I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 102: Coach of the Season! At this moment, he protects the ball like Henry! [Subscribe]

Before the new season started, Bayswater Chinese had a good thing.

In the selection of the best coach of the Premier League in the 2005/06 season, Yang Cheng defeated famous coaches such as Mourinho, Ferguson and Wenger and won the best coach of the season.

The Player of the Season award went to Henry, who has moved to Barcelona.

The French striker was the Premier League's top scorer last season.

Therefore, the only person attending the FA awards ceremony in Soho Square was Yang Cheng.

Originally, Yang Cheng didn't want to go because he didn't have a coaching certificate, so how could he be a coach?

But there was no way out. The English FA insisted that he go. The chairman and CEO had made several phone calls to him. It would be too disrespectful if he didn't go.

Sometimes I think that they are indeed difficult enough.

Based on last season's performance, is it reasonable to give Mourinho the best coach award?

Chelsea, a wealthy team, won the Premier League.

As a newly promoted team, Bayswater Chinese won the Premier League runner-up, League Cup and UEFA Cup, a true double champion!

Give it to Yang Cheng, that's a natural thing to do, but the problem is, he is not qualified for the award.

In the list submitted by the Bayswater Chinese, Brian Kidd was listed as the head coach.

This really stumped the English FA.

So much so that when Yang Cheng received the award and sat in the press conference hall to be interviewed by media reporters, the first question was that the reporter from The Sun said that the English Football Association had previously informed them not to ask questions related to coaching qualifications certificates.

"Excuse me, what do you think of the FA's actions? Does it count as an obstruction of freedom of speech?"

There was a sudden burst of laughter at the scene.

It’s so fucking cool!
Yang Cheng turned around and saw that Geoff Thompson and Brian Barwick were about to crawl under the table.

"You know, the problem is me."

Yang Cheng seemed very righteous and took the blame first.

He was the protagonist of the press conference, and taking the blame was harmless to him. On the contrary, it would win a good impression from Geoff Thompson and Brian Barwick.

Of course, he was also the culprit.

"I think maybe we can discuss it. I'll take the exam. Just in case, I mean just in case, I fail, you won't be allowed to report." Yang Cheng was very frank.

There was another burst of laughter at the scene.

But a reporter immediately asked, "Are you accusing the English Football Association of being out of touch with the coach training curriculum? Otherwise, how do you explain that you failed the coach training exam when you led the team so well?"

Yang Cheng also smiled.

It's really pitiful to have to deal with such a group of paparazzi.

Soon, the FA spokesperson changed the subject.

After the chaos just now, the atmosphere at the scene became lively.

On weekdays, they interview a group of middle-aged people, even old men.

Who would interact with them like this?
Yang Cheng left a very good impression on them.

The topics that reporters are concerned about always revolve around players and the new season.

Regarding the new season, Yang Cheng said he is still full of confidence.

"I know Chelsea has brought in Shevchenko, Ashley Cole and Ballack, three superstars, as well as Boulahrouz and other powerful players, but I want to say, if you can win games and championships just by piling up stars, is football still interesting?"

Yang Cheng's words won the approval of many media reporters at the scene.

But there were also some reporters who wanted to cause trouble and deliberately set a trap for Yang Cheng, asking him whether he thought that after Chelsea introduced three superstars, they would repeat the mistakes of Real Madrid and have problems in the locker room?

Some media reporters also pointed out that does Yang Cheng think that the Premier League championship award this season will no longer belong to Chelsea?

Yang Cheng has held so many press conferences, so of course he won't just jump in.

He avoided all the pitfalls one by one.

As for the players, Yang Cheng still said the same thing, Ribery's departure did have an impact on the Chinese in Bayswater.

"But the overall strength of our team will not be weakened. On the contrary, we will be stronger than last season!"

Yang Cheng’s confidence comes from the average age of the team.

The Chinese players in Bayswater are mostly young people. They have grown a lot in the past season, which means that the overall strength of the team is improving.

This is also the advantage of a young team.

Of course, Yang Cheng refuted some of the outside world's views that were unfavorable to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Many people say that Bayswater Chinese's performance last season was an accidental outburst and they will be brought back to square one this season.

