Chapter 492: List confirmed, debut in English League One!
Chapter 492: List confirmed, debut in English League One!
Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly
Before the first game of the new season in August and June, York City first attracted the attention of English football and the media because of one incident.
According to the rules, before the start of the season, the club is required to provide the English Football Association with the player registration list for the new season.
York City also registered players in accordance with the rules, but to everyone's surprise, the list provided by York City actually included more than ten non-domestic players.
England is already considered a bit special. Among the British Isles, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, including Irish players, are all considered domestic players, but York City has hired more than a dozen non-domestic players.
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That's actually rare among English League One teams.
Because in low-level leagues, domestic players are often the main players.
This is not caused by the so-called "hukou book" restriction.
The registration rules for League One are very simple, as long as there are six players on the list who have been trained by the youth training camps of English clubs.
And York City has just six of them, young people like Baker and Rice who can play the main team, and they don't even have serious English household registration records, let alone many of them playing in the English second division during the season.
The main force is originally a person with the old British flag.
The fact is that the household registration system has more impact on those top league clubs that can participate in European competitions.
They often have a huge number of foreign players, and sometimes they can't even meet the request of four youth trainees from their own team + four from their own country's youth trainees.
However, low-level clubs want to hire locals, and they want to be free from the constraints of scouting funds, players' wishes and other factors.
After all, if the money earned is not much different, who would want to travel so far to play football in a foreign country?
The scope of the scout search for low-level clubs cannot be too large. After all, the larger the scope, the higher the cost, which small clubs cannot afford.
In addition to those, there is another reason why there is no labor certification system.
You must have a labor certificate to work in the professional leagues in England!
That also makes many players from non-EU countries stay away from England.
Well, most of Pan Yi's "foreign" players are from the European Union, such as Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany.
At this time, the UK is not an EU country, so players holding EU passports do not need to apply for a labor permit to play football in the UK.
And whether Lin Liangming is in the youth training camp of a big club like Real Madrid, Amon has already played in the Norwegian Super League for half a season, and Alphonso Davies is in Canada, which is a Commonwealth country, and has already played in the American League.
Therefore, after passing the application, I successfully obtained the labor certificate.
The most troublesome thing is the Japanese player Takeyo Tomiyasu. He has only played in the Japanese league. He has no European residence history or competition experience, and he has no record of playing in the national team.
At that time, will it be time for Pan Yi to "brush his face"?
He used the "Special Genius Clause"!
So what is it?
The special genius clause applies to clauses established for those who are unable to obtain English League labor certificates (non-EU players have a national team appearance rate of more than 75% and the national team ranking exceeds 75th for two years). This clause is intended to provide Premier League clubs and European
It is convenient for mainland clubs to compete for those non-EU talented players.
Otherwise, when I am interested in a non-EU player, but he has rarely played for the national team, or the number of appearances does not meet the standard, then I can use that right to apply for a labor certificate for him.
It is also necessary to prepare its materials and provide a favorable witness, and then hold a hearing.
The club applies to the Department of Labor to hold a hearing. The Department of Labor will select a 6-member jury for different labor certificate application cases. After listening to the club's statement, it will decide whether to issue a labor certificate.
A club has one quota per year, and Pan Yi refused to give that quota to Fuan Jianyang.
The fact is that the "special talent clause" often requires young players to prove their ability in the European leagues, but these things are not flexible.
In other words, if there is some subjective factor, if the review board feels that the player can "make a special contribution to the development of the British league", then they will vote to let him get a labor certificate.
Of course, since the manual review process lacks written basis, it is often criticized by public opinion due to excessive subjective factors, but now it happens to be used by Pan Yi, right?
For example, William originally wanted to move to Chelsea, but he had only represented the Brazilian national team in two A-level events. Yuanji could not meet the requirement of 75% of representing Brazil in the past two years.
However, Chelsea filed a lawsuit after William's application for a labor certificate was rejected, saying that the Brazilian national team is strong and full of talents. If William does not represent Brazil, he will definitely become the main player of the national team.
Later, the Ministry of Labor recognized the above statement and believed that William met the conditions to contribute to the development of the Premier League, so William was issued a labor certificate.
In fact, when English teams recruit players from the Americas, they often go through that method, and some of them are even international players.
