Chapter 328 A head coach who has been coaching for two and a half years
At this time, there was also dead silence in the "Sky Sports" studio.
Gary Neville sat there in mourning, with no expression on his face at all.
It was obvious that he was heartbroken at this moment.
Chelsea's goals one after another were like slaps in the face, slapping him hard in the face.
The game isn’t over yet, it’s already 4:0!
The problem is that this time, in order to prevent his home team from being hurt by his "open mouth", he has taken the initiative to restrain himself and did not yell more at Pan Yi.
After all, no matter how arrogant Gary Neville is, he can still see the gap in strength and form between Chelsea and Manchester United.
The rankings and points are here!
Even if he feels in his heart that with the support of Old Trafford at home, Manchester United may have a chance to win, but he does not dare to say any harsh words now.
But why is Pan Yi still so ruthless?
4:0, and this score seems not to be the end yet...
In this situation, even Reinker, Alan Shearer and others became silent.
After all, everyone is a professional player, and they know how uncomfortable it feels when their home team loses, let alone a disastrous defeat.
Carragher rubbed his face desperately with his hands, looking like he wanted to laugh but was trying to hold it back.
Of course he is happy when Manchester United loses!
Seeing Gary Neville deflated, he was even more happy.
But now the overall atmosphere in the studio is depressing, and he is too embarrassed to laugh out loud.
"Pan Yi's football is really unpredictable. Maybe no one in the Premier League can stop him."
Finally, Inker spoke.
After all, he is the host of this live football show. If everyone stays silent like this, the effect of the show will be too bad.
So he is required to smooth things over, and he is required to break the silence.
Hearing Reinker say this, both Alan Shearer, Carragher and Zola nodded in agreement.
Even Gary Neville, who had been sitting there motionless for a long time, seemed to nod his head slightly.
Although they have different views on football and tactics, and although some of them have badmouthed and questioned Pan Yi, facts speak louder than words.
Now Pan Yi leads Chelsea to sweep Manchester United, win the opening nine consecutive victories, and tie the Premier League's opening winning streak record. Isn't this not convincing?
And if we delve into why Chelsea's results are so good this season, obviously everyone must mention the name Pan Yi first.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pan Yi has created a very advanced and flexible tactical system for Chelsea this season, and Chelsea players also fit this system very well and fully utilized it on the field.
Let’s talk about “advanced” first.
Of course, the 343 tactic is not a rare item. Today, Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal once used this tactic to kill everyone.
But Pan Yi has injected a new concept into this tactic. All the players seem to be in their positions, but they seem not to be there.
The positional limitations between them have become extremely limited, but they can still keep running back and forth without getting into trouble. This is really rare.
Alan Shearer once said: "If I can still play now, I will not be able to play in this Chelsea."
You know, Alan Shearer is a legend in English football, a three-time Premier League Golden Boot winner!
But he is also a representative of England's traditional center.
In Pan Yi's Chelsea, Lukaku is indeed a center, but he can do much more than a traditional center.
He needs to be a fulcrum to confront the opponent's center back, and he also needs to drop back to receive passes from the midfielder or defender. When he gets the ball, he can also send a through ball and instantly become a midfield commander. p>
When defending, he also needs to timely pressure the opponent's defense, and when necessary, he will return to his own half or even the penalty area to help defend.
With so many tasks to be completed well, Alan Shearer certainly knew that he was incompetent.
After all, in his era, all he had to do was get the ball in the penalty area and then score a goal.
And this is just Pan Yi's high requirements for forwards.
From the winger, to the defensive midfielder, to the center back, wing back, and even the goalkeeper, they all have a new look.
It can also be said that Pan Yi's requirements for every position in this formation are currently the most advanced in the world!
He leads the development trend of world football tactics, so he can cause dimensionality reduction blows to the current teams in the Premier League and Champions League, winning every battle.
If the football coaches in this world cannot keep up with the times and develop tactics that can truly compete with Pan Yi, then Chelsea will really be invincible.
Let’s talk about “flexibility”.
It's the same formation, but Pan Yi can always arrange different personnel to deal with different situations.
Almost every game is different, which proves Pan Yi's flexibility in formation.
Pan Yi is also very flexible when it comes to targeting different opponents.
Take today's game against Manchester United as an example. He can even use a 5-1-4 formation that is unheard of in football to break Van Gaal's large circle tactics!
After the opponent changes formation, he will also use quick and responsive methods to suppress the opponent again without changing players.
