I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 85: Finale! Digging for Barcelona's players [Subscribe]

Yang Cheng's eighth round of the Premier League started with a bad conflict.

Facing the strong Bolton, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of their home advantage to launch an attack from the beginning.

But it was Bolton who took the first shot.

During a quick counterattack, Matt Jansen made a cross from the left, and Kevin Nolan at the back post got to the ground and shot before Jose Fonte could.

Neuer chose his position very accurately and held the ball steadily in his arms.

But the home team continued to attack and soon created a corner kick opportunity.

Center back Skrtel scored a fierce header from the left side of the small penalty area to open the scoring for Bayswater Chinese.

But before the team had time to celebrate, referee Alan Willey blew the whistle, indicating that the Chinese players in Bayswater had committed a foul during the corner attack and the goal was invalid.

This caused a roar of booing at Loftus Road.

Just two minutes later, Ribery dribbled into the penalty area and fell under the close defense of center back Ben Haim.

But the referee still did not make any comment.

Bolton took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, and when the Chinese at Bayswater were about to protest the penalty, they suddenly launched a quick attack.

Diouf got the ball on the left and assisted Giannakopoulos to score against Neuer.

Alan Willy blew the whistle and the goal stood!
This move caused strong dissatisfaction among the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng was also furious on the sidelines.

From the slow-motion replay on the big screen at the scene, it can be seen that Ben Haim committed a foul when defending Ribery.

This should be a penalty for the Bayswater Chinese!

It would be fine if the penalty was not awarded, but it also created a chance for the other team to score?
Yang Cheng was shown a yellow card warning by the referee because of his overly intense protest on the sidelines.

"Just wait, I will definitely complain about you!" Yang Cheng pointed at Alan Willy and shouted relentlessly.

The fourth official hurried over to smooth things over.

This is also a strategy to control the situation.

If Yang Cheng was really sent off, the matter would become even bigger.

Isn't it the same for Yang Cheng?
On the one hand, he took this attitude because he was really unhappy and it was a misjudgment.

On the other hand, he also needs to let the players on the field know that the head coach stands with them.

"Don't think too much, just keep fucking them!"

Yang Cheng roared at the players on the field.

The game then became very intense, with both sides fighting fiercely and the atmosphere was full of tension.

In the 10th minute, Ribery cooperated with Leighton Baines on the left and passed the ball to Lambert in the penalty area.

As a result, the ball was cleared by the opponent's central defender and fell to the right.

Ashley Young seized the opportunity, caught the ball and sent a cross from the right.

But this time he didn't look for Lambert, but went to the back post.

Leighton Baines cut into the penalty area at high speed, met Ashley Young's cross, shot with his left foot, and kicked the ball into Bolton's goal, 1-1!

After that, the two sides fought back and forth, attacking and defending each other, and sparks flew everywhere.

But in the 32nd minute, Ashley Young's cross from the right landed accurately in the middle of the front of the small penalty area. Lambert broke through the defender and pushed the ball into the goal.

2 is better than 1!

reversed!
The whole stadium started to boil!
Bolton was unwilling to accept the reversal caused by the Chinese at Bayswater and kept increasing their defensive actions.

Midfielder Kevin Nolan committed a malicious foul when defending Modric.

But the referee let it go lightly and only gave a yellow card.

Yang Cheng naturally expressed his dissatisfaction again.

In the second half, the Chinese team of Bayswater attacked again.

In the 51st minute, Modric dribbled the ball in the frontcourt about 20 meters away from the goal and created a foul.

Bayswater Chinese won a free kick in a very good position in the frontcourt.

Ribery feinted and flicked the ball.

Suddenly Yaya Toure came from behind and shot the ball.

3 is better than 1!

The home team players were full of anger and continued to pursue Bolton.

In the 54th minute, Ribery made a beautiful two-on-one wall pass with Modric and Lambert on the left flank.

When the Frenchman was about to break into Bolton's penalty area, Kevin Nolan, who was chasing him all the way and returning to defense, chose to foul when he could no longer stop Ribery.

This time, the referee had no room for leniency and could only give another yellow card and directly send Kevin Nolan off the field with a red card.

With one man missing, Bolton's situation was even worse.

In the 56th minute, Modric made a fatal pass, Ribery broke into the left side of the penalty area and shot into the goal.

4 is better than 1!

