I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 80 Yang Cheng, name your price! My Premier League starts with the opening match against Chelsea! [First Order]

"Hey, brother."

Xia Qing returned to the small apartment which she had decorated very cozy, took a fragrant bath, lay on the bed, bit her lower lip, and called her elder brother Xia Xi who was far away in China.

"Hey, sister, why are you calling me at this time?"

After a pause, he immediately said: "It should be midnight in London at this time?"

"Nothing. I heard that you moved out of your home and lived on your own again?"

"Yes, my mother is so annoying. She always brings her female students to our house. I can't stand her."

Xia Qing recalled her brother's disgusted and painful expression and couldn't help but chuckle.

"You are the best, sister. You are so free. I am not like you. I have never known what family status is since I was a child."

"Mom is doing this for your own good. You are all grown up now, it's time to focus on your studies." Xia Qing imitated her mother's tone and scolded.

"Well, sister, I'll give you a chance to say it again. Otherwise, wait a minute, no matter what you say, I will only answer you with one word. No way!"

Xia Qing couldn't help laughing again.

This is a game that the two siblings have played since they were young.

"How do you know I have something to ask you?"

"Nonsense, you're calling me in the middle of the night without getting a good night's sleep? I still have some self-awareness."

"To make a long story short, my time has come and I will have to go to the grassroots level in a few days. I am very busy."

Xia Qing knew that her eldest brother's unit was very busy, so she stopped talking and immediately told him that Adam Crozier was going to China.

"Brother, you have a lot of friends in the capital, and you have a good friend at Huaxia TV, so give him a hand."

The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone changed a little.

"Xiao Qing, if I remember correctly, this should be the first time you asked your family for help for someone else's affairs, right?"

"Before, you resigned from Goldman Sachs without telling your family and joined a football club. Now you're looking for my help for this club..."

"Brother, dear brother, I really just want to help a friend, don't get me wrong."

"I didn't get it wrong!"

"But I think you misunderstood."

"I really didn't misunderstand!"

Xia Qing's eyes turned white, and she felt that it was a waste of effort to argue with her brother about this.

"In a word, please help me or not!"

"Help, definitely help!"

Xia Qing never speaks easily, and when she does, Xia Xi will do her best, let alone a simple task. Even if it is a difficult matter, she will try her best.

"But, sister, can our father know about this? His words are much more effective than mine."

"No, brother, don't tell anyone about this at home."

"I understand. I'll ask you for help some other day..."

"Through fire and water, no matter what!"

"Great! Miss Xia, I'll do it for you."

"Okay, remember, cooperate with the publicity."

"clear."

"And don't mention me."

"Yes, I like football too."

After hanging up the phone with her brother, Xia Qing smiled with relief.

After coming to Bayswater Chinese, she realized that her junior's life was really not easy.

In just 2 years, he brought an almost bankrupt club to the Premier League.

It is really too difficult to have to bear heavy debts for this.

Anyway, whatever help I can give counts.

……

After attending the team's summer training camp opening activities, Adam Crozier led the team to Asia.

Yang Cheng was concentrating on the Bayswater Stadium, doing physical training with the players.

The specific training is handled by the assistants, and Yang Cheng is more focused on observation and chatting with the players.

This is also his strength.

The training camp is tiring, and the summer training camp for the Chinese in Bayswater is even more tiring.

Yang Cheng would cheer the players on during the chat and let them understand the significance of hard training.

Although it was only two short years, only five players remained from the team that played in English League Two that year: Koscielny, Roger Johnson, Modric, Ribery and Lambert.

These five players have undergone a complete transformation in the past two seasons.

During training, they also use their own personal experiences to tell their teammates around them the significance of such hard training.

With these old players, plus the old players from last season, it is easier for the new players this season to integrate into the team.

Especially Jose Fonte.

Yang Cheng now finally understood why so many teams and players liked him in his previous life.

He even thought that even if one day in the future Jose Fonte's strength was not up to the requirements of a first-team substitute and he could no longer play in the game, he still wanted to keep him.

