I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 212 The soul core of the next ten years! Wenger, do you still want the championship? [Subscribe]

October 10, noon, Emirates Stadium, London.

In the 8th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Arsenal away.

Both teams were affected by the international match day and will play a key Champions League match next Wednesday, so both teams made intensive rotations in this game.

For Yang Cheng, the team must give their all to win the home game against Shakhtar Donetsk next Wednesday.

Because the fourth round of the Champions League group stage has to go to cold Ukraine, it is very difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater.

Arsenal are in a similar situation.

In terms of rotation, the two teams are basically the same.

For example, Yang Cheng arranged Giroud at the center position.

Wenger benched Benzema and Van Persie and arranged for substitute center forward Chamakh to start.

The test for the two head coaches in this game is how to defeat their opponents while rotating their players.

Both sides chose to attack at the same time.

As soon as the game started, both sides began to attack aggressively.

Perhaps because both sides rotated quite a bit and tried their best to break the opponent's goal, they were more aggressive than usual.

Therefore, the game was played in a very open manner, with a very fast transition between offense and defense.

In the words of the Sky Sports commentator, they are all stabbing the opponent's soft spots and weaknesses.

First, Arsenal created a great opportunity in the 24th minute of the first half.

Nasri dribbled past Ryan Bertrand on the right and crossed the ball into the goal.

Jose Fonte headed the ball out of the penalty area.

But outside the penalty area, Gourcuff's long shot almost hit the right post and went wide.

This made the Arsenal fans in the Emirates Stadium extremely excited.

They just hope to see the Chinese in Bayswater defeated in such an offensive battle.

This is the only way to show Arsenal’s strength!
But Yang Cheng's team is no pushover either.

First, Hazard created a free kick on the left.

When defending set pieces, Arsenal gave Bayswater Chinese continuous free kick opportunities.

Goalkeeper Lloris made two brilliant saves.

In the 33rd minute, Walcott failed to get the ball into the net when competing with Clichy for the header from Matic on the right. As the two headed the ball, it fell to the bottom line.

The little tiger rushed to the baseline at an extremely fast speed, caught up with the ball, and passed it into the penalty area.

Giroud overpowered Vermaelen at the back post and headed the ball into Arsenal's goal.

1 is better than 0!

This goal not only failed to curb the offensive of Arsenal players, but instead prompted the Gunners to launch a crazy counterattack in the final stage of the first half.

In the last 10 minutes, the Gunners almost besieged the Bayswater Chinese.

Facing their city rivals with excellent defensive capabilities, the Gunners could not come up with an effective solution.

But in the 43rd minute, Nasri dribbled the ball past Ryan Bertrand and broke into the penalty area from the right.

When Jose Fonte was trying to steal the ball, the Frenchman made a clever feint, inducing Jose Fonte to kick, which ended up tripping Nasri and the referee awarded a penalty.

The Frenchman scored in one fell swoop and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Courtois.

1 is better than 1!

Both sides are back on the same starting line!
But the tension is growing.

As soon as the second half started, Bayswater Chinese took the lead in launching a counterattack, and in the 54th minute, they got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Walcott was fouled by Clichy.

Rakitic took an accurate free kick and it landed in the front court.

Kompany got the ball at the front point, headed the ball and headed it into the small penalty area.

At this time, there was a melee in the penalty area.

Modric grabbed the ball in the melee and kicked it into the goal, increasing the score again.

2 is better than 1!

Bayswater Chinese took the lead again.

But in the 63rd minute, Alexander Song made a wonderful pass, Wilshere passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Van Persie, who came on as a substitute, took the ball in the penalty area, dribbled past Jose Fonte, and shot from a small angle.

2 is better than 2!

The two sides are back to the same starting line again!
The two teams were in a tit-for-tat battle, neither of them held back, and both were attacking the other's back line.

This made the game very exciting!

Especially on the scene.

After the Gunners equalized the score again, the Gunners fans kept cheering and calling on the team to keep up the good work.

……

“It’s really a wonderful match!”

"Both teams did not hold back at all and tried every possible way to break the opponent's goal."

"Although, neither team tried their best and neither team fielded their strongest lineup."

