I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 61 Youth has no limits

If the British economy is concentrated in London, then British football has always been centered in the northwest.

Manchester and Liverpool are the two most successful football cities in British history.

Therefore, the match between Manchester United and Liverpool is called the Red Derby.

But the capital has never submitted to the northwest, which led to the so-called North-South dispute.

Over the past few years, Arsenal has become the flag of London football.

Since Abramovich took over, Chelsea has risen strongly and has the momentum to replace Arsenal.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Manchester United went south to London, making the second leg of the League Cup semi-final not only a contest between Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United, but also an implicit contest between southern football and northern football.

This was particularly evident in the stands at Loftus Road.

When referee Rob Stiles blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot, fans in the stands booed and many could be heard shouting, "Traitor!"

Rob Stiles is from the south, his hometown of Waterlooville is about 10 kilometers north of Portsmouth on the south coast.

When a southern referee gave a penalty to Manchester United from the north, it naturally seriously hurt the feelings of London fans.

Yang Cheng heard the shouting from the stands, but he had no time to pay attention.

His players were still protesting that it wasn't a foul, but Styles stood by his call.

Ronaldo came out quickly and wanted to take the penalty.

Manchester United's top penalty taker is Ruud van Nistelrooy, but he is absent due to injury.

The Portuguese stood calmly on the penalty spot, looked directly at Joe Hart, took a deep breath, took a quick run-up, and scored in one fell swoop.

1 is better than 0!

The entire Loftus Road stadium was filled with boos.

Yang Cheng felt a little disappointed, but his expression did not change.

"Heddlestone's flexibility and strength are still a little lacking." Brian Kidd sighed.

The problem with the previous ball was that Heddlestone failed to block Saha in time.

The French striker has a very strong ability to stop the ball and turn around.

Although Huddlestone is 1 meters tall, he is only 92 years old and is not yet mature in power confrontation.

Players of this height suffer from flexibility.

Just now, Heddlestone failed to follow Saha's turn and was allowed to enter the penalty area by the opponent.

If it was Leon Andreassen, the situation would be relatively better.

At least he did a good job in the first round.

But Andreasen was injured during training, and Yang Cheng was unwilling to take the risk.

"If his defensive awareness was better, he could have stopped Saha in time."

Yang Cheng pointed out another shortcoming of Huddlestone.

Brian Kidd nodded.

He admired Yang Cheng's vision very much.

As for Huddlestone's shortcomings, it's not a big deal. He's only 18 years old, so why rush?
Real players are real people, not just statistics in the game.

There has never been any so-called talent ceiling; that is a concept brought out in the game.

Or it should be said that for the vast majority of players, their talents are actually the same, just in different directions.

Speed ​​is a talent, but is self-discipline a talent? Is the ability to run forever a talent? Is an excellent basketball IQ a talent?

Even, can Jose Fonte's high emotional intelligence be considered a talent?
Can't explain it clearly?

Also, like Martin Roland.

When he was sinking in Brentford for two years, who would have thought that he could play for the Chinese in Bayswater for £300 million?

Is this his innate talent?

No, Yang Cheng believes that tactical bonuses and the support of teammates around him are crucial.

Another classic example is Gareth Bale and Walcott.

Both of them are from Southampton's youth training and are roommates.

While at Saints, Walcott made his debut in the first team earlier and Gareth Bale was in a worse situation.

Later, Walcott was bought by Wenger at a high price, then joined the national team, played in the World Cup, and became famous overnight.

What about Gareth Bale?

After finally joining Tottenham, he suffered a series of setbacks.

Does this mean Walcott is more talented than Gareth Bale?

But what about the subsequent development?
Yang Cheng has been coaching for so many years, and he knows very well that when it comes to talent, unless one reaches the level of Ronaldinho or Messi, there is really not much difference.

Whether it is limited by talent or failure to realize talent, it is often an excuse.

For example, why did Walcott develop better than Gareth Bale in the early stages, but was overtaken later?
No matter how many reasons you find, technical features, physical fitness...

Useless.

It all comes down to one reason: he went to Arsenal!

Wenger's training of him was not good enough.

Under the multiple pressures of top four results and club revenue, Wenger is simply unable to maximize Walcott's potential, bring out his strengths and find his correct position.

Wenger's use of him is to place him on the right side like a tactical puzzle, letting him go up and down the wing, playing to his speed advantage and opening up the defensive width for the team.

That's it.

It doesn't matter if that person is Walcott, or Aaron Lennon, or anyone else.

Examples like Walcott are not uncommon at Arsenal.

How many talented young people did Wenger introduce and discover in those years?

Which one of them didn’t make a stunning debut and then gradually became mediocre?

The reason is that under the pressure of results, Arsenal is simply unable to invest resources to train young players.

You know, the training of young players is not just about giving them playing time.

Growth is a process of constantly making mistakes and making up for shortcomings.

For example, Aaron Lennon.

He plays on the right side this season because he has just made his debut and Yang Cheng wants him to find his footing first.

Next season, he plans to let Lennon try cutting inside and playing on the left, or even playing as a striker, to develop his versatility.

Aaron Lennon is a typical English winger whose technique is not sophisticated enough.

It’s okay. Yang Cheng has asked the new technical coach Danny McGrane to study his characteristics and develop enhanced training for him.

Many things on the technical level are fixed, but the rationality and smoothness of the movement connection can be practiced.

And it's not difficult.

The same is true of Huddlestone.

Physical strength confrontation needs to be strengthened, and defensive awareness also needs to be strengthened.

After all, being young means unlimited possibilities!
……

When Ronaldo scored the penalty, Yang Cheng immediately made some adjustments to his defensive position on the court.