In the 71st minute, Yaya Toure dribbled the ball and made a lob pass in front of the penalty area.

Ribery broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed the ball to the middle to find Lambert.

As a result, Lambert was unable to get the goal due to interference from two defenders.

On the contrary, at the back post, Ashley Young followed up and shot the ball easily.

5 is better than 1!

Sometimes, scoring a goal really depends on your looks!

Yang Cheng himself did not expect that this game would turn into a big victory.

Seeing Allardyce's sad, angry and helpless old face again, he smiled happily.

After securing the victory, Yang Cheng made consecutive substitutions.

The team is still creating opportunities.

First, Dzeko, who came on as a substitute, had a shot that hit the crossbar.

Walcott also had a goal that was ruled offside by the linesman, and the goal was invalid.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Bolton 5-1 at home!
After the game, Yaya Toure, who performed very well throughout the game, was named the best player of the game.

But in Sky Sports' post-match ratings, Ribery and Yaya Toure tied for 8 points.

This is already an outstanding result.

The French have also successfully emerged from the recent downturn and ushered in another peak in form.

It’s a pity that after playing against Bolton, it’s time for national team training again.

……

The day after the game against Bolton, the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage was held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

It may be because Yang Cheng and others were a little pessimistic before the draw, but they were quite satisfied with the result.

This time they were assigned to Group D, and their opponents, starting from the first pot, were Alkmaar from the Eredivisie, Hamburg from the Bundesliga, Grasshoppers from Switzerland and Dnipro from Ukraine.

If we only look at the draw results, it seems that the lottery calculation was very bad.

Alkmaar's head coach is Louis van Gaal, and they are very competitive in the Eredivisie.

There is no need to mention Hamburg in the Bundesliga. They are the king of the north, and the team also has strong players like Rafael van der Vaart and Jong de Jong.

Switzerland's Grasshoppers are not bad, but Ukraine's Dnipro is too far away.

So why is the draw not bad?
According to the rules, the group stage will have four games, two home and two away.

Bayswater Chinese's two away games are against Grasshoppers and Alkmaar.

The slightly weaker Grasshopper is in Switzerland, and the stronger Alkmaar is in the Netherlands across the English Channel.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, such an away game in European competition is already very ideal.

At least, we don't have to go to Ukraine to play Dnipro in the snowy fourth quarter.

The two home games are against Dnipro and Hamburg.

Moreover, in the 12th round in mid-December, Bayswater Chinese had a bye.

Judging from the schedule and opponents, Bayswater Chinese are indeed quite good.

But Yang Cheng also has his own logic for leading the team.

"Our goal in the group stage is to win all four games, whether it's at home against Hamburg or away against Alkmaar, we have to do our best to win."

He who seeks the best will obtain the middle.

Yang Cheng has been practicing it all the time and the results are very good.

"We are still under great pressure in the upcoming games. After the players finish two weeks of national team training and return to the team, they will immediately play two games a week in a row."

"We must try our best to stay in the first group after the Christmas devil's schedule and qualify for the group stage of the League Cup!"

When Yang Cheng set such a goal for himself, everyone knew how great the pressure was.

A newly promoted team wants to stay at the top of the Premier League after the devilish Christmas schedule and qualify from the group stage of the League Cup. If anyone tells this, people will laugh at it.

But after several rounds of Premier League games, everyone found that this goal is still very likely to be achieved.

And Yang Cheng also has his own difficulties.

That is the Africa Cup of Nations.

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will be held from January to February.

As an Ivory Coast international, Yaya Toure will definitely be called up.

This will also have an impact on the Chinese in Bayswater.

In Yang Cheng’s previous life, many head coaches did not like to use African players because of this damn African Cup.

……

During the national team training, Yang Cheng paid attention to the national team players' games while concentrating on training the players who remained in the team.

At the same time, he was also closely following Adam Crozier's reforms of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The reform of the administrative department was the power granted to Adam Crozier by Yang Cheng.

This guy is merciless when he starts to attack.

Anyone who fails to meet his requirements will be fired.

Yang Cheng even suspected that if Lin Zhongqiu had not left, he would probably be killed by him.

But when it comes to selecting and employing people, Yang Cheng will let Xia Qing represent him in inquiries.

This is also a balance in management.

Yang Cheng would even personally appear in some important personnel recruitment and appointments.

