I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 263: Saint Ding connection and Dink combination! The ecstatic outside instep! Slap UEFA in the face! [Subscribe]

On the evening of April 8, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

In the 3th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester City away.

Due to the European Super Cup being played at Monaco's Stade Louis II on August 8, two games in the third round of the Premier League will have to be played in advance.

They are Bayswater Chinese vs. Manchester City and Chelsea at home against Reading.

On August 8, Manchester City had just tied 25-2 with Liverpool away from home. Only two days later, they immediately welcomed the Bayswater Chinese, and at home.

Ancelotti felt helpless about this schedule.

Neither club wants to postpone the game further, otherwise future schedules will become more troublesome.

Manchester City had just played Liverpool, and Bayswater Chinese had to play Chelsea on Friday night, so both teams made major rotations in this Tuesday night game.

Manchester City, playing at home, made adjustments.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart;

Defence: Leighton Baines, Kompany, Jerome Boateng and Zabaleta;

Midfield: Rodwell, Pirlo and Yaya Toure form a three-man defense, with David Silva in front;
Forwards: Aguero and Ibrahimovic.

The Bayswater Chinese also made rotation adjustments.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defence: Luke Shaw, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, Aaron Ramsey and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Hazard, Giroud and Walcott.

Compared with the previous two rounds of the league, Yang Cheng rotated multiple positions, but Hazard has performed very well this season, and Walcott and Matic were both main players of the team before.

Aaron Ramsey's performance in the past has always been recognized by Yang Cheng and the coaching staff.

The continuous strong dialogues forced Yang Cheng to make such rotations.

After the opening, both sides fought very fiercely.

The game pace was very fast and was frequently interrupted by fouls.

Bayswater Chinese still wanted to control the ball and use the opening attack to break through Manchester City's defense.

The Blue Moon hopes to create an offensive threat through active pressing and quick counterattacks.

This strategy of the two teams was particularly obvious after the opening.

In the 16th minute, Hazard suddenly started, dribbled past two Manchester City defenders, and broke into the left side of the penalty area, but was tripped by Jerome Boateng.

The referee was very observant and awarded a penalty kick, while also giving Boateng a yellow card.

Hazard stood on the penalty spot, facing the goal calmly, and after a run-up, he kicked the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

Joe Hart even got the direction wrong.

1 is better than 0!

But just 9 minutes later, Yaya Toure received a pass from David Silva outside the right corner of the penalty area and made a diagonal cross.

In the penalty area, Ibrahimovic blocked Pepe with his body, stopped the ball with his chest, dribbled past Jose Fonte, and volleyed the ball from close range, breaking the goal guarded by Courtois.

1 is better than 1!

But in the 30th minute, 5 minutes after Ibrahimovic scored, Aguero dribbled the ball outside the penalty area and caused Pepe to foul, giving Manchester City a free kick opportunity in a very good position.

Pirlo suddenly found his place.

The Italian calmly kicked a falling leaf kick and sent the ball accurately into the goal.

2 is better than 1!

Manchester City reversed!
Afterwards, Manchester City played obviously more steadily and their defensive counterattack posture became clearer.

Ancelotti obviously also hopes to let the Chinese players in Bayswater attack.

At that time, we will use Pirlo's long passes, Ibrahimovic's fulcrum in the frontcourt, and David Silva and Aguero's secondary attacks to attack the Chinese in Bayswater.

This style of play is actually similar to that in the previous Community Shield.

From this we can also see that Ancelotti has basically determined Manchester City's tactics for the new season.

In the subsequent games, both teams played in a stalemate.

Before the end of the first half, Bayswater Chinese had another chance and almost scored.

That was after Hazard dribbled the ball inside from the left, got rid of Yaya Toure's entanglement, and passed the ball diagonally over the top to the right side of the penalty area. Walcott quickly inserted and crossed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to the middle.

If it had been a header, Giroud would have probably had it.

Unfortunately, Walcott's pass was a ground ball, and Giroud was caught off guard by two central defenders, Kompany and Boateng, and missed the ball.

After the change of sides in the second half, the situation basically continued the tactical play of the first half.

Hazard is the most threatening player on the field, and every time he dribbles the ball, he can make Manchester City's defense tremble with fear.

