I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 95: Long-distance raid! This kid has finally gotten the hang of it! [Subscribe]

The competition has entered April and there is basically not much suspense in the race for the Premier League title.

The only question is, can Arsenal get back into the top four?
Even many media people and fans who had previously hoped that Bayswater Chinese would collapse and decline were completely disappointed.

Yang Cheng's team and Ferguson's Manchester United are still in a state of mutual exchanges.

On April 4, Arsenal drew 5-0 with Juventus away in Turin.

Since the Gunners won the first leg 2-0 at home, they eliminated Juventus with a total score of 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.

Wenger's team is clearly going all in on the Champions League.

Bayswater Chinese won the first leg at home 2-0, and then played away against Levski Sofia, Bulgaria, and finally won 3-1.

With a total score of 5-1, they successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

The other three teams that reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals are Sevilla, Schalke 04 and Roma.

After the draw, the Chinese from Bayswater drew the Serie A's Red Wolves, Roma.

……

After returning to the Premier League, the 33rd round came immediately, with the team playing at home against Birmingham.

Birmingham, who kicked off first, tried to take the initiative and launched an attack at the beginning of the game.

But when the ball entered the Bayswater Chinese half, it was intercepted by Jose Fonte.

Skrtel launched a counterattack with a long pass, Ribery broke through on the right and passed the ball into the penalty area. Lambert made a powerful shot from the middle, but the goalkeeper blocked it and the ball went out of the bottom line.

Corner kick.

Modric took a corner kick from the right, and Lambert, Yaya Toure and Skrtel all competed in the front point and the middle.

The Slovak center back's header hit the goalkeeper's leg and bounced out.

Jose Fonte followed up in front of the goal and scored with a supplementary shot.

1 is better than 0!

Birmingham lost the ball within one minute of the start and was in disarray.

Just 2 minutes later, Yaya Toure passed the ball and Arshavin made a wonderful pass from the left, helping Lambert to get a one-on-one chance.

As a result, the England center hit the post when shooting.

But in the 9th minute, Ribery received a wonderful pass from Modric, broke into the left side of the penalty area, and shot with his right foot.

2 is better than 0!

Just five minutes later, the Chinese team of Bayswater intercepted the ball and counterattacked. Maicon took the ball from the backcourt, ran 5 meters and passed the ball to Arshavin's feet.

The Russian broke into the right side of the penalty area and tried to dribble past the goalkeeper, but was knocked to the ground.

The referee awarded a penalty.

Lambert, who had missed consecutive scoring opportunities in this game, scored in one fell swoop and changed the score to 3-0!

After conceding three goals in a row, Birmingham head coach Steve Bruce has lost his patience.

An early substitution was made in the 24th minute.

Even in the 35th minute, there was a second substitution.

The player who played this time was an old acquaintance of Yang Cheng and the Chinese in Bayswater, former Arsenal youngster Pennant.

But this could not stop the Chinese from bombing Bayswater.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Las Diarra swung his foot from outside the penalty area and fired a long shot, which actually went in, further expanding the score.

4 is better than 0!

At this time, the home team can create threats almost any way they play.

After basically securing the victory in the first half, Yang Cheng started to make substitutions in the second half.

Birmingham wanted to seize the opportunity and turn the situation around.

In the 70th minute, Walcott, who had been on the field for only 2 minutes, received a pass from Modric on the right, launched a quick counterattack, broke into the penalty area, dribbled past the goalkeeper and shot with his right foot.

5 is better than 0!

But seven minutes later, Birmingham scored a goal.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Birmingham 5-1 at home.

……

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2-1 at home.

Chelsea defeated West Ham United 4-1 at home.

Liverpool beat Bolton 1-0 at home.

Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 at home.

After the 33rd round of the Premier League, Chelsea continued to lead, with Manchester United leading by 1 point and ranking second.

Bayswater Chinese still ranked third.

But the points gap between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal has further widened.

Especially Arsenal.

The Gunners had a tough battle with Juventus in the middle of the week, which consumed a lot of energy and led to a lackluster performance in the league.

With only five rounds left in the Premier League, the Gunners are 5 points behind Liverpool, and it is basically only a theoretical possibility for them to catch up to the top four.

Wenger's team now has only one way left to enter the Champions League next season.

Win the Champions League this season!

