Chen Ping, Julian Dicks, and Liu Yu made a very detailed plan.

League-based, abandoning some cup competitions. Of course, the so-called abandonment of the cup is not a direct choice to be eliminated. It's about giving the main players enough rest and allowing the main players to have enough energy to play in the league.

But that doesn't mean that none of the main players will participate in these games. This requires the coaching staff to judge the player's body and make a plan that is best for the league.

On the whole, the cup will become a stage for training young players, and the main players will only participate in some cup competitions if their bodies allow it and it does not affect the league. West Ham are full of talented players and have a lot of talented talent on the bench. Anton Ferdinand, Bynes, Glenn Johnson, Leo Coke, Noble and Ashley Young are all talented players who have the ability to establish themselves in some Premier League teams.

All of them are young players in their twenties.

They need to play, and they use them to gain experience and improve their strength. And those cups are the best stage for them to work.

On 27 October 2004, the third round of the League Cup began. West Ham United host Colchester United from League Two. Colchester United are one of the strongest teams in League Two and have a chance of being promoted to the third tier, League One.

But after all, it's only a League Two team.

Chen Ping is a coach who has played in four levels of professional leagues in the United Kingdom, and is a player who has been promoted from the fourth tier of England to the Premier League step by step. So I'm very familiar with the teams in the lower leagues, and I'm very familiar with their style of play. Chen Ping used a large number of substitutes for the Premier League game three days later. Keeping the substitutes in shape is also a very important thing in the long season. A season is too long, and no one knows who will be injured and who will be tired. The main players can't play all the games, some players get injured, some players get tired, some players need to adjust for a while. When that happens, you need to come off the bench to replace the main players. Only with a strong bench squad that can support the main force at any time can the team stay in shape.

So these cups are the best stage for the substitutes to stay in shape.

The game was played with ease.

Young was extremely impressive, with one man completely destroying the Cochester United defence. In the game, two passes and one shot created three goals. In the end, West Ham beat Colchester United 4-1 at home to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

The fourth round of the League Cup takes place half a month later.

West Ham's opponents are Watford in the Championship. On 11 November, West Ham travel to Watford.

However, Chen Ping did not have time to rest, nor did he have time to pay attention to the opponents in the fourth round of the League Cup. Because after the third round of the League Cup, West Ham will soon play the 11th round of the Premier League.

On October 30, 2004, in the 11th round of the English Premier League, West Ham played Fulham away.

The owner of Fulham is a wealthy Egyptian who is the owner of the famous Harrods department store in England, and his son is the lover of Princess Diana, who died in a car accident with Princess Diana of England. Therefore, the owner of Fulham is very rich, with a net worth of more than two billion. It was with his support that Fulham were able to move all the way from the lower leagues to the Premier League. Fulham had a very good season last season, finishing ninth in the Premier League. Almost had a chance to chase a UEFA Cup spot.

It's a pity that a small team will always be a small team.

Even if there is a rich man behind them, the small team will not be able to escape their fate. Fulham's results were just getting better when their main players were poached by the Premier League powerhouses. Small teams like Fulham simply simply can't afford to keep their core players.

Unless the Fulham boss is as strong as Abramovich and is willing to invest as much as Abramovich. Otherwise, a small team like Fulham would have no way to face poaching by a strong team.

Among the players who left Fulham were two of Fulham's top players.

One is Sean Davies, a Fulham academy and Fulham's number one meritorious player. Sean Davies is an indispensable figure for Fulham and the highest-ranking player in Fulham at the moment. He is the only player in the history of world football to play with the same club in four divisions of the English league. In other words, Sean Davies has been playing with Fulham since the fourth tier and has been playing at the age of seventeen, when Fulham were the fourth tier team in England. After that, he followed Fulham all the way to the Premier League. It is because of this experience that his position in Fulham is very special.

Of course, he is also very strong. David Moyes wanted him last season and offered £5 million. It's just that in the end, because some problems were not resolved, he was not able to transfer to Everton. However, this season Sean Davies has already joined Tottenham.

In addition to Sean Davies, Fulham's top scorer Saha has also joined Manchester United. Saha has been at Fulham for more than three years and has been Fulham's most important attacking point. Able to score goals and assist, half of Fulham's attack relies on Saha. But in the face of Manchester United's call, knowing that Manchester United has top players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney, Saha still joined Manchester United without hesitation. For Saha, it would be better to go to Manchester United as a substitute than to be a regular at Fulham. Fulham have left several key players, and the two of them are the most important. The two of them left, and Fulham's attack collapsed in half.

As a result, Fulham's results have plummeted this season.

Therefore, in the face of West Ham, who are currently in hot form, Fulham quickly surrendered. Lambert played to his strong header dominance in the game, scoring two headers in quick succession, bringing the total number of Premier League goals to nine. Defoe also scored a goal in the game, bringing the total number of goals to nine. In the end, the score was fixed at 4-2, and West Ham also conceded two goals. However, he scored four goals and won the three points very strongly.

After the 11th round of the Premier League, Henry, Lambert and Defoe all scored nine goals and ranked first in the scorer charts. Just looking at the scorer list can tell how strong West Ham are at the moment.

"Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to be a champion. You see, since October, we have a busy schedule, but the league schedule is very beneficial for us. Basically, there are no strong teams, they are all weak teams, which is conducive to us to adjust our state. ”

With a win over Fulham, West Ham continued their winning streak.

Chen Ping stood on the sidelines, put his hand in his trouser pocket, and talked to Liu Yu. This season's league campaign has been really good for West Ham. October and November were supposed to be the most testing months for West Ham.

