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Chapter 286: The battle for the top spot! A surprise all the way! We broke through the goal of the Bayswater Chinese! [Subscribe]

When Yang Cheng received a call from Adam Crozier confirming Lewandowski's transfer to Barcelona for £1.6 million, he was not at the Brent Training Center.

He was accompanying Xia Qing, who had secretly skipped work. The two of them were sitting on the top floor of the Tate Modern on the south bank of the Thames, drinking coffee leisurely, overlooking the city of London in the distance, and admiring the beautiful scenery along the Thames.

And the recently completed Shard to the east.

This made him recall the feeling when they were in love.

As Bayswater Chinese grows bigger, both of them are getting busier and busier.

Except for the time they go out together for vacation when the league is suspended every summer, it is difficult for them to have opportunities like now to go shopping and drink coffee together.

Oh, by the way, the designers of the Tate Modern are the same designers of the Bird’s Nest, Herzog and de Meuron.

This is also a designer that Yang Cheng likes very much.

“I’ve been coming to London for so many years, and to the Tate Modern for so many years, but this is my first time here!”

Yang Cheng found it a little funny.

People are always like this. When they are busy, they just can't stop.

"I'm good at getting around London!"

Xia Qing, who was sitting opposite Yang Cheng, smiled softly and said, "From now on, if there is a competition every week, you can give yourself a day off. I will take you out for a walk and eat some good food."

Yang Cheng was tempted for a moment, but when he thought of the possible reactions of Adam Crozier, Chris Hunter and others, he immediately laughed.

"What do you think? Does this count as the boss seducing a female executive and skipping work to have a relationship? Should we deduct their wages?"

Xia Qing couldn't help but laugh, "Anyway, I was ordered to accompany the boss on a date."

This is a very good reason.

The two strolled around the Tate Modern, had a cup of coffee, and then walked across the Thames from the Millennium Bridge.

Not to mention, the view of the Tate Modern and the Shard not far away from the Millennium Bridge is really beautiful!
This angle is really great!

One advantage of shopping in London is that even if you are recognized, no one will come up to disturb you.

The two held hands, crossed the Millennium Bridge, walked north through Queen Victoria Street, and arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Yang Cheng and Xia Qing didn't believe this, but they still went in and took a look around.

After walking 200 meters east from St. Paul's Cathedral, they arrived at the last destination of their trip.

Milk Street.

The purpose of Xia Qing bringing Yang Cheng here was to see a building.

30 Gresham Street.

This is a 9-storey office building, completed in 2003, developed by Landscaping, the largest real estate developer in the UK. It covers an area of ​​10 acres and has a total construction area of ​​4 square meters.

The main reason why Xia Qing was attracted by this building was its extremely advantageous location.

Located in the core area of ​​the City of London, the City Hall is across the road to the north, and the Bank of England, St. Paul's Cathedral and the London Stock Exchange are all within 200 meters.

This is a unique advantage in the City of London, where every inch of land is valuable.

Completed in 2003, the building has a very modern design, with an irregular layout that curves along the surrounding streets. Even the glass curtain walls and aluminum materials on the exterior are curved.

This is also a very visually impressive sight in the City of London.

Currently, the building is owned by an Asian sovereign wealth fund and is being put up for sale.

What attracted Xia Qing most about this building was that it was the UK headquarters of Commerzbank.

In addition, South African Investment Corporation, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Samsung Asset Management, and other private equity and investment institutions in the financial city are all long-term tenants here, with 20 years left on their leases.

In addition, there are some shops on the ground floor, which are currently managed by a professional office leasing company and have all been rented out.

The annual rental income reaches 2000 million pounds.

And the current asking price for this building is 3 million pounds!
Xia Qing meant that the club could raise some more pounds from the 1.6 million pounds that Lewandowski sold to Barcelona, ​​making a total of 2 million pounds, and then buy the building.

She did the math for Yang Cheng.

The current long-term lease can provide stable income until 20 years later, with a fixed annual rental return of 6.67%.

The current office market in London is still at a low point, so it is undoubtedly a very suitable time to buy.

Not to mention the building's prime location.

