Chapter 329 The head coach who has coached for two and a half years
At this time, there was also dead silence in the "Sky Sports" studio.
Gary Neville sat there in mourning, with no expression on his face at all.
It was obvious that he was heartbroken at this moment.
Chelsea's goals one after another were like slaps in the face, slapping him hard in the face.
The game is not over yet, it is already 4:0!
The problem is that this time, in order to prevent his home team from being hurt by his "open mouth", he has already taken the initiative to restrain himself and did not yell more at Pan Yi.
After all, no matter how arrogant Gary Neville is, he can still see the gap in strength and form between Chelsea and Manchester United.
The rankings and points are here!
Even if he feels in his heart that with the support of Old Trafford at home, Manchester United may have a chance to win, but he does not dare to say any harsh words now.
But why is Pan Yi still so ruthless?
4:0, and this score seems not to be the end yet...
In this situation, even Lineker, Alan Shearer and others became silent.
When defending, he also needs to timely press the opponent's defense, and when necessary, he will return to his own half or even the penalty area to help defend.
Even Gary Neville, who had been sitting there motionless for a long time, seemed to nod his head slightly.
After all, in his era, all he had to do was get the ball in the penalty area and then score a goal.
At this time, the then Newcastle coach Kevin Keegan said the famous saying:
Chelsea's 3-4-3 formation is like a detachable machine that can be dismantled and installed at will, and it can always turn into a sharp weapon in the end.
As a result, after nine rounds, Chelsea topped the list with 27 points from nine games.
"So, to say Chelsea is already the champion? You still underestimate the difficulty of the Premier League!"
"Before this, anything was possible!"
But as a result, Manchester United's blocking ability in the midfield is further reduced.
"I said Chelsea played better than us, but why are we asking about tactics?"
Gary Neville looked up, but he seemed to be wearing a mask of pain: "But...but, we lost too much..."
This is not only a question for reporters, but also a common topic for all fans around the world.
But the disadvantage on the scene cannot be reversed in a short time.
"The lessons learned from Newcastle United and Manchester United tell us that even if you have a double-digit lead, please wait until 35 rounds to celebrate."
And if we delve deeper into why Chelsea's results this season are so good, obviously everyone must mention Pan Yi's name first.
A reporter asked again: "Before the game, you and Pan Yi had a war of words, saying that you wanted to compete in tactics in this game, so who won this duel?"
"Perhaps Pan Yi is the best coach at rotation, but this is his first season coaching a Premier League team, and it is even the first time for many Chelsea players to play in the Premier League. They will definitely not adapt."
It's the same formation, but Pan Yi can always arrange different personnel to deal with different situations.
"If you haven't experienced the Premier League's Christmas schedule, you haven't really played in the Premier League."
In the end, with a 3-0 victory, Manchester United won the championship!
"This is football."
Confidence in a team is of course important.
Hearing what Lineker said, both Alan Shearer, Carragher and Zola nodded in agreement.
He needs to be a fulcrum to confront the opponent's center back, and he also needs to drop back to receive passes from the midfielder or defender. When he gets the ball, he can also send a through ball and instantly become a midfield commander.
"Those who have not personally experienced Christmas in the Premier League will never understand how difficult this schedule is for Premier League teams, and how many teams will fall behind here and lose hope of winning the championship!..."
Although their players showed tenacious fighting spirit despite the undeterred cheers of the home fans, they still fought bravely.
Then Van Gaal changed the subject:
"However, just because we lost today does not mean we will lose in the future. We are Manchester United, and temporary failure cannot stop us."
After such a big away win, it can be imagined that everyone at Chelsea must be full of confidence!
"So, I think it doesn't matter if Manchester United loses to Chelsea."
Carragher rubbed his face desperately with his hands, looking like he wanted to laugh but was trying to hold it back.
"I just said that we will perform better when we face Chelsea for the second time. This is an expectation and a challenge!"
"The Sun" said that in the 1995-1996 season, when it reached the 23rd round, Newcastle had 17 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses and accumulated 54 points, while Manchester United had 12 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses and accumulated 42 points.
Ferguson naturally hopes that Manchester United can quickly forget this defeat and focus on future games.
"Therefore, Pan Yi and his Chelsea should not be too happy. Sooner or later I will come for revenge!"
But what about the second half? Manchester United encountered a wave of 4 points in 5 rounds, and another wave of 9 points in 7 rounds.