It is so convenient and useful to have such a person in the locker room.

During the training camp led by Yang Cheng, Bayswater Chinese also started selling season tickets for the new season on July 7 as planned.

Like other London football clubs' season tickets, Bayswater Chinese's season tickets are not discounted.

Arsenal's cheapest season ticket costs £885.

But the Gunners' season tickets are special in that they include some cup games.

Chelsea's lowest-tier season ticket is £650, which translates to £34.2 per game.

The lowest-priced season ticket for Bayswater Chinese is only £570, or £30 per game.

Because the club had already promoted and advertised it among the fans before the sale, and coupled with the attendance in the past two seasons, 7 sets were sold in just one morning.

Not only Yang Cheng, but also Adam Crozier who was far away in China was surprised.

The club had originally expected only 5 units.

Because Loftus Road can only accommodate 1 people.

Now 7 units were sold in just one morning, which is too scary.

What's even more frightening is that not only were all the season tickets for the stands behind the goal sold out, but a lot of them were also sold for the stands on both sides of the field, proving that Bayswater's Chinese fans are still willing to spend money.

Based on sales estimates from a third-party company, they raised their season ticket sales forecast to 1 sets.

This certainly can't be compared with giants like Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, etc., and it's probably worse than Fulham.

But compared with the past, the progress is huge.

Apart from anything else, if 1 sets are sold, that would make millions of pounds.

Believe it or not, many Premier League teams now rely on season ticket sales to cover their transfer and signings.

In recent years, a so-called Bolton model has emerged in the Premier League.

As the name suggests, this model was brought about by Bolton.

To put it simply, it means signing some older players that are not wanted by wealthy and powerful teams for free or at very low transfer fees.

For example, Hierro.

The benefits of this model are obvious.

These veterans just can't gain a foothold in giants or strong teams, but they are enough to help Bolton achieve good results.

So in the past few seasons, Bolton's performance has been getting better and better, and even ranked 6th last season.

More importantly, Bolton has more confidence in playing commercial games by introducing these aging big names.

But in Yang Cheng's view, the so-called Bolton model is ultimately a short-sighted behavior.

Their combat effectiveness is indeed strong, but although these older players do not require transfer fees or the transfer fees are very low, their weekly wages are very high.

Although the club did not invest much in the transfer market, its salary expenditure was very high.

There might not be any problem within two or three years, but what about over a longer period of time?

These veterans can't be sold for money.

Some even retired after playing for two or three years.

Although Bolton's model is successful now, it will overdraw the future.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Bolton stayed in the Premier League for a few years, then fell into the Championship, and then fell to the third and fourth levels. When Yang Cheng traveled through time, they had not returned yet.

Yang Cheng never believed in the so-called Bolton model. He believed in accumulating strength and then making a breakthrough.

In the past two years, all the goals that Yang Cheng set for the team were not only achieved but also exceeded.

This made everyone in the team particularly convinced of him.

The team is also becoming stronger and stronger through this training of constantly completing challenges and exceeding goals.

Moreover, when arranging transfers, Yang Cheng pays special attention to the inheritance of this spiritual power.

Now, Yang Cheng is also constantly strengthening this spiritual power through communication with the players.

He just wants everyone to believe that the Chinese players from Bayswater came to the Premier League not for the purpose of relegation.

But to subvert!
In Yang Cheng's compact and fulfilling preparation life, a call from Cash Harris broke the peace.

Abramovich invited him to dinner.

The location is at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at the south gate of Hyde Park.

……

Yang Cheng is no stranger to Abramovich.

He coached Chelsea in his previous life, and I had met him countless times.

In front of outsiders, Russians always act like gentlemen who never get angry.

Always smiling and friendly.

It was as if when he saw Yang Cheng, he was really enthusiastic and praised him a lot.

What it means is that Yang Cheng is very successful in managing and coaching Bayswater Chinese.

I believe that the Chinese players from Bayswater will be able to achieve good results in the Premier League in the new season.

Yang Cheng didn't like this kind of conversation atmosphere where everyone was doing well, so he burst the bubble unexpectedly.

