I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 323: The first person in history! The Golden Globe Award was born! The Chinese in Bayswater are finally tired! [Subscribe]

On the afternoon of May 12th, the 28th round of the Premier League.

Bayswater Chinese host Crystal Palace at home.

Playing one game on the 26th and another game on the 28th, such a dense schedule forces all teams to adopt a drastic rotation strategy.

The strategy adopted by Crystal Palace was to set up a solid defense with a 451 formation.

This caused the Chinese in Bayswater a lot of trouble.

We were unable to break through Crystal Palace throughout the first half.

But in the second half, when Yang Cheng had decided to replace Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos suddenly knocked the ball into the Crystal Palace goal with a long shot.

The goal came in the 59th minute.

But Gareth Bale was already standing on the sidelines, so he had no choice but to go on.

After coming on the pitch, in the 71st minute, Gareth Bale received a cross from Luke Shaw on the left and headed the ball into the Crystal Palace goal from close range, expanding the team's lead.

In the 81st minute, with a straight pass from Piszczek, Gareth Bale broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot from close range, once again knocking on the Crystal Palace goal and scoring his second goal.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at home!
……

December 1, the 1th round of the Premier League.

Bayswater Chinese continued to host Swansea City at home.

In the last round, Swansea was defeated 4-1 by Liverpool in an away game.

Now, Swansea City are facing a formidable enemy as they challenge Bayswater Chinese away from home.

The 4231 formation was also arranged tightly.

But just one minute into the game, the first attack and the first shot of the Chinese in Bayswater, Gareth Bale used a fierce shot from outside the penalty area to penetrate the Swansea goal.

Subsequently, the Chinese in Bayswater continued to launch offensives.

In the 20th minute, Modric made a through ball, Harry Kane received the ball in the penalty area, turned around and shot into the goal.

2 is better than 0!

This was a very typical center-forward goal.

Back-to-back play, turn around and shoot!
Harry Kane has received such training since he was a child in the youth team, and his center forward skills have always been quite solid.

But in the past, due to lack of physical confrontation and strength, it was difficult for him to perform well in the Premier League.

Last season, he basically played away from the central defender.

But now, with the improvement of his physical confrontation ability, Harry Kane has gradually played to his strengths.

Especially like what he did just now, after leaning on the defensive player in the penalty area, catching the ball, turning around and kicking the ball, it was quite exciting!

It seems like a simple goal, but it actually reflects Harry Kane's progress and the efforts he has made.

In the 34th minute, Harry Kane scored again in front of the goal and broke through Swansea's goal.

3 is better than 0!

Since he did not play in the last round, Harry Kane scored twice in two consecutive rounds!

This young English center forward finally broke out!
The outbreak of Harry Kane has also directly led to the improvement of the overall strength of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Just two minutes later, Harry Kane, who was in great form, made a straight pass and Gareth Bale broke into the left side of the penalty area and scored.

4 is better than 0!

After that, the game was in a stalemate until the 79th minute, when Sterling, who came on as a substitute, scored a goal.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Swansea 5-0 at home!
……

While Bayswater Chinese ended the devilish Christmas schedule with three consecutive wins, their Premier League rivals were also not idle, especially Manchester City led by Guardiola.

Although the Blue Moon had a rough time in the 20th round, after taking a two-goal lead, they were equalized by the opponent with two goals.

But in the end, Messi's lore after coming on as a substitute helped Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-2.

Interestingly, all five goals came after 5 minutes.

This actually reflects the intensity of the Premier League's devilish Christmas schedule.

After 60 minutes, all teams' physical strength began to decline and their defense could no longer hold.

After defeating Sunderland and beating Burnley 3-1, Manchester City has now won all three games.

Although Wenger's Arsenal lost to Bayswater Chinese on Boxing Day, they beat West Ham United 2-1 and Southampton 2-0 away in the next two games.

The Gunners' Christmas schedule is 2 wins and 1 loss.

Relatively speaking, Mourinho's Chelsea is a bit of a pity.

