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Chapter 302: Invincible Bale! Yang Cheng's psychological warfare! Ferguson's true love! Conquer Etihad! [Subscribe]

"He has found another treasure!"

In the visiting team's coaching booth at the Prudential Arena, Ferguson watched the game on the field and sighed with regret.

His eyes were always on the midfielder named Casemiro.

Manchester United did not receive much information about this player.

All I know is that he played well in Brazil, but after coming to Real Madrid, he never got a chance.

He has played very little this season, and all of it was in garbage time.

So, from the beginning, everyone thought that this was a bonus for Javi Martinez's transfer.

But then the Bayswater Chinese used the special talent clause for him and everyone started to notice him.

Yang Cheng came forward in person and Ancelotti was present to testify.

What a high standard of treatment!

In the past, the players Yang Cheng used the special talent clause for were Modric and Dzeko.

As it turned out, these players all became successful later.

And they are all world-class stars.

But everyone still didn't quite believe it.

With the development of world football at present, sports science is also advancing by leaps and bounds. Isn't it obvious whether a player has strength, potential and talent?

How is it possible for the Chinese in Bayswater to find any treasures?
As soon as he got the work permit, Casemiro started immediately!

This was understood by the outside world as Yang Cheng's long-awaited signing of Casemiro.

In the game, although he only played for more than half an hour, Ferguson had already felt the strength of Casemiro.

At only 22 years old, it was his Premier League debut, so it was normal for him to have some highlights and mistakes.

The key is the qualities that Casemiro has shown.

The Brazilian midfielder is strong and confrontational, especially the one when he knocked down Rooney, which made Ferguson almost drool.

Not only is he physically fit, he is also hardworking, covers a huge area, and is very aggressive in defense.

It can be said that this is the perfect template for a midfield ball-grabbing machine.

But is that all?
Judging from the data, his passing and dribbling abilities are very good.

Don't forget, he is a Brazilian player.

Even the Brazilian defenders have excellent footwork skills.

Ferguson is well aware of this.

Because he has a David Luiz in his team.

But unlike David Luiz who is a scumbag, Casemiro looks conscientious.

Not as eye-catching as David Luiz, but also without his flaws.

After coaching for so many years, watching so many players, and training so many young people, how could Ferguson not see it?

Following the current trend, Casemiro will definitely succeed within half a year!
This made Ferguson turn his head and look at Phil Jones on the bench.

Ferguson also took a liking to Phil Jones at first sight.

So passionate and in great physical condition!
But compared with Casemiro, apart from the advantage of being a local player, Phil Jones is at a disadvantage in terms of technology and awareness.

But unfortunately, technology and awareness determine the upper limit of a player.

"Have Real Madrid lost their minds? Why would they send such a player to the Chinese in Bayswater?"

Ferguson found this incomprehensible.

If such a player were in Manchester United, he would definitely be the focus of Ferguson's training.

"It may be that Real Madrid lacks the soil to cultivate players, so Casemiro had no chance in Real Madrid. After coming to Bayswater, the Chinese not only started the game, but also improved by leaps and bounds."

Assistant coach René Meulensteen said with a wry smile.

This is not surprising, as all top teams are more or less like this.

On the contrary, it is the Chinese team from Bayswater who are the outliers among the top teams.

"What really makes me curious is how they found Casemiro?" Ferguson expressed his biggest doubt.

Looking at Casemiro on the court, he is diligent, running and outputting without sparing any energy. He really loves it!

But such a player does not belong to Manchester United, which makes him depressed.

Meulensteen couldn't answer this question either.

Over the years, the Chinese in Bayswater have always been able to dig out some eye-catching players from some corners, which has long been a historical mystery among the media and fans around the world.

Some people say that Yang Cheng has a list in his hand, recording all the players he likes.

Some people also say that Bayswater Chinese's scouting system is spread all over the world. They have their own analysis system for discovering players and can accurately target talented players.

Some people even say that the ability of the Chinese at Bayswater to select players is average, but Yang Cheng's ability to train players is the key.

The most typical example is Toni Kroos.

What was it like at Bayern and Leverkusen?
How do the Chinese play after coming to Bayswater?
All in all, there are all kinds of opinions.

