I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 274 Where did the monster come from? The battle of Tianwang Mountain! Ferguson's great assist! The Premier League has changed! [Subscribe]

"The Bayswater Chinese stole the ball near the halfway line."

"Look at this quick counterattack."

"Modric."

"It was passed to Gareth Bale on the right side of the front court."

"Gareth Bale cuts in from the right."

"Carrick and De Rossi were both chasing Gareth Bale in defence."

"The Welshman is still dribbling inside."

"Go to the top left of the arc, Ferdinand come up."

"With three defenders surrounding him, Gareth Bale gets a chance to shoot with his left foot!"

"The ball hit the outside of the left post and bounced out of the baseline."

"This was a quick counterattack by the Bayswater Chinese just four minutes into the game."

"Gareth Bale dribbled the ball alone from the right rib to the left side of the top arc."

"Manchester United's three defenders simply couldn't stop the Welshman."

“It was a very threatening attack indeed.”

"Gareth Bale's form and personal ability have improved visibly this season."

"At just 23 years old, the Welshman is undoubtedly entering the golden age of his career."

"Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay of this attack again."

"Manchester United's defense was problematic, especially the double defensive midfielders, who were simply unstoppable."

"Look at another angle."

"At the moment Modric passed the ball, we saw that Lewandowski retreated, causing the Manchester United double midfielders to be misaligned, which gave Gareth Bale the opportunity to dribble inside."

"Although De Rossi returned to defense in time and formed a joint defense with Carrick, they had missed the best opportunity to intercept Gareth Bale. It can only be said that the Welshman is too fast."

"Also, it is worth noting that when Gareth Bale dropped back to the right flank to receive the ball and started, Juan Mata was absent the entire time."

“Is Manchester United’s strategy in this game a bit too aggressive?”

"Robben and Juan Mata on both sides of the field pressed too far forward when attacking, which could have caused great danger to their defense."

"Especially when switching from offense to defense, the Bayswater Chinese are the best at fast breaks."

……

"It was still a steal near midfield."

"It was still a quick counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater."

“But this time it’s on the left side.”

"Marcelo's high-speed run forward, receiving the pass from Hazard."

"One-on-one with Phil Jones on the left side of the penalty area."

"Marcelo dribbled past the defense and made a low cross into the penalty area."

"Ferdinand blocked the ball."

"Manchester United got back very quickly this time."

"But the ball didn't fly far and landed outside the penalty area."

"It's still the Bayswater Chinese who got the ball."

"The second-tier attackers come forward, Toni Kroos."

"Stop the ball with my left foot, dribble past Carrick, and shoot directly with my right foot!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 7th minute, just 7 minutes into the game, Toni Kroos came in from behind, dribbled past Carrick, and shot directly with his right foot, the ball heading straight to the right side of the Manchester United goal."

"Goalkeeper De Gea was too far to the left and there was nothing he could do."

“This is a very exciting long shot!”

"From the German midfielder, Toni Kroos!"

"Manchester United's defense this time is still the problem of the double defensive midfielder we just talked about."

"He retreated too deep and too far back, resulting in no one in front of the penalty area to intercept Toni Kroos' long shot in time."

"Carrick rushed over, but he rushed too hard and was tackled by the German in one go."

"2 to 0!"

"It's been a very bad start for Manchester United."

"In just 7 minutes, we conceded two goals!"

"Manchester United are in a very bad situation right now."

"They conceded two goals in the first seven minutes. If Ferguson doesn't make adjustments quickly, it will probably turn into a big defeat. This is very bad for Manchester United!"

……

In the visiting team's coaching booth at the Prudential Stadium, Ferguson almost swallowed the gum he was chewing when he saw Toni Kroos score a goal.

Fortunately, he spit it into his hands in time.

But when I saw Toni Kroos running to the side of the court with a calm face to celebrate his goal, without much excitement on his face, I couldn't help but curse in my heart, "How f*cking calm!"

For all the fans and media who follow the Premier League, this game is a decisive battle that will determine who will win the championship.

Perhaps in terms of points, it is not so decisive.

But in terms of morale and the trend of the entire season, it definitely deserves the attention of the media and fans.

For Manchester United, if they lose this game and the gap is further widened, it will be unlikely for them to turn the situation around.

