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Jamal?
When Yang Cheng heard this name, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Because this name is rare.

Just like Jude of Bellingham, neither is a common name in the UK.

It feels a bit like Arabia and Africa.

Considering his skin color and what Dan Ashworth said just now, this kid was originally supposed to be in the U7 age group, but now he has been promoted to the U8 age group as an exception and is on the same team as Bellingham.

All of these were confronted by Musiala.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Oh my God, uh, no, is the British God starting to favor me, a time traveler?

Yang Cheng turned around following the sound and just in time saw Matt Crocker calling a halt to the fight between the two boys.

He looked really stern.

But Yang Cheng walked over with a smile.

"Zude, who won?"

Only then did everyone suddenly notice Yang Cheng.

For a moment, all the kids on the court were excited.

Yang Cheng greeted the children with a smile, came to the stadium, and looked at Bellingham and Jamal in front of him.

"Tell me, who won?" Yang Cheng asked again with a smile.

Bellingham saw the encouragement in Yang Cheng's eyes, then looked at Jamal beside him and said unconvincedly: "He can't speak English, I can't bully him. Give me another chance, I will definitely be able to compete with him."

Yang Cheng understood that Bellingham meant that there would be no winner.

He immediately laughed, looked at Jamal, and translated Bellingham's words into German with a smile, emphasizing Beckham's previous sentence "I can't bully him."

"Do you agree with what he said?"

Jamal was very surprised. He didn't expect that he would meet someone who knew German. He immediately nodded and said in German: "He is very powerful, but I will not lose!"

After a pause, the boy straightened his chest proudly and said, "I want to be the strongest player here!"

"Wow!" Yang Cheng burst into laughter and clapped his hands loudly.

"Very well, boy, tell me your name."

After saying this, Yang Cheng was actually a little bit looking forward to it.

"Jamal Musiala!"

Yang Cheng was secretly delighted, it turned out to be this guy!

But how did he end up in his own pot, uh, no, in the youth training camp?

"I'll remember you, Jamal!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

He then translated Jamal Musiala's words to Bellingham.

Bellingham snorted twice in dissatisfaction, obviously not agreeing with what was said.

"Mr. Yang, he is new here and doesn't know how powerful our youth training camp is. I will help you teach him a lesson next time!"

Yang Cheng was stunned.

What do you mean by help me?

Do I still need your help?
But after thinking about it carefully, Yang Cheng laughed.

It turns out that Bellingham identifies himself as a part of the Chinese in Bayswater and is very dissatisfied with this new guy who comes to mess things up. It seems that he looks down on the Chinese in Bayswater.

That's why this sentence came about.

This is also good.

After chatting for a few sentences, Yang Cheng smiled and told them to get out.

The two guys who had just been fighting fiercely on the court turned around and walked side by side, even chatting.

The chat was quite interesting.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, there's another guy named Bukayo Saka who's a little older than us and he's very good," Bellingham said in English.

"And that Jordan Sancho, people here say he is invincible under the age of 10!"

“The U12 team just won the national championship last season. Declan Rice, Eddie Nketiah and Reece James are all very good. If you meet them, you’re probably done for!”

"And there is also Raheem Sterling, who is recognized as the strongest player in our academy. You haven't seen him play yet, but all the big clubs in Europe are paying attention to him."

Musiala obviously didn't understand anything Bellingham said.

But that didn't stop Musiala from responding.

"Our family has only been in the UK for a month."

"I have a sister."

"My mother studied at the University of Southampton."

"My dad was also a professional football player in Nigeria..."

Only Yang Cheng, who was fluent in both English and German, could fully understand what the two little kids were saying.

To others, it's truly magical.

The two kids who didn't speak the same language actually started chatting.

Only Yang Cheng almost laughed to death.

What the hell is going on here?

What the hell are you talking about?

However, when Yang Cheng thought that Bellingham and Musiala were both in his own youth training camp, he felt absurd.

Now that the player is in his possession, there is no way he would let Musiala go to Bayern.

In Yang Cheng’s previous life, the whole thing was actually quite interesting.

Musiala's parents have always liked to stay in the UK, and the player himself prefers to play for England.

After all, the child has been in London since he was 7 years old and has made many friends, including Bellingham.

As Musiala gradually became famous in the UK, Bayern Munich and the German Football Association have been paying close attention to him and trying every means to seduce him.

