I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 52: Stop it, there are only Premier League teams outside!

"I have always believed that we have the strength to challenge for the championship."

"Whether it's the Championship or the League Cup, I firmly believe in it!"

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng, under the "induction" of media reporters, shouted out such a groundbreaking slogan, which immediately aroused strong response from the entire British football world.

The next day, most media outlets reported the news, portraying Yang Cheng as arrogant and conceited, and many even put it in prominent pages.

The reactions to Yang Cheng's remarks were mostly negative.

Both the media and the fans thought that Yang Cheng's remarks were too arrogant and that he did not see his own situation clearly.

"As a newly promoted team, Bayswater Chinese have performed well in the Championship and it is possible for them to win the Championship, but the possibility of winning the League Cup is almost zero."

The Sun analyzed Yang Cheng's remarks.

"The last team to win the League Cup in the second division was Sheffield Wednesday."

"Sheffield Wednesday participated in the League Cup in the 90/91 season as a League Two team at the time, and eliminated Derby County, Coventry City and Chelsea along the way to reach the final."

"In the final, Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 1-0 and won the League Cup."

"But that's 13 years ago now."

"Even since the establishment of the Premier League, in the past 13 years, there has only been one League One team that has reached the League Cup final, and that was Tranmere Rovers in the 99/00 season."

“But they lost in the final to Leicester City in the Premier League.”

The Sun believes that although the League Cup is regarded as a waste of money in the Premier League, and even many strong teams have a dispensable attitude towards the League Cup, the teams in the second-tier league want to reach the League Cup final, or even win the championship...

“…This is simply wishful thinking!”

"Look at the quarter-finals of this season's League Cup. Except for Bayswater Chinese, all of them are Premier League teams."

The Sun even shouted at Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater.

"Bayswater Chinese players, you are surrounded."

"Stop it, there are Premier League teams outside!"

……

Apart from The Sun, other major media outlets have all spoken ill of Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese.

Even the Mirror commented that Yang Cheng hopes to use the League Cup against Premier League teams to stimulate the players' fighting spirit.

“It’s a really good idea.”

"But we still want to remind him that you chose the wrong track!"

“This is an impossible task!”

Some media even turned to attack Yang Cheng, believing that he saw Chelsea's head coach Mourinho become popular in England, so he tried to imitate him in order to attract attention.

"But his irresponsible remarks make him look more like a clown."

"Mourinho's Chelsea has one of the most luxurious squads in Europe. What do the Chinese in Bayswater have?"

"Even in the Championship, they are not the leaders. What qualifications do they have to challenge so many Premier League teams?"

Some media also pointed out that Yang Cheng might have misread the schedule.

"The League Cup semi-final is a two-legged match, not a one-match decider."

“In this case, the chances of an upset are greatly reduced.

Some media even pointed out that the 24-year-old Yang Cheng was blinded by the achievements he had made over the past year.

"We understand that at his age, he is at a stage where he feels he can do anything."

"But in the next fixtures, the Premier League teams will give him a vivid lesson!"

……

In the morning, the players arrived at Bayswater Stadium on time.

There was a note on the notice board at the door of the locker room.

Head coach Yang Cheng left a message for everyone.

He had to go to Brent Reservoir in the morning to sign some contracts and attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the training base, so the morning training session was led by Thad Fawcett and Oliver Bartlett, and the training program focused on post-match recovery.

The players didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Thad Fawcett and Oliver Bartlett are very familiar with the players and this is not their first time leading the team in training.

The players also know what to do and to what extent.

If it were normal times, the players would definitely discuss the new training base, but today many of them were not in the mood to do so, and each of them seemed to be worried.

"Have you seen the morning newspaper?" Portuguese Jose Fonte spoke first.

He has been the team's main defender this season and is also very active in the locker room.

Yang Cheng not only appointed him as deputy captain, but also gave him a nickname, political commissar.

"I saw it on the subway. Some media outlets really went too far."

"I saw them scolding our boss."

"Isn't it? Some of the reports make me angry. Why can't we win the championship?"

"That's right! A Premier League team will definitely win? Didn't Southampton lose 0-4 to us?"

"If you ask me, the big teams in the Premier League are indeed very strong, but the mid- and lower-level teams are not necessarily that strong either, and we are not worse than them. Southampton is the best proof of this."

"Yes, I support what the boss said. We are no worse than the Premier League, so why can't we claim the championship?"

As soon as Jose Fonte started talking, the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became boiling.

Everyone is full of resentment about the Premier League coverage.

The Chinese players at Bayswater are relatively young, around 20 years old.

Players of this age have one thing in common, which is that they dare to think and act without fear.

In their opinion, being looked down upon like this is extremely depressing.

"I think what the boss said before playing against Southampton makes a lot of sense."

Jose Fonte waited until everyone had finished speaking before he stood up and expressed his opinion.

"Premier League teams are not that scary. In fact, in the League Cup, the fierce competition in the Premier League will become their disadvantage, which is actually our advantage."

"We should underestimate our opponents strategically, but take them seriously in tactics and execution!"

After saying that, Jose Fonte turned to look at Modric. The other players in the locker room also looked at the Croatian.

