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Chapter 195 Chelsea's defense is broken! Where is the ecological niche of the Chinese in Bayswater? [Subscribe]

On the morning of July 1.

After the training session, Yang Cheng led the team to Bayswater in the city center.

This is the club's long-planned opening day for the new stadium project.

All the first-team players were present, and many media and fan representatives were also invited.

The construction started in June 08 and it has been a year and a half now.

But this massive new stadium is only now emerging from the ground.

But when everyone dressed up as foremen and fully armed entered the construction site, they were all surprised to find that the construction site was not the first-floor stand seen from the outside.

But the second level stands.

Due to height restrictions in central London, the first tier of stands at the new stadium is underground.

But it is different from Bayern's former home, the Munich Olympic Stadium.

The first-floor stands are all underground, and the Munich Olympic Stadium is buried directly underground.

The Chinese in Bayswater have created an open leisure space by hollowing out the entire underground part through stacking and staggered underground spaces and connecting it to the ground with stairs.

It is still under construction and nothing can be seen for the time being, but everyone is amazed by the renderings of Norman Foster's company.

Once the new stadium is completed and the decoration and landscaping are completed, the effect will be amazing.

The new stadium not only has a layer of stands dug down, but also has to dig out underground parking lots and space to store folding turf.

The on-site construction party introduced to the players, media reporters and fans that the underground work alone of the entire project took a full year, including earthwork, pipeline modification and so on.

The amount of work is really huge!
This is even when we have sufficient funds and are working at full speed.

Before everyone arrives on site, they often only have one idea of ​​the new stadium for the Chinese at Bayswater.

The investment is huge.

It is said to have cost more than £10 billion.

But it's just a number.

They will be shocked when they visit the site and see the huge amount of work with their own eyes!

Not to mention anything else, just for this underground space, how much cement and steel bars will it cost?
It's really shocking!
The most distinctive feature of this stadium is its various advanced high-tech features.

For example, folding the sod.

This item alone is the result of joint research by Norman Foster Design Company, a team of experts from Cambridge University, and experts from multiple industries and fields.

This is not just a construction project, but also a very complex and very delicate mechanical engineering project.

The construction party specially arranged a technical expert to come forward to introduce and explain.

For example, dividing a piece of turf into three parts, and considering issues such as maintenance and lighting after transferring it to the basement, as well as the load-bearing capacity of the base.

The design standards of the stadium are far higher than the FIFA and UEFA standards. These three pieces of turf are pushed onto the ground by machines and assembled into a stadium. How to ensure the flatness?
How to ensure error control after long-term use?

Just imagine, if there is an error in the splicing between two pieces of turf, wouldn’t the players be easily injured?

All of these are unprecedented challenges, and experts are required to study countermeasures.

In addition, the entire stadium is intelligently controlled.

Thanks to the cooperation with the Chinese company Huawei, after its completion and opening in 2012, this stadium became the world's first football stadium with full WIFI coverage.

By then, all fans will be able to access any service in the stadium through a smartphone.

The ceiling above is not visible yet, but it will be enclosed in the future.

"Just like this winter, we encountered the worst cold and snowstorm in 30 years. If we close the roof and turn on the heating after the new stadium is put into use, we will provide fans with the most comfortable home game experience!"

Yes, this new stadium not only provides floor heating for the turf, but also for the stands.

This is another huge and costly project!
In addition, even the billboards on the sidelines are completely different from those in other stadiums.

The coolest thing is the huge oval double-sided screen hanging on the top of the stadium.

This makes the whole stadium look very dreamy.

“At present, we are conducting research and development with partners from all over the world and have made a key breakthrough. I believe we will see it when the new stadium opens in 2012!”

The total capacity of the entire stadium is definitely more than 9 people, according to preliminary estimates.

Thanks to the fact that the stadium was built and designed from scratch, the structure can be optimized as much as possible.

The stands are divided into three levels, and between every two levels of stands are VIP boxes that can accommodate from 3 to 6 people.

There are 250 private rooms in total.

Once completed, it will be the stadium with the largest number of boxes in Europe.

