"You guys played very well, you really deserve to be the leader of the Premier League!" LAN
As soon as the game whistle sounded, Eddie Howe came over and shook hands with Pan Yi. This was the etiquette that the game should have.
Pan Yi also smiled and nodded in agreement, and at the same time he praised from the bottom of his heart: "You have put this team together very well, and the tactics are also very unique. If I hadn't been careful, I might have caught you right from the start.
Son."
Eddie Howe also smiled and said: "Didn't you crack it? You seem to be praising me, but you are actually praising yourself!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, a bit like a hero cherishing a hero.
"However, I am a little confused." Eddie Howe suddenly said, "You are the coach of Chelsea, so it is normal for me to study you. But I am only the head coach of a British Championship team, have you also studied me?
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"Of course, I still know a little bit about you." Pan Yi chuckled.
"Then I'm really flattered." Eddie Howe sighed, "You attach so much importance to a Championship coach like me, then I can understand why you can become the best coach in the world at such a young age.
"Lan
This year's Eddie Howe is actually only 37 years old, and he is an out-and-out representative of the young coach.
It stands to reason that at his age, it is already a great achievement to be able to coach a British Championship team stably, and even hope to become the head coach of a Premier League team.
After all, his playing career was mediocre, and his starting point was certainly not comparable to those who became head coaches after stars retired, such as Guardiola, Ancelotti, and of course the future Qi Xuanzong.
But standing next to Pan Yi, he felt very small.
He is not even a professional player, but at the age of 28, he has already won the Triple Crown and is a figure that wealthy teams are eager to invite.
"You deserve the award." Pan Yi said modestly, "The achievements you have achieved at Bournemouth are not something that ordinary people can achieve. If there is a chance, can I ask you for advice?"
Eddie Howe took Bournemouth from League Two all the way to the Championship, and finally established a foothold in the Premier League. 阑
And isn’t Pan Yi planning to do the same to York City?
The situation Eddie Howe faced was even worse. After all, York City had no debts, was not banned from transferring players, and was not deducted points.
So, he is a ready-made teacher.
If he imparts some experience and lessons, obviously we can avoid a lot of detours.
However, now that Pan Yi is talking like this, for Eddie Howe, it really cannot be described as "flattered".
The No. 1 coach in the world said that he should ask himself questions!
Not to mention that I have great respect for, and even a little admiration for, the number one coach in the world.阑
It's probably a bit like a fan meeting an idol, but this idol not only has no airs, but also takes the initiative to discuss issues with fans. Wouldn't the fans faint with happiness?
Can you imagine Kunkun suddenly appearing in front of ikun and dancing that he has been practicing for two and a half years?
In short, Eddie Howe nodded hastily: "No problem. If you have any questions, you can contact me at any time. My phone number is..."
Both of them took out their mobile phones and recorded each other.
This scene was captured on television, and the commentator also sighed:
"These two young head coaches seem to be exchanging contact information. I feel that Pan Yi not only conquers opponents on the court, but also off the court. It seems that everyone is willing to make friends with him..."
In football, connections are really important.阑
When the league reaches a critical moment, such as winning the championship or relegation, maybe some connections can help you;
This has nothing to do with any "shady secrets", it's just a very simple connection.
For example, now your team has no desires and desires, and the opponent is a key battle to avoid relegation or compete for the championship, and then the opponent's head coach is your good friend.
At this time, you will definitely not ask your team to fight to the death.
This is not to be disrespectful, but the difference in mentality itself will affect the team's combat effectiveness.
But if the opponent is your mortal enemy at this time, or has some hatred or the like, even if the result of the game has nothing to do with you, you still have to do your best to drag your opponent into trouble!
Moreover, this kind of personal connections will also be reflected in the transfer market, because transactions between acquaintances will be fast and effective.阑
In the timeline of Pan Yi's previous life, if Guardiola and Arteta did not have a good relationship, how could Manchester City send Jesus and Zinchenko to rival Arsenal at such a low price? p>
The same is true when playing FM games. If the coach has a bad relationship with you, it will be particularly difficult to buy and sell players, the price will be much higher, and they may not even talk to you at all.
For Eddie Howe, of course, it will be a lot of benefits to have a relationship with the head coach of a giant Premier League club.
Bournemouth is just a small team. If they can get the players they don't need from Chelsea, or loan them out, it will be a big improvement.
Even without this benefit, Eddie Howe himself was able to learn one and a half moves from Pan Yi, which he will use throughout his life.
However, what Eddie Howe didn't expect was that Pan Yi also wanted to learn from him!
