Chapter 91 Signing and interception! We're moving into Wembley Stadium! [Please subscribe]
Before Andrei Arshavin’s parents divorced, his mother passed away, and he came into contact with football, he loved checkers very much and dreamed of becoming a chess player.
That was a vague memory.
But that experience gave him a very profound understanding.
The most important thing to choose in checkers is which step to take first and which step to take later. You must consider all aspects.
Opponents will intercept.
At this time, you need to know how to build and borrow bridges.
If you want to walk fast and jump far, you must take a long-term view.
These feelings about life gained from playing chess have always had a profound impact on Arshavin.
Not only his life, but also his football.
So, before he became a professional player, he studied at a university in St. Petersburg.
He is an extremely rare college student in the Zenit team.
Unfortunately, because of football, he has not been able to graduate from college, but he has found a lover.
In Russia, Zenit St. Petersburg has never been a strong team.
On the contrary, they are poor.
They are so poor that they have to sell people to survive almost every season.
In December 2005, Gazprom began to acquire Zenit’s shares.
There has been news outside that this giant company will inject capital into Zenit to help Zenit rise.
But no message has been received yet.
Who knows what the future will bring?
Due to geographical location and climate, the Russian Super League is different from the mainstream European leagues.
The league starts in mid-March and ends in November every year.
Due to participating in the UEFA Cup, Zenit still has games in December.
The 2006 schedule also starts in mid-February.
Last season, Zenit only finished sixth in the Russian Super League, but due to its excellent performance in the first half, it also qualified for the UEFA Cup.
This is Arshavin's second time participating in the UEFA Cup.
The last time was in 2002, but Zenit was eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Arshavin still remembers that the opponent at that time was Grasshopper Zurich in Switzerland.
Unlike having a smooth journey with Zenit and becoming the captain of the team, Arshavin's development in the Russian national team was not smooth.
At the age of 21, he was selected into the national team by the then Russian head coach Oleg Romantsev, but he was not selected for the squad to participate in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
In addition to being incompatible with the national team because of his technical characteristics, it is also because of his personality.
The same was true for later head coach Valery Gazaev.
He even excluded Arshavin from the squad.
This mediocrity almost caused Russia to miss the 2004 European Cup finals.
Fortunately he was replaced by Georgi Yartsev.
Failure to be selected for the national team made Arshavin suffocating.
He is eager to prove that both Romantsev and Gazaev are wrong!
So, he put all his energy into the Zenit game.
Finally, after the 2004 European Cup, with his outstanding performance at Zenit and the retirement of a group of old players from the national team, Arshavin began to steadily enter the national team and became a member of the team. core.
However, due to the change of national team personnel, Russia was unfortunately blocked from the World Cup finals in Germany.
Precisely because of this, Zenit has become the bridge that Arshavin values most.
He has worked hard for so many years just to use this bridge to jump out of Russia.
He is eager to go out and have adventures!
Like all young people in Russia.
Cruyff’s Barcelona Dream Team is Arshavin’s favorite, and he dreams of playing for Barcelona.
But before that, he felt that he needed to build another bridge.
The end of January 2006.
An Englishman named Mike Rigg made a call to Andrei Arshavin despite the heavy snowstorm in St. Petersburg.
Although Gazprom acquired Zenit’s shares in December last year, it is still in the process of integration.
Many things remain unsolved.
Do you really need to inject capital?
No one knows.
Therefore, Zenit attaches great importance to offers from the Premier League.
According to their thinking, after selling Arshavin at a high price, they can sign more affordable players from Eastern Europe and Brazil to make up for the club's losses.
Arshavin's transfer fee is based on the 7 million pounds paid by Spartak Moscow center defender Vidic to Manchester United.
Vidic is the best central defender in the Russian Super League and the Serbian Footballer of the Year in 2005.
The defense line of the Serbian national team led by him only conceded 1 goal in 10 games in the German World Cup qualifiers, ensuring that the team remained undefeated and was even named and praised by FIFA.
The transfer fee for such a player is only 7 million pounds.
What about Andrei Arshavin?
The Russian's transfer valuation is 9 million euros, which is 6 million pounds.
Although the honor is indeed not as good as Vidic, he is a frontcourt offensive player and the captain of Zenit.
The two sides went through many negotiations and negotiations, and Adam Crozier even personally flew to St. Petersburg.