This is something Ferguson cannot accept in any way.

That's why he wanted to fight to the death with the Chinese players from Bayswater in this game.

But he could never have imagined that the opponent would score a goal just over a minute after the start of the game.

The second goal was conceded in 7 minutes.

How to play this game?
From the start of the game till now, Bayswater Chinese has had nearly 8% of the ball possession.

"Damn it, what's the structure of that bastard's brain? How come he could get midfielders like Modric, Toni Kroos and Matic?" Ferguson said with envy and depression.

Any one of these three midfielders would be a key player for Manchester United.

But in Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng actually has Javi Martinez.

Among the young players, there are rookies such as Aaron Ramsey, Pogba and De Bruyne.

Ask yourself, it’s impossible for Ferguson not to be envious!
It sounds like a coincidence.

In the Champions League round of 16, Manchester United's opponent was Nice from Ligue .

In the first round in Nice, France, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Nice.

This is a relatively good result for Ferguson's team.

But Nice's performance was also quite good, with the goal scored by Belgian center forward Benteke.

The center forward has scored numerous goals in Ligue 1 this season and has performed very well, leaving a deep impression on Ferguson in the game.

Also making an impression were midfielder N'Golo Kante and defender Virgil van Dijk.

Without the outstanding performances of these players, Manchester United would have been able to end the game in the first leg.

This also made Ferguson even more curious.

How does Bayswater Chinese's scouting system work?
Why are they always able to dig out incredible monsters from places that others have not noticed?

Ferguson tried to hint at Yang Cheng several times and even went to the Brent Training Center to investigate, but he failed to get the real core secrets.

This made him very depressed!

Although top teams are often not known for their youth training, nowadays, the transfer fees of players are getting higher and higher. Who would be willing to pay such a high price if they can buy players cheaper?
Thinking of this, Ferguson sighed helplessly.

"Defend!"

At this moment, the Bayswater Chinese players ended their goal celebration and returned to the field.

Toni Kroos didn't have much excitement for the goal from start to finish.

Manchester United assistant coach Mike Phelan walked to the sidelines and signaled the players to strengthen their defense.

After the adjustment, the original 442 formation immediately became a 4231 formation.

Rooney and Cavani will take turns retreating to support the midfield while clamping down on Matic's position.

……

As Manchester United adjusted their tactics, the game entered a stalemate.

The reason why Bayswater Chinese played so smoothly at the start was due to Ferguson's starting tactics.

Now that Manchester United has strengthened their defense, it will not be so easy for the Chinese in Bayswater to attack as they did in the opening game.

But the game was still under the control of the home team.

In the first 10 minutes, Bayswater Chinese had a ball possession rate of 78%.

From the 10th minute to the 20th minute, although the ball possession rate declined, it still reached 71%.

But Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines and called Modric over. After giving him some instructions, the Chinese players of Bayswater on the field adjusted their tactics again.

After the 20th minute, Bayswater Chinese's possession rate began to decline, while Manchester United's possession rate steadily increased.

Yang Cheng's team has never had the philosophy of Barcelona that regards ball possession as life.

As Manchester United strengthened their defense, the Chinese players in Bayswater pressed down Manchester United's entire midfield and backcourt.

Even Modric found it difficult to get some good opportunities in the middle of the midfield.

It is conceivable that players such as Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Hazard will find it difficult to perform.

This causes the offensive rhythm to become slow and sluggish.

Therefore, Yang Cheng asked the team to retreat a little, reduce the pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, increase Manchester United's ball possession time, and let the Red Devils press forward actively.

This will be more conducive to the performance of the Chinese in Bayswater.

In the past few years, Yang Cheng's team's best possession rate has been around 6%.

The back-and-forth attack and defense between the two sides is what the Chinese in Bayswater are best at.

But everything has its pros and cons.

Just in the 29th minute of the first half, Manchester United suddenly launched a quick counterattack.

Bayswater Chinese made a mistake in midfield interception and Carrick made a long pass.

Robben quickly moved forward, went straight behind Marcelo, and rushed all the way to the right side of the Bayswater Chinese penalty area, catching up with Carrick's pass.