In addition, the stadium also has business boxes with seating capacity ranging from 50 to 250 people.

These business rooms not only provide direct access to a dedicated elevator, but also have additional business reception areas, catering and other supporting services.

Such conditions are not available in the Premier League, other European teams, or even the newly built Wembley Stadium and Emirates Stadium.

It can be said that when the new stadium was first designed, the goal was to maximize commercial benefits while ensuring the fans' viewing experience, so many designs have never been seen before.

Norman Foster Design Company also invested a huge amount of time and energy to design this new stadium.

The various talents that Adam Crozier had previously hired at a high price, including some professional sales of luxury goods, started to get involved early on and put forward various detailed suggestions.

For example, the business box has direct elevator access and a matching reception area.

All of this is to provide the most considerate and highest quality services to the guests in these boxes.

Of course, while providing services, it will also bring huge benefits to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Even though the new stadium has just emerged from the ground, Adam Crozier and his team are already planning it.

It is expected that the promotion of VIP boxes and business boxes will be fully launched from Christmas 2010.

Now, personnel for many key positions have been recruited and are undergoing business training and team integration.

So, now, the Chinese in Bayswater have a lot of money on their hands.

Fortunately, Xia Qing was watching. If Yang Cheng had watched it alone, his head would have exploded!
……

Taking advantage of the first tour of the new stadium, Bayswater Chinese invited a large number of media and fans and held a grand signing ceremony at noon in the northeast corner of the stadium, adjacent to Queen's Road.

Unlike the new stadium which has just emerged from the ground, the four surrounding buildings do not have such complicated underground projects, so they are now basically topped off.

After a long period of coordination, the shopping mall was chosen to be located in the southeast building, next to Bayswater Underground Station and Queensway Station.

The Peninsula Hotel chose the southwest building, while the Bulgari Hotel chose the northwest building.

Both high-end hotels are located close to Notting Hill.

It is only 500 meters from here to Portobello Road, the famous shopping street in Notting Hill.

It is also very close to Notting Hill Underground Station.

More importantly, after the renovation of Queen's Road, the west side adjacent to Notting Hill will have more convenient vehicle access, which is very important for the hotel industry.

According to the original plan, Bayswater Chinese intended to rent three buildings and keep one for their headquarters office.

But now that we have already bought office buildings in the SOHO district, there is naturally no need for this.

So Adam Crozier and Chris Hunter continued to attract foreign investment, and indeed attracted many companies.

For example, Hilton, which has opened two hotels in the surrounding area, and InterContinental Hotel.

There are many hotels in the surrounding area, so most of the contacts are with hotels.

But in the end, after several contacts and with the final decision from Yang Cheng, the Chinese in Bayswater finalized their cooperation with Apple Inc.

The two parties had already reached an agreement at the end of 2009, but due to various reasons, plus Christmas, the official signing was delayed until now.

Apple currently has six or seven offices in London, and working in different locations is very inconvenient for them.

Therefore, they have been looking for suitable office space and want to integrate the scattered offices into a London headquarters.

They paid attention to the new stadium project of the Chinese in Bayswater when it was launched.

So far, Apple has only one Apple Store in central London, which is located on Regent Street. It opened in 2004 and has always been enthusiastically supported by Londoners and tourists.

Especially with the hot sales of Apple mobile phones, it is a bit too much to bear.

As early as 2008, Apple wanted to open a second store in London and chose a location near Covent Garden.

Once completed, it will be Apple's largest store to date.

However, because the store they had contacted was close to the Royal Opera House and was a Grade II listed building, it was opposed by the British Heritage Organization and the project was always shelved.

By mid-2008, the successful launch of the Bayswater Chinese new stadium project, coupled with the London City Government's Queen's Road renovation project, attracted the attention of Apple.

After long-term contacts and negotiations, Apple finally decided to lease the six-story office building in the northeast plot of the Bayswater Chinese New Stadium project.

The 5 floors above are used as the UK headquarters office, and the ground floor is where the second Apple Store in London is opened.

Not only that, all the designs, from offices to stores, were left to Norman Foster.

