I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 68: Subjugating the Monster
For some reason, Adam Crozier walked into Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

He is no stranger to this stadium.

As soon as he saw the seat number, he knew that Yang Cheng had arranged him in the area for Bayswater Chinese fans.

And the location is pretty good.

Today, it was raining outside, so the Millennium Stadium closed its roof.

This made the atmosphere in the stadium even more heated.

Walking in the corridor, you can hear the cheers from the stadium from afar.

The atmosphere is so intense before the game even starts. It will be crazy when the game starts!

Adam Crozier walked out of the aisle, looked around, and quickly locked his seat.

He saw Xia Qing at first sight. Even though she was sitting among the fans, she was still very eye-catching.

Even though there are differences in aesthetics between the East and the West, and even though Adam Crozier is used to seeing all kinds of beauties, every time he sees Xia Qing, he still can't help but exclaim in admiration.

it's beautiful!
But he would also remind himself in his mind: keep your distance.

Xia Qing is very friendly and generous, but she has a very special temperament.

Adam Crozier always felt that she was not an ordinary person.

In this regard, he is much smarter than Mark Palios.

"Hi, Mr. Crozier."

"Hello, Miss Xia."

Because of Yang Cheng, the two had eaten together before.

Xia Qing also knew that Yang Cheng was trying to poach Adam Crozier.

Inviting Adam Crozier to watch the game is also part of the poaching plan.

But I didn't expect that he would really come.

Lin Zhongqiu, who was standing by, was dumbfounded.

In the past few years, he has visited the English Football Association frequently and naturally met Adam Crozier.

That's the chief executive of the English Football Association.

To the Chinese in Bayswater, who were still at a low level at the time, Adam Crozier was a high-ranking leader.

How did Yang Cheng invite him here?
Thinking about what Yang Cheng had reminded him of before the game, he felt it was absurd.

Could it be that our prince really has the ability to predict the future?
"It's great to see you here, Miss Xia. Are you leaving Goldman Sachs and coming to work at Bayswater Chinese?"

Adam Crozier made casual small talk, seemingly nonchalantly.

"Not yet." Xia Qing smiled generously.

"Not yet?" Adam Crozier caught the signal of his interest.

Xia Qing nodded, "I'm still going through the resignation process."

"Oh, are you unhappy at Goldman Sachs?" Adam Crozier asked again.

For some reason, he was very interested in Xia Qing's choice.

Perhaps it was because, in his impression, Xia Qing was a very capable and thoughtful person.

"No, after working for a while, I found that I still didn't like the work and life in investment banking. I wanted to try more new and challenging jobs."

"for example?"

Xia Qing smiled and pointed to the bottom of the stands, "Look, isn't this exciting?"

After a pause, she added with a smile, "The salary offered by Yang Cheng is not bad."

Adam Crozier smiled gracefully.

Both explanations are interesting.

"I was also very surprised. I didn't expect that he could lead the team to the League Cup final."

"Maybe there will be something more unexpected."

Adam Crozier frowned, "Do you think he can win?"

“He’s very confident.”

Xia Qing said with a smile, and then added, "I'm looking forward to his winning, too."

is it possible?
Adam Crozier didn't ask the question.

The Chinese in Bayswater are facing Chelsea.

A super battleship that has invested huge amounts of money in the past two seasons.

The two teams are not on the same level at all.

Adam Crozier found that unrealistic.

But thinking about what Xia Qing had just said, Adam Crozier suddenly found that he seemed to be looking forward to it too.

In the world of football, if strong teams always win and weak teams can only lose, then what is the point of football?
This is true in the football world, isn’t it also true in the real world?
Who says the weak can't defeat the strong?
Do you want to live a mediocre life in a big company?

Or take on the challenge in small business?

Both Yang Cheng and Xia Qing chose the latter.

What about Adam Crozier?

Suddenly, the Royal Mail chief executive burst into laughter.

"Ms. Xia, you are a very good lobbyist."

Xia Qing smiled and didn't answer.

But in her heart, she couldn't help but think of Yang Cheng.

Have I been brainwashed by him?
……

"Led by referee Steve Bennett, both teams walked onto the field one after another."

"There were 78000 fans at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon."

"It's probably the highest attendance ever for a League Cup final."

"Half of them are Chelsea fans and the other half are Bayswater Chinese fans."

"But what's interesting is that we see that many of the Chinese fans in Bayswater are wearing Chelsea jerseys."

"This is because many Chelsea fans cannot buy tickets for the Blues, so they go to buy tickets for the Bayswater Chinese."

“So, this afternoon at the Millennium Stadium, Chelsea will have the upper hand in terms of numbers.”

"Now, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams."

"Chelsea played in a 433 formation."

Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defense: Gallas, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira;
Midfield: Makelele pulls back, Lampard and Thiago in the middle;
Forwards: Robben, Drogba and Duff.

"This is the strongest lineup Chelsea can put together."

"In addition, Mourinho's bench also includes stars such as Glen Johnson, Gudjohnson and Kezman."

"Chelsea's bench is really deep."

"And look at the Chinese side in Bayswater."

"Yang Cheng still plays in 433."

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Danny Collins, Jose Fonte, Skrtel and Piszczek;

Midfield: Huddlestone dropped back, Modric and Las Diarra in the middle;

Forwards: Ribery, Lambert and Aaron Lennon.

"Compared with the past, Yang Cheng made adjustments in two positions today." "The central defender Skrtel from Slovakia replaced Koscielny in the starting lineup. He should hope to use Skrtel's strong body to fight against Chelsea's powerful center forward Drogba."

