I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 123 This is the master! Ferguson always gets this kind of advantage! [Subscribe]

Goalkeepers: Neuer, Begovic;
Defense: Pepe, Jose Fonte, Koscielny, Thiago Silva, Maicon, Piszczek, Leighton Baines and Marcelo;

Midfield: Yaya Toure, Matic, Modric, Rakitic, Lass Diarra, Blaise Matuidi and Aaron Ramsey;
Forwards: Dzeko, Lewandowski, Lambert, Di Maria, Arshavin, Gareth Bale and Walcott.

This is the Bayswater Chinese first team roster this year.

There are 24 people in total.

This summer, Danny Coney moved to Tranmere on a free transfer.

The team sold Skrtel, Danny Collins, Ashley Young and Gokhan Inler.

A total of five players left and £5 million was received.

But only four players were introduced.

They are Begovic, Aaron Ramsey, Thiago Silva and Rakitic.

The club invested a total of £730 million in signings.

In other words, the club's investment in signings is exactly 10% of its transfer income.

This also caused panic among the outside media and fans.

In such a highly competitive environment as the Premier League, investment is the key to ensuring results.

Take Arsenal for example. In the past few years, their investment has actually been quite considerable, but their results are not improving.

And Sunderland.

When they were promoted to the Premier League together with the Chinese team Bayswater, they refused to believe it and refused to make the commitment. As a result, they returned to the Championship in disgrace. After making a comeback this season, they brought in 12 players at once.

Except for two free transfer players such as Andy Cole, the other 2 players invested a total of 10 million pounds.

Note that this is a net investment.

Because although Sunderland sold four players, they were all free transfers.

Not just Sunderland.

Derby County, also a newly promoted team, invested 1300 million pounds and introduced 10 players.

Birmingham also invested £1160 million.

This does not include players such as Liddell, Parnaby and Richard Kingson who have been released on free transfers.

British media have previously calculated that Bayswater's Chinese transfer income tops the entire Premier League and even the entire European football world.

But what about transfer investment?

Among the 20 Premier League teams this summer, they are ranked 4th from the bottom.

Just slightly more than Bolton, Blackburn and Wigan Athletic.

But Blackburn spent £350 million to sign Santa Cruz from Bayern, but did not sell him.

Although Bolton only invested 320 million pounds, they transferred four players on free transfers and loaned players including Mikel Alonso and Gutierrez.

This is also Bolton's consistent feature, free transfer plus higher salary, signing some players who can fight immediately.

As for Wigan Athletic, they spent £635 million but also earned £925 million.

Therefore, some media said that Bayswater Chinese and Wigan Athletic are the only two teams in the Premier League that dare to make profits in the transfer market.

Especially the Bayswater Chinese.

After selling two core generals and two main rotation players, they were reluctant to recruit new players.

Many media have already begun to make harsh remarks that the Chinese at Bayswater will definitely regret it in the new season.

……

"In fact, our club still has plenty of money in its account now."

In front of others, Xia Qing continued to support Yang Cheng unconditionally.

She would never embarrass Yang Cheng or make him lose face in front of outsiders.

But privately, back at her apartment, she doesn’t hide her concerns.

The outside media is hyping it up so much, and Yang Cheng is selling people out like this, which is very worrying.

"Didn't we make money last summer?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

He wasn't worried at all.

Because he knows the strength of the players under his command.

Especially the main lineup.

"Last year we had an income of 4950 million pounds, but Ribery alone accounted for 4000 million pounds, and the signings also cost 600 million..."

"Wrong!" Yang Cheng stretched out his hand to interrupt Xia Qing, "It's 601 million pounds."

After saying this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Who did the £1 buy?

Isn't it Lewandowski?
Of course, they are not stupid.

When Lewandowski becomes a star in the future and is sold for a high price, we will still have to give him a share of the profits.

Not much.

"Be serious, I'm telling you the truth." Xia Qing frowned slightly, looking really worried.

Yang Cheng immediately put away his smile, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. This lineup is enough."

"You, don't listen to the media's nonsense. Just believe me. Our average age last year was 21.2, and this year it's 21.125."

“Overall, it’s about the same.”

The youngest Aaron Ramsey?

This kid is actually the one Yang Cheng is most looking forward to.