After the 33rd round, the Bayswater Chinese, who had an explosive performance in this round, received rave reviews.

After this season's performance, the media and fans generally recognize the competitiveness of Bayswater Chinese this season.

It is generally believed that the Bayswater Chinese under the coaching of Yang Cheng have the strength to compete with the traditional Big 4 of the Premier League, at least this season.

Next season?

Hard to say.

After the 33rd round, many media outlets were still trying to create chaos by making news and mocking Birmingham's winger Pennant.

It's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road.

The outside world was unaware of the situation and thought that it was Pennant who rejected the Chinese from Bayswater and even mocked Yang Cheng's team.

Therefore, Yang Cheng was forced to change his target and introduced Aaron Lennon from Leeds United.

Pennant also left Arsenal six months later and went to Birmingham.

But who could have thought that Aaron Lennon made great progress in Bayswater Chinese, won the favor of Wenger, and joined Arsenal at a high price, where Pennant wanted to stay but was ruthlessly sold.

The Bayswater Chinese, who were mocked by Pennant for having difficulty staying in the Championship, now slaughtered Birmingham 5-1.

There were even media reporters who rushed to ask Pennant after the game whether he regretted not joining Bayswater Chinese.
The England winger broke through the defense and started cursing angrily, telling him to get out!

……

For Yang Cheng, Pennant was never in his eyes.

Naturally, he had no interest in participating in such topics.

There is no such time.

After the 33rd round of the Premier League, there was a week of rest.

Yang Cheng gave the players a holiday, but he himself couldn't rest because he had important things to deal with.

That's the renewal.

In Yang Cheng's mind, the most important position in the current Bayswater Chinese team is midfield.

Whether it was coaching in his previous life or in this life, Yang Cheng always felt that even after being coached by Wenger, Houllier, Benítez, Mourinho... and even later by famous coaches such as Guardiola and Pochettino, the technical and tactical skills of the Premier League are still relatively rough and backward.

He had been asked a question several times in his previous life: Why is the Premier League the world's number one league, but its performance in European competitions is not as good as La Liga?

Many fans will try to interpret it from aspects such as competition system and league competition.

This is certainly true, and there are factors in this regard.

But in Yang Cheng's opinion, the most important thing is that the entire technical and tactical system of the Premier League is relatively backward.

Many fans may not have noticed that any Premier League team with an excellent and controlling midfield can often achieve good results in European competitions.

For example, Arsenal this season.

Players like Fabregas, Pires and Hleb make the Gunners' midfield very creative and in control.

Liverpool also has a world-class organizing midfielder in Xabi Alonso.

After Liverpool, Manchester United will usher in a peak period of European performance, as they have Carrick and the transformed Scholes.

Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012 with Mikel Obi and Juan Mata in midfield.

In the 17/18 season, Liverpool also had midfielders such as Henderson, Wijnaldum and Milner, but lost to Real Madrid, which had only three players in the midfield, in the Champions League final.

A year later, Liverpool signed Brazilian midfielder Fabinho at a sky-high price, and their midfield strength improved by leaps and bounds. They even reversed Barcelona in the semi-finals and won the Champions League.

Needless to say, in the 20/21 season that followed, both Guardiola's Manchester City and Tuchel's Chelsea attached great importance to midfield.

In the 21/22 season, when the aging ceremonial three midfielders, led a group of Real Madrid boys, and won the Champions League again, the importance of the midfield needed no further explanation.

Jonathan Liu, a famous British sports columnist, once wrote an article specifically expressing his views.

He believes that Premier League teams lack a certain kind of on-pitch intelligence.

"The Champions League is a cup competition."

"In the cup competitions, every opponent, every game is different and brings different challenges."

"At this time, the team needs a commander on the field, a midfielder who can solve problems at critical moments, and a defender who can read the game."

So, why is the Premier League's European competition so up and down?
The answer is already very clear.

Yang Cheng said proudly that in the current Premier League, no head coach attaches as much importance to midfield as he does.

Including Mourinho.

The midfield of Modric, Yaya Toure and Las Diarra that he carefully built for the Chinese in Bayswater has shined in the Premier League this season.

Even players like Inler, Andreasen and Matuidi performed very well.

Therefore, Yang Cheng also put the contract renewal of the midfielder first.

During the team's week of rest, Yang Cheng talked to every midfielder.

