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Chapter 267: Hat tricks in a row! Ferguson's stranglehold! Who stole my hat trick! [Subscribe]

Every time Yang Cheng stood in front of the office building next to Grosvenor Square, he couldn't help but think of Wang Duoyu.

He is the legendary goalkeeper among the richest men in Xihong City.

In the past, he really didn’t have much concept of what money makes money, the more you spend, the more you have.

But now, he finally experienced this kind of happiness.

Just like the office building in front of him.

When it was purchased, it already had a long-term lease, and most of the tenants were government agencies.

After spending a sum of money on the renovation, they can just sit back and collect rent from the government every year.

The Chinese in Bayswater also moved into this high-end-looking office building.

By the end of 2012, the commercial market began to gradually recover, and with the continuous influx of foreign capital, the value of office buildings began to rise.

After a careful calculation, Yang Cheng spent almost no money. He used the rent to repay the loan. After a few years, he earned a building for free.

Of course, it is not entirely correct to say that it is free money.

At the very least, Yang Cheng and Xia Qing also made a lot of plans behind the scenes and also inspected many projects.

There are not many high-quality projects like this in the core area of ​​London.

If there was, Yang Cheng would have fired it desperately.

Entering the office building behind the facade of this historic building, whether it is the property staff or the officials and employees of the government agencies working here, basically everyone recognizes Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng kept greeting people along the way and went straight to the top floor.

This is the headquarters office of Bayswater Chinese.

"Good morning, Mr. Yang."

Xia Qing's assistant had been waiting at the front desk. As soon as he saw Yang Cheng coming out of the elevator, he immediately came up to him.

"Boss Xia and Adam are already in the office, and the guests have all arrived. I will take you there now."

Yang Cheng smiled and nodded, then walked straight ahead.

Along the way, club employees kept greeting Yang Cheng.

Although Yang Cheng has been less involved in the management and operation of the club in recent years, he personally interviewed every senior executive and employee in every key position.

In addition to his excellent performance as a team leader, Yang Cheng has a very high status in the entire club.

Even in the hearts of every employee, Yang Cheng is the most important and core person in the club.

After arriving at the conference room, Yang Cheng pushed open the door and went in, only to find that everyone inside was talking and laughing.

When they saw Yang Cheng coming in, they all stood up immediately.

"David, Richard, I finally got you back!"

As soon as Yang Cheng entered the door, he immediately saw David Pensel and Richard Masters who had just returned from the United States.

Although there are many connections behind the scenes, they are indeed here on behalf of ICC company.

After everyone met, they exchanged a few polite greetings.

Yang Cheng went straight to the top and sat down.

Sitting on Yang Cheng's left and right were Xia Qing and Adam Crozier.

This time, they were listening to a work report from David Pensel and Richard Masters.

In the summer that just ended, the revenue growth of the International Champions Cup was not as good as last season, but overall it was still very good.

Most importantly, costs were brought under control.

Therefore, profits increased.

This made Yang Cheng very satisfied.

But the most important thing is the whole set of activities that ICC will launch to give back to the market and reward the fans.

This is very meaningful.

No football market would like a tournament that is purely for making money and then running away.

The International Champions Cup in its previous life actually made such a mistake, which gave people a feeling of being too eager for quick success.

And there is no bottom.

This is actually the way Americans engage in sports.

It's just like the NBA. The entire league seems to be floating there out of thin air. All the youth training, promotion, etc. below have nothing to do with them. Even the college league, which is known as the reserve team, is not funded by them.

But that's obviously not the case in football.

From Europe to Africa to South America, no matter where you are, football must take root in the streets and communities.

Therefore, the fan base becomes particularly important.

At this point, Yang Cheng was very satisfied with the series of initiatives launched by ICC.

"We came here this time and brought good news."

David Pensel and Richard Masters looked at each other and said with a smile.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng immediately looked at Xia Qing and Adam Crozer.

As a result, both of them were completely in the dark.

"We just asked them, but they didn't say a word. They insisted on waiting for you to come over before they would let us know." Adam Crozier smiled dejectedly.

Yang Cheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration and vaguely guessed something, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he looked at David Pensel and the other man.

"What's going on?"

"We have received very definite news that the World Football Challenge will not be held!"