For example, Chris Hunter, the infrastructure director, was recruited by Yang Cheng himself.

The reason why Yang Cheng chose Adam Crozier was because he valued his ability in business management, and Adam Crozier also attached great importance to the business department.

He takes it even more seriously, especially considering that he will be traveling to Asia next year.

A few days after the game against Bolton, Yang Cheng went out and met with a commercial director carefully selected by Adam Crozier.

Omar Berrada, who is only 27 years old.

Berrada's parents are both Moroccan, but he was born in Paris, holds French citizenship, but grew up in the United States.

He first studied at the School of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, but after three years he felt uninterested, so he returned to Europe and entered the Barcelona campus of EU Business School to study business administration in 3.

In 1999, Omar Berrada graduated from EU Business School.

Berrada worked for Honda Motor in Japan and the Spanish branch of Italian telecommunications company Tiscali, during which time he also studied for a master's degree in e-commerce at Universidad Ramon Llull in Catalonia.

While working as a marketing manager at Tiscali, he not only met his wife, but also got an opportunity to change track.

His boss was invited to join Barcelona as Chief Marketing Officer in 2003 and strongly recommended him to join Barcelona as Marketing and Sponsorship Manager, responsible for global sponsorship business.

When Yang Cheng heard the name Omar Berrada, he was surprised.

Because he had heard a lot about this person when he was coaching Barcelona and Manchester City in his previous life.

He is very capable and has expanded the business territories of Barcelona and Manchester City.

However, unfortunately, he had little contact with Berrada in his previous life and was not familiar with her.

Before he traveled through time, Omar Berrada had worked at Manchester City for many years with outstanding performance. It was heard that Manchester United intended to poach him to be the CEO, but later it was not known whether it went through.

From this point, we can see that Berrada has done a very good job both in Barcelona and Manchester City.

But Yang Cheng was very curious, how did Adam Crozer find this person?

"Headhunting company."

After the meeting and finalizing Omar Berrada's employment, Adam Crozier privately told Yang Cheng and Xia Qing about his glorious achievements.

"I told the headhunting company that I wanted the best marketing expert in Europe. In the past period of time, they introduced me to hundreds of marketing talents. I carefully selected and finally chose him."

Yang Cheng looked at Xia Qing, who happened to be looking over there as well.

The two looked at each other, and both cast their votes of no confidence unequivocally.

Believe him or not!
Adam Crozier's mouth is enough to deceive people to death.

However, if Adam Crozier hadn't dug him out, Yang Cheng would not have remembered this person.

Because they had no relationship in their previous lives.

"Really? I talked to him many times and even flew to Spain to meet him. It took a lot of effort to recruit him."

Yang Cheng nodded, he believed this sentence.

But things are never that simple.

This is poaching players from Barcelona!

"How did you find him?" Yang Cheng asked again with a smile.

Adam Crozer looked at Xia Qing, who couldn't help laughing, and was speechless.

You two just don't believe me at all, do you?
……

"Okay, since you guys won't believe me no matter what I say, I'll just show my hand."

Adam Crozier was speechless about the two people in front of him.

But one is his boss and the other is the God of Wealth, and he can't afford to offend either of them.

I can only endure it.

Nowadays, when you get a job, you even have to take off your underwear for your boss to check. It’s really unfair!

"In the 02/03 season, before Laporta took over, their revenue was 1.23 million euros and their expenditure was 1.96 million euros.

"Putting aside the various debts of the Barcelona club before, the huge losses of more than 7 million euros per year are unsustainable for Barcelona, ​​so Laporta used this as a weapon to attack Gaspart and successfully won the election as Barcelona president."

"More than two years have passed, and Barcelona has significantly increased its operating income while properly controlling its expenses."

"In the 03/04 season, Barcelona's revenue increased to 1.69 million euros and its expenditure decreased to 1.62 million euros."

"In the 04/05 season, Barcelona's revenue increased to 2.08 million euros and its expenditure increased to 1.87 million euros."

“We have achieved profitability for two consecutive years, and the profitability is increasing continuously.”

"By this season, preliminary estimates from the outside world suggest that Barcelona's revenue will reach around 2.6 million euros, expenditure will increase to 2.21 million euros, and profits will still increase."

Yang Cheng and Xia Qing both began to understand what Adam Crozier wanted to express.

