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Chapter 216: The devil's Christmas schedule! Wenger's Achilles' heel! Ferguson, stab me if you dare! [Subscribe]

After a snowstorm, the festive Christmas atmosphere arrived.

But then, Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese also ushered in the busiest and most devilish Premier League Christmas schedule in history.

There are 4 games in total.

On December 12, away challenge Everton.

On December 12, they will face Manchester United at home.

On January 1, they will face Arsenal at home.

On January 1th, away game against Blackpool.

While other leagues are entering their winter break, the Premier League has to play four consecutive rounds of league games in just 10 days.

This can simply be described as outrageous!
But there's nothing you can do, that's the rule of the game.

When the whole world came to a standstill, the Premier League's Christmas schedule almost monopolized the entire schedule.

Attention, this is the schedule for the whole world!

What's more, there has always been a tradition of extra games during the Christmas holidays in the UK.

For the Bayswater Chinese, the biggest challenge is the two rounds in the middle.

By the way, in the 24th round of the Premier League, that is, on January 1, Bayswater Chinese will visit Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United.

In the 25th round, they will face Manchester City at home.

Therefore, the entire January schedule is really a huge challenge for Yang Cheng.

Even though he has been coaching in the Premier League for so many years, he still feels tremendous pressure.

Almost all Premier League teams are eagerly waiting for the Chinese in Bayswater to make a mistake!

This is the test!

If you can get through this, the championship will be almost yours.

If you fail halfway, then everything will be in jeopardy.

……

Boxing Day morning.

While the whole world is still immersed in the sweet dream of Santa Claus, the Chinese in Bayswater have already arrived early.

Everyone started to get busy.

When the players returned to the team on time and made some preparations, the team set off north to Liverpool.

This is a match that is broadcast live to the whole world.

The time was scheduled for noon.

It's more than 300 kilometers from London to Liverpool, and the fastest journey takes four hours.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater chartered a plane in advance, provided by their sponsor Qatar Airways.

The team flew direct from Heathrow to John Lennon Airport in Liverpool.

After arriving, we took a short rest and then went directly to Goodison Park for pre-match warm-up.

Yang Cheng made a very intensive rotation this time.

None of the front three came, and the midfield iron triangle all stayed in London.

Even the defense line only had Thiago Silva and Kompany.

The right back is Kyle Walker, the left is Ryan Bertrand, and the goalkeeper is Begovic.

The schedule was set long ago.

As early as before Christmas, the new media team and major media outlets cooperated with Bayswater Chinese to guide the emotions of the fans.

We will definitely not send all the main players to this game.

The team will play with a substitute lineup and will try their best.

What’s more, it was noon on the 26th.

This is simply fatal!
After the opening, Yang Cheng's team took the lead and launched a fast-paced attack.

This is Yang Cheng’s strategy.

Try to score as quickly as possible and then defend and counterattack.

The team needs to save enough energy as the next two games will be the key battles in the championship race.

In the 17th minute, Aaron Ramsey passed the ball in the middle, Pogba leaned against the Dutch defender Heitinga who was playing as a defensive midfielder on the left side of the frontcourt, but passed the ball to Hazard.

After stopping the ball, the Belgian broke into the left side of the penalty area, dribbled past center back Jagielka, and shot into the near corner with his right foot, sending the ball into Everton's goal.

But just two minutes after the goal, during an active scramble in the midfield, Aaron Ramsey and Arteta collided heavily and both fell to the ground.

This made Yang Cheng and Moyes on the sidelines shake their heads.

It's freezing cold, and if you get hurt at this time, the injuries could be serious or minor and very troublesome.

There’s no other way, let’s change someone.

Harry Kane replaces Aaron Ramsey.

At this time, the Chinese players in Bayswater changed to a 442 formation.

The midfielders are Hazard, Pogba, Javi Martinez and De Bruyne, and the forwards are Giroud and Harry Kane.

After the substitution, Bayswater Chinese took a defensive stance.

Especially in the second half, Yang Cheng replaced Thiago Silva with Jose Fonte in the 60th minute.

He still hopes that the Brazilian can appear in the game against Manchester United the day after tomorrow.

But in the 75th minute of the second half, Everton got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Heitinga seized the opportunity and scored with a header, successfully equalizing the score.

