I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 27 Genius Coach
The first upset of 2004!
When the third round of the FA Cup was over, the whole of Britain was in an uproar.

All the media were reporting on the game at Stamford Bridge frantically.

No one could believe that a team from English League Two could beat Chelsea, a team full of superstars, 2-1 away from home.

The Times even wrote a review of the match, believing that judging from this game alone, the performance of Bayswater Chinese was not inferior to that of Chelsea.

“Both sides played well in the first half!”

This authoritative British media believes that the technical and tactical content demonstrated by the Chinese in Bayswater is not what a League Two team should have, and they have a very high tactical level.

"Even when facing a strong Chelsea, the Bayswater Chinese were able to play skillful passes, and all the players moved in unison, which made their game look very smooth."

The Times believes that the Chinese in Bayswater have demonstrated a unique technical and tactical style.

Especially the midfield.

"Martin Roland, Luka Modric, Tom Huddlestone."

"Strictly speaking, Bayswater Chinese do not have a traditional steel warrior in the midfield."

"But it was this group of technically excellent players who performed just as well against a midfield of superstars like Makelele, Lampard and Mutu."

"In fact, they played more methodically."

The man of the match was French winger Franck Ribery.

This ferocious-looking scarred star also became famous after the game.

Throughout the first half, he single-handedly turned Chelsea's defense, especially Melchiot's side, into a sieve.

Both goals scored by the Chinese team in Bayswater and all the threatening attacks in the whole game came from Ribery's feet.

The all-pervasive Sun quickly uncovered the inside story.

Everyone also learned that Ribery was expelled from Lille's youth training. Before coming to Bayswater Chinese, he played in the fourth and third tier leagues in France.

This was the first time he showed off his skills in front of English fans.

Even though it was a live TV broadcast, everyone was amazed at his strength.

The Sun revealed that France national team captain Desailly and Chelsea midfielder Makelele both went to talk to Ribery after the game, and it was obvious that they both admired the French winger very much.

But the most surprising thing was another secret revealed by the Guardian.

It turns out that the nominal head coach of Bayswater Chinese is Brian Kidd, but in fact, the person in charge of the team is Yang Cheng, a Chinese who is only 23 years old.

Moreover, Yang Cheng is the only son of the owner of the Chinese in Bayswater.

This time, not only Britain, but the whole European football world was shocked.

It is not uncommon for the head coach to not have a coaching certificate, so he lets the assistant coach take over the job while he does the work in secret.

This is not uncommon even for a famous coach like Brian Kidd.

But it is unprecedented in the whole European football that the owner of a professional club serves as the head coach himself!

What’s even more shocking is that the boss is only 23 years old!
The most outrageous thing is that this boss led his team to overturn the superstar-studded Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and played with a technical and tactical style that was worthy of applause!

When all the media and fans saw the news, they all rushed over.

Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese quickly occupied the pages of major media.

A 23-year-old head coach, if this isn’t genius, then what is?
What Yang Cheng did not expect the most was that Brian Kidd revealed in an interview with The Sun that the main reason why he was willing to serve as an assistant coach at Bayswater Chinese was because of Yang Cheng.

"We only met once and I decided to accept it."

"I was moved by the football he outlined. He wanted to try to take a different path."

"I think he will bring more thinking to English football and let us see more possibilities."

"I even think that this may very well be our future!"

If anyone else said something like this, they would be laughed to death.

But the person who said this was Brian Kidd.

Current assistant coach of the England national team and creator of the legendary Manchester United Class of 92.

Brian Kidd is very prestigious in English football. His remarks will only make the media and fans pay more attention to Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater.

The most direct change was that in the next home game, the 27th round of English League Two, when they faced Rusten Diamonds at home, all 5 tickets were sold out, and even scalpers began to appear.

……

"Brian, you've exposed me with this interview."

In the Bayswater Chinese office, Yang Cheng laughed and teased Brian Kidd.

This is actually a good thing.

At the very least, the media and fans are paying more attention to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Looking at Lin Zhongqiu’s smiling face, it is obvious that ticket sales are very good.

Bayswater Chinese still has 11 home games in English Football League Two. If every game can be full, ticket revenue will increase significantly.

By that time, the club's debt pressure will be further alleviated.

More importantly, with the team entering the Championship in the new season, revenue will increase significantly.

"I'm just telling the truth." Brian Kidd said with a smile.

"We have been searching and exploring all these years."

At the end, the English people were filled with regret.

Yang Cheng nodded. "The Heysel Stadium tragedy and the Hillsborough tragedy had a far greater impact on English football than anyone expected."

"Yeah." Brian Kidd sighed with mixed feelings.

The history of football tactics is long. Different countries have developed their own unique tactics based on their own characteristics, race, climate and other factors.