As the most central area of ​​the City of London, there is no shortage of tenants here.

Yang Cheng remembered this building because of its great location, right opposite the City Hall.

If he remembered correctly, the building was later bought by South Korea's Samsung Group.

Five years later, Samsung sold it to a Hong Kong real estate company for £5 million.

According to this calculation, the return on investment is indeed quite good.

Yang Cheng actually thought about continuing to buy stocks, such as Apple stocks.

In the past few years, he has taken out a lot of his annual salary to invest in stocks, buying Apple and Tesla.

After a 2005-for-1 stock split in 2, he now owns 80 shares of Apple, most of which he bought in the early years when the stock price was lower.

But now, Apple's stock price has reached $400.

Although there will be further stock splits in 2014 and 2020, should we continue investing?

Yang Cheng is now one of the top five individual shareholders of Apple.

Moreover, at his level, true wealth is not just a string of numbers in a bank account.

The most important thing is assets that can bring continuous positive returns!
Just like the building in front of him, it has a unique geographical location, and Yang Cheng just happens to have such a large amount of money on hand.

After buying it, you can basically just sit back and collect rent for the next few decades that you can see before your eyes.

Crucially, office space in London continues to appreciate in value.

More importantly, Xia Qing told Yang Cheng that investing in London would make it easier to transfer money out of the club.

Now, the rent of the four office buildings in Prudential Plaza is not included in Bayswater Chinese’s revenue.

There is also the headquarters office building in Grosvenor Square, for which the club currently has to pay an annual rent.

This involves very complicated financial operations. Yang Cheng doesn't understand how to do it specifically, so Xia Qing is the one who handles it.

Ever since Yang Cheng considered the British government's forced confiscation of Abramovich's assets and asked Xia Qing to start the operation, she has been doing similar operations.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Guardiola's annual salary as coach of Manchester City is as high as 1500 million pounds, which shocked the whole world.

But Yang Cheng's actual annual salary is more than 2000 million pounds.

And I have received it for several years.

Over the past few years, Yang Cheng's salary was basically given to Xia Qing to manage, so even he himself didn't know how much money and assets he had now.

The only thing that can be calculated clearly is the approximately 2 million pounds of Apple shares.

Oh, by the way, there is also OneFoot, the world’s largest football information platform on the Internet.

But the company is still expanding rapidly.

Yang Cheng invests a sum of money every year, but has not yet raised any external financing.

What Xia Qing meant was that one should first find a stable income channel and make the business model work before going out for financing, so that the valuation will be higher.

Some time ago, Cranach had just taken another 1000 million pounds of funds from Yang Cheng, saying that the company would cooperate with Adidas, Puma and Nike to conduct some commercial attempts.

At this stage, advertising is the main source of income.

Although he only had a 10% stake, Cranach was working hard.

Therefore, after discussing with Xia Qing, Yang Cheng decided to buy another building.

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Lewandowski's departure did not actually have much impact on the Bayswater Chinese.

Over the years, Bayswater Chinese players have become accustomed to it.

What's more, as a professional player, it is normal for teammates to come and go, and it is rare to play for a team for a long time.

As for the transfer fee that is being hyped by the outside media and fans, it actually has little impact on the players.

At the end of the day, the players don't care about any of this.

What they really care about is their own future and the salary they get.

For example, for Giroud and Harry Kane, Lewandowski's departure is actually a good thing for them.

It's also a good thing for Gareth Bale.

Because before, the team's first shot was from Lewandowski.

And now, Gareth Bale has become the team's most relied upon top scorer.

On the first day of the team training, Yang Cheng called Gareth Bale to his office and talked to him about this matter.

If you want to wear the crown, you must first bear its weight.

Yang Cheng told Gareth Bale that he would make tactical adjustments in the upcoming summer training camp, but he must perform well enough to prove his strength and tell everyone that he deserves this special treatment.

Gareth Bale assured Yang Cheng that he would not let him down!
In addition, Yang Cheng also chatted with Giroud, Harry Kane, Walcott, Hazard and others.