In the end, the CEO of Bayswater Chinese tried his best to negotiate the transfer fee.
6 million pounds.
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"Signed!"
In his office in London, Yang Cheng received a call from Adam Crozier and immediately asked him to sign.
“I also talked to Arshavin, and he and his family are also looking forward to life in London.”
Adam Crozier reported on his work in St. Petersburg, “Now The more troublesome thing is that he is still studying in a university in St. Petersburg and his English is not good. He needs to make a breakthrough."
Yang Cheng nodded, "You should communicate with him and see if you need anything. Bian will definitely help.”
"In addition, please convey a message to him for me. I have full confidence in him and firmly believe that he can improve the team and achieve success in the Premier League."
"Okay."
< br>After hanging up the phone from Adam Crozier, Yang Cheng felt funny.
You are already a college student, but your English is still not good?
This reminded him of another Russian player.
FM Football Manager’s generational goalkeeper, Akinfeev.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, in 2009, Manchester United once wanted to sign Akinfeev to replace Edwin van der Sar.
As a result, Akinfeev refused.
The reason is that he doesn’t know English and learning English is too boring.
At that time, there were many tycoons in the Russian domestic league, and the annual salaries of the players were very high. This resulted in many Russian players who were obviously outstanding but lacked the willingness to play abroad.
Akinfeev was eventually wasted.
Situations like this are very common in European football.
What the fans saw was only the 90 minutes of the game on the court.
But what players have to experience are countless 90 minutes, and they are exposed to every detail of life.
If there is a problem in any detail in life, it may seriously affect the players' lives, and thus affect their status and performance.
Therefore, Yang Cheng has always been very surprised, why do European clubs not pay attention to placement?
Maybe in their eyes, these players are lifelike consumables.
If this is messed up, isn’t there another one?
But Yang Cheng knows very well that if you want to unite a team into combat effectiveness, you must work hard, hard, and hard again.
This is what the Bayswater Chinese have been practicing for the past two or three years.
For Arshavin, Yang Cheng sees not only the present, but also the future.
When deciding to sell Alan Lennon, Yang Cheng actually had another choice.
Nani of Sporting Lisbon.
This winger can almost perfectly fill the vacancy of Alan Lennon, and his price will be lower than Arshavin.
But Yang Cheng finally chose Arshavin.
Because he had a hunch that Ribery might not be able to keep him this summer.
In this case, it will be difficult for the Bayswater Chinese to find someone to fill Ribery's vacancy.
After Gazprom acquires Zenit, it will start injecting capital in mid-2006.
By that time, it will not be as difficult and valuable as it is now to recruit Zenit players.
And after the capital injection, Arshavin's salary has also been significantly increased.
After all considerations, it is most appropriate to take action against Arshavin now.
6 million pounds, this also created the highest transfer fee in the history of Bayswater Chinese.
As for the future, Yang Cheng actually doesn't care about it.
Just as Lars Diarra told him frankly as soon as he joined, he will go to a big team in the future.
Yang Cheng thinks there is no problem.
In fact, he likes this kind of player who is pursuing, hungry, and desires.
Because they see the goal and are willing to fight hard!
Just like Arshavin.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, when he was at Arsenal, why was there such a big gap in performance between the first two years and the last two years?
Is the rapid decline in status due to age?
Obviously, not entirely.
Yang Cheng believes that what is more important is hunger and thirst, and he lacks enterprising spirit.
Because of age, the Russian national team has missed the competition. Arsenal competes for the fourth place every year. Then they sold Cesc Fabregas. They are surrounded by a group of young people who may not even be able to play in the four major leagues. People...
How to lead this team?
All of this made Arshavin feel that Arsenal had lost its ambition.
His career also completely lost the possibility of further progress.
With this mentality, maybe he will still want to work hard on the training ground and on the court, but no matter how hard he works, he will never be able to go back to the past.
He may even be tired of football from the bottom of his heart.
Examples like this abound among professional players.
This is also the reason why Yang Cheng wants to sell Alan Lennon, Chimbanda, and even Ribery in the future.
In the end, this is not necessarily a bad thing for the players or the club.
On the contrary, if you force yourself to stay, it is likely to be a lose-lose outcome.
One day, Yang Cheng will bring the Bayswater Chinese into one family, making all professional players flock to the top giants and never want to leave!