Fuan Jianyang's conditions are certainly much worse than William's, but the national team's world ranking is not low this month. In addition, he has indeed played in the J1 league and will not be 17 years old next year. Is there anything to say?
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Pan Yi is eloquent, and the jury in the East all admire Pan Yi and believe in Pan Yi's vision. How about:
"They agreed that a world-class coach who has cultivated countless outstanding young players will not bring a mediocre player from Japan to England for no reason. Therefore, they believe that Fuyasu Kenyo meets the special talent clause.
Please!”
Then, the vote passes.
All the players Pan Yi recruited some time ago were successfully registered!
And York City also has a truly international team, covering Europe, America, Asia, and Africa...
That's really different.
By way of comparison, Sheffield United, the favorite to compete in the English Championship this season, has all their players from the British Isles.
Of course, York City’s registration list is unique because of its nationality.
Their players are either veterans over thirty years old or children under the age of 20, with almost no one around 25 years old in between...
This also made countless media, fans, especially other teams in the English League One, talk about the newly promoted team and become curious.
"Isn't Pan Yi's lineup of using the old to lead the new a bit too extreme?"
"It can be seen that Pan Yi, as the owner of York City, wants to train young players to generate income. But will this ensure the team's performance?"
"Perhaps as a newly promoted team, Pan Yi was not prepared to let York City compete for the English Championship. That is also very reasonable. Is it right to settle in English League One?"
"That's too irresponsible. Once you become your own boss, you just want to make money. That's how Scaloni feels..."
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"Hahaha! God helps him." Charlton head coach Carl Robinson chanted while holding the head of his legs.
York City made a mistake in the first round of the 2016-2017 League One season, against Charlton!
Charlton can be said to be a veteran English team. Since being relegated from the Premier League in the 2006-2007 season, they have been in the "post-Zheng Zhi era" and have been unable to return to the Premier League.
During this period they were even relegated to League One several times, but worked hard to get promoted back to the Championship.
But in the following season, they ranked 22nd in the English Championship and were relegated to League One again with third-to-last results.
Damn, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
A team that is relegated from the English Championship misses a team that has just been promoted from League Two. Isn't that a downgrade attack?
Carl Robinson has been paying attention to York City's signing situation for a long time. When he heard that Pan Yi had brought in several Swedish international players, he was a little worried even though he was young and old.
After all, everyone knows how demanding the opening stages of the league are!
If you win, Coco will boost the team's morale and make great progress;
If the team loses, it will cause doubts about the team's signings and training in the summer, and the morale will drop, which will then create a vicious cycle of losing games one after another.
Therefore, Charlton's first mistake in the league is particularly important.
But later, Carl Robinson heard that Pan Yi was staring at those players that no one cared about and masturbated, and he felt a little relieved.
After all, if you are promoted, your funds will be limited.
What about the winger of the Dragon Kingdom, the forward of Cameroon, the full-back of Canada, the defender of Yueben...
What are those?
And each one is younger than the other, with few even over 18 years old!
"When Pan Yi becomes the boss, does he think he is playing a football manager game?" Carl Robinson said with a smile to his assistant coach Richard Buck, "Just buy kids to level up? Then look for opportunities to sell them later.
go?"
Richard Buck also laughed and said: "Obviously, he has been coaching at a wealthy club for a long time and does not understand the cruel competition in leagues like English League One and the English Championship. Is it time for them to let him see the real world."
"Are you really stupid?" Carl Robinson sneered and shook his head, "As a newly promoted team, Qi wants to have the awareness of a newly promoted team. Who knows what that person is thinking, he actually replaced so many experienced main players and brought in
Those little brats."
As a coach who has worked hard in English League One and the English Championship for many years, Carl Robinson knows how difficult it is for a newly promoted team to avoid relegation in English League One.
Even a team like Charlton who had just arrived from the Championship East would not dare to take it lightly.
Did he adopt a very safe transfer strategy that summer? He retained most of the team's main players, which also gave Charlton a strong strength in English League One.
And most of his main players are experienced players in their prime.
He firmly believes that if you want to make a name for yourself in a low-level league like English League One, you must rely on experienced veterans.
Richard Buck laughed: "I wonder if Pan Yi will fire his head coach Scaloni if York City loses after a few rounds?"
