Chapter 182 The beginning of hell! Wembley's new favorite! The person who made the big cake【Please subscribe】
"Hello, Florentino!"
When Yang Cheng quietly arrived at the Lancaster Royal Hotel, the first thing he did was to visit the chairman of Real Madrid.
"Hello Yang, nice to meet you!"
Florentino also smiled and shook hands with Yang Cheng.
The two teams fight to the death on the court, but in private they actually have a good relationship.
Even if we are assigned to the same group now, that's okay.
For wealthy clubs, victory or defeat is a matter of course.
More importantly, from a business perspective, strong dialogue is beneficial to both parties.
Yang Cheng also shook hands with Jose Sanchez politely.
This is also a great guy.
In 2003, when Real Madrid signed Beckham from Manchester United, The Sun secretly photographed Peter Kenyon, the then general manager of Manchester United, meeting with Real Madrid representatives at the hotel door.
The man in the photo is Jose Sanchez.
Since then, this guy has been on a rocket ride.
In the three years since Calderon and Mijatovic replaced Florentino, he purged almost all of Real Madrid's core executives, except for Jose Sanchez, the business director.
After Florentino took office, Jose Sanchez became even more important.
"When I came here, I saw your new stadium in the car. It was very spectacular and quite nice!"
Florentino said this with a bit of envy.
As Real Madrid president again, there are two things he wants to do most.
The first is to lead Real Madrid to achieve revival; the second is to become the greatest president of Real Madrid after Mendoza, even after the Bernabeu.
Renovating or even rebuilding the Bernabeu has always been his wish.
"Thank you." Yang Cheng thanked politely, "We are also doing our best to sell iron at the expense of others."
Florentino chuckled, "But I heard that you still performed very well in the new season."
"We've dropped to eighth in the league, how are you doing?" Yang Cheng laughed at himself.
Florentino and José Sanchez both laughed.
Everyone knows that Bayswater Chinese are ranked 8th in this league and have a lot of water.
"Then can I understand that our group will be ranked first?" Florentino asked jokingly.
Yang Cheng also replied with a smile: "You still have to play it before you know."
All three of them laughed.
Florentino asked Yang Cheng humbly as a joke and asked him to comment on Real Madrid's current lineup.
Yang Cheng believes that Real Madrid's current lineup is indeed very strong, but it is not yet time to produce results.
"The league relies on the midfield, and the strong dialogue depends on the front and rear midfield."
Yang Cheng looked directly at Florentino, not hiding anything, but speaking frankly.
"Judging from the current lineup of Real Madrid, the frontcourt is indeed superior, but the midfielder is still not strong enough. The combination of Lars Diarra and Xabi Alonso is quite good, but it is not enough."
"The defense will be Real Madrid's shortcoming."
Florentino's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly nodded at Yang Cheng.
Obviously, the Real Madrid technical team headed by Valdano and Zidane must have analyzed this with him.
Just like the Bayswater Chinese this season, why does Yang Cheng dare to say that the team still wants to win the championship?
Because the midfielder is still very strong!
Rakitic and Modric both experienced the test last season. As long as Matic and Javi Martinez can take over smoothly, the Bayswater Chinese midfielder may even be stronger than last season.
In addition to Matuidi and Aaron Ramsey, there is also Kanter who was promoted by Yang Cheng to the first team for joint training.
This group of players are one year more mature than last season, and their overall strength will also increase accordingly.
As long as the midfielder is strong enough and can continuously deliver shells to the frontcourt and create opportunities, there will be no shortage of goals from the front.
To put it bluntly, if Yang Cheng is willing, Andy Carroll can be fed into Drogba!
Don’t believe it!
The key is to see if it’s worth it!
Wasn't this the way Dortmund used to train young players?
But once it comes to a strong dialogue, and both sides are good in midfield, it will test both ends.
Depends on whether you want to focus on offense or defense.
Real Madrid's current situation is that they can't defend him and can only rely on offense.
Besides, Real Madrid has no defensive gene.
The same goes for Barcelona.
Whether in the past few years or in the coming years, Barcelona's defense has never been better.
