The next day, the photo of Hamburg players throwing head coach Pan Yi into the air made the front pages of major European newspapers.
——Of course, there are photos of Pan Yi falling to the ground and getting up in embarrassment, but this is not the point.
As a civilian team that was able to win the Bundesliga championship two rounds early, Hamburg attracted huge attention.
"Hats off to the burger!"
This is the commentary article published on the front page of "Bild".
In the article, a reporter from Bild spoke highly of Hamburg's performance this season and believed that they deserved their championship.
"Many people say that Hamburg is a team without superstars, and only has a group of talented young people. But this team has inherited the fighting spirit of the old Hamburg team in the 1980s, and they just won the championship.
The superstars gathered together and the superior Bayern Munich won the league championship!"
Bild also praised Hamburg's players, believing that this team, which has the lowest average age in the Bundesliga, will be a fresh force that cannot be underestimated in the Bundesliga in the next few years.
Of course, they did not forget to praise the head coach Pan Yi who brought these young players to Hamburg and allowed them to fully develop.
"Almost every player in Hamburg was introduced by Pan Yi, and they also made great contributions to Hamburg's championship in the past season. Pan Yi is the first Dragon to stand at the top of the Bundesliga.
Chinese!"
"Nearly two years ago, when Pan Yi took over as the head coach of Hamburg's first team, the team was still in the relegation zone of the Bundesliga. At that time, Pan Yi had no independent coaching experience and was not trusted by anyone.
."
"But in the past two years, he has used extremely shocking results to impress everyone! And with his amazing performance in these two seasons, he has successfully become one of the first-tier coaches in Europe, which has caused a stir.
The attention and affirmation of fans all over the world."
"Especially in the past year, the Bundesliga has completely bid farewell to the traditional pattern of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund competing for hegemony! Hamburg's unbeaten win in advance is undoubtedly the story of the German football team after the miracle of Kaiserslautern.
Another miracle from the altar!"
"But the miracle of Kaiserslautern is just a flash in the pan. They have now sunk in the Bundesliga 2. And we have absolutely reason to believe that in the next few years, Hamburg will be able to compete with the two traditional giants, Bayern Munich and Dortmund!"<
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"In the past, we have always believed that in the position of head coach, experience is the most important, but the emergence of Pan Yi tells us an ironclad fact, that is, talent is equally important. And Pan Yi, he is like this
A genius!..."
Except for "Bild", which has always been at odds with Hamburg, "Süddeutsche Zeitung", which supports Bayern Munich, also put the news of Hamburg's championship on the front page this time, fully affirming their victory. p>
After this, "Süddeutsche Zeitung" also fiercely criticized Bayern Munich head coach Guardiola's formation.
They believe that head coach Pan Yi's strategizing is the key to Hamburg's championship, while Guardiola's stubbornness and willfulness are the culprits of Bayern's surrender of the championship.
"Under the leadership of Guardiola, Bayern lost their proud style of daring to fight and not afraid of difficulties, and instead played pass and control with their heads covered, and did not know how to adapt."
"Once the opponent becomes familiar with Bayern's style of play and targets it, it will be difficult for Guardiola to find a way to deal with it."
"Looking at Pan Yi, although his team also focuses on passing and controlling, it is flexible and changeable in the implementation of specific tactics. He can suppress the opponent in his own half, and he can also withdraw to attack the opponent's defensive counterattack.
, you can also use the high center forward to carry out forty-five degree bombing..."
"Compared with Pan Yi, Guardiola's tactics are simply useless. It is said that the two often discuss tactics together in private. So why can't Guardiola learn the essence of Pan Yi's tactics? He is still too stubborn!" "Bayern's record this season proves this. They were eliminated by the German second division team Kaiserslautern in the German Cup, and the Bundesliga championship was also taken away by Hamburg. What's ridiculous is that Guardiola may still be thinking about the next step.