1 is better than 1!

The rest of the game ended with tacit understanding between both sides.

Everton did not continue to counterattack.

Because they also have to go to an away game the day after tomorrow.

In this match against Bayswater Chinese, Moyes sent out all his main players.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese drew 1-1 with Everton away.

Yang Cheng smiled and expressed his satisfaction with the result.

"In the 08/09 season, our unbeaten streak ended at 18 games, but now, we have at least reached 19 games unbeaten."

"And this was when we were facing Everton!"

Throughout the game, the Chinese players in Bayswater did not play well.

Except for the opening stage, especially before the goal, the team was very passive at the rest of the time.

But the emotions were well guided before the game and the fans expressed their understanding.

Faced with such a devilish schedule, if the starting lineup is not arranged properly, everything will be ruined in minutes!
However, that may not be the case.

The benefits of a large lineup are reflected in this kind of schedule.

On the afternoon of the 26th, Manchester City defeated Newcastle 3-1 away.

Ancelotti is experienced and has a strong bench. He can just rotate the players and is not afraid of any team.

Ferguson, the old fox, is also very cunning.

In the home game against Sunderland, we scored a goal in the first 5 minutes.

The remaining time will be wasted slowly.

In the end, they beat Sunderland 2-0 at home.

But there are exceptions, such as Mancini, who is playing in the Christmas schedule for the first time.

Even though there are many experienced local coaches around to give advice, there are many things that I don’t understand because I have not experienced them myself.

Their strategy is also to grab a wave and then defend and counterattack.

The scramble went smoothly and Torres scored in the 3rd minute of the game.

But in the 12th minute, Blackpool stole a goal.

Then in the 69th minute, they were hit by another counterattack.

In the end, they lost 1-2 to Blackpool away.

Who can I talk to to explain this?

The principles are all the same, but it is hard to explain how to put them into practice.

Besides, the opponents are not stupid.

Wenger's team had a relatively easy time, beating Chelsea 27-3 at home on the 1th.

This game is also very interesting.

Both sides sent out their main players, but both played cautiously and neither side was able to let go.

This gave Yang Cheng a feeling that both sides were testing each other and wanted to win in the most worry-free and labor-saving way.

Arsenal had the advantage in possession, and Hiddink played defensive counterattacks.

The game was not very good and the ball possession rate was pretty much the same.

But the majority of the game was played in Chelsea’s half.

The most cunning thing about Wenger was that he started to exert his strength in the last 10 minutes or so of the first half.

They have the ball and can control the tempo.

Chelsea was directly depressed. Before the end of the first half, Wilshere and Fabregas completed a cooperation and assisted Arshavin to score from the left side of the penalty area.

After the second half, Hiddink was also fed up.

We agreed that everyone would be harmonious and each take 1 point, but you ended up doing this?
So, we made substitutions during the half-time break to strengthen the attack in the midfield and frontcourt.

Unexpectedly, Wenger stunned Chelsea right from the start.

In the 51st and 53rd minutes, two goals were scored.

Old guy Wenger was laughing like a frog on the sidelines.

Hiddink is going crazy!
Except for the postponement of the league match against Manchester United in the 18th round, Chelsea has not won in 5 rounds.

Including today's game, there are 6 games in total.

As a result, Chelsea's counterattack had a certain effect and they scored a goal in the 57th minute.

Afterwards, the game returned to the stalemate stage of the first half.

Wenger almost said to Hiddink, "His Excellency, you don't want to be robbed by Bolton at Stamford Bridge in the next round, do you?"

In the end, Chelsea lost 1-3 to Arsenal away.

Yang Cheng saw clearly that these old men were more cunning than each other.

Especially at this critical moment.

……

On the afternoon of the 28th, Wembley Stadium in London.

In the 20rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Manchester United at home.

Although it was a home game, Yang Cheng still did not give his best in this match.

Between Thiago Silva and Jose Fonte, Yang Cheng still chose Jose Fonte who has better physical fitness.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic behind, Toni Kroos and Rakitic;
Forwards: Di Maria, Lewandowski and Walcott.

Yang Cheng has kept Modric and Gareth Bale on the bench.

Manchester United sent out all their main players.