It relies entirely on the midfield and frontcourt to carry it, and the passing and ball control system to maintain it.
Real Madrid's current problem is that there is a serious lack of creativity and control in the midfield.
Guti and Van der Vaart can provide creativity and passing, but the problem is that with them, Real Madrid's midfield is still lame.
This doesn't make sense when facing a weak team.
But once it comes to a strong conversation, it is immediately exposed.
That's why Yang Cheng said that now is not the time for Real Madrid.
Yang Cheng also stopped talking about other teams' matters and quickly changed the topic to the International Champions Cup.
This is also the purpose of their trip.
Yang Cheng had already handed the research report that Xia Qing had asked a third-party company to do before, and they should have read it.
The market is really huge now!
"We all know that Real Madrid is a wealthy team with a long history and is very respected."
"You are one of the founders of the Champions League. This is a great move that completely changes the history and pattern of European football."
"Today, European football must begin to change. The selection of the European Ballon d'Or has begun to become globalized. This is especially true for our club, so we must keep pace with the times."
"The International Champions Cup is our answer!"
Yang Cheng's words were very useful to Florentino.
Real Madrid's history is indeed respectable.
And if the International Champions Cup can really change the pattern of European football and even world football like the Champions League half a century ago, then there is no doubt that Florentino will be a bright spot on the resume of Real Madrid chairman.
More importantly, this is in line with Real Madrid's global strategy.
"You are really making a big splash in the United States this time. I heard that in Los Angeles, you attracted more than 90,000 people for one game?"
Florentino didn't say anything, but Jose Sanchez asked from the side.
"That's right, ticket sales for that game alone exceeded $10 million."
Jose Sanchez trusted this number because it was difficult to fake.
"Mr. Yang, do you think this year's World Football Challenge can cover the cost of hosting the game?"
"There should be no problem, but I don't know how the United States will operate it."
After a pause, Yang Cheng added, "Moreover, even if we fail to make a profit in the first year, if we can maintain this momentum for several consecutive years, normalize and formalize the cup, and build it into a summer cup IP, How much is that worth? ”
Jose Sanchez has obviously settled his own account.
Whether it can cover the cost is difficult to say, but the prospects are definitely very good.
"Mr. Yang, I would like to ask again. There is already a cup competition in the United States. Why do you think we need to establish a new cup competition instead of cooperating with the Americans?"
Yang Cheng felt happy, this was the real core issue.
In other words, many wealthy teams, including Real Madrid, have such doubts.
"It's simple, because Americans don't understand football and can't play football well!"
"In fact, I can boldly say that even if we did not re-establish the cup, the World Football Challenge would have been doomed from the beginning!"
Yang Cheng's words shocked both Florentino and Jose Sanchez.
Although this event is new, it is very popular.
The organizers in the United States are also working hard to win the favor of European giants and want to invite them to compete in the United States next year.
All the data are very gratifying.
Why was it doomed from the start?
Seeing the confusion in the eyes of Florentino and Jose Sanchez, Yang Cheng was not unprepared.
"Because all the decisions made by the Americans have been to make money from the beginning. They have never thought about operating this football market for a long time. They just want to make quick money."
"I heard that they will stop the event in 2010, but by 2011, they will significantly expand their troops."
"But what is the price of a major expansion of the army? When this year's events are not successfully held, they are blindly expanding the army. Have they considered the level and quality of the competition?"
Yang Chengluo listed various problems exposed in this year's World Football Challenge.
This has been repeatedly revealed by the media before.
It can be said that it was really poorly done.
Under such circumstances, the American organizers, instead of thinking about changing the competition system and playing it safe, blindly expanded.
One can imagine what the quality and level of the competition will be like?
"Why are they expanding so rapidly?"
"Because their purpose is to make money, and make quick money!"
"Bring together the giant teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, and Bayswater Chinese, plus some teams from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and put these teams together to play games."
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"They feel that American fans are willing to pay for it."
“But think about it, isn’t this just using our club’s brand name to endorse their competition, or even taking the blame?”
"What do American fans want to see? A dialogue between the European giants and world-renowned football stars competing on the same field, rather than Real Madrid playing an unknown Mexican team or a local American team. Team.”