"I heard that Casemiro was forced upon the Chinese in Bayswater by Real Madrid during the negotiations."

laughed Mike Phelan, another assistant coach.

"According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, Real Madrid general manager Jose Sanchez wanted to sign Javi Martinez for 3000 million euros plus Khedira's transfer fee, but failed to reach an agreement with the Bayswater Chinese."

"In the end, Casemiro was added and that convinced Adam Crozier."

This rumor not only came from Marca, but was also confirmed by The Sun.

The latter is a world-famous media outlet known for its transfer rumors.

Ferguson shook his head after hearing this.

Is that really the case?
He had reservations.

Based on his understanding of Yang Cheng, this is not something Yang Cheng would do.

Instead, it seemed like Yang Cheng was luring Real Madrid step by step into a trap he had set in advance.

At the same time, it also made Real Madrid mistakenly believe that it was they who proposed it.

Of course, this is just a feeling and Ferguson has no evidence.

But he was really curious, how did Yang Cheng fall in love with Casemiro?
How could he be so interested in such a little-known player who had never played many games for Real Madrid and had never proven himself?
Even, dare to sell Javi Martinez and choose to train Casemiro?

But he knew that this question was destined to have no answer.

Yang Cheng would definitely not tell him.

But he was still very conflicted.

Who wouldn't want to have this ability to discover players?
……

Less than 2 minutes into the second half, the Chinese players from Bayswater started to press aggressively in the frontcourt, pressing forward all over the field.

Especially when David Luiz got the ball, Harry Kane rushed over and pressed him immediately.

Walcott, De Bruyne and others also rushed forward at the first moment to suppress Manchester United.

Just when David Luiz was disturbed by De Bruyne and passed the ball directly to Carrick, Casemiro suddenly rushed up and came out from the side and rear.

The Brazilian midfielder first reached out and grabbed Carrick's arm tightly, then pulled it hard and immediately let go.

But this has resulted in Carrick being unable to catch up with his teammate's pass in time.

Instead, it was Casemiro who intercepted the ball immediately.

Carrick tried to counter-attack, but was even pushed away by Casemiro.

The Manchester United midfielder couldn't get the ball away from Casemiro at all. He turned to look at the referee in the middle, reached out and pulled the jersey on his arm, indicating that Casemiro had just pulled someone, so why didn't the referee blow the whistle?

But Casemiro didn't care about that. After intercepting the ball, he immediately passed it straight to the right.

Walcott started quickly behind Evra, and when he received the ball and faced David Luiz on the right side of the penalty area, he made a sudden attack and instantly broke through David Luiz's defense.

After the breakthrough, Walcott cut into the penalty area from the side, dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area, attracted David Luiz and Vidic to his side, and passed the ball to the back point with his right foot.

Gareth Bale rushed over and easily shot the ball into the goal.

2 is better than 0!

The entire Prudential Arena exploded in an instant!

Everyone cheered.

Just two minutes into the second half, Bayswater Chinese scored again to extend the lead.

After taking a 2-goal lead, Manchester United's entire morale suffered a major blow.

Ferguson began to adjust and tried to start strengthening the offense.

But the Red Devils' attack still lacks some danger.

A very important point here is the loss of advantage in the midfield.

Especially Casemiro's sweeping movement in the midfield.

The Brazilian player has a very large range of activities, not just in the back position, he also often presses forward.

Anyone could see that he had been holding it in for a long time, and now he had gathered all his strength and burst out.

In this situation, it is actually difficult for Manchester United to pass through the midfield.

Then the counterattack would naturally lack threat.

It was not until the 73rd minute that the Chinese player from Bayswater got the ball in a deep position in the midfield, attracting Manchester United's double defensive midfielders to rush forward and Harry Kane retreated.

De Bruyne made a straight pass, which landed accurately at Harry Kane's feet.

The Englishman stopped the ball, turned around and made a straight pass. Walcott quickly moved forward and successfully got past the offside. After receiving the ball, he had a one-on-one opportunity and easily pushed the ball into the goal, once again breaking De Gea's goal.

3 is better than 0!

The entire Prudential Arena once again erupted in thunderous cheers.

