After Harry Kane's penalty kick, Manchester City fought back wildly.
But Chelsea remained calm and held their own position firmly, without giving Manchester City the slightest chance.
Although the three midfielders composed of Kante, Hazard and B seat are weaker than the midfield combination of Matic and Goretzka in terms of interception ability, they can firmly control the ball.
under the ball.
Sometimes, this is the best defense.
If you make it difficult for the opponent to grab the ball, wouldn't it directly reduce the opponent's chances of attacking?
The same was true for Barcelona and the Spanish national team, which dominated the world back then.
It was under such control that the first half ended with Chelsea taking a one-goal lead.
"We don't have much time, so I'll keep the story short."
During the halftime break, Pan Yi held a short meeting with the coaching staff, then immediately walked into the players' locker room and posted a form on the tactical board.
All the players looked at the coach and listened to his detailed arrangements for the second half.
"This is a detailed data comparison between our two teams in the first half. From it, we can easily find that Manchester City did not create any threatening offense."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"Here, I must praise our midfield and backfield. The defensive organization is quite good. The formation and distance are maintained very well, and Manchester City is not given too many opportunities. We must continue to maintain this in the second half."
When Pan Yi said this, his admiring eyes fell on Kanter.
Kanter responded with a naive smile and nodded, understanding the situation tacitly.
Today, Chelsea's three midfielders are configured with two attacking midfielders + one defensive midfielder. Although the B seat and Hazard will also assist in defense, the main defensive work is still done by Kante.
And Kanter obviously completed the task satisfactorily.
Especially when it comes to marking his old teammate De Bruyne, Kante did a particularly good job.
After all, Kanter is very familiar with some of De Bruyne's habitual moves, and can often predict Ding Ding's next move and then intercept it.
"I won't say much about defense. I'll focus on offense."
Having said this, Pan Yi took away the form again and rearranged the chess pieces on the tactical board.
"Manchester City's -1 system is still very offensive-oriented, and there are natural flaws in the defense on the two wings. Including the double midfielder combination of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, they often tend to
attack."
Especially Yaya Toure, he has a strong body, good wide-area sweeping ability, skilled feet, long-range shots, and breakthroughs.
It can be said that he is also a representative figure of all-around midfielder.
But he also has a bad habit, that is, he likes to stick to the ball, which sometimes delays his chances of fighting.
Moreover, it is precisely because he often brings the ball forward and often loses his defensive position, resulting in a lack of protection in front of the back line.
"We overpowered De Bruyne's side in the first half, which caused Manchester City to have difficulty passing and receiving the ball. The midfield and backcourt were severely torn apart. Therefore, they are likely to ask for support in the second half."
"In this case, one or even two of Manchester City's double midfielders may move this way. In this way, it will be easier for them to lose their defensive position."
"In addition, their interception ability in the midfield was slightly weaker today, so in the second half, our offense focused on the two frontcourts."
Everyone immediately understood what the head coach meant.
"Killian." Pan Yi named him.
"I'm here, boss." A young player named Kylian Mbappe stood up immediately.
After being tempered by playing at the end of last season, and having already recorded appearances and even scored goals this season, Mbappe looks much more confident than before.
Future Mu always dares to take the ball on the court, dare to dribble the ball, and dare to rush and challenge. This is what Pan Yi admires most about him, but he is too sticky to the ball and needs to be hammered.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing for young people.
After all, if a young player is timid on the court and dares not break through or make moves, then he is too lack of motivation.
"I will replace you in about 50 to 60 minutes of the second half. Then your side will be the main attack point, and everyone will pass more passes to you. Your responsibility is to use speed to break through the opponent.
Defense, especially their slower Kolarov."
Mbappé nodded immediately, with a look of joy on his face: "Understood."
As a young player who is only 16 years old, of course he will be excited for every opportunity he gets to play.
"You kid, you have to listen to me. Raise your head and observe the situation around you. Don't bury your head in dribbling for me."
"I know." Mbappé replied loudly.
Pan Yi nodded with satisfaction, "Perform well, and I'll let you into the squad when the time comes to play in the Champions League! Maybe you can even start."
"Really?" The French young man jumped up directly.
That's the official group stage of the Champions League! Can you make the squad?
Playing in the Champions League has always been the dream of most professional players, and Mbappe is no exception.
In this way, he will have the opportunity to make his debut in the Champions League, and of course he will be even more happy.
"It depends on your performance!" Pan Yi said with a smile.
Everyone in the locker room burst into laughter, but they were also very envious.
Anyone can feel that Pan Yi appreciates this French young man and focuses on cultivating him.
This can be seen from the fact that last year Pan Yi brought Mbappe to the Chelsea youth team, directly promoted him to the first team, and then made him the first substitute on the front line.
However, everyone can also see that this Mbappe is indeed talented.
