I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 92: Ronaldo has transformed! I have Liverpool tonight! [Subscribe]

February 2, noon, Loftus Road Stadium, London.

In the 26th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Liverpool at home.

He was wearing a black suit and a white shirt, his hair was neatly combed, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine.

This has become Yang Cheng's signature look.

In just over half a year, football fans all over the world knew that a 26-year-old talented coach had emerged in the Premier League.

The key is that he is very handsome!
Yang Cheng did not dress up deliberately.

From FIFA to UEFA to the English FA, head coaches are required to wear formal attire.

At least dress appropriately.

His is the standard.

The most important thing is that he is used to wearing it this way and it is comfortable.

Every time he stood on the sidelines, he didn't even bother to pay attention to his appearance.

His mind was full of the upcoming game.

Benítez's Liverpool have always had a problem, attack.

He took over the team in 04, and Michael Owen also transferred from Liverpool to Real Madrid in 04.

In the 04/05 season, Liverpool scored 52 goals in the Premier League, tied for 5th place in the Premier League.

Digging deeper, we found that no one in Liverpool's Premier League has scored double-digit goals.

This is really outrageous for a top four team.

In contrast, Manchester United's top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy was frequently injured and performed poorly in the 04/05 season, scoring only 6 goals in the league.

But Rooney, signed by Ferguson, scored 11 goals.

Manchester United has scored 58 goals this season.

So, these two teams are ranked 3rd and 5th respectively.

Ranked fourth is Moyes' Everton.

This season, Liverpool has changed its ways and started to sign forwards.

Crouch was signed in the summer and veteran Fowler was signed during the winter break.

But the Red Army's attack still showed no signs of improvement.

So far this season, the Premier League has played 25 rounds and Liverpool has scored 29 goals.

This number of goals ranks 20th among the 14 Premier League teams.

Even 17 goals less than Middlesbrough which is ranked 2th.

In the last four rounds, Liverpool has only scored two goals.

Benítez defended his team, saying that the opponents in the last four rounds were very strong.

Play Tottenham at home, Manchester United away, Chelsea away...

But he would never dare to mention the home game against Birmingham in the 24th round.

Even though the opponent received a red card in the 28th minute, Liverpool only scored one goal.

What’s even more outrageous is that in the end, Birmingham, who was one man short, equalized the game.

Yang Cheng has always believed that you should not listen to what the other person says, but watch what they do.

In recent rounds of games, Benítez has tried almost all the tricks of the striker.

Crouch, Cisse, Morientes, Fowler...

He kept putting together different forward combinations.

But, there was no effect.

Speaking of which, Yang Cheng admires Gerrard quite a bit.

Gerrard had been calling for Owen to leave Real Madrid as early as the day he decided to do so.

During the winter break, when the team was struggling to score goals, Gerrard mentioned Owen at Newcastle again.

"I have a very good relationship with Owen and I know what he thinks. He can return to Anfield at any time if the club wants."

"We need Owen!"

"Crouch needs a prolific scorer by his side, and there is no better candidate than Owen!"

Don't mention it, Gerrard's words hit the nail on the head.

No matter how Benítez adjusts the forward line, he cannot change a cruel fact.

In the current Liverpool team, only Crouch can still play.

But the question is, where will Liverpool make use of Crouch's tall advantage?
In the restricted area?

Or should he retreat and take on more tactical roles?

Let him retreat?

Okay, who will take on the task of scoring the goal?
If he goes forward, how can Liverpool pass the ball to his feet?

In the match against Bayswater Chinese, Benítez did not deploy his signature 4231 formation, but instead adopted a 442 tactic.

Goalkeeper: Reina;
Defence: Warnock, Hyypia, Carragher and Finnan;
Midfield: Gerrard, Hamann, Xabi Alonso and Kronkamp;
Forwards: Crouch and Fowler.

Obviously, this is not Benítez at all!
Especially on the two wing lanes, letting the right back Kronkamp play as right forward is the only solution.

Yang Cheng still insisted on his 433.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Skrtel and Maicon;

Midfield: Andreasson is in the back, Modric and Las Diarra are in the middle;
Forwards: Arshavin, Lambert and Ribery.

This was the debut for two new signings during the winter break, Maicon and Arshavin.

Yaya Toure performed well in the Africa Cup of Nations, helping Côte d'Ivoire reach the final.