At this moment, behind Robben are Marcelo and Toni Kroos who are chasing back, in front of him is Thiago Silva who has returned to defense, and Matic in the middle has also returned to defense.

It can be said that there are defensive players on all sides.

But the role of the superstar was revealed at this moment.

Robben lightly kicked the falling football with his left foot and then stopped abruptly.

After the football was picked up, it fell to the right side of the penalty area.

The Dutch winger stopped abruptly and immediately cut inside to face the falling football. He leaned forward a little and put the ball right in front of him. After chasing it in small steps, he pretended to kick the ball directly.

Matic blocked the ball sideways immediately.

Unexpectedly, Robben did not shoot, but dribbled the ball and then made a cross with his left foot.

Cavani has rushed into the penalty area.

But at this time, Rooney rushed to the left side of the arc top area.

After catching up with Robben's pass, the England striker stopped for a moment and then shot directly.

The football hits the net!

Courtois judged the ball's trajectory correctly but failed to save it.

1 is better than 2!

Manchester United got a goal back!
……

Rooney's goal boosted Manchester United's morale.

The Chinese in Bayswater began to intensify their attack.

First, Lewandowski's long shot caused De Gea to save.

Then came Gareth Bale's direct free kick, which almost scored again.

After conceding a goal, the Chinese players of Bayswater became more aggressive.

Especially near the end of the first half, the Bayswater Chinese once again pressed forward in a big way.

In the 44th minute, Hazard received a pass from Marcelo on the left and tried to dribble into the penalty area but failed, so he was forced to pass the ball back to reorganize.

Toni Kroos stopped the ball, avoided Juan Mata's pressure, and sent a diagonal pass with his right foot.

The football was passed diagonally from the left side of the 30-meter area to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.

Gareth Bale was like a flash of lightning, he quickly shook off Evra and moved forward quickly.

Toni Kroos's diagonal pass landed just near the right side and bottom line of the penalty area, and also at the junction of Evra and Vidic's defense areas.

Evra is relatively short, but Vidic was just marking Lewandowski and started a little slowly.

On the contrary, Gareth Bale has advantages in height and strength, and he is also fast.

The Welshman quickly moved forward, rushed to the baseline, and headed the ball back to the center before Vidic could get there.

After heading the ball, Gareth Bale rushed out of the baseline.

Just on the right side of the small penalty area, Lewandowski quickly moved forward and headed the ball from close range before Ferdinand.

Gareth Bale's header was headed in the opposite direction by the Polish center forward.

Although De Gea tried his best to make the save, he was still a little slow.

The ball went straight into Manchester United's goal.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 44st minute of the first half, Bayswater Chinese scored another goal!"

"3 to 1!"

"Header from Lewandowski!"

"The attack by the Chinese in Bayswater was very sudden."

"Tony Kroos's diagonal pass was accurately sent to the right side of the penalty area."

"Gareth Bale's timing of advancing and his headers were clearly within Toni Kroos's prediction range."

“That’s what we’ve been saying all along.”

"It is precisely because of passers like Toni Kroos that Bayswater Chinese are able to play such exquisite offensive coordination."

"Gareth Bale and Lewandowski's aerial relay sent the ball into the Manchester United goal."

"The home team's lead has once again been extended to 2 goals!"

"This is not good news for Manchester United."

"Perhaps Ferguson's team should reconsider their tactics for the second half."

……

After the second half, Ferguson made a substitution during the halftime break.

Nani replaces Juan Mata!
This is considered a positional substitution.

But Nani's characteristics are different from Juan Mata's.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United's attack gradually shifted to the left side.

At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese players from Bayswater had a round of offensive battle with Manchester United, which lasted for about ten minutes.

The situation remained the same, with Bayswater Chinese occupying over 6% of the ball possession and creating more shooting opportunities.

But Manchester United's counterattack efficiency is still quite high.

Starting from the 60th minute, both teams began to make substitutions.

But no one was able to score again.

Until the end of the game, Bayswater Chinese finally defeated Manchester United 3-1 at home with goals from Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Lewandowski!
Throughout the game, Bayswater Chinese took 28 shots, but only 11 were on target, 9 were blocked, and 8 were outside the goal.

Strictly speaking, this offensive efficiency is not too bad.