After sending Lewandowski away, Yang Cheng communicated with the coaching staff and ultimately decided not to sign a forward.

The reason is simple, Yang Cheng wants to further cultivate Harry Kane.

Harry Kane is turning 20 soon.

Before, Lewandowski has always been the main player, Giroud was an important substitute, and Harry Kane was ranked third. Now Yang Cheng wants to promote him and needs him to take on more responsibilities.

Although this English center forward has always been a substitute in the past few years, his performance has always been good.

There are plenty of opportunities every season and our strength is steadily improving.

Now we need to add more responsibilities to him.

Although there are only two center forwards, Walcott can also play as a striker.

Therefore, Yang Cheng feels that the current configuration is reasonable.

As for the team's offensive tactics after Lewandowski left, these are ready-made.

Over the past few years, the Bayswater Chinese have been practicing tactics and trying various offensive combinations every season.

Whether it is Giroud or Harry Kane, the players are very clear about how to cooperate and attack after starting.

Yang Cheng doesn't need to worry about these things.

But one obvious change is that after the team's summer training camp started, players including Gareth Bale, Giroud, Harry Kane and Walcott have obviously performed harder.

Although Thiago Silva, Marcelo and Javi Martinez all participated in the 2013 Confederations Cup held in Brazil.

As per usual practice, Yang Cheng extended their vacation and allowed them to return to the team later.

But after playing the Confederations Cup final on July 7, they only rested for a few days and then returned to the team on time.

The entire training camp was in full swing.

After Jose Fonte left the team, the newly joined Van Dijk also stimulated Harry Maguire and John Stones to train harder.

Yang Cheng is even considering with the coaching staff to try out a three-guard formation during the summer training camp.

Because he had discussed the issue of three-back formation with Gasperini when he was in Italy before.

Today, the Chinese in Bayswater also have this capability.

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After 10 days of training at the Brent Training Center in London, the team departed from London on a special plane to leave Europe.

The first stop of this year's Asian trip is Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

This is the itinerary arranged by the Premier League.

In the market distribution of the Premier League's overseas copyrights, Vietnam ranks relatively low in Asia, similar to Japan.

The Premier League copyright in the Japanese market does not sell for high prices, even lower than in China, Hong Kong, China and South Korea.

Among them, Hong Kong, China has the largest revenue from Premier League copyright in the Asian market.

Although Vietnam's current market size is not large, it has great potential.

When the team arrived in Hanoi, a wave of heat hit them as soon as they got off the plane.

Everyone felt a sense of discomfort.

Except Yang Cheng.

He grew up in a coastal city in southern China, and the heat of summer is a memory engraved in his bones.

As the first team in the history of the Premier League to visit Vietnam, the Chinese at Bayswater felt the enthusiasm of the fans as soon as they got off the plane.

More than a thousand fans came to the airport to greet them, the media were also very supportive, and the whole atmosphere was quite warm.

Especially when the team boarded the bus arranged by the organizer and slowly drove out of the airport, there were even many fans chasing behind.

At the beginning, the bus was not moving very fast, so the group of fans ran for a long distance.

One of the fans even chased for five or six kilometers.

From a distance, it really feels like a live-action version of Temple Run.

When the car speeded up and began to fall behind, the fan got a motorcycle from somewhere and caught up with them. This made Yang Cheng and the players on the bus very worried about him. They kept asking him to slow down, fearing that something might happen.

Finally, the new media staff suggested that they just let him get on the bus.

Yang Cheng agreed.

So, the lucky fan simply left his motorcycle aside and became the first Vietnamese in history to board the Chinese bus in Bayswater.

The handsome Vietnamese guy, who is fluent in English and has a good-looking face, took out his mobile phone as soon as he got on the bus and took photos with the players one by one.

He even had the players sign his autographs.

But then I thought, if I go back and take a shower, wouldn’t the signature be washed off?

Finally, Yang Cheng gave him a jersey and everyone signed it.

The handsome guy got off the car happily.

Before leaving, the entire carriage applauded the Vietnamese guy.

The news was featured on the prime-time news of Vietnam's most influential TV station that day and spread throughout Vietnam.

