civilwarnovels Chapter 329 The head coach who coached for two and a half years
Chapter 329 The head coach who coached for two and a half years
At this time, the "Sky Sports" studio was also dead silent.
Gary Neville sat there mournfully, with no expression on his face at all.
Obviously, at this moment, his heart is ashamed.
Chelsea's goal after goal was like slap after slap, slapping him hard in the face.
Before the game was over, it was already 4:0!
The problem is, this time, in order not to hurt his home team by his "open mouth", he has taken the initiative to restrain himself, and has not clamored more towards Pan Yi.
After all, no matter how stubborn Gary Neville is, he can see the current gap between Chelsea and Manchester United in terms of strength and status.
The rankings and points are here!
Even if he feels in his heart that with the blessing of Old Trafford's home court, maybe Manchester United has a chance to win, but he dare not say any harsh words now.
However, how could Pan Yi still be so ruthless!
4:0, and this score does not seem to be the end...
In this situation, even Lineker, Alan Shearer and others are silent.
After all, everyone is a professional player, and they know how uncomfortable it is for their home team to lose, let alone a fiasco.
Carragher rubbed his face desperately with his hands, as if he wanted to laugh but forced himself to hold back.
Of course he was happy that Manchester United lost!
Seeing Gary Neville deflated, he was even more happy.
But now the general atmosphere in the studio is depressing, so he is not too embarrassed to laugh out loud.
"Pan Yi's football is really unpredictable. There may be no one in the Premier League who can stop him."
Finally Lineker spoke.
After all, he is the host of this live football show. If everyone keeps silent like this, the effect of the show will be too bad.
So he is required to smooth things over, and he is also required to break the silence.
Hearing what Lineker said, both Alan Shearer and Carragher, including Zola, nodded in agreement.
Even Gary Neville, who had been sitting there motionless for a long time, seemed to nod his head slightly.
Although they have different views on football and tactics, and even though some of them have bad-mouthed and questioned Pan Yi, the facts speak louder than words.
Now that Pan Yi leads Chelsea to sweep Manchester United, to win the opening nine consecutive victories, and to tie the Premier League's opening winning streak record, isn't this convincing?
And if you look into why Chelsea's performance this season is so good, obviously everyone must first mention the name Pan Yi.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pan Yi has created a very advanced and flexible tactical system for Chelsea this season, and Chelsea players are also very suitable for this system and have fully utilized it on the field.
Let me talk about "advanced".
The 343 tactic is certainly not a rare item. Today, Manchester United coach Van Gaal once used this tactic to kill the Quartet.
But Pan Yi has injected a new concept into this tactic. All the players seem to be in their positions, but they don't seem to be there.
The positional limitations between them have become blurred, but it is really rare to be able to keep running through the positions without getting confused.
Alan Shearer once said: "If I can still play now, then in this Chelsea team, I will not be able to play."
You know, Alan Shearer is a legend in English football, a 3-time Premier League Golden Boot winner!
But he is also a representative of England's traditional center forward.
In Pan Yi's Chelsea team, Lukaku is indeed a center forward, but he does much more than traditional centers.
He needs to be a fulcrum to fight against the opponent's central defender, and he also needs to retreat to respond to the pass from the midfielder or defender. When he gets the ball, he can also send a through pass, instantly becoming a midfielder commander.
When defending, he also needs to oppress the opponent's defense in a timely manner, and if necessary, he will return to his own half or even the penalty area to assist in defense.
With so many tasks to be done well, of course Alan Shearer knew he couldn't do it.
After all, in his era, all he had to do was get the ball in the box and score.
And this is just Pan Yi's high requirements for forwards.
From the winger, to the midfielder, to the central defender, the wing back, and even the goalkeeper, all have a new look.
It can also be said that Pan Yi's requirements for each position in this formation are currently the most advanced in the world!
He leads the development trend of world football tactics, so he can deal a dimensionality reduction blow to the teams in the current Premier League and Champions League, winning repeatedly.
If the football coaches in this world can't keep pace with the times and develop tactics that can truly rival Pan Yi, then Chelsea will really be invincible.
Let's talk about "flexibility".
The same formation, but Pan Yi can always deploy different personnel to deal with different situations.
Almost every game is a different starter, which proves Pan Yi's flexibility in formation.
Pan Yi is also very flexible when it comes to targeting different opponents.
Take today's game against Manchester United as an example, he can even use a 5-1-4 formation unheard of in football to break Van Gaal's big circle tactics!
