I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 155 The leader of the new era! The most bizarre scene in the history of the Premier League [Subscribe]

After a narrow win in the 9th round, in the 3th round three days later, in the home game against Wigan Athletic, Yang Cheng had to make rotations and arrange for Dzeko and other main players to have a good rest.

But in the 10th minute, Marcelo made a low pass from the left to the front of the goal.

Lewandowski scored from close range, opening the scoring for the Chinese in Bayswater.

After that, the home team continued to control the situation.

It was not until the 60th minute that Rakitic made a cross from a free kick in the frontcourt, causing chaos in the penalty area. Lewandowski quickly inserted into the back post and shot from a small angle, scoring his second goal.

2 is better than 0!

Bayswater Chinese beat Wigan Athletic at home.

This is also the second consecutive round that Lewandowski has scored three goals.

The Polish center forward has also scored six goals this season.

Both Yang Cheng and the coaching staff are satisfied with Lewandowski's performance this season.

As Yang Cheng said before, his upward trend is very obvious, one step forward a year, very stable.

In this round, Manchester City lost 0-2 to Middlesbrough away from home.

Although they lost the game, the Blue Moon kept the pressure on Middlesbrough throughout the game.

But in the 53rd minute, Sturridge fouled White in the penalty area and gave the opponent a penalty.

Afterwards, Manchester City was eager to score a goal and their opponents took the opportunity to counterattack and scored another goal.

Eriksen's team still has the same old problem, defense!

Chelsea beat Hull City 3-0 away in this round.

Manchester United beat West Ham United 2-0 at home thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Arsenal drew 4-4 with Tottenham in the North London derby.

Liverpool will face Portsmouth at home in this round.

The Reds took advantage of their home field advantage and pressed Portsmouth throughout the game, but they were unable to break through the Pompey Army's iron defense.

It was not until the 75th minute of the second half that Diop accidentally handballed in the penalty area, giving Liverpool a penalty kick opportunity.

Gerrard scored in one fell swoop and secured the victory.

……

"Liverpool have been on drugs this season, right? Why are they playing so hard?"

"Who said it wasn't? It's been chasing me from behind, and I can't get rid of it no matter what!"

"We only faced Arsenal in the top six, but they have already beaten Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City. If we can't close the gap, we will be under more pressure next time."

After each round of games, the coaching staff will hold a meeting to summarize and analyze.

Liverpool's penalty shootout victory over Portsmouth was the last game of this round.

In the bright conference room, everyone's mood was shrouded in a gloomy haze.

Being entangled by such a team, the pressure will only increase.

Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd just arrived at the door of the conference room. They looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.

If the coaching staff thinks this way, the pressure on the players will not be small.

If coaches go on the field with this kind of pressure, the players will only be under more pressure.

So, Yang Cheng thought about it and spoke out.

"Liverpool's rise this season just proves the correctness and advancement of our strategy over the past few years!"

Yang Cheng's words suddenly made the conference room silent.

"What caused Liverpool's slump last season?"

Yang Cheng gave the answer without waiting for the coaches to respond.

This has been summarized and analyzed by the coaching team of the Bayswater Chinese.

"Midfield!"

"Especially Xabi Alonso's frequent injuries have a huge impact on Liverpool."

"But what about this season? Xabi Alonso is healthy and has played in every game. Everyone has seen how well he performs. This kid is determined to embarrass Benítez!"

Last season, when Xabi Alonso was frequently injured, there was a rumor that Benítez wanted to sell Xabi Alonso.

This made the Spanish very dissatisfied.

Although he stayed this season, Xabi Alonso was determined to embarrass Benítez, prove his strength, and prove that he is still the core of Liverpool's midfield.

Anyone can see that Xabi Alonso and Benítez are already at odds.

But on the technical and tactical level, with the joining of Mascherano, he formed a world-class double defensive midfielder with Xabi Alonso, and Gerrard was pushed to the number ten position.

Torres is in the center position.

On the left are Riera, Babel and Dossena, and on the right are Kuyt, Benayoun and Pennant.