But unfortunately, they lost to Egypt in the final and failed to win the championship.

He arrived in London on the morning of the 11th.

Yang Cheng did not include him in the roster and let him have a good rest.

At this moment, the Ivorians are sitting in the stands.

……

Playing at home against an offensively weak Liverpool, Yang Cheng did not intend to be conservative.

But Liverpool is very wary of the attack from the Chinese in Bayswater.

After the home team took the lead in kicking off, Liverpool took the initiative to press forward.

This is also the tactical characteristic of Benítez.

But Andreassen made a long pass from the backcourt and sent the ball to the frontcourt.

Lambert blocked Hyypia with his body, stopped the ball with his chest, and passed it to Arshavin on the left.

This made Yang Cheng on the sidelines applaud Lambert.

As a direct product of Liverpool's youth training, Lambert was still very energetic when playing against Liverpool.

The reason why Dzeko was not selected for this game was because of the physical confrontation.

If it was Dzeko just now, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Hyypia.

The first attack failed.

But soon, the Chinese in Bayswater reorganized an attack.

In the 2nd minute, when Lambert transferred the ball to the left rib again, everyone was surprised to find that Ribery appeared on this side, and he and Arshavin completed a beautiful cooperation on the ribs.

Arshavin made a straight pass from the left rib, Ribery broke through Finnan on the left and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Lambert was slow to catch up.

The ball was intercepted by Reina.

But there was still warm applause from the fans at the scene.

Just one minute later, Ribery and Arshavin cooperated on the left side of Liverpool's penalty area.

Ribery dribbled the ball from the outside, Arshavin ran over to support him, and after receiving Ribery's pass, he volleyed the ball with his right foot and sent it behind Liverpool's defense line.

Ribery broke into the penalty area from the left and made a cross.

At the critical moment, Carragher cleared the ball before Lambert.

Less than 4 minutes into the game, two threatening attacks were launched from the left.

The pace of the game was very fast.

Liverpool's defense was very cautious, fearing any mistakes.

Especially when Ribery, Arshavin and Modric get together, Liverpool is facing a formidable enemy.

But in the 7th minute, after receiving the pass from his teammate on the right, Maicon quickly advanced along the right sideline from his own 30-meter area, rushed into Liverpool's half, cut inwards diagonally, and passed the ball to Ribery.

The Frenchman, who had been on the left before, now stood on the right. After stopping the ball and passing Warnock, he broke into the right side of the penalty area, used his speed to force his way through Hyypia, and passed the ball to the front of the goal before the baseline.

As a result, Lambert actually shot the ball too high at the critical moment!
"I'm not saying anything bad about him, but he just couldn't do it at the crucial moment!" Yang Cheng pointed at Lambert on the court and cursed with a smile.

Brian Kidd and others also laughed.

Although the game has only been going on for a few minutes, it has been within the coaching staff's expectations.

Although the game had only been going on for a few minutes, the Chinese team in Bayswater had already taken the initiative.

Moreover, judging from several cooperations, Arshavin's performance was very good.

He is a player who can play quick cooperation with Ribery and Modric in a small range.

This is a testament to his ability and awareness.

Most importantly, he is also left-footed, just like Ribery.

This means that Yang Cheng’s previous idea of ​​switching the left and right wingers can now be tried.

And Maicon, his advance on the right side just now, especially the one that avoided Gerrard's defense, and the cut inside after entering Liverpool's half, all had the flavor of a Brazilian full-back.

There is a general consensus in European football.

There are two types of full-backs, Brazilian full-backs and others.

The most obvious role of the Brazilian full-back is to attack from behind.

Before signing Maicon, Yang Cheng had discussed Sevilla's Daniel Alves with Brian Kidd.

Brian Kidd's evaluation at the time was that he had good skills but his body might not be suitable for the Premier League.

Moreover, Brazilian players have always had troubled times in the Premier League.

Maicon is different. His physical fitness and defensive awareness are obviously better.

……

Although Liverpool's offense is weak, Benítez's ability to organize defense is still very strong.

He obviously expected that Yang Cheng would take the initiative to attack.

So, Liverpool started very cautiously.

After attacking for a while, the Chinese in Bayswater failed to achieve the expected results, but they still maintained a fast pace.

This is Yang Cheng’s game strategy.