"But from this game, we can see a duel between two teams with the most fluent and gorgeous playing styles!"

"I believe that from now on, no one will be qualified to accuse the Premier League of being too crude in terms of tactics and techniques."

"At least, in the case of Bayswater Chinese and Arsenal, such stereotypes do not exist."

"It's only the 65th minute and Arsenal have already used two substitutions, bringing on Robin van Persie and Wilshere."

"The Bayswater Chinese have not made any substitutions yet."

"It will certainly put some pressure on Arsenal and Wenger."

"Because we all know that Yang Cheng's on-the-spot command is also quite outstanding."

"He even often relies on substitutions to change the situation on the field."

"We noticed some unusual movements on the sidelines of the Bayswater Chinese team. It looked like they were going to make a substitution."

Amid the shouts of the on-site commentator and the boos at the Emirates Stadium, Toni Kroos came out of the bench and ran out to warm up.

After warming up, he came to the edge of the court and stood next to Yang Cheng.

Then he was seen in front of Yang Cheng, adjusting the laces of his shorts while listening to the head coach's arrangements.

Then he walked to the sidelines and replaced Modric.

Before Modric left the field, he handed the captain's armband to Jose Fonte.

"This is a very unexpected substitution."

"We all know that Yang Cheng is focusing on building a combination of Toni Kroos and Modric this season."

"But today at the Emirates Stadium, Yang Cheng did not replace Rakitic, but chose to replace Modric."

"Perhaps he wants to save his energy for the Champions League next Wednesday."

"But we must also see that Wenger's team is not a pushover either."

"We still have to verify the effect of the substitution in the game."

……

After Toni Kroos shook hands with Modric on the sidelines, he quickly ran into the field with the encouragement of the captain.

In the second half, the Chinese in Bayswater attacked from left to right, so Toni Kroos came up and played as left central midfielder, his position was on the other side of the court.

As he ran over, he gestured to Rakitic.

This is the code in training, indicating that the team is going to play on the left side.

Rakitic originally played as a left central midfielder, but after seeing Toni Kroos' gesture, he moved to the right.

The game quickly resumed.

After the Chinese from Bayswater got the ball, they immediately passed it to Toni Kroos.

The German midfielder touched the ball for the first time and was not closely marked by the opponent.

He held the ball and did not react immediately. Instead, he hooked his finger at Hazard in front of him, signaling him to retreat.

Arsenal youngster Wilshere chose to rush forward at the first opportunity, forcing Toni Kroos to pass the ball back.

The Bayswater Chinese reorganised at the back.

This is how a football match works. It is all about constantly adjusting everyone's thoughts to the same frequency and unifying ideas.

After arriving at Bayswater Chinese, Toni Kroos discovered he was good at it.

His teammates trust him, too, which is a very special feeling.

When they see him holding the ball and passing the ball, they will choose to follow him with trust.

This is not just something that happens on the court.

It's more like a personal charm brought by the players themselves!
Or it can be said that it is derived from a kind of character that gives people a sense of trust.

In life, Toni Kroos is always very calm and composed, as if he never loses control.

This makes everyone believe that no matter what the circumstances, he can make the calmest and most rational judgment.

Several consecutive passes seemed careless.

Receive, pass, receive again, pass again...

Toni Kroos slowly took control of the tempo and calmed down everyone around him.

The attack of the Chinese in Bayswater did not even pose a threat, but Wenger on the sidelines was a little anxious. He signaled Wilshere to put pressure forward and intensify the pressure and marking on Toni Kroos.

The Gunners coach is very clear about this.

This seemingly harmless pass is actually slowly being organized and sorted out, bringing everyone together and adjusting their thoughts to the same channel.

Time just passes by quickly.

But Yang Cheng did not make any more substitutions.

But in the 78th minute, when Matic passed the ball to Ryan Bertrand on the left, Toni Kroos, who was standing in the Arsenal half, also quickly ran to the left to meet Ryan Bertrand.

The Englishman sent a straight pass across the halfway line.

Toni Kroos turned his back to the left sideline, stopped the inside of his left foot towards the middle and cut in laterally.

Under Wilshere's marking, Toni Kroos passed the ball to Hazard who retreated to the left rib.

