I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 228 Sponsorship! Listing! A good start! I want to come to the Premier League to compete with the Chinese in Bayswater! [Subscribe]

March 8st afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London.

Community Shield, Bayswater Chinese vs. Manchester City.

As soon as the game started, Manchester City head coach Ancelotti couldn't sit still on the sidelines.

The Italian kept walking to the sidelines, calling out to Micah Richards, signaling him to pay attention to his position and strengthen the lateral protection of the central defender, while also pulling Yaya Touredo to the right.

But even so, the effect is still not good.

Just five minutes into the game, Marcelo made a beautiful one-two with Toni Kroos when he made a forward run to the flank, breaking through to the left side of the penalty area and forcing Lucio to commit a foul outside the penalty area.

The referee today is Phil Dodd.

If he hadn't considered that the game had just begun, he would probably have really taken out his cards.

The Chinese in Bayswater continued to increase their offensive efforts.

Especially on the two sides.

"Their full-backs are more aggressive now than before."

Assistant coach Bruno Demichelis complained behind Ancelotti's back.

"Look at Marcelo, he's basically using himself as a winger. Is he still a full-back?"

"Looking at the right side, Walcott moves inwards and Piszczek is basically a winger."

This style of play is really too radical!

The Chinese in Bayswater have always held high the banner of offensive football, and it is well known that the full-backs actively attack. Even Marcelo has been criticized for many years for being strong in offense but weak in defense.

But it's really rare like now.

"Yang Cheng now has absolute confidence in his midfield and central defenders!" Ancelotti turned his head and glanced at Yang Cheng in front of the coaching seat on the other side, his heart full of helplessness.

With the opponent investing so much in attack, Manchester City can either go all out in attack or focus on defense first.

But people who are familiar with the Chinese in Bayswater know that if they really want to play a head-on game, the risk is too great.

Either you lose miserably or you win applause from the audience.

Speaking of central defenders, Ancelotti sighed again.

Lucio is 33 years old.

Although the Brazilian is still in good shape, for a central defender like him, once his physical function deteriorates to a certain extent, his performance will begin to decline significantly.

It was like having to foul Marcelo just now.

In the past, Lucio would have just stuck close to Marcelo and disarmed him immediately with a physical confrontation.

But now, the only option is to foul.

Jerome Boateng and Savic are both central defenders that Ancelotti is very optimistic about, but they do not have the strength to replace Lucio for the time being, and they still need some time.

The one who has the biggest headache is Micah Richards.

In Ancelotti's mind, the best choice for right back is Zabaleta.

But Micah Richards is a home international.

In this game, because Pirlo and Kaka were both injured, Ancelotti wanted to try a change of formation.

So he adopted the 442 tactics.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart;

Defence: Leighton Baines, Chiellini, Lucio and Micah Richards;

Midfield: David Silva, Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure and Robinho;

Forwards: Ibrahimovic and Tevez.

It is said to be 442, but in fact, David Silva and Robinho are both positioned very forward.

Among the two forwards, Ibrahimovic goes forward and Tevez often retreats.

So strictly speaking, it's like an irregular 4231 formation.

Manchester City had practiced this style of play in the summer warm-up matches before, and the effect was quite good.

If we meet a team that is not as strong, we can just take one of the two defensive midfielders out and replace him with Pirlo.

Or take off a striker and replace him with Kaka.

Ancelotti has been working on transforming Manchester City and improving the team's tactical richness.

Besides, Aguero's joining has also brought great boost to the team's frontcourt offense.

Of course, how to coordinate the players' playing time will test Ancelotti's skills.

Judging from this game, Manchester City has been unable to launch a threatening attack and didn't even have a shot on goal.

And in the 21st minute, Gareth Bale and Marcelo cooperated on the left again. The Welshman on the flank was about to start, but Micah Richards made a fierce flying tackle.

Gareth Bale was tackled to the ground with the ball!

This made Ancelotti on the sidelines slap his forehead.

"Does this kid have a lump in his brain?" Ancelotti said angrily.

"This is a move that will earn you a red card!"

But the referee still showed mercy and gave a yellow card.