"We are about to face Chelsea in the first round. I hope to borrow your good words, Roman, and I will bring your blessings to my players."

Abramovich's smile froze.

Is that what I mean?

Pini Zahavi, Cash Harris, and personal assistant Marina Granovskaia who were accompanying them all looked at each other in bewilderment.

Why is this guy so annoying?

You just have to sabotage it, right?
Yang Cheng took in everyone's eyes and was in a particularly good mood.

When he coached Chelsea in his previous life, he felt that he was too easy to talk to, which was why he gave up the half-winned Champions League to his assistant coach.

"No problem. I sincerely hope that you can perform beyond your level and present a wonderful match to fans all over the world in the first round of the new season." Abramovich smiled magnanimously.

Above average performance?
The implication is that the Chinese at Bayswater are still not as good as Chelsea.

"With the previous two experiences, we are very confident." Yang Cheng pulled out the knife again and stabbed it into the heart.

This feeling is so satisfying.

This time, Abramovich's expression really changed a little, and he immediately looked at Cash Harris.

Cash Harris understood what he meant and immediately coughed lightly to attract Yang Cheng over.

"Mr. Yang, let's wait until we get to the court to deal with the game. Let's talk about the club."

Yang Cheng maintained a polite smile and thought to himself: We are finally getting to the point.

"We all know that the Bayswater Chinese have invested a lot of money in their training base and are now renting the Queens Park Rangers stadium to play games. This is not a long-term solution."

"Given the current situation of the Chinese in Bayswater, I believe that in the foreseeable future, it is basically impossible to build the best football stadium in the world as you said before."

"Whether we rush the construction, finish it within the existing framework, or continue to use it as a training ground, it would be a waste."

Yang Cheng nodded, agreeing with Cash Harris.

It's really a waste.

If he had been short of money, he would have torn it down and rebuilt it long ago.

But to others, his nod seemed to have another meaning.

"Roman has invested heavily for three consecutive seasons, he is very capable, and he also loves football. He really wants to make friends with you, so let's write off all the previous misunderstandings."

"Now, Chelsea want to make a new proposal."

"There are two ways. One is to exchange Stamford Bridge for Bayswater and the land. During the construction of the stadium by Chelsea, the two teams will share Stamford Bridge."

Yang Cheng was indeed shocked when he heard this.

Exchange Stamford Bridge for this land?
This proposal is indeed very sincere.

"For the second option, name your price!"

……

In Yang Cheng's previous life, he once thought about a question.

Why did he get into such a fight with Abramovich that he was fired on his way back from an away game?

Because after working together, they found that they disliked each other less and less.

The more successful Chelsea is, the more this dislike, even disgust, becomes.

Yang Cheng had no idea what Abramovich was thinking.

But what he himself dislikes most is Abramovich's arrogance that looks down on others, as if he thinks "I have money, everyone has to revolve around me and live according to my wishes."

So, he was fired in his previous life.

But now, he is equal to Abramovich.

After listening to Cash Harris' proposal, Yang Cheng did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Abramovich, hummed and smiled.

"Roman, have you ever been to China?"

Abramovich thought there was something interesting going on and smiled, "I haven't been there yet, but I really want to go."

"Many foreigners find it difficult to adapt when they arrive in China."

"Normal, climate, food, culture, language..."

"No, no, no, these are just appearances." Yang Cheng interrupted him.

"There was an Indian high-caste noble who traveled to China, and she criticized China for everything."

"I believe that many people from Europe and the United States would also not feel comfortable when they come to China."

"Because they can't get the kind of high-ranking honor and privilege they can get in other places like Southeast Asia, South America, and even Japan and South Korea."

Abramovich and others were puzzled.

After going through so much trouble, what exactly do you want to say?
"In my country, there are also many poor people at the bottom of society, many people working in less glorious industries, and rich families also hire nannies and maids..."

"But in my country, there is no such thing as inferior people!"

"You have money, that's your business. I work for you, earn your wages, and do the corresponding work for you. That's all. We never feel that we are inferior in personality."

