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Chapter 87: The Flash of Genius! Yang Cheng: Shameless! [Subscribe]

Arsenal drew with Bayswater Chinese away!
This is the report from the British media after the game.

That’s right, the vast majority of mainstream media, including The Sun and The Times, believe that it was Arsenal who drew with the Bayswater Chinese.

Because in the final period of the game, the home team clearly had the advantage.

Especially at the last minute, Wenger was forced to adopt the conservative 532 tactics, which is really rare.

Wenger complained about the Bayswater Chinese's first goal in his post-match press conference.

The professor pointed out that the goal was a foul and should be disallowed.

He tried to restore Arsenal's poor confidence.

Because he did not have a coaching certificate, Yang Cheng was not listed in the team.

He wasn't even an assistant coach.

He would attend the post-match press conference if he wanted to, and if he didn't want to, he would let Brian Kidd go.

This time, Brian Kidd made a tearful accusation on behalf of Yang Cheng, believing that the Premier League referee was helping Arsenal.

evidence?

Ribery's jersey was torn, so was that a penalty or something else?
Judging from the subsequent news and public opinion, Arsenal was in a disadvantageous position.

The strength shown by the Chinese team in Bayswater in the game deserved a victory.

Among them, the Times specifically mentioned Yang Cheng's deployment of troops and on-the-spot command.

In particular, they kept players like Ribery and Modric on the bench, but in the second half, when the Arsenal players' energy was almost exhausted, they sent on Ribery and Walcott, almost breaking down the Gunners' defense.

"Wenger really went all out."

"If he hesitated for even a moment, he might not have walked out of Loftus Road."

"This is definitely not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but a trap that Yang Cheng had carefully laid out before the game."

"As a newly promoted team, Bayswater Chinese have broken into the top four of the Premier League standings, and Yang Cheng has made an indelible contribution to this."

"In fact, judging from the past few games, he is the number one contributor to the rise of this West London team!"

13轮英超踢完，贝斯沃特中国人以8胜4平1负，积28分，位居英超第2。

Chelsea leads the standings with 31 points.

Next up are Manchester United with 27 points and Arsenal with 23 points.

Just as Yang Cheng expected before the season, Mourinho's Chelsea is as stable as an old dog.

……

Speaking of Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, many fans probably don’t know them.

Even in the Netherlands, this is not a strong team.

In 2002, the famous Dutch coach, offensive maniac, Co Adriaense took over Alkmaar.

It took him three years to lead this unremarkable team in the Netherlands to third place in the Eredivisie and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

As early as January 2005, Adriano announced that he would leave after the end of the season.

His next stop is Porto in the Portuguese Super League.

The Alkmaar management contacted world-famous coach Louis van Gaal, who had left his position as technical director at Ajax.

From then on, the team ushered in a new era.

If Adrianse injected offensive genes into Alkmaar, then Van Gaal saw the team's shortcomings, which was poor defense.

Therefore, after Van Gaal took over, he introduced a number of powerful veterans including Arveraz based on Adrianse's 433 tactical framework.

Van Gaal wants to use the experience and abilities of these veteran players to make up for Alkmaar's shortcomings.

At the same time, away from the power struggles of big teams, Van Gaal was able to devote himself to the transformation of the club and the targeted training of players, thereby building a combat-ready team.

Now, after 12 rounds of the Eredivisie, Alkmaar ranks third in the Eredivisie after PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.

But this team continues the strong offensive firepower of the Adriaense era and is the team with the strongest offensive capabilities in the Eredivisie.

At the same time, their defense has also been greatly improved. They are the second team with the fewest goals conceded in the Eredivisie, second only to PSV Eindhoven.

It can be said that Van Gaal's transformation and training had an immediate effect.

As early as when the draw results for the UEFA Cup group stage came out, Yang Cheng listed Alkmaar as his number one rival.

It's not just because of Van Gaal, but also because it's the third round away game.

This round is crucial.

Alkmaar's outstanding performance in the Eredivisie this season is largely due to the Georgian striker Souta Arveladze.

The 32-year-old Georgian striker played for Ajax in the Netherlands and Glasgow Rangers in Scotland.

This summer, Scottish Premier League club Glasgow Rangers did not renew Arveladze's contract due to his age.

At that time, Arveraz once wanted to return to Ajax, but Ajax also rejected Arveraz's return because of his age.