The most threatening one came in the 62nd minute, when Hazard passed the ball to Aaron Ramsey, who had a long-range shot opportunity without any defense.

The Welsh midfielder fired a direct shot, the ball curved and was very powerful, but it hit the crossbar.

In the 64th minute, Luke Shaw made a cross from the left, and Hazard shot in the penalty area, but was blocked by Kompany.

……

"Walcott wasn't in great form tonight."

In front of the visiting team's coaching booth, Brian Kidd reminded Yang Cheng.

"Leighton Baines knew him well and marked him very closely, so he didn't have many chances."

Yang Cheng actually saw it too.

Walcott is not the kind of player who can break the opponent's defense by relying on his personal ability.

On the contrary, what he is best at is interspersed running and scoring in front of the goal.

Also, his crosses from the right are very threatening.

But if the opponent is closely guarding him, it will be difficult for Walcott to open up the situation.

This actually determines the gap between him and Gareth Bale.

Of course, Walcott’s 19 goals in the Premier League last season are not in vain.

Manchester City adopted a three-defensive-midfielder tactic in this game, with two players often around Walcott.

If it was a one-on-one, especially on the wing, Walcott would have already exerted his strength.

Only a defense like Manchester City's can be sure to trap the little tiger.

"What should we do now?" Brian Kidd asked with concern.

"Substitute!"

The Chinese in Bayswater took immediate action.

Gareth Bale and Lewandowski come on as substitutes.

The substitutes were Matic and Walcott.

After the substitution, Gareth Bale still appeared on the right, Giroud and Lewandowski appeared in the middle. The tactics of the Bayswater Chinese were somewhat similar to the 442 double striker formation.

This also means that Yang Cheng will continue to strengthen his offense.

At the same time, Yang Cheng took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to call Modric to the sidelines and gave him some instructions.

The main purpose was to remind him that the team's ball possession area was a little too forward.

This would make Manchester City's defense too tight, which would be detrimental to the offense.

"Move back a little further, you and Aaron Ramsey will be near the bottom of the center circle."

Yang Cheng gave very clear indicators.

Modric nodded heavily.

"Remember, still attack the left side first, understand?"

Modric understood what Yang Cheng meant.

……

In the 70th minute, Yang Cheng replaced two players in a row.

Manchester City, who were leading by one goal, seemed very cautious and did not make any adjustments.

Ancelotti was satisfied with the team's defense after the opening.

Rodwell performed very well at Everton and after coming to Manchester City, he also put in a satisfactory performance.

There isn't much that needs to be adjusted overall.

But Ancelotti still walked to the sidelines and reminded his players to cheer up.

Yang Cheng’s on-the-spot command is no joke!
But after the restart, the ball was still hitting Hazard's side.

It seemed like they just took off a defensive midfielder and replaced Walcott, who was not performing very well, that's all.

As for Lewandowski and Gareth Bale, Ancelotti was sure that this should have been arranged by Yang Cheng long ago.

If the situation is unfavorable, they will be substituted in. If they are leading, it is estimated that these two people will not play.

In the 82nd minute, Luke Shaw passed the ball and Hazard tried to break through with the ball, but was intercepted by Yaya Toure, who also tripped the Belgian.

But the referee did not call a foul.

Yaya Toure immediately rushed forward with the ball and passed it to David Silva in front.

But before David Silva could stop the ball, Aaron Ramsey suddenly rushed out, fell to the ground and tackled the ball away.

Luke Shaw quickly returned to defense and kicked the ball to Jose Fonte.

Manchester City quickly launched a counterattack in the frontcourt.

Jose Fonte then passed the ball to Pepe at the bottom of the center circle in his own half, who then passed it to the right side of the center line and gave it to Piszczek.

After a series of passes, Manchester City's counterattack in the frontcourt failed to be effective and they could only retreat to their own half.

As soon as Piszczek got the ball, he saw Modric running to the right to ask for the ball.

The Pole immediately passed the ball to Modric.

The Croatian stopped the ball, turned around, and slowly dribbled forward.

At this time, Manchester City's defensive formation was basically in place, but because the Chinese players in Bayswater had the ball in a relatively far position, their defense line was pressed forward.

Even the center back was pushed outside the arc.

