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Chapter 318 For the Ballon d'Or! Who is better, me or Messi? A soul-touching transformation! [Subscribe]

While Bayswater Chinese beat Liverpool 3-0 at home, Guardiola's team beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at home at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

But this is not the point.

The most dazzling player in this game was Messi.

The Argentine superstar scored four goals!
He also assisted Aguero to score.

In other words, he directed 5 goals alone and staged a massacre at the Etihad Stadium!

After the game, everyone was shocked.

Especially for Messi's form this season.

This is the strength of the Argentine after integrating into the Premier League!
However, Tottenham Hotspur was not convinced.

Head coach Sherwood said in an interview with media reporters that if it weren't for Fazio's red card in the 67th minute, it wouldn't have been a crushing defeat.

The most reasonable result of this game should actually be 2 to 1.

Before the red card, Messi scored twice, but Tottenham also scored a goal through Eriksen in the first half.

It can be said that the two sides are fighting evenly matched.

But the red card changed the outcome of the game.

After that, Manchester City was unstoppable and Tottenham Hotspur was defeated all the way.

Unlike Guardiola's victory, Arsenal drew 2-2 with Hull City at home in this game.

The Gunners' performance this season has not been very stable.

At the very least, it was inappropriate to lose points at home to Hull City.

On the contrary, Mourinho's Chelsea has really taken off this season.

In the away game against Crystal Palace, Oscar scored in the 6th minute, but Azpilicueta received a red card in the 40th minute.

But even so, Mourinho's team still defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 away thanks to Khedira's goal.

In terms of tenacity, the team led by the Portuguese madman is really hard to resist.

But as Mourinho's teacher, Van Gaal's Manchester United has performed poorly again.

A 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion away.

Moreover, they fell behind twice and only equalized in the 87th minute.

The hero who equalized the game was Blind.

This makes Manchester United fans very depressed and conflicted.

It was said before that Van Gaal’s poor performance was due to the three-man defense.

But now, Van Gaal has listened to the advice and changed back to a four-back formation.

But the problem is that there is a problem in the midfield again.

Van Gaal is also a weirdo. In this game, he put Pogba in the left winger position, with the Argentine Rojo behind him.

The result is that Manchester United's left side was basically destroyed by the Baggies.

But as a player, Pogba actually performed very well. One of the two goals came from his direct assist and the other came from his planning.

But it was useless, the left side was stolen and in the end we couldn't win the game.

After 8 rounds of league matches since the start of the season, Bayswater Chinese have won 8 consecutive games and are leading the standings with 24 points.

Mourinho's Chelsea are close behind with 22 points.

Guardiola's Manchester City is in third place with 20 points.

Manchester United and Arsenal both have 17 points, ranking 4th and 5th.

Liverpool currently ranks 10th in the Premier League with 11 points.

The biggest problem for the Reds now is that the forward line that they were proud of last season, Suarez is not in good shape, and Sturridge is injured frequently, resulting in that now Liverpool can only rely on Balotelli and Lambert to hold up the front line.

This has resulted in the Red Army's forward line becoming very awkward.

In the match against Bayswater Chinese, there was basically no threat except Coutinho.

……

On the evening of April 10th, Prudential Arena, London.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese will face Athletic Bilbao at home.

The Basque lions trained by Valverde are young and full of vitality.

Although many of them were playing in the Champions League for the first time, and were facing a strong team like Bayswater Chinese away from home, the boys of Athletic Bilbao did not seem to be afraid at all.

From the moment the game whistle sounded, they began to implement a step-by-step pressing tactic against the midfield and backcourt of Bayswater Chinese.

This is also their usual playing style.

Strong, tough and aggressive.

This style of play is often particularly useful and effective when facing teams whose technical and tactical levels are not particularly outstanding, or teams whose strength is not much different from theirs.

Even when facing strong teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they can still cause a lot of trouble to their opponents.

However, when facing Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they often end up in a miserable defeat.

This has been the case for the past few years.

The problem behind this is actually the team's technical and tactical style.

Just like people always say, when Atletico Madrid plays against Barcelona, ​​the score is always big.