Unexpectedly, after transferring to Alkmaar, under Van Gaal's command, Souta Arveladze scored 5 goals with his head and feet and contributed 9 assists in the first 5 rounds of the Eredivisie this season, helping Alkmaar win five consecutive victories.

At that time, the entire European football world was shocked.

Everyone knows that the number of goals scored in the Eredivisie is highly inflated.

But no matter how big it is, it can’t be this big, right?
In 5 rounds, 14 goals were scored, it was crazy!

But soon, after the novelty period, Averaz was gradually figured out.

From the 6th round to the 12th round, Averaz only scored 3 goals and 1 assist.

The data is still pretty good, but compared to the madness of the first five rounds, it is obviously much lower.

The reason is not difficult to understand.

Averaz is not young anymore, he is 1 meters tall, proficient with both feet, and has excellent footwork.

He is not a powerful center, but a flexible technical forward.

Yang Cheng is still very confident in defending such a player.

So he once again used the combination of Jose Fonte and Koscielny.

Before the game, he specifically told Koscielny to keep a close eye on Arveladze.

Even if the Georgian striker retreats, we must follow.

Both of them have three midfielders, but Yang Cheng fielded a three-midfield combination of Modric, Yaya Toure and Las Diarra.

Completely suppressed the combination of AZ, De Zeeuw and Lanzat of Alkmaar.

Yang Cheng even deployed an attacking combination of Ribery, Lambert and Aaron Lennon in the frontcourt.

For this game, Yang Cheng even reserved his strength and put several players on the bench when facing Arsenal.

Careful preparation allowed Bayswater Chinese to be under control for most of the time at Alkmaar's Huth Stadium, except for the opening period when Alkmaar took the initiative for a while by virtue of their home advantage.

But the team failed to break the deadlock.

Yang Cheng was waiting on the sidelines.

After the first half, the score was still 0-0.

In the second half, the team still failed to convert the advantage into goals.

Center Lambert missed several opportunities in a row.

This made Yang Cheng on the sidelines gradually lose his patience.

……

"Although the two central defenders of Alkmaar are not very tall, they complement each other very well."

Brian Kidd looked at the court and felt helpless as the Bayswater Chinese's attack once again failed.

"Kewu Yalins is fast, has a wide range of movement, likes to rob and closely mark."

"Juris Mattison plays defense from behind and is good at strength confrontation, but his speed and explosiveness are slow."

"Lambert is really not at an advantage against these two central defenders."

Yang Cheng remained silent.

Hearing this, he glanced at his assistant and smiled slightly.

How could he not understand that Brian Kidd was explaining for Lambert.

The assistant coach was indeed right.

The combination of Mattison and Yalins performed well, and the two teamed up to clamp down on Lambert.

So far in the game, Bayswater Chinese have taken the initiative but have been unable to break the deadlock.

The biggest problem is that Lambert is frozen.

These two central defenders are indeed quite complementary, but they are both only 1 meters tall.

According to Yang Cheng's pre-match arrangement, even if Lambert failed to suppress the opponent, he should at least be able to pass the ball to his teammates around and behind him, create opportunities, and play a tactical role.

But the problem is that not only did Lambert waste many opportunities, but his tactical effect was also greatly reduced.

Of course, the problem is that Yalins keeps pestering him.

It can only be said that Lambert's strength has basically reached a bottleneck.

"Change people!" Yang Cheng made a prompt decision.

It's only 60 minutes now, it's just the right time to make a substitution.

Brian Kidd had no objection either.

If you want to win, you have to make adjustments.

"Put Dzeko on and replace Lambert."

The assistant coach immediately walked to the bench and called Dzeko, asking him to warm up quickly.

Three minutes later, Dzeko returned to the coaching seat and came to Yang Cheng.

"We need someone now to hold the ball in front of their defense, especially in the two flanks of the deep midfielder, and after turning around, either take the ball himself or pass it to a teammate."

"Especially on Mattison's side, he is a left-footed centre-back who plays on the left side, usually staying back and not easily rushing forward."

Yang Cheng said this and turned to look at Dzeko.

Lambert is 1 meters tall, which is considered relatively tall.

Dzeko is taller, at 1 meters, 93 centimeters taller than the two central defenders of Alkmaar.

If it were just that, Yang Cheng would not value Dzeko so much.

The most surprising thing about the Bosnian center is his footwork.

Born as a midfielder, he is quite fast, has delicate footwork, and is proficient with both feet.

