Chapter 407 A shocking upset!

Author: Ant who loves watching football

Chapter 407 A shocking upset!

After playing Wolfsburg, Pan Yi's team went directly north to Manchester to prepare for an away game against Manchester United.

The main reason why I didn't go back to London was that the time between the two games was really too short.

One game was on September 17th, and the other game was on September 19th. They almost started playing immediately after just one day of rest.

This is a test for both teams with Champions League missions, but it will be relatively better for Manchester United.

Because Manchester United's Champions League game will be played earlier, starting on September 16, they will have one more day off than Chelsea.

And they played two consecutive games at home, thus avoiding the fatigue of traveling like Chelsea.

Manchester United's opponent was not strong either. They faced Club Brugge of Belgium, and they easily won 4:0 in the end.

Of course, although Manchester United seemed to have the right time and place in this game, Van Gaal, as the head coach, was still very cautious.

Since Manchester United was beaten twice when facing Chelsea last season, conceding a net of 13 goals in the two games, Van Gaal's lineup today is a standard -1, which is to rely on defense and fight Chelsea's counterattack.

The lone forward is Rooney, behind him are new aid Depay, as well as Belgian teenagers Januzaj and Mata, and the double back midfielders are also newly joined German stars Bastian Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin.

The defense from left to right is Luke Shaw, Blind, Smalling and Damian.

Since De Gea is injured as the goalkeeper, Argentina goalkeeper Romero will be on duty today.

It can be said that this lineup has changed a lot from the one that played against Chelsea last season.

But when the game started, Chelsea still launched a wave of offensive from the beginning of the first half, which made Manchester United a little embarrassed.

The main reason is that the confidence of Chelsea players is too high!

Pan Yi's instructions to the players are also to hope that they can break through Manchester United's goal as soon as possible so as to seize the opportunity.

Seven minutes into the game, Lukaku scored against Manchester United, but his shot seemed to be offside. After the linesman raised his flag, the referee also blew his whistle to indicate that the goal was invalid.

Just two minutes later, after receiving a long pass from Van Dijk, Hazard dribbled the ball into the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the defense, he knocked back to Harry Kane. The latter followed up and pushed the ball with his left foot, which hit the goal.

On the pillar.

After that, Chelsea's offense was getting better and better.

Finally, in the 18th minute, Seat B made a diagonal pass from the outside. Hazard kept knocking the ball across the left side of the penalty spot. Lukaku volleyed and broke Manchester United's goal.

After taking the lead, Chelsea not only did not give up, but launched a wave of more violent attacks, forcing Manchester United goalkeeper Romero to make consecutive wonderful saves.

Van Gaal also frowned, remembering the two tragedies last season, so he waved the flag and Manchester United retreated across the board.

In particular, the two offensive wingers Mata and Depay also returned to the full-midfield position. Manchester United's formation became a purely defensive -1, which barely stabilized the position.

But as soon as the whistle sounded in the second half, Chelsea took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Manchester United.

After Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough, he sent a long diagonal pass. Lukaku quickly moved forward, got ahead of everyone, and flicked the ball to Harry Kane on the right.

The latter followed up and hit the target easily.

Two to zero!

The two forwards each scored a goal.

At this time, only one minute of the second half has passed!

Chelsea continued to bombard Manchester United indiscriminately and created opportunities continuously, but Manchester United also defended extremely tenaciously.

After the game reached 60 minutes, Chelsea began to recycle their formation.

The main reason is that Pan Yi saw that his players were still a little tired and could not maintain the intense press until the end, even if they made substitutions.

Therefore, it is better to slow down the rhythm first so that the players do not consume too much energy.

Although Chelsea's League Cup opponent five days later is only Walsall, a English League One team, Pan Yi's goal this year is to win all championships, so he will not neglect any game and will also put these games together.

And consider.

However, in professional football matches, sometimes if one side is soft, the other side will become hard, let alone if the opponent is a wealthy team like Manchester United and is playing at home.

Under the command of Van Gaal, Manchester United suddenly became more confident.

Especially Dutch star Memphis Depay, who lurked behind Rooney and posed a lot of threats.