At this time, as long as they defeat Nottingham Forest away from home in a make-up match, Newcastle can tie Manchester United in points.
Arsenal had a wave of 5 wins and 3 draws, catching up to second place in the standings, and then a wave of 10 consecutive victories. After a 4-0 victory over Everton, Arsenal won the championship two rounds in advance!
They lost 0-2 to West Ham in the away game and drew 3-3 with Manchester City in the away game. Returning to home, Newcastle lost to Manchester United 0-1 in a life-and-death battle. Cantona scored the only goal of the game.
After Van Gaal's words came out, the whole press conference immediately started to be discussed.
The most boring thing is to admit defeat, but the most interesting and topical thing is of course the competition between the two sides!
From this point of view, the next battle between the two sides will be interesting again!
When Pan Yi started his press conference and the reporter relayed Van Gaal's words to him, Pan Yi smiled and said:
Even when "70 minutes" is mentioned, fans will immediately think of Pan Yi, because Chelsea after 70 minutes really can't be offended.
Nine consecutive victories in the Premier League, three consecutive victories in the Champions League, plus a League Cup game in between, a total of 13 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.
However, a 1-1 draw left Newcastle hoping for a miracle in the final round.
"So I wouldn't be surprised at all if Chelsea have problems after the winter break."
"That's four goals!" Lineker laughed, "Arsenal also conceded four goals? Although they did score one..."
"Pan Yi's football is really unpredictable. Maybe no one in the Premier League can stop him."
Then, some people can't help but have questions similar to Lineker's during the show:
Manchester United has 12 points and Tottenham have 11 points, ranking 8th and 11th respectively.
This is Chelsea's biggest victory this season, and it is also Manchester United's biggest defeat in the new century (tied with Manchester City's game)!
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"It's a sad game."
Seeing Gary Neville deflated, he was even more happy.
If the football coaches in this world cannot keep up with the times and develop tactics that can truly compete with Pan Yi, then Chelsea will really be invincible.
Considering that Southampton is unlikely to be a contender for the championship, in fact Manchester City, which ranks at the top of the BIG6, is already 11 points behind Chelsea!!!
11 points, only nine rounds!
"I'll say it again, in today's game, our entire team, whether players or coaches, whether it's tactics or technology, lost. Are you satisfied?"
Let’s talk about “flexibility”.
Of course, some people say that a reversal is still possible.
Of course they don't want to lose so badly at home!
Although Januzaj can indeed sometimes rely on his breakthrough ability to create some opportunities, it still seems to be of no help in front of Chelsea's tight defense.
After all, the results in the Champions League group stage don't really count. The key is to advance to the knockout rounds after qualifying from the group stage, and the points from the group stage are useless.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel, who also came on as a substitute for Kante, stepped in from the back and scored a goal!
In Mikel's career, scoring goals is really a rare thing.
Arsenal, Swansea, and Liverpool all have 14 points, ranking fifth to seventh respectively.
On the contrary, Southampton, who was in excellent form, won another 1:0 victory over Stoke City.
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 also fit this system very well and fully utilized it on the field.
Liverpool also failed to win and drew 0:0 at home with underdog Hull City.
The 343 tactic is certainly not a rare item. Today, Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal once used this tactic to kill everyone.
At that time, Manchester United had their last game away against Middlesbrough, and Newcastle had 2 games left.
"So I still want to thank Coach Van Gaal for giving us such great confidence in this team!"
After Lineker praised Pan Yi for a while, he patted Gary Neville on the shoulder to express comfort: "Since no one can beat Chelsea, then everyone has nothing to be ashamed of, right?"
After all, what Manchester United under Ferguson is best at is exerting force after the Christmas schedule and starting to catch up.
It is not an easy task for this proud Dutch coach to admit that other teams play better than him.
However, Manchester United later achieved a climax of 10 wins and 1 draw in the Premier League, scoring 31 points.
Now Pan Yi leads Chelsea to sweep Manchester United, win their first nine consecutive victories, and tie the Premier League's record for consecutive wins at the start of the season. Isn't this not convincing?
It can also be said that Pan Yi's requirements for every position in this formation are currently the most advanced in the world!
He leads the development trend of world football tactics, which is why he can cause dimensionality reduction blows to the current teams in the Premier League and Champions League, winning many battles.
Finally Lineker spoke.
"The Sun" also went on to say that in just two years, Manchester United became the backdrop.
Isn't this just looking for trouble?
