Chapter 115 A shocking reversal! Fierce championship battle [Please subscribe]
After playing West Ham United, the next step is the cup game.
The 23rd round of the Premier League will not be until January 13th.
Many players in the first team have been under too much pressure in the past period of time.
The Premier League, Champions League, and the Christmas schedule are all busy, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
Therefore, Yang Cheng personally made the decision to give Arshavin, Modric, Jose Fonte, Pepe, Maicon and Neuer a holiday and asked them to bring their families, especially their girlfriends, to the Go out and play for a few days.
The holiday given by Yang Cheng is 3 days.
Arshavin is the exception.
Yang Cheng clearly felt that after the big four at Stamford Bridge, the Russian seemed to have released all his passion. Next, he played Manchester United and West Ham United, and he seemed to be both. Not particularly excited.
So, Yang Cheng even told Arshavin to go and have fun and take paid leave.
Play until he feels better and then come back!
As for other people, they definitely don’t get this kind of treatment.
Especially for young players, the next consecutive cup matches will be their stage.
But the players actually didn’t take that long.
Modric took two days off, saying he was taking his family to London to walk around and buy some things, and then returned to the team.
Oh, by the way, he also took a look at the house.
This actually made Yang Cheng feel very happy.
Starting to buy a house in London proves that you have the intention to settle down and have a sense of belonging, which is a good thing.
As for the specific location, Yang Cheng didn't have any suggestions. He just told him that the club will definitely move the first team training ground to the Brent training base next, so it must be planned in advance.
José Font, Pepe and Neuer all took three days off before returning to the team and continuing to participate in training.
Arshavin took a full week off.
Seeing that Arshavin's mood improved significantly after his return, Yang Cheng knew that this vacation was still effective.
In training, the Russians were obviously more actively engaged and recovered quickly.
Of course, these are all things for later.
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On January 5, the team went to an away game against Plymouth.
This is the third round of the FA Cup.
Yang Cheng played with a full lineup of substitutes and young players.
Goalkeeper: Danny Colin;
Defense: Marcelo, Koscielny, Skrtel and Piszczek;
Midfielder: Matic deep, Di Maria and Matuidi in the center;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski and Theo Walcott.
In this game, Yang Cheng tried to use Di Maria as the left midfielder.
On the one hand, let him play games and accumulate experience, and at the same time, let him adapt to multiple different positions.
On the other hand, he also wanted to see if Di Maria could adapt to this role?
This arrangement still looks like 433, but in fact, Di Maria's position is very flexible, Matuidi is responsible for sweeping, and Matic is responsible for late interception.
The two full-backs Marcelo and Piszczek pushed forward very boldly.
Plymouth is not a weakling that can be exploited by others.
They performed well in the English Championship, ranking in the middle and upper reaches, and playing at home.
Faced with this group of young players, especially the formations with obvious trial meaning, Plymouth will not be polite to the Bayswater Chinese.
As soon as the game started, the two teams started kicking.
The result was that in the 13th minute, Piszczek assisted Lewandowski to score in the penalty area.
The Polish youngster seized a very good opportunity.
But 5 minutes later, Plymouth equalized the score.
The two teams started a back-and-forth mode of stabbing each other.
In the 27th minute, Gareth Bale and Di Maria had a beautiful cooperation on the left side and sent a wonderful pass.
Di Maria broke into the penalty area and hit the goal with his kick.
2 to 1!
Plymouth finally understood it.
It is not simple to say that he is a young player.
If we continue to stab each other like this, Plymouth will definitely die miserably.
Remember Ian Holloway?
It was the bald English coach who coached the Queens Park Rangers two years before Yang Cheng just took over the team.
He was fired by Queens Park Rangers in February 2006 and now coaches Plymouth.
This guy is very familiar with Yang Cheng. As soon as he saw something was wrong, he immediately started to defend.
In the end, the score of 2-1 was maintained until the end.
No one scored again.
Yang Cheng is also quite satisfied with this result.
……
Three days later, the Bayswater Chinese challenged Charlton Athletic away in the League Cup quarter-finals.
At that time, the main players of the team's first team had just returned from vacation and were undergoing recovery and physical training.
Yang Cheng did not plan to arrange for them to play in this game.
So, this group of young players in the FA Cup continued to play.
To be honest, Yang Cheng is actually mentally prepared to lose.
