After missing the match in Qatar, Pan Yi was of course ready to return to the UK.
Then, the advantage of being a consultant is that you don’t need to stay to make a summary, or you can continue to go to various Chinese Super League venues to inspect players and so on.
After all, it will be more than four months before the Dongyi match in Dragon Kingdom, and as Pan Yi, there are many teams that want to pay attention to.
For example, York City, Chelsea, and even the Swedish team.
During that international match month, Chelsea of course had no games, while York City played two league games. They were first tied 0:0 by Oldham in the away game, and then were beaten 5:1 at home.
Burley.
As for why in the first half of the round-robin game, we can play all the home and away games against Burley, plus the missed match in the first round of the FA Cup, it is equivalent to playing three consecutive games in a short period of time...
It can be said that in lower-level leagues, such things may occasionally happen.
In most cases, it is because the schedule cannot be arranged due to some force majeure, such as a singer's concert, the venue space is postponed, or it is squeezed by certain competition schedules.
In short, York City achieved a record of one win and one draw, which is not bad.
The Swedish team was not so lucky.
They came to the Stade de France to challenge the French team again, but that time they lost 1:2 to the Eastern Team.
After failing to win in head-to-head matches with the Netherlands and France, which are the main competition, the Swedish team seems to have a lot of difficulties in directly qualifying from Group A.
"Hey, after all, there is a gap in strength. But since we have already won the European Cup, in fact, even if we cannot participate in the World Cup, it is not a special loss..."
While walking in the car heading to the airport, Pan Yi sighed while scrolling through relevant football news.
Compared with France, Sweden's talent pool is of course much inferior. When it comes to truly competing for strength, it will inevitably fall behind.
Is there anything that can't be done? Pan Yi can help for a while, but not for the rest of his life.
If a country's football wants to make great progress and development, it must rely on its own youth training system from the east and selection at all levels, so that it can always maintain its competitiveness in the international arena.
Just like France, why have they had so many talents in recent years and there is almost no sign of a break?
In addition to their wide range of talent selection, which can attract young talents from the vast French-speaking areas and former colonies, the youth training system represented by the Clairefontaine training base to the Clairefontaine National Football Academy is not one of them.
fundamental.
Strictly speaking, Clairefontaine is not an elite training camp for French football. It does not own the players. All players who come to train come from various clubs in France, and the ownership rights also belong to their respective clubs.
However, the Clairefontaine training base has very complete hardware facilities, allowing young students to train, study and live better with the guidance of various convenient facilities.
The base has 7 grass football fields and two artificial fiber fields. There are more than 60 masseurs and coaches working there all year round. There are also specialized lawn maintenance agencies and interview agencies.
Under those very complete and professional conditions, young students can grow better and faster there.
In the more than 20 years since Clairefontaine was founded, French football talents have continued to emerge, and batches of outstanding talents have been selected and "processed" well.
From the golden generation in Zidane's era, to Franck Ribery's dominance, to the four little swans led by Benzema, and then to Mbappe's wanton galloping, can France say that every period has some symbolism?
star players, which is difficult for other European countries to achieve.
"To establish such a system, it requires the support and efforts of many people. Whether it is Sweden or their national football team, there is still a long way to go..."
Pan Yi was thinking that the airport had arrived.
When he opened the car door and appeared at the entrance of the departure hall, he was immediately startled by the crowd surrounding him.
"Pan Yi! Pan Yi! Pan Yi!"
Fans of the Dragon Kingdom calling Han Xuan Pan Yi’s name everywhere!
It turned out that after I heard that Pan Yiqiu would take tomorrow's flight back to the UK, more and more fans would gather outside the airport starting from noon.
They were waiting outside the airport in an orderly manner, waiting for the hero they believed to save the national football team to appear.
When Pan Yi arrived, the scene burst into cheers.
All the fans gathered around the door, waving their legs and screaming at Pan Yi.
Well, the airport has also made preparations and dispatched security personnel to maintain order on the scene.
Otherwise, Pan Yike will really be unable to move!
For Pan Yi, he has seen such a scene, but he has never seen such a big scene!
There are so many people coming! They are so densely packed that I don’t know how many there are specifically.
"Hello everyone. Thank you everyone for coming to see him off."
Pan Yi was escorted by airport security personnel as he walked eastward to the VIP terminal, shaking hands and signing autographs for fans who approached him.
Once you have signed a few, there is nothing you can do.