"The reason why they arranged it this way comes down to two reasons."
"First of all, they don't have the ability to invite so many wealthy teams at the same time; secondly, teams in Mexico and the United States are cheap."
Yang Cheng is not being alarmist.
This is the routine of the American organizers.
What's the cost?
In Yang Cheng's previous life, the average number of fans attending the six World Football Challenge games held for the first time in 2009 was 56,135.
It can be said that it was an instant hit.
In 2011, after the expansion, 14 games were played, with an average attendance of 41,697.
At that time, many wealthy teams, including Juventus, were criticizing the organizers.
Because wealthy teams go to North America not only to make money, but also to develop the market, and also for high-level warm-up matches.
As a result, what kind of games were played?
The fans were complaining, and the media was also dissatisfied.
Therefore, Juventus did not participate in 2012, and this year, the average attendance in the 9 games was only 33,809 people.
Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool and other giants face teams like Celtic, D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy, Seattle Sounders...
In 2013, the American organizer found investors, established RSG Company, and then changed the World Football Challenge to the International Champions Cup, and then things gradually started to improve.
In the following two years, the teams invited were good, but there were still many teams like Everton, Olympiacos, and Los Angeles Galaxy.
However, attendance has gradually increased, returning to the 2014 average attendance of 45,471 people per game.
But in 2015, the organizers blindly expanded and established China and Australia in addition to the North American division.
In the China and Australia divisions, they took away the agency fees and left everything else to the local contractors.
For example, the Chinese division was handed over to Leshi Sports, and the result was a mess.
Although the wealthy teams took the money, they also complained.
Because many teams travel long distances and travel back and forth.
For example, Real Madrid moved from the Australian Division to the Chinese Division.
The reason for this problem is the American mentality of wanting to expand quickly and make quick money.
And the end result is screwed up.
After blind expansion, the quality of competitions dropped sharply, wealthy teams complained, and the level of competition became even worse.
In many games, wealthy teams don't even let their main players play, and just go on the bench to cope with the situation.
In this case, the fans are not happy, the sponsors are not happy, and the two sides of the game are not happy either.
How to play this?
Even with the blessing of the golden brand of a wealthy team, the attendance rate is still declining year by year, and the sponsorship is getting less and less. After 2019, it has actually begun to be unsustainable.
When the epidemic hit in 2020, it stopped immediately.
"When Americans want to run football the same way they run sports events, the result is that it doesn't work at all!"
"In this case, I think we should stand up and seize this excellent opportunity, and let our club lead and operate this cup ourselves!"
After a pause, Yang Cheng did not forget to stimulate Florentino.
"It's just like the establishment of the Champions League when UEFA strongly opposed it. As a result, the current Champions League..."
Yang Cheng didn't need to say much, everyone knew it.
And Florentino was also stimulated.
What was the purpose of the G14 Group back then?
Isn’t it just to compete with UEFA?
Why did it fail and disband in 2008?
It's because the clubs don't have a common interest.
Therefore, Platini was able to defeat them one by one!
But if there is a cup competition now, these wealthy teams will even further expand and attract more powerful European teams when they mature in the future.
If these teams are all integrated through profit, how big will the impact of this cup be?
How loud will the call for these clubs be?
Do UEFA and FIFA still dare to take away from each club like they are doing now?
Do they still dare to recruit and use the club's international players unscrupulously?
Thinking of this, Florentino couldn't help but look deeply at Yang Cheng again.
After a long time, the chairman of Real Madrid stood up and solemnly extended his hand, "In this matter, on behalf of Real Madrid, I will advance and retreat together with you Bayswater Chinese people!"
Jose Sanchez on the side also nodded.
He felt that Yang Cheng had thought everything through, even the interests of all parties.
At least it sounds more reliable than the Yankees.
"What do you think of this person?"
After Yang Cheng left, Florentino asked Jose Sanchez.
"Young people have vision, drive, ambition, and ability. The key is that they also have connections and resources. Let alone Americans, I think UEFA will suffer a big loss from him in the future."
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"The most important thing is that he has the ability to make this cake bigger!"