The Chinese players in Bayswater have better skills than Liverpool and maintain a fast pace. The home team is still able to maintain skillful passing and cutting, but Liverpool cannot do that.

More importantly, Yang Cheng focused on arranging Modric and Las Diarra to defend Xabi Alonso in the game.

At this stage, Xabi Alonso is the most underrated player in the Liverpool squad.

How underestimated?
Even head coach Benítez thinks that Xabi Alonso is not very important.

Therefore, he was transferred to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.

This kind of thing is very common.

For example, Carrick and Busquets are looked down upon by many fans, even their own fans.

But Yang Cheng's instructions to Modric and Las Diarra were that there must be someone near Xabi Alonso at all times.

Once the Spanish midfielder receives the ball, you must stick to him and entangle him immediately.

Because Xabi Alonso was the first target for Liverpool to pass the ball after they got the ball.

When Xabi Alonso was restricted, Liverpool's midfield passing errors became frequent.

Even in the first 25 minutes of the game, they couldn't even take a shot.

In the 26th minute, Maicon dribbled the ball across the center line on the right and passed the ball to Andreasen.

The Danish midfielder then passed the ball to Leighton Baines on the left.

The latter then passed the ball diagonally to Modric on the flank.

The Croatian midfielder faced the left sideline, blocked Xabi Alonso with his body, stopped the ball with one foot, and then kicked the ball straight forward with the outside of his right foot.

The ball passed accurately between Finnan and Carragher.

Arshavin, wearing a red jersey, quickly moved back and caught up with Modric's pass on the left side of the penalty area.

Faced with Hyypia who came over to assist and protect him in time, Arshavin slowed down and paused.

This action confused Hyypia.

What Ribery prefers to do is pass the ball.

So Hyypia habitually thought that Arshavin's move was to pass the ball horizontally to the middle or right.

Unexpectedly, after a pause, the Russian did not show any courtesy to Hyypia and just swung his right foot to hit him.

The ball went over Reina's head and into Liverpool's goal.

"The ball went in!!!"

"Oh my God!"

"In the 26th minute of the first half, the Bayswater Chinese scored the first goal!"

"Their new signing from the winter break, Russian player Andrei Arshavin!"

"Modric's pass was perfect, and Arshavin's handling of the ball was amazing!"

“What a beautiful collaboration!”

Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up on the sidelines.

He really didn't expect that Arshavin would score a goal in his debut!
Could it be that Liverpool's goal was really designed for him?

The fans in the stadium were cheering.

This is facing Liverpool!

The Big 4 of the Premier League!

When did the Bayswater Chinese become so strong that they left the Big 4 teams without even a chance to shoot?

Yang Cheng was excited and very happy.

This is what he wanted to achieve.

Arshavin and Ribery both have sharp breakthroughs and delicate footwork.

But they are different.

Ribery prefers to keep the ball and pass it, while Arshavin is essentially a striker.

This style of play where wing players switch positions back and forth will give defensive players a headache.

"We have Liverpool tonight!"

"I said!"

……

When Xabi Alonso was contained and the two flanks were unable to make a breakthrough, Liverpool's offense faced a very serious problem.

How to pass the ball to the striker?

Gerrard plays on the left with his right foot, and Kronkamp is obviously not a very strong right-sided attacker.

Could it be that we have to rely on Hamann in the midfield?
In this situation, Liverpool has only one solution, long pass.

Crouch is like a hard-working little bee, running around all the time.

Poor skinny English guy, only 2 meters tall, was running breathlessly, trying to find a landing spot everywhere.

In the 36th minute, after Liverpool passed the ball back again, center back Carragher made a long pass to the frontcourt to find Crouch.

But Crouch was too tired.

Skrtel took the lead and headed the ball down, passing it directly to Las Diarra who was returning to defense.

After the French midfielder stopped the ball with his chest, he even showed off his footwork, bouncing it two or three times in a row and turning around.

He waited until Hamann ran over before passing the ball to Maicon.

Just now, when Skrtel went forward to compete for the header, Maicon habitually moved inwards to assist in defending behind the right center back.

This move is very Italian.

It was also Monaco head coach Guidolin who taught him.

But after seeing Skrtel head the ball to Las Diarra, he decisively sprinted straight forward along the ribs.

As he passed by Scottel, he did not forget to remind him.