It was his long shot in the 71st minute that forced Courtois to make a diving save, and also sounded the horn for Manchester United's counterattack against Chelsea.

In the 75th minute, Depay passed the ball past Terry and passed it straight into the penalty area. Rooney took the ball with his back and was unable to turn around. He knocked back and midfielder "Little Pig" Bastian Schweinsteiger stepped in and kicked the ball.

Shoot angrily.

The kick was actually a bit wide, but by chance it hit Van Dijk's leg and was reflected into Chelsea's goal.

Courtois had nothing to do with conceding such a somewhat lucky goal.

The score also came to 1:2.

Two minutes later, Chelsea launched the offensive again. Harry Kane assisted and Lukaku got a chance to score a single goal. However, the shot was too weak and was confiscated by goalkeeper Romero.

Member Lu was finally happy for once.

But happiness comes at a price.

Manchester United created another good team attack opportunity in the 81st minute.

Mata and Depay passed the ball continuously outside the penalty area, and finally Depay passed the ball into the penalty area. After Rooney stopped the ball, turned around, and shot furiously, breaking Chelsea's goal again.

Two to two!

After that, no matter how Chelsea attacked, they were never able to break through Manchester United's goal.

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Encountering the first draw of the new season, Pan Yi's mood was not affected at all.

"Our opponents had a good offensive efficiency tonight. They only had four shots, two shots on target, and scored two goals. We created 25 shooting opportunities, including one suspected offside goal and two

Hitting the goal post. We can say that we performed better. If we didn't win, we can only say that we were a bit unlucky."

Pan Yi also praised Manchester United goalkeeper Romero by name, believing that Argentina's main goalkeeper performed at a high level in today's game.

"I watched his performance in the 2014 World Cup, and it's obvious that he was in good shape today. When facing such a goalkeeper, it's quite good that we can score two goals to be honest."

At the same time, Pan Yi also expressed his understanding of Lukaku's missed opportunity.

"No forward can guarantee that he will score a single goal, so I will not use this standard to ask Lukaku, Harry Kane, or Mbappe. It is unfair to them."

"They are all smart players. They know how to reflect on their mistakes in constant games, and then improve them. In the end, they play better and better."

"Lukaku won the Premier League Golden Boot last season and is still ranked first this season. If we erase his achievements just because he failed to score once, that would be too ignorant of football."

This is Pan Yi. When he was interviewed by reporters, he said that his players are mainly encouraging and will not easily criticize others.

Of course, you will still spray when you need to spray when you return to the locker room or training field...

This draw made Van Gaal feel happy.

Regardless of whether the situation is dominant or not, the number of shots, or the ball possession rate, not losing is the rule!

After all, this Chelsea team led by Pan Yi is Manchester United’s biggest sufferer!

Last season was not just a double play, it was 0:5 in one game and 0:8 in another game. It can definitely be described as "shame".

But today, Manchester United tied with Chelsea!!!

From now on Manchester United can stand up!

And after six rounds, Manchester United has not fallen behind and is still ranked fourth behind Chelsea, Manchester City, and Leicester City.

This also made the Red Devils full of confidence.

Van Gaal even threatened that Chelsea this season is not invincible, and Manchester United has a chance to complete a counterattack and even win the Premier League championship!

He also said that the defeat to Swansea in the fourth round was just an accident. Now that his team is strong, it is impossible to lose again when facing such a mid-to-lower team!

But no one expected that as soon as he made his bold words on the front foot, Van Gaal would be slapped in the face on the back foot...

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On the evening of September 24th, Yorkshire, Bushham Crescent Stadium.

In the third round of the League Cup, York City faced Manchester United at home.

York City's performance in the League Cup this season is still good.

In the first round, they drew the English League One team Bradford (not Brentford), so they defeated the opponent and advanced through a penalty shootout after drawing with their opponent 2:2.

In the second round, York City's opponent was the Premier League team Swansea City. The two sides fought until the 90th minute, but the outcome was still tied. As a result, York City received a header from defender Ian Hart in stoppage time.

Defeat the opponent and advance to the third round.

Then, they drew Manchester United.

York City vs. Manchester United, this is actually a "regional battle".

Why do you say that?
To be continued...