He made a comeback in the direct confrontation with Hamburg, but Pan Yi didn't give him this chance at all and won the championship two rounds in advance!"
"Including the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid, Bayern also lost. And they lost 0:4. It was so shameless."
"Guardiola lost even his last chance. It only took him one season to go from winning the Triple Crown to getting nothing! Unless Bayern immediately replaces Guardiola with Pan Yi to play the second leg of the Champions League, then maybe there is still a chance.
A glimmer of hope..."
Of course, in addition to various reports praising Pan Yi and Hamburg, there are also some newspaper commentary articles pointing out the hidden dangers of Hamburg.
For example, "Gazzetta dello Sport" pointed out that Hamburg is also likely to repeat the mistakes of AC Milan.
"As we all know, Milan's rapid decline after winning the Triple Crown was directly related to Pan Yi's departure. Allegri's commanding ability cannot be compared with Pan Yi at all!"
"But the underlying reason behind it is also closely related to the sharp decline in the Milan club's economic situation."
"In the 2012-2013 season, relying on the team left by Pan Yi, although Milan lost the Serie A championship under the leadership of Allegri, it could still reach the top four and enter the Champions League."
"But this season, Milan lost Thiago Silva, Yin Bu, Gattuso, and also lost Salah, Kante, Van Dijk, Aubameyang..."
"Such a setback has caused Milan to completely lose the capital to compete for the top four, or even the top seven, and has now become a mid-to-lower team."
"Hamburg's current situation is actually somewhat similar to that of Milan. After winning the league, the team's morale is high, but at the same time it is also surrounded by crises and faces poaching from many wealthy teams."
"The Bundesliga's 50 1 policy makes Hamburg's economic situation not much better than Milan's! And even a long-established team like AC Milan, a wealthy team with a golden brand name, cannot retain people when they have no money.
Not to mention burgers?"
"And if Hamburg cannot retain many stars in the team and retain the meritorious young coach Pan Yi, in the end it will inevitably follow Milan's old path and eventually sink..."
Regarding such concerns, the "Sun", which has always been "well-informed", also gave its own continuous reports:
"Shocking revelation! Pan Yi has reached a secret agreement with Bayern Munich!"
"Just now! Pan Yi secretly met with Manchester United CEO Woodward, and the two parties reached a preliminary consensus on matters related to cooperation next season."
"Here comes a hot man! Levi made harsh words, claiming that Pan Yi will definitely belong to Tottenham!"
"Dragon Kingdom Shuangyi met! Fan Zhiyi and Pan Yi had a secret meeting in a ramen shop in Hamburg. Fan Zhiyi invited Pan Yi to join Crystal Palace. It is reported that the owner of Crystal Palace is not satisfied with the team's relegation, but has a more ambitious goal.
, so we did not hesitate to fire Tony Pulis, who led the team to avoid relegation."
"According to Manchester City Chairman Mubarak, his backstage boss Sheikh Mansour has stated that if Pan Yi can lead Manchester City to success, he will be rewarded with an oil well!"
In addition to these teams that have actually been in contact with Pan Yi, "The Sun" even added some rumors about the London duo:
"Wenger out! After failing to win the Premier League title for ten consecutive years, Arsenal fans have shouted this slogan. The famous Arsenal fan dt believes that it is time for Wenger to leave, and Pan Yi's style of play
Obviously perfect for the arsenal!"
"Mourinho is in danger! Since Chelsea has stopped in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, owner Abramovich has already considered firing Mourinho, and Pan Yi, who is currently performing well in the Champions League, is his first choice.
Goal. When Pan Yi helped Milan defeat Chelsea in the Champions League final, he left a deep impression on Abramovich. Letting Pan Yi help Chelsea win the Champions League is obviously what Abramovich wants most!"
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After the Hamburg team returned to Hamburg, of course they received a warm welcome from the fans.