Huddlestone is closer to the back line. Doesn’t Koscielny like to steal the ball?
Yang Cheng asked him to assist in defending Huddlestone.

Koscielny went up and Huddlestone sank.

These were all arranged before the game. After taking the lead, Manchester United wanted to press on and defeat their opponent in one fell swoop.

But after experiencing the chaos in the first two or three minutes after losing the ball, the Chinese in Bayswater quickly stabilized their position.

However, the offensive and defensive battle on the field gradually turned into Manchester United taking advantage.

Manchester United players are becoming more and more active.

Especially Ronaldo on the right.

In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo dribbled the ball on the right and Modric fouled in defense, giving Manchester United a free kick.

The Portuguese took the penalty again, but it was a bit off target.

Just four minutes later, it was Ronaldo again who broke through on the right and earned a corner kick from Danny Collins.

Manchester United quickly took a tactical corner kick and Gary Neville made a long pass into the penalty area from the right.

Jose Fonte headed the ball away before Ferdinand could, but the ball went out of the penalty area.

Roy Keane's long shot from outside the penalty area was also blocked by Huddlestone.

Manchester United gradually formed a siege on the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines, remaining calm.

He had anticipated this situation before the game and told the players about it.

The only miscalculation was the penalty.

That was also the only major mistake made by the Bayswater Chinese in the first half.

After the Chinese in Bayswater stabilized their position, Manchester United's only threatening attack from the 30th minute onwards was in the 36th minute, when Ronaldo's long-range shot made everyone in the stadium exclaim.

Yang Cheng still did not move, just stood on the sidelines waiting.

This made the commentator in charge of the live broadcast a little funny.

"The young head coach of Bayswater Chinese seems to be frightened by Manchester United's fierce offensive!"

From the 30th minute onwards, the Chinese players in Bayswater were unable to organise any threatening attack.

It was not until the 42nd minute that the team had another chance.

Modric finally got rid of Roy Keane and passed the ball diagonally to the left side in front to Ribery.

Ribery dribbled the ball forward and passed it to Lambert outside the left corner of Manchester United's penalty area.

But Ferdinand got a step ahead and successfully intercepted the ball.

There was a sigh of disappointment in the stadium.

The players of the home team began to fight back on the spot.

Ribery rushed towards Ferdinand first and formed a pincer attack with Lambert.

Ferdinand is not a typical English central defender, he has excellent footwork.

Avoiding Lambert's pressure, Ferdinand also noticed Ribery and immediately passed the ball to Roy Keane.

But at this time, Modric had already leaned towards the Manchester United captain in time.

On the right side where no one was paying attention, Aaron Lennon was quietly approaching Heinze.

Although Yang Cheng was still standing motionless on the sidelines, his hands had unconsciously been clenched tightly.

Because he saw that the moment Ferdinand passed the ball, Ribery suddenly took a step forward and accelerated to chase after the unguarded Sylvester.

……

从2004年12月26日到2005年1月26日，正好是33天时间。

During these 33 days, Manchester United played a total of 6 league games, 2 League Cup games and 2 FA Cup games.

In these 10 games, two players had the most playing time, both playing in 2 games.

And they all played the entire game.

They are Heinze and Sylvester.

Roy Keane played 8 games, all of which were full-time.

Such a high-intensity schedule will be a huge test for any player.

Physical fatigue can easily cause players to make unnecessary mistakes.

Just like Sylvester.

He glanced at the time on the scoreboard from time to time, wishing the first half would end soon.

This way you can get a short break of 15 minutes.

Especially after 40 minutes, he felt completely relieved.

You can rest soon.

When Bayswater Chinese player Ribery rushed to the front of Manchester United's penalty area with the ball, Sylvester also nervously returned to defense.

But after seeing Ferdinand successfully steal the ball, the French defender breathed a sigh of relief.

Look at the time, it's almost 43 minutes.

almost.

As long as we get the ball forward again, the first half will be over.

The thought of resting made Sylvester's fatigue uncontrollable.

But at this moment, Ferdinand passed the ball to Roy Keane.

The Manchester United captain was disturbed by Modric and could not turn around and pass forward, so he could only pass back to Sylvester as soon as possible.

The French defender was slightly distracted.

When he heard Roy Keane's warning and noticed the football rolling towards him along the grass, he was stunned at first, but then he was shocked.

Because he saw that Ribery, who was near Ferdinand just now, suddenly appeared in front of him for some reason.

This made Sylvester panic.

He instinctively used his left foot to stop the ball, trying to move the ball to his left side, and then kicked it forward with a big foot.

Because he is left-footed.

But Ribery suddenly sped up, rushed in front of him and stretched out his right foot to block.

The ball kicked by Sylvester hit the inside of Ribery's right foot and bounced behind him.

Ribery reacted very quickly. After grabbing the ball, he changed direction and chased after Sylvester.

As soon as the French defender finished kicking the ball, he turned around and chased after him, but he was a step slower.

Fortunately, after entering the penalty area, although Ribery was in front, he was on the outside, and Sylvester was chasing him closely on the inside.

But who is Ribery?
After the French scarface dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area, he saw Sylvester catching up with him, so he first slowed down and pretended to adjust his kick.

After Ribery stood firm, Sylvester immediately chased him and tried to intercept him with a sliding tackle.

The Frenchman made an emergency stop and dunked the ball back.

Sylvester couldn't stop his momentum and fell to the ground.

After Ribery dribbled past Sylvester, he took a step sideways and shot with his left foot.

Change is happening too fast.

Ribery's shot was so fast that it quickly passed Howard's hands and flew into Manchester United's goal.

At this moment, the entire Loftus Road Stadium was stunned!

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