What he didn’t expect was that these little monkeys actually brought him a big gift.
Not only did he and Charlton Athletic play back and forth throughout the game, but in the 35th minute, Walcott made a quick counterattack, passed two Charlton Athletic defenders, and scored with a single shot. Charlton Athletic goal.
1 to 0!
Afterwards, no matter how hard Charlton Athletic played, they were still unable to break through the Bayswater Chinese goal.
Yang Cheng was surprised that he was promoted!
When he saw the excitement of these players in the locker room, he personally fulfilled his pre-match promise: Let them play in the semifinals.
When Yang Cheng was in League Two and the Championship, why did he dare to fight on multiple fronts and distract himself from the UEFA Cup while playing in the league?
Because he is sure about the league!
Moreover, at that time, the Chinese people in Bayswater needed a championship to boost their morale!
So he went to fight for the cup.
But not anymore.
The competition in the Premier League is too fierce, and Manchester United is eyeing it there. Yang Cheng doesn't dare to make any mistakes.
In every next Premier League game, he will go all out until the team wins the championship!
Of course, if you still can't win the championship despite this, you can only admit that your skills are inferior to others.
Come back next season!
Ferguson’s thoughts are different from Yang Cheng’s.
He gave up on the League Cup early.
We can’t say we give up, we can only say that Manchester United’s young players and substitute players are not up to par.
But in the FA Cup, I tried my best.
This is also in line with the positioning of the FA Cup.
After defeating Charlton in the League Cup quarter-finals, they entered the semi-finals and were drawn against Chelsea.
First the host, then the guest.
The other matchup is Tottenham vs. Arsenal.
……
After playing in the League Cup, we returned to the Premier League and ushered in the 23rd round.
After more than ten days of adjustments, Mourinho's team has returned to form.
More importantly, Shevchenko did not appear in the starting lineup.
The frontcourt is a combination of Kalou, Drogba and Robben, the midfield is Lampard and Ballack, and Makelele is behind.
Essien and Carvalho partnered as central defenders.
As a result, the Blues defeated Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home cleanly.
This also proves once again that Mourinho's team can only return to 433, which is the most suitable tactic for them.
Arsenal defeated Blackburn 2-0 away from home.
Liverpool defeated Watford 3-0 away from home.
Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 3-1 at home.
In this round, the Bayswater Chinese played Everton away.
Moyes has always claimed to be Ferguson's disciple, so naturally he hopes to snipe his competitors for his teacher.
Since this season, Yang Cheng's team has been known for its blitzkrieg.
Unexpectedly, after playing as an eagle all my life, I was pecked blind by a goose.
More than one minute into the game, Everton launched an attack and got a corner kick.
After Arteta took a corner kick, Lescott scored with a header in front of the goal, 1-0!
After taking the lead, Everton attacked fiercely and launched an almost lifeless press in the frontcourt.
In the 12th minute, Leighton Baines fouled Arteta and gave Everton a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
As a result, the direct free kick hit Lars Diarra near the wall, and the rebound was reflected into the Bayswater Chinese goal.
Neuer was immediately confused.
He judged the route correctly, but it did not include such a zigzag line.
Leading by two goals in the first 12 minutes is simply outrageous!
Yang Cheng also realized that after playing the Christmas schedule, the team had been too relaxed in the past ten days, the team's mental state was a bit slack, and the pace of the game was a bit slow.
To put it simply, I am not in the state!
There is no way, Yang Cheng originally wanted to create a scholarly and handsome persona, making himself as personable as possible.
In this case, he could only get angry and let the players pay attention.
The Bayswater Chinese's performance gradually improved, but Everton retreated again and formed a steel barrel formation.
Moyes is a cunning guy.
A rush at the beginning, a goal was stolen, and the iron barrel formation was set up.
How shameless!
However, before the end of the first half, in the 37th minute, the Bayswater Chinese still created an opportunity.
Ashley Young passed the ball diagonally from the left to the penalty area. Dzeko rushed into the penalty area and hit the target in front of the goal, 1 to 2!
Taking advantage of this goal, the Bayswater Chinese pursued the victory.
In the stoppage time of the first half, Arshavin broke through with the ball on the right, was fouled, and got a free kick opportunity.
Ashley Young took the free kick, and Pepe's header was blocked from the baseline.
Corner kick.
