Chapter 245 Don’t cry, Manchester City! The best record in history! I see the shadow of Messi in him [Subscribe]

April 4th afternoon, Emirates Stadium, London.

In the 32nd round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Manchester City at home.

Yang Cheng, accompanied by Brian Kidd and Gary Worthington, secretly came to the scene to watch the game.

Both teams participated in the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of the week, but their situations were completely different.

It sounds like a coincidence.

Ancelotti’s Manchester City beat AC Milan 3-1.

Wenger’s Arsenal lost 1-3 to Barcelona away from home.

Same score, but opposite results.

This led to the two teams facing completely different levels of pressure before the game.

After losing the Champions League, Arsenal urgently needs a victory against a strong team to restore morale.

Manchester City needs this victory to keep up the pressure on the Chinese in Bayswater to win the championship.

It can be said that neither side can afford to lose.

Moreover, both teams made rotations.

The Gunners rotated players such as Fabregas, Gourcuff and Sanchez, but only Clichy was rotated among the four main players in the back line.

Manchester City’s rotation is also quite strong, with David Silva, Kaka and Pirlo all in the rotation.

This is obviously a helpless situation.

The players will not be able to handle two consecutive strong matches without rotation.

And the facts also prove the necessity of rotation.

Only 17 minutes into the game, Yaya Toure was injured during a defensive move and was substituted off the field.

“The injury isn’t serious, but it will take at least a week,” Brian Kidd judged.

Yaya Toure walked off the field on his own. It was obviously a minor muscle strain and not a big problem.

But now, it is the final moment of the season sprint, and Yaya Toure’s injury still has an impact on Manchester City.

“He has played all of Manchester City’s games this season, and in most of them he has played the full 90 minutes, or at least 80 minutes or more. It’s too exhausting,” Brian Kidd shook his head.

Yaya Toure is a Chinese player from Bayswater, and Brian Kidd is very familiar with him.

Tall, strong and burly, he is excellent in power confrontation.

But precisely because of this, he consumes a lot of energy in the game.

When he arrived at Manchester City, his offensive potential was further unleashed and he was given more freedom, but this also meant that the player’s physical energy consumption would be greater.

“If it were a European player, he would have been defeated long ago!” Yang Cheng sighed.

African players are really tough in terms of physical fitness.

But the biggest problem is, the Africa Cup!
Especially for the Premier League.

Yaya Toure’s injury is even worse for Manchester City.

The situation on the field was relatively passive. Yaya Toure was replaced by De Jong, partnering with Gareth Barry. Although the double defensive midfielders ensured the defense, they were not good at offense and organization.

The frontcourt basically relies on Ibrahimovic, Aguero, Robinho and Tevez, who rely on their personal abilities to attack there.

On the contrary, although the Gunners kept Fabregas, Gourcuff and others on the bench, Arteta performed extremely well.

And Van Persie.

The Dutch center has had a big breakout season this season.

But no luck.

There was a corner kick opportunity in the first half. Koscielny headed the ball to the front point, and Van Persie headed the ball from close range, but it hit the crossbar and missed the chance to score.

In the second half, Manchester City took the lead in threatening, but Aguero’s shot was tipped over the crossbar by the goalkeeper.

In the 63rd minute, Van Persie headed the ball from 10 meters in front of the goal with no one guarding him, but it hit the post again.

In the 70th minute, after a straight pass from Arteta, Van Persie took the ball from the left rib, dribbled past Zabaleta, and scored with a single shot.

But the linesman raised his flag, indicating that Van Persie was offside when he received the ball and the goal was invalid.

In the 74th minute, Sagna made a wonderful pass from the right, and Sanchez, who came on as a substitute, shot and hit the post.

Hit the post 3 times!
“Arsenal is a little dangerous tonight!” Brian Kidd shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This luck is really too confusing.

Both sides made significant rotations, but the Gunners’ players were more in line with Wenger’s tactics.

Therefore, the Gunners’ overall performance did not have too many ups and downs, especially at home.

On the contrary, Manchester City has lost Pirlo, David Silva and Kaka, and now Yaya Toure is injured again, so the overall impact is still very large.

To some extent, this is also a problem for Ancelotti.

It is well known throughout the world that Italians are best at treating people differently according to their preferences.

No matter what kind of lineup he is given, he can always arrange the most suitable tactical play for you and bring out the best of the players.

