Chapter 92 Ronaldo has transformed! I'm determined to go to Liverpool tonight! [Please subscribe]
Noon on February 11th, Loftus Road Stadium, London.
In the 26th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Liverpool at home.
Black suit, white shirt, hair neatly trimmed, and leather shoes shiny.
This has become Yang Cheng’s signature look.
In just over half a year, fans all over the world know that a 26-year-old talented coach has emerged in the Premier League.
The key is, he looks very handsome!
Yang Cheng did not dress himself up deliberately.
From FIFA to UEFA to the FA, the requirements for head coaches are to dress formally.
At least dress appropriately.
This is his 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 had no intention of paying attention to what he was wearing.
He was thinking about the next game.
Benitez's Liverpool has always had a problem, offense.
He took over the team in 2004, when Michael Owen also moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid.
In the 2004/05 season, Liverpool scored 52 goals in the Premier League, ranking tied for 5th in the Premier League.
Digging deeper, no one from Liverpool has scored in double digits in the Premier League.
This is really outrageous for a top four team.
For comparison, Manchester United's top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy was frequently injured in the 2004/05 season and performed poorly, scoring only 6 goals in the league.
But Rooney, signed by Ferguson, scored 11 goals.
Manchester United scored 58 goals in the season.
So, these two teams are ranked 3rd and 5th respectively.
Ranked 4th is Moyes’ Everton.
This season, Liverpool has changed its past and begun to introduce forwards.
Crouch was signed in the summer, and veteran Fowler was signed during the winter break.
But the Red Army's offense still showed no improvement.
So far this season, the Premier League has played 25 rounds, and Liverpool has scored 29 goals.
This number of goals ranks 14th among the 20 teams in the Premier League.
Even 2 goals less than Middlesbrough, which is ranked 17th.
In the last 4 rounds, Liverpool only scored 2 goals.
Benitez defended his team, believing that the opponents in the last four rounds were very strong.
Tottenham are playing at home, Manchester United are playing away, Chelsea are playing away...
But he will never dare to mention the home game against Birmingham in the 24th round.
When the opponent received a red card in the 28th minute, Liverpool only scored 1 goal.
What's even more outrageous is that in the end, it was equalized by Birmingham, which had one less player.
Yang Cheng has always believed that you should not listen to what the other party says, but watch what the other party does.
In the past few rounds of games, Benitez has played almost all the tricks of the forward.
Crouch, Cisse, Morientes, Fowler...
He kept putting together different striker combinations.
But, it has no effect.
Speaking of which, Yang Cheng admires Gerrard quite a bit.
As early as when Owen decided to leave Real Madrid, Gerrard kept calling.
During the winter break, when the team was struggling to score goals, Gerrard mentioned Owen in Newcastle again.
"My relationship with Owen is very good. I know his thoughts. He can return to Anfield at any time as long as the club wants."
"We need Owen!"
"Crouch needs a prolific scorer next to him, and there is no more suitable candidate than Owen!"
Don't say it, Gerrard's words hit the nail on the head. .
No matter how Benitez adjusts his striker, he cannot change a cruel fact.
In the current Liverpool team, Crouch is the only one who can still play well.
But the question is, where will Liverpool take advantage of Crouch's height?
Inside the restricted area?
Or let him retreat and assume more tactical role?
Let him retreat?
Okay, who will take on the task of scoring goals?
Let him go up, how will Liverpool's ball reach his feet?
In this game against the Bayswater Chinese, Benitez did not discharge his signature 4231, but adopted a 442 tactic.
Goalkeeper: Reina;
Defense: Warnock, Hyypia, Carragher and Finnan;
Midfielder: Gerrard, Hamann , Xavi Alonso and Kronkamp;
Forwards: Crouch and Fowler.
Obviously, this is not Benitez at all!
Especially on the two wings, letting Kronkamp from the right back come up to play as the right midfielder is already a no-brainer.
Yang Cheng still insists on his 433.
Goalkeeper: Neuer;
Defence: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Skrtel and Maicon;
Midfield: Andreasson, Modric and Las Dia Pull in the center;
Forwards: Arshavin, Lambert and Ribery.
This is the first appearance of two new players during the winter break, Maicon and Arshavin.