Because Ferguson's team is now lagging behind a bit, they must take advantage of the Christmas schedule to shorten the gap as much as possible.

Christmas fixtures have always been Ferguson's forte.

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar;

Defense: Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Rafael;
Midfield: Carrick and De Rossi form a double defensive midfielder, with Ashley Young, Scholes and Rooney in front;

Forward: Berbatov.

It can be seen from the starting lineup that Ferguson is determined to win.

But as a guest at Wembley Stadium, Manchester United was also very vigilant and focused on defensive counterattacks.

At the beginning of the first half, Bayswater Chinese took the lead.

With the crazy support of more than 9 fans, the Chinese in Bayswater launched wave after wave of attacks.

In the 18th minute, Walcott made a cross from the right and Lewandowski headed the ball into the goal in the penalty area.

After Van der Sar dived sideways, the ball hit the right post and bounced back.

Rakitic came in from behind and shot from the right side of the penalty spot.

Want to hit a far corner.

As a result, the ball hit the left post and bounced back.

Di Maria grabbed the ball and immediately passed it back to Marcelo.

Manchester United's defense pressed forward, trying to push the attack of the Bayswater Chinese out of the penalty area and reorganize the defense.

But at this moment, Marcelo passed the ball to Toni Kroos.

The German got the ball in the open space, stopped the ball and turned around, without thinking, he made a left-footed over-the-top pass to the right side of Manchester United's penalty area.

At this moment, Walcott was like a flash of lightning, instantly penetrating Manchester United's defense line, jumping out from behind Ferdinand, and before Van der Sar, he poked the ball into Manchester United's goal.

1 is better than 0!

The whole stadium was cheering!

After taking the lead, Bayswater Chinese began to play more cautiously.

In the 29th minute, Di Maria had a chance to shoot after passing two players on the left.

But the ball was saved by Van der Sar.

The first half ended with Bayswater Chinese leading 1-0.

After the second half, Toni Kroos created a very good scoring opportunity just 3 minutes into the game.

He made a long diagonal pass into his own half.

Lewandowski quickly moved forward to the right side of the frontcourt, received the ball and passed it to Walcott.

The little tiger cut in the middle and followed up with a shot.

The ball hit the left post.

This is the third time the pillar has been erected!

Perhaps it was a punishment for the Bayswater Chinese who kept missing scoring opportunities.

In the 61st minute, when Yang Cheng began to signal the team to slow down the offensive, firmly grasp the ball possession and prepare for a defensive counterattack, Berbatov got the ball in the penalty area and made a clever heel pass.

Rooney volleyed from the right side of the small penalty area.

Faced with such a close-range shot, Courtois was completely helpless.

1 is better than 1!

Both sides returned to the same starting line.

Afterwards, Manchester United quickly launched a wave of attacks.

Especially from the 65th minute to the 75th minute, Manchester United's ball possession rate was as high as 73%.

To some extent, Manchester United really suppressed the Chinese players from Bayswater in these 10 minutes.

……

The atmosphere at Wembley is getting hotter and hotter.

Bayswater Chinese fans are becoming more and more passionate.

This is no secret in the UK.

But when Ferguson experienced it personally, he still found it very harsh and impatient.

We've already pinned you down in the half for 10 minutes. Why are you guys in the stands still shouting so loudly?
Ferguson turned his head and glanced at the scoreboard.

78 minutes already!
The score is still 1 to 1!

This made Ferguson a little unsure.

As he walked back, he did not forget to secretly glance at the coaching booth of the Chinese team in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines directing the game as usual.

That's the good thing about young people.

He can play 90 minutes in every game.

Ferguson couldn't do that.

Look at the bench again.

From time to time, players would run out to warm up and keep their body temperature, which made it difficult to figure out whether Yang Cheng was planning to make substitutions?

"I think they might be satisfied with a draw!" Mike Phelan analyzed.

After Manchester United equalized the score, the Red Devils completely got into their stride.

At this point, a draw is not very difficult to accept.

Especially considering that we have to play Arsenal next!
"Lewandowski didn't exert much strength tonight. Either he was in poor condition, or it was Yang Cheng's instruction."

"And Toni Kroos, after that rush at the start of the second half, he wasn't running very actively."