Modric was the smoothest to talk to.

As the captain of the team, the Croatian is very grateful to Yang Cheng for promoting and cultivating him back then. He is still very young and has never thought about leaving the team.

It's very interesting.

In Yang Cheng's mind, the most important midfielder of Bayswater Chinese is actually the one least valued by the outside world.

They are more concerned about Yaya Toure and Las Diarra, the characteristics and advantages of these two players are obvious.

Modric?

The offense is not particularly eye-catching and the defense looks weak.

Modric promised to complete the contract renewal negotiations with the club as soon as possible.

Yang Cheng is willing to give him the highest salary in the team, 2 pounds a week.

Yang Cheng appealed to Modric's emotions and lured Las Diarra with benefits.

He told the French midfielder that the team would compete in the Champions League next season. If he could stay in the team, not only would his salary be increased, but he would also have more opportunities to train in games, and he would be more confident when bargaining with the top teams.

At the very least, you can demand higher pay.

"After 07, I can't say about the Premier League teams, but I can guarantee that as long as the big clubs in other leagues take a fancy to you and offer a good transfer fee, I will agree to let you transfer."

"You are only 21 years old. You don't really think that if you go to a top team, you will be able to become a starter easily, right?"

Yang Cheng explained the reason to Yaya Toure.

The Ivorian will be 23 years old after the end of this season and is gradually entering the peak of his career.

Yang Cheng said that he has only played for one season, and although many teams are optimistic about him, they are just optimistic.

"Your brother plays for Arsenal. I believe you must know something about the internal competition among top teams."

"You won't have any advantage if you go to a wealthy club now."

"But if you perform better in our team and achieve excellent results, do you think the situation will remain the same?"

"By then, even big clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United will come to you eagerly and beg you to join their team."

Yang Cheng deliberately mentioned Arsenal in order to provoke Yaya Toure.

He went to Arsenal for a trial that year and played a warm-up match for the Gunners, but his performance was poor and he was rejected by Wenger.

Yang Cheng brought this up now because he wanted to tell Yaya Toure not to bow down to the top teams easily.

They ignored you back then, now you have to make sure they are out of your reach!

If those wealthy families just beckon you, and you rush over to them, will they still cherish you? Will they still take you seriously?

After several days of conversation, Yang Cheng finally convinced Yaya Toure and Las Diarra to stay with the team.

In the 34th round of the Premier League, before the team went north to Newcastle, the Bayswater Chinese announced that they had officially started the contract renewal for the new season.

"We have officially started contract renewal negotiations with players such as Modric, Yaya Toure, Las Diarra and Gerhan Inler, and strive to complete the contract renewal before the end of this season!"

Adam Crozier's official announcement undoubtedly cut off the fantasies of the teams coveting these players.

This is also a move to stabilize the morale of the army.

By keeping the personnel complete, Yang Cheng will have the confidence to make a strong effort in the Champions League next season!

Are Premier League teams not good at European competitions?
That depends on who is coaching!

……

On the afternoon of April 4th, in the 15th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Newcastle away.

As the first leg of the League Cup semi-final will be held in the middle of the week, Yang Cheng made a lot of rotations in this game, changing 6 positions in the starting lineup.

Players like Modric, Ribery, Yaya Toure and others all sat on the bench.

Dzeko was not even included in the match roster.

In the game, Yang Cheng also changed his previous style of play that preferred to control the ball and rhythm, and adopted a more concise offensive method.

Based on defense, quickly pass through the midfield and use both flanks to create offensive advantages.

This can be seen from Yang Cheng's midfield configuration.

Gerhan Inler and Matuidi, partnered with Andreassen, this midfield combination is strong enough!
At the beginning of the game, Inler and Matuidi repeatedly committed fouls in the midfield and frontcourt, which made Newcastle, who were playing at home, very frustrated.

The fans of the home team kept booing the players of the visiting team.

Newcastle also appeared to be particularly cautious.

They originally thought that Bayswater Chinese would continue to adopt a fast-paced offensive tactic, so they took a low profile at the beginning.

Unexpectedly, the Chinese in Bayswater put themselves in a lower position than them.

As a last resort, control the ball.

But Newcastle soon discovered that it was difficult for them to control the ball through midfield.

The visiting team's midfield is too tough and a bit too powerful.

