When many well-known media at home and abroad were reporting and paying attention to the outstanding performance of the national football team in the World Cup qualifiers, Pan Yi had returned to York City.

The team's current performance in English League One is very good. After 18 rounds, they have 13 wins, 5 draws and 44 points. They are 4 points ahead of Scunthorpe who are in second place with 40 points. Of course, they are even more demanding in third place.

Sheffield United only scored 34 points...

After all, the top two teams in League One can advance directly to the Championship. It would be nice to win the League One title, but focusing on the points difference between third place is the most important thing.

At present, Sheffield United has also begun to exert its strength. They have caught up with teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Bradford and have returned to the promotion zone.

But at present, it seems that York City is relatively safe, after all, it is ten points ahead!

For example, in the two league games from the east, York City had two draws in a row.

First they drew with Millwall 1:1 away from home, and then they were tied 2:2 by Fleetwood at home.

In the same period, Scunthorpe had one win and one draw, so York City's lead in second place was reduced to 2 points.

This also shows that the competition in the English League One is actually very fierce. If I were to be negligent, I would probably lose the advantage that is hard to come by.

The reason why York City's state suddenly became a little unstable is because they were affected by the FA Cup and made some changes in the lineup.

As far as York City's current lineup is concerned, it is actually relatively thin.

The main lineup is indeed very strong, even though Pan Yi personally collected it from all over the world;

However, there are basically no veterans in the Tutto lineup who have played in the English League Two this season. Whether their physical condition or competitive status is declining rapidly, there are only a few players who can stand up at critical moments.

And this is actually not the norm for teams in lower leagues. Even in the English Championship and Premier League, the same is not true for smaller teams.

Their funds can at most guarantee a relatively strong lineup. If even the bench is as strong as the main team, then a team like BIG6 can do it.

Pan Yi is not prepared to make any additions to the team in that winter window, because now it seems that even the seemingly thin lineup is not enough in English League One.

If not even York City feel they can’t play in League One, then it’s even more difficult for other teams to survive.

If Pan Yi's plan is to wait until the English Championship before recruiting players, York City will obviously be more attractive and can recruit better players.

After playing against Fleetwood, York City will face Ashton in the second round of the FA Cup.

This team from the North-South League, which is the sixth level, can reach the second round of the FA Cup, so it can be regarded as a little dark horse.

And Scaloni and his team members also hope that after the third round of the FA Cup there will be "high-legs" from the Premier League and Championship, so they attach great importance to that game and are biased when preparing for the game, that is

This objectively led to the loss in the English League One - there were many substitutes when playing Bradford.

As for the Ashton team, they defeated Const AFC, Bahrain United, and Donington one after another before reaching the FA Cup.

Then, they also got a good draw in the first round, and after a replay, they defeated Westfield, also a low-level team, before reaching the second round.

Now facing the current leader of English League One, they naturally want to have an upset so that they can continue to move forward.

For a semi-amateur team from the sixth level, if they can enter the third round of the FA Cup and get a team like Manchester United or Manchester City to play away games, they can make a lot of money.

Already!!!

Without the share of tickets alone, it would be enough for them to spend several years...

This is also a way for FM players to get rich when playing low-level teams.

Just like that, the moment they stepped into the West Siberia Stadium, they were frightened by the overwhelming boos from York City fans.

Now York City's home court has become an out-and-out devil's home court!

Although there are less than 10,000 spectators present now, they can still create a noise like tens of thousands of people!

And York City, who played with all their main players, was more powerful than Ashton and crushed the Ashton team.

In less than a minute, Aman drove a violent motorcycle on the wing, using his speed and body to break through the heavy defense and then passed the ball. Baker in the middle made a dunk and scored!

Then Ashton was even less able to resist.

The score before the game was 6:0, York City won a wild victory!

Although in the first round of the British Championship knockout round three days later, York City, who came on as a substitute, lost to the Brighton U23 team 1:2 and were eliminated, the York City fans could not help feeling proud of their football.