"Di Maria played very aggressively at this point, but Rafael also defended well."

"But Marcelo didn't get forward much tonight."

Ferguson had already made one substitution.

In the 75th minute, he replaced Scholes with Mexican striker Hernandez.

This reveals Ferguson's thoughts to some extent.

It wasn't Giggs, it was Hernandez who just wanted to score again.

Ferguson still has two substitutions available.

But he always felt uneasy.

"Yang Cheng is a bastard who is always cunning and scheming. He is no less cunning than Wenger in using those tricks!"

"It's impossible for him not to change anyone!"

Ferguson said with certainty.

At the very least, you have to pretend to do well at home, right?

Is it just like that?
impossible!
Thinking of this, Ferguson immediately stood up from his seat and walked quickly out of the coaching seat.

At almost the same time, he saw movement from the home team.

Gareth Bale and Modric actually came out at the same time, without warming up, and both came to Yang Cheng's side.

The three of them were whispering to each other on the sidelines, as if they were secretly planning something shameful.

This made Ferguson's heart skip a beat.

The uneasy feeling grew stronger.

Ferguson quickly walked to the sidelines and used gestures to remind his players to pay attention to defense.

"Hold on, you must hold on!!"

Ferguson didn't even care about anything else and just shouted.

At the same time, he also signaled Fletcher to get ready to play.

Time seemed to suddenly speed up.

In the 81st minute, Gareth Bale and Modric both came on as substitutes.

Gareth Bale replaces Walcott.

Modric replaced Toni Kroos.

As a result, the frontcourt of Bayswater Chinese became Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Di Maria.

The midfield became Rakitic, Matic and Modric.

……

From the 65th minute, Manchester United had a lot of possession of the ball.

So the Red Devils can only press forward.

Manchester United is not Barcelona and does not like to control the ball in the midfield and backcourt.

In other words, they simply do not have the ability to pass and control the ball skillfully in the midfield and backcourt under the opponent's pressure.

So, when Manchester United got the ball, they always pressed forward and attacked.

After Yang Cheng replaced two players in a row, Ferguson reminded the players to pay attention to defense.

But Manchester United still maintained a high-level offensive posture.

In the 84th minute, three minutes after Gareth Bale came on as a substitute, Matic kicked the ball from outside his own penalty area and successfully intercepted Rooney's feet.

The tall and long-legged Serbian player grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Modric in front of him.

The Croatian received the ball with his back to the direction of attack.

He had no idea how many times he had experienced such a scene.

After stopping the ball, turning around, taking a step diagonally, Modric suddenly sent a straight pass with the outside of his foot.

The ball passed right between Manchester United's midfielders and landed at the feet of Gareth Bale on the left.

When Gareth Bale received the ball on the left side of the center line, he dribbled the ball forward, started instantly, and shook off Brazilian defender Rafael.

The young Brazilian defender had been competing with Di Maria throughout the entire game and had almost exhausted all his energy, so he was easily overtaken.

The Welshman took off instantly.

Gareth Bale, wearing a red jersey, was like a flash of red lightning, instantly crossing the grass of Wembley Stadium.

He dribbled the ball skillfully with his feet and rushed into Manchester United's 30-meter area.

This made Ferguson on the sidelines almost jump up, pointing at the court and shouting: "Stop him! Stop him!"

Ferdinand was at the end of the defense line, and naturally became the last line of defense to stop Gareth Bale.

The two met outside the penalty area. The Welshman slowed down slightly and pretended to cut inside.

At this time, the benefits of hard work in training your right foot will be reflected.

Ferdinand couldn't tell whether it was a real cut inside or a fake cut inside, so he could only slow down.

But the Welshman suddenly moved the ball forward and sprinted forward.

Although Gareth Bale is not short, he can easily surpass Ferdinand in one sprint compared to the tall, strong, old and physically aged Ferdinand.

In just one encounter, Gareth Bale relied on his speed to break through Ferdinand.

The Manchester United center back didn't even have time to commit a foul!
The Welshman rushed into the left side of the penalty area, caught up with the ball at his feet and volleyed a left-footed shot into the far corner.

The ball almost brushed the inside of the right post and hit Manchester United's goal.

Van der Sar was helpless about this.

2 is better than 1!