Matuidi, in particular, was like a "mad dog", running and grabbing the ball at all costs.

The Chinese at Bayswater had no way to contain their opponents. Although they had possession of the ball, they either passed the ball back and forth in the backcourt or circled in place, making it difficult to pass the ball to Shearer in the frontcourt.

This boring game lasted for more than half an hour.

In the 35th minute, Bayswater Chinese made a quick counterattack after stealing the ball.

Arshavin took the ball on the left and crossed it to the outside of the center of the penalty area.

Gerhan Inle headed the ball to Lambert on the right side of the arc.

The England center forward stopped the ball with his chest and passed it back.

Inler came on and pushed the ball into Newcastle's goal from the edge of the penalty area.

1 is better than 0!

Newcastle is no pushover either.

Especially at home.

When they fell behind by one goal, the whole team launched a crazy counterattack.

In the 44th minute, Solano made a free kick in the frontcourt, Ameobi overpowered Koscielny and headed the ball into the goal, successfully equalizing the score.

1 is better than 1!

The two sides entered the halftime break with a draw.

In the second half, Yang Cheng took decisive action and launched an attack.

In the 55th minute, Ashley Young got support from Maicon on the right, broke through Newcastle's defense, and made a diagonal pass to Arshavin who was unguarded at the far end on the right side outside the penalty area.

The Russian shot without stopping the ball and sent it into Newcastle's goal.

2 is better than 1!

After losing the ball again, Newcastle became anxious
Especially defender Boumsong.

In the 62nd minute, Arshavin dribbled into the penalty area, and Boumsong deliberately pulled down Arshavin after making a clearance error.

The referee awarded a penalty and a red card without hesitation.

Lambert scored the penalty kick.

3 is better than 1!

After securing the victory, the opponent was one man short, so Yang Cheng immediately made a substitution to save strength for the League Cup in midweek.

In the 80th minute, Inler moved the ball to the right.

After receiving the ball, Maicon drove straight along the right sideline, reached the right side outside the penalty area, and made a cross to find Lambert.

Lambert competed for the ball in the penalty area and headed the ball back to the left side of the penalty area.

Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute, followed up with a shot and sent the ball into the Newcastle goal.

4 is better than 1!

This is also the first Premier League goal in young player Gareth Bale's career!
In the last round, Gareth Bale was very envious after his roommate and best friend Walcott scored his first Premier League goal in his career.

Walcott's performance this season is better than Gareth Bale, especially after his stunning performance in the League Cup, he has received a lot of attention from the outside world.

Moreover, he is an English player.

Gareth Bale chose to play for Wales.

Now, Bale has scored a goal himself.

By the way, although the club has a relatively short history, Walcott's league goal in the last round did not make him the youngest professional league scorer in the history of Bayswater Chinese.

The English youngster could only rank second.

In first place is Huddlestone.

他在03/04赛季的英乙第13轮比赛里，主场6比0击败特兰米尔流浪者的比赛里，取得了进球。

At the time, Huddlestone was two months away from turning 2.

Walcott was just over 17 years old.

But now, Gareth Bale's goal broke Huddlestone's record and became the youngest scorer in the club's history. He will not turn 7 until July 16.

One month ahead of Huddlestone.

Yang Cheng actually doesn't care much about this kind of record, but he praised Gareth Bale's goal generously and was very excited.

This further encouraged the Welsh.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Newcastle 4-1 away from home.

As Manchester United was tied 0-0 by Sunderland at home in this round, Bayswater Chinese once again returned to second place in the standings.

……

On the evening of March 4th, Loftus Road Stadium in London.

In the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final, Bayswater Chinese faced Roma at home.

As early as February, Roma's captain, Wolf King Totti, was absent for a long time due to a fracture.

Head coach Spalletti still deployed a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Doni;
Defense: Kufrère, Zivu, Mex and Panucci;

Midfield: De Rossi and Dacourt form a double defensive midfielder, with Mancini, Perrotta and Tommasi in front;

Forward: Taddei.

Spalletti had a difficult first half of the season due to the lack of new players and the lack of veteran Montella. But soon, he gradually developed a new set of tactics.

That is the 4231 tactics with Wolf King Totti as the core of the frontcourt offense.

This is also what many fans will talk about in the future, the wolf pack tactics, or the no-striker tactics.