"I will sum up this game well and hope to perform better next time I go to Stamford Bridge."
But Pan Yi injected a new concept into this tactic. All the players seemed to be in their positions and yet they seemed not to be there.
"For every Premier League team, Christmas and the winter break are the biggest tests."
At the post-match press conference, when reporters asked Van Gaal what he thought of the game, the Red Devils coach looked very frustrated.
In addition, after the game entered another 70 minutes, the physical fitness of Manchester United players gradually declined, and the intensity of pressing and oppression also began to weaken.
Tottenham also lost, losing 1:2 to Newcastle United at home.
In just 3 games, Newcastle lost 8 points to Manchester United!
After revenge against West Ham 3-0 at home, Newcastle lost to Arsenal and Liverpool in consecutive away games...
Obviously, Van Gaal still wants to score, and maybe even fantasizes about getting the score back.
"If it wasn't the coach's tactics that led to the victory, then what would the football team need from our coaches? It's better to save the money and pay the players' wages."
This sentence was also named the best quote in the Premier League in the past 20 years.
"I believe he can also see some familiar shadows in it, so he is so confident that he can perform better in the next duel."
At this time, Newcastle scored 64 points after 31 games, and Manchester United scored 67 points after 32 games! At this time, the lead has been completed.
Of course the reporters also agreed with what Pan Yi said.
The game lasted until the 89th minute, but Chelsea got a good opportunity.
"And this big victory not only brought us victory and three points, but also brought stronger confidence to all our players."
With so many tasks to be completed well, Alan Shearer certainly knew that he was incompetent.
"We made several very serious mistakes and were seized by our opponents. All of us should review our performance in this game, including myself."
But Manchester United did not allow such a miracle to happen.
Having a different starter in almost every game proves Pan Yi's flexibility in formation.
Then, Newcastle lost to Blackburn in an away game. They had 1 draw and 4 losses in 5 consecutive away games, trailing Manchester United by 6 points.
After 20 rounds of the 1997/98 Premier League season, Arsenal were 13 points behind Manchester United with one game in hand, ranking sixth.
This also allowed them to tie with Manchester City in points, but ranked fourth with a goal difference disadvantage.
"Who else can stop Pan Yi and Chelsea now?"
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"Who else can stop Pan Yi and Chelsea now?"
Other media outlets praised this rare professional analysis by The Sun.
Especially in the competition between wealthy teams, it is easier to gain confidence.
With four goals in hand, Chelsea played more steadily and calmly.
Then there are Manchester City and West Ham United in third and fourth respectively with 16 points;
After all, he is the host of this live football show. If everyone stays silent like this, the effect of the show will be very poor.
It's quite cute how the two of them bickered before the game, then praised each other twice and continued to fight after the game.
Only Arsenal defeated Swansea 2:0 away from home.
And it was precisely because of his blooming that Chelsea finally beat Manchester United 5-0 in the away game!
Pan Yi is also very flexible when it comes to targeting different opponents.
You know, Alan Shearer is a legend in English football, a three-time Premier League Golden Boot winner!
But he is also a representative figure of England's traditional center.
In short, whether it is changing the formation without substitutions or adjusting substitutions, Chelsea can always have an effect, which also proves the flexibility of Pan Yi's formation.
But now the overall atmosphere in the studio was depressing, and he was too embarrassed to laugh out loud.
"Daily Mail" mentioned: "Has the suspense of this season's Premier League championship been lost after just nine rounds?"
But at this moment, Carragher pointed at the screen and said, "Look, they're here again!"
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After conceding four goals, Manchester United played even more impatiently.
The reporters all laughed.
This is the same as when people think of ikun when "two and a half years" is mentioned.
"Yes, I admit that Chelsea played much better than us today."
Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson also said that Chelsea is indeed the best team in the Premier League this season, but it is too early to say that they will win the championship in advance.
Newcastle's nightmare journey began at West Ham's Upton Park Stadium.
The media's interpretation of this is that Ferguson was obviously talking about Chelsea, but in fact he was cheering for Manchester United, which had just suffered a tragic defeat.
In Pan Yi's Chelsea, Lukaku is indeed a center, but he can do much more than a traditional center.
Chelsea still took over the game.
In the 75th minute, Van Gaal made successive substitutions, replacing Belgian teenager Januzaj and Dutch forward Robin van Persie.