More and more people gathered, and even many foreign tourists who originally wanted to take the plane gathered around when they heard the news of Pan Yi's arrival.
If we go east like that again, Coco will beg to stay there all day and hold a special autograph session!
As a last resort, you can ask the airport security personnel to escort you quickly to get rid of the crowd of fans.
At the end of the day, Pan Yi did not forget Yuan Ji to express his gratitude to the fans, and then got into the VIP waiting room.
Of course he is very grateful for the fans' support and his kindness.
It can be said that even if he had a different feeling when he was in Hamburg, Chelsea, and even Sweden!
Isn’t that a kind of support from the heart of a true “self-interested person” based on the country!
Pan Yi Minghong, this is also a kind of responsibility of oneself.
There is nothing happier than making the fans of your country happy!——
The scene that happened at Kunming Airport was quickly posted on the Internet by netizens, and quickly became a hot search topic, attracting intense attention from netizens across the country.
Everyone expressed their understanding of Pan Yi's mistake of "running away" and commented:
"He runs so handsomely. He really likes it."
Of course, such “news” would not be at the top of the search rankings.
Those in the top few are none of them:
"The national football team defeated Qatar 3:0 and won a key battle."
"Lippi won the first game as coach of the national football team."
"Zheng Zhi: Pan Yi's tactics and motivation have given the national football team strength."
"Lin Liangming scored a goal in his debut for the national football team, and the national football trident performed well."
…
And all kinds of foreign media, whether they are state-owned media like CCTV, professional APPs like Qiaodi, Live Bar, or Hupu, NGA, etc., are often completely boiling.
Everyone is excited!
"Football News" used "They finally won!" as its cover title to report the news that the national football team made a strong counterattack and defeated Qatar.
In their comments, they described the victory of the Dragon Kingdom team as an inspiring counterattack, a magnificent life-and-death redemption, a desperate battle, and a battle that excited everyone.
"According to the ratings given by CCTV, last night's life-or-death battle was watched by the whole country, and the crowds were empty, setting a record for the highest ratings for a football match since the 2002 World Cup. This is enough to prove that the people are wrong about football fanaticism and the country.
The team has high hopes.”
The commentary analyzes the experience since the start of the top ten qualifying matches for this World Cup.
From losing to South Korea in the first round to drawing with Iran in the second round, the national football team was full of optimism in Dongfeng. They believed that the team performed well and did not completely fall behind Dongfeng when they missed the two strongest teams in the group.
, whether there is a chance to compete for the right to qualify for the first group.
But the situation in the two games that came to the east suddenly changed. Facing Syria and Uzbekistan, which did not look very good, the Dragons played extremely badly. They initially lost two games in a row and were directly at the bottom of the group.
While morale continues to suffer, the pressure from public opinion is also increasing month by month. The national team has been burdened with an unbearable burden, and the players' mentality has been tragically distorted.
"Mental problems have always been the number one problem for the national team. In every key battle, the mentality always restricts the performance of the national football players, which causes them to often drop the ball at critical moments, leaving behind a period of extremely bitter memories, and even becoming a netizen.
They make fun of the national team with dirty jokes."
"But that time, the national team did not disappoint them all again in Dongyixin. In the last game of the first cycle, they not only overcame the wrong leg, but also overcame the pressure. Although the qualifying situation is still difficult, at least
They see hope."
"Football News" attributed the change in the national team's mentality to Lippi's coaching and Pan Yi's joining.
"Lippi led his professional Italian coaching team into the national football team, which excited all the national football fans. And what Lippi did after he took office was even more disappointing to the man who once led the Italian team to miraculously win the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The world-class coach who won the World Cup in East Asia has the support of everyone."
"He personally visited Pan Yi at home and invited the world's best coach, whom the fans of the Dragon Country regarded as the biggest savior, to his coaching staff! This is undoubtedly more exciting than Lippi joining the Dragon Country team."
"Facts have also proved that such a combination is very effective. Although they only led the team to play one game, they immediately gave the national football team an unprecedented combat effectiveness. They allowed them to see the changes in the game, and also allowed them to start
I believe that it turns out that Longguo can also play football very well."
"In just over a week and just one game, they conquered everyone! Although the future is still bumpy, they have seen the light!"
At the beginning of the comment, "Football News" also thanked the fans who were watching the game at the scene, saying that it was because of the loyal waiting of those fans that Longguo Football always maintained hope.