In the first two games, Chelsea defeated their opponents steadily, beating West Ham United 2-0 and Southampton 2-0 respectively, which gave everyone the opportunity for Chelsea to achieve three consecutive victories.

Unexpectedly, Mourinho's team lost 3-5 to Tottenham Hotspur in the last game after scoring first.

So, Mourinho's team also has 2 wins and 1 loss.

The most surprising performance in the Christmas schedule was actually Liverpool, whose previous performance was unremarkable.

The Reds actually have the best schedule.

客场1比0击败伯恩利，主场4比1击败斯旺西，主场3比1击败莱斯特城。

Mancini's team didn't encounter any strong opponents on Christmas Day and won them all easily.

After 20 rounds of games, Bayswater Chinese has 18 points with a record of 1 wins and 55 draw, ranking first in the Premier League.

Manchester City follows closely with 51 points.

Chelsea and Arsenal both have 45 points so far, but Mourinho's team is ranked third in the Premier League with a goal difference advantage, while Arsenal is ranked fourth.

Manchester United ranked fifth with 42 points. Liverpool's performance this season declined rapidly, with only 5 points, ranking sixth in the Premier League.

Judging from the situation of the entire Premier League, the points gap between the teams has actually widened across the board, and the situation is very clear.

The only teams capable of challenging for the championship at the moment are Bayswater Chinese and Manchester City.

Chelsea and Arsenal are already 10 points apart, so it is not impossible for them to make a comeback.

But there is little hope.

In the current battle for the top four, Manchester United is the only team that has a chance to shake Chelsea and Arsenal.

The gap between Liverpool and the teams below has been widened.

In terms of relegation, the current situation is also very intense.

The difference between Leicester City, which is at the bottom, and Newcastle, which is in 10th place, is only 7 points.

Sunderland, ranked 15th, is only 20 points behind Leicester City, ranked 3th.

It can be said that the competition for the championship and the top four in this season's Premier League is indeed fierce.

But the relegation situation can be described as tragic.

……

1月1日踢完英超第20轮后，1月4日就迎来了足总杯第3轮的比赛。

This time, Bayswater Chinese are away to challenge Sheffield United.

Yang Cheng still plays with a lineup composed entirely of young players.

Harry Maguire naturally wants to put in a good performance against his old club.

But the one who really decided the game was the young player Sterling.

Sterling scored twice to help the team win 3-0 away against Sheffield United.

Another goal came from center forward Solanke, assisted by De Bruyne.

……

After the FA Cup, other teams can take a good rest.

Except Bayswater Chinese and Southampton.

Due to the Club World Cup in December, the Bayswater Chinese missed two games.

One is the 17th round of the Premier League, and the other is the League Cup quarter-finals.

The 17th round of matches can be further postponed, but the League Cup matches must be arranged as soon as possible.

Because on January 1, the League Cup will usher in the first leg of the semi-finals.

The winner between Bayswater Chinese and Southampton will face Chelsea.

Due to continuous battles and the fact that Yang Cheng didn't care much about the League Cup, the team performed relatively averagely in this game.

However, Southampton was not much better.

Pochettino's team is also under a lot of pressure in the game now.

Neither team tried their best.

But in the end, it was Bayswater Chinese who beat the Saints 63-1 thanks to Giroud's goal in the 0rd minute.

……

December 1, the 10th round of the Premier League.

Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0 away.

Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-0 at home.

Manchester City beat Everton 2-0 away.

Arsenal beat Stoke City 3-0 at home.

Manchester United beat Southampton 3-0 at home.

Bayswater Chinese lost 0-1 to Burnley away.

In recent times, the continuous multi-line battles, all the games squeezed together, and the devilish Christmas schedule have made the Bayswater Chinese a little overwhelmed.

Finally suffered the first defeat of the season!
The Chinese in Bayswater are finally tired!
This was the front-page headline of almost all media in the UK and even Europe the next day after the loss.

Before this game, Burnley had the same points as Leicester City, but was ranked 19th in the standings. The relegation situation was very precarious, so they tried their best in this home game.