The two are currently unable to communicate with words, but when they are on the football field, many things are tacitly understood.

Just when Las Diarra finished showing off his skills and faced Hamann, Maicon rushed to the side of the Frenchman.

"Here! Here!"

Maicon has been in Ligue 1 for a year and a half and still knows basic French.

Las Diarra was afraid that he would be intercepted and lose 200 pounds, so he quickly passed the ball in front of Maicon's sprinting line.

I saw Mccon rushing past at lightning speed, catching up with the ball, and then striding forward.

Hamann turned back to defend and chased closely all the way.

On the right side, Ribery did not choose to come over, but ran forward with Maicon, attracting Warnock's attention.

Gerrard was behind Ribery, chasing back to defense.

The counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater immediately accelerated.

Lambert was always running close to Carragher, while Hyypia was facing Maicon directly.

After entering Liverpool's 30-meter area, Hyypia refused to retreat.

Harman was getting closer and closer, and the two of them were about to attack from the front and back.

Moreover, Hyypia is very experienced and he is slightly towards Warnock's side.

If he didn't stand like this, Maicon could just kick the ball behind him and Warnock, and then use the speed of the rush to pass the ball alone.

Hyypia had no idea what to do about it.

But once the Finn changed his position, there was nothing Maicon could do.

Hamann was blocking the inside, so even if Maicon wanted to go through the middle, it wouldn't work.

Just when the two were about to successfully double-team, Lambert suddenly left Carragher, ran back a step and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

This step just gave Maicon the right route to pass the ball.

The Brazilian quickly passed the ball horizontally, breaking the double-team of Hamann and Hyypia.

The moment Lambert stopped the ball, Carragher was the only one left in front of him.

Hyypia had no time to care about Maicon at this time, and immediately ran to Carragher's side to prevent Lambert from losing the shooting angle.

Harman also rushed to Lambert immediately.

These are the instincts of defensive players.

At this moment, everyone's attention was on Lambert and Arshavin who was running from the left to prepare for the response.

At this moment, Maicon suddenly ran between Hyypia and Warnock, to the right side of the top of the penalty area.

"Here! Here!" Maicon shouted the English words he had just learned.

Lambert was facing Carragher and was hesitating whether to kick the ball when he heard the unfamiliar shout from Maicon.

The action of raising your hand to ask for the ball is also easy to understand.

Lambert took advantage of the situation and made a diagonal pass, which went right between Hyypia and Hamann.

Maicon was trying to guard against offside and resisted the urge to move forward. As soon as the ball arrived, he stepped forward with his right foot, quickly broke through Liverpool's defense, and leaped forward.

Anti-offside success!
When Maicon caught up with the ball he had stopped on the right side of the penalty spot, goalkeeper Reina just happened to attack near the small penalty area line.

The Brazilian didn't hesitate at all, chased after the ball and shot directly.

The ball went into the right side of the goal at an extremely fast speed.

Although Reina made a diving save, he was still a step too slow.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 36nd minute, Bayswater Chinese scored another goal!"

"Maicon, the right back from Brazil!"

"Oh my God, what day is today?"

"The two goals scored by Bayswater Chinese came from two players who had just joined during the winter break."

"2 to 0!"

"Maicon scores another goal for Bayswater Chinese!"

……

Yang Cheng couldn't believe his eyes on the sidelines.

He was stunned for a moment, then cheered loudly, using all his strength to cheer for Maicon's goal.

This was completely unexpected for him.

He never expected that two players making their debut would both score goals.

What's even more outrageous is that Maicon is a defender.

Isn't this incredible?

"Am I seeing things? Is it really Maicon?"

Brian Kidd even wondered if he had presbyopia.

But the broadcast on the scene called out Maicon's name, and the Brazilian right-back had already turned around and rushed out of the stadium excitedly.

Not only Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd, everyone found it unbelievable.

Both players who made their debut scored goals.

This is too incredible!

"He has already made several runs forward today, but it was only this time that it worked."

After calming down, Yang Cheng thought about it carefully and felt that it was normal.

Gerrard is a right-footed player playing on the left, which makes his playing style awkward.

This time, Maicon made a direct run forward from the flank, and his timing was very good, running right into the middle of Liverpool's defense.

"This kid is better than Chimbonda!" praised technical coach Danny McGrane.

When he played football, he was a right back and he was very good at judging people.