Yaya Toure performed well in the African 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 put him in the squad and let him have a good rest.
At this moment, the Ivorians are sitting in the stands.
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Playing at home and facing Liverpool, who are weak in offense, Yang Cheng does not intend to be conservative.
But Liverpool is very afraid of the Bayswater Chinese attack.
After the home team took the lead, Liverpool took the initiative to press forward.
This is also the tactical characteristic of Benitez.
But Andreasen made a long pass from the backcourt and passed 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 descendant of Liverpool's youth training, Lambert was still very exciting when he played for Liverpool.
The reason why Dzeko was not selected for this game was because of the physical confrontation.
If it had been Dzeko just now, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle Hyypia.
The first attack failed to start.
But soon, the Bayswater Chinese organized another attack.
In the 2nd minute, when Lambert moved the ball to the left rib again, everyone was surprised to find that Ribery appeared on this side, and he and Arshavin were still finishing in the ribs. A beautiful collaboration.
Arshavin sent a direct pass from the left rib. Ribery broke through Finnan on the left and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Lambert was slow to keep up.
The ball was intercepted by Reina.
But there was still warm applause from the fans.
Just 1 minute later, it was still Ribery and Arshavin's cooperation on the left side of the Liverpool penalty area.
Ribery dribbled the ball from the outside and Arshavin ran over to support him. After receiving Ribery's pass, he volleyed with his right foot and sent the ball behind the Liverpool defense.
Ribery broke into the penalty area and passed from the left side.
At the critical moment, Carragher got the ball ahead of Lambert and cleared the ball.
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 is very cautious, for fear of making mistakes.
Especially when Ribery, Arshavin and Modric come together, Liverpool is even more vulnerable.
But in the 7th minute, after receiving a pass from his teammate on the right, Maicon quickly advanced along the right line from the 30-meter area of his own side. After rushing into Liverpool's half, when he cut diagonally inward, the ball was given 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 and used his speed to forcefully break through Hyypia, before the baseline. Crossed to the door.
As a result, Lambert actually shot higher at the critical moment!
"I'm not talking about him, at the critical moment, he can't do it!" Yang Cheng pointed at Lambert on the court and laughed and cursed.
Brian Kidd and others also laughed.
The game has only lasted a few minutes, but it is within the expectations of the coaching staff.
Although it has only been played for a few minutes, the Bayswater Chinese have already successfully taken the initiative.
Moreover, judging from several cooperations, Arshavin performed very well.
He is a player who can quickly cooperate with Ribery and Modric in a small area.
This proves his ability and awareness.
The most important thing is that he is also left- and right-footed, just like Ribery.
This means that Yang Cheng’s previous idea of switching positions between left and right wingers can now be tried.
And Maicon, the push from the right just now, especially the move to avoid Gerrard's defense, and the cut inside after entering Liverpool's half, all have 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 discussed Sevilla's Daniel Alves with Brian Kidd.
Brian Kidd’s evaluation at the time was that his skills were very good, but his body might not be suitable for the Premier League.
Moreover, Brazilian players have always been in trouble in the Premier League.
Maicon is different. His physical fitness and defensive awareness are obviously better.
...
Although Liverpool's offense is weak, Benitez's ability to organize defense is still very strong.
He obviously also expected that Yang Cheng would take the initiative.
So, Liverpool started very cautiously.
After attacking for a while, the Bayswater Chinese failed to achieve the expected results, but they still maintained a fast pace.
This is Yang Cheng's game strategy.
The Bayswater Chinese have better skills than Liverpool. They maintain a fast pace. The home team can still maintain skillful passing and cutting coordination, but Liverpool cannot.
More importantly, Yang Cheng focused on arranging Modric and Lars Diarra to defend Xabi Alonso during the game.
At this stage, Xabi Alonso is the most underrated player in the Liverpool team.
How underestimated?
Even head coach Benitez feels that Xabi Alonso is not very important.
That’s why 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 instruction to Modric and Lars Diarra is that there must be someone near Xavi Alonso at all times.
Once the Spanish midfielder receives the ball, he must immediately stick to him and entangle him.
Because, Xabi Alonso is Liverpool's first target after getting the ball.