However, the free kick by the Chinese in Bayswater was in a very good position.

What surprised everyone was that the free kick was taken by Toni Kroos.

This surprised Ancelotti and others, as well as the fans in the stands.

But after Toni Kroos positioned the ball, he slowly retreated. When Manchester City had formed their human wall, he took a deep breath, ran forward quickly, and kicked an inward-spinning ball with his right foot.

The football flew out at an extremely fast speed, drew a beautiful inward arc, and went straight to the upper left corner of Manchester City's goal.

Yes, Toni Kroos shot the ball directly from the left side outside the penalty area into the top left corner with an inward-spinning shot.

Joe Hart was confused at first, and when he wanted to save the ball again, it was too late.

The whole stadium erupted in thunderous cheers!
More than half of the people at the scene were Bayswater Chinese fans, and they were all shouting Toni Kroos' name crazily.

This made Ancelotti in the stands look particularly depressed.

Manchester City has not had a single shot on goal yet!
"What a beautiful free kick!" Bruno Demichelis exclaimed in amazement.

After hearing this, Ancelotti couldn't help but turn his head and look at his assistant resentfully with an expression of a wronged young wife.

It was beautiful, but the goal he scored was ours!
Is your butt sitting crookedly?
Ancelotti will not be surprised by Toni Kroos' free kick skills.

Long pass masters like him are often also free kick masters.

The reason why he doesn't often take penalty kicks is mainly due to internal coordination within the team.

For example, generally speaking, the free kicks in the middle and right side of the front court are given to Gareth Bale by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Left-footed players can shoot directly from this side.

The Welsh players have excellent footwork and strength, and their butterfly kick scares many goalkeepers.

But in fact, Di Maria is also a free kick expert and is very good at taking penalties on this side.

But there was no way, Di Maria had no chance when he met Gareth Bale.

This is a decision made within the team after comprehensive consideration of all aspects.

……

With Toni Kroos' goal, the game gradually became open.

Especially Manchester City.

Ancelotti's team can no longer continue to defend blindly.

But Blue Moon didn't take its first shot until the 29th minute.

After David Silva got the ball on the flank, he made a diagonal pass, and Robinho entered the penalty area and shot.

Thiago Silva reacted quickly and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Corner kick.

But as soon as Manchester City took the corner kick, Courtois rushed out and snatched the ball from mid-air.

Since the Chinese came to Bayswater last year, replacing Neuer, Courtois' characteristics have changed a lot from before, especially his attacks, which are obviously more frequent.

Although he is tall, his range of motion is much larger than before.

Of course, wanting such a tall goalkeeper to rush out of the penalty area frequently like Neuer does is basically seeking death.

Every player has his own characteristics.

Yang Cheng tailors tactics for these players based on their characteristics.

In the 33rd minute, Bayswater Chinese got another free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Gareth Barry fouled Walcott.

Most of the free kicks on the right side of the frontcourt belong to Gareth Bale.

The Welsh player kicked a butterfly ball 28 meters away from the goal, which hit the outside edge of the post and went out of the bottom line.

But this also made everyone in Manchester City break out in a cold sweat.

In the 38th minute, Leighton Baines fouled Walcott when defending in his own half, giving Bayswater Chinese another free kick opportunity on the right side of the frontcourt.

Modric took the free kick and crossed it to the front point from the right.

Manchester City's defenders were caught off guard when marking men, and Thiago Silva rushed forward quickly, met the falling ball at the edge of the small penalty area and shot the ball into the goal guarded by Joe Hart again.

2 is better than 0!

But before the end of the first half, David Silva made a precise through ball from the left rib, but Pepe was a little slow to get to the ball and was beaten to it by Ibrahimovic.

After the Swedish center dribbled past Pepe, without waiting for Thiago Silva to come to the rescue, he volleyed the ball from the edge of the penalty area and scored a goal for Manchester City.

1 is better than 2!

At halftime, Ancelotti made the first substitution.

Aguero replaces Robinho.

Manchester City changed to a 433 formation, with David Silva moving to midfield and Yaya Toure getting more freedom.

Blue Moon began to increase the intensity of its attack.

