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Chapter 192: The decline is obvious! The devil's schedule! To poach Chinese players from Bayswater, you have to pay more! [Subscribe]

After the 19th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese defeated Chelsea 4-1 at home.

This battle won a lot of applause!

It has also aroused heated discussions among media and fans around the world.

And all the home team fans who came to Wembley Stadium to watch the game also enjoyed the show.

According to the French L'Equipe, the Chinese in Bayswater ganged up on Chelsea!

But the performances in other Premier League games this round were not consistent.

Fulham drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Manchester City beat Stoke City 2-0 at home with goals from Robinho and Tevez.

Liverpool defeated Wolves 2-0 thanks to goals from Gerrard and Benayoun even though Wolves received a red card at the start of the second half.

Benítez's team finally managed to stop the decline.

The next day, Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-0 at home, with Fabregas scoring twice and Gourcuff scoring one goal.

Manchester United beat Hull City 3-1 away from home.

At the end of the first half of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese have achieved a record of 19 wins, 13 draws and 2 loss in 1 rounds.

With 41 points, they are ranked 4th in the standings.

Arsenal is at the top of the Premier League table with 46 points.

Manchester City followed closely in second place with 44 points.

Manchester United has 43 points and ranks third in the Premier League.

Although Bayswater Chinese have opened a gap of 5 points with the top Arsenal, they are still the strongest contender for the championship as they have played 3 games less.

On the contrary, Chelsea got 37 points and ranked fifth in the Premier League.

In this strong dialogue, everyone saw Chelsea's weakness.

Especially the 4-point gap with the top four has widened, which has a far-reaching impact on the Blues.

After the game, news came out immediately that Abramovich would spend 6000 million pounds to bring in strong reinforcements during the winter break.

The first target is of course Liverpool, which is in deep financial trouble.

Chelsea hope to take advantage of Liverpool's difficult time to sign Torres.

If Torres cannot be signed, Atletico Madrid's Aguero is also a very suitable candidate.

But the Colchoneros' offer for Aguero was high and the player demanded a high salary package.

Further down the list is Ajax's Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan striker is currently valued at £2000 million in the German transfer market.

But it may not be easy to get Ajax to agree with this transfer fee.

Finally, there is Andy Carroll who shone for Bayswater Chinese in the first half of the season.

The local center forward performed very well at the beginning of this season, winning the title of England's Warcraft and being hailed as Drogba's successor.

Although after Lewandowski's rapid maturity and rise, coupled with other teams' attention to Andy Carroll and their targeted defense, his performance has declined slightly.

But everyone still recognizes Andy Carroll's prospects.

And he is a local player.

Before Christmas, England national team coach Capello has made it clear that he will call up Andy Carroll for the national team in February.

Even, consider bringing him to South Africa.

This is undoubtedly a recognition of Andy Carroll.

……

The day after the game, after the morning recovery training session, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff reviewed yesterday's game.

There is not much to say about the situation among the Chinese in Bayswater.

It's Chelsea instead.

Including Brian Kidd and the technical team, they analyzed the Blues' situation this season.

The prospects are not particularly bright.

A very important reason is that Drogba is indeed old!

To use the term 2024, this is a clear sign of decline.

Of course, even though the tiger is old, it still has fangs.

Yang Cheng was thinking about another question.

He felt that it was because of him that Drogba was in this situation now.

Or, the butterfly effect.

It was the same Drogba, why was he able to score so many goals in Yang Cheng’s previous life?

But now, the decline is obvious?
To put it bluntly, Chelsea's tactics are different.

Hiddink still takes the defensive counterattack route, continuing from Mourinho's era.

If you look closely at Chelsea's attack, you can easily find that they still attach great importance to Drogba's tactical role.

Chelsea still wants Drogba to suppress the opponent's central defender and defense line.

Judging from his age, Drogba is about to turn 32, which does not seem too old.

But if he is asked to continue to fight with his body and consumption, can he still do it?
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Chelsea under Ancelotti adopted a diamond midfield formation, creating opportunities in the midfield, and everyone created scoring opportunities for Drogba.