Gareth Bale turned and stormed off the pitch.

Along the way, Bayswater Chinese fans were shouting Gareth Bale's name crazily.

The Welshman rushed straight to the sidelines, waving his fists and shouting at the fans in the stands!

"After just three minutes on the pitch, Gareth Bale used a lightning-fast, signature counterattack to tear open Manchester United's defense!"

"Yang Cheng's two substitutions led to this goal!"

"It's hard for us to believe that it was just a coincidence!"

"In fact, based on my years of commentary experience, we have every reason to believe that from the 65th minute onwards, Bayswater Chinese deliberately gave up the ball and let Ferguson's team press forward."

"Yang Cheng knew what Ferguson and Manchester United wanted. He deliberately exposed the goal to Manchester United and also put the dagger in his hand into Manchester United's hands. He almost said to Ferguson, stab me if you dare!"

"Manchester United was fooled!"

"After continuous attacks, Ferguson's team pressed too far forward and began to want to get three points."

"The appearance of Gareth Bale and Modric dealt the most fatal blow to Manchester United!"

"In fact, if it was Scholes in the No.10 position instead of Hernandez, maybe Modric's pass would not be so easy."

"But now, we can only say that the competition between two of the world's top coaches is truly breathtaking!"

"Yang Cheng's on-the-spot command is really unbelievable. He is only 31 years old!"

……

Ferguson made a substitution.

Robben replaces Ashley Young.

He wanted to further strengthen his attack.

At least we have to equalize the score.

But Yang Cheng quickly made a substitution, replacing Lewandowski with young player Harry Kane.

Replaced Marcelo with Ryan Bertrand.

After the substitution, Harry Kane quickly made an impact.

In the 86th minute, it was the young English player who retreated to receive the ball and then made a precise through pass.

Gareth Bale quickly moved forward, received the ball first, and dribbled into Manchester United's penalty area.

Young player Rafael chased closely and both of them fell to the ground while defending.

The Chinese people in Bayswater all agreed that this should be a penalty.

Rafael committed a defensive foul.

Gareth Bale was lying on the ground pretending to be injured at first, but when he saw that the referee was reluctant to give a penalty, he immediately jumped up and pointed at his jersey, indicating that the Brazilian had just pulled his jersey hard.

"From the slow-motion replay, Rafael did commit a foul. It was a penalty and he should have been given a card."

"It should even be a red card!"

"But the referee didn't seem to think it was a foul."

"They just betrayed the ball to Manchester United."

“It’s really a pity.”

"The mastermind behind this attack is the 17-year-old Harry Kane!"

"The experience of this young player is also very legendary."

"As a highly anticipated young player in the Bayswater Chinese Youth Training Camp, Harry Kane once received training in the Arsenal Youth Training Camp a few years ago, but was rejected by Arsenal because he was too fat."

"After that, Harry Kane tried out for many London clubs' youth training camps, but was unable to stay."

“But he never gave up, and finally won the favor of Yang Cheng at the Bayswater Chinese.”

"Everyone should still remember that in the promotional video that was greatly appreciated by fans all over the world, the fat man who persevered was the prototype of Harry Kane."

"Now, he has finally grown up and is starting to play for the first team."

“That pass just now really left a deep impression on us.”

"Many fans also like this young local player very much and hope to see the front trident combination of Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Walcott as soon as possible."

“This will definitely make Bayswater Chinese more popular among local fans!”

Despite the red card incident, Bayswater Chinese created another opportunity in the final moments of the game.

Harry Kane received a direct pass from Modric in the penalty area with his back to the attacking direction. When he stopped the ball, he felt the pressure from Vidic behind him and failed to keep his body and hold the ball.

But in a hurry, the young English player passed the ball back to the left side of the penalty area.

Rakitic quickly stepped in and shot directly, launching a long shot.

Van der Sar had to fly to save the ball again and blocked it out of the baseline with one hand.

Corner kick.

At this time, the game was already in the 92rd minute.

The final corner kick ended with Jose Fonte's header going high.

Bayswater Chinese also defeated Manchester United 2-1 with goals from Walcott and Gareth Bale!
……

“It was a very tough game.”

"We played well at one point and I even felt we had a chance to get three points."

"But unfortunately, our opponents were too cunning and their substitutions played a crucial role."

