I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 271: Big reversal! Super Bale! The best in Europe! The most competitive Premier League in history! [Subscribe]

The Christmas Day fixture, or Boxing Day fixture as it is also known, has always been a subject of much criticism.

However, due to tradition and commercial factors, no effective changes have been made.

For example, Ancelotti, who coaches Manchester City, once criticized the Premier League's Christmas schedule in the media.

"I can understand tradition, but we are not basketball, we are not other sports, we are football and we need enough time to rest, especially on Boxing Day."

But Ancelotti quickly added, "As a fan, I will be very happy to sit in a warm home, lie on a soft sofa, and watch the Premier League games leisurely during Christmas."

“It’s a treat!”

"But as a head coach, I have to say, this schedule is fucking rubbish!"

See, this is the contradiction!

In fact, there has always been some controversy over whether the intensity of Christmas games is so high.

For example, some media or professionals think that this is just a normal double match in one week, so is there any need to complain?
This is actually a layman's statement.

Many times, two games in a week often mean three games in the first and last eight days.

But it’s like the Christmas season in the Premier League this season, with three games played in the first and last seven days.

Not to mention, sometimes when the season schedule is tight, we have to play 9 games in about 4 days.

Premier League games are usually held in the afternoon, with only two days of rest and recovery between each game.

If it is an away game, it will be more difficult.

Therefore, many times, the Premier League’s Christmas schedule will show some traces of human arrangement.

For example, the principle of proximity.

According to statistics obtained by the Chinese in Bayswater, the probability of players suffering muscle injuries in the month before and after Christmas is about 50% higher than usual.

This is an extremely outrageous statistic!

Different head coaches often have different strategies for how to play the devilish Christmas schedule.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, he had carefully studied Ferguson's Christmas schedule for every season.

This head coach who is known to be the best at playing Christmas games in history, to be frank, the essence lies in one thing: rotation!

Maybe some people will be surprised again.

Is it difficult to rotate this thing?

For mid- and lower-tier teams, it is understandable that their lineups are not deep enough and rotation is difficult.

But what about the strong teams?

In fact, the reason is very simple. If the rotation is only during Christmas, it will be more dangerous.

So, if you look carefully at the Christmas schedule, you will often see big score collapses.

Rotation requires lineup depth, which needs no further explanation.

But if you want to spend Christmas safely, especially all teams aiming to win the championship, the rotation lineup must be able to maintain its combat effectiveness.

This requires every player in the rotation to maintain a good competitive state.

That is to say, this requires preparation for rotation in advance, a long time in advance.

Yang Cheng has always insisted on adopting the elite player strategy, which is actually to ensure that every player in the team can get sufficient game training and ensure that the players' condition can be maintained.

Therefore, Bayswater Chinese’s Christmas performance has always been very good.

Maybe some people will wonder, since everyone knows it, why can't some people do it well?

For example, Wenger in Yang Cheng’s previous life.

His team always performs well before Christmas, but problems tend to arise during Christmas.

Why is that?
Because Wenger has never been a head coach who likes rotation.

His tactical philosophy requires a high level of tacit understanding among the players, so he doesn't like rotation.

At that time, Arsenal did not have sufficient resources, and it was difficult for Wenger to make effective rotations while ensuring the team's competitiveness.

By now, the Gunners were in a much better situation.

In the 20th round of the Premier League, Wenger's team defeated Newcastle 4-0 at home.

Robin van Persie scored a hat trick.

Did you find it?

In the last round, Arsenal beat West Ham United 5-1 at home, and it was Benzema who broke out.

The player who exploded in this round was Van Persie.

Arsenal's rotation was not strong, but they still rotated five players.

What about Ferguson, who is best at playing Christmas schedule?
In the last round, they beat Newcastle 4-3 at home, and in this round, they beat West Bromwich 2-0 at home.

Ferguson rotated a total of 9 players.

Apart from goalkeeper De Gea, only Carrick was not rotated.

If Yang Cheng guessed correctly, Ferguson will continue to rotate the players and include Carrick in the next away game against Wigan Athletic.

But there are also some very thrilling rotations.