In the end, this score remained until the end of the game.

……

After this powerful match at Prudential Arena, all the media and fans were surprised by the score of 3-0.

Sky Sports believes that "For Manchester United and Red Devils fans, things have really changed!"

Everyone believed that Ferguson's team had a very obvious decline in control of the game.

And a very important point is that Manchester United's players are old.

This is a sad and upsetting story.

Although Manchester United also has young players such as 22-year-old Phil Jones and 24-year-old Smalling, these young players have one thing in common, that is, they are not yet worthy of being reused.

What Manchester United really relies on today is still that group of veterans.

For example, Vidic, 32, Ferdinand, 35, Evra, 33, and Carrick, who is about to turn 33.

Looking at Manchester United's midfield and backcourt, although there are stars in their prime like De Rossi and David Luiz, the aging problem is still very serious.

Evra on the left is not as good as before, needless to say. Vidic and Ferdinand in the middle are also not as strong as they were in their youth. David Luiz is a jerk who doesn't work when he fails...

The most outrageous one is on the right side.

Phil Jones, Smalling, Rafael...

Ferguson kept rotating young players in this position, but none of them was reassuring.

If there are so many problems in the midfield and backcourt, what about the frontcourt?

The combination of Cavani and Rooney is indeed excellent, but Robben is often injured. The performances of players such as Nani, Valencia, Ashley Young and Juan Mata are also sometimes good and sometimes bad. There is no fixed style of play and lineup.

Look at Liverpool.

Liverpool's defense has been criticized over the years.

But this season, Liverpool has gone the other way and has honed a front-line attacking trident headed by Coutinho, Suarez and Sturridge, with the support of midfielders such as Gerrard and Rakitic.

This meant that although Liverpool's defense had many problems and they lost a lot of points, their attack at the front was really sharp.

Especially after forcing Suarez to stay last year, it proved to be a very wise choice.

Sky Sports believes that Liverpool's strong rise this season is due to the fact that they have created an offensive explosive point led by Suarez.

But Manchester United's frontcourt attack lacks such an explosive point.

Whether it is Cavani or Rooney, they are obviously not this type of player.

The most obvious was in the second half against the Bayswater Chinese.

Manchester United wanted to counterattack, but the attack was not threatening.

"Perhaps Ferguson should really consider buying Ronaldo back as soon as possible!"

For Bayswater Chinese, Gareth Bale has performed quite well so far this season, scoring 27 goals, and his goal tally is likely to exceed that of last season.

Walcott has scored 13 goals so far, and both the number of goals and assists are very eye-catching.

And Harry Kane has now scored 8 goals, setting a new personal career record.

But his best performance this season is his assists.

Just look at this, when playing against Manchester United, he assisted Walcott to score a goal again.

Overall, as the number of game opportunities continues to increase this season, Harry Kane's performance has also improved significantly.

After this game, Casemiro also received a lot of attention.

The Brazilian midfielder scored 8 points in the match against Manchester United, which is a pretty good score.

As his Premier League debut, Casemiro's performance was also remarkable.

There were many mistakes, but there were more highlights.

In this round, Manchester City defeated Southampton 4-1 at home.

Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 away.

Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 away.

By the way, Liverpool seems to have become the referee's favorite recently and got 2 penalties in this game.

The Reds have an unbelievable amount of penalties now.

Chelsea beat Stoke City 3-0 at home.

……

When the Premier League played 30 rounds, La Liga had only played 28 rounds.

Real Madrid defeated Malaga 1-0 away from home thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.

This unfortunate south coast team has suffered six consecutive defeats since its narrow 2-3 home win over Sevilla in early February, which can be said to be a complete defeat.

Morale also plummeted.

The main reason is their chaotic management.

Another thing is that this team has a serious problem of wage arrears.

Wage arrears is a very common phenomenon in La Liga, so no one mentions it.

But with the conflict between Al Thani and Blue Bay, the contradictions between the two sides became increasingly acute and out of control.

This has caused panic among the people of Malaga.

After losing the game against Real Madrid, Malaga's league ranking dropped directly to 19th place, only 5 points more than the bottom-placed Real Betis, and the relegation prospects are very dangerous.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, relied on its impressive record of 7 wins and 2 draws in recent times to reverse the situation against Atletico Madrid.