But in the 52nd minute, Manchester City got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

After the ball was kicked into the penalty area, Pepe cleared it with a long kick.

Toni Kroos grabbed the ball and made a long diagonal pass.

Walcott advanced at lightning speed.

Lucio's clearance near the center line failed to intercept the ball, Walcott successfully made an offside move, caught up with Toni Kroos' pass, drove straight in, dribbled past Joe Hart, and shot into the empty goal.

3 is better than 1!

Afterwards, Yang Cheng also began to make substitutions and adjustments.

First, Harry Kane, Pogba and De Bruyne were replaced at once.

Then Sterling replaced Gareth Bale and Kyle Walker replaced Piszczek.

Manchester City also gained the advantage on the field in the last ten minutes, but was never able to break through the goal of the Bayswater Chinese.

Throughout the game, Bayswater Chinese had a ball possession rate of 62.3%.

The pass success rate is as high as 88.4%.

As Sky Sports said, this was a game that really reflected the dominance of the Chinese in Bayswater!

“Although it was just a Community Shield, Yang Cheng used this game to tell everyone that Bayswater Chinese is still the most dominant and competitive team in the Premier League!”

……

Bayswater Chinese beat Manchester City 3-1 to win the Community Shield, which attracted widespread coverage in the UK.

But it’s not the hottest news.

As the new season is about to start, there are three hottest topics in the Premier League.

One is that Manchester City signed a ten-year sponsorship contract worth £3.5 million.

This has attracted a lot of attention in the Premier League.

According to Manchester City, they sold chest advertising for 2000 million pounds per year and in-stadium advertising for 1500 million pounds per year.

But this is not the point. The point is that advertisers also helped the team build a 200-acre training base and youth training camp near Manchester City’s home stadium.

To use Ferguson's words, isn't this treating everyone as fools?
"Is there no one to stop such blatant money-giving behavior?"

Ferguson said that if this is allowed, what is the meaning of fair play implemented by UEFA?
However, Manchester City clarified that the sponsorship contracts were reasonable and legal business practices.

Abu Dhabi companies helped the team build training bases and youth training camps because the two sides have cooperation in youth training.

This is the reward.

All in all, in one sentence, these are all business activities and there is no need to associate too much with them.

But many Premier League teams have come out to criticize, saying that this does not make sense at all.

If you say that Manchester City’s chest advertisement is worth so much money, that’s fine, but can the advertisement inside the stadium be sold for 1500 million pounds?
How much do Chinese people in Bayswater sell every year?

However, this kind of thing is really difficult to explain clearly.

Manchester City said it was a commercial move, and no one else could provide evidence to refute it.

It's very simple. Companies in the UAE are rushing to sponsor Manchester City and driving up the price. Is that okay?
No one said no, right?
In short, this matter has caused a lot of controversy, but it is destined to be difficult to have a result.

The second big news is that Manchester United is going to be listed again.

As early as 2005, after the Glazer family acquired Manchester United, Manchester United was delisted from the London Stock Exchange.

But now, the Glazer family plans to put Manchester United back on the stock market.

According to the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, Manchester United is teaming up with Credit Suisse Group to list the team, planning to offer 25% of its shares and raise 6 million pounds.

In other words, the Glazer family's valuation of Manchester United is 24 billion pounds.

According to the Financial Times, one of the important reasons why Manchester United is in a hurry to go public is that the team missed the qualification for the new season's Champions League, which doubled the pressure on the team to repay its debts.

Football fans all over the world have long known that the Glazer family are bastards, but it was not until Manchester United planned to re-list and had to disclose more financial information that they realized how bastards the Glazer family could be.

It turns out that all the funds used by the Glazer family to acquire Manchester United came from loans.

Everyone knows this.

Most of them are mortgaged with Manchester United's assets, and more than 6000 million pounds of interest needs to be paid each year.

The most outrageous thing is that more than 2 million pounds of these loans were redeemed in the form of in-kind payments.

The loan was then sold to a hedge fund at an annual interest rate of 16.25%.

Manchester United pays more than 3 million pounds in interest every year.