In addition, in addition to physical fatigue, there is another very important factor why Yang Cheng's team did not perform well.

That was the FIFA Awards Ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland on January 1.

Not only did Gareth Bale's performance not go as planned, but even Toni Kroos played a little abnormally.

Obviously, they were all affected to some extent.

So far this season, this is the only loss.

Both the media and the fans generally showed understanding.

Besides, the schedule of Bayswater Chinese is really tight.

Fortunately, after the 21st round, the team will have a week of rest.

The make-up match of the 17th round of the Premier League was originally scheduled for Wednesday of the following week.

But West Bromwich Albion drew with Everton away in the third round of the FA Cup, so they will have to face the third round of the FA Cup in the middle of the week.

According to the priority of the schedule, the FA Cup 3rd round make-up match will of course be played first, and the 17th round league make-up match will have to be further postponed, and the time is currently to be determined.

After the league game on the 10th, the team took a short break on the 11th and trained as usual on the morning of the 12th.

Around noon, the team took a special plane to Zurich, Switzerland.

……

Night falls.

The neon lights on the lakeside make the night at Lake Zurich look dreamy.

Especially in the opera house in the city center, there was a huge crowd of people.

Whenever a FIFA welcoming car passes by the road by the lake, it will attract cheers from fans on both sides of the road.

Tonight, almost all those appearing at the Zurich Opera House are influential figures in world football.

And their female relatives.

In previous years, the Chinese in Bayswater rarely made such a large mobilization.

Even head coach Yang Cheng basically does not attend such occasions.

Even though he has been nominated for the best men's football coach award many times, he has always refused to participate.

In fact, he has always been dissatisfied with UEFA's elections, believing that his players have been treated unfairly.

But this time, he came!
When the welcoming car slowly stopped in front of the red carpet on the side of the road and Yang Cheng, dressed in a black suit, opened the door and got out of the car, all the media reporters in the audience wanted to burst their cameras.

The fans at the scene even shouted his name.

Yang Cheng waved to everyone with a smile, slowly walked around the rear of the car, came to the side of the red carpet, personally opened the car door, and welcomed Xia Qing down.

Tonight, Xia Qing also wore a black deep V evening dress, which showed off her graceful figure to the fullest.

The two walked hand in hand on the red carpet side by side.

Along the way, media reporters kept shouting Yang Cheng's name, and fans were screaming over there.

This made everyone present feel that in the minds of the media and fans, as a head coach, Yang Cheng's weight was no less than those popular superstars.

But it’s no wonder, Yang Cheng is still quite young after all.

"Did you hear that?"

Yang Cheng maintained a gentleman's smile as he and Xia Qing slowly walked towards the door of the opera house, but at an angle where no one noticed, he spoke quietly to Xia Qing.

"What did you hear?"

"Just now a hot beauty said that she wants to have a baby with me." Yang Cheng concealed his inner pride by waving to the fans with a smile.

"Are you sure you heard it right? Why did I hear you say that a baby was born?" Xia Qing rolled her eyes at him unhappily.

But she was obviously holding his hand more tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch it away.

The two of them walked into the gate of the Zurich Opera House, whispering to each other.

"Hello, Yang, I'm so glad you can come!"

As soon as Yang Cheng stepped into the venue, a middle-aged man in his fifties, speaking English with a French accent, came up to him.

He is the Secretary General of FIFA, Blatter's right-hand man, Frenchman Jerome Valcke.

"Thank you, Jerome. I would have come anyway if you had called."

Jerome Valcke was also delighted.

In fact, not only did he make the call, but Blatt did too.

And they don’t just hit one.

how to say?

The current situation in world football is very interesting.

UEFA President Platini and a group of people were preparing to force Blatter to step down, and the weapon of attack was the Garcia report by the American lawyer.

Everyone believes that there are many unknown secrets hidden in it, which can threaten Blatter's rule.

Blatter is still using the tactic of procrastination, trying desperately to postpone the matter, preferably until after the presidential election.