Totti plays the role of 4231 in the 1 formation.

This is also the most important part of this tactic.

Relying on this innovative tactical style of play, Spalletti's team once won 11 consecutive games in Serie A and remained unbeaten for 13 rounds. The results were quite brilliant and amazing.

Although Totti broke his leg at the end of February, ending Roma's winning streak and unbeaten streak, Roma's subsequent performance was still remarkable, only losing 2-2 to Ascoli away from home.

That is to say, in the past 19 rounds of Serie A, Roma only lost one game.

This makes the Red Wolf Army very ambitious.

Even in London, they were determined to eliminate this Premier League newly promoted team.

Roma, wearing white jerseys, took the lead from the start.

But what Spalletti didn't expect was that Yang Cheng was much more familiar with the strikerless tactics than he was.

Yang Cheng also conducted a thorough study of the Red Wolf Legion.

Just five minutes into the game, Ashley Young failed to break through on the right, but passed the ball to Piszczek near the right sideline.

Facing Kufre's defense, the Pole first stopped suddenly, pretended to kick the ball, suddenly kicked the ball towards the bottom line, and then used his speed to get rid of Kufre.

After catching up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Piszczek did not continue to go down the bottom, but instead made a cross before Zidane.

What surprised everyone in Roma was that this cross did not go to Dzeko in the penalty area, who had the height advantage, but was passed to the front of the penalty area, on the right side of the top arc.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a majestic red figure advancing at high speed, meeting Piszczek's cross on the right side of the arc, and volleying the ball without stopping.

There was a muffled bang at the scene, and the football, like a heavy missile, went into the goal guarded by Donny at lightning speed.

In an instant, the entire stadium exploded.

"Yaya Toure!!"

"A very beautiful volley!"

"Midfielder from Ivory Coast, Yaya Toure!"

“The young midfielder has been the best performing midfielder for Bayswater Chinese this season.”

"Just two days ago, he announced that he was negotiating a contract extension with the club, and now he's volleying the ball for...

The team scored the first goal! "

"The two players worked very well together."

"We can watch the slow motion replay again."

"Piszczek's run was very resolute and purposeful. He didn't run directly to the end line, nor did he look for Dzeko or Ribery. Instead, he chose to pass the ball back to the front of the penalty area."

"Yaya Toure's run-in was very timely."

"This gives us reason to believe that the head coach must have made arrangements and conducted targeted training before the game, so they were able to perform so well together."

"Yaya Toure's volley was beautiful!"

"1 to 0!"

"The Bayswater Chinese have taken the lead."

……

Losing the first goal away from home did not cause panic for Roma.

Their strategy for this game is still to attack.

Spalletti wanted to grab an away goal.

This once again plunged both sides into a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle.

Moreover, there is a strong smell of gunpowder.

The scene was somewhat chaotic. After all, in Roma's 4231 formation, several midfielders were very good at running and stealing.

Once they get the ball, the Red Wolves will attack decisively.

Yang Cheng's targeted defensive strategy was to pinpoint Taddei, suppress Roma's two flanks, and guard against Perrotta's back-up.

Especially Mancini on the left.

In the 29th minute, Las Diarra returned to defense, rushed to Piszczek's aid, and together they stole the ball from Mancini Jr.

After the French midfielder completed a steal, facing Mancini's counter-steal on the spot, he even showed off his footwork outside the right corner of his own penalty area and dribbled past the opponent.

Yang Cheng almost slapped him to death.

But I have to admit that Las Diarra's footwork is really good.

After dribbling past the opponent, he quickly passed the ball to Yaya Toure.

The Ivorian was in very good form tonight. He started straight away, carrying the ball, with sparks and lightning all the way, like a tiger among a flock of sheep, and crushed his way into the 30-meter area of ​​Roma.

The three forwards in front are already in place.

Yaya Toure passed the ball to Ribery on the left side of the arc.

The Frenchman used his best technique of stopping and passing, but in the end he failed to get past Panucci.

However, Ribery also reacted quickly, with a series of quick stops, fake moves, and changes of direction, and he managed to dribble past Panucci and send a straight pass behind him at the top of the arc.

Dzeko, who had been ready for a long time, cut in from the left side of the penalty spot, stretched out his hand to block the young French central defender Mex, and shot with his left foot.