"Everyone will definitely see how we perform in the new season!"

"We also welcome more fans to Wembley Stadium. You will see a Bayswater Chinese team that is different from other Premier League teams and full of attacking power!"

……

Yang Cheng's interview quickly spread throughout Britain and Europe.

The media and fans have different opinions on his remarks, some positive and some negative.

Yang Cheng ignored it.

In the first round of the league this season, Bayswater Chinese will host Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium.

What’s interesting is that the head coach of Middlesbrough is the future head coach of the British Empire, Mr. Nan Guo, uh, no, it’s Mr. Southgate.

He is also England's legendary captain.

This is the first official game of his coaching career.

Yang Cheng could only say, wish him good luck!

Two days before the first round of matches, Bayswater Chinese released the club's long-planned official football culture promotional video on multiple platforms, including its official website and Youtube.

The short film is based on the stories of Ribery, Modric and Harry Kane.

One was disfigured in a car accident when he was young and was bullied by the people around him; one was a shepherd boy who suffered from the ravages of war; and one ran into obstacles everywhere because of obesity...

But the three of them have one thing in common, they all love football!

The background music of the short film is the Bayswater Chinese team song "Dream It Possible".

As the song slowly flows, the three lines in the short film interweave back and forth, allowing everyone to feel their hardships, persistence and perseverance, as well as their belief in never giving up.

The short film was created by a film director. The camera language is very powerful, the narrative is very complete, and the emotions conveyed are very full. As people follow the short film and the team song, their emotions continue to progress.

When the three finally gathered at Bayswater Chinese, the whole short film experienced an emotional outburst.

The last part of the song climaxes with the film director's editing of Ribery, Modric and others playing in the Premier League and UEFA Cup, and the whole process of Harry Kane playing, training and losing weight in the youth team.

Everyone was completely moved, and the blood in their bodies seemed to be on fire!
As an American user on Youtube commented after watching the video, "It made me excited! I really want to go play football!"

"Where is this Chinese restaurant in Bayswater? I want to go to the game!" said another.

"It was so well filmed that I cried so much that I soaked several tissues."

"The man upstairs, why are you crying?"

"Get lost, I am a woman."

"Oh my god, this short film is so well shot. Are there really people like this in real life?"

"Of course! The one upstairs is in the Premier League!"

"I can't believe it. Football is so inspiring."

"As a British, I am proud that we have football. I would also like to share with my American friends that this Chinese team in Bayswater created a dark horse miracle last season. As a newly promoted team, they won the Premier League runner-up, the League Cup and the UEFA Cup double! They are the most legendary dark horse in the history of the Premier League!"

"Yes, support the above! The football played by Chinese people in Bayswater is always so exciting!"

"I will never tell you that I held a season ticket for Bayswater Chinese last season. Here's a picture, hehe..."

"What a pity, Ribery has moved to Bayern."

"Who made the Bayswater Chinese weak? Give them a little more time and they will definitely become strong."

“I get the power conveyed by the short film! Come on, Bayswater Chinese!”

"Although the name of this club is strange, the short film looks very good and I like their football culture."

"Why don't they come to the United States? If they do, I will definitely buy a ticket to support them!"

"Oh my god, is that shepherd boy who experienced the war really playing football? Is he good?"

"Of course he's awesome, the guy upstairs is Luka Modric, the captain of the Chinese team at Bayswater!"

"Touch poor Modric! I hope there is no war in this world!"

"Their head coach said Modric would become the best midfielder in the world!"

"Incredible, it will be a legend!"

"That's right, not only him, but this club will become a legend!"

"Stop talking, everyone. If you keep talking, I want to go to England. Damn it, why don't we have such a team in the United States?"

"I'm from France. In France, there is also a very legendary team, Auxerre. Have you heard of it?"

"Oh my God, I Googled it and found out that Bayswater Chinese actually exist. I thought it was fake."

"I'm in London. After watching the promotional video of Bayswater Chinese, I bought season tickets for my whole family. Not many, just 5. I hope Bayswater Chinese will continue to do well in the new season!"

"I also bought a season ticket and recommended it to my colleagues. We are all young people and we like young people's teams!"