This is indeed very suitable for a team like Manchester City.

But Ancelotti’s problem is equally obvious, that is, he has never had a mature and stable tactical system.

And he is not very involved in player transfers.

So, even though Manchester City’s current lineup is about the same depth as Arsenal’s, in fact, when both sides make major rotations and some main players are absent, the gap in strength becomes apparent.

Of course, Manchester City is not bad, it’s just too passive.

“Pressure is also very important. I feel that Manchester City players went into the stadium with shackles on their shoulders today,” Gary Worthington analyzed.

Yang Cheng nodded in agreement.

Because the day before this game, Bayswater Chinese defeated Manchester United 1-0 through rotation and strong dialogue, which was equivalent to forcing Manchester City to beat Arsenal.

Otherwise, the points gap will widen further.

Although Manchester City was relatively passive on the field, Arsenal also frequently wasted opportunities.

This looks like a sign of being eliminated by Manchester City.

Ancelotti naturally saw this as well.

Starting from the 75th minute, Manchester City used up their last two substitutions in just five minutes.

Kaka replaced Robinho and David Silva came on.

Both substitutions were made to strengthen the offense.

Wenger strengthened the midfield, with Toulalan replacing Arshavin.

The Russian Tsar’s condition has declined significantly in the past one or two years.

After all, I’m going to be 31 soon.

Benzema also came on as a substitute, forming a double striker with Van Persie.

Plus a Sanchez.

From the 80th minute onwards, the game entered a white-hot stage.

The tension between the two sides is becoming increasingly intense.

First, Zabaleta committed a foul while defending and received a yellow card.

Then Tevez also received a yellow card.

Arsenal also had a difficult time, as Koscielny also received a yellow card.

And Clichy also received a yellow card in the 88th minute.

In the first 80 minutes of the game, there were only 2 yellow cards in total.

But after 80 minutes, a total of 4 yellow cards were given.

Both sides tried their best.

It can be said that at this point in the game, it is normal for anyone to win or lose.

The greater probability is a draw.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, the best outcome would of course be that Manchester City loses.

But if it’s a draw, it’s actually not bad.

So Yang Cheng was in a very relaxed state of mind, chatting and laughing with Brian Kidd and Gary Worthington beside him.

And in the 95th minute of stoppage time, when everyone thought the game would end in a 0-0 draw, in an inconspicuous attack, Manchester City blocked a pass from Arsenal.

Arteta got the ball in the midfield about 25 meters away from the goal.

The location is not great.

Everyone felt that the game should be over.

In the stands, some Arsenal fans even left early.

But at this moment, Arteta suddenly made a long shot.

This sudden long shot surprised everyone.

What was even more surprising was that this long shot went straight into Manchester City’s goal.

Joe Hart was caught off guard and failed to save it.

The ball went in!
Not only the Manchester City players in the stadium were stunned, but even the Arsenal players and Gunners fans in the stands were all stunned.

Many fans who had already left the stands ran back.

what is this?
The goddess of luck suddenly favors you?
He hit the post three times in the whole game and was not favored by the goddess of luck. Then, she suddenly got such a favor just before the end of the game?

Isn’t that too bad?

And Joe Hart, how did he score from such a long distance, without it being a very impressive long shot?
Arteta himself was a little dumbfounded.

He originally wanted to make a blind kick, since the game was almost over and he hadn’t shot yet.

Who would have thought that it would actually go in!
This is a last-second kill at the critical moment!

The Spaniards were so excited that they rushed out of the stadium and ran around the field.

In the stands, Yang Cheng, Brian Kidd and Gary Worthington looked at each other, and then couldn’t help laughing.

Football matches are sometimes so nonsensical and outrageous.

“There will definitely be another quarrel after the game!” Yang Cheng laughed.

He seemed to have heard the verbal battle between Wenger and Ancelotti.

Ancelotti would surely say that the game should have been a draw and the final goal was a stroke of luck.

Wenger will certainly bring up the three times he hit the post.

By then, the media and fans will flock to the teams, and the scene will surely be quite lively.

“That’s football, you can never guess what’s going to happen next.” Brian Kidd also laughed.

Manchester City lost 0-1 to Arsenal.

This is the best outcome for the Chinese in Bayswater.

The league points gap has further widened, which will also make Yang Cheng and the team feel relieved.