Carl Robinson laughed: "Those players were not bought by Pan Yi himself. Let's see if he will take the blame for his poor head coach..."
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August 6, 2017.
The game between York City and Charlton is the opening game of the new season. The game will kick off at 3 o'clock in the east, and at noon, the entire York City area is almost empty.
The tickets for that game had long been sold out because it was the first time in the club’s history that they were playing in League One!
Because of that game and that day, the people of York City have been waiting for too long, too long.
The day of the competition month can almost be said to be the entire York City Carnival!
In the home stadium that has been named the West Siberia Stadium, the players are entering the stadium amid cheers from the fans, and the home team's head coach Scaloni is also shaking the leg of the visiting team Charlton's head coach Carl Robinson.
Then, the stands erupted into bursts of warm applause.
Is it because the fans saw their boss, Pan Yi, walking on the rostrum with his girlfriend, and also the club's former financial director, Valentina.
For such a historic game, Pan Yi, as the owner, of course refused to attend.
And you can also see how the players you brought in during those days performed.
But this is a player that he spent a lot of time and money to acquire!
Well, I spent a little time, but I didn’t spend too much money.
Regardless of the fact that there are as many as ten new players, the total cost is only about three million euros, and most of them can be purchased with De Ligt's money...
The transfer fee of three million is a bit low for a "powerhouse" like Sheffield United, but it is actually relatively high for an ordinary English League One team.
After all, the transfer budget of many English League One teams is only a few hundred thousand euros.
But for Pan Yi, just let it go.
The main reason is that the salary level of those players is not high, and they are only at the mid-range level in the entire English League One. As a result, York City's overall financial situation will not be greatly affected.
At this time, Valentina no longer works outside the club, so her job is to accompany Pan Yi around.
Since the summer transfer was arranged, Pan Yima has nothing too serious to pursue.
After all, he is no longer the team's head coach, and all specific matters can be left to Scaloni to handle.
He would serve as Scaloni's mentor, helping his disciple answer questions when he had any incurable diseases.
At other times, Pan Yi would take Valentina around for a while, become an Internet celebrity, go to the AB station to post videos, engage in live broadcasts, share Yidong's life and so on.
His number of fans has exceeded 100 million!
To be honest, just ask him to be willing and you can make a lot of money just by bringing any goods.
Now, Pan Yi stood up from his seat, waved to the fans, and then took out a gift card to capture himself and the cheering fans behind him in the camera:
"Look, veterans, it's their team's first League One game. The atmosphere is already very intense..."
Then the barrage on the live broadcast screen is so blurry that nothing can be seen clearly, and you can see some repeated text such as [66666666]...
At this time, on the east side of the court, the head coaches of both sides had already chosen the starting lineup of the wrong team.
There is one over there in York City.
Forwards: Baker, Armand.
Midfielder: Lin Liangming, Karlstrom, Rice, Kulusevski.
Defenders: Alphonso Davies, Westerman, De Ligt, Kenyo Toyasu.
Goalkeeper: Isaacson.
To use it, I would like to ask you to consider whether it would be better to use a slightly simpler tactic in League One matches.
This is not what Pan Yi suggested to Scaloni, and this set of tactics has also been verified in actual combat in the English Second League this season.
Moreover, such a tactic can also take advantage of the current characteristics of York City's forward line, which is high and fast.
Aman used his strong body and speed to confuse the wrong team's defense, while Baker stood in the middle, looking for opportunities to header and grab points!
At the same time, the impact of the two full-backs, Lin Liangming and Kulusevski, and the two full-backs, Alphonso Davis and Tomiyasu Kenyo, on the wing can also provide huge support to the two forwards.
As for the defensive midfielder position of Karlström + Rice, and the central defender Westermann + De Ligt, they are both a combination of one old and one young, and their styles are complementary. It can be said that they are both stable and dynamic.
It can be said that this lineup is relatively balanced on both offense and defense, and has absolute dominance in League One.
A starting lineup like that is a bit funny in the eyes of the Charlton coaching staff.
"Three veterans, leading eight youngsters?" Charlton head coach Carl Robinson laughed and said, "They really put all the newly introduced players on the field."
"Scaloni really dared to do that." Assistant Richard Buck said in surprise, "Did the boss Pan Yi put pressure on him? Lest they say that the boss bought some useless players...