Perhaps these players are not very strong, but they fit Benítez's 4231 tactics perfectly.

Today's Liverpool needs midfielders with midfielders and forwards with forwards.

Torres solved the stubborn problem in Liverpool's forward line that had plagued them for years.

Gerrard became the second striker after Torres and also had a big outbreak this season.

To some extent, this season's Liverpool is the strongest Liverpool in recent years.

Better than 05 and 07!

The most important part of the entire tactical system is the double defensive midfielder.

This is the key to the 4231 formation!

In Valencia, Benítez had the top double defensive midfielder combination of Albelda and Baraja, and now, he has found the double defensive midfielder combination of Xabi Alonso and Mascherano.

To some extent, Liverpool's double defensive midfielder is stronger than that of Valencia!
Ironically, the double defensive midfielder created by Benítez himself will probably be dismantled after the end of this season.

Because he voted no confidence in Xabi Alonso last season.

Yang Cheng actually paid attention to Xabi Alonso, considered him, and even asked the data analysis team to do some deduction.

It turned out that if the Chinese at Bayswater wanted to sign Xabi Alonso, they would have to change their formation.

In the current 433 formation, Xabi Alonso can only play as a single defensive midfielder.

But in today's Premier League environment, letting Xabi Alonso play as a lone defensive midfielder is too risky. One of the central midfielders Modric and Rakitic must be replaced by Matuidi to achieve a balance.

Overall, the effect may not be good.

On the other hand, if Xabi Alonso is pushed to the No. 8 position, he will not be able to do the job.

Xabi Alonso's ability to get rid of the ball is not strong. The further forward his position is, the worse the effect he can perform.

And if you look closely at Xabi Alonso's long passes, it's easy to see that he can't make accurate long passes from the No. 8 position like Toni Kroos.

Again, his magic chanting takes a bit long.

The closer you are to the front, the tighter the defense is, and it is easy to be interrupted midway through your spell.

Therefore, Yang Cheng continued to wait for Tony.

But this season, Liverpool's success has once again proved that Yang Cheng's original decision was correct.

"In today's European football, the midfield is the most decisive area!"

In the conference room, facing dozens of coaches and employees, Yang Cheng gave his judgment very confidently.

"Liverpool are just like us. In fact, they are learning from our experience."

"Is the combination of Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Mascherano similar to the combination of Las Diarra, Modric and Yaya Toure that we had before?"

Players have different characteristics and slightly different roles on the court, but their overall functions are similar.

To put it bluntly, it means splitting up the various functions of the midfield and assigning them to different players.

"Therefore, we don't need to worry too much about Liverpool's success, because this proves that we are on the right path, and we are moving earlier and faster than Liverpool!"

Whoever wins the midfield wins the world!

It’s just a simple sentence, but it’s really difficult to do it!
As long as they do this and stabilize, Liverpool's rise this season will be the best proof!

……

Round 11 of the Premier League.

This is another difficult away game.

Bayswater Chinese visited Goodson Park to challenge Everton.

Moyes' team set up a 451 formation and was ready to go.

After Yang Cheng's team experienced a peak in form some time ago, coupled with the increasing overall strength of the opponents, the team's overall performance was relatively sluggish.

But Yang Cheng was not completely unprepared.

Lambert, who came on as a substitute in the 81st minute, headed the ball into the goal from inside the small penalty area after receiving a cross from Maicon on the right in the 87th minute, breaking the deadlock for Bayswater Chinese.

This was also the only goal of the entire game!
Yang Cheng praised Lambert's performance at the post-match press conference.

"He has always been one of our most trusted players!"

Why did they keep substituting centers in the second half, and finally adopted a three-center tactic?

"Then ask Moyes later why he keeps substituting defenders and defensive midfielders."

"After 80 minutes, do they still have a striker on the pitch?"

Yang Cheng even joked about Mourinho.

"Sometimes, piling up people in the frontcourt is also very useful. It's simple, direct and rough!"

All the media reporters at the scene who could get Yang Cheng's funny points burst into laughter.

This is Mourinho's favorite trick.

Once the offense doesn't go smoothly, just pile people on the front line.