"Not doing it anymore?" Adam Crozier was very surprised. "Is it true?"

This is the only competitor in the International Champions Cup!
If they really cancel it, the entire summer football market will be empty.

"Because after we contacted Paris Saint-Germain, Nice, Atletico Madrid and Dortmund, all four clubs expressed their willingness to sign with us, so the World Football Challenge has never been able to attract good teams to participate."

David Pensel was obviously very happy to hear the news as well.

"According to the intelligence we received, the World Football Challenge had already lost a lot of money last year, and it is still losing money this year, and the loss is even greater because they originally planned that Queens Park Rangers would participate."

"We had already negotiated a lease for the venue and various supporting facilities, but it was cancelled at the last minute, resulting in a huge loss of money."

This is a matter of domino effect.

It is said that there were originally 8 teams, but in the end only 5 teams participated.

With three fewer teams, there will be a lot fewer games played.

But we have to pay the rent for the stadium and training ground, right?
Moreover, in order to compete with the International Champions Cup for the market, the World Football Challenge specifically rented large stadiums in big cities, and the rental fees themselves were relatively high.

There is also a training ground, and these also need to be signed in advance.

Now, the team is suddenly smaller, and this loss will definitely make Steven Ross feel painful!
Not to mention, Queens Park Rangers fell into the Championship and are now ranked 17th in the Championship.

Judging from the current situation, don't expect an upgrade.

Earlier media reports revealed that Steven Rose had lost at least 100 million pounds in one year after buying Queens Park Rangers.

Add to that the losses from the World Football Challenge.

No wonder this American real estate tycoon just gave up!
"I heard that Queens Park Rangers has been listed in the City of London for nearly a year, but no one is interested?" David Pensel asked with a laugh.

"It's more than just no one is interested!" Adam Crozier also laughed, "After Queens Park Rangers fell into the Championship, the attendance rate dropped by nearly half, and the ticket revenue was reduced, but the team's salary expenditure was very high, and the income of the Championship was reduced by so much."

"Now, Steve Ross is like holding a hot potato in both hands, and he can't throw it away. He can only keep throwing money into it to fill the hole."

"Otherwise, if the club goes bankrupt, he will really have nothing."

Although the investment in the Championship is much less than that in the Premier League, when will this business come to an end?
Queens Park Rangers are now afraid to even fire head coach Mark Hughes.

Why?

Termination fee!

It is said that they did the math and found that the cost of firing Mark Hughes was almost the same as his salary if he continued to coach, so they had no choice but to keep him.

There are many players in the team who are basically like this.

Sometimes, Yang Cheng felt sorry for Steven Ross.

At the beginning, this American boss vowed to come to the Premier League to challenge the Chinese in Bayswater.

What happened is a world of difference in just one year!

“Although the cancellation of the World Football Challenge is a major benefit to us, we still cannot be careless. We still have to do things step by step,” Yang Cheng reminded.

David Pensel suppressed his smile and nodded solemnly.

"Our broadcast rights investment has progressed very well this time. In the North American market, which is our most important market, in addition to Fox, ESPN is also very interested in our broadcast rights and even intends to bring them to South America."

Yang Cheng guessed it. “ESPN lost to British Telecom in the auction of the English Premier League’s domestic copyright. This was a huge loss for them. In the United States, NBC has always controlled the broadcasting rights of the English Premier League.”

As a traditional giant in the broadcasting industry, ESPN has experienced a very obvious decline in recent years.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and ESPN is still the leader in many markets around the world.

Moreover, they know the importance of copyright better than anyone else.

Therefore, they are particularly interested in the International Champions Cup.

After three years of preparation and operation, the International Champions Cup can be said to have opened up the situation.

The next step is to continue to deepen the market and move forward step by step in this direction.

"I heard that FIFA has contacted you?" Yang Cheng asked the question that concerned him most.

David Pencel also became serious. "As a department head in charge of the event, this is mainly a test. They think that holding a cross-continental event like ours is suspected of violating FIFA's regulations."

"Then what do you say?"

“I said, we are just a warm-up match, there are people all over the world.”

"and then?"

"They said they would study it carefully when they got back, but their implicit meaning was that they hoped we would cooperate with FIFA."

