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Tactically successful, strategically failed!
This is what the British Times said about Chelsea after the battle at Wembley Stadium.
The Times also spoke highly of Chelsea coach Hiddink.
The Times believes that aside from conceding two goals in the first 11 minutes, Chelsea did a very good job of defending against the Bayswater Chinese for most of the game.
"Although he was very passive on the scene, he even resorted to shrinking defense several times and completely gave up the offense."
“But Chelsea did not allow the Bayswater Chinese to take advantage and score for most of the game.”
"To a certain extent, Hiddink's targeted tactics are effective."
The Times highlighted Ivanovic.
This is the second time the Serbian defender has played in the Champions League this season and his second game in three months.
But there was no way. After Bosingwa was injured, Hiddink was worried about Ferreira and could only reuse Ivanovic.
For this reason, he specially put Essien in front to protect Ivanovic.
But in this way, Chelsea's right-side attack is completely useless.
"Whether it is targeted strategy or the players' on-the-spot performance, Chelsea has not lost to the Bayswater Chinese."
"This is a truly high-level duel!"
"From the head coach to the players, they all showed the highest level of technical and tactical skills in the Premier League!"
Although the game was tense and intense, it was relatively dull most of the time.
Because of mutual restraint, no goals were scored.
But why is it said that Hiddink succeeded tactically but failed strategically?
Because of the start!
"Hiddink obviously did not expect that Yang Cheng would invest such huge, or even desperate, resources in the opening stage to launch an attack!"
"He underestimated the determination of Yang Cheng and the Bayswater Chinese."
"Yang Cheng obviously knows very well that once Hiddink's team's defense is formed, the Bayswater Chinese offense is likely to be frustrated, so he launched a desperate attack from the beginning."
“Even to the point where we will never retreat until we score!”
"Yang Cheng and his team have always been known for being good at attacking, but I have never seen them invest so many resources and even ignore the defense behind them."
The Times believes that Yang Cheng is right from the perspective of the entire strategy and even the overall situation of the home and away rounds.
If it weren't for the two goals in the opening game, perhaps the Bayswater Chinese would have been frustrated by Chelsea's subsequent attack and would have seized the opportunity to score.
In fact, the best situation may be 0-0.
But precisely because Yang Cheng desperately attacked and scored a goal in the opening stage, the Bayswater Chinese were in a more relaxed environment in the subsequent games.
Players are also playing more consistently.
"When Yang Cheng was strategically ahead of Hiddink and dared to devote all his resources to attack at the beginning and scored a goal, all Hiddink's targeted tactical arrangements for Chelsea became in vain."
"This battle has impressed everyone who questioned Yang Cheng's coaching ability!"
"As Hiddink said at the post-match press conference, through this battle, Yang Cheng allowed all of us to see his maturity and transformation, and he truly has the coaching level of the world's top coach!"
But the interesting thing about the Champions League knockout rounds is that it is a two-leg format.
Judging from the first round, the Bayswater Chinese deserved their 2-0 lead.
But there’s still round two.
The Times believes that after the first round of the showdown between the two sides, Hiddink will definitely analyze the pros and cons of the first round. The most important thing is that he will have a more comprehensive assessment of Chelsea's strength.
"Back at Stamford Bridge, he will definitely want to actively create goals."
"Therefore, it is very likely that winger players such as Kalou and Anekal will start."
"Although the Bayswater Chinese have a strong central defender like Pepe, the disadvantage Thiago Silva suffered when facing Drogba is also obvious."
"Chelsea is likely to make a fuss about this and then create an offensive threat from the Blues."
"But on the other hand, when Chelsea tries to strengthen their offense, their defense will no longer be as strong as it was in the first round."
"In this case, the Bayswater Chinese's offensive advantage will get more room to play."
In the end, The Times believed that the 2-0 lead at home gave the Bayswater Chinese an advantage and a strategic initiative, but it was not enough to guarantee the team's promotion.
The key still depends on the showdown at Stamford Bridge in the second round.
What is unfavorable for the Bayswater Chinese is that the 32nd round of the Premier League is between the two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals.
In this round, Chelsea plays Bolton Wanderers at home.