Instead of the old style of attack where the center feeds back to the midfield.

Therefore, Chelsea's offensive firepower exploded that season, with over 100 goals scored.

But in contrast, Chelsea conceded 32 goals, the most since Abramovich took over.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Ancelotti's Chelsea also had an obvious shortcoming, which was the lack of strong winger attackers.

Malouda was one of Chelsea's most active players that season.

But Chelsea's lineup worked well in the Premier League, but when it came to the Champions League, especially in the knockout rounds, Malouda, Kalou and others immediately failed to perform.

In the two rounds of the round of 16 knockout match, they were defeated twice by Mourinho's Inter Milan, which was certainly due to Inter Milan's defensive counterattack.

But it also proved that Chelsea lacked the strength to attack.

Especially in the second leg, Drogba lost his composure under Lucio's defense and received a red card.

In the past, it was Drogba who abused others and made them lose their composure.

What about now?
Hiddink still adopts the approach of Mourinho's era, where the center forward feeds the midfield.

This undoubtedly exposed Drogba's shortcomings.

The 32-year-old Ivorian Magician can no longer withstand such consumption and confrontation.

Precisely because of this, people are now discussing whether Chelsea will sign new players during the winter break.

Especially when all five stars are going to participate in the African Cup.

"In fact, if we look at the schedule alone, Chelsea's opponents during the Africa Cup of Nations are not strong, Hull City, Sunderland..."

When Brian Kidd said this, he suddenly grinned.

"Well, there's also the 23rd round, the match against us."

Everyone burst into laughter immediately.

In the 19th round, they will play Chelsea at home, and in the 23rd round, they will play Chelsea away.

what else can we do?

The Premier League schedule is sometimes so weird.

"I think they won't make any big moves. Signing players during the winter break is clearly an invitation to be ripped off!" Brian Kidd feels that Chelsea's management should not be so irrational.

You know, the players they want to bring in are not cheap.

"I heard that people from Saudi Arabia have started contacting Liverpool again." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Adam Crozier received a call saying that someone from Saudi Arabia would come to London, England again in early January.

As a sponsor, Adam Crozier must be responsible for the reception.

"If Liverpool really wants to sell to the Saudis, Torres will definitely not be sold." Brian Kidd said as a matter of course.

This is Liverpool's most core fighting force and most valuable star.

"Strictly speaking, the impact of the African Cup on Chelsea is not as great as rumored, but it should not be underestimated."

When Yang Cheng said this, he chuckled twice.

"So the key is whether Abramovich is determined to continue investing."

"Given Chelsea's current situation, if they want to get back into the top four of the league, it is essential to strengthen their recruitment."

What's more, the aging of the Blues is indeed quite serious.

Another team with a serious aging problem is Manchester United.

But Manchester United has Ferguson who is struggling to support the team.

……

The day before the Chinese team at Bayswater faced off against the English Premier League in the 20th round, Ricky Lambert knocked on the door of Yang Cheng’s office.

The 28-year-old English center forward told Yang Cheng directly that he had received an invitation.

From English League One team Southampton!

The Saints are willing to pay a transfer fee for him and invite him to join the team.

He and his agent have also had contact with the Saints.

After the Liebherr family acquired the Saints in July 09, Southampton's finances improved significantly.

Moreover, this team is ambitious and willing to give Lambert a relatively high salary.

"They want me to help them get back to the Premier League!"

Lambert told Yang Cheng almost everything in detail without hiding anything.

At the same time, he also expressed his considerations.

He is also very happy to have played for Bayswater Chinese for so many years.

Following the team all the way, he almost won the championship medal that countless professional players dream of without doing anything.

But his opportunities in the team are indeed getting fewer and fewer.

Lewandowski and Carroll are both in good form and both are healthy.

In the youth team, Harry Kane, who is highly valued by Yang Cheng and whose song is written into the team song by Yang Cheng, is also maturing continuously and has now appeared in the first team.

Unlike José Fonte.

The Portuguese is the vice-captain and has many opportunities to play every season.