And after the opponent changes, he will also use a quick and responsive method to achieve the effect of suppressing the opponent again without changing players.
Chelsea's 343 formation is like a detachable machine, which can be disassembled and assembled at will, and it can always become a sharp weapon in the end.
And if he falls behind in the game, Pan Yi will use his "70-minute substitution method" to turn things around in a short time.
This so-called "70-minute substitution method" is already a meme circulating among fans. When this is mentioned, everyone knows that it is talking about Pan Yi's magical substitution technique.
Even as long as "70 minutes" is mentioned, fans will immediately think of Pan Yi, because Chelsea after 70 minutes is really untouchable.
This is the same as mentioning "two and a half years", and everyone will think of ikun.
In fact, almost two and a half years have passed since Pan Yi started coaching independently, and some fans have already called themselves ipan...
In short, whether it is not changing the formation or changing the formation, Chelsea can always have an effect, which also proves the flexibility of Pan Yi's formation.
Otherwise, there are 11 people on the field, and you can change at most three people, or if you don't change people, it will be difficult to change the tactical direction in an instant if you are not flexible.
"So, I think it's okay for Manchester United to lose to Chelsea."
After praising Pan Yi for a while, Lineker patted Gary Neville on the shoulder to express comfort: "Since no one can beat Chelsea, there is nothing to be ashamed of, is there?"
Gary Neville looked up, but he looked like he was wearing a mask of pain: "But... But, we lost too much..."
"That's four goals!" Lineker laughed, "Didn't Arsenal also concede four goals? Although they did score one..."
But at this moment, Carragher pointed at the screen, "Look, they are here again!"
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After conceding four goals, Manchester United played even more impatiently.
Although their players showed tenacious fighting spirit amidst the cheers of the home fans who were not discouraged, they still fought bravely.
Of course they don't want to lose so badly at home!
But the disadvantage on the scene cannot be reversed in a while.
Chelsea still took over the game.
With four goals in hand, Chelsea played more steadily and calmly.
In addition, after another 70 minutes of the game, the physical fitness of Manchester United players gradually declined, and the pressure and oppression began to weaken.
Chelsea further used their skilled pass and control cooperation system to continue to control the midfield rhythm and possession of the ball.
In the 75th minute, Van Gaal made consecutive substitutions, replacing Belgian teenager Januzaj and Dutch striker Van Persie.
Obviously, Van Gaal still wants to score, maybe even fantasize about winning the score back.
But in this way, Manchester United's blocking ability in the midfield is further reduced.
Although Januzaj can indeed sometimes rely on his breakthrough ability to create some opportunities, it still seems useless in front of the tightly defended Chelsea.
The game lasted to 89 minutes, but Chelsea got a good chance.
The German winger Schurrle, who came off the bench, used his physical advantage to pass two people on the wing and then pass the ball to the center.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel, who also came on as a substitute for Kanter, stepped in from the back row and scored a goal!
In Mikel's career, scoring goals is really a rare thing.
And it was precisely because of his iron tree blossoming this time that Chelsea finally beat Manchester United 5-0 in the away game!
This is Chelsea's biggest victory of the season, and it is also Manchester United's biggest loss since the new century (tied with Manchester City)!
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"It's a sad game."
At the post-match press conference, the Red Devils coach looked very frustrated when reporters asked Van Gaal what he thought of the game.
"We made a couple of very serious mistakes and were taken advantage of by the opponent. All of us should review our performance in this game, including myself."
"I will sum up this game well and hope to perform better when I go to Stamford Bridge next time."
"Yes, I admit, Chelsea played much better than us today."
After Van Gaal's words came out, the whole press conference suddenly became full of discussions.
It is not an easy task for this proud Dutch coach to admit that other teams play better than himself.
A reporter asked again: "Before the game, you had a verbal battle with Pan Yi, saying that you would compete in tactics in this game, so who will win this match?"
Van Gaal glared at the reporter.
Isn't it all right?
He was so full of anger that he had nowhere to vent, so he sprayed directly:
"Your first day as a reporter?"
"I said Chelsea played better than us, what tactics?"
"If it wasn't the coach's tactics that led to the victory, then what does the football team need our coaches to do? It's better to save the money to pay the players."
"I see you, you just want to find big news, you just want me to admit that I lost to Pan Yi in tactics too? Childish!"
"I'll say it again, today's game, our whole team, whether it's players or coaches, whether it's tactics or skills, all lost. Are you satisfied?"