Do you know why?
In Yang Cheng's previous life, why did Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal fight over Aaron Ramsey?
Because he performed very well in the FA Cup and helped Cardiff reach the final!

So, don’t underestimate him because of his young age. His strength is not weak at all.

Moreover, each of the young players of Bayswater Chinese now has amazing talent. Who knows what results they can achieve when these players get together?

By the way, although Ashley Young and Danny Collins were sold, and Danny Coney left, resulting in three fewer local youth training places, Bayswater Chinese still has 3 local youth training places.

In addition to the six local players Lambert, Leighton Baines, Walcott, Bale, Begovic and Ramsey, Modric, Koscielny, Matuidi and Piszczek are all local youth training players.

By January, Neuer also belonged to the club's youth training.

In other words, there is still no shortage of local youth training for the Chinese in Bayswater.

There are just a few fewer local players.

Who made the British youth training so bad?
"You have to help me keep an eye on this money. We are going to build this stadium, and it will cost a lot in the early stages."

"Don't worry, I'm always paying attention."

"The next contract renewal is about to start, so you'll be busy for a while, but we expect the overall revenue to grow significantly this year."

As he spoke, Yang Cheng's hands began to become restless and reached into the open collar of her pajamas.

Only when I tried it myself did I realize that she had such a good figure.

Wrong sight.

Xia Qing blushed slightly, but she let him do what he wanted. "This trip to Asia should bring in some more revenue, but it will mainly come from the Premier League broadcasting rights. The new contract will significantly increase our share of the revenue."

Starting from the new season, the Premier League will implement a new broadcasting contract, and the shares of all teams will increase significantly.

At least around 2500 million pounds.

In other words, it makes more money than playing in the Champions League!

The team's contract renewal is not a matter of one day or one night, but is carried out in batches.

If they are all squeezed together, how can we possibly handle the renewal of contracts together?

Therefore, there is a lot of knowledge involved in how to renew the contract and who goes first and who goes later.

"I've already made an agreement with my mother about the house in Holland Park. She will pay the down payment and the monthly installments. When the time comes, she will discuss with you how to transfer the money."

"Yeah." Xia Qing hummed softly, raised her head slightly, and looked at Yang Cheng with watery tenderness in her eyes.

Yang Cheng's heart moved, he leaned close to her ear and called softly, "Senior sister."

Xia Qing glared at him shyly and took the initiative to hug him.

Strange to say.

Xia Qing, who always presents herself as a decisive and capable female executive in front of others, is actually very gentle and affectionate in private.

What Yang Cheng could not have expected was that after they got together, she became particularly sensitive to the title of "senior sister".

It was as if this word violated some taboo of hers, making her particularly unable to resist the temptation.

Yang Cheng clearly called her that before they were together, so why was it okay then?

Because of this incident, Yang Cheng particularly liked to call her like that in front of others.

This is a secret known only to the two of them.

Next, the Bayswater Chinese will train in London for two weeks before heading to Asia.

At that time, the two will definitely have to separate for a period of time.

This made Xia Qing especially cherish the time she spent with Yang Chengni.

……

On July 7, the summer training camp for Chinese students in Bayswater officially opened.

Except for right-back Maicon who represented the Brazilian national team in the America's Cup, the remaining 23 players were all present.

He underwent a physical examination in the morning and went to Wembley Stadium in the afternoon to attend the new season's jersey unveiling ceremony.

Since sponsoring the Bayswater Chinese last year, Puma has attached great importance to this cooperation.

This year, a lot of effort has been put into the new season's jerseys.

Yang Cheng had previously communicated with Puma through Adam Crozier, mainly targeting Bayswater's relatively young Chinese fan base and designing a jersey style that was completely different from that of other teams.

Bayswater Chinese's home jersey is red.

This year's Pantone color is Chili Pepper.

According to Pantone, this is a captivating, resonant hue that is stylish, bold, sophisticated and glamorous.

Chili red represents extroversion, confidence and design spirit.

Puma designers used a new high-tech fabric with Pantone's popular color Chili Red as the main color.

The designer was even more creative and used a dense diamond design in the middle of the front and back of the jersey, which not only improves the breathability of the jersey, but also makes the entire jersey very design-oriented.