But the consequence was that the next day, more than a thousand excited Vietnamese fans rode motorcycles and chased the Chinese bus in Bayswater all the way. They followed wherever the bus went.

The purpose is to get on the Chinese bus in Bayswater again.

But neither Yang Cheng nor the local Vietnamese security wanted to create any more trouble.

With so many people chasing us, the situation would be out of control if we stopped.

As a result, this news once again became major news in Vietnam.

The two pieces of news quickly spread around the world.

Who would have thought that the Chinese from Bayswater became popular when they first came to Vietnam not because of the football game, but because of this group of fanatical Vietnamese fans.

On the third day after arriving in Vietnam, Bayswater Chinese played against the Vietnam national team at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

That night, the stadium was packed with 4 fans watching the game.

In the end, the Bayswater Chinese defeated the Vietnamese national team 7-1.

Being able to score a goal against the Chinese in Bayswater also made everyone in Vietnam extremely excited.

The next morning, major newspapers in Vietnam reported the incident.

“We broke through the Bayswater Chinese goal!”

This is the strongest team in world football today!

After hearing the news, Yang Cheng was secretly happy.

He wouldn't say that he asked the players to deliberately let the ball go in the last goal, right?
Moreover, although the Bayswater Chinese had just gone through a tough schedule and were generally not in ideal shape, Yang Cheng still asked the players to conserve their strength.

Otherwise, I could really achieve a double-digit number.

The gap in strength is too great!

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After the match against Vietnam, the Bayswater Chinese set off from Hanoi to Bangkok, Thailand, with the farewell of thousands of Vietnamese fans.

This is also the first time in the history of Bayswater Chinese to visit Thailand.

Thailand has always been tied together with Cambodia and Laos in the auction of Premier League copyrights.

The three countries combined are barely as big as mainland China.

The sensation caused by the Bayswater Chinese in Vietnam has already made the whole of Southeast Asia crazy.

After arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, the already fanatical Thai fans suddenly became even crazier.

The Thai government also gave very high treatment to the Chinese in Bayswater.

For them, as one of the world's top giants, the arrival of the Chinese in Bayswater will definitely be a good thing as it will increase Thailand's global visibility and attention.

In Bangkok, Thailand, Bayswater Chinese's opponent is the Thai Star Team.

The match was scheduled to be held at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok.

The stadium, which can accommodate 6 people, was filled with fans.

In addition to local Thai fans, it is said that there are also many fans who come from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

The atmosphere on the scene was also extremely warm!
Whether in Hanoi or Bangkok, the Chinese in Bayswater always uphold the professional attitude of doing things for money and treat all the fans very politely.

Before the game, they will participate in various commercial activities organized by the organizer. After the game, they will walk around the field to thank the fans, have a series of interactions with the fans on site, and give out various gifts and souvenirs.

And the final result of this game was also 7 to 1!

The fans at the scene enjoyed the show very much and the opponent also scored a goal, which gave the team enough face and everyone was happy!
For the Chinese in Bayswater, the ability to control the situation is still pretty good!
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After the game in Bangkok, Yang Cheng led the team south to Singapore.

This is the last warm-up match of the Premier League's Asian tour.

This time the opponent is Everton from the Premier League.

Everton went all the way north from Australia to Malaysia and then to Singapore.

The two teams played a warm-up match in Singapore.

This is also the first valuable warm-up match for Bayswater Chinese this summer.

In the end, the two teams drew 2-2.

The main reason is that players such as Thiago Silva who participated in the Confederations Cup did not play.

Pepe was injured before the game, so Yang Cheng adopted a three-back formation, fielding a combination of Stones, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker.

As a result, this group of scumbags conceded two goals to Everton in the first half, making the game 2-1.

The score was finally tied in the second half.

But for Yang Cheng, the warm-up match doesn’t matter.

It is actually a good thing to be able to expose more problems in the warm-up matches.

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After completing the Premier League's Asian tour plan, the Bayswater Chinese headed to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

It has been two years since the International Champions Cup decided to expand.

In the past two years, ICC, led by David Pensel and Richard Masters, has been committed to exploring the Asian and Oceania markets, especially Southeast Asia and Australia.