"I've seen their news. That young talented coach is so handsome!"

……

"Fuck, if we had known earlier we should have urged them to release the promotional video as soon as possible!"

On the morning of the first round of the Premier League, Adam Crozier came to Yang Cheng's office.

As soon as I walked in, I heard a burst of complaints.

"What's the matter?" Yang Cheng was a little surprised.

In the past two days, he has been concentrating on preparing for the first round of the new season and has paid no attention to what is happening outside.

"Our promotional video went viral on the Internet."

"Fire?"

"Yeah, I was worried that it wouldn't be popular, but I didn't expect it to become so popular."

Yang Cheng was a little unconvinced, "It's all over the Internet?"

"It wasn't that dramatic, but a lot of people saw it, and the comments were very positive, and people were forwarding it, and guess what, how did our season ticket sales perform?"

"It exploded too?" Yang Cheng laughed immediately.

"It has exceeded 3, and according to the backend data, the majority of fans who have booked tickets in the past few days are young people."

Yang Cheng really didn't expect that there would be such a benefit?

"Then we should seize the opportunity and push it further to attract more fans."

Adam Crozier nodded. "I have already arranged this. If this popularity continues, it will be equivalent to spending money on advertising."

Yang Cheng nodded, that was indeed the case.

The key is not just this time.

If fans buy the product this time, we can target them more precisely next time.

"I feel that when the Champions League group stage draw is made, we can make another big push."

The current situation for the Chinese at Bayswater is that the ticket prices are the cheapest in the whole of London, even lower than those of Queens Park Rangers who are trying to stay in the Championship.

why?
Attract popularity!
There are actually many ways to increase ticket prices.

The key is to attract more fans first.

No one comes to watch, so it's pointless to talk about anything.

After the Champions League group stage draw is made, the appeal of European competitions will attract more interested fans to attend.

In terms of ticket price design, buying Champions League tickets individually is actually quite expensive.

This is also the consensus of all Premier League teams.

But if you buy it together with the Bayswater Chinese season ticket, it's a great deal.

"We also need to pay more attention to the Internet. Nowadays, many young people like to surf the Internet, and we need to follow this trend," said Adam Crozier.

Yang Cheng nodded and said, "Young people nowadays don't like boring games, so we will play more aggressively and aggressively in the new season and try to keep all the fans who enter the stadium."

This is a kind of accumulation.

Who made the Chinese in Bayswater have such a weak foundation?

As the first round of the league was about to begin, Adam Crozier would not disturb Yang Cheng.

After seeing off the CEO, Yang Cheng felt happy.

Yang Cheng also did enough homework for the first round of the Premier League.

Gary Worthington's scouting team had already arranged people to follow Middlesbrough's warm-up matches, and the submitted report showed that Southgate's tactics were still 442.

This made Yang Cheng very emotional.

It's not entirely Southgate's fault.

After England national team head coach Eriksson was sacked, Middlesbrough's head coach last season, Steve McClaren, took over the national team, and Southgate took over McClaren's job.

Naturally, he also continued the 442 tactics from last season.

"Don't blame me, Nanmen. Being a head coach requires paying tuition fees!"

……

Starting from the second half of last year, before every home game, Bayswater Chinese would invite Adele to sing the team song. Sometimes, this singing-loving British girl would sing a few more songs.

She has been reported by many media outlets because of this and has become quite famous.

Later, some record companies decided to sign her and began to prepare to record albums for her.

But before that, Adele was still the British girl who loved singing.

So, in the new season, she followed the Bayswater Chinese and came to Wembley Stadium to sing.

The big screen in the stadium was playing the club's football culture promotional video in a loop, while Adele's penetrating voice was also floating in the air.

The British girl was also very grateful to the Chinese at Bayswater for giving her this opportunity. She also knew that the tickets for the game were not selling very well and the club was worried about a dull atmosphere, so she sang a few more songs and specifically picked out the more exciting ones to boost the passion of the fans.

According to official statistics from Bayswater Chinese, there were only about 35000 fans attending the game.

This is all the club can mobilize for now, including all the fans.

It can be said that for the first game of the new season, the Bayswater Chinese have mobilized all their strength.