The Belgian had his back to Eboue and before he even received the ball, he saw Rakitic quickly cutting in from the midfield and behind Hazard.

The Croatian midfielder's movement attracted the attention of Arsenal's midfield defense.

Everyone was worried that Hazard would pass the ball to Rakitic.

This is a very common offensive combination.

But when Hazard saw Alexander Song following Rakitic back to defense, he chose to knock the ball back to Toni Kroos.

The German continued to run sideways, and when he caught up with Hazard's return pass, he sent a straight pass with his right foot to Rakitic who was running in the open space. After shouting again, he suddenly accelerated and turned to the right rib.

Rakitic is getting to know Toni Kroos.

If he was asked to continue dribbling the ball, Toni Kroos' pass would give him a little lead time.

This will make it very easy for him to receive and also facilitate the next move.

But the German passed the ball to his feet.

The meaning is very clear.

Stop there!

After hearing Toni Kroos' shout again, Rakitic understood.

The Croatian midfielder immediately turned around and kicked Toni Kroos' pass back.

From Ryan Bertrand to Toni Kroos to Hazard, back to Toni Kroos and on to Rakitic.

There was not a single slow pass in the entire process; everything was handled very concisely and efficiently.

The Bayswater Chinese players were like butterflies dancing among the flowers, circling around Arsenal's defenders.

Especially when Rakitic passed the ball back to Toni Kroos, it was a two-foot pass with two defenders in between, Wilshere and Alexander Song, but it was impossible to stop it.

When Toni Kroos got the ball again, he did not pass it but chose to carry it forward himself.

Giroud is running into open space and Walcott is already in position.

Toni Kroos has two outlets, both of which are very threatening.

Arsenal's defenders had no idea who to pass the ball to.

But the center back followed Giroud and was pulled away from the defensive distance.

Toni Kroos keenly grasped this gap, called out to Walcott, and then made a straight pass.

Walcott was originally running sideways to an open space, but after hearing the shout, he suddenly stopped, changed direction and rushed forward. In an instant, he successfully made an offside, penetrated Arsenal's defense and entered the right side of the penalty area.

The moment the little tiger received the ball again, he had a one-on-one opportunity.

It was only at this moment that the entire Emirates Stadium suddenly burst into shocking exclamations.

Walcott calmly stopped the ball and pushed it past the attacking Lloris and into the Arsenal goal.

The little tiger was so excited that he jumped up and quickly rushed to the sidelines!

While running all the way, he did not forget to turn around and shout Toni Kroos's name, signaling him to come out quickly to celebrate the goal with him.

Toni Kroos ran over with a calm look on his face and hugged Walcott and other teammates to celebrate.

As a newcomer, he was able to integrate into the team quickly, but he was not able to empathize with other teammates around him.

Whether in the Rostock youth team, Bayern, or Leverkusen, he has always been a slow warmer.

……

The game ended 3 to 2!

The Sky Sports commentator believed that this was one of the most exciting games this season.

The two sides started to poke each other, and no one was keeping a low profile.

But Bayswater Chinese won 3-2 away from home!
Yang Cheng said at the post-match press conference that this was a very high-quality game.

“Both teams played at a very high level!”

But Yang Cheng believes that both teams are actually fighting under unfavorable situations and are facing tremendous pressure.

"But I am very happy that our players not only withstood the pressure but also won the game."

Winning eight consecutive games has a very special meaning for the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the years that Yang Cheng coached Bayswater Chinese, he only achieved eight consecutive wins at the start once.

That was in the 08/09 season.

At that time, after the start, Bayswater Chinese had a 13-game winning streak, completely widening the gap with other competitors and quickly expanding their lead.

In the second half, the Chinese team of Bayswater fought on three fronts in the FA Cup and the Champions League, and made progress at the same pace.

In the end, we won the treble that season!

Yang Cheng said with a smile that this season is different from the 08/09 season.

The Bayswater Chinese are now more aggressive and more in control.

"We have been working hard over the past few years and the players have been improving."

"Now, the 8-game winning streak is also a brand new beginning for us."

"For us, the most important thing is to play well in every game!"