Previously, the International Champions Cup was always held in East Asia. This year, after being divided into two major regions, Bayswater Chinese was responsible for the Southeast Asia and Oceania regions, and the first game was scheduled at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Although the stadium is said to be able to accommodate 10 people, in reality it can only accommodate a maximum of 87000 people.

After the Chinese in Bayswater over the past period of time, a series of crazes have been triggered from Vietnam, Thailand to Singapore. In addition, this summer, most of the Premier League has gone to America, Asia and Oceania, making the football market extremely hot throughout the summer.

Although the ticket price for the International Champions Cup was increased by 5% this year, all 8 tickets were still sold out.

Because this game is between the Chinese of Bayswater and the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich!
This is a strong showdown between the two rivals in last season’s Champions League final!

This resulted in a shortage of 8 tickets, with scalpers even raising the price again and again to resell them.

This is the first time that Yang Cheng has lined up his ideal starting lineup since the summer training camp this year.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Hazard, Giroud and Gareth Bale.

Bayern also sent out all their main players.

Apart from Lewandowski's transfer to Barcelona, ​​the two teams almost replicated last season's Champions League final.

And unlike the Champions League final, the two teams are now attacking each other without reservation.

In the end, the two sides tied 3-3 in Kuala Lumpur!

For the Bayswater Chinese, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos scored in the first half, and Walcott scored a goal in the second half.

For Bayern, goals were scored by Ribery, Mandzukic and Thomas Muller.

Throughout the game, both teams played very actively and proactively. The game was also very exciting. Coupled with the presence of many stars, the fans at the scene were also very excited to watch the game.

By the way, after the game, Heynckes complained about Toni Kroos in front of Yang Cheng.

"Why do you always think about scoring goals every time you play against Bayern?"

Definitely Bayern's nemesis!
Facing this mentor who served him well in Leverkusen, what else can Toni Kroos say except smile?

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The second match of the International Champions Cup was scheduled to be held at the Jakarta Stadium in Indonesia.

This is a stadium that can accommodate 77000 people.

This time, Bayswater Chinese's opponent is Paris Saint-Germain from Ligue 1.

With the joining of Ibrahimovic, the improvement of Paris Saint-Germain's overall strength is visible to the naked eye.

However, when facing the Chinese in Bayswater, Paris Saint-Germain's current strength is still somewhat inferior.

After the two sides played for 90 minutes, the final score was 3 to 1. Bayswater Chinese defeated Paris Saint-Germain with Gareth Bale's two goals and Walcott's goal.

By the way, after a series of warm-up matches, Walcott has been in very good form recently.

This is also related to his hard training over the past period of time.

Last season, due to the European Cup and the Olympics, Walcott was unable to shake Hazard in the competition.

This summer, he is determined to prove himself.

So the training was particularly hard and the performance was quite outstanding.

Yang Cheng also noticed that Walcott's cross from the right was also a great help to Giroud and Gareth Bale.

All in all, Hazard and Walcott now have their own strengths.

Yang Cheng still needs to wait and see how to make the specific arrangements.

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The last match of the International Champions Cup group stage was scheduled to be held in Sydney, Australia.

Bayswater Chinese vs Liverpool.

By the way, Liverpool's previous game was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where they defeated Bayern in front of 9 fans and won two consecutive group stage games.

If they beat Bayswater Chinese in this game, Mancini's team will win all the games and get first place in the group, returning to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

That will be the venue for the final of this year's International Champions Cup Asia!

Since it was a competition for qualification for the finals, both sides wanted to fully test their own strength, so they tried their best.

Liverpool's biggest gain in this summer's transfer market was retaining Suarez.

Despite offering a weekly salary of 20 pounds, it is undoubtedly a victory to be able to retain the Uruguayan striker despite being poached by teams such as Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Bayswater Chinese also played with their full main lineup again.

The two sides fought hard for 8 minutes at the Australian Stadium in front of 3 fans.

In the end, it was Bayswater Chinese who defeated Liverpool 2-1 thanks to a direct free kick from Gareth Bale.