Apart from the Seven Wounds Fist trick of giving away or discounting tickets, all other possible methods have been used.

that is all!

Most of the fans gathered in the stands at both ends behind the goal.

The reason is that the tickets for the stands at these two ends are cheaper.

This resulted in the stands on both sides being very empty, and the atmosphere on the scene was not good at all.

There's no way around it. With only 9 people sitting in a stadium that seats 35000, it would be strange if the atmosphere was good.

Both Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier were mentally prepared for this situation.

This kind of thing can only be done step by step.

The hardest thing in the world is to take money out of consumers' pockets.

……

While Adele was singing hard in the middle of the stadium, Middlesbrough head coach Southgate, who had just watched the team warm up, was standing at the player tunnel in the corner listening.

After listening to the Bayswater Chinese team song, his first reaction was that it was quite nice.

But singing before a football match is just grandstanding.

Especially when he saw the empty stands opposite.

The game was to start at 3pm, but it was only a little after 2pm at this time, and the sun was shining obliquely on the opposite stands, so many fans avoided the middle seats, resulting in most of the entire stand being empty.

"Your head is not that big, but you have to wear such a big hat. It's ridiculous!" Southgate said with a sneer.

For English players of their generation, they have a very special feeling for Wembley Stadium.

Even if they demolished and rebuilt the new Wembley Stadium, they were unwilling to lease it to a club for long-term use.

It is also a club for foreign investors.

Now, this is a joke, right?

The occupancy rate was less than half.

This is a huge disgrace for Wembley Stadium!
what?
Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium also had terrible attendances?
A stadium with a capacity of 35000 people can only seat 2 people?

Come on, what does this have to do with my criticism of the Chinese in Bayswater?
Well, okay, although some lower-level league play-offs or cup finals are also held at Wembley Stadium with lower attendances, it is not rented after all.

Bayswater Chinese are like thieves!

It’s the same if you pay money!
Thinking of this, Southgate felt proud.

In the next game, I, Gareth Southgate, will definitely restore the reputation of English football!

I will lead Middlesbrough to defend the glory of Wembley!

……

In the home team locker room at Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng was playing a short video for all the players.

Those are comments edited from multiple platforms such as Youtube and Tubie, from people who have watched the football culture promotional video.

There are many touching comments, and they are really well said.

Well, talk more next time.

Yang Cheng translated them all and conveyed them to the players in the locker room.

He was alone, standing silently by the side.

On the tactical board behind him are the starting lineups for both Bayswater Chinese and Middlesbrough in this afternoon's match.

The Chinese in Bayswater still stick to the 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Maicon;

Midfield: Yaya Toure in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in the middle;
Forwards: Arshavin, Dzeko and Ashley Young.

Pepe, who had just arrived, started in the first round of the league, which was a bit risky, but Yang Cheng had his reasons.

At the beginning of the Premier League, there were two games a week, and there was another game in the middle of the week, so the team needed to rotate.

Middlesbrough adopted a 442 formation.

Goalkeeper: Schwarzer;

Defense: Julio Arca, Bogaerts, Rigot and Parnaby;

Midfield: Downing, George Boateng, Fabio Rochemback and James Morrison;
Forwards: Dave Kitson and Viduka.

After transferring to Middlesbrough, Kitson performed well in the Premier League, forming a double striker with Viduka.

Just now, when the two teams entered the field for warm-up, Kitson came over specially to greet Yang Cheng and his familiar teammates from the Bayswater Chinese team.

But later, when we get on the court, no one will be polite.

The reason why Yang Cheng arranged Pepe to start was actually because Kitson was very familiar with the central defender of the Chinese team in Bayswater.

On the contrary, he had never seen Pepe.

Yang Cheng walked over slowly only after the players had finished reading the comments.

"What do you think after watching it?"

Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

But no one answered him.

"Let me say that I feel like there's more pressure on my shoulders."

"Most of these netizens on the Internet are not here at the scene at this moment, but they may be sitting in front of the TV and watching the live broadcast of our game."

"Somewhere in the stands, maybe one of the comments you read was from a netizen who was sitting there, looking forward to seeing our performance. They were expecting us to give them a great victory."

“A hearty football feast!”

"guys!"

