The Premier League in the new season is destined to attract the attention of world football.
There are so many famous coaches here!
Needless to say, the big6 teams are all famous.
Chelsea's Pan Yi, Arsenal's Wenger, Manchester United's Louis van Gaal, Liverpool's Rogers, Manchester City's Pellegrini, Tottenham's Pochettino...
Even for other small and medium-sized teams, the name of the head coach is still very famous.
For example, Robert Martinez of Leicester City, Alan Pardew of Newcastle City, Harry Redknapp of Queens Park Rangers, Ronald Koeman of Southampton, and Marc of Stoke City.
·Hughes, Allardyce of West Ham United, etc.
It can be said that there is a competition between the heroes.
Even Mourinho, who had just been replaced by Pan Yi, received a lot of attention.
There are also Premier League teams who want to hire him!
However, according to Mourinho, he plans to take a break for a while, maybe be a commentator on the TV station, etc., and then seek the opportunity to coach again when the time is right.
After the first round, each of these famous coaches also appeared in the Premier League, and naturally received mixed reviews.
The one who has been criticized the most is, of course, Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal.
After all, he is the only big6 to lose!
Ronald Koeman, Allardyce and others who also lost were easier to forgive, mainly because the teams they led were of average strength and the opponents they faced were also relatively strong.<
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The ones who get the most praise are naturally Pan Yi and his Chelsea!
The four-goal victory in the first round directly demonstrated the strength of a team that aims to compete for the championship.
This is also the best performance among the 20 teams that appeared in the first round.
Even "The Sun" unscrupulously changed its story and said: "Chelsea led by Pan Yi seems to have quickly adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. They played with an indomitable momentum and defeated the always tenacious Burnley.
Abandoning armor..."
Amidst the praise, Pan Yi and his coaching staff still maintained a calm attitude.
Pan Yi knows that this is just the beginning.
Just four days after playing Burnley, that is, on August 23, Chelsea will play its first home game of the season at Stamford Bridge, its home stadium.
Their opponent will also be the stronger Leicester City team.
The season starts with double matches a week, which is also a feature of the Premier League.
After this game, the new season's Champions League draw ceremony will be held, and then the Champions League group stage, League Cup, and FA Cup games will be added one after another, and Chelsea's schedule will become more complicated.
Double games a week, or even three games a week, are not unusual.
From this moment on, the test for Chelsea really begins!
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Pan Yi is quite satisfied with the performance of Chelsea players in the first round, but there are still some points that need improvement.
After Pintus presided over the recovery training of all participating players, Pan Yi held a special analysis and summary meeting after the game against Burnley.
At the meeting, Pan Yi put forward suggestions for improvement on some deficiencies in the competition.
For example, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta on the two wings still had concerns when Pan Yi ordered an all-out attack and failed to let go and provide sufficient support to the wingers on both sides.
As a result, Chelsea's offense was at a standstill for a period of time.
Another example is center Lukaku. Although he scored two goals and was considered the number one contributor in this game, he was still a little irritable in handling some balls.
Especially in handling high balls and competing for headers, more practice is needed in training to meet Pan Yi's requirements for an all-around center.
Of course, there is criticism and praise.
Pan Yi still affirmed the performance of all players.
Although Burnley focused more on defense, they still scored four goals thanks to the unremitting efforts of Chelsea players!
This means that Chelsea's 343 offensive routine that they have been practicing in summer training, as well as the practice of attacking tough battles in warm-up matches, have had very good results.
Including younger players such as Bamford, Cancelo and Chike who came on the bench in the second half, Pan Yi also encouraged their performance.
Although the young players' understanding of Pan Yi's tactics is still at a relatively superficial stage, and their performance on the court is relatively reserved, they already dare to make moves and fight.
"This is your first time playing a high-level game like the Premier League. It's already very good to be able to perform like this."
Pan Yi said with a smile.
"Especially Chik, you are only 18 years old. It is very rare to be able to do your best on the court without making any mistakes."
"You know, when I was 18 years old, I was still doing math problems in high school, and I was licking the beautiful girl at the next table to look at me twice..."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.
This also shows that after winning the game, everyone at Chelsea was in a very relaxed mood.
It is in this relaxed atmosphere that Pan Yi reminds everyone to pay attention to their shortcomings and make themselves better.
"But you all still need time and the accumulation of competitions."
"We will have more games this season, so don't worry, as long as you perform well in training, I will give you a chance."