But Lambert is different, sometimes he can't play a game for a long time.

But he felt that he could still play and still wanted to play.

Since I joined the team in 03, more than six years have passed.

How many six years can a professional player have?
Yang Cheng was not unhappy because Lambert had considered everything very carefully.

If he continues to stay in the team, his situation will indeed be more awkward and his opportunities will become fewer and fewer.

Now that Southampton is willing to give him a higher salary and a chance, he has no reason to refuse.

"Okay, I'll tell them, and you also tell your agent to ask for more salary." Yang Cheng agreed with a smile.

Lambert was surprised.

"You are the hero of our Bayswater Chinese team who has followed us all the way up from the lower levels. We will not ask you for a penny of transfer fee. You can transfer freely!"

Lambert didn't expect that Yang Cheng would be so straightforward.

But he also understood that Yang Cheng did this because he hoped that he could sign a better contract.

"Remember, Ricky, Southampton is so close to London, so come back and visit your old friends more often when you have time!"

Having said that, Yang Cheng stood up and stretched out his hand.

Lambert stood up moved and held Yang Cheng's hands with both.

Before making the decision, he was obviously calm and rational.

But when he suddenly made the decision, he was very reluctant.

In 6 years, he has become accustomed to everything about playing football for the Chinese in Bayswater.

I got used to my teammates and everyone on the coaching staff.

But he has won so many championships without any effort, and he is satisfied.

Next, he wanted to enjoy playing football to his heart's content.

"Boss, thank you!"

……

Bayswater Chinese officials quickly announced the news and sent their best wishes to Ricky Lambert.

The fans also understand the club and Lambert's decision very well.

The former has done a good job and did not ask for a penny in transfer fees.

The latter is also very frank and has worked hard and wholeheartedly over the years.

There's really nothing much to say about this transfer.

Even when the club's new media team released a documentary about Ricky Lambert on platforms such as YouTube, and also included the players' farewells and blessings to Lambert, countless fans left messages below.

This reflects the warm side of Bayswater Chinese as a club!
However, the transfer will not take effect until January 2010, 1, before the opening of the winter transfer market.

Before that, Lambert was still a player of Bayswater Chinese.

On December 12, in the 28th round of the Premier League, Yang Cheng specially included Lambert in the squad going to Stoke City.

Yang Cheng even went against his usual practice and arranged a 442 formation, letting Lambert and Carroll start at the same time to form a double striker.

Stoke City, playing at home, also adopted a 442 formation.

Tony Pulis's team tried to use their home advantage to snipe the Bayswater Chinese through defensive counterattacks.

Yang Cheng's team used high-intensity pressure attacks from the very beginning, forcing the tough Stoke City team to surrender.

In the first 20 minutes, the Chinese from Bayswater surrounded Stoke City and launched a fierce attack.

The ball possession rate was as high as 77%.

But Stoke City, playing at home, also showed great tenacity.

It was not until the 22nd minute that Walcott made a straight pass from the right, Lambert moved to the right side of the penalty area to receive the ball and made a beautiful cross.

Carroll headed the ball near the small penalty area, 1-0!

In the 30th minute, Rakitic's long shot from outside the penalty area was saved by goalkeeper Sorensen. Carroll in the penalty area quickly followed up and scored with a shovel shot.

2 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

Afterwards, the Chinese in Bayswater continued to pursue their victory.

In the 44th minute, Hazard dribbled the ball through the left edge of the penalty area and passed it back to the outside of the penalty area.

Rakitic made a long shot and once again penetrated Stoke City's goal.

3 is better than 0!

Throughout the first half, Bayswater Chinese had a ball possession rate of 73%, which was an overwhelming advantage.

After the second half, Bayswater Chinese slightly slowed down the pace of the game.

When the game was already decided, the players also tried to make wonderful passes to Lambert.

In the 67th minute, with the cooperation of Rakitic and Walcott, Lambert shot from the right side of the penalty area, but was barely saved by goalkeeper Sorensen.

Young player Hazard shot into the empty goal from close range, 4-0!