Therefore, for the signing of the two parties this time, not only did Yang Cheng take advantage of the new stadium construction tour day to bring the first-team players to the event, but Norman Foster and others were also present.

Apple sent its European president to sign a contract with the Chinese in Bayswater.

One of the important reasons why Yang Cheng decided to choose Apple is that Apple was just getting started.

In a few years, Apple may not even be interested in the Chinese community in Bayswater.

But now, their mobile phones are selling well, and their computers are selling OK, but they are not as popular as they will be in a few years.

The benefits of opening an Apple Store are self-evident.

There is only one in London now.

Once the Queen's Road store opens, it will be the largest Apple store in the world and will definitely bring in a steady stream of popularity.

Of course, Apple didn’t make the choice randomly.

Adam Crozier said Apple finally made the decision after the Chinese in Bayswater signed a contract with Bulgari.

This reminded Yang Cheng of an interesting incident.

In the past, Android manufacturers tried their best to get close to Apple, while Apple tried its best to get close to high-end luxury goods.

As expected, they all have their own ecological niche!

When the new stadium opens, what will be the niche of the Chinese in Bayswater in European football?
By the way, Bayswater Chinese did not disclose the specific details of the contract, but all four buildings were clearly priced.

There are many things to negotiate, but the rent is not less than a penny, all in all it is 1000 million pounds a year.

Whether it’s Apple or Bulgari Hotel, the price is the same!

……

After signing the contract, a social event is inevitable.

When the team returned to the Brent Training Center, Mike Rigg brought the latest news.

"Mark Curtis called me and said Chelsea had agreed."

Yang Cheng's eyes lit up, and he was very surprised, "Agreed?"

"Yes, they are willing to pay £4000 million for Andy Carroll."

When Mike Rigg said this, his tone was full of shock.

Even admiration.

I admire Yang Cheng’s operation method this time.

Yang Cheng was surprised but also found it very funny.

"It seems that Mark Curtis has some leverage over Chelsea this time. Otherwise, how could such a thing happen?"

Mike Rigg thought about it and nodded, "I guess this is overstepping the line."

Yang Cheng snorted twice, "You're asking for trouble!"

After that, he said lightly, "I'm going to sleep for a while," and then left.

In his opinion, this is not the first or second time Chelsea has violated the rules.

Arsenal almost came into conflict with Chelsea over the Ashley Cole incident.

The difference between the Gunners and the Chinese in Bayswater is that Wenger is determined to keep Ashley Cole.

Of course, if you can’t keep it in the end, that’s a matter for the future.

But Yang Cheng is different.

After signing Giroud, no, even if he fails to sign Giroud, Yang Cheng will choose to block Andy Carroll.

There is a saying that is very true: He who has no desires is strong.

As long as you are willing to sacrifice your life, you dare to dethrone the emperor!

When Yang Cheng was determined to destroy Andy Carroll and take revenge on Mark Curtis, they had to consider whether they could withstand such anger!

It's ridiculous to say that.

Only a clown like Mark Curtis would show up for money.

Pini Zahavi, Jonathan Barnett The Chinese have players in Bayswater and are very close to Chelsea, but why don't they do this?

After getting a result, Yang Cheng fell into a deep sleep leisurely.

He slept until the afternoon and got up before the team training.

At this time, Chelsea's negotiation team and Mark Curtis and others had been waiting at the Brent Training Center for a long time.

When Mark Curtis saw Yang Cheng again, he no longer had the arrogance he had when they met last night. Now he seemed particularly humble.

Yang Cheng was originally still thinking about whether he should take the opportunity to step on him a couple of times to vent his anger.

But seeing his current appearance, Yang Cheng no longer had any interest in beating the man who had fallen on the water.

Dan Ashworth is back from France.

Also accompanying him was Olivier Giroud and his agent.

So, Yang Cheng handed the negotiation over to Dan Ashworth and Mike Rigg.

He had only one request: 4000 million pounds, not a penny less.

Chelsea proposed four installments over two years, which was agreed by Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng did not participate in the other detailed negotiations.

……

Yang Cheng returned to his office, where Oliver Giroud and his agent were already waiting.