"Even if we don't dare to resist on the surface, deep in our hearts, we still hold on to a belief."

"Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed?"

"When I was poor, I could endure hunger and work hard, all for the sake of one day in the future, when I have learned a skill, I will become famous and successful!"

Yang Cheng said this in a very calm tone, but to Abramovich, Pini Zahavi and others, it was like a bolt from the blue.

They simply cannot imagine how to live in such a country.

Abramovich has three butlers and more than a dozen servants in his villa near Knightsbridge, who are on call 3 hours a day to provide him with the most professional aristocratic service in the UK.

At home, he is like the king in Kensington Palace or Buckingham Palace next door!

He couldn't imagine how these butlers and servants could provide good service with such ambitions in their hearts.

No, totally different.

These butlers are even proud to be butlers who provide professional services to the nobles!

Only when a person agrees with this concept from the bottom of his heart and takes pride in it, can he take care of his "master" meticulously.

What a smart man Abramovich is.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately remembered what Yang Cheng meant.

In China, there is no such thing as inferiority.

Everyone is striving to be the best!

Does this also mean that the Chinese in Bayswater feel the same way?
Will this club, which is run by the Chinese, also want to be outdone and strive to be the best, so that one day in the future, it can trample Chelsea and even other big clubs under its feet?

And this piece of land at Bayswater Stadium is his chance!

……

Yang Cheng is gone.

Leaving behind a confusing story.

Without giving any reply, he smiled and walked away.

Abramovich was angry!

He swept away all the dishes, knives and chopsticks in front of him with one hand, and glared at the direction where Yang Cheng left with gritted teeth.

He has made what he thinks is the most sincere offer.

But Yang Cheng was not moved by his sincerity, but trampled on his dignity!
This was something he couldn't tolerate no matter what.

Pini Zahavi and Cash Harris were both silent on the sidelines.

They had never seen Abramovich so angry.

But what is going on?

They are still confused.

Is there some mystery hidden in Yang Cheng’s story?
"It seems that he will never be able to sell it no matter what." Assistant Marina Granovskaia sighed.

She understood.

"So what? Who the hell is he?" Abramovich said without mercy.

"I think this kid is very ambitious, and his coaching skills are really good, but we still have to be careful," said the assistant.

Abramovich snorted, "But this is Britain, not China. We won't fall for their tricks!"

Marina Granovskaia hesitated to speak.

What she really wanted to say was that the British might not buy into our approach.

If what worked in Russia could work in England, this land would have belonged to Chelsea long ago.

Does Yang Cheng even have the chance to stand in front of Abramovich and tell his story?

After taking a long breath, Abramovich calmed down.

"Pini."

"Boss." Pini Zahavi immediately came over with a smile.

I don’t know why, but seeing his dog-licking expression at this moment, Abramovich remembered the story of Yang Cheng again.

He began to doubt, was Pini Zahavi really as loyal as he appeared?
Or does his loyalty really have no other conditions attached?
"The government still needs to think of ways to put more pressure on them. It would be best if they could find an opportunity to take the land back directly."

Abramovich suppressed the random thoughts in his mind and spoke in a deep voice.

"Marina."

The assistant seemed neither humble nor arrogant, and stood aside and nodded in agreement.

"Notify the team that I will be there in person for the first round of the league and we must win no matter what!"

No matter what the future holds, no matter how hard you try.

I can step on you right now!

mud!

……

From the moment he left the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Yang Cheng knew that he had completely offended Abramovich.

But what does it matter?

After today's encounter, Chelsea probably won't come to bother us again in the short term.

More importantly, Yang Cheng heard something from the fragments of conversation.

That is why the Westminster City Council sent an official letter to the Chinese in Bayswater. The reason behind it is probably not that simple.

If Abramovich's people didn't do anything wrong, how would they know about this?
"It seems that the government's work still needs to be taken seriously and strengthened."

The first person Yang Cheng thought of was Adam Crozier.

This is just a brick, it can be moved wherever it is needed. Moreover, Adam Crozier also has connections in the UK, so it is just right to let him handle it.