When Modric took a glance and saw the positions of Manchester City's defenders, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

This is why Yang Cheng asked him to withdraw the ball control area!

Only by retreating will Manchester City's defense naturally press forward.

Opportunities will arise!

When this flash of inspiration came to his mind, Modric seemed to have figured out a lot of things at once.

He was dribbling the ball slowly but suddenly accelerated. He first pushed the ball to the front left of his left foot with the outside of his left foot, then immediately changed direction and turned to the middle. It seemed like he was going to dribble the ball back to the middle for cooperation.

This immediately made Rodwell involuntarily move closer to Pirlo in the middle.

Everyone knows that Pirlo's defense is his weakness.

Since Yaya Toure often moves forward, protecting Pirlo is a very important task for Rodwell.

But just as Rodwell was moving, Modric, who was dribbling the ball quickly, suddenly sent a straight pass with the outside of his right foot.

At this moment, everyone thought Modric was going to move towards the middle.

Even Giroud had to retreat to provide support.

Hazard was also ready to come over and cooperate.

Unexpectedly, Modric suddenly made a straight pass with the outside of his foot, passing the ball directly past Rodwell, between Kompany and Leighton Baines to the right side of the penalty area.

This enchanting outside instep came very suddenly!
But Gareth Bale has been working with Modric for many years and had already received the hint. He started in time, bypassing Leighton Baines and rushing from the outside right side of the penalty area to the right bottom line of the penalty area.

The ball was passed suddenly and quickly, making it difficult for the defensive players to defend.

But precisely because of this, it is very difficult to receive and goes straight to the bottom line.

Gareth Bale almost used up all his strength and chased after him at his fastest speed.

Just before the ball went out of the baseline, he rushed over and poked the ball back with his right foot, directly back to the middle of the penalty area.

Lewandowski in the middle rushed to the left side of the goal, met the ball poked back by Gareth Bale, and pushed the ball into the left side of Manchester City's goal with his right foot.

"The ball went in!!!"

“In the 82nd minute, Bayswater Chinese scored again!”

"Gareth Bale, who had just come on as a substitute, assisted Lewandowski to score against Manchester City."

"2 to 2!"

"Both sides are back on the same starting line again!"

……

After successfully equalizing the score, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of the opportunity and continued to attack Manchester City.

Just four minutes later, Gareth Bale received a through ball from Modric on the right, stopped the ball with his left foot, dribbled past Leighton Baines, used his body to push away the England left-back, cut inside with the ball, and suddenly fired a long shot with his left foot before Kompany could get to the ball.

The ball made an elegant arc, but hit the left post and bounced back into the penalty area.

When Giroud followed up with a shot, he accidentally hit the ball high.

The entire Etihad Stadium exclaimed in unison!
"This is already the second time Bayswater Chinese has hit the post tonight!"

"Just now, Aaron Ramsey also hit the post."

"Gareth Bale's left-foot shot from the right was very threatening."

"It's a pity that in the end, it was still just a little short!"

In the last few minutes of the game, Manchester City was basically on passive defense.

But the Chinese in Bayswater attacked for a while but were still unable to break through Manchester City's goal again.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 2-2.

Both Yang Cheng and Ancelotti were very dissatisfied with the result.

Especially Yang Cheng.

Hitting the post twice in one game, it's really unheard of.

And then there's defense.

The last time Bayswater Chinese conceded two goals in the league was in May 2.

It's been almost 15 months now.

Although Jose Fonte is a qualified central defender incubator, he is very diligent in training and plays a big role in the locker room, but his overall strength is indeed a bit lacking.

According to Yang Cheng's assessment, he is at most the main player of a mid-to-lower-level Premier League team.

After all, there is still something missing in the top teams.

On the contrary, it would be great if three world-class central defenders were rotated like last season!

Of course, Yang Cheng also thinks Kompany was worth it since he was sold for so much money!

……

After playing the Premier League game in the middle of the week, Yang Cheng and the team took a short rest in London and then headed to Monaco without stopping.

However, the team did not attend the Champions League group stage draw and European Best Player awards ceremony held at the Grimaldi Conference Center in Monaco on the evening of the 30th.