As soon as the two sides met, Yang Cheng greeted them in fluent French.

This surprised both Giroud and the other player.

"I've heard that Mr. Yang is multi-talented and proficient in many languages."

After introducing himself, Yang Cheng noticed the French agent named Michel Manello.

He is also the agent of Arsenal midfielder Toulalan.

Yang Cheng smiled and communicated with them in French, especially Giroud.

He asked a lot of questions about Giroud, including his usual training, games, life and so on.

The club's resettlement department had already communicated with Giroud and had properly arranged his residence in London.

For the time being, the club will also arrange drivers to pick up and drop off guests.

The high level of logistical support can ensure that Giroud can directly start training and competition after arriving in London.

The level of the French Ligue 1 is not high, so French players basically have to go abroad after reaching a certain level.

Therefore, they tend to speak some English.

At least, you are familiar with English.

After all, it is a top league across the sea.

Although Olivier Giroud plays in the French Ligue 2, he can still say a few words about the game because he has been influenced by it.

Yang Cheng told him that if he wanted to integrate into the team, he must master fluent English.

When they met for the first time, in order to leave a good impression on each other, Yang Cheng could speak French.

But in the Bayswater Chinese team, English is the official language in the locker room.

Tours is not a strong team in Ligue 22. In the 0nd round of Ligue 3 that just ended, they lost 90- to Laval at home. Giroud played for minutes without scoring any goals or assists.

Yang Cheng told Giroud very clearly that what he valued was his tactical role, and that he needed him to take on the task of the game as soon as he arrived.

"We are playing under a lot of pressure right now. I'm sure you've seen the news. Before the winter break, we sent Lambert off and now Andy Carroll will leave as well."

"Apart from Lewandowski, you are our second center forward!"

When Yang Cheng spoke, his eyes were always on Giroud.

He found that the Frenchman always maintained a calm expression on his face, unperturbed by fame or disgrace.

This made Yang Cheng very satisfied!

It is not easy for a Chinese man to suddenly switch from Tours in the French Ligue 2 to join Bayswater, a top Premier League team, and still maintain a good attitude under such circumstances.

When talking about where the team needs Giroud, Yang Cheng further discovered Giroud's advantages.

That's smart!
Yang Cheng had never coached Giroud in his previous life, but he had heard many people talk about Giroud.

And almost everyone will mention one thing when describing Giroud: smart!

If one person says this, it may be exaggeration, but if many people say this, then it must be correct.

Yang Cheng has not yet seen Giroud's cleverness on the court, but during the conversation, he felt that Giroud was indeed very smart.

how to say?

He easily grasped the key point that Yang Cheng wanted to express.

For example, Yang Cheng said that what matters is his tactical role.

Giroud immediately stated that his shortcomings were that he was not fast enough and his footwork was not good enough.

"One-on-one dribbling is not my forte."

But he has excellent physical fitness and strength confrontation is his advantage.

"I have played against many central defenders with great physical strength in Ligue 2 and Ligue 1, and I think I can have the advantage."

With a height of 1 meters, a weight of 93 kilograms, and excellent jumping ability, Giroud feels that he has an advantage in the battle for air superiority.

Moreover, after playing football for many years, he is very confident in his ability to position himself and predict the path of the ball.

In addition to physical strength confrontation, he is also agile, so he can always get a good position. Whether he is holding the ball with his back to the basket, running and pulling, or retreating to pass the ball, he can do it with ease.

After just a few minutes of conversation, Giroud introduced a very clear picture of himself to Yang Cheng.

This is the characteristic of a smart person!
Yang Cheng was very satisfied after hearing this, but he also reminded Giroud.

"The pace of the Premier League games is very fast, and we Chinese in Bayswater play at an even faster pace."

Regarding the shortcoming in speed, Yang Cheng said that Bayswater Chinese do not need Giroud to speed up their attack.

Because the team has three incredibly fast wingers.

So, for the time being, Giroud's task is to play the role of a tactical center forward.

"Don't worry, once you integrate into the team and we get to know each other, I will definitely continue to give you heavier tasks!"

Then, Yang Cheng called Modric and Jose Fonte over.

