I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 43 We were upset!

Brian Kidd really admires Yang Cheng more and more!
But I am becoming more and more confused.

Although the two had worked together for a year, most of the time, he really had no idea what Yang Cheng was thinking.

But it is often not until things are over, or even a long time later, that he suddenly realizes.

Just like now.

Last season, Bayswater Chinese had very strong offensive firepower, but their biggest problem was defense.

The central defender duo of Koscielny and Roger Johnson are notoriously impetuous and reckless.

But Yang Cheng has not improved his defense throughout the season.

Didn't even let the team hold back.

But in the new season, the team has come to the Championship where the competition is more intense, the opponents are stronger and the tactics are more targeted. There is definitely no way they can play like this anymore.

Improving defense is a necessity.

The key is how to change it?
After selling Martin Roland, how will the team's midfield be arranged?
This has become a big problem facing everyone.

If the head coach of another team was in charge, he would probably be racking his brains.

But what about Yang Cheng?

The solution he came up with was something no one had expected.

Introduced Jose Fonte.

This central defender who cannot play in Portugal is still very young and it is hard to say how strong he is.

But this kid has one characteristic: he is calm and rational, and most importantly, he has a very high emotional intelligence.

Not only is he good at playing in the locker room, he also cooperates well with his teammates on the court.

The key is that his teammates are willing to listen to him.

The 433 tactics adopted by Yang Cheng pushed the defense line forward relatively high. Koscielny is fast, has strong explosive power, is excellent in one-on-one defense, and likes to steal the ball.

The team also supports Koscielny to steal the ball.

Because with Koscielny's speed and explosiveness, even if he fails to steal the ball, he has enough ability to chase back.

But the problem is that Koscielny often loses his position when he tries to steal the ball.

From the beginning of the warm-up match, Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd found that Jose Fonte was always able to remind Koscielny in time during the game, and the French central defender appeared much more "calm" in the game.

Interestingly, Yang Cheng tried pairing Jose Fonte with Koscielny, Skrtel and Roger Johnson respectively, and the results were very good.

On the contrary, the results of the other three partners were not ideal.

I have to admit that Jose Fonte's character is really admirable.

Now that the defense is clear, what about the midfield?

When Leon Andreasen came, many people felt that he was going to threaten Huddlestone.

The Danish midfielder can play as a central defender and a deep-lying midfielder and has outstanding defensive abilities.

Aren’t the Chinese in Bayswater bad at defending?

Everyone's first reaction was to strengthen the midfield defense.

Isn't it the lagging midfielder who bears the brunt of the attack?
The results of it?
No, Huddlestone, who has better passing ability, continues to start.

Martin Roland's position was replaced by Lars Diarra.

This short French midfielder is very good at running and stealing.

After releasing Las Diarra, the midfield pressure on Bayswater Chinese was obviously much less.

More importantly, the area for stealing the ball is further forward.

And everyone knows that the further forward the area where the ball is stolen is, the faster and more threatening the counterattack after the steal will be.

In the first round of the new season's English Championship, in an away game against Reading, Bayswater Chinese took the lead from the start.

The team suppressed Reading throughout the first half.

Reading, who almost got promoted to the Premier League last season, was badly beaten at home by a newly promoted team that had never played in the second-tier league, and made numerous mistakes.

Seeing this part of the game, Brian Kidd couldn't help but be filled with admiration.

Las Diarra used this move very well.

If he guessed correctly, there was another Matuidi in the team who was similar to Las Diarra.

What about Gurhan Inle?
If Leon Andreassen appears in the defensive midfield, it would be a bit of a waste to put Las Diarra in front. At this time, can't Inler be used to partner with Modric?

These are two different midfield combination ideas.

Thinking of this, Brian Kidd looked at Yang Cheng in the coaching command area again, his heart full of emotion.

Apart from being a genius, he just couldn't figure out how a young man who was only 23 years old, had just graduated from college, had never been involved in coaching, and hadn't even taken a coaching certificate, could have such profound tactical attainments?

It was at this time that Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines and called out to Las Diarra.

"Number 15, pinch him!" Yang Cheng gestured.

Reading's No.15 player, James Happel.

He is in trouble.

……

"Reading wanted to launch a quick counter attack."

“A pass was made in the middle of the field, Sidwell took the ball and passed it to Andrew Hughes.”

"Pass again, James Happel."

"Look at Reading's attack this time, Happel dribbled the ball and tried to dribble past the defense..."

"The ball was intercepted!"

"The Bayswater Chinese are stealing the ball in the frontcourt."

"Las Diyala again."

"This player showed great defensive ability today."

"Look at this time, Las Diarra dribbled the ball forward himself and launched a counterattack."

"The Chinese in Bayswater fought back very quickly."

“Reading is also getting back on defense quickly.”

"Las Diarra encountered Sidwell who returned to defense in time..."

"Pass the ball!"

“That’s a good pass.”

"Modric follows up and passes the ball again. There is an open space on the left side of the penalty area."

"Ribery, come on, shoot!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Franck Ribery scores against Reading again!"

"In the 41st minute of the first half, French winger Franck Ribery scored another goal for Bayswater Chinese."

"2 to 0!"

"Reading played a terrible first half."

"So far, they haven't even organized a decent attack. They only had two shots, both of which were long shots without any threat."

"On the other hand, Bayswater Chinese, our newly promoted team, impressed us all in the first game of the new season. They continued their gorgeous offensive style in the English League Two last season."