For example, Ancelotti's Manchester City.

After a narrow 19-1 win over Stoke City in the 0th round, this round continued to be thrilling.

In the away game against Norwich, they took the lead quickly with Ibrahimovic's double goal.

But then there was a turn of events and he was kept being caught and beaten by the other party.

Aguero's goal in the second half helped Manchester City lead 3-1.

But Norwich then performed very fiercely, with Russell Martin scoring twice, even pushing Manchester City into a desperate situation.

In the end, they beat Norwich 4-3 away from home thanks to an own goal.

The reason is that Manchester City's bench lineup after rotation, especially the midfield and backcourt lineup, is not good.

In other words, it is not stable enough.

For example, Russell Martin's brace was scored within four minutes.

The occasional distraction of some players led to a sudden reversal of the situation.

Chelsea's situation is not much different.

Benítez took over the team before Christmas.

But he is very familiar with the Premier League.

Moreover, when it comes to deploying troops, Benítez is indeed a good player.

On Boxing Day, Chelsea beat Norwich 1-0 away.

In the 20th round, after conceding a goal away from home, Chelsea reversed the score to 2-1 against Everton thanks to Lampard's two goals.

After Benítez took office, the Blues' performance immediately changed significantly.

But everyone knows that the real test will be the third game on the Christmas schedule.

That is the West London derby at home against Bayswater Chinese!

……

"Since Benítez took office, Chelsea has always adopted a 4231 formation, with Mikel and Lampard as the double defensive midfielders, Sneijder in front and Falcao as the center forward."

"This central axis has remained basically unchanged in the past two rounds of the league."

"In the back line, the central defenders are Cahill, Benatia and Ivanovic. We have received news that Terry will not be able to catch up with the New Year's Day game."

"Ashley Cole on the left and Azpilicueta on the right have both played two games in a row."

"In addition, Cech was injured in the match against Everton and was replaced in the midfield. He will not be able to play in this game either."

At the Brent Training Center in west London, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff immediately began a preparation meeting after the 20th round of the Premier League to study the next game, which is the London derby away against Chelsea.

There is a characteristic of the Premier League schedule, there will not be three consecutive home games or three consecutive away games.

In the Christmas schedule, if the game on Boxing Day is a home game, then the game on New Year's Day must be an away game.

The reverse is also true.

In the past, Bayswater Chinese always played two away games in a row and then one home game.

What we got is Chelsea's script this season.

The Blues' defensive star Terry was injured in the match against Liverpool on November 11 due to a knee injury.

The estimate at that time was 6 weeks of rest, and now it should be about the same.

But according to information obtained by Bayswater Chinese scouts, Terry has not yet trained with the team.

In other words, it is basically impossible for him to appear in the New Year's Day game.

It is basically unrealistic to let him play after he has rested for more than a month and has not trained.

The extent of Cech's injury has not been disclosed, but it should not be serious.

This Czech goalkeeper was once very close to Buffon, but unfortunately, with the departure of Mourinho, Chelsea experienced continuous turmoil and Cech's performance was also affected.

If Cech is absent, the starter should be substitute goalkeeper Turnbull.

"From the first two league games, Benítez only rotated two players, the two wingers in the frontcourt."

"Oscar, Willian, Eto'o and Ramires took turns to play, while the other positions remained basically unchanged."

When Brian Kidd said this, he couldn't help but look up and look at Yang Cheng.

"He should be able to adjust in this third game, right?"

Yang Cheng shook his head. "It's hard to say."

He couldn't guess what was going on in Benítez's mind.

Or should we say, who can guess what Master Bei is thinking?
When this guy was coaching Liverpool, he was able to arrange different starting lineups for more than 20 games.

As you can imagine, his deployment of troops is really hard to figure out.

"After taking over before Christmas, he really needs to stabilize the squad, and especially needs to win to rebuild morale!"

Chelsea's record has been really bad over the past period of time!

Some people may ask, why didn't he leave a large number of troops to kick the Chinese in Bayswater?
This is the West London Derby!
The reason is very simple. If they lose the first two games as coach, even if they keep enough players, how can the morale be good when they play against Bayswater Chinese at home?