Once he is re-elected, many things will be easier.

Everything is set in stone, and Platini has no choice but to compromise.

The time is getting closer to the election at the end of May.

Now is the time when both sides are fighting in full swing.

What’s even more terrible is that over the past period of time, media all over the world have been reporting that Yang Cheng and Platini have fallen out.

Especially Platini.

All the previous actions have made the UEFA President lose face, and he can even be said to have become a laughing stock in the football world.

Under such circumstances, Yang Cheng accepted the invitation of FIFA and came to Zurich, Switzerland to attend the award ceremony.

More importantly, he didn't come alone.

Bayswater Chinese CEO Adam Crozier and his team had already arrived.

Yang Cheng was accompanied by his wife, who is also the Chief Financial Officer of Bayswater Chinese.

There were also 7 players.

This is enough to prove that the Chinese in Bayswater attach great importance to this award ceremony.

When UEFA and the Chinese in Bayswater had completely fallen out and were in a mess, Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater supported FIFA so loudly, which in itself was a gesture!
Therefore, Valk came out to greet him personally and gave Yang Cheng enough face.

After receiving the news, Blatt quickly came over and was very polite and caring to Yang Cheng.

Especially afterwards, when the Chinese players from Bayswater arrived one after another, the outside of the stadium became even more lively and the atmosphere inside the stadium also became noticeably different.

At least this time, the Chinese in Bayswater really gave us face!
Of course, their reasons are indeed sufficient.

In the FIFA World Players Association's best team of the year just announced in advance, 11 of the 7 positions are occupied by Bayswater Chinese.

It can be said that FIFA has also invested a lot of money!

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Lahm;

Midfield: Toni Kroos, Matic and Modric;
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Gareth Bale.

The entire midfield position was occupied by the Chinese from Bayswater!
Among the top three players for the Ballon d'Or, two players are from Bayswater and China.

Yang Cheng was also shortlisted for the top three for the Best Men's Football Coach Award.

Of course, the coach award basically belongs to Löw.

Yang Cheng himself felt that if he asked for the award, there should be no problem.

He is fully qualified and there won't be much controversy if he gets it.

In fact, over the years, everyone felt that FIFA and UEFA owed him.

But Yang Cheng finally supported Löw.

After all, he doesn't need such an award to prove himself.

On the contrary, Löw needs it more.

Besides, with Yang Cheng's current identity and status, he should be more careful about his reputation.

Yang Cheng felt that it was unnecessary to leave a stain for such an unnecessary award.

It’s better not to take it at all, which will give people more favorability.

After seeing off Blatter and Valk, Löw came over with a smile and shook hands and hugged Yang Cheng.

He knew he was going to win the award, and he was so happy.

Yang Cheng also gave him enough face and praised him a lot.

"I read what you said in the British media yesterday. Thank you very much!" Löw expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Although he is older than Yang Cheng, Yang Cheng became famous earlier than him and his coaching level is recognized to be higher than his.

Therefore, Yang Cheng speaking for him in the media is in itself the greatest affirmation of him.

Even more authoritative than winning an award!

After seeing off Love, David Gill also came over and chatted for a few minutes.

What really surprised Yang Cheng was that Messi was there too!

Ronaldo was finally in the top three, so he came.

Florentino from Real Madrid is here too.

But Yang Cheng was really surprised that Messi also came.

"It's somewhat intended to compete with Bartomeu," David Gill pointed out immediately.

Yang Cheng nodded, this reason should be the answer.

Didn’t Barcelona say before that it would completely cut ties with FIFA and that its players would never attend award ceremonies?

it's good now.

None of the Barcelona players made it into the best team, nor did any of them make the candidate list.

In this situation, isn't Messi's choice to be present just to confront Barcelona president Bartomeu?

If you don't allow Barcelona players to go, then I can go now that I'm not a Barcelona player! "Barcelona's useless guys!" Yang Cheng shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, Xia Qing secretly nodded at Yang Cheng from behind and gave him a wink to remind him.