……

That evening, the Bayswater Chinese held a simple signing ceremony at the Brent Training Center.

On behalf of the club, Yang Cheng signed a five-year professional contract with Giroud.

From now on, Olivier Giroud officially joins Bayswater Chinese!
The club took photos itself and posted them on its official website and major online platforms. It also made a press release and sent it to familiar media and fans.

Neither the Chinese fans at Bayswater nor even many French fans are probably familiar with Oliver Giroud.

Even for the French, more attention is focused on Ligue 1.

But Oliver Giroud only cost the Bayswater Chinese 150 million pounds. In the eyes of many people, this is enough to prove Oliver Giroud's strength.

However, media reporters did not dare to make any rash judgments.

Previously, Andy Carroll joined for £300 million, and he played well after joining. Now, Oliver Giroud has come for £150 million. Who dares to say that Yang Cheng can't train him?

Oliver Giroud also sent out another press release at the same time.

Chelsea's transfer request to Bayswater Chinese to sign local center Andy Carroll for £4000 million has been agreed by Bayswater Chinese.

The two parties signed the transfer agreement on the afternoon of the 31st.

At this point, the transfer that has been attracting the attention of British fans for more than half a month has finally come to an end.

The British media and fans had mixed reviews on Andy Carroll's transfer to Chelsea.

Some people think that going to Chelsea to replace Drogba is more promising for the Chinese than staying in Bayswater.

Because in Bayswater Chinese, Andy Carroll was blocked by Lewandowski in front of him.

But many people also think that this is a stupid transfer.

Not only can Chelsea not play in the Champions League, they are currently ranked 5th in the Premier League and the possibility of entering the Champions League is not very high.

In this case, wouldn't it be stupid to give up the Chinese position in Bayswater and switch to Chelsea?

Besides, is Drogba so easy to replace?

How could it be easy for the Ivorian to hold on to the position of Chelsea's number one center forward for so many years?
What's more, Chelsea has not been known for training young players over the years.

When Mikel joined the team as the No. 10 attacking midfielder, how much expectation did he receive?
Now, he has been forced to grow into a beast with a waist.

Many authoritative media, including The Times and The Guardian, are pessimistic about the transfer.

The reason is very simple. The Chinese in Bayswater can provide Andy Carroll with a tactical environment that Chelsea cannot.

"At the Blues, there is no constant flow of passes from midfield, no constant flow of crosses from either flank."

"In this situation, how much can Andy Carroll's header advantage and physical advantage be brought into play?"

The Times believes that even Drogba is struggling to maintain his position in Chelsea's current tactical system.

Not to mention Drogba II.

But the transfer is a done deal.

At 22 p.m. that evening, the two clubs completed the final procedures and formally submitted the transfer documents and contract.

At this point, Andy Carroll officially joined Chelsea with an astonishing transfer fee of 4000 million pounds.

This transfer also shocked the world!
Andy Carroll, who cost Bayswater Chinese only 300 million pounds half a year ago, cost Chelsea 4000 million pounds half a year later.

But this is actually not too exaggerated.

Because in the 03/04 season, Bayswater Chinese had made such a deal.

Jonathan Steed, who joined the team for 25 pounds, joined Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League for a whopping 800 million pounds six months later.

Interestingly, when the media reporters asked Jonathan Steed what he thought of Andy Carroll's transfer, Jonathan Steed said with great regret, "It won't be long before he regrets it!"

"Just like I am now!"

……

next morning.

When Andy Carroll got up and had breakfast, and was about to drive south to Cobham training base, he suddenly received a call from the finance department of Bayswater Chinese.

The Finance Department has calculated all the wages and bonuses and transferred them into his personal account.

Pay slips and bonus lists were sent to his email.

Andy Carroll checked his email, which listed everything very clearly.

Yesterday and the day before yesterday afternoon, he missed training without reason, and Yang Cheng fined him.

But the bonus he deserved was not reduced by a penny.

Although the Chinese in Bayswater have always given people a stingy impression, everyone in the industry knows that they have always been clear and explicit.