Ashley Young still took the penalty, but this time he did not send it into the penalty area, but a quick tactical corner kick.
After Modric received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Leighton Baines quickly stepped in, faced Modric's pass, and shot directly, sending a world wave.
2 to 2!
This die-hard Toffees fan who has been a die-hard Toffees fan since childhood is full of energy today and wants to express himself at Goodison Park.
Unexpectedly, the free kick he just fouled resulted in a conceding goal, which made him feel very angry.
Now, he has regained his face with a world-wide kick.
In the end, the two teams entered the halftime break with a score of 2-2.
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“Everton’s 4231 style of play, the overall formation is very compact and dense.”
In the visiting team’s locker room at halftime, Yang Cheng Combined with the tactical board, we discussed the tactics for the second half with the players.
All the players looked at him attentively and listened to his instructions.
Everton's defensive strength is beyond doubt.
The iron barrel formation set up by Moyes is really not that easy to break.
But another goal must be scored in the second half.
Otherwise, the league leader will be handed over to Manchester United again.
The most effective way to break the density is to continuously pull horizontally.
But the problem is that the Bayswater Chinese now lack an excellent long passer.
Leighton Bynes can transfer long passes, but he is not fast enough or accurate enough.
How to say it?
If it is a slow, high-arc long pass transfer, it is really useless.
By the time you get the ball, the opponent's defense has already adjusted.
The real threat is long passes like those of Toni Kroos, Pirlo, and Xabi Alonso, who have fast ball speed, low arc, but very precise placement. transfer.
Use the offensive strong point on one side to attract the opponent's defense, creating a void on the other side, and then suddenly transfer it.
This is why full-backs will become more and more important.
Usually this kind of transfer ball is received by the full-back on the other side.
After receiving the ball, it is up to the full-backs to initiate the attack.
Obviously not now.
What to do?
"Andre, you have to try to get the ball as much as possible, dribble the ball, attract the defensive players, and then find a way to pass it to the other side."
Modric's length Passing is okay.
"Guys."
Before taking the field, Yang Cheng looked at his players solemnly.
“This game is a test for us.”
“It tests whether we are fully prepared and whether we have the strength to lead the Premier League and even compete for the championship!”
Everyone raised their heads and looked at the head coach, obviously listening.
"The truly strong do not mean that they do not make mistakes."
"On the contrary, everyone, including the strong, will make mistakes. This is normal."
"The strong follow The difference between others is that when they make mistakes, they have enough ability, enough willpower, and strong enough determination to make up for their mistakes and do better in the future! ”
All the players nodded their heads.
“We made a mistake at the beginning of the first half, but we made up for it before the end, so the score is now 2-2.”
"But I want to tell you, if we want to compete for the Premier League championship, if we want to meet higher-level challenges, then just doing this is not enough!"
" We need to do better, be better than the best!”
“We need to challenge our limits in every game, no matter how big and difficult the obstacles are, I We can overcome and solve all the problems."
"Everton are a difficult team, especially at Goodison Park."
"I. I believe that you can use today’s game to tell everyone that neither Everton nor any other team can stop us from moving forward!”
"We have only one goal in the Premier League this season."
"That is the championship!"
......
In the second half, the Bayeswater Chinese Finally showed his blitzkrieg threat.
But Everton was obviously well prepared and still stayed in their own half.
Arshavin kept Yang Cheng's instructions in mind and began to take and dribble the ball more on the right.
The Russian first broke through with the ball on the right and created a corner kick.
But this corner kick attack failed to convert into a goal.
Subsequently, Arshavin planned several attacks on the right and tried to transfer the ball, but the effect was not very good.
Yang Cheng immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled Maicon to increase his offensive intensity to support Arshavin.
This adjustment worked quickly.
Due to the excessive offensive pressure on the right, Everton's defense began to tilt towards its left.
That is the side defended by Yabo and Stubbs.
And in the 53rd minute, Arshavin passed the ball to Modric.
Under the attack of Phil Neville and Arteta, the Croatian just dribbled the ball to create space, then sent a scalpel-like through ball, accurately cutting through Everton line of defense.
Right center back Lescott is a left-footed player, and the connection between right back and right back Hibbert was directly cut open by Modric's pass.
Ashley Young moved forward quickly, and after receiving the ball between two defenders, he broke into the penalty area and formed a single shot. He pushed the ball with his right foot and sent the ball into the Everton goal, 3 to 2!