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January 30th is destined to be a lively day.
The day before the transfer market closed, Bayswater Chinese and Arsenal announced at the same time that England international Alan Lennon and French international Chimbonda successfully joined the Gunners.
This immediately aroused heated discussion throughout European football.
The transfer market was very sluggish during the 2006 winter break, and none of the four major leagues made any big moves.
The biggest mover at present is Manchester United, who signed Vidic for 7 million pounds and Evra for 5 million pounds.
This is already a big move.
Everyone asserted that Ferguson's team would counterattack the Bayswater Chinese in the second half and catch up with Chelsea.
In addition, in order to maintain the top four in the league, Liverpool is also increasing its recruitment efforts.
The addition of players such as Kronkamp, Daniel Agger and Fowler have enhanced Liverpool's strength.
In La Liga, Real Madrid plays the leading role, Cicinho and Cassano spent 13.5 million euros on the Galacticos.
In Serie A, Inter Milan has made relatively big moves, introducing Lazio midfielder Cesar, Ajax left back Maxwell, etc., all of whom are players of considerable strength.
Under such circumstances, Arsenal suddenly took action and signed Bayswater Chinese Aaron Lennon and Chimbanda for 35 million pounds, which immediately caused shock in the entire European football world.
Both transfers are too scary.
Aaron Lennon is a local international, but he is only 18 years old. Can his net worth reach 20 million pounds?
Chimbanda joined the Bayswater Chinese from Bastia half a year ago. He was worth only 500,000 pounds. Now he is selling it for 15 million pounds?
This money is not so easy to make, right?
How else can one describe Arsenal other than rich and powerful?
The one I regret the most is Bastia in Ligue 2.
Why didn’t you add a transfer sharing clause?
Heartache...
After selling two main generals to Arsenal, the Bayswater Chinese announced the club’s first transfer on the afternoon of the 30th. Signed Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia for £6 million.
But after the transfer was announced, no one knew who Arshavin was!
The only thing we know is that he played in the UEFA Cup on behalf of Zenit this season, so he cannot play in the UEFA Cup.
On the morning of the 31st, the Bayswater Chinese officially announced again that they had signed a Brazilian right back from Ligue 1 Monaco, known as Little Cafu, for a transfer fee of 4 million pounds. Maicon.
Why Little Kafu?
Because the nickname of Cicinho signed by Real Madrid is Little Cafu.
Maicon was not as good as Cicinho, so he was called Little Cafu.
Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport even broke the news that Maicon was originally the player that Inter Milan wanted to sign, and had already had substantive negotiations with Monaco. Both parties had even agreed that it would be official in June. transfer.
“At the last moment, the Chinese from Bayswater, who came from the Premier League, waved the pound in his hand and kidnapped the Brazilian player.”
But Maicon wanted to land in the Premier League. There is one biggest obstacle.
Labor Certification.
...
Maicon’s people haven’t even arrived in London and haven’t had their physical examination yet, but the Chinese people in Bayswater are already busy working in full swing.
The competition is very urgent and does not wait for anyone.
Although Maicon and Arshavin cannot play in the UEFA Cup, the Premier League still needs them.
The situation of the two people is different.
Although Arshavin rarely participated in national team games before 2004, he has played in every game since 2004.
So, his labor certificate is not a problem.
Maicon’s situation is more complicated.
He was selected for the Brazilian national team in the summer of 2003 and played throughout the Americas Gold Cup.
But this is because Cafu and other famous European stars have not returned to their country to compete.
After the Gold Cup, Maicon began to be excluded from the national team again.
Because during that time, in addition to Cafu, Belletti also performed very well in Europe.
In the 2004 Copa America, the Brazilian team was once again dominated by domestic players, so Cafu and Belletti did not participate. Maicon once again became the absolute main force, helping Brazil win the championship.
Because of his performance in this America's Cup, Maicon joined Monaco from Cruzeiro for 3 million euros.
After the America's Cup, the situation was back to square one.
Cafu is still going strong, and a new Cafu has appeared in Brazil, Cicinho.
In the 2005 Confederations Cup, the two right backs of the Brazilian national team were Cicinho and Maicon.
There is no doubt that with Cicinho as the main player and Maicon as a substitute, he only played 2 times.