Bolton are carefree, with no worries about relegation and no chance of taking a step forward.
Facing such an opponent, Chelsea will be under much less pressure.
Of course, in order to fully attack the top four, the Blues must win Bolton.
On the contrary, the Bayswater Chinese will challenge Manchester City away from home this round.
Yang Cheng's team has a huge lead, but Blue Moon has to fight for the top four in the Premier League.
In this case, Eriksson's team will definitely fight to the end with the Bayswater Chinese.
Yang Cheng may have to make some choices.
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After defeating Chelsea 2-0 at home, in addition to Yang Cheng receiving rave reviews, Dzeko, who scored twice and was elected the best player of the match, also received unanimous praise from media and fans around the world.
As the Bayswater Chinese's top scorer, Dzeko has scored more than 20 goals for two consecutive seasons.
Scored 25 goals in the Premier League last season.
What about this season?
So far, Dzeko has scored 22 goals in 31 rounds.
This also includes several games in which he did not play or came on as a substitute.
Overall, Dzeko's scoring efficiency is even better than last season.
This also made the Bosnian center receive rave reviews.
The British Guardian wrote a special article describing how Dzeko transformed from a midfielder worth only 50,000 pounds, but was dubbed a genius by Yang Cheng and ridiculed by countless people, to a world-class scorer.
Yang Cheng praised Dzeko by name at the post-match press conference, thinking that he is the strongest center in world football today!
"I don't care what other people think, but in my mind, he is the strongest in the world!"
"No one!"
The Guardian believes that compared with other top centers, Dzeko is not outstanding in many aspects.
For example, the physical strength is not as good as Drogba, the impact is not as good as Torres, and the dominance in the penalty area is not as good as Ibrahimovic...
But these do not prevent Dzeko from becoming the world's top scorer.
Because he is comprehensive enough!
Even compared with the equally comprehensive Ibrahimovic, Dzeko is better than Ibrahimovic in terms of tactical execution and team contribution.
Especially in terms of scoring efficiency.
Dzeko is the kind of center who can provide the team with stable goals, which is much more reliable than Ibrahimovic.
The British Sun also reported on Dzeko at length and pointed out that Dzeko's outstanding performance for two consecutive seasons has won him the favor of more top wealthy teams.
"The Catalan media conducted a questionnaire survey. Among thousands of Barcelona fans, they chose who they wanted to join Barcelona. Dzeko was far ahead and became the powerful center that all Barcelona fans most wanted! ”
"Head coach Guardiola has also praised Dzeko by name many times in front of the media, believing that the Bosnian center is the center he wants most."
"At the same time, in Madrid, the capital of Spain, Marca and AS reported that Florentino will return to Real Madrid this summer. In addition to Ronaldo, Dzeko is the top star he wants most. ! ”
"Not to mention, in the Premier League, Chelsea hopes to sign Dzeko to replace the aging Drogba; Manchester City wants to sign Dzeko to further enhance the team's offensive power..."
The Sun is very confident that it will be difficult for the Bayswater Chinese to keep Dzeko this summer.
This player, who spent a transfer fee of 50,000 pounds from the Bayswater Chinese, is bound to set off a wave of competition in European football this summer.
"The center of Bosnia and Herzegovina may even challenge Ronaldo's position as the summer champion!"
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On the afternoon of April 11, Manchester City Stadium.
For Manchester City, this is a crucial decisive battle!
Because they want to hit the top four in the league.
After losing 0-2 to Arsenal in the last round away game, Manchester City's situation is no longer ideal.
So in this round, Eriksen said that the team must win the Bayswater Chinese at home.
Yang Cheng's team just defeated Chelsea in the Champions League and will play the second round on Wednesday. This is tantamount to giving a gift to Manchester City.
Blue Moon is ready for work, ready for work, and fully prepared.
Yang Cheng wants to prepare for Wednesday's battle at Stamford Bridge, so this game will involve a heavy rotation.
It can almost be said that the cup lineup is used to play the league.
The opening attack failed to produce results. Instead, in the 28th minute, after Adebayor grabbed the first goal in the frontcourt, Kaká quickly stepped in and shot a furious shot from the front of the penalty area, breaking Neuer. Er's goal.