It wasn't until 2010 that the Glazer family issued £5 million of bonds to repay the loan and part of the loan they took out when they acquired Manchester United in 2005.

But Manchester United still needs to pay £4500 million in interest every year.

This time, the Glazer family hopes to push Manchester United to go public in order to repay the 5 million pounds loan and save the annual 4500 million pounds in interest.

But the Financial Times published a long article accusing the Glazer family of being vampires and termites crawling on Manchester United!
Because the 7 million pounds they used to acquire Manchester United came from loans, and then they used Manchester United as collateral to repay these loans. Now they are pushing Manchester United to go public.

In other words, they didn't spend a penny from start to finish.

But what about Manchester United?

The current valuation is 24 billion pounds, which has tripled!
Manchester United fans were also very angry and kept blaming the Glazer family, while demanding that the Premier League and even the British government intervene in the investigation.

go public?

you can!

But the 6 million pounds raised must not be touched by the Glazer family!
There is once again a lot of buzz surrounding Manchester United's listing, and it's quite lively.

The third thing is foreign investment.

In recent years, foreign capital has continued to flow into the Premier League.

In addition, the Premier League has done the best in globalization in recent years and has the strongest development momentum. It has been recognized by fans as the world's number one league and its influence spans the globe.

According to The Sun, the Premier League is broadcast live in 193 of the 189 countries around the world.

Coupled with the boost from the International Champions Cup which has become extremely popular around the world this year, the Premier League accounts for half of the 12 top teams.

This is enough to demonstrate the unparalleled influence of the Premier League.

Therefore, foreign capital also pays more attention to the Premier League.

Nowadays, not only are there many foreign-funded Premier League teams, but the Championship has also become the most favored investment area for foreign capital.

Because compared to the Premier League, the acquisition price of Championship teams is obviously lower and the investment cost is also lower.

But if you make a name for yourself in the Championship and get promoted to the Premier League, that would definitely be a good deal with huge profits!
West Ham United, which was relegated from the Premier League last season, has received acquisition interest from a Malaysian consortium.

Tony Fernandes, founder and CEO of AirAsia and owner of F1 team Lotus Malaysia, is very interested in West Ham United.

West Ham United just changed hands in January 2010, and the financial owners are Welshmen David Sullivan and David Gauld who started out making romantic action films.

But in the 10/11 season, West Ham United was relegated from the Premier League, which dealt a huge blow to the Hammers.

Especially financially.

So, there have been rumors that West Ham United has decided to sell itself.

In addition, there are many teams listed for sale in the City of London.

Premier League teams such as Newcastle, Bolton, Fulham, Everton, West Bromwich Albion and others are all listed for sale, waiting for buyers.

In the Championship, teams such as West Ham United, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Portsmouth are also crying out for help.

This also surprised many media and fans.

On the one hand, the influence of the Premier League has reached new highs, and the major teams are becoming more and more prosperous.

Especially the Chinese at Bayswater, whose revenue has caught up with Real Madrid and is now ranked first in the world.

But on the other hand, there are still many teams that are not doing well and are waiting for foreign rescue.

It is in this contradictory situation that the media continues to report news of foreign capital entering the Premier League.

Sometimes it’s a Malaysian consortium, sometimes it’s an American investor, sometimes it’s a wealthy person from the Middle East…

Various kinds of news are frequently seen in newspapers.

……

American real estate tycoon Steve Ross arrived at London Heathrow Airport accompanied by Matt Higgins, Daniel Hillman and Charlie Stillitano.

As the plane was landing and taxiing, he looked out the window at the gloomy sky of London and frowned.

"I hate this damn weather in London the most. There is no sunshine at all and no hope at all!"

Steve Ross said to the three assistants beside him.

They were on Steve Ross's private jet, so they had no worries in their conversation.

"But London is a really great place with unlimited potential!" Matt Higgins laughed.

It is not without reason that so many wealthy people around the world tend to invest in sports, especially football.

When the economy slowed down, everyone was optimistic about the sports industry, believing that it would be an industry that would continue to increase in value in the coming years.

Steve Ross and Matt Higgins are both investors or senior executives of the US NFL, so they naturally know this better than anyone else.