Three fires for the new official to take office!
If Benítez doesn't start this fire, what's the difference between him and Di Matteo?
What's more, everyone now says that Benítez is just a transitional one.

Chelsea has contacted Real Madrid head coach Mourinho, who has fallen out with the Real Madrid locker room and fans, and will return to the Premier League this summer!
Under such circumstances, one can imagine Benítez's coaching situation.

"Whether Benítez wants to rotate or not, we don't know yet, but we will definitely rotate."

Without rotation, we can push the players' physical strength to the limit and maybe they can get through it.

But when it comes to January, or even in February and March, how can the game be played?
Yang Cheng's consistent strategy is to play the FA Cup in January with all substitutes after rotation, so that the main players can have a rest, while also carrying out appropriate physical training.

This is known among the Chinese in Bayswater as a rechargeable physical fitness training.

In this way, after adjustments, the players' condition will be able to recover in February and March.

But the challenge of doing so is that the schedule in January will be difficult.

But there is no other way. If we don't do this and stick to the main lineup, the team will be under great pressure when European competitions resume in February and March.

For Yang Cheng, the Champions League is still very important!
……

Like most of the head coaches who were forced to resign, Benítez's decision to coach Chelsea was a hasty one.

How hasty?
He took office with only a fitness coach and a video analyst.

The most important assistant coach is still Steve Holland, who was previously hired by Chelsea.

Holland came when Villas-Boas was coaching Chelsea, and assisted Villas-Boas together with Di Matteo.

Later, he assisted Di Matteo who was promoted to the position.

Now it's Benitez.

In addition, the fledgling Dutch star Zenden has also joined Benítez's coaching team.

But everyone knows that Cen Deng has no coaching experience and is just here to gain experience.

In this situation, the people Benítez can still trust are the two assistants he brought with him.

But Chelsea's current situation is not very good.

Cech and Terry were both injured and missed the game. After playing two games in a row, the team's physical strength began to fall behind.

The FA Cup draw on January 1th was not very lucky.

The opponent is Southampton from the Premier League, and it’s an away game.

All of these things mixed together gave Benítez a headache.

But the biggest headache is the upcoming West London derby.

"Our opponents have scored 10 goals in the past two league games and have rotated a lot of players, so they will be in better shape and have more energy than us."

At the Cobham training base in the south suburbs of London, assistant coach Steve Holland said worriedly.

Benítez had a cold face all the time and didn't reveal anything on his mind, but he turned his head and looked at Paco de Miguel, the physical trainer he brought with him.

This fitness coach has been following him since he coached Liverpool. The two have been working together for many years and have a very good understanding of each other.

With just one look, Paco de Miguel knew what Benítez wanted to ask.

"The bigger problem now is the left-backs Ashley Cole and Lampard. They are both veterans and have played two games in a row. They are under a lot of pressure now."

"As for the midfield, I think Ramirez can do it, and Ryan Bertrand is the only one who can be used on the left. This player has always performed very well and is very stable, but he is a little young."

Benitez knows the player.

He came from Chelsea's youth training, went to Bayswater Chinese, and was later bought back by Chelsea for a large sum of money.

This kind of thing is very normal in European football.

But since Ashley Cole was not injured, Ryan Bertrand did not have much playing time.

Even less than when I was at the Bayswater Chinese.

This is actually a very sad thing.

Benítez turned his head again and looked at another assistant, video analyst Xavi Barreiro.

"I studied the past few games of Bayswater Chinese and found that they have made a lot of rotations, but we cannot exactly grasp Yang Cheng's strategy for using players at the moment."

"Manchester United will play Wigan Athletic away this round."

Wigan Athletic is currently ranked 18th in the Premier League and is a hot candidate for relegation.

Ferguson won both rounds of games in the Christmas schedule and threatened to end the Christmas schedule with three consecutive wins.

This is basically a high probability event.

Therefore, if Bayswater Chinese want to maintain their current leading position, they must fight hard for victory against Chelsea.

Moreover, Manchester United's away game against Wigan Athletic is at 12:45 noon on New Year's Day.