Ancelotti's team currently leads the La Liga standings with 70 points, 3 points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

Although Javi Martinez was unable to play in the Champions League, he performed very well in La Liga.

On the way back to Madrid from Malaga, Ancelotti also saw the news from London and learned about Casemiro's debut, which made the fat Italian feel a little helpless.

"Casemiro's performance at Bayswater Chinese is completely different from his performance at Real Madrid."

Assistant coach Demichelis sighed after watching the game highlights.

"It's the strong football atmosphere in London that keeps people going!"

"It's the Chinese in Bayswater who know how to train players!" Ancelotti said with a smile.

After a pause, he continued to explain.

"I spoke to Casemiro when I attended the hearing. Do you know how much Bayswater Chinese have invested in him since he joined the team?"

"Yang Cheng and his coaching team have invested a lot of effort and energy in Casemiro, and all departments of Bayswater Chinese have also provided him with various advice and support."

"Do you think this kind of thing can be done in Real Madrid?"

Demichelis was silent.

Real Madrid actually has all the hardware and software equipment, departments and employees that the Chinese in Bayswater have.

But whether or not there is an existence and the level of combat effectiveness are two different things.

Yang Cheng's Bayswater Chinese is like a group operation, with very efficient internal operations and scientific and reasonable collaboration among departments.

On the other hand, Real Madrid has a sports science department, a medical department, and a data analysis department...

But they are more like a loose combination working independently.

This is the biggest gap!

"In the final analysis, it is because Yang Cheng has been coaching for too long and has such a high reputation that he was able to unite the entire team into one whole, with everyone running around him."

"This is actually very similar to Manchester United around Ferguson and Arsenal around Wenger."

"But at Real Madrid, we are the head coaches who have signed a contract. If the results are not satisfactory in a certain season or even a certain period of time, we will pack up and leave."

"For us, each department just provides assistance. The degree of cooperation is not important, and the training of young players is not important."

"Because it is possible that after we train young players, we ourselves will not be able to use them, and they will be given away to others for nothing. We may even be dragged down and our performance will be affected."

Demichelis's words hit the nail on the head.

“So, what the Chinese in Bayswater can give to Casemiro, we can’t give!”

Ancelotti smiled slightly after hearing this.

He himself doesn't think it's a big deal, and in fact, this is the norm in European football.

But the media and fans outside don't think so.

They will think, how could Real Madrid be so blind to let go of such a talented young player like Casemiro?
……

December 3, the 22th round of the Premier League.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 at home.

Although the Gunners conceded two goals within seven minutes of the start, they performed better afterwards.

Unfortunately, Mourinho's team firmly maintained its lead.

Liverpool beat Cardiff 6-3 away.

Mancini's team is still the same, sharp in offense but poor in defense.

Among them, Skrtel scored twice in set-piece attacks.

Manchester City beat Fulham 3-0 at home.

Manchester United beat West Ham United 2-0 away, with Rooney scoring twice.

Yang Cheng's team encountered tenacious sniping from Crystal Palace at home this round.

The London team set up a solid defense on the road.

After continuous fighting, the Chinese team in Bayswater finally got a chance to catch their breath. Yang Cheng made appropriate rotations and adjusted the players' conditions so that they could better cope with the upcoming difficult schedule.

In the 32nd round, Bayswater Chinese will play away against Liverpool.

Three days later, we will face Manchester City at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

In this situation, Yang Cheng had to make some preparations in advance.

In the end, it was Gareth Bale who scored the winning goal for Bayswater Chinese after coming on as a substitute in the second half.

1-0, Bayswater Chinese narrowly defeated Crystal Palace.

By the way, this is the fourth consecutive game in which Gareth Bale has scored in the Premier League.

This made Yang Cheng happy.

In the past, Welsh wingers were more of explosive scorers who could score goals like crazy once they got into the swing of things.

But the goal-scoring form is always intermittent.

But this season, he scored 31 goals in 28 games, distributed in 18 games.

In the last 11 games, he scored 12 goals, distributed in 8 games. Considering many issues such as team rotation, the Welshman's goal stability has obviously improved.