This goal also sounded the signal for the Bayswater Chinese to counterattack.
After taking the lead, the visiting team seemed to have found the password to unlock the offense.
Everton had to continue to adopt defensive tactics.
But it was already difficult to stop the Bayswater Chinese's goal.
In the 63rd minute, Arshavin dribbled the ball from the right and was intercepted, but Lars Diarra, who came in from the back row, intercepted the ball in time and drove the ball forward.
On the outside of Everton's penalty area, Lars Diarra passed the ball to the right and quickly moved forward into the penalty area.
Maicon broke into the right side of the penalty area and sent a low ball into the cross.
Las Diarra, who had just scored an own goal, moved forward to the right side of the small penalty area in time, got ahead of the defensive players, and stabbed the ball into the goal guarded by goalkeeper Turner.
4 to 2!
After taking a two-goal lead, Everton was completely out of composure.
Moyes replaced forwards Beattie and Van der Meyde in an attempt to strengthen the attack.
But soon, the Bayswater Chinese regretted their decision.
In the 78th minute, Arshavin suddenly appeared on the left. After receiving Modric's pass, he passed the ball in succession, broke through Phil Neville's defense, and followed Dzeko at the front of the penalty area. Completed a beautiful one-two match.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina forward's cross pass just allowed Arshavin to dribble the ball into the left side of the penalty area.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper Turner, Arshavin skillfully stepped on his bicycle, changed the shooting angle, and succeeded in pushing the shot into the empty goal.
5 to 2!
This goal also completely shattered Moyes' determination to continue the counterattack.
After that, Yang Cheng made continuous substitution adjustments.
In the end, the Bayswater Chinese staged a shocking comeback 5-2 after conceding 2 goals in the away game!
Completing an epic away reversal, Yang Cheng’s team once again received widespread praise from the media and fans after the game, especially the praise of many players, including Arshavin. Status recovery.
This will be a great help for the next journey to the league.
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In midweek, in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, the Bayswater Chinese faced Chelsea at home.
Yang Cheng basically fulfilled his promise to young players in this game.
He arranged for all the young players from the previous top 8 knockout matches to continue to start, but at the central defender position, he arranged for the mature and stable Jose Fonte to partner Koscielny.
The goalkeeper still lets veteran Danny Coney start.
This is really not Yang Cheng’s breach of contract.
The central defender position is inherently rotated. In addition to commanding the defense, Jose Fonte's task is also to mention Matic to ensure the stability of the team's defense.
After all, this is a home game, and Yang Cheng doesn't want to lose.
The pressure in the league on Mourinho's side is also very high, so he did not use all his main players.
For example, the lineup he lined up in the frontcourt was Bridge, Kalaw and Wright-Phillips.
Yes, he asked Bridge, the left back, to play as the left winger and Kalaw to play as the forward.
The midfielders are Mikel, Makelele and Ballack.
After the rotation, Chelsea's offense played very poorly.
Although the Bayswater Chinese players are young, they are more energetic and have strong personal abilities.
In the first half, Gareth Bale almost received a pass from Lewandowski and scored against Chelsea substitute goalkeeper Hilario.
Later, in the 77th minute of the second half, Walcott sent an assist from the right. Lewandowski seized the opportunity in the middle and sent the ball ahead of Ferreira and Essien. Into the Chelsea goal.
This is also the only goal in the game.
Bayswater Chinese defeated Chelsea 1-0 at home.
In the words of the media after the game, both sides did not try their best in this game.
But the Bayswater Chinese obviously performed better, and several young players in the team were more eye-catching than Kalaw and others.
Considering that he only conceded one goal in the away game, Mourinho will probably exert his strength at home.
......On the weekend, the 24th round of the Premier League.
Everyone can see that the battle for the league title between the Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United has become increasingly fierce.
Even in the League Cup semi-finals, Yang Cheng arranged for young players to play. Everyone knows that this is to invest all his forces to compete for the league.
Before the game, Yang Cheng also took the initiative to have a war of words with Ferguson.
In this round, Bayswater Chinese faced Sheffield United at home.
Manchester United is visiting the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal.
Yang Cheng publicly stated at the pre-match press conference, "I don't think Manchester United can escape from the away game."