Then Van Gaal changed the subject:
"However, just because we lost today, it doesn't mean we will lose in the future. We are Manchester United and a temporary defeat cannot stop us."
"I also said just now that we will perform better when we face Chelsea for the second time. This is an expectation and a challenge!"
"Therefore, Pan Yi and his Chelsea shouldn't be too happy. Sooner or later, I will come to revenge!"
These words made the atmosphere at the press conference hot again.
Throwing in the towel is the most boring thing, and of course the most interesting and topical thing is the rivalry between the two sides!
From this point of view, the next battle between the two sides will be interesting again!
And when Pan Yi started his press conference, when the reporter relayed Van Gaal's words to him, Pan Yi laughed:
"I am very grateful to Coach Van Gaal for his affirmation of me. In fact, my 343 formation also partly refers to his previous tactics. I would also like to express my gratitude to him here."
"I believe he can also see some familiar shadows from it, so he is so confident that he can perform better in the next duel."
"But unfortunately, he may be disappointed again by then. Because I didn't copy his tactics, and there is no way to copy the tactics themselves. Let's put it this way, he needs to spend more time studying it."
"And this big victory not only brought us victory and three points, but also brought stronger confidence to all our players."
"We can beat Manchester City, we can beat Arsenal, we can beat Manchester United away by five goals, which means we can beat any team in the world!"
"So I still want to thank Coach Van Gaal for giving us such confidence in this team!"
The reporters all laughed.
It's cute how the two of them flirt before the game, then hold each other up after the game and continue to fight each other.
Of course, the reporters agreed with what Pan Yi said.
A team's confidence is of course important.
Especially in the contest between giant teams, it is easier to gain confidence.
After such a big away victory, it is conceivable that Chelsea must be full of confidence!
Then, some people can't help but have questions similar to Lineker's on the show:
"Who else can stop Pan Yi now, stop Chelsea?"
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"Who else can stop Pan Yi now, stop Chelsea?"
This is not only the doubts of the reporters, but also the common topic of all fans around the world.
Chelsea have been too strong so far.
Nine consecutive victories in the Premier League, three consecutive victories in the Champions League, plus a League Cup in between, a total of [-] consecutive victories!
This also includes BIG6 members such as Manchester City, Arsenal, and Manchester United, as well as strong European teams such as Dortmund and Roma.
Especially the Premier League.
"Daily Mail" mentioned: "Could it be that the Premier League champion this season has lost suspense after only nine rounds?"
After all, the results of the Champions League group stage are not very important. The key is to enter the knockout stage after the group qualifying, and the points in the group stage are useless.
But the Premier League is different.
Chelsea are advancing all the way in the standings, and if no one comes to stop them, it will really be too late!
Compared with Chelsea's momentum, the performances of the Premier League powerhouses have been pulled down in turn, and it is difficult to pose a threat to it.
In the ninth round of the Premier League that just passed, West Ham United, which had a sudden performance this season, beat Manchester City 2:1 at home!
This also allowed them to tie Manchester City in points, but only ranked fourth with a goal difference disadvantage.
Liverpool also failed to win, and drew 0:0 with the underdog Hull City at home.
Tottenham also lost, losing 1:2 to Newcastle United at home.
Only Arsenal beat Swansea 2-0 away.
Instead, Southampton, who was in excellent form, scored another 1-0 victory over Stoke City.
In this way, after nine rounds, Chelsea topped the list with 27 points from all nine games.
南安普顿是6胜1平2负19分排在第二，但跟切尔西之间仍然有着8分的差距。
Then Manchester City and West Ham United ranked third and fourth with 16 points;
Arsenal, Swansea and Liverpool all have 14 points, ranking fifth to seventh respectively.
Manchester United has 12 points and Tottenham have 11 points, ranking 8th and 11th respectively.
Considering that Southampton is unlikely to be a contender for the championship, Manchester City, who is at the top of the BIG6, is already 11 points behind Chelsea! ! !
11 points, only nine rounds!
Moreover, these strong teams failed to stop Pan Yi and his Chelsea in the first nine rounds, so how can other teams have the confidence to do so?
Of course, some people said that a reversal is still possible.
《太阳报》就说道，在1995-1996赛季，当时踢到第23轮时，纽卡17胜3平3负积54分，曼联12胜6平5负积42分。
At that time, Newcastle led Liverpool and Manchester United by 12 points, which was even bigger than the difference between Chelsea and Manchester City. The suspense of the championship has long been lost in everyone's opinion.
However, Manchester United later played a climax of 10 wins and 1 draw in the Premier League, scoring 31 points.
