, and Los Angeles Galaxy.

But attendance has gradually increased, returning to the 2014 average of 45471 people per game.

But in 2015, the organizers expanded blindly and established the Chinese and Australian regions in addition to the North American region.

In both the Chinese and Australian regions, they took the agency fees and left everything else to the local organizers.

For example, the Chinese competition was handed over to Leshi Sports, but it ended up being a mess.

Although the wealthy teams received the money, they also complained.

Because many teams travel long distances and go back and forth.

For example, Real Madrid moved from the Australian division to the Chinese division.

The reason for this problem is the American desire to expand quickly and make quick money.

And the end result is screwed.

After the blind expansion, the quality of competitions declined significantly, the top teams complained, and the level of competition became even worse.

In many games, the top teams didn't even let their main players play, and directly used substitutes to deal with the situation.

In this situation, the fans are unhappy, the sponsors are unhappy, and both sides of the game are unhappy.

How is this still playing?
Even with the support of a wealthy football team, attendance has continued to decline year by year, sponsorship has become less and less, and after 2019, the event had actually begun to fail.

But when the epidemic hit in 2020, it was stopped immediately.

"When Americans try to run football the same way they run sports events, it doesn't work at all!"

"In this case, I think we should step up and seize this great opportunity to lead and operate this cup competition by our club ourselves!"

After a pause, Yang Cheng did not forget to provoke Florentino.

"It's just like when the Champions League was established despite UEFA's strong opposition, but now the Champions League..."

Yang Cheng doesn't need to say much, everyone knows it.

And Florentino was also stimulated.

What was the purpose of the G14 group back then?
Isn't it just to compete with UEFA?

Why did they fail and disband in 08?

It's because the clubs don't have a common interest.

That's why Platini was able to defeat them one by one!

But if there is a cup competition now, these top teams can be further expanded and attract more strong European teams when they mature in the future.

If all these teams are brought together through their interests, how big an impact will this cup competition have?

How loud will the calls for these clubs to form be?

Do UEFA and FIFA still dare to take whatever they want from the clubs as they do now?
Do they still dare to recruit and use the club's international players unscrupulously?
Thinking of this, Florentino couldn't help but look at Yang Cheng deeply again.

After a long time, the president of Real Madrid stood up and held out his hand solemnly, "On this matter, I represent Real Madrid and stand with you Chinese people in Bayswater!"

Jose Sanchez on the side also nodded.

He felt that Yang Cheng had considered everything very carefully, even the interests of all parties.

At least it sounds much more reliable than the Americans.

"What do you think of this man?"

After Yang Cheng left, Florentino asked Jose Sanchez.

"He is a young man with vision, drive, ambition and ability. Most importantly, he has connections and resources. I think UEFA will suffer a great loss from him in the future, not to mention the Americans."

"The most important thing is that he has the ability to make this pie bigger!"

Florentino nodded repeatedly.

The failure of the G14 Group lies in the fact that it does not know how to bake a cake.

The top teams are just grabbing a piece of the pie and relying on the Champions League for a living, so they will naturally be defeated one by one by UEFA.

Yang Cheng is now going to make a new piece of cake, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about UEFA repeating the same old tricks.

North America and Asia, these two markets are so big that all the European giants are coveting them.

Therefore, in recent years, everyone has been trying hard to break into North America and Asia.

Now, Yang Cheng is raising a flag, calling on all the major clubs to unite and go to North America and Asia to cut the cake.

Only a fool would refuse such cooperation!

……

After coming out of Florentino's room, Yang Cheng visited Laporta of Barcelona, ​​Hoeness of Bayern, Galliani of AC Milan and Moratti of Inter Milan.

What they said and discussed were similar to what Florentino was concerned about.

Yang Cheng’s statement is basically the same.

The International Champions Cup is indeed very attractive.

The fact that so many wealthy families came here represented an interest in itself, and Yang Cheng was just the last straw that made them make up their minds.

The only difference was in Hennes' room.

When Yang Cheng sold Ribery to Bayern, he became friends with Hoeness.

But it is a pity that Bayern failed to sign Robben this summer.

Hoeness felt very sorry about this.

From just a few words, Yang Cheng vaguely guessed that he was interested in Di Maria.

This is not surprising.

The Argentine's performance is obvious to all.

This made Yang Cheng laugh secretly.

You're staring at my Di Maria, and I'm staring at your Toni Kroos.

Didn't expect?

I took action a long time ago!

"In fact, you also have talented attacking players, like Thomas Muller, who performed very well."

"That Toni Kroos, I heard Heynckes also admires him."

Heynckes took over Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

But so far, Toni Kroos is not a starter for Leverkusen.