Although Platini and Infantino both called Yang Cheng, they were both rejected by Yang Cheng using the European Super Cup match the next day.

The reason is very good. The team just drew with Manchester City and is in poor form.

But the real reason is that Yang Cheng is very angry!

The Bayswater Chinese players didn't get any awards.

Didn't even make the top three.

This is very outrageous!
When Yang Cheng was still in London, UEFA announced that the top three best European players of the year were Iniesta, Messi and Ronaldo.

Yang Cheng specially accepted an interview with the media and expressed his great dissatisfaction with the result.

"We won the treble last season, the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. I don't know why our players can't make the top three!"

Although the ranking has not been decided yet, missing out on the top three means missing out on the top three.

Countless media and fans have also expressed their sympathy for players such as Gareth Bale, Lewandowski, and even Modric, believing that they all deserve to be the best players in Europe.

At the very least, there is no problem getting into the top three.

Last year, Bayswater Chinese also won the treble, and if they couldn’t make the top three, then it could be said that they didn’t win the Champions League.

But now?

The day before the awards ceremony, UEFA held a press conference to clarify the results of the vote.

The vote was taken by football journalists from 53 countries and regions. Each journalist cast 5 votes. The first place got 5 points, the second place got 4 points, and so on.

"We can see that there are several players from the Bayswater Chinese, the best of which is Lewandowski, who is ranked 7th."

Why did this result occur?
The answer lies in the European Cup!

2012 is the year of the European Cup, and the selection of the best European player is after the European Cup. This leads to many media reporters being more inclined to vote for players who performed well in the European Cup.

Therefore, Iniesta, Xavi, Casillas and Pirlo are ranked higher.

Although Lewandowski participated in the European Cup, Poland's performance was too bad.

Gareth Bale didn't even play in the European Championship.

This resulted in the Chinese players from Bayswater suffering another defeat in this year's selection of the best European players.

Then why are Ronaldo and Messi among the top three?

On the one hand, Ronaldo represented Portugal and performed well in the European Cup.

Moreover, these two superstars created crazy goal statistics in the past season.

Messi scored 50 goals and provided 16 assists in the league; Ronaldo scored 46 goals.

It can be said that these are two absolute goal-scoring maniacs.

Therefore, they were selected in the top three as the best performers in European football.

But such an explanation is obviously unsatisfactory.

Especially with Lewandowski in 7th place, Gareth Bale in 8th place and Modric in 10th place.

When Yang Cheng led his team to Monaco, he was once again disappointed with this year's European Best Player selection.

"It is unimaginable that an award that claims to be the most authoritative and rigorous in professional football would ignore the only treble winner in European football last season, and one that performed so well!"

"Where is the authority? Where is the rigor?"

At the same time, Yang Cheng also needs to appease his players.

Judging from the current situation, supporting La Liga and stepping on the Premier League is UEFA’s core strategy now and even in the next few years.

They will not allow the Premier League to continue to dominate the league.

Not to mention, the President of the Spanish Football Association, Villar, is also the Vice President of UEFA and the Vice President of FIFA.

To some extent, building Real Madrid and Barcelona into the Spanish Super League duo, and building Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi into a pair of two unrivaled CPs, is also the core strategy of Spanish football.

With the Premier League being so strong, how much dimmer would Real Madrid and Barcelona be without Ronaldo and Messi?

But in the end, the winner was Iniesta, the European Cup champion!

In the Champions League group stage draw, Bayswater Chinese, as a seeded team, drew Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine in the second pot, and the two teams faced off in the third and fourth rounds.

That is to say, the Chinese in Bayswater will go to Kyiv in early November.

This is an absolute nightmare!
But the third tier team was drawn to be Paris Saint-Germain from Ligue 1.

The team drawn in the fourth tier is Dortmund.

When hearing this result, Yang Cheng was in a bad mood.

Obviously, no one wants to see the Premier League, especially the Chinese in Bayswater, continue to defend the Champions League title.

So far, the only team that has successfully defended the Champions League is Bayswater Chinese. Even if Kompany and Di Maria are sold, the three major bookmakers unanimously believe that Bayswater Chinese are still the favorites.

In addition to the bad luck of the Bayswater Chinese in the draw, Manchester City's luck was not very good either, as they met Real Madrid.