……

While the Bayswater Chinese players were celebrating wildly on the field, Steve Coppell in front of the home team's coaching booth had a grim face and looked ahead in disbelief.

Behind him, assistant coach Wally Towns also showed an expression of disbelief. They had carefully prepared tactics in the past month, and specially arranged targeted tactics before the game, but in the game, they couldn't play out at all.

They were like being disarmed, with their hands tied, and at the mercy of others.

Does this look like a newly promoted team?

Isn't it said that the sale of Martin Roland and Martin Devaney would have a significant impact on the strength of the Bayswater Chinese?

What's up with that French midfielder called Las Diarra?

Are the players introduced by French Ligue 2 so strong?
And Dave Kitson.

This kid is really strong.

No, it hurts.

it hurts.

……

In the first half, after Bayswater Chinese took the lead 2-0, Reading made the first substitution in the second half.

First, during the half-time break, a forward was replaced to strengthen the midfield defense.

This allowed them to barely stabilize the situation.

But how could Steve Koper be willing to lose at home like this?
He made his second substitution in the 57th minute.

Center back Adi Williams was replaced by 34-year-old center Sean Gott.

Gott came from Manchester United's youth training and once played for Manchester City. He moved to Reading in 03 and performed well in the English League One last season.

Koper hopes to use Sean Gott’s experience and offensive power to open up the frontcourt.

Yang Cheng did not make any substitutions and continued to use the tactics of the first half, continuing to put pressure on Reading.

In the 63rd minute, Ribery was intercepted in the frontcourt and got the ball. He was disturbed by Las Diarra and had to temporarily adjust his breakthrough route. He was fouled by Reading's Sidwell.

Bayswater Chinese got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd just shook their heads.

This is not a coincidence.

It has appeared many times in the game.

Las Diarra's range of movement is very wide, which is a good thing.

But the problem is that Ribery cuts inside and often has to be active in the flank area.

If Las Diarra was smart, he should have chosen to avoid Ribery.

But Redding is not stupid.

After being robbed several times by Las Diarra, they began to consciously avoid Las Diarra.

The French boy got so anxious that he became reckless.

"Maybe we should consider letting Modric stand on the left," Brian Kidd suggested.

It is actually possible for Modric to play as a left central midfielder.

It was even more convenient for him to kick the left side with his right foot.

Moreover, it is closer to Ribery, and the dual-core connection is more convenient.

"On the right side, Aaron Lennon is responsible for opening up the width, leaving more space for Las Diarra."

Aaron Lennon is still very young, and Yang Cheng's current use of him is relatively simple.

For young players, if the situation is too complicated and the task is too heavy, they will feel overwhelmed.

"Try it during training, and then you can try it in the next official competition."

While Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd were talking, Gianny Viejo, who was originally sitting in the coaching booth, had already walked out and was shouting loudly at the players on the sidelines, instructing them on how to cooperate and what tactics to adopt.

Ribery, who has the best footwork, took the penalty kick.

The Frenchman kicked a curved ball accurately into the right corner of the small penalty area.

The tall and strong Dave Kitson was originally near the penalty spot, but at some point, he ran like a ghost, rushed to this position, used his body to force Glen Little away, and headed the ball into the goal from close range.

The ball was smashed into the goal by Dave Kitson.

3 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

Dave Kitson was so excited that he rushed out of the court.

All the Bayswater Chinese players followed closely behind, running out to celebrate the goal.

Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd couldn't help laughing, which affected Jenny Vio.

During the Chinese training camp in Bayswater, Yang Cheng gave all the team's set pieces to Gianni Vio.

And sure enough, the Italians did not disappoint Yang Cheng.

In the first game of the new season, the team scored a set-piece.

In front of the home team's coaching bench, Steve Copper's expression became even more depressed.

Kitson scored twice...

His heart ached even more.

……

After scoring the third goal, Yang Cheng immediately made a substitution.

Ashley Young replaces Ribery.

Gerhan Inler replaces Modric.

These two players are the ones that Yang Cheng values ​​the most and they are also the core fighting force of Bayswater Chinese.

Although the league has just begun, there will be two games in the week at the start. Doesn't Yang Cheng have to save some strength?

After the visiting team took a 3-goal lead, Reading's morale plummeted.

In addition, Koper had used up two substitutions early on and did not dare to act rashly.

The situation remained the same, with the Chinese in Bayswater always having the upper hand.

In the 81st minute, Yang Cheng replaced Dave Kitson with Lambert.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese won 3-0 away against Reading.

This made the Chinese team at Bayswater, who participated in the Championship League for the first time in history, famous.

The newly promoted team defeated a strong Championship team that was aiming to enter the Premier League away from home.

This is definitely news.

More importantly, even when playing away in the Championship, Bayswater Chinese still stick to the passing and cutting style of play used in the past season without any compromise.

This surprised many fans.

You know, a team like Bayswater Chinese who insists on technology, passing and cutting, and offensive football is rare, not to mention in the Championship, even in the Premier League.

Last season, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which made them enter the vision of British and even European fans for the first time.

The national live broadcast of the first round of the new season's English Championship allowed more fans to get to know the team better.

The only discordant thing was that Reading head coach Steve Coppell stubbornly stated in the post-match press conference that the home defeat was an accident.

"The first round of the new season was not easy, we were upset."

"But my players and I still firmly believe that we are still the most competitive team in the new season of the Championship!"

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