Musiala even played two games for the German U2018 in 16, but later moved to England.

The turning point came with Brexit.

At that time, Musiala's mother was worried about her visa and job. Coincidentally, the German Football Association and Bayern came to her one after another at this time.

In those years, Chelsea's performance was not ideal, and the emphasis on youth players was not as high as before.

On the contrary, Bayern, as the overlord of the Bundesliga, has little pressure and is also a top European giant.

So, when Bayern came up with a very convincing future plan and presented it to Musiala and his parents, they basically had no other extra considerations.

So Musiala rejected Chelsea's offer and joined Bayern.

Of course, the reason is very good. Because of Brexit, his mother has to return to Germany to work.

In fact, after Musiala joined Bayern in the summer of 2019, he continued to play for England U2020 and U11 until November 19.

But now, Yang Cheng will definitely not let something like this happen again.

……

"In the past two years, our club has been committed to promoting some curriculum reforms in partner schools, and has achieved very good results, especially in Chinese martial arts and chess, which we value most."

After leaving the training ground, Matt Crocker reported on some of the recent achievements of the youth academy.

"These projects have received very good responses, and the feedback from the schools has been very positive. We are considering promoting them in the partner schools of major satellite training centers starting this season."

Yang Cheng nodded, "Make a budget and submit it to me, I'll think of a solution for you."

In the early years, the Chinese in Bayswater expanded rapidly, so the budget was naturally looser.

But now, the scout network and youth training network have gradually taken shape, and coupled with the pressure of the new stadium project, Xia Qing began to tighten the budget.

However, Yang Cheng and Xia Qing will definitely support projects like Chinese martial arts and chess both publicly and privately.

This is not a whim.

The sports science department once conducted a joint study with Loughborough University, which showed that playing chess from a young age has many benefits for players.

It not only clears the mind, but also helps players develop the habit of thinking.

When playing chess, you need to think about your next move in advance, guess your opponent's next move, and make predictions in advance.

This is exactly what a player needs to do.

Thinking two or three steps ahead is crucial in football.

Moreover, chess requires one to be good at examining the overall situation, considering the whole situation, and learning to think strategically.

In addition to strengthening the body, Chinese martial arts can also train the body's coordination and improve reaction speed.

Especially the various leg techniques and skills make the players' movements more agile.

These two courses are one static and one dynamic, both very practical.

In the past two years, Bayswater Chinese have started to organize two interest clubs, chess and Chinese martial arts, together with surrounding partner schools.

In addition to the youth academy that recruits Chinese people in Bayswater, there are also students from the school.

Since it is an interest course, it went very smoothly.

After two years, we found that the effect was very good, so we prepared to promote it vigorously.

This requires the Chinese in Bayswater to invest money in youth training.

There are many more activities and projects like this.

This is why the Chinese in Bayswater invest so much money in youth training every year.

Over the past few years, Yang Cheng has come to realize more and more that the competition among future professional players is no longer just about the 90-minute game on the court or the competition on the training ground.

It is a contest of comprehensive qualities!

Not to mention, this move can also promote Chinese martial arts, has obvious social welfare benefits, and is of great benefit to the club's image. It is undoubtedly a very good project.

Specifically in terms of youth training, Yang Cheng repeatedly emphasized the importance of combining team training with individual training.

This is what Yang Cheng has been insisting on and repeatedly emphasizing since he founded the youth training camp.

What do you mean?
In the past few years, more and more teams have paid more attention to teamwork, passing and controlling, and passing and cutting. Players are required to master various tactics and passing skills at a young age.

But they seriously underestimated the individual training of players.

This resulted in a very funny outcome.

After a few years, everyone was surprised to find that the players were maturing more and more precociously.

Many young players who are 17, 18, 19, or even around 20 years old, play steadily and maturely.

They can pass the ball, cooperate and adapt to various tactics.

But I just can’t play one-on-one.

Offensive players cannot dribble past opponents, and defensive players cannot defend alone.

This is not a problem of one team, but a very common phenomenon.

Ultimately, the problems in youth training have been transmitted to the adult team.

Therefore, Bayswater Chinese youth training attaches great importance to team training as well as individual training, especially one-on-one training.

Just like the one-on-one match between Bellingham and Musiala just now, it is just one of them.

Then there is creativity and freedom.

