The second half of the game started quickly.

No one knows what happened in the halftime locker room between the two sides, but whether it was Scaloni or Arteta, they seemed to have made an appointment and stayed put.

The formation and play style have not been adjusted, and the player lineup has not changed.

Even when the game remained stalemate in the second half until the 60th minute, the two sides had no intention of making substitutions.

I have to say, this is a very strange thing.

After all, these two coaches are Pan Yi's favorite disciples, and Pan Yi's biggest trick is to quickly find the problem on the field, and then use substitutions or formation changes to finally break the game.

Now is it because both sides are from the same school and there are no flaws in each other's moves? Or is it simply because they are too familiar?

In short, Arteta doesn't make substitutions now, and Scaloni doesn't make substitutions either, so both sides are wasting their time.

Although the two of them have been standing on the sidelines directing the game as usual, and they can be heard shouting and encouraging the players on the court from time to time, they really have no plans to make major adjustments to the existing lineup tactics.

Time is passing by bit by bit.

The slightly boring game also made the fans a little restless.

When the time entered the seventy-minute mark, Arteta suddenly turned around and walked back to the coaching bench and said to Steve Holland: "How's it going?"

Steve Holland obviously understood what Arteta wanted and immediately handed over the tablet in his hand.

On the screen of the tablet, the data of York City players that he has been counting and collecting is displayed, including kilometers run, sprint frequency, number of defensive returns, etc.

This does not include technical data such as the number of shots, the number of passes, pass success rate or breakthrough success rate. In fact, it is mainly biased towards the evaluation of the players' physical condition.

And this is also the breakthrough point Arteta wants to seek.

Because he knows that under such a high-intensity confrontation, there will definitely be players in York City who cannot withstand it.

At this time, Chelsea will focus on attacking its weak points, which will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Now, Arteta has keenly captured one point from this row of data.

Lin Liangming is dying!

In fact, since entering the 60th minute, his performance level has been on a downward trend, with less running and insufficient defensive efforts.

This shows that under the repeated attacks of Hazard and Marcos Alonso, the Dragon Country international is indeed a bit tired of coping and feels that he can hardly hold on.

This is the opportunity Arteta is waiting for!

However, when Arteta was about to stand up and prepare to change to the B seat and launch a fierce attack on Lin Liangming's side, he saw Scaloni next door who didn't know when he had arrived with a player.

The fourth official.

And that player is none other than Thomas Amon.

"...He also discovered this problem?"

Arteta was still thinking, the fourth official had already raised the substitution card, and indeed he replaced Lin Liangming with Amon!

When making substitutions, Scaloni seemed to smile at the Chelsea coaching bench, as if to say: Brother, what you saw, I saw too!

"Shit, it's true!" Arteta was so angry that he laughed bitterly.

This guy Scaloni is really difficult to deal with!

The loophole he finally found was immediately blocked by him!

"Should we make the same substitution?" Steve Holland asked with concern.

Arteta thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, now is not the time."

He didn't believe it. Scaloni could really keep watch for ninety minutes?

Thinking of this, Arteta walked to the sidelines and signaled the players to continue to speed up the pace.

Since you have to fight for consumption, of course you have to fight until your opponent collapses.

York City is not a fuel-efficient team. Scaloni has always attached great importance to physical fitness. If they want to consume all their physical energy, Chelsea will really have to go all out!

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"Fortunately, the boss reminded me, otherwise Arteta would have taken the opportunity."

In the York City dugout, Scaloni and De Zerbi were chatting.

Obviously, during the halftime break, Pan Yi also came to the locker room and gave them his own advice.

One of the most important ones is to stick to the current defensive style and not rush to press forward with troops.

"In today's final, Chelsea wants to win more than us, and the pressure is on their side." Pan Yi said at the time, "We just need to calm down, play according to the established guidelines before the game, and stay until the end. The victory will belong to

our!"

Obviously, Pan Yi has a clear understanding of the strength comparison between the two sides.

Chelsea is better than York City, and their bench depth is not at the same level.