When Xavi Alonso was restricted, Liverpool's midfielder made frequent mistakes in passing and receiving.
Even in the first 25 minutes of the game, they couldn't even get a shot off.
In the 26th minute, Maicon dribbled the ball from the right past the center line and passed the ball across to Andreasen.
The Danish midfielder then passed the ball to Leighton Baines on the left.
The latter passed the ball diagonally to Modric in the ribs.
The Croatian midfielder faced the left sideline, blocked Xavi Alonso with his body, stopped the ball with one kick, and then sent the ball straight with the outside of his right foot.
The football penetrated between Finnan and Carragher accurately.
I saw Arshavin, who was wearing a red jersey, quickly stepped in and caught up with Modric's pass on the left side of the penalty area.
Facing Hyypia, who came over in time to help protect him, 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 pass was to cross to the center or right.
Unexpectedly, after the Russian's meal, he was not polite to Hyypia at all, and just hit him with his right foot.
The ball went over Reina's head and into the Liverpool goal.
“The ball is scored!!!”
“Oh my God!”
“In the 26th minute of the first half, the Bayswater Chinese opened the scoring!”< br>
“Their new signing from the winter break, Russian player Andrei Arshavin!”
"Modric's direct pass was just right, and Arshavin's handling after receiving the ball was also amazing!"
"What a beautiful collaboration!"
Yang Cheng was so excited on the sidelines that he jumped up.
He really didn’t expect that Arshavin would score a goal on his debut!
Could it be that Liverpool’s goal was really set up for him?
All the fans were cheering.
This is facing Liverpool!
The Premier League Big4!
When did the Bayswater Chinese become so powerful that Big4 teams didn’t even have a chance to shoot?
While Yang Cheng was excited, he was also very happy in his heart.
This is what he wants to achieve.
Arshavin and Ribery both have sharp breakthroughs and delicate foot skills.
But they are different.
Ribery prefers to control the ball and pass the ball, while Arshavin is essentially a forward.
This type of play in which wing players switch positions back and forth will cause a lot of headaches for defensive players.
"Tonight's Liverpool, we are certain!"
"I said it!"
......
When Xabi Alonso was restrained at this point , and the two wings were unable to form a breakthrough, Liverpool's offense faced a very serious problem.
How to pass the ball to the forward?
Gerrard played on the left with his right foot, and Kronkamp was obviously not a very offensive right winger.
Is it possible to rely on Hamann in the midfield?
In this situation, Liverpool has only one way, to pass the ball long.
Crouch is like a hardworking little bee, running around constantly.
Poor British thin bamboo pole, 2.01 meters tall, running as out of breath as an ox, scrambling for landing spots everywhere.
In the 36th minute, after Liverpool returned another pass, central defender Carragher sent a long pass to the frontcourt to find Crouch.
But Crouch was too tired.
Skrtel took the lead and headed the ball down, directly to Lass Diarra who was returning to defense.
After stopping the ball with his chest, the French midfielder actually showed off a wave of footwork, bouncing two or three times in a row and turning around at the same time.
When Haman ran over, he passed the ball to Maicon.
Just now, Skrtel stepped forward to fight for the top, and Maicon habitually moved inward to help defend behind the right center back.
This move is very Italian.
He was also taught by Monaco head coach Guidolin.
But after seeing Skrtel tip the ball to Las Diarra, he decisively sprinted forward along the ribs.
When passing by Skrtel, he did not forget to give a reminder.
The two are still unable to communicate through words, but on the football field, many things are tacitly understood.
Just when Lass Diarra finished showing off his footwork and faced Hamann, Maicon rushed to the Frenchman's side.
“Here! Here!”
Maicon has been in Ligue 1 for a year and a half, and he can still speak simple French.
Las Diarra was afraid that he would be cut off and lose 200 pounds, so he quickly passed the ball in front of Maicon's sprinting line.
I saw Maicon rushing past at lightning speed, catching up with the ball, and striding forward.
Haman turned back to defend and pursued him all the way.
On the right, Ribery did not choose to come over, but followed Maicon and ran forward, attracting Warnock's attention.
Gerrard was behind Ribery, chasing back to defend.
The Bayswater Chinese counterattack accelerated immediately.