Especially for the right back. "That's right, I spent 400 million pounds!" Yang Cheng was not modest at all.

Arshavin and Maicon both scored in their debuts, which is definitely a good thing.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Amidst the laughter, the admiration in their eyes became even stronger when they looked at Yang Cheng.

Chimbonda only spent 50 pounds, and six months later, it was sold for 1500 million pounds.

A full 30 times!
Judging from the performance in this game, Maicon and Arshavin cost more money but are also stronger.

After all, it’s impossible that all of them are bargain hunting deals like Chimbonda’s.

The Chinese in Bayswater still pay great attention to combat effectiveness, especially during the winter break.

Yang Cheng is not stingy with his money, but always spends it wisely.

Right now, the team needs players who can fight immediately, so he is willing to spend a lot of money to sign players like Arshavin and Maicon.

Sure enough, after these two players came, the connection was seamless.

Scoring a goal on his debut, what better start could there be?

……

From the moment the game started, Benítez's big round face never relaxed.

He knew that the team's offense was weak, but he never imagined that he would be pushed to this extent by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Throughout the first half, Liverpool failed to organize even a threatening attack.

Not even once!

This made the Spaniards feel extremely depressed and annoyed.

But he still remained calm and rational.

At half-time, he replaced Cronkamp with Harry Kewell.

He put Kewell on the left and let Gerrard return to the familiar right.

At the same time, he also made a clearer division of labor for the team's offense.

Crouch was responsible for competing for the first landing point, while Fowler cruised around, waiting for an opportunity to kick.

In the second half, Liverpool still wanted to try to launch attacks from both flanks.

But Master Bei could never have imagined that it was this substitution that would lay the groundwork for tragedy in the second half.

Just three minutes into the game, Arshavin dribbled past Finnan on the left but was intercepted by Finnan.

When the Russian tried to counterattack, he hit the ball out of bounds.

Finnan quickly threw the ball out of bounds and directly to Hyypia.

The Finnish center back moved to the left again and handed the ball over to Warnock.

As Warnock dribbled forward, he kicked the ball forward and passed it to Kewell without waiting for Ribery to get close.

Kewell was disturbed by Maicon and wanted to pass the ball directly to Xabi Alonso in the middle without stopping.

Kolas Diarra is nearby.

The Frenchman took two steps at a time, stepped forward quickly, and slid to the ground to tackle the ball away before Xabi Alonso could.

He was still lying on the ground. When he saw the ball he had shoveled out land at the feet of his teammate Maicon on the right, Las Diarra shouted excitedly, "800 pounds!"

But at this moment, no one cared what this weirdo Las Diarra was shouting.

As soon as Maicon got the ball, Kewell and Xabi Alonso double-teamed him at the same time.

The Brazilian dribbled the ball with his left and right feet, bringing it out from the front side, but failed to get rid of the two defenders.

Before crossing the center line, he saw Ribery running towards the middle to pass the ball, and Maicon immediately passed the ball to the center circle.

Liverpool's left-back Warnock was very aggressive. He slid and tackled the ball along the grass.

Having played in the Premier League for two or three years, Ribery was no longer surprised by such moves. When he stopped the ball, he took advantage of the situation and jumped up, barely avoiding Warnock.

When he caught up with the ball again, he got ahead of Hyypia and passed it to Lambert in front of him, while he himself ran diagonally towards the left rib.

Lambert understood what he meant and sent the ball right into Ribery's path.

But this time the Frenchman missed the ball.

Because he overlapped with Arshavin.

The two people, who were cooperating for the first time in an official competition, almost collided with each other.

If it were an ordinary player, this kind of ball would basically be gone.

But Ribery and Arshavin are not ordinary players.

Ribery braked in time.

After receiving the ball, Arshavin moved towards the middle and attracted Carragher's attention through skillful ball control, while also waiting for Ribery to start again.

When the Frenchman moved forward again, Arshavin made a straight pass.

The whole process sounds long, but it actually happens within 2 seconds.

By the time Ribery rushed into the left side of the penalty area and received the pass from Arshavin, everything was already decided.

Scarface pushed the ball past Reina and into Liverpool's goal.

3 is better than 0!

In an instant, the entire Loftus Road Stadium was boiling!
More than 1 fans in the stadium were shouting Ribery's name crazily.

"fantastic!"

“This quick counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater was very exciting.”