Moreover, Gareth Bale is now playing more comprehensively.

He can create threats in almost any position in the frontcourt and is a very threatening comprehensive scorer.

……

On the afternoon of May 3th, the 29th round of the Premier League.

The four Premier League teams that are about to face off in the Champions League quarter-finals are facing completely different situations.

In the first game at noon, Manchester City defeated West Ham United 2-0 in the first half with goals from Messi and Kompany, and secured the victory early.

Guardiola's team played steadily at home, replacing three core players early in the second half.

Manchester United is the type of team that accidentally lost its way when rotating.

When challenging Southampton away, Ricky Lambert scored a goal for the Saints in the 28th minute of the first half.

This made Ferguson somewhat panicked.

Fortunately, Juan Mata's goal in the second half helped Manchester United equalize the score.

But after that, no matter how Manchester United attacked, they could not shake the Saints.

The two sides shook hands and made peace with the score at 1:1.

Wenger's Arsenal adopted a strategy of major rotation because they faced the relegation team Norwich in this round.

The Gunners have an overwhelming advantage in strength.

In the end, goals from Gourcuff and Sagna helped Arsenal beat Norwich 2-0 away.

The most watched match in this round is the away game between Yang Cheng's Bayswater Chinese and Liverpool.

So there is the pressure brought by the league championship battle.

Especially when Manchester City has already got 3 points in advance.

On the other hand, there is the pressure of the Champions League home game against Manchester City next Wednesday.

And it's an away game.

Yang Cheng decisively implemented a rotation strategy, and the tactics worked.

In the 20th minute of the first half, Van Dijk scored again with a header from a free kick in the frontcourt.

This goal scored by the Dutch center back made Yang Cheng extremely excited.

In his plan, this goal was the most difficult one!

But what Yang Cheng never expected was that not long after the second half of the game started, the situation turned out to be beyond his expectations.

As Liverpool continued to attack, the frenetic atmosphere at Anfield, coupled with the pressure from rivals Manchester City, caused players on both sides to start to lose control.

In the 63rd minute, Luke Shaw fouled Suarez, giving Liverpool a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Gerrard assisted Daniel Agger to score and successfully equalized the score.

This goal also disrupted the rhythm of the Chinese players in Bayswater.

Just two minutes later, Gerrard made a pass, Suarez stopped the ball between Luke Shaw and Thiago Silva, dribbled past the defender, broke into the penalty area, and made a cross pass to assist Sturridge to score.

2 is better than 1!

reversed!
In just 2 minutes, Liverpool scored two goals!
Yang Cheng immediately took remedial measures, began to adjust tactics, and prepared to launch an attack.

Mancini finally realized that he was an Italian head coach.

So, he began to focus on defensive counterattacks.

The purpose is to let the Chinese in Bayswater press forward and then counterattack and attack from behind.

Perhaps affected by the consecutive mistakes just now, Luke Shaw fouled again when defending Suarez in the 66th minute and received a yellow card again.

Two yellows turn one red!
Yang Cheng was also watching from the sidelines and shaking his head.

"The players are under a lot of psychological pressure now, especially the young players." Brian Kidd shook his head and sighed.

No head coach can do anything about this kind of behavior where a player's brain cramps occur in such a short period of time.

In the end, Yang Cheng's team lost 1-2 to Liverpool away!

This is Bayswater Chinese's 3rd loss this season!
After losing this game, the gap between Bayswater Chinese and Manchester City widened to 5 points.

With only six rounds left in the league, it is difficult for Bayswater Chinese to make a comeback.

The last time Bayswater Chinese lost three games in the first 32 rounds was in the 3/07 season.

And that season, the Chinese in Bayswater missed the Premier League championship!
Therefore, the outside world basically speculates that this season's Premier League championship basically belongs to Manchester City.

……

On the evening of April 4th, Prudential Arena, London.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese will face Manchester City at home.

Long before this game, everyone was wondering what kind of tactics Yang Cheng would adopt.
Champions League knockout round, first leg, home game, the team just lost to Liverpool again, almost lost the league title...

How will Yang Cheng fight in the face of so many unfavorable factors?
Guardiola's Manchester City still chose the passing and controlling tactics they are best at.