Manchester City leads 1-0!
After the start of the second half, the Bayswater Chinese launched another wave of attacks.
In the 50th minute, Lewandowski scored with a low shot near the penalty spot, equalizing the score for the Bayswater Chinese.
The two sides made continuous substitutions and continued to fight.
Until the 83rd minute, Robinho broke through with the ball and sent a pass, and Adebayor scored a goal.
2 to 1!
This score was maintained until the end.
Manchester City finally relied on Adebayor's pass and shot to defeat the Bayswater Chinese 2-1.
……
Affected by the Champions League competition, several teams participating in the Champions League this round did not play very well.
Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3 at home thanks to Didier Drogba's brace.
This score actually does not reflect the final result very well.
In the previous hour, Chelsea scored 4 goals in a row.
But in the last half hour of the game, Bolton launched a crazy counterattack and scored 3 goals in just 8 minutes.
In the last ten minutes, Bolton even overwhelmed Chelsea.
In the end, the Blues relied on tight defense to hold on to a 4-3 score at home.
The key factor that caused the disparity in Chelsea's performance was that Drogba and Lampard were replaced by Anelka and Deco.
These two players were outstanding on the court.
Hiddink's substitution was made for Wednesday's Champions League match.
Unexpectedly, his arm was broken when he was replaced.
Also, after taking a big lead, Chelsea relaxed a little, giving their opponents an opportunity to take advantage of.
Hiddink didn't dare to make any substitutions in the last 20 minutes. He just relied on tight defense to survive the game.
But Essien and Alex did not appear in this game.
Obviously, they are also preparing for the Champions League next Wednesday.
Yang Cheng also watched Chelsea's game against Bolton. Drogba and Lampard are currently in very good condition.
If Hiddink wants to make a comeback in the second round, these two players, as well as rested Essien and Alex, will play a more important role.
Chelsea are not doing well and so are Manchester United.
Ferguson's team narrowly defeated Black Cats Sunderland 2-1 away from home.
Although Arsenal reversed Wigan Athletic 4-1 in the away game, which looked like a big victory, in fact, in the previous hour, Arsenal was lagging behind and being beaten.
It was not until later, after Arshavin came on as a substitute, that Arsenal's performance improved, scoring 4 goals in a row.
Liverpool, without the pressure of the Champions League, beat Blackburn 4-0 at Anfield.
As a result, after 32 rounds of the Premier League, the Bayswater Chinese scored 84 points with 27 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, ranking first in the pound.
Since the Bayswater Chinese lost to Manchester City in this round, Manchester United caught up with 71 points, but was still 13 points behind the Bayswater Chinese.
With only 6 rounds left in the league, the possibility of Manchester United reversing is almost zero.
But Ferguson is still speaking very hard now.
Just as he had caught Yang Cheng and asked him before: It's almost zero, that means it's not zero yet.
No matter how small the possibility is, it is possible!
Therefore, Manchester United has not given up hope yet.
Ferguson's slogan even shouted louder than Yang Cheng's.
Yang Cheng shouted that he would hit the Triple Crown.
What about Ferguson?
The old Jazz has already said that Manchester United is still fighting for the four crowns!
Anyway, one more crown than you Bayswater Chinese!
Of course, everyone understands that this is Ferguson's slogan to boost the team's morale.
But after winning the League Cup, the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League are all still online, and Manchester United's performance is not too bad.
After Manchester United has lost points in a row recently, the teams behind have also caught up.
Ranked third is Arsenal, with 71 points.
Ranked 4th is Liverpool, with 67 points.
Ranked fifth is Manchester City, with 65 points.
Ranked 6th is Chelsea, with 64 points.
Judging from the current situation, Wenger's Gunners have undoubtedly gained a certain advantage in the battle for the top four in the league.
But it’s nothing more than safe.
The most important thing is the schedule.
The Gunners' last six games include away games against Liverpool, home games against Chelsea and away games against Manchester United.
These 3 games are all very difficult.
Not to mention, the Gunners are still playing in the Champions League.
Two-front combat, coupled with a difficult schedule, will be a very big challenge for Arsenal.
In comparison, Manchester City's schedule is pretty good.