Not without reason.

When a weak team plays against a strong team, most of them will be more pragmatic and defend and counterattack.

If you are really stubborn, you will probably lose by a big margin.

Therefore, when Yang Cheng saw Athletic Bilbao's trident of Muniain, Aduriz and Susetta put pressure on their own defense line and pressed forward at the beginning of the game, he basically guessed Valverde's game strategy.

Still refusing to defend and counterattack!

Or it should be said that a team like Athletic Bilbao is simply unwilling to surrender.

Therefore, it is impossible for such a team to defend.

They will just keep charging forward bravely like the 300 Spartans.

Yang Cheng admires this spirit and this team that sticks to its ideals from the bottom of his heart.

But in the professional arena, his way of admiring his opponents is to do his best to defeat them.

Because the pressure in the frontcourt was too fierce, when Pepe advanced to the 1-meter outer edge of his own half and got the ball at 44 minute and 30 seconds, there were still two Athletic Bilbao players in the 2-meter area of ​​Bayswater Chinese.

Pepe saw the opportunity and immediately turned to the right, passing the ball to Kyle Walker who was advancing along the right sideline.

Walcott was about to start when the England right-back caught up with the ball.

If the ball can be passed directly along the right sideline, the little tiger can use his speed to shake off the defensive player.

But Athletic Bilbao midfielder Iturraspe quickly moved over and blocked Kyle Walker's pass.

If the ball is passed to him, he will probably just tackle it and knock it out of the sideline.

Kyle Walker did not risk passing the ball, but saw Modric running back from the front to receive the ball and immediately passed it horizontally.

This was exactly the gap that was revealed when Iturraspera intercepted the ball.

The Chinese players at Bayswater are best at seizing this kind of space with their passing and cutting.

Moreover, the players cooperated very skillfully and tacitly.

Modric retreated, and the little tiger in front also retreated.

The Croatian did not stop the ball at the first time because there were defensive players around him.

So, he moved sideways to block Rico who was returning to defense, and then swept the ball with his right foot and passed it directly to the little tiger who was retreating in front without stopping.

As Walcott retreated, Athletic Bilbao's left-back Mikel Balenciaga followed suit.

His task was obviously to keep a close eye on the little tiger and not give him the opportunity to receive the ball and start.

With Walcott's speed, if he really wants to run fast, there is such a large gap behind him, how can he be stopped?
But the little tiger didn't catch the ball either.

When the ball came in front of him, the little tiger stopped and leaned back, gently blocking it with the inside of his right foot.

The ball hit the inside of Walcott's foot, turned from vertical to horizontal, and rolled to the right sideline.

The football slid out of bounds.

But just when everyone thought that the ball might go out of bounds, a red figure was seen crossing the center line at an extremely fast speed, catching up with Walcott's pass, and kicking the ball forward with force.

After kicking the ball out, Kyle Walker suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the penalty area of ​​Athletic Bilbao like a red lightning.

But Balenciaga's defense speed was also very fast, and central defender Laporta quickly moved to the side to assist in defense.

The two of them worked together to force Kyle Walker to stop outside the right side of the penalty area.

The Chinese players of Bayswater played very beautifully in this attack, and all the balls were passed with one foot at a very fast speed.

When Kyle Walker slowed down amid the cheers of the fans, the Englishman did not choose to take any more action, but stopped abruptly and pushed the ball back.

It was then that Balenciaga suddenly realized that he was so focused on chasing Kyle Walker that he had forgotten about Walcott.

The ball rolled to the outside right corner of the penalty area. Walcott quickly caught up and made a cross without stopping the ball.

At this moment, Giroud attracted the main defensive force of Athletic Bilbao in the left area in front of the small penalty area.

The French center forward is about to rush forward and compete for a header.

This makes everyone ignore the latter point.

Gareth Bale made a high-speed run forward, and outside the left post, he met Walcott's cross, without jumping, and headed the ball directly to the center.

The goalkeeper was moving quickly to block the near corner, but was caught off guard by Gareth Bale's header and tried to block the ball.