The stripes on the jersey collar and cuffs, the sponsor name on the chest, the Puma logo on the right, the team logo on the left, and the Umbro English letter logo on the cuffs all use last year's Pantone color, sand-colored gold coin.

The color is very mysterious, a bit like the sand in the desert, and also like the reflection of gold coins, a very elegant light yellow.

This makes the whole jersey look particularly stylish and exudes a vibrant and dynamic feel.

Unlike the home jersey, the away jersey is the reverse.

The main color is last year's Pantone color, sandy gold coin, and all the stripes, logos and team emblems are in chili red, which gives the entire jersey a completely different style.

It is elegant yet passionate, giving people a feeling that is completely different from the home jersey.

Dozens of media were invited to the event.

Puma's designers explained the design concept of this jersey and the ideas that went into every detail.

After winning the Premier League title, the Chinese in Bayswater became the undisputed top player in the Puma camp, so the German brand has also invested a lot of energy and resources in the Chinese in Bayswater.

Puma's CEO said confidently that this is a jersey full of design sense and can be called a work of art among jerseys. He believes that it will definitely attract more fans, especially young fans.

Both Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier looked at the jersey and were very satisfied with the overall texture and design.

The jerseys nowadays are basically just templates.

What does that mean?

Every team’s jerseys are similar in style, except for the color, and lack individuality.

Even Manchester United has red jerseys with a white rectangular frame outside the AIG on the chest. The Nike logo and team emblem are also white. It's really ugly.

Adam Crozier once conducted a survey among football fans, and the results showed that almost all fans' aversion to jerseys came from the old styles, which they felt had no sense of design.

Therefore, Bayswater Chinese teamed up with Puma to launch this set of home and away jerseys with rich design.

The price remains the same as before.

In terms of jersey prices, Bayswater Chinese are similar to other teams, including top clubs.

After all, the cost is there.

In addition, Puma will also launch this set of jerseys in all sales channels around the world at the same time.

Bayswater Chinese will also launch this set of jerseys on the official website, fan shops, and Taobao stores in China.

And it is a unified price worldwide.

Judging from the feedback from media reporters, they are obviously impressed by the innovation of Bayswater Chinese and Puma.

But no matter what, sales volume is ultimately the key to success.

Given the current influence of the Chinese at Bayswater, it is still difficult for them to compete with traditional giants in terms of jersey sales.

Especially considering that there are no big-name superstars in the team.

But the Bayswater Chinese team has a new handsome guy in the new season.

Aaron Ramsey.

This guy is really handsome!
Yang Cheng felt that he was about 70% to 80% of his level.

He has great potential to be a jersey salesman!

Since Maicon is still in the national team, the family photo can only be taken after returning from the Asian trip.

……

After the team started training, Yang Cheng also became busy.

Midway through last season, Yang Cheng had basically established the team's tactical style of play.

In the 433 tactics, Arshavin acts as a free man in the frontcourt attack, Maicon boldly presses forward on the right, and Las Diarra is responsible for clearing and protecting the right side.

This style of play was already very sophisticated last season.

But with Ashley Young leaving the team, Yang Cheng had to make a replacement.

So, he began to focus on arranging the 19-year-old Di Maria to play as a left winger.

Di Maria and Ashley Young have completely different styles.

Yang Zuoshi's nickname is not enough. Although he has good speed, he is better at passing the ball, especially crossing.

But he is a right-footed player, and his crosses from the left are usually made with his back against the left sideline and diagonal passes with his right foot.

Di Maria is different. He is fast, has strong personal abilities, is sharp in one-on-one breakthroughs, and is a left-footed player.

So he can dribble and break through on the left more often.

This will greatly relieve Arshavin's pressure.

And Leighton Baines and Marcelo.

When Di Maria is on the left, the two full-backs can press forward more boldly and gain more offensive space.

After all, Ashley Young basically stayed around the left corner of the penalty area and rarely went down to the bottom.

After the substitution, the tactics and play must change accordingly.

Next, the cooperation between Modric and Di Maria also needs to be adjusted.

The cooperation between front-line attacking players like Dzeko and Arshavin also needs to be adjusted.

Di Maria can not only play on the left, but Yang Cheng also let him play as left center midfielder and right winger last season.