Since joining Monaco in 2004, Maicon has played under Deschamps.
In the 05/06 season, Deschamps was fired due to poor performance, and the famous Serie A coach Guidolin took over the team on October 4.
Both head coaches have brought great help to Maicon.
Not only has Maicon been trained into a full-back with European tactical awareness, but his physical fitness has also been greatly improved, and his overall strength has improved by leaps and bounds.
Not only can he go back and forth on the right wing, he can even serve as a central defender.
But since the 2005 Confederations Cup, Maicon has never been selected for the national team.
Who made him unlucky enough to end up with a Kafu?
Throughout Maicon's national team resume so far, he has always been in the shadow of Cafu.
Before it was Cafu and Belletti, and later it was Cafu and Cicinho.
Whenever Cafu is unable to participate in the national team game, Maicon will be selected.
……
“Let’s try to make an issue from this point.”
Yang Cheng looked at Adam Crozier who had just returned to London from Monaco and warned him.
“If it were other countries, there would be nothing to say, but we are talking about Brazil now, and Maicon has already proven his strength in Ligue 1.”
“Who is on the hook? Kafu, everything must be finished."
Everyone nodded.
What we are talking about now is Cafu, the top legendary right back in history.
Even the old Cafu cannot be replaced casually.
In Brazil, there are not many such examples.
So, when discussing labor certification in the UK, Brazil is a very special entity.
"From the evidence and information we have currently on hand, the labor certificate is definitely not a problem. The trouble now is..."
Adam Crozier looked at Yang Cheng , a little embarrassed.
Of course Yang Cheng also knew that this matter was difficult to handle.
"Don't use the special genius clause unless you have to. I have another use for this opportunity."
Yang Cheng's idea is to play the Brazilian card.
Under the shadow of Cafu, there is no shame in not being able to play for the Brazilian national team!
Coupled with the performance in Ligue 1, Inter Milan is also interested in it, what else is there to prove?
"It's okay. You can do your best. I'll find time to meet with Geoff Thompson."
For the chairman of the Football Association, Yang Cheng still has a good relationship.
Although he was about to retire in 2007, he later still held important positions in UEFA and FIFA, and his influence is still quite large.
"And Brian Barwick, I'll talk to him." Adam Crozier said.
The FA has been quite chaotic in recent years.
After a period of transition from David Davis, Brian Barwick, who had done a good job at ITV, took over as head of the FA.
Adam Crozier has a good relationship with him.
"If you can, also check his tone regarding the Wembley Stadium matter. Brian Barwick has been making money everywhere recently, so he should be interested." Yang Cheng said with a smile. .
After Adam Crozier took over the team, he repackaged and promoted the image of the Bayswater Chinese. In addition, the team's results were gratifying and the tickets were not expensive, so attendance was The rate has always remained high.
Loftus Road Stadium has long been unable to meet the team's requirements.
But there are no bigger stadiums around.
Looking to rent from Chelsea?
Yang Cheng couldn't help but look like this.
So, in the end, both Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier set their sights on the unfinished Wembley Stadium.
Yang Cheng and Xia Qing made a special trip to the Wembley Stadium construction site to take a look.
The roof of this stadium has been completed, as have the heating system and drainage system. The turf can be laid at any time, leaving only part of the exterior facade, the hardening of the outside of the stadium, and the interior decoration and facilities of the stadium.
According to the FA's original plan, this season's FA Cup final should be held at Wembley Stadium.
But not long ago, the builder of Wembley Stadium released news that the project would not be completed as scheduled.
The specific reason is the problem of funds.
Back in August 2005, builders announced they had made a full-year loss of £26.1 million, citing rising costs.
The builders asked the FA for an additional payment due to rising costs, but the FA refused and in turn accused the builders of deliberately delaying the work.
Both sides are constantly talking in the media and playing games with each other.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, the final result of this matter was that the FA paid a sum of 36 million pounds to the builder.
So, the payment was made at the end of October 2006, and the project was completed, accepted, and put into use in March 2007.
But now, the FA is raising money everywhere to fill this hole.
Yang Cheng is not stupid, and of course he cannot help the FA pay such a large sum of money.
His idea is that the Bayswater Chinese will advance the rent and rent part of the use rights of Wembley Stadium in the next few years.
The reason is partly because Wembley Stadium will host England national team games, some FA finals, as well as some commercial activities and concerts besides football games.