This is a well-known fact!
For some reason, when Andy Carroll saw this email, he suddenly felt a sense of sadness that could not be dispelled.

Yesterday, England national team coach Capello called him and asked about recent developments with concern.

The focus is naturally on what happened between him and the Chinese in Bayswater.

Andy Carroll didn't say much.

But Capello sighed at the end of the call, "You are still too young!"

This made Andy Carroll feel a little worried.

Are you talking about him handling this transfer?
Or is it about him participating in the training camp of the England national team?
Capello didn't explain and Andy Carroll didn't dare to ask, so this became a source of worry for him.

As things have developed to this point, Carol and her family are fully aware that they were instigated by their agent, which in turn exacerbated certain negative conflicts.

Looking back, was his competition with Lewandowski really that intense?
Harry Kane is only 16 years old. How many years will it take for him to mature?

Will he definitely be able to succeed and become a threat to me?
But faced with Chelsea's £9 weekly salary, Carroll and his family lost their minds.

Now, it's too late to say all this.

What made Andy Carroll even more disappointed was that he did not go to the Brent Training Center in the past two days and no one called him.

When he took the initiative to call Gareth Bale and Walcott, with whom he had the best relationship, both of them were perfunctory.

Especially Walcott.

The little tiger had previously shouted that he would be taken care of in the national team.

Now Andy Carroll suddenly realized what it meant to be abandoned by everyone.

He knew he was wrong.

But, it's too late.

……

Since both Bayswater Chinese and Tottenham Hotspur won in the fourth round of the FA Cup, there was no FA Cup make-up match in the midweek between the 4th and 24th rounds of the Premier League.

The two clubs agreed to play the make-up match of the fourth round of the league.

It's really embarrassing to say.

The match scheduled for August 8 was postponed to February 29.

What’s more interesting is that on January 1, Bayswater Chinese will play Tottenham Hotspur at home.

In the make-up match on February 2, Bayswater Chinese played away against Tottenham Hotspur.

It's like a home and away game.

In comparison, Tottenham's game pressure is much lighter than that of the Chinese in Bayswater.

At the very least, they don't have to play both legs of the League Cup semi-finals.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace with a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.

Lewandowski has been fighting continuously in recent times and was not in very good shape in this game.

After 70 minutes of hard fighting, Crouch scored the first goal.

But just five minutes later, Rakitic scored for the team.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 1-1.

In the second half, Yang Cheng brought on Oliver Giroud as a substitute and he played for about 20 minutes.

In the 24th round of the Premier League last weekend, Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester United at home.

Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 away.

Liverpool beat Bolton 2-0 at home.

Therefore, after the make-up match, Bayswater Chinese got 24 points with a record of 17 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 54 rounds.

Manchester City continues to lead the Premier League standings with 57 points.

Arsenal is second in the Premier League with 55 points.

Bayswater Chinese came in third.

Manchester United ranked fourth with 53 points.

Chelsea scored 51 points and ranked fifth.

Although they failed to beat Tottenham Hotspur away from home, getting 1 point is already very good for Bayswater Chinese.

Especially in this devilish schedule in January.

With only 3 points away from the top of the table and 2 games less to play, Bayswater Chinese is still one of the favorites to win the championship.

……

On the afternoon of May 2th, the 7th round of the Premier League.

Bayswater Chinese will host Wolves at home.

Just four minutes into the game, Gareth Bale, who had just returned from injury, dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and shot into the Wolves' goal, opening the scoring for the Bayswater Chinese.

1 is better than 0!

Just 7 minutes later, Gareth Bale broke through on the left and created a great opportunity. He passed the ball in front of the goal and Matuidi followed up with a shot that penetrated the Wolves goal.

2 is better than 0!

What no one expected was that in the 22nd minute, it was still Gareth Bale and Matuidi.

This time the Frenchman did not break into the penalty area, but instead shot directly from the left side of the penalty area's top arc, once again penetrating the Wolves' goal.

3 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

Everyone was shocked.

Who would have thought that Matuidi would score twice!

In the second half, Hazard, who started as a right winger, received an assist from Paul Pogba, who came on as a substitute, and scored a goal for the team.