Because considering that there will be a very important second leg of the Champions League semi-finals two days later, the season has not really ended yet, and Hamburg did not hold a real carnival this time.
They just held a brief championship celebration in the People's Park Stadium and showed the fans a championship salad plate.
Even so, tens of thousands of fans gathered inside and outside the stadium to celebrate with the team.
This is only the second season of Hamburg led by Pan Yi, and they have won the Bundesliga championship!
In the acknowledgment session, Pan Yi also mentioned that the Bundesliga championship is only one of his goals this season.
His ultimate goal is to complete the Triple Crown!
The reason why this goal is called a "great cause" is of course because it is difficult to achieve.
Even if we look at all the leagues and clubs in European football, there are not many teams that have completed the triple crown of domestic leagues, FA Cup, and Champions League.
They were Celtic in 1967, Ajax in 1972, PSV in 1988, Manchester United in 1999, Barcelona in 2009, Inter Milan in 2010, Milan in 2012 and 2013.
Bayern Munich had a total of eight teams in 2018.
Pan Yi participated in the entire process of Milan's Triple Crown in 2012, and now he wants to lead Hamburg again as the head coach!
Today, Hamburg has already won the Bundesliga championship, but still needs the Champions League and German Cup.
The German Cup has entered the final, and the Champions League is only one semi-final away from entering the final!
Pan Yi did not respond directly to media rumors that he might leave Hamburg.
He knows that everything will have to wait until the end of the season.
Wait until you actually win the Triple Crown!
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After a simple celebration, the Hamburg team quickly rushed to Madrid to prepare for the crucial second round against Atletico Madrid.
In the first leg, there was only a small victory at home by one goal. Everyone knew that this was not safe, especially as Hamburg was about to go to the Calderon Stadium and face a team like Atletico Madrid away from home.
Therefore, Pan Yi and the coaching staff continue to observe and study Atletico Madrid and analyze their recent changes.
"In the last round of La Liga against Valencia, Atletico Madrid used a three-back formation, which is worth noting."
During the tactical meeting, Nagelsmann said.
"Huh?" Pan Yi still felt a little surprised when he heard the news.
After all, in his impression, Simeone basically implemented his 442 formation for ten years when he was at Atletico Madrid, and it will not be until around 2021 that he will try to use the 3-back system in some games.
Could it be another change caused by Pan Yi's time travel?
Maybe that's true.
After watching some clips of Atletico Madrid's 1:0 victory over Valencia and Nagelsmann's analysis report, Pan Yi confirmed this.
Today's world football has a tendency to lean toward a more radical three-back formation, and more of the team's offensive attributes are being developed.
As a representative team with high-intensity and systematic defense, Atletico Madrid relies solely on the counterattacks of the forward players' personal abilities on the offensive level. It is obviously not enough to support the team's continued competitiveness.
This was also exposed in the first leg against Hamburg.
Although there is Pan Yi's "calculation" factor, when Simeone wants to eat hamburgers in the away game, he has no way to qualitatively improve the team's overall output ability through substitutions. On the offensive level, he still relies too much on the "super forward"
"Inheritance".
And once Villa and Costa on the striker are seen dead or are in poor condition, it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to play a truly threatening offense.
Now Atletico Madrid is lagging behind again. If they can't activate the entire team's offense, they will win.
Including his four-back system, the space in the ribs is still too large and can easily be exploited by Hamburg. However, with the ability of the current Atletico Madrid players, it will be difficult to perfectly fill this loophole for a while.
At this time, Simeone will think about changes.
Otherwise, if he still uses his 442 to face Pan Yi's 433 at home, he will most likely die.
Perhaps he was also inspired by Tuchel's 343 formation, so he made subversive changes to Atletico Madrid at the level of formation tactics. Three defenders were paired with more offensive wing-backs, while "one defensive midfielder and two central midfielders"
The combination replaces the traditional "double midfielder" configuration.