In the 74th minute, Walcott made a cross from the right, and Carroll overpowered the opponent's central defender at the edge of the small penalty area and headed the ball into the goal, 5-0!

hat trick!

The young English player once again put in an amazing performance!
In the 81st minute, Lambert retreated to get the ball and made a straight pass.

Walcott broke into the right side of the penalty area, dribbled past goalkeeper Sorensen and shot into the empty goal.

6 is better than 0!

In the last ten minutes or so, the Chinese in Bayswater tried hard to continue the attack.

But Stoke City defended vigorously.

Lambert also had several good chances, but failed to score for various reasons.

Yang Cheng was also speechless.

Both he and his teammates wanted him to score, but he was just a little bit short.

Maybe, this is life!
On the contrary, Lambert himself is very free and easy.

In the locker room after the game, he thanked his teammates one by one, as well as head coach Yang Cheng and other members of the coaching staff.

Although he failed to score a goal, he felt very satisfied!

Incidentally, there are two former Bayswater Chinese players in Stoke City's squad tonight, David Kitson and Daniel Collins.

Kitson only played 60 minutes, while Daniel Collins played the entire game.

After the game, both players met with Lambert, Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese players.

……

After the 20th round of the Premier League, Chelsea defeated Fulham 2-1 at home despite conceding a goal first.

Manchester City beat Wolves 3-0 away thanks to Tevez's two goals.

Torres' winning goal in the third minute of stoppage time helped Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3-1 away from home.

Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4-1 away.

Manchester United even beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 at home.

This actually reflects the most amazing thing about Ferguson.

Judging from the lineup, Manchester United's lineup is even inferior to Chelsea's.

But Ferguson has the ability to piece this lineup together to create a powerful lineup with full fighting power.

This ability is truly unparalleled in European football.

This year, except for Chelsea's loss to Bayswater Chinese, all the strong teams ended the Christmas schedule with two consecutive wins.

……

January 1st, New Year’s Day.

Tourists from all over the world flocked to London, crowding Knightsbridge and the surrounding areas of SOHO.

Tourists of all kinds, speaking a variety of languages, make the streets of the core area of ​​London crowded and bustling.

In an inconspicuous hotel at the junction of Knightsbridge and SOHO, a little-known agent in European football walked into the lobby.

He first made a phone call and got a room number, then told the housekeeper in the hotel lobby.

The butler immediately and respectfully escorted him to the elevator and upstairs.

Arriving at the designated floor, he quickly found the room.

After knocking on the door, a young assistant opened it.

There was already a man and a woman waiting for him in the room.

Most British media reporters who came to this room and saw this couple probably would not be familiar with them.

It may even feel strange.

But not Mark Curtis.

Because he is an agent and this is his livelihood.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Gourlay, Ms. Granovskaia." Mark Curtis smiled and extended his hand to greet them. The couple was Ron Gourlay, the newly appointed CEO of Chelsea, and Marina Granovskaia, the personal assistant of Chelsea owner Abramovich.

The young assistant was sitting in the distance. After greeting the three leading people, he sat down on the sofa in the hotel room.

The topic started with bustling London.

Because Mark Curtis is from the North.

He complained that there were not as many tourists in the north of England as in London.

This is true even for Manchester and Liverpool.

Not to mention the even more unpopular Blackburn and Newcastle.

As a broker, Mark Curtis does more business in the North.

"Before you say anything, let me guess."

Mark Curtis looked at Gurley and Granovskaia jokingly, trying to show his humorous side in order to impress the two Chelsea bigwigs.

"Are you guys interested in Roque Santa Cruz?"

Gurley and Granovskaia were both visibly stunned and looked at each other, as if asking themselves which step had revealed their affection for Santa Cruz?
But to Mark Curtis, the two's actions seemed to confirm the truth.

"Ha, then you definitely found the right person!"

"Although I am not Santa Cruz's agent, I am very familiar with Blackburn's management. I know they are in a difficult situation and are in financial trouble, but they have not been able to find a consortium to take over."

"So, if you are interested in Santa Cruz, now is definitely the best time to make a move. I can help you think of a solution, but as for head coach Allardyce..."