But Manchester United had 13 shots, 6 of which were on target, so the efficiency is relatively higher.

In terms of ball possession, Bayswater Chinese had a possession rate of 61.7% throughout the game, while Manchester United had a possession rate of 38.3%.

Three yellow cards were issued throughout the game, all of which were given to Manchester United.

But in terms of the number of fouls, the Chinese in Bayswater committed 14 fouls, while Manchester United only committed 12 fouls.

So, when the game was over and the post-match press conference was held, when Yang Cheng entertained Ferguson in an office at the Prudential Stadium, the Manchester United coach cursed at the referee Anthony Taylor.

"If this guy hadn't blown the whistle today, we should have been tied!"

In this situation, what can Yang Cheng say?
He nodded slightly and said, "Well, you're right, it's all Anthony Taylor's fault!"

This made Ferguson feel so angry that he had no place to vent it.

Why don't you refute it?
How can I continue to scold you if you don’t refute me?
If I don't continue to curse, how can I vent my anger?
After several years of fighting, Ferguson has come to understand Yang Cheng.

Don't even think about taking advantage of this guy!

Okay, I’ll go scold my players later!
Yang Cheng laughed secretly in his heart.

He still can't figure out Ferguson's tactics?
If I had followed Ferguson's words and made a few words in defense of Anthony Taylor, Ferguson would have responded with a lot of complaints and grumbles, which would have been endless.

As for whether Anthony Taylor helped the Bayswater Chinese during the game, everyone can see it clearly and no further explanation is needed.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Guardiola is really looking for a house in Manchester?"

Seeing that the time was right, Yang Cheng immediately changed the subject.

This news has not been published yet, but Yang Cheng got the information from familiar media reporters through his own channels.

Given Ferguson's relationship with the media, he must know what happened in Manchester.

"He called me and the real estate agent I recommended to him rented a place in the city, saying that his wife liked the hustle and bustle."

Yang Cheng was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, it was Ferguson who gave the assist!
If the news gets out that Manchester City's head coach is buying a house through an agent recommended by Ferguson, football fans all over the world will probably be excited.

But in fact, this kind of thing is really normal.

"It seems that the Premier League is going to be really lively next season." Yang Cheng smiled meaningfully.

Ferguson could clearly understand what Yang Cheng meant.

"Manchester City really wants to poach Messi now."

"Why?" Yang Cheng was very curious.

He never doubted whether Manchester City had the money.

For the Abu Dhabi consortium, if they can really sign a superstar of Messi's level, any amount of money will be worth it.

2 million pounds is indeed a sky-high price for other clubs.

But for the Abu Dhabi consortium, it is completely acceptable.

As for UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act, it is actually quite simple.

At worst, we can just continue raising funds!
According to Xia Qing, when it comes to the game of capital, how could UEFA's makeshift team possibly compete with the Abu Dhabi consortium?
What Yang Cheng finds more curious is why Manchester City is willing to spend 2 million pounds to poach Messi?
"What's so hard to understand? First, it's Guardiola's request, and second, Manchester City wants to kick you off the Premier League throne!"

Ferguson continued with some pride.

"It's just like when I led Manchester United to kick Liverpool off the throne of the Premier League!"

In the early days of Ferguson's coaching of Manchester United, he witnessed the peak dynasty of Liverpool.

Therefore, Ferguson once said that the thing he was most proud of in coaching Manchester United was kicking Liverpool off the throne.

But after listening to Ferguson's words, Yang Cheng actually felt a little proud.

Unexpectedly, both he and the Chinese in Bayswater became the "Liverpool Dynasty" in the eyes of Ferguson and Manchester City.

"It's not that easy. A big transfer like this involves many aspects. Nike doesn't really support this transfer."

After saying this, Ferguson sighed heavily.

Today's professional football has become increasingly commercialized, including clubs and stars.

For example, Barcelona's current jersey sponsor is Nike, but Messi's shoe sponsor is Adidas.

Is it weird?

Not at all!
Real Madrid's jersey sponsor is Adidas, but Ronaldo's shoe sponsor is Nike.

Bayswater Chinese's jersey sponsor is Puma, but the two superstars in the team, Gareth Bale, is Adidas, and Lewandowski is Nike. This is quite normal.