"Especially Ribery!"

"He received the ball from the right side of his own halfway line, cut diagonally to the left side of the penalty area, and cooperated with two teammates. It was truly amazing!"

"And Arshavin."

"He just arrived and scored one goal and one assist in his debut, especially the third goal. His cooperation with Ribery was obviously not in sync, but there was a resonance between them as excellent players!"

“This was their first game together but they have already contributed some great plays for us!”

"It will be hard for Liverpool to get out of this unscathed tonight!"

……

When the game reached this point, the result was beyond doubt.

Benítez's substitution did not work, but instead "directed" the third goal for the Chinese in Bayswater.

This goal happened at the beginning of the game after a substitution in the midfield, which was a huge blow to Liverpool.

Yang Cheng kept calling out to the players on the sidelines, asking them to keep up the good work and strive to expand their lead.

But Liverpool's offense may not be good, but their defense is still very good.

Benítez also knew that the game was going to be difficult, so he focused on defense first to avoid losing the ball again.

In the 63rd minute, Benítez made his second substitution, with Luis Garcia replacing Fowler.

At this time, Liverpool returned to the 4231 tactics.

Gerrard played as the No. 10, with Kewell, Crouch and Luis Garcia forming the front attacking formation.

But at this time it was already difficult to pose a threat to the Chinese in Bayswater.

Yang Cheng then replaced players such as Ribery and Modric.

In the last 30 minutes, both sides created several chances but failed to score.

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Liverpool 3-0 at home!
……

I guess even God doesn’t know what day February 2th is.

At 2 p.m. that day, Bayswater Chinese beat Liverpool 3-0 at home.

2nd in the Premier League standings, 3th in the Premier League standings with a 4- home win.

This is definitely big news.

Moreover, Bayswater Chinese is a dark horse for promotion!
What's more, we have to consider that they just sold two core players and brought in two new players during the winter break.

The most incredible thing is that both of these new players scored goals.

Both new players scored in their debut.

This is indeed an incredible thing.

But it just happened.

The Bayswater Chinese put in a convincing performance in this battle.

Liverpool is still ranked 4th, but the biggest impact of this crushing defeat on the Reds is on morale.

As Benítez said after the game, this game made them see the gap.

At 4pm, Arsenal faced Bolton at Highbury.

Logically speaking, this should be a sure win.

But no one expected that Wenger's team would not be able to beat Bolton at home.

Instead, in the 12th minute, Kevin Nolan's goal helped Bolton take the lead.

The Gunners didn't score until the second-half stoppage time, when Fabregas assisted Gilberto Silva to score a goal.

1 to 1, the two sides finally shook hands and made peace.

West Ham United caught up with Arsenal in league points as they beat Birmingham 3-0 at home.

This is another surprising thing.

Of the two newly promoted teams, Bayswater Chinese are ranked second in the Premier League standings.

West Ham United has the same points as Arsenal, but has a lower goal difference, ranking 7th.

But the real scary thing happened in the evening.

Chelsea will challenge Middlesbrough away.

Everyone can see how stable Mourinho's team has been this season.

As a result, the Blues suffered a setback on the road, and it was a shocking defeat.

Two minutes into the game, Dave Kitson scored the first goal for Middlesbrough.

Then Tang Ning won another victory.

When the game ended, everyone was shocked to find that the score was 3 to 0!

Mourinho's team not only lost the game, but also conceded 3 goals.

By the evening, when Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3-1 away with Ronaldo's two goals, no one felt anything anymore.

Because on the 11th, there were so many surprises and accidents!
After the 26th round of the Premier League, Chelsea leads the standings with 60 points.

贝斯沃特中国人是16胜7平3负，拿到55分，排在第2。

Manchester United is in third place with 54 points.

Liverpool is in fourth place with 48 points.

Next up are Tottenham Hotspur with 45 points and Arsenal and West Ham United with 41 points.

Judging from the current situation, it will be very difficult for the Gunners to break into the top four of the league.

Therefore, the media revealed that Wenger's strategy is to do both.

The Premier League continues to work hard and the Champions League will do its best.

……

In the middle of the week, the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32 knockout stage.

Bayswater Chinese travel to Switzerland to challenge Basel away.

Gerhan Inle was very active against his old club.

Less than a minute into the game, he threatened Basel's goal with a long shot.