He was loaned to Bayer Leverkusen last season, but was basically a substitute throughout the season and had very little playing time.

Even under Heynckes this season, they are still studying how to use him.

Most importantly, Leverkusen does not have a No. 10 position.

Heynckes' Leverkusen basically plays a 442 double center forward tactic, because he has two powerful center forwards over 1 meters tall, Kiessling and Deldiyok.

This kind of center forward is still very lethal in the Bundesliga.

Especially two.

In the 442 formation, Toni Kroos's position is indeed awkward.

The Bundesliga has played four rounds so far, and Toni Kroos has played a total of 4 minutes.

However, in the fourth round match against Bochum, he appeared as left midfielder and contributed an assist after coming on as a substitute.

Yang Cheng believes that with Heynckes' coaching level, it should be easy to see that left winger is the most suitable position for Toni Kroos in the 442 formation.

"Thomas Muller is really good and we are all looking forward to his next performance."

When Hoeness mentioned Thomas Muller, he smiled like his own child.

"But Toni Kroos still needs some work."

Yang Cheng nodded continuously. "I heard from the German media that you have already identified him as Bayern's core player for the next ten years, right?"

"That's all rumors spread by the media." Hennes laughed.

"This kid is very ambitious and has a bad temper, but his current level is not very good, and his position has not been determined yet."

Yang Cheng still nodded, "That's normal. Young players need to take it slow."

This is not just Toni Kroos' problem.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Modric's position was always unclear.

There is also Xavi of Barcelona. Before Rijkaard, he had always been trained as a number four.

Iniesta also played in many positions.

Pirlo even transformed from an attacking midfielder to a defensive midfielder.

All in all, a controlling midfielder like this, who is good at organization and passing skills, often goes through such a process.

"By the way, Yang, I want to know, have you ever considered selling Neuer?"

Yang Cheng frowned almost reflexively, then looked at Hennes and didn't speak for a long time. "Don't get me wrong, there is no other contact between us and Neuer. We have only met a few times in some domestic occasions. It is a normal interaction."

Yang Cheng frowned even more tightly.

Normal relationship?

Correct.

This is what a scumbag does before he cheats.

Hennes found that his explanation was weak and even made things worse.

The German media has hyped this up so many times.

"Let me tell you this, you know, the main goalkeepers of the German national team over the years basically all came from our Bayern, so we also hope to bring Neuer back to Germany."

Several thoughts flashed through Yang Cheng's mind instantly, and finally turned into a long sigh.

"I'm sorry, Uli, you can see that Neuer is one of the most important players in our team, and goalkeeper is a special position, so we don't plan to sell him!"

Hennes smiled and said, "I understand, Yang, but please think about it. We are really sincere."

"Sorry, we really won't consider it!" Yang Cheng said firmly.

After saying this, Yang Cheng sensed disappointment in Hennes' eyes and was secretly happy.

The smartest hunters often appear as prey.

Scumbags often don’t cherish women who are too easy to get.

This requires keeping his appetite in suspense, playing both warm and cold, and slowly you will be able to have whatever you want with him.

Through this conversation, Yang Cheng can be 100% sure that Bayern has definitely had contact with Neuer.

This issue may even have been discussed.

This is not surprising.

Ferguson also invited Owen to visit Carrington to discuss his transfer from Liverpool to Manchester United. However, Owen declined Ferguson's offer because he was concerned about the reaction of Liverpool fans.

Bayern's contact with Neuer is not worth mentioning!
The key is, when will Bayern take action?
Butt is already 36 years old and Rensing does not value him.

It should be soon!
Yang Cheng was secretly happy.

But he still appeared exceptionally cool on the surface.

……

That evening, owners and senior executives of 12 top football teams gathered in the high-end conference room of the Lancaster Royal Hotel.

As the CEO of the newly established ICC company, David Pensel gave a very interesting report.

In this report, David Pensel discussed in great detail all aspects, from the preparations for the International Champions Cup to future market prospects, investment promotion and operations.

He has even contacted two broadcasters who are very interested.

Fox and ESPN in the United States.

Why would they be interested?
Because Fox does not have the rights to broadcast football matches.

ESPN is an established broadcaster and they want to strengthen their position in football broadcasting.

The broadcasting rights for the English Premier League, which is the most popular among fans in the United States, have always been in the hands of NBC.

Of course, we are just in the contact process at present.

And that’s just North America.

Since the event is in its infancy, the broadcasting fees in the first few years will definitely not be high.

Even when David Pensel contacted them, he said that he had not yet contacted the top teams.

But for this event, David Pensel said the market prospects are very good.

