On the one hand, this is due to Pan Yi's original positioning of the FA Cup this season: strive to win, and at the same time train new players;
On the other hand, it’s because after this game, Chelsea will face the battle with Manchester City in the Premier League!
Although Chelsea currently has an obvious advantage in the standings, this direct confrontation between first and second is still very important. Pan Yi doesn't want any surprises to happen!
So some important players should take more rest if they can.
"Pan Yi's Chelsea formation today is quite satisfactory. It is their most commonly used 3-4-3 formation this season, not some weird 514, or 163 with four wing backs, 3331 without wing back, etc..." "It can be said that Pan Yi really has quite a lot of ammunition in his tactical arsenal. He can arrange different tactics according to different opponents and different player lineups."
"It's just today that he may have thought that against an opponent like Bournemouth, conventional weapons could solve the problem, so we saw the familiar 3-4-3."
"Of course, today's game is also interesting. In the previous games, Lingard has appeared in the attacking midfielder position, or he will often move to the attacking midfielder position during the game;"
"Judging from his opening position today, he should be fixed at the right winger position. Can he adapt to this position in this formation? This may be a new test for him."<
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"And we can also see that Bournemouth still uses the 4-4-2 formation that they are best at. Eddie Howe formed a barrier composed of Ritchie, Suman, Arter and Pugh in the midfield.
On the front line is the high-speed combination of Wilson and Komogat."
"In today's showdown, Pan Yi is certainly a world-class coach, and Eddie Howe's experience in leading Bournemouth to consecutive promotions is legendary, and his tactical attainments are also quite outstanding."
"Now, let's see what kind of tactics they will use after the opening!"
Pan Yi did not choose to attack in the opening game.
Whether it was the two wingers Gnabry and Lingard, or the wing backs Cancelo and Ivanovic, they pressed forward without even coming up.
On the contrary, Bournemouth played more actively.
They took the initiative amidst the cheers and cheers of the home fans, showing a bit of aggressiveness.
The two full-backs, Richie and Pugh, actively pushed forward and cooperated with the two forwards to constantly harass Chelsea on the wing. This also played a certain role in curbing Chelsea's wing attack.
Within three minutes of the opening, Bournemouth created two corner kick opportunities, but their corner kicks were cleared by Christensen and Zouma respectively, posing no substantial threat.
However, judging from Bournemouth's aggressive opening, Pan Yi's defensive strategy at the beginning was right.
Eddie Howe really has two brushes.
He should have noticed that almost all teams will retreat to defense when they see Chelsea, so Chelsea should be more relaxed when dealing with a British Championship team;
So Bournemouth did the opposite and attacked Chelsea twice at the beginning, maybe it would have a miraculous effect.
But obviously, Pan Yi has more brushes.
He predicted Eddie Howe's prediction!
This also made Bournemouth's early attack futile.
After Bournemouth's two corner kicks, Chelsea took advantage of their personal abilities and launched an attack from the right.
During the back-and-forth play in the midfield, Chelsea spotted the opportunity. Christensen sent a long diagonal pass and passed the ball directly to the space behind the opponent's full-back after assisting.
Lingard moved forward quickly, but his dribble was unsuccessful and the ball was blocked out of bounds by central defender Cook who returned to defend.
Chelsea received a throw-in from the right side of the penalty area.
Before the Bournemouth defenders could react, Lingard quickly threw the ball in to Loftus-Cheek, who ran over to receive it.
Chik didn't stop the ball and passed it directly back to Ramirez.
Ramirez was pressed by the opponent's forward Wilson, and then passed the ball to Cancelo on the side.
Cancelo then passed it to Bamford, who was retreating in the middle. The latter touched the ball and passed it to Lingard.
Most of the coordination here is one touch, which reflects Chelsea's simple and fast way of playing.
It’s just that Bournemouth under Eddie Howe is also well-trained, and their defense is also well organized.
In the short period of time Chelsea was passing back and forth, the entire right side of Bournemouth's penalty area was already filled with defensive players, and both center backs and fullbacks were already in position.
Lingard carried the ball and was double-teamed by the opponent's central defender Cook and full-back Daniels. He stopped trying to rush into the penalty area and immediately passed the ball to Gnabry who was outflanking him on the other side. p>
After Gnabry stopped the ball, he immediately turned around and cut towards the baseline, attracting all three Bournemouth defenders to double-team him.
But Gnabry, a talented artist, was bold and protected the ball, and then sent a diagonal pass through the gaps between multiple defensive players to the feet of Bamford in the penalty area.<
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At this time, Lingard, who was just outside the penalty area, had already rushed into the penalty area from behind the defender on the other side of Bournemouth.