Lambert always ran close to Carragher, while Hyypia faced Maicon.
After entering the 30-meter area of Liverpool, Hyypia refused to retreat.
Haman is also chasing closer and closer, and the two of them have the momentum to form a pincer attack.
Moreover, Hyypia is very experienced and he is slightly on Warnock's side.
If he didn't stand like this, Maicon could just kick the ball behind him and Warnock, and with the help of his rushing speed, he could pass the ball with one person.
Hyypia couldn't do anything about it.
But with the Finn's position changed, Maicon had no choice.
Hamann is blocked on the inside, and even if Maicon wants to go to the middle, it won't work.
Just when the two were about to succeed in the double attack, Lambert suddenly left Carragher, ran back a step, and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
This step just gave Maicon a route to release the ball.
The Brazilian quickly passed the ball across the ball and resolved the attack of Haman and Hyypia.
The moment Lambert stopped the ball, Carragher was the only one left in front of him.
Hyypia couldn't care less about Maicon at this time, and immediately ran to the side of Carragher to prevent Lambert from swinging out of the shooting angle.
Haman also pounced on Lambert immediately.
These are the instincts of defensive players.
At this moment, everyone's attention is on Lambert and Arshavin, who runs from the left and is ready to receive.
At this moment, Maicon suddenly ran between Hyypia and Warnock, on the right side of the top of the penalty area.
"Here! Here!" Maicon shouted the English words he had just learned.
Lambert faced Carragher and was hesitating whether to knock on the door when he heard Maicon's unfamiliar shout.
The action of raising your hand to ask for the ball is also easy to understand.
Lambert kicked a diagonal pass right between Hyypia and Hamann.
Maicon guarded against offside and resisted the urge to move forward. As soon as the ball arrived, he stopped forward with his right foot, quickly broke through Liverpool's defense, and jumped forward in one stride.
Anti-offside was successful!
When Maicon caught up with the ball he stopped on the right side of the penalty spot, goalkeeper Reina happened to hit near the small penalty area line.
The Brazilian no longer hesitated at all. After catching up, he shot directly.
The ball drilled into the right side of the goal at great speed.
Although Reina made the save action, he was still a step slow.
“The ball is scored!!!!”
“In the 36th minute, the Bayswater Chinese scored another victory!”
“Right back Mai from Brazil Hole!”
"My God, what day is it today?"
"The two goals scored by the Bayswater Chinese came from two players who just joined during the winter break."
" 2 to 0!”
“Maicon scores another victory for the Bayswater Chinese!”
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Yang Cheng couldn't believe his eyes on the sidelines.
He was stunned for a moment, then cheered loudly, trying his best to applaud Maicon's goal.
This was completely beyond his expectation.
He never expected that both players on their debut would score goals.
What’s even more outrageous is that Maicon is still a defender.
Isn't this incredible?
"Did I see it wrong? Is it really Maicon?"
Brian Kidd even doubted whether he was an old lady.
But the live broadcast shouted Maicon's name, and the Brazilian right back had already turned around and rushed out of the stadium in excitement.
Not only Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd, everyone is incredible about this.
Two players who made their debut actually scored.
This is incredible!
"He has penetrated forward several times today, but this time it worked."
After calming down, Yang Cheng thought about it carefully and felt that it was normal.
Gerrard is a right-footed player who plays on the left, so he plays awkwardly.
This time Maicon penetrated directly from the ribs, and the timing was also very good, directly inserting into Liverpool's defensive connection.
“This kid is better than Chimbanda!” technical coach Danny McGlenn praised.
When he played, he was a right back, and he was very accurate in reading people.
Especially for the right back. "That's what I spent 4 million pounds on!" Yang Cheng was not modest at all.
Arshavin and Maicon both scored in their debuts, which is definitely a good story.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Amidst the laughter, they looked at Yang Cheng with even more admiration.
Chimbanda only spent 500,000 pounds, and half a year later, he sold it for 15 million pounds.
A full 30 times!
Judging from the performance of this game, Maicon and Arshavin spent more money, but they are also stronger.
After all, it can’t all be bargain hunting like Chimbanda.
The Chinese in Bayswater nowadays still attach great importance to combat effectiveness, especially during the winter break.
