I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 45 I Have a Big Gold Mine
Yang Cheng has been coaching for so many years, and he has enough confidence in both his coaching level and the team he has built.

He knew very well that the league had just begun.

Now, it's too early for anything.

So, he still follows the routine every day and does what he should do.

The schedule is also progressing in an orderly manner.

Three days after losing to Wigan Athletic away from home, Bayswater Chinese faced the first knockout round of the League Cup.

At home against Cambridge United.

Yang Cheng made more intensive rotations this time, replacing all 11 starting players in the league.

In the end, at home, thanks to Lambert's goal in the 82nd minute, they beat Cambridge United 1-0 and successfully advanced to the second round of the League Cup.

In addition to qualifying, what made Yang Cheng most happy about this cup match was the home stadium attendance, which reached 6558.

This was a cup match on Wednesday, and the opponent was not a strong team, but Cambridge United, a team in the fourth tier.

Yang Cheng was very satisfied that such a game could attract more than 6 fans.

This also proves once again that London's football market is big enough.

There is still considerable potential among the Chinese in Bayswater that has not yet been tapped.

……

At the weekend, we ushered in the 5th round of the Championship, and faced Preston at home.

Preston started the season with 4 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.

The last two games were lost both at home and away.

But Yang Cheng doesn't dare to be careless about such a team.

Looking at Preston's first four games, the decision was always made by one goal.

This proves that the strength of this team should not be underestimated.

More importantly, after two consecutive losses, this team will definitely try every possible way to score points and win.

As expected, despite playing away, Preston still performed very bravely and tenaciously.

Although Bayswater Chinese controlled the ball and had the advantage, it was difficult for them to score a goal.

It was not until the 31st minute that Ribery made a beautiful combination with Modric on the left flank and broke into the penalty area, but was fouled by the opponent's central defender Marlon Blooms.

Referee Paul Taylor awarded a penalty.

Ribery took the penalty kick himself and scored in one go, sending the ball into Preston's goal.

This was also the only goal in the game.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese won 1-0 against Preston at home.

In this game, the referee showed a total of 8 yellow cards, 3 to Bayswater Chinese and 5 to Preston, which shows how intense the game was.

The Chinese in Bayswater also did not play smoothly.

But fortunately we got 3 points.

The game also attracted 7996 fans.

As a person with a perfectionist complex, Yang Cheng said that he was particularly troubled by this number.

Just those 4 people are missing.

……

Because they fought too hard with Preston, Bayswater Chinese failed to hold on to their victory when they challenged the Premier League relegated team Leicester City away in the sixth round of the Championship three days later.

In the 41st minute, the team took the lead thanks to Kitson's first goal.

But in the second half, Leicester City head coach Mike Adams made a desperate move and made substitutions every 10 minutes starting from the halftime break. He had used up all three substitutions in the 65th minute.

Leicester City also showed a completely different momentum from the first half, and from the beginning of the second half, the Chinese players in Bayswater were unable to cope.

In the end, they lost two goals in a row and suffered a reversal.

This time Yang Cheng was not polite.

In the locker room after the game, he expressed dissatisfaction with the players' panic in the second half.

Although he knew in his heart that the rotation made the team's lineup unstable.

But the performance in the second half was really bad and they completely lost their composure.

This is not the performance of a mature team.

After 6 rounds of matches, Bayswater Chinese have lost 2 games and tied 1 game.

Although the team is ranked 10th in the Championship with 7 points, just one step away from the Premier League play-offs, Yang Cheng is not satisfied with the result.

However, the good thing is that after the sixth round of the Championship, since Bayswater Chinese have no international players, national youth team players such as Aaron Lennon and Huddlestone have no game tasks.

So, the team can breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the beginning of the league, we have been playing two games a week, fighting on two fronts, so the pressure is really great.

There is no time to solve many problems that are exposed.

During the 11 days of national team training, Yang Cheng can adjust the team's condition and solve the team's problems.

But the bad news is that starting from September 9, there will be two games in a row every week.

……

"Are you sure you want to treat me to a meal here?"

Standing outside a luxuriously decorated Chinese restaurant on the east side of Berkeley Square in the heart of London's Mayfair district, Xia Qing was surprised.

The name of the restaurant is Hakkasan.

This restaurant, founded in 2001, has become famous among international students and the Chinese community in London.

It also has a Chinese name, Hakka.

What's more, it's really expensive.

"Of course. You helped me look at the financial statements and stayed up for two nights. I have to treat you to a good meal, right?"

Xia Qing had an expression that said, "I seriously don't trust you."

"Senior, is my image in your mind so bad?"

Xia Qing chuckled, "Do you have that thing?"

"It hurts. It hurts, senior sister." Yang Cheng's face was full of pain.

But Xia Qing wouldn't fall for his tricks.
"Don't talk nonsense, just speak quickly, or I'm leaving."

Yang Cheng had no choice but to confess quickly.

"Adam Crozier?"

Xia Qing didn't pay attention at first, she just thought the name sounded familiar, but when Yang Cheng introduced it again, she immediately understood.

Chief Executive of Royal Mail.

"You invited him to dinner?" Xia Qing was very surprised.

Yang Cheng couldn't help feeling a little proud.

He quite enjoyed Xia Qing's surprised reaction.

"I asked several people, including the new CEO of the English Football Association, David Davis, to arrange a time for us to have dinner together."

Yang Cheng really admires Adam Crozier.