Otherwise, do you really think it's easy to get an annual salary of one million pounds?

As for the new season of the Premier League, Yang Cheng is full of expectations.

Although they have only been training for a while, Yang Cheng already has an idea of ​​Yaya Toure's level.

The 23-year-old Yaya Toure arrived in Europe from Côte d'Ivoire in 2001 and joined Beveren in Belgium.

In the summer of 2003, Yaya Toure had a trial with Arsenal and played for Arsenal in a friendly match against Barnet, but his performance was poor.

Wenger did not keep the player.

However, his brother Kolo Toure is a defensive general that Wenger trusts very much.

In January 2004, Yaya Toure moved to Metalurh Donetsk of Ukraine, where he further honed himself.

Before signing Yaya Toure, Yang Cheng was somewhat worried.

It’s not about the Ivorian’s potential, but about his current combat effectiveness.

But after watching him train for a while, Yang Cheng felt relieved.

Next, the midfield of Bayswater Chinese will be very interesting, and Yang Cheng himself is also looking forward to it.

Modric is good at controlling the ball and passing it, and his long passes are very good.

After Huddlestone leaves, Modric will take over this burden.

Las Diarra is good at tackling the ball and running coverage.

Yaya Toure is the most comprehensive midfielder Yang Cheng has ever seen.

Maybe even one of them won’t be needed later.

Because Paul Pogba, another midfielder that Yang Cheng likes very much, is not good at defense and cannot play as a defensive midfielder.

But Yaya Toure just needs to play as a defensive midfielder.

What he is best at is deep impact.

A 1-meter-tall body, a 91-kilogram strong physique, plus the speed and impact of Africans, and excellent footwork...

When a player like this dribbles the ball, who can stop him in the midfield?

Therefore, Yaya Toure's position cannot be too forward, but should be moved back to give him more space and freedom.

This is why he couldn't compete with Busquets at Barcelona.

In Guardiola's Barcelona, ​​neither Xavi nor Iniesta could provide protection for Yaya Toure after he made a deep run forward.

Even Barcelona, ​​which adopts front-court pressure, does not need Yaya Toure's deep forward runs.

But now the presence of Las Diarra, the Chinese player in Bayswater, has given Yaya Toure the opportunity to move forward in depth.

Of course, this requires Yang Cheng to further train Las Diarra.

Judging from the performance last season, the French midfielder has indeed become much more obedient and has made great progress.

Las Diarra and Modric are in the middle, with Yaya Toure behind.

Yang Cheng is very confident that the Bayswater Chinese midfield will definitely surprise everyone in the new Premier League season.

My Premier League starts with the opening game against Chelsea!
……

After two weeks of training, the team had its first friendly match.

As a result, Bayswater Chinese were tied 0-0 by Brentford away from home.

Yang Cheng didn't care.

He never takes the results of warm-up matches seriously.

Four days later, they drew 4-1 with Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium.

Yang Cheng also made a prank in this game by bringing Gareth Bale and Walcott on the bench, plus Lambert who started the game, all of whom were players of the Saints in their previous life.

After two consecutive draws in the warm-up matches, Yang Cheng led the team back to London for rest.

On July 7, they left London again and began a warm-up tour in continental Europe.

First we went to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, but lost 0-1 to Feyenoord.

Dutch striker Kuyt scored the only goal of the game.

Yang Cheng felt somewhat sorry for Kuyt.

He used to be such an efficient scorer, but when he came to Liverpool, Benítez transformed him into a worker.

After playing Feyenoord, the team flew to Dortmund in Germany.

On the 25th, Bayswater Chinese lost 1-2 to Dortmund away from home, suffering two consecutive defeats.

From two consecutive draws to two consecutive losses, they failed to win any of the four warm-up matches.

When commenting on the new Premier League teams, many British media were disappointed with Bayswater Chinese, who suffered serious injuries this season.

Yang Cheng is still constantly debugging and polishing the team.

On the 28th, the team defeated Lille 2-1 in Lille in northern France, and finally got some pride.