The main problem with the Blue Moon is that its points in the European competition are not high, so it can only be ranked in the second tier of teams, so it was drawn with Real Madrid.

But both Manchester United and Arsenal drew very good draws.

Therefore, the entire draw situation for Premier League teams can be said to have both good and bad sides.

……

On the evening of August 8, the Louis II Stadium in Monaco.

European Super Cup, Bayswater Chinese vs Chelsea.

The referee Damir Skomina from Slovenia held the silver whistle to his lips, looked intently at the watch on his wrist, and counted the time silently in his heart.

Both teams have already deployed their battle formations.

Chelsea took the lead.

Di Matteo deployed a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defence: Ashley Cole, Terry, Cahill and Ivanovic;

Midfield: Lampard and Ramires in the back, with Willian, Sneijder and Eto'o in front;

Striker: Falcao.

The Chinese side of Bayswater still arranged in a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defence: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Kyle Walker;

Midfield: Javi Martinez drops back, with Toni Kroos and De Bruyne in the middle;

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Walcott.

Pepe once again wore the captain's armband.

So far this season, he is the only player on the team to have played in all the games.

This also made him feel the trust from head coach Yang Cheng.

In this game, everyone was holding back their anger and wanted to vent it.

So, before the game, he specially gathered everyone together, formed a circle, and cheered them on.

At this moment, Pepe looked straight ahead.

In the center circle, Falcao and Eto'o are preparing to kick off.

Both sides were on high alert, as if facing a powerful enemy.

Pepe counted down silently in his heart.

one two three……

When the clear whistle sounded, Pepe shouted loudly: "Go, go!"

"Press forward, keep your eyes on your target, go up, go up!"

The teammates around him immediately rushed forward like wolves and tigers.

Especially the front trident who bore the brunt of the attack were the first to rush towards Chelsea's defensive position.

As soon as the ball reached Lampard's feet, Lewandowski had already rushed to a place not far in front of him, forcing the England midfielder to pass the ball back.

But the Bayswater Chinese continued to press forward.

Amid the cheers of more than 1 fans at the Stade Louis II, the Chinese from Bayswater put the pressure on Chelsea from the start, especially in the midfield and frontcourt.

In just 13 seconds, the ball changed hands.

Facing the fierce Bayswater Chinese, Chelsea found it difficult to keep the ball.

Di Matteo did not expect that Yang Cheng's team would fight so fiercely after the opening.

The Italian kept waving his hands on the sidelines, signaling the team to push the defense line out and not let the opponent control the ball and rhythm too easily.

At the same time, the ball cannot be passed or cut too much in our own territory.

But the collective pressure from the Chinese in Bayswater in the midfield and frontcourt made Chelsea players feel at a loss.

But the game had only been going on for 2 minutes and 13 seconds when Chelsea made a straight pass from the backcourt and wanted to find Ramires in front, but the Brazilian midfielder made a mistake when receiving the ball and failed to stop it properly.

Toni Kroos intercepted the ball first, blocked Ramirez's attempt with his body, and quickly sent a straight pass with his right foot.

The ball was accurately passed to Gareth Bale's feet outside the penalty area.

After the Welshman got the ball, he saw Ivanovic rushing towards him, so he pushed the ball forward, pushed his feet forward hard, and sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed.

Ivanovich was also on guard against the change of hands and immediately moved forward.

But the Welshman was too fast and he forced his way into a gap, passing the ball with a low left foot.

The ball passed right between Cahill and goalkeeper Cech and rolled to the right side of the small penalty area.

When Gareth Bale started, Lewandowski was still standing in the arc area, but he did not accelerate to catch up immediately.

Because in front of him, Cahill and Terry were there.

Lewandowski was like a hound with a keen sense of smell. When he saw Cahill moving to the left to assist Ivanovic and Terry moving to the middle, he shouted Gareth Bale, quickly went around Terry and went straight to the far post of the goal.

The moment Gareth Bale passed the ball, Terry realised the danger and started immediately.

If he were a few years younger, Terry would definitely be able to catch up.

But the Chelsea captain is now 31 years old, and his physical function has indeed declined significantly in recent years.

Lewandowski was young and strong, and he ran forward from behind, making it impossible for Terry to defend against him.

