I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 20 Become a legend
Since Jonathan Steed and Martin Roland have reported to the national team, Yang Cheng has to make adjustments to the starting lineup.

In the second knockout round of the British Championship in midweek, he arranged Ricky Lambert as the starting center.

Lee Williamson and Modric partnered in midfield, with Huddlestone still lagging behind.

Since Lee Williamson had always played on the right side in the past, Yang Cheng adjusted Modric's position to left central midfielder and let Lee Williamson move closer to the right side.

As a result, just 6 minutes into the game, Lee Williamson received the ball on the right and made a cross, assisting Lambert to break through Wycombe's goal and help Bayswater Chinese score the first goal.

Lambert is better than Steed in terms of footwork, ability to receive the ball with his back to the goal and ability to pass the ball.

But Lambert's speed and impact are not as good as Steed's.

At this stage, Lambert's performance is not as good as Steed's.

The lower-level leagues emphasize simplicity, directness and brutality.

After scoring in the 6th minute, Steve Jenkins took advantage of a corner kick and assisted Roger Johnson to score in the second half.

But in the injury time, Bayswater Chinese's defense made a mistake and was ambushed and scored.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Wycombe 2-1 and successfully advanced to the third round.

This is also a true reflection of many games this season.

Both centre-backs can score goals and are very threatening with their physicality and headers.

But their defense was also rather risky, with many mistakes and not stable enough.

Yang Cheng knew what was going on, but he didn't want to care about it for the time being.

……

This weekend, in the first round of the FA Cup, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Northampton away.

In the absence of two key players and with two matches in one week, Bayswater Chinese's performance was affected.

After fighting hard for 30 minutes, the Chinese team conceded the first goal.

Subsequently, Ribery and Lambert scored two goals for the Chinese team and successfully overtook.

But just three minutes later, the defense was breached again.

It wasn't until the 83rd minute that Lee Williamson, who replaced Andy Holdsworth, scored the third goal.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Northampton 3-2 away from home.

Judging from the two consecutive games, Lee Williamson performed better than Andy Holdsworth.

After the draw, Bayswater Chinese's next opponent is Weston-super-Mare.

……

November 11th, afternoon, Loftus Road Stadium, London.

In the 18th round of English League Two, Bayswater Chinese challenged Queens Park Rangers away.

Although this game was given a lot of special meaning by fans of both sides before the game, including the fact that the two teams were very close and looked like mortal enemies.

Or maybe both teams are aiming for the English League Two title this season.

During the pre-match preparations, Queens Park Rangers head coach Ian Holloway even mobilized the fans in the stadium, calling on them to give more support to the home team.

After defeating Bayswater Chinese, Queens Park Rangers still have a chance to dream of winning the championship!
But in Yang Cheng's opinion, when Steed and Martin Roland both returned to the team on time, the game had lost its suspense.

Bayswater Chinese, who had a clear lead in the standings, locked in their advantage right from the start.

The home team Queens Park Rangers tried to apply pressure through running and pressing.

But soon, they found that their pressing could not stop the Chinese team's attack.

After a dangerous opening, they switched to defense.

But in the 33rd minute, Steed's goal opened the door to victory for Bayswater Chinese.

The local center forward, who has just been selected for the England U21 national team, is becoming more and more confident.

After the change of sides in the second half, the Chinese team firmly grasped the initiative.

Queens Park Rangers managed to hold on at the beginning, but after 65 minutes, the overall decline was very obvious.

Ian Holloway immediately made a substitution to try to make up for the situation, but it was too late.
In the 72nd and 75th minutes, two goals from Roland and Steed completely made Queens Park Rangers despair.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese won 3-0 away against Queens Park Rangers in this crucial decisive battle.

Yang Cheng was not surprised by this.

The reason is simple. After about half a year, his team has been integrated.

Especially in terms of technical content, this team is far superior to the English League Two teams.

……

After this top battle in the English League Two, the British media The Sun published a piece of gossip.

A reporter from The Sun spotted Steve Lawley, the chief scout of Premier League giants Arsenal, in the stands of the English League Two.

"It is understood that the purpose of Steve Lawley's visit is to observe Jonathan Steed, the local center who has just been selected for the England U21 national team."

"With the 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in this round of the focus game, Steed has scored 18 goals in 15 league games in the English League Two this season, which is an amazing efficiency."

"More importantly, he is only 20 years old and is one of the most promising young players in English football."

"Arsenal, who are also in London, are the most aware of Jonathan Steed's amazing performance and talent."

As Wenger's right-hand man and Arsenal's chief scout, Steve Lawley's every appearance has attracted strong attention from the media and fans.