As a result, the ball was touched but could not be blocked.

The football went straight into Athletic Bilbao's goal!
Giroud, who was preparing to take a follow-up shot in the middle, shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

Gareth Bale turned and ran quickly.

At this moment, the entire Prudential Arena burst into thunderous cheers!
1 is better than 0!

……

Although a goal was scored, the game remained the same as it was at the beginning.

Bayswater Chinese took advantage of their home court and directly suppressed Athletic Bilbao.

The Basque Lions still refused to give in and continued to adopt aggressive pressing tactics.

In the 6th minute, Athletic Bilbao broke into the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team in Bayswater for the first time. When the ball was passed horizontally, Thiago Silva suddenly rushed forward, intercepted the ball directly and kicked it to Toni Kroos.

As soon as Toni Kroos stopped the ball, he turned around and made a straight pass.

Gareth Bale quickly attacked along the left rib, and after receiving the ball, he went straight to the left side of Athletic Bilbao's penalty area.

In the penalty area, facing De Marcos who kept retreating, Gareth Bale made a series of bicycle kick fakes, then suddenly cut inside and shot with his right foot.

The shot did not go to the far corner, but went low and hit the near corner.

As a result, Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Iraizoz turned sideways to save the ball.

Afterwards, the Chinese players from Bayswater gradually gained the advantage on the field and suppressed Athletic Bilbao.

In the 17th minute, Pepe made a long diagonal pass from the right side of the center circle on the center line to the right side of the 30-meter area of ​​the Basque Lions.

Kyle Walker quickly stepped forward to take the ball and passed it to Walcott on the flank.

The little tiger turned his back to the direction of attack, faced the incoming ball, took the lead, and knocked the ball to the right side of the penalty area with his heel.

Kyle Walker went around the outside and quickly cut in from the right side of the penalty area. He received Walcott's pass and made a low cross directly in front of the goal.

Giroud's left foot shot was just a little bit short of reaching the target.

The ball slipped past the goal!

The entire stadium was filled with sighs of regret.

Just three minutes later, Athletic Bilbao once again attacked the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team in Bayswater.

But this time the pass was cleared by Thiago Silva near the penalty spot and the ball was kicked out.

When fighting for the ball outside the penalty area, Matic took the lead and passed the ball to Toni Kroos.

Toni Kroos made a long diagonal pass and accurately sent the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.

Walcott quickly got in and moved forward after receiving the ball. After attracting the attention of the defense, he made a straight pass to the right side of the penalty area.

After Giroud stopped the ball, with his left foot restricted, the French center failed to pass the ball to the unguarded Gareth Bale in time and chose to shoot with his right foot.

As a result, the ball was caught directly by goalkeeper Iraizos.

However, the next moment, Athletic Bilbao used a long-range shot opportunity created by a corner kick, and midfielder Rico threatened Courtois' goal with a sudden long-range shot.

It just touched the top beam and went out of the bottom line, which was very dangerous.

The two teams started fighting each other tit for tat.

When Athletic Bilbao is fully fit, their fighting spirit is really strong and their strength is indeed quite good.

The players' tactical execution is also quite outstanding.

However, the Chinese in Bayswater can still create threats continuously by relying on their overall strength advantage.

Always just a little short and failed to score again.

Until the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute, Walcott and Kyle Walker once again cooperated on the right and created a right corner kick opportunity.

Toni Kroos took the corner kick and sent a precise curved ball.

In the penalty area, Giroud, who had missed many great opportunities in this game, finally seized an opportunity and headed the ball into the goal of Athletic Bilbao.

2 is better than 0!

Entering the half-time break with a 2-goal lead, the Bayswater Chinese were noticeably calmer and more confident.

Just 4 minutes into the second half, Marcelo intercepted the ball on the left and passed it to Gareth Bale.

The Welshman headed the ball to Toni Kroos.

The German didn't stop the ball and made another straight pass to Giroud on the left side of the frontcourt.

Giroud dribbled the ball and launched an attack.

Gareth Bale turned and cut diagonally into the middle.