Wenger said in the post-match press conference that Toni Kroos's appearance changed the course of the game.

"He's a very intelligent player!"

"I don't know how to describe this player, but I think he plays a different kind of football than others."

But for Arsenal themselves, Wenger said Gourcuff's control over the game was increasing.

Why did young player Wilshere start?

"I think he has the ability to be a rotation player or even a starter."

"It turns out that even when facing a team like Bayswater Chinese, he still delivered a satisfactory performance."

……

"You are really enviable!"

In an office at the Emirates Stadium, although Wenger lost the game, he still invited Yang Cheng to have a drink.

A professor is always a professor.

Win or lose, he is always so graceful.

"I met Beckenbauer in Brussels, Belgium a few days ago, and he told me that letting Toni Kroos transfer to Bayswater Chinese was an unforgivable mistake made by Bayern!"

Yang Cheng burst out laughing when he heard this.

This sounds like something Beckenbauer would say.

The Football Emperor is no longer in charge of specific management affairs in Bayern. He holds a high position and has an independent status, so he is qualified to say this.

"But he also understands it, because whether in Bayern or Leverkusen, Toni Kroos has not shown the same strength as the Chinese in Bayswater this season."

Yang Cheng raised his eyebrows, "So, we Chinese have an old saying, there are many good horses, but few good horse trainers."

After saying this, he laughed proudly.

This made Wenger, who had lost the game, very angry.

I'm praising you and you're out of breath?

After the two of them drank two more glasses, Yang Cheng also noticed that Wenger was not in a good mood.

"Actually, do you know why I won this game?" Yang Cheng looked at Wenger seriously and asked.

Wenger didn't say anything, but his eyes fell on Yang Cheng's face, full of concern.

"You are so stubborn!"

Wenger was visibly stunned.

"Do you know how that old guy Ferguson won the Champions League?"

Wenger was very smart and he immediately understood what Yang Cheng meant.

Ferguson won the Champions League by relying on defense.

In other words, it's shameless!

When he put everything aside, lowered himself, defended and counterattacked, and even defended tightly, even the Chinese in Bayswater found it difficult to break through Manchester United's defense.

Of course, Manchester United really played a very solid defensive formation last season.

Especially the joining of De Rossi.

Robben brought speed and sharp impact to Manchester United in counterattacks.

"I'm different from him!" Wenger said proudly.

Yang Cheng smiled and said, "It depends on whether you want to win the championship!"

Wenger was stunned.

champion?

He thought about it, even in his dreams!
But he wants to win the championship in his own way!

Therefore, over the past few years, Arsenal has always insisted on its own style of play, and Wenger has never thought about changing!
It has changed, is it still Wenger?
Yang Cheng didn't say anything more.

Everyone has his or her own persistence and perseverance.

Just like Wenger.

Arsenal's head coach is still very idealistic, so his team always plays smoothly and never defends as tightly as other teams.

Is Wenger not good at defending?

Give me a break!

Back then, Wenger relied on defense to gain a foothold in the Premier League!
Even in the years when Arsenal failed to win the championship unbeaten, their defense was always excellent.

He has also fielded two extremely strong defensive midfielders such as Vieira and Gilberto Silva.

But over the years, Wenger has slowly changed.

On the one hand, Arsenal really has no money, and after moving into the stadium, they also need him to play better to attract more fans.

But on the other hand, it was difficult for him to adjust his mentality.

It's like a comedian who, after achieving a certain level of success, stops performing comedy.

Because the reason why he worked so hard to act in comedies in the first place was so that one day in the future he wouldn't have to lower himself to act in comedies.

The same is true of Wenger's mentality.

The difference is, he hasn't achieved what he wanted yet!
"You, now you not only want to win the game, you want to defeat me completely, right?" Wenger cursed with a smile.

Yang Cheng also laughed, "It's good to defeat them. Then you can be fired from Arsenal and I will hire you to coach Nice."

"Get lost! With Nice's income, can they afford me?" Wenger cursed again. "What if the future things come true?"

……

The 8th round of the Premier League can be described as a disaster for the strong teams!
Manchester United played against West Bromwich Albion at home and scored two goals early in the first half, making everyone think they could win.