Except for the away game against Manchester United in the same city derby, several other games were difficult to play, but none of them were ranked among the top six teams.
The strongest one is Everton.
This is particularly important for Manchester City whether they can score points.
Eriksson said in an interview with media reporters that Manchester City should learn from the Chinese in Bayswater.
It’s time to score points, don’t lose a single point!
This season, Yang Cheng's team's scoring efficiency is really too high!
Liverpool's schedule is the best to some extent. Except for playing Arsenal at home, the other games are not very strong. With Benitez's level, it is very likely to win them all.
Chelsea's schedule is right between Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.
We also have to play top ten teams such as Everton and West Ham United, as well as Bayswater Chinese at home and Arsenal away from home.
Moreover, these two rounds are next to each other.
This undoubtedly raised a difficult problem for Hiddink.
As the most competitive season in history, there is not much suspense about the Premier League championship this season.
What really attracts attention is the battle for the top four.
Judging from the odds offered by bookmakers, Liverpool has the highest probability of finishing in the top four.
After that comes Arsenal.
Manchester City and Chelsea are similar.
This can also be seen that the current pattern of the Premier League is really broken.
With the joining of superstars such as Robinho and Kaka, Manchester City's overall strength has been greatly improved.
Coupled with the retention of Eriksson, the team remains stable and has the strength to hit the top four in the league.
It is reported that Abramovich is trying his best to retain Hiddink, hoping that the Dutch coach can continue to coach Chelsea after the end of the season.
To this end, he is willing to increase investment and improve Chelsea's strength as soon as possible.
Obviously, this summer, a new arms race is already on the horizon!
……
On the evening of April 14th, Stamford Bridge Stadium, London.
In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Bayswater Chinese challenged Chelsea away.
In the first leg, with a 2-0 lead at home, what tactics will the two West London teams adopt in the second leg?
This has become the focus of the most attention from media and fans around the world.
Hiddink showed eye-catching sincerity from the starting lineup.
Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defense: Ashley Cole, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic;
Midfield: Essien deep, Lampard and Ballack in the middle;
Forwards: Malouda, Drogba and Anelka.
This is already the strongest offensive lineup that Hiddink can currently line up.
With Deco in poor form, Chelsea can no longer come up with a better offensive configuration than this.
And it is not difficult to see from the starting lineup that Hiddink's theme in the second round will be offense!
What about Yang Cheng’s Bayswater Chinese?
Continue to adopt the 433 lineup that we are best at.
Goalkeeper: Neuer;
Defense: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Maicon;
Midfield: Yaya Toure deep, Rakitic and Modric in the centre;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Dzeko and Theo Walcott.
Compared with the first round, except for Pepe who was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards, all other players started.
Many people even speculated that Yang Cheng would replace Rakitic with Matuidi.
As a result, it didn't happen.
This also fully reflects Yang Cheng's determination.
Even if he is already leading 2-0 at home, he will continue to stick to his football philosophy on the road.
Before the game started, when the captains of the two teams were guessing, Modric actually beat Terry and got the right to kick off.
This is rare!
Yang Cheng smiled and gave Modric a thumbs up on the sidelines.
"This is a good sign!" Yang Cheng laughed.
He also tries his best to relax the players before the game.
Relaxation here does not mean slacking off, but looking at the game with a more relaxed and positive attitude.
The coaching staff and sports science department are doing their best to provide logistical support as much as possible.
Yang Cheng's mentality also infected the players on the court.
The referee of this match is Luis Medina Cantalejo from Spain.
For the Bayswater Chinese, Dzeko and Rakitic stood in the center circle preparing to serve, while Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott were on the wings.
When the referee blew the whistle, Dzeko kicked the ball to Rakitic. The Croatian directly passed a long pass back to his own backcourt and handed it to Thiago Silva.
After joining Bayswater Chinese, the Brazilian central defender gradually gained a firm foothold. Through his outstanding and stable performance, he conquered all his teammates and became the backbone of the team's defense.
Even Pepe is very convinced of Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva is also very smart when playing football. He can always clearly understand the coach's intentions.
Chelsea moved forward quickly when the whistle sounded and started to press aggressively.