"Summer is the most important holiday season, and most of the strong professional leagues in North America are either suspended or in the pre-season preparation stage."

"During this process, both North America and Asia are in a window period of high-quality competitions."

"Our International Champions Cup will monopolize this golden period!"

David Pensel also believes that the booming European transfer market will undoubtedly further promote the marketing of the International Champions Cup. At the same time, clubs will be able to cooperate with the event to attract investment in North America and Asia.

ICC will also do its best to help the clubs and facilitate cooperation.

Subsequently, Richard Masters, who has extensive experience in organizing competitions and is also proficient in marketing and promotion, also made a report, mainly from the perspective of the competition.

As a professional, Masters looked at many aspects including event preparation, participating teams, and competition venues, fully demonstrating the professionalism of ICC in this area.

A very important point is the playing time of superstars and main players.

The two reports have only one purpose, which is to let the senior executives of the 12 clubs see the investment and care that ICC has put into the preparation of this event over the past period of time.

David Pensel returned to the stage again and expressed confidence that in the next five years, the International Champions Cup will be built into the most influential and market-appealing benchmark event every summer.

"We initially estimate that the IP value of this event will exceed 5 million euros within five years, and it will become a high-level sports event that is well-known around the world!"

The increase in IP value will lead to an increase in broadcasting rights and commercial value.

It's all about money behind this.

Both David Pensel and Richard Masters did an excellent job with their reports.

The content was detailed and well-organized, and most importantly, they all clearly outlined the development blueprint for the International Champions Cup in the next few years, which gave confidence to all the club executives attending the meeting.

Not only that, the Chinese in Bayswater also showed their sincerity.

For this cooperation, Yang Cheng’s proposal is that the 12 clubs will invest in the company based on their brand value, each holding 5% of the shares.

That is, 60% of the shares were given to all participating clubs.

The remaining 40% is held by Yang Cheng.

At the same time, the actual operation of the event is also handled by ICC, and the shareholding clubs only participate in dividends.

This equity distribution made the other 11 participating clubs very satisfied.

They don't need to invest any money at all.

But David Pensel also said that according to the current preliminary plan, the appearance fee in the next three years will only be a maximum of 3 million euros.

And it won’t be the same for the 12 clubs.

The specific appearance fee will be discussed in detail later.

But these are all small things.

The clubs basically have no objection to this.

Even though many of the top teams present here have big names, in reality, if they play alone, their appearance fees are pitifully low.

In this case, participating in the International Champions Cup not only earns appearance fees but also dividends, which is pretty good.

In the end, all parties had basically no objections, so they signed a memorandum together.

David Pensel also made it clear that the first International Champions Cup will be held in 2010.

The current preliminary plan is to divide the league into two regions, North America and Asia.

Among them, the North American division is divided into East and West, while the Asian division targets China, Japan and South Korea.

From now until mid-to-late July next year, ICC and the 7 clubs will use the memorandum as a basis for cooperation and do their utmost to promote the preparations for the International Champions Cup, striving to make a successful debut at the first event next year!
……

After the meeting, Yang Cheng invited everyone to have dinner together in the hotel to celebrate the signing of the memorandum.

Everyone is looking forward to next year's event.

After the banquet, everyone went back to their hotel rooms to rest, while Yang Cheng asked Xia Qing to drive and they went home together.

When passing the intersection of Queen's Road, Yang Cheng turned his head and took a look at the new stadium project in the distance, and a strong sense of pride arose in his heart!
That was his biggest dream after traveling through time!
It was also the foundation for him to turn Bayswater Chinese into a top-notch wealthy family!
Now, there is another International Champions Cup!

As long as this event is a success, not only will Yang Cheng himself make a fortune, but the Chinese in Bayswater will also be able to join the ranks of top clubs and compete with teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.

"I told my dad about today's meeting." Xia Qing said while driving.

"What did our dad say?" Yang Cheng was happy as he had just drunk a lot of wine.

"He praised you for being great." Xia Qing said with a smile.

"My dad said that over the past few years, sports events around the world have been dumped into our country. Whether it's football or the NBA, they have taken away hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars every year through copyright IP."

"This is the first time we have the opportunity to control the most upstream event resources in the world football industry!"

Yang Cheng doesn't have the same awareness as Xia Anmin.

He does it more for himself and for the Chinese in Bayswater!
……

After two weeks of national team training, the players returned to the team one after another.

The good news Yang Cheng received was that none of the national team players were injured, they just looked a little tired.

As the World Cup in South Africa approaches, their national team competition tasks are becoming increasingly heavier.

Even some national teams that failed to participate in the World Cup in South Africa will be invited to participate in some warm-up matches.