But after returning to London, the first home friendly match was against Serie A giants Inter Milan.

As a result, the exhausted Chinese team in Bayswater had gone a long way and was scored twice by Adriano.

0-2, Bayswater Chinese lost to Inter Milan at home.

However, in the match against Queens Park Rangers on August 8, Yang Cheng's team defeated the opponent 3-3.

This made Queens Park Rangers realize that the strength gap between the two teams was really huge.

After 7 warm-up matches, we had 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, which is not good, but not bad either.

Although the results of the warm-up matches were not particularly ideal, the team's season ticket sales were very encouraging.

The original expectation was to sell 5 units, but 7 units were sold in just one morning after the sale started.

A month later, a total of 1 units were sold.

This has far exceeded the expectations of Yang Cheng and others.

Even the third-party ticketing company was surprised.

The final analysis concluded that Bayswater Chinese had relatively low ticket prices and had a very good home record over the past two years.

Yang Cheng ignored all this.

He took the team to retreat to the Bayswater Stadium, preparing for the first round of the new season.

He is going to give Mourinho and Chelsea a big surprise!

……

As time enters August, the Premier League is getting closer.

The transfer recruitment of Premier League teams is gradually coming to an end.

This summer, Chelsea remains the biggest attraction in the Premier League transfer market.

The two signings of Michael Essien and Wright-Phillips have become the highlights of the Premier League this summer.

Especially Essien.

2440 million pounds, making him the Premier League's top transfer target this summer.

However, Chelsea also dealt with strong players such as Thiago, Kezman and Parker at low prices.

Unlike the wealthy Chelsea, Arsenal's transfer strategy is patchwork.

The long-lasting transfer soap opera came to an end, and captain Vieira finally transferred to Juventus.

The 32-year-old Pires is also still hanging in the balance over a contract extension.

The Sun once broke the news that Arsenal made an offer to the newly promoted Bayswater Chinese, hoping to sign Franck Ribery for 1500 million pounds, but the Bayswater Chinese rejected it.

From the perspective of a time traveler, Yang Cheng believes that Arsenal made two very good deals this summer.

Signed Hleb from Stuttgart and loaned Alex Song from Bastia.

But neither deal made much of a splash in the British media.

Manchester United's situation is not much better than Arsenal's.

The Gunners' lineup is still very strong, but Manchester United has not yet introduced any players that can greatly increase the team's strength.

Veteran Van der Sar and Foster are both meant to strengthen the goalkeeping position, which is Manchester United's weak link.

Bringing Park Ji-sung from Eindhoven was more for commercial considerations.

At a time when the team is undergoing tactical changes, Van Nistelrooy is not suitable, resulting in a lack of attacking power on the front line. The old captain Roy Keane is old and his condition is difficult to guarantee.

It is indeed worrying that Ferguson did not recruit any new players to the team.

From Yang Cheng's perspective, he could understand Ferguson's intention.

Ferguson is waiting.

Waiting for the team's tactical reform and transformation, waiting for Rooney and Ronaldo to mature.

However, with a tactical master like Ferguson in charge, no one dares to underestimate Manchester United.

Mr. Francis always manages to achieve surprising results with the seemingly mediocre cards in his hand.

Liverpool, which just won the championship, is relatively pragmatic and has introduced players such as Zenden, Sissoko, Crouch and Reina who are not expensive but very practical.

The overall strength of the Red Army has been greatly improved.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, none of the top four teams in the Premier League are easy to deal with.

After the introduction of Michael Essien, if we ignore Mourinho's tactical style, Chelsea can almost be said to be the most competitive and most difficult to beat team in European football.

Of the remaining three teams, Manchester United is in transition, with an older age structure and a relatively weak midfield; Arsenal is also older and has an unstable back line; Liverpool is the opposite, with a good defense but a poor offense.

Chelsea has no obvious shortcomings either in terms of lineup strength or technical and tactical aspects.

The British media also recognizes Chelsea's strength the most and believes that the Blues are still the number one favorite to win the championship this season.