Moreover, many friends have many paths.阑
As Chelsea head coach, Pan Yi certainly has no idea about Bournemouth;
But as the owner of York City, this English Championship team, or quasi-Premier League team, is just a big leg!
Among other things, the biggest star in the York City team right now is Zuba who is on loan from Bournemouth! His weekly salary is as high as 2,500!
Because sometimes, too many levels are crossed, which is not conducive to the transfer and loan of some players.
For example, players like Lingard and Bamford are young players from wealthy clubs. If you want to loan them to play in the English Championship team, they usually go without saying a word.
But what if you want to go on loan to League One or even League Two?
They won't be happy about it.阑
After all, the level of competition there is relatively low, and the training facilities and training level cannot be compared with those of wealthy teams. Maybe after playing for a year or two, your own level will decline.
So we need to downshift accordingly.
Young players from teams like Bournemouth are willing to play in League One and League Two.
If Pan Yi didn't care so much about building a good relationship with coaches before, he will change this idea from the day he becomes the owner of York City.
As long as there are enough friends, York City's "backup" will continue to flow, and the team will definitely be a dimensionality reduction attack in the lower leagues.
This is how senior FM players play!
"By the way, if I need players and your team doesn't need them, can you support me?" Pan Yi asked tentatively.阑
Eddie Howe was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed when he saw Pan Yi's serious look:
"Why does your team need my players? Just take Hazard and buy all my players!"
"I said if. Just in case." Pan Yi said again.
"Oh, if that day comes, then you can choose my players, including those from the youth team." Eddie Howe patted his chest, "In the current Bournemouth, I can still do this job.
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Although it has not reached the point where "a scholar will die for his confidant", Eddie Howe did have a great impression of Pan Yi's approachability.
Besides, when Pan Yi said this, I always thought he was joking.
With Pan Yi's current reputation, even if he is not at Chelsea in the future, he will definitely be in a wealthy club. How can he possibly want Eddie Howe's players? Lan
Unless Pan Yi thinks that Eddie Howe will coach a wealthy team in the future... then this request will have practical significance.
But if the day comes, Eddie Howe will also thank Pan Yi for "opening his mouth" and really want to buy or rent his players.
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At the post-match press conference, Pan Yi and Eddie Howe continued to engage in some business exchanges. Listening to their conversation, it didn't look like the two teams had just had a fierce game.
After all, this is a game with a red dot package!
When reporters asked about Zuma who received a red card, Pan Yi also defended him.
Pan Yi said that Zuma completed the defensive task very well, and the penalty kick and red card also reflected his sense of responsibility.阑
The final result of the game also proved that there was no big problem with Zuma's decision-making, and if the ball had been scored by the opponent, perhaps the final direction of the game would have been different.
"I hope that everyone can see more of the stability and performance of the players throughout the game, instead of just focusing on their one mistake. This is unfair to their efforts and dedication."
"What's more, as I said just now, I don't think Zuma's red card was a mistake."
"Although he is not yet a world-class central defender, among the younger generation, I dare say he is definitely the best!"
This is what Pan Yi often does, giving adequate protection and affirmation to the players of his team.
Young players need this kind of encouragement!
As a defender, you need to step forward at critical moments, rather than being timid and afraid of taking action. 阑
Maybe the card-taking action was not quite right this time, and maybe Zuma has a better way to deal with it, but that is something that needs to be summarized after the game and needs to be improved.
In front of outsiders and reporters, Pan Yi wants to make young players regain their confidence!
This is why the young people under his command always dare to give full play to their strengths on the court, instead of being protective and passing the ball safely all day long.
If everyone was like that, there would be no need to kick the ball, and it would be impossible to win.
In addition, the morale within the Chelsea team is now very good, and Pan Yi hopes to maintain it.
Only in this way can this "invincible army" truly remain invincible!
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"With the current Chelsea team, it feels difficult to predict what formation they will use and what style of play they will use."
At Manchester City Football Club's Intihad training base, Manchester City head coach Pellegrini is studying Chelsea's recent games in his office.
Next to him, there are assistant coach Koslas and the head coach of the U21 youth team Vieira - the Arsenal midfielder who later coached Crystal Palace.
They are here to assist Pellegrini in preparing for the next Premier League game against Chelsea.
This game is really crucial! This is especially true for Manchester City.
In the last two rounds of the league, Manchester City performed poorly, first drawing with Everton 1:1, and then losing to Arsenal 0:2.