Because both commercial companies and clubs want to maximize their profits.

Manchester City's jersey sponsor for the past few years has been Umbro.

This has nothing to do with Yang Cheng. It was signed in 2009, when Umbro had already been acquired by Nike.

Going back further, Manchester City’s jersey sponsor was Le Coq, or the French rooster.

After Umbro sponsored Manchester City, Yang Group's China Umbro made a lot of money because it signed two major Premier League giants.

Bayswater Chinese cuffs and Manchester City jerseys.

Of course, these are not important.

Manchester City and Umbro originally signed a 10-year contract, but Nike has announced that starting from the 13/14 season, they will take over Umbro's sponsorship and become Manchester City's main sponsor.

From the perspective of sponsor Nike, they actually hope that Manchester City will poach Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.

It is even possible to support Manchester City in doing so by increasing sponsorship fees.

But if Manchester City wants to poach Messi, especially by force, Nike will definitely not support it.

Otherwise, it would really offend Barcelona.

Of course, if Messi is really signed, the sponsorship fee will still increase, but that is a story for another time.

Judging from the current situation, it is indeed not easy for Manchester City to sign Messi, and they still have to overcome several hurdles.

The most important thing is Messi's personal wish.

If the player is really determined to transfer, Barcelona will not be able to keep him even if they want to.

"I heard that many people in Catalonia actually believe that selling Messi in exchange for a transfer fee of 2 million pounds can alleviate Barcelona's current debt to the greatest extent possible," Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Ferguson sneered, "It's totally unrealistic. I tell you, clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​even if they sell Messi or Ronaldo, will invest the transfer fees they get into the transfer market to recruit players."

"Their operating model is completely different from our normal commercial clubs."

Yang Cheng actually agreed with this point.

"I heard that the main reason now is that Messi himself is not resolute enough. He still has some feelings for Barcelona and is worried that his departure will anger Barcelona fans," Ferguson said.

"But in the past few years, Barcelona's attitude towards Messi has been rather ambiguous, such as Bojan before and Neymar now, both of whom are shaking Messi's position."

Unlike Yang Cheng’s previous life, Neymar joined Barcelona in 2013.

The current Brazilian genius has already joined the team in the summer of 2012.

Therefore, Yang Cheng is now unable to be sure whether Barcelona will sell Messi.

£2 million!
In Yang Cheng's opinion, this deal for Manchester City is quite good.

After all, in a few years, Paris Saint-Germain will pay more than 2 million euros in buyout clause for Neymar.

In comparison, is Messi's 2 million pounds expensive?
But in the eyes of everyone at the moment, this is already an extremely crazy offer.

What is most interesting at the moment is Messi’s personal attitude.

On the one hand, he suspended contract renewal negotiations with Barcelona.

This means that before the end of this season, that is, during this summer's transfer window, Messi's buyout clause will remain at £2 million.

If they renew the contract, Barcelona will definitely have to increase the penalty clause to prevent Manchester City from poaching him.

But on the other hand, he personally has been slow to express his position, and Manchester City, Guardiola and others have all handled the matter in a low-key manner.

This looks like an attempt to avoid angering Barcelona fans.

For a membership club, once the fans are angered and things get out of hand, many things will get out of control.

Soriano, Begiristain and Guardiola all came from Barcelona, ​​so they are well aware of this.

"If Messi really transfers, the transfer market this summer will be crazy!" Ferguson sighed.

If possible, in fact, he hopes that Manchester United can come up with the money to buy Ronaldo back from Real Madrid.

The current Premier League is completely different from that in 09.

As the world's number one league, if Messi really comes to the Premier League, the Premier League, the world's number one league, will become even more valuable.

By then, wouldn't it be normal for Ronaldo to return?

In Yang Cheng's opinion, if Barcelona loses Messi, many problems will become even more out of control.

Because the aging of Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta and others is irreversible.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, it was thanks to Messi, Suarez and Neymar that the team survived for a while and ushered in a revival.

But now, there is no Messi. Although there is Neymar, Suarez is in Liverpool.

Liverpool is now backed by the Saudi Arabian consortium and is extremely rich. Can Barcelona poach Suarez?
This is going to be a lot of fun!