"You can try to negotiate a rent of 5 million pounds a year and see if you can negotiate." Yang Cheng said with a smile.
Adam Crozier squinted his eyes and calculated an account secretly, "Including the various maintenance costs of the stadium?" "Of course, otherwise, they will host the League Cup finals and the Football Association Cup finals by then. Cup finals, as well as various promotion and relegation play-offs, as well as England national team games, how can we calculate it clearly? ”
The venues are used together, and it is of course more appropriate to keep them together for maintenance.
"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. The annual maintenance cost of a big stadium like this is several million pounds."
Before Yang Cheng could speak, Adam Crozier changed the subject. , also laughed.
“However, even if they are idle, they still cost a lot of money to maintain. We help them generate income.”
Yang Cheng laughed loudly, "Yes, that's right."
Xia Qing, who was sitting aside, rolled her eyes.
She really wanted to open the office door and let the employees outside have a look. This was simply two old foxes conspiring.
However, when Yang Cheng looked towards her, Xia Qing nodded slightly.
"We'd better solve their capital hole at once, so that we can take advantage of the low price and lower the price. It should be possible. I'll chip in here, 20 million pounds."
It’s not bad to rent for 4 years at a time.
Yang Cheng thought about it for himself, but he didn’t have enough time.
“30 million pounds, lease for 6 years.”
From the current point of view, the Brent training base will not be put into use until at least the summer of 2007.
Let’s not talk about whether there will be enough funds to start by then.
Even if there were, the original unfinished building would have to be demolished, and someone would have to be found to design and plan it. If so, it would be impossible to complete the construction in less than five or six years.
Besides, the time node for the loan in Yang Cheng's mind is 2009.
Xia Qing was a little embarrassed, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I'll think of a way."
Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier suddenly looked at each other.
There really is!
"Our club now has so much liquidity?" Adam Crozier was surprised.
The Chinese in Bayswater are so rich, but he, the CEO, doesn’t even know.
How amazing!
“In the past two years, we have sold many players, such as Jonathan Steed and Joe Hart. These players have been receiving payments one after another in the past two years, and our finance department has been keeping an eye on them. "I'm asking those clubs for debts."
"Now, the down payment of Arsenal's two transfers has arrived, plus the Premier League broadcast fees, together, 30 million pounds should be no problem."
In fact, the Premier League broadcast fees are not It will be paid in one lump sum after the season, but will be paid in batches during the season, and will be settled uniformly after the season to make up the difference.
So, in the summer transfer market before the season, many teams relied on this broadcast fee to buy people.
Yang Cheng laughed immediately.
It seems that the housekeeper I was looking for was really the right one.
No matter what he wants to do, Xia Qing can raise money to support him, which is really the strongest support!
"When negotiating, there are still many specific details. You have to control them yourself. Try to focus on the big and let go of the small." Yang Cheng gave instructions to Adam Crozier on this negotiation.
If you can rent Wembley Stadium for 5 million pounds, it is indeed a very good deal.
If nothing else, it’s okay to bundle marketing and ride on the popularity of the England national team.
No, Queen's Park Rangers has rented the stadium to Bayswater Chinese for 2 years. Now, the attendance rate of Bayswater Chinese's home games is full.
What about Queens Park Rangers?
It would be good to be able to seat 10,000 people, but the attendance rate is even lower than before.
In their words, this is causing the Bayswater Chinese to suck their blood.
As for other expenses, such as stadium security fees, they are actually quite a lot.
Yes, that’s right, for every football match in England, the police have to pay money to maintain on-site security.
And the prices are different in each city.
In London, a football match lasts about 6 hours.
Chief Inspector-level police officers are £61 per hour, inspectors and sergeants are £56 per hour, constables are £46, and police officers with police dogs are £66.
The mounted policeman and horse are the most handsome, but they are also more expensive, at 75 pounds.
Based on this calculation, the security expenses for the police station will be hundreds of thousands of pounds each season.
Of course, the situation varies from place to place, and some cities even provide subsidies.
For example, the police in Lancashire charge very low fees, only 7,700 pounds per game.
But in a place like London, it can’t be cheap.
Compared to stadium rental and maintenance fees, the security fees and other expenses of the police station are considered small expenses.
For a Premier League team, these are a bit insignificant.