But Yang Cheng still reminded Brian Kidd, “We’ll have a thought lesson when we get back. As usual, I’ll be serious and you should be more conciliatory.”

Brian Kidd understood what Yang Cheng meant.

Why did we lose to Norwich before?
Isn’t it because Manchester City lost the game that the Chinese in Bayswater felt relieved, so they slacked off?

Now, Manchester City lost again.

But in the next five strong matches, Bayswater Chinese cannot afford to lose any of them.

Therefore, Yang Cheng must let the players continue to hold their breath and hold on until the end of the season.

Otherwise, I am afraid that we will repeat the same mistakes as before.

……

Things turned out just as Yang Cheng had expected.

Arsenal defeated Manchester City in the final seconds of the match, which caused heated debate after the game.

Everyone has an opinion on the outcome of this game.

Fans of the Gunners and the Blues were arguing fiercely on the Internet, and the media also made various comments.

But one thing is clear.

The biggest beneficiaries are the Chinese in Bayswater!
Yang Cheng himself didn’t expect that the pie would suddenly fall from the sky.

So when the media asked Yang Cheng about his opinion on the game, Yang Cheng smiled and said, “I have no opinion.”

But Wenger is also very generous.

In an interview with media reporters, Wenger expressed very confidently that Arsenal treats all opponents equally.

“We beat Manchester City first, the next one is Bayswater Chinese!”

Wenger probably wants to tell Ancelotti: Don’t cry, Manchester City, I will help you snipe the Chinese in Bayswater in the next game!
There were only three days between the two games.

Yang Cheng was busy “rectifying the style” within the team.

It’s mainly about using both carrot and stick to curb the arrogance of the players, especially to combat the lax atmosphere within the team.

Don’t think that just because Manchester City lost points and the points gap widened, the Chinese in Bayswater are safe.

Don’t forget, every next game is crucial.

Especially the two games against Arsenal and Manchester City.

The boat could capsize at any time.

If we lose two games in a row, will our current lead still exist?

Not to mention, there are also the Champions League semi-finals and FA Cup semi-finals coming up.

With the cooperation of Yang Cheng and Brian Kidd, some bad practices within the team were severely “rectified”.

In fact, it is mainly to attract the attention of the players.

As for Arsenal, the opponent in the next round, Yang Cheng knows that it will be difficult to play against them.

Wenger kept Fabregas, Sanchez, Gourcuff and other players on the bench just to keep them for the Chinese team at Bayswater.

By then, Wenger will definitely send out all his main players.

Arsenal is now very strong in both offense and defense, and it is really difficult to play against them.

More importantly, Bayswater Chinese will play in the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend, away to Liverpool.

Wenger’s team will host Wigan Athletic in the relegation zone at home.

Judging from the schedule, the situation is not favorable for Bayswater Chinese.

In response to this situation, Yang Cheng discussed with the coaching staff and data analysis department and made a decision.

Use the game strategy that the Chinese in Bayswater are best at.

Attack!

At the same time, a surprise attack was also launched.

……

March 4st afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese faced Arsenal at home.

The game reached the first minute.

England’s left-back Ryan Bertrand quickly moved forward and received a pass from Toni Kroos outside the left corner of Arsenal’s penalty area.

When Bertrand stopped the ball, Sagna, who was defending him, was standing near the left corner of the penalty area in front of him.

The Englishman took a look at Sagna and made a preliminary estimate of the distance between the two sides, which was about 5 or 6 meters.

That’s pretty much it.

Sagna was obviously wary of Bertrand’s cooperation with Gareth Bale on the left side of the penalty area, so he did not leave his position easily.

The Arsenal right-back is still very confident in his speed.

As long as Bertrand moves, he is sure to block the local left-back in the first moment.

Whether cutting inside or going down the flank, Sagna is very confident that he can block his opponent.

At this moment, from the live camera to all the players on the field and the 9 fans in the stands, all eyes were focused on Bertrand.

When the Englishman first received the ball, he controlled the football with the inside of his left foot, but stepped out with his right foot first.

As a result, his whole body tilted to the right, and it seemed that he was going to cut inside and find Gareth Bale to cooperate with him.

The Welshman was also facing the left side, raising his hand to ask for the ball.

He has already secured his position.

Sagna also moved immediately.