When the plane arrived, the person who was going to pick us up had been waiting at the airport for a long time.

The two most famous football investment experts in the City of London are Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr.

The two came together to pick up Steve Ross at the airport.

As soon as we met, the first thing we did was a bunch of polite words like "Welcome to London", and a bunch of meaningless flattery.

Steve Ross is already tired of this.

Not only to the British people in front of them, but also to London behind them. "No need to say anything else, let's go to the hotel first, and then you can show us around."

Of course there is no problem for both of them.

So, the group got on a luxurious Rolls-Royce and drove out of Heathrow Airport.

Halfway through the drive, Cash Harris was introducing Brentford in Hounslow, on the way from Heathrow Airport to the city centre, but was interrupted by Matt Higgins.

"I've read about this club. It's too far away. We want to be in the city center!"

Cash Harris immediately smiled and nodded to show that he understood.

Private jets are really cool.

Steve Ross may have slept enough on the plane, and when he saw the car driving into the center of London, he suddenly suggested going to see the stadium first.

This made Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr. look at each other and send a signal to each other.

This is a connoisseur!
Even if you don’t understand football, at least you understand the sports industry!

When acquiring a club, without looking at anything else, you look at the fixed assets first. If this isn’t knowledgeable, then what is?
The nearest is Craven Farm in Fulham.

The stadium is built right on the banks of the Thames, with a main road on the other side. The stadium has a small capacity and seems to have no room for expansion.

Fulham is now owned by an Egyptian tycoon.

"I know him. His son died with Diana." Steve Ross laughed.

Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr. both smiled awkwardly.

This American is so annoying!

He acts like he's worth three or five hundred thousand!
After walking around Craven Cottage, we turned west and took a special look at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, then headed north.

When passing by Holland Park, Rothschild Jr. specifically mentioned it.

"The surrounding areas are places where the rich like to live. You must have heard of the Bayswater Chinese, right?"

"Their boss, Yang Cheng, lives nearby."

As a result, Steve Ross and his group remained silent, which made young Rothschild very embarrassed.

After Holland Park is London's most famous Westfield shopping center.

This is the largest and busiest shopping mall in central London.

There are five metro stations in the surrounding area.

Heading west from Westfield Shopping Centre and through some narrow streets and alleys, you will arrive at Loftus Road Stadium.

This is the home ground of Queens Park Rangers.

"Back then, the Chinese from Bayswater played in the league here for two years!" Rothschild Jr. introduced.

Cash Harris chimed in.

Just like when I introduced Fulham just now, it was all praise.

For example, Queens Park Rangers. Just by hearing the name of the team, you can tell that this team is not simple and has a long history.

Looking across the whole of England, is there a second team named after the Queen?
Unlike Craven Cottage, which is right next to the Thames, Loftus Road is surrounded by residential areas.

"Demolition is obviously easier than building on the Thames," said Matt Higgins.

Steve Ross agrees.

Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr. were both very perceptive and immediately figured out what was going on.

It turns out that they also value the value of central London!

Are we trying to learn from the Chinese in Bayswater?
At this moment, Cash Harris decided that he would never make trouble with Yang Cheng again.

On the contrary, he wanted to worship Yang Cheng as the God of Wealth!

The reason is simple: Yang Cheng set a precedent, which brought him a lot of business.

"Mr. Ross, the location here is no worse than Bayswater. There are five subway stations within 1 kilometer, and it is 500 meters away from Westfield, the largest shopping mall in central London."

"If, I mean if, you can get the support of the city government to demolish and renovate the surrounding areas, just like the Chinese in Bayswater, then this place can be directly connected to the Westfield business district."

At the end, Cash Harris added, "This is in the West End of London, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money!"

Little Rothschild also reacted and immediately added: "Even if things don't go smoothly and the stadium cannot be demolished, we can just move the stadium out and build an apartment building on the spot, just like Arsenal did!"

Bayswater Chinese and Arsenal, those are two cases that complement each other.

The former was built on the original site and, taking advantage of policy advantages, played a marginal ball and made a fortune of billions of pounds.