More importantly, once Guardiola really coaches Manchester City, what will happen to the current Manchester City stars?
Where will Ibrahimovic go from here?
And Kaka, can he be compatible with Messi?
What's more, there is another person in Yang Cheng's previous life, Yaya Toure, who is destined to be incompatible with Guardiola.

Yang Cheng now has no idea how the situation will change next.

……

When Bayswater Chinese beat Manchester United 3-1 at home, the 27th round of the Premier League also came to an end.

Liverpool beat Swansea 5-0 at home.

Players like Coutinho, Suarez and Sturridge all performed very well.

Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-0 at home with goals from Yaya Toure and Tevez.

As the English League Cup final was held at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal defeated Bradford 5-0 to win this season's League Cup.

But the Gunners' 27th round of the Premier League was also forced to be postponed.

After 27 rounds of matches, Bayswater Chinese have 23 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and have scored 72 points, ranking first in the Premier League.

Manchester United ranked second with 65 points, but the gap with Bayswater Chinese has been widened to 7 points.

Manchester City is in third place with 64 points.

Arsenal is still in fourth place with 56 points despite having one game less.

Liverpool followed closely with 54 points.

The Reds have now narrowed the gap with Arsenal to two points, but Wenger's team has played one game less.

Chelsea lost to Manchester City in this round and only got 42 points, being overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur and ranking 7th.

As for players, Lewandowski ranks first in the Premier League scorer list with 33 goals.

Gareth Bale is second with 25 goals.

From the current perspective, the goal efficiency of Bayswater's two Chinese ace players is still the best in the Premier League.

But in the Champions League in the middle of the week, the performance of the Premier League team was not very satisfactory.

Arsenal, who had just won the League Cup, was beaten 0-2 by Dortmund in an away game. This was undoubtedly a very bad result.

Ancelotti's Manchester City tied 2-2 in the home game against Barcelona.

It can be said that judging from the first round, the situation of both the Gunners and Manchester City was not very good.

In addition, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Ligue Nice away from home a week ago.

The dominance of the Premier League teams seems to have come to an abrupt end this season!

All major British media outlets have been reporting on the Premier League's Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds, and it is generally believed that, apart from Bayswater Chinese, the performances of the other three top teams in the Champions League have not been satisfactory.

Especially Arsenal and Manchester City.

The Gunners lost 0-2 away from home, and it will be extremely difficult for them to turn the tables when they return home.

Although Manchester City did not lose, they conceded two away goals to Barcelona at home, which was undoubtedly quite suspenseful.

Moreover, both goals came from Messi.

So, many people say that this is Messi inspecting Manchester City in advance!

Since there were no games in the middle of the week, the team had more time to rest, so Yang Cheng and the coaching staff took time out to watch the live broadcasts of the two games.

There are two main reasons for the decline of Premier League teams this season.

One is that the Premier League teams themselves are not in very good shape.

As Yang Cheng said before, with the Christmas schedule until January and the African Cup being played until mid-February, the situation is really bad for Premier League teams, especially those with African Cup international players.

For example, Chelsea unexpectedly lost to Bradford of the Championship in the League Cup semi-finals.

Therefore, the Premier League teams themselves have consumed too much energy, resulting in their generally not being in very good shape now.

As for this, Yang Cheng had to be proud of the decision made by himself and the coaching staff.

Although they drew a league game in January, they are in good form now and have remained stable.

Another reason is the conflicting styles of play.

Arsenal is good at passing and cutting, but they met Klopp's Dortmund, which made it difficult for the Gunners.

Especially on the road.

The Gunners have not been in very good form this season, and now they are completely defeated by Klopp's team.

Ancelotti's Manchester City encountered Barcelona and met Messi and Neymar.

There is no solution to this either.

Given their poor form and the fact that they faced a team with a different style of play, it's no surprise that they played like this.

But Yang Cheng realized another thing from these two games.

"As European football techniques and tactics increasingly emphasize integration, have you noticed that within the integrated tactical framework, the gap in strength between superstars, first-class stars, and even ordinary stars is rapidly narrowing."

Yang Cheng's words made Brian Kidd and others fall into deep thought.

The reduction here certainly does not refer to the individual strength of the players, but the role they play in the overall tactical framework.

