Chapter 32 First Championship
When Yang Cheng called, Xia Qing thought he was asking about the salary plan.
It turned out that she was just invited to Cardiff to watch the final.
Since it was Sunday afternoon, she gladly accepted the invitation.
This is her first time to watch a football match live.
There were very few fans and the seats in the stadium were empty.
But the moment the Bayswater Chinese scored, the atmosphere in the entire stadium was like a powder keg that had been ignited.
It exploded immediately!
This shocked Xia Qing, who was sitting in the stands.
Watching a game live and broadcasting it on TV are two completely different experiences.
Sitting aside, Yang Cheng's mother Li Hongying noticed the change in Xia Qing's expression and smiled secretly in her heart.
She knew that Xia Qing was Yang Cheng's senior, 2 years older, and a master's degree graduate from Oxford Business School.
Because he wanted to discuss cooperation with Umbro, which involved cross-shareholding issues, Yang Cheng recommended Xia Qing to his father last night.
Li Hongying accompanied her throughout the entire process and found that Xia Qing’s ability to predict business and her sensitivity were excellent.
The most important thing is that she has excellent emotional and IQ. She always has a calm tone and a calm and confident posture, which makes people feel like spring breeze.
Yang Jianguo has worked hard for most of his life and has met countless people. After just meeting her once, he has a very high opinion of her.
Li Hongying can't help with the business, but she can do some logistical work.
That is to say hello to Xia Qing.
Not far from them, Yang Jianguo and Lin Zhongqiu, as well as senior Blackpool officials, accompanied the FA CEO Palios and executive director Davis to watch the game.
After the game, Palios will also present an award to the champion.
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McMahon is a successful professional player after all, and he didn’t panic at all when he lost the ball.
He quickly realized the problem.
Especially when he saw that the Bayswater Chinese continued to chase Kuid after the restart.
The former Liverpool midfielder made a prompt decision and made adjustments immediately.
In the 51st minute, Blackpool made the first substitution.
34-year-old veteran Simon Grayson replaced Kuid.
Simon Grayson has played in the Premier League for a long time throughout his career, from Leeds United to Aston Villa to Blackburn.
When he got older, he moved to Blackpool on a free transfer to retire.
Capable of playing right back, central defender and defensive midfielder, Grayson has very rich game experience.
As soon as he came on the court, he immediately blocked the defensive shortcomings on the right side.
Yang Cheng also immediately adjusted accordingly, using Lambert and Kitson to form two high center forwards at the front.
Ribery takes on the role of free agent in the frontcourt.
Martin Roland and Modric are responsible for supporting Ribery.
This can release Ribery's offensive firepower to the maximum extent.
Sure enough, from the 60th minute onwards, the French scarface became the most eye-catching player on the court.
One moment he took the ball and broke through on the left, causing Blackpool's defense to collapse; the next moment he cooperated with Modric in the center, got rid of the defense, and sent a wonderful pass.
In the 73rd minute, Ribery dribbled the ball past Tommy Zanszu on the right, dribbled the ball horizontally along the penalty area line, passed it to Modric, and then he Straight into the penalty area behind the defense.
Modric knowingly sent a scalpel-like through ball, which was accurately delivered to Ribery's feet.
The Frenchman stopped, dunked, passed Elliott, and hit the goal with his kick.
2 to 0!
Yang Cheng jumped up excitedly on the sidelines and shouted Ribery's name loudly.
The Bayswater Chinese fans at the scene were equally excited.
Two goals ahead!
This game is basically stable!
Moreover, Ribery's goal is so beautiful.
Modric passed the ball well, and the Frenchman stopped better. Then he spiked the ball and kicked the ball towards the goal. He was also very calm.
“As long as this smooth donkey is smoothed out, it will be really strong!”
Yang Cheng laughed and praised.
Brian Kidd was also ecstatic and nodded repeatedly.
While he admires Modric, the Croatian is a controlling midfielder who plays more of a behind-the-scenes role.
Ribery is different, he is like a sharp dagger.
This also made Brian Kidd admire Yang Cheng's vision even more.
If you don’t talk about anything else, how many people have this vision in selecting people and the strategy of team formation, even if you look at English football?
With the team's current stable tactical framework and lineup, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it will still be very competitive in the English Championship next season.
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When Ribery scored the second goal, the overall situation of the game was decided.
But McMahon obviously doesn’t think so.
He made a very risky substitution, replacing Mike Sherron with high center Matt Brinkhorn.
Then he replaced wing players such as Lim Richardson.
Therefore, Blackpool actively organized and planned the attack on both wings, and then passed the ball to the center to find John Murphy and Matt Brinkhorn.
But it is difficult for such tactics to pose a threat to the Bayswater Chinese.
In the 84th minute, Huddlestone stole the ball outside the penalty area and passed the ball to Capaldi on the left.
Capaldi, supported by Martin Rowland, drove the ball straight in along the left sideline.
Arrived on the left side of the penalty area, Capaldi took a chance and passed to the front of the small penalty area.
Lambert, Kitson and Blackpool's centre-backs all went for it.
When these tall and tough men all collided together.
Lambert grabbed the first shot, but his header was blocked by the goalkeeper.
There was a melee in the penalty area.
In the panic, central defender Flein made a hasty clearance, but hit Kitson's leg and did not fly far.
Ribery, who was moving like a ghost, got ahead of everyone and caught up with him. He hit the ground with his kick and sent the ball into the lower right corner of Blackpool's goal again.
“The ball is scored again!!!”
“Franck Ribery scored twice!”
“3 to 0!”
“The Bayswater Chinese performed very well and their offense was very sophisticated.”
"Ribery has a very keen sense of smell and a very strong reaction ability."