Mark Curtis paused for a moment, and then said, "It might be a little troublesome."

"You know, Santa Cruz is the core of Blackburn. Manchester City has always wanted to buy him, but you must know that Allardyce is unwilling to let go of his best center forward."

In the view of this agent, Chelsea is now extremely short of a center forward.

Everyone in the world is saying that the Blues are going to bring in a strong center forward during the winter break.

Isn't it only natural to set your sights on Santa Cruz?

But to Granovskaia, this did not sound like the case at all.

As early as 2006, a telephone scandal broke out in Italy, which caused a sensation around the world.

This has instead overshadowed another scandal that broke out in the Premier League, the Foul Play scandal.

The so-called black money scandal refers to the inside story of head coaches, agents, and even club executives receiving black money in player transfer transactions.

This has been rumored in the Premier League for many years and involves many people, including top coaches like Ferguson.

But over the years, there have been various opinions about Black Gold Gate.

Due to the irregularities in transfers, especially the involvement of agents, in many cases, the transfer fees paid by the club may not all fall into the hands of the trading club.

There are some gray costs involved here.

Some of the head coaches took kickbacks.

For example, when a club is recruiting players, there is a gray area in who the head coach chooses and who he does not choose.

Also, some clubs want to poach players, but are afraid that the head coach of the other club will interfere, so they will spend a small amount of money to get the other head coach to loosen up.

Of course, not all black money is kickbacks, there are also many miscellaneous fees involved.

Anyway, in the end, the calculation is unclear and the accounts are not clear.

In 2006, many authoritative media including the BBC, the Independent, the Guardian, and the Times broke the news at the same time, and the spearhead was directed at famous Premier League coaches such as Sam Allardyce and Redknapp.

An agent named Harrison revealed to the BBC that at least six Premier League head coaches received kickbacks from him.

Among them was Sam Allardyce, who had coached Charlton for many years.

But what’s interesting is that after the BBC and major media outlets broke the news, Harrison quickly changed his words and said that he had never given any dirty money to anyone.

Paying Allardyce dirty money?

nonexistent.

Harrison said he was not talking about Sam Allardyce, but his son, FIFA-registered agent Craig Allardyce.

This is common in English football.

It is not uncommon for a famous coach's family to serve as his agent.

In addition, the English Football Association was unwilling to investigate further, and the matter was eventually dropped.

But Mark Curtis's words just now undoubtedly made Granovskaia have very bad associations.

Because Mark Curtis is Sam Allardyce's agent!

"You know, Mr. Gourlay, even though Blackburn is short of money right now, if they want to poach Santa Cruz, the transfer fee will definitely not be small. My guess is that it will be at least 3000 million pounds. What do you think?"

Mark Curtis was a veteran who was familiar with the situation and obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with what he had just said.

Ron Gourlay glanced at Granovskaia, who nodded impatiently.

Obviously, she was not willing to deal with such a veteran.

This immediately made Mark Curtis realize that Granovskaia was the protagonist of this trip.

"Mark, the reason we asked you to meet this time is not because of Santa Cruz, and it has nothing to do with Blackburn and Big Sam."

Gourlay's words made Mark Curtis feel very strange.

It doesn't matter?
"What's that for?"

As he spoke, he naturally searched the material in his mind.

He has a lot of players under his command, but none of them are famous, and now there are only two biggest names.

One is Santa Cruz of Blackburn, and the other is...

Mark Curtis opened his eyes. Could it be...

"Andy Carroll of Bayswater Chinese?" Mark Curtis said it in a hurry.

The young centre-forward was discovered from the youth team when Sam Allardyce was coaching Newcastle.

There are so many people in Newcastle's youth team, why was it such a coincidence that they dug him into the first team?
In addition to the fact that he does have extraordinary potential, it is also because Andy Carroll's agent is Mark Curtis.

Ron Gourlay then revealed a faint smile and nodded.

This agent is not a big name, but he is indeed very smart.

Or it should be said that everyone in their line of work has to be very smart.