Chelsea plays Bayswater Chinese at 15: in the afternoon.

This means that the outcome of Manchester United's match had already been decided before the battle at Stamford Bridge started.

This will definitely bring invisible pressure to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Theoretically, if Manchester United wins the game, they will surpass Bayswater Chinese in the real-time standings.

As for the fact that the Chinese team at Bayswater still has one game less, that is a story for later.

Even if there are fewer games, we still have to win to get 3 points.

In addition, Manchester City's home game against Stoke City will be held at the same time as the battle at Stamford Bridge.

Thinking of this, Benítez had some idea in his mind.

"We are playing at home in this game. We must not only win, but also try our best to play our best!"

"We must try our best to defeat Bayswater Chinese at home!"

There was determination in Benítez's eyes!
He needs a victory like this to help him secure his position as Chelsea head coach.

Even if he only coaches for half a year, he will make the team play in his own style!
……

January 1st, New Year’s Day.

The last match day of the Christmas Devil’s schedule.

This is also a day that has made countless fans around the world anxious.

Everyone knows that this round is likely to rewrite the trend of the Premier League this season.

Therefore, the fans are also particularly enthusiastic.

The whole of London is still filled with the festive atmosphere of Christmas, and the football atmosphere is also extremely strong.

There were even many tourists who came from far away and bought tickets to enter Stamford Bridge to watch this world-renowned battle.

But before this game, the latest battle report came from Wigan in northwest England.

The game is not over yet, but Manchester United is already leading 3-0.

Although Ferguson rotated several stars including Rooney, Carrick and Juan Mata, Manchester United still relied on Hernandez's brace and Cavani's goal.

We are currently leading Wigan Athletic 3-0 away from home.

The overall situation is decided!

Ferguson fulfilled his previous promise and ended the devilish Christmas schedule with three consecutive wins.

Now, all the pressure has shifted to the Chinese in Bayswater.

At Stamford Bridge in west London, when Benítez heard the news, he excitedly pumped his right fist.

"Old Ferguson finally did not disappoint us!" Benítez rarely revealed a smile.

When he coached Liverpool, he and Ferguson were sworn enemies.

But now, he suddenly felt that Ferguson was quite pleasing to the eye.

At critical moments, this old man is reliable!

At the very least, it's much better than being even more cowardly than Wenger.

Just at this moment, Steve Holland pushed the door in from outside the locker room in a hurry.

"Got the starting roster for the Bayswater Chinese."

Benítez took it excitedly, took a glance at it, and was a little surprised.

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

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Aaron Ramsey in the middle;

Forwards: Hazard, Lewandowski and Walcott.

Compared with the previous round, Yang Cheng made another rotation.

On the bench, Benítez saw the names of Modric and Gareth Bale.

Piszczek was said to be injured, so he was not even included in the roster, and young player Stones was included instead.

But Yang Cheng's deployment of troops did surprise Benítez.

Of course, Benítez also made a surprise move.

Goalkeeper: Turnbull;
Defence: Ryan Bertrand, Cahill, Ivanovic and Azpilicueta;
Midfield: Mikel and Lampard formed a double defensive midfielder, with Willian, Oscar and Ramires in front;
Striker: Falcao.

Benítez used an offensive combination of three Brazilian players in the frontcourt.

Plus Falcao.

In other words, Chelsea's frontcourt is an offensive combination of South American players.

Benítez also considered rotation, but for example, German winger Marin has only played a few games this season, so how can he play?
Eto'o is so old, why are you still letting him continue fighting at this time?

The same is true for Ashley Cole.

But Benítez chose Lampard to continue starting.

Because the double defensive midfielders are very important to him.

Benítez has never been a coach who is good at playing defensive counterattacks.

On the contrary, he still prefers to defend high.

But with this current lineup, should it be able to contain the Chinese from Bayswater in the midfield and frontcourt?

"Get ready now, today we are going to make Yang Cheng and his team kneel down at Stamford Bridge!"

Benítez said in a powerful voice.

……

"Beep!!"

"The referee, Lee Mason, called a foul."