Chelsea's 3-4-3 formation is like a detachable machine. It can be dismantled and installed at will, and in the end it can always turn into a sharp weapon.
And if he falls behind in the game, Pan Yi will use his "70-minute substitution method" to turn the situation around in a short time.
This so-called "70-minute substitution technique" has become a meme circulated among fans. When it is mentioned, everyone knows that it is talking about Pan Yi's magical substitution technique.
Even when "70 minutes" is mentioned, fans will immediately think of Pan Yi, because Chelsea after 70 minutes really can't be offended.
This is the same as when people think of ikun when they mention "two and a half years".
In fact, it has been almost two and a half years since Pan Yi started coaching independently, and some fans have already called themselves ipan...
In short, whether it is changing the formation without substitutions or adjusting substitutions, Chelsea can always have an effect, which also proves the flexibility of Pan Yi's formation.
Otherwise, there are 11 people on the field, and you can substitute at most three people, or no substitutions. If you are not flexible, it will be difficult to change the tactical direction in an instant.
"So, I think it doesn't matter if Manchester United loses to Chelsea."
After Lyinker praised Pan Yi for a while, he patted Gary Neville on the shoulder to express comfort: "Since no one can beat Chelsea, then everyone has nothing to be ashamed of, right?"
Gary Neville looked up, but he seemed to be wearing a mask of pain: "But...but, we lost too much..."
"That's four goals!" Leinker laughed, "Arsenal also conceded four goals? Although they did score one..."
But at this moment, Carragher pointed at the screen and said, "Look, they're here again!"
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After conceding four goals, Manchester United played more impatiently.
Although their players showed tenacious fighting spirit amidst the cheers of the home fans who were not discouraged, they still fought bravely.
Of course they don't want to lose so badly at home!
But the disadvantage on the scene cannot be reversed in a short while.
Chelsea still took over the game.
With four goals in hand, Chelsea played more steadily and calmly.
In addition, after the game entered another 70 minutes, the physical fitness of Manchester United players gradually declined, and the intensity of pressing and oppression also began to weaken.
Chelsea further used its skilled passing and control system to continue to control the midfield rhythm and ball possession.
At the 75th minute, Van Gaal made successive substitutions, replacing Belgian youngster Januzayin and Dutch forward Robin van Persie.
Obviously, Van Gaal still wants to score, and maybe even fantasizes about getting the score back.
But as a result, Manchester United's blocking ability in the midfield has further declined.
Although Januzayin can indeed sometimes rely on his breakthrough ability to create some opportunities, it still seems to be of no help in front of Chelsea's tight defense.
The game lasted until the 89th minute, but Chelsea got a good opportunity.
German winger Schürrle, who came on as a substitute, took advantage of his physical strength to pass two people on the wing and then passed the ball to the center.
Nigerian midfielder Mikel, who also came on as a substitute for Kante, stepped in from the back and scored a goal!
In Mikel's career, scoring goals is really a rare thing.
And it was precisely because of his blooming that Chelsea finally beat Manchester United 5-0 in the away game!
This is Chelsea's biggest victory this season, and it is also Manchester United's biggest defeat in the new century (tied with Manchester City's game)!
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"This is a sad game."
At the post-match press conference, when reporters asked Van Gaal what he thought of the game, the Red Devils coach seemed very frustrated.
"We made several very serious mistakes and were seized by our opponents. All of us should review our performance in this game, including myself."
"I will sum up this game well and hope to perform better next time I go to Stamford Bridge."
"Yes, I admit that Chelsea played much better than us today."
After Van Gaal's words came out, the whole press conference immediately started to be discussed.
It is not an easy task for this proud Dutch coach to admit that other teams play better than him.
A reporter asked again: "Before the game, you and Pan Yi had a war of words, saying that you wanted to compete in tactics in this game, so who won this duel?"
Van Gaal glared at the reporter.
Isn’t this just looking for trouble?
He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he just started to vent:
"Is this your first day as a reporter?"
"I said Chelsea played better than us, but why are we asking about tactics?"
"If it wasn't the coach's tactics that led to the victory of the game, then what would the football team need from our coaches? It would be better to save the money and pay the players' wages."
"I see you, you just want to find a big news, you just want me to admit again that I lost to Pan Yi in tactics? Childish!"
"I'll say it again, in today's game, our entire team, whether it's players or coaches, whether it's tactics or technology, all lost. Are you satisfied?"
Then Van Gaal changed the subject:
"However, just because we lost today does not mean we will lose in the future. We are Manchester United, and temporary failure cannot stop us."