At Kunming Tuodong Stadium, more than 40,000 fans sang the national anthem and "Ode to the Motherland" in unison, becoming the best twelfth man of the national team.
"Of course, one game is far from showing that they have solved all the problems."
"Three feet of ice is not the cold of January. The fact that Longguo football has fallen into a situation where the moon shines brightly is not the fault of one person. They should look at the gap calmly and rationally, and should understand and respect the laws of football."
"There is a big gap between them and the strong Asian teams, Ruyue Han Yisao. They must find the root of the disease, identify the symptoms, and use the right medicine to cure the disease and make up for that gap."
"This game is just the beginning. They must unite as one and face difficulties before they can move forward steadily."
"They sincerely hope that every fan will be able to stick with them and support their national team forever, regardless of the performance of the national team from the east and whether it will be successful in the World Cup."
"They cannot demand that Lippi or Pan Yi can cure the national football team that has been suffering for many years in a short period of time, but they can fully expect that under their coaching, the national football team can regain its vitality and rise among the top teams in Asia.
Forest!"
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When many well-known media at home and abroad were reporting and paying attention to the outstanding performance of the national football team in the World Cup qualifiers, Pan Yi had returned to York City.
The team's current performance in English League One is very good. After 18 rounds, they have 13 wins, 5 draws and 44 points. They are 4 points ahead of Scunthorpe who are in second place with 40 points. Of course, they are even more demanding in third place.
Sheffield United only scored 34 points...
After all, the top two teams in League One can advance directly to the Championship. It would be nice to win the League One title, but focusing on the points difference between third place is the most important thing.
At present, Sheffield United has also begun to exert its strength. They have caught up with teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Bradford and have returned to the promotion zone.
But at present, it seems that York City is relatively safe, after all, it is ten points ahead!
For example, in the two league games from the east, York City had two draws in a row.
First they drew with Millwall 1:1 away from home, and then they were tied 2:2 by Fleetwood at home.
In the same period, Scunthorpe had one win and one draw, so York City's lead in second place was reduced to 2 points.
This also shows that the competition in the English League One is actually very fierce. If I were to be negligent, I would probably lose the advantage that is hard to come by.
The reason why York City's state suddenly became a little unstable is because they were affected by the FA Cup and made some changes in the lineup.
As far as York City's current lineup is concerned, it is actually relatively thin.
The main lineup is indeed very strong, even though Pan Yi personally collected it from all over the world;
However, there are basically no veterans in the Tutto lineup who have played in the English League Two this season. Whether their physical condition or competitive status is declining rapidly, there are only a few players who can stand up at critical moments.
And this is actually not the norm for teams in lower leagues. Even in the English Championship and Premier League, the same is not true for smaller teams.
Their funds can at most guarantee a relatively strong lineup. If even the bench is as strong as the main team, then a team like BIG6 can do it.
Pan Yi is not prepared to make any additions to the team in that winter window, because now it seems that even the seemingly thin lineup is not enough in English League One.
If not even York City feel they can’t play in League One, then it’s even more difficult for other teams to survive.
If Pan Yi's plan is to wait until the English Championship before recruiting players, York City will obviously be more attractive and can recruit better players.
After playing against Fleetwood, York City will face Ashton in the second round of the FA Cup.
This team from the North-South League, which is the sixth level, can reach the second round of the FA Cup, so it can be regarded as a little dark horse.
And Scaloni and his team members also hope that after the third round of the FA Cup there will be "high-legs" from the Premier League and Championship, so they attach great importance to that game and are biased when preparing for the game, that is
This objectively led to the loss in the English League One - there were many substitutes when playing Bradford.
As for the Ashton team, they defeated Const AFC, Bahrain United, and Donington one after another before reaching the FA Cup.
Then, they also got a good draw in the first round, and after a replay, they defeated Westfield, also a low-level team, before reaching the second round.
Now facing the current leader of English League One, they naturally want to have an upset so that they can continue to move forward.
For a semi-amateur team from the sixth level, if they can enter the third round of the FA Cup and get a team like Manchester United or Manchester City to play away games, they can make a lot of money.
Already!!!
Without the share of tickets alone, it would be enough for them to spend several years...
This is also a way for FM players to get rich when playing low-level teams.
Just like that, the moment they stepped into the West Siberia Stadium, they were frightened by the overwhelming boos from York City fans.
Now York City's home court has become an out-and-out devil's home court!
Although there are less than 10,000 spectators present now, they can still create a noise like tens of thousands of people!