"That's unlikely, Mr. Gourlay. You, Chelsea, are sworn enemies of the Chinese in Bayswater. They won't sell the players to you." Mark Curtis shook his head.

"We are sworn enemies, but our relationship is not that bad. Last summer, we just sold a youth team player to Bayswater Chinese, Ryan Bertrand."

Ron Gourlay said with a smile.

"But Yang Cheng is very optimistic about Carroll. He even created tactics specifically for Carroll, which is why he performed so well."

After hearing this, Gurley snorted and sneered twice.

"Don't be ridiculous, Mark. I don't believe you can't see that Yang Cheng's most trusted center is the Pole. So you see, in all important games, Andy Carroll is ranked behind the Pole."

"I just don't believe that Andy Carroll privately has no objection to this arrangement?"

"Look at the away game against Stoke City, another hat trick. How good was Carroll's performance? Is he willing to be inferior to Lewandowski?"

"If you say he is willing, I definitely don't believe it."

After saying this, Ron Gourlay laughed and looked at Mark Curtis.

Everyone understood what the agent meant from his expression.

Andy Carroll must have complained, too.

Of course, complaining doesn't mean Andy Carroll will fall out with the Chinese in Bayswater.

But on the other hand, he has only joined Bayswater Chinese for half a year, how much affection can he have?
"We are going through a metabolism at Chelsea now. Drogba is getting old and will definitely retire. Andy Carroll has a strong aerial ability and is a player we need very much. He is still so young."

"On the contrary, do you think the Chinese who stay in Bayswater have a good chance?"

"Don't forget, why does Lambert want to leave? There is also a Harry Kane in the youth team. His goal statistics in the youth team and the reserve team are also very eye-catching. He is one of the Bayswater Chinese!"

Mark Curtis really couldn't refute it.

What Ron Gourlay said is the truth.

Anyone with eyes can see it.

But this does not mean that Andy Carroll is leaving Bayswater Chinese.

"Yang Cheng will never agree to this, and Bayswater Chinese fans will never agree to him switching to their mortal enemy!"

Ron Gourlay laughed after hearing this and said, "You definitely have a way, don't you?"

There are so many ways for agents to persuade players to transfer.

What's more, Andy Carroll doesn't have much affection for the Chinese in Bayswater.

In comparison, he definitely trusts his agent more.

Mark Curtis shook his head solemnly, "This is too difficult!"

Ron Gourlay laughed in his heart, as expected.

It’s too difficult, I have to pay more!
"Don't worry, as long as you can convince Andy Carroll to transfer to Chelsea, we promise to support him to replace Drogba and become our Chelsea's number one center forward in the future."

"When the transfer is successful, we will also give you a commission that will definitely satisfy you!"

Ron Gourlay believes that the agent who stood in front of Allardyce must have done this kind of thing many times.

Instead, it's people like Pini Zahavi and Jonathan Barnett.

Both agents have players playing for Bayswater Chinese.

Pini Zahavi is Lewandowski, Jonathan Barnett even more, Gareth Bale and Walcott et al.

Therefore, none of them would step forward to wade into this muddy water, as they were unwilling to offend the Chinese in Bayswater.

On the contrary, Mark Curtis was doing business with the Chinese in Bayswater, and he did this kind of thing many times in his daily life, so it was perfect for him.

……

On the afternoon of January 1nd, the third knockout round of the FA Cup was held.

Bayswater Chinese will host Peterborough United at home.

Although this Championship team is not strong, the Chinese in Bayswater are still ready to fight.

According to the schedule, after the third round of the FA Cup, the League Cup semi-final will be held in the middle of the week.

Bayswater Chinese challenge Chelsea away.

Therefore, Yang Cheng continued to play as a substitute and in rotation in this game.

Leaving behind the main lineup, ready to challenge the Blues away again.

At home, Bayswater Chinese defeated Peterborough United 4-0 with a clean score. Andy Carroll scored twice and performed very well.

In the second half, Harry Kane came on as a substitute.

The biggest upset in this round is Manchester United.

Ferguson played in the FA Cup with a half-main and half-substitute lineup against Leeds United, who had been relegated to the third-level English League One.