After rushing to the 30-meter area of ​​Athletic Bilbao, Giroud passed the ball to Gareth Bale with his left foot.

The Welshman stopped the ball with his right foot and then made a diagonal pass behind him with his left foot.

Walcott moved forward at a very fast speed, stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and then volleyed the ball into the bottom of Athletic Bilbao's goal.

3 is better than 0!

But the fierce Basque lions continued to press throughout the court.

In the 53rd minute, Pepe was pressed in the backcourt and passed the ball directly to Matic.

Then pass it to Modric.

The Croatian passed it to Giroud.

Giroud passed the ball straight behind him.

Walcott quickly moved forward and caught up with Giroud's through pass, and then rushed to the right side of Athletic Bilbao's penalty area.

The little tiger passed the ball to the left side of the penalty spot.

Gareth Bale easily arrived and shot the ball into the left side of the goal with his left foot.

4 is better than 0!

In the 59th minute, it was another quick counterattack after our team intercepted the ball in our own half.

Toni Kroos passed the ball to Modric, who made a diagonal pass to the right side of the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale, who came over from behind, stopped the ball and then dribbled straight to the right side of the penalty area.

Facing the defending Balenciaga, the Welshman made a series of feints and suddenly passed the ball to the right side of the top of the arc with his left foot.

Walcott followed up with a low shot and sent the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.

5 is better than 0!

This was also the last goal of the game!
In the remaining half hour, Athletic Bilbao consumed a lot of energy, and Yang Cheng made substitutions in the team.

In the end, neither side was able to score any more goals.

But Bayswater Chinese beat Athletic Bilbao 5- at home!

The score does look like a big one, and it was a complete victory on the field.

But fans who actually watched the game will find that the process is actually quite difficult.

The consumption on both sides is very high.

This is the most difficult part about Athletic Bilbao.

In another match, Leverkusen, who had lost two games in a row, beat Juventus 3-1 at home.

……

After returning to the Premier League, the 9th round of the game soon arrived.

Bayswater Chinese host Aston Villa.

Yang Cheng once again made appropriate rotations in the team, but Gareth Bale and Walcott, who have been in good form recently, continued to start.

As a result, no one expected that after defeating Athletic Bilbao 5-0 in the last round of the Champions League, just three days later, Yang Cheng's team beat Aston Villa 3-6 at home.

Throughout the first half, Gareth Bale scored a hat trick and Walcott made two assists and two goals!
5 to 1, this was the score at halftime.

The Bayswater Chinese played the most exciting 45 minutes so far this season.

On the contrary, in the second half, after the change of sides, Aston Villa began to defend tightly, and it was not until the 71st minute of the second half that Harry Kane scored a goal.

The goal was assisted by Gareth Bale.

The Welsh also showed extremely strong form!
Everyone can see that he is now determined to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

And the entire Bayswater Chinese team is also supporting him to compete for this award!

This isn't just a first for Gareth Bale.

It is also a historic first for Chinese people in Bayswater!
While Yang Cheng's team won nine consecutive games, Guardiola's Manchester City was affected by the double-front battle and lost 9-1 to West Ham United away.

Despite Messi's goal, Manchester City still lost away.

In this round, Liverpool beat Hull City 3-0 at home.

Suarez scored twice and his form began to improve.

Rakitic made two assists and one goal, performing very well.

Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 away from home thanks to Sanchez's double.

In the focus match of this round, Manchester United tied Chelsea 95-1 with a penalty kick in the 1th minute of stoppage time!

The final battle between Mourinho and Van Gaal, the master and apprentice, ended in a war of words.

The Portuguese madman thought that the extra time was too long.

It's already 94 minutes, and there's still a red card and a penalty?
But Van Gaal believes that Ivanovic did foul Cavani and there is no problem with giving a red card and a penalty.

However, Mourinho quickly hit back, wondering why there was 5 minutes of extra time?
However, soon, both famous coaches stopped their activities.

Because there is no point in fighting any further.

The next round is the focus of all the excitement and attention.

Chelsea host Bayswater Chinese at home.

Manchester City faces Manchester United at home.