Yang Cheng immediately saw Platini and Infantino walking towards him.

Well, this guy is coming closer!

Yang Cheng secretly laughed in his heart, but showed no reaction on the surface.

It was not until they were almost there that he suddenly called out, "Diego."

As he said this, he went to meet him.

Just at this moment, Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone came in.

Yang Cheng took the initiative to greet Diego Simeone, shook hands and hugged him warmly, and then the two of them chatted and did it, leaving Platini behind.

How smart is Simeone?

After a quick glance, he guessed what was going on, and immediately blackmailed Yang Cheng into drinking and started to cooperate.

Xia Qing knew clearly that Platini was next door, but she still couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, she quickly followed Yang Cheng.

Platini and Infantino were left there, with uncertain expressions on their faces.

What can he do?
Given Yang Cheng's current status in world football, what can Platini dare to do to him?
What's more, he has always been in the wrong in this matter.

People praised him publicly at the press conference.

The results of it?
What you get is that video slice?
"Let's look for another opportunity." Infantino was speechless and could only advise.

Today is FIFA's home game, so Platini can only endure it for the time being.

……

There is actually nothing much to say about the award ceremony.

Before tonight, many awards had already been announced.

For example, the best lineup.

The award presenter was Juventus's Piero, and the host of the award ceremony was Sky Sports anchorwoman Abudo.

Therefore, the atmosphere of the entire award ceremony was very good and there was constant laughter.

First the best team was awarded, followed by the FIFA President's Award, which was given to a Japanese journalist.

The best women's football coach award was given to Wolfsburg women's football coach Kellermann.

The best men's football coach award was given to Löw.

So, German football also won a great victory.

Directly won the best men's and women's football coach awards.

Kellermann's achievement was leading Wolfsburg Women's Football Team to win the UEFA Women's Champions League and the German League Championship.

Last season, Bayswater Chinese won the Champions League for three consecutive years, and Wolfsburg Women's Football Team also won the Women's Champions League title for the second consecutive year.

It is worth mentioning that when Löw received the award, he specially thanked Yang Cheng.

The Fair Play Award is a FIFA volunteer award.

The Puskas Award was given to Real Madrid superstar, James Rodriguez.

The World Footballer of the Year is German midfielder Kessler.

There is actually no controversy or suspense about all of this.

The real grand finale is the last award.

That is the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The award presenter was Henry.

When the host Abudo invited the three top three players to come on stage, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

Henry commented on his impressions and evaluations of these three players one by one, giving them all high marks.

The big screen behind them also showed the wonderful performances of the three players in the past year.

It can be said that those who can stand on this stage are all the top superstars in the world football today.

Yang Cheng sat on the sidelines, watching the players on the field, and felt very upset.

Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos were both trained by him personally!

Now, they are all standing on the podium.

Over the years, he has been looking forward to seeing when the Chinese in Bayswater will have their own footballer of the year and Ballon d'Or winner.

And tonight, it’s really going to happen!

Yes, he had a strong premonition!
C Ronaldo is indeed very outstanding, but winning the La Liga and Copa del Rey double titles is still not as good as the Champions League, let alone Toni Kroos's winning goal in the World Cup final!

And the shock brought by slaughtering the Samba Army at Brazil’s doorstep!
No matter whether it is Gareth Bale or Toni Kroos, Yang Cheng will be happy whoever wins the award in the end.

On the podium, Henry interacted with three players before announcing the final result.

When the time was almost up and the trophy was on the stage, he began to reveal the answer.

"I solemnly announce that the winner of the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or is..."

The entire opera house suddenly became silent.

I believe that at this moment, all the fans around the world who are watching this live broadcast will also feel nervous.

Even Yang Cheng was somewhat nervous.

He is confident, but what if?
Fortunately, Henry didn't keep him waiting too long.

The French striker quickly called out a name that made Yang Cheng so excited that he wanted to jump up.

"Gareth Bale!!!"

In an instant, Gareth Bale's shouts after scoring the goal were heard on the radio throughout the theater.