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen;

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

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, David Silva and Verratti in the middle;
Forwards: Jovetic, Aguero and Messi.

It's called 433, but in reality, it's more like 442.

Messi is more like a free man between the midfield and the forward line.

Jovetic and Aguero are like double strikers.

The Bayswater Chinese continued to fight in a 433 formation.

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.

But unlike what many people expected before the game, Yang Cheng's tactical thinking for this game was very clear.

They basically did not compete with Manchester City for the ball, nor did they press forward, but chose to defend their own half.

Even if necessary, retreat to the 30-meter area.

This leaves Manchester City with a lot of space to control the ball.

Although Manchester City had control of the ball and seemed to have the initiative in the game, they were still unable to effectively attack the Chinese defense in Bayswater.

This stalemate continued from the first half to the second half, until the 79th minute.

After the Bayswater Chinese midfielder intercepted the ball, they quickly launched a counterattack.

Modric made a long diagonal pass and moved the ball to the left behind Manchester City's defense.

Giroud made a forward move to the left corner of the penalty area, stopped the ball with his chest, and then made a horizontal pass with the outside of his left foot.

Gareth Bale cut in from the right side of the arc to the left side of the penalty spot, stopped the ball with his left foot past Kompany, and then shot again with his left foot.

The football went into the lower left corner of Manchester City's goal at an extremely fast speed!
Ter Stegen was completely powerless to stop such a powerful shot.

1 is better than 0!

The entire Prudential Arena was in a frenzy!

After conceding the goal, Manchester City decisively stepped up their attack.

But the Bayswater Chinese were more focused on defense.

And just in the 89th minute, when the game was about to end, Bayswater Chinese once again intercepted the ball in the midfield.

Toni Kroos sent a through ball.

After Hazard got the ball on the left side of the frontcourt, he passed it horizontally to Marcelo who was coming from behind.

The Brazilian dribbled the ball forward quickly along the left flank, ran all the way into the left side of the penalty area, and knocked the ball in front of the goal with his left foot.

Giroud in the middle failed to catch up in time, but Gareth Bale at the back post got in position and shot with his left foot, sending the ball into Manchester City's goal again.

2 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

The Welshman excitedly turned around and rushed out of the stadium, running all the way to accept the cheers and applause of the fans on the scene!
This is also the last goal of the game!
In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Manchester City 2-0 with Gareth Bale's two goals.

……

"The two rounds of the game are over!"

At the post-match press conference, a sentence Yang Cheng said when commenting on the game caused a commotion in the entire press conference hall.

Everyone was surprised.

They didn't expect that Yang Cheng, who was always calm and cautious, would suddenly change his behavior and say such aggressive and radical words.

But Yang Cheng did not explain in detail why he made such a judgment.

The outside world interprets Yang Cheng's words more as psychological warfare.

Guardiola responded to Yang Cheng's remarks, believing that Manchester City would be able to turn the situation around and break through the defense of the Chinese in Bayswater after returning to their home court.

"Although they have built an iron wall in front of their own goal, when we return to Etihad, we will try every means to break their goal!"

Guardiola believes that although Manchester City lost the first leg 0-2, they had an absolute advantage in ball possession.

The Blue Moon's ball possession rate in this game broke the record against Bayswater Chinese in the past years.

This is incredible.

Not only Guardiola, but also many Manchester City players including Messi, David Silva and Aguero have come forward and expressed that the team must reverse the Bayswater Chinese at home!
This made everyone feel Manchester City's determination.

In the 33rd round of the Premier League at the weekend, both teams made major rotations.

Manchester City really has a huge advantage in terms of schedule.

Their opponent this round is Hull City.

Even after a major rotation, the Blue Moon still easily defeated their opponents 2-0.

Bayswater Chinese welcomed their West London derby opponents Fulham.

In the end, thanks to Walcott's goal, they won 1-0.

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away from home.

But Manchester United was in trouble.

Ferguson's team lost 0-2 to Liverpool at home.

Chelsea lost 0-1 to Aston Villa away from home.

……

On the evening of April 4, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Manchester City away.