Although his performances were mixed, Yang Cheng was very confident in the versatility of this player.

So how can we perform on the field and achieve results?
This requires a good run-in during preparations for the new season.

……

During the team training period, the main focus is on physical reserve training.

Yang Cheng took time out to attend the planning and design of Norman Foster's Bayswater Stadium site, as well as the design plan briefing for the Queen's Road renovation project.

The London City Government also attaches great importance to this project.

Mayor Ken Livingstone attended the briefing in person, and all the necessary departments were also present.

Because of this, Adam Crozier's presence seemed insignificant, so Yang Cheng led the team personally, accompanied by Xia Qing, Adam Crozier and others.

The briefing was not held at Bayswater Stadium, but at City Hall in London.

But what surprised Yang Cheng was that the total budget of the entire project was not the 30 billion pounds he knew in his previous life.

Instead it reached £40 billion.

Obviously bigger than the previous life.

Yang Cheng was a little puzzled at first, but after talking with Norman Foster and others, he knew where the problem lay.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, 30 billion pounds was used to renovate Queen's Road.

Although it also includes the Bayswater Stadium, it is only the street-facing part.

But now?

The Chinese stadium in Bayswater extends directly to the vicinity of Notting Hill.

This greatly increased the amount of work, and the budget naturally went up as well.

This brings the total budget to £40 billion.

The Chinese contributed £10 billion to Bayswater and the London City Government contributed £30 billion.

Norman Foster is the best architectural designer in the UK. There is basically nothing much to say about the designs he personally creates.

Just by looking at the renderings, you can feel a very elegant, modern and high-end British style.

This gave Yang Cheng a feeling.

If the whole street can restore the effect in the effect, no, if it can just restore that flavor, this street will definitely become a new popular tourist attraction in London, attracting tourists from all over the world.

The renovation of Queen's Road is mainly on the facade.

It is necessary to maintain the original outline while creating some elements that conform to modern aesthetics.

This is indeed a test of the designer's skills.

But Norman Foster did a really good job.

He also answered many questions, including materials, functional planning, etc.

When we got to Bayswater Stadium and the first picture came out, there was an obvious uproar.

Everyone is amazed.

Yang Cheng couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

Looking at Xia Qing, Adam Crozier and others, they were obviously also very surprised.

Yang Cheng remembered very clearly that the angle of the rendering was exactly what Norman Foster said to him when they were standing across the street that day. At that time, he told Yang Cheng a lot of his inspirations and ideas, but Yang Cheng was completely confused.

Now, the renderings are out, and the results are simply amazing.

Yang Cheng really had no other words to say except "Fuck".

Is this the master's ability?
That day at the street corner, facing an unfinished building, he could "see" this scene?

But what was really shocking was that what Norman Foster first showed were four pictures looking at the stadium from the four directions of east, west, south and north.

Just as he had told Yang Cheng before, the four buildings were placed at the four corners, with each building 50 meters apart.

With a height of 6 stories and a distance of 50 meters, all passers-by can have a panoramic view of the stadium in the middle and the public areas around the stadium, perfectly presenting the grandeur of the entire stadium.

Coupled with the design and functional division of the surrounding public spaces, as well as the curved design of the four buildings, the architectural design of the entire project is like a work of art that makes people marvel.

Norman Foster also introduced that when designing, they had fully taken into account various natural conditions such as lighting and ventilation, so as to maximize the functionality of the stadium surrounded in the middle.

In addition, the public space surrounding the stadium will be planned and designed to blend in with Queen's Road outside.

The public space will also be given various public functions based on the actual situation of Queen's Road.

For example, green landscapes, leisure areas, recreation areas, etc.

All of this will be carefully designed by Norman Foster to ensure the overall unity of style.

But at present, this part has not yet started designing.

In fact, the entire project has only completed exploration, planning and preliminary design so far.

Next, after all parties have confirmed the design, Norman Foster’s team will further start the full design, and then the actual design drawings will be used for construction.

Although he had only seen the design renderings, Yang Cheng was still very shocked, especially this stadium.

Mayor Ken Livingstone found Yang Cheng after the briefing and talked to him about the project.

He believes that the new stadium of Bayswater Chinese will be the core of the entire project and play a vital role.

