"Both sides did not make substitutions during the halftime break, and they still used the lineup from the first half."
"Arsenal took the lead, but Chelsea still went on the defensive."
The situation in the second half was still not much different from the first half.
During the halftime break, Wenger calmed down and then warned his disciples to stay patient and not fall into the trap that Chelsea might set.
After all, he is an old martial artist. Couldn't he see that Pan Yi was using provocative tactics?
Therefore, no matter how anxious he is, he will force himself to calm down.
After all, if the coach is anxious, his players will inevitably be even more impatient.
However, the behavior of players on the court is sometimes beyond the control of the coach.
Just like the current situation at Arsenal, the players are surrounded by the constant cheers of the home fans, and their adrenaline is constantly rising!
From the beginning to the present, they have actually overpowered Chelsea, who have been enjoying great success this season. Who dared to imagine this before the game?
Both players and fans are a little excited inside.
But now that the situation has an absolute advantage, but the score cannot be leading, it is inevitable that people will have the idea of "If you can't win like this, it will be a big loss."
Arsenal's goalkeeper and former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech made a decisive decision to abandon the goal.
"Beautiful, Cochrane stole the ball calmly and ruined a Chelsea attack."
Pan Yi stood on the sidelines and applauded Gnabry.
Arsenal's offensive ability is obvious to all. If you are not careful at this time, you may lose the ball at any time.
But what the midfielder and the head coach meant was that they could not push Chelsea too hard, they had to pull back first, let Chelsea breathe a sigh of relief, patiently look for opportunities, and then suddenly press forward.
"Now the ball goes to Kirkland, to Wilshere, to Sanchez."
The faces of Arsenal fans of the home team showed a trace of uneasiness for no reason...
"0:2!"
Lukaku, Gnabry, and Seat B, the three of them frequently went back and forth during the counterattack, which also caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal's defense.
There were three substitutions in a row within 60 minutes. Although this is not common, it is not unusual either.
This is the advantage of a player like Hazard who is very balanced with both feet. No matter how he dunks his foot, the other foot can complete a high-quality shot!
At this moment, the ball flew out from behind Cech like a shell and quickly hit the goal!
At this moment, Arsenal's fastest defender Bellerin caught up with Hazard.
"Arsenal has been unable to attack for a long time, and finally the loopholes in the defense have been exposed. This is definitely not good news for Arsenal. They have to face the embarrassing situation of falling behind."
They were still far away just now, but they were already killing them in an instant.
"And substitution means the beginning of a real counterattack! Especially Hazard, a fast and good dribbling star, has not performed particularly well since returning from injury. He is likely to play as a surprise player today to deal with Arsenal.
A tall defender."
After all, although Chelsea seems to be passive now, the three lines are maintained very well and the counterattack is vigorous. There is no need to adjust the formation.
"Hazard stopped the ball, but Arsenal's defense was also very good. Bellerin came up to defend."
What a disloyalty!
Time passed minute by minute.
In the Sky Sports live broadcast room, Ian Wright also expressed his concerns.
The Arsenal fans did almost the same thing, but there was a hint of panic on their faces.
"The fans at the scene were all gripped by the upcoming substitution. Chelsea fans were cheering, while Arsenal fans were worried. It looked very interesting."
The attitude of the defense is the same.
"good chance!"
"This is a classic Chelsea counterattack! This is also Hazard's first goal after returning from injury!"
"This change of formation made Arsenal's defensive players a little confused for a while, which exposed flaws."
And Pan Yi changed three at once! They were all attackers! And it also turned into a no-front formation!
This shows that there is definitely something wrong!
But the question is...where is this problem?
"I said seventy minutes, seventy minutes? Can't you just show off the old man a little bit?" Pan Yi smiled slyly, "That's almost it. Their physical fitness is almost there."
The constant running back and forth, coupled with the long-term tension on the nerves, really made the Arsenal players' physical fitness a bit overwhelming.
"If a strong attack doesn't work, then you can only withdraw, slow down the pace appropriately, and patiently look for opportunities. Then by changing the rhythm from fast to slow, you can forcefully create loopholes in the opponent's defense."
"We see that Chelsea is preparing to make a substitution!"
"Ramirez grabbed the ball and passed it to the left with a big kick."
"Of course, we cannot ignore the other two wingers Hazard and Willian. They are both good at breaking through and shooting."
Soon, Chelsea's players also immediately entered the game state, and Arsenal did not have a chance to quickly regain the score.
"If this is really the case, I will lose my fandom...ah, wait, look, Pan Yi seems to be making some moves!"
After everyone saw Chelsea's substitution clearly, there was another uproar inside and outside the stadium.
The attackers in the frontcourt are like wild horses that have escaped the reins and cannot be pulled back!