To put it simply, they want to recruit them.

Seriously, how much money does the Club World Cup make every year?
The International Champions Cup earns nearly 2 million euros in one summer.

Not only FIFA is jealous, UEFA's eyes are almost falling out.

These two major organizations, no, or should I say, the football federations of each continent or the football associations of each country, are basically of the same character.

"I didn't refuse. I just told them that ICC is only responsible for event preparation, promotion and marketing, and copyright operations, but all specific matters are left to the 12 shareholders."

"I told them that if all 12 shareholders are willing to cooperate with FIFA, then we will definitely have no problem."

Yang Cheng laughed out loud, "Well said!"

"From now on, whether it's FIFA or UEFA, you should just answer like this and put the blame directly on the 12 shareholders."

"It's impossible to let these rich men just collect money and not work, right?"

Everyone started laughing immediately.

The 12 wealthy clubs received not only appearance fees but also dividends.

From the current perspective, this event is definitely profitable, and the prospects are getting better and better.

If the 12 giants can't even see this prospect, then all their efforts will be in vain!
"FIFA is fine, but do you think UEFA will put pressure on us?" asked Richard Masters.

"Put pressure on? Who should we put pressure on? With 12 wealthy families, do they have the ability to negotiate with them one by one? Can they win?"

To put it bluntly, how many top clubs are willing to buy Platini's account?
Give me some face. You are the president of UEFA. If I don’t give you face, so what?
If Platini really had that much ability, he wouldn't be at a loss as to what to do with the financial situation of wealthy teams like Manchester City, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.

If Platini really lost his mind, he could just gather all 12 big clubs together to talk...

Ha, believe it or not?
The 12 wealthy families will definitely make him lose face and die instantly!

This is asking for humiliation!
Let me say one more thing, why was FIFA able to successfully incorporate the Toyota Cup and host the Club World Cup?

That’s because the Toyota Cup itself doesn’t make money!
But now, the International Champions Cup is profitable, and each club gets a share of the money, more than 10 million euros per year.

Should it really be handed over to FIFA or UEFA?

"In short, just keep dragging it out like this. After a few years, they will be out of business on their own," Yang Cheng warned.

He didn't say it too firmly.

Because in two or three years, FIFA and UEFA themselves will be doomed.

In this regard, the Americans will definitely take revenge!

Whether it is David Pensel, Richard Masters, or the senior management of Bayswater Chinese, they basically all have great trust in Yang Cheng's decision-making and believe that he will not act without purpose.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing."

"what's up?"

"I received news that Ferguson, Hoeness and Begiristain all went to the United States to meet with Guardiola."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Needless to say, Ferguson represents Manchester United, Hoeness represents Bayern, and Begiristain represents Manchester City.

"Guardiola is coming to the Premier League?" Adam Crozer was a little surprised.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng felt really unsure.

"If Ferguson doesn't win the championship, he will never retire. I know him. This old guy is competitive and vain. He said he would not retire until he wins the championship, and he is definitely right."

"Bayern Munich is a possibility. Bayern is not particularly satisfied with Heynckes' coaching. If Guardiola is invited to coach, Bayern will probably have to spend a lot of money to bring in a group of players."

"As for Manchester City..."

Yang Cheng remembered another piece of news not long ago. Casillas and Mourinho had completely broken up, and it was said that it was Florentino who personally stepped in to calm them down.

But Mourinho is said to have decided not to use Casillas.

This is the captain of both Real Madrid and Spain!

If Mourinho really does this, this matter will never be let go.

So, there are reports that Real Madrid has contacted Ancelotti and is preparing to change coaches.

In fact, there has always been a lot of such news because everyone is preparing for a rainy day.

It's impossible that they will wait until Mourinho is sacked before contacting Ancelotti, right?

This is unrealistic!
Generally speaking, all top teams will insist on having multiple preparations.

In fact, in addition to Ancelotti, Real Madrid may have also contacted other backup options.

It’s just that both parties kept their promise and didn’t make it public.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng shook his head.

The time has come to the door of 2013, and it will be 10 years since Yang Cheng came into this world.

In the past 10 years, many things have undergone earth-shaking changes because of his appearance.