He asked Yang Cheng with concern whether he was confident enough to complete the project.
Yang Cheng’s reply was affirmative.

As long as the London City Government approves this design, the Chinese in Bayswater will definitely build this stadium and surrounding facilities even if it means selling everything they have.

We are all smart people, no one can fool anyone else.

Just by taking a look at the design drawing, you can tell what Yang Cheng is planning.

Ken Livingstone is not the kind of bureaucrat who is completely inflexible. On the contrary, he is very good at it.

Rather than letting the whole piece of land rot there and become a scar on West London, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity.

"I still say the same thing, this project must be completed before the Olympics!" Ken Livingstone emphasized again.

Yang Cheng also assured confidently.

Next, it depends on how Ken Livingstone mediates and communicates.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, all you have to do is prepare the money.

As the Party A of the entire project, Yang Cheng confidently approached Norman Foster after the meeting and asked about some more details.

For example, the capacity of the stadium.

Norman Foster revealed that according to their on-site survey, the stadium's maximum capacity is 6.5 people.

Fans may not have any idea and think that increasing the capacity of the stadium means raising the stands.

Actually not.

It is certainly necessary to raise the height of the stands, but they also need to have a slope and an inclination angle.

If the stands are to be raised, the entire stadium must be expanded outwards.

Simply put, the higher the stands, the larger the area of ​​the stadium.

Norman Foster said that after calculations, their team found that the maximum size would be 6.5 square meters. If it is larger, the area of ​​the public space will be compressed, and the stadium and the four surrounding buildings will be very close.

This will instead give people a suffocating and depressing feeling.

On the contrary, like now, if the capacity of the stadium is controlled, the entire space seems particularly spacious, and everyone inside feels particularly good, and the same is true inside the stadium.

Yang Cheng also basically agreed.

6.5 is already very good for the Chinese in Bayswater.

It would be great if the stadium could be full for every game!
When Yang Cheng mentioned that he wanted to remove the turf of the stadium and sink it underground, Norman Foster said that he would take the time to communicate with a Cambridge professor to see if such a mechanical device could be designed.

Especially load-bearing.

They only made a preliminary estimate that after dividing the turf into three equal parts, the weight would be at least several hundred tons.

The most important thing is length.

Assuming the turf is 110 meters long and 75 meters wide, and divided into three equal parts, it would be 3 meters long and 110 meters wide. How can we ensure that the steel box of the entire turf will not deform under such a huge weight?
In addition, other factors, such as force, must be fully considered.

Also, if the turf really goes underground, can problems such as maintenance and lighting be solved?
Overall, architectural design is the simplest.

"You've really posed a huge challenge to us." Norman Foster shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Yang Cheng also laughed immediately, "It's okay, maybe after we build it, we can win another Pritzker Prize."

Norman Foster smiled slightly after hearing this.

He certainly would not tell Yang Cheng that one can only win the Pritzker Prize once.

But Yang Cheng is not from the construction industry, so it is normal that he doesn't understand this.

Besides, it is not the case that Party B embarrasses Party A.

Yang Cheng mentioned in passing his detached villa located west of Holland Park. He hoped that Norman Foster could spare some time to help design it, including renovation of the exterior facade and interior decoration.

"This is the house I plan to decorate for my wedding. You have to help me design it!" Yang Cheng didn't bother to be polite with him. After getting to know him, he found that Norman Foster was quite good.

"Okay, since you said that, I'll take it!" Norman Foster glanced at the slightly shy Xia Qing and agreed readily.

……

The entire communication meeting ended successfully.

But the new stadium has not started so soon.

Next, Norman Foster's company will provide a planning design and floor plan, as well as the entire construction plan, which will need to be submitted to the Westminster Parliament for review, which is expected to take at least a year.

During this year, Norman Foster's company will further improve the complete set of drawings including construction design.

The club also needs to start looking for a suitable construction company.

The earliest it could be approved would be mid-08.

If we want to start construction, the earliest it will be before the end of 08.

And it has to be demolished first and then rebuilt.

When the Chinese in Bayswater began training and preparing for the competition, some unexpected changes occurred in the warm-up matches in Asia.

According to the team's original itinerary, this year's Asian tour will still visit China, Japan and South Korea, and they will also participate in the Premier League Asia Invitational Tournament and play two games against Portsmouth and Fulham respectively.