Yang Cheng doesn't pick his money at all, but pays attention to using it wisely.
Right now, the team needs immediate combat capabilities, so he is willing to spend a lot of money to sign immediate combat capabilities like Arshavin and Maicon.
Sure enough, after these two players arrived, they connected seamlessly.
Goal on debut, what better start than this?
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From the moment the game started, Benitez's big round face never stretched.
He knew that the team's offense was weak, but he never imagined that the Bayswater Chinese would be forced to this extent.
Throughout the first half, Liverpool failed to even organize a threatening attack.
Not even once!
This made the Spaniards feel extremely depressed and angry.
But he still remained calm and rational.
At halftime, he replaced Kronkamp with Harry Kewell.
He moved Kewell to the left and allowed Gerrard to return to his familiar right.
At the same time, he also gave the team's offense a clearer division of labor.
Crouch is responsible for fighting for the first spot, while Fowler is cruising around, waiting for opportunities to kick.
In the second half, Liverpool still wanted to try to attack from both sides.
Master Kebei never imagined that it was precisely this substitution that foreshadowed the tragedy in the second half.
Only 3 minutes into the game, Arshavin dribbled the ball past Finnan from the left and was intercepted by Finnan.
The Russians hit the ball out of bounds when they were fighting back.
Finnan quickly threw the foul ball directly to Hyypia.
The Finnish central defender moved to the left again and handed it over to Warnock.
When Warnock dribbled the ball forward, he kicked the ball forward without waiting for Ribery to get close and passed it to Kewell.
Kewell was interfered by Maicon and tried to pass the ball directly to Xavi Alonso in the center without stopping.
Colas Diarra is nearby.
The Frenchman took three steps and two steps at a time, stepped forward quickly, fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle, grabbing the ball before Xavi Alonso.
He was still lying on the ground. When he saw the ball he shoveled out and landed at the feet of his teammate Maicon on the right, Lars Diarra shouted excitedly, "800 pounds! "
But at this moment, no one cares about what the weirdo Lass Diarra is shouting.
As soon as Maicon got the ball, Kewell and Xabi Alonso double-teamed him at the same time.
The Brazilian dribbled the ball continuously with his left and right feet and brought the ball out from the side, but failed to get rid of the two defenders.
After passing the center line, I happened to see Ribery running towards the center and passing the ball. Maicon immediately passed the ball to the center circle.
Liverpool's left-back Warnock was very fierce. He made a sliding tackle and tackled close to the turf.
After playing in the Premier League for two or three years, Ribery has long been accustomed to such actions. When he stopped the ball, he took advantage of the situation and jumped up, barely avoiding Wo. Ernock.
When he caught up with the ball again, he got ahead of Hyypia and stabbed Lambert in front, while he ran diagonally towards the left rib.
Lambert understood the idea and sent the ball right to Ribery's path.
But this time the Frenchman didn't catch the ball.
Because he overlapped with Arshavin's run.
The two men, who were working together for the first time in an official competition, almost collided.
If it were an ordinary player, this kind of ball would basically be gone.
But Ribery and Arshavin are not ordinary players.
Ribery stopped in time.
After Arshavin received the ball, he took it to the center. Through skillful control of the ball, he attracted Carragher's attention while waiting for Ribery to start again.
When the French moved forward again, Arshavin sent a through ball.
The whole process sounds long, but actually happens in 2 seconds.
By the time Ribery rushed into the left side of the penalty area and received Arshavin's pass, everything was a foregone conclusion.
Scarface pushed the ball past Reina into the Liverpool goal.
3 to 0!
In an instant, the entire Loftus Road stadium was in excitement!
More than 18,000 fans in the audience were shouting Franck Ribery's name crazily.
“It’s so exciting!”
“The Bayswater Chinese’s quick counterattack was very exciting.”
“Especially Ribery!”
“He received the ball from the right side of his own center line, diagonally inserted all the way to the left side of the penalty area, and coordinated with two teammates. It is really amazing!”
"And Arshavin."
"When I first arrived, I made a pass and shot on my debut, especially the third ball. His cooperation with Ribery was obviously not tacit, but between them There is a resonance of a good player!”