"I know Wenger, he will not allow himself to The team has missed the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and he will try his best to fight for it. ”
“The Gunners have the strength to beat Manchester United at home.”
Since the Bayswater Chinese game is before Manchester United, Yang Cheng said, “We will beat Sheffield United at home and put All the pressure is on Manchester United! ”
Sure enough, in the evening of the same day, the Bayswater Chinese played against Sheffield United at home.
The blitz at the beginning of the first half was unsuccessful, causing the team to quickly reach a deadlock.
But before the end of the first half, Arshavin scored to help the team take the lead.
At the beginning of the second half, the Bayswater Chinese took the lead in launching a blitz, and in the 50th minute, Arshavin scored twice.
In the 55th minute, Gillespie, who had just come on as a substitute for less than 5 minutes and was aiming to strengthen the midfield defense, fouled Arshavin and received a yellow card.
And just 4 minutes later, he fouled again while defending.
This time it is to defend Modric.
The referee Mark Halsey gave him another yellow card and sent him off with a red card.
After playing less than 10 minutes, he received a red card and almost made Sheffield United head coach Neil Warnock vomit blood.
In the 70th and 73rd minutes, the Bayswater Chinese scored two goals.
One was Skrtel's corner kick goal.
Another one was Yaya Toure's shot from behind.
In the end, the team defeated Sheffield United 4-0 at home.
However, it is a pity that the Bayswater Chinese's victory did not leave the pressure on Manchester United.
Ferguson's team is also famous for its toughness.
The Red Devils reversed Arsenal 2-1 in the away game with goals from Ronaldo and Rooney.
But Chelsea must have felt the pressure from the Bayswater Chinese, so they lost to Liverpool 0-2 away from home.
Benitez’s team has been a bit interesting recently.
Yang Cheng’s Bayswater Chinese are good at blitzkrieg, but in recent times, blitzkrieg has often failed to work.
The opponent was prepared for the Bayswater Chinese's attack, and their defense was getting tighter and tighter, so they did not dare to be careless.
On the other hand, Liverpool have scored within the opening 10 minutes for three consecutive rounds, and they are quite ready to inherit the mantle of the Bayswater Chinese.
Of course this is a joke.
But Yang Cheng did feel that the outside world was becoming more and more careful about the targeted tactics of the Chinese in Bayswater.
Especially when many teams faced the Bayswater Chinese, their playing style became obviously more conservative.
This is a mixed blessing.
What is gratifying is that it proves that these Premier League teams, even strong teams like Everton, treat the Bayswater Chinese as strong teams at the level of Manchester United and Chelsea.
This is a recognition of the team’s strength.
The worry is that the team must learn to overcome this pressure.
The Times analyzed the recent period of the Bayswater Chinese, especially the 5 games from Boxing Day to now. They scored 24 goals and conceded 5 goals, of which 3 The game was a clean sheet against the opponent.
This authoritative British media believes that the Bayswater Chinese have become more and more mature and have the demeanor of a strong team.
On the premise of having strong offensive firepower, the defensive level has always been online, and the overall performance is stable.
“The Christmas schedule is a very rare and precious baptism for this young team.”
“Beat Chelsea, draw with Manchester United, and then beat West Ham United. , especially the counterattack against Manchester United to reach the top and lead the standings. , these make the Bayswater Chinese full of confidence."
"Now, this team is becoming more and more difficult to defeat."
"This is Moyes. What he said after losing at home ”
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Losing to Liverpool in the league completely shattered Chelsea’s dream of three consecutive Premier League titles.
Mourinho is under pressure, especially the frequent rumors from the outside media that he will be dismissed, which makes the Portuguese extremely dissatisfied.
In the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals in midweek, Chelsea was the main force.
Mourinho has arranged all the main players that can be used.
Even on the front line, he arranged a double forward combination of Drogba and Shevchenko.
Yang Cheng really didn’t know how to explain this phenomenon.
Shevchenko and Drogba did not call at all this past season.
But the strange thing is that in this game, Drogba first assisted Shevchenko and took the lead in the 22nd minute of the first half.
In the 69th minute of the second half, it was Shevchenko who assisted Drogba to score, expanding the score.
Hey, the two actually went back and forth and hooked up.
In the end, Chelsea defeated the Bayswater Chinese 2-0 at home and advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 2-1.