The big screen behind also began to play Gareth Bale's wonderful goal.

The whole audience burst into extremely warm applause!

The first Chinese Ballon d'Or winner in Bayswater's history is born!

And it is really a Ballon d’Or winner cultivated by their own youth training!
At this moment, Yang Cheng was really excited!

Even more exciting than winning the championship!
Although he had a premonition before, he was still very excited when the moment really came!
On the podium, Gareth Bale was also stunned.

On the contrary, Toni Kroos, with a calm face, turned around and hugged Gareth Bale next to him, which made the Welshman wake up.

"Congratulations, Gareth!"

"Thanks, Tony!"

Gareth Bale shook hands and hugged Ronaldo again, then slowly walked towards Henry.

When he received the Ballon d'Or trophy from Henry, it was obvious that the Welshman was really trembling!
"Thank you to everyone who voted for me! Thank you to my family! Thank you to my teammates! Thank you to my most respected head coach!"

"Thank you to everyone at Bayswater Chinese, all the fans, without you, I wouldn't have won this award!"

“Thank you everyone!!”

Gareth Bale's voice began to choke up at the end of his speech.

After trying to calm himself down, Welshman began to speak again.

"When I was 16, I was in Southampton's youth training, but I was very skinny and small at the time. Everyone thought that this kid was not suitable for playing football."

“It was a very painful memory but my good friend Theo Walcott always supported me.”

“When I had the opportunity to come to Bayswater Chinese, our head coach, Mr. Yang Cheng.”

Gareth Bale pointed to where Yang Cheng was sitting below and said with emotion, "He told me very confidently, Gareth, believe me, you will become the best player in the world!"

"I couldn't believe it. I never thought there would be such a day, but it was the first time someone said that to me. I felt like the whole world had changed."

"Because of that sentence, I want to be a great player, a successful player!"

“I know that even today, our head coach will still tell me, don’t be complacent, Gareth, you still have a lot of room for improvement, you can become even better!”

"I know, I can!"

When Gareth Bale said this, his eyes were completely red.

"I want to say, thank you, boss!"

"Without you, I would never have had the chance to stand on this podium!"

"You know, I've never been a talkative person, but there's something I've always wanted to tell you."

"I believe in you, so please believe in me too. I will work harder to improve myself and push myself to become better and stronger every day!"

"I love Bayswater Chinese! I love all the fans, all the players, all the staff there!"

"Thank you!"

At the end, Gareth Bale was unable to speak for a long time.

People who are familiar with him know that he is not a talkative person.

But today, he said a lot on the podium.

But it's also really touching.

After he finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

Everyone stood up from their seats and applauded Gareth Bale.

This is the honor that the Welsh people deserve!
……

When the award ceremony in Zurich came to an end, Gareth Bale won the first Ballon d'Or of his career, which was also the first Ballon d'Or in the history of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The news spread all over the world in no time.

The British BBC seemed particularly excited and praised Gareth Bale highly.

Because he is the first player in British football history to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or!
Everyone knows that the FIFA Ballon d'Or is a combination of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or.

In the past, no British player had ever won the World Footballer of the Year award.

Gareth Bale was the first!
The first winner of the European Golden Ball Award was Englishman Stanley Matthews.

Subsequently, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, George Best, Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen have all won the European Golden Ball.

But there is a difference here.

Stanley Matthews was the first winner, from Blackpool.

Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best all came from the Manchester United team of the 60s.

Michael Owen came from the Liverpool team coached by Houllier.

Kevin Keegan won the Ballon d'Or thanks to his outstanding performance for Hamburg in the Bundesliga.

So, strictly speaking, Kevin Keegan did not win the award in the English League.

But no matter what, Gareth Bale is the sixth British person to win the Ballon d'Or.

After the two awards were merged, he became the first British player to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or!
This made the British BBC TV station almost overjoyed!
"He proved to the world that he is the best player today!"