Florentino kept nodding.
The failure of the G14 Group lies in its inability to make cakes.
The wealthy teams themselves are fighting for a piece of the cake, relying on the Champions League to make ends meet, so they can naturally be defeated one by one by UEFA.
Yang Cheng now has to make a new cake, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about UEFA repeating its old tricks.
North America and Asia, these two markets are so big that all European giants are covetous.
Therefore, in the past few years, everyone has been working hard to enter North America and Asia.
Now, Yang Cheng is holding up a flag and calling on all the giants to unite and cut cakes in North America and Asia.
Only a fool would refuse such cooperation!
……
After coming out of Florentino's room, Yang Cheng successively visited Barcelona's Laporta, Bayern's Hoeness, AC Milan's Galliani and Inter Milan's Moratti.
What they said and discussed was similar to what Florentino cared about.
Yang Cheng’s rhetoric is basically the same.
The International Champions Cup is also very attractive indeed.
The fact that many wealthy families came here represents an interest in itself, and Yang Cheng was just the last straw that made them make up their minds.
The only difference was the room in Hoeness.
Yang Cheng originally sold Ribery to Bayern and formed a friendship with Hoeness.
But in this summer, Bayern failed to grab Robben, which is still a pity.
Hoeness regrets this.
From a few words, Yang Cheng vaguely guessed that he was interested in Di Maria.
This is not surprising.
The Argentinian's performance is obvious to all.
This made Yang Cheng secretly funny.
You are staring at my Di Maria, and I am also staring at your Toni Kroos.
Didn't you expect that?
I took action a long time ago!
"Actually, you don't lack talented attacking players, just like Thomas Muller, who performed very well."
"That Toni Kroos, I heard that Heynckes also admires him very much."
Heynckes took over the pharmaceutical company Bayer Leverkusen this summer.
But so far, Toni Kroos is not Leverkusen's main force.
He was loaned to the Pharmaceutical Factory last season, but he was basically a substitute throughout the season and had very few playing time.
Even under Heynckes this season, they are still studying how to use him.
The most important thing is that Leverkusen does not have the No. 10 position.
Heynckes' Leverkusen basically plays a 4-4-2 double center tactic, because he has two powerful high center forwards who are over 1.9 meters tall, Kiessling and Deldy York.
This kind of high center forward is still very lethal in the Bundesliga.
Not to mention two.
In the 442 formation, Toni Kroos' position is indeed awkward.
The Bundesliga has played 4 rounds so far, and Toni Kroos has played a total of 101 minutes.
However, in the fourth round against Bochum, he appeared as a left midfielder and contributed an assist after coming off the bench.
Yang Cheng believes that with Heynckes' coaching level, it should be easy to see that the left midfielder is the most suitable position for Toni Kroos in 442.
"Thomas Müller is really good and we are all looking forward to his next performance."
When Hoeness mentioned Thomas Muller, he showed a smile like his own child.
"But Toni Kroos still needs to be refined."
Yang Cheng kept nodding, "I heard from the German media that you have already designated him as Bayern's core player for the next ten years, haven't you?"
"That's all based on rumors spread by the media." Hoeness laughed.
"This kid is very high-spirited and has a good temper, but his current level is not very good, and his position has not been determined yet."
Yang Cheng still nodded, "It's normal. Young players should take their time."
This isn't Toni Kroos' problem alone, either.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Modric's position was always unclear.
There is also Xavi of Barcelona. Before Rijkaard, he had been trained as the fourth position.
Iniesta also played a lot of positions.
Pirlo even transformed from an attacking midfielder to a defensive midfielder.
All in all, a controlling midfielder like this who is known for his organization and passing ability will often go through such a process.
"By the way, Yang, I want to know, have you ever considered selling Neuer?"
Yang Cheng frowned almost reflexively, then looked at Hoeness and didn't speak for a long time. "Don't get me wrong, we have no other contact with Neuer. We have only met a few times on some domestic occasions. It is a normal interaction."
Yang Cheng frowned even more tightly.
Normal interactions?
right.
This is what the scumbag was like before he cheated on her.
Hoeness found that his explanation was very weak, and even became darker and darker.