Rooney, Berbatov, Anderson, Wes Brown, Gary Neville and others all started.

Giggs, Mike Owen and others came on as substitutes, together with young players such as Welbeck, Gibson, Evans, Fabio and others, Ferguson was very confident that this lineup could beat Leeds United.

But what was unexpected was that the Red Devils lost 7-4 to Leeds United under the eyes of more than 0 fans at Old Trafford.

This made Ferguson furious. After the game, he cursed and threatened not to recruit some young players to play in the game.

After the game, many die-hard Manchester United fans also criticized Ferguson.

There were even extreme fans who openly clamored in the media, demanding that Ferguson resign.

Because apart from Manchester United, teams such as Bayswater Chinese, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc. all advanced successfully, which became a great shame for Manchester United.

Just the day after the FA Cup, when the news that Ferguson was being asked to resign by his own fans was still being hyped, the British media once again broke a shocking piece of news.

Andy Carroll's agent Mark Curtis, a local talented center forward who just scored twice in the FA Cup, revealed in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that his players are dissatisfied with the current situation of the team.

"There is no doubt that Andy is an excellent professional player. He is about to be selected for the England national team. Everyone is full of expectations for him and believes that he can succeed."

"But the prerequisite is that he can get more trust and support and participate in more important competitions!"

"We are a little worried because in the past six months or so, Andy has felt that he has been gradually marginalized. He is very worried that he has never been able to gain the trust of the head coach."

"He is eager to prove to everyone through his outstanding performance that he can play a more important role and become the most important player of the team."

"But everything made him feel that this was not what he imagined."

"Even if he scores more goals, it will be difficult to change this!"

"I will find a chance to talk to the Chinese in Bayswater."

As he is about to become a local international and is performing so well, Andy Carroll is undoubtedly quite eye-catching.

At this time, the agent came out to criticize the Chinese in Bayswater, which immediately caused a strong earthquake in the entire British and even European football world.

Many fans and media agree with the remarks of agent Mark Curtis, believing that Andy Carroll deserves more playing time and should appear in more important games.

When the Chinese in Bayswater received the news, their first reaction was surprise.

I didn't expect Mark Curtis to say this during an interview.

When he first joined the team, Yang Cheng promised him that he would be a substitute, but he never said that he would be an absolute main player.

The current playing time is already quite good.

Director of football Dan Ashworth immediately contacted Mark Curtis and explained the situation to him.

In the report submitted to Yang Cheng, Dan Ashworth believed that Mark Curtis's request was to get more playing time.

"At the same time, it is not ruled out that he wants to re-sign a contract with a higher salary."

This is also a common trick used by players and agents.

Yang Cheng also had a special chat with Andy Carroll and found out that Andy Carroll was not aware of his agent's interview.

When meeting Yang Cheng, Carol repeatedly expressed that she wanted to stay in Bayswater Chinese and that she was very happy here.

Of course, it would be even better if he could get more playing time.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng felt relieved and didn't take the matter too seriously.

Including the technical team, everyone felt that Andy Carroll had only joined the team for half a year and was in a period of rapid development in his career, so it was impossible for him to request a transfer.

After all, transfers are high-risk affairs.

As for contract renewal, Yang Cheng does not plan to meet his agent's requirements for the time being.

These people are greedy and are satisfied when they make a fuss. Wouldn't the Chinese in Bayswater be like running a charity?
Yang Cheng really didn't have time to continue entangled with his agent.

He needs to devote all his attention to preparing for the League Cup semi-final in midweek.

Although the League Cup is a bit useless, the opponent is Chelsea, and Yang Cheng also wants to try to defeat the opponent.

But what he never expected was that the game originally scheduled for January 1th would be hit by a sudden snowstorm on the evening of the 6th.

By the morning of the 6th, the whole of London was covered in white.

However, after the sun rose in the morning, the weather forecast from the meteorological department also showed that there would be no major snowfall today.

So, all the preparations continued.

Throughout the morning, Yang Cheng was arranging the team's pre-match training and preparations for the game.