This is the first time that the Bayswater Chinese have missed the final after winning the League Cup for two consecutive seasons.
In another game, the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur was also in full swing.
In fact, both sides did not try their best, and both left their strength to play in the league.
Especially Arsenal.
The top four in the league are still not there.
The first leg ended at 2-2 at White Hart Lane, and the second leg at the Emirates Stadium ended with a regular score of 1-1.
But in overtime, Arsenal scored two goals.
Among them, Chimbanda scored the most critical first goal.
Arsenal advanced to the final with a total score of 3-1.
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On the weekend, the 4th round of the FA Cup.
The Bayswater Chinese’s opponent in this round is coincidental, Barrent from the northern suburbs of London.
This is the third level of League One, which was the former League Two team.
The Bayswater Chinese still played with young players and went to challenge Balent away from home.
Since they just played against Chelsea in midweek, although the young players recovered quickly, they still had trouble adjusting to their condition.
So in the first hour of the game, the team played poorly.
But where the overall strength is, it is difficult for Brent to compete with the Bayswater Chinese.
The gap in strength between the two sides is indeed too great.
Until the 67th minute of the second half, Koscielny used a header from a corner kick to open the scoring for the team.
In the 83rd minute, substitute Gareth Bale scored the second goal.
In the end, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Balent 2-0 away from home and successfully advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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January 31st, the 25th round of the Premier League.
Things are changing.
The last time the Bayswater Chinese played in front, Yang Cheng tried to create pressure on Manchester United.
This time it’s the other way around.
Manchester United first defeated Watford 4-0 at home, relying on goals from Ronaldo, Rooney, and Larsson, who joined during the winter break.
Ferguson also buried the hatchet for Yang Cheng at the post-match press conference.
The Bayswater Chinese's opponent in this game is Wigan Athletic. This team is just north of Manchester. Ferguson is very familiar with them, so he plays the emotional card.
He even gave Wigan Athletic advice, saying that he would tell them all the secrets on how to defeat the Bayswater Chinese.
“Although they have lost 7 games in a row, I still believe they have a chance to snipe the Bayswater Chinese and prove their strength.”
Sometimes, Yang Cheng is quite speechless. of.
It was as if he didn't know how Ferguson had the nerve to say such praise for Wigan Athletic.
But I don’t know if it was the pressure brought by Ferguson or the players themselves. Anyway, more than 2 minutes into the game, the Bayswater Chinese defense had problems.
That was an offside failure.
José Fonte, who has always been very stable, was a little slow when he was caught offside, causing the opponent's pass to hit directly behind him.
The world-famous first-generation joking king of the Premier League, who claims to have shot 4,000 times without scoring a single goal, dribbles like Messi and shoots for Heskey's great English center. He reverses offside and easily scores a single goal.
Although Dzeko scored twice with a header and kick afterwards, helping the Bayswater Chinese reverse Wigan Athletic 2-1, Yang Cheng still felt very uncomfortable.
Isn’t this so fucking outrageous?
Shevchenko and Drogba didn't call for a season, but when they were kicked by Swart Chinese, you came and gave me assists?
The great Comrade Heskey, a very advanced patient with goal phobia who has failed to score 4,000 shots, actually scored a single goal in just over 2 minutes after the opening?
"If this was a novel, I would be the first to cut off the author's penis!"
I have been teaching labor and management for decades, and I have never encountered anything so outrageous.
"Actually, Husky is not that bad." Brian Kidd defended the center.
Heskey is indeed not an efficient scorer, but his tactical role is still quite good.
Brian Kidd doesn’t understand why Yang Cheng has such a big problem with Heskey’s scoring of his own goal?
In this round, Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 away from home.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3-1 at home.
Chelsea defeated Blackburn 3-0 at home.
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The time has entered February.
The transfer market in European football is closed during the winter break.
In the Premier League, the top-ranked wealthy teams basically don’t do much.
Liverpool is considered to be the most active, but it only signed Arbeloa from Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga and rented Insua from Boca Juniors.
The procedures for Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano to be loaned from West Ham United are still being processed, but he has not yet received a match certificate.
This has caused many people to speculate whether there is a problem with Mascherano's transfer procedures?
Since last summer, many people have been questioning what kind of trouble there is in the transfer of Mascherano and Tevez to West Ham United.
Manchester United is a targeted reinforcement and has loaned striker Larsson from Helsingborg.