After the Pole rushed up, he even threw himself out, fell to the ground and slid, kicking Gareth Bale's cross to the left side of Chelsea's goal.

Cech had just moved from the left post to the middle, but the ball happened to go back to the left, directly disarming the Czech goalkeeper.

1 is better than 0!

Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Chinese from Bayswater took the lead in breaking Chelsea's goal!

But what made everyone in Chelsea feel even more terrified was that after the game resumed, the damn Pepe wearing the captain's armband was shouting again.

"Hurry up, hurry up, keep going!"

The Portuguese center back kept calling on his teammates to continue pressing forward and continue to exert pressure.

This made Chelsea players feel very frustrated!

We've already scored a goal and are leading, why are you still fighting so hard?
In the 9th minute, De Bruyne ran to the right to receive the pass from Kyle Walker and then passed it to Walcott in front.

When the little tiger got the ball on the right side, he faced his national team teammate Ashley Cole and failed to make a breakthrough.

De Bruyne quickly advanced from the flank and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Walcott passed the ball to De Bruyne.

After the Belgian stopped the ball in the empty space on the flank, he saw Lewandowski moving to the right side of the penalty area, and immediately made a cross pass. He pointed forward and continued to sprint forward.

Lewandowski understood what he meant and passed the ball behind him, then turned and ran forward.

De Bruyne quickly caught up and sent a diagonal pass with his right foot to the left corner of the small penalty area.

Gareth Bale once again moved forward at the fastest speed, caught up with De Bruyne's diagonal pass, and passed the ball to the middle with his left foot.

The ball drew a parabola and fell to the middle of the small penalty area.

At this time, Lewandowski, who had just completed cooperation with De Bruyne, rushed over, got between Cahill and Terry, faced the falling football, and headed the ball directly, smashing the ball into the right side of Chelsea's goal.

2 is better than 0!

Cech is so depressed!

When we conceded the first goal, he was moving from the left side of the goal to the middle, but Lewandowski's sliding shot hit the left side.

Now, he was moving from the center to the left, and as a result, Lewandowski headed the ball to the right.

Did this bastard do this on purpose?

Do you really think I'm made of clay?

After conceding two goals in a row, Cech immediately performed like a world-class goalkeeper.

In the 12th minute, when Lewandowski made a close-range shot, he turned sideways and blocked the ball with one hand, defusing the close shot.

But in the 19th minute, the Chinese players from Bayswater intercepted the ball near the center line.

As De Bruyne dribbled forward, he seized a very hidden loophole in Chelsea's defense and sent a diagonal pass from the right rib.

This diagonal pass was as sharp as a scalpel, cutting open Chelsea's skin.

From the right side outside the penalty area, it moved diagonally to the left corner of the small penalty area.

Just when everyone was wondering, Gareth Bale suddenly moved forward at an extremely fast speed, got ahead of everyone on the left side of the small penalty area, jumped high, and headed the ball directly back to the right side of the goal.

Although Cech wanted to fly and save the ball, it was too late.
The football bounced off the ground and hit the right side of Chelsea's goal.

3 is better than 0!

Less than 20 minutes into the game, the Chinese team in Bayswater had already scored three goals!

……

When Yang Cheng saw Gareth Bale score with a header on the sidelines, he jumped up.

When he turned around, he found that Brian Kidd and others were also extremely excited.

Yang Cheng walked over with a smile and high-fived them one by one to celebrate.

"This kid is really suitable for the right half zone. His diagonal pass is so cool!" Brian Kidd also praised him.

Both goals were assisted or planned by De Bruyne's passes.

I have to say that in this area, De Bruyne's diagonal pass is really threatening.

The most important thing is that he can always detect the passing line.

But Yang Cheng is actually quite clear in his mind that De Bruyne cannot replace Modric.

Modric is also very good at passing the ball, but the most important thing is that under high-pressure defense, Modric can still pass the ball, dribble and break through, and continue to play a role.

But De Bruyne will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, De Bruyne still needs space.

However, he thought of another interesting thing.

De Bruyne and Haaland are called the pudding connection.

Now, what about the connection between De Bruyne and Lewandowski?
Leding? Dinglai?
How unpleasant!
It would be better to contact Gareth Bale.