For example, the current Dortmund.

Without Lewandowski and Piszczek, Klopp's team still performed very vigorously.

And then there is Heynckes' Bayern Munich.

Without Javi Martinez, Bayern still performed very well.

Yang Cheng is not saying that there is no difference between superstars, top-notch players and ordinary players.

In the overall tactical framework, choosing the right players can bring out the overall combat effectiveness and support the team's lower limit.

Superstars can bring out the team's ceiling.

Just like Klopp's Dortmund, without Lewandowski, Dortmund's offense will be affected.

But this did not prevent them from beating Arsenal 2-0 at home.

Because the lower limit of their overall strength is there.

As long as their tactics are counteracted and they perform better on the spot, they will win.

"Another point is that the fierce competition within the Premier League has indeed dragged down the performance of Premier League teams in European competitions," Brian Kidd said with some regret.

Judging from the performance this season, the situation where the top eight continue to occupy half of the country is probably unsustainable.

Yang Cheng deeply agreed with this.

……

On March 3, the Premier League ushered in the 2th round of matches.

Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at home.

Manchester United beat Norwich 4-0 at home, with Cavani scoring a hat-trick.

Liverpool beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 away from home thanks to Suarez's hat trick.

Arsenal conceded a goal in the first half away from home, but in the second half, thanks to goals from Mertesacker and Nasri, they reversed Tottenham Hotspur 2-1.

Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 1-0 thanks to Tevez's goal in stoppage time.

Bayswater Chinese beat Southampton 2-0 away from home.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Gareth Bale assisted Lewandowski to score.

In the 77th minute of the second half, Walcott scored again with an assist from Gareth Bale.

In the end, the team defeated the Saints 2-0.

……

Three days later, the second leg of the Champions League round of 3 knockout stage.

After defeating Valencia 2-0 away in the first leg, Bayswater Chinese returned home to face the Bats.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Hazard's assist helped Modric break through Valencia's goal and scored the first goal for the Bayswater Chinese.

In the 76th minute of the second half, during a corner kick, Thiago Silva headed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Toni Kroos, with no one guarding him, chested the ball and volleyed it, scoring again against the Bats and further expanding the score.

In the stoppage time before the end of the game, Valencia center back Rami fouled Lewandowski in the penalty area, accumulated two yellow cards, was sent off with a red card, and gave the Bayswater Chinese a penalty kick.

Lewandowski calmly scored the penalty.

3 is better than 0!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Valencia 3-0 at home and 5-0 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

If it was inevitable that the Chinese from Bayswater would beat Valencia, then the result in another match was beyond everyone's expectations.

Manchester United will face Nice in Ligue 1 at Old Trafford.

Ronald Koeman's team fought evenly with Manchester United throughout the game.

Ferguson's starting tactics were somewhat overconfident, he still used 442 formation, hoping to swallow Nice in one bite.

Facts have also proved that Manchester United's tactics were effective in the first half.

The Red Devils led Nice 1-0 at home thanks to Nani's goal.

But in the 59th minute of the second half, Ronald Koeman made a very crucial substitution.

The talented midfielder Kovacic replaced Alan to strengthen the midfield's organization and attack.

Kovacic's appearance completely changed the course of the game.

The Croatian genius first created a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt in the 66th minute.

Van Dijk equalized the score for Nice with a header.

Manchester United then launched a frantic counterattack.

Nice performed exceptionally well at crucial moments.

Kante's sweeping movement in the midfield and Van Dijk and Marquinhos' defense at the back allowed Nice to remain as stable as a rock under the fierce offensive pressure of Manchester United.

The Red Devils were at home and had no way to deal with the opponent.

In the 79th minute, Mahrez dribbled past two Manchester United defenders and passed the ball to Kovacic.

The Croatian young midfielder fired a powerful shot in the penalty area and once again penetrated Manchester United's goal.

2 is better than 1!

reversed!
In the last ten minutes or so, Manchester United launched an attack almost at the risk of their lives.

But in the end, the Red Devils failed to reverse the downward trend.

Nice beat Manchester United 2-1 away, creating the first upset in the Champions League knockout stage!
On the second day of the game, the entire European football world was shocked by Ronald Koeman's French Ligue 1 upstart!