Take today's game against Manchester United as an example. He can even use a 5-1-4 formation that is unheard of in football to break Van Gaal's large circle tactics!
And after the opponent changes formation, he will also use quick and responsive methods to suppress the opponent again without changing players.
In fact, it has been almost two and a half years since Pan Yi started coaching independently, and some fans have already called themselves ipan...
"We're still fighting for the title and they don't think they can get it that easily at Middlesbrough. I'm telling you, frankly, I'd love to see us beat him, enjoy it a lot!"
In just 8 games, Newcastle scored 7 points, Manchester United scored 22 points, and Newcastle went from leading by 9 points to falling behind by 6 points!
Since then, Southampton's blocking of Manchester United once again rekindled Newcastle's hope. The Magpies won three consecutive games and were only 3 points away from Manchester United.
Compared with Chelsea's momentum, the performances of the Premier League's top players are taking turns to collapse, making it difficult to pose a threat to them.
At that time, Newcastle were 12 points ahead of Liverpool and Manchester United, which was wider than the current gap between Chelsea and Manchester City. Everyone thought that the suspense of the championship had long been lost.
"I see you, you just want to find a big news, you just want me to admit again that you lost to Pan Yi in tactics? Childish!"
The positional limitations between them have become blurred, but they can keep interspersing and moving without getting into trouble. This is really rare.
Van Gaal glared at the reporter.
In the ninth round of the Premier League that just passed, West Ham United, which suddenly performed well this season, beat Manchester City 2:1 at home!
He just had nowhere to vent his anger, so he just started blaming:
"Is this your first day as a reporter?"
Alan Shearer once said: "If I can still play now, I won't be able to play in this Chelsea team."
"But unfortunately, he may be disappointed again by then. Because my tactics are not copied from his, and there is no way to copy the tactics themselves. Let's put it this way, he will have to spend more time studying."
And if they fall behind in the game, Pan Yi will use his "70-minute substitution method" to turn the situation around in a short time.
From the winger, to the defensive midfielder, to the center back, wing back, and even the goalkeeper, they all have a new look.
Otherwise, there are 11 people on the field, and you can substitute at most three people, or no substitutions. If you are not flexible, it will be difficult to change the tactical direction in an instant.
So he is required to smooth things over, and he is required to break the silence.
Chelsea further used its skilled passing and control system to continue to control the midfield rhythm and ball possession.
This so-called "70-minute substitution technique" has become a meme circulated among fans. When it is mentioned, everyone knows that it is talking about Pan Yi's magical substitution technique.
Chelsea are advancing all the way up the standings. If no one stops them, it will be too late!
After all, everyone is a professional player, and they know how uncomfortable it feels when their home team loses, let alone a disastrous defeat.
And this is just Pan Yi's high requirements for forwards.
Although they have different views on football and tactics, and although some of them have badmouthed and questioned Pan Yi, facts speak louder than words.
German winger Schuerle, who came on as a substitute, took advantage of his physical strength to pass two people on the wing and then passed the ball to the center.
"We can beat Manchester City, we can beat Arsenal, we can also beat Manchester United with five goals away from home, which means we can beat any team in the world!"
Especially the Premier League.
Of course he was happy when Manchester United lost!
Let’s talk about “advanced” first.
These words made the atmosphere at the press conference become heated again.
"I'm very grateful to Coach Van Gaal for his recognition of me. In fact, my 3-4-3 formation also partially referenced his previous tactics. I would also like to express my gratitude to him."
Southampton ranks second with 19 points with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, but there is still an 8-point gap between them and Chelsea.
Many football legends also pointed out that many teams will perform well in the first half of the season, but will plummet after entering the winter.
But the Premier League is different.
Moreover, these strong teams failed to stop Pan Yi and his Chelsea in the first nine rounds. How can other teams have the confidence to do so?
Chelsea have been too strong so far.
After all, morale is really important.
If the Red Devils soldiers remain immersed in such painful defeats and cannot get over it, then they may be greeted by successive defeats.
Don’t forget, Manchester United will face Manchester City in the Manchester Derby in the tenth round!
This can be said to be Ferguson's good intentions in making public remarks.
After all, Manchester United is his heartthrob!
He doesn't want to see Manchester United lose to Chelsea and Manchester City in succession.
Under such public opinion, the "Liverpool Echo" also made some prospects for Liverpool's home game against Chelsea in the 11th round, and finally said:
"Perhaps Anfield will be the end of Chelsea's wild momentum this season?"