And York City, who played with all their main players, was more powerful than Ashton and crushed the Ashton team.
In less than a minute, Aman drove a violent motorcycle on the wing, using his speed and body to break through the heavy defense and then passed the ball. Baker in the middle made a dunk and scored!
Then Ashton was even less able to resist.
The score before the game was 6:0, York City won a wild victory!
Although in the first round of the British Championship knockout round three days later, York City, who came on as a substitute, lost to the Brighton U23 team 1:2 and were eliminated, the York City fans could not help feeling proud of their football.
The team is excited to reach the third round of the FA Cup!
Because soon, the draw for the third round of the FA Cup will arrive!
A lot of people are looking at that draw, looking at York City.
Everyone is wondering, what real level has that York City team reached?
Can their lineup compete with teams in the English Championship or even the Premier League?
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The office of the owner of the York City training ground was quiet. Pan Yi was alone, leaning on the sofa and looking at the ceiling.
The players had all finished their earlier training, so the entire training ground was quiet. The only sound left was the sound made by the staff packing up the training equipment, but it was already very faint when it reached the office.
The draw ceremony for the third round of the FA Cup tomorrow will determine who York City will win in the third round.
To participate in the third round, in addition to the 20 low-level teams from the qualifying rounds and the first two rounds, a total of 44 teams from the English Championship and Premier League will also join the battle at this time to form the top 64.
The 64 teams then draw lots and compete round by round until the final champion is determined.
Pan Yi did not watch the live broadcast of the lottery because he was not very interested in it.
If you draw a weak one, you will have bigger cocoa to move forward, which is good;
If you get a strong one, you can try it with them. You can probably make some money by the way, which is not bad.
Who can you kick but not kick?
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
As the door was opened, Chairman McGill's figure appeared in front of Pan Yi.
"The draw for the Mr. Xu Cup has finally come out!" McGill looked a little excited.
Pan Yi was a little curious.
"Who was drawn? Chelsea, right?"
To be honest, this should be the most dramatic and topical draw.
If that kind of lottery ceremony can really be manipulated, the FA should choose the draw method that attracts the most attention, right?
As the boss, Pan Yi will face his former club Chelsea!
At the same time, York City and Chelsea will meet again in the cup!
"Uh... no." After hearing what Pan Yi said, McGill seemed a little disappointed.
After all, he is also very popular. Indeed, if he plays for Chelsea's seven-time champion team, it will be the biggest gimmick.
As a League One team, it doesn't matter if York City loses, but I wonder if it can attract more attention from the media and fans. Would it be helpful to increase York's visibility?
"He also hopes to draw Chelsea, but... that's about it, but Arsenal!"
Hearing what McGill said, Pan Yi nodded, "Oh, that's fine. Can it be at home or away?"
"Their home stadium, they want to play at the Emirates Stadium." McGill replied.
Pan Yi smiled: "That's good. The Emirates Stadium can accommodate 60,000 people. They can get a lot of money that time. Does Scaloni know?"
"Well," McGill nodded, "I just called him to inform him!"
"Then how did he react?"
"There was no response. He was very calm. He just said no. Then he said he was having dinner with his family and hung up the phone."
Pan Yi laughed: "He must be very excited. He finally has the opportunity to lead the team to play against a truly strong team!"
McGill also smiled and said: "Is that possible? He won't be able to hear it on the phone. But whether Bufu wins or loses the game, they can make money."
"Does he hope to win?" Pan Yi stood up and looked out the window at the empty training ground:
"If they can win against Arsenal East, it will give their boys super confidence! And that kind of self-confidence will be of great help to their future games..."
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The next day, almost all British newspapers published the original reports about the FA Cup third round draw.
There are several "foreign wars" between Premier League teams that are more interesting.
West Ham missed out on Manchester City at home;
There is a chance that Everton will miss out on Leicester City;
It is very likely that Tottenham will miss Aston Villa.
Apart from that, the game that attracted the most attention was the match between Arsenal and York City.
"Pan Yi and Scaloni Yongtuo are here!"
"It's obviously different from the past. In the FA Cup, which he is best at and values most, he will definitely teach York City, who have the strength of League One, how to behave."
"The China Cup has always been a breeding ground for upsets. Will Pan Yi's York City overthrow Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium?"
Because of Pan Yi's existence, the confrontation between the two teams became full of gimmicks.
That originally ordinary FA Cup match naturally attracted the attention of major media and newspapers... (End of Chapter)