But unexpectedly, we lost 5 goals in just 2 minutes in the second half.

By the time Ferguson's team reacted, it was too late to score another goal.

In the end, Manchester United drew 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion at home.

Chelsea's performance was even more lackluster, drawing 0-0 with Aston Villa away from home.

Both teams lost points in this round.

Manchester City challenged the newly promoted Blackpool away this round. Before the game, everyone thought they could easily win, but unexpectedly, the game was so dangerous.

The two teams were tied 0-0 in the first half.

In the second half, Tevez scored a goal first, but the score was soon equalized. Then Tevez and David Silva each scored a goal.

As a result, Kurosawa, playing at home, launched a crazy attack, scored a goal, and almost equalized the score.

In the end, Ancelotti's team relied on defense to hold on to a 3-2 away victory.

Liverpool defeated Everton 1-0 away in the city derby with a controversial goal.

After 8 rounds of games, Bayswater Chinese has won 8 consecutive games and scored 24 points, leading the standings.

Manchester City followed closely with 22 points.

As Arsenal lost to Bayswater Chinese in this round, the Gunners and Chelsea both have 16 points.

But because Chelsea grabbed enough goals in the games against weaker teams, the Blues ranked third and Arsenal ranked fourth.

This gives Chelsea hope of reaching the top four in the league!
However, the Blues have not won in the last three rounds and their performance is far worse than before.

Liverpool ranked fifth with 14 points thanks to this victory.

Tottenham is in 6th place and Manchester United is in 12th place with 7 points.

Judging from the current situation, Bayswater Chinese's biggest competitor is still Manchester City.

Ancelotti's team not only has a huge lineup that is the best in the Premier League and even in Europe, but its performance is also becoming more and more stable.

Behind this, Ancelotti's flexible tactics played a key role.

He didn't just use the Christmas tree. Sometimes he adjusted it to 433, or 4231, and even played 442 and 352.

Ancelotti relied on his huge lineup to play with the tactics in some different ways.

……

On the evening of May 10, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese will face Shakhtar Donetsk at home.

Amid the cheers of 9 fans, the Bayswater Chinese took the lead in launching the offensive.

Speaking of Shakhtar Donetsk, their strength is really not bad.

Especially the frontcourt.

Lucescu adopted a 4231 formation.

The center forward is Luiz Adriano, and behind him from left to right are Willian, Mkhitaryan and Teixeira.

This Ukrainian team is really strong, second only to Bayswater Chinese in the group.

But Yang Cheng had no intention of giving his opponent any chance to perform.

At the beginning of the game, they took advantage of their home advantage and launched a fierce bombardment on Shakhtar Donetsk.

In the 20th minute, Javi Martinez received Pepe's header during a free kick in the frontcourt and scored the first goal for Bayswater Chinese!

1 is better than 0!

Before the end of the first half, Gareth Bale received a straight pass from Javi Martinez, broke into the left side of the penalty area and scored another goal.

2 is better than 0!

After the change of sides in the second half, Bayswater Chinese made another effort.

Di Maria made a wonderful pass from the right, Aaron Ramsey broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot into the goal.

3 is better than 0!

Just 6 minutes later, Di Maria broke through on the right and made a wonderful pass, and Lewandowski scored!

In the 79th minute, Toni Kroos made a straight pass from the left rib, Gareth Bale broke into the left side of the penalty area and knocked the ball in front of the goal.

Harry Kane, who came on as a substitute, scored from close range against Shakhtar Donetsk!

5 is better than 0!

The 17-year-old England native was so excited that he lost himself.

This is his first Champions League goal in his career!
More importantly, this ball was a selfless gift from Gareth Bale.

The Welshman can actually play on his own, and the area on the left side of the penalty area is where he is best.

But he deliberately chose to pass the ball horizontally from the bottom, just to create a chance for Harry Kane to shoot.

The young English player did not disappoint, he seized the opportunity and sent the ball into the goal.

Afterwards, Bayswater Chinese created several more chances but were unable to score again.

In the end, Yang Cheng's team defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 at home and won three consecutive victories in the group!
Yang Cheng was very satisfied with the result.