But Arsenal’s right-back was wary.

If it was Marcelo, he would have been more likely to cut inside, but Bertrand…

Soon, Arsenal’s right-back was secretly happy: As expected!

This kid really thought he could fool me so easily!

After Bertrand took a step forward with his right foot, he did not actually cut inside. Instead, he changed direction and dribbled the ball towards the bottom line with his left foot.

Sagna reacted quickly and changed direction to chase after him immediately.

There was originally a distance of five or six meters between the two of them.

This is the safe distance left by Sania.

But what Arsenal’s right-back never expected was that Bertrand was so fast.

The left-back took a dribble and sped up, instantly catching up with Sagna and surpassing him the next moment.

Sagna also reacted very quickly. He turned around and chased, blocking Bertrand’s inside and preventing him from entering the penalty area.

But he was always half a body length behind.

Bertrand rushed to the baseline and sent a cross to the goal with his left foot.

Sagna had no way of blocking this cross.

The ball was quickly passed to the small penalty area.

Giroud quickly made his move and was jointly marked by Koscielny and Vermaelen, especially Koscielny who was competing for the header at the same time.

The two of them headed the ball almost at the same time, but the ball failed to fly towards the goal, and instead fell to the outside left corner of the unguarded small penalty area.

The next moment, the unguarded Gareth Bale quietly came up, met the falling football with his left foot, and volleyed the ball directly into the right side of Arsenal’s goal.

“The ball went in!!!”

“A volley from Gareth Bale!”

“The Chinese from Bayswater were the first to break through Arsenal’s goal!”

“In the 9th minute of the first half, the Chinese from Bayswater scored against the Gunners, 1-0!”

“The number one contributor to this attack is Ryan Bertrand from the left wing!”

“This local left-back replaced Marcelo in the starting lineup. He did a good job in the few defensive moves after the start of the game, especially the high-speed run just now, and the series of actions facing Sagna directly.”

“Look at the slow-motion replay, it’s just eating Sagna alive with speed.”

“I have to say that Sagna was a little too confident in this defense and didn’t get close to the opponent immediately.”

“But Bertrand really picked up speed very quickly.”

“He is obviously different from Marcelo.”

“The Brazilian is not actually very fast, but his footwork and passing ability are his strengths.”

“Bertrand is very fast, and even has a bit of the feel of a young Ashley Cole.”

……

Following the goal scored by the Chinese in Bayswater, Arsenal immediately launched a counterattack after the restart.

Unexpectedly, Ryan Bertrand made an accurate positioning and intercepted the ball in time, then passed it to Gareth Bale in front of him, and then he quickly moved forward from the ribs.

Gareth Bale received the ball with his back to the direction of attack and passed it back to Toni Kroos.

When the German moved to the left to receive the ball, he stopped the ball with his right foot and was about to move horizontally to the right when suddenly a figure passed by in front of him, and then he saw Ryan Bertrand moving forward at the fastest speed.

Toni Kroos immediately changed his mind and sent a through ball.

And he gave enough lead time and passed the ball directly to the left corner of Arsenal’s penalty area.

Bertrand chased forward desperately, speeding up.

Sagna abandoned Gareth Bale and turned to chase, but he couldn’t catch up.

Finally, Koscielny returned to his position in time and blocked Bertrand who got the ball on the left side of the penalty area.

The local left-back dribbled the ball to the left side outside the penalty area. When facing Koscielny, he first made a sudden stop, dribbled the ball, and pretended to dribble it back. After deceiving Koscielny to stop suddenly as well, he suddenly started, dribbled past the Arsenal defender, and dribbled the ball to the bottom line.

Koscielny’s reaction speed is fast, but facing this sudden change of speed and direction, he responded passively and always lagged behind by one body length.

Bertrand broke through to the baseline and passed the ball with his left foot.

It was exactly the same attack as one minute ago, still a high ball, still looking for Giroud.

The only difference is that Koscielny and Vermaelen were jointly defending Giroud.

But this time, Giroud faced Vermaelen directly.

The French center forward jumped up and headed the ball, overpowering Vermaelen and heading it into the goal that was within reach.

2-0! The entire Wembley Stadium instantly erupted in thunderous cheers!
9 fans rushed out of their seats in an instant, cheering and shouting wildly!

Giroud excitedly rushed to the edge of the court and hugged Bertrand tightly, appearing extremely excited.