"You must have heard what I did in Hamburg. Almost every player would get a lot of playing time! I will do the same here."
Pan Yi's words were nodded in agreement by the players present.
Pan Yi is famous for his preference for rotation and the use of young players.
Just as Pan Yi said, under his command, as long as you don't cause trouble or be lazy, you will definitely get enough opportunities to perform!
"Maybe you will not perform well in one or two games, and maybe you will not be able to adjust your condition for a period of time, but don't worry."
"I, other coaches, and your teammates will help you get back to your best form quickly."
"Since I have used you and brought you to the first team, then I will give you absolute trust."
"Trust is a very important trait in a team. When you trust me, you will be willing to change your playing habits and style to implement my tactical intentions;"
"And when you trust your teammates, you will trust your teammates to handle the ball, and you will also trust that your teammates will fight with you to get the ball back that you just lost;"
"In the same way, I trust you and will tolerate your mistakes, and then we will correct the mistakes together and strive to do better next time!"
"We have just played an official game together, and perhaps we still cannot do it perfectly in some aspects. But I believe that as we play together more and more times, we will understand each other better, and we will naturally understand each other better."
More trust!..."
Pan Yi's heartfelt words aroused a round of applause from all the coaches and players.
When everyone looked at Pan Yi, they couldn't help but feel a little more expectant. That was the expectation for the future competition!
At the end, Pan Yi smiled again and said: "Okay, I won't say any more. Now, let's study our next opponent in three days, Let's come to City!"
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"Are they practicing crosses from the wing and set-piece tactics?"
In the head coach's office at Leicester City's training base, Nigel Pearson was chatting with assistant coach Shakespeel about the opponent they were about to face, Chelsea.
This is the second time Pearson has coached Leicester City.
He led the team to win the English Championship from 2008 to 2010, and when he took over again, the result left by his predecessor Eriksson was 13th in the English Championship that season.
The first important players Pearson brought to the team were Wes Morgan, Manchester United's young player Drinkwater and Stoke City's Ben Marshall.
That season, Leicester City reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and ultimately ranked 9th in the league.
In the following season, Pearson introduced two more young players from Manchester United: Richie Delete and Matthew James. In addition, Marco Furtac, Witbred and Anthony Noakate were three
He also joined the team at the same time.
Of course, he also rented a British star Harry Kane from Tottenham, and rented a bigger name from Manchester United: Jesse Lingard!
In the 2012/13 season, after five consecutive wins, Pearson's Leicester City topped the Championship standings at the end of October.
However, the final ending of this season was disappointing. Leicester City participated in the promotion play-offs as sixth in the league, but were defeated by Watford in the semi-finals and failed to obtain a ticket to the final at Wembley. p>
——This is the Championship play-off match that was rated as the most ups and downs in England's history.
But perhaps it was this disappointment that inspired the team. Leicester City gathered strength and exploded in the following season, winning the British Championship and returning to the Premier League.
In this transfer window, the team's signings included Vasilevskiy, Hammond, Taylor Fletcher, Kevin Phillips, and the then-unknown Algerian winger Mahrez. p>
In order to prepare for the upcoming Premier League, Pearson signed Matthew Upson, Albrecht, Ulloa and Argentine star Cambiasso.
Of course, there is also the new England international Vardy, who was imported from Hamburg at a high price!
In order to attract this outstanding striker to join, Leicester City offered him a weekly salary several times higher than that in Hamburg. Vardy was also willing to return to his home country to play in the Premier League, so the deal was completed. p>
The accumulation over the past few seasons has allowed the Leicester City team to now have a large number of powerful players.
Under the leadership of Pearson, they performed well in the first Premier League game of the new season, drawing with last season's fifth-place Everton 2:2.
Then, they will face Chelsea, who ranked third last season.
Pearson is well aware that although it seems that Chelsea and Everton were only two places apart in last season's rankings, there is still a certain gap in strength between the two teams.
Especially this year, Chelsea hired Triple Crown coach Pan Yi at the highest price in the world. His overall tactical ability has reached a new level, as evidenced by the 4:0 victory over Burnley in the first round.
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Therefore, Pearson was also quite wary of Chelsea and sent scouts to the Cobham training base early to explore Chelsea's preparations.
No, their intelligence gathering experts have brought back a complete set of Chelsea tactical reports.
Therefore, Pearson is currently studying this report with assistant coach Shakespeel.