The British newspaper The Times also reported at length on Gareth Bale's award, believing that this is not only an honor for the Chinese in Bayswater, but also an honor for England and even the whole of Britain!
Since the Manchester United dynasty in the 60s, nearly half a century has passed, and only one player in the English League has won the Ballon d'Or, and that is Michael Owen.

But although Michael Owen won the Ballon d'Or that year, he missed out on the FIFA World Player of the Year award.

Now, Gareth Bale has directly won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which can be said to have filled the gap in British football in this regard and became the first person in history!
"At only 25 years old, Gareth Bale is fully capable of catching up with many legendary players and becoming one of the greatest players in football history!"

The Guardian said, "There is no surprise that Bale won the award. He should have won the award a long time ago!"

"Although the award is late, Gareth Bale has proved himself to be an absolute genius!"

The Daily Mail revealed that the key to Gareth Bale's victory over Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo is that he is the number one star of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The Daily Telegraph commented, "Bale deserves this honor. He has the strength to scare his opponents. He is a powerful goal-scoring machine and he is also the most influential superstar in world football!"

Germany's Bild expressed regret that Toni Kroos did not win the award.

"Toni Kroos applauded his team-mate Gareth Bale, who missed out on this historic honour."

"As Yang Cheng said after the award ceremony, as a midfielder, getting the second place in the Ballon d'Or is a victory in itself!"

Bild also expressed its recognition of Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater.

The progress that Toni Kroos has made with the Bayswater Chinese over the past few years has not only benefited Yang Cheng's team, but also the German national team.

Spain's Marca newspaper believes that Ronaldo ranks third because he does not win as many honors as Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos in the past year.

"Although Real Madrid won the La Liga and King's Cup and achieved the double championship, these two trophies are somewhat overshadowed by the Champions League of the Chinese in Bayswater and the World Cup championship of Germany."

While all the media were praising Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo, the media also broke a piece of news that UEFA President Platini wrote a letter to Gareth Bale after the awards ceremony.

The content of the letter was actually nothing special, just congratulating Gareth Bale on winning the first Ballon d'Or in his career and wishing him continued good luck and success in the future.

But the problem is not the content, but his motivation for writing the letter.

"Platini wants to say that bygones are bygones and he wants to quickly congratulate Gareth Bale and the Chinese at Bayswater," the Times commented.

"Platini wants to use this letter to break the ice on the conflict between him and the Chinese in Bayswater over the Ballon d'Or," The Sun analyzed.

But the Bayswater Chinese refused to comment on the letter.

When Gareth Bale returned to London and was welcomed by the media and fans, he never mentioned whether he had received such a letter.

While the whole world was immersed in the craze of Gareth Bale winning the Golden Ball, a Dutchman set foot on the land of London.

……

From a very young age, Erik ten Hag felt that he was different.

But he never told anyone about this feeling.

He was born in Haaksbergen, a small town in the eastern Netherlands, 10 kilometers southwest of Enschede.

All the people there are Twente fans and they are proud to be from Turk.

The Tukers here are not only a regional name for the eastern part of the Netherlands, but also a special way of life.

People there always say, "We are different from Amsterdam. People in the capital are more arrogant and think they know it all."

For the Tuks, beating Ajax was a big deal.

It's like David defeating Goliath.

Ten Hag's father was in real estate, and as the family became better off, they gradually moved out of Haaksbergen and moved to Oldenzaal, about 10 kilometers northeast of Enschede.

But he kept playing.

Whenever he was on the court, he felt different from everyone else.

Growing up, his friends who played football around him always followed the head coach's arrangements, but he always liked to think about things on his own, and he was used to asking questions about things he didn't understand.

So, on the training ground, he is always talking, always asking questions.

Even more than the coach.

This habit continued throughout his career.

Some coaches like such children who are good at thinking, but some coaches do not. They only like children who obey orders unconditionally.

As a result, Ten Hag's career was bumpy, but he went around in circles and eventually returned to Twente.

The proudest game of his career was when he led Twente to defeat PSV Eindhoven, which had stars such as Van Nistelrooy, Kežman and Van Bommel, in the Dutch Cup final in 2001.