In this way, their formation has also become a 352. On the one hand, it further increases the team's investment in the offensive end. On the other hand, the five-back system in defense makes up for the shortcomings of the players' personal abilities to a certain extent.
As a result, a change that Simeone would have made many years later appeared today in advance.
"His change still had a good effect in the game against Valencia." Of course, Nargelsmann didn't know what Pan Yi was thinking, and he continued his analysis.
"Under the framework of the traditional 442 formation, whether it is a parallel positioning mode with double midfielders or a diamond positioning mode with a single midfielder, when the attack is advanced in the middle, it is easy to cause a disadvantage in the number of offensive participants in a specific area in the middle of the midfield."
"In this way, the defensive team will be surrounded by superior defensive numbers, cutting off the passing lines of the double midfielders, the left and right midfielders, and the two forwards, reducing the threat of wing attacks, and at the same time, the role of the two forwards will be weakened and consumed." "On the other hand, the double midfielders lose the ball in the middle of the midfield and lack protection behind them. The opponent's counterattack players directly face their own defense, and the risk of conceding the ball is too high."
"But within the framework of the 352 formation used by Simeone this time, during the advancement stage of the midfield and backcourt, the single defensive midfielder and the left and right central midfielders formed an inverted triangle position similar to the 433 formation midfielder."
"At the same time, a player on the front line retreats to the center to participate in the offensive conduction in the middle of the midfield, forming a 4-on-3 offensive numerical advantage in this area, attracting the opponent's formation to shrink to the center to increase defensive intensity, while the contraction of the opponent's formation is
The left and right wing-backs on the wings provide vertical attacking space."
"When the ball is transferred to the wing-back position and a 1-on-1 situation is formed on the wing, a 2-on-2 situation will be formed in the opponent's penalty area. At the same time, the forward penetration of the two central midfielders also forms a secondary attack in the center.
Click."
"In the game against Valencia, it was right wing-back Raul Garcia's advance that caused chaos in the penalty area. In the end, he completed the fatal blow, allowing Atletico Madrid to gain a goal in the away game.
Win."
"Off topic, this victory allows them to maintain a 4-point advantage over Barcelona and Real Madrid. There are only three rounds left in La Liga, and they are not far away from winning the championship..."
During Nagelsmann's analysis, Pan Yi did not interrupt the whole process, but cast an appreciative look at him.
Now Nagelsmann's understanding of tactics is really very high, and his way of speaking also tends to be closer to Pan Yi.
He was originally a tactical talent, but after following Pan Yi for the past two years, his improvement was really fast.
If he really puts the burger in his hand, Pan Yi believes it will definitely be good.
After all, in Pan Yi's previous life, small teams like Hoffenheim achieved amazing results under the leadership of Nagelsmann!
After Nagelsmann finished speaking, Pan Yi said: "Obviously, Simeone knew where he lost in the first round, so he made changes immediately. Therefore, we have to adapt accordingly." p>
The conference room immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at Pan Yi and listened to what he said.
Everyone knows that when it comes to tactical analysis and research, Nagelsmann's level is actually quite high. Basically, through one or two games, he can accurately describe the formations and tactical intentions of both sides. But this still feels a bit like "talking on paper". After all, there is only analysis and no countermeasures.
When it comes to truly identifying tactics and coming up with the most effective tactics based on the opponent's formation and tactics, it still depends on Pan Yi.
"Simone is experimenting with 352, presumably because he wants to use this tactic that can flexibly switch between offense and defense to achieve the strategic goal of switching from offense to defense, or from defense to offense without changing players."
Pan Yi continued:
"After all, his gamble-like substitution of three people in a row in the last game has proven to be a failure. Simeone should not want to make such a mistake again."
"Now they are one goal behind us. After returning home, they will definitely want to attack first and then consider retreating to defense after scoring one or two goals."
"In Simeone's vision, we recover more at home, so we will definitely strengthen our defense when we go to the Calderon Stadium. But we just don't do that!"