Ferguson expressed his disappointment with the game in the post-match press conference.

But he still congratulated Yang Cheng.

"Through today's game, they proved to everyone that they are an excellent team!"

"In fact, they are the strongest team in the Premier League and even in Europe at this stage!"

In the press conference room of Wembley Stadium, media reporters were all surprised by this.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson would also praise his opponents.

But soon, they all reacted one by one.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are they playing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?

Ferguson's team lost. If Yang Cheng's team is not defined as the strongest team in Europe, then what is Manchester United?
Regarding the penalty that many fans were concerned about, Ferguson admitted that it was indeed a penalty.

"This was a mistake made by the referee, but the situation changed so quickly that it was difficult for the referee to make an accurate decision."

Ferguson also said that he initially thought it was Rafael who touched the ball first and then Gareth Bale.

But after the game, he found out the result only after watching the replay.

“I can only say that the Chinese in Bayswater are a bit unlucky!”

After Ferguson, Yang Cheng said at the press conference that whether a penalty was awarded or not would have little impact on Bayswater Chinese because the team would get all three points at home.

"We never took the penalty seriously, it was just the icing on the cake!"

"In fact, what I mentioned most to my players in the locker room just now was the pillars."

"We should have scored more than two goals. With our performance in the game, we should have had no problem scoring five goals, but unfortunately, the goalposts at Wembley Stadium did not seem to be on our side today."

"All I can say is that Ferguson was lucky he only conceded two goals!"

Yang Cheng said he could understand the team's consecutive hits.

On the one hand, it is freezing cold, and on the other hand, the games are continuous and the competitions are very dense. Everyone is very nervous and under great pressure, which leads to the players' choices on the court being often different from usual.

"But we won anyway, which is very important."

While Bayswater Chinese beat Manchester United 2-1 at home, the results of other matches in this round also came out one after another.

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-0 thanks to Ibrahimovic's hat trick.

Liverpool beat Wolves 4-1 at home, with Balotelli scoring a hat-trick.

Chelsea beat Bolton 1-0 at home.

But Arsenal, which Yang Cheng was most concerned about, was tied 2-2 by Wigan Athletic away from home.

The Gunners also made a major rotation in this game.

Wenger even replaced almost all 11 players in the starting lineup.

He just wanted to save enough energy to deal with the Chinese in Bayswater on New Year's Day.

Unexpectedly, Arsenal suffered a setback away from home.

What was even more unexpected for Wenger was that the culprit that caused the Gunners to fail to get 3 points away from home was actually an own goal by his compatriot Squillaci, whom he strongly advocated to sign.

Wenger explained that the reason why the Gunners failed to beat Wigan Athletic away from home was that the match was only 48 hours away from the match between the Gunners and Chelsea, which was very unfavorable for the Gunners.

"I can't use the same lineup for two high-intensity games in 48 hours."

Wenger said that he replaced 9 players, which was a normal choice.

Regarding this season's Premier League title race, Wenger said he doesn't want to think too much about it now.

"I just want to go all out now and play well in every game. As for what position we will get at the end of the season, we will know then!"

Obviously, this draw was not in Wenger's plan.

……

March 1st afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 21rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Arsenal at home.

Yang Cheng continued to rotate in this game.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defence: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Kyle Walker;
Midfield: Javi Martinez drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Walcott.

Yang Cheng has been rotating the players in the previous two rounds of the league, and the intensity is quite strong.

In this game, he finally let Toni Kroos, Modric and the trident in the frontcourt combine.

Except for Kyle Walker who is used as right back, there are main players in almost every position.

The same is true for Wenger, who has also been rotating his players.

Goalkeeper: Lloris;

Defense: Clichy, Zielinski, Koscielny and Sagna;

Midfield: Alexander Song and Toulalan form a double defensive midfielder, with Arshavin, Fabregas and Van Persie in front;

Forward: Benzema.

To some extent, Wenger's starting lineup is more complete than the Chinese in Bayswater.

Of course, this also cost Wenger a 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic away from home.

Precisely because all the main players were on the field, Wenger played very aggressively from the start and took the initiative to launch a strong attack.

The Gunners seemed ready to get back at the Chinese in Bayswater.