Currently, Bayswater Chinese have won three games in a row, while Shakhtar Donetsk has 2 wins and 1 loss.

In the next round when they go to Ukraine to challenge Shakhtar Donetsk away, he will not play with the main players and will directly let the substitutes and young players play.

The win or loss of this round is actually not that important to the Chinese in Bayswater.

The most important thing is to avoid the devilish away games and reduce the long journeys for the main players.

In the 5th round, they played Ajax away, and in the 6th round, they played against Zilina at home.

The distances of these two games are very close, and Yang Cheng will make an effort then to defeat his opponent.

Especially the last round, we must win.

……

Back to the Premier League, we have reached the 9th round.

Bayswater Chinese will host Blackpool at home.

Speaking of Blackpool's head coach, Ian Holloway, he is an old acquaintance of Yang Cheng.

How familiar is it?
The two played in the same stadium for two years.

Yes, he is the former head coach of Queens Park Rangers.

After leading Blackpool to promotion, this guy stunned Wigan Athletic with his random punches in the first round of the new season.

But then they were severely punished by Arsenal.

Now, he has actually learned his lesson.

Ian Holloway's tactics are a bit like 433, but also a bit like 4141.

His two wingers did not press so far forward, and they were more focused on the defense in the midfield and on the flanks.

The cautious tactics have made Blackpool's performance much more stable in recent times.

At least we didn’t lose by a big margin anymore.

At Wembley Stadium, before the game, Ian Holloway talked about the past with great emotion.

Especially when he saw that the Chinese from Bayswater were now playing in a stadium like Wembley, which had a capacity of 9 people, and could even fill the stadium when facing a newly promoted team, Ian Holloway was simply amazed!
But when it came to the real game, sorry, the Chinese from Bayswater didn't hold back at all.

In the 21st minute, Gareth Bale received an assist from Lewandowski and scored against Blackpool.

1 is better than 0!

In the 36th minute, Marcelo broke into the penalty area and scored another goal, extending the score.

2 is better than 0!

The assist was again provided by Lewandowski.

But after the second half, Gary Taylor-Fletcher scored a goal for Blackpool in the 57th minute.

But in the 62nd minute, Rakitic received a cross from Gareth Bale and used a long shot from outside the penalty area to further expand the team's score.

3 is better than 1!

In the 81st minute, Modric made a wonderful pass and Lewandowski scored with a lob in the penalty area.

4 is better than 1!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Blackpool at home.

The results of several other games in this round have also been announced.

Chelsea beat Wolves 2-0 at home.

Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-1 away from home.

Liverpool beat Blackburn 2-1 at home.

Manchester City drew 2-2 with Arsenal at home.

After Wenger's team lost to Bayswater Chinese at home in the last round, they played a key Champions League group match in the middle, and at the weekend, they challenged Manchester City away.

The Gunners scored both goals in the 66th and 88th minutes of the second half.

Both of Manchester City's goals came in the first half.

Wenger himself is quite satisfied with this result.

But in this way, the points gap between Manchester City and Bayswater Chinese widened to 4 points.

……

Midweek, League Cup round of 16.

Perhaps it was the continuous setbacks that made Wenger's team very angry.

In the League Cup away game against Newcastle, although the Gunners played with a substitute lineup, they still relied on Aaron Lennon's double and Bendtner's goal to beat the Magpies 4-0 away from home.

Wenger's substitutes performed very well.

Especially Aaron Lennon.

But this is also related to the fact that Newcastle played with a substitute lineup.

Manchester United beat Wolves 3-2 at home.

Bayswater Chinese also sent out substitutes and young players to beat Brentford 3-1 at home.

The team, located in the western suburbs of London, currently plays in the third-tier league.

……

This weekend, the 10th round of the Premier League.

After the "recovery" from the League Cup in the middle of the week, by the weekend, the strong teams were basically performing at their normal levels.

Arsenal beat West Ham United 1-0 at home.

Chelsea reversed Blackburn 2-1 away from home after conceding a goal.

Manchester City beat Wolves 2-1 away.

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at home with goals from Vidic and Robben.

Liverpool beat Bolton 1-0 away.