The biggest weakness now is that the physical strength is not strong enough and the heading is not good enough.

This will take some time.

Not to mention the power confrontation, heading competitions focus on the strength of the core muscle groups of the waist and abdomen.

These all fall under the category of gyms.

Everything must be done step by step.

Dzeko is only 19 years old and this is his debut season in the Premier League, so we can't rush things.

"Don't worry, I can do it!"

Dzeko is very grateful for Yang Cheng's trust in him.

Now that the team is in trouble, arranging him to come on as a substitute is also a kind of trust.

……

In the 63rd minute, Dzeko replaced Lambert.

Although he was not satisfied with Lambert's performance, Yang Cheng still gave him a hug and offered comfort and encouragement.

Lambert will need to continue to shine in the next league.

After Dzeko came on as a substitute, the tactical style of the Chinese team in Bayswater also changed.

Van Gaal made only minor adjustments but nothing major.

The famous Dutch coach did not have much trust in the young player Vlaar, so he did not think of using the taller Vlaar to mark Dzeko.

The first time the Bosnian center forward got the ball after coming on the court was on the right side of the frontcourt.

Dzeko did not retreat, but instead blocked Mathijsen with his back and received the pass from Las Diarra.

Although he was 10 centimeters shorter and was pinned down by Dzeko, the cunning Dutch central defender took advantage of the moment when Dzeko stopped the ball and pushed him from behind, causing Dzeko to lose his balance and fall forward.

The referee did not blow the whistle and Alkmaar launched a quick counterattack.

But this time, when they got to the front court, the ball was quickly snatched back by the Chinese from Bayswater.

Yaya Toure just got the ball, took a step forward, and before crossing the center line, he immediately made a straight pass.

Dzeko retreated to the bottom right side of the center circle and observed the surrounding situation before receiving the ball.

As the head coach expected, Mattison didn't try to steal the ball much.

Yalins likes to steal the ball, but since he plays as a right center back, it is not easy for him to get to this position.

So, after stopping the ball, Dzeko turned around immediately.

Stop and turn, the movements are very skillful.

Dzeko immediately moved forward.

But just after entering the 30-meter area of ​​​​Alkmaar, Dzeko was first hit from behind by Lanzat who was chasing him all the way, and then was tackled from the front by Mathijsen.

People fell.

The ball was also lost.

No fouls yet.

The cheers of Alkmaar fans could be heard throughout the stadium.

Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines, clapped loudly, and called out to Dzeko loudly.

"It's okay, cheer up, keep playing like this, and believe in yourself!"

"You can do this, Edin!"

At this moment, Yang Cheng believed that the TV commentator must be complaining that Dzeko was too sticky with the ball.

But in Yang Cheng's opinion, this is precisely where Dzeko has the greatest tactical value.

As recognized by the industry, only those who can get the ball and turn around with their backs to the basket can be considered first-class centers.

It is rare to find a center forward over 1 meters tall who can stably dribble the ball forward.

The most well-known one is the guy under God.

Say he sticks to the ball?

That's totally incomprehensible. For a center forward who is over 1 meters tall, doing this would have a huge tactical impact.

And Dzeko can run very well.

There's always a chance to run.

……

"You can do this, Edin!"

When Dzeko got up from the grass with a depressed mood, he just heard the head coach's shouting from the sidelines.

He turned around and saw Yang Cheng clapping at him.

This made him feel a deep warmth.

Yang Cheng has always supported and trusted him unconditionally.

"Who says that small countries can't produce football geniuses? Who says that players with low transfer fees can't be geniuses?"

"He, Edin Dzeko, is a genius!"

Even though more than half a year has passed since the incident, Dzeko still occasionally recalls what Yang Cheng said at the FA hearing. He argued with people from the UK Home Office, the Department of Sport and the FA.

He wants to prove that Edin Dzeko is a genius!
This touched Dzeko deeply.

And just recently, Dzeko stood at the door of his office and heard with his own ears what he said to Adam Crozier.

"I don't plan to bring in a striker during the winter break. There is absolutely no need for that."

"We have Dzeko!"

"I believe in Dzeko!"

As he thought about it, the Bosnian center's eyes turned red.

The whole body felt like it was on fire, hot and burning.

He started running around the court.

Although he is very tall, he has good running ability and comes on as a substitute.

He was like a heavily armored tank rushing into a downtown area, crushing everything and creating enormous pressure on Alkmaar's defense.