The German media have hyped this up countless times.
"Let me tell you this, you know, the main goalkeepers of the German national team over the years are basically from our Bayern, so we also hope to bring Neuer back to Germany."
Several thoughts flashed through Yang Cheng's mind, and finally they turned into a long sigh.
"Sorry, Uli, you have also seen that Neuer is one of the most important players in our team, and the goalkeeper has a special position, so we have no plans to sell him!"
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Hoeness smiled, "I understand, Yang, but think about it, we are really sincere."
"Sorry, we really don't consider it!" Yang Cheng said very firmly.
After saying that, Yang Cheng noticed the disappointment in Hoeness's eyes, and was secretly happy in his heart.
The smartest hunters often appear as prey.
Scumbag men often won't cherish women who are too easy to get.
This means you need to whet his appetite, welcome him when he refuses, and slowly you will be able to take and take away from him.
Through this conversation, Yang Cheng can be 100% sure that Bayern must have had contact with Neuer.
This issue may even have been explored.
This is not surprising.
At that time, Ferguson also invited Owen to visit Carrington and discuss the transfer from Liverpool to Manchester United. It turned out that Owen was worried about the reaction of Liverpool fans, so he declined Ferguson.
Bayern's contact with Neuer is not worth mentioning!
The key is, when will Bayern take action?
When Lensing doesn't value reuse, Bute is already 36 years old.
It should be soon!
Yang Cheng was secretly happy.
But he still seemed extremely cold on the surface.
……
That evening, in the high-end conference room of the Lancaster Royal Hotel, the owners and senior executives of 12 wealthy teams gathered together.
As the CEO of this newly established ICC company, David Pensel gave a very exciting report.
In this report, David Pensel discusses in great detail all aspects from the preparations for the International Champions Cup, to future market prospects, to investment and operations.
He has even contacted two very interested broadcasters.
Fox and ESPN in the United States.
Why are they interested?
Because Fox does not have the rights to broadcast football matches.
ESPN is an established broadcaster and they want to strengthen their football broadcasting position.
The broadcast rights of the Premier League, the most popular game among fans in the United States, have always been in the hands of NBC.
Of course, we are only in the contact process at the moment.
And only in North America.
Since the event is new, the broadcast fees in the first few years will definitely not be high.
Even when David Pencel contacted them, he said that he had not yet contacted the wealthy teams.
But for this event, David Pensel said that the market prospects are very good.
“Summer is the most important holiday season, and most of the strong professional leagues in North America are also in the offseason or pre-season preparation stage.”
"During this process, both North America and Asia are in a window period for high-quality events."
"We, the International Champions Cup, will exclusively occupy this golden period!"
David Pensel also believes that the popularity of the European transfer market will undoubtedly further promote the marketing and promotion of the International Champions Cup. At the same time, various clubs can also cooperate with the competition to attract investment in North America and Asia.
ICC will also do its best to help each club and promote cooperation.
Subsequently, Richard Masters, who has rich experience in running competitions and is also good at marketing and promotion, also made a report, mainly from the perspective of the competition.
As a professional, Masters has fully explained ICC's professionalism in this regard from various aspects such as event preparation, participating teams, and competition venues.
One of the most important points is the playing time of superstars and main players.
The two reports have only one purpose, and that is to let the executives of the 12 clubs see the investment and care that ICC has put into the preparations for this event in the past period.
David Pensel returned to the stage again. He confidently stated that in the next five years, the International Champions Cup will become the most influential and market-leading benchmark event every summer.
"We initially estimate that the IP value of this event will exceed 100 million euros within 5 years, making it a high-level sports event familiar to the world!"
The increase in the value of IP will bring about an increase in broadcast rights and commercial value.
It's all money behind this.
Whether it was David Pensel or Richard Masters, both reports were brilliant.
The content is detailed and organized, and most importantly, they have very clearly outlined the development blueprint for the International Champions Cup in the next few years, which gives confidence to all participating club executives.
Not only that, the Bayswater Chinese also showed their sincerity.
For this cooperation, Yang Cheng's plan is for 12 clubs to invest in the brand value, each holding 5% of the shares.
