"Didn't Chen Ping leave a box for you?"

"It's fine. ”

On December 28, 2004, in the 20th round of the English Premier League, West Ham challenged Liverpool at home. Because Yu Wei was in London, she also came to watch the game, which was to cheer for Chen Ping. But this time, Yu Wei did not choose to watch the game in the box, but chose the seat of ordinary fans with a better position.

Xu Hongtao, Liu Yu and several small radish heads from China also came to watch the game. For the current Chen Ping and Xu Hongtao, needless to say, these ordinary tickets are easy to arrange boxes.

"Brother Xu, I just want to experience the Premier League game from the perspective of ordinary fans. In the future, I may also be involved in the design of sports products. ”

If it weren't for Chen Ping, Yu Wei might not have had much to do with football in her life. Yu Wei has been to Milan so many times and has met so many models who have something to do with football, but she has never cared about football.

After getting to know Chen Ping, because Chen Ping is a football coach, Yu Wei began to pay a little attention to football. Especially after watching the football game live, I was shocked by the frenzied atmosphere at the scene. Yu Wei really didn't expect that a football ball has such charm and can make so many people fascinated. After feeling this atmosphere, Yu Wei wanted to know what these ordinary fans were thinking.

Would love to find some inspiration among such avid fans.

"Did you two watch a Premier League game last time?"

Jiang Zhipeng and Lu Wenjun came to England for training for the first time, and today they followed Jiao Yuan to watch the Premier League game. This is specially arranged for them by Chen Ping, so that they can feel what a Premier League game is. It allows them to set ambitious goals from an early age and not be limited to domestic football. It belongs to the teaching of the other.

Because it was the first time to come to England, I immediately asked Zhang Linpeng and Wu Lei next to me. Zhang Linpeng and Wu Lei spent three months in England last time. Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Zhipeng, and Lu Wenjun are of the same age, and they are all players in 89. And Wu Lei is two years younger than them and is a player in 91.

So it was Zhang Linpeng who said: "No, it's the first time we've watched a Premier League game." The last time we were here, not long after the Premier League started, we were already home. At that time, apart from training, I didn't go to London much, let alone watch Premier League games. ”

"If only we could play here. ”

"yes. ”

Several people looked at Upton Park with envy.

Not because of how good the course is, but because the atmosphere is very good. The game hasn't started yet, but the excited West Ham fans are already cheering on the team and singing non-stop.

The atmosphere of the stadium is amazing.

Due to their age, several of them have not even played in a regular league until now. As for some youth team games, although some were played, there were no fans at all in the youth team games. It was the first time they had actually seen so many fans play.

So several people were excited.

A few little radish heads were very envious in their hearts. If you have the opportunity to play in a stadium like this, that's what really excites you. So a few people chattered. Not to mention playing, they were all very excited to be able to watch the Premier League for free today. Because they can see a lot of Premier League stars live.

"Woo-woo-"

"Chen, Chen, Chen, Chen!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Just when a few people were chattering, suddenly the elongated voice of the on-site commentator sounded, which surprised several people. So I immediately looked down and just saw Chen Ping coming out of the dressing room, and behind him were several members of the West Ham coaching staff. Including Liu Yu, who they are familiar with, is also inside.

When Chen Ping came out, Upton Park instantly burst into amazing cheers.

"Let's welcome —————— our coach"

"Chen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Champions, Champions, We Want Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It's a very ordinary thing for Upton Park.

Every time he plays at home, Chen Ping can get such cheers when he comes out, no less than those West Ham core players. However, many of the teams that had just come here to play, and the visiting fans, including the new journalists, were shocked.

There are very few managers in the Premier League who can get such support at home. 360 Literature Network

And Chen Ping has only been in West Ham for a year and a half, and he has already received such support, and he has already conquered Upton Park. Chen Ping raised his hand very calmly and waved to the fans around him, and immediately received a higher cheer.

Chen Ping was calm.

It's not because it's Liverpool this time, it's any different, it's the same as usual. After walking out of the locker room passage, I walked to the coach's box of the visiting team. It's very simple to say hello to Benitez and shake hands, which is considered to be courtesy. The two men didn't say anything.