Yang Cheng's team also advanced to the Asian finals with 2 wins and 1 draw.

At the same time, Manchester United, the group leader in the East Asia region, arrived in Melbourne one day earlier than Bayswater Chinese.

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It was drizzling in Melbourne in winter.

But this still cannot stop the excellent atmosphere created by the enthusiastic fans.

Although the Melbourne Cricket Ground is not a formal football stadium, 10 people poured into the stadium, filling the seats in the stands. The combined sound waves dispelled the chill brought by the winter rain.

Facing Ferguson's Manchester United, Yang Cheng's team played very actively and proactively after the opening.

The same is true for Manchester United.

The two teams started a fierce fight after the opening.

Just 20 minutes into the game, Walcott's breakthrough from the right created a goal for Giroud in the penalty area.

Just 4 minutes later, Gareth Bale broke through on the left and, facing De Gea on the left side of the penalty area, he lobbed the ball into Manchester United's goal again.

Just before the end of the first half, there was a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Modric assisted and Pepe headed the ball into the goal, making the game completely suspenseful.

But just when everyone thought that the game was about to end, the situation took a turn for the better in the second half.

Both sides made some substitutions, but Manchester United replaced their main players.

First, Robben cut in from the right and shot with his left foot, which penetrated Courtois' goal.

Then Stroman made an assist, Cavani headed the ball, and Rooney shot from the center, changing the score to 2-3.

The whole situation has changed dramatically.

But in the 82nd minute, Harry Kane, who came on as a substitute, made a wonderful stop and turn shot in the penalty area, breaking De Gea's goal again and expanding the score.

The game was full of ups and downs, which made the 10 fans at the scene watch with gusto.

Even before the game, both sides were still constantly creating opportunities and trying to score goals.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Manchester United 4-2!
Judging from the course of the game, Yang Cheng could see that Manchester United's problems were still in the defense line.

Vidic and Ferdinand are both old.

Evra is already 32 years old, and Manchester United has always had shortcomings on the right.

For example, the free kick that Pepe scored was actually caused by a foul by Phil Jones on the right.

Evra was somewhat powerless when facing Walcott.

But as Ferguson said, Manchester United is still in the stage of adjusting its status.

There are very obvious differences between the two teams.

Bayswater Chinese will play in the Community Shield, but Manchester United does not, so they can have an extra week to prepare for the new season.

The Bayswater Chinese will face Manchester City in the Community Shield this time.

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If the Premier League is still the king in Asia, then incredible changes have undoubtedly taken place in North America.

Simeone's Atletico Madrid first defeated Guardiola's Manchester City and Mourinho's Chelsea in the Eastern Conference group stage, won the first place in the group and reached the final.

Then in the final, they defeated Barcelona led by Luis Enrique and won the North American championship.

It was truly an upset!
But precisely because it was an upset and beyond everyone's expectations, it won unanimous recognition from many media and fans.

For a cup competition to be interesting, there must always be some surprises and surprises.

It would not be good if the results of every game and every event could be guessed in advance.

What surprised Yang Cheng was that because Courtois was intercepted by Yang Cheng, Atletico Madrid signed Oblak in advance.

So, apart from some adjustments to the goalkeeper, Simeone's team is almost the same as the Atletico Madrid in his previous life.

Yang Cheng is now also very much looking forward to whether Simeone and his Atletico Madrid can reproduce the glory of the past life?
After losing Messi, Barcelona is clearly still in the running-in stage.

After all, Lewandowski is a center forward, and a scoring center forward, which is completely different from Messi. This means that Barcelona now has to make significant adjustments in its offensive tactics.

In particular, it is necessary to cater to Lewandowski's technical and tactical characteristics so as to bring out the Polish center's scoring ability.

In addition, the relationship between Neymar and Lewandowski is also something Barcelona needs to pay attention to in the future.

The Brazilian genius was brought in as Messi's successor.

Now that Messi is gone, Neymar deserves to be the club's top star, both in terms of his technical characteristics and his original positioning.

But Lewandowski, signed for 2 million euros, is obviously a bigger player.