"This was a one-on-one opportunity for the Bayswater Chinese in the 61st minute of the second half."

"Walcott was offside and had a one-on-one chance, but was tackled by Cahill who returned to defense in time."

"Bayswater Chinese won a free kick on the right side of the front court."

"The camera turns to the sidelines. This is Bayswater Chinese head coach Yang Cheng." "He must be missing Gareth Bale on the bench now."

"In the last round, the Welsh star scored two goals directly from free kicks, which was an outstanding performance."

"But this time, look at Toni Kroos's penalty."

"It fell into the penalty area, Pepe competed for the ball and headed it into the goal."

"It went straight to the side."

"Toni Kroos's penalty was well-taken, but Ivanovic's interference was timely."

"We all know that Benítez's set-piece defense has always been problematic."

"But in today's game, Bayswater Chinese had three free kick opportunities in the frontcourt and two corner kick opportunities, but they were unable to score."

"The score is now 1 to 1!"

"The two sides shook hands and made peace with each other in the first half, 0-0, but in the 49th minute of the second half, Falcao shot from close range and broke through the goal of Bayswater Chinese."

"And in the 57th minute, Marcelo made a straight pass from the left rib, and Lewandowski shot into the goal from inside the penalty area."

“The competition was very intense.”

"But there has only been one yellow card so far, for Willian at Chelsea."

"The actions of both sides were relatively restrained."

"We can see that Yang Cheng has already started preparing to make substitutions."

"Gareth Bale and Modric were both on the sidelines."

"The ones to be replaced are Marcelo and Matic."

"These are indeed two surprising substitutions."

"But we should also see that Marcelo's physical strength is indeed a bit exhausted after playing two games in a row."

"As for Matic, this should be more of a signal to strengthen the frontcourt attack."

……

When Benítez saw Yang Cheng replace Marcelo and Matic, his first reaction was to be stunned.

Then he saw that after the substitution, the entire formation of the Bayswater Chinese changed to three defenders.

It's a bit similar to the 343 formation.

The midfield is Toni Kroos staying back, Aaron Ramsey and Modric in the middle, and Hazard going forward.

In front are three forwards.

This made a hint of surprise flash in Benítez's eyes.

These days, it is not easy to see a three-back tactical play in the Premier League.

Because everyone knows that the Premier League is best at attacking from the flanks.

But soon, Benítez made a tit-for-tat substitution.

Eto'o replaced Lampard.

Ramirez returned to the center and Eto'o served as right winger.

Benítez's intentions were clear.

Aren't you using three defenders?

I will increase the speed on the wing!

……

After the two sides made tit-for-tat substitutions, the game situation became increasingly tense.

Whether it was the audience in front of the TV or the fans in the stands of Stamford Bridge, they could all feel the oppressive feeling of impending storm.

Especially after both sides made substitutions, the pace of the game obviously accelerated.

When the game reached the 63rd minute, five minutes after Bale came on as a substitute, the Chinese from Bayswater took advantage of a mistake by Chelsea's double defensive midfielder.

After receiving the pass from Modric, Hazard deftly pulled the ball with his left and right feet, dribbled past Ramires who was trying to steal the ball, then suddenly started and broke through between Ramires and Mikel.

Brazil missed the best chance when they were trying to steal the ball in the midfield, and after being broken through by Hazard, they turned around and chased after him.

But Hazard dribbled the ball to the left from the middle, blocking Ramires and avoiding Mikel.

The biggest problem with Nigeria's defensive midfielder is that he is slow and has a limited running range.

After the breakthrough, Hazard immediately came to the outside of the penalty area.

When Ivanovic chose to steal the ball, Hazard made a diagonal pass to the left side of the arc top area.

Gareth Bale quickly came forward and when he stopped the ball with his left foot, he stepped out of the penalty area.

Once you stop, hit again with your left foot!

This is the area that Gareth Bale is most familiar with and the area he is best at.

A wonderful left-foot shot sent the ball into the lower right corner of Chelsea's goal at an extremely fast speed!

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 68th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese scored another goal!"