Yang Cheng opened his arms and spun around, his eyes scanning every player around him.

"I personally selected and trained all of you. I know each and every one of you, not only your technical characteristics, not only your personalities, but also your past!"

"I know that each of you has a strong desire in your heart, and you all want the whole world to see you!"

"I know even more how difficult it is for you to get to where you are today and to be able to walk into this stadium."

"It is precisely because I know this that I want to tell you not to leave any regrets for yourself, for the fans outside, and for the netizens who follow us online!"

"I never doubt that our team will make history again and again!"

“It will shock the whole world again and again!”

……

When the players from both teams entered the field, everyone could feel the solemn expressions on their faces.

Obviously, the head coaches of both teams made mobilization speeches in the locker room.

This made the players of both teams look like a group of warriors entering the arena the moment they stepped onto the court.

As soon as the game started, the two teams immediately launched a fierce confrontation.

Although Middlesbrough was playing away, Southgate's team was not timid at all. Instead, they took the lead and tried to seize the initiative of the game.

Especially at just 1 minute and 38 seconds into the game, Kitson received a pass from midfielder James Morrison and fired a powerful shot with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area.

But this shot was firmly caught by Neuer.

It can be clearly seen that Kitson has become more confident after playing in the Premier League. Bayswater Chinese did not start as aggressively as Middlesbrough.

After all, it is the first round of the new season.

Still at home.

The task that Yang Cheng assigned to the team was to control the ball and the rhythm after the opening.

This is also the advantage of the Chinese in Bayswater, and it is what the team is best at.

As long as we control the ball, everything will be easy.

After Middlesbrough fired the first shot of the game, they were quickly suppressed by the Bayswater Chinese.

Especially the midfield.

The midfield of Yaya Toure, Modric and Las Diarra was trained in the Premier League and UEFA Cup last season.

Not to mention Middlesbrough, they can even have a slight advantage against Manchester United and Chelsea.

Just in the 6th minute of the game, the Chinese players of Bayswater launched a double-team attack near the center line.

Yaya Toure used his strong body to knock down Rochemback who had the ball, and then shoveled the ball to Las Diarra who was returning to defense.

After stopping the ball, the French midfielder turned around and passed it to Modric.

Modric passed the ball forward without stopping.

Dzeko turned his back to the direction of attack, blocked Bogatz with his body, stopped the ball, turned to the right, and passed the ball diagonally to Ashley Young on the right.

"Bayswater Chinese strike back."

"Ashley Young is carrying the ball down the right wing."

"There was no one defending his side and he had a chance."

"Ashley Young dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area and Julio Arca came over to defend."

"See how Ashley Young handles this time."

"Still heading to the baseline, time to pass."

"Ashley Young crosses in!"

There was a burst of exclamations at the scene.

But Arshavin, who was responding at the back post, failed to get the ball and was blocked by Panabi who returned to defense in time and the ball went out of the baseline.

This ball is very dangerous.

It was almost an own goal.

"Ashley Young deliberately slowed down and dribbled the ball to the baseline just now, just to wait for Arshavin and Dzeko to come up."

"It's a pity that a very good opportunity was missed."

"Corner from the Bayswater Chinese."

“We saw that Bayswater Chinese coach Gianni Vio also walked to the sidelines to give instructions.”

"Now he is not just taking free kicks, it seems he is designing offensive tactics even for corner kicks."

“The restricted area is full of people.”

"Both teams took this corner very seriously."

"Ashley Young will take the penalty."

“See where this ends up.”

"The referee blows the whistle."

"There's chaos in the restricted area."

"Later point!"

"Have the opportunity!"

"Yaya Toure heads the ball in!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"I said, if Gianni Vio comes out to direct, there's a chance for this ball!"

"Yaya Toure!"

“Just six minutes into the game, Bayswater Chinese took advantage of a corner kick opportunity. Yaya Toure suddenly ran around, avoiding the dense front point and the middle, and headed the ball into the goal at the back point where there was no one!”

"A very clever corner kick tactic."

"No one expected Yaya Toure to run around the crowd."

“This is a great start!”

“Bayswater Chinese got off to a dream start!”

"1 to 0!"