"Piszczek used to play as a winger and forward, but recently Yang Cheng has been letting him play as a full-back, and he has performed well. He replaced Kevin Fury in the starting lineup in this game."

"There is still one suspense in this game, that is the young goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from Germany."

"After Joe Hart moved to Everton, everyone was curious whether Neuer could replace Joe Hart."

"We saw that the players from both teams had already set up their positions."

"Modric lost to Terry when guessing the side."

"Because the roof of the Millennium Stadium was closed today, there was no sunlight, so Chelsea chose the right to kick off."

"Obviously, Mourinho and his team still want to win quickly."

……

With the referee's whistle, Drogba in the center circle kicked the ball to Duff, who quickly passed it back.

Lampard received the ball near the bottom of the centre circle.

The Bayswater Chinese forward players sprinted forward quickly, with Lambert being the first to chase Lampard.

The Chelsea midfielder turned around and kicked the ball towards the back line, finding Ferreira.

Ribery rushed towards Ferreira, forcing the Portuguese defender to pass the ball quickly.

Chelsea's players were obviously mentally prepared for this kind of front-court pressing by the Chinese in Bayswater.

After several passes, Gallas kicked the ball to Robben who retreated to the left side of the frontcourt to receive the ball.

The Dutchman turned his back to Piszczek who was defending him closely, stopped the ball beautifully and turned around, just about to pass by the Pole.

Piszczek also reacted very quickly. He turned around, rushed forward, fell to the ground and shoveled the ball out of bounds.

Before Robben could rush forward, the ball was tackled away.

The Netherlands is somewhat helpless.

But the Chelsea fans at the scene still gave him a warm round of applause.

They really like this fast-moving Dutchman.

Gallas quickly threw the ball out, and Thiago made another long pass and kicked the ball to the front court.

Drogba retreated to 30 meters outside, blocked Skrtel with his body, headed the ball, and rubbed it to the side and back.

Lampard quickly moved forward and stopped Drogba's header with his chest.

As soon as he landed, Jose Fonte had already steadily blocked Lampard.

Skrtel also immediately left Drogba behind and returned to defense, trying to attack Lampard from the front and back.

The Chelsea midfielder took two hurried steps and passed the ball to the left.

Robben made a high-speed run and quickly caught up with Lampard's pass.

Piszczek chased all the way on the inside, but Robben was too fast, so he could only block on the inside.

This is also what the head coach told him before the game.

Robben rushed to the left side of the penalty area, made a cross, and lifted the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

At this time, Duff on the right quickly cut into the penalty area, and before Danny Collins came up to block, he met Robben's cross with his left foot and volleyed the ball.

But as a left-footed player, it was very difficult for Duff to volley the ball coming from the left.

So, although he caught Robben's pass, he failed to hit the right spot.

The ball still flew towards the goal, but was caught by Neuer who got in position in time.

This was the first shot of the game.

The Chelsea fans at the scene were also very excited.

Although this attack after the opening did not work, it ignited Chelsea's morale.

Afterwards, the Blues launched fierce attacks on the Chinese in Bayswater again and again.

Everyone also noticed the tactics of the two teams tonight.

Chelsea is still attacking Robben and Drogba.

Yang Cheng's judgment of this situation was very accurate.

Duff is a left-footed player who plays on the right and tends to cut inside.

Robben's advancement on this side is Chelsea's most powerful offensive weapon.

Kevin Fury was slow and couldn't stop Robben.

Yang Cheng chose the faster Piszczek.

Although the Polish defense is not strong enough, they are improving in every game.

Moreover, Yang Cheng did not require him to freeze Robben, as long as he blocked Robben and restricted him to the left side.

If there is an obstacle on the left, Chelsea will have no ability to advance through the middle.

Therefore, their attack can only be through long passes to Drogba.

This is the problem Chelsea is facing now and will face for many years to come.

Yang Cheng’s strategy was to use Skrtel to block Drogba.

This is difficult, so Yang Cheng also arranged Jose Fonte behind Skrtel.

Danny Collins also always keeps his head in.

Yang Cheng hopes to tame this monster Drogba!
Chelsea's offensive weakness has been around for a long time.

Especially at the beginning of this season, Mourinho was criticized badly.

Yang Cheng is now attacking Chelsea's weak spot.

He is different from other Premier League teams.

Yang Cheng’s goal is to hold on.

As long as they defend, Chelsea will expose their own problems.

Apart from anything else, isn’t Mourinho best at stacking forwards?

This is the first championship trophy after Abramovich took over Chelsea. He doesn't want it? No pressure?

impossible?

As long as the Chinese in Bayswater can hold on, Mourinho will sooner or later have to dismantle his midfield and backcourt and pile up forwards to strengthen the attack.

In addition to defense, Yang Cheng has another trick.

Ribery, Aaron Lennon and Modric, the team counterattacked to the frontcourt. If there is a chance, of course they will continue to attack. If there is no chance, they will slow down the pace, dribble to create fouls, and strive to get a free kick.

Yang Cheng has a free kick master like Gianni Vio sitting next to him, which has become a killer move for the Chinese in Bayswater.

But as the game progressed, Yang Cheng discovered that Mourinho seemed to have noticed the free kick from the Chinese in Bayswater and had reminded the Chelsea players.

So they rarely commit fouls within the 30-meter area.

This made Yang Cheng speechless.

You scheme against me, and I scheme against you.

That's what football tactics are all about.

Although the head coaches of both teams adopted targeted tactics, the game became very intense and stalemate at one point.

But starting from the 15th minute, Chelsea gradually gained the upper hand with its advantage in strength.

They even started to suppress the Chinese in Bayswater.

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