In other words, 60% of the shares were given to all participating clubs.
The remaining 40% is held by Yang Cheng.
At the same time, the actual operation of the event is also managed by ICC, and the clubs that hold shares only participate in dividends.
This kind of equity distribution makes the other 11 participating clubs very satisfied.
They don't need to invest money at all.
But David Pencel also said that the current preliminary plan is to only give a maximum of 2 million euros in appearance fees in the next three years.
And the 12 clubs will not be the same.
The specific appearance fee will be discussed in detail.
However, these are small things.
The clubs basically have no objections to this.
Despite the fact that many wealthy teams present have great reputations, in fact, if they play alone, the appearance fees are pitifully small.
In this case, participating in the International Champions Cup will not only earn appearance fees, but also dividends, which is not bad.
In the end, everyone basically had no objections, so they signed a memorandum together.
David Penser also made it clear that the first International Champions Cup will start in 2010.
The current preliminary plan is to divide it into two competition regions, North America and Asia.
Among them, the North American division is divided into the east and west, while the Asian division is targeting China, Japan and South Korea.
From now to mid-to-late July next year, ICC and 12 clubs will use the memorandum as the basis for cooperation and do their best to promote the preparations for the International Champions Cup, striving to make the first event a success next year!
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After the meeting, Yang Cheng invited everyone to have dinner together in the hotel to celebrate the signing of the memorandum.
Everyone is also looking forward to next year's event.
After the banquet was over, everyone else went back to their hotel rooms to rest. Yang Cheng asked Xia Qing to drive and they went home together.
When passing the intersection of Queen's Road, Yang Cheng turned his head and glanced at the new stadium project in the distance, feeling a strong sense of pride in his heart!
That was his big dream after traveling through time!
It is also the foundation for him to turn Bayswater Chinese into a top wealthy family!
Now, there is another International Champions Cup!
As long as this event is successful, not only will Yang Cheng himself make a lot of money, but the Bayswater Chinese will also be able to join the ranks of the top giants and compete with teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.
"I told my dad about today's meeting." Xia Qing said while driving.
"What did our dad say?" Yang Cheng was happy because he had drank a lot just now.
"He praised you for being so good." Xia Qing said with a smile.
“My dad said that in the past few years, sports events around the world have been more like dumping on our country, whether it is football or the NBA, relying on copyrighted IP, taking away hundreds of millions or even billions of funds every year. ”
"This is the first time we have the opportunity to control the most upstream event resources in the world football industry!"
Yang Cheng was not as aware as Xia Anmin.
He is doing it more for himself and the Bayswater Chinese!
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After two weeks of national team training, the players returned to the team one after another.
The good news Yang Cheng received was that none of the national players were injured, but just a little tired.
As the World Cup in South Africa approaches, their tasks in the national team have gradually increased.
Even some national teams that failed to participate in the World Cup in South Africa will be invited to participate in some warm-up matches.
Under this circumstance, especially considering that in 3 days, the team will go to Marseille, France to participate in the debut of the Champions League group stage, so Yang Cheng decided to rotate the game.
Judging from the group stage strategy, the first two rounds must be won no matter what.
Only in this way will the team be more relaxed when they go to the Bernabeu in the third round.
Therefore, Yang Cheng chose to rotate significantly in the fourth round of the Premier League against Aston Villa at home.
Martin O'Neill's team has experienced some setbacks this season.
They lost in the first two rounds, but won the games in the 3rd and 4th rounds.
Especially in the third round, they defeated Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield, which greatly boosted Aston Villa's morale.
Before heading south to London, Martin O'Neill even threatened to hunt the top six teams in the Premier League this season.
The Bayswater Chinese will undoubtedly become his next target.
Martin O'Neill's confidence comes from the powerful stars under him.
The goalkeeper is American goalkeeper Friedel.
The defense includes Warnock, James Collins, Richard Dunn and others, all of whom are well-known players in the Premier League.
Not to mention the midfielder, Petrov, Sidwell, Leo Koke and Milner are all strong players.
The midfield and backfield are strong enough, which makes Aston Villa always a headache for other teams.