How the two superstars communicate and coordinate with each other is also a big test for Barcelona's management and coaching staff.

At least judging from the warm-up matches and the International Champions Cup, the cooperation between them can only be considered average.

Not as appealing as Neymar and Messi.

After finishing their trip to Asia, the Bayswater Chinese finally returned to London.

After resting for two days at the Brent Training Center, the team welcomed Atletico Madrid led by Simeone at the Prudential Stadium.

With the warm-up of last year's opening match at the Prudential Stadium, even though the opponent in this year's final is Atletico Madrid, it still attracted 9 fans.

Today, Bayswater Chinese have a strong enough appeal in the UK and London.

In the end, Yang Cheng's team defeated Atletico Madrid 3-1 at home.

Gareth Bale scored twice again and Walcott scored a goal.

Giroud, Modric and Hazard, who came on as a substitute, each had an assist.

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By winning the International Champions Cup finals, Yang Cheng's team once again won praise from the outside world.

After all, the participating teams in this tournament are all top-notch in Europe.

It is called a warm-up match, but the game is obviously more valuable than a warm-up match.

Of course, there is still some gap compared with official matches like the Champions League knockout stage.

But from this series of warm-up matches, it can be seen that the overall strength of the Chinese team in Bayswater has not declined much due to Lewandowski's departure.

Both the midfield and the backcourt remained stable.

As for Lewandowski leaving the frontcourt, it will definitely have an impact on the offense.

But how big the impact will be is still unclear.

When Yang Cheng was interviewed by a media reporter, he said confidently, "I believe our players can make up for this shortcoming."

"Giroud and Harry Kane are both very strong center forwards, and attackers such as Gareth Bale, Walcott, Hazard and Sterling are all worth looking forward to!"

What Yang Cheng meant was that if the center forward couldn't score, the winger could still do so.

Bayswater Chinese have a strong group of wingers who can completely make up for the goal gap caused by Lewandowski's departure.

Even if it can't be compared with last season, at least the offensive firepower will not be bad.

The outside world's evaluation of this is to wait and see.

After the International Champions Cup final, Yang Cheng took a short rest and then led the team on a special plane to Nice, France.

This was agreed upon before.

The first round of the new Ligue 1 season will be held at the same time as the Community Shield, both on weekends.

The French Ligue 8 is on August 10th and 11th, and the Community Shield is on the 11th.

Therefore, this game was scheduled for midweek.

This is also the opening ceremony of the new stadium in Nice.

On the night of the game, the stadium sponsored by Allianz Insurance was packed with 3 fans.

Even the VIP boxes were packed.

The Bayswater Chinese competition is very attractive even in France!
Ronald Koeman still played with a 433 formation in this game.

Goalkeeper: Navas;

Defense: Kurzawa, Jose Fonte, Koulibaly and Aurier;
Midfield: Jorginho in the back, Kante and Allan in front;

Forwards: Mane, Choupo-Moting and Mahrez.

Nice has just played the group stage in the International Champions Cup in North America and also played several warm-up matches in North America. After returning to Europe, they have more time to adjust.

More importantly, Ronald Koeman arranged for Kante and Allan to start at the same time in the game.

Both of these players are midfielders known for their running, intercepting and defending.

Yang Cheng had a feeling during the game.

Kante has not yet reached the super level of covering 30% of the earth's surface in his previous life, but after partnering with Alan, the two can really suppress the midfield of the Bayswater Chinese.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Chinese in Bayswater have been fighting continuously and moving to many places, which has led to the players' condition not being very ideal.

Moreover, in order to prepare for the upcoming Community Shield, Yang Cheng must also make appropriate rotations.

The opponent is Manchester City, which has Messi!
Besides, this game is the opening match of Nice's new stadium. Under the watchful eyes of the public, of course we have to give Nice some face.

Defeating Bayswater Chinese at home will also help Nice's football market in the new season.

As for Bayswater Chinese, it was just a warm-up match and there was no loss.

After a hard battle of 90 minutes, Nice finally defeated Bayswater Chinese 2-0 with goals from Mane and Koulibaly.

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March 8st afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London.