"Gareth Bale, who just came on as a substitute, used his best move, volleying into the far corner from the left side of the penalty area, successfully reversing the score for Bayswater Chinese!"

"2 to 1!"

"The current situation is very unfavorable for Chelsea!"

……

After conceding the goal, Chelsea began to get anxious.

The three defenders of Bayswater Chinese were like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey, constantly telling them that as long as they attacked, they would have a chance to pose a threat.

Isn't it courting death to play with three defenders in the Premier League?

However, Bayswater Chinese's midfield firmly controlled the ball.

If the score is tied, they can still hold on.

So after Gareth Bale increased the score, Chelsea players became a little anxious.

The fans on the field were also anxiously calling on the players to step up their offense.

It's already 70 minutes. If we don't seize the time, how can we defeat our opponent?

But they forgot one thing.

The defense of the Chinese in Bayswater is not made of paper.

In the 73rd minute, after the Chinese from Bayswater completed a steal in the midfield, Modric passed the ball directly behind him.

Lewandowski moved forward quickly, but Cahill's defensive speed was not slow either.

Although the English center back got ahead of Lewandowski, the Pole was very fast in getting forward.

As a last resort, Cahill fell to the ground and made a tackle, trying to pass the ball to Ivanovic who was returning to defense, in order to disrupt the counterattack of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Unexpectedly, when Cahill fell to the ground and kicked the ball, it did not reach Ivanovic's feet directly.

Instead, Gareth Bale, who had deliberately fallen behind by a step, suddenly rushed over from the left, took a step forward, and kicked the ball to the middle behind the defense line with the outside of his left foot.

Then we saw the Welsh player suddenly accelerate, like a flash of lightning, and instantly break through Chelsea's defense line. After catching up with the ball he kicked outside the penalty area, he had a one-on-one opportunity.

The entire Stamford Bridge stadium burst into exclamations.

Even, I couldn't tell whether it was an exclamation or amazement.

But after Gareth Bale caught up with the ball, he dribbled into the penalty area. Facing goalkeeper Turnbull who was near the penalty spot, the Welshman first made a feint and then dribbled past Turnbull easily.

Finally, in front of Chelsea's small penalty area, Gareth Bale easily pushed the ball into the empty goal with his right foot.

3 is better than 1!

Gareth Bale excitedly turned and rushed out of the court, rushed to the camera in the corner area, made a heart gesture with his hands in front of his chest, and celebrated with all his heart.

"Two goals!"

"Five minutes after the last goal, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of Chelsea's defensive lapses and scored another goal!"

"The current situation is quite unfavorable for Chelsea!"

"Gareth Bale came on as a substitute and scored twice in five minutes."

"This is his fifth goal in the last four days!"

“The Welsh players have been very impressive this season and are on a roll!”

When the live TV camera turned to the sidelines, the players of Bayswater Chinese huddled together.

……

After scoring the third goal, Bayswater Chinese obviously slowed down the pace of the game.

Chelsea want to continue to strengthen their attack.

Benítez replaced Oscar with Sneijder.

In today's game, young Oscar performed mediocrely.

But not long after the substitution, in the 83rd minute, the Chinese from Bayswater launched a quick counterattack.

Modric passed the ball to the right, and Walcott was intercepted by Ryan Bertrand after getting the ball on the wing.

But the little tiger still sent a straight pass to the right side of the penalty area.

Lewandowski quickly moved forward and took the ball on the right side of the penalty area. Facing Cahill, the Polish center made a quick stop, then suddenly started, dribbled the ball to the bottom line, and passed the ball to the middle with his right foot.

Gareth Bale quickly moved forward and rushed forward, getting ahead of Ivanovic and shooting with his left foot, sending the ball into Chelsea's goal again.

Referee Lee Mason blew the whistle again to signal a goal was scored.

The whole audience was in an uproar again.

4 is better than 1!

No one expected that the situation of the game would change so drastically after the Chinese in Bayswater made a substitution.

Especially Gareth Bale.

After coming on as a substitute, he actually performed a hat trick again.

This is the second consecutive game that he has performed a hat trick!