The West London Derby and the Manchester Derby actually appear in the same round.

It has to be said that only a league like the Premier League can have such a luxurious schedule.

……

October 10, League Cup round of 28 knockout stage.

Before the official West London Derby, Bayswater Chinese welcomed a pseudo West London Derby in the League Cup.

The opponent is Fulham, who were relegated to the Championship last season.

Yang Cheng still plays with an all-substitute and young lineup as before.

Among them, he fielded a combination of Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, John Stones and Kyle Walker in the back line.

The goalkeeper is Robert Green.

Isn't it tough enough? The England defense is composed of former, current and prospective international players!

As a result, this group of losers conceded two goals in the 27th and 45th minutes of the first half, conceded by Fulham striker Moussa Dembele.

Yang Cheng was so confused watching from the sidelines!
"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

Everyone smiled bitterly.

The team has been winning all the way in the league, and so far, they have only conceded 9 goals in 2 league games.

As a result, the English defense was destroyed two times in 45 minutes.

How else can we say England is awesome?

Fortunately, Giroud scored a goal in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half.

Speaking of the French center, it’s quite unfair.

He was injured at the beginning of the league, which allowed Harry Kane to play a few games.

The results of it?
The English boy immediately took over the main position and refused to let go.

Do you know how outrageous it is?
Scored 9 goals in 7 rounds!

He is the team's second-highest scorer, tied with Walcott, behind only Gareth Bale who scored 13 goals.

Even Giroud himself couldn't accept it.

I am a tiger, and I just took a nap. How could you steal my house?
But Giroud is not a center forward known for his efficient goal scoring.

What makes Giroud even more angry is that Harry Kane's physical fitness has also improved. Although he is not as good as Giroud in tactical role, he has indeed performed well in dealing with the Premier League.

The key point is that he is young, a local player, and a member of our own youth training system. How can we compare him?

In addition, the team has won consecutive games recently and is unstoppable. As long as the head coach is not a fool, he will not adjust the main positions casually, right?
However, under Yang Cheng's comfort, Giroud could only accept the fate of rotation in the cup match with grievance.

From a core player to competing for a job, Giroud feels that this year's winter in London seems to be colder.

Therefore, all the resentment in his heart was vented on Fulham.

After the second half, Giroud first assisted Hazard to score a goal.

He then assisted Sterling to score a goal, successfully reversing the score.

After his teammates scored consecutive goals, Giroud seemed happier than the scorers.

The way he ran excitedly seemed to be telling Yang Cheng: Boss, take another closer look at your poor Giroud!
Although I don’t score as many goals as Harry, my family background is not as good as Harry’s, and I’m not as old as Harry, but I’m more handsome than him!
I can also assist!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese reversed Fulham 5-2 thanks to the outstanding performance of the frontcourt players.

Giroud was named Player of the Match!
The French player finally smiled brightly when he was praised by Yang Cheng in the locker room after the game.

But three days later, the center forward in the starting lineup at Stamford Bridge was still Harry Kane.

……

On the afternoon of May 11th, the 1th round of the Premier League.

Bayswater Chinese challenge Chelsea away.

The game lasted 70 minutes and the score was still 1-1.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Oscar received a pass from Diego Costa and scored the first goal for Chelsea.

But in the 42nd minute, Harry Kane seized the opportunity in the melee in the penalty area and equalized the score for the team.

After that, neither side was able to score any more goals.

Chelsea mainly relies on defensive counterattacks.

Mourinho adopted a defensive tactic in this game, trying every means to curb the attack of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng continued to adopt the trident of Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Walcott.

But apart from Harry Kane's goal, the game was contained.

Obviously, Mourinho has also worked hard on the tactics to restrain the Chinese in Bayswater.

So far in the game, both sides have made one substitution.

In the 60th minute, Yang Cheng replaced Harry Kane with Giroud.

The intention is clear. When the opponent is defending tightly, Giroud's tactical role is more obvious.

Although Harry Kane has performed very well this season, he is not good at decisive battles, especially hand-to-hand combat in the penalty area.