This is also what Yang Cheng repeatedly emphasized when he opened the youth training camp.

Top-notch players can never be created.

In 2024, before he traveled through time, the position that many head coaches mentioned the most was the wing midfielder.

The template is Marcelo.

Then a large number of young full-backs trained by youth training emerged. They had excellent footwork, and were able to pass, control and organize, so organizing full-backs became popular.

But in the game, as soon as the opponent increased the intensity, their passing began to decline.

He can’t create width on the wing, can’t get past people in the front court, and can’t get rid of the ball after being closely marked…

These players are like products mass-produced on an industrial assembly line. They are well-made, of excellent quality, and good in every way, but they just can't replace Marcelo.

The reason is actually very simple.

creativity!

When Marcelo plays football, he has a strong element of casual improvisation that is typical of Brazilian players.

This is something that no youth training center can create!

Of course, even in Brazil, there are very few such players.

As the founder of Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng can mass-produce players who are good at passing the ball, but he cannot mass-produce "Marcelo".

The only thing he can do is to try his best to protect those "Marcelo", "Neymar" and "Ronaldinho" so that when they enter the Bayswater Chinese youth training camp, they can have more freedom to make choices and can give full play to their creativity.

At the very least, he won't lose his football talent early in the youth training process.

That's it!

"Those two guys just now were really good. We need to pay more attention to them."

After talking about the youth training academy, Yang Cheng pretended to chat casually about Bellingham and Musiala.

Although Bayswater Chinese's youth academy is full of talented players, there are still not many talents of the level of Bellingham and Musiala.

If we could have one or two people come out from each age group, that would be the best we can hope for.

Matt Crocker nodded in agreement, "Bellingham has always been one of our most valued players."

"This new Musiala is in a special situation."

With that, Matt Crocker gave a brief introduction to the Musiala family.

Their family is now separated.

Mother Caroline was still studying at the University of Southampton, while father rented a house near Brent with Musiala and his sister.

"I heard that his father is British and used to be a professional player?" Yang Cheng asked.

"Yes."

Matt Crocker immediately understood what Yang Cheng meant. "When Musiala came to the team for a trial, he had already attracted our attention. Our first captain Steve Jenkins came to me in person."

Of course Yang Cheng remembered this guy. After retiring, he worked as a coach in the youth training academy and did a pretty good job.

"We gave his father, Daniel Richard, two options: give him a job or go and train to become a youth coach."

"He chose the latter, so he is currently taking coaching courses and also working part-time in our youth academy."

Yang Cheng was also quite satisfied with this arrangement.

Not all players receive such preferential treatment.

After all, the number of Chinese employees in Bayswater is limited.

But the talent shown by Musiala is really quite good, not inferior to Bellingham at all.

Therefore, he is certainly worthy of Bayswater Chinese's attention.

"Well done, this kid will definitely shine in time!" Yang Cheng praised with a smile.

He helped his father Daniel Richard get his coaching certification and became a youth training coach. Can he still run?
Yang Cheng really didn't believe it!
As long as the Chinese in Bayswater do not fall and maintain their competitiveness as the top team in European football, if Musiala still goes to Bayern, Yang Cheng will really have no chance!

Now we have the twin stars of Gareth Bale and Walcott.

Next up are Sterling, Harry Kane, Declan Rice…

A little further away are Bellingham and Musiala.

Yang Cheng really wanted to stand on a high pedestal and look down on the Premier League giants.

"Who else?"

……

Melwood training base, Liverpool, England.

In the head coach's office, Mancini stood in front of the window, looking at Liverpool's training ground in front of him.

Liverpool's training ground is different from that of most football clubs.

The first team's training ground is the Melwood training base, which has a history of more than half a century.

Renovation began in 2000, but the space was still limited, with only three standard venues.

The youth training academy is called Kirkby and is located to the north of Melwood training base, about 10 kilometers away.

After being acquired by the Saudi consortium, they decided to invest in upgrading and renovating the two training bases.

Like Manchester City, they are targeting the Brent training base of the Chinese in Bayswater.

It is recognized as the most advanced and luxurious top training base in Europe.

Before this, Mancini also went to visit it specially, and it was indeed quite dreamy.

But now, Mancini is about to face the team that came out of this dream training base.

This is the best performing team in the Premier League and even in European football so far this season.

Bayswater Chinese!
Mancini felt overwhelmed when he thought of this opponent.