But only a few people like Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd knew that Steve Lawley was not here for Jonathan Steed at all, his target was Frank Ribery.

But the Sun's groundless report did indirectly help Yang Cheng.

Soon, the Daily Mail also released a report saying that Newcastle's old coach Bobby Robson was also interested in Jonathan Steed of Bayswater Chinese.

McCarthy, the coach of English League One's Black Cats Sunderland, also said in an interview that he has indeed been paying attention to Jonathan Steed.

"His performance this season is really amazing, and we didn't expect him to make such great progress."

Later, the Daily Telegraph also revealed that Blackburn's famous local coach Souness was also paying attention to Jonathan Steed. For a time, the British media all paid attention to this top scorer in the English League Two.

……

As the mastermind behind the scenes...

Uh, no, it was the mastermind behind the scenes. Yang Cheng did not get involved in the excitement in the British media.

He knows the nature of the British media too well.

They hype up talents every day, as if England is full of superstars.

But the actual situation is well known to everyone in the industry.

Steed's goal efficiency in English League Two is indeed high and his potential is indeed good, but he is only 20 years old, and he is in a team like Bayswater Chinese that advocates offense. It is really hard to say how he will perform after the transfer.

But there is one person you must pay attention to.

Franck Ribery.

This guy is a troublemaker.

Yang Cheng knew his personality very well in his previous life.

So, when Steve Lawley came to the scene to inspect Ribery, even though Yang Cheng knew that it was still a long way off for Arsenal to make a move, he still responded immediately.

He called Ribery into his office and handed him a brand new contract.

"Am I seeing this right, Boss?"

As soon as Ribery saw the draft contract, he rubbed his eyes vigorously, fearing that he had read it wrong.

"Then look more carefully." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Ribery was a little embarrassed, and his face looked even more hideous when he smiled.

But actually, he is a very interesting, optimistic and outgoing guy.

The premise is that you have to make him happy.

"From now on, your salary is 1000 pounds per month, which is 1500 euros."

Ribery looked at the contract text in his hand with some disbelief, then looked at the smiling head coach opposite him, he was really excited.

You know, a few months ago, when he signed the contract, his monthly salary was 250 euros.

It has quadrupled.

Ribery is a donkey that goes with the flow. Even when criticizing him, one has to be careful about the method and manner.

Yang Cheng has a lot of experience in dealing with players like him.

"Frank, don't be too happy too soon!"

When Ribery looked over and thought that the head coach had some additional conditions, Yang Cheng continued speaking.

“This is just the beginning.”

"In my mind, you are the most important core player of our team. I even hope to give you the top salary right away, but you also know that I have to consider other people."

"So, I'm sorry, Frank, I have to inconvenience you for the time being."

Ribery was really happy and waved his hands, "Don't say that, Boss, I am already very satisfied."

"No, no, no, Frank, I promise, as long as we win the championship and get promoted this season, I will definitely give you a better contract. I promise that you will get the highest salary in the team, which is worthy of your role and status in the team!"

Ribery was greatly benefited by Yang Cheng's resounding assurance.

As a worker, who would complain about high salary?

The key point is that Ribery didn't fight for it, but Yang Cheng took the initiative to give him a salary increase. What else is there to say?

"Don't worry, Boss. I promise to do my best in every game and help the team advance to English Football League One!"

Yang Cheng was very pleased and patted Ribery's shoulder heavily, "I have no doubt about it."

After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled and drew another piece of cake.

"Reaching League One is just our first step. With our current strength, I am confident that we can reach the Premier League next season."

"So, Frank, you have to work harder."

"When our team reaches the Premier League, you and our team will become legends that the fans will talk about with relish."

"By then, you will definitely have a chance to be selected for the French national team and even play in the 2006 World Cup!"

"Frank!"

Yang Cheng stared at Ribery deeply.

"I have full confidence in you and our team!"

Ribery nodded heavily.

He suddenly didn't seem to care much about Arsenal.

Yang Cheng is right. Today's Bayswater Chinese are full of hope, and he is the core player of the team.

If he can help the Bayswater Chinese enter the Premier League, will it be difficult for him to be selected for the French national team?
On the other hand, if he goes to Arsenal now, will he be able to get a chance to play amid competition from world-class players such as Pires and Ljungberg?
I heard that Wenger plans to sign winger Reyes from Sevilla in La Liga during the winter break this year. The transfer fee is as high as more than 30 million euros. If he goes there, will he be able to find a place?

Ribery is not a fool.

This account is also easy to calculate.

So the French quickly made up their mind.

Don't say that Arsenal is just paying attention to him but there is no substantial contact.

Even if there was actual contact, he didn't plan to go.

At least in the short term.

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