...
Both Arshavin and Maicon arrived in London on the afternoon of the 31st and checked into the Royal Lancaster Hotel arranged by the club.
Although there was a home game against Everton in the 24th round of the Premier League in the evening, Yang Cheng still took the time to meet with the two players.
For these two players, Yang Cheng also welcomed and encouraged them, and invited them to watch the game at Loftus Road Stadium tonight.
Tomorrow morning, the club will arrange for personnel to go with them to a cooperative hospital for a detailed physical examination.
Yang Cheng also specifically reassured Maicon, saying that there would be no problem with the labor certificate.
As for Arshavin, Yang Cheng did not understand Russian, so he chatted with him for a long time through a translator.
For a talented player like this, his mind is always very delicate and sensitive. The impression of the first meeting and the content of the conversation are also crucial.
Yang Cheng was naturally more worried.
He told Arshavin to prepare in advance and he would play at any time as soon as he is eligible for the game.
Both Arshavin and Maicon are full of longing and expectations for the next trip to the Premier League.
After all, the Bayswater Chinese are currently ranked second in the Premier League.
Not only are they unable to participate, Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda, who have transferred to Arsenal, are also unable to participate in Arsenal's home game against West Ham United.
The reason is that the competition procedures have not been completed yet.
This made Wenger furious and spit on the FA again.
...
The 24th round of the Premier League is destined to be a round of Waterloo for the strong team.
After the devil’s Christmas schedule, another intensive January has arrived.
By the 31st, all teams were basically exhausted physically and mentally.
Manchester United lost to Blackburn 3-4 away from home.
This is the debut of Vidic and Evra, two strong players during the winter break.
As a result, Blackburn scored 4 goals.
Tottenham Hotspur lost to Fulham 0-1 away from home.
Chelsea drew 1-1 with Aston Villa away from home.
Arsenal was the worst, sitting at Highbury Stadium and losing to West Ham United 2-3.
Wenger was furious after the game and was very dissatisfied with the result.
After losing this game, the Gunners' ranking dropped to 8th in the league.
Liverpool is also having trouble.
When Birmingham received a red card in the 28th minute, the final result turned out to be a 1-1 draw.
Xavi Alonso "helped" Birmingham score Liverpool's goal in the 88th minute.
The Bayswater Chinese were at home and encountered a tenacious attack from Moyes' Everton.
The two sides fought hard for 45 minutes, and it was still 0-0.
In the stoppage time of the first half, Neuer received a back pass from his teammate and kicked the ball towards the frontcourt with a big kick.
Lambert headed the ball over.
Ribery made a diagonal pass at high speed, stopped the ball and broke into the penalty area, and pushed the ball in front of the small penalty area to score.
1 to 0!
This is also the only goal in this game.
The Bayswater Chinese scored all 3 points at home.
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Four days later, the 25th round of the Premier League.
Arsenal finally felt proud. With goals from Adebayor and Henry, they defeated Birmingham 2-0 away from home.
Manchester United was at home and defeated Fulham 4-2 with Cristiano Ronaldo's brace.
Chelsea even played at home and defeated Liverpool 2-0 with goals from Gallas and Crespo.
The Bayswater Chinese challenged Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers away.
Yang Cheng continued to play with a remnant formation and lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 away from home.
After 25 games, Chelsea leads the standings with 60 points.
Mourinho's team is unrivaled and its performance is quite stable.
The Bayswater Chinese have 15 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, with 52 points, ranking second in the Premier League.
Manchester United ranks third in the standings with 51 points.
Liverpool follows with 48 points.
Arsenal has climbed to 6th place in the standings with 3 points in this round. There is Tottenham Hotspur between them and Liverpool.
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After playing 25 rounds, we had a week of rest.
Yang Cheng first gave the players a holiday to let them have a good rest.
Then intensive adjustments began, with the focus being on preparing for the next UEFA Cup and League Cup finals.
Soon, Yang Cheng received good news from Adam Crozier.
Arshavin's labor certificate had already been issued before he played against Bolton.
But considering that he traveled a long distance and was not used to the Premier League, Yang Cheng did not put him in the squad.
Yang Cheng considered using this week to let Arshavin practice with the team and get familiar with it.
Maicon’s labor certificate is more troublesome.