He has watched many Premier League games and studied the Premier League, but it was only after actually coaching in the Premier League that he discovered how difficult the Premier League is.

Liverpool's schedule is a nightmare.

In the first round, they were almost defeated by Arsenal at home.

Especially in the second half.

In the second round, when they were visiting Manchester's City Stadium, they were beaten 0-3 by Ancelotti's Manchester City.

Mancini was completely confused!

When that damn fat guy was in Italy, he wasn't so reckless, and his attacking wasn't so good.

After arriving in the Premier League, he actually started to do some fun!

In the third round, we finally met a team that was easy to beat, the newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.

The final result was 5-0, which looked like a big win.

But actually?
When it comes to the competition, there are still a lot of problems.

Especially the double striker of Torres and Suarez.

Does that mean we have to play 442?

This is obviously not appropriate.

At least the regular 442 is not suitable.

Through the summer warm-up matches, Mancini gradually discovered some situations.

For example, the characteristics of the two forwards are very strange.

Speaking of Torres, Mancini thinks of Benítez.

On his first day in office as Liverpool manager, he hung Benítez over his head to remind himself at all times not to learn from his predecessor.

This is a typical example of courting death!
In other words, past success has made Benítez forget what kind of team he has.

From Valencia to Liverpool, Benítez is best at the 4231 formation.

The defense looks like he is playing high, but in fact, he is still playing defensive counterattack.

This is why the double defensive midfielder is so important to him.

Without good defense, how can there be a counterattack?

These guys in the frontcourt?
From Kuyt to Torres to Gerrard, to others, no matter who they are, basically when it comes to counterattacks, a group of people rush towards the goal desperately!

Do they have the ability to organize and get the ball in the frontcourt attack?

No!

This is why Xabi Alonso is so important!
This is also the reason why Benítez attaches so much importance to Aurelio!
They are the only 1.5 players in Liverpool who can take the ball and organize the attack.

But Benítez brought his own death upon himself and forced Xabi Alonso to leave.

Torres has never been a center who can hold the ball with his back to the basket or compete for the ball in the header!
He is a striker!
Ferdinand once mentioned that he hated Torres very much and even thought that Torres was more difficult to deal with than Drogba.

"He's very fast, very strong, very aggressive and very agile in his movements."

But recently, with the increase in injuries and the decline in physical function, Torres' speed and impact have also been affected.

In the first three rounds, he only scored one goal.

This is a very bad phenomenon.

Suarez is another very special striker.

He has speed, technique, the ability to pass the ball, and a good nose for shooting...

All in all, he has the best of everything a South American striker could want.

But the weird thing is, he has an incredible hunger in the game.

He was not afraid, and even enjoyed the confrontation with the defenders!

This is extremely rare among all South American forwards.

The key is that his physical confrontation is not bad either.

Nowadays, the only forward in Liverpool who can hold the ball under high-pressure defense is Suarez.

Torres is more suitable for the situation where there is a large space in front, allowing him to sprint and run.

If he really gets the ball under high pressure, his ball loss rate will be very high.

This was not very obvious in the past, but as your body's functions decline, it will gradually become apparent.

why?
Because they are young and in good physical condition, they are able to adjust some balls that they did not handle well.

But when their body functions decline, they can no longer do so.

So, after an entire summer of training, Mancini did something that surprised everyone.

He asked Suarez, who looked thin and not like a center at all, to compete with the defender.

Let Torres, who looks especially like a center forward, move flexibly.

This led to a big victory over West Bromwich Albion in the 3rd round!
But Liverpool still have a very serious problem.

Midfield.

According to Mancini, there will be two strikers on the front line, with Torres and Suarez pulling away, and Gerrard will play as the No. 10 position, lurking behind the two strikers.

It can not only suppress the opponent's late organizer, but also attack from behind at any time.

This is very similar to Lampard of Chelsea.

What about further back? Mascherano's defensive ability is needed, as is Lucas Leiva's running coverage and defense.

Aquilani is an unlucky guy.

He joined Liverpool despite being seriously injured, and the transfer fee was not cheap. Fans had high hopes for him, and everyone compared him to Xabi Alonso.

Coupled with the turmoil in the club's top management and Benítez's own difficulties, Aquilani did not get a chance.

How could he possibly perform well in this situation?

But Mancini still kept him.