"With less than 10 minutes to go before the end of the game, it is already difficult for Blackpool to reverse the situation."...
When the referee Roy Pearson blew the final whistle, the entire Millennium Stadium was filled with cheers from the Bayswater Chinese.
Yang Cheng and the players on the bench all rushed out of the stadium.
3 to 0!
The Bayswater Chinese defeated Blackpool and won the British Championship!
Although this is only a third- and fourth-level cup championship, at least it can be regarded as a national championship established by the Football Association. It is gratifying!
Although Yang Cheng has experienced many battles and has developed a calm self-cultivation skill, he also knows that the British Championship is not of high importance, but after all, this is the first championship in his first season since time travel. champion!
How could he not be excited?
What's more, this is just the beginning.
In this life, he wants to completely get rid of the title of second best in his previous life, and he wants to win more championships.
Even all the champions!
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Since Yang Cheng was not the head coach of the team, Brian Kidd came up in his place and took over from the FA CEO Palios Championship medal.
But when the players raised the championship trophy high, the medal in Kidd's hand fell into Yang Cheng's hands.
“The more I look at it, the better it gets. When I look back, I will collect it as a permanent souvenir.” Yang Cheng said happily.
"Do you want me to award it to you again?"
Yang Cheng followed the reputation and saw that the speaker was the CEO of the Football Association, Mark Palios.
Beside him are executive director David Davis, and fathers Yang Jianguo and Lin Zhongqiu.
It’s interesting to say that in August this year, when Palios stepped down due to the zipper door, David Davis took his place.
"Okay, thank you, Mark."
Yang Cheng was really unceremonious and handed the medal directly to him, waiting for him to present the award eagerly.
Parios was slightly stunned, but he didn’t expect that he would take it seriously. After laughing, he actually awarded Yang Cheng another award.
“I hope that next time I have the opportunity to award you an award, it will be on the podium.”
The implication is that Yang Cheng has officially become the team's head coach instead of hiding behind the scenes.
David Davis, the executive director on the side, also smiled and came over to congratulate Yang Cheng, and then continued what Palios said.
“There are many people outside who have some complaints about you.”
Yang Cheng was a little surprised.
Yang Jianguo and Lin Zhongqiu on the side were equally surprised.
You won the championship at the age of 23, and you still have complaints?
“Because I don’t have a coaching certificate?”
“You know, not having a coaching certificate is nothing new. The most important thing is that you should at least sign up for a coaching training class. "Palios shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
To be honest, when he first met Yang Cheng last summer, he never imagined that this guy would be where he is today.
The Chinese in Bayswater today cannot be said to be very famous, but at least they are somewhat famous.
Semi-national players such as Jonathan Steed have been trained, and Martin Roland and Franck Ribery have also shone.
It’s hard not to attract attention from a team like this.
In this case, Yang Cheng didn't even sign up for the coaching training class, which gave people the feeling that he didn't want to get a certificate at all. This was an attitude issue.
Of course, professional football is also very realistic.
If Yang Cheng really doesn’t want to go, the FA has no direct solution.
Who made the FA so infamous and so messy?
Ferdinand's drug test at the end of last year was a mess, and then a group of international players led by Beckham went on strike to protest, which brought the FA into disrepute.
After the New Year, there was another controversy in February that Eriksen wanted to coach at Chelsea.
A series of things have caused a lot of trouble for the Football Association.
It's fine now. Eriksen has made it clear that he will stay and his contract has been extended until 2008. Palios can be considered relieved.
But little did he know that the real disaster was coming.
“Weren’t you busy some time ago?”
Yang Cheng casually found an excuse for himself.
“Mark, since you said so, I will sign up tomorrow.”
“You said so.”
"Of course." Yang Cheng promised, but the conversation quickly changed.
“However, Mark, I would also like to take the opportunity to talk to you about youth training subsidies.”
“Youth training subsidies?”
“Our FA is not Is there any precedent for subsidizing the establishment of a youth training system and the construction of training venues? ”
“Yes, but you want to build a training base?”
"The land has been negotiated. It's near Brent Reservoir."
"I went camping there. The scenery was nice. How much did I buy?"
"150 acres."
"So big." Palios opened his eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on his face.
David Davis was equally shocked.
"We are very serious and determined to build the most formal and advanced youth training system and training system in England." Yang Cheng replied seriously.
“The land Chelsea bought in Cobham is not as big as yours.”
“It can’t be compared. They are nouveau riche who are not short of money. They are still thinking about my stadium. ." Yang Cheng sneered.
Because of Eriksen, Palios had a very bad impression of Chelsea.
Yang Cheng's attitude made him very satisfied.
"Okay, prepare the materials. If you can win, we will definitely help you win. Not only the Football Association, but also the Sports Department will provide subsidies."
"The Sports Department also provides subsidies?"
“That’s for sure.”
"In this case, can you work harder and help us get a low-interest loan? I promise to use the special funds to invest in the construction of the youth training system and training base."
Parios took a look David Davis, who nodded slightly.
This actually has precedent.
The British Ministry of Sport and the Football Association are actually actively encouraging clubs to invest in youth training and training base construction.
The reason is very simple. The youth training and training bases of major clubs are super bad.
For example, Chelsea, who would have thought that world-class superstars like Crespo and Veron, who are worth a lot of money, would be training in a dilapidated warehouse north of Heathrow Airport?
So, subsidies and low-interest loans, these are the supports that can be provided.
Of course, Yang Cheng's guarantee is also deserved and will even be supervised by the bank.
The reason why many clubs apply for loans is to improve training conditions and youth training, but when it comes to earmarking funds, they back down.
But Yang Cheng is different from them.
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(End of this chapter)