Ian Wright apparently saw this problem too.
"Perhaps only Pan Yi's substitutions can influence the fans' emotions like this..."
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"Substitution so early today?" Scaloni asked Pan Yi with some confusion, "Didn't you tell Wenger that you will start to work in seventy minutes?"
"When facing a tight defensive formation like Chelsea, relying too much on individual players' individual fights will only slow down the team's rhythm, which in turn will cause the team to be dragged into a slow-paced quagmire by the opponent."
"Today Arsenal's captain Mordessack is tall and strong, but his turning speed is slow enough to give a dexterous forward like Hazard room to play."
"Lingard, who just came on as a substitute, got the ball in the frontcourt and sent a beautiful through ball. Another substitute, Hazard, calmly passed goalkeeper Cech and scored!"
"And Lingard once again repaid Pan Yi's trust in him. He came on as a substitute and immediately completed a beautiful assist!"
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At this time, the referee on the field had already called the Chelsea players back to the field.
Everyone knows that when Pan Yi changes people, it means that this kid has another killer move!
"Bellerin has grabbed the second spot, here's a kick!"
"The answer is Lingard, who has just been replaced. He is now theoretically the player in front of Chelsea, but of course his range of activities is different from that of a traditional center. He is more at the top of the penalty area.
Move left and right."
"A good opportunity. Hazard dribbled the ball towards Arsenal's goal. Mertesacker in the middle quickly came over to cover."
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
In other words, Cech felt that Hazard's speed was much faster than that on the training field!
"In the 62nd minute, Chelsea took the lead in breaking Arsenal's goal!"
"Sometimes Arsenal did get some shots, but unfortunately Chelsea's starting goalkeeper Martinez played so steadily today. Ordinary shots really can't do anything to him!"
"Beautiful! Hazard passed Bellerin with a beautiful fake move and formed a breakthrough on the left!"
However, before Wenger could figure it out, the situation on the court had changed slightly.
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"Let's take a look at this ball...Chelsea's Kante actively attacked to defend Arsenal's Cazorla."
"Cech's finger has touched the ball, but he has not been able to change the direction of the ball!"
On the court, Pan Yi really started asking people to warm up.
"In the 73rd minute, Willian, who also came on as a substitute, scored another victory for Chelsea!"
Although he was not able to perform the drama of "killing his old boss" at the Emirates Stadium today, he has perfectly completed the work assigned by the head coach and performed very well.
The offensive players in the frontcourt want to press forward, hoping to use their personal abilities to change the situation of the game.
The frontcourt wants to press forward, but the backcourt tries desperately to hold on; when the backcourt wants to pull back, the frontcourt tries desperately to push forward. How can it not be chaotic?
"The ball still landed at the feet of the Arsenal players. Cazorla slowed down the pace a little, allowing his teammates to calm down before attacking."
In an instant, the entire Emirates Stadium became quiet.
"I just don't know how he is going to make substitutions? Will he just do three ups and three downs and replace the entire starting offensive trident?"
"Oh." Scaloni turned around and took two steps, then looked back and glared, "He didn't play center Bamford? This is called a matchup substitution. This is called almost?"
"We have seen that the magical marshal Pan Yi's on-the-spot substitutions once again showed miraculous effects!!"
Chelsea are becoming more and more experienced in defending, and Arsenal, who are one goal behind, are more impatient than at the beginning of the second half.
However, Wenger kept thinking about how to defend against Pan Yi's new move after 70 minutes, but Chelsea made a substitution at 60 minutes.
Therefore, Pan Yi stood on the sidelines and kept reminding everyone to pay more attention and maintain concentration. He also shouted to each other to remind each other about their positions and not to relax because of the goal just now.
"Cech moved very fast and dived directly for the ball... However, it seems that due to the influence of William's unkempt hair, the trajectory of his header changed slightly..."
It’s okay to celebrate when you score a goal, but don’t keep it too long, after all, the game isn’t over yet!
After the game restarted, Arsenal served and immediately pressed hard.
but now……
"I feel like the team's thinking is a bit inconsistent now, and there are differences in ideas."
"Oops, the shot was too high and it flew directly into the stands."
However, it seems that this cannot be completely blamed on Arsenal's attacking team for not listening to the coach's instructions.
"It's just that now we can all see that Arsenal has so many problems, can't Pan Yi see it?"
The frontcourt presses up, and midfield players such as Cazorla have no choice but to press up in order to avoid the separation between the front and backcourt.
"When the opponent is tightly defending, we can either press a strong attack, use a fast-paced offensive, and press the frontcourt to force the opponent to make mistakes, and then use the players' personal ability advantages to solve the opponent."
"Martinez made another great save, corner kick!"
The away team's Chelsea fans immediately burst into joy.