Aquilani produced his best performance since joining Liverpool in the 5-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

……

Thinking of this, Mancini actually already had the answer in his mind.

Turning around, he looked at his three assistants.

His old partners Fausto Salsano and Attilio Lombardo, who followed him all the way to Liverpool.

And Liverpool specially assigned him Steve Clarke, a former Chelsea assistant coach who is familiar with the Premier League football environment.

He has been an assistant coach to famous coaches such as Gullit, Bobby Robson, Mourinho, Grant, Scolari and Zola, and is very famous in the UK.

The four of them got together to discuss tactics against the Chinese in Bayswater.

When Mancini announced his envisioned starting lineup in the midfield, no one had any objections.

They both proved themselves against West Bromwich Albion.

But at that time we were playing in a 442 formation and Kuyt also came on the pitch.

But now, the strength of the Chinese in Bayswater is not comparable to that of the Knickerbockers.

"In this match, I think with Lucas Leiva, Aquilani and Mascherano forming a defensive three, plus Gerrard in front and Kolarov, Daniel Agger, Skrtel and Glen Johnson behind us, we may be able to hold off the attack of the Bayswater Chinese."

Among the four, Steve Clarke is the coach who is most familiar with the Chinese in Bayswater.

“But I think the biggest variable for Bayswater Chinese this season is this guy!”

He circled No. 8 Toni Kroos on the tactical board.

"This German is very special. His best skill is long balls."

"He often dropped deep or went far to the left, so Marcelo was activated."

“If we put pressure on him and the defense moves over, they’ll make long passes to the right side.”

Mancini frowned, "Toni Kroos must be restricted."

"The most troublesome thing is that Modric is also very dangerous. Matic was originally a No. 10 attacking midfielder, but he changed to play as a deep-lying midfielder, so he also has strong passing and organizational skills."

When Fausto Salsano heard what Clark said, he became a little impatient.

"This Yang Cheng is really outrageous. He likes to transform players so much?"

Clark smiled and said, "Matic was one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League last season!"

Got it!
Nothing more to say.

This is just like Ancelotti's transformation of Pirlo.

"So, our biggest headache now is that their front three players have extremely strong personal abilities, speed and impact, and the midfield has excellent, even unstoppable passing and chance-creating abilities."

"Don't forget, they also have Marcelo, and the other players in the back line are also good at passing the ball."

When everyone heard this, they felt a little desperate.

How the hell do we kick this?
"But based on my understanding of Yang Cheng over the years, Marcelo, Di Maria and Thiago Silva have all returned to their home countries to play, and they are likely not to play."

"Why?" Lombardo asked curiously.

"Yang Cheng is a very special person. He takes injuries very seriously. Many teams only talk about it, but in reality, they will still play even if they are injured or tired, but he never does that!"

Mancini and others looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Then it's really a blessing to be his player."

Clark nodded, "Those who participate in the national team, especially those who go back to South America to participate in national team competitions, usually take turns to rest."

"Has it been like this all these years?"

"Yes, as far as I can remember, there seem to be few exceptions."

Mancini was a professional player, and after listening to Yang Cheng, he became more interested in him.

But back to this game.

"From the current perspective, the most important thing for us is to defend well and not give Gareth Bale and Walcott space to attack our goal."

Everyone nodded.

"But at the same time, we have to be wary of their passing and long passes."

Speaking of this, Mancini really doesn't have any better solution.

The Italian smiled bitterly and shook his head, cursing, "What on earth are those Bayern executives, especially Rummenigge and Hoeness, doing? Can a player like Toni Kroos be sold to the Chinese in Bayswater?"

"How can we defend against Yang Cheng's midfield set up like this?"

The three assistant coaches all felt the same way.

This is indeed difficult to defend.

Because it is too comprehensive and has too many offensive means.

Play defensive counterattack?
A tight defense at Wembley Stadium?

Mancini immediately looked at Steve Clarke with concerned questions in his eyes.

Man, with our Liverpool tradition, going south to London and defending and counterattacking away from home, the fans won’t make a fuss, right?
Steve Clarke shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In the past two years, the only teams that dared to confront the Chinese from Bayswater at Wembley Stadium were Manchester United and Arsenal, and the results were not satisfactory!"

Mancini clapped his hands vigorously, "That's what we'll do, defend and counterattack!"