According to Wenger's original intention, it would not be a problem to beat Wigan Athletic away from home, and then they would fight hard against Bayswater Chinese away from home. Winning would be the best, but if not, they would try to get a draw.

Three days later, we will face Manchester City at home again.

Unexpectedly, Squillaci's own goal disrupted Wenger's original plan.

From 2 to 1 to 2 to 2!

Now, the original 3 points have become 1 point.

Then Wenger will definitely seize this game and force Yang Cheng to lose points.

So, after the opening, the Gunners played very aggressively and attacked very fiercely.

First, Fabregas made a wonderful pass, and Van Persie broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot, but it was slightly off target.

Then Arshavin passed the ball on the left rib, and Turan made a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit Javi Martinez and refracted. Benzema volleyed the ball from the left side of the penalty area.

The ball was hit too straight and was caught by Courtois.

The Gunners' attack was too tight, and in the 7th minute, Kompany fouled Fabregas who was running in from behind the defense and was given a yellow card.

The referee of this game, Peter Walton, was quite strict in enforcing the law.

Just when Wenger and his team were eager to take the opportunity to swallow up the Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng's team soon showed their bloodthirsty fangs.

In the 9th minute, Bayswater Chinese made a successful defense near the midline.

Modric got the ball and passed it to Toni Kroos.

The German took advantage of the situation to pass the ball back, creating a two-on-one situation.

When Modric got the ball, facing the two defensive midfielders Turan and Alexander Song in front of him, he did not continue to dribble the ball forward, but suddenly sent a lob pass.

The ball went over the heads of Arsenal's two defensive midfielders and fell to the left side of the defense line.

Gareth Bale rushed forward quickly, before Sagna, but without jumping, he leaned forward to head Modric's lob pass straight in front of him, behind the Arsenal defense.

Then, the Welshman suddenly accelerated and rushed through the gap between Sagna and Koscielny.

French defender Koscielny's speed and awareness in chasing back are also very fast.

Moreover, he had previously played for Bayswater Chinese, and he knew Gareth Bale's speed better than anyone else, so he returned to defense quickly.

But even so, he was still a step slow.

Gareth Bale caught up with the ball he had headed and dribbled into the left side of the penalty area.

Coming to the area he was most familiar with, he used his body to block Koscielny who was chasing back.

Facing the attacking Lloris, Gareth Bale made a clever shot and sent the ball from the side of Lloris into the near corner of Arsenal's goal, 1-0!

"Who said Gareth Bale can only shoot from the left side of the penalty area into the far corner?"

“Look at this clever shot!”

“My God, Lloris must have been blinded by Gareth Bale’s past data, because he still wanted to shoot at the far corner, but unexpectedly, the Welshman was too smart and shot directly at the near corner!”

"Besides, this kick was quite beautiful!"

"1 to 0!"

"Bayswater Chinese open the scoring!"

……

Wenger watched from the sidelines and shook his head.

We lost the ball just 9 minutes into the game.

This game is really difficult.

But there is no other way, no matter how difficult it is, we have to accomplish it!
Otherwise, wouldn't Arsenal have to hand over this season's Premier League title to the Chinese in Bayswater?

So, after losing the ball, Wenger signaled the team to continue attacking.

For a while, Arsenal launched wave after wave of attacks on the field.

Yang Cheng's team adopted a steady defensive counterattack.

In the 28th minute, a quick counterattack from the left.

Marcelo and Gareth Bale both failed to launch the first wave of counterattacks and were forced to pass the ball back to Toni Kroos for reorganization.

But after getting the ball, the German turned around and made a diagonal pass with his right foot, transferring the ball from the left side outside the penalty area to the right side of Arsenal's penalty area.

Walcott quickly inserted himself into the ball and shot directly in response to Toni Kroos's diagonal pass.

The ball went straight to the goal at an extremely fast speed, like lightning.

Arsenal goalkeeper Lloris almost instinctively got down to the ground and blocked the ball.

The French goalkeeper made a very good save.

But the ball was not controlled.

Just as Koscielny ran up to clear the ball, Lewandowski was faster than him.

The Pole turned and hooked the ball into Arsenal's goal.

2 is better than 0!

The entire Wembley Stadium was in complete carnival.