Bayswater Chinese beat Aston Villa 4-2 away from home.

The two sides were in a tough battle in the first 40 minutes.

Although Aston Villa has not performed well this season, they are not a weak team.

After Martin O'Neill was sacked, the famous French coach Houllier took over.

He deployed a defensive 4231 formation at home.

But in the 39th minute, a long pass from Toni Kroos helped Gareth Bale break into the penalty area and shoot into the goal.

Before the end of the first half, Gareth Bale made a cross from the left and Walcott scored again.

Yang Cheng's team ended the first half with a score of 2-0.

Afterwards, although Aston Villa's performance improved in the second half, Bayswater Chinese finally defeated Aston Villa 4-2 with goals from Lewandowski and Paul Pogba who came on as a substitute.

……

Three days later, the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

Yang Cheng led the team to Ukraine to challenge Shakhtar Donetsk away.

Although the Chinese team of Bayswater played with a young and substitute lineup, the players' performance was not at all intimidating to the Ukrainian giants playing at home.

Just 9 minutes into the game, Pogba, who had just scored a goal in the Premier League, made a wonderful pass in the frontcourt, and Hazard broke through the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk from close range.

1 is better than 0!

But before the end of the first half, Croatian right-back Dario Srna made a wonderful cross from the right, and Eduardo da Silva successfully made an offside move to equalize the score for Shakhtar Donetsk.

1 is better than 1!

After the second half, Lucescu replaced Teixeira, Douglas Costa and other talented attackers in an attempt to break through the defense of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng was also fearless and fully trusted this group of young players.

After all, Yang Cheng used this game to train and examine young players.

But in the cold Ukraine, the Bayswater Chinese players still failed to stop the fierce bombardment of Shakhtar Donetsk.

The goal conceded in the 74th minute resulted in the team losing 1-2 away from home.

Although they lost 1-2 in the end, Yang Cheng was still very satisfied with the result.

Because he was already prepared to lose the away game.

However, judging from the performance in the second half, although the young players of Bayswater Chinese were inferior to Shakhtar Donetsk in terms of strength, their overall performance and fighting spirit were still remarkable.

This is actually normal.

According to Yang Cheng and the coaching staff's estimates, Shakhtar Donetsk is at least at the level of the top 16 of the Champions League this season.

There is even a chance to advance to the top 8.

Under such circumstances, coupled with the combined effects of bad weather and away environment, it is considered quite good that we were able to achieve a 1-2 score with a young and substitute lineup.

The British media and fans also responded positively to this.

With the strength of Bayswater Chinese, there is basically no risk of appearing in the group stage.

……

The young team lost to Shakhtar Donetsk away from home, but after returning home, the well-rested main lineup won a clean 5-0 victory over West Ham United at home.

The Hammers faced their city rivals with a defensive counterattack away from home, but Grant's defensive formation only lasted 18 minutes.

Modric's deadly through pass helped Lewandowski break the Hammers' goal.

In the 39th minute, Lewandowski scored again, making it his second goal.

But what made Yang Cheng happiest was the 44th minute of the first half.

At that time, a sign indicating 2 minutes of extra time had been put up on the sidelines.

But at this moment, Toni Kroos received a cross pass from Marcelo on the left side of the penalty area, stopped the ball past local midfielder Parker, and chased up with a long shot.

This shot was not only extremely fast, but also came at a very tricky angle.

It was shot from the left side of the top of the arc to the right side of the goal.

The key is that he passed through the gaps between people, leaving goalkeeper Green with no way to deal with it.

The ball hit the net!
Yang Cheng excitedly cheered for Toni Kroos on the sidelines.

The players on the field also rushed over to celebrate for the German midfielder's first Premier League goal for the Chinese in Bayswater.

Although it is not his signature putt, this long shot is also quite beautiful.

After scoring the goal, Toni Kroos looked calm at first.

It was not until people around him, including Modric, Matic, Lewandowski and Gareth Bale, ran over to celebrate for him that he reluctantly smiled.

This made Brian Kidd on the sidelines shake his head.

"They all say that this guy is like a piece of Nordic ice!" Brian Kidd laughed, "He can't laugh!"

Yang Cheng shook his head.

