The Premier League has completely become Pan Yi’s one-man show!
If there were still people who were unwilling to believe it before, now they must admit this fact.
This match at Anfield in the 11th round of the Premier League once again proved this point.
Liverpool lost to Chelsea 1:3 at home.
Although Pan Yi's team did not continue the offensive storm that scored a flood of goals before, they still remained calm when they fell behind when facing Liverpool. In the end, they scored three goals in a row and escaped from Anfield.
Even Liverpool legend Carragher admitted: "Chelsea deserved these three points tonight, they performed even better."
"The composure and stability they showed when they fell behind are something you can't see in most teams."
"If you don't look at the score, you can't even tell that they are a team that trailed for most of the game!"
"Such confidence and temperament also make Chelsea more unstoppable. I really think that the suspense of the Premier League championship this season is completely gone..."
Carragher said this, on the one hand, because Chelsea's performance is really good, on the other hand, the strong players are continuing to lose.
The best big6 performer in this round was Manchester United. They defeated Crystal Palace 1:0 at home. Mata scored the only goal of the game in the 67th minute.
Manchester City was tied 2:2 by Queens Park Rangers in the away game, and Arsenal lost 1:2 to Swansea in the away game!
Arsenal's neighbors in North London, Tottenham, were not that good either. They actually lost 1:2 at home to Stoke City.
On the contrary, Southampton's performance is still solid. After winning Manchester City 2:0, they are still ranked second in the standings after Chelsea.
In fact, if Chelsea is not included, the situation in the Premier League this season can be said to be extremely chaotic, and it can also be called the "Chaos of the Premier League". Whether it is the championship, the fourth place, or even the relegation battle, it is very interesting to watch. But now with this invincible Chelsea, the suspense of winning the championship, which is the most exciting point in the league, has been greatly weakened.
Eleven consecutive wins at the start!
Ranked first in the Premier League for goals scored and the fewest goals conceded in the Premier League!
This is not a dimensionality reduction attack. What is a dimensionality reduction attack?
And during this eleven-game winning streak, Chelsea has not encountered troubles or challenges, but Pan Yi always has a way to solve them.
"Chelsea after 70 minutes is not easy to mess with" and "Pan Yi time" have become the distinctive labels of this Chelsea team.
Under the control of Pan Yi, this team, which seemed a bit too young, actually performed at the peak of its debut, seizing the lead in the Premier League standings from the first round, and then never wanting to move again.
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This is equivalent to saying: I won the championship, you can grab the others!
Although there are still a few media outlets talking about the miracle of "Manchester United overtaking Newcastle" back then, many people know that the reason why miracles are called miracles is because they don't happen often.
With Chelsea's current momentum, four teams in the Big 6 have been eliminated. Can we still count on Tottenham Hotspur, who is relatively weak and is currently only ranked 12th in the standings?
Now, no matter which Premier League team faces Chelsea, who has a kingly temperament, their body shape will be three inches shorter involuntarily, their momentum will be much worse, and winning will be even more difficult.
Moreover, what if Chelsea lost one or two games due to negligence?
It's just that the winning streak has been terminated, but their advantage in the standings is still unshakable.
Therefore, many people believe that other strong teams should calm down and compete for the top four.
After all, the competition for Champions League seats this year is predictably more intense than in previous years!
Not to mention the traditional big6, at least two of them will be squeezed out of the top four;
This season, Southampton, West Ham United, including Swansea, and Newcastle United are all in good form. They have been constantly interspersed in the ranks of the Big 6, and they have also pushed the Big 6 down from time to time.
If the strong teams cannot regain their form in time, the British land will really be in chaos this season!
"The Times" also mentioned that originally everyone thought that Chelsea's state might have a bigger ups and downs when the Christmas schedule came.
But Chelsea was eliminated by York City in the League Cup, which now seems to be a big plus.
Since the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, including the home-and-away semi-finals, will be held in December and January, they actually form an important part of the Christmas Devil schedule.