Although they can still occupy the second position in the standings thanks to the "peer support", they are getting further and further away from Chelsea at the top.阑
With a huge gap of 17 points, it can be said that even the most optimistic Manchester City fans feel that it is impossible to catch up.
But they still have to guarantee their place in the Champions League.
This is especially true for Pellegrini.
There are rumors that Manchester City's top management has accelerated its contact with Bayern coach Guardiola. If Manchester City really makes any mistakes, Pellegrini's dismissal may be around the corner.
After all, behind Manchester City, Southampton, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and other teams are also chasing after them. If they are not careful, they may fall out of the top four.
Just like the upcoming 23rd round.
Manchester City will challenge the giant Chelsea away from home, while Manchester United will face Leicester City at home, Tottenham will face West Bromwich Albion away, Arsenal will face Aston Villa at home, and Southampton will face Southampton at home.
Swansea...lan
The difficulty level is much lower than that of Manchester City, which is a good time to chase points.
Therefore, Pellegrini must find a way to score points against Chelsea.
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However, although Pellegrini is also a head coach who attaches great importance to data, and although Manchester City's data analysis team can also provide him with detailed analysis reports, he basically has a series of Chelsea game data on hand; <
/p>
Even Pellegrini knows the characteristics and abilities of each Chelsea player clearly...
But the problem is that Pan Yi's formation and tactics have changed too much!
Data is dead, people are alive. This sentence is really vividly reflected in Pan Yi.
For most coaches, to study a team's style of play is basically to find a few of their recent games, then take a look and analyze it, and that's pretty much it.阑
But it won’t work for Pan Yi’s Chelsea.
Chelsea's recent games, especially the three Premier League games and two FA Cup games after entering the winter window, are almost the same!
Sometimes there are four wing-backs, sometimes there are no wing-backs, sometimes there are four wingers, etc. They are all unheard of and unseen things.
Then there are the newcomers just introduced in the winter window.
Let’s not talk about Martin. As the team’s second goalkeeper, he can only play in the FA Cup, but he has also given a wonderful performance.
Mainly Gnabry and Lingard, two young players who were unable to be reused at Arsenal and Manchester United respectively, immediately came to life as soon as they moved to Chelsea and have become important regular weapons for Pan Yi.
Therefore, studying these two guys who are not familiar with each other is also part of Manchester City's pre-match preparations.阑
"Whether it's Gnabry or Lingard, they tended to play in the attacking midfielder position in their original teams. But in Pan Yi's 3-4-3 system without an attacking midfielder, no matter what position they play,
They seem to be able to adapt very well, Pan Yi is really amazing."
At this time, Pellegrini showed a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Especially from Pan Yi's transformation of Lingard, he could see Pan Yi's intentions and admired Pan Yi's vision very much.
It turns out that when Lingard was at Manchester United, his position was a bit rigid and he was unable to utilize his strong running ability, active fighting, and flexibility.
In Chelsea, although Lingard will nominally often appear in the two winger positions, Pan Yi does not fix him there, but allows him to move freely to the center or to the side.
Make full use of the width of the entire attacking third.
The same is true for the use of Gnabry, which resulted in frequent contact between the two young players and created a large number of goals in the game.
"It's just that these two young players are still used relatively often as surprise players." Assistant coach Koslas said at this time, "In Chelsea's regular system, Hazard, Lukaku, and Bernardo are still used.
·The trident formed by the three Silvas is more common. They have been working together for a longer time and have stronger comprehensive capabilities."阑
Pellegrini nodded: "You are right. After all, no coach will give up using a star like Hazard. But we must consider all situations, otherwise when Pan Yi replaces Gnabry
Or Lingard, we can't do anything and we're doomed."
Vieira also said: "In fact, the main reason why these players are so flexible is that Pan Yi's 3-4-3 system is too flexible. Almost every point and every position can play beautiful coordination, both sides
There are also connections between them."
"So, do you have any ideas?" Pellegrini looked at Vieira.
After Vieira retired, he joined Manchester City in 2013 as the head coach of the Manchester City youth team.
He showed his coaching talent here, so he also received Pellegrini's attention, and he will be called on to provide advice in some important games.
In fact, some teams are already contacting Vieira, such as some major league teams and French Ligue 1 teams, hoping that he can serve as the head coach of the team.
It's just that Vieira feels that he still needs to practice more, so he remains at Manchester City for the time being. LAN
And obviously, he has studied Chelsea very thoroughly.
When Pellegrini asked this question, he answered confidently:
"Pan Yi's 3-4-3 seems to be balanced everywhere and has no obvious weaknesses. But if you look hard, there is still a weakness, and that is their right wing."