Young bodies are also at a disadvantage in confrontations.

Mourinho replaced William with Schurrle.

This is a substitution to increase the speed of counterattack.

But the substitutions made by both sides failed to produce any effect.

The time came to the 70th minute and the situation was still in a stalemate.

However, after warming up, Hazard appeared in front of Yang Cheng on time.

"Did you see number 3?"

Yang Cheng pulled Hazard to his side, pointed at Felipe Luis and asked.

Of course Hazard nodded.

"When he was in La Liga, he marked Messi and was said to be very experienced."

Yang Cheng only used one sentence to make Hazard's eyes light up and he was eager to try.

"After you go up there, you're responsible for dealing with him. It's up to you whether you want to shoot the ball yourself or pass it out!"

The task that Yang Cheng assigned to Hazard was very simple.

Azar nodded heavily.

He likes this kind of challenging task.

This will make him feel very excited.

Especially when he came on to replace Walcott and was directly facing Felipe Luis.

Are you experienced in dealing with Messi?
Then try and see if you can deal with me?
……

There is actually no reason at all for Hazard to play football.

Many people watch his football videos and can analyze a lot of things, even some so-called theories.

But actually?
Belgians always feel that they are being over-interpreted.

Because he never thought so much when he played football.

He plays purely based on his feeling and experience.

Just like this moment.

When he received the ball on the right sideline near Chelsea's 30-meter area and faced Filipe Luis, he found that the opponent was blocking him.

It was obvious that Felipe Luis didn't want him to break forward and cross the ball.

This is the trick to deal with Walcott!
For me, it doesn’t work very well!

After this thought flashed through Hazard's mind, he immediately dribbled the ball with his right foot and moved diagonally towards the middle.

The Belgians were quick.

As soon as he received the ball, he immediately went to the middle, which gave Felipe Luis no time to think.

But Chelsea had a lot of people in the middle of the midfield.

Blocking Hazard in the middle were the defensive midfielders Ramires and Khedira.

But Felipe Luis followed all the way.

Hazard had absolute confidence in his dribbling ability, so he did not change direction, but continued to dribble diagonally towards the middle.

That's how he plays football.

Many people say that he likes to dribble the ball into crowds.

But little do people know that this is how it feels to dribble past others, and it is the most threatening!
Hazard kept dribbling the ball, passing the ribs and reaching the middle. Just as he saw that Ramirez and Felipe Luis were about to surround and block him, the Belgian suddenly dribbled the ball with his left foot and changed direction to go behind Felipe Luis.

This sudden change left Felipe Luis completely helpless. He stretched out his foot to stop it, but how could he stop it?

Even when Hazard dribbled forward, Felipe Luis didn't have time to turn around and chase back.

The Brazilian left-back could only watch Hazard dribbling the ball towards the penalty area.

Fortunately, Gary Cahill blocked the position in time at the front of Chelsea's penalty area.

The England center back was seen retreating into the penalty area as Hazard dribbled the ball forward.

But the Belgians are still leading it.

Not only was he dribbling the ball, but he was also closing in on Cahill.

Cahill is also an experienced central defender. He turned sideways, stared at the ball under Hazard's right foot, and pressed forward.

He wants to force Hazard to the wing!
It would be best if the Belgian chose to stop and protect the ball.

The crisis was temporarily resolved.

But what was unexpected was that the Belgian dribbled the ball closer and closer.

Hazard is short and Cahill is tall. Once the two get close to each other, it will be very disadvantageous for Cahill.

Especially when Hazard suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball from his right foot to his left foot, and it went behind Cahill's butt, which made Cahill blind.

This damn Belgian is proficient with both feet!

Cahill turned around immediately and tried to make amends.

But Hazard seemed to be waiting for him to turn around, and he dribbled the ball back to his right foot with his left foot, directly getting rid of Cahill.

Cahill, who had just turned halfway, was stunned.

The speed of dribbling the ball is so fast and so flexible!

Almost as fast as Messi!

He had almost no time to think, and simply reached out his hand, hoping to grab him, even if it was just to delay for a moment to give himself some time and space to react.