4 is better than 0!

It was only 56 minutes.

In the last half hour, Yang Cheng replaced young players one after another.

In the end, the score was locked at 4-0!

This also caused a very heated discussion after the game.

After Gareth Bale's comeback, he made two assists and one goal, and his performance was amazing.

But Matuidi performed better, scoring twice.

At the same time, his tireless running and coverage during the game and his outstanding contribution on the defensive end have made people see the potential contained in Matuidi.

The French midfielder was also successfully elected as the best player of the game.

In this round, Liverpool beat Everton 1-0 at home and won the city derby.

Manchester City beat Hull City 2-1 away.

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 5-0 at home.

By the way, the Pompey Legion's performance this season has been very sluggish, and it has basically secured the position of deputy monitor.

The most eye-catching focus of this round is Chelsea's home game against Arsenal.

A week after joining Chelsea, Andy Carroll started for Chelsea for the first time and played the whole game.

Although the five national team players who participated in the African Cup have returned to the team one after another, only Mikel and Eto'o returned to the starting lineup, and the other players are resting.

Obviously, he is either injured or in poor condition.

But in this key match, Chelsea wasted many good scoring opportunities in the frontcourt, and finally in the 73rd minute of the second half, Benzema's wonderful goal penetrated Cech's goal.

1 is better than 0!

Arsenal finally took away 3 points away from home thanks to Benzema's winning goal.

Andy Carroll, who started for Chelsea for the first time, performed poorly in this game.

In this game, Wenger arranged two central defenders, Zielinski and Koscielny, to play together and freeze Andy Carroll.

The English center forward who had just joined the team made no contribution in the game and performed poorly.

This also caused him to receive a lot of criticism after the game.

With a transfer fee of 4000 million pounds and a weekly salary of 9 pounds, he became a high-income earner in Chelsea. However, his performance was mediocre, which dealt a heavy blow to Andy Carroll in his first game after joining Chelsea.

……

December 2, the 10th round of the Premier League.

Manchester City beat Bolton 2-0 at home with goals from Tevez and Adebayor, and continued to lead the Premier League standings.

Arsenal fought hard with Liverpool for 90 minutes at home, and finally defeated the Reds 1-0 with a goal from Gourcuff.

Ferguson's team drew 1-1 with Aston Villa away from home.

The Red Devils lost the ball in the 19th minute and then equalized the score with an own goal from the opponent.

But in the 29th minute, young player Nani's red card put Manchester United in a complete dilemma.

Ferguson finally managed to hold on to one point and escape from Villa Park through strict defense.

Chelsea lost 1-3 to Everton away.

Although Malouda opened the scoring for the team in the 17th minute, Saha scored a hat-trick.

The Toffees beat Chelsea 3-1 at home.

Andy Carroll was once again given the starting berth but still made no contribution.

This time he was criticized by the media after the game, and even Chelsea fans were very dissatisfied with him.

Just joining is one thing, but being mediocre, in a slump and having a negative attitude is another.

Andy Carroll has just changed his agent and defended himself in an interview with reporters.

"Andy has been out of action for about half a month and his training volume is not enough, which means he needs more time to recover to his best condition."

But the media and fans don't care about you.

With a transfer fee of 4000 million pounds and a weekly salary of 9 pounds, you tell me he is in poor form?
The lack of competition and training for a long time, isn't this your own fault?
Now, Chelsea lost!

We are getting further away from the top four in the league. Who will bear this loss?

In contrast, in another match, Bayswater Chinese challenged West Ham United away.

Yang Cheng's team also encountered the opponent's tight defense, and it was not until the last stoppage time of the first half that Modric, who had returned from injury, scored a goal.

After the second half, Gareth Bale assisted Matuidi, who has been in good form recently, to score.

Then it was Matic who assisted Di Maria to score.

In the 82nd minute, Oliver Giroud, who came on as a substitute for Modric, headed the ball to Walcott, who also came on as a substitute, during a header in the frontcourt.

The little tiger successfully made an offside move, quickly moved forward to receive the ball, dribbled into the penalty area, and passed the ball horizontally in front of the goal.