"I just said that we will perform better when we face Chelsea for the second time. This is an expectation and a challenge!"
"Therefore, Pan Yi and his Chelsea should not be too happy too early. Sooner or later I will come for revenge!"
These words made the atmosphere at the press conference become heated again.
The most boring thing is admitting defeat, but the most interesting and topical thing is of course the competition between the two sides!
From this point of view, the next battle between the two sides will be interesting again!
When Pan Yi started his press conference and the reporter relayed Van Gaal's words to him, Pan Yi smiled and said:
"I'm very grateful to Coach Van Gaal for his recognition of me. In fact, my 3-4-3 formation also partially referenced his previous tactics. I would also like to express my gratitude to him."
"I believe he can also see some familiar shadows in it, so he is so confident that he can perform better in the next duel."
"But unfortunately, he may be disappointed again by then. Because my tactics are not copied from his, and there is no way to copy the tactics themselves. Let's put it this way, he will have to spend more time studying."
"And this big victory not only brought us victory and three points, but also brought stronger confidence to all our players."
"We can beat Manchester City, we can beat Arsenal, we can also beat Manchester United with five goals on the road, which means we can beat any team in the world!"
"So I still want to thank Coach Van Gaal for giving us such great confidence in this team!"
The reporters all laughed.
The two people bickered before the game, and after the game they complimented each other twice and continued to fight. It was still very cute.
Of course, the reporters also agreed with what Pan Yi said.
The confidence of a team is of course very important.
Especially in the competition between wealthy teams, it is easier to gain confidence.
After such a big away win, it can be imagined that everyone at Chelsea must be full of confidence!
Then, some people can't help but have questions similar to those raised by Leinker on the show:
"Who else can stop Pan Yi and Chelsea now?"
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"Who else can stop Pan Yi and Chelsea now?"
This is not only a question for reporters, but also a common topic for all fans around the world.
Chelsea have been too strong so far.
Nine consecutive victories in the Premier League, three consecutive victories in the Champions League, plus a League Cup game in between, a total of 13 consecutive victories!
This also includes big6 members such as Manchester City, Arsenal, and Manchester United, as well as strong European teams such as Dortmund and Roma.
Especially the Premier League.
The "Daily Mail" mentioned: "Has the suspense of this season's Premier League championship been lost after only nine rounds?"
After all, the results in the UEFA Champions League group stage don't really count. The key is to advance to the knockout rounds after qualifying from the group, and the points from the group stage are useless.
But the Premier League is different.
Chelsea are advancing all the way up the standings, and if no one stops them, it will be too late!
Compared with Chelsea's momentum, the performances of the Premier League's top players are taking turns to collapse, making it difficult to threaten them.
In the ninth round of the Premier League that just passed, West Ham United, which suddenly performed well this season, beat Manchester City 2:1 at home!
This also allowed them to tie Manchester City in points, but ranked fourth with a goal difference disadvantage.
Liverpool also failed to win and drew 0:0 at home with underdog Hull City.
Tottenham also lost, losing 1:2 to Newcastle United at home.
Only Arsenal defeated Swansea 2:0 away from home.
On the contrary, Southampton, who was in excellent form, won another 1:0 victory over Stoke City.
As a result, after nine rounds, Chelsea topped the list with 27 points and nine wins.
Southampton ranks second with 19 points with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, but there is still an 8-point gap between them and Chelsea.
Then Manchester City and West Ham United ranked third and fourth respectively with 16 points;
Arsenal, Swansea, and Liverpool all have 14 points, ranking fifth to seventh respectively.
Manchester United has 12 points and Tottenham have 11 points, ranking 8th and 11th respectively.
Considering that Southampton is unlikely to be a contender for the championship, in fact Manchester City, which ranks at the top of the big6, is already 11 points behind Chelsea!
11 points, only nine rounds!
Moreover, these strong teams failed to stop Pan Yi and his Chelsea in the first nine rounds. How can other teams have the confidence to do so?
Of course, some people say that reversal is still possible.
"The Sun" said that in the 1995-1996 season, when it reached the 23rd round, Newcastle had 17 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses and accumulated 54 points, while Manchester United had 12 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses and accumulated 42 points.
At that time, Newcastle led both Liverpool and Manchester United by 12 points, which was wider than the current gap between Chelsea and Manchester City. Everyone thought that the suspense of the championship had long been lost.
However, Manchester United later achieved a climax of 10 wins and 1 draw in the Premier League, scoring 31 points.