But after Chelsea was eliminated, they lost three games at once!
For strong teams, due to national team competitions and European competitions, there are already many games, and players are more likely to get tired.
Fatigue and injuries caused by multi-line operations, including unstable status, often become the beginning of a team's collapse.
For example, in these rounds of games, the big6 have lost one after another. Is it really because they are not as strong as those small and medium-sized teams? This is of course impossible.
Many times it is the sequelae caused by multi-front operations.
So why was Chelsea not affected?
Not wasting time in the League Cup is the important reason.
Between the useless League Cup and the league leader, I believe everyone will choose the latter without hesitation.
Although everyone doesn't know what Pan Yi's mentality was when he lost to York City, it is obvious that such a loss currently seems to have more advantages than disadvantages.
Of course there is another reason.
That is, Chelsea also won the Champions League group stage easily!
They secured the first place in the group early, so they don't have to fight hard every game like other teams.
Send some young players to rotate, play football happily, and come home safely.
——Of course, as for using a rotating lineup to play in the Champions League with a relaxed mentality and still winning, that is another matter.
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Chelsea's dominance in the Premier League was clearly demonstrated again in the 12th round against West Bromwich Albion.
It’s not that Chelsea had an advantage in the game, but the final score of 6:0 was astonishing;
But West Bromwich Albion's head coach, Alan Owen, actually sent most of the substitutes and even young players to compete in this away game, which is clearly a strategic abandonment!
Such a relatively negative attitude towards the game naturally caused a lot of controversy after the game.
But Allen Irving said frankly:
"We are a team fighting for relegation, and I know very well who our real opponent is."
"We just need to focus on beating Queens Park Rangers, Burnley, or Crystal Palace."
"Beat Chelsea? At Stamford Bridge? Are you kidding me? This is something that even teams like Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool cannot do."
"I can apologize to the fans who bought tickets but didn't see the wonderful game, and I can also apologize to the West Bromwich Albion fans who saw this disastrous defeat, but I still don't think I have any feelings about this game.
What’s wrong with your attitude?”
"I still said what I said just now, I will not fight to the death with such a nearly invincible team. I must preserve my strength and fight for games that can be won."
"To be honest, if you want to blame, you can only blame Pan Yi. His Chelsea team is really too strong..."
"You also saw how we played against Tottenham and Manchester United. We really worked hard to win, and we really drew with Manchester United and defeated Tottenham. But this Chelsea, I'm sorry, I
There is really no hope of defeating them."
"Must go all out in every game? Haha, if I get dismissed because of failure to avoid relegation, will you support me?..."
After the game, the British media, uncharacteristically, did not study how Pan Yi arranged his troops in the 6-0 victory. Instead, they were all discussing the impact of West Bromwich Albion's approach.
Wrong.
Opponents believe that if every team is like West Bromwich Albion and surrenders automatically when seeing Chelsea, it will always be promoted as "the most competitive" and "the middle and lower-tier teams are not easy to deal with."
Doesn’t the Premier League live up to its name?
It is understandable to strategically give up relatively useless competitions such as the League Cup and FA Cup, but giving up the Premier League is a bit too much.
And this also feels a bit like guiding Chelsea to win the championship all the way, which is an official feeling.
But those who support it say that what Aaron Irving said makes sense. Even if West Bromwich Albion tries their best, they can't beat Chelsea, and the score may even be 6:0, so why not maintain their strength?
How about fighting against an opponent who is more worthy of fighting?
After all, before them, strong teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal were really trying their best to fight Chelsea, right? In the end, they all lost.
Even a lineup like Manchester United lost 0:5.
West Bromwich Albion is a relegation team. If you ask them to go to an away game to compete with Chelsea to score points, it is really too much.
The two sides are at loggerheads. The public is right and the mother-in-law is right. No one can convince the other.
This kind of dispute has even become more popular than the highlight of this round, Arsenal's home game against Manchester United.