"I have studied Barcelona's financial situation over the past few years. Their debt has been reduced from 2 million euros to 1.5 million euros, which is a significant improvement, but the team's overall competitiveness has greatly improved."

Barcelona is now the Dream Team II, one of the strongest teams in Europe.

"They were able to achieve such a leap in revenue by simply increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."

"The so-called open source means that Ferran Soriano, the vice president in charge of finance, has formulated a series of sustainable and healthy salary systems and transfer strategies for Barcelona."

"While the overall strength has been greatly improved, the club's expenditure has been effectively controlled."

Yang Cheng couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Xia Qing.

In this regard, Xia Qing's contribution to the Chinese in Bayswater is also very great.

"But the most surprising thing is that in terms of open source, Barcelona has made amazing improvements in both the club's image and commercial operation capabilities over the past two years."

"In 2003, Barcelona left everyone with the impression of chaos, corruption, incompetence, and a star black hole..."

"Their brand image is in shambles, and their appearance fee is 12 to 20 euros, which is probably not even as good as our Championship teams."

"But what now?"

"In 2004 and 2005, Barcelona went on two Asian tours and the appearance fees were both 200 million euros."

As a head coach in his previous life, Yang Cheng had coached many strong teams, and he knew very well how big the difference was here.

Some teams are very strong, but they don’t know how to market, are not good at building brands, have a poor image, and have no commercial value at all.

In other words, what's the point of winning on the court?

What sponsors value is your brand value and what commercial returns they can get from sponsoring you.

The team's friendly match appearance fees are even more of a mystery.

Some clubs don’t understand business operations at all. They will charge less or even nothing to those who have a good relationship with them.

The whole situation is chaotic.

Why should sponsors pay for your confusing quotes?

Why is his appearance fee so much lower than mine?

This chaos leads to the collapse of commercial value.

The most typical example is Real Madrid after 06.

The commercial value created by Florentino's Galacticos is amazing, but during the years when Calderon was in charge, the entire commercial value and brand image were a mess.

Once something like commercial value collapses, it will be very difficult to rebuild it.

So, Barcelona's growth from hundreds of thousands to 200 million in a short period of time is just a matter of stars?
No, it’s because Barcelona has begun to understand marketing.

"In the past two years, Barcelona's commercial revenue has been growing at a rate of almost 50%. In the 04/05 season, their commercial revenue reached 4760 million euros."

"This year we expect to exceed 7000 million euros, and the growth rate remains unchanged."

"But don't forget that Barcelona still doesn't have any front-of-shirt advertising."

When Xia Qing heard this, a look of shock appeared on her face.

"I studied this before when I was at Goldman Sachs. According to current industry valuations, Barcelona's chest advertising is worth at least 1500 million to 2 million euros, or even more."

Having said that, Xia Qing couldn't help but look at Yang Cheng.

"If this is true, Barcelona's commercial revenue will be close to €100 million."

Adam Crozier nodded repeatedly, "That's right."

"It took Florentino's Galacticos six years to build a business empire, but Barcelona caught up in more than two years, and their current salary control is much better than Real Madrid."

"They are also building a new training base, which also requires a lot of investment."

Yang Cheng knew that it was the Joan Gamper Sports City.

Adam Crozer's remarks are not meant to prove that Barcelona is better than Real Madrid.

Because Real Madrid is the pioneer and paved the way, Barcelona is following Real Madrid's path.

The difficulty of the two is different.

But it cannot be denied that Barcelona is indeed very successful.

This reminded Yang Cheng of another person.

Currently, Barcelona's vice president in charge of marketing is Marc Ingla.

But what’s interesting is that after leaving Barcelona, ​​Mark England was not liked, but two of his generals were.

One of them is Omar Berrada, who was found by Adam Crozier.

Another is a Dane, Caspar Stiersvig.

Stillsvig should not have entered Barcelona yet.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, he was Omar Berrada's deputy, but he was poached by Manchester United in 08, which led to a significant increase in Manchester United's commercial revenue in the next few years.

In 16, he jumped from Manchester United to Fulham, in 19 to AC Milan, and in 2023 to Chelsea.

Almost everywhere he went, he brought a significant increase in the club's commercial revenue.

From this point, we can see how successful Barcelona's business model was in those years.

At least for other giants or top teams, Real Madrid can't learn from them.

There aren't so many superstars in the world for you to dig up, and it's impossible to dig them up.