The most outrageous thing is that this season at Inter Milan, he once had 5 forwards on the forward line.

Yang Cheng really wanted to say, I only piled up 3.

But no matter what, winning 1-0 is a good thing.

After the game, media reporters also expressed their affirmation of the victory of the Chinese team in Bayswater.

Especially Lambert who was replaced by Yang Cheng in the 81st minute.

At the critical moment, this striker who has been playing for the team since English League Two was quite effective.

As long as it is used in the right place.

Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-0 at home in this round.

Manchester United beat Hull City 4-3 at home thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.

At this stage, Manchester United's front attacking lineup is already very clear.

Rooney, Berbatov and Ronaldo will become the team's main attacking lineup.

To put it bluntly, it is to change Alan Smith's original role into the current Berbatov.

Many people even say that Ferguson is learning from the Chinese in Bayswater.

Because Berbatov is seen as a reduced-function version of Dzeko.

But in this case, Tevez can only be a substitute.

Given the character of the Argentine beast, there will probably be some trouble in Manchester United's locker room next.

Arsenal defeated Stoke City 2-1 away from home thanks to goals from Clichy and Arshavin.

Manchester City defeated Bolton 2-0 away from home thanks to Kaka's assist and goal.

But what made Yang Cheng happiest was that Liverpool lost 1-2 to Tottenham away.

The Reds dominated the entire game.

Three minutes into the game, Kuyt scored the first goal for Liverpool.

But Torres' injury caused Liverpool's ability to seize opportunities in the frontcourt to decline significantly.

Robbie Keane, who came on as the substitute, was not as efficient as Torres.

So, throughout the game, Liverpool had the upper hand but couldn't score.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Carragher's own goal gave Tottenham Hotspur a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

So, at the last minute of the game, Redknapp's substitution and Pavlyuchenko helped Tottenham score another goal.

2-1, Tottenham reversed the situation against Liverpool who frequently squandered opportunities.

After Redknapp took over Tottenham midway through the season, he played very well in both games.

First they drew 4-4 with Arsenal away, and then reversed Liverpool 2-1 at home.

It really proves the saying that changing the coach is like changing the knife!

After this round of games, Bayswater Chinese won 10 points with 30 consecutive wins and ranked first in the Premier League.

By the way, so far this season, Bayswater Chinese have won 16 consecutive games on all fronts.

These include 10 league games, 3 Champions League group matches, 1 European Super Cup, 1 Community Shield and 1 League Cup.

This shocked the whole world!

Especially considering that this summer, Bayswater Chinese sold two core players, Las Diarra and Arshavin, in one go, and surprisingly rebounded against the trend!

Yang Cheng's coaching level was also pushed to a higher level by everyone.

Especially in the league, we are already 4 points ahead.

Don't forget that the Chinese in Bayswater still have one round less to play.

Due to the double matches in a week, there is still no suitable time for the third round make-up match between Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United.

With the outstanding performance of Bayswater Chinese, more and more media and fans are paying attention to this team.

Especially technical and tactical aspects.

French Football Magazine has written a special article analyzing the tactics used by the Chinese at Bayswater this season.

I think Yang Cheng’s tactics are not new at first glance, and are somewhat similar to Ancelotti’s Christmas tree formation concept.

But if you dig deeper, you'll find that although they look similar on the surface, they are actually not alike at all.

In terms of area, Yang Cheng's team placed the ball-grabbing area near the center line and did not adopt AC Milan's Italian-style defense.

The Chinese in Bayswater have more diverse offensive methods and stronger firepower.

The midfield's passing and ball control skills are also more delicate and outstanding than AC Milan.

In the frontcourt, the wingers formed by Gareth Bale, Di Maria and Walcott are faster than AC Milan.

Dzeko is the all-around center forward that Ancelotti has always dreamed of.

So, this is more like a fully upgraded version of AC Milan.

"More importantly, this team's offense and defense transition speed is extremely fast. After grabbing the ball, they can always get ahead of the opponent's defense and transfer the ball to the threatening area in the front court to launch an offensive attack."