"We can use the Bayswater Chinese to test our defense!"

"I really don't believe it. Is there no team that can defend against the attack of the Bayswater Chinese?"

……

March 9st afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 4th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Liverpool at home.

As expected by the outside world, none of the South American players started for Yang Cheng.

In addition, Matic played two full games for the national team, both of which were 90 minutes, so Yang Cheng arranged for Javi Martinez to start.

The starting lineup of Bayswater Chinese is still 433.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defence: Ryan Bertrand, Kompany, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Javi Martinez in the back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in front;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Walcott.

At the start of the game, the Chinese in Bayswater continued to launch attacks.

The team still used its usual style of play, taking turns to attack Liverpool's defense.

The Reds adopted a 4312 formation in this game, with three defensive midfielders, freeing up Gerrard.

In front is the double striker combination of Torres and Suarez.

What really gives Yang Cheng a headache is the defense line.

The Chinese players in Bayswater are not in very good shape because they have to travel back and forth to participate in national team competitions.

In addition, Liverpool's retreat limited the impact of Gareth Bale and Walcott, resulting in the attack in the frontcourt being curbed.

But Mancini's defense has obviously not been adjusted yet.

At least, their cooperation is not particularly tacit.

Under the pressure of repeated pulling, passing and cutting, and long passes by the Chinese in Bayswater, Liverpool's defense still exposed problems.

Toni Kroos made a long pass, Piszczek received the ball on the right and completed a pass with Walcott.

The Polish full-back made a cross from the bottom, trying to find Lewandowski.

However, Lewandowski was unable to get the ball under pressure from Daniel Agger and Skrtel.

The three people in the front and middle all missed the opportunity.

But it doesn't matter!

Gareth Bale quickly made a run at the back post and headed the ball into the goal from close range, beating Glen Johnson and Lucas Leiva, only 8 meters away from the goal.

Gareth Bale's header was very powerful and at an excellent angle, heading directly from the back point to the right side of the goal in the opposite direction.

The Chinese fans at Bayswater were ready to cheer for the goal!
In fact, many people can't wait to shout out!
Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Buffon flew to the ground like a god and blocked the ball with one hand.

This immediately silenced all 9 fans at Wembley Stadium!
Are all the world's best goalkeepers so strong?

The Chinese in Bayswater refused to believe in evil and continued their offensive.

Even more cruel than before.

In the 35th minute, the team created another excellent opportunity.

This time, Walcott used his speed on the right to break through Kolarov and made a cross.

Walcott's crossing technique is still very reliable.

And the cooperation between him and Gareth Bale is also very tacit.

So, his cross from the wing went directly over the center and landed at the back point.

Gareth Bale shook off Glen Johnson, rushed forward quickly, and jumped high.

It was really shocking when the tall Gareth Bale jumped up!
But the next moment, a more burly figure suddenly rushed out, raised his hands high, and punched the ball out before Gareth Bale.

He also collided heavily with Gareth Bale.

Both of them fell to the ground.

The ball flew outside the penalty area.

After receiving the ball on the left side of the outside, Toni Kroos took a step to his right front, chased up, and took a long shot before Aquilani.

The football was like a heavy artillery shell, heading straight for Liverpool's goal.

But Buffon, who had just landed, turned sideways almost reflexively and blocked the long shot again with one hand, without his body fully stable.

Wembley Stadium seemed to be in turmoil!
9 fans couldn't believe what they saw!
Is this even a human being?
Buffon, I didn’t see you so awesome when we visited Manchester City Stadium in the second round!

Manchester City scored 3 goals each!
What are you doing here at Wembley Stadium?
It has to be said that Buffon's three consecutive miraculous saves greatly boosted the morale and fighting spirit of Liverpool players.

Even the live commentator of Sky Sports was extremely surprised.

"Buffon is amazing!"

“Bayswater Chinese attacked fiercely after the opening, and Yang Cheng’s team has never lost at home!”

"Liverpool's defense was indeed very tight, especially the three defensive midfielders, which greatly restricted the home team's offense."

"But Yang Cheng's team still created opportunities!"

"But at the crucial moment, Buffon made three thrilling saves, allowing everyone to see the strength of the world's number one goalkeeper!"

"so amazing!"

"Faced with such a Buffon, the attackers of Bayswater Chinese could only stare at Liverpool's goal and do nothing!"