< br>“This is their first game playing together, but they have already contributed several wonderful cooperations for us!”
“It will be difficult for Liverpool to escape tonight!”
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When the game reaches this moment, the result is needless to say.
Benitez's substitution did not have an effect. Instead, he "directed" the Bayswater Chinese's third goal.
This goal happened at the beginning after the midfield substitution, which was a huge blow to Liverpool.
Yang Cheng kept shouting to the players on the sidelines, asking them to keep up their efforts and strive to expand their lead.
But Liverpool's offense may not be good, but its defense is still very good.
Benitez also knew that the game was difficult, so he focused on defense first to avoid conceding more goals.
At the 63rd minute, Benitez made his second substitution, Luis Garcia replaced Fowler.
At this time, Liverpool returned to the 4231 tactic.
Gerrard plays No. 10, and Kewell, Crouch and Luis Garcia form the frontcourt attacking formation.
But at this time it is difficult to pose a threat to the Bayswater Chinese.
Yang Cheng subsequently replaced players such as Franck Ribery and Modric.
In the last 30 minutes, both sides created several opportunities, but failed to score.
In the end, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home!
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God probably doesn’t know what day February 11th is.
At 2 noon on this day, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home.
No. 2 in the Premier League standings, 3-goal home victory over No. 4 in the Premier League standings.
This is definitely big news.
Moreover, the Bayswater Chinese is a dark horse for promotion!
More importantly, we need to consider that they just sold two core generals during the winter break and introduced two new players.
The most incredible thing is that these two new players actually scored goals.
Both new players scored in their debut.
This is indeed an incredible thing.
But it just happened.
The Bayswater Chinese played a convincing performance in this battle.
Liverpool's ranking is still 4th, but the biggest impact of this defeat on the Red Army is morale.
As Benitez said after the game, this game allowed them to see the gap.
At 4pm, Arsenal faced Bolton Wanderers at Highbury Stadium.
Logically speaking, this should be a sure-fire showdown.
But no one expected that Wenger's team could not beat Bolton at home.
Instead, in the 12th minute, Kevin Nolan scored to help Bolton take the lead.
The Gunners didn't score a goal until Gilberto Silva assisted by Cesc Fabregas in stoppage time of the second half.
1 to 1, the two sides finally shook hands and made a draw.
Since West Ham United defeated Birmingham 3-0 at home, the league points caught up with Arsenal.
This is another surprising thing.
Two newly promoted teams, Bayswater Chinese ranked second in the Premier League standings.
West Ham United has the same points as Arsenal, but the goal difference is not as good, ranking 7th.
But the really scary thing is in the evening.
Chelsea challenged Middlesbrough away.
Everyone can see how stable Mourinho's team has performed this season.
As a result, the Blues actually capsized in the gutter of the away game, and the capsize was so eye-popping.
In the first 2 minutes, Dave Kitson opened the scoring for Middlesbrough.
Tang Ning then won another victory.
When the game ended, everyone was shocked to find that the score was 3-0!
Mourinho's team not only lost, but also netted 3 goals.
By the time Manchester United defeated Portsmouth 3-1 away from home with Cristiano Ronaldo's brace in the evening, everyone felt nothing.
Because there are so many surprises on the 11th!
After the 26th round of the Premier League, Chelsea leads the standings with 60 points.
The Bayswater Chinese have 16 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, scoring 55 points, ranking second.
Manchester United ranked 3rd with 54 points.
Liverpool ranks 4th with 48 points.
After that are Tottenham Hotspur with 45 points, Arsenal and West Ham United with 41 points.
Judging from the current situation, it is still very difficult for the Gunners to break into the top four in the league.
So, the media revealed that Wenger’s strategy is to have both sides.
The Premier League continues to work hard and the Champions League goes all out.
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Midweek, the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32 knockout rounds.
The Bayswater Chinese went to Switzerland to challenge Basel away from home.
Gerhan Inle was very active when facing his old club.
Less than 1 minute into the game, he threatened Basel's goal with a long shot.
But precisely because of this, he lost his usual calmness.
In the 15th minute, Leighton Baines took a quick free kick from the left and sent a wonderful pass. Ribery stopped the ball and broke into the left side of the penalty area and scored with a low shot.