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"What makes him even more confused is that among the eleven starting players, York City actually used one player who was in the season, and that is high center forward Baker." Carl Robinson shook his head and said, "That's too bold.
Are they afraid that there will be problems with the lineup?"
Richard Buck smiled and said: "Isn't that great? Give them a good start!"
The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
They are already preparing to drink celebratory drinks after the game!
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Within five minutes of the start of the game, the visiting team Charlton took the lead and attacked York City's goal as soon as they came in.
Charlton's right back, 25-year-old Solly, was very active.
He frequently provided assists and attacked York City's left defense.
That would deny the key tactics that Charlton head coach Carl Robinson came up with after research.
In the current set of York City, right back Takeyo Tomiyasu may not look like a rookie, but after all, Kulusevski in front of him is a rising star who has just passed the European Cup, and the experienced right winger
Center defender Westermann and right midfielder Karlström are both there.
Even right forward Baker performed well in the English League Two this season.
And those on the left are all nonsense?
Is the left forward Amang from Cameroon, is the left forward Lin Liangming from Dragon Country, and is the left back from Canada's Alphonso Davis...
Where were these big treasures picked up?
As for left midfielder Rice and left center back De Ligt, they are only 17 years old, and they are obviously easy to bully.
Of course, the point is not that Alphonso Davis, who guards the initial defensive line on the left, is not even 16 years old!
Of course, Alphonso Davies can be on the court, and this is also due to the fact that there is no minimum age limit for players in the English league.
German law stipulates that employees under the age of 18 are not allowed. Therefore, it is illegal for the Bundesliga to use players under the age of 18.
In La Liga, players under the age of 16 are not allowed to register in the first team, let alone participate in La Liga.
There are no restrictions in the Premier League, Serie A, and Ligue 1. The theory is that newborn babies can also be present.
The Premier League record is held by Fulham's Matthew Briggs at 16 years and 68 days. The young left-back still holds the record for the youngest appearance in England's top competition.
Serie A No Pellegri. At that time, he came on as a substitute to make his Serie A debut for Genoa. At only 15 years and 280 days old, he also tied the record of the youngest player to debut in Serie A that had been dusted for 80 years.
Pan Yi has not checked the relevant information, but Alphonso Davies, who is over 15 years old, should be at the forefront of the appearance record of young players in the entire English league system when he plays in the English League, right?
In short, Charlton saw that York City's left wing was too young, especially Alphonso Davies, and attacked that side fiercely.
At the beginning, the young Alphonso Davis made the mistake of the experienced and technically sophisticated Soli, and he did seem a little embarrassed.
But after all, he is a young and mature representative, and he quickly adapted to the rhythm of the game - after all, even if it were not a normal timeline, he should be playing in the MLS at that time.
Moreover, he is extremely fast and explosive. Even if he is passed by Charlton players once or twice, he can quickly catch up and then fight together again.
In the 10th minute, Solly and his teammates collided with each other, then smashed the ball to the east and deceived Alphonso Davies. Then, just as he was asking for speed, he saw York City's veteran defender Weiss.
Terman pounced.
Seeing the tightness on the left, he switched positions with De Ligt and took up the left center back position to help fill Alphonso Davies' position.
That is one of the reasons why Pan Yi signed Westerman!
The veteran is experienced and responsible!
The German veteran pounced at the right time. Solly was startled and quickly passed the football.
But that pass was intercepted midway by the quick-reacting Alphonso Davis.
"It seems like there is a defensive cooperation. Westerman comes to fill in the position, and Alphonso Davis, who has just been eliminated, is already ready to steal and intercept!" the commentator shouted.
After Alphonso Davis stole the ball, he quickly passed the ball to Lin Liangming, who came to respond. The latter immediately passed the ball to Rice, who organized the attack.
This actually meets Scaloni's tactical requirements, which can take advantage of York City's two midfielders' broad vision and good passing skills.
Of course, whether Karlstrom or Rice gets the ball depends on who is further to the left at the time.
At that time, Rice came over and the ball reached his feet.
At almost the same time, Alphonso Davis had already started running forward.
At that time, Charlton's defensive midfielder had already pounced on Rice who was receiving the ball. He planned to steal the ball while the immature boy was receiving the ball. At that time, Rice's footing was not stable, so he could take advantage of the opportunity.