This pressure is not only on the technical and tactical level, but also on the psychological level.

And Dzeko was not running aimlessly.

He knew that Alkmaar often passed the ball to Mathijsen.

He has been paying attention and waiting for the opportunity.

In the 70th minute of the game, Alkmaar intercepted the ball in the backcourt again.

The Chinese in Bayswater launched a counter-robbery on the spot.

The ball was at the feet of Tim Dekler on the left.

Dzeko saw Aaron Lennon rushed over immediately, so he followed immediately.

But the Bosnian was more cautious and kept an eye on Mattison.

Sure enough, after being pressed by Aaron Lennon on the left, Tim Dekler immediately chose to pass the ball back to Mattijsen.

Dzeko was delighted, and suddenly increased his speed and rushed towards Mathijsen in one step.

Before the 1-meter-tall Mattison even received the ball, he felt the pressure from the 83-meter-tall Dzeko rushing towards him.

This made Mattison, who had poor footwork and agile movements, a little surprised.

Came so fast!
Van Gaal has a very particular preference for centre-backs.

He likes to use left-footed center backs to play on the left side and right-footed center backs to play on the right side.

The advantage of doing this is that it makes it easier to pass the ball.

Before the game, the head coach emphasized this point when deploying the team's tactics.

Dzeko always remembers it.

At this moment, when Dzeko pounced on Mathijsen, he did not pay attention to his right foot, but focused on his left foot.

When the ball passed by De Cler from the left came in front of him, coupled with the pressure from Dzeko, Mathijsen instinctively stretched out his left foot to stop it.

With Aaron Lennon close to De Cler, it was impossible for Mattison to pass the ball back.

His idea was to stop, control the ball, block Dzeko, and then pass the ball back to the goalkeeper.

But under the heavy pressure, his kick stopped a little too far and was slightly out of his control.

On a football field that changes rapidly, even a one-meter error can be fatal.

Dzeko is tall and has long legs. When he rushed in front of Mathison, he saw that the opponent had stopped a little further, so he immediately kicked decisively and poked the ball lightly before Mathison.

Mattison was horrified and chased after him immediately.

Dzeko had already taken a step ahead, pushing the ball to the outside with the outside of his right foot and blocking Mathijsen with his body.

Mattison knew he had made a big mistake and immediately stuck to Dzeko, not giving him the chance to turn around and face the goal.

Although Dzeko is tall, he is relatively weak in power confrontation and cannot go head-on with Mathijsen.

The Bosnian center forward dribbled the ball skillfully and moved to the right side outside the penalty area.

Just when Mathijsen and everyone in Alkmaar breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they were out of danger, Dzeko suddenly paused, lowered his left shoulder, and pretended to walk towards the baseline.

Mattison, who was standing on the inside right side of the penalty area, naturally couldn't follow up immediately as he wished.

Unexpectedly, Dzeko dribbled the ball to the right with his left foot, turned around successfully, faced his own half, and took a step back.

While dribbling the ball, Dzeko also turned his head and took a look at the penalty area.

Mattison reacted quickly and rushed back, fearing that Dzeko would break into the penalty area.

But the Bosnian center never thought about entering the penalty area.

Without waiting for Mathijsen to catch up, Dzeko swung his long left foot towards the football.

In the penalty area, both Alkmaar goalkeeper Henk Timmer and center back Jalins gathered at the front position.

This is also the normal choice for all defensive teams.

Ribery was surrounded by them.

But Dzeko's pass drew a beautiful arc in the air and landed in the empty back post.

Just when everyone was wondering, a red figure quickly rushed up, met Dzeko's pass, headed the ball, and smashed it into the goal which was almost unguarded.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 71st minute, the Bayswater Chinese scored against Alkmaar!"

"From their captain, midfielder Luka Modric!"

"This was a great combination from two talented players!"

"Modric was the first player in English football history to use the special talent clause in 2003, and Dzeko used the special talent clause in 2005."

“Now, the cooperation of the two players has opened the scoring for the Bayswater Chinese!”

"1 to 0!"

……

Yang Cheng on the sidelines was so excited that he jumped up and clapped his hands.

"He actually saw it!" Brian Kidd was also very excited.

"This proves that our special training over the past period of time has been effective." Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Brian Kidd nodded repeatedly.

When he looked at Yang Cheng again, there was admiration in his eyes.