He didn't think that Toni Kroos didn't know how to laugh, but that he was serious.

Rostock is separated from Denmark by the Baltic Sea, so it is no exaggeration to say that it is an iceberg drifting from Northern Europe.

But on the other hand, Toni Kroos is very "German".

He is methodical, focused, and persistent.

What impressed Yang Cheng most was the most exciting goal in his career.

The final goal in the 2018 World Cup group stage!

In Yang Cheng’s memory, the 2018 World Cup in Russia had too many classics.

Mbappe's sudden appearance and Croatia's bloody battles...

But Yang Cheng’s favorite are two games.

Portugal tied with Spain 3-3, with Ronaldo scoring a hat trick.

Also, Germany narrowly beat Sweden 2-1, with Toni Kroos scoring the winning goal at the last minute!

Interestingly, both Ronaldo’s final goal and Toni Kroos’ winning goal were free kicks.

One is a direct free kick.

One is tactical coordination.

Yang Cheng felt that these two goals reflected the mental strength of the two players very well.

Without strong willpower, it would have been impossible for them to control their bodies and kick the ball like that at the last moment of the game.

Of course, Toni Kroos's shot was more difficult.

Ronaldo's hat trick was in the first round of the group stage, with two games left.

But what about Toni Kroos?
Germany lost to Mexico in the first round of the group stage. If they lose to Sweden in the second round, they will just pack up and go home.

It was already the last minute of overtime.

That ball was the last shot of the game.

The group situation at that time was that Mexico had won two consecutive games and advanced early.

Sweden defeated South Korea in the first round of the group, played Germany in the second round, and Mexico in the third round.

As everyone can guess, Mexico will definitely let down its guard in the third round and concentrate on preparing for the knockout stage.

Germany's only hope of qualifying is to beat Sweden in the second round.

Toni Kroos' shot can be said to have carried all of Germany's hopes of qualifying for the group stage.

You can imagine how great the pressure is.
Since ancient times, how many superstars have collapsed under such pressure?
Not to mention, in this game, Toni Kroos made a mistake in the first half, giving the opponent a goal.

How much pressure did Toni Kroos have to bear in that situation?

But how did he do it?

Very neat and tidy.

He kicked the ball to Reus, then quickly ran forward and sent the ball that Reus was stepping on accurately into the upper right corner of the goal.

That is an absolute blind spot for the goalkeeper!
He did not become a tragic hero in the World Cup like Roberto Baggio, he chose to redeem himself!
With a brilliant goal, he transformed himself from a sinner into a hero!
Although the German team was eliminated in the last round, Toni Kroos's goal made Yang Cheng remember this midfielder forever!
His long passes, organization, dispatch, his calmness, persistence and perseverance.

Many people ridiculed him, saying that he was weak and did not have the strong will of the Germans.

But look at that goal!
A coward, a wimp, how could he play that kind of ball in that kind of situation and at that kind of moment?
It all comes down to the fact that Toni Kroos is always calm and composed.

He is not the spiritual leader of the team like Effenberg!

He doesn't have that kind of passionate personal charisma that can drive his teammates crazy!
He is like a wise man who is always calm and composed. He likes to hide behind others in a low-key manner, make various passes to his teammates, and organize attacks for the team he plays for.

He’s a passer.

When everyone around him is unable to run around him and cooperate with him, he can't change anything by himself.

Therefore, the only time in his career that he played a Hollywood-style lone hero was in the 2018 World Cup!
"Brian."

When Yang Cheng thought of this, combined with Toni Kroos's first goal since joining the team, he suddenly felt touched and even a little excited.

"This man, and Luka Modric, will become the soul core of our Bayswater Chinese for the next ten years and become our legends!"

Brian Kidd was a little stunned.

He rarely saw Yang Cheng say such a thing so seriously and solemnly.

If it was Modric, he could understand it.

But Toni Kroos has only been here for a few months and hasn't even played a full season.

No matter how well he performs, isn't this evaluation too high?

But Yang Cheng looked convinced.

This made Brian Kidd look forward to it!
He also wanted to know what Toni Kroos and Modric could bring to the Chinese in Bayswater?
(End of this chapter)