It’s called Da Ding Link!
Or you can call it Shengding Link!

I just have to remind the fans: we are a serious team, don't think wrongly.

……

The aging Chelsea encountered Di Matteo's tactics and were obviously slow to get into the game.

So after the opening, Chelsea couldn't keep up with the pace of the game played by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Especially the fast-paced pressing in the midfield and frontcourt made Chelsea at a loss.

On the contrary, it is the Chinese in Bayswater.

The DINK combination of Toni Kroos and De Bruyne specialized in running and passing, which caused Chelsea to lose three goals in less than 20 minutes after the start of the game.

It was not until later that Chelsea retreated quickly and managed to barely maintain its position.

But by this time, the situation was over.

Di Matteo was obviously very annoyed because they gave the opponent too much space to get the ball and pass the ball after the opening.

In the 44th minute of the first half, there was another quick counterattack after a midfield interception.

After Toni Kroos passed the ball to De Bruyne, the Belgian midfielder sent a diagonal pass behind him.

Lewandowski moved forward quickly and chased the ball with Terry at the same time.

The two sides had a fierce physical confrontation outside the penalty area.

Although Lewandowski failed to force Terry away, he kept carrying his opponent and rushed into Chelsea's penalty area.

Facing Cech who was rushing forward, Lewandowski made a smart shot and sent the ball into Chelsea's goal again.

4 is better than 0!

hat trick!

The entire Stade Louis II suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers!

“The first half is about to end, but Bayswater Chinese have already taken a 4-goal lead!”

“It was a pretty surprising match indeed.”

"No one expected that Chelsea would perform so poorly in the West London derby in the European Super Cup, allowing the Bayswater Chinese to chop melons and vegetables and lead by 4 goals in the first half!"

"Lewandowski, who scored a hat trick, is the best scorer in European football so far this season."

"Not counting the Community Shield, he scored 3 goals in 6 Premier League games and scored a hat-trick in the European Super Cup, which was his second hat-trick of the season and also his ninth goal!"

4 goals in 9 games!
Moreover, when playing against Manchester City before, he came on as a substitute and played for 20 minutes.

It can be said that Lewandowski has performed very well this season and his form is at its peak!
Yang Cheng was not surprised at all.

Because Lewandowski is such an efficient and very comprehensive scorer.

When Bayswater Chinese's midfield gathers outstanding passers such as Toni Kroos, Modric and De Bruyne, they can create endless opportunities for the frontcourt.

Lewandowski can definitely eat so many cakes that he vomits!
With the efficiency of the Polish Pancake King, it is really difficult not to score a goal!
Of course, the frontcourt also needs outstanding wingers such as Gareth Bale, Walcott, Hazard, etc. to open up the defense for Lewandowski and share the pressure.

What's more, the 24-year-old Pole is entering the golden period of his career!

……

The European Super Cup ended with a score of 5-0!

Gareth Bale scored again in the 78th minute of the second half.

The assist was made by Javi Martinez.

Looking at the whole game, Chelsea only had 6 shots, while the Chinese from Bayswater had 24 shots.

The number of shots on target was 1 to 9.

In other words, Chelsea only forced Courtois to make one save in the entire game, and it was not difficult.

The rest of the shots were safe.

In terms of ball possession, Bayswater Chinese only had 56.2%.

This is actually Yang Cheng's consistent characteristic, leading his opponents by about 10 to 15 percentage points.

Yang Cheng's team is not as extreme as Barcelona. They do not regard ball possession as life, nor do they want to prevent the opponent from possessing the ball.

The reason is simple. If the opponent does not have control of the ball, how can they press forward to attack?

If the opponent doesn't press forward to attack, how can the Chinese in Bayswater play their passing and cutting role?
Therefore, the most threatening thing about Yang Cheng's team has always been not the passing, but the speed of transition between offense and defense.

After losing the city derby, Di Matteo said he was very disappointed.

"We were not in shape from the beginning to the end, and we started the game very arrogantly and were slow to get into shape."

Regarding Lewandowski, Di Matteo said that giving him space is a very dangerous thing.

"We should have been marking him before he got the ball, just like the Bayswater Chinese were marking Falcao."