"West Ham United, who have just won the halfway title, have become the biggest dark horse since the establishment of the Premier League. West Ham were the first promoted polo team to win the Premier League at half-stage since its inception. West Ham's current lead is also huge, 13 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea and 14 points ahead of third-placed Arsenal. Such a lead makes West Ham's chances of winning the Premier League title increasingly high. However, there are also many media who believe that the probability of West Ham winning the Premier League title is not high. ”

"Because since the beginning of the Premier League, the chances of winning the Premier League at the halfway have been very low. In the 12 years since the Premier League was established, there have only been two half-way titles. One was Manchester United in the 9394 season and another was Blackburn Rovers in the 9495 season. Aside from these two times, the remaining ten seasons of the Premier League halfway title and the final Premier League title are all different teams. Therefore, many people believe that although West Ham won the halfway title, it is too early to say that they have won the Premier League. ”

Martin Taylor casually refers to Premier League history. Because he himself is a living archive of English football. He even knows the history of some of the lower league clubs, the information of the club's players, very well.

What Martin Taylor is talking about is the current view of some of the media.

Because after the establishment of the Premier League, the number of half-way champions winning the Premier League is very rare, and it can even be said that it is pitiful, only twice in 12 years. Now football commentators in England can't deny the strength of West Ham, and they can't deny the strength of West Ham.

So many people began to show such history that the chances of West Ham winning the Premier League title are very small.

"I don't quite agree with them. And I think with such a historical probability, Coach Chen Ping will definitely not care. Because Coach Chen Ping has been making English football history since he started coaching Oxford United. He has set a record in the lower leagues, a record for goals, an unbeaten record, a winning streak, and even many records that we couldn't think of. At present, a large number of records in the lower leagues are engraved with Coach Chen Ping's name, and it is difficult for anyone to break them in a short period of time. And after coming to the Premier League, Coach Chen Ping has also been setting various records. The last thing that such a coach cares about is all kinds of historical records, all kinds of historical records. So I think it's a big deal that West Ham will win the Premier League this season. ”

Andy Gray next to him smiled.

I don't agree with some football commentators. Now West Ham's results are so good, unless it is a series of defeats and the team collapses, otherwise the Premier League title is already firmly in hand.

Some football commentators have a bad relationship with Chen Ping because Chen Ping used to satirize them. Now it's always the opposite, but it's just that I can't get along with Chen Ping. Andy Gray looks down on them.

"yes. ”

Martin Taylor also smiled and said: "Coach Chen Ping's appearance seems to be to break various records. Since coming to the Premier League, he has already broken many records. Maybe he was born to work miracles. The opponents in this game, Liverpool, are the only team to have beaten West Ham in the league this season. West Ham have been impeccable this season, losing just one of their previous 19 games, away to Liverpool. I think Coach Chen Ping must want to win against Liverpool in this game and let out the anger of losing to Liverpool. ”

"Yes. ”

For Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, Chen Ping is a legend in his own right.

Winning the Carabao Cup with West Ham last season is already legendary, and those achievements in the Premier League this season are legendary. It's been a long time since there has been such an exciting legend in English football.

That is, Chen Ping is not from England.

Otherwise, the current Chen Ping must have been blown to the sky.

"Both players were already standing in front of the ball and waiting for the referee to blow the whistle. Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both sides. West Ham, who are playing at home, rotated a number of players for this game. The goalkeeper for this game is the veteran Van der Sar, the backline is Glenn Johnson, Pepe, Christian Daly, Martin Antony, the midfielders are Benayoun, Leo Coke, Carrick, Mascherano, and the forward line is Lambert and Hasselbaink. Zim Bonda, Ribery, Arshavin, and Defoe are all rotated in this game, which should be due to physical reasons. After all, West Ham had just played two days earlier. ”

"Look at the visitors' Liverpool starts. The goalkeeper is Dudek, the backline is Finnan, Traore, Hyypia, Carragher, the midfielders are Xavi Alonso, Gerrard, Luis Garcia, Reese, and the forward line is Smitchell and Baroshe. Liverpool have also just played in the Premier League, but this game has not changed much. Mitchell replaced Colwill, and the rest of the main players basically played. ”

"Speaking of the Christmas schedule, it is a test of the depth of the squad and the physical strength of the team. In this game, West Ham and Liverpool, players in important positions were not rotated. They had just finished their match two days ago, and it would be a huge test of their stamina. ”

Christmas fixtures.

The players are not given a chance to recover at all. One game in two days, even if it's a slightly better schedule, it's one game in three days. It's a huge test for the players.

For any team, there are core players.

It's the same with strong teams like West Ham and Liverpool. Some of the usual rotations are just based on the core players, rotating those players in the corners. And the more intensive the schedule, the more you rely on the core players.

At this point, it depends on whose core players are more able to persevere.

"Doot-doo-"

The referee's whistle blew and the 20th round of the Premier League, the second game of the Christmas schedule, officially began with West Ham's home game against Liverpool. ”