In fact, even now, many people are still wondering why the captain is not Jose Fonte, but Luka Modric, who doesn't talk much in daily life?

Just like now, as the captain, shouldn't he stand up and encourage his teammates?

Modric was tying his shoelaces with his head down when he noticed that the world around him had suddenly gone quiet.

He looked up and found that all his teammates were silent and just looking at him.

"Luca, you should say something." Ribery said with a laugh.

The two were the first Chinese to come to Bayswater, and they cooperated more and more well on the court and had a good personal relationship.

Modric seemed not to care just now, but he was actually listening carefully.

Feeling the gazes of his teammates around him, he thought of the captain's armband on his arm.

Not wearing it yet, but he can feel it.

"You know, my country has experienced war, and my father fought in the war."

"I learned a lesson from this: if you encounter any difficulties in your life, you should not despair, because that is the most useless thing."

“All hardships only make us stronger and more resilient.”

"Overcome them, and we will be hard to defeat!"

Modric's speech lacked any morale-boosting passion or incitement.

He just sat there, as if he was telling a very simple and plain truth.

But from his face, from his eyes, and from the firm tone in his voice, everyone felt a sense of power.

An unshakable power that comes from the heart and from the deepest part of the soul!
And everyone in the locker room was infected.

……

This weekend, the 19th round of the Championship.

Bayswater Chinese drew 1-1 with West Ham United away from home.

The Hammers scored first in the first half, but Bayswater Chinese equalized the score in the 68th minute of the second half.

Afterwards, the visiting team launched a fierce attack, and even scored again in the 67th minute with a free kick in the frontcourt after West Ham United committed a foul.

Referee Paul Armstrong ruled the goal invalid because Skrtel committed a foul before the goal.

Just seven minutes later, West Ham United left midfielder Hayden Mullins was fouled by Skrtel during a counterattack.

Both of them were obviously angry and a physical fight broke out when they stood up.

The referee showed a red card to each player and sent them off the field directly.

In the end, the two teams, each with one less player, shook hands and made peace with a 1-1 draw.

……

In the 20th round of the Championship, Bayswater Chinese played against Burnley at home.

After two consecutive rounds of 1-1 draws, Bayswater Chinese had an outburst at home.

Just 13 minutes into the game, Huddlestone scored against Burnley with a long shot from outside the box.

Just three minutes later, Huddlestone made another long pass, Lennon successfully made an offside move, broke into the penalty area and had a single shot, breaking through Burnley's goal again.

In the 24th minute, Ribery scored the third goal of the game with an assist from Lambert.

In less than half an hour, the Chinese team in Bayswater scored three goals and secured the victory in advance.

This score remained until the end of the game.

The attendance at Loftus Road Stadium for this game officially exceeded 13000.

This is a number that the Chinese in Bayswater had never dared to imagine before.

Since Bayswater Chinese and Queens Park Rangers share the same stadium this season, the two teams have separate home and away games.

For many Queens Park Rangers or neutral fans, they can watch Championship games at Loftus Road every week.

The attendance rate of Chinese people in Bayswater is also rising steadily.

Especially after the team reached the fourth round of the League Cup, the attendance exceeded 4.

Judging from the number of fans attending the stadium, Queens Park Rangers basically remains at around 1.

The number of Chinese in Bayswater has made rapid progress and has officially exceeded 1.

But after the League Cup draw results came out, tickets for the team's home game against Portsmouth in the League Cup quarter-final on November 11 were already sold out.

Portsmouth is right next to Southampton and is also a Premier League team.

Although the League Cup is regarded as a waste by the top teams, it is a national competition after all, and it is decided by a single game. The competition is full of highlights, and the fans in London are very receptive to it.

The outstanding performance in the cup competition attracted more fans and also boosted the attendance at home league games.

By now, Bayswater Chinese are not much different from Queens Park Rangers.

By the way, Queens Park Rangers suffered a 1-6 defeat to Leeds United away from home in this round, and their league ranking dropped to 9th. The situation is not optimistic.

On one side, the Bayswater Chinese are in a good situation and are getting stronger and stronger. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers have suffered repeated defeats. More and more neutral fans are beginning to hesitate and even change their sides.

……

11月27日，英冠第21轮，贝斯沃特中国人客场0比1输给了伊普斯维奇。

The goal was lost in the 22nd minute. The brief distraction of the defense caused the team to suffer a blow in this strong dialogue.

With the 3 points from this strong dialogue, Ipswich overtook Wigan Athletic, who drew with Reading away in this round, and topped the Championship standings.

贝斯沃特中国人则是以21战11胜4平6负，积37分，位列英冠第4。

Ipswich Town, ranked first, has 42 points, Wigan Athletic has 41 points, and Sunderland has 40 points.

Following Bayswater Chinese are Reading with 35 points and West Ham United with 34 points.

Yang Cheng was somewhat disappointed with the loss of this game, but not surprised.

Because he kept many main players in the bench in this strong dialogue.

He concentrated all his forces and put them all on the League Cup quarter-final against Portsmouth at home three days later.

He wanted to make a breakthrough in this game and vent the strength and pressure that the team had accumulated along the way!

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