The Bayswater Chinese passed the ball back and forth in the backcourt.
The team's entire formation quickly spread out, especially the left and right wings, which were stretched very wide.
This poses a problem for Chelsea.
With the total score trailing by 2 goals, Chelsea will take the initiative.
But now, the Bayswater Chinese get the ball in the backcourt.
According to the pre-match arrangement of Yang Cheng and the coaching staff, the central defender's ball-taking area is basically near the 30-meter area of his own side, and the two full-backs are wider and further forward.
The team's midfielder is placed in the center circle and center line.
If Chelsea wants to steal the ball, they must press the players up.
Hiddink is actually very cautious.
At the beginning, Drogba rushed to the two central defenders.
Anelka and Malouda were guarding Leighton Baines and Maicon on the wing.
Chelsea's entire midfield and backfield are immobile.
But this is obviously ineffective.
When Drogba pressed forward, the two central defenders did not even need to pass back to the goalkeeper. Through their own movement, the Ivorian could not grab any chance at all. So, Lampard followed suit.
At this time, Yaya Toure, Leighton Baines and Maicon all came back.
The Bayswater Chinese are very good at passing and cutting. This style of play has been played for so many years. Even the youth team adopts this concept to train players, and the players are very familiar with each other.
There was no way Chelsea could stop him.
After targeting an opportunity, Kompany sent a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
Walcott sprinted forward along the right flank.
Ashley Cole was chasing after him all the way.
England's left back is not as fast as Walcott.
But after the little tiger caught up with the ball and stopped the ball with his foot, he had to slow down.
Ashley Cole took the opportunity to catch up and tackled the ball out of bounds.
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Not even tripping up Walcott.
This beautiful defense won Ashley Cole applause from Stamford Bridge.
But it also sounded a wake-up call for Chelsea!
Don't press too far forward!
The Bayswater Chinese may hit you from behind at any time!
……
"What the hell, aren't you being a rogue?"
Roy Wilkins was so angry that he jumped up.
"If you have the ability, come out and do it openly, what's the point of hiding in the backcourt and making long passes to counterattack?"
"What age are you in, and you still pass the ball for a long time?"
Hiddink glanced at his assistant awkwardly, stretched out his hand, and pressed the button out of thin air, signaling him to sit down and not to worry.
Is this a rogue thing?
Wouldn't it be even more rogue for Chelsea to huddle up and defend in the first round?
Also, have you ever seen a long pass like the Bayswater Chinese?
If the teams in the Premier League that play long balls and lobs had half the passing and ball control abilities of the Bayswater Chinese, the Football Association would be extremely happy!
In the final analysis, they are all taking advantage of each other's strengths.
"The speed of their two wings is too fast. If they rush forward, they can't stop them at all."
"Coupled with the long passes from the backcourt players..."
After a pause, Hiddink couldn't think of a better adjective and clicked his tongue, "It's really such a rogue!"
But thinking about it from another perspective, if Hiddink was Yang Cheng, he would play like this.
Isn’t that how the 2-goal advantage in the first round is used?
Oh, is it possible that after getting a 2-goal advantage in the first round and not taking advantage of it in the second round, we will go out and fight you?
That's stupid!
Now, Chelsea is faced with a dilemma.
If you want to win the ball, you have to press out and grab it.
Just three players in the frontcourt, or even players in the midfield, is not enough.
Once the pressure is out, the tight defensive formation in the midfield and backcourt will definitely have cracks everywhere.
It would be better to grab it, but if it cannot be grabbed, it would be very dangerous for the Bayswater Chinese to penetrate through skillful passing and cutting.
If the defensive position is to be kept tight, it cannot be pressed out.
Let’s not talk about how long the Bayswater Chinese can delay.
It only took more than ten minutes to drain Chelsea's enthusiasm at the beginning, and the rest of the game would be even more difficult.
While Hiddink was chatting with Wilkins, a sudden change occurred on the court.
The entire Stamford Bridge stadium screamed.
……
"Ashley Cole took it from the backcourt, and Walcott counterattacked on the spot."
"Passed back to Terry."
"Chelsea wanted to have possession."
"Dzeko pushed towards Terry."
"Terry crossed the ball to Alex."