As early as before the start of this season's summer training camp, Yang Cheng advocated adding a special training.

The purpose is to improve the team's ability to pass the ball and predict space under more intense pressure in the Premier League.

Everyone knows that the passing accuracy is the most accurate if the target is stationary.

The faster the target moves, the longer the pass distance is, the greater the pressure on the passer, and the greater the pass error. This involves a prediction of space.

Moreover, both the passer and the receiver must make the same prediction at the same time.

This makes it possible to make a successful pass.

When Yang Cheng was a coach in his previous life, he liked to go to the Coverciano training base in Italy to attend classes.

Once, he was listening to a lecture by a professor, in which he mentioned the American NFL teams. The coaching team usually has more than 20 people, with a dedicated coach for each position, who conduct very detailed analysis and training of the game.

Among them, they will help players accurately predict the position and timing of the receiver through careful planning and repeated training.

The training methods for rugby are not suitable for soccer.

But the success of the American NFL proves one thing.

The ability to pass the ball under high pressure and the ability to predict space can all be improved through training.

Yang Cheng was very interested in this matter and discussed it a lot with the professor, but they were all theoretical things.

No one knows how to put it into practice.

Because in football, everyone feels that this is a feeling.

The talent of a top passer!

But Yang Cheng doesn't think so. He believes that talent definitely exists.

Some people are born with a better sense of space and a better understanding of the game.

But the problem is that it is not necessary to train every player to be a 100-point passing master.

Isn't it enough to just train the players to 80 points, or even 75 points?

When Yang Cheng coached in the Bundesliga in his previous life, he experienced the Germans' engineering thinking, especially the so-called practice room.

So, not long ago, in the second phase of the Brent Training Base project, Yang Cheng proposed to build a simulation space.

Similar to the practice rooms popular in German football.

The difference is that the surrounding walls will be covered with round holes, each of which is slightly larger than the ball.

These holes are all closed, but during training, one of them will be opened at random, and all the player has to do is pass the ball into this hole.

Not only that, the entire room will be captured by high-definition cameras without blind spots, and the timing, strength and angle of each player's pass will be counted.

This corresponds to the timing, route and distance of the player's pass on the court.

However, there is currently no relevant data analysis software in the industry.

So, Yang Cheng asked Gianni Vio to start building a data analysis model.

This model uses a three-dimensional coordinate system. The coordinate axes are the timing, route and distance of the pass obtained from training in the practice room, as well as other supporting data including the number of steps and stride frequency before passing the ball.

In addition, this data analysis model can also perform data analysis on players in games and training.

The three coordinates are the passer’s passing timing, the receiver’s running timing, and the distance of the pass.

This can help us analyze who deserves the credit for the successful pass.

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Once everything is ready, players can get timely and accurate data feedback in every game, every training session, and every practice in the practice room.

That alone is not enough.

Therefore, Yang Cheng has already started working on it in advance and spent the entire summer with the coaching staff to customize some targeted special training for the team.

There are group competitions on small fields, as well as passing and cutting training on standard football fields.

Since the construction of Phase 2 of the Brent Training Base has just started and the practice room is still being customized by a company, the Chinese at Bayswater have basically been conducting special training this season.

It is scheduled twice a week, each time is about 15 minutes, and all are arranged in the daily training program.

Over the past period of time, the team has had many scenes where players have passed the ball effectively.

Dzeko's pass just now was also very impressive.

That's why Brian Kidd was so excited.

However, now is not the time to be happy.

"Dzeko's body is still too weak. We need to think of ways to strengthen it as soon as possible."

Yang Chengke still remembers that when the Bosnian center forward first came on as a substitute, he was tackled twice in a row.

This kind of physical confrontation would be difficult even in the Premier League.

Brian Kidd quickly nodded in agreement.

……

With Modric's goal, the deadlock was broken.

Van Gaal also made decisive substitutions.

Dutch right winger Merdink came on as a substitute to strengthen the attack in the frontcourt.

Obviously, Van Gaal is not willing to let Bayswater Chinese take away 3 points at home.

After Yang Cheng took the lead, he signaled the team to continue playing as they had just done.

Especially Dzeko in the frontcourt.

The Bosnian center forward was more active and kept putting pressure on Alkmaar's defense, making the two central defenders Mathijsen and Jalins miserable.

There is such a big height difference, and Dzeko can run and is quite fast, so the pressure is really too great.