Lingard's movement without the ball has always been very good.
Not to mention how keen his sense of smell is, at least he will fight for every opportunity and is willing to run.
At this time, Bournemouth's center back Cook stood between Bamford and the goal. Midfielder Art also returned to defend the penalty area in time. When Bamford received the ball, he ran to his right.
, trying to cut him off from his peripheral teammates.
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Unexpectedly, when Bamford faced Gnabry's pass, he sent the ball directly with his left foot to the outside of the right corner of the small penalty area.
At this time, the audience saw Lingard rushing into the penalty area, catching up with Bamford's pass, facing goalkeeper Boruc, and volleyed directly into the near corner with his right foot!
Boruc fell to the ground to save, but it was too late and the ball quickly went into the goal.
0:1!
"goalllllllllllllllllllll!
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"Less than ten minutes into the game, Chelsea scored first!"
"This is really a wonderful team effort!"
"Bournemouth's defense was already quite well organized, but Chelsea relied on the players' personal abilities and technical skills, as well as their skillful passing and receiving coordination, to penetrate Bournemouth in a small area on the right wing.
Sri Lanka’s defense.”
"From Lingard, to Gnabry, to Bamford, and finally to Lingard... Chelsea's frontcourt trident played a very delicate teamwork, which is really wonderful!"
"We can also see from this that the two young players Gnabry and Lingard have fully integrated into Chelsea's tactical system. They are now playing like a duck to water on the court."
The live broadcast camera repeated the entire process of cooperation and scoring again and again, and Pan Yi, who was in the stadium, also shook his fist at the players, cheered, and shouted encouragement.
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After conceding the goal, Bournemouth's offense became even stronger.
Amid the applause and encouragement of the home fans, they launched a fierce attack on Chelsea. The full-backs and midfielders on the two wings were particularly active.
This is also an important point in Eddie Howe's tactics, which is to use the two wings to fully support the frontcourt.
Once the attack in the center is blocked, the wingers will not hesitate to fight all the way to create opportunities for free kicks or corner kicks, and then use carefully designed set-piece tactics to find goals.
From Chelsea's goal to the 20th minute, in just 10 minutes, Bournemouth did create four corner kicks, which also shows how powerful their offense is.
But the problem is that Pan Yi has carefully studied Eddie Howe's corner kick tactics before the game, whether it is a normal direct serve with rotation into the goal, or a "long pass to the middle to outflank" offensive tactics, "close point cover in the middle"
The tactics of "outflanking" and "short passing and outflanking in the middle" tactics are all handled by Chelsea with ease.
Even in the last time, Bournemouth used the method of taking the corner kick to the arc of the penalty area, and then midfielder Suter volleyed directly.
But the Chelsea players were very focused, and this corner kick attack was resolved by Ake's timely step forward to block it.
After consecutive unsuccessful attacks, Bournemouth players were a little less confident.
After all, the opponent is Chelsea!
When you face such a strong enemy and try your best to fail, the players will inevitably doubt whether their abilities are really incapable of breaking through the opponent's goal.
Moreover, their continuous strong attacks also led to the emptiness of the defense.
In the 25th minute, during a Bournemouth attack, forward Komogat's long-range shot went directly high, and Martinez quickly took a goal kick.
After receiving the pass from Christensen, Cancelo tried to dribble the ball along the left rib, but was tripped to the ground by the opponent's midfielder Ricci just after he passed the center line. The referee did not blow the whistle. p>
After Cancelo struggled to get up, he caught up again, got the ball before the opponent's full-back Francis, and passed it to Gnabry in front.
Gnabry was accelerating forward and caught up with Cancelo's pass in the gap. He first made a fake move and deceived Francis, then suddenly spiked the ball to the right, earning a small profit before Francis could react.
Through the gap, he quickly sent a direct pass with his right foot.
The football followed a straight line, from Chelsea's left rib to the right side of Bournemouth's penalty area.
At the top of the arc, Bamford first confused Bournemouth's defense with a smoke bomb that retreated, then suddenly stopped, turned around and rushed towards the penalty area.
Cook reacted quickly enough. He immediately stopped and turned around to catch up, trying to entangle Bamford, but he was still slightly behind.
But in the restricted area, a little miss is often fatal.
After Bamford caught up with Gnabry's pass in the penalty area, he didn't stop the ball at all and shot directly, hitting a powerful shot towards the left side of the goal.
Boruc stood on the left and tried to block the near corner, but he did not expect Bamford to hit the far corner.
Therefore, he could only watch as the ball went into the right side of Bournemouth's goal.
"goallllllllllllllllll!
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"0:2!"