In this situation, especially considering that the team will travel to Marseille, France, to participate in the first match of the Champions League group stage in 3 days, Yang Cheng decided to rotate the players for the game.

Judging from the strategy for the group stage, we must win the first two rounds at all costs.

Only in this way will the team feel more relaxed when they go to the Bernabeu in the third round.

Therefore, Yang Cheng chose to make a major rotation in the home game against Aston Villa in the fourth round of the Premier League.

Martin O'Neill's side have had a rough start this season.

We lost the first two rounds, but won the 3rd and 4th rounds.

Especially in the third round, they defeated Liverpool 3-3 at Anfield, which greatly boosted Aston Villa's morale.

Before heading south to London, Martin O'Neill even threatened to hunt the top six teams in the Premier League this season.

The Chinese in Bayswater undoubtedly became his next target.

Martin O'Neill's confidence comes from the talented players under his command.

The goalkeeper is American goalkeeper Friedel.

The back line includes Warnock, James Collins, Richard Dunne and others, all of whom are famous players in the Premier League.

Not to mention the midfield, Petrov, Sidwell, Leo Koke and Milner are all powerful players.

Aston Villa's midfield and backcourt are strong and tough, which makes them a headache for other teams.

On the front line is the sharp knife Abanglaho who is known for his speed.

Anyone who meets such a team will have a headache.

On the other hand, the Chinese team in Bayswater had to fight on two fronts and the competition was very stressful.

Yang Cheng made it very clear that everyone must score first and seize the initiative.

After the opening, the Chinese players in Bayswater launched a series of attacks, launching a wave of offensive.

Especially in the 4th minute, Andy Carroll, who started the game, leaned on Richard Dunne with his body at the penalty spot in the penalty area, then turned around and shot.

However, the angle of this close shot was too straight and was caught by goalkeeper Friedel.

Afterwards, Bayswater Chinese also got a corner kick and a free kick, but neither of them posed a threat.

Both sides continued to play at a fast pace. The game was intense and difficult, but no one was able to score.

The first half ended with 0-0.

The Chinese in Bayswater had a ball possession rate of 71%, but they found it difficult to break Aston Villa's iron defense through effective attack.

On the contrary, Martin O'Neill was obviously very satisfied with the result.

After the change of sides in the second half, both sides still maintained a fast-paced offense and defense.

After seeing that the team was unable to beat Aston Villa, Yang Cheng had to make the first substitution.

In the 58th minute, Modric came on as a substitute, replacing Matuidi.

This substitution made Bayswater Chinese's midfield more organized and more controlled.

Previously, the team's offense was faster.

Neither Matuidi nor Aaron Ramsey are the type of players who can control the tempo. When the ball reaches the wing, the tempo becomes even faster.

So, when Modric came on as a substitute, the whole rhythm was immediately under control.

This also brought visible changes to the scene.

Modric had been on the pitch for just seven minutes when he intercepted the ball in the midfield, dribbled forward quickly, and made a wonderful pass behind the back while being surrounded by Aston Villa's midfielders.

Walcott quickly moved forward from the right, caught up with Modric's pass behind Warnock, ran with the ball all the way to the right side of Aston Villa's penalty area, and passed the ball across to the goal.

Carroll rushed over and shot into the goal, scoring the first goal for Bayswater Chinese.

1 is better than 0!

This goal completely ignited the frenzy atmosphere at Wembley Stadium!

So far this season, Bayswater Chinese has sold nearly 8 season tickets in total, and every home game is sold out.

Even some of the key matches between strong teams this season have become hard to get tickets for.

Andy Carroll also became the new favorite of this stadium with his previous hat trick!
After scoring the goal, the England center forward became more and more courageous.

Especially when Aston Villa began to strengthen their attack and wanted to equalize the score, the defense line inevitably gave Carroll more space.

In the 79th minute, the Chinese from Bayswater made continuous passes in the midfield.

After getting the ball on the left, Hazard passed two opposing players and cut inside, passing the ball to the outside of the arc.

After Carroll used his body to block Richard Dunn, he stopped the ball and turned around to kick.

With no other choice, Richard Dunn chose to foul.

Modric, who came on as a substitute, took the penalty kick himself and used a wonderful free kick to go directly into Aston Villa's goal!
2 is better than 0!

The Croatian's free kick skills are actually very good, but he doesn't usually take free kicks, which leads many people to think that he is not good at taking free kicks.

After scoring two goals in a row, the Chinese in Bayswater were almost certain to win.

This also allows the players to play more relaxed.

On the contrary, Aston Villa began to press forward aggressively, especially in the midfield.