“This is a huge headache for all teams and very difficult for defenses to stop!”

French Football Magazine believes that none of Yang Cheng's ideas, taken individually, are truly innovative.

These are all things that have appeared before.

"But what's interesting is that he combined all of these into a Premier League team, and combined them with the fast pace, speed and impact of the Premier League to create a very innovative and groundbreaking team with a very entertaining tactical style!"

French Football magazine believes that two very unique teams have emerged in European football this season.

One of them is Bayswater Chinese in the Premier League.

The other is Barcelona from La Liga.

Guardiola also inherited the Barcelona passing and controlling style of play passed down by his predecessors, from Cruyff to Van Gaal to Rijkaard.

On this basis, Barcelona's entire ball control tactics were further improved, creating the current invincible Barcelona in La Liga.

Guardiola's team has won eight consecutive La Liga games.

In these 8 rounds, 33 goals were scored and only 6 goals were conceded.

Both teams have very unique temperaments, but both hold high the banner of offensive football and have injected a breath of fresh blood into European football this season.

"29-year-old Yang Cheng and 37-year-old Guardiola are both subverting the current technical and tactical system of European football!"

"Let's wait and see!"

"Let's see which of these two teams will become the leader of the new era!"

……

After a peak period of form, the continuous double matches a week in November caused the form of the Bayswater Chinese to inevitably decline.

But this is an objective law.

A truly strong team is one that can always defeat the enemy even when it is in a low state.

For example, on November 11, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayswater Chinese played away against Marseille.

The French Ligue 3 team once again deployed a three-defensive-midfielder formation, preparing for a defensive counterattack at home.

The Chinese in Bayswater launched continuous attacks.

Yang Cheng's team has won three consecutive group stage games. As long as they win this one, they will be able to advance as the group leader.

This will relieve pressure in the remaining two games.

But precisely because of this, the game becomes more difficult.

Marseille also wanted to keep the spark of hope alive, so they played particularly hard at home.

The two sides fought for more than an hour.

Until the 71st minute, when other teams around him could not come up with an effective offensive solution, Di Maria used his signature cross-legged pass on the right to Modric who was advancing to the right side of the penalty area.

The Croatian scored with a low shot, breaking through the goal guarded by Mandanda.

This is also the only goal in the game!
Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up on the spot.

The Chinese in Bayswater were all excited.

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng rarely singled out and praised the team captain Modric.

"Some players always make their voices heard on weekdays, but in times of crisis, they become invisible."

"But Modric is the opposite."

"It's hard for us to hear his voice at ordinary times, but when the team is in the most difficult times, he is always the bravest one and the one who stands up!"

"I'm so proud of our captain!"

Modric also expressed his gratitude for the praise from the head coach in a subsequent interview with media reporters.

"We have had a fantastic start to the season, playing the most beautiful football in England and even in Europe!"

"Both me and the team are in a very good situation and we don't have any problems!"

"For the head coach, I want to use the best words in the world to praise him. He is an extraordinary person and the person I respect and appreciate the most!"

"When I came to England, many people doubted me because I was too thin and they doubted whether I could play in England. But everyone saw what happened later."

"Over the past few years, the head coach has always supported me and given me strength!"

“It is a very happy thing to have someone who truly believes in you, sees your potential, and keeps pushing you behind the scenes.”

“So, I am very, very proud that I chose to come to Bayswater Chinese!”

"There are not many Croatians playing in the Premier League, but we have proved to everyone that Croatians can adapt to the Premier League!"

“If I could write a script for my football career, I couldn’t write anything better than what’s going on right now!”

"Next, I hope to continue to stay at Bayswater Chinese and continue to contribute all my strength to this team, these fans and everyone!"

“Playing in Italy or Spain?”

"I don't know. I have no say in many things, but if I can decide, I will choose to stay!"

Modric rarely expressed his true feelings, which immediately aroused unanimous praise from the Chinese fans of Bayswater.

As the captain of the team, Modric has been involved in many scandals in the past two years.

Especially this past summer, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and even Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Inter Milan have all been linked to him.