Speaking of the last sentence, Pan Yi raised his voice, and everyone's spirits were lifted.
"Of course you can advance if you draw, but you can also advance if you win. Setting up a bus to defend is not something we are used to, nor is it what we are good at."
"So I still hope to be able to play a beautiful offense at the Calderon Stadium and beat Atletico Madrid with goals!"
"Of course, if we want to attack, we have to consider whether our defense can block Atletico Madrid's counterattack. Whether it's Villa or Costa, their counterattacks are really sharp. Once they attack, they can't defend the back.
, that would be very fatal."
"So although the tactic I chose is offensive, it is also a balanced attack and does not allow our players to press all the way."
"Compared with 343, the 352 formation is much more defensive in the middle of the midfield. After all, it also has a defensive midfielder and two central midfielders, which is the same as our 433."
"However, they also have a common problem with the 3-back formation, which is the problem of wing defense. They also rely heavily on the wing backs to enter the offense, and once they are inserted, there will be loopholes."
"Then, we can focus on attacking Atletico Madrid's wings and break through the opponent's defense through the wing to score goals."
"Thank you Mainz and praise Tuchel. They have let us practice how to crack the 3 backs in advance..."
At this point, everyone laughed.
Although the handling of some details between 343 and 352 is indeed different, the basic structure of three central defenders and two wing defenders is stable and unchanged.
So Pan Yi is right. Many of the methods used against Mainz can also be used against Atletico Madrid.
This is not to say that Simeone is not good and cannot come up with better tactical changes.
Because the tactic is to keep doing multiple-choice questions.
There are only a few people, how to arrange troops and make choices, this is knowledge.
If the offense is strong, the defense will definitely be weak; if you focus on the left, the right will be prone to mistakes.
If Simeone wants to make up for the holes in his ribs, there may be problems behind the wings.
Therefore, in this world, there is never a perfect tactic, only good tactics that can deal with the opponent in front of you.
And now, Pan Yi has come up with tactics that can crack Atletico Madrid.
Because Hamburg’s two wing attacks have always been the team’s sharpest weapon!
Of course, in terms of team strength, there is still a clear gap between Mainz and Atletico Madrid. Some combinations that can defeat Mainz may not be able to defeat Atletico Madrid.
No team can be watertight when facing an opponent like Atletico Madrid.
So burgers need to be better.
So Pan Yi raised the issues that may arise in this game for everyone to discuss together.
For example, how to attack at the beginning?
What if you score a goal?
Should we continue to attack, or should we retreat and let Atletico press out to attack and then counterattack?
But if the start is not smooth, or even Atletico Madrid scores the first goal to equalize the total score, how should the team respond?...
The situation on the court changes rapidly, and it is impossible to follow the process step by step exactly as you imagined, so be prepared as much as possible to cope with various situations.
Pintus immediately raised his concerns:
"Atletico Madrid's games are very fast-paced and impactful. Playing against them requires a lot of physical energy. To be honest, if we want to maintain a high-intensity and fast-paced output, our physical energy can only last for about seventy minutes at most."<
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Now that the season has entered the end, even if there is a great physical coach like Pintus, even if Hamburg's physical reserves have been very good, they will inevitably be a little tired when fighting on the third line.
High-intensity confrontation will intensify this physical consumption, making fatigue come on faster and more suddenly.
And once they fail to withstand the last moment, they will be in danger of collapse - just like Atletico Madrid in this season's Champions League final in the normal timeline.
"I will pay attention." Pan Yi nodded to indicate that he had received Pintus's opinion.
"I will let the players control the rhythm of the game, and while reasonably allocating their own physical energy, use the ball to consume the opponent's physical energy!"
"Of course, if we can score first, I will not hesitate to pull back the front line and then attack their counterattack."
"Perhaps we can let Simeone and their Atletico Madrid know who is the real king of counterattack!"