But precisely because of this, he lost his usual composure.

In the 15th minute, Leighton Baines quickly took a free kick from the left and made a wonderful pass. Ribery stopped the ball and broke into the left side of the penalty area and scored with a low shot.

1 is better than 0!

Just 10 minutes later, Ribery was fouled while dribbling on the left side of the penalty area.

Leighton Baines's precise direct free kick once again penetrated Basel's goal.

2 is better than 0!

The real turning point of the game occurred in the 32nd minute.

Basel center back Patrick Muller made a malicious elbow when marking Dzeko, which was noticed by the referee who directly gave him a red card.

By this point, Basel had completely lost the possibility of catching up.

Yang Cheng also replaced young players in the second half to allow the main players to rest more.

In the end, thanks to Leighton Baines' pass and shot, Bayswater Chinese beat Basel 2-0 away.

The England left-back received rave reviews.

There are even many media calling for Eriksson to bring Leighton Baines to the World Cup in Germany.

Ashley Cole has not yet returned from injury, and the rise of Leighton Baines has given England another option.

……

Back to the Premier League, we welcomed the 27th round of the game.

Bayswater Chinese challenge Tottenham Hotspur away.

Thanks to the opening attack, the team created a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt in the 10th minute.

After the free kick, Skrtel in the penalty area headed the ball back to the front of the penalty area.

After failing in the African Cup final, Yaya Toure has been resting since returning to England and has not even been to Switzerland.

This time he put all his strength into it. After stopping the ball with his chest and sending it into the penalty area, he chased after it with great momentum and shot the ball into Robinson's goal.

1 is better than 0!

But not long after, an offside mistake gave Defoe a chance to score against Neuer.

1 is better than 1!

In the second half, it was Yaya Toure who dribbled the ball and made a two-on-one combination with Modric, broke into the middle of the penalty area, volleyed the ball into the goal, and scored his second goal.

2 is better than 1!

But in the 78th minute, Michael Dawson made a long pass, Mido headed the ball, and Defoe shot from behind Jose Fonte to equalize the score again.

2 is better than 2!

In continuous battles, despite rotations, the players' performances have fluctuated.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 2-2.

In this round, Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 at home.

Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at home.

Manchester United beat West Ham United 1-0 at home.

Only unlucky Arsenal lost 0-1 to Blackburn away.

The strong teams participating in the Champions League all played at home and rotated their players, but they narrowly defeated their opponents.

Only Arsenal lost away from home after rotation.

To some extent, this also reflects the strength gap between strong teams.

……

In the middle of the week, the second leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32 knockout round.

Since the League Cup final was this weekend, Yang Cheng saved his strength for this game and also arranged for young players in the team to play.

After all, they won the first leg 2-0 away from home, and the opponent's main central defender Patrick Muller was suspended due to a red card.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, it is highly likely that they will defeat their opponent.

The facts prove this to be the case.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Inler scored a goal from behind to help the team take the lead.

But in the 56th minute of the second half, Basel equalized the score.

In the 78th minute, Walcott broke through on the right and made a cross, and Lambert headed the ball into the goal, increasing the score again.

2 is better than 1!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Basel 2-1 at home and 4-1 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the round of 16.

After the draw, Bayswater Chinese's opponent in the round of 16 knockout round is Steaua Bucharest of Romania.

……

2:26 p.m. on June 2nd.

The League Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium kicked off with a long pass from Manchester United at the start.

Ferdinand's long pass from the backcourt avoided the players pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, crossed half the court, and landed in front of the 30-meter area of ​​the Bayswater Chinese.

Saha and Rooney both appeared in this area at the same time.

And they are all in the middle.

Finally, it was Rooney, who was on the right side (to the left of the Bayswater Chinese), who got the first point, turned his back to the direction of attack, stopped the ball with his chest, and took the ball down steadily.

Stop the ball, turn to the right, and then kick the ball to the right rib.

If time stops at this moment, everyone will find something very interesting.

In the picture, there are only two Manchester United players, Saha and Rooney.

But the Chinese players of Bayswater include three defenders, Skrtel, Jose Fonte and Leighton Baines, as well as Yaya Toure, Las Diarra and Modric.

This is also a characteristic of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The offense and defense transition speed is very fast!
Where is Ronaldo?

The live camera certainly can’t capture it.