But Yang Cheng personally came forward, coupled with Adam Crozier's connections in the Football Association and the British government departments, although there were some obstacles in the middle, it was still successfully completed.
Moreover, the special genius clause of the Bayswater Chinese in 2006 was not used.
During the team's joint training, Yang Cheng also noticed that Maicon integrated into the team very quickly.
It can even be said to be a seamless connection.
This Brazilian has a strong body, is very fast, has a strong ability to move back and forth on the right, and has good foot skills, which can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
Unfortunately, he was unable to represent the Bayswater Chinese in the UEFA Cup.
According to Yang Cheng, neither Arshavin nor Maicon can play in the UEFA Cup, so the right back needs Piszczek.
The frontcourt depends on Ashley Young.
Yang Cheng believes that the problem will not be big.
After all, the Bayswater Chinese midfielder can compete with Chelsea even if they encounter it.
At least so far, no team has been able to take advantage.
Even when Yaya Toure was participating in the African Cup of Nations, Andreasen's performance was stable.
If the midfield is stable, then other issues will be easy to discuss.
Another piece of good news is that the Football Association is very interested in leasing Wembley Stadium proposed by the Bayswater Chinese.
For them, in addition to England national team games, Wembley Stadium also hosts several finals and play-offs every year.
Most of the time on weekdays, this stadium is basically idle.
If it can be idle, it will be idle. Is it necessary to maintain the turf as usual?
Can’t we save on staffing?
A series of other expenses should be paid.
In this case, if the stadium is rented to the Bayswater Chinese and a sum of money is received every year, it will be quite attractive to the Football Association.
At the very least, it can subsidize the expenses, right?
But for the 5 million pounds proposed by Yang Cheng, and also covering the usual maintenance costs, the Football Association will definitely not do it.
So, the former CEO Adam Crozier and his people had a fierce argument with the current CEO Brian Barwick at the FA headquarters for a week.
Adam Crozier’s negotiation is also very skillful.
He did not take out his trump card at the beginning, but took it out slowly, revealing it bit by bit.
At the same time, he also touched the bottom line of the Football Association.
When the time was right, Adam Crozier threw Wang Bang out on the spot.
The Bayswater Chinese will rent Wembley Stadium for 6 years with a total price of 30 million pounds and a down payment of 15 million pounds.
The remaining 15 million pounds will be paid in three installments in the last three years of the contract.
This is really attractive to the Football Association, which is currently short of funds.
You know, that damn Wembley Stadium took seven years to build.
It’s been going on for so long that it’s almost making British fans curse.
Now, as the construction is about to be completed, another problem arises.
It was a godsend that the Bayswater Chinese came to our door at this time.
Geoff Thompson personally interviewed Yang Cheng and not only helped get Maicon's labor certificate, but also negotiated a payment method.
The down payment is 20 million pounds, and the remaining 10 million pounds is paid in 5 installments, with 2 million pounds per year.
From Geoff Thompson's mouth, Yang Cheng knew that the Football Association was really selling everything and only raised more than 10 million pounds.
They really can’t squeeze out any money.
Building such a stadium is so difficult!
If the payment method is changed, then Yang Cheng will definitely have to give his opinion.
He asked the FA to urge the builders to put Wembley Stadium into use before the start of the 2006/07 season.
“In the new Premier League season, we are moving into Wembley Stadium!”
Geoff Thompson and Brian Barwick personally agreed and implemented it in the lease contract.
After the two parties reached an agreement, Yang Cheng took time to take Xia Qing and Adam Crozier to the Wembley Stadium construction site to inspect.
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In Yang Cheng's view, based on the progress of Wembley Stadium, if it were placed in China, it would be completed in two months at most.
But in the UK, I still hesitated for half a year.
Yang Cheng also made a request to the builder. The usable space in the stadium must be made available as soon as possible and handed over to Bayswater Chinese for renovation and decoration in advance so that it can be put into use in the new season.
Since there is no ownership, some temporary commercial facilities can only be transformed.
For example, bars, catering shops, etc.
These require another investment of money.
Yang Cheng noticed that Xia Qing asked his assistant to take notes there with a notebook.
"Seriously, the rental of Wembley Stadium is only 5 million pounds, so why spend so much money to build a stadium?" Xia Qing stood next to Yang Cheng and asked her doubts .
"Your question is the same as buying a house and renting a house."