Chelsea was once linked to Micah Richards and others, but in the end there was no transfer operation.
According to The Sun, Abramovich stopped Chelsea’s winter transfers.
The specific reason is that Chelsea is likely to change coaches this summer.
In this case, if Mourinho follows Mourinho's wishes and spends a lot of money on signings during the winter break, will these players still conform to the new coach's tactical style in the summer?
Therefore, Chelsea's strategy is not to make any signings during the winter break, requiring Mourinho to prove himself with results this season. Otherwise, he will probably be dismissed at the end of this season.
This also made many media start to ridicule Mourinho's statement before the game that he would reach his peak in three years.
It’s really Mu Nianyan!
Baswater Chinese players are being targeted by many teams, and there have been rumors that they will transfer during the winter break.
It’s also interesting to say.
In the 4 seasons that Yang Cheng coached the Bayswater Chinese, the team sold players during the winter break in the first 3 seasons.
From Jonathan Steed to Joe Hart and last year’s Aaron Lennon and Chimbonda.
So much so that many people are saying that Yang Cheng likes to sell people during the winter break, so that he can severely rip off his opponents.
But this year, the Chinese in Bayswater neither entered nor left.
The biggest movers are the teams in the relegation zone.
West Ham United invested heavily and poached many players just to avoid relegation.
Watford was even more ruthless. They directly loaned 8 players and signed 2 players. It can almost be said that they reorganized the entire team.
There is also Wigan Athletic, which also hired 5 players during the winter break, some on loan and some on free transfers. There is only one forward named Fran, who transferred from Chesterfield. It cost £500,000.
But not that Diego Forlan of Uruguay.
If you want to talk about transfers during this year's winter break, Real Madrid will definitely make the biggest move.
Higuain and Gago, two Argentine players, cost Real Madrid 33 million euros.
Ronaldo moved to AC Milan for 7.5 million euros.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Marcelo should have joined Real Madrid at this time, with a transfer fee of 8 million euros.
But now the Bayswater Chinese have taken the lead.
The Bayswater Chinese have been helping Marcelo integrate into the team.
Yang Cheng is not worried about this.
Many people say that Brazilian players cannot adapt in the Premier League.
It’s really difficult.
But not entirely.
Also full-backs, Yang Cheng's brothers Fabio and Rafael in his previous life played very well at Manchester United.
But I don’t know if it’s because of the difference in football concepts between the Premier League and continental Europe. Yang Cheng always felt that Ferguson’s training and usage of the brothers were very strange, even including Anderson.
There is a saying in continental Europe that there are two types of full-backs, Brazilian full-backs and others.
Why is it so divided?
Because the Brazilian full-back has good skills and strong offensive ability.
Attention, when using Brazilian full-backs, you basically value their ability to penetrate deep and attack.
But the brothers Rafael and Fabio, during their time at Manchester United, wanted to train him in the direction of Gary Neville, constantly emphasizing the body and defense.
This is very strange.
You have to have good physical confrontation and excellent defense, so why use Brazilian full-backs?
Maicon is a weirdo among Brazilian full-backs.
The kind like Alves is considered normal.
So, when Yang Cheng intercepted Marcelo, it was actually an experiment.
He never believes that the Brazilian full-back cannot gain a foothold in the Premier League.
……
February 3, the 26th round of the Premier League.
Arsenal drew 1-1 away from Middlesbrough.
Liverpool drew 0-0 with Everton at home.
Chelsea defeated Charlton Athletic 1-0 away from home.
After a 0-0 draw in the first half, Manchester United scored 4 goals in the second half and defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 away from home.
Yang Cheng's Bayswater Chinese were in an away game against Manchester City. In the first 80 minutes, they failed to score the Blue Moon goal for a long time.
But Arshavin, who Yang Cheng replaced in the 65th minute, assisted the team twice in a row in the 83rd and 89th minutes, assisting Yaya Toure and Modric to score a goal each. Defeated Manchester City 2-0.
Everyone is feeling the pressure of this title race between Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United.
The points between the two teams are very tight.
In the past month, both sides have been gritting their teeth and insisting, neither of them willing to make concessions.
At this critical moment, no matter who it is, as long as they lose first, no, even if they draw first, it may lead to a reversal of the situation and even the loss of the championship.
Under this situation, both sides were holding on to their strength and holding on to their death.