When many people mention England's style of play, they always talk about long passes and lobs.

This is certainly not wrong, but it is too one-sided.

To put it simply and directly, the tactical system in continental Europe is more about using the middle to drive the flanks.

For example, the Italians have a very famous saying: No matter how strong the wingers are, they still have to return to the middle to score goals.

Therefore, Italy rarely produces excellent wingers.

England's tactical system uses the flanks to drive the middle.

This is reflected in the fact that England's two traditional central midfielders have basically no ability to control the ball.

And the specific playing style that extends from this tactical system is not to make long passes and lobs to take advantage of the speed on the wing?

It was this style of play that made English football so glorious and won the World Cup.

Brian Kidd was a top star during the heyday of English football.

"But after winning the World Cup, we fell into a slump in the following tournaments, and our talent training began to lag behind."

"At that time, many people were thinking about going to various parts of the European continent to investigate."

"We are beginning to realize the problem. We need to make some changes to the traditional concepts of the past. We need to try to absorb the advantages of the European continent on the basis of tradition."

"For example, we need to strengthen the control of the midfield. The traditional penalty area to penalty area midfielders need to change. We need to improve the players' ball control ability."

"All of this, in the end, led to a reform of youth training, which led to our success in the late 70s and 80s."

As an Englishman, even as a direct descendant of Manchester United, Brian Kidd is full of pride and pride when talking about the glory of English clubs in the 80s.

English teams such as Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Liverpool swept across European football, making the entire European football world tremble in fear.

In those years, England's youth training talent also showed a blowout trend.

The number of English players playing abroad also reached its peak during those years.

Although the national team did not achieve very good results, English football was really at its peak in those years.

"But everything came to a screeching halt after the Heysel tragedy!"

"The ban from UEFA has completely cut off the connection between English clubs and the European continent, and has also completely interrupted the good development momentum of English football."

"The Hillsborough disaster that followed made it all worse."

"The invincible Liverpool dynasty has completely collapsed. The best teams in English football cannot participate in European competitions. All teams are behind closed doors and entertaining themselves."

"Working behind closed doors, coupled with the poor performance of the league, has caused our youth training and tactics to return to tradition."

Gerrard, Lampard and others are the products of youth training during this period.

And they are already the best among this group.

But from them, we can see that England's youth training is going in the opposite direction.

What about before that?
They have produced many talented and technically gifted players, such as Gascoigne.

Many people have mocked the British media for their love of hyping up geniuses, but isn’t this also a kind of remembrance of past glory?

"While we were working behind closed doors, a groundbreaking team was born in Europe."

"Sacchi and his Milan dynasty brought about the most subversive tactical change in modern football history."

"And we, all of England, missed out on the revolution."

"When we returned to Europe a few years later, we were disappointed to find that our youth training and technical and tactical concepts had completely lagged behind those of the European continent, and by more than one generation."

Yang Cheng could actually understand Brian Kidd's feelings.

Because Kidd was once the top star in England and even in the world of football.

"We have all been working hard over the years. Ferguson may seem arrogant, but in fact, he is a very far-sighted person who is also very willing to learn. The premise is that you have to convince him and prove that you are indeed stronger than him."

"Wenger came, Houllier came, Ranieri and Eriksson came one after another, and they all brought the most advanced tactical concepts and club management methods in Europe."

"They made us see more clearly the gap between us and the European continent in all aspects, from youth training to training to technical tactics to club management... but they also let us see the direction to catch up."

Yang Cheng felt that the atmosphere was a little solemn, and immediately smiled softly, "Don't be so pessimistic, Brian. At least, in the past few years, you have created the Premier League, which is a huge gain."

Compared with leagues such as Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga, the birth of the Premier League is indeed of great significance.

Brian Kidd smiled bitterly.

"But you can see that all the clubs are in financial difficulty and are heavily in debt. There are many cases of mortgaging their stars. In this case, who can invest in youth training?"

"Let's not talk about youth training, just the training grounds. Look at the 20 Premier League teams. Apart from Manchester United and Arsenal, how many clubs have training grounds that are acceptable?"

What Brian Kidd said was indeed true.

For example, Chelsea's training ground is right outside Heathrow Airport. It is very dilapidated, old and outdated.

Tottenham's training ground is also very bad.

This is still a strong team in the Premier League.

What about other teams?
Therefore, the Premier League is very welcoming to foreign investment now.

Because they know very well that without the injection of foreign capital, the Premier League and even English football will be stagnant.

"Everything will be fine, Brian." Yang Cheng comforted.

With the influx of foreign capital, the rise of the Premier League has become inevitable.

Yang Cheng must seize this opportunity to allow Bayswater Chinese to take advantage of the situation and become the best and top club in the UK, Europe, and even the world!
　I beg for collection! I beg for votes!! Thank you so much!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)