But in the 88th minute, Piszczek successfully intercepted the ball with the cooperation of the retreating Walcott and Modric.

The ball was passed continuously in the midfield.

Carroll passed the ball back with his back to the direction of attack, Aaron Ramsey quickly moved forward, dribbled continuously after receiving the ball, passed two defenders, rushed to the top of the arc, and shot a volley, deliberately hitting a rebound.

Although American goalkeeper Friedel judged the direction and saved the ball, he did not expect it to be a rebound.

The ball hit the net.

3 is better than 0!

……

Bayswater Chinese beat Aston Villa 3-.

Judging from the score, this was a wonderful victory.

But if you watch the game process, it is not difficult to find that the Chinese in Bayswater won this game very narrowly.

So, after the game, Modric, who came on as a substitute, received rave reviews.

Sky Sports believes that the changes after Modric came on the court were decisive!

It was also in this round that Liverpool defeated Burnley 4-0 at home thanks to Benayoun's hat-trick.

Chelsea reversed Stoke City 2-1 with goals from Drogba and Malouda after conceding a goal away from home.

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea's two goals occurred in the last minute of stoppage time in the first half and the last minute of stoppage time in the second half respectively.

Hiddink was also very dissatisfied with the result.

But the Dutchman himself went to coach the Russian national team during the two-week national team training camp, and the travel back and forth probably affected his preparations, not to mention Chelsea's players.

Interestingly, Manchester United also conceded a goal first in their away game against Tottenham Hotspur.

Giggs, Robben and Rooney then scored three goals in a row to help Manchester United reverse Tottenham 3-3.

The focus of this round is Manchester City vs. Arsenal at home.

The two sides played a fierce battle at the City Stadium in Manchester.

Manchester City took the lead early on thanks to Kaka's long-range shot.

But after the second half, Van Persie successfully equalized the score.

Ancelotti then led the team to launch an attack.

Robinho, Adebayor and Tevez scored three goals in just 10 minutes.

Arsenal's defense became shaky during this period.

It was not until the end of the game that Rosicky scored the second goal for Arsenal.

In the end, Manchester City defeated the Gunners 4-2 at home.

After 5 rounds of matches, Chelsea continued to lead the standings, followed closely by Manchester United and Manchester City.

All three teams have won five consecutive games.

Bayswater Chinese are ranked 9th in the Premier League with 4 points, as they have played one game less.

Having scored 4 goals and conceded 16 goals in 2 games, Bayswater Chinese's offense and defense are still as good as ever.

Teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool also have 9 points.

After only five rounds of the Premier League, we are already 5 points behind the top group.

This season has been a hell of a start!

……

After the fifth round of the Premier League, Yang Cheng led the team to rest in London.

Three days later, the team participated in the first round of the Champions League group stage in Marseille, France.

Just five minutes into the game, Gareth Bale received a long pass from Thiago Silva and shot with his left foot, penetrating the goal guarded by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.

1 is better than 0!

But at the beginning of the second half, Marseille created a corner kick opportunity. Heinze seized the opportunity and scored with a header to equalize the score to 1-1!

However, in the 60th minute, Bayswater Chinese also took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt. Pepe headed the ball to Thiago Silva, who had just been headed over by Heinze. This time, he made the comeback and headed the ball over Heinze's head and scored.

The score exceeded again.

2 is better than 1!

Marseille launched a crazy counterattack and created a penalty in the 79th minute.

Argentine midfielder Lucho Gonzalez fired a shot from outside the penalty area that hit Pepe's arm.

The referee awarded a penalty.

This caused protests from Bayswater's Chinese players.

But at the crucial moment, Neuer calmly saved the penalty.

When Lucho Gonzalez rushed forward to make a follow-up shot, the German goalkeeper got there first and caught the ball directly in his arms.

Then, Neuer got up from the ground, rushed to the top of the arc quickly, and threw the ball directly to Matic in front of him.

After the Serbian midfielder stopped the ball with his chest, he turned around and sent a long diagonal pass over the top, passing the ball behind the defense line.

Gareth Bale was like a flash of lightning, instantly penetrating Marseille's defense line, catching up with Modric's pass before everyone else, and shot the ball into the Marseille goal again.

3 is better than 1!

Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up on the sidelines.

Not only for Gareth Bale's brace, but also for Neuer's wonderful save.

"Bryan, tell me, how can I bear to sell such an excellent goalkeeper to Bayern Munich?"

Yang Cheng said with a laugh.

Brian Kidd nodded in agreement and said calmly, "It'll cost more!"

Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh even louder.

"You've learned bad things, Brian!"

(End of this chapter)