"In the 25th minute, another goal from Chelsea! Bamford's goal gave Chelsea a two-goal lead in the away game!"
"This...could it be another massacre tonight? Chelsea has not done this kind of thing once or twice."
"Bournemouth, a British Championship team, was not conservative at all when facing the Premier League giants. Instead, it was admirable to have the courage to attack, but Eddie Howe seemed to have to pay a heavy price for this."
"After all, they are Chelsea! They are Chelsea who are almost invincible in the Premier League! How can they be afraid of the attack of a British Championship team? Even this Chelsea is just a pure rotation lineup..."
After scoring the goal, Bamford rushed out of the stadium excitedly, ran all the way, and finally slipped and knelt under the stands of his own fans.
This season, he has indeed played better and better after being promoted to the Chelsea first team.
Although Lukaku is in better condition at the main center position, he cannot yet secure his position as the main force;
But as long as he plays, he can perform at a very high level and contribute to the team.
This is much better than staying in the youth team or being loaned to some low-level league teams.
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After celebrating the goal with his teammates, Bamford turned around and walked back. He even ran to the visiting team's coaching bench to high-five and hug the head coach.
He is very grateful to Pan Yi!
It can be said that without Pan Yi's trust in him, he would not have performed such a wonderful performance.
It is precisely because of Pan Yi's presence that he has learned a lot in the team.
Let’s take a look at Gnabry and Lingard on the left and right. They have only been here for a short time, and they have shown a completely different competitive state from the original team!
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Bournemouth has performed very well in the English Championship this season, precisely because of their excellent offensive system.
From the statistics of the season so far, we can see that Bournemouth averages only 62 long passes per game and 368 short passes per game, which are relatively few in the entire British Championship.
This is a clear reflection of Bournemouth's emphasis on taking the ball and short passing penetration style under Eddie Howe.
So far, Bournemouth has scored 16 set-piece goals, ranking first in the league.
This also reflects the arrangement and ingenuity of Eddie Howe and his coaching team in set-piece tactics. It also shows that set-pieces have become one of Bournemouth's regular weapons.
Facing a powerful opponent like Chelsea today, with the Blues led by Pan Yi well versed in the 3-back system, Eddie Howe also took the initiative to seek changes.
After the start of the game, Bournemouth started to play against the visitors. They did not hide in the backcourt and actively pressed in the frontcourt. The entire formation was raised very high, almost one-on-one pressing.
Judging from the direction of the subsequent games, we can also feel that Bournemouth's advantage in the scene in the opening minutes has obviously changed the psychology of the players on the field. They feel that the tactics arranged by head coach Eddie Howe are indeed right.
Road.
As Bournemouth conducts Chelsea from one side of the backcourt to the other, the fluidity and flexibility of the formation are also reflected.
The equal number of people in the frontcourt and Chelsea's defensive staff also allows them to shift their focus as the ball moves, thus forming a continuous pressure, allowing Chelsea to pass the ball through the long feet of the goalkeeper or defender, increasing
Improved the opponent’s turnover rate.
After counterattacking in the frontcourt, Bournemouth can also calmly carry out organizational penetration and transmit it to Chelsea's penalty area to form a threat.
The increasing number of corner kicks illustrates this trend.
This kind of attack method can be said to be quite outstanding even in the current Premier League.
But it is a pity that Eddie Howe's team met Pan Yi's Chelsea.
The tactical system Pan Yi created for Chelsea and the strong lineup he assembled allowed this team to maintain strong competitiveness on multiple fronts.
According to the British media, Chelsea is divided into two teams, both of which have the ability to reach the top four.
It is not difficult to see how strong Chelsea’s lineup is now.
In addition, Pan Yi knew Eddie Howe thoroughly and was well prepared for his various tactics. This also caused Eddie Howe to lose one of his biggest advantages: "The enemy is in the light, I am in the dark." p>
Why do upsets often occur in knockout matches such as the FA Cup and League Cup?
In addition to factors such as strong teams underestimating the enemy or not paying attention to it, the lack of understanding of the opponent is also a very important reason.
Your Premier League team is under the spotlight every day. The characteristics of each player and the tactics of each game are displayed under the eyes of everyone around the world.
But teams in lower leagues will have much less exposure.
Take today's Bournemouth team as an example. How many non-local fans can name the players?
Not to mention analyzing their technical characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
Therefore, sometimes excellent head coaches of low-level league teams will take advantage of this and play "stealing", thereby causing an upset.
But in front of Pan Yi, this trick is useless.
He is a man with cheats!
However, even if he fell behind by two goals after halftime, Eddie Howe was still calm.