His breakthrough from the wing is like the wind. In training, many players marveled that it was difficult to keep up with his speed;
In addition, he also has good passing speed at his feet, and he is also quite good at cutting in and shooting after passing people. He also scored several goals like this in the game;
Therefore, even though Pan Yi has a "preference" for Mbappe, everyone is still convinced.
On the court, strength is king! If you have strength, others will have nothing to say.
At this time, Arteta, standing next to Pan Yi, nodded secretly.
Of course what he was thinking about was not Mbappe, but Pan Yi's trick.
In the first half, Pan Yi took advantage of Manchester City's double midfielders to support the left wing and ordered his players to surround De Bruyne to gain control of the midfield. He also made a successful steal and finally scored a goal;
In the second half, Pan Yi predicted that Pellegrini would reinforce De Bruyne in view of the fact that he was robbed, so he waved the flag again and prepared to use "speed dog" Mbappe to attack Cote.
Larov this;
At this time, Kolarov loses the support of his two defensive midfielders and will be completely exposed to Chelsea's firepower...
This is really a complete surprise.
Arteta couldn't help but think of the sixteen-character formula Pan Yi once told him: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."
Arteta finally commented in his heart: "Awesome."
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De Bruyne stood on the court panting, reaching out to wipe his forehead, his hands were covered with sweat.
The second half of the game only lasted ten minutes, but it felt like he had already played the entire game.
Damn it, the pace is too fast!
In the first half, his position was constantly harassed by Chelsea's generals, leaving him no chance to breathe.
It was even because the ball was stolen from his feet that the final goal was conceded, which made De Bruyne feel quite unhappy.
So during the halftime break, head coach Pellegrini specially arranged for two midfielders to come to his side to assist in defense and ball delivery.
However, the pressure from Chelsea is still too much!
Especially in the two rib positions, the two centers Lukaku and Harry Kane, plus the two attacking midfielders Hazard and B seat, are really inserting in and out frequently, with a large range of movement, and they are pulling back and forth.
Move frequently.
Therefore, De Bruyne feels very difficult.
As a midfielder on the side today, his duty without the ball is to keep an eye on the opposing players in this area.
But now Chelsea's playing style gives him a headache.
If you follow, you will easily lose your position. If you don't follow, you can only watch the opponent go into neutral.
In this fast-paced back and forth, De Bruyne felt that his physical fitness was too much.
"If I had known better, I would have followed Mr. Pan to Chelsea. Maybe it's not me who is being tortured now, but I am torturing others..."
De Bruyne couldn't help but think.
He recalled the good times he had with Pan Yi in Hamburg.
But soon, De Bruyne caught a glimpse of Courtois standing in front of Chelsea's goal from the corner of his eye.
forget it.
It's a bit awkward to be his teammate in Belgium.
After all, the national team has only played a game for a long time. If the club gets tired of being together every day, it will be really unbearable.
At this time, De Bruyne saw that the fourth official on the sidelines had raised the substitution card.
Chelsea's goal hero Harry Kane is off, and young French forward Mbappe is on.
"A substitution was made in less than 60 minutes? It seems that Kane is not injured, and he doesn't feel that his physical condition is not working anymore."
De Bruyne was a little confused, but more of an ominous premonition.
Judging from his experience working with Pan Yi, taking the initiative to replace people so early is often just to cause something...
He glanced towards the sidelines.
Pellegrini was still staring at the court intently and didn't do anything special.
After Mbappe came on the field, he stood on Chelsea's right wing, which is also Manchester City's left wing.
"Do they want to change their attack route?" De Bruyne just thought this, and he also felt that the pressure on his side seemed to have become lighter.
The ball at Chelsea's feet seems to be moving to the left consciously.
Azpilicueta is running forward along the sideline with the ball.
Yaya Toure came to intercept, but Azpilicueta immediately pushed the ball forward and passed it out.
"Watch out for that kid who just came up!" De Bruyne shouted.
He actually doesn't know Mbappe's technical characteristics very well, but he knows Pan Yi's characteristics.
If the young player who had just been replaced did not have two brushes, Pan Yi would not have sent him up, let alone at 60 minutes.
"I come!"
Kolarov stayed close to Mbappe, firmly locked in position.
Seeing that Chelsea's offense was about to be blocked again, when Mbappe seemed to be blocked by Kolarov, when the French youngster stopped the ball, he suddenly kicked the ball forward hard and then turned sideways.
Chase forward!...
The whole audience suddenly burst into exclamations!
Everyone was taken aback by Mbappe's sudden acceleration.
"Oh my god... Mbappe's speed..."
I saw Mbappe accelerate suddenly to get rid of Kolarov and quickly catch up with the ball.
At this moment, everyone felt Mbappe's speed!
Kolarov's reaction was not fast enough, but his absolute speed disadvantage meant that he was still blocked by Mbappe.