Because West Ham are promoted horses, the Premier League teams are not familiar with West Ham. Why are there dark horses at the beginning of the season, some promoted horses will have very good results at the beginning of the season. The reason is that the promoted horses are an unfamiliar team, and the Premier League teams unconsciously despise these promoted horses. Therefore, it is easy for the promoted horses to create some miracles, and they have good results at the beginning of the season, and there may even be a situation where they may fight against strong teams. However, when most of the promoted horses enter October and November, their results will begin to decline, and the dark horses will fade.

The Premier League teams are starting to get to know you and start taking you seriously. After all, in terms of strength, except for alternative teams like West Ham, the Premier League teams are definitely stronger than the promoted horses. Once the Premier League teams start to analyze the promoted horses and start to pay attention to the promoted horses, the results of the promoted horses will inevitably decline.

The same goes for West Ham. Since the start of October, no team has treated West Ham as if they were promoted horses. Everybody takes West Ham very seriously. But at this time, the advantage of the schedule came out.

Since entering October, West Ham have been largely without a strong opponent. West Ham's opponents are either promoted with West Ham or a Premier League underdog in the relegation zone. This is very beneficial for West Ham to adjust their form. Let's look for books

If strength is the foundation of a champion, then luck is the guarantee of a champion.

"Teacher, until we played Arsenal, our opponents were relatively weak. ”

"Hmm. ”

It's really a good thing.

As long as they get through this time, West Ham's run-in is getting better and better. When the team run-in is completed, even if it is against those strong teams, Chen Ping is not afraid. Because West Ham is a little weak in addition to the strength of the central defenders, they have enough strength to wrestle with the Premier League giants in other aspects. Even in terms of attacking strength, West Ham can even be compared to Arsenal.

Therefore, Chen Ping feels that he is lucky, and the league arrangement is very favorable to the current situation of West Ham.

"Chen, the game over at Highbury. ”

Julian Dix came to Chen Ping's side and told him the results of the other matches.

"The result?"

"Two to two, it's flat. ”

'Arsenal equalised?'

Before the end of the game here, the situation on Highbury's side was still Arsenal 1-2 behind Southampton, the bottom team of the Premier League, which made many people very speechless. Because before playing Arsenal, Southampton had lost six in a row and were hailed by the media as a team that would definitely be relegated this season. However, Arsenal fell behind Southampton 2-1 at home. Sure enough, after the unbeaten record was broken, the Arsenal players did not slow down at all.

Southampton have scored just four goals in their first 10 Premier League games. Unexpectedly, two goals were scored against Arsenal, which shows how sluggish Arsenal's state is now.

"Yes. In the last minute, Robin van Persie scored the equaliser. ”

"Julian, what am I talking about?"

"Yes. After Arsenal's unbeaten run ended, their players did not recover at all. ”

When Chen Ping analyzed it before, Julian Dix still had some doubts. But after seeing this game, Julian Dix fully agrees with Chen Ping's analysis. With the strength of Arsenal, playing a weak team like Southampton, you are embarrassed to speak without playing four or five goals. However, it was scored two goals by the team that lost six consecutive defeats in the Premier League, and it was only at the last moment that it was drawn by Van Persie's goal. If it weren't for Van Persie's last-minute genius, Arsenal would have lost at home to a "rubbish" team like Southampton.

'I wish Arsenal were in the same state when they played us. ”

There are also two league games, West Ham and Arsenal. If Arsenal are still in this state by then, it will be in the best interest for West Ham. Chen Ping said with a smile: "Don't worry, Arsenal can't slow down without five or six games." By the way, what about Chelsea?"

It's all tee off at the same time.

The game is over for West Ham and so are the other games. Chen Ping doesn't care about Manchester United and Liverpool's results, because their league results this season are very poor, and they can't have a chance to win the Premier League. Therefore, Chen Ping only focuses on Arsenal and Chelsea.

"Hehehe. ”

Julian Dix smiled and said, "Good news, Chen. Chelsea were held to a draw at home by Tottenham, 0-0 without anyone scoring. Chen, after this game, we are four points ahead of Arsenal and nine points ahead of Chelsea. ”

As she spoke, Julian Dix burst out laughing.

The situation is too good.

At the end of the 11th round of the Premier League, West Ham was four points ahead of Arsenal and nine points ahead of Chelsea. Chen Ping was most worried about Chelsea, but he didn't expect to be so many points ahead of Chelsea.

That's a real three-game gap.

And at present, in terms of goals scored and goal difference, West Ham are ahead, which means that theoretically it is a four-game difference. This is already a very large gap. Julian Dix now feels that West Ham have a chance to win the title.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became.

Especially now that West Ham is getting better and better, Mascherano has begun to integrate into the team after this period of play. Mascherano doesn't look old, but his strength is nothing to say, he is definitely a top midfielder. Chen Ping has also coached a number of midfielders, but Mascherano is definitely the best. Not only is he good positional and athletic, but he also has excellent defensive skills. Mascherano has been integrated into the team and has been a noticeable defensive improvement in West Ham's midfield.

Not only in midfield, but also in West Ham's defensive progress at the back during this period has been very noticeable. Martin Anthony is also getting better and better in defensive positions, and he is much better with his team-mates. Zim Bonda plays unpretentiously, but defensively better than Glen Johnson. Although there are still some holes in the two wings, it is not a notch of improvement compared to a month ago.

By the time West Ham runs in, they will no longer be worried about encountering some strong teams in late November and December.

"Don't take it lightly. Chelsea are pretty much in shape now and their results are bound to be very consistent in the future. If we fluctuate a little bit, they'll catch up. ”