In this game, Van Gaal did not use a large circle tactic, but resorted to a 3-4-3 formation that seemed somewhat similar to Pan Yi's formation.
Di Maria, Robin van Persie, and Rooney became the three arrows, while Luke Shaw and Valencia served as wing-backs, and the double midfielder was Fellaini Carrick.
This change of formation also made Professor Wenger a little uncomfortable with it, and he lost 1:2 at home.
Manchester United first forced Arsenal defender Gibbs to score an own goal, and then Rooney sealed the victory with a goal in the 85th minute.
Arsenal only scored a goal in the 90th minute by Giroud, who came on as a substitute, but it was to no avail.
The victory in this game also brought Manchester United back to the top six in the standings, and is only 1 point away from fourth place.
Of course, Van Gaal did not admit that his formation was derived from Pan Yi:
"I have said before that I used the 3-4-3 formation at Ajax 20 years ago. If anyone learned from whom, I think it was Pan Yi who used my ideas.
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"What, Manchester United's cross-positioning in the frontcourt today and the insertion of wing-backs do have some traces of Chelsea? I can only say that you reporters don't know much about football. Isn't this how 3-4-3 is played?" p>
"What do you think about West Bromwich Albion strategically giving up the game? Sorry, what Alan Owen thinks is his business, but I definitely want to fight for every game..."
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In Germany, there is still one person who needs to fight for every game.
That is Dortmund's head coach Klopp.
Because their current situation is a hundred times worse than Manchester United and even West Bromwich Albion!
What a bad idea?
Now that the Bundesliga has also gone through 12 rounds, what is Dortmund's result like?
3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, only 11 points!
This result can only rank 16th among the 18 Bundesliga teams, which is third from the bottom.
In other words, Dortmund is now in the relegation zone!
This is simply an incredible thing.
After all, just a short year ago, Dortmund was still a team in the Champions League!
Even Hamburg, which suffered serious blood loss in the summer window this season, is still ranked in the middle of the standings.
Dortmund's results have kept Klopp at the forefront of public opinion, and he was almost dismissed.
If he hadn't worked hard in Dortmund for many years and had "hard currency" such as the Bundesliga championship and the Champions League runner-up, he would have been ousted by the fans.
The main reason for the current situation is Dortmund's transfer this summer;
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The most important reason is, of course, the major blow that top striker Robert Lewandowski’s contract expired and joined Bayern Munich for free.
The subsequent introduction of Serie A Golden Boot Immobile has now proven to be a failure.
Because Mobi is probably one of those players whose "Adaptability" attribute is 1. He can only get along in Serie A, but he can't do it outside.
But at this time, Klopp was unable to change his mind in time to adjust, which resulted in Dortmund losing consecutive games and falling into the relegation zone.
The only comforting thing now is that Dortmund's performance in the Champions League is still "ok".
Although in Group G they are in, Chelsea has been singing all the way and maintaining a complete victory, but this has also caused Dortmund's other competitors to have a difficult time.
After Dortmund lost to Chelsea 0:3, they achieved one win and one draw in the two rounds with Sporting CP, which also placed them in second place after four rounds with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss.
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Yes, the first place in this group is Chelsea with 12 points, and the second place is Dortmund with 5 points.
Roma and Sporting CP, two teams, both had 2 draws and 2 losses and only accumulated 2 points, ranking third and fourth.
But Dortmund is actually a bit dangerous.
Because Roma has already played two games against Chelsea, as long as they achieve good results in head-to-head matches with the other two teams in the group, especially if they can win against Dortmund, they will have a high probability of overtaking.<
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Dortmund's remaining two games are one against Chelsea and one against Roma.
Klopp now faces a choice somewhat similar to that of West Bromwich Albion head coach.
Should you compete with Chelsea, or should you save your energy to compete with Roma?
The problem is, if we can score at least 1 point against Chelsea by taking advantage of our home court, we can occupy a very advantageous position in this group.