By the way, in August, after the Eriksson zipper gate broke out, the English FA made a series of stupid moves and eventually fired CEO Mark Palios and replaced him with David Davis.

"But I don't understand, why did you ask him out for dinner?" Xia Qing still didn't understand.

She really couldn't keep up with Yang Cheng's train of thought.

"Poaching." Yang Cheng said confidently.

Xia Qing even suspected that she had heard it wrong.

He is the CEO of Royal Mail.

If the Chinese in Bayswater were a top club like Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea, it would be reasonable for you to poach them.

You are just a Championship team, why are you trying to poach senior executives from such a monopolistic "state-owned enterprise"?

Are your brains showing off?
"Senior, you will be responsible for helping me observe. I will take care of the specific details of the discussion." Yang Cheng explained in a serious tone.

Xia Qing suspected that she was definitely bewitched by Yang Cheng, and she actually agreed.

Of course, she thought in her heart that she just wanted to see how Yang Cheng would open the mouth.

……

Adam Crozier looked like a polite gentleman in a black suit and tie.

He is not very old and looks quite handsome, and the key is that he takes good care of himself.

Especially the hair, which was combed so meticulously.

how to say?

When this image of his is seen by everyone around him, the first impression is: success!
However, when this guy saw Xia Qing, his eyes lit up, and although he hid it well, it still didn't escape Yang Cheng's eyes.

He began to wonder if Adam Crozier had some other purpose in increasing the proportion of female employees in the English Football Association.
But judging from his humorous speech and behavior, this guy is indeed very charismatic.

Xia Qing just interacted with him, and after chatting for a few words, she secretly winked at Yang Cheng.

feel good.

"Mr. Yang, I've heard of you Chinese people in Bayswater."

When they were almost done eating, Adam Crozier noticed that the two young men opposite him were flirting with each other right under his nose, and he knew what was going on.

"Frankly speaking, you have gone through a lot of wrong paths in the past few years, but since last year, the situation has changed a lot."

Yang Cheng smiled in response.

Since the other party took the initiative to bring up the topic, there was no need for Yang Cheng to hide anything.

"That Russian guy in Chelsea has always wanted to buy our land north of Hyde Park."

Adam Crozier hesitated for a moment and nodded, "The value of that land is greatly underestimated."

"How to say?"

"I don't need to elaborate on the transportation and location. You must have studied them all. But even so, you must not have carefully evaluated the potential value of the land."

Hearing this, even Xia Qing's expression became serious.

"In 2001, Deloitte showed me a report that the total output value of the British football industry exceeded 10 billion pounds, and it was still growing at a high rate of about 15% per year."

Yang Cheng did a quick calculation in his mind and figured out that it would double in about 5 years.

According to the report in 2001, by 2005 it had reached almost 20 billion pounds.

But in fact, the development speed is even faster!

"Whether it's from third parties like Deloitte or the revenue of top teams like Manchester United, we can see that the potential of the football industry is amazing, and capital from all over the world is looking at the football industry."

"I can even foresee that the Premier League is welcoming an opportunity for global development."

Yang Cheng was indeed surprised.

Because what Adam Crozier said is the truth!

"For the British, football is not just a fast-growing industry that generates a lot of tax revenue and output value and provides tens of thousands of jobs every year."

"More importantly, it is deeply rooted in the lives of the British people. Taking family and children to the football stadium to watch a football game is a habitual form of entertainment for almost all British families."

"So, in the UK, the stadium also has a very strong social attribute."

Having said that, Adam Crozier pondered for a moment and gave Yang Cheng an example.

"You should have heard about Arsenal's new stadium. When they designed the new stadium, in addition to the ordinary VIP area, there is also a VVIP area, which is divided into premium boxes and diamond boxes according to different locations, hospitality levels and rights."

"You must know that Wembley Stadium has more than 160 types of boxes, including corporate suites, town halls, Wembley suites, Bobby Moore suites and view suites."

"Whether it's Arsenal's new stadium or Wembley Stadium, do you think these suites are for ordinary people or for family fans?"

Yang Cheng understood what Adam Crozier meant because he had come into contact with it in his previous life.

In fact, most of these boxes are rented by companies for a long time.

Some are even rented for several years.

This is a bit like a company booking a private room in a high-end restaurant for a long period of time for the purpose of entertaining customers.

Therefore, teams like Arsenal and Tottenham will try every possible means to build new stadiums, even at the cost of incurring heavy debts.

VIP boxes make more money than anything else.

"Mr. Yang, you should know that Arsenal's new stadium is in Ashburton in the north, 7 kilometers away from Mayfair, the core of London, where we are now."

"Wembley Stadium is even further away, more than ten kilometers away."

"But your land is at the north gate of Hyde Park, surrounded by six or seven subway stations, and within walking distance of Mayfair. I don't need to tell you how great the potential commercial value is here, right?"

Yang Cheng had indeed thought about this issue repeatedly before, so he was not willing to sell it to Chelsea at all.

Now, Adam Crozier's words gave him a deeper understanding.

Apart from anything else, Arsenal's new stadium and Wembley are too far away, among the teams in the core city, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham are too small, and Chelsea's Stamford Bridge does not have these facilities at all.

However, these stadiums in the core areas do not have the possibility of expansion or renovation.

Except for this new stadium owned by the Chinese in Bayswater.

That's why Abramovich keeps wanting to buy it.

Once this stadium is built, it will be a huge gold mine!
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