In the report, the scouts mentioned that Pan Yi placed great emphasis on the team's cross-passing practice from both sides during training and spent a lot of time on set-piece tactics.
Obviously, when facing a newly promoted team like Leicester City, Pan Yi still believes that they will counterattack based on defense.
To break through Leicester City's defense, it is obvious that crosses from both wings, high center forwards competing for headers, and set kicks are all powerful tools for scoring goals.
In fact, in the first round against Everton, Pearson did focus on defense.
Although he arranged a nominal 4231 formation, there were three people standing in the middle of the midfield: Andy King, Drinkwater, and Cambiaso.
This is actually the three defensive midfielders, and the formation should be called 4321.
In other words, in the first round of the game, Leicester City used such a three-midfielder formation to defend Everton's attacking group headed by Miralas and Naismith, and finally tied
defeated the opponent.
So, since his style of play was successful in the first round, it seems so natural that Pearson will still choose such a defensive formation in the second round when facing the stronger Chelsea who are playing at home. Precisely because of this, it didn't seem difficult for Pan Yi to predict Leicester City's game strategy in advance, so he directly started practicing set-piece and high-forward tactics.
"Should we stick to defense?" Shakespeel said, "If they really do crosses, we are not afraid."
The confidence of the assistants comes from their two main central defenders.
Whether it is Morgan or Moore, these two international players are also from Jamaica. They are also heavy-duty protective shields weighing more than 90kg.
Especially captain Morgan, although his speed and agility are relatively average, and his technical ability can only be said to be adequate, his height of 186cm and weight of 94kg make him difficult to defend in the penalty area.
But I don’t hate those big centers at all.
"Defense must be done well." Pearson pondered for a while and suddenly said, "But we can also make use of their predictions and make unexpected arrangements..."
"You mean, we don't want to set up a steel barrel formation, but we want to wait for an opportunity to counterattack when they underestimate the enemy and press hard?" Shakespeel seemed to understand the coach's intention.
"Yes." Pearson nodded, "Burnley tried its best to defend when facing Chelsea, but we have also seen the consequences. Under Pan Yi's three-dimensional offensive 343 formation, I think there is no way out.
It must be attacked!"
"But in this case, the risk is a bit high." The assistant reminded.
“It’s hard to let go of a child without catching a wolf.” Pearson laughed, “And don’t forget, we have a very fast forward Vardy this year. And he happens to be Pan Yi’s favorite general when he was in Hamburg. He is very fond of Pan Yi.
Yi’s tactics are also very familiar.”
Shakspeare nodded slightly.
I have to say that Pearson’s idea is still very tempting.
That is to try to win the game at Stamford Bridge!
In this way, they came to Manchester City to defeat the most popular head coach in the Premier League and the most eye-catching Triple Crown coach in world football!
In this case, Pearson and Leicester City can really become famous in one battle!
Although it is difficult to truly become a champion, it is easier to defeat the champion.
This is also a quick way to make others remember!
Just like Argentina is indeed the winner of the 2022 World Cup, but Saudi Arabia, the only one to defeat them, also became popular...
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Before Chelsea's home game against Leicester City officially started, the Premier League had already played several early games.
The most eye-catching one is a duel between big6.
That's Manchester City's home game against Liverpool!
But this game, which everyone thought would be evenly matched, turned out to be one-sided.
Manchester City took the initiative from the first minute of the game, and Montenegro forward Jovetic scored twice in the 41st and 55th minutes to help Manchester City lead by two goals.
Then Argentine forward Aguero, who came on as a substitute, scored another goal.
It wasn't until the 83rd minute that Liverpool relied on an own goal from Manchester City defender Sabaleta to get one back, but it didn't help.
In the end, Manchester City easily defeated Liverpool 3:1 at home and won the first two consecutive games.
And also the winner was Tottenham Hotspur.
They defeated the newly promoted Queens Park Rangers 4-0 at home. They also won two consecutive victories and temporarily climbed to the first place in the Premier League standings with a goal difference advantage.
The other two traditional giants failed to win.
Arsenal encountered Everton's stubborn resistance in the away game and even fell behind by two goals in the first half.
At the critical moment, Ramsey and Giroud stood up.
They scored two goals in the 83rd and 90th minutes of the game, and finally tied with Everton. They were lucky enough to steal a point at Goodison Park.
The experience of Manchester United is even more embarrassing.