But this grab caused Hazard to lose his balance and he fell in the penalty area.

The referee Mike Jones' whistle suddenly sounded.

No suspense, yellow card and penalty!

It doesn't really matter whether Hazard fell on purpose or because he really lost his balance.

He really fell down!

"Oh my God, just three minutes into the game, with his second touch of the ball, Hazard dribbled past Chelsea's penalty area and created a penalty!"

"Foul from Gary Cahill!"

"We saw that Bayswater Chinese got a penalty kick opportunity in the 74th minute of the second half!"

"Who will take the penalty kick?"

"Let's look at the process of getting the penalty just now."

"Hazard's dribbling was so good that he simply treated Chelsea's defenders as wooden stakes."

By the time Hazard was pulled up from the penalty area by his teammates, the Stamford Bridge stadium was already filled with boos.

But amidst the boos, there were also some applause.

Those were sent by the Bayswater Chinese fans who followed the team to the away game.

When Gareth Bale, Giroud and others went over and pulled Hazard up from the ground, they all pushed the Belgian to the penalty spot.

Hazard didn't beat around the bush. He picked up the ball, put it on the penalty spot, and then slowly backed away.

Hazard looked straight at Cech in front of him, took a deep breath, ran forward, and scored the goal in one go.

The score on the scoreboard instantly became 2 to 1!

After the Belgian winger scored the penalty, he excitedly rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way to the bottom of the stands where the fans were to celebrate.

No one knew that at this moment, his heart was shouting with excitement.

Who is better, me or Messi?
……

While the Bayswater Chinese players were celebrating off the field, two very rare guests appeared in one of the boxes at Stamford Bridge.

November in London is wet and cold.

Both of them were wearing a thick black coat.

One of them was a white-haired old man wearing black glasses. He must be quite old, but he still looked very energetic.

His face was cleanly shaved and his hair was neatly combed.

But the other one is obviously different.

If the old man's attire is business style, then this middle-aged man in his early forties is sloppy style.

Not only was his attire casual, but it was also obvious that his beard had not been groomed in a long time.

He has a long face and wears a pair of black glasses, with a tall and thin figure. If Yang Cheng were present, his first impression would definitely be: Wow, this guy looks like Liao Fan.

But in fact, his name is Freddy Bobic, a former German international center forward.

Bobic started his career in Stuttgart, but has played for Dortmund, Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League, Hannover 96 and Hertha Berlin.

If you just say this name, I guess many fans from the late 90s would know him.

But looking at the appearance of this middle-aged man in front of me, with his sloppy beard and glasses, I guess no one would recognize him if he walked on the street.

Of course, if Yang Cheng heard the name Bobic, he would definitely think of a piece of news in September.

Freddy Bobic, former Stuttgart sports general manager, resigned on September 2014, 9.

But Yang Cheng must have wondered why he appeared in London and went to Stamford Bridge to watch the game?

At this moment, there were only the two of them and two assistants in the huge box.

But clearly not Bobic's.

It was this old friend whom Bobic called Wolfgang.

“The Premier League is so exciting!”

After seeing Hazard score, Wolfgang was obviously very excited.

"In the Bundesliga, we simply can't see such exciting games. The contest between Yang Cheng and Mourinho is definitely one of the most exciting games on the planet!"

Bobic laughed, and his eyes narrowed into a line behind his glasses.

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to watch the Manchester derby? Have you changed your mind now?"

Wolfgang smiled and waved his hands. "Of course I still want to, but who can blame the Premier League for being so outrageous? They actually scheduled two such important games so close together. It's too late!"

"How about we ask them to arrange a private plane so that we can watch this game and then fly to Manchester to watch the next one?"

When Wolfgang heard this, he immediately sighed, "Are you going to pay for me? Or should I go back to the club and get reimbursed?"

After saying this, he burst into laughter.

Bobic also laughed.

There is a big age gap between the two of them, but they are true friends regardless of age.

And it has been more than ten years.

They met in the Faroe Islands.

Bobic still remembers it to this day, it was June 2003, 6.