On the front line is the sharp-edged Agbonlahor who is known for his speed.
Anyone who touches a team like this will have a headache.
On the other hand, the Bayswater Chinese side fought on two fronts and the pressure of the game was high.
Yang Cheng is very clear and requires everyone to score first and take the initiative.
After the opening, the Bayswater Chinese attacked one after another and launched a wave of offensive.
Especially in the 4th minute, starting Andy Carroll leaned on Richard Dunn from the penalty spot in the penalty area, then turned around and shot angrily.
But this shot, which was close at hand, was shot from too a right angle and was confiscated by goalkeeper Friedel.
After that, the Bayswater Chinese also got corner kicks and free kicks, but they failed to pose a threat.
The two sides continued to play at a fast pace. The game was fierce and the process was difficult, but no one was able to score.
The first half ended with 0-0.
The Bayswater Chinese had a ball possession rate of 71%, but it was difficult to break Aston Villa's iron barrel formation through effective offense.
On the contrary, Martin O'Neill was obviously very satisfied with the result.
After changing sides in the second half, the two sides still maintained a fast-paced attack and defense.
Yang Cheng had to make his first substitution after seeing that the team was unable to win Aston Villa.
In the 58th minute, Modric came on as a substitute and replaced Matuidi.
This substitution made the Bayswater Chinese midfielder more organized and more controlled.
In the past, the team's offense was relatively fast.
Neither Matuidi nor Aaron Ramsey is the kind of player who can control the rhythm. When the ball reaches the wing, the rhythm becomes faster.
Therefore, when Modric came on as a substitute, the whole rhythm was immediately controlled.
This also brought visible changes to the scene.
Modric only played for 7 minutes. After stealing the ball in the midfield, he quickly dribbled the ball forward and sent an exquisite ball behind him while the Aston Villa midfielder was surrounding him.
Walcott quickly moved forward from the right. Behind Warnock, he caught up with Modric's pass, ran with the ball all the way, rushed to the right side of Aston Villa's penalty area, and crossed to the goal. forward.
Carroll rushed over and pushed the ball in front of the goal, opening the scoring for the Bayswater Chinese.
1 to 0!
This goal completely ignited the fanatical atmosphere at Wembley Stadium!
So far this season, the Bayswater Chinese have sold nearly 80,000 season tickets, and every home game is full.
Even some of the focus events of this season's strong dialogue have become hard to get tickets for.
Andy Carroll also became the new darling of this stadium with his previous hat trick!
After scoring the goal, the England center also showed more and more courage.
Especially when Aston Villa began to strengthen their offense and wanted to equalize the score, the defense would inevitably give Carroll more space.
In the 79th minute, the Bayswater Chinese made continuous passes in the midfield.
After Hazard got the ball on the left, he passed two opponents players and cut inside, passing the ball to the outside of the top area of the arc.
After Carroll blocked Richard Dunn with his body, he stopped the ball and turned around to take off.
Under desperate circumstances, Richard Dunn chose to foul.
Modric, who came on as a substitute, took the penalty himself and used a wonderful free kick to directly penetrate Aston Villa's goal!
2 to 0!
The Croatian's free kick skills are actually very good, but he doesn't usually take free kicks, which leads many people to think that he is not good at taking free kicks.
After scoring 2 goals in a row, the Bayswater Chinese are already a sure winner.
This also makes players play more relaxed.
On the contrary, Aston Villa began to press heavily, especially in the midfield.
But in the 88th minute, Piszczek successfully stole the ball with the cooperation of Walcott and Modric who retreated.
The ball is passed continuously in midfield.
Carroll returned with his back facing the direction of the attack. Aaron Ramsey quickly moved forward. After receiving the ball, he dribbled the ball continuously, passed two defensive players, dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and volleyed deliberately. Hit a landing rebound.
Although American goalkeeper Friedel judged the direction and saved the ball, he did not expect it to be a rebound ball that landed on the ground.
The ball hit the net.
3 to 0!
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The Bayswater Chinese defeated Aston Villa with 3 goals.
Judging from the score, this was a wonderful victory.
But if you watch the game, it is not difficult to find that the Bayswater Chinese are in danger of winning this game.