They were the visiting team challenging the underdog Sunderland, and Mata opened the scoring in the 17th minute. It seemed like everything was going smoothly.
But just ten minutes later, Sunderland equalized the score with Rodwell, and maintained the 1:1 result until the end.
On the scene, Sunderland even had a certain advantage.
After two rounds, Manchester United led by Louis van Gaal was hard-pressed to win, which also aroused widespread discussion among Manchester United celebrities and fans.
There is another game that has ended that deserves attention, that is, Crystal Palace lost 1:3 to West Ham United at home, marking the first two consecutive losses.
In fact, in the 2014-2015 season, Crystal Palace really opened in crisis.
Tony Pulis, who was recommended by Pan Yi last season and eventually led the team to avoid relegation and won the Premier League Manager of the Season award, left the team two days before the start of the season due to conflicts with the club.<
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At this time, where can Crystal Palace urgently find a more suitable head coach?
The only option is to ask assistant coach Keith Millen to temporarily act as head coach.
Under such circumstances, it is foreseeable that Crystal Palace will have a poor start.
Whether it was facing Arsenal in the first round or West Ham United in the second round, Crystal Palace played like a piece of loose sand with no teamwork, and were defeated easily.
Steve Parish, the chairman of Crystal Palace, also regrets this situation.
Who made him think that Tony Pulis was already qualified to be the coach of Crystal Palace, so that he gave up pursuing Pan Yi?
You know, Crystal Palace was always in the lead in the battle for Pan Yi at the beginning!
But now it is impossible.
Not only did Pan Yi really win the Triple Crown in Hamburg, he is now very popular at Chelsea and is already the head coach with the highest annual salary in the world!
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You know, Crystal Palace’s previous weekly salary for the head coach was only 50,000 euros, which is a huge difference compared to the 400,000 weekly salary given by Chelsea!
Now, Steve Parish can only turn his target to current Newcastle United head coach Alan Pardew, hoping that this famous player who played for Crystal Palace for many years as a player can give him a hand.
Of course, this depends on what Alan Pardew and Newcastle United decide in the end...
In short, after about half of the games in the second round of the Premier League, a total of three teams have won two consecutive victories, namely Manchester City, Tottenham, and Swansea.
"Swan Army" Swansea's performance this season is indeed a bit impressive.
After overthrowing Manchester United in the first round, they defeated Burnley 1:0 in the second round.
Such results also allow this civilian team to rank behind Tottenham and Manchester City, temporarily ranking third in the standings.
Of course, after all the games in this round are played, whether they can continue to be ranked third depends on the results of other games.
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Especially the finale game: Chelsea vs. Leicester City at home!
Chelsea defeated Burnley with 4 goals in the first game. If they can continue to win this game, they will still jump to the top of the standings!
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On the evening of August 23, London, Stamford Bridge Stadium.
“blue is the colour, football is the game.
we're all together, and winning is our ai
so cheer us h the sun and rain.
b'cause chelsea, chelsea is our name!"
With the catchy team song, Chelsea’s first home game of the new season is about to kick off!
Of course, because this team song is so catchy, it is also nicknamed a "children's song" by many people.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as the team song is good to sing and listen to!
Tonight is also Pan Yi's first home game in the Premier League.
Therefore, the entire Stamford Bridge stadium prepared a grand welcome ceremony for Pan Yi.
In the stands, a huge portrait of Pan Yi appeared, as well as a huge slogan "Pan Yi, welcome to Stamford Bridge Stadium".
At the VIP table, boss Roman Abramovich, chairman Bruce Buck and CEO Ron Gurray were also present, as well as many famous Chelsea players such as Hasselbaink, Flo and Mark.
Come and wait.
Zola, the most famous Chelsea star, did not appear in the stands.
He is also a guest on the "Sky Sports" program.
Gary Neville, Royce Keane, Alan Shearer and others are also there, and the host of the show is still Reinker.
They are all still waiting to see who will win the bet between Zola and Neville!
Of course, now Zola's thoughts are more on the Chelsea stands.
After he saw the huge battle prepared by the Stamford Bridge fans for Pan Yi, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Even after he gained infinite respect with his outstanding performance at Chelsea, he never received such courtesy as Pan Yi today!
This also shows how much Chelsea fans value and expect Pan Yi.
Zola couldn't help but sigh:
"At least tonight, Pan Yi is the king of Stamford Bridge!"