It would not be surprising if Guardiola did not go to Bayern and chose Manchester City.

Even if Guardiola comes to Manchester City and personally tries to poach Messi, is it possible for him to succeed?
If this is true, what about Barcelona and Real Madrid?
Yang Cheng was completely unable to imagine it.

But there is one thing he can be sure of.

No matter how the situation changes, no matter how the opponents change, Bayswater Chinese are already one of the top teams in Europe!

He is still very confident about this!

……

October 11th, afternoon, Prudential Arena, London.

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese played against newly promoted Southampton at home.

Not all national teams have games scheduled during the week.

Wales and Poland, for example, have no midweek games scheduled.

Therefore, when facing the newly promoted Southampton, Yang Cheng arranged Gareth Bale and Lewandowski to start.

The other side was handed over to the young player Sterling.

Pogba was paired with Aaron Ramsey in the midfield, with Javi Martinez playing as a defensive midfielder behind them.

This is because Javi Martinez did not play in the national team match.

Since the starting lineup arranged by Yang Cheng contained players who had not participated in national team competitions, the Chinese players of Bayswater played very actively after the game started.

Especially in the midfield.

Southampton's midfield is Schneiderlin in the back, with Steven Davis and Prowse in front.

Among them, Prowse was born in November 94.

In other words, he just turned 18, just one month younger than Sterling.

But Prowse is already a key player for Southampton.

Yang Cheng really admires this.

The Chinese player at Bayswater is very fond of making use of young players, but he does not dare to let Sterling play as a starter.

In the game, the Saints quickly exposed their problems.

In the 10th minute, Pogba and Lewandowski cooperated on the left side of the Saints' 30-meter area.

Southampton had three defensive players double-teaming and blocking them, including Prowse.

But these three players failed to stop Pogba.

When the French midfielder received the pass from Lewandowski, he dribbled the ball out from between two defenders on his own.

Schneiderlin and Prowse used their hands to pull and their bodies to push, but neither of them could stop Pogba.

The French midfielder stumbled with the ball, but kept moving forward. After rushing into the 30-meter area, he quickly moved to the outside of the penalty area and sent a behind-the-back pass between the two defenders in front of him.

Gareth Bale quickly cut into the left side of the penalty area from the left corner, received a pass from Pogba, and shot low from a small angle, shooting the ball into the Southampton goal from under the goalkeeper's crotch.

1 is better than 0!

The Welshman excitedly rushed out of the stadium and was cheered by the 9 fans in the stadium.

After that, the match was under the control of the Bayswater Chinese.

The home team's offense also continued to create opportunities.

The most threatening one came in the 24th minute, when Luke Shaw made a cross from the left and Lewandowski headed the ball from close range, but it went slightly wide.

In the 30th minute, Saints midfielder Steven Davis fouled Aaron Ramsey, giving the Bayswater Chinese a direct free kick opportunity in the middle 23 meters away from the goal.

Gareth Bale naturally stood at the penalty spot and with a precise butterfly ball, he once again penetrated the Southampton goal and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

2 is better than 0!

Gareth Bale scored twice!

Then, the Bayswater Chinese began to speed up.

Just five minutes later, Lewandowski successfully made an offside move with a straight pass from Aaron Ramsey. After receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he calmly shot into the near corner.

3 is better than 0!

In the 37th minute, Lewandowski retreated again, and Pogba suddenly inserted from behind. After receiving the ball, he got rid of Prowse's defense and passed the ball to the left.

Luke Shaw quickly moved forward along the left side and made a low cross in front of the goal.

Gareth Bale headed the ball into the near corner.

4 is better than 0!

hat trick!

The Welshman excitedly rushed out of the stadium and slid to his knees under the fans' stands!

He came from Southampton's youth training camp, but his situation in the Saints' youth training camp was not good, and he was almost eliminated at one point. Fortunately, he was valued by Yang Cheng in the summer of 2005 and joined Bayswater Chinese.

And today, facing the Saints who returned to the Premier League, Gareth Bale used a hat-trick to prove his strength to his old club, and also let them see his growth and progress over the years!

Before the end of the first half, Sterling on the right also started to exert his strength.

After receiving the pass from Aaron Ramsey, Sterling passed the Southampton full-back and passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area.