For the mid-table teams, the outside world generally believes that they will widen the gap with the top four teams.

As for the relegation team, many people are more worried about Bayswater Chinese.

Sunderland and West Ham United are both old Premier League clubs, and they both know very well how to stay in the Premier League.

On the other hand, Bayswater Chinese player Yang Cheng, who is only 24 years old, is the youngest head coach in the history of the Premier League.

From top to bottom, from senior management to players to ordinary employees, no one in the team has Premier League experience.

In addition, the highly recognized Tom Huddlestone and last season's Championship top scorer Dave Kitson have both transferred away.

Under such circumstances, Bayswater Chinese became the number one favorite for relegation.

Interestingly, the opening match of this season’s Premier League is between the number one favorite to win the championship and the number one favorite to be relegated.

……

Sandwiched between the rumbling Heathrow Airport and the noisy highway, the air was filled with the strong smell of burnt coffee...

This is Chelsea's training base.

Every time Mourinho looked out from this shabby warehouse-like training building and looked at the only two football fields, he couldn't help but curse inwardly: Those useless bosses in the Premier League should really be taken out and shot.

Yes, he was scolding Bates and others, not Abramovich.

"Post this bonus plan in the locker room for everyone to see."

Mourinho withdrew his gaze, signed his name on a fax paper and handed it to his assistant Faria.

This was just faxed over from Stamford Bridge, the bonus plan for the new season.

Abramovich paid out a huge prize.

Now that the team has won the Community Shield, if they win the Premier League, Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup, the total bonus the team will give to the players will be as high as 1500 million pounds.

This is an unprecedented huge reward in the history of the Premier League.

Mourinho felt his blood boiling when he saw it.

In addition, Abramovich's personal assistant Marina Granovskaia called him personally and told him that he must win the first round of the league at all costs.

A good start!

"This game is not only the opening match of the Premier League, but will also be broadcast live around the world, so we must take it seriously!"

"We have finally attracted enough attention during our trip to the United States, we cannot lose in the league!"

Facing the newly promoted team, even if it is an away game, even if it is Bayswater Chinese, who Chelsea has lost to twice, Mourinho is full of confidence.

Chelsea also agreed to all his requests.

For example, signing Michael Essien for a huge sum of money.

This makes Mourinho more confident and confident.

Ranieri's loss had nothing to do with him.

The League Cup final was just a coincidence.

Mourinho is going to win back what he lost three months ago!

And you have to win so that everyone is convinced!
"What has our annoying neighbor been doing lately?"

Thinking of the Chinese in Bayswater, Mourinho couldn't help but think of Yang Cheng.

As the head coach, he always felt that the most dangerous opponent among the Chinese players in Bayswater was Yang Cheng.

A Premier League rookie who is only 24 years old.

For some reason, Yang Cheng gave him the feeling of being experienced and ruthless.

Just like Ferguson.

"He had secretly watched our Community Shield match against Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff before, but during this period of time, he stayed indoors and stayed in the training ground," Faria replied.

Mourinho frowned.

"They didn't recruit any more players?"

"No, the last transfer was to sign two young players from Southampton. I have inquired about them. They performed well in the youth team. Their characteristics are solid skills and very fast speed."

high speed?
Mourinho didn't take it seriously.

The Premier League has never lacked speed strikers or wingers.

Chelsea has three of the fastest wingers in the Premier League, Robben, Duff and Wright-Phillips.

“What is Yaya Toure’s ability like?”

"Generally, he had a trial at Arsenal two years ago and performed very poorly, so Wenger didn't keep him, let alone use the special talent clause for him."

After a pause, Faria added, "In this regard, Wenger is not as generous as Yang Cheng."

Mourinho couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

How generous is Yang Cheng?

Bayswater Chinese were the first club in English football to use the special talent clause, signing a Croatian midfielder for £23.

Yang Cheng said that he was a genius.

But this genius has not put up any eye-catching performance so far.

The player named Modric looked inconspicuous in the game.

Even looks thin.

This summer, Yang Cheng used the special talent clause for the second time. As a result, he spent 5 pounds to sign a midfielder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then he insisted that the midfielder was a talented striker.