Galaxy Battleship is unique!
But Barcelona's business model can be learned.

Then, Adam Crozier's intention is very clear.

"Berrada is in charge of global marketing and sponsorship at Barcelona. In addition, Barcelona has been in Asia for the past two years. He has a lot of commercial resources at hand, which we urgently need now."

"But it's interesting to say that Ferran Soriano is a stingy guy, and Barcelona is far less generous than Real Madrid in terms of salary."

At the end, Adam Crozier couldn't help but burst out laughing.

On the one hand, we cannot learn Real Madrid’s superstar model.

On the other hand, the salary offered by Real Madrid to talents is also the highest in the industry.

Therefore, we rarely hear about poaching players from Real Madrid.

But Barcelona under Soriano's control is very strict on salaries in order to cut costs.

Later, Manchester City did the same.

Before Yang Cheng traveled through time, he had heard a saying that the reason why Omar Berrada was considering switching from Manchester City to Manchester United was that promotion to CEO was only part of the reason; salary increase was the key.

At the time he was supposed to be City's chief operating officer, but his salary was not high.

"Omar Berrada is very familiar with the Asian market, and our club has such a close and special relationship with Asia, especially China."

"Therefore, Asia will be the region where we will focus our efforts in the next few years."

This was also the strategy that Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier had previously chosen.

"Of course, this requires us to put more chips on the court, especially to be able to produce convincing results." Yang Cheng understood.

In competitive sports, after all, the strong are respected.

Barcelona has been doing well in business in recent years because of their good performance on the field.

As for Yang Cheng’s previous life, Manchester United’s performance was poor, but business was still great, that’s because Manchester United’s foundation was still there.

If he was really that awesome, why would Manchester United spend so much money on signings every year?

Do you really think you have so much money that you can just burn it for fun?
"How about the League Cup?"

Yang Cheng looked at Adam Crozier and asked.

"Are you sure?" Adam Crozier's eyes lit up.

"I'll do my best. There are many things that cannot be guaranteed."

After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled confidently, "But I am confident that I can give it a try."

Yang Cheng’s confidence comes from the team’s performance.

As early as the beginning of the season, Yang Cheng was very sure that the midfield composed of Modric, Yaya Toure and Las Diarra, plus Inler, Andreasen and Matuidi, would be very competitive in the new Premier League season.

And the facts have proved that even when facing teams like Manchester United and Chelsea, the Bayswater Chinese midfield is capable of fighting.

Now, Ribery has exploded again on the front line, and Lambert, Aaron Lennon and Ashley Young are also performing well.

All these gave Yang Cheng confidence and courage.

Of course, even so, the pressure to maintain a high ranking in the Premier League and to achieve something in the League Cup is still very great.

In the past few years, except for the Big 4, all Premier League teams fighting on two fronts have been ruined.

Everton made it to the Champions League once and earned a lot of money, but they have been on the losing side for two seasons in a row.

If you calculate carefully, the money earned from the Champions League may not be as much as the loss in league ranking.

This in turn also confirms that it is not as difficult for Arsenal to maintain their top four position in recent years as imagined.

For many teams, instead of investing, recruiting players, fighting on two fronts like Everton, and still failing to maintain the results in the end, it is better to fight on one front to the end and focus on the Premier League.

But Yang Cheng is different.

His ambition is not that small.

He wants to challenge those top teams!

Adam Crozier felt Yang Cheng's ambition from the first time they met.

This is also the reason why he came to Bayswater Chinese.

"Yang, I promise you that we will convert every game you fight for on the court into commercial income and we will never let you down!"

……

Once the three giants reach a consensus, many things will become easier.

Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada began work on the formation of the club's commercial department, as well as marketing and promotion.

But at the same time, the production of the team song is also progressing smoothly.

The symphony orchestra has already arranged the music and recorded it for Yang Cheng to listen to.

It was more powerful and passionate than the one he had heard in his previous life, and it was extremely shocking to listen to.

During the national team training, Adam Crozier contacted the London School of Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon and held an audition at the school.

There are not many activities like this, but it is not the first time, so the school naturally cooperates.

Yang Cheng even went to the scene to see it.

There are only a few students in this school, and the admission is restricted to girls, so not many people come to audition.

What Yang Cheng found among the auditioning crowd was not the iconic British lady, but a slightly plump girl who looked a little immature.