This stalemate situation not only brought huge psychological pressure and burden to the two championship teams, but also made the onlookers media and fans feel the stalemate and tension of this season's Premier League championship. fierce.
No matter it is the Bayswater Chinese or Manchester United, no one can let go.
The rest depends on who makes the mistake first.
……
“Judging from the upcoming schedule, the one that is really likely to cause trouble for Manchester United is the 29th round, when they visit Anfield Stadium to challenge Liverpool.”
Brian Kidd and Yang Cheng were in the office, studying the next schedule of Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United.
This will help clarify the current situation between the enemy and ourselves.
"If Liverpool can't stop Manchester United, then we will probably have to wait until the 34th round and visit Stamford Bridge."
Yang Cheng was looking at the schedule and match list while listening to Brian ·Kidd’s analysis, while looking for clues.
“In the 29th round, we will also play Arsenal away from home.”
“In addition, in the 31st round, we will also play Tottenham away and in the 32nd round we will play Liverpool at home.”
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"Don't forget, between the 27th and 28th rounds, there are national team games, as well as an FA Cup and a Champions League round of 16 first leg."
What's interesting is that the two teams' The opponents are all from Ligue 1.
The Bayswater Chinese’s opponent is French Ligue 1 hegemon Lyon.
Manchester United’s opponent is Lille.
The 27th round of the Premier League is on February 10th, followed by the national team training.
The 17th is the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The 20th and 21st are the first legs of the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds.
After that comes the 28th round of the Premier League.
It can be said that the schedule is very intensive and the challenges are also huge.
Every next step can’t be wrong.
One wrong step, one point lost, and the championship may fall by the wayside.
“Ferguson has very rich experience. The more critical moments like this, the more stable he will be in scoring points, and his team has always been good at grabbing points in February and March. "
When Brian Kidd said this, he shook his head and sighed, "Except for strong dialogue, to be honest, I can't think of any place where he would lose points."
Unexpectedly. There is definitely something going on.
But now the Bayswater Chinese cannot pin all their hopes on an accident to their opponent.
What if something happens to me first?
"Brian, I will think about the team again, but there is something that must be done as soon as possible."
Yang Cheng said seriously, and Brian Kidd immediately agreed, "You said."
"I have asked Adam Crozier to keep a low profile and look for an excellent psychologist."
"Psychologist?" Brian Kidd frowned .
Any normal person would frown upon hearing this term.
Psychological problems always give people a bad feeling.
“Our team is under too much pressure now, and the players are obviously unable to control it. We alone can’t guide them, and the effect is not obvious.”
Yang Cheng is the head coach, and Brian... Kidd is an assistant coach, and they have a kind of authority in front of the players.
No matter how harmonious the relationship is on weekdays, the head coach is the head coach.
There are many things that players will never tell the head coach at all.
I won’t even say that I’ll kill him.
It's like game pressure, would they say?
Say it, doesn’t it mean showing timidity, then do you still need the main position?
At this time, it is particularly necessary for an excellent psychological expert to provide them with enlightenment and psychological counseling.
English football is actually very conservative.
For example, they are reluctant to let women into the locker room.
They are also relatively resistant to psychology and believe that people who are overwhelmed by pressure are cowards.
Even like Dalglish, he believes that fatigue can be resisted by the players' own mental willpower.
You talk to them about science, and they talk to you about metaphysics.
There is no way to communicate.
That’s why Yang Cheng wanted to keep a low profile.
"This has never happened before. It would not sound good if word spread." Brian Kidd had some doubts.
For those who don’t know, they think the player is mentally ill. That’s terrible.
Yang Cheng also understands.
Not to mention now, in a few years, when psychologists join the team, they will be cautious at first, and they will even use other names.
But gradually, it became the first of its kind, and everyone thought it was really delicious.
These psychological experts can really talk to the players about their concerns, and they also know how to talk to the players to help relieve stress and enlighten their emotions.
Guardiola later conducted an experiment, which was to use psychological counseling to help players build a stable psychological mechanism to help them stay stable and calm no matter what situation they encounter during the game. Control the ball.
But this is already more than ten years later.
"I have already decided on this matter. Let's do it this way. You can make arrangements." Yang Cheng did not intend to discuss it and explained directly.
Brian Kidd could only do as he was told.
(End of this chapter)