The whole of England almost died of laughter at his words.

Isn't this nonsense?

Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Where can geniuses emerge?

The point is, genius only sells for 5 pounds?
Although he looked down on Yang Cheng in his heart, Mourinho never underestimated his opponents.

"Drogba has been in very good form recently. In the Community Shield, Senderos was badly beaten by him. You should pay attention to this kid and don't let his energy drain away. He will still be needed in the first round of the league."

Mourinho still values ​​Drogba very much.

This center forward not only has an obvious tactical role, but is also an excellent shooter, having scored twice in the Community Shield.

"Also, comfort Carvalho. The combination of Gallas and Terry is getting better and better. He should take a break from now on."

Mourinho kept reminding Faria of various things to pay attention to.

This summer, Chelsea made the long journey to the United States for commercial reasons.

But preparations for war have not been slowed down.

Mourinho has to fight the first game of the new season no matter what.

He even had an idea of ​​the starting lineup for this battle in his mind.

Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defense: Del Horno, Gallas, Terry and Ferreira;
Midfield: Makelele pulls back, Lampard and Essien are in the middle;

Forwards: Robben, Drogba and Duff.

This is also the starting lineup with the best form and strongest strength in Chelsea at present.

In addition, Joe Cole, Wright-Phillips, Crespo and Gudjohnson were also sitting on his bench.

“This time at Loftus Road, I want to give our mortal enemy, who finally managed to emerge from the Championship, a head-on blow and let them experience what the devilish Premier League is like!”

"It would be best to kick them back to the Championship!"

At the end, a hint of coldness appeared on Mourinho's resolute face.

……

Robben is back!

Terry is back!

Makelele is back!

Since the Community Shield match, Yang Cheng has received a series of unfavorable news.

All three players were injured while playing against AC Milan in the United States, but they returned to the UK quickly.

And judging from the Community Shield match, they are in very good shape.

Drogba scored twice in just 58 minutes.

This Ivorian monster pushed the lungs out of Arsenal.

The Gunners only managed to seize the opportunity to score a goal after Drogba left the field.

Senderos was overshadowed by Drogba and was substituted after only 72 minutes.

"Honestly speaking, Mourinho's Chelsea team is perfect after signing Essien."

Brian Kidd was speechless and said helplessly.

Having money means being willful, and being able to wave a check and sign any player the head coach wants.

Yang Cheng also had to admit this.

Apart from the lack of ball control and creativity in the midfield, this Chelsea team is truly perfect.

More importantly, in addition to the super strong first-team lineup, the substitute lineup is equally hopeless.

"I really don't know how to play against a team like this." Brian Kidd sighed helplessly.

He believes that this should be the psychological feeling of all opponents facing Chelsea.

It's like facing a solid wall of steel with no gaps.

No idea where to start!

"You're right, but not entirely."

Yang Cheng looked at Brian Kidd with a confident smile.

"If we compete with Chelsea for the whole season, we will definitely lose and it would be very stupid."

"But if we want to compete with them in the 90 minutes, we still have a chance."

Brian Kidd's eyes lit up.

After two years of cooperation, he was full of admiration for Yang Cheng's abilities and understanding of tactics.

"How do you want to kick?"

"Hit quickly!"

"quick?"

"When facing a team like Chelsea, there are only two ways: either use slow to defeat fast, or use fast to defeat fast."

There is nothing wrong with both of these ideas. The key is whether the team has the strength to do so.

The key to using slowness to defeat speed lies in footwork and passing ability.

Looking at the current European football scene, there are probably not many teams that can do this, and there are zero teams that can do it with certainty.

Rijkaard's Barcelona can only barely do it.

Perhaps, bringing Guardiola's Dream Team III over here can be successful.

Yang Cheng did not think that the Chinese players in Bayswater had such skills and passing abilities.

Then there is only one option left, which is to fight speed with speed.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, the most crucial part of this game is to freeze Drogba.

No one in the current Bayswater Chinese team can do it yet.

How to do?
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