Aaron Ramsey entered the penalty area and volleyed the ball.

The shot hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area. Lewandowski seized the opportunity at the critical moment and sent the ball into Southampton's goal with a follow-up shot.

5 is better than 0!

The Polish center forward scored twice!

The entire Prudential Arena was completely boiling!

When the players left the field, 9 fans stood up from their seats and gave the team thunderous applause.

In the entire first half, the Chinese team of Bayswater scored 5 goals and their offensive was like a tide!

As the Sky Sports live commentator said.

"Yang Cheng's team once again told everyone with facts that playing against the Chinese in Bayswater is a dead end!"

What is unbelievable is that in the 71st minute of the second half, after a direct pass from Javi Martinez, Aaron Ramsey seized the opportunity outside the penalty area and took a long shot.

The shot was so sharp and at such a sharp angle that it hit the crossbar and bounced back.

There was a melee in Southampton's penalty area.

As a result, at the critical moment, Walcott, who had just come on as a substitute, took advantage of the opportunity and sent the ball into the goal.

6 is better than 0!

Aaron Ramsey on the side and Lewandowski in the penalty area were both stunned!
Aaron Ramsey looked like he wanted to cry because he hit the crossbar and the post twice, and both times caused his teammates to score goals. What else could he say?
Lewandowski wanted to pull Walcott over and ask: You are just a substitute, why are you stealing my shot?

I can score a goal even if you don't kick the ball!
What's more, I can also perform a hat trick!

Bro, was that the shot you grabbed?

No, you stole my hat trick!
In the last 20 minutes, no matter how hard Aaron Ramsey and Lewandowski tried, they were unable to break through Southampton's goal again.

Instead, the Saints scored a goal through a surprise attack in the 88th minute.

The goal scorer is Lambert!
What’s even more interesting is that after Lambert scored the goal, there were actually quite a few fans at the scene applauding him.

"It's really rare in the Premier League!"

"Have you ever seen the home team's fans applauding the away team's goal scorer?"

"Then congratulations, you not only witnessed a wonderful feast of goals at the Prudential Stadium, but also saw this extremely rare scene!"

Afterwards, the Sky Sports commentator introduced the relationship between Lambert and the Chinese in Bayswater.

Finally, he said with emotion, "This is a very humane club!"

"So, their fans are also very sentimental!"

After the game, Yang Cheng and the players teased Lambert about this incident.

This local center forward from Bayswater Chinese has scored 5 goals including today's goal.

……

Bayswater Chinese beat Southampton 6-1 at home!

Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 at home despite conceding a goal first!

Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 5-0 at home thanks to a goal in the second half!
Liverpool beat Wigan Athletic 3-0 at home thanks to Suarez's two goals!

When the news of one big victory after another came, everyone felt the strong competitiveness shown by the Premier League teams after a week of rest.

As Sky Sports analyzed after the first match day of this round, the biggest enemy of strong teams is fighting on two fronts.

If the competition is all in a single line, the strong teams will crush the middle and lower teams.

But as soon as these words were spoken, they were slapped in the face on the second day of the competition.

Chelsea lost 0-2 to West Bromwich Albion away.

Manchester United lost 0-1 to Norwich away.

The two upsets shocked the entire European football world.

BBC reporter Pat Murphy reported after the game that Chelsea head coach Di Matteo was furious in the locker room after losing 0-2 to West Bromwich Albion, and even said something that caused quite controversial.

"With your performance, you don't deserve the Champions League!"

The BBC believes that Di Matteo is angry because Chelsea is now at a critical moment in its bid to qualify for the top four of the league, which means it will qualify for the Champions League.

It has been widely rumored that if he wants to stay, he must qualify for the Champions League.

But now, facing a team like West Bromwich Albion, Chelsea can still lose after a week's rest.

And they lost by 2 goals, which made Di Matteo extremely angry!
In another game, after being upset by Norwich, Ferguson did not turn on the hair dryer mode, but praised Norwich's excellent defense.

"We dominated possession and created more chances, but this game wasn't ours today!"

After this round of games, Bayswater Chinese remained unbeaten with 10 wins and 2 draws, and scored 32 points, ranking first in the Pound standings.