Yang Cheng's team locked down Falcao.

The combination of Pepe and Thiago Silva made the Colombian center utterly threatening.

But Chelsea's defense gave Lewandowski and Gareth Bale too many opportunities.

Originally, Di Matteo thought he could use Ivanovic to freeze Gareth Bale.

But now it seems that I was too naive!

However, Di Matteo said he hopes the team can get out of the shadow of the European Super Cup defeat as soon as possible because there are still very important games to come.

After two weeks of national team training, the fourth round of the Premier League will begin.

In this round, Chelsea will face a real West London derby.

The Blues visit the Prudential Stadium to challenge the Bayswater Chinese!

"That's the game we need to care about most right now!"

After the game, Yang Cheng once again cheered for his players.

"Lewandowski is a very deadly killer!"

"Maybe many European media and journalists were not familiar with him when they voted, but I believe that after this European Super Cup, they should remember this player, and they will not make the wrong vote next time!"

"Gareth Bale is maturing and he is one of the most important players in our team. As long as he is given space and gets the ball, he can be very dangerous."

"I think he is now one of the best players in European football and this does not need to be confirmed by anyone!"

Yang Cheng is still upset that his players failed to make it into the top three best players in Europe.

Of course he knew that speaking up for Gareth Bale and Lewandowski at this time would be of no help.

No matter how much trouble is made, it is impossible to change the fact that Iniesta was awarded the European Player of the Year.

But he needs to speak up, and keep speaking up!

Because he needs to let the players, especially Lewandowski, Gareth Bale and others know that he has always supported them and has always been fighting for them and speaking up for them!
Just imagine, if Yang Cheng was a player, how would he feel if his head coach was unwilling to speak up for him and speak up for him?
Moreover, at such a sensitive time, the players themselves cannot stand up and say anything.

Therefore, Yang Cheng must play this role well.

He believes that these two players will definitely repay him with better performance.

It's not just Yang Cheng who thinks so.

After the European Super Cup, media around the world unanimously agreed that Lewandowski's hat-trick and Gareth Bale's brace gave UEFA a slap in the face.

"Players like this can't even make it into the top three?"

The Times even directly believed that UEFA's award was a joke and lacked authority.

"The European Player of the Year award is similar to the Ballon d'Or, but it is obviously just a similarity."

Germany's Bild also believes that none of last season's treble winners made it into the top three, with the highest ranking being only 7th. This is absolutely a joke and a farce.

"Although, UEFA gave a very good reason, saying it was because of the European Cup."

"But we must be clear that the best player in Europe is not the best player in the European Cup. In addition to considering the European Cup, we also need to consider the performance of the entire season."

"Then why are the Bayswater Chinese, the Triple Crown winners, only ranked 7th? Is this reasonable?"

Bild believes that the 5-0 victory in the European Super Cup is like a counterattack against UEFA!

L'Equipe further revealed some details.

That is, after the European Super Cup and before the award ceremony, Platini had a special conversation with Yang Cheng, once again explained the problems with the selection mechanism for the best European player, and promised that UEFA would improve this selection mechanism.

"Platini said: We are only hosting the second edition, so it will take some time."

"Yang Cheng's reply was: It's okay, we don't really care about this award!"

"Platini looked very unhappy at the time."

"Afterwards, Yang Cheng accepted an interview with a media reporter and spoke up for his players. Although he did not directly criticize UEFA, his dissatisfaction in his words was obvious."

L'Equipe believes that regardless of whether UEFA's award selection is fair, giving the triple crown winner the highest ranking of 7th is indeed quite unfair and unreasonable.

"This practice will only undermine the authority of the award in the end."

But L'Equipe also believes that Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater chose a tough confrontation, which will undoubtedly damage the good relationship between UEFA and the Chinese in Bayswater.

"Previously, there have been reports that Bayswater Chinese's Prudential Stadium is interested in bidding to host the 2015 Champions League final, and UEFA has expressed support for this."

"But after this incident, there is a clear crack in the relationship between the two sides."

As a vested interest in this matter, the Spanish media has remained silent.

Because the first five players are all from La Liga.

From Pirlo to Lewandowski, Gareth Bale and others, all are from the Premier League.

Is all this really accidental?
(End of this chapter)