So far this season, he has scored a hat trick in two consecutive rounds twice!
"My God, this is unbelievable!"

"Gareth Bale has scored 22 goals in the Premier League this season."

"This allows him to successfully catch up with his teammate who has long been at the top of the scorer list, Lewandowski!"

"With this goal tonight, the Polish center forward has scored exactly 22 goals."

"The two Chinese strikers from Bayswater are neck and neck at the top of the scorer list."

"This is definitely an unprecedented scene in the history of the Premier League!"

"Let's review the goal we just scored."

"Gareth Bale is almost perfect in terms of speed, flexibility, strength and height!"

"What's even more rare is that his shooting skills are also improving by leaps and bounds, and his efficiency is getting higher and higher."

"This shows us his goal numbers have been rising in recent seasons!"

"We have every reason to believe that Gareth Bale is becoming the top superstar in world football!"

……

When referee Lee Mason blew the whistle to end the game, Bayswater Chinese players celebrated wildly at their arch-rivals' home ground.

After conceding a goal first, they reversed Chelsea 4-1!

More importantly, this is under the pressure of Manchester United starting the game first and winning.

Benítez, sitting in front of the home team's coaching booth, had a dejected look on his face.

Yang Cheng was very excited.

When he saw the players walking off the court, he greeted them with a smile and hugged them one by one!
"Congratulations, my warriors!"

The players also seemed particularly excited.

Gareth Bale, in particular, couldn't stop smiling.

Yang Cheng also gave high praise to his performance.

However, he and the coaching staff expected that Gareth Bale would have a big outbreak this season.

But I never expected it to explode to this extent.

He has even tied Lewandowski in terms of goal tally.

You know, Gareth Bale's assist number is also quite impressive.

"Okay!"

Yang Cheng clapped loudly among the players.

In the stands, Chelsea fans were booing their arch-rivals crazily.

"Today, you can celebrate to your heart's content, but starting tomorrow, we must continue to be prepared for a tough battle!"

"The pursuers behind us are still fierce, we must continue to work hard!"

Yang Cheng's words also received warm support from the players!
……

Super Bell!

This was the first headline published by the Times after the game.

In this article, the usually rigorous Times announced in a very excited tone that Gareth Bale has transformed into one of the top superstars in world football today.

21 rounds of games, no, strictly speaking, Bayswater Chinese have only played 20 rounds, and Gareth Bale has scored 22 goals, tying Lewandowski's goal number.

This would have been absolutely unbelievable in the past.

Looking at the entire European football scene, so far, only three players have scored more than 3 goals.

That is Messi, who scored 26 goals in La Liga.

Next are Lewandowski and Gareth Bale from the Premier League, both of whom scored 22 goals.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo's goal efficiency has declined this season, scoring only 14 goals.

Although he lost to Messi, the prolific goal scorer, in terms of the number of goals scored, Lewandowski and Gareth Bale are from the same team, which undoubtedly makes the offensive firepower of the Bayswater Chinese even more amazing.

It can be said to be the best in European football!
The Times even believes that under the current situation, Lewandowski and Gareth Bale are entirely likely to break the historical record of 34 goals in a single Premier League season set by Alan Shearer.

This is a record that even Cristiano Ronaldo cannot surpass!
As for Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese, The Times believes that as long as Lewandowski and Gareth Bale maintain their current scoring momentum, Yang Cheng's team will basically be able to win the Premier League title this season!

In addition to The Times, other British media have also sung praises for Gareth Bale.

After all, this is a British star.

How many years has it been since Britain has seen such a goal-scoring machine?

Moreover, Gareth Bale just helped Britain win the Olympic championship at the London Olympics.

The Welsh winger has performed so well in the new season, making him even more popular.

Sky Sports also believes that Gareth Bale has officially established himself as a world-class superstar this season!

While singing the praises of Gareth Bale, the media was also disappointed with Chelsea's performance.

"Our players have played too many games recently, they are a little tired and made some mistakes!"

Benítez defended his players in the post-match press conference.

But the media generally believe that this season will be another disappointing season for the Blues.

At the very least, there is basically no chance of finishing in the top four of the league.