1 to 0!
And just 10 minutes later, it was Ribery who caused a foul by dribbling the ball on the left side of the penalty area.
Leighton Baines' precise direct free kick penetrated Basel's goal again.
2 to 0!
The real turning point of the game happened in the 32nd minute.
Basel center back Patrick Muller made a malicious elbow strike while marking Dzeko, which was clearly noticed by the referee and was directly given a red card.
At this moment, Basel has completely lost the possibility of catching up.
Yang Cheng also replaced young players in the second half to give the main players more rest.
In the end, with Leighton Baines' pass and shot, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Basel 2-0 away from home.
The England left-back has received rave reviews.
There are even many media calling that Eriksen should 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.
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Returning to the Premier League, we ushered in the 27th round of the game.
The Bayswater Chinese challenged Tottenham Hotspur away.
With the opening attack, the team created a frontcourt set-piece opportunity in the 10th minute.
After the free kick was issued, Skrtel's header in the penalty area was ferried back to the front of the penalty area.
After returning to England after failing in the African Cup final, Yaya Toure has been resting and has not even gone to Switzerland.
This time, he was full of energy. After he stopped the ball with his chest and entered the penalty area, he chased it aggressively and fired an angry shot through Robinson's goal.
1 to 0!
Not long after, an offside error gave Defoe a chance to score Neuer's goal.
1 to 1!
In the second half, it was Yaya Toure who dribbled the ball in and then cooperated with Modric's one-two. He broke into the middle of the penalty area and volleyed into the goal, scoring twice.
2 to 1!
But in the 78th minute, Michael Dawson's long pass was passed by Mido with a header, and Defoe scored from behind Jose Fonte to equalize the score again.
2 to 2!
In continuous battles, despite rotations, the performance of the players has also had ups and downs.
In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 2-2.
In this round, Chelsea defeated Portsmouth 2-0 at home.
Liverpool defeated Manchester City 1-0 at home.
Manchester United defeated West Ham United 1-0 at home.
Only the unlucky Arsenal lost to Blackburn 0-1 away from home.
The strong teams participating in the Champions League all played at home and rotated, but they narrowly defeated their opponents.
Only Arsenal failed in the away game after the rotation.
To some extent, this also reflects the strength gap between the strong teams.
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Midweek, the second leg of the UEFA Cup top 32 knockout round.
Since the weekend is the League Cup final, Yang Cheng reserved his strength for this game and also arranged for the young players in the team to play.
After all, they won 2-0 away from home in the first round, and the opponent's main defender Patrick Muller was given a red card and suspended.
For the Bayswater Chinese, there is a high probability of winning against their opponents.
This is also proven by facts.
In the 21st minute of the first half, Inle used a late goal 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's dribbling pass from the right, Lambert scored with a header, surpassing the score again.
2 to 1!
In the end, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Basel 2-1 at home, with a total score of 4-1, and successfully advanced to the top 16.
After the draw, the Bayswater Chinese opponent in the top 16 knockout round was the Romanian Steaua Bucharest team.
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February 26th at 2pm sharp.
The League Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff started with a long pass from Manchester United after the opening kick.
The long pass from Ferdinand in the backcourt avoided the pressing players in the midfield and frontcourt, passed half-court, and landed in front of the 30-meter area of the Bayswater Chinese.
Saha and Rooney appeared in this area at the same time.
And they are all in the middle.
Finally, Rooney, who was on the right side (left side of Bayswater Chinese), grabbed the first landing point. With his back to the direction of attack, he stopped the ball with his chest and unloaded the ball steadily.
Stop the ball, turn to the right, and then score the ball to the right rib with one kick.
If time were frozen at this moment, everyone would find a very interesting thing.
In the picture, there are only two Manchester United players, Saha and Rooney.
Besides the three defenders Skrtel, Jose Fonte and Leighton Baines, the Bayswater Chinese players also include Yaya Toure and Lars Dee. Yara and Modric.
This is also a characteristic of the Bayswater Chinese.
The transition between offense and defense is very fast!
Where is Ronaldo?
The live footage will definitely not be able to capture it.
But Yang Cheng on the sidelines has been paying attention to Ronaldo.