Although the attendance at Wembley Stadium was low, the more than 3 fans cheering at the same time still created a huge wave of noise.

This sounded particularly harsh to Southgate in the visiting team's coaching booth.

He was a little depressed and couldn't understand why Yaya Toure was missed?
What exactly happened in the restricted area just now?
It’s a pity that the live game is not broadcast on TV and there is no slow-motion replay.

But the score on the scoreboard has become 1 to 0!

Southgate quickly walked out of the command area, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly to his players, asking them to cheer up and think that it was not a big deal to lose only one goal.

"Come on! Come on! Keep your composure and let's get the ball back!" Southgate shouted.

Just like he was still on the court.

Next to him, in front of the home team's coaching booth, Yang Cheng reached out his hand and high-fived Yaya Toure and others who had returned from celebrating the goal, and also applauded the players loudly.

"Press forward with all your might, don't give our opponents a chance to breathe!"

“Go! Go! Go!!”

"Try to score against them again!"

When Andrei Arshavin passed by him, Yang Cheng pulled the Russian in front of him.

"Do you remember what I said to you on the day the summer training camp opened?" Yang Cheng asked solemnly.

Andrei Arshavin nodded heavily and looked at his head coach with a sharp look in his eyes.

"I won't be the cat fattened by cream!"

After saying that, the Russian resolutely turned around and walked back to the court.

Behind him, a smile appeared on Yang Cheng's lips.

Very well, Andre, then prove it to me!

……

Long before the summer training camp, after Arshavin returned to London from Russia, Yang Cheng specifically sought him out for a chat.

That chat lasted quite a long time.

From the life in London in the past six months, from family to football.

The Bayswater Chinese did a really good job with the resettlement and did everything they could to solve all of Arshavin's problems.

His English has improved rapidly, not only in the team, but also when he goes out, he can communicate with people in general.

Arshavin was quite satisfied with everything.

But that’s not the point of this conversation.

During the conversation, Yang Cheng mentioned some plans of the team.

Ribery had not transferred yet at that time, but Yang Cheng told him in advance that the Frenchman would definitely transfer.

The only difference is which team you go to.

"This is Frank's own decision. He is eager to prove himself on a bigger stage. We respect his choice."

Arshavin was not surprised by this.

He guessed it.

The purpose of this conversation is...

Sure enough, Yang Cheng said it quickly.

"We need you, Andre!"

"After Frank left, we needed a brand new offensive core with super strength."

"You're the best guy on our team!"

Although Arshavin was mentally prepared at the time, he still felt very excited.

He is a rather sentimental person, and the feeling of being valued and needed makes him addicted.

This is true from Zenit to Bayswater Chinese.

So, he told Yang Cheng that he would try his best!
At the end of the conversation, Yang Cheng told Arshavin a fable he had never heard of before.

A family had a problem with mice at home, so they bought a cat.

This cat is very good at catching mice, which makes all the mice terrified.

The owner also likes and trusts it very much, and gives it its favorite food as a reward for catching mice.

The mice who were shivering in their holes knew that the cat liked cream, so they tried every means to steal more cream and put it in front of the cat.

The cat enjoyed the offerings from the mice with a clear conscience, and ate the cream that was at its fingertips without restraint.

Gradually, it became fatter and lazier.

I don’t know when it started, but it lost its speed and keen sense of smell, became clumsy, and became sleepy. Many times, it even curled up on its owner’s sofa and fell asleep.

There were more and more mice in the house. The cat tried hard to catch them, but just couldn't catch them.

The owner tolerated it at first, but gradually, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Finally, on a rainy day, they could no longer tolerate it and drove the cat, which was fattened by cream, out of the house.

Standing in the rain, the disheartened fat cat looked back reluctantly, but saw a rat hole under the closed door, and groups of rats were waving goodbye to it.

Yang Cheng did not tell him why he was told this fable, and he did not know where the prophecy came from.

But Arshavin learned more from the fable and secretly warned himself.

I won’t be that cat fattened by cream!

……

The game starts again.

Bayswater Chinese took advantage of their one-goal lead and continued to attack Middlesbrough.

Whether in the center or on the two wingers, they were all actively pressing and oppressing.