The club is also in contact with Chelsea to inquire about the situation at Stamford Bridge.

After receiving a reply from Chelsea that there was no snow and the game could be held as scheduled, Yang Cheng and the team began final preparations.

But man proposes, God disposes. At 14: p.m., it suddenly started snowing again.

Chelsea revealed that the field at Stamford Bridge was in good condition, with only a thin layer of dirt on the grass, which could be melted away directly through the floor heating system.

However, the meteorological department issued an emergency notice, predicting severe cold and snow weather that is rare in 30 years.

The London Police Department also issued an urgent notice, suggesting that the game be suspended.

Chelsea also immediately informed the Bayswater Chinese that after careful consideration, they have officially approved by the English Football Association that Stamford Bridge is not suitable for holding matches.

The venue problem is not a big deal, but the most important thing is the facilities of the stadium, such as parking lots, or accidents and traffic incidents on the way to the stadium by fans.

A similar situation has occurred before, and the fans sued the club.

For the sake of its public image, the club had to pay compensation and suffered a great loss.

In this situation, Chelsea decided to postpone the League Cup semi-final match.

The English Football Association also approved it.

But this would make the situation of the Chinese in Bayswater even more difficult.

According to the schedule, the League Cup semi-final should be postponed to January 1.

On January 1, we played Manchester United at home in the 10st round of the Premier League.

On January 1, the first leg of the League Cup semi-final was played away against Chelsea.

On January 1, the 16nd round of the Premier League played away against Portsmouth.

On January 1, in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, we will play Chelsea at home.

On January 1, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, we played Leeds United at home.

On January 1, we played away against Chelsea in the 27rd round of the Premier League.

On January 1th, the 30th round of the Premier League will face Tottenham Hotspur at home.

On February 2, if Bayswater Chinese and Tottenham do not have the FA Cup make-up match, they will play the league make-up match away to Tottenham Hotspur.

On February 2, the 7th round of the league, they played against Wolves at home.

On February 2th, in the 10th round of the league, they played away against West Ham United.

On February 2, if we successfully advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup, it will be the fifth round of the FA Cup.

On February 2, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 17, they played away against Lyon.

When Yang Cheng, Brian Kidd and others adjusted the schedule, they found that one move would affect the entire system.

Originally they had to play three league make-up games, and they hoped to play at least two of them before the Champions League resumed.

But now it seems that there is no time at all.

从1月10日到2月17日，短短39天的时间里，贝斯沃特中国人估计要踢12场比赛。

That means on average, there is a game every 3 days.

If we take into account the upcoming league and Champions League, the double matches a week will last even longer.

It is not known when the make-up matches of the two rounds of the league will be played.

Not to mention, March 3 is also the national team match day.

With such a dense schedule, coupled with fighting on multiple fronts, Yang Cheng feels that the pressure on the team will be extremely great.

And the most terrible thing is that we are experiencing the biggest snowstorm and extremely cold weather in 30 years. It is still unknown whether the competition can start on time on January 1.

If it is postponed further, the three Premier League make-up matches for Bayswater Chinese will probably have to wait until the end of time.

When the sprint stage of each competition comes, and all the pressure of the competition is put on us, can the Chinese in Bayswater still hold on?

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng no longer hesitated and made a prompt decision. He immediately called all the department heads of the Brent Training Center to a meeting and explained the schedule and situation to them in detail.

"Two things!"

Yang Cheng pointed two fingers at them.

"First, everyone must be alert and closely monitor the physical condition of the players. Report every day, and the injured must report twice a day. I must know the physical condition of the players at all times, no matter how big or small!"

Everyone took it very seriously and wrote it down.

"Secondly, cancel the youth and reserve team matches for N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Harry Kane. They will all follow the first team in the next period of time."

"Let the reserve team and the youth team be ready to replace the first team at any time!"

"From now on, in the next few months, we will have an unprecedented devilish schedule!"

"I need each of you to be mentally prepared for difficulties!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

This is not only a test for the players, but also a test for them and the entire Bayswater Chinese team!

(End of this chapter)