But when everyone focused their attention on the active Dzeko, the game was restricted. Ribery, who had a mediocre performance, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and launched a brilliant attack.

After receiving the pass from Leighton Baines, Ribery faced the 1-meter-tall full-back Statham, passed the ball on the left side, shook off the defender, caught up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and gently kicked it with his left foot.

In the middle are two players, Jalins and Mattison, both 1 meters tall.

In this case, Dzeko, who is 1 meters tall, stands out from the crowd.

How could the Bosnian center miss such a godsend opportunity?
Dzeko rushed into Alkmaar's penalty area like a heavy tank, jumped high, headed the ball to the left side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Timur was still moving towards the right side of the goal when he was suddenly headed in the opposite direction by Dzeko. How could he react?
"The ball goes in again!!!"

"2 to 0!"

"Edin Dzeko from Bosnia and Herzegovina scored another goal for the Chinese in Bayswater!"

"This 19-year-old center forward completely changed the game after he came on the court."

“His pass and shot helped Bayswater Chinese secure the victory.”

"2 to 0!"

"This score is enough for Bayswater Chinese to walk out of Alkmaar's Huth Stadium with their heads held high. At the same time, they also won three consecutive group matches and advanced to the next round in advance!"

……

"Today's game reminded me of the second national derby in the 03/04 La Liga season."

After the game, when Van Gaal came to Yang Cheng, his mood had recovered.

After coaching for so many years, I have become indifferent to winning or losing.

But he was obviously more interested in the content of the game.

"What?" Yang Cheng vaguely guessed something, but pretended not to know.

Van Gaal looked at Yang Cheng deeply and snorted.

"The entire lineup configuration is too similar."

"Really?" Yang Cheng laughed.

He didn't think it was a mockery of him, but rather a compliment.

There is no such thing as plagiarism in the football circle, and plagiarism is impossible.

There are no two players in the world who are exactly the same, so how can you copy them?
"When Frank Rijkaard coached Barcelona, ​​they were still figuring things out and before Edgar Davids came in, the team was 12th in La Liga."

"With the addition of Davis, this Barcelona team went 17 rounds unbeaten in La Liga, winning 14 and drawing 3, and beat Real Madrid 2-2 away in the second national derby."

Yang Cheng is also very familiar with this game.

It can be said that this game is the battle for the rise of Barcelona's Dream Team II dynasty!

"I remember clearly that the midfield was Edgar Davids and Xavi, with Cocu falling behind."

Yang Cheng nodded.

As a first-line head coach, you have to be familiar with all these games.

This is the basic skill.

"Your midfield configuration is Las Diarra, Modric, and Yaya Toure behind."

At this point, Van Gaal looked at Yang Cheng deeply and asked calmly, "Resemble them, right?"

Yang Cheng shook his head. "Las Diarra's impact is not as good as Davis, Modric's stability is not as good as Xavi, and Yaya Toure's defense is not as good as Cocu."

When Van Gaal heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"You only talk about the shortcomings, why don't you mention the outstanding aspects?"

Yang Cheng was silent.

"Barcelona's front line has Ronaldinho on the left and Overmars on the right, while your front line has Ribery on the left and Aaron Lennon on the right. Aren't they similar?"

“But the most surprising thing was the center and the process of the game.”

"In that game, Barcelona's midfield had the advantage, but it was Real Madrid who scored the first goal. Solari scored in the 54th minute, and Rijkaard replaced Saviola with Kluivert in the 57th minute."

"One minute into the game, Kluivert equalized the score for Barcelona, ​​sounding the clarion call for Barcelona's counterattack."

After Kluivert came on the pitch, Real Madrid's defense completely collapsed.

In the 69th minute, Figo's second yellow card was the best proof.

Barcelona also scored another goal in the 86th minute.

Yang Cheng also has a vivid memory of this game.

looks like?

It's indeed very similar.

The techniques and tactics of football are different but lead to the same goal.

For example, what kind of midfield configuration, what kind of wing configuration, if you compare carefully, it is easy to find that successful teams often have similarities.

Barcelona chose not to sign Davis in the summer of 04 because they had a more suitable candidate.

Later, the soul core of the Dream Team II, Deco.

So, Van Gaal is promoting the Chinese in Bayswater.

"That center who came off the bench fits your tactics better than Lambert."

Yang Cheng did not express his opinion.

"Your current midfield is indeed very good, but the defense is a bit too much. Yaya Toure is more capable than Cocu back then. What you need is a Deco to share the pressure with Modric."