At the beginning of the second half, he quickly adjusted his tactics, changing the formation to 5-4-1, strengthening the interception in the midfield and backcourt, and stabilizing the defense first.
Bournemouth no longer attacked as fiercely as they did in the opening game. Instead, they slowed down their pace, transferred all possession of the ball to Chelsea, and adopted a more prudent strategy.
Of course, it’s not that they stopped attacking, or that they gave up the midfield completely.
As the weaker side, Bournemouth did not give up on the midfield, but continued to press hard instead of holding back.
Eddie Howe's on-the-spot change of 5-4-1 was also implemented very well by the players. Bournemouth's system was not overwhelmed by Chelsea at all and remained very compact.
After successfully pressing or defending, they will immediately counterattack.
In the 50th minute, Suman's close pressing in the frontcourt caused a pass error by Chick. Then he and Wilson simply hit the wall in the Chelsea backcourt and caught Chelsea off guard. Wilson got a chance to shoot, but was crossed by the quick-reacting Martin.
Save yourself.
In the 67th minute, left back Daniels made a long pass from the backcourt to find Wilson to form a counterattack. Wilson and Komogat patiently sought cooperation and found the gap between the wing and the central defender before Chelsea settled into position. Komogat
Gat went straight into the penalty area and shot, but unfortunately he missed.
In the 80th minute, Bournemouth’s set-piece weapon came.
This time it was a corner kick again, but they came up with a more carefully designed tactic. The two central defenders Elphick and Cook rushed forward and feinted. Daniels on the left lurked near the penalty spot, and then suddenly crossed into
Near the penalty spot, prepare to shoot directly!
Seeing that Daniels was throwing him off the defense, Zuma pulled Daniels to the ground in a desperate move.
The referee blows the whistle, penalty kick!
Zuma was also shown a red card!
Pan Yi could only make a change of formation, letting Cancellola return to the right center back position to ensure the number of defenders, while Gnabry and Lingard both returned to the wing back position to assist in defense.
Forward Wilson took the penalty kick, but...
Standing in front of Chelsea today is the Argentine goalkeeper Martin who is very good at saving penalty kicks!
You know, in Pan Yi's previous life, when Argentina won the 2022 World Cup, the first hero that everyone could think of might be Messi, but the second hero might be Martin.
Whether it was his performance in the penalty shootout or his save in the last minute of the final, this World Cup became his masterpiece.
With his outstanding performance in this World Cup, he also won the title of World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year - this was also the first time that an Argentine goalkeeper won this honor.
Now, when facing Wilson, Martin began to give full play to his psychological tactics.
One moment he went over to hold the ball, and the next moment he chatted with Wilson, making his opponent uneasy.
In the end, the referee intervened, and Martin "obediently" returned to the goal line.
In fact, he was not very quiet at the goal line. He was dancing and dancing, and it felt like he was singing and rapping.
And his series of actions really affected Wilson.
Wilson's penalty shot was weak, but Martin jumped from the side and pinned him tightly in his arms!
The score has not been rewritten, the score is still 0:2!
Martin raised his arms and shouted after saving the penalty kick, and his Chelsea teammates also rushed to him to congratulate him.
Saving the opponent's penalty kick at this moment undoubtedly gave his teammates a shot in the arm, especially when Zouma was sent off.
After all, if the score is tied to 1:2 at this time, and the opponent has one more person to fight, it is indeed difficult to say the final outcome.
The commentator also said: "Emiliano Martinez finally proved his worth today!"
"Maybe he is not the ball-playing goalkeeper that Pan Yi wants most, but he has a steely will and a strong heart! This is also very important for a team!"
"Due to Chelsea's strength on the court, as a substitute goalkeeper, he rarely has the opportunity to perform. But as long as he is given the opportunity, he will seize it!"
"Saving this penalty kick is crucial! He is also telling Pan Yi in this way and telling Chelsea fans that spending 2 million pounds to buy him is also a good deal!"
"Here, I have to praise Pan Yi again. He only purchased three young players in the winter window, but now it seems that these three players each have their own characteristics and their own uses."<
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"Pan Yi's eyes are definitely the blazing eyes of the Monkey King in Eastern mythology!..."
In the last ten minutes of the game, although Bournemouth worked hard and wanted to take advantage of their numerical advantage to continue attacking;
But the shadow of the penalty kick being saved has always surrounded the players, which made them less energetic on the court.
And Chelsea players are good at exerting force at the last moment of the game!
Amidst the ups and downs, the two sides showed a balance of power on the court, which made the scene a bit stalemate and the game was not very good to watch.
In the end, Chelsea maintained a two-goal advantage and defeated Bournemouth away from home.
They also successfully entered the next round of the FA Cup!