Therefore, after the game, Modric, who came on as a substitute, received overwhelming praise.
Sky Sports believes that Modric’s changes after coming on the field are decisive!
Also in this round, Liverpool defeated Burnley 4-0 at home with Benayoun's hat-trick.
Chelsea, on the other hand, reversed Stoke City 2-1 with goals from Drogba and Malouda, after conceding one goal away from home.
It is worth mentioning that Chelsea's two goals occurred in the last minute of stoppage time in the first half and the last minute of stoppage time in the second half.
Hiddink was also very dissatisfied with this result.
But the Dutchman himself went to lead the Russian national team during the two weeks of national team training, traveling back and forth, and his preparation for the game was probably affected, let alone the Chelsea players.
Interestingly, Manchester United also conceded the first goal in their away game against Tottenham Hotspur.
Then Giggs, Robben and Rooney scored 3 goals in a row, helping Manchester United reverse Tottenham 3-1.
The focus of this round is Manchester City vs. Arsenal at home.
The two sides played a fierce battle at the City Stadium in Manchester.
Manchester City took the lead early with Kaka's long shot.
But in the second half, Van Persie successfully equalized the score after changing sides and fighting again.
Ancelotti then led the team to attack.
Robinho, Adebayor and Tevez scored 3 goals in just 10 minutes.
Arsenal's defense has become precarious during this period.
It wasn't until the end of the game that Rosicky scored Arsenal's second goal.
In the end, Manchester City defeated the Gunners 4-2 at home.
After five rounds of games, Chelsea continues to lead the standings, followed by Manchester United and Manchester City.
All three teams have won 5 consecutive games.
Bayswater Chinese are ranked 4th in the Premier League with 9 points due to one less game.
Having scored 16 goals and conceded 2 goals in 4 games, the Bayswater Chinese's offense and defense are still as good as ever.
Teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool also all have 9 points.
The Premier League has only played 5 rounds and is already 6 points behind the first team.
This season has been off to a hellish start!
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After the fifth round of the Premier League, Yang Cheng led the team to rest in London.
Three days later, the team participated in the first round of the Champions League group stage in Marseille, France.
Only 5 minutes into the game, Gareth Bale received a long pass from Thiago Silva and shot with his left foot, piercing the goal guarded by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.
1 to 0!
But at the beginning of the second half, Marseille created a corner kick opportunity. Heinze seized the opportunity and scored with a header to equalize the score, 1-1!
However, in the 60th minute, the Bayswater Chinese also took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt and Pepe headed it over. Thiago Silva, who had just been scored by Heinze, turned back this time. Comes over and scores a header over Heinze.
The score was exceeded again.
2 to 1!
Marseille started a crazy counterattack and in the 79th minute, they created a penalty kick.
Argentinian midfielder Lucho Gonzalez's kick from outside the penalty area hit Pepe on the arm.
The referee awarded a penalty kick.
This caused protests from the Bayswater Chinese players.
But at the critical moment, Neuer calmly saved the penalty.
When Lucho Gonzalez rushed forward to finish the shot, the German goalkeeper took the lead and scooped the ball directly into his arms.
Afterwards, Neuer got up from the ground, quickly rushed to the top area of the arc, threw the ball directly with his hand, and threw the ball vigorously to Matic in front.
After the Serbian midfielder stopped the ball with his chest, he turned around and sent an overhead diagonal pass, passing the ball behind the defense.
Like a bolt of lightning, Gareth Bale instantly penetrated Marseille's defense, caught up with Modric's pass before everyone else, hit the ball with a single push, and sent the ball into Marseille's goal again.
3 to 1!
Yang Cheng was so excited on the sidelines that he jumped up.
Not only for Gareth Bale’s brace, but also for Neuer’s wonderful save.
"Brian, tell me, how could I be willing to sell such an excellent goalkeeper to Bayern Munich?"
Yang Cheng said with a laugh.
Brian Kidd nodded sympathetically and said calmly: "You have to add more money!"
Yang Cheng couldn't help laughing even louder.
"You're bad at it, Brian!"
(End of chapter)