Manchester United dropped one place in the rankings due to their loss in this round.

Manchester City and Manchester United both have 28 points, but Manchester City has surpassed Manchester United and ranked second with the advantage of goal difference.

Arsenal is in fourth place with 4 points.

Next up are Chelsea with 20 points and Liverpool with 18 points.

Among them, the Red Army has performed exceptionally vigorously in recent times, winning battles one after another, which can be said to be quite outstanding.

This is also why Di Matteo panicked.

After losing this game, the gap between Chelsea and Arsenal widened to 5 points, which is undoubtedly a very bad situation for Chelsea.

Liverpool was chasing closely behind, which put Di Matteo under great pressure.

Mancini has also regained the recognition of Liverpool fans with his outstanding performance in recent times.

The most prominent player in this round was Gareth Bale.

The Welsh winger scored a hat trick in two consecutive games, and his performance was quite outstanding.

He has scored 12 goals in 11 games and has even performed an assist hat trick this season.

Gareth Bale put in an excellent performance on both the left and right wing, allowing everyone to see the potential and amazing energy of the Welshman.

Lewandowski scored twice again, bringing his total number of Premier League goals this season to 14.

It can be said that both Lewandowski and Gareth Bale have achieved the highest efficiency in their personal careers.

At the post-match press conference after the game against Southampton, Yang Cheng specifically praised two players, Aaron Ramsey and Paul Pogba.

Paul Pogba's outstanding performance is known to all fans who watched the game.

The French midfielder showed strong personal abilities whether he was holding the ball, passing the ball, or dribbling forward.

Pogba has excellent physical fitness, delicate personal skills and strong dribbling ability, all of which allow him to perform at a unique level, which is very exciting.

In addition to hitting the post twice to "help" his teammates score goals, Aaron Ramsey also contributed 2 passes.

Among them, 105 times the ball was accurately passed to the feet of teammates, and the pass success rate was close to an astonishing 94%.

In addition, Aaron Ramsey's long pass success rate in all the games he played this season reached 84%.

This has basically caught up with Modric's data and is slightly inferior to Toni Kroos.

Of course, 94% is Aaron Ramsey's data for a single game. Looking at the entire season, it is currently around 89%.

This is already quite good.

He averages 1.3 dribbles per game, which is better than Toni Kroos but slightly worse than Modric.

Of course, data is just data.

For example, they are all long passes, but Modric and Aaron Ramsey's long passes are accurate, but their speed and threat are obviously not as good as Toni Kroos.

By the same token, in terms of statistics, Aaron Ramsey has grown rapidly and can even compete with the two main players.

But in terms of reading the game, organizing the offense, etc., there is indeed some gap.

Of course, as of now, Aaron Ramsey has the ability to share the pressure of the game with Toni Kroos and Modric, and he is even qualified to stand on his own.

……

On the evening of April 11th, Prudential Arena, London.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese played against Dortmund at home.

Yang Cheng's team had already advanced from the Champions League group stage in advance, so in this game, Yang Cheng continued to play with a rotation lineup.

The two sides were tied 0-0 in the first half and no one was able to score a goal.

But in the 61st minute of the second half, Dortmund took the lead with Reus' goal.

Yang Cheng immediately made substitutions and began to strengthen the team's offense.

In the 83rd minute, Lewandowski, who came on as a substitute, intercepted Subotic's pass in the frontcourt and scored against Dortmund, equalizing the score for Bayswater Chinese.

In the end, the two teams shook hands and made peace with a 1-1 draw.

……

Like the Chinese in Bayswater, Manchester United also won four consecutive games in the Champions League group stage and advanced as the group leader in advance.

So in the 5th round of the game, Ferguson played away with an all-substitute lineup and ended up losing 0-1.

But in this way, Manchester United will be able to play against Bayswater Chinese at home in the 13th round of the Premier League at the weekend with the strongest main lineup and in the best condition.

Both teams played with their full main lineups and both were in the best condition.

In this world-renowned battle, Ferguson's deployment of troops also surprised everyone.

As Jonathan Wilson, a famous British football journalist, tactical expert and gold medal columnist who once wrote "Inverting the Pyramid", said in his pre-match commentary.