“Left again, Bertrand again!”

“This young English left-back showed an amazing level in this game.”

“In just two minutes, the Chinese from Bayswater scored two goals in a row.”

“Bertrand’s performance was very impressive.”

“Today, he really reminded us of the young Ashley Cole, just as sharp and as fast as ever!”

……

In just 2 minutes, the Chinese team of Bayswater scored 2 goals.

Yang Cheng’s offensive tactics yielded results that even surprised himself.

He attacked at the beginning in order to score first and take the initiative in the game.

Unexpectedly, Ryan Bertrand’s outstanding performance allowed Bayswater Chinese to score two goals in just two minutes and take the lead.

This is really surprising.

“This kid’s performance today was truly eye-opening!” Brian Kidd was also surprised.

No one expected that Bertrand would suddenly explode today.

But if you think about it, it’s not surprising.

In Yang Cheng’s previous life, didn’t Bertrand perform well this season?
He also played for Chelsea in the Champions League final and his performance was very stable.

After coming to Bayswater Chinese, although Bertrand could not shake Marcelo’s position as the main player, he also got more game opportunities than Yang Cheng in his previous life and received better training.

What’s more, in Yang Cheng’s tactical system, he has always been very supportive of full-backs moving forward and participating in the attack.

This allowed Bertrand, Kyle Walker and others to put in some very good performances.

But what was really rare was after we were two goals ahead.

Bertrand was in really good shape today. Not only did he perform well on the offensive end, frequently getting forward to participate in the attack, he also performed well on the defensive end.

Whether defending Nasri or other players, he was very solid on the defensive end.

His positioning during the game was very accurate and his moves were decisive.

The most interesting thing was that in the 56th minute, Bertrand received the ball and faced Sagna again.

As a result, the English left-back dribbled the ball quickly and broke through after continuous shaking. Although he failed to completely shake off Sagna, he caused the Arsenal right-back to lose his balance and slide to the ground.

Four minutes later, Sagna raised his hand to signal a substitution.

It turned out to be a sprain.

This made Wenger on the sidelines look extremely ugly.

Yang Cheng couldn’t stop smiling.

Especially after taking a 2-goal lead, Bayswater Chinese clearly adopted a more cautious tactic.

This made Wenger extremely dissatisfied.

After an opening attack, he punched Arsenal twice, and then… ran away?

This is so shameless!
If you have the guts, fight me with real weapons!

Coward! Coward!

In the end, Bayswater Chinese defeated Arsenal 9-10 with two goals in the 2th and 0th minutes of the game.

When Yang Cheng came to the visiting team’s coaching bench after the game and asked to shake hands with Wenger, the coach’s expression was really funny.

The eyes are not eyes, and the nose is not a nose.

He was just about to roll up his sleeves and challenge Yang Cheng to a duel!

Yang Cheng was in a good mood, smiling from ear to ear, and patted Wenger on the shoulder to comfort him.

“It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t take it to heart, Professor. This is indeed a tight competition and a lot of pressure.”

“Next time, I promise, I will fight you guys next time!”

When Wenger heard this, he almost vomited blood.

Am I angry because you don’t fight back against us?

God, please strike with thunder and take away this monster!

……

After the game, Sky Sports gave scores to all the players.

Although Bayswater Chinese defeated their opponents 2-0, in reality, the performance of both teams was not particularly good.

With two games in a week, and both against strong teams, it would be strange if the team was in good shape.

Especially the Bayswater Chinese.

So basically the overall score is hovering between 6 and 7 points.

Arsenal players got 5 points.

Ryan Bertrand scored a game-high 8 points.

Sky Sports spoke highly of the young left-back, believing that his recent performance has been very strong and that he may even be poised to become England’s left-back successor.

Ashley Cole is already 31 years old. After his divorce, the England left-back’s condition has not been ideal, and his position in the national team has often been replaced by Leighton Baines.

But now, whether it is Ryan Bertrand of Bayswater Chinese or Gibbs of Arsenal, they have impressed everyone and both are hailed as the successors to Ashley Cole.

In this game, Gibbs did not play, Bertrand started and performed quite well.

Especially the two times he participated in the attack at the beginning, which showed Bertrand’s talent.

For the rest of the game, he performed very stably both offensively and defensively.