If we start a head-to-head battle with Chelsea too early and it wears off in the end, it will only be York City that suffers.

But if we stabilize our rhythm, establish a good defensive formation, and save our physical energy, it is possible to fight with the Blues until the end.

Pan Yi also reminded that even so, on the two sides where Chelsea focuses on attacking, especially the side where Hazard and Marcos Alonso are located, York City will be under great pressure.

As a winger who needs to go up and down to attack and defend on this wing, Lin Liangming is the most likely to be consumed in advance.

Therefore, as a coach, you need to observe the situation of the players on the court at all times. Once they appear to be physically exhausted, replace them immediately. Don't hesitate!

Obviously, Scaloni took Pan Yi's reminder to heart.

He has been paying attention to this since the start of the second half of the game, and before Lin Liangming's side was attacked heavily by Chelsea again, he replaced Amang, replenishing the new force in time and avoiding possible loopholes.

Everyone knows that when a person's human body energy is exhausted to a certain extent, he will inevitably become slack, his performance will be greatly reduced, and even his technical movements will easily go out of shape.

Now, except for Lin Liangming, the other York City players are currently performing quite normally and it seems they can continue to persevere.

"This game is really a war of attrition. We will see who can withstand it in the 90 minutes!" Scaloni finally said to De Zerbi.

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The time suddenly entered eighty minutes.

After a wave of fast-paced offense, Chelsea slowed down its offense again.

Everyone can see that the consumption on both sides is really huge.

This is true for York City, and so is Chelsea.

But the players on both sides are still continuing and persevering.

In comparison, York City, on the defensive side, has an advantage. After all, their most important thing is to maintain a rigorous overall formation, but Chelsea is different. They need to do more.

It is always easier to destroy than to build, and the same is true on the football field.

"Judging from the current situation, the two sides are likely to be tied in the final 90 minutes. Chelsea had every advantage in the game, but they were never able to break through York City's defense."

"York City's defense today is truly amazing. To be able to keep the goal and keep the defensive formation in such a disadvantageous situation, I have to say that Scaloni is a master in terms of his coaching ability.

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"But, is he really ready to play overtime? Being able to last for 90 minutes does not mean that he can play for 120 minutes. He really has so much confidence in his players that he can defend for such a long time and can defend at points.

Win the ball battle?"

"As for Arteta, will he accept a penalty kick against York City? Give the decision of the FA Cup championship to that extremely random 12-yard penalty?"

"If he wants to end the battle within 120 minutes, or even within 90 minutes, why hasn't he started making substitution adjustments? Is he really so afraid of York City?"

"This should also be the doubt in the minds of all fans watching this game around the world. It has been more than 80 minutes. If we don't make a substitution, it will be too late..."

The live TV camera went to the sidelines and found that Arteta could no longer sit still in the Chelsea coaching box.

He was leaning on the pillars of the coaching bench, watching the game intently, but he still couldn't hide the worry in his eyes.

On the other hand, Scaloni also did not hide his anxiety and uneasiness at all.

The game is getting closer and closer.

Especially after 80 minutes, the players' mentality began to change subtly, and there were more mistakes on the field.

The more times like this, the easier it is to become nervous and lose control.

"That's almost it. It's time for us to strengthen our attack!"

Suddenly, Arteta approached assistant coach Steve Holland and said to him.

The crowd was buzzing, and Steve Holland could only reply loudly: "Yes, I think they defended the whole game. I guess their physical fitness is about the same and they can rush!"

Of course Chelsea doesn't want to play extra time or a penalty shootout.

Unlike York City, which has finished other competitions this season, Chelsea still has a more important Champions League final to play.

If too much is consumed in this game, it will not be conducive to preparations for the Champions League final.

So now their strategy is to take advantage of York City's physical fitness and defensive attention to drop, and rush them in the last ten minutes!

After all, even a robot would start to smoke after being protected for so long!

Arteta thought for a while, nodded and said: "Let them press forward a little, but be careful to protect their backs."
To be continued...