“It will allow you to have more control in the midfield and be more creative.”

The midfield of Las Diarra, Modric and Yaya Toure ensures that Bayswater Chinese will not be at a disadvantage even when facing strong Premier League teams.

In fact, most of the time they can gain the upper hand.

The team's defense is excellent this season because the midfield is strong enough.

Van Gaal's vision was absolutely correct.

In other words, if Las Diarra is replaced by "Deco", wouldn't it be Real Madrid's ceremonial three midfielders?

Toni Kroos, Modric and Casemiro.

This is what is called "no matter how things change, they remain essentially the same."

But the problem is that with the current strength of the Bayswater Chinese, they cannot find a Toni Kroos-like player.

Not only must he have excellent running and passing stability, but he must also have the ability to make accurate long passes.

Pirlo, Carrick, Scholes or Xabi Alonso would all be fine.

The question is, who can the Chinese in Bayswater poach?
The answer is, none of them can be found.

In terms of passing and controlling ability and creativity, Real Madrid's ceremonial three midfielders are indeed not as good as Barcelona's Xavi and Baibu.

But the ceremonial three midfielders are more comprehensive and more durable.

If Barcelona's Xavi and Baibu go to the Premier League, the effect will be greatly reduced.

There won’t be any mid-game action during the ceremony.

This is the difference.

Yang Cheng has tried the combination of Inler, Modric and Yaya Toure, but when facing some strong teams, the effect is not as good as Las Diarra.

The French midfielder's tackling and passing were very good.

Under Yang Cheng's polishing and supervision, his football playing habits improved a lot.

Therefore, Yang Cheng will not easily break this combination before finding more suitable players.

"He has the skills, the physique, and the courage to play high up the pitch. The key is that he is still so young..."

When Van Gaal said this, his eyes looking into Yang Cheng's were full of memories.

"European football hasn't seen such an amazing team for a long time!"

Yang Cheng rolled his eyes up and almost cursed.

If you really want to praise yourself, just do it. Why beat around the bush?

Wasn’t the last team like this your Ajax?

shameless!
……

However, sometimes, some things are really annoying.

I just talked to Van Gaal in the Netherlands about Barcelona and Edgar Davids.

After returning to London, Bayswater Chinese played at home and welcomed the 14th round of the Premier League.

The opponent is North London team Tottenham Hotspur.

Eight minutes into the game, Ribery took advantage of a mistake by Tottenham's defense and scored a goal.

After that, the two sides exchanged blows and the game became quite stalemate.

The Chinese at Bayswater were fighting on two fronts, and Tottenham were well rested, but the home team still had the upper hand on the field.

The double central defenders of Ledley King and Michael Dawson performed very stably, once again restricting Lambert and blocking Bayswater Chinese's attacks again and again.

In the 77th minute of the second half, Edgar Davids, who transferred from Inter Milan, got the ball on the left, took big strides and moved forward quickly with the ball.

Skrtel decisively rushed forward, trying to snipe Davis on the center line.

As a result, Davis and Carrick made a two-pass wall combination, broke through Skrtel's defense, and broke into the left side of the penalty area before Jose Fonte.

Neuer left the goal and went to the middle, and Davis took a decisive shot.

The ball passed under Neuer and went straight into the goal.

1 is better than 1!

draw!

The 32-year-old Dutchman dribbled the ball for nearly 60 meters, it was amazing!

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 1-1.

……

In the middle of the week, in the League Cup round of 16 knockout match, Bayswater Chinese will face Newcastle at home.

The continuous strong dialogues made the Chinese in Bayswater, who were fighting on two fronts, feel very exhausted.

Especially in the 30th minute, Jose Fonte sprained his leg while competing with Shearer and left the field injured, which made Yang Cheng very depressed.

In the second half, Yang Cheng successively replaced players such as Leighton Baines to strengthen the attack.

In the 78th minute, Walcott was on the right, facing Elliott, and made a wonderful pass. He used his speed to break through Newcastle's defense, broke into the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and passed the ball back to the middle with an inverted triangle.

Dzeko dribbled the ball flexibly, turned around and shot with his left foot, breaking the Newcastle goal.

1 is better than 0!

This was also the only goal of the entire game.

Bayswater Chinese narrowly defeated Newcastle and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game, Jose Fonte was examined and determined to have only a minor sprain and was not serious, so he needed to rest for one to two weeks.