"With one goal ahead, Chelsea's defensive counterattack will definitely be more resolute!"
Ian Wright was worried, and Lineker nodded:
"I seem to have noticed it. Arsenal's frontcourt stars now seem to be in a situation where they are fighting alone."
All attacking players!
It seems that he is really going to cause trouble!
"No offside! It was a one-on-one goal..."
"Another winger Hazard, who came on as a substitute, inserted himself into the ribs from the wing. His explosive speed was very fast, and he directly left behind Bellerin, who was known for his speed but was unprepared."
"Especially after 70 minutes... Hey, I looked at the time and it's not even 60 minutes yet. No matter what, Pan Yi's substitutions are always interesting."
"We saw the ball moved to the left and handed it to Hazard. There was no chance. The ball was passed back to Kanter and then to William, facing Cochrane's defense..."
"Arsenal took a corner kick and there was chaos in the penalty area."
"Now, all the Chelsea fans are celebrating like crazy, as if the Emirates Stadium now belongs to them!"
"The two were entangled. Cazorla swayed several times but failed to shake Kanter's center of gravity. Instead, Kanter saw the opportunity and stretched his foot to intercept the ball."
"As for why Lingard was replaced in the middle position? It was because he wanted to further use his deft movement and interleaving to attack Arsenal's weaknesses, which are the weaknesses of the central defender's slow movement, slow turn, and slow filling of positions."
"We seem to be completely led by Chelsea now."
"No, it's not a cross, because there is no high center forward in Chelsea now. Hazard passed the ball to the back point!"
"Linggard plays as a shadow striker, and he can further drop back to support the midfield, thereby helping his side regain control of the midfield, and it is also more confusing during counterattacks. After all, there is no center forward now, and anyone can move forward.
Get to the front!”
But the more this happens, the Arsenal's offense becomes less and less efficient, while Chelsea's counterattack becomes better and better.
"Zuma made a header to clear the ball and left the penalty area."
"Chelsea scored!"
He has been teammates with Hazard for several years, and he has beaten the Belgian countless times on the training ground. Therefore, he knows that if Hazard bullies him into the goal and takes aim, he will really have a chance.
All gone!
But the problem is that Hazard's dribbling speed is really very fast, even faster than Cech's prediction.
"If this is really the case, it means that Pan Yi has long understood Chelsea's current defensive situation. The current starting three players are used to consume Arsenal's physical and energy."
This frightened Cech and he subconsciously pounced on him.
"He seems to be content to keep defending like this? He doesn't really just want to take a point, right? Is this still the Pan Yi we know?"
"The winger William on the other side just headed the ball!"
Hazard, wearing a blue jersey, was like a blue lightning, throwing away multiple Arsenal defenders in an instant and catching up with Lingard's through ball.
After Cech pounced to the right, Hazard suddenly dunked to the left. As soon as he dunked over, his left foot quickly flew out.
"The Chelsea fans in the audience are excited! There is a saying circulating in the Premier League this season that every on-the-spot command and substitution by Pan Yi can change the situation of the game."
“The ball went in!!!!”
Under normal circumstances, position substitution is the most common and safest.
Wenger on the sidelines also stood up.
The place where the substitutes were warming up happened to be on the visiting team's side of the stands, and the fans also gave them warm applause.
Even though Wenger kept reminding him from the sidelines, it still didn't help.
Of course he was nervous when Pan Yi made a substitution.
"Arsenal central defender Mordessack, who has been defending Lukaku, seems to have not adapted to the opponent's style of play without a center, and did not catch up immediately."
"So Lingard got the ball easily and had enough time to look ahead. Then, he passed the ball, and it was a ball that went straight behind him!"
"At this period of time, Arsenal attacked very fiercely. But we can see that Chelsea defended very steadily and did not give the opponent a decent chance to score."
"Kante made a beautiful steal! Then he immediately passed the ball to his teammates in the frontcourt."
This is also human nature.
What kind of melon-style rejuvenation method is this?
"But Hazard's feet were very fast, and it was difficult for Mertesacker to keep up with his rhythm! Hazard easily swung away from an angle and then made a cross!"
However, Gnabry and Seat B were replaced by Hazard and Willian. This was considered a match-up substitution between the two wingers, which is understandable;
Why did Lingard replace Lukaku?
In particular, Pan Yi often makes such "generous decisions", and everyone is not surprised.
"Arsenal's attack is coming again!"
"Now it seems that replacing them at this time is something Pan Yi has already prepared for."
Putting Lingard in the center position? This is obviously unrealistic. After all, Lingard has no fulcrum and header ability.
"In addition, we did not do a very good job in pressing in the midfield and frontcourt. They all wanted to score goals as soon as possible! Therefore, more energy was invested in offense and they were a bit slack on defense."