Today, Modric's remarks and this crucial goal in Marseille have not only made Bayswater Chinese fans, but even the British media, call on Bayswater Chinese to hurry up and retain this star player.

But in Yang Cheng's view, this statement has another deeper meaning.

Starting from this summer, the team is launching a new round of contract renewal, and Modric is the first player to renew the contract.

He is the captain of the team and has been the highest paid player in the team over the past few years.

His contract renewal is related to the subsequent contract renewals of many players, so the contract renewal negotiations between the two sides were not very smooth.

Modric's agent is not satisfied with the £7 weekly salary offered by the team.

Because of this, Modric can get at least 10 pounds if he switches to another team.

Even higher.

Previously, the media had reported that Modric’s contract renewal negotiations with the team had broken down.

But now, the Croatian's statement is telling everyone that the contract renewal negotiations are more about salary and benefits, but he does not want to leave Bayswater Chinese.

Adam Crozier, CEO of Bayswater Chinese, also immediately came forward and said in an interview with media reporters that the team will do its best to keep Modric.

Afterwards, the Chinese in Bayswater immediately met with Modric's agent.

The two sides negotiated the contract extension again.

Bayswater Chinese once again raised their offer for renewal salary to £8.

This is double the contract from two years ago.

Modric's statement was equivalent to making his position clear to his agent, so the agent quickly agreed to the salary package.

The two sides began to negotiate some detailed terms of the contract, such as some competition bonuses.

Soon, the two sides reached a preliminary agreement.

On the second day after the team returned to London, Bayswater Chinese officially announced that they had reached a contract extension agreement with Modric's team.

Specific salary packages will not be disclosed.

But the ubiquitous media reporters easily found clues and estimated Modric's weekly salary to be between 7.5 and 8.3 pounds, which is quite accurate.

Modric's contract renewal can be regarded as a reassurance to the locker room and fans.

At the same time, it also sets a good start for the team's new round of contract renewal.

……

Round 12 of the Premier League.

The Gunners beat Manchester United 2-0 at home thanks to Arshavin's double.

Ferguson's lineup in this game was a bit bad.

The main problem is still the midfield.

He actually arranged a midfield combination of Park Ji-sung, Carrick, Anderson and Ronaldo.

Wenger was stubborn and continued to use the 4231 formation that had performed poorly before. As a result, Arshavin directly blew up Manchester United in the middle.

Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at home.

Chelsea beat Blackburn 2-0 away from home thanks to Anelka's double.

Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Kaka and Robinho.

It is worth mentioning that Eriksen's 3 points at home came in the first half, when Dutch midfielder De Jong accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.

It can be said that although they were one man less than Tottenham for a long time, they still managed to secure the victory with Kaka's counterattack goal in the 64th minute.

And the facts also proved Yang Cheng’s previous judgment.

After Kaka came to the Premier League, there was indeed no problem with adaptation and integration.

Especially in Eriksen's 4231 formation.

Adebayor is in the front, Robinho, Kaka and Wright-Phillips are on the two wings, and the double defensive midfielders include such good players as Inler, Gareth Barry and De Jong.

The only major shortcoming is the defense.

Manchester City’s current defense is indeed rather weak, which has a huge impact on the team.

Yang Cheng's Bayswater Chinese take on Newcastle at Wembley Stadium.

This game was still a rather sluggish one.

Although in the 23rd minute of the game, Gareth Bale scored with a low shot from the left side of the penalty area.

But Newcastle equalized the score in the second half when Duff counterattacked and made a cross, and Ameobi shot into the goal in front of the goal.

Afterwards, for most of the game, the Chinese players from Bayswater found it difficult to threaten Newcastle's goal.

It was not until the 86th minute that Dzeko, at a critical moment, used his body to lean on Argentine central defender Coloccini in the penalty area, stopped the ball, turned around, and scored with a low left-foot shot.

2 is better than 1!

Bayswater Chinese finally won another 3 points at home!
……

Since the League Cup round of 16 is in the middle of the week, Yang Cheng will, as usual, arrange all the young players and substitutes to play.