The ball hit the net.

2 is better than 0!

The whole stadium exploded again!

The Bosnian center quickly rushed out of the court, roaring continuously to vent his inner excitement.

This is the semi-final of the League Cup!

Even he himself couldn't believe it. A year ago, he was still playing football in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and now, he scored a goal in the UEFA Cup semi-finals?

All of this was like a dream.

But his teammates came running over, hugged him, and screamed in his ears, telling him that this was not a dream!

……

After conceding two goals in a row, Roma still showed no intention of giving in.

The previous winning streak has given the Red Wolves a strong sense of self-confidence, and they are ambitious to make a difference in the League Cup.

But soon, the Chinese in Bayswater sounded a wake-up call to the other side.

This time it was a long pass from the backfield.

Dzeko quickly moved forward, ran to the empty space on the left rib, stopped the ball with his chest, and faced Panucci.

In a one-on-one duel, Dzeko shook off his opponent and sent a diagonal pass to the center with his left foot.

Ribery and Ashley Young rushed all the way and chased desperately, but they were still a step slow and failed to catch up with this wonderful pass, missing a great opportunity!

Amid the regrets of the fans, Yang Cheng on the sidelines was grinning from ear to ear.

He turned around, looked at Brian Kidd in the coaching booth, and asked loudly: "Did you see? Dzeko has finally gotten the point!"

Brian Kidd was equally pleased.

Knowing Yang Cheng's overall plan, he naturally knew what this meant.

……

As early as when Yang Cheng first came here and decided to coach Bayswater Chinese himself and build this team into a top powerhouse, he had been thinking about a question.

What kind of tactics are best suited for the Premier League?

Over the past three years, Yang Cheng has been thinking about this issue.

He thought about many things, such as Ferguson's treble and Manchester United in 08, Wenger's unbeaten Arsenal, Benitez's Liverpool, Mourinho's Chelsea...

He even thought about whether Guardiola's Manchester City and Klopp's Liverpool would appear in the future.

Yang Cheng also thought with regret that he traveled through time too late.

If it had been earlier, if Messi had been signed from Barcelona or Ronaldo had been snatched from Manchester United, many things would have been simple.

Isn't it enough to build tactics around these two superstars?

But now?

In the next decade or so, the two most powerful superstars in world football will become rivals!

Think about it, aren’t you a little excited?

Ferguson's treble, Wenger's unbeaten Arsenal, Benítez's Liverpool, and Mourinho's Chelsea were the first four teams to be abandoned by Yang Cheng.

The reason is quite simple.

Manchester United during the Treble era is no longer in line with current and future football development trends.

Benítez's Liverpool pursues balance too much, while Yang Cheng prefers offensive football.

Mourinho's Chelsea is weak in midfield control and creativity, which is not Yang Cheng's cup of tea.

Wenger's unbeaten Arsenal has a balanced offense and defense, and is not lacking in delicate techniques and creativity, but Yang Cheng prefers the Gunners team that was famous for passing and cutting after Vieira, Henry and others left.

Interestingly, there are many similarities between the Gunners in the passing and cutting era and Manchester United in 08.

For example, when they attack in the frontcourt, they are very fast and have a center as the axis.

Many fans say that Manchester United in 08 was a team with a lot of running around.

What do you mean?
Carrick and Scholes in the midfield were responsible for passing the ball, while Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney in the front were running around.

This is actually true.

Because of all the running around, even the head coach couldn't guess how the players would cooperate, let alone the opponents.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not just running around.

Rooney plays a very important role in this style of play.

Even though Ronaldo has scored so many goals, many people still believe that Rooney is the most important player for Manchester United.

Because he is the axis!
Manchester United's style of play is a bit like Spalletti's Roma, and also a bit like Barcelona's tactics after Guardiola put Messi in the middle, both of which are striker-less tactics.

Spalletti's strikerless tactics in Roma were forced out, but it is indeed very interesting.

With No. 10 player Totti at the center forward position, he became the axis of the frontcourt attack. The surrounding wing attackers and attackers coming in from behind the midfield all ran around Totti.

Totti moved to the wing and then moved forward as a striker.

Totti retreated and Perrotta, who was in the attacking midfielder position, moved forward.

In this style of play, Totti plays a crucial role as a free man in the frontcourt.