Community Shield, Manchester City vs Bayswater Chinese.

The whistle of referee Mark Clattenburg officially kicked off this world-renowned focus battle.

Manchester City's starting lineup adopted a 433 tactic.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart;

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

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, David Silva and Verratti in front;

Forwards: Jovetic, Aguero and Messi.

Yang Cheng also sent all his main forces to fight.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defence: Luke Shaw, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Hazard, Giroud and Gareth Bale.

The reason why Luke Shaw was used as the left back was because Marcelo had a slight muscle strain after playing in the International Champions Cup final, so Yang Cheng did not arrange for him to play.

Although this Community Shield is an official competition, it also serves as a warm-up match.

Yang Cheng attached great importance to Messi, but unexpectedly, it was Jovetic who took the first step in attacking.

Just six minutes into the game, Jovetic took advantage of a defensive loophole on the right side of the Bayswater Chinese team and passed the ball to Aguero in the penalty area.

The Argentine striker stopped the ball, dribbled past Pepe, and shot directly into the goal.

Manchester City got off to a fantastic start!

But then, the two teams started fighting separately, and Bayswater Chinese gradually stabilized their position.

Guardiola's team still relies mainly on passing and controlling the ball.

Yang Cheng changed his strategy and let Giroud retreat to grab the point of Yaya Toure.

Just before the end of the first half, after Giroud intercepted the ball, Toni Kroos made an over-the-top pass, and Gareth Bale and Hazard formed a double-ghost situation.

The Welshman passed the ball to the unguarded Hazard in the penalty area.

The Belgian winger easily pushed the ball into the goal.

1 is better than 1!

But after the start of the second half, both teams made substitutions one after another.

In the 60th minute, Yang Cheng replaced three players at once.

Guardiola also made substitutions, but he only made two.

First, Pirlo replaced Yaya Toure, and Navas replaced Aguero.

After the substitution, Messi appeared in the middle.

At this time, Manchester City's passing and ball control momentum was obviously better than before.

In particular, the passing and controlling of the ball between Messi, David Silva and Verratti brought huge pressure to the midfield and backcourt of the Bayswater Chinese.

In the 79th minute, Messi's dribbling breakthrough forced Javi Martinez to commit a foul, giving Manchester City a free kick opportunity in the middle of the frontcourt.

Pirlo calmly took the penalty and scored in one go, putting Manchester City ahead again.

Afterwards, both sides made substitutions again.

But no matter how the Chinese at Bayswater adjusted, possession of the ball was firmly in Manchester City's hands.

The Blue Moon finally defeated Bayswater Chinese 2-1 with goals from Aguero and Pirlo and won the Community Shield!
After the game, Manchester City was so excited that it was like a festival!
Manchester City chairman Mubarak even said excitedly in front of the media, "This will be a historic game!"

"This game witnessed the rise of our Manchester City!"

"From now on, we can proudly tell everyone that we will overthrow the rule of the Chinese in Bayswater in the new Premier League season!"

The British media also generally believe that after Guardiola and Messi arrived in the Premier League, they are indeed changing the power structure of the Premier League.

Especially Messi.

It is obvious that he has just arrived and has not yet adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League, and his performance is rather average.

But the Argentines are still threatening every time they get the ball.

foul?

This doesn't scare the Argentines at all!
Of course, Yang Cheng felt that this was also related to the fact that the Chinese players in Bayswater played too politely.

If he encounters a team that plays in a rougher style, Messi will probably suffer.

It’s a pity that Reading was relegated last season!
Neither Yang Cheng nor the players took this game too seriously.

If you lose, you lose.

The main reason is that over the past period of time, the Chinese in Bayswater have been running around and playing games non-stop. Although they are all training games, the players are indeed quite tired.

At least, going to France to play against Nice in the middle of the week is one more game than Manchester City.

So, after playing the Community Shield, Yang Cheng didn't say much. He closed the door and recovered and adjusted at the Brent Training Center.

A week later, in the first round of the new season, Bayswater Chinese visited Manchester Etihad Stadium.

Away challenge to Manchester City!

(End of this chapter)