The team is excited to reach the third round of the FA Cup!

Because soon, the draw for the third round of the FA Cup will arrive!

A lot of people are looking at that draw, looking at York City.

Everyone is wondering, what real level has that York City team reached?

Can their lineup compete with teams in the English Championship or even the Premier League?

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The office of the owner of the York City training ground was quiet. Pan Yi was alone, leaning on the sofa and looking at the ceiling.

The players had all finished their earlier training, so the entire training ground was quiet. The only sound left was the sound made by the staff packing up the training equipment, but it was already very faint when it reached the office.

The draw ceremony for the third round of the FA Cup tomorrow will determine who York City will win in the third round.

To participate in the third round, in addition to the 20 low-level teams from the qualifying rounds and the first two rounds, a total of 44 teams from the English Championship and Premier League will also join the battle at this time to form the top 64.

The 64 teams then draw lots and compete round by round until the final champion is determined.

Pan Yi did not watch the live broadcast of the lottery because he was not very interested in it.

If you draw a weak one, you will have bigger cocoa to move forward, which is good;

If you get a strong one, you can try it with them. You can probably make some money by the way, which is not bad.

Who can you kick but not kick?

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

As the door was opened, Chairman McGill's figure appeared in front of Pan Yi.

"The draw for the Mr. Xu Cup has finally come out!" McGill looked a little excited.

Pan Yi was a little curious.

"Who was drawn? Chelsea, right?"

To be honest, this should be the most dramatic and topical draw.

If that kind of lottery ceremony can really be manipulated, the FA should choose the draw method that attracts the most attention, right?

As the boss, Pan Yi will face his former club Chelsea!

At the same time, York City and Chelsea will meet again in the cup!

"Uh... no." After hearing what Pan Yi said, McGill seemed a little disappointed.

After all, he is also very popular. Indeed, if he plays for Chelsea's seven-time champion team, it will be the biggest gimmick.

As a League One team, it doesn't matter if York City loses, but I wonder if it can attract more attention from the media and fans. Would it be helpful to increase York's visibility?

"He also hopes to draw Chelsea, but... that's about it, but Arsenal!"

Hearing what McGill said, Pan Yi nodded, "Oh, that's fine. Can it be at home or away?"

"Their home stadium, they want to play at the Emirates Stadium." McGill replied.

Pan Yi smiled: "That's good. The Emirates Stadium can accommodate 60,000 people. They can get a lot of money that time. Does Scaloni know?"

"Well," McGill nodded, "I just called him to inform him!"

"Then how did he react?"

"There was no response. He was very calm. He just said no. Then he said he was having dinner with his family and hung up the phone."

Pan Yi laughed: "He must be very excited. He finally has the opportunity to lead the team to play against a truly strong team!"

McGill also smiled and said: "Is that possible? He won't be able to hear it on the phone. But whether Bufu wins or loses the game, they can make money."

"Does he hope to win?" Pan Yi stood up and looked out the window at the empty training ground:

"If they can win against Arsenal East, it will give their boys super confidence! And that kind of self-confidence will be of great help to their future games..."

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The next day, almost all British newspapers published the original reports about the FA Cup third round draw.

There are several "foreign wars" between Premier League teams that are more interesting.

West Ham missed out on Manchester City at home;

There is a chance that Everton will miss out on Leicester City;

It is very likely that Tottenham will miss Aston Villa.

Apart from that, the game that attracted the most attention was the match between Arsenal and York City.

"Pan Yi and Scaloni Yongtuo are here!"

"It's obviously different from the past. In the FA Cup, which he is best at and values ​​most, he will definitely teach York City, who have the strength of League One, how to behave."

"The China Cup has always been a breeding ground for upsets. Will Pan Yi's York City overthrow Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium?"

Because of Pan Yi's existence, the confrontation between the two teams became full of gimmicks.
Chapter completed!