The Italian midfield is extremely strong, with strong passing ability, excellent footwork, and a strong scoring ability. He can be said to be an all-round player who can pass, shoot, control, and break through.

But the most important thing is that he can get the ball with his back to the basket and turn around to get rid of it.

This is a skill that all frontcourt attackers, especially center forwards in the middle, need to possess.

Especially now, the defense is becoming more and more meticulous, and the defensive pressure area is getting larger and larger. Even if the wingers and forwards retreat to receive the ball, they will be under pressure from behind.

The ability to handle the ball with your back to the basket becomes increasingly important.

By the same token, why can't Ronaldo play as a center forward in Manchester United?

Because he can't get the ball with his back to the basket.

When an attacker is unable to receive the ball with his back to the goalkeeper, he must be paired with a player who has this ability in order for him to be able to play his role.

At Manchester United, Saha, Berbatov, Rooney, and even Tevez can play this role.

Only Van Nistelrooy can't do it!
In Guardiola's Barcelona, ​​Messi also has a strong ability to receive the ball with his back to the goal, so he can handle the striker-less tactics with ease.

In fact, in Guardiola's mind, the most suitable person for the center position is Ibrahimovic.

This is also the reason why Guardiola was willing to pay a sky-high price to sign Ibrahimovic.

Of course, this is a purely technical and tactical consideration, and the final failure was due to non-technical and tactical factors.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, the Premier League cannot be a slow-paced game of ball control, but must maintain a fast-paced passing and cutting.

Although Guardiola's Manchester City has performed very stably and dominantly in the Premier League, this is not the case in the Champions League.

This is also the biggest problem with his tactical concept.

Over-emphasis on technique and ball control has resulted in generally weak physical confrontation among players within the team.

This is true not only in the midfield, but also in the front and backcourt.

This is not a big deal in the league when facing weak teams, but in the Champions League, especially in the knockout rounds, when facing strong teams that are not inferior in terms of skills and tactics, the problem will be easily exposed.

In this regard, Real Madrid's ceremonial three midfielders are more adaptable and durable.

Whether it is Modric's control and dribbling, Toni Kroos's precise long passes and midfield organization, they are also very suitable for the Premier League.

It's a pity that Toni Kroos became famous at a young age and attracted the attention of top teams such as Bayern and Real Madrid early on. In 05, he was recruited by Bayern.

The Bayswater Chinese are not yet eligible to participate in the battle for such talented players.

In Yang Cheng's mind, once the midfield is controlled, the impact of the two flanks is the key to the attack.

That's why he has such high hopes for Gareth Bale and Walcott.

In this situation, the all-round Dzeko has become a very important part of Yang Cheng's tactical system.

He never thought of making Dzeko a tactical center forward or making him a defender.

On the contrary, he has been encouraging Dzeko to run.

Dzeko is not slow, he can pass, shoot, break through and control the ball, and he is 1 meters tall.

What would the scene be like when such a center acts as a free man in the frontcourt and is surrounded by attackers with outstanding personal abilities?
It's just crazy, isn't it?

For Yang Cheng and Bayswater Chinese, this has been a years-long strategy.

At least so far, there are still many links that have not been opened up or have not been done well.

For example, the midfield still lacks an accurate long passer.

This maximizes the threat of the center and two speedy wingers.

Before, Dzeko had not matured or figured out his game, and Lambert was obviously not a center forward that Yang Cheng was satisfied with.

The time is running out for wingers. We finally signed Arshavin. If Ribery leaves this summer, we will be missing a striker.

The back line is pretty good, with Leighton Baines, Maicon and Piszczek all having strong wing attacking capabilities.

But this is professional football!

Yang Cheng has been teaching for decades and has long been accustomed to it.

What he is doing now is to continue to train Gareth Bale and Walcott and help these two young players grow up as quickly as possible.

By that time, Bayswater Chinese will really take off!
Now, seeing that Dzeko has come to his senses, Yang Cheng has undoubtedly taken another big step towards his plan.

……

Sometimes, playing football also depends a lot on understanding.

Once a player gets the hang of things, many aspects that were previously blocked suddenly become clear.

Before the end of the first half, Roma launched a counterattack, and even the defenders pressed forward.

The Red Wolves had a clear idea, which was to score a goal before the end of the first half.

But what they never expected was that De Rossi's long shot hit Yaya Toure and bounced back.