At the same time, opportunities are constantly being created.

In the 14th minute, Arshavin and Modric made a clever one-two combination on the left rib, rushed to the left side of the arc top area, and fired a fierce shot with his right foot.

Slightly out.

Just over 2 minutes later, Arshavin got the ball on the left again, caused a foul by the opponent, and got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Unfortunately, this time Dzeko headed the free kick, but it was too high.

The Bosnian center forward still needs to practice his headers.

In the 19th minute, Arshavin received a pass from Modric on the left again. He dribbled the ball skillfully and cut inside between two Middlesbrough defenders. He then made a horizontal pass to the right side of the top area.

Las Diarra followed up with a fierce shot.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer dived sideways and blocked the long shot heading for the lower right corner of the goal.

Corner kick.

Ashley Young took another corner kick, but this time Pepe's header was too high.

The Chinese offensive in Bayswater was overwhelming.

The pace of the game was also very fast.

This aroused the emotions of the fans at the scene and made them all excited.

Although there were not many people and the venue was relatively empty, the fans' exclamations, applause and cheers were continuous and endless.

Middlesbrough launched a quick counterattack in the 23rd minute.

A long pass was made to Viduka in the frontcourt and then to Dave Kitson.

As soon as Kitson got the ball, he was closely marked by Pepe.

The English center forward first wanted to use his body to suppress Pepe, but he found that Pepe's physical strength was not inferior to his. In fact, it even forced him to go to the left before he could barely get the ball.

But after getting the ball in the left corner of the penalty area, the range of attack became much smaller.

This new guy is not simple!
Then, Kitson ended Middlesbrough's counterattack with a hasty long shot.

Just one minute after Kitson's counterattack failed to pose a threat, the Chinese in Bayswater intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched a quick counterattack.

Modric dribbled the ball into the center circle of his own half, and after seeing George Boateng rushing towards him, he made a straight pass behind Boateng.

Dzeko retreated from the frontcourt, stopped the ball in an empty space, turned around, and passed the ball behind his back.

The ball was seen passing accurately between right-back Parnaby and center-back Rigot.

Arshavin rushed forward at an extremely fast speed and caught up with Dzeko's pass outside the left corner of the penalty area. Just then, Middlesbrough's goalkeeper decisively rushed out of the penalty area and tried to shovel the ball out.

The Russian took the lead and dribbled the ball over like magic, then moved his left foot forward and avoided Schwarzer's sliding tackle. At the same time, he kept the ball under his feet and rushed into the penalty area.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

No one even saw clearly what technique Arshavin used.

But what is certain is that he passed Schwarzer directly.

Rigot sprinted towards the goal.

But Arshavin's shot got there before him and into Middlesbrough's goal line.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 25th minute, Andrei Arshavin scored another goal for Bayswater Chinese!"

"The offensive is like a tide!"

"We saw that in today's game, the Bayswater Chinese played very sharp offense and threatened Middlesbrough's goal time and time again."

"Especially in the attack just now, the connection between Modric, Dzeko and Arshavin broke through Middlesbrough's defense."

"2 to 0!"

……

After scoring two goals in a row, the Chinese players in Bayswater were in high spirits and increased their offensive intensity against Middlesbrough.

As the team's head coach for the first time, Southgate was obviously a little slow in his on-the-spot reaction and failed to make timely adjustments.

This led to Middlesbrough being in dangerous situations again and again in subsequent games.

In the 33rd minute, Dzeko received a half-high ball from Yaya Toure, stopped the ball with his chest, protected the ball with his body, and passed it back to Modric.

The Croatian sent a diagonal pass.

Arshavin took the ball between defenders Panabi and Rigot and dribbled forward.

Relying on his excellent and skillful personal footwork, Arshavin dribbled the ball all the way and broke into the left side of the penalty area.

Under the close scrutiny of Parnaby and Rigot, the Russian suddenly made an abrupt stop and stood still.

Parnaby couldn't stop his momentum and rushed over.

Rigot was slower, but he stopped immediately.

But Arshavin then pretended to shoot with his left foot, which tricked him into blocking the ball without thinking.

Unexpectedly, the Russian easily dribbled the ball over, swung his right foot and fired a volley.