While in Asia, the Bayswater Chinese will first be in South Korea, where they are invited to participate in a Peace Cup Invitational Tournament.

There are a total of 8 participating teams, divided into 2 groups, with 4 teams in each group. After 3 group matches, the top teams in the two groups will play in the finals. The teams invited to participate are all famous teams from various continents.

The group that the Bayswater Chinese are in has been drawn with River Plate, Lyon and Shimizu S-Pulse, all of which are quite strong.

This is also a great opportunity to warm up.

Moreover, the Chinese in Bayswater also want to take the opportunity to open up the Korean market.

In addition, Koreans do give a lot.

The appearance fee for a single game was 100 million pounds, or 150 million euros.

Not only that, if you win the championship, you will also receive a bonus of 200 million euros.

The Koreans offer so much and it can serve as a warm-up, so there is no reason for Chinese people not to go to Bayswater.

After the Peace Cup, the team will go to China and Japan to play a Premier League Asian game each.

The original plan was to play a friendly match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but because the Asian Cup final was held in Kuala Lumpur and the time was close to the time booked by Bayswater Chinese, AFC President Haman asked Bayswater Chinese to cancel the trip.

The main concern is that the warm-up match of the Chinese in Bayswater will affect the Asian Cup final, especially diverting some fans.

This is also a common unexpected event when arranging warm-up matches.

Now, Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada are traveling around Asia, hoping to discuss with major sponsors and partners, preferably to change the location, such as to Singapore, Indonesia or Thailand.

Anyway, just avoid the Asian Cup final in Kuala Lumpur.

If it doesn't work out in the end, we will have to cancel the last game.

This is also force majeure that the Chinese in Bayswater cannot refuse.

Not only AFC President Hamann, but even FIFA President Blatter called Yang Cheng to help Hamann persuade him.

If you want to make it in the football circle, you have to give face to these big guys.

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After a week of physical reserve training in London, the Bayswater Chinese played their first warm-up match of the summer.

The opponents are Brentford in west London.

And it's an away game.

Today, Bayswater Chinese also has a certain box office appeal, and this warm-up match also brought a lot of income to Brentford.

The final result was a narrow victory of 1-0.

During the physical reserve training, the condition of the Chinese players in Bayswater was not particularly good.

Although the opponent was not strong, the players were not in good shape and could not play to their usual strength.

After playing against Brentford, Yang Cheng led the team to leave London and fly to Seoul, South Korea.

Although the team came to South Korea once last summer, this time was obviously different.

This year, the Bayswater Chinese arrived in Seoul with the halo of the Premier League champions.

The most obvious difference is that many fans came to the airport to pick them up.

After arriving in South Korea, the team participated in charity activities at a local orphanage in Seoul in addition to training.

Afterwards, Yang Cheng also led the team to participate in the signing ceremony of Hantai Tire, a famous Korean tire brand.

Starting from 2007, Hantai Tire will officially sponsor Bayswater Chinese for a period of 3 years. The specific sponsorship fee has not been disclosed.

In addition to sponsoring the club, Hantai will also be displayed on the sidelines billboards at all home games in the new season.

This brings Hantai's annual sponsorship fee to £200 million.

In addition, Bayswater Chinese also signed another sponsorship, signing a cooperation agreement with South Korea's KT Telecom.

Currently, the largest mobile telecommunications operator in South Korea is SK Telecom, with a market share of nearly half.

KT Telecom hopes to leverage the influence of the Chinese in Bayswater to challenge SK Telecom's dominance.

The sponsorship contract is worth £100 million per year, but the sponsorship is limited to South Korea.

Before the game even started, the Chinese in Bayswater had already signed two sponsorship contracts in a row, generating revenue of £2 million.

This also won great praise from the Korean media, who believed that the Premier League championship has a strong appeal in Korea.

After arriving in South Korea, the team continued to train.

On the 12th, the team played a friendly match with River Plate from Argentina.

This was also the second warm-up match for Bayswater Chinese, and the team finally defeated River Plate 2-2.

On the 15th day, the team drew 1-1 with Lyon of Ligue .

But in the last group match on the 18th, the team defeated Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 and took first place in the group.