Modric took the lead, dribbled past Dakota and passed the ball to Dzeko.

Yes, at this time, Dzeko retreated to his own 30-meter area.

Dzeko faced the direction of attack, stopped the ball steadily with his foot, and took a step forward.

Behind him, De Rossi was quickly returning to defense, while in front of him was Mexès trying to steal the ball.

Being attacked from both sides, Dzeko took the lead and passed the ball to Ribery on the left, and continued to run forward.

Ribery quickly chased after the football.

Panucci also stared at Dzeko's pass, trying to determine if he could get there before Ribery.
The Roma defender made an immediate judgment and chased after him.

But what Panucci didn't expect was that Ribery suddenly accelerated faster than he expected.

This French guy was deliberately slowing down just now.

When Panucci cursed this in his mind, Ribery had already kicked the ball to the inside before him, and then he moved diagonally forward, just brushing past Panucci.

The whole stadium was boiling again.

"A quick counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater."

"Ribery was dribbling the ball, very fast."

Chivu and Couffre were the last to come.

After seeing Ribery break through Panucci, Zidane, who was originally standing in the middle, immediately rushed over to block Ribery.

But Dzeko in the middle sprinted forward at full speed, shouting Ribery's name and pointing in front of him.

Ribery's characteristic is his excellent instantaneous explosive power. After shaking off Panucci, if he follows his playing habits, he will still have to slow down when being approached by Zidane.

Control the ball and wait for your teammates.

Dzeko rushed out at this time, giving Ribery another option.

The Frenchman didn't wait for Qi Wu to get close to him, but passed the ball forward and slowed down himself.

I won’t run away!
Qi Wu didn't expect it, he rushed past and braked suddenly. When he turned around, he saw Dzeko sprinting at full speed.

The Bosnian center is not known for his speed, but that is because he is tall and has no advantage in instantaneous explosive power.

But once he gets up to speed, with his height and long legs, every step he takes is very big, so he is still very fast.

At least, Kufrey next to him couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried, and the gap between them widened.

After Dzeko caught up with Ribery's pass, he faced Doni who was halfway on the attack at the top of the penalty area. He made a fake move, tricking Doni into falling to the ground to save the ball. However, he dribbled the ball to the right, passed Doni, and then shot into the empty goal with his right foot.

The Bosnian center forward continued running out of the court without slowing down.

The whole stadium exploded instantly!

More than 1 fans were shouting Dzeko's name frantically.

The Bosnian center forward excitedly rushed out of the court, rushed to the sidelines and shouted to the fans in the stands.

"It's amazing!"

"Edin Dzeko from Bosnia!"

"A long-distance run of 70 meters!"

"This is simply incredible!"

"Edin Dzeko scored a brace!"

“This is definitely the most exciting goal!”

"This young Bosnian player, who was highly expected by Yang Cheng, finally delivered an amazing performance. He scored twice and secured the home victory for Bayswater Chinese!"

"3 to 0!"

"Last summer, when Yang Cheng decided to use the special talent clause for Dzeko, many media and even many professionals laughed at him, thinking he was abusing the rule."

"Yang Cheng insisted that a Bosnian midfielder worth 5 pounds was a center forward, and a talented center forward. Isn't this nonsense?"

"But now, seeing today's game and Dzeko's performance, it's shocking!"

"I couldn't believe my eyes. Is he really 1 meters tall?"

"With such height and weight, he can actually run long distances. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."

Yang Cheng himself couldn't believe it.

He knew Dzeko was starting to get the hang of things.

Whether it was the previous pull-to-the-side move or the retreat this time, Dzeko did a very good job.

But Yang Cheng did not expect that Dzeko would suddenly make such a long-distance attack.

Even when he reached the edge of the penalty area, he didn't even think about passing the ball to Ashley Young who was unguarded on the right, but chose to dribble past the goalkeeper and shoot himself.

If it were anyone else, Yang Cheng would definitely think that this person is too lone wolf!
But for Dzeko, Yang Cheng wanted to applaud.

This means that Dzeko is becoming more and more confident and has more and more hunger to be a scorer.

"Brian, do you think those doubters last summer will lick back the spit they spit out?"

Yang Cheng turned to look at the assistant coach and laughed with some pride.

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(End of this chapter)