The two of them ran one after the other, heading towards Manchester City's penalty area.
Captain Kompany paid close attention to the movements of the two men and looked at Lukaku behind him from time to time.
His target today is mainly this big black guy.
Well, both of them are black men, so they can match each other and be evenly matched.
And he also believes that young players like Mbappe should still choose to pass to "big brothers" like Lukaku to shoot after breaking through.
I heard that this French kid is only 16 years old and has only played a few professional league games, so he definitely doesn't have enough confidence.
But as soon as Kompany's idea came to his mind, he saw Mbappe making another trip, already approaching the small penalty area!
Does this mean to pass the ball??
Kompany knew that if he didn't block it, Mbappe would have to face Joe Hart alone.
So he rushed forward quickly.
In this flash of lightning, Mbappe suddenly made a sudden stop. In a hurry, Kompany followed suit without thinking.
But then, Mbappe suddenly started again, relying on his more flexible and explosive body to forcefully create a gap between Kompany and goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Mbappe had just thrown away half his body, and without thinking, he shot with his right foot!
It was at this moment that Kompany realized how determined this kid was in shooting!
The ball flew past Kompany and quickly entered the lower right corner of the goal under the nose of goalkeeper Joe Hart!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"In the 61st minute, in the 61st minute, Mbappe scored Hart's goal!"
"Chelsea leads 2-0!"
"Pan Yi's substitution worked again. The French teenager Mbappe, who is only 16 years and 8 months old, scored in his first attack after coming on as a substitute!"
"His speed is so unbelievable, and this goal is so unbelievable! Who would have thought that Chelsea would turn against the visitors and play so fiercely that they are now two goals ahead!"
Mbappe, the hero of the goal, immediately turned around and ran away after rubbing the shot.
He had a premonition, a shooter's instinctive premonition, that the ball was there!
He excitedly rushed out of Manchester City's penalty area. He rushed past Hazard who wanted to stop him. He rushed past Lukaku who was hugging him. He rushed out of the stadium...
"Boss, I love you, I love you so much!"
Mbappe rushed to the sidelines and immediately picked up head coach Pan Yi.
It felt as if the person he was hugging was his beloved lover!
This scene shocked everyone present.
Oh my god, what's going on?
Is this love?——
"this……"
Pellegrini gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, having the urge to beat someone to vent the anger in his chest.
He really didn't expect that his young opponent would dig Manchester City so deeply. Every step he took seemed to be calculated by Pan Yi!!!
Yes, Pellegrini himself is very aware of Manchester City's defensive problems this season.
Introducing Sterling and De Bruyne, these are all players who are stronger in offense than defense, plus David Silva, Aguero and others in the original team, it would be inappropriate not to let anyone play.
There is no way to sacrifice defense for the sake of offense.
Therefore, Pellegrini also worked hard to find a way for them to coexist on the court and let the two defensive midfielders provide support.
But the problem is that Pan Yi can always seize Manchester City's weaknesses and hammer them wherever they are weak, until Manchester City's defense is hammered to pieces...
No, we can't let our team be humiliated like this by our opponents at home.
Counterattack, must counterattack!
But just when Pellegrini walked to the sidelines to appeal to the players not to dwell on conceding goals and to increase their offense, he actually heard shouts from next door.
"Continue to strengthen the offensive and just play like this!"
It was Pan Yi, who was surrounded by Chelsea players, calling on the players to return to the court and start the game again.
This made Pellegrini a little confused.
With a two-goal lead, he didn't intend to defend, but wanted to continue attacking?
This kid...
Pellegrini also got angry and yelled directly at the players on the court: "What are you doing? Attack me!"
After yelling, Pellegrini blushed and looked at Pan Yi again.
Pan Yi was obviously a little surprised that this famous coach, who seemed to be usually polite, actually had such a side.
But he quickly guessed it.
It must have been the tremendous pressure brought about by the rumors of get out of class dismissal that crushed the Chilean engineer's psychology...
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Everyone on the scene looked at everything on the court in disbelief.
Now Chelsea is playing against the away team and is overwhelming the home team.
On the court, the pace of the game was fast, and the fans in the stands kept screaming.
Amidst the constant exclamations, both teams also created some opportunities one after another.
Among them, the most threatening thing for Manchester City was that three minutes after conceding the ball, De Bruyne passed a good ball. Aguero's shot from the line of the penalty area was steadily saved by Courtois.
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This is also Manchester City's most threatening attack since the start of the game.
But after that, Chelsea continued to apply pressure and pressed harder step by step.
Finally, only 10 minutes had passed since the last goal, and Chelsea seized another opportunity.
After Manchester City stole the ball, they wanted to counterattack and passed the ball long to the frontcourt, but Van Dijk got firmly in position and headed the ball back to the midfield.
Kante intercepted the ball before Fernandinho and knocked it back to Azpilicueta.