Because if Roma fails to win against Sporting CP this round, even if Dortmund loses to Roma in the final group stage, they can still qualify from the group!
But if we lose to Chelsea, the final match with Roma will become a life-and-death battle, and failure is absolutely not allowed.
"We still have to fight." Klopp gritted his teeth.
He cannot leave his destiny to others, nor can he simply give up an opportunity to completely control his own destiny.
And now if we can score points against Chelsea, it will not just be as simple as qualifying for the Champions League.
His team has now fallen into the Bundesliga relegation zone, and they need a victory to give the team a shot in the arm!
Besides, Chelsea has now firmly qualified as the first in the group. With Pan Yi's urine, they will inevitably carry out large-scale rotations in such a game that is insignificant to them, and even experiment with new formations and new plays.
Law.
This is Dortmund’s opportunity!
To be honest, Klopp has now clearly recognized the gap between himself and Pan Yi. If he still uses Dortmund's current lineup to compete with Chelsea's main lineup, he really does not expect a victory;
But now Pan Yi is likely to send only a substitute lineup, then it is really possible!
If he can win, he might be able to improve his performance in the Bundesliga.
Otherwise, I will have no choice but to take the blame and resign.
Even if the fans don't chase him away, he has brought Dortmund to this point and really has no shame in staying any longer!
Therefore, Klopp has made up his mind.
"Attack him, maybe you can steal a three-pointer, and qualifying will be more stable!"
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November 26, Westfalenstadion.
The breathtaking yellow waves of the South Stand dance again, and the fifth round of the Champions League Group G match between Dortmund and Chelsea has begun.
When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Dortmund, who was playing at home, took the lead in launching a fierce attack on Chelsea.
Only about 30 seconds into the game, Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa fired a furious shot from outside the penalty area, but Cech saved it steadily.
Klopp's lineup today is still 4231. In addition to the regular main players in the midfield and backcourt, there are mainly subtle changes in the four players in the frontcourt.
That is to use Aubameyang as a single arrow at the center position, and then behind him is Shinji Kagawa, with Royce and Mkhitaryan on both sides.
Of course, using Aubameyang is because Klopp is completely disappointed with Immobile.
Although Aubameyang's tactical discipline is a little worse, he has speed and impact after all, and it matches well with Dortmund's overall style.
And using Shinji Kagawa is what makes today special.
Due to his thin body and relatively weak confrontation, Shinji Kagawa has not been fully reused by Klopp since his return to Dortmund from his unsuccessful Premier League journey.
But Shinji Kagawa's offensive characteristics are still very distinctive.
He is actually a very modern attacking midfielder.
His specialty is not to follow the "ball control-observation-fatal delivery" routine, that is, he does not need to control the ball at his feet, but to simplify complex offensive problems through precise passing, breakthroughs, and movement. p>
In other words, he is looking for opportunities in constant movement and cooperation, especially in the process of switching from defense to offense, and uses the most reasonable and efficient way to lead the offense.
This kind of football style based on solid basic skills has made Shinji Kagawa very comfortable playing in Dortmund.
Because under Klopp, Dortmund's players are physical, technical, and fast, and they also focus on fast-paced midfield, passing, and small coordination, which matches Shinji Kagawa's style very well.
It was in this environment that Shinji Kagawa grew into one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga, and even won the honor of half-time MVP.
Although his condition has declined now, he can still play an important role in the current Dortmund team.
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Klopp asked him to play the main role today because he will temporarily ignore Kagawa's defensive disadvantages and let him try his best to display his offensive talents so that Dortmund can completely attack today!
And Dortmund's players did the same.
From the first shot after the opening, to their active pressure on Chelsea, and at the same time actively looking for opportunities to counterattack, you can see Klopp's intention.
Today's Chelsea, just as Klopp expected, sent out a rotating lineup.