The ball drew an arc, passed over Schwarzer's head, and fell into the right side of the goal behind him.

In an instant, Wembley Stadium was once again filled with cheers from fans.

"Arshavin wins again!"

"Two goals!!"

"My God, the Russians were amazing today!"

"3 to 0!"

"I can't believe it. The Chinese in Bayswater have performed so well in the past period of time!"

"Their ball possession rate was as high as 72.8%!"

"We also had 11 shots and scored three goals."

“This is simply unbelievable!”

……

After seeing Arshavin score twice, Yang Cheng jumped up with excitement and applauded loudly for the Russians.

Looking at the visiting team's coaching booth, Mr. Nanmen no longer had the arrogance he had before the game started.

At this moment, he was already furious.

However, no matter how stupid he was, he realized at this time that he had to make adjustments.

If we don't make adjustments and continue playing like this, we're going to be beaten by a big score.

"Middlesbrough has huge defensive problems, the defenders are too slow," laughed Brian Kidd.

Yang Cheng nodded.

The defenders here are Parnaby, Rigot and Bogaerts.

Among them, Rigot and Bogatz, as central defenders, are slow and inflexible, which is very common in the Premier League.

Parnaby is a right-back and is also relatively slow, which is a bit unusual.

Originally their left back was Frenchman Frank Koulou, but after his outstanding performance last season, he was bought by Fulham at a high price.

Therefore, Argentine left midfielder Julio Arca could only be arranged to replace him in this game.

With Ashley Young's assist just now, Alka obviously lost his position.

Everyone thought that Yang Cheng would focus on attacking Julio Arca.

But Yang Cheng just attacked Arshavin's side.

The Russian did not disappoint his expectations and proved his strength by scoring twice.

"This kid is very emotional and sensitive. He also needs more care and love." Yang Cheng told Brian Kidd.

The latter had worked with Yang Cheng for three years and knew that he was talking about Arshavin.

Yang Cheng told Brian Kidd that Arshavin had a rather unfortunate childhood.

His parents divorced early, and he lived alone with his mother in a very poor life.

Later, even his mother passed away, leaving him all alone.

People who have this kind of experience often have an extreme need for affection deep down in their hearts and desire to be valued by those around them.

But outwardly, they will appear extremely arrogant, even aloof and a little domineering, as if they don't care about anything.

Some people say that Arshavin is a literary youth.

Yang Cheng felt that he was a pitiful man.

In his previous life, the way Wenger treated him was totally unreasonable, especially putting him on the bench in the hope of admonishing him, which didn't work for Arshavin.

What he needs is trust, not suppression.

This kind of suppression will amplify his inner insecurity and thus amplify his negative emotions.

Of course, Wenger is an extremely rational and calculating person. Under the pressure of performance, even if he knew, he might not be willing to give Arshavin such trust and support.

……

If Southgate was stunned in the first half, then he obviously recovered in the second half after the last ten minutes of transition in the first half.

He began to realize his situation.

So he took a defensive stance.

At halftime, he replaced Julio Arca with Andrew Davis to strengthen the defense.

Then there were continuous substitutions.

In Yang Cheng's memory, Middlesbrough's real improvement this season was when they loaned Woodgate back from Real Madrid just before the end of the transfer period, thus strengthening their defense.

But today, at Wembley, he was done.

In the 70th minute of the second half, Yang Cheng replaced Arshavin with young player Walcott.

This is a positional substitution.

Yang Cheng let Walcott play on the left so that Arshavin could save some energy for the league game in the middle of the week.

The little tiger who came on as a substitute used his speed and breakthroughs to tear apart the opponent's defense.

In the 79th minute, he first used his personal dribbling to break into the penalty area from the left, creating a dangerous situation.

In the 84th minute, Walcott again stopped the ball with his back to the left side of the penalty area, protected it, turned flexibly, stopped quickly, started, and made a cross from the bottom.

At this moment, his ball protection is really like Henry!

Dzeko in the middle followed up with a shot and sent the ball into Middlesbrough's goal.

4 is better than 0!

When the little tiger celebrated the goal, he jumped onto Dzeko's back and danced with excitement.

He is only 17 years old!
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