The latter moved and built a new house, while the original site was converted into an apartment building and started a real estate business.

Of course, Arsenal's real estate business is screwed up.

But everyone knows that this is because of the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis.

From a business perspective, the Gunners made a very smart move.

More importantly, Loftus Road is located closer to the heart of London than Arsenal.

"It's really not bad here." Steve Ross nodded lightly.

Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr. caught the signal.

I heard that this person is in real estate in the United States.

Who understands the operating logic of real estate better than him?

For Cash Harris and the other guy, they don’t care whether the club can be demolished or rebuilt in the future. They just want to sell the club first and earn commissions.

Even if they suffer losses in the future and want to sell it, won’t they still come to me?
By then, you can earn commissions again.

As for the Loftus Road Stadium, the location is indeed good, but compared to Bayswater, it is really far behind.

There are 5 subway stations surrounding the Westfield Shopping Center.

Loftus Road Stadium is still several hundred metres away.

As for relocation, it depends on each person's own channels.

Anyway, Chelsea has not been able to successfully demolish the site after all these years.

Fulham wanted to expand the main stand on the banks of the Thames, but the deal was never reached.

"It is also quite popular here. The club now has three major shareholders, namely Bernie Ecclestone, president of Formula One, Flavio Briatore, owner of the F1 Renault team, and the Mittal family, an Indian steel tycoon."

"But they haven't invested much in QPR over the last few years."

"And the value here is really extraordinary. The Malaysian consortium that originally planned to acquire West Ham United, Tony Fernandes of AirAsia, has been paying attention to Queens Park Rangers now."

Cash Harris deliberately mentioned Tony Fernandez just to provoke Steve Ross.

Sure enough, the American tycoon frowned.

"In London, where every inch of land is valuable, Queens Park Rangers is like an unpolished diamond. If someone invests and brings in influential stars, then this team will surely shine!"

“In the future, we may even be as good as Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United, Arsenal and other top clubs!”

"If nothing else, they don't have the aura of the Queen, and the name of the Bayswater Chinese team is terrible!"

Steve Ross agrees.

He didn't even know what was wrong with the Chinese boss of Bayswater to come up with such a name.

Fortunately, this club is now popular, and the name has become catchy when pronounced.

"How much is the club going to cost now?" asked Steve Ross.

Cash Harris and Rothschild Jr. smiled at each other.

The latter immediately smiled and said: "Now is a good time to buy it."

"What do you mean?" Matt Higgins asked.

"This team was just promoted to the Premier League this season. It is located in West London and is a strong rival of Bayswater Chinese and Chelsea. Together with Fulham, there are six derby games every year, attracting the attention of fans around the world."

"The Premier League now earns £2 million a year from broadcasting rights. Loftus Road has a capacity of 40 people and an average ticket price of £2. This stadium alone earns at least £ million a season."

When Rothschild Jr. said this, he deliberately paused to let the other party digest it.

After a pause of about ten seconds, Rothschild Jr. continued.

"As for the asking price, we are confident that we can negotiate it within 1 million pounds, but Fulham estimates that it will be around 2 million pounds."

The difference between the two teams obviously lies in strength.

Fulham ranked 9th in the Premier League last season and is an upper-middle team.

Queens Park Rangers are newly promoted.

The guaranteed annual revenue is 5000 million pounds and the selling price is 1 million pounds. Gentlemen, is this expensive?
"When can an acquisition like this be completed at the earliest?" Steve Ross did not disclose which company he wanted to buy.

But Cash Harris could tell that this big guy seemed to be well prepared.

And the target is most likely the Chinese in Bayswater!
"The negotiation process and completion of various formalities will take at least half a year."

Steve Ross is not in a hurry.

"Then we have to wait until next year to compete with the Chinese in Bayswater!"

……

On the afternoon of August 8th, at Blackburn Ewood Park.

In the first round of the 11/12 Premier League season, Bayswater Chinese challenged Blackburn away.

Speaking of which, Blackburn manager Steve Keane should also thank Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese.

In the second round of the Premier League last season, Bayswater Chinese beat Blackburn 2-9 at home, dealing a painful blow to Sam Allardyce.