"Alex is in danger!"
"Rakitic made a quick move."
"Alex protected the ball and wanted to make a big-footed clearance."
"The ball hit Rakitic's leg and fell to the left side of the penalty area."
"Gareth Bale quickly stepped forward and grabbed the ball before Ivanovic."
"The Welsh wing took the ball from the left and passed to the back point."
"Dzeko headed in and hit the goal."
"Cech has done a great job!"
"The Czech lifted Dzeko's header over the crossbar."
"The Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge are probably going to have a heart attack from fear."
“The Bayswater Chinese’s advance was very fast and sudden.”
"They obviously saw that Chelsea consciously wanted to seize the ball and control the ball in the backcourt."
"But we must admit that not all teams can switch possession of the ball."
"Especially for Chelsea, they really don't have such a tactical gene!"
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Hiddink walked out of the coaching bench for the first time, walked to the sidelines, and shouted to the players, indicating that they should pay attention to defense.
Don't play with fire on the back line!
Affected by the attack just now, Chelsea's overall formation involuntarily retreated.
For the Blues, shrinking defense can bring them more security and make them more adaptable.
Since the 1990s, this team has been influenced by Italian football, and later Ranieri and Mourinho. The entire tactical DNA of the Blues is basically defensive.
But as soon as Chelsea retreated, the Bayswater Chinese pressed forward.
The most typical one is this time in the 6th minute.
After Chelsea stole the ball in their own half, it quickly passed to Ballack's feet.
Ballack sent a medium and long pass in his own 30-meter area, intending to go to the frontcourt to find Drogba.
When the ball reached the frontcourt, everyone discovered that Chelsea only had Drogba left in the frontcourt.
Anelka and Malouda on both wings retreated.
As soon as the Ivorian got the ball, he was marked by Thiago Silva.
Yaya Toure and Kompany also quickly cut off Drogba's passing lanes.
The ball was lost quickly.
After losing the ball, Chelsea once again tried to organize a counterattack in the frontcourt.
Drogba retreated and Lampard pressed forward to press.
As a result, the Bayswater Chinese passed the ball continuously, and Lampard could not even see the shadow of the ball, let alone touch it.
And in the 13th minute, the Bayswater Chinese seized an opportunity on the right.
After Maicon passed the ball to Yaya Toure, he quickly sprinted forward.
Walcott in front first ran laterally and gave up the space on the right side for Maicon. When he saw that Yaya Toure was unable to pass the ball back to Maicon, he immediately retreated to receive the ball and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
The ball came to Walcott's feet.
At this time, Maicon had already moved forward to the winger position, pulling away Ashley Cole.
Walcott stopped the ball, turned around, and pushed forward with the ball.
Lampard immediately rushed towards Walcott.
The little tiger saw Modric crossing behind Lampard and sent a pass lightly.
Essien rushed towards the passing line immediately.
Modric knew that if he followed the path of the ball, he would be intercepted by Essien.
I saw the Croatian catch up and dunk the ball with the inside of his right foot, and then dunk the ball from behind to his left side.
Modric also stopped suddenly and changed direction to the left, which is the direction of the center. While chasing the ball, he also raised his head and glanced ahead.
When he caught the ball, he sent a precise through ball with his left foot.
At the top of the penalty area, Dzeko was waiting between Alex and Terry.
When the ball came, the Bosnia and Herzegovina center stepped forward quickly. As soon as he stopped with his left foot, he broke into Chelsea's penalty area and hit again with his right foot.
From a direct pass from Walcott, to Modric stopping the ball and smashing past Essien, and then sending a wonderful direct pass, and then Dzeko stopped the ball with his left foot and hit the goal.
The whole process can be described as extremely smooth and perfectly connected.
Chelsea's defenders didn't even touch the player, let alone the ball.
Dzeko's volley went straight into the left side of Chelsea's goal.
Cech flew to save, but was still too slow!
"The ball went in!!!"
"In the 13th minute, Dzeko broke Chelsea's goal again!"
"Wonderful assist from Modric!"
"Chelsea's defense was torn apart by the Bayswater Chinese at this moment!"