In the Peace Cup final on the 21st, Bayswater Chinese defeated Guadalajara of Mexico 1-0 and won the Peace Cup championship.

He received 4 million pounds in appearance fees for 400 games, plus a 200 million euro bonus for winning the championship.

There are also 2 commercial sponsorships.

The Chinese in Bayswater made a lot of money in South Korea and returned home with a great deal.

Korean fans were also delighted by the game.

After all, this was a game where they were watching the Premier League champions at home.

……

After playing in the Korea Peace Cup, Yang Cheng led the team to Japan on the 22nd, where they rested and adjusted for 2 days.

During this period, the team participated in a sponsorship event in Japan.

NTT Telecom sponsored Bayswater Chinese for three years with an annual sponsorship fee of £100 million.

But their authority is limited to Japan, so there is no conflict with South Korea's KT Telecom.

This is also an adjustment made by Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada to Bayswater's Chinese sponsorship system.

Or it can be called upgrading.

The main reason is that there are many companies that want to sponsor.

For example, in South Korea, their Cass Beer wanted to sponsor Bayswater Chinese and offered a good price.

But the sponsor of Bayswater Chinese is Budweiser, and this sponsorship is exclusive and global, so there is nothing we can do.

There were also some other Japanese and Korean brands that were interested in sponsoring the Chinese in Bayswater, but the deals were not reached for various reasons.

This involves the exclusivity of the sponsoring brand.

So Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada took this regional partnership approach.

Japan's NTT Telecom is limited to Japan, and South Korea's KT Telecom is limited to South Korea.

Of course, sponsorship like Hantai Tire is global and exclusive.

On the 24th, in Yokohama, Japan, Bayswater Chinese played a Premier League Asia Challenge match against Fulham.

Unlike the Chinese players from Bayswater who were on their trip to Asia, Fulham flew here specifically for the two Premier League Asia games.

After a long journey and being in the stage of preparation and adjustment, Fulham's overall performance was not very good.

Bayswater Chinese defeated their opponents 2-0.

……

After the game against Japan, the Chinese players from Bayswater flew to Shanghai, China that night.

Although it was already quite late, there were still enthusiastic fans coming to pick them up at the airport.

This touched the entire team.

In the following three days, the Chinese players in Bayswater adjusted themselves while participating in official activities organized by the Premier League. They also attended an event of Umbro China and a new product launch of Puma.

All of these itinerary arrangements have been communicated in advance.

On the 28th, in Shanghai, Bayswater Chinese beat Portsmouth 1-0.

By this game, Yang Cheng could already clearly feel that the strength of the Pompey Legion this season was no less than that of last season.

Redknapp's coaching has made Portsmouth even stronger.

Also in Shanghai, Brazilian international Maicon, who participated in the America's Cup, returned to the team for training.

In the just-concluded America's Cup, Maicon played in 6 out of 5 games on behalf of the Brazilian national team, and he was an absolute main player in all of them. His performance was also very outstanding, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists, helping Brazil win the America's Cup championship.

In the final, they defeated Argentina 3-0.

Judging from the training situation after returning to the team, Maicon's overall condition has been maintained well.

As the warm-up match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was cancelled and a suitable venue could not be found at the last minute, the Bayswater Chinese set off back to London after the game in Shanghai.

……

As time approaches August, the Premier League schedule is released.

As many fans are familiar with.

The Premier League schedule every season is quite messy, and it often happens that two teams' two games are both in the first half, or both in the second half.

Even when arranging the schedule, the rule of one home and one away is not completely followed.

This is mainly because every club will receive a questionnaire before the schedule is arranged.

Basically it is my thoughts on last season's schedule and some reference suggestions.

Another thing is to write down some suggestions on what teams you want to meet and when.

Of course, when arranging the schedule, we will fully consider the different requirements and wishes of each team, but we cannot completely follow them. After all, the schedule cannot be arranged in this way.

Yang Cheng also put forward some requests, hoping to avoid some strong dialogues, especially the devilish Christmas schedule, which is too difficult to play.

Not only does it affect the performance of the participating teams, but it also affects the fans' viewing experience.

After all, the schedule is so tight that the team's performance will be affected.

It is said that Ferguson and Chelsea have also made this request.

When the schedule came out, everyone was a little confused.