Blackburn's situation then went from bad to worse.

Big Sam ultimately didn't make it through Christmas.

At that time, Steve Keane, who was an assistant coach, served as the team's fire-fighting coach and was soon promoted to a regular coach.

Although Blackburn's results did not improve in the end, they still finished 16th in the league and successfully avoided relegation.

In the first round of the new season, we faced Bayswater Chinese again, but this time Blackburn was at home.

Steve Keane cannot afford to be careless about this.

Even at home, he still deployed a 451 defensive formation and was ready for battle.

The Chinese in Bayswater still adopted the 433 formation which they are best at.

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Matic drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Di Maria.

It was the first game of the new season and an away game, so Yang Cheng’s opening tactics were relatively cautious.

He hopes to help players gradually find their game form by slowing down the pace.

Therefore, it wasn't until the 10th minute that either side had their first shot.

Gareth Bale passed the ball and Toni Kroos shot from outside the penalty area.

Steve Keen took notice.

The two midfielders of Bayswater Chinese are no longer the same as last season, with Toni Kroos falling back and Modric moving forward.

Although this offensive routine has a clear division of labor, it is too easy for the opponent to figure it out.

Now, the two obviously have no fixed division of labor, and how they play depends entirely on their cooperation and adaptability on the court.

So, the first shot of the season was taken by Toni Kroos.

It’s a pity that the shot was a little too high.

但在第13分钟、第17分钟、第24分钟、第28分钟、第29分钟……

The Chinese in Bayswater began to intensify their offensive.

They always create a chance almost every three or four minutes.

Although the players had not yet fully entered the rhythm of the league, had not seized their chances well, and had no threatening shooting opportunities, Steve Keane was still worried.

Blackburn's head coach walked to the sidelines and kept adjusting the team's defense.

The 451 formation, three defensive midfielders, and both wingers actively retreating, this is the limit of what Blackburn can do.

In Steve Keane's opinion, there should be a temporary reprieve after 30 minutes.

But actually it doesn't.

In the 34th minute, Di Maria was fouled by Olsen while dribbling on the right and got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale took the penalty, but it was slightly over.

Just two minutes later, Matic made a straight pass, Modric broke into the penalty area from the ribs and shot from outside the small penalty area.

England goalkeeper Robinson saved the ball.

One minute later, Toni Kroos made a direct pass and Gareth Bale shot from the left side of the penalty area.

This is the area he is most familiar with and best at!
But this time the Welshman's shot went just wide of the right post.

In the 38th minute, Lewandowski made a forward move to the right side of the penalty area, received a pass from Di Maria and shot, but was saved by the goalkeeper.

The attack from the Chinese in Bayswater was one wave higher than the other.

This put Blackburn, who were playing at home, into a passive position.

Not to mention counterattacking, they even had a hard time defending.

The fans at Ewood Park also felt the strength of the visiting team, but they still kept cheering for the home team players.

But in the 43rd minute, Gareth Bale received the ball on the left and used his speed to break through veteran Salgado.

The Welshman's low cross near the baseline was blocked by center back Samba.

Corner kick.

Toni Kroos quickly ran to the corner area on the left, positioned the ball, and slowly retreated.

The German looked at the crowd in the penalty area, raised his left hand, took a quick run-up, and sent a curved ball.

The ball was very fast and went straight to the front point.

Pepe rushed forward at high speed, facing the ball and heading it before anyone else.

The ball was touched by Pepe, turned in another direction and went straight to the right side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Robinson was helpless this time.

The ball hit the net.

1 is better than 0!

……

"Although we only scored one goal in the first half, I am very satisfied with the whole process."

Entering the halftime break with a 1-0 lead, Yang Cheng gave the players enough affirmation and encouragement.

"I want to say that at the beginning of the second half, we must give our opponents a head-on blow!"

"We must attack quickly and show the spirit of the Chinese people in Bayswater!"

"We must have a great start to the new season!"

The players are also full of confidence.

At the beginning of the second half, Bayswater Chinese took the lead in launching an attack and had consecutive opportunities to shoot.