Newcastle started their nightmarish journey from West Ham's Upton Park.
Lost to West Ham 0-2 in the away game, drew with Manchester City 3-3 in the away game, returned to the home court, Newcastle lost 0-1 to Manchester United in the life and death battle, Cantona scored the only goal of the game.
In just 3 games, Newcastle was recovered by 8 points by Manchester United!
After avenging West Ham 3-0 at home, Newcastle lost consecutive away games to Arsenal and Liverpool...
At this time, Newcastle scored 31 points after 64 games, and Manchester United scored 32 points after 67 games!At this time, the overtake has been completed.
Then, Newcastle lost to Blackburn in the away game, with 5 draw and 1 losses in 4 consecutive away games, 6 points behind Manchester United.
In just 8 games, Newcastle scored 7 points and Manchester United scored 22 points. Newcastle went from leading by 9 points to trailing by 6 points!
Since then, Southampton's blocking of Manchester United once rekindled hope for Newcastle. The Magpies won a wave of 3 consecutive victories, only 3 points away from Manchester United.
At that time, Manchester United had their last away game against Middlesbrough, and Newcastle had 2 games left.
At this time, the then Newcastle coach Kevin Keegan uttered the famous quote:
"We're still fighting for the title, they don't think they can get anything that easy at Middlesbrough. I'm telling you, frankly, I'd love to see us beat him, enjoy it!"
This sentence was also rated as the best quotation in the Premier League for 20 years.
At this time, as long as they beat Nottingham Forest away in a make-up match, Newcastle will be able to tie Manchester United in points.
However, a 1-1 draw made Newcastle can only expect a miracle in the last round.
And Manchester United did not allow such a miracle to be born.
In the end, a 3-0 game, Manchester United won the championship!
"That's football."
The Sun also went on to say that after just two years, Manchester United was in the background.
After 1997 rounds of the Premier League in the 98/20 season, Arsenal was 13 points behind Manchester United in one less game, ranking sixth.
But what about the second half?Manchester United encountered a wave of 5 points in 4 rounds, and another wave of 7 points in 9 rounds.
Arsenal had a wave of 5 wins and 3 draws, catching up to the second place in the standings, and then another wave of 10 consecutive victories. After a 4-0 victory over Everton, Arsenal won the championship two rounds ahead of schedule!
"The lessons learned from Newcastle and Manchester United tell us that even if you have a double-digit lead, please celebrate after 35 rounds."
"Before that, anything is possible!"
"So, Chelsea are already champions? You still underestimate the difficulty of the Premier League!"
For the rare professional analysis of "The Sun", other media have praised it.
Many football celebrities also pointed out that many teams will perform well in the first half of the season, but they will plummet after entering the winter.
Former Manchester United coach Ferguson also said that Chelsea is indeed the best performing team in the Premier League this season, but it is too early to say that they won the championship ahead of schedule.
"If you haven't experienced the Christmas schedule in the Premier League, you haven't really played in the Premier League."
"For every Premier League team, Christmas and the winter break are the biggest tests."
"Perhaps Pan Yi is the coach who is best at rotation, but this is his first season in charge of a Premier League team, and even many Chelsea players are playing in the Premier League for the first time. They will definitely not adapt."
"So it wouldn't surprise me at all if Chelsea had problems after the winter break."
"Those who have not personally experienced Christmas in the Premier League will never understand how difficult this schedule is for the Premier League teams, and how many teams will lose the chain here and lose hope of winning the championship!..."
The media's interpretation of this is that Akari Ferguson was talking about Chelsea, but he was actually cheering up Manchester United who had just suffered a disastrous defeat.
After all, what Manchester United under Ferguson is best at is to make efforts after the Christmas schedule and start catching up.
And Ferguson naturally hopes that Manchester United can quickly forget about this failure, and then concentrate on future games.
After all, morale really matters.
If the Red Devils soldiers have been immersed in such a tragic loss and cannot get out, then what greets them may be one failure after another.
Don't forget, Manchester United will usher in a Manchester derby with Manchester City in the tenth round!
This can be said to be the good intentions of Ferguson's public remarks.
After all, Manchester United is his heart and soul!
He doesn't want to see Manchester United lose to Chelsea and Manchester City in a row.
Under such public opinion, the "Liverpool Echo" also looked forward to the 11th round of Liverpool's home game against Chelsea, and finally said:
"Perhaps, Anfield Stadium will be the end of Chelsea's violent momentum this season?"