When the game was 8 minutes and 36 seconds in, after the visiting team intercepted the ball in the midfield, Toni Kroos made a long pass over the top directly into the penalty area in the frontcourt.

Giroud, who was at the front, quickly moved forward, leading the two central defenders Kompany and Chiellini, all the way into the penalty area.

But at the critical moment, Ter Stegen decisively abandoned the goal and attacked. Before everyone else, he jumped high inside the penalty area line and kicked the ball out of the penalty area with both hands.

But the ball didn't go very far.

In the left area of ​​the center of Manchester City's 30-meter area, Gareth Bale, who was originally advancing at high speed to form a second offensive echelon, suddenly slowed down, determined the landing point, and kicked the ball off.

When the ball was stopped, I looked up and saw that after Ter Stegen hit the ball, he almost collided with Giroud, Kompany and Chiellini, resulting in the penalty area being empty.

The Welsh winger did not dare to hesitate. After stopping the ball, he directly kicked out a curved ball with his left foot.

The football drew a beautiful arc, fell towards the unguarded goal of Manchester City, and fell accurately into the goal line.

The referee's whistle suddenly sounded, indicating that the goal was valid!

It was only at this moment that the entire stadium burst into exclamations of Manchester City fans.

Gareth Bale had already turned and stormed off the pitch, flashing his trademark heart celebration.

1 is better than 0!

Yang Cheng was grinning from ear to ear on the sidelines and clenched his right fist tightly.

This goal is crucial!

The total score became 3 to 0!

More importantly, Bayswater Chinese got an away goal.

But in the first leg at the Prudential Stadium, Manchester City did not score a goal.

In other words, Manchester City now has to score at least 4 goals!

This is Yang Cheng’s psychological warfare!
The reason why he deliberately said this after the first leg of the match between the two sides was to put pressure on Manchester City.

But his entire strategy was formulated before the first leg.

At that time, Manchester City almost won the league championship single-handedly, and the morale was high.

What about the Chinese in Bayswater?

After losing to Liverpool, the morale of the team was greatly reduced, and at the same time, they were about to lose the league championship. The mood within the team can be imagined.

Under such circumstances, if Yang Cheng continues to fight Manchester City to the death as he did in the past, he will be courting death.

So he chose to retreat.

A real man can bend and stretch!

It can be said that in the first leg, Guardiola won the scene, won the ball, and won recognition from the outside world.

But he lost both rounds!

When his team failed to score an away goal, the game was over early!

All competitive sports that focus on humans are affected by the psychological factors of the athletes.

What’s different about football is that there are so many more sports involved.

But this time Yang Cheng directly hit all Manchester City players.

If you are behind in the score, you have to press forward and attack; if you press forward and attack, I will counterattack you.

With a 2-goal advantage in the first leg and without conceding any goals, in the second leg, if Bayswater Chinese scored 1 goal, Manchester City would score 4 goals, and if they scored 2 goals, Manchester City would score 5 goals.

Can this goal-scoring game continue?

……

Facts have proved that Yang Cheng's strategy is correct.

After taking a 1-goal lead, Manchester City continued to increase their offensive efforts.

For Blue Moon, the second round of the game has just begun.

Isn't it just 4 balls?
They have this ability!
As long as they can completely suppress the Chinese in Bayswater, they still have a chance.

Even Guardiola kept signaling to his team on the sidelines to press forward and attack.

But Manchester City players are obviously very anxious.

In the 14th minute, the Bayswater Chinese intercepted the ball at the bottom of the center circle in their own half and passed it to Giroud.

Giroud retreated to receive the ball and passed it back to Hazard.

The Belgian dribbled the ball with his right foot, dribbling past Zabaleta who was trying to steal the ball, and then sent a diagonal pass over the top with his right foot.

Gareth Bale made a forward run at an extremely fast speed and rushed to the right side of Manchester City's penalty area at an extremely fast speed.

Chiellini was also chasing back quickly, following Gareth Bale closely.

But the Welshman made a beautiful lob with the inside of his right foot and passed the ball past Chiellini who had returned to defense in time. He turned towards the middle, stopped the ball with his chest, and pushed it sideways with the outside of his left foot.

The ball passed by Kompany and fell to the left side of the penalty area behind him where there was no one guarding him.