Newcastle's nightmare journey began at West Ham's Upton Park Stadium.
They lost 0-2 to West Ham in the away game and drew 3-3 with Manchester City in the away game. Back at home, Newcastle lost to Manchester United 0-1 in a life-and-death battle. Cantona scored the only goal of the game.
In just 3 games, Newcastle lost 8 points to Manchester United!
After avenging West Ham 3-0 at home, Newcastle lost to Arsenal and Liverpool in consecutive away games...
At this time, Newcastle scored 64 points after 31 games, and Manchester United scored 67 points after 32 games! At this time, the lead has been completed.
Then, Newcastle lost to Blackburn Rovers in an away game. They had 1 draw and 4 losses in 5 consecutive away games, trailing Manchester United by 6 points.
In just 8 games, Newcastle scored 7 points and Manchester United scored 22 points. Newcastle went from leading by 9 points to falling behind by 6 points!
Since then, Southampton's blockade of Manchester United once again rekindled Newcastle's hope. The Magpies won three consecutive games and were only 3 points away from Manchester United.
At that time, Manchester United had their last game away against Middlesbrough, and Newcastle had 2 games left.
At this time, the then Newcastle coach Kevin Keegan said the famous saying:
"We're still fighting for the title, and they don't think they can get it so easily at Middlesbrough. I tell you, frankly, I'd love to see us beat him, enjoy it very much!"
This sentence was also rated as the best quote in the Premier League in the past 20 years.
At this time, as long as they defeat Nottingham Forest away from home in a make-up match, Newcastle can tie Manchester United in points.
However, a 1-1 draw left Newcastle hoping for a miracle in the final round.
But Manchester United did not allow such a miracle to happen.
In the end, with a 3-0 victory, Manchester United won the championship!
"This is football."
"The Sun" also went on to say that in just two years, Manchester United became the background.
After 20 rounds of the 1997/98 Premier League season, Arsenal trailed Manchester United by 13 points with one game in hand, ranking sixth.
But what about the second half? Manchester United encountered a wave of 4 points in 5 rounds, and another wave of 9 points in 7 rounds.
Arsenal had a wave of 5 wins and 3 draws, catching up to second place in the standings, and then a wave of 10 consecutive victories. After a 4-0 victory over Everton, Arsenal won the championship two rounds in advance!
"The lessons learned from Newcastle United and Manchester United tell us that even if you have a double-digit lead, please wait until 35 rounds to celebrate."
"Before this, everything was possible!"
"So, to say Chelsea is already the champion? You still underestimate the difficulty of the Premier League!"
For this rare professional analysis by "The Sun", other media outlets praised it one after another.
Many football legends also pointed out that many teams will perform well in the first half of the season, but will plummet after entering the winter.
Former Manchester United coach Ferguson also said that Chelsea is indeed the best team in the Premier League this season, but it is too early to say that they will win the championship in advance.
"If you haven't experienced the Premier League's Christmas schedule, you haven't really played in the Premier League."
"For every Premier League team, Christmas and the winter break are the biggest tests."
"Perhaps Pan Yi is the best coach at rotation, but this is his first season coaching a Premier League team, and it is even the first time for many Chelsea players to play in the Premier League. They will definitely be uncomfortable."
"So I wouldn't be surprised at all if Chelsea has problems after the winter break."
"Those who have not personally experienced Christmas in the Premier League will never understand how difficult this schedule is for Premier League teams, and how many teams will fall behind here and lose hope of winning the championship!..." The media's interpretation of this is that Ferguson was obviously talking about Chelsea, but in fact he was cheering for Manchester United, which had just suffered a tragic defeat.
After all, what Manchester United is best at under Ferguson is to exert force and start catching up after the Christmas schedule.
Naturally, Ferguson hopes that Manchester United can quickly forget this defeat and focus on future games.
After all, morale is really important.
If the Red Devils soldiers remain immersed in such painful defeats and cannot get over it, they may be greeted by successive defeats.
Don’t forget, Manchester United will face Manchester City in the Manchester Derby in the tenth round!
This can be said to be Ferguson’s good intention in making public remarks.
After all, Manchester United is his heartthrob!
He doesn't want to see Manchester United lose to Chelsea and Manchester City in a row.
Under such public opinion, the "Liverpool Echo" also made some prospects for the 11th round of Liverpool's home game against Chelsea, and finally said:
"Perhaps Anfield will be the end of Chelsea's wild momentum this season?"