But his team was no match for PSV Eindhoven and could only rely on tenacious defense.

In the end, the score was 0-0 and the game went into a penalty shootout, where they defeated their opponent.

That was one of the most important championship trophies in the history of Twente Club!

A year later, Ten Hag chose to retire and went directly to coach the Twente youth team.

From U17 to U19, he joined the first team in 06 and served as assistant coach for Rutten.

After Rutten was sacked in 08, his successor was Englishman McLaren, Ferguson's former assistant coach.

Ten Hag learned a lot from these famous coaches.

During this period, he also established a friendship with Ricardo Moniz, a proponent of scientific training.

In 09, at the invitation of Rutten, he came to Eindhoven from Twente and continued to serve as Rutten's assistant coach.

It wasn't until 2012 that Go Forward Eagles of the Dutch Eredivisie invited him to coach.

In the following season, he took Go Ahead Eagles from a mid-table Eredivisie team to the Eredivisie.

It was precisely because of his outstanding performance in Go Forward Eagles that Ten Hag once got the opportunity to coach Bayern's second team.

But he didn't go.

Because he felt that he would not learn anything if he went there.

In fact, he would rather learn from world-class coaches such as Yang Cheng and Guardiola. This would be a very valuable experience for him.

In the 13/14 season, Ten Hag continued to coach Go Forward Eagles, who were promoted to the Eredivisie, and led the team to successfully avoid relegation in the Eredivisie.

For a time, Ten Hag began to become famous in Dutch football.

But he was dismissed due to poor performance after only leading the team for seven games this season.

In these 7 rounds, Go Ahead Eagles had 2 draws and 5 losses.

The disastrous defeat that led to his dismissal was a 0-4 home loss to Feyenoord.

This transcript is truly appalling!

Ten Hag also began to experience a crisis of confidence.

In October, November and December, Ten Hag was studying abroad.

He is a fan of Guardiola, so he chose to go to Manchester City in Manchester, train and play with the Blue Moon, and also had a lot of exchanges with Guardiola.

They share the same football philosophy!
But Ten Hag is somewhat different from Guardiola.

It was not until before Christmas that Ten Hag returned to the Netherlands from the UK.

But he didn't expect that he would return to England so soon.

……

When he got into the car driven by the Chinese in Bayswater, Ten Hag was still a little bit unbelieving.

I actually received a call from Yang Cheng!

Do you want to say something to him?

On the phone, Yang Cheng only revealed that it was related to coaching and invited him to have a face-to-face chat, so Ten Hag was not very clear about the details.

But he believed that this should be a good opportunity.

After all, the worst team under Yang Cheng is Malaga in the Spanish Second Division.

However, he found out that whether it is Ronald Koeman of Nice, Gasperini of Atalanta, or Pellegrini of Malaga in the Spanish Second Division, their positions as coaches are all very secure.

So what does Yang Cheng want me to do?
Ten Hag quickly thought of the controversy over Yang Cheng's choice of assistant coach last year that shocked the European football world.

He also submitted his resume at that time, but there was no follow-up.

Could it be this?
Ten Hag quickly shook his head vigorously.

He knew that he was still a long way from this position.

Even if it was really given to him, he was not sure he could catch it.

Especially after he witnessed Guardiola's coaching at Manchester City.

If he really takes over the Bayswater Chinese, wouldn't the superstars in the team eat up Ten Hag?

Thinking of this, Ten Hah began to feel conflicted again.

He is just like that, prone to overthinking.

Whenever there is something he can't understand, he wants to figure it out immediately, otherwise he will feel very uncomfortable.

When he was playing football, he often had falling out with the head coach because of this issue.

After all, no one likes a guy who asks questions all day long and is nagging in the team and locker room.

But after taking over as coach, Ten Hag discovered that his talkative habit made it easy for him to build good relationships with the players.

Thinking of this, he has arrived at the Brent Training Center that he has long admired and has shocked the whole world.

(End of this chapter)