"Whenever Toni Kroos and Modric were closely marked, the Bayswater Chinese struggled!"

The meaning of this sentence is very clear, that is, any team that wants to stop the attack of Bayswater Chinese must try every means to curb the midfield of Bayswater Chinese.

This has become a consensus in European football!

But how to curb it?

Different teams have come up with different solutions.

Over the past few years, Yang Cheng has basically relied on this set of midfield to conquer the world. He has faced so many teams and so many tough battles, and he has just made it all the way.

Therefore, he is never afraid of any opponent.

But at Old Trafford, Ferguson's performance still surprised Yang Cheng.

Even after the first half, he couldn't help but want to applaud Ferguson.

Ferguson abandoned the previous 433 or 4231 formations, and did not adopt the 4312 formation that many people expected before the game.

He returned to Manchester United's traditional 442 formation in this game.

This is very strange.

Needless to say, the goalkeeper is definitely De Gea.

The back line from left to right is Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Rafael.

There is actually nothing too surprising about this defensive line.

Phil Jones was on the bench.

Obviously, Ferguson was very sure that Phil Jones could not keep Hazard.

In fact, if we are not careful, Phil Jones might become the biggest weakness of Manchester United's defense.

Just as Yang Cheng said before, England's defenders are all a bunch of idiots!
Hazard is best at dribbling and breaking through, and the Bayswater Chinese's frontcourt free kick attack is unique.

Therefore, every team should try to reduce fouls in its own half when playing against Bayswater Chinese.

In midfield, from left to right are Stroman, Carrick, De Rossi and Robben.

The two forwards are Rooney and Cavani.

After years of competition, Ferguson is obviously very familiar with the Chinese in Bayswater and his interpretation of tactics is very thorough.

He knew better than anyone the importance of curbing Bayswater's Chinese midfield.

So, he arranged a total of 6 people.

You read that right, there are 6 people.

Rooney and Cavani had a wide range of running in the frontcourt and were also actively retreating to support the midfield.

Carrick and De Rossi are both relatively deep.

Whenever the Bayswater Chinese midfield triangle got the ball, Manchester United seemed to have formed a huge encirclement.

At the top are Rooney and Cavani, with left-footed midfielder Strootman on the left and left-footed winger Robben on the right.

Carrick and De Rossi are behind.

As soon as the six players formed a circle, they immediately strangled the Bayswater Chinese midfield.

Even if Hazard actively retreats, it is difficult to effectively connect the midfield and the frontcourt.

You can imagine that every time the midfielder gets the ball, he is surrounded by Manchester United's defensive players.

Moreover, these players don't want to steal the ball, they just want to destroy it.

That is to stop the Chinese in Bayswater from passing and cutting.

Throughout the first half, the pace of the game was stumbling and intermittent, and it was impossible to form a smooth rhythm.

This made the Chinese players in Bayswater play very awkwardly.

Manchester United is not having an easy time either.

But they were already at a disadvantage, and Ferguson didn't want to fight for possession of the ball, so they didn't care.

In the first half, Bayswater Chinese had 64% of the ball possession, while Manchester United only had 36%.

Bayswater Chinese had one goal.

It was a free kick in the frontcourt. Thiago Silva headed the ball back to the middle, and Lewandowski scored in front of the goal.

But the referee ruled that Lewandowski fouled Ferdinand before scoring, so the goal was invalid.

After that, throughout the first half, it was difficult for the Chinese players in Bayswater to get threatening shooting opportunities.

Of course, Manchester United has even less.

The Red Devils only had three shots in the entire first half, with none on target.

Yang Cheng has also made some adjustments.

For example, he had Gareth Bale return to the left and Hazard play on the right.

Want to use Gareth Bale to attack Rafael's side.

But the Brazilian player's performance was still quite good.

Although he can't keep up with Gareth Bale's speed, he knows how to foul.

Rooney and Cavani in the frontcourt both actively returned to defense, running over a large range, which put great pressure on Matic.

Plus Toni Kroos and Modric were contained.

The Chinese midfield of Bayswater was really suppressed by Manchester United.

Yang Cheng knew very well what Ferguson's wishful thinking was.

Manchester United essentially adopted a defensive counterattack tactic.

The key node is in the area between Robben and Marcelo.