Everyone thought that this team was just trying to show off in the French Ligue 1.

But I didn't expect that he would perform so vigorously in the Champions League.

Especially the group of young players in the team who are around 20 years old, each of them is full of vigor and vitality.

As L'Equipe said, "Looking at Nice today, we seem to be seeing the Chinese in Bayswater back then!"

Who said no?
Back then, didn't the Bayswater Chinese, under the coaching of Yang Cheng, also achieve amazing results along the way?

……

After the Champions League round of 16, the 29th round of the Premier League arrived.

Bayswater Chinese host Sunderland at home.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Walcott assisted Lewandowski to score a goal.

This is also the Polish center's 35th Premier League goal this season.

After scoring this goal, Lewandowski officially broke the Premier League single-season goal record set by Alan Shearer!
With nine league games left, everyone is looking forward to seeing Lewandowski continue his performance.

It would be best to catch up with or even reverse Messi!

After the second half, Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute, assisted Walcott to score.

Then Walcott assisted Gareth Bale to score a goal before the end of the game.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Sunderland 3-0 at home thanks to two assists and one goal from Walcott.

Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at home in this round.

Arsenal beat Everton 1-0 at home.

Manchester United was affected by the unexpected elimination at the hands of Nice in the Champions League and continued to perform poorly after returning to the Premier League, drawing 2-2 with West Ham United away from home.

Moreover, the Red Devils equalized the score twice but were never able to reverse the situation.

Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 at home.

Chelsea beat Fulham 3-0 away from home thanks to Terry's double.

Among them, Manchester City and Arsenal both saved their strength for the upcoming Champions League round of 16 knockout matches, so they did not play very well in the game.

……

On the evening of March 3, the Champions League round of 12 knockout stage.

Barcelona drew 2-2 with Manchester City in the first leg away from home. After returning to their home court, Messi exploded again.

The Argentine superstar received an assist from Xavi and scored the first goal for Barcelona just 5 minutes into the first half!

The game became exciting after that.

Barcelona's aggregate score is 3-2, and there are two away goals, so Manchester City must score 2 goals.

But just when Manchester City was attacking frantically, in the 40th minute, Messi made a wonderful pass and Neymar broke Manchester City's goal again.

2 is better than 0!

Now Blue Moon was completely desperate!
Ancelotti's team replaced two players in the 60th minute of the second half, trying to strengthen the attack.

All substitutions were used up in the 70th minute.

But still to no avail.

Barcelona had absolute possession of the ball and almost broke Manchester City's goal several times again.

Fortunately, Kompany and Joe Hart both performed very well and kept the goal intact.

But in the end, the Blue Moon lost 0-2 to Barcelona away.

The total score was 2 to 4, and they were eliminated by Barcelona!

If Manchester City's tragedy came from the group stage draw with Real Madrid, forcing them to settle for second place, then after Arsenal lost 0-2 to Dortmund away from home, Wenger's team took a 30-goal lead in the first 2 minutes after returning home.

Wenger's team had the best of both worlds throughout the game.

But after equalizing the aggregate score, the Gunners seemed to relax.

The offensive efficiency was greatly reduced after that. The team had the advantage but failed to score, and was never able to score the third goal.

This made everyone very anxious.

Wenger made continuous substitutions in the second half, trying to strengthen the attack.

But what no one expected was that in the 88th minute before the end of the game, in a quick counterattack after a midfield interception, Reus assisted Gotze and broke the Gunners' goal.

1 is better than 2!

Then, Arsenal fought back like crazy.

In the last 5 minutes, the Gunners almost pushed goalkeeper Lloris over the center line, and they wanted to rush into the penalty area to score a goal.

But it still doesn't help.

The Gunners eventually beat Dortmund 2-1 at home, but lost to Dortmund 2-3 on aggregate.

After the game, the entire British public opinion was in an uproar!

Everyone couldn't believe what they saw.

Of the four major Premier League teams, three were eliminated in the round of 3 of the Champions League.

You know, in the past few seasons, these three teams are all semi-final level teams.

Even a team that has the potential to win the championship!

Now, they all stopped in the round of 16.

Fortunately, the sky has not fallen in the Premier League.

Because Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese are still moving forward!
(End of this chapter)