……

Saturday afternoon, the 15th round of the Premier League, Anfield Stadium, Liverpool.

When the referee Yuriha Reini blew the whistle to end the game, Yang Cheng waved his hands in venting.

1 is better than 0!

This is the final result on the scoreboard.

After the opening, Bayswater Chinese took the initiative in the game and created opportunities continuously.

Ribery, in particular, created two corner kick opportunities on the left.

On one of the corner kicks, Skrtel hit the crossbar and almost scored.

This forced Benítez's team to pay more attention to defense.

But in the 19th minute, Liverpool launched a quick counterattack.

Crouch's volley from outside the penalty area hit Leighton Baines' leg and bounced high.

Neuer did not expect the ball to suddenly change direction, but he reacted quickly enough to change his strategy immediately and tried to kick the ball out of the goal.

As a result, the ball was hit, but because it was a high ball, it hit the bottom edge of the crossbar after being hit and bounced back into the goal.

0 is better than 1!

If that's all, then forget it.

Before the end of the first half, Bayswater Chinese hit the post once.

Yang Cheng was completely depressed.

In the second half, the Chinese in Bayswater launched continuous attacks, while Liverpool defended and counterattacked steadily.

It has to be admitted that Benítez's team's defense was very tight.

In the end, Yang Cheng's team lost 0-1 at Anfield.

This is also the second loss for Bayswater Chinese so far this season.

15轮比赛踢完，贝斯沃特中国人以8胜5平2负的战绩，积29分，位列英超第3。

Chelsea ranks first with 37 points, while Manchester United ranks second with 33 points.

After Bayswater Chinese, Liverpool has 28 points, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton all have 26 points.

……

After losing to Liverpool away, Yang Cheng and the team had no time to stop and feel sad.

Four days later, the team hosted Hamburg, Germany at home.

This is the final round of the UEFA Cup group stage.

Since the team had already qualified, Yang Cheng made a lot of rotations in this game, focusing on defensive counterattacks.

Hamburg's core midfielder Van der Vaart suffered an ankle injury in the league and was unable to play.

This seriously affected Hamburg's organization and attack.

In the 30th minute, the home team launched a quick counterattack. Walcott drove straight into the right with the ball and made a diagonal pass behind him on the right rib.

Dzeko stopped the ball, dribbled past Hamburg center back Van Buyten and shot into the goal.

1 is better than 0!

After that, no matter how Hamburg attacked, they could not break through the defense of the double central defenders consisting of Skrtel and Koscielny.

In the end, the team beat Hamburg 1-0.

……

At the weekend, in the 16th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Chelsea away.

Due to the rotation in the League Cup match in midweek, the players of Bayswater Chinese are more physically fit and in better shape this time.

Defensive center back Jose Fonte also returned from injury and returned to the starting lineup.

Chelsea lost Makelele due to injury.

Mourinho played at home and fielded a more attacking midfield lineup.

Joe Cole and Lampard were in the middle, with Essien falling back as the lone defensive midfielder.

According to Mourinho, he hopes to control the game with the help of Joe Cole's ball control ability.

But when it came to the game, he had to find out with frustration that even with such a midfield, he still couldn't suppress the Chinese from Bayswater.

During the game, Chelsea's midfield controlled the ball more in the bottom of the center circle in their own half.

And most of them are horizontal passes and back passes.

Most of the passes forward were to the flanks, allowing Robben and Duff to rush forward.

Yang Cheng was well prepared for this. Leighton Baines and Chimbonda teamed up to clamp down on Robben and Duff.

So Mourinho made adjustments in the 25th minute.

Joe Cole moved further forward, on both sides of the pitch, to support Robben and Duff.

This still failed to break through the Chinese defense line in Bayswater.

But Chelsea was lucky.

In the 32nd minute, Robben received a pass from Joe Cole on the left and created a corner kick opportunity when he broke through.

Lampard took a corner kick and Terry headed the ball into the goal, beating Jose Fonte who had just returned from injury.

1 is better than 0!

This goal completely ignited the passion at Stamford Bridge.

At the same time, Chelsea players were extremely excited.

3 seasons now!

They played 3 games against Bayswater Chinese and lost all of them.

This is the 4th game!
We must get it no matter what!

　Let me explain to you all, there is really no problem with the schedule. The Premier League schedule in those years was just so capricious. Thanks to my book friends!!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)