The whole world knows that Marcelo is the fourth midfielder of the Bayswater Chinese.

The Brazilian is strong in attack but weak in defense, and often moves forward to participate in midfield organization and frontcourt attacks.

At this time, Robben's threat on the right can be reflected.

In the first half, Yang Cheng repeatedly reminded everyone of this.

During the half-time break, Yang Cheng reminded the players again to pay attention to Robben's counterattack.

If a more conservative tactic is adopted, Yang Cheng can ask Marcelo to reduce forward runs, or even make a substitution, using Luke Shaw, who is better at defense, to defend Robben.

But this is not the style of Yang Cheng, nor is it the style of the Chinese in Bayswater.

With the initiative in the game in hand, arranging such substitutions will only reduce the team's morale and offensive firepower.

Moreover, with Rooney and Cavani retreating, Thiago Silva will have more opportunities to support Marcelo.

The whole competition is to see whether the Chinese from Bayswater can break through Manchester United's stranglehold first, or whether Manchester United can score a goal through a counterattack first.

In the past, Yang Cheng's team has always had the last laugh.

But this time, at Old Trafford, Bayswater Chinese suffered a head-on blow just one minute into the second half.

Just as Yang Cheng expected.

After a midfield interception, Carrick quickly passed the ball to Robben.

The Dutchman dribbled the ball quickly from the right sideline to the middle, hitting the junction between Matic and Thiago Silva.

Both defensive players were very focused and rushed forward to double-team at the same time.

But at this moment, Robben suddenly sent a straight pass with his left foot, and Cavani quickly cut in behind Thiago Silva.

Although Thiago Silva turned around and chased back immediately, he caught up with Cavani in time.

But after a physical confrontation between the two, Cavani clearly had the upper hand and got a chance to shoot from the right side of the small penalty area.

The Uruguayan center forward shot the ball into the goal of Courtois who was so close!

1 is better than 0!

The entire Old Trafford stadium was in complete carnival!
More than 7 Manchester United fans in the stands cheered at the top of their lungs.

On the sidelines, in front of the home team's coaching booth, Ferguson was so excited that he raised his hands high, rushed out of the coaching command area, and shouted excitedly, as if his team had already secured the victory in advance.

This made Yang Cheng, who was standing in front of the visiting team's coaching booth, speechless.

"You old man who has never seen the world, it's just a goal, right? Look how happy you are!"

Yang Cheng looked at Ferguson with disdain and muttered something.

Where did this go?

Do you really think I'm a vegetarian?
Just relying on the double midfield of Toni Kroos and Modric?

Give me a break!

Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines and called out to his players, signaling them not to be discouraged.

"Keep playing like you did in the first half, just like I said!"

Yang Cheng also specifically called Modric, who was close to him, to the sidelines and asked him to control the midfield as soon as possible.

"Tell Marcelo to calm down and pay attention to Robben."

"Old man Ferguson will not be satisfied with one goal. Manchester United will continue to play like this and continue to force us to make mistakes!"

"Don't give them a second chance!"

Modric understood and immediately ran back to the court.

While Manchester United players were celebrating the goal, Modric called his teammates over, boosted the team's morale, and deployed the formation again.

Soon, Manchester United adopted the strangulation tactics as Yang Cheng expected, and also actively used Robben to counterattack.

But this time, Marcelo was well prepared and did not give Robben any chance.

However, this also led to a situation in the 53rd minute when Gareth Bale made a quick counterattack on the right. He dribbled the ball from the right, cut inwards, rushed to the right side of the top of the arc, and passed the ball diagonally to the back point with his left foot.

As a result, Marcelo, who tried his best to get in, was a step slow.

The Brazilian finally threw himself out and used a sliding tackle to try to get the ball back to the center of the goal.

Unfortunately, the tackle sent the ball directly into the side net.

Marcelo also slid off the court.

If Marcelo hadn't retreated too far back and moved forward a little slowly, this goal would have been scored!

Then, Modric used a corner kick to help Thiago Silva head the ball into the goal.

The ball hit Evra's hand next to the post.

Bayswater Chinese players protested against handball, but the referee indicated that Evra's hand was close to his body.

At this time, it was already 61 minutes.

(End of this chapter)