"In the right wing position, whether it is Bernardo Silva or Lingard, including right wing back Azpilicueta and right center back Gary Cahill, I think their comprehensive ability
They are all worse than those on the left."
"On the left, Hazard's ability goes without saying. Even Gnabry has been in great form recently. Marcos Alonso is considered by many to be Chelsea's best player this season." "Therefore, focusing on their right wing may be an opportunity for us. As long as we can kill Bernardo Silva and Azpilicueta, their offense will be greatly reduced." p>
"And the left side we correspond to them is exactly our strong side. Aguero, David Silva, including midfielder Fernandinho, and fullback Clichy can all go to this side.
Damn, create a strong offensive side..." Lan
At this time, Koslas interrupted and said: "But, our regular formation is 4-2-3-1. If we play like this, will there be pressure on defense? After all, we have created a strong side, and the corresponding weak side
On the other side, we have to deal with the attacks of Chelsea Hazard and others. Especially their high-post press is not a vegetarian. Maybe it will be difficult for us to play the ball in the backcourt."
"So I suggest that we can try to use a 3-4-3 formation for this game." Vieira said.
"3-4-3?" Pellegrini and Koslas looked at each other, and then asked in unison, "Chelsea's 3-4-3?"
"It can be said that on paper. But when defending, there are five defenders, and the three lines are basically arranged in a 5-4-1 position." Vieira said, drawing on the tactical board. Vieira's tactic is actually similar to Pan Yi's 3-4-3.
Because one of the biggest advantages of a five-back lineup is that when a central defender is taken out of position by the opponent's striker, leaving a gap behind him, there are still two other central defenders on the defense line, which greatly reduces the risk of
The possibility of the defense making mistakes, especially against a strong team like Chelsea.
In terms of offense, Vieira has his own thoughts.阑
Different from Chelsea's regular switch from five backs to three backs, his style of play is to defend with five backs and change to four backs when the ball is released.
Usually the goalkeeper initiates a short pass, and the two central defenders will retreat deeply and spread out on both sides, almost in the two small corners of the small penalty area.
This style of play is not just about passing the ball from the backcourt, it is simply about advancing from the bottom line.
At this time, the right wing back and left center back will be pushed high to form a large U-shaped position in the backcourt.
The original left winger will move to a higher position, and depending on the situation, he will choose to move in to play as a midfielder or directly transform into a left winger, allowing the forward to occupy the space in the front half, or to retreat to the left wing.
Between the two lines.
At this time, the two midfielders returned to the penalty area, and Manchester City's new ball-playing system was formed.
The purpose of Vieira's arrangement is very clear, to shrink his line as much as possible while luring the opponent deep, attracting the opponent to come up and press, and then using the two wingers to quickly play the ball, penetrate the opponent's half and seize the space behind the opponent.
, and can even directly invade the opponent's penalty area to pose a threat.阑
"In general, my 3-4-3 will change from the relatively intensive 5-4-1 in defense to a large U-shaped ball delivery system with 4 backs. At this moment, the inside of the left wing-back
The closing will make the overall formation more like a 4-3-3, and finally a 3-2-5 in the frontcourt."
Vieira finally concluded: "In this way, we can better implement the plan to attack the strong side without losing sight of one and being disrupted by the opponent's strong pressure."
After listening, Pellegrini thought for a long time.
He has lost to Pan Yi several times.
Especially in the first round of this season, he sat at the Intihad Stadium at his home court and tried his best, but in the end he lost 1:3.
Perhaps, all of his tricks have been cracked by Pan Yi, a terrifying creature who seems to know everything and is omnipotent.
But Vieira is a "newcomer" who has never appeared in a professional league.阑
No matter how awesome you Pan Yi is, you can't possibly understand the tactics of such a newcomer, right?
He would have never imagined that Manchester City, which has always used a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation, would suddenly use the same 3-4-3 formation as Chelsea.
Of course, more importantly, through Vieira's narration, Pellegrini did see the feasibility of it.
Vieira really has something! He is worthy of being the core of Arsenal's midfielder back then, and he will definitely make a difference as a head coach in the future!
And if Vieira said to change the formation on the spot, it would indeed be risky for Manchester City, but it is worth a try.
It feels like no conventional means can defeat Chelsea now!
Not to mention in their home stadium, Stamford Bridge. 阑
Therefore, Vieira's defensive and solid ball delivery system and strong-side play that tilts to the left may be really effective.
We can only defeat magic with magic!
Finally Pellegrini made up his mind:
"Okay, let's do it! Arrange the training tasks immediately!"