"We have seen that the Blues players are not working hard, but their hard work, with the wonderful cooperation of the Bayswater Chinese players, has no effect at all."
"The whole scoring process was so exciting!"
The moment Yang Cheng saw Dzeko scoring from the sidelines, he jumped up excitedly.
Brian Kidd and others also rushed out of the coaching bench and surrounded Yang Cheng.
1 to 0!
The total score is 3-0!
But more importantly, the Bayswater Chinese got an away goal.
This means that Chelsea must score 4 goals!
4 balls!
This almost sentenced Chelsea to death!
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It’s over!
This season’s Champions League is over again!
The moment Dzeko scored, Abramovich, who was sitting in the VIP box at Stamford Bridge, sat back down in frustration, looking extremely lonely.
Even if he doesn't understand football, he can still see that in this goal, Dzeko is of course the scorer, but a large part of the credit must go to Modric.
Especially the Croatian's exquisite footwork when he dunked Essien, and the subsequent fatal through ball.
This made Abramovich very depressed.
Because he once wanted to buy Modric.
"You think, if we had bought Modric instead of Deco, would the current situation be better?"
Abramovich's deep voice sounded in the box.
Neither chairman Bruce Buck nor Peter Kenyon could answer his question.
Deco's cards are much bigger than Modric's.
After all, Deco was already a superstar at that time.
But who would have thought that Deco's condition would decline so quickly?
In the end, it was Pini Zahavi who was more familiar with and understood Abramovich.
"Actually, when you asked me to dig up Modric, the Chinese in Bayswater didn't want to sell him at all, and they didn't even want to talk."
Abramovich's expression improved slightly.
Pini Zahavi raised his eyebrows at Peter Kenyon, as if to say: Brother, learn the rules of survival in the workplace!
When a boss expresses regret, it does not mean that he really regrets it, but that he wants us, as subordinates, to help him find a step up and find a way to come back!
Understand?
Peter Kenyon nodded secretly, understanding.
Sure enough, after Abramovich's expression softened, he looked at Pini Zahavi again.
"Pini, what do you think of the current situation at Chelsea?"
Pini Zahavi immediately grinned, "I think Hiddink is very right. The team's current lineup is already very good. It only needs to recruit and strengthen some local positions."
"This summer, the most important thing for the team is to retain Hiddink."
"Looking at the current European football world, there are really very few head coaches like Hiddink who fit Chelsea's football philosophy and have super coaching abilities."
Whether it was Bruce Buck or Peter Kenyon, after hearing this, they secretly gave a thumbs up to Pini Zahavi in their hearts.
No wonder this Israeli can always follow Abramovich, he is so popular with Abramovich!
Signings?
Chelsea's current lineup is not strong enough?
The only obvious shortcoming is the team's center position.
Abramovich felt that Drogba was too old and his scoring efficiency was not high enough, so he wanted to sign Dzeko.
In addition, Barcelona also wants to sell Eto'o in exchange for a transfer fee to compete for Dzeko.
Therefore, there is really nothing wrong with Chelsea's entire lineup.
More importantly, Abramovich's current funds are not particularly abundant.
Every word of Pini Zahavi’s words was filled with Abramovich’s thoughts.
Especially keeping Hiddink!
"The Russian national team is in some trouble." Abramovich shook his head.
"I think it's okay to continue doing both as we are now," Pini Zahavi said.
Don't tell me, Abramovich is really tempted.
"I'll think about it, you go find Adam Crozier and talk about Dzeko's transfer."
Abramovich likes Dzeko very much.
This high center forward is so comprehensive and has very good skills with his feet.
The most important thing is that he is one of the best centers in world football right now!
Peter Kenyon opened his mouth slightly, but thought of something and stopped talking.
He actually wanted to remind Abramovich that by poaching the Bayswater Chinese, isn't it equivalent to helping the Bayswater Chinese build a new stadium?
At first, Abramovich refused to do this life and death.
But then he thought, times had changed.
Suppressing the development of the Chinese in Bayswater was already a matter of years ago.
Can the current sworn enemy in West London still be suppressed?
It is developing better than Chelsea!
If Abramovich hadn't been rich, he would have been left behind by the Bayswater Chinese.