He had just returned to the 30-meter area in his own half and was sprinting quickly at this moment, just past the center line.
Ribery, who plays on the left, is clinging to him, and the two are still physically entangled.
Yang Cheng felt very emotional. If this scene was captured by the live broadcast camera, how many fans would miss it in the future?
In this case, Rooney chose to pass the ball to the right rib.
It felt as if he was very sure that Ronaldo would be able to catch up.
Leighton Baynes, who was originally blocking Rooney, immediately abandoned Rooney and chased the football diagonally.
2 seconds, no, maybe a little more than 1 second.
C Ronaldo appeared in the live broadcast at lightning speed.
Ribery was already far behind him, and he could not stop the Portuguese who had developed a body full of tendons.
Fans who didn’t watch the game live will never be able to feel the shock.
Ronaldo's speed was pushed to the limit at that moment. He was like a thunderbolt, cracking through the sky in Cardiff with a roar, shocking everyone.
Even Manchester United fans stood up with excitement.
The final result was that Leighton Bynes took a slight step ahead, but did not dare to stop the ball. Instead, he kicked the ball out of the boundary.
Gived Manchester United a throw-in.
The Bayswater Chinese left back is not tall, but he is not slow.
...
“This kid has really transformed!”
Watching Ronaldo sprint to the area near his penalty area, Brian Kidd was also shocked.
If Leighton Bynes had hesitated just a moment, the ball would have been dangerous.
This is just the beginning.
"It's not stable enough, but it's amazing enough." Yang Cheng nodded.
He used the word "amazing" to describe the current Ronaldo, which is not a disparagement at all.
Because Ronaldo has started to transform recently.
After the transformation, Ronaldo is indeed eye-catching.
Strictly speaking, in the game against Bolton on December 31st, he scored twice, allowing Ronaldo to show off his talents.
After several rounds of repeated attempts, Ronaldo scored twice in the last two rounds, ushering in an explosion.
But it is not stable enough.
The reason why Ronaldo broke out is that he is no longer obsessed with the technical playing style of playing with his feet in the past, but instead uses his keenness to capture gaps and opportunities, combined with his amazing speed and explosive power.
After years of hard training, his muscles are very strong, his physical fitness is superior, and his ability to return is outstanding.
Similar to the sprint just now, he can last the entire game.
Whether it is Fulham or Portsmouth, it is obvious that they cannot stop Ronaldo after his transformation.
It can be said that this season's transformation has completely established the invincible and peerless duo in the future!
But after the transformation, Ronaldo also brought several problems to Manchester United.
If Ronaldo wants to take advantage of it, he needs space, so someone in front needs to block the pressure of the defense for him.
In this attack just now, Saha and Rooney played such roles.
Among them, Saha is the most suitable, he has a strong back-up ability.
So Ruud van Nistelrooy has been given up by Ferguson.
The other one is Rooney.
Rooney is also used to playing in the middle.
It’s okay to have Saha or Ruud van Nistelrooy before. After all, they can withstand the defensive pressure, and Rooney is more comfortable playing around them.
But what about Ronaldo?
He now has to start moving towards the center and into the penalty area, and he also needs someone to shoulder the defensive pressure for him. This not only makes the center more crowded, but also makes Rooney's positioning very awkward.
Just like just now, didn't Rooney play the role of Saha and become a supporting role for Ronaldo?
It is difficult for ordinary fans to see the clues. Even during the game, they can only detect it to a certain extent.
But professionals, especially within Manchester United, actually know it well.
This is why there are conflicts between Rooney and Ronaldo.
This contradiction will be pushed to a climax in the 2006 World Cup.
But Ferguson knows the role and value of Ronaldo very well.
Rooney is good, but he is no longer on the same level as Ronaldo after his transformation.
So, after the World Cup, Ferguson wanted to keep Ronaldo life or death, even at the expense of Rooney, so that he could start "bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden."
This is why in those years, many Manchester United veterans and celebrities praised Rooney, thinking that he took care of the overall situation and was the most important player of the team.
Facing a Ronaldo who has scored twice in the last two rounds and whose toes are burning hot, Yang Cheng has also done enough preparations for this game.
If you can’t stop Ronaldo, don’t even think about this League Cup!
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