Therefore, after playing against Newcastle, Yang Cheng directly gave several main players two days off to let them have a good rest.

This weekend we face North London team Tottenham Hotspur.

This is also a tough battle.

In the League Cup round of 16 match in the middle of the week, Bayswater Chinese faced the Red Army Liverpool.

Both teams played with all substitute lineups, but Liverpool arranged for Torres, who had returned from injury, to start.

This is obviously to allow Torres to find his form in the League Cup.

Although the Chinese player from Bayswater is a substitute, in fact, the forward line is still composed of Hazard, Lewandowski and Walcott.

This poses a huge threat to Liverpool.

Especially before the end of the first half, the Chinese in Bayswater launched a series of powerful attacks in just 10 minutes.

The midfield consisting of Matuidi, Matic and Aaron Ramsey kept delivering ammunition to the teammates in front.

First, Walcott assisted Lewandowski to score in the 37th minute.

Then Hazard assisted Walcott to score in the 41st minute.

This attack was what Yang Cheng had been preparing for.

After Hazard took the ball from the left and cut inside, he made a diagonal pass over the top to the right side of the penalty area with his right foot. Walcott quickly made a diagonal run and shot directly.

The whole offensive coordination was very beautiful, and Liverpool's defense couldn't stop it at all.

It was precisely because of this experience that in the first half stoppage time, Marcelo followed suit and made another wonderful pass from the left. Walcott again cut in behind and scored against Liverpool after receiving the ball.

3 is better than 0!

Although Hyypiä scored only 2 minutes into the second half with a free kick in the frontcourt.

But in the 51st minute, Aaron Ramsey made a straight pass and Lewandowski scored again.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Liverpool 4-1 at home.

But everyone could see that Benítez didn't use any main players at all.

The victory in this game only proves that the Chinese in Bayswater are stronger than Liverpool in terms of bench depth!

There was also an upset in this round.

Scolari's Chelsea drew 1-1 with Burnley at home, but lost to their opponents in the final penalty shootout.

This made the more than 4 fans at Stamford Bridge very dissatisfied.

The most important thing is that the Blues actually injured many of their main players.

Including Drogba, Malouda, Kalou, Deco, Lampard, Mikel, Alex, Ferreira, Belletti and so on.

But it is still very disappointing to play like this.

……

This weekend, the 13th round of the Premier League.

With the support of the sports science department, Yang Cheng's control over the physical and mental aspects of the first-team players is now clearly to a higher level than before.

After two days of rest and a week of adjustment, the Bayswater Chinese team that appeared at Wembley Stadium at the weekend had clearly recovered.

Redknapp arranged a 451 formation in this game.

It was not a 4231 formation instead of a 451 formation, but instead three defensive midfielders were used directly, leaving only Darren Bent on the striker line to fight on the counterattack, and the central defenders were a combination of Ledley King and Woodgate.

This is a tactic that is almost like an iron bucket formation.

This fully demonstrates Redknapp's away goal.

But even so, Tottenham only held on for 35 minutes.

Di Maria dribbled past the defense on the left and Dzeko headed the ball into the Tottenham goal.

After the second half, in the 70th minute, Di Maria created a corner kick opportunity on the left.

Leighton Baines quickly fired a penalty into the box and Pepe headed in to extend the lead.

2 is better than 0!

Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal in the 91st minute through a counterattack by Darren Bent.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Tottenham 2-1 at home and took all 3 points at home!
But Liverpool also beat Bolton 2-0 away from home with goals from Kuyt and Gerrard.

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 2-0 at home with goals from Benzema and Arshavin.

Manchester United beat Stoke City 5-0 at home thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals.

Chelsea also beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 away from home.

Manchester City beat Hull City 2-1 away from home.

Kaka scored twice.

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After 13 rounds of matches, Bayswater Chinese are ranked first in the Premier League with 12 points and 36 consecutive wins.

Following closely behind is Liverpool with 32 points, while Chelsea and Arsenal are ranked third and fourth with 29 points each.

Manchester United got 27 points and ranked third.

Manchester City is in 25th place with 6 points.