Since it can no longer be suppressed, there is no need to worry about a new stadium.
Peter Kenyon didn't dare play at the Bayswater Chinese's new stadium.
That's Abramovich's scar!
If anyone mentions it, he will go berserk!
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Hiddink is a very smart and courageous head coach.
After Dzeko scored, the whole situation has completely changed.
Especially after seeing the morale of Chelsea players plummeting, the Dutch decisively adopted a defensive contraction tactic.
This immediately solidified the team's defense.
Throughout the first half, Chelsea did not create any good opportunities for the Bayswater Chinese.
In the second half, Chelsea still made no substitution adjustments, but the overall performance had improved significantly.
At this time, the Blues adopted relatively more aggressive tactics and created several opportunities.
But the Bayswater Chinese also played several very good offenses.
Especially in the 63rd minute, Ashley Cole's tactical foul on Maicon earned him a yellow card.
Gareth Bale's free kick bounced off Chelsea's crossbar.
This shocked everyone in the Blue Army into a cold sweat.
Neither team scored again after that.
Yang Cheng changed three people, but Hiddink made no substitutions from beginning to end.
Yes, Chelsea will fight to the end with one lineup!
This actually shows Hiddink's attitude.
In the current Chelsea, the starting lineup is strong, but the bench lineup still has some shortcomings.
In contrast, Hiddink is more worried about the team losing the ball again after the substitution.
In the end, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Chelsea 1-0 away and 3-0 on aggregate.
After beating their rivals in West London in two rounds, Yang Cheng's team successfully advanced to the Champions League semi-finals!
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While the Bayswater Chinese advanced to the Champions League semi-finals, the other three teams were also freshly announced.
The Bayswater Chinese met in the semi-finals with the Red Devils Manchester United, also from the Premier League.
Ferguson's team eliminated Porto in the quarterfinals and successfully advanced to the semifinals.
As a result, Yang Cheng's team will once again encounter Ferguson's Manchester United in the semi-finals, which is bound to be a fierce fight.
Arsene Wenger's Arsenal defeated La Liga's Villarreal 3-0 at home and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
What they encountered was Guardiola's Barcelona.
Barcelona defeated Bayern Munich 4-0 at home in the semifinals.
Football emperor Beckenbauer was furious after the disastrous defeat, believing that Bayern Munich's battle exposed the disparity between Bayern Munich and Europe's top teams.
Therefore, in this season’s Champions League semi-finals, the Bayswater Chinese will face Manchester United and Barcelona will face Arsenal.
This is the third consecutive season that three Premier League teams have advanced to the Champions League semi-finals.
From this point we can also see the current strength of the Premier League.
Although the Premier League is facing a more critical situation under the dual pressure of the depreciation of the pound and a substantial increase in income tax, the competitiveness of the Premier League teams is also obvious to all.
After the top four in the semi-finals were announced, major European bookmakers have also refreshed their winning odds.
The Bayswater Chinese, who defeated Chelsea in two rounds, ranked second in terms of winning odds, behind Barcelona in La Liga.
Guardiola's team has become the number one favorite to win the championship with its amazing record of beating Bayern by a huge score.
More importantly, the Bayswater Chinese want to fight against Manchester United, and the Gunners will be relatively easy to deal with.
This can also be seen from the winning odds.
Arsene Wenger's side are at the bottom of the top four in odds to win the title, with Manchester United in third.
The top three teams of the Premier League are besieging Barcelona, which has become a highlight of the Champions League semi-finals.
Media and fans around the world are scrambling to watch to see if Guardiola's side can fight their way out of the Premier League and into Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
What's interesting is that just after finishing the Champions League on Wednesday, the weekend ushered in the FA Cup semi-finals non-stop.
This season's English FA Cup semi-final matchup is Arsenal playing Chelsea at home.
Manchester United plays Bayswater Chinese at home.
The three teams in the Champions League semi-finals all reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
This is also a unique first time in the history of the FA Cup!
Some people even said that if Chelsea hadn't drawn the Bayswater Chinese early, maybe the top four of the Premier League would have won the Champions League semi-finals.
Doesn't that mean that the FA Cup is as valuable as the Champions League?
(End of chapter)