……

Yang Cheng was also speechless on the sidelines.

If his players don't perform well, he can scold and yell at them.

But the problem now is that facing the iron wall of Liverpool, the Chinese players of Bayswater performed very well.

The opponent has Buffon!

"This guy is really awesome!" Yang Cheng said with admiration.

Buffon's performance in this game was the kind that, even if you were defeated by him, you still couldn't help but want to applaud him.

"It doesn't matter, there's still the second half," Brian Kidd consoled.

Yang Cheng nodded.

Then look at Courtois in front of his own goal.

Yang Cheng now really wants to ask the Belgians, what do you think when you see Buffon on the opposite side performing so well?

Do you feel like you've been taught a hard lesson?

If one game can bring about Courtois's improvement, Yang Cheng thinks it is quite worthwhile.

Therefore, during the half-time break, Yang Cheng did not criticize the players, but gave them encouragement.

He hopes the team can maintain the momentum of the first half and continue to put pressure on Liverpool in the second half.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Lewandowski's sudden shot from outside the penalty area caught everyone off guard.

But not Buffon.

The Italian saved the ball again.

It's available now.

Gareth Bale quickly rushed into the left side of the penalty area and took a follow-up shot, but the ball was slightly off the goal due to interference from two defensive players.

In the 55th minute, Modric made a straight pass, Walcott broke into the penalty area on the right side and got the ball, then dribbled past Daniel Agger, but did not shoot at the first time, missing the best opportunity and was blocked by Skrtel.

With Buffon's outstanding performance, Liverpool's defense has become more and more solid, and the players' confidence has also increased.

In the 59th minute, there was a corner kick opportunity. After Modric took the corner kick, Kompany headed the ball into the goal.

The ball hit the top of the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.

Continuous attacks were never able to break through Liverpool's defense.

Suarez and Torres in front were taking turns running and could create threats at any time.

Especially in the second half, Liverpool players became more and more confident and even began to dare to press forward and counterattack.

Liverpool only made two substitutions in the 70th minute.

One time was when Raul Meireles replaced Lucas Leiva.

The Brazilian midfielder ran too hard and consumed too much physical energy. He had just participated in the national team training camp and was a little overwhelmed.

But on the other hand, even Lucas Leiva, who is famous for his physical fitness, was like this, which shows the pressure Liverpool was under in this game and the tenacity of the Reds players.

The second substitution was Carragher replacing Glen Johnson.

Mancini is obviously very worried about Gareth Bale.

Yang Cheng remained silent and continued to let the situation on the court remain deadlocked.

It wasn't until the 80th minute that he made the first substitution.

Hazard replaces Ryan Bertrand.

After the substitution, the team began to change its formation to a 3412 formation.

Javi Martinez moved to the center back position, partnering with Kompany and Pepe.

Gareth Bale dropped back to play on the left side of midfield, with Piszczek moving to the right side of midfield.

Toni Kroos and Modric formed a double midfield, with Hazard in front of them, behind Lewandowski and Walcott, acting as a free man.

Yang Cheng's intention is very clear.

Since Liverpool dares to adopt such a defensive tactic, the Chinese in Bayswater must further strengthen their offensive.

On the flanks are Gareth Bale, Walcott and Piszczek.

Then let Hazard, who has better dribbling ability and greater impact, attack in the middle.

Yang Cheng was also very clear that such a substitution was very risky.

So he chose not to make substitutions until the 80th minute.

On the one hand, it will further consume the physical strength of Liverpool players, making it easier for Hazard to perform after coming on as a substitute.

On the other hand, it was also to make a concerted effort to avoid being directly threatened by Liverpool's goal after they reacted.

When Hazard was about to come on the pitch, Yang Cheng put his arm around the Belgian's shoulders.

"You are the key to our victory today!"

"After you go up, I won't change anyone else!"

Hazard looked at the head coach in shock and felt a strong trust.

……

Hazard's first touch of the ball after coming on as a substitute was outside the penalty area, when he received a pass from Lewandowski with his back.

As the Belgian received the ball, he dribbled out from between Aquilani and Mascherano, rushed into the penalty area and fell to the ground.

The whole Wembley Stadium cheered!
Everyone was shouting for a penalty.

But referee Mark Halsey did not award a penalty, instead believing that it was a very successful defense.

Intercept from Skrtel!
The Slovak center back successfully intercepted the ball outside his own penalty area.