Many Chelsea fans are already looking forward to Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge this summer!

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While Bayswater Chinese reversed Chelsea 4-1 away from home, Manchester United defeated Wigan Athletic 4-0 away from home.

Hernandez and Cavani both scored twice.

Manchester City beat Stoke City 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Zabaleta, Ibrahimovic and Aguero.

Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 at home thanks to Suarez's double.

Only Arsenal drew 1-1 with Southampton away from home.

In general, in this year's Christmas schedule, Bayswater Chinese, Manchester City and Manchester United all won three consecutive victories.

Such a transcript is undoubtedly the most surprising.

Liverpool and Chelsea both have two wins and one loss.

Arsenal had two wins and one draw.

After 21 rounds of games, Bayswater Chinese has 17 points with a record of 2 wins, 1 draws and 53 loss, ranking first in the Premier League.

Manchester United is in second place with 52 points.

Manchester City is in third place with 50 points.

Arsenal is in fourth place with 46 points.

Liverpool has 43 points and ranks fifth.

Chelsea ranked sixth with 35 points, but has completely widened the gap with the top five teams.

Judging from the overall performance, everyone basically concluded that it was unlikely that Arsenal would overtake and win the championship.

The most important thing for Wenger's team next is to maintain the top four in the league.

As the Guardian said in its post-match summary of this round of the Premier League.

"This is the most competitive season in the history of the Premier League. After Christmas, not only are the three teams so close in points, but the key is that all three teams have performed extremely well, and the championship is still full of suspense."

The Guardian believes that the performances of Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United and Manchester City would have been at the leading level in the past.

But in recent years, with the strong rise of the Chinese in Bayswater, the battle for the Premier League title has become extremely fierce.

Even a strong team like the Gunners have not been able to threaten the top three teams this season.

The biggest problem for Wenger's Arsenal this season is still the dialogue with strong teams.

By the way, Bayswater Chinese were eliminated from the League Cup and failed to reach the semi-finals.

The same is true for Fulham, so the make-up match between Bayswater Chinese and Fulham at home in the 17th round of the Premier League is scheduled to be held next Wednesday, January 1.

As long as Bayswater Chinese wins this game, they will widen the gap with Manchester United and Manchester City.

Yang Cheng also took this opportunity to encourage the players to keep up the good work!

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Saturday, January 1, FA Cup third round.

Bayswater Chinese will challenge Championship team Derby County away.

Yang Cheng still played with an all-substitute lineup in this game.

For most of the first half, both sides were locked in a stalemate.

Although the Chinese from Bayswater had the advantage on the field, it was difficult for them to break the opponent's goal.

It was not until the 42nd minute that De Bruyne, who was playing on the right winger, assisted Sterling, who was on the left winger, to score.

After the second half, Sterling assisted Harry Kane to score in the 54th minute.

After that, the game completely turned into an offensive drama for the Chinese in Bayswater.

First, in the 63rd minute, Sterling assisted Kyle Walker to score again.

In the 72nd minute, Sterling assisted Pogba to score another goal.

Finally, Aaron Ramsey scored the last goal before the end of the game.

Bayswater Chinese beat Derby County 5-0 away from home!
Young player Sterling performed a hat-trick of assists and scored a goal.

This also made this young talent attract the attention of the whole of Britain.

As early as when he was playing for the youth team, Sterling was already a famous talented rookie in British and even European football.

After being promoted to the first team, his performance has been quite outstanding and his progress has been very steady.

This season, his performance has improved by leaps and bounds.

In this game, after being selected as the best player of the game, Sterling received praise from many media.

However, when Yang Cheng commented on the players after the game, he certainly praised Sterling, but at the same time he also poured cold water on him, believing that the young player still had great potential that had not been tapped.

"The most important thing for him now is to work hard to improve himself!"

However, after pouring cold water, Yang Cheng also gave a candied date.

"I believe that as long as he works hard, he will be able to become the best player in the world!"

Yang Cheng's affirmation made Sterling once again the darling of the British media and fans.

Everyone knows that Yang Cheng's vision has always been very accurate.

(End of this chapter)