But as soon as she opened her mouth, Yang Cheng was sure that she was the person he was looking for.

Once the name and date of birth are confirmed, there is basically no escape.

Although I have made a choice in my heart, I still have to continue with the surface work.

It was not until the audition was over and he returned to Bayswater Stadium that Yang Cheng told Adam Crozier his choice.

"I think that Adele's singing has injected so much emotion into the song that it seems to have ignited the soul, and it will surely resonate with fans all over the world!"

Adam Crozier also listened to it and thought it was indeed quite good.

But Yang Cheng had another suggestion.

"I suggest that we sign a contract with her and have her sing at our stadium for every home game."

Yang Cheng was so proud.

The future world's top female singer has become our resident singer.

Let me ask, which team in the world has such treatment?
No matter how many years pass, this is bound to become a topic that the whole world talks about.

After taking care of Adele's affairs, Yang Cheng temporarily put aside his work in the administrative department and began preparing for the league.

After the return of the national team players, the league resumed.

Bayswater Chinese will host Newcastle United at home.

……

On the evening of March 10th, Loftus Road Stadium in London.

In the 9th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese will face Newcastle at home.

When the game reached the 85th minute, the score was still 0-0.

Both sides were affected by the national team training and were not in very good shape.

But just when everyone thought that the game would end in a draw, the Chinese players from Bayswater intercepted the ball on their own right side.

Piszczek made a long diagonal pass and sent the ball near the center circle.

Lambert moved quickly, judged the landing point, jumped up, and headed the ball.

The falling football immediately turned in another direction and landed to the left side behind the Newcastle defense line.

When Newcastle's exhausted defense began to turn around and right-back Carl chased towards the second landing point, a red figure was faster than him.

Ribery, who just came on as a substitute, was full of energy.

Ribery already had experience in his second national team training camp.

This time when he returned to the team, he was in very good condition.

But the head coach still arranged him to be on the bench so that he could recuperate and prepare for the League Cup in the middle of the week.

As the team was unable to get going, Ribery was ordered to take the field.

With the physical advantage of being a substitute, Ribery was one step ahead of Karl.

The Newcastle defender followed Ribery's side.

Scarface knew what Carl was up to, but he didn't care.

On the left side line level with the penalty area line, Ribery caught up with Lambert's header.

But he didn't think of stopping.

The first touch is to kick the ball lightly towards the baseline to avoid letting it go out of bounds.

At the same time, it is also tempting Carl.

Sure enough, the Newcastle defender sensed the opportunity, rushed forward and was about to make a tackle.

But Ribery was prepared and took the lead to dribble the ball to the inside, leaving Carl empty-handed.

When Carl turned around to chase him, Ribery had already dribbled the ball sideways and faced former Chelsea player Parker who had returned to defense.

The French winger under his feet first made a feint, pretending to cut into the penalty area from the left corner, tricking Parker, who had just got into position, to quickly shift his center of gravity.

In fact, Ribery just feinted, changed direction, walked to the front of the penalty area, and cut inside laterally.

After dribbling past Parker, Ribery had already reached the left side of the penalty area.

He took a series of small steps to adjust, and without waiting for center back Boumsong to grab the ball, he shot a powerful shot with his right foot.

The football was like a precision-guided missile, drawing a graceful arc, passing through the hands of the leaping goalkeeper Given, and going into the Newcastle goal behind it.

"The ball went in!!!"

"Ribery!"

"Ribery again!"

"In the 85th minute, Franck Ribery used a wonderful long shot from outside the penalty area to penetrate the Newcastle goal and score a crucial goal for Bayswater Chinese!"

The passion of the entire stadium was ignited in an instant.

More than 1 fans rushed out of their seats frantically, cheering wildly.

This is the charm of football!

The intense and boring game was just constantly piling up the fans' emotions.

The moment the goal came, it was like a volcanic eruption, gushing out, unstoppable!
Ribery was also very excited. He ran all the way to the sidelines, pulled out the team logo on his left chest with his left hand, and kept pointing at the logo with his right hand, signaling the fans to shout louder.

……

Yang Cheng also jumped up excitedly on the sidelines and shouted Ribery loudly.

When the French winger came on as a substitute, Yang Cheng had high hopes for him.

As a result, Ribery actually scored a goal.

Moreover, he scored the goal with his personal ability.

"It's the last change."