It can be said that the entire British media is hotly discussing this young player.

But after the game, the most popular player was not Ryan Bertrand who won the Best Player award.

It’s Courtois.

This Belgian goalkeeper, who is not yet 20 years old, has been performing very well since joining Bayswater Chinese.

Especially this season.

As the Chinese in Bayswater adjusted their overall playing style and improved their defensive level, Courtois’ performance on the goal line became more and more outstanding.

After the team beat Arsenal 2-0, Courtois has kept 25 clean sheets in the Premier League this season.

He broke the Premier League record of 04 clean sheets set by Petr Cech at Chelsea in the 05/24 season.

This made Courtois famous.

Almost all major British media are reporting on Courtois’ performance and this historical record.

You know, when Cech set the record of 24 clean sheets, he was already 23 years old.

This is still a very young period for a goalkeeper.

But in front of Courtois, 23 is considered old.

Because the Belgian goalkeeper is only 19 years old now, and he won’t even turn 5 until May 13th.

What is a genius?

This is genius!
A young goalkeeper under the age of 20 has created the best historical record in the history of the Premier League.

A full 25 clean sheets!
More importantly, Bayswater Chinese have only conceded 8 goals so far this season.

So far this season, no team in the Premier League has been able to score two goals against Bayswater Chinese in a single game. This level of defense is simply astonishing to everyone!
Regarding the record set by Courtois, the British media generally expressed their gratitude to Yang Cheng, the Chinese in Bayswater for their defense, and their teammates on the back line.

Especially Pepe, Thiago Silva and Kompany.

These three central defenders have performed at a very high level this season.

Needless to say, Pepe and Thiago Silva have long been world-class central defenders.

Kompany has also completed his transformation this season and has put in a world-class performance.

In the previous away game against Stoke City, it was Kompany’s header that helped Bayswater Chinese escape unscathed.

It can be said that it was thanks to the excellent defense of the Chinese in Bayswater that Courtois was able to create such a best record in history.

The Belgian goalkeeper expressed his gratitude to head coach Yang Cheng when interviewed by media reporters.

“When I was still a nobody, he gave me full trust and made me become the main goalkeeper of a top team at a young age.”

“I can only repay his trust by training harder and performing better in the competition.”

“At Bayswater Chinese, my teammates are so good. They are all world-class players and have given me a lot of help and support. This is the key to my ability to keep shutting out opponents!”

Courtois said he wanted to dedicate this record to all those who believed in him and to the Chinese fans at Bayswater.

“Now is not the time to celebrate, we still have to keep working hard and move forward. We hope to win the three most important championship trophies this season!”

“We’re all hungry for it!”

Yang Cheng commented that Courtois is a talented goalkeeper, but he believes that Courtois is not the best in the world yet.

But it’s very close.

“He’s working hard to be the best in the world!”

For Yang Cheng, Courtois’ talent and ability are indeed beyond doubt, he is really strong!

Courtois is a bit selfish and sometimes can’t control his mouth.

This is true whether in the locker room or in front of the media.

Of course, to put it in a nice way, he is very straightforward.

But this is normal.

In Yang Cheng’s opinion, how could a team of 25 or even 30 people all be good, considerate of the overall situation, and have impeccable personalities?

There will always be some who are selfish, and there will always be some who have shortcomings.

These are just minor obstacles.

The key lies in the team’s locker room culture and whether it can control the players.

In fact, when Yang Cheng signed Courtois and De Bruyne, he was a little worried for a while, fearing that some kind of “friend’s wife scandal” might happen in the Bayswater Chinese team, so he would pay attention to it in his daily life.

But later he found that this was completely unnecessary.

De Bruyne and Courtois themselves are not good kids.

These two guys usually have a lot of fun.

Moreover, their relationship has always been very good.

Especially after arriving in London, De Bruyne soon met other girls and broke up with the Belgian girl named Caroline.

The same is true for Courtois.

Yang Cheng gradually felt relieved.

Judging from the personalities of these two guys, they probably didn’t take this matter to heart in their previous lives.

So Yang Cheng went with them.

Young, rich, famous, and a strong athlete.

If we don’t let them have girlfriends, they will really be suffocated to death!

The point is that now in London, Bayswater Chinese players are a golden sign.

No matter where they go, they are the most popular among girls.

In this situation, Yang Cheng’s only request was: don’t cause him trouble!