Regarding the current situation of the Premier League, the outside world certainly praised the Bayswater Chinese for their winning streak, but at the same time it also left some concerns.

That is, so far, the Bayswater Chinese have only played one game against Arsenal, which is in the top 6 of the league.

Manchester United's round was postponed indefinitely.

The upcoming matches will be a huge test for the Chinese players in Bayswater.

Especially in December.

The Chinese in Bayswater will play in the Club World Cup, and the situation will be greatly affected by the travel back and forth.

The only thing that can be confirmed at the moment is that the home game against Middlesbrough in the 18th round will be postponed due to the Club World Cup.

This is bound to further compress the schedule of the Bayswater Chinese in the second half of the season.

The Bayswater Chinese themselves are also worried about the schedule.

Yang Cheng and the coaching staff have deduced that if the make-up match is held in January, then the situation will be fine.

The most worrying thing is that the make-up matches will be scheduled for February or March.

At that time, the team had to fight on multiple fronts and play league make-up games, which was the most terrible thing.

Of course, the make-up match cannot be held at any time.

It seems that until now this season, Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United have been fighting on two fronts, with almost no chance to breathe, so there has been no chance to make up the third round of the league.

In January, both sides will have to think about the cup competition.

There's no way Yang Cheng would ask the team to give up a cup competition just for a make-up match, right?

Besides, even if the Chinese at Bayswater lose and find time, Manchester United and Middlesbrough must also be able to find time.

Otherwise, how to make up the game?

So, the whole thing is very troublesome.

Yang Cheng even made a special phone call to Ferguson, and the two sides agreed that if they could spare time in January, they would play the make-up match as soon as possible.

No one wants to leave such an important dialogue between the two powers until February or March, or even later.

"Sir, if you lose to Blackburn in the League Cup quarter-finals on December 12, we can play a make-up game in January."

"Then we can let you guys have some time, arrange two lineups, and play games for two consecutive days!"

Yang Cheng's bad idea made Ferguson very angry.

Manchester United has been squeezed out of the top four this season, and they will be hit like this?
"If you lose, we can also play games for two consecutive days." Ferguson snorted coldly.

"Is your lineup sufficient?" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

"Whether it's enough or not, you'll know when you get on the pitch!" Ferguson said with ill intention.

It can be heard that he is also very dissatisfied with Manchester United's situation in the Premier League this season.

On the one hand, the strength of competitors has become stronger, especially Arsenal and Liverpool, who have performed very well this season.

Even Manchester City caught up.

This put Ferguson under pressure.

……

With the Chinese in Bayswater becoming increasingly powerful, the resurgence of Arsenal and Liverpool this season, coupled with the rise of Manchester City, has made the entire Premier League the most competitive season in history.

Not only is the points gap between the top 6 teams not big, but the points gap between the 10th place in the league and the relegation zone is only 4 points.

This means that teams currently ranked in the middle may fall into the relegation zone at any moment.

This is thanks to the strong purchasing power shown by Premier League teams this summer.

The stronger the team, the more difficult it is to improve and the higher the investment.

The same investment of 1000 million pounds could even bring about a complete transformation for mid- and lower-tier teams.

But for the teams ranked higher, it is basically just drizzle.

Last season, after the Premier League broadcasting revenue increased significantly, the purchasing power of mid- and lower-level teams also increased.

This makes the strength of the mid- and lower-level Premier League teams very close this season.

There is not even a so-called underdog team.

Therefore, this season's Premier League is hailed as the most competitive season since its establishment in 92.

Between rounds 13 and 14 is the national team match day in November.

No one expected that after 14 rounds, the most bizarre scene that had never appeared in the history of the Premier League would occur.

In this round, Bayswater Chinese will visit Anfield to challenge Liverpool away.

Yang Cheng's team fired 33 shots throughout the game.

In addition to the fact that many national team players were too tired and depressed, it was also because of Liverpool's tight defense.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw at 0-0.

Chelsea drew 0-0 with Newcastle at home.

Manchester City drew 0-0 with Arsenal at home.

Manchester United drew 0-0 with Aston Villa away.