Brian Kidd reminded Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng looked towards the visiting team's bench and saw Newcastle's right midfielder Lee Clark preparing to come on the field.

This made him smile.

"At this time, Souness would never dare to replace Shearer or Owen."

Sure enough, Newcastle made a substitution quickly.

Lee Clark replaced left-back Elliot.

This made Brian Kidd shake his head and sigh.

The 52-year-old Souness was once highly expected by countless people, but he failed to live up to these expectations.

Perhaps, Yang Cheng's thinking was a little unfair.

But from the fact that Souness spent a huge sum of money to buy Jonathan Steed, it can be seen that he cannot keep up with the times on the tactical level.

So it's no surprise that he spent a lot of money to buy Michael Owen this summer.

Because his tactical thinking is still stuck in the 80s.

He is still reminiscing about the heyday of English football.

But times have changed!
Alan Shearer is 35 years old and is about to retire.

The Newcastle captain had only scored one goal in the first eight games.

What about Michael Owen?

One.

Yang Cheng was not very satisfied with Lambert's scoring efficiency, but the England center also scored 8 goals in the first 4 rounds.

What is the use of Newcastle's double striker?

Before the season, when Newcastle chairman Sheppard introduced Michael Owen, he excitedly declared that he wanted to recreate the most classic double striker combination of the national team.

The results of it?
"If I'm paid £6000 million and I don't get Newcastle into the top four, I'll resign on the spot out of shame and guilt!"

Yang Cheng is not impressed with Souness' coaching ability.

Whether it is the legendary captain of Liverpool or the legendary star Dalglish, they should just be legends.

Coach?

They really can't keep up.

"I guess Souness won't be here for long." Brian Kidd still felt sorry.

Of course not for long.

Newcastle was heavily in debt, but still managed to squeeze out 6000 million pounds for Souness to recruit players and build the team.

In two years, Newcastle has shown no signs of revival.

For Yang Cheng, Souness's Newcastle fully illustrates what it means to be heading in the wrong direction and the harder you work, the worse it gets.

442 should be abandoned!
Take this game for example.

What can Alan Shearer and Michael Owen offer Newcastle?
Goal?

There are only 8 goals in 3 rounds.

Can we expect 35-year-old Alan Shearer to defend at all costs?
Or do you expect Irving to engage in close combat?
With two forwards in front, how should the midfield be arranged?
We can only use the traditional 442. What can we use to resist against the midfield of Bayswater Chinese?
As for the defense line, it is a complete mess, it has nothing, what should we do?
In other words, the Chinese team in Bayswater have to fight on two fronts, and the main national team players have been hidden in the cold and are not in good shape.

Otherwise, I can beat him with a big score in a minute.

That's a team built with 6000 million pounds!
If Souness doesn't sack, who will?

……

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Newcastle 1-0 at home thanks to Ribery's winning goal.

In 9 rounds of games, we have 6 wins and 3 draws, remaining unbeaten.

This also made the Chinese in Bayswater immediately famous throughout the European football world.

The league has reached mid-October, and only three teams in the top five European leagues remain unbeaten.

One of them is Bayswater Chinese in the Premier League.

The other two are Serie A giants Juventus and Ligue 1 champions Lyon.

But unlike Juventus and Lyon, Bayswater Chinese are a newly promoted team.

This immediately made the team full of mystery.

There are even many media outlets speculating whether Bayswater Chinese will become the Kaiserslautern of the Premier League and perform the miracle of a newly promoted team winning the championship?

There was a lot of hype outside, and Adam Crozier's business department also fired their first shot.

But Yang Cheng didn't think there was such a possibility.

Chelsea currently has 8 wins and 1 loss.

Mourinho's team is as stable as an old dog, which is despairing.

……

After playing against Newcastle, Yang Cheng and the team had no time to rest.

After a short rest, the team set off for Zurich to challenge the Grasshoppers.

Although it was an away game, Yang Cheng still launched a strong offensive.

The forward line is a combination of Ribery, Dzeko and Aaron Lennon.

The midfield is a combination of Modric, Yaya Toure and Las Diarra.

And in the 10th minute, Las Diarra intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and made a wonderful pass.

Dzeko stopped the ball in the penalty area, dribbled past the defender and shot with his left foot.

1 is better than 0!

This was also the only goal in the game.

For most of the following time, the Bayswater Chinese took the initiative, but the Grasshoppers also fought back frantically.