There were indeed no strong competitions in the three rounds during Christmas.

But Newton's law tells us that energy is conserved, and strong dialogues must take place.

Either at Christmas or at some other time.

The Bayswater Chinese had a devilish schedule from the start.

We will play Chelsea in the Community Shield, Manchester United away in the first round of the league, and Chelsea at home in the second round.

And the second round is a midweek game.

But this is not really someone trying to use the schedule to discredit the Bayswater Chinese.

Arsenal are not much better.

In the 11th round, they played Liverpool away, in the 12th round, they played Manchester United at home, and in the 13th round, they played Bayswater Chinese away.

Chelsea will play Bayswater Chinese in the second round and Liverpool in the third round at the weekend.

If we talk about the team with the best schedule, it must be Manchester United.

Ferguson's team has not encountered strong teams continuously in their schedule.

The Red Devils' matches against Bayswater Chinese, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams this season have all been staggered.

This kind of schedule is very good.

"Ferguson always gets this kind of advantage!"

After looking at the schedules of all teams, Brian Kidd said with disdain.

After hearing this, Yang Cheng smiled slightly and didn't take it to heart.

Brian Kidd just couldn't stand Ferguson.

But the Red Devils have an advantage in terms of schedule, which is also an objective fact.

"Actually, the first three rounds were very difficult to play." Yang Cheng frowned.

The third round is a home game against Everton.

This is also a very difficult team.

Although there are no weak teams in the Premier League, the strong ones can still be distinguished.

Moyes' team is indeed a tough nut to crack.

"Our strategy for the new season remains the same as before. The League Cup and FA Cup will be handed over to the youngsters and substitutes. We will go wherever we can."

"Our main squad is focused on the league and the Champions League."

Even so, the pressure of the competition is still very high.

Especially in 2008, which is the European Cup, the schedule of this season will be compressed and two games a week will become the norm.

The most outrageous thing is that there are national team training sessions in September, October and November.

There are also some training sessions for the national youth team.

For example, Aaron Ramsey was selected to go to Sweden for training.

With the team’s outstanding performance last season, players including Jose Fonte were all selected for the national team.

Rakitic was also selected for the Croatian national team in September.

In this way, there will be more and more Chinese international players in Bayswater, and the influence of the national team training will become greater and greater.

There is one thing that makes Bayswater Chinese different from other top teams.

Yang Cheng introduced many players from national teams such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, and Côte d'Ivoire, which resulted in the team having more international players than some top teams.

It's like a double-edged sword.

The players from these countries are cheap and have good strength, but the threshold for being selected for the national team is much lower than that of strong countries.

England is an exception.

Because now a lot of people outside are starting to hype Walcott's selection for the new round of national team.

Yang Cheng really wanted to ask those guys: Is it fun for you to hype up an 18-year-old kid all day long?

By the way, Eriksson, the former head coach of the England national team, will coach Manchester City in the new season.

This guy has been completely played by the British paparazzi over the past few years.

After the schedule was released, the coaching staff of Bayswater Chinese also began to prepare for the new season.

Yang Cheng and everyone carefully checked the schedule and began to formulate a season strategy.

On the other hand, the team began final preparations.

Before the start of the new season, Bayswater Chinese will face FA Cup champions Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.

This will be the first game of the new season.

Although, there has always been a so-called curse in the outside world that the team that wins the Community Shield often cannot win the Premier League championship in the new season.

But now that the game has come to this, who cares about this?
Of course we will win the Community Shield first to get a good start for the new season, and then slowly prepare for the league.

Could it be that I would give up this championship for a so-called illusory curse?

Anyway, Yang Cheng would not do such a stupid thing.

Just as Yang Cheng was concentrating on leading the team to prepare for the Community Shield match against Chelsea, an open letter from Mourinho dropped a bombshell on the eve of the quiet season.

　This illustration was drawn by me using a map and drawing tools. It is really ugly, so please bear with me. The proportions are determined according to the actual data on the map. The buildings are 50 meters apart. The facades of the four buildings are all arc curves. I drew it several times, but it was not done well, so I just drew it as a straight line. I specially found an intersection near my home, where the buildings on both sides are more than meters apart. If the buildings are only five or six stories high, the field of vision is very wide.

　　
　
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