But Yang Cheng on the sidelines was always keeping an eye on Ronaldo.

He had just returned to the 30-meter area in his own half and was now sprinting quickly, having just crossed the center line.

Ribery, who was playing on the left, was clinging to him tightly, and the two were physically entangled.

Yang Cheng felt very emotional. If this scene was captured by the live camera, how many fans would miss it in the future?
It was in this situation that Rooney chose to pass the ball to the right flank.

It felt like he was very sure that Ronaldo would be able to catch up.

Leighton Baines, who was originally blocking behind Rooney, abandoned Rooney at the first moment and chased after the football diagonally.

2 seconds, no, maybe just a little more than 1 second.

C Ronaldo appeared in the live camera at lightning speed.

Ribery was left far behind by him and was unable to stop this Portuguese man who had already developed a body of muscular body.

Fans who didn't watch the game live will never feel that kind of shock.

Ronaldo's speed was exerted to the limit at that moment. He was like a thunderbolt, crackling and cutting through the sky of Cardiff, shocking everyone.

Even Manchester United fans stood up excitedly.

The end result was that Leighton Baines got a slight lead but didn't dare to stop the ball and instead kicked it out of bounds.

Gave Manchester United a throw-in.

The Chinese left-back from Bayswater is not tall, but he is not slow.

……

"This kid has really transformed!"

Brian Kidd was also shocked when he saw Ronaldo sprinting to the penalty area.

If Leighton Baines had hesitated a bit in his handling of the ball just now, this ball would have been dangerous.

This has just begun.

"It's not stable enough, but it's amazing enough." Yang Cheng nodded.

He used the word "stunning" to describe the current Ronaldo, which was not at all derogatory.

Because Ronaldo started his transformation in recent times.

After the transformation, Ronaldo is indeed eye-catching.

Strictly speaking, it was in the match against Bolton on December 12 that Ronaldo scored twice and showed his brilliance.

After several rounds of repeated attempts, Ronaldo scored twice in the last two rounds and ushered in a breakthrough.

But it's not stable enough.

The reason for Ronaldo's explosion is that he is no longer obsessed with the technical kicking style of the past that involved playing with his feet, but instead plays to his keenness in capturing gaps and opportunities, combined with his amazing speed and explosive power.

After years of hard training, his muscles have become very strong, his physical fitness is excellent, and his ability to make a comeback is outstanding.

He can continue a sprint like the one just now throughout the game.

Whether it is Fulham or Portsmouth, it is obvious that they cannot stop the transformed Ronaldo.

It can be said that this transformation this season has completely laid the foundation for the invincible duo in the future!

But after the transformation, Ronaldo also brought several problems to Manchester United.

If Ronaldo wants to play to his strengths, he needs space, so someone needs to be in front to block the pressure from the back line for him.

In the previous attack, Saha and Rooney played such roles.

Among them, Saha is the most suitable one, as he has extremely strong back-to-the-basket ability.

So Van Nistelrooy has been abandoned by Ferguson.

Another one is Rooney.

Rooney is also used to playing in the middle.

It would have been fine if there were Saha or Van Nistelrooy before, after all, they were able to withstand the defensive pressure, and Rooney would be more comfortable playing around them.

But what about Ronaldo?

He now also has to move towards the middle and the penalty area, and he needs someone to bear the defensive pressure for him. This not only makes the middle more crowded, but also makes Rooney's positioning very awkward.

Just like what happened just now, didn't Rooney play the role of Saha and become Ronaldo's supporting role?

It is difficult for ordinary fans to see any clues, and even during the game, they can only notice a little.

But professionals, especially within Manchester United, actually know it well.

This is why there are rumors of conflict between Rooney and Ronaldo.

This contradiction will be pushed to a climax in the 2006 World Cup.

But Ferguson knows too well the role and value of Ronaldo.

Rooney is good, but he is no longer on the same level as the transformed Ronaldo.

Therefore, after the World Cup, Ferguson was determined to keep Ronaldo, even at the expense of Rooney, and let him start to "endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens."

This is also why many Manchester United veterans and celebrities have complimented Rooney over the years, believing that he takes the overall situation into consideration and is the most important player in the team.

Facing a Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored twice in the last two rounds and is in hot form, Yang Cheng has made sufficient preparations for this game.

If you can’t stop Ronaldo, forget about winning the League Cup!
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