At that time, as a German international, he followed the national team to the Faroe Islands to play in the European Cup qualifiers. As a fan, Wolfgang followed the national team and saw Bobic score a wonderful goal in the game.

After the game, they met in the hotel bar and had their first conversation, and from then on they became close friends regardless of age difference.

"I still don't understand why you made a special trip here to watch the Premier League game," Bobic said with some surprise.

Wolfgang smiled and held up his glasses. "You know, I'm in the business of stock trading and financial investment. In our line of work, keeping up with the times is a must."

"So, I think football should be like this too!"

"So what?" Bobic still didn't understand.

"So I think the Bundesliga must make changes as soon as possible, especially some major changes that go deep into the bones."

"But change is not necessarily good." Bobic also stopped smiling.

After a pause, he added, "Just like your friend, the mad king of Deutsche Bank!"

The Mad King is the nickname given to Joseph Ackermann, the former president of Deutsche Bank, by many Germans.

Why do you call him that?
Because he is really radical, even to the point of being crazy.

As the president of the banking industry, which needs security the most, the first thing he did after taking office in 2002 was to dismantle the risk control department of the investment banking business.

After that, he completely took control of Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank, by reforming a series of its power structures.

that's it?
No, he did another crazy thing.

He recruited Ansu Jain, an Indian-British expert in financial derivatives.

When two crazy and radical people joined forces, Deutsche Bank's investment banking business was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins. Risk control, legal affairs, and administration all served their efficiency.

In just a few years, Deutsche Bank's balance sheet expanded rapidly.

So much so that everyone joked at the time: There was only Mark, no Si in Deutsche Bank.

But all of this, with the outbreak of the US subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, caused a major crisis for Germany's largest bank.

At this moment, Josef Ackermann has been retired for 2 years, but the British Ansu Jain is still there.

But his life has been very, very difficult.

Everyone feels that if he were ousted tomorrow, it wouldn't be news.

"Maybe it's something that's in our German DNA. We seem to be born not to like change."

Wolfgang's tone was somewhat condescending.

"But to be honest, look at the Premier League and Bayswater Chinese, how well run and powerful they are. Have their fans been excluded from the stadium because of their success?"

"I heard that Bayswater Chinese do a lot for the community, the fans and the whole society every year, even more than most German teams."

“But we always label ourselves as social and public welfare-oriented.”

Bobic knew it was true, but...

"We Bundesliga teams are not as rich as them."

"It's an excuse, Freddy, and it's always there when you want one."

Wolfgang looked at his friend. "But this can only comfort myself. It can't change anything, right?"

Bobic knew that this was the truth.

"You know, I work in finance and I have many, many friends in the business community. I always hope to use my identity to shape myself into a bridge. I hope to attract more investors and sponsors for our club."

"Before my good friend Josef Ackermann, the mad king you mentioned, retired, I talked to him about something at the Bayreuth Festival. I hope to help the club get sponsorship from Deutsche Bank."

“It’s very important, isn’t it?”

Bobic nodded heavily.

If we can get sponsorship from Deutsche Bank, it will undoubtedly bring huge influence.

It's like Bayern getting sponsorship from Audi and Adidas.

This is a recognition of strength!
Although Deutsche Bank appears to be in trouble now, this does not undermine his authority in Germany and Europe.

"You know, Joseph Ackerman told me something."

"It turns out that they had discussed this matter internally a long time ago, after I mentioned it several times."

"But in the end they came to the conclusion that almost everyone, including Ansu Jain, was worried that sponsoring our club would give their bank's customers a sense of insecurity."

At this point, Wolfgang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But there was bitterness and even sarcasm in that smile.

"Two crazy and radical guys who made the whole world feel unsafe actually think that we are not safe enough!"

"From that day forward, Freddy, my friend, it became very clear to me that we had to make changes, deep, soul-touching changes."

"Only in this way can we have a chance to develop, otherwise we will never have any chance!"

Bobic looked at his friend in surprise.

A rare gaffe!
But this is the real him.

Full of passion and energy.

At the same time, very brave!
(End of this chapter)