In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Fulham away.

The Blues obviously put all their hopes on the remaining two cup competitions, the FA Cup and the Europa League.

This time against Fulham, Di Matteo is saving his strength to prepare for the FA Cup semi-final at the weekend.

Liverpool beat Blackburn 3-2 away from home.

Mancini is also saving his strength for the FA Cup semi-final.

Manchester United was upset by Wigan Athletic 0-1 away from home.

Manchester City beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at home.

Yang Cheng also had no time or mood to care about the situation of other teams. After playing against Arsenal, he and everyone on the team shifted their focus to the next strong dialogue.

……

On the evening of May 4, Wembley Stadium, London.

In the semi-finals of the English FA Cup, the Chinese team from Bayswater challenged Liverpool “away”.

This is another tough matchup.

Although it is an away game, the Chinese in Bayswater are very familiar with Wembley Stadium.

But Yang Cheng made a fairly intensive rotation.

This is inevitable.

Five consecutive strong matches without rotation, even the strongest body can’t handle it.

Yang Cheng took down Toni Kroos and Modric.

In the last round against Arsenal, Toni Kroos started and led two attacks on the left, which yielded miraculous results.

In this match against Liverpool, Yang Cheng let Modric start, partnering with Pogba, with Javi Martinez behind him.

The frontcourt is a combination of Hazard, Lewandowski and Di Maria.

Liverpool was facing a formidable enemy and adopted a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Buffon;
Defense: Jose Enrique, Daniel Agger, Skrtel and Glen Johnson;
Midfield: Lucas Leiva and Mascherano form a double defensive midfielder, with Downing, Gerrard and Kuyt in front;

Forward: Suarez.

Torres, who has been plagued by injuries this season, sat on the bench and can play at any time.

Also sitting on the bench were Rakitic, Kolarov and others.

As soon as the game started, Yang Cheng took the lead in launching fierce pressure on Liverpool’s midfield.

Yang Cheng’s strategy was very clear, which was to organize Liverpool’s forward passes through midfield pressure, reduce Suarez’s chances of getting the ball, and weaken the threat of the Uruguayan striker.

When Liverpool’s midfield lacked opportunities to pass the ball forward, they naturally moved the ball to the flanks.

Downing is a good attacker on the wing, so Yang Cheng used Kyle Walker to guard him in this game.

It’s the same as Mancini arranging Kuyt on the right to suppress Marcelo.

Throughout the midfield and backcourt, Bayswater Chinese’s defense is very layered, and through this defensive hierarchy, they reduce the individual breakthroughs and speed of Downing and Suarez.

But Yang Cheng gave Modric and Pogba a lot of authority to advance.

Yang Cheng’s requirements for these two midfielders are very clear. As long as they can quickly return to the midfield flanks to assist in defense when the ball is lost, they can participate in the attack to their heart’s content.

Liverpool’s biggest problem still lies in midfield.

The combination of Lucas Leiva, Mascherano and Gerrard is strong enough in defense, but their organizational ability is poor, their ability to hold the ball is not good, and the transition between offense and defense is not fast enough.

Under the pressure from the Chinese in Bayswater, a very interesting phenomenon occurred when Liverpool got on the field.

Basically, their passes were always lost quickly after crossing the midline.

They probably won’t last more than 10 seconds and will definitely lose the ball.

Either the ball was intercepted or he lost the pass.

This greatly reduces Suarez’s chances of getting the ball.

The Uruguayans were a little anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Yang Cheng’s strategy worked from the very beginning.

Liverpool played cautiously and carefully.

But after suppressing the opponent’s midfield, the Chinese players of Bayswater began to actively launch attacks on both sides.

And it mainly attacks Hazard’s left side.

In the 13th minute, it was Marcelo’s advance on the left that launched the attack.

Pogba dribbled the ball to the outside of Liverpool’s penalty area and passed it to Hazard.

The Belgian took the ball and passed it back to the left.

Marcelo passed the ball to the goal.

When Lewandowski made a forward run to compete for the header, Buffon decisively left the goal and hit the ball out with both hands.

This attack is still very threatening.

After Mascherano got the ball, he kicked it forward with a big foot.

As soon as the ball crossed the center line and Suarez was about to receive the ball, Kompany quickly stepped forward and kicked the ball back to Liverpool’s half.