But this undoubtedly made everyone in Liverpool break out in a cold sweat.

"This guy has so many capable people under him!"

In the visiting team's coaching booth, Mancini just jumped up with excitement.

"I really thought it was a penalty just now. Hazard's ball sense is so good. His touch and dribbling are quite threatening!"

"This is still in the middle!" Clark emphasized.

The middle is the most heavily defended area.

Driving through the middle and dribbling through the sidelines are two completely different levels of difficulty.

The threats created are also very different.

Mancini nodded, unable to sit still, and walked directly to the sidelines, called out to his players, and signaled the three defensive midfielders to pay attention to Hazard.

This kid is not big, but he is fast and good at dribbling the ball.

As a result, Liverpool began to strengthen their defense of Hazard.

But Yang Cheng also responded quickly, Modric started to move forward and cooperate with Hazard.

At the same time, Yang Cheng also called Hazard, reminding him that there was no need to focus all his attention on the middle.

The Belgian's threat is not just in the middle.

Hazard came on the field with a mission.

The task assigned to him by Yang Cheng was to dribble the ball, and it would be best if he could dribble the ball and break through by himself. It didn't matter whether he shot it himself or passed the ball to his teammates.

If it doesn't work, just dribble the ball to create fouls and win a free kick in the frontcourt.

Although Gianni Vio is not as popular as he was in the past two years, set pieces have always been the forte of the Chinese in Bayswater.

So, Hazard started to leave the center.

Yang Cheng gave him the authority to attack freely in the frontcourt.

In the 87th minute, Hazard appeared outside the left corner of the penalty area and received a pass from Gareth Bale.

As soon as he received the ball, Hazard felt the defensive pressure around him.

In front is Carragher, next to him is Meireles, and behind him is Gerrard.

Three Liverpool defenders are on this side.

This put the Belgians under pressure.

But at the same time, it also made him excited.

The moment he received the ball, Hazard took a step forward and quickly adjusted his pace.

When Carragher was about to steal the ball, the Belgian suddenly pushed the ball sideways with his right foot and slipped out between Carragher and Meireles.

But the surrounding areas are the most densely defended by Liverpool.

Aquilani and center back Skrtel both rushed over to intercept immediately.

Together with Carragher and Meireles behind him, there were four Liverpool players surrounding Hazard.

Lewandowski was offside due to Skrtel's interception.

So, the Polish center forward raised his hands, waved at Hazard in front of his chest, and shouted at him to continue leading the team.

The pass is offside!

Hazard also reacted quickly.

Even when trapped by four defensive players, the Belgian remained fearless.

When he dribbled the ball to the left side of the top of the arc, he suddenly changed direction before Skrtel and Aquilani formed a double team with the other two defensive players.

Hazard suddenly changed from moving diagonally towards the top of the arc to moving in a straight line, dribbled the ball through Carragher and Skrtel, and entered the left side of the penalty area.

Daniel Agger reacted very quickly and rushed over to assist in defense.

But Hazard reacted faster.

After dribbling past Skrtel's defense, the Belgian quickly adjusted his pace while observing Buffon's position and Daniel Agger's replacement.

When he dribbled the ball to the left side of the small penalty area, Daniel Agger had already reached his side.

But Hazard got there before Agger and volleyed a close-range shot with his left foot.

The ball shot out from the Belgian winger's feet, went in a straight line, and went into Liverpool's goal.

Buffon was positioned outside and was fully prepared.

But facing such a close shot, he was really powerless to do anything.

At this moment, the entire Wembley Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

All 9 fans in the stadium were cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs!
Hazard turned around excitedly, rushed out of the court quickly, and ran all the way to the sidelines.

The fans in the stands kept shouting his name.

“What an amazing goal!”

"The youngster from Belgium, Eden Hazard!"

"He relied on his personal ability to dribble the ball out of Liverpool's layers of defense!"

"We can see from the slow-motion replay that Liverpool had four or five defensive players surrounding him, but Hazard still dribbled into the penalty area and broke through Buffon's goal!"

"Buffon played very well tonight, but he couldn't do anything about this shot!"

Yang Cheng rushed out of the coaching command area excitedly.

In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Mancini looked particularly depressed.

Amazing! This kind of ball can even go in!
Who are the people under Yang Cheng’s command?

Messi?
(End of this chapter)