In two games within three days, Bayswater Chinese defeated Manchester United and Arsenal respectively!

Is there anything more exciting and thrilling than this?

With the current momentum, does it mean that after the Christmas schedule, Bayswater Chinese will be able to establish an advantage?

But on the field, Arsenal were still attacking frantically.

The Gunners no longer have the energy to care about what will happen if they lose.

Their only thought now is that they must win this game.

Otherwise, what will they use to compete with Bayswater Chinese for the championship this season?
The Chinese in Bayswater continued to defend and counterattack.

But in the 38th minute, a small incident occurred.

Arshavin's shot hit Kompany's hand.

The Gunners players chased the referee for an explanation, thinking it was a penalty.

The referee believed that Kompany's hand did touch the ball, but his hand was close to his body and he did not intend to touch the ball.

Therefore, no penalty was awarded in the end.

In the first half, the Gunners had a clear advantage in ball possession, reaching 61%.

They also had more shots than the Bayswater Chinese, but in terms of truly threatening shots, they were not as good as Yang Cheng's team.

After the second half, Arsenal began to slow down the pace of the game slightly.

Wenger's team is not invincible.

Even if they were rotated, they still couldn't handle it.

What's more, they will play Manchester City at home next.

But in terms of offense, Wenger's team still refused to retreat and maintained offensive pressure on the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng was also happy to focus on defense, allowing Arsenal to press forward and then look for opportunities to counterattack.

And in the 67th minute, Walcott created a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

The position is too right and he cannot shoot directly.

Modric quickly stepped forward to take the penalty.

The Croatian player took a precise free kick and sent the ball to the front point in the penalty area.

Kompany jumped high at the front point, overpowered Zielinski, headed the ball and passed it to the back point.

This caused chaos in the Arsenal penalty area.

In the midst of this chaos, Lewandowski suddenly made a sideways shot, using the inside of his right foot to sweep the ball passed by Kompany into the Arsenal goal.

The Pole himself completely lost his balance and fell into Arsenal's penalty area.

Lloris was powerless to do anything about this close shot.

The ball hit the net.

3 is better than 0!

The more than 9 fans in the stadium were excited again!
All the fans were shouting Lewandowski's name.

After struggling to get up from the grass, the Pole couldn't suppress his inner excitement. He turned around and rushed out of the stadium, running all the way to the sidelines to celebrate his goal.

The fans in the stadium were cheering for him.

Leading by 3 goals, the game is decided!

After conceding the third goal, Wenger immediately made a series of substitutions.

It was obvious that he had basically given up on this game and was thinking about the next home game against Manchester City.

This is also a major feature of the Premier League Christmas schedule this season.

There are too many powerful dialogues!
There are strong dialogues in almost every round, and they are all star-studded competitions.

This not only made fans across the UK exclaim in excitement, but also made fans all over the world cheer.

The most obvious point is that the ratings are setting new highs!
There is no way. During the period after Christmas, the only Premier League with games in the world is the Premier League.

The only one!
This is a traditional feature of the Premier League, and it is also a test for all teams aiming for the league title!

It is clear that Wenger's team has shown signs of fatigue.

First, at the last minute of the last round, they regrettably "took a draw" with Wigan Athletic.

Now against Bayswater Chinese, it seems that we have the advantage, but in fact we lost 3 goals in a row.

What else is there to say?

It can only be said that Yang Cheng hit Wenger's weak spot, making the Gunners unable to resist!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Arsenal 3-0 at home with Lewandowski's double and Gareth Bale's goal.

Throughout the game, the Bayswater Chinese were at a disadvantage.

The ball possession rate and number of shots were all lost to Arsenal.

But Yang Cheng's team took advantage of the number of shots on target and scored three goals in a row, beating the Gunners 3-3 at home.

At first glance, it seemed like Wenger's team was eager to win, which is why they were repeatedly counterattacked by their opponents.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Wenger and Arsenal are so anxious is because of the 2-2 draw against Wigan Athletic away from home.

Eager to make up for it!
In other games of this round, Manchester United narrowly beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away.

Liverpool beat Bolton 2-1 at home.

Manchester City beat Blackpool 1-0 at home.

Chelsea was tied 3-3 by Aston Villa at home.

(End of this chapter)