Javi Martinez took the ball near the bottom of the center circle and passed it to Modric in front.

Then pass it to Di Maria.

Liverpool did not simply retreat, but instead kept Di Maria outside the 30-meter area, preventing him from turning around easily.

The Argentine was forced to pass back to Kyle Walker.

Once again, the ball was passed to Javi Martinez.

Just as Javi Martinez was holding the ball and observing, Modric suddenly ran to the empty space in the middle and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

The Spaniard’s pass landed at Modric’s feet.

The Croatian turned sideways to face the right side.

Directly in front is Gerrard returning to defense.

The Liverpool captain cut off Modric’s passing route to the right.

Before Modric received the ball, Lucas Leiva decisively rushed forward to steal the ball.

When the Brazilian saw Modric receive the pass from Javi Martinez with the inside of his left foot, he immediately focused on Modric’s left foot and chased after him to try to steal the ball.

But Modric is very experienced and his movements are very fast.

He stopped on the inside of his left foot, moved his right foot quickly and lightly, turned around, and after barely avoiding Lucas Leiva’s attempt to steal the ball, he dribbled the ball forward with his right foot.

This clever dribbling move left the Brazilian midfielder empty-handed. When he turned around to catch up, Modric had already dribbled the ball forward.

Gerrard was prepared and ran over quickly to intercept.

Just as Gerrard and Lucas Leiva were about to form a siege, Modric sent a straight pass with his right foot.

The football went straight to Lewandowski’s feet on the left side of the penalty area.

At this moment, the Polish center forward is between Skrtel and Daniel Agger.

Lewandowski turned sideways with his back to Skrtel, and led the ball into the penalty area with his right foot following Modric’s pass. He then turned around quickly and used his body to block Daniel Agger who was rushing towards him.

By the time he had adjusted himself, Lewandowski stood firm on his right foot and volleyed the ball with his left foot.

The ball went into the lower left corner of Liverpool’s goal at an extremely fast speed.

Buffon leaned sideways and dived, but he was still a little slow.

The entire stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

13 minutes into the game, the Chinese from Bayswater broke through Liverpool’s goal!
Lewandowski rushed out of the stadium excitedly and ran all the way to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.

……

After conceding the goal, Liverpool wanted to launch a counterattack.

But after losing their advantage in the midfield, Liverpool’s counterattack failed to pose any threat at all.

Every time the ball crossed the center line, possession was quickly lost.

In the 24th minute, the Chinese players of Bayswater intercepted the ball near the center line, launched a counterattack and passed the ball to Lewandowski in the frontcourt.

The Pole headed the ball to the left and passed it to Hazard.

The Belgian got the ball on the left side of the frontcourt. Facing Glen Johnson’s defense, he suddenly dribbled the ball and cut into the penalty area diagonally.

Hazard started quickly, dribbling the ball skillfully with his feet, breaking through Glen Johnson in one go, and dribbling past Mascherano who came to block him at the ribs, and headed towards the penalty area.

At the front of the penalty area, Hazard was pulled by Mascherano, but he did not fall to the ground. He still rushed into the penalty area with the ball. With the help of the shaking of his body caused by being pulled, he deceived Skrtel with a series of feints.

Everyone in the stadium couldn’t help but exclaim.

Hazard kept moving forward with the ball between a group of red defensive players.

Especially in the penalty area.

Facing Daniel Agger and Skrtel, Hazard suddenly stopped and started, dribbling the ball sideways in front of Daniel Agger.

After incredibly dribbling past Liverpool’s two central defenders, Hazard made a straight pass to the right corner of the small penalty area.

Di Maria arrived at this time, and before Jose Enrique could, he pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with his right foot.

Goalkeeper Buffon’s diving speed was a bit slow, and he didn’t have time to stop Di Maria’s shot.

Liverpool’s left-back Jose Enrique had never expected that Hazard would be able to dribble the ball from the left side of the field to the right side of the penalty spot and deliver a fatal pass.

So much so that when Di Maria made a forward run, Jose Enrique couldn’t catch up at all.

After just 24 minutes of the game, Bayswater Chinese scored two goals!
Di Maria rushed towards Hazard excitedly, and the two celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

At this moment, the live commentator of Sky Sports was exclaiming repeatedly.

“God, I see the shadow of Messi in Hazard!”

(End of this chapter)