Lewandowski calmly shot into the goal.

4 is better than 0!

On one side, Andy Carroll was ineffective, and on the other side, after consecutive substitute appearances, Olivier Giroud planned a wonderful goal and won good reviews.

The comparison between the two really makes Chelsea more and more interesting.

When interviewed by media reporters after the game, Yang Cheng refused to comment on Andy Carroll.

But as for Oliver Giroud, Yang Cheng expressed his full confidence in him.

"He has just come from France and we should be more patient with him and help him integrate into the team and adapt to the Premier League."

……

February 2, noon, FA Cup 13th round.

Bayswater Chinese challenge Bolton away.

This time, Yang Cheng played with a lineup of all substitutes and young players.

This was Olivier Giroud's first start.

Judging from the team's overall performance, he still failed to integrate into the team.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Kevin Davis scored a goal for Bolton to take the lead.

But in the second half, Walcott received a long diagonal pass from Ryan Bertrand, broke into the right side of the penalty area, received the ball and pushed the ball into the goal to equalize the score.

In the 71st minute, Hazard dribbled into the penalty area, caused the opponent to foul, and won a penalty kick for the team.

Modric calmly took the penalty and scored in one go, helping the team reverse the score.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Bolton 2-1 away from home.

But in this game, Chelsea defeated Cardiff 4-1 at home thanks to Drogba's hat trick.

Manchester City also played with a full substitute lineup, but still relied on the strong lineup advantage to beat Stoke City 3-1 at home.

When it comes to the depth of the Premier League's bench, Manchester City claims to be second, and probably only Arsenal dares to compete with them for the first place.

Both the Gunners and the Blues have spent a lot of money on signings in the past two seasons and have built up a strong lineup.

……

After the fifth round of the FA Cup, Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese began to prepare for the Champions League round of 5 in the middle of the week.

The first leg is an away game against Lyon.

But just when Yang Cheng was leading the team to prepare for the Champions League, the British media suddenly broke explosive news.

The sovereign fund from Saudi Arabia successfully acquired the traditional Premier League giants Liverpool at a high price of 4 million pounds.

Saudi Arabia has officially reached an acquisition agreement with Liverpool's two major owners, Gillette and Hicks.

Although there are still many procedures to go through for this acquisition to take effect.

But it's basically pretty close.

According to British media reports, after the Saudi consortium came to London, England in January, it contacted the Liverpool team several times.

The Reds are now in deep financial crisis with debts of £2.7 million.

Some media even revealed that Liverpool's actual debt was as high as 3 million pounds.

The exact amount has not been cleared and the outside world has no idea.

After the media broke the news, a Liverpool spokesperson immediately held a press conference to confirm the acquisition.

The two sides negotiated for more than a month before reaching an agreement.

The Saudi consortium paid £4 million to acquire Liverpool and assumed all of the club's debts.

In other words, the actual purchase price reached 7 million pounds.

Of course, according to the rules of the capital market, Liverpool's debt will definitely not be repaid in one go, but will be restructured through financial means.

The Saudi consortium also quickly held a press conference in London to confirm the acquisition.

Prince Faisal said at a press conference that the acquisition did not involve any political factors and was purely an investment behavior.

At the same time, the Saudi sovereign fund has always had a strong interest in the Premier League.

After the acquisition is completed, the team will inject funds to bring vitality to the club and also introduce strong reinforcements.

“We hope to build a team that is not inferior to top teams like Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United and Real Madrid!”

This also shocked many media outlets.

The Saudi tycoons are simply trying to create another Manchester City!

But at the same time, it also broke the defense of many fans of many teams on the spot.

For example Chelsea.

The Blues fans were very upset.

Why should the Bayswater Chinese be ranked alongside Manchester United and Real Madrid?
It’s okay to mention Manchester United, but why would the Chinese play against Bayswater?
What kind of top-notch team is this?

When it comes to the local tycoons, we at Chelsea are the pioneers, okay?
But at this moment, no one in the entire European football world cares about the extent of Chelsea fans' defense.

Everyone is shocked by the huge changes brought about by the Saudi consortium!
(End of this chapter)