Azpilicueta dribbled the ball and then made a clever diagonal pass to the left. Hazard, who made the diagonal pass, shook off Yaya Toure and Sagna. He received the ball and went all the way to the bottom, passing low to the middle.
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Lukaku had a good idea, rushed over, and easily pushed the shot in front of Joe Hart, making it 3-0!
When the referee's whistle sounded to confirm that the goal was valid, the entire Etihad Stadium burst into thunderous boos.
Manchester City fans were clearly dissatisfied with the home team's performance.
After spending nearly 200 million euros in the summer window to bring in strong reinforcements, Manchester City's confidence has greatly increased.
Coupled with the three-goal victory in the first round, many fans were confident before the game that they could win Chelsea.
Unexpectedly, during the game, instead of defeating Chelsea, the opponent scored three goals in a row. How could this make all the fans who came to the scene feel embarrassed?
Amidst the boos from the fans, sitting in the chairman's stand, the faces of several Manchester City giants were not good-looking.
Chairman Mubarak, CEO Soriano...
At this moment, they watched with their own eyes that Manchester City was scored three goals by their opponents, and listened to the boos in their ears. Each of them had livid faces, and they were obviously suppressing their anger.
"Pellegrini is careless!" Soriano said solemnly.
Judging from the formation before the game, Pellegrini obviously wanted to devour his opponent.
But Chelsea is like a hedgehog. If she can't swallow it, she will prick her mouth full of blood.
Soriano knew that what he said now might be a bit hindsight, but he still felt that Pellegrini did not anticipate the difficulties he faced today.
After all, Pan Yi was undefeated in the Premier League for 38 rounds, and this report card was achieved through hard work.
Even if Manchester City has strong signings in the summer, doesn't Chelsea also have one?
Pellegrini was still too inclined to attack, and as a result, the defense was beaten to pieces by Chelsea. He really must bear a heavy responsibility.
If before the problem was exposed, he was still full of confidence in the team's journey to the Premier League this season, then now, his confidence has been weakened by at least half.
"I feel that Pellegrini's pre-season preparation plan is very worrying. Many people have not been able to adjust physically and mentally."
Mubarak also sounded very depressed.
"Look, there is almost no effective connection between De Bruyne and Sterling on the court. How is this practiced? Why is it that Pan Yi's new signing is seamlessly connected and plug-and-play when he arrives on the team?"
The senior management of Manchester City complained and felt helpless.
"What a pity." Soriano suddenly shook his head and said, "If Pan Yi could have been signed back then, it would be Abramovich who is worried today."
Mubarak also shook his head: "Forget it, it is even more impossible now. Pan Yi has very close ties with Chelsea and Abramovich now, and it is impossible to poach him."
"It's better to speed up the contact with Guardiola." Soriano sighed, "Even if he is really not ready to come over right away, we must finalize the matter first to avoid long nights and dreams."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Perhaps, this is also the last, not the only solution.
There are only so many famous coaches in the world. If you don’t take action, maybe not even a melon will be left for you!——
In the following game time, both sides also made substitution adjustments.
Pellegrini replaced wingers Navas and Nasri, as well as forward Bony to strengthen the attack;
Pan Yi replaced Hazard and Seat B with Gnabry and Lingard. This substitution allowed Chelsea to still maintain the formation of double attacking midfielder + single defensive midfielder, and also continued to maintain the advantage against Manchester City.
control advantages.
Only in the 79th minute, Nasri's breakthrough earned Manchester City a corner kick.
The ball flew into the penalty area and Courtois flew to the rescue.
But the ball landed in the penalty area, and there was chaos.
Amid the chaos, newly replaced striker Boni keenly seized the opportunity and scored with a shot that scored Chelsea's goal.
After pulling back a goal, the entire Etihad Stadium became excited again.
All Manchester City fans rekindled their hopes and cheered with great excitement, encouraging the team to keep working hard.
The Manchester City players also seemed like sharks that smelled the smell of blood, chasing Chelsea and bombarding them indiscriminately.
But Chelsea quickly stabilized their position.
Just five minutes later, which was the 84th minute of the game, Manchester City once again exposed a flaw in its defense.
After Lingard and Gnabry played a one-two, Lingard fired a precise through ball, tearing apart Manchester City's defense. Mbappe made a long-distance attack and formed a one-on-one goal.
But this time, Joe Hart gave up the goal early and attacked aggressively, catching Mbappe off guard. In the end, he lost the perfect opportunity, and the shot was blocked by Joe Hart with his legs.
However, the ball fell to the feet of David Luiz outside the penalty area. The Brazilian lobbed the ball directly and the ball slowly fell into the net behind Joe Hart.
Chelsea lead 4:1!
In the last few minutes, neither side was able to score again.
In the end, Chelsea defeated Manchester City in the away game and won the battle at Tianwang Mountain!