After Yang Cheng made her laugh, he continued: "It seems that our current contract is a good deal, but You think, this is because the FA is short of money, and we are taking advantage of it. After 6 years, the contract expires, will the rent still be at this price?”
This is the same as when Arsenal was planning to build a new stadium and was taken advantage of by Emirates Airlines.
Who makes you short of money?
Seeing that Xia Qing still hadn’t figured it out, Yang Cheng knew it.
He certainly couldn't tell Xia Qing that in his previous life, 10 years later, when Tottenham Hotspur rented Wembley Stadium, the rent was 15 million pounds, which was three times the current amount.
“Actually, there is a more important reason. The stadium facilities are not ours, so you see, we can only make temporary renovations, and there is no way to transform the stadium according to our ideas and needs. ”
"If I follow my ideas, our stadium should have a huge bar, a dining space that can accommodate tens of thousands of people shopping and consuming at the same time, and a bar where fans like to gather before and after watching the game..."
" Don’t underestimate these, not counting other things, it’s just catering. If it’s run properly, a game can generate at least over a million pounds in revenue,” Yang Cheng said very confidently.
“Breaking one million pounds?”
Not to mention Xia Qing, Adam Crozier was also shocked.
If one game breaks one million, how many home games will there be in one season?
But thinking about it again, it seems normal.
Assuming 1 million pounds and 50,000 fans attending each game, then the average consumption per person is less than 20 pounds?
“This does not include fan stores, bars, VIP boxes and other supporting income.”
“Also, I underestimated it. You know, in the United States, The home of NFL football, the income is It’s amazing. Compared with them, our catering revenue of 1 million pounds per home stadium is nothing.” Return]." Adam Crozier laughed.
Simply put, it is to provide all the leisure and entertainment facilities that fans want and need, so that they can stay in the stadium as long as possible.
Instead of just watching a 90-minute game.
“Yes, so we need to have a stadium of our own. We must completely subvert the stadium management model of European football and create a multi-functional football stadium that integrates leisure, entertainment and consumption.”
“This is what Wembley Stadium cannot give us.”
Why Yang Cheng never considered competing with West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur for the 2012 Olympics court?
Because in the previous life, West Ham United only got the right to use football matches.
If that stadium is used to host concerts, baseball games, or other events or exhibitions, it has nothing to do with West Ham United.
The Hammers do not have any power to modify the stadium.
To put it simply, winning this stadium will have basically no use except to increase ticket revenue on match days.
What is the difference between this and Serie A clubs?
The same goes for Wembley Stadium today.
In the short term, renting is definitely more cost-effective.
But if you want to take a long-term view, you still have to build it yourself.
What's more, Yang Cheng's land is in Hyde Park, where land is at a premium!
Not built?
Yang Cheng is a fool!
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After inspecting Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng left it to Adam Crozier and Chris Hunter to take charge of how to transform it next.
Speaking of which, Chris Hunter now holds great power and is highly respected by Yang Chengcheng.
After a week's rest, the Premier League has once again ignited the flames of war.
The next period of time will be another devilish schedule for the Bayswater Chinese.
Play Liverpool at home on February 11th, and go to Switzerland to play Basel away from home on the 15th.
An away game against Tottenham Hotspur on the 19th and a home game against Basel on the 23rd.
Next, the League Cup final and the 28th round of the Premier League are both against Manchester United.
One game is at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the league is home.
In other words, during this period, every game played by the Bayswater Chinese is crucial and cannot be missed.
Yang Cheng told the players that the next schedule will determine the team's results this season.
Three fronts are intertwined, and he does not want to give up on each one.
“Just like what is sung in our team song.”
This song has been released since Christmas and has quickly become a favorite song of Bayswater Chinese players and fans.
Especially Adele.
She will appear in the stadium to sing at every home game.
She is not only loved by the Chinese fans in Bayswater, but has also been widely reported by the British media.
As Yang Cheng said before, anyone who has listened to her singing will be fascinated by her ethereal and penetrating voice.
“We will shine in the darkness!”
"Never give up! Never back down! Spend the rest of your life! Keep fighting!"
In the end, Yang Cheng clenched his fist tightly.
“I firmly believe that we have the strength to achieve our goals and achieve our wishes!”
His confidence and fighting spirit have infected every Bayswater Chinese player .
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