This scene on the Chelsea bench was immediately captured by the fans in the stands and the sensitive television live footage.
"Now, with the pressure so high, the rhythm is slowed down by the opponent's tight defense, and we can't get up fast. Under the opponent's tight defense, we can't find any gaps at all and can't play a threatening offense.
That's very dangerous."
"Almost." Pan Yi waved his hand, "Let Hazard, Lingard and William go up."
Because players are so excited after scoring a goal that they sometimes lose focus.
The only explanation is to let Lingard play as a shadow striker in the middle, and then Chelsea starts playing without a striker.
"Ake was very fast. He blocked Giroud's shot and the ball didn't bounce far. Ramsey on the other side hit again!"
Every time Chelsea counterattacks, no matter whether there is a threat or not, they have to quickly return to defense and run back and forth, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
Almost all the Chelsea fans jumped up from their seats with a cry, eyes wide open, and looked at the stadium.
Arsenal pressed forward for a long time, which actually put a lot of pressure on their defensive players.
But I didn’t expect that the opponent would score first? This is even more depressing.
Chelsea still chose to shrink their defense and firmly defend their own 30-meter area.
But what Cech didn't expect was that Hazard's move was a fake move!
"This time Sanchez ran to the right, and he wanted to pass it to Wilshere in the center, but he was touched by Kante, who was coming from Chelsea to defend. The ball changed direction and rolled towards the center circle."
Otherwise, it is impossible for everyone to retreat to their own restricted area and then look at each other from a distance, right?
The ball cannot be given to the opponent out of thin air.
It was also at this moment that the Chelsea fans in the visiting team's stands burst into deafening shouts!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
How can every old player score goals when he returns home?
In the Sky Sports studio, Lineker, the "Pan Chui", understood Pan Yi's intentions and said:
"In the first 60 minutes, Lukaku, including Gnabry and the B bench, have been running as hard as they can, sprinting back and forth, consuming the physical energy of Arsenal's defense players. In fact, I was still worried about whether they could make it in the second half.
Get through it all.”
"William!"
"This substitution means that the real decisive battle has just begun!"
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"Asshole, what's the promised seventy minutes?"
Generally speaking, the period after taking a lead is a high-risk period for conceding goals.
"The tempo is slow, but the team is pressing forward as a whole. This makes it difficult for Arsenal's offense to create a threat. Instead, it exposes the loopholes in its own defense to the opponent. This can be said to be chronic suicide..."
This directly led to a disconnect between the team's front and backcourt thinking.
Lingard, Bamford, Hazard, Willian...
The main reason is that Chelsea has shrunk too much. At this time, Arsenal's forwards will always involuntarily press into the opponent's penalty area.
…
"Then...how to change? Substitution?" Scaloni pointed to the players who had finished warming up and were walking back to the bench.
Therefore, after the opening, the offensive players in the frontcourt pressed heavily, eager to suppress Chelsea from the beginning, hoping to score early to ensure today's victory.
As a result, after a short period of play, Arsenal pressed forward again.
Or really all the players should retreat, and then attack Chelsea's counterattack instead, etc.
"In this case, any counterattack by the opponent may create a murderous opportunity. Therefore, every time Chelsea counterattacks, it forces our midfielders and backfielders to try their best to return to defense and run back and forth. This is not only a huge physical challenge.
The consumption is even more of a mental torture.”
"Good guy, Hazard gave the ball very beautifully, and William didn't need any adjustment at all when he rushed up from behind. There were no defensive players next to him. He could even stop the ball and hit it again!"
"Sanchez accelerated towards the baseline, then passed into the penalty area, and Giroud received the ball..."
"Chelsea finally scored!"
Because he saw that Hazard had already made a smashing action!
"How should I put it? Pan Yi's substitutions brought out his usual high level, and putting Lingard in the shadow striker position to play without a striker was also a stroke of genius."
Although they didn't understand it, when Gnabry was replaced, Arsenal fans still gave the once promising star of their team a warm applause.
"This is a great combination from Chelsea's frontcourt!"
"Chelsea got a chance to counterattack."
It is already annoying enough to say that he has always had the advantage but has not scored.
Therefore, the main reason is that Wenger failed to make timely adjustments according to the situation on the field at this time, such as simply letting the backcourt press but maintaining a certain number of defensive forces;
"But he still chose a header that he doesn't often use and scored the goal!"
"Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech did his best when facing this header that was so close. I really can't blame him!"
"With this ball, Chelsea's counterattack was very fast and their thinking was very clear. After all the substitutions of Chelsea's front three, the efficiency of the counterattack was further improved, while Arsenal's defense was obviously exhausted and could not keep up with Chelsea.
The rhythm!”
"Chelsea fans are going crazy!"
"Two goals ahead, the Blues have secured victory!"