So far this season, the average number of goals scored in each Premier League round is over 25.

As a result, in this round, only 10 goals were scored in 12 Premier League games.

The biggest score was Bolton's 3-1 away win over Middlesbrough.

Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Hull City at home.

In these two games, 8 goals were scored.

除了英超前6的4场比赛都是0比0外，剩下的4场比赛都是1球定胜负。

This created the most bizarre scene in the history of the Premier League.

That is the top 6 teams, and they didn't win against any of them.

Not only did they fail to win, but the top 6 teams didn’t even score a single goal!

It seemed as if all the teams had made an appointment together.

The reason for this strange scene is actually very simple. FIFA arranged this national team match in the middle of the 13th and 14th rounds.

According to the previous schedule, there are no major national team events in November.

World Cup qualifiers are also not scheduled in November.

Therefore, the national team matches in November are friendly matches, but they are also A-level events.

According to previous regulations, clubs had no way to prevent the national team from recruiting international players.

So all kinds of weird things happened.

Among the Chinese international players in Bayswater, Argentina is in better shape. The warm-up match is arranged in Scotland. It will be very convenient for Di Maria to play against Scotland.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will play a game against Slovenia nearby, but Dzeko will also fly over.

Germany played a warm-up match with England in Berlin, and international players such as Neuer and Walcott were present.

The most outrageous are Brazil and Portugal.

The two sides played a friendly match and directly called up a large number of national team players.

Pepe, Marcelo, Maicon, Thiago Silva and others are all on the list.

The most outrageous thing is that the two sides actually arranged this midweek friendly match in Brazil.

Moreover, it was arranged in a small place on the outskirts of the Brazilian capital Brasilia, in a stadium that can only accommodate 2 people.

Wow, after playing the 13th round of the Premier League, the national team players reported to the national team without stopping and then flew to Brazil.

After they got to the place and played the game, they returned.

Manchester United's performance this season was not good, and Ferguson was like a powder keg that exploded directly.

He publicly criticized FIFA and the Chinese Football Association in the media, arguing that such friendly matches had no meaning at all except for making money.

"I don't understand, what is the point of FIFA imposing such a deadly task on the club?"

"We have no way to protect our players. They have every reason to get enough rest!"

"It's unfortunate that this kind of competition is using their name to make money!"

Wenger has many international players in his team, and they also hate this kind of game.

"In order to protect the players, we have given up many opportunities to make money. We have rejected countless commercial matches every year. Each match costs £100 million, and there are countless invitations."

"But they actually took our players away at the most critical moment of the league just to make money. This is outrageous!"

Former England national team coach Eriksson had many verbal battles with Ferguson and Wenger when he was the national team coach, but now he is on the same front and pointing his guns outward.

"In fact, many times, in this kind of game, the head coach of the national team is also very dissatisfied, and the players are also very unhappy."

"This was a completely unnecessary action and showed a complete disregard for the interests of the club and the players."

Yang Cheng certainly did not miss this opportunity. He pointed out in the media that in order to restrict the national team from calling up players, they should be asked to pay for the call-ups to participate in the games, not only the money, but also all salary expenses and club losses during the injury period.

"I believe this is a way to effectively discipline national teams and regulate international competitions."

Yang Cheng's proposal soon aroused widespread heated discussion.

Including Ferguson, Wenger, Benítez, and even the two former national team coaches Eriksson and Scolari, all agreed very much.

The head coaches of the top six Premier League teams all came forward, and coupled with such a strange scene in the score, the media and fans around the world went crazy in an instant.

The British media launched an all-out attack with full firepower.

This is really outrageous!

The national team's unscrupulous call-up of international players has seriously affected clubs and leagues.

The total number of goals scored is less than half of the average.

Come to think of it, this is simply too outrageous!

The momentum created by the Premier League was quickly responded to by top teams such as Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga.

It can be said that the teams in major European leagues have suffered from the national teams for a long time.

Under the momentum of the public outcry, FIFA was forced to come out and say that starting from 2009, it would carefully arrange the national team schedules to minimize the impact of the league.

(End of this chapter)