The two sides fought hard for 90 minutes but neither was able to score again.

In another match, Van Gaal's Alkmaar defeated Dnipro 2-1 away.

Hamburg has a bye in this round.

……

After returning to London from Zurich, the team headed north to Birmingham to challenge Aston Villa away.

After a tough battle against Swiss Grasshoppers in the midweek, the Bayswater Chinese encountered stubborn sniping when facing the team of famous coach David O'Leary.

Bayswater Chinese conceded a goal in the 31st minute, allowing Aston Villa to get valuable 3 points at home.

0 is better than 1!

Bayswater Chinese suffered their first defeat of the season.

However, since Manchester United drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur at home in this round, Bayswater Chinese still ranks second in the Premier League.

Chelsea also drew 1-1 with Everton away in this round.

Therefore, the points gap has not actually widened.

……

Three days later, the third knockout round of the League Cup.

Bayswater Chinese will host Watford at home.

When old friends meet, they are ruthless.

Yang Cheng continued to play with an all-substitute lineup, allowing the main players to rest.

First, young player Walcott scored a goal in the first half.

What made Yang Cheng most happy was that in the second half, Dzeko scored two goals in just 5 minutes, scoring twice.

Yang Cheng has high hopes for the Bosnian center.

Lambert's abilities are indeed good, but not very strong.

Especially in some strong dialogues, his performance was not very ideal.

If we follow what the fans say, he should be at the starting level of a mid-to-lower-level Premier League team and can only be a substitute in a strong team.

But Dzeko is different.

Yang Cheng asked him to play more games to help him improve his physical strength, adapt to the English football style, and slowly integrate into the team.

Scoring one goal in the UEFA Cup and two goals in the League Cup proves that Dzeko has indeed improved a lot.

……

This weekend, in the 11th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese will face Fulham at home.

In Yang Cheng's plan, they must win the League Cup against Dnipro at home next Wednesday at all costs.

But Fulham is a west London team.

In the eyes of many people, this round has a bit of the flavor of the West London Derby.

Fulham even gave up the League Cup for this game.

In this situation, although the Bayswater Chinese controlled the initiative throughout the game, they were unable to convert the advantage into goals and break Fulham's goal.

Yang Cheng also made continuous substitutions.

Even in the 74th minute, he replaced Leighton Baines with Dzeko, forming a double center forward combination of Dzeko and Lambert, playing Mourinho's stacking tactics.

But Fulham's defense repeatedly prevented the home team from achieving success.

Until the 2nd minute of stoppage time before the end of the game.

Inler's long shot from outside the penalty area hit the defender's leg and fell to the right side of the penalty area.

Chimbonda, who came in from the back row to attack, chased after him and kicked him without thinking twice.

The long shot hit Fulham's goal accurately.

1 is better than 0!

The finale and the killer kill!

Happiness came so suddenly that the fans at the scene went crazy.

Yang Cheng was also very excited.

Because in this round, Arsenal drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur away.

Manchester United lost 1-4 to Middlesbrough away from home.

Dave Kitson has done a great job!

After this round of games, Bayswater Chinese has 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 24 points, ranking second in the Premier League.

Chelsea has 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 28 points, ranking first in the Premier League.

But the Bayswater Chinese have created the best record for a newly promoted team in the English top league in 28 years.

The last time a newly promoted team performed so well was during the English First Division era, the famous Nottingham Forest.

Their record during the same period is at the top of the standings.

Not only that, they also won the English Football League One championship after the end of that season.

But the achievements of the Chinese in Bayswater are also quite impressive.

After 11 rounds of the Premier League, Yang Cheng's team scored 19 goals, tied with Manchester United for second place in the Premier League, second only to Mourinho's Chelsea's 2 goals.

But Bayswater Chinese only conceded 6 goals, tied with Chelsea for first place in the Premier League.

Manchester United conceded 11 goals.

As the Times said in its post-match review.

The achievements of the Chinese in Bayswater are obvious to all, but the hidden dangers are also very obvious.

That is the team's offense lacks a strong point.

Ribery is very good, but he is not a player with strong scoring ability.

Lambert?
Nor is he.

"As more and more opponents understand the tactical characteristics of the Bayswater Chinese, their situation will become increasingly difficult."

"Newcastle and Fulham, both games were winners."

“It’s not accidental.”

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