But, Rice faced the big man who was about to pounce. He leaned forward slightly, resisting the opponent's incoming trend. However, he deftly tapped his heel and went around from the other side.
The wrong party is out of luck!
"Free time! Opportunity!" Scaloni suddenly stood up from the coaching bench.
While the rostrum was there, Pan Yi also leaned forward slightly.
They all could see that the opportunity had come.
Charlton really regarded York City as whether they could win or not. They attacked very fiercely and pressed forward very forward.
Just now, their defensive midfielders were pressed to the top of York City's penalty area. Now, he has missed. The direct consequence of that push is that there is a large area of space in Charlton's half!
And that means that Scaloni specifically emphasized seizing the counterattack opportunities in his pre-match preparations.
At the same time, this is also the most important point in Pan Yi's advice to Scaloni, which is to use the speed on the left to play a very fast attack on the left!
Isn't that actually somewhat similar to Pan Yi's approach in the Swedish national team?
Alphonso Davies and Thomas Ammon on the left are both incredibly fast!
Lin Liangming's absolute speed is not as good as theirs, but his instant explosive power is also outstanding, and his awareness of tactics and coordination is stronger, which also helps the team's offense a lot.
So with the combination coming from the east, it can be said that York City's attack from the left is very fast!
That time, after Rice dunked past the opponent's defense, he pulled the ball, turned around, looked up in front, and immediately passed a long pass to the feet of Lin Liangming, who had already rushed in front!
"York City Strikes Back!"
Lin Liangming stopped the ball beautifully. At this time, there were three Charlton defenders in front of him.
At this moment, on the left, Aman was rushing forward at high speed. Behind him, Alphonso Davis was sprinting forward after just stealing the ball. And on the right, Kulusevski was also rushing forward.
While sprinting forward, in front of him, Baker was also running.
At that moment, York City instantly formed a five-on-three situation in the frontcourt.
The Charlton defender had no choice but to block Lin Liangming's dribbling route.
Lin Liangming, on the other hand, was not greedy at all and passed the ball to Alphonso Davis who was on the edge.
"Alfonso Davies! He's fast versus Luo fast!"
Alphonso Davis was quick on his feet, pushed the ball forward, and then accelerated to catch up with the football. At the same time, he changed direction beautifully and cut directly into the penalty area!
Charlton's defense had been torn to pieces at this time, and Alphonso Davies was so fast and cut so resolutely that almost before Charlton's defender could react, he
Already entered the restricted area.
After Alphonso Davies approached the penalty area, he made a gesture to shoot. He deceived the Charlton defender who was desperately chasing back to fall to the ground and slide to block it. Then he saw Alphonso Davies dunk the ball back.
When the defender slid out of the baseline against the turf, he calmly passed the ball across.
In front of the goal, the tall and strong center Baker carried Charlton's last center back and turned and volleyed!
The Charlton goalkeeper flew towards the ball and the ball was deflected to the right side of the goal.
At that time, another red figure rushed over, No Amang!
The young Cameroonian striker grabbed the ball before it hit the baseline and took a follow-up shot!
"Thomas Amand! He's unmarked now... shoot!"
The ball went straight to the goal, and the Charlton goalkeeper, who had just completed the save and was lying on the ground, was completely helpless at this time. He could raise his head and watch the ball fly into the net in despair.
"GooooooooooooooooooooL!"
"Beautiful counterattack! Speed! York City showed them their speed! Wonderful goal! Thomas Amon, he scored the first League One goal in the history of the club for York City! One to zero!
The home team York City are ahead!"
The stands of the West Siberian Stadium were open, and the fans stood up from their seats.
They cheered, shouted, jumped and applauded to celebrate the arrival of the team's first goal in the history of English League One!
After scoring the goal, Aman didn't bother to celebrate himself. He ran to the fans' stands and stretched his legs to invite young people like Lin Liangming, Baker, Rice and Alphonso Davis to come and celebrate with him.
After hugging coach Scaloni, they quickly pointed their legs towards the stands.
Does that mean, please dedicate that goal to the boss Pan Yi!
Was it because Pan Yi brought their children from all over the world there that they scored that goal!
While the rostrum was there, Pan Yi waved his legs to everyone with a smile on his face and grinned:
"Why don't we just deny a ball? Calm down and carry on!"