After all, Chelsea's recent games, from West Bromwich Albion, to today's Dortmund, to Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle, were only three to four days apart. p>
Although winning West Bromwich Albion would mean that the opponent is invincible and can win without a fight, Pan Yi still doesn't want to make his players work too hard.
So today players like Christensen, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Bamford, including goalkeeper Petr Cech who usually play relatively few games came to play.
The body is the capital of revolution, and staying healthy can maintain the team's long-lasting combat effectiveness!
It's just that these players certainly don't spend as much time together as the main players. It was indeed a bit difficult to be rushed by Dortmund at the beginning.
"Take it back, don't worry, stabilize your defense first!"
Pan Yi naturally noticed this, so he stood up and shouted several times on the court.
Even if it is the same lineup, it will take time to adjust on the field when facing different tactics from different opponents.
This is why many games will have a "testing" stage at the beginning, that is, adapting to the opponent and adapting to teammates.
The last time they played against Liverpool, Chelsea played steady in the first half, which was almost the same reason.
Today's Chelsea lineup is relatively raw, and it will take more time to adapt to Dortmund's impact.
"Today it felt like Klopp wanted to overwhelm us all at once."
When Pan Yi sat back on the coaching bench, Scaloni said with a bit of disdain: "It's just because we are rotating the lineup today that we dare to do this, right? There are really not many teams in European football who dare to do this..." p>
Steve Holland said: "Klopp is under too much pressure now, which is understandable."
Pan Yi also nodded slightly.
Everyone knows that Dortmund's situation in the Bundesliga is worrying.
It's good to be ranked third from the bottom now. If they hadn't achieved one win and one draw in the past two rounds, they would still be at the bottom of the standings!
Although a lineup like Dortmund cannot be said to be very good, if you say that a team with Royce, Mkhitaryan, and Aubameyang is ranked last in the league, no one will believe it.<
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The pressure on Klopp is really understandable.
Under such tremendous pressure, it is entirely possible that Klopp wants to give it a go.
If we can win Chelsea, we may be able to release a lot of this pressure.
"It just so happens that we also practice defensive counterattacks." Pan Yi said with a smile, "There is no better training material than Klopp's offense."
Chelsea's strength this season has caused many teams to shrink their heads when encountering the Blues. Chelsea basically presses heavily to attack their opponents, and they don't really have many counterattacks.
Today is a good time to practice the lineup and tactics at the same time.
After all, in high-level competitions, it is almost impossible to suppress your opponents and score goals all the time.
Many times, you have to rely on quick and flexible counterattacks to instantly defeat the opponent's city.
In the 2022 World Cup, why can’t we score in the first half of many games?
Why are teams like Germany and Spain, which focus on passing and controlling, having more and more difficulty playing?
This is because under the current increasingly mature defensive system and the pressure atmosphere that pays more and more attention to the full-court press, it is really difficult to find the opponent's gaps in positional offense, especially without a battering ram.<
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In the second half, the players' physical strength decreases, and after the five-substitution rule, they can be replaced with new offensive forces to continue to maintain pressure (teams often do not leave substitutions to defenders). At this time, the opponent's position can be used during quick counterattacks.
A more unstable weakness can create more scoring opportunities.
At this point, perhaps the head coach of the Japanese team, Yasuichi Mori, has done the best.
He always uses bald Taijun like Maeda Daran as "consumables" in the first half, running hard to wear down the opponent, and then replaces him with a real attacker in the second half to decide the victory.
It only took him three games to go from Senhai to Sensheng to a capable and famous general.
Of course, at this point in time, we still have the three-for-one rule, and there is no way to completely use this "Tian Ji horse racing" method to win, but they are similar in terms of focusing on counterattacks.
Therefore, Pan Yi will also cherish this rare opportunity to train troops and let his disciples practice well.
Of course, he also wanted Klopp to see that his rotation players are not soft persimmons, they can be pinched at will!
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ps: Thank you Xianyu for the 500 reward for not wanting to work hard!