Giroud quickly started to move forward after passing the ball just now. He arrived just in time to meet Gareth Bale's pass and shot with his left foot. The ball once again penetrated Manchester City's goal.

2 is better than 0!

"Oh my God, in less than 15 minutes, the Chinese in Bayswater scored two goals!"

"This scene is exactly the same as after both teams scored in the first round!"

"Manchester City stepped up their attack, leaving their defence empty and giving the Chinese from Bayswater the chance to seize the opportunity!"

"This assist by Gareth Bale is truly amazing!"

"From the two rounds of the game, it can almost be said that the Welshman defeated Manchester City single-handedly!"

……

When Bayswater Chinese scored two goals just six minutes apart, both the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV clearly felt the fanatical atmosphere of the game.

Both sides had clearly lost their minds.

Especially Manchester City players.

They have to score 5 goals.

This is simply an impossible task!
But their professional ethics forced them to complete the task.

So, they continued to launch the offensive.

But in the 20th minute, the Chinese players of Bayswater launched a quick attack at the front of their own penalty area, led by Matic.

Giroud pulled to the right side of the center line and, with no one guarding him, he stopped the ball with his chest and then sent a pass behind his back with the outside of his left foot.

Gareth Bale was seen rushing all the way from the center circle at lightning speed.

Manchester City's defenders chased back desperately, but it took the entire half.

How could they catch up with Gareth Bale who was sprinting at full speed?

The Welshman's speed was fully utilized at this moment, completely leaving everyone behind and catching up with Giroud's pass outside the penalty area.

Facing the attacking Ter Stegen, Gareth Bale deceived the German goalkeeper with a skillful bicycle fake, dribbled the ball into the penalty area with his right foot, and then kicked the ball.

The football quickly went into Manchester City's goal!
Gareth Bale did not slow down, turned around and rushed out of the field again, running all the way to celebrate the goal!
3 is better than 0!

The total score is 5 to 0!

"Invincible Bell!"

"Another double goal!"

"Manchester City must score at least 6 goals to reverse the game!"

"This is simply an impossible task for Blue Moon!"

What is even more incredible is that after scoring three goals in a row, the Chinese team in Bayswater showed no signs of stopping their offensive.

It was as if Manchester City still refused to give up and was still patiently looking for opportunities to attack.

When the game reached the 28th minute, Manchester City's midfielder made a mistake in passing the ball. Modric successfully intercepted the ball and passed it to Hazard.

Hazard started dribbling the ball from the bottom of the center circle in his own half, along the middle, head down and dribbling forward, and quickly rushed into Manchester City's half, sent a diagonal pass, and transferred the ball to the right.

Gareth Bale stopped the ball unguarded outside the right corner of the penalty area.

By this time, Leighton Baines had returned to his position in time.

But the next moment, Gareth Bale dribbled the ball and pretended to rush forward into the penalty area, tricking Leighton Baines into retreating into the penalty area as well.

Gareth Bale suddenly pushed the ball towards the middle with the outside of his left foot, then changed direction, cut inside laterally, shook off Leighton Baines, and then gently poked the ball forward, just past Chiellini.

Gareth Bale quickly caught up, stretched out his right hand, shook off Chiellini's pull, and then caught up again, facing the ball with a powerful shot with his left foot.

The football was like a cannonball, it drew an arc at lightning speed and went into the upper left corner of Manchester City's goal!
This is a definite blind spot!

Although Ter Stegen tried his best to save the ball, he still failed to catch it and could only watch the ball go into the net.

The entire Etihad Stadium was completely stunned.

Gareth Bale scored a hat trick!

In less than 30 minutes, we conceded 4 goals and the total score became 6-0!

This means that if Manchester City wants to advance, they need to score at least 7 goals.

How is this possible?
The entire Etihad Stadium fell into deathly silence!

They were completely conquered!

In front of the home team's coaching bench, Guardiola had a dejected look on his face, obviously not expecting this result.

Yang Cheng cheered excitedly on the sidelines.

This was the situation he had designed before the first round!
Although there were some deviations in the process, everything was generally going according to his plan!
It feels so good to be in control of everything!

(End of this chapter)