In the 52nd minute, Toni Kroos made another straight pass, Gareth Bale cut in from the outside on the left side of the penalty area, received the ball, and shot into the far corner with his left foot.

The shot in the first half was slightly off target, but this time the Welshman sent the ball straight into the back of the net.

2 is better than 0!

The entire Ewood Park stadium was plunged into despair!
Although they were mentally prepared, they still hoped for a miracle.

But what made them even more uncomfortable was that after taking a 2-goal lead, the Bayswater Chinese kept attacking.

In the 56th minute, the visiting team got another corner kick opportunity.

After Modric kicked the ball out, Blackburn center back Dane cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

After Di Maria received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he kicked a curved ball with his left foot without waiting for Blackburn's midfielder N'Zonzi to get to him.

N'Zonzi tried to block sideways, but failed to block the shooting line.

The football made a curve and went into the left side of Blackburn's goal.

3 is better than 0!

Di Maria excitedly rushed out of the stadium to celebrate his first league goal of the season!
And just three minutes later, the attack was launched from the left.

Marcelo made a forward run and played a one-two with Gareth Bale.

Gareth Bale dropped back and knocked the ball back to Toni Kroos, but the Brazilian raced forward.

Toni Kroos faced the attack head-on and sent a long pass to Gareth Bale's pass.

The football passed between two defenders and landed on the left side of the frontcourt.

Marcelo quickly moved forward, caught up with Toni Kroos' pass, and sent a cross from the left.

Near the left corner of the small penalty area, Lewandowski rushed over, met the cross ball with a lion's head, and headed the ball into the right side of Blackburn's goal.

4 is better than 0!

Lewandowski excitedly clenched his fist and cheered, rushing to the stands of Bayswater Chinese fans who followed the team to the away game to celebrate.

Less than 15 minutes into the second half, the Chinese players from Bayswater scored three goals in a row!

When the game developed to this point, it was meaningless for Blackburn to continue defending.

Thus, the violence of the home team began to take effect.

They wanted a goal to save face at home.

But the Chinese in Bayswater grasped the opponent's intention.

In the 73rd minute, Blackburn made a cross from the frontcourt, and Pepe headed the ball out.

Modric judged the landing point and ran towards it with N'Zonzi at the same time.

The short Modric stuck to his position, jumped up and headed the ball to Toni Kroos.

The German midfielder did not stop the ball, but swept his leg and passed it to Lewandowski in front of him.

The Polish center forward stopped the ball near the center line, turned around, launched a counterattack with the ball, and quickly passed it to the left.

Gareth Bale immediately accelerated, chasing Lewandowski's pass, and rushed into the left side of Blackburn's penalty area with the ball at lightning speed.

Although the defensive player arrived in time, Gareth Bale still kicked the ball to the back post.

Di Maria also arrived at the same time. Facing the blocking defender, the Argentine took the ball off with his right foot, stopped suddenly, kicked it back with his left foot, dribbled past the defender, and then pushed it back to the middle.

At this time, Lewandowski rushed over and shot the ball.

The ball hit the net.

5 is better than 0!

The entire counterattack was very beautiful!
From Pepe's header to Modric's header, to Toni Kroos' pass, to Lewandowski's stop and turn, the whole process was seamless.

Gareth Bale also passed the ball to the back post in time, and Di Maria knocked the ball back to the middle, completing a very wonderful counterattack and breaking through Blackburn's defense again.

Despite leading by 5 goals, Bayswater Chinese continued their attack.

Especially starting from the 75th minute, Yang Cheng made continuous substitutions, but his advantage on the field was still very obvious.

First, Lewandowski missed a good chance to score a hat-trick, and then Di Maria's long shot from 22 meters away hit the post.

After missing several good scoring opportunities, Blackburn also got a best-of-the-match scoring opportunity.

That was in the second minute of stoppage time. Forwards Yakubu and N'Zonzi made a cooperation. The former broke into the penalty area and shot from close range, but Courtois fell to the ground and turned sideways, saving the ball with one hand.

This wonderful save also earned Courtois praise from Yang Cheng and his teammates.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Blackburn 5-0 away from home and got off to a good start in the new season!

(End of this chapter)