During this period, Cancelo felt that the pressure on his side was increasing.
From the 15th minute onwards, Sevilla continued to increase their offensive intensity on their right wing, which was Chelsea's left wing guarded by Cancelo.
Spanish winger Reyes began to get opportunities to get the ball, and every time he got the ball, Cancelo dealt with it carefully as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
This Spanish international, who has left his mark on Arsenal, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and other giants, is still making breakthroughs very quickly even though he is 32 years old this year.
Moreover, his passing skills, vision and imagination are outstanding. It seems that he can see through Chelsea's defense every time he moves; and every time he receives the ball, no matter whether the opponent passes it well or badly, he can always pass the ball.
Stop firmly.
The summary is that he is a typical Spanish technical player.
If he has any shortcomings, it is his lack of shooting ability.
Throughout Reyes' career, he has never been known as a prolific shooter.
What he did more in the game was break through and pass instead of cutting in and shooting directly.
And Cancelo had already received Reyes' technical report from assistant coaches such as Pan Yi and Arteta before the game, so of course he knew this characteristic of his opponent.
Therefore, he will also deliberately guard Reyes' forward movement in defense and force him to use his weak foot-that is, his right foot to shoot.
If a winger who is not good at shooting uses his weak foot to shoot, the effect can be imagined.
However, after Reyes failed to take two consecutive shots, he seemed to have some changes.
After 30 minutes, when Sevilla was attacking, Reyes did not move forward along the wing, but frequently moved closer to the center.
Cancelo could only follow him to the center, standing on the line at the front of the penalty area, always ready to step forward and close up to defend.
At this time, the ball passed through Banega's dribbling from the left and passed to the right side of the top of the arc in the penalty area, at the feet of Reyes.
As soon as the Spaniard received the ball, Cancelo immediately leaned forward.
But he is fast, Reyes is faster than him.
I saw this agile winger who was only 175cm tall. He dunked the ball and turned into the penalty area.
Cancelo was surprised. He didn't expect Reyes to turn around so quickly, but he immediately reacted and got stuck on the inside of Reyes, preventing him from facing the goal directly.
Because Reyes is holding the ball with his left foot at this time, it will be very dangerous if he shoots!
But Reyes was not ready to shoot.
He suddenly accelerated and sprinted forward with the ball. Cancelo followed suit immediately, but what he didn't expect was that after Reyes caught up with the ball, he kicked the ball forward again.
Accelerate, become faster.
This frightened Cancelo and he tried his best to catch up.
But even if Cancelo chased after him at the fastest speed, he was still thrown away by Reyes. Then, just as he got out of a small space, he passed the ball with his right foot in front of the small penalty area.
With one sweep, he passed the ball into the penalty area.
French striker Gameiro in the middle is like a whirlwind, rushing in from behind with lightning speed.
Before Courtois could attack, he stabbed the ball hard into Chelsea's goal.
1:0, Sevilla takes the lead!
And the whole process of scoring a goal happened in the blink of an eye.
Cancelo doubted his eyes. He couldn't even imagine that Reyes could pick up speed again in the middle of the sprint. In other words, he still had some energy left when he started.
Oh my god, is this a 32-year-old veteran???
Cancelo couldn't accept it. He was eaten by Reyes in a one-on-one confrontation. He felt that he was being played by Reyes.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that before the game, Pan Yi repeatedly told him to guard Reyes, but he still made a fatal mistake - maybe it was not a fatal mistake in the strict sense, but the blame for conceding the goal was definitely going to him.
He will carry it.
At this time, there was a burst of crazy cheers from the entire stadium. All the Sevilla fans who came to the scene were exclaiming Gameiro's goal and marveling at Reyes' breakthrough.
Sevilla's players celebrated vigorously, and head coach Emery raised his arms high on the sidelines and clapped vigorously.
This is definitely a wonderful manifestation of Reyes' personal strength, and it is also the effect of Emery's changes on the battlefield.
It was precisely because he quickly changed his strategy to attack Chelsea's relatively weak left defense that he scored this goal!
Emery walked to the sidelines with a smile, high-fived the players who ran to the sidelines to celebrate, and congratulated Gameiro, the hero of the goal, and Reyes, who gave a beautiful assist.
When he returned to the coaching area, he did not forget to turn his head and glance at Pan Yi.
Pan Yi, on the other hand, had his arms crossed and no expression of frustration on his face.
Pan Yi was actually a little surprised at this conceding goal.
I didn’t expect that at his age, Reyes still has plenty of gas in the tank!
This reminded him of another famous Spanish winger, Joaquin.
This guy who performed well in the 2002 World Cup is older this year, already 34 years old, and is now playing for Real Betis.
What is unexpected is that Joaquin can continue to play like this until the age of 42 without retiring...
You know, the position of winger is still not as good as that of goalkeeper, defender, or even center.
Wingers need breakthroughs, speed, and physical fitness, so the average winger's career will not be too long, or he will have to change his position or play style in the later stages.
But Joaquin has played for so long, and even helped Real Betis win the Copa del Rey.
Perhaps, Spaniards have a tradition of longevity when they play winger?
Well, this may not be regarded as a general example.
After all, Vincent, another Spanish winger who flew with Joaquin back then, retired in 2011 due to too many injuries.
In short, Reyes is still very strong, and Sevilla cannot be underestimated!
At this time, Pan Yi seemed to feel Emery's eyes and looked towards the coaching bench on the other side.
The two looked at each other, and Emery smiled slightly, obviously a little proud.
Pan Yi responded with a smile, it was just one ball, it was no big deal.
Are there too many games where I, Pan, fall behind first and then catch up?
And his smile actually made Emery feel a little nervous.
Because Emery also thought of Pan Yi’s previous reversal games!
Therefore, he quickly walked to the court again, clapped his hands vigorously to signal the players not to get too excited and pay attention to Chelsea's counterattack.
The main reason is that the period after a goal is often the most vulnerable moment for defense. Players can easily become slack due to the surprise brought by a goal, so it must be paid attention to.
Especially... when your opponent is Chelsea.
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Sure enough.
Just 5 minutes after the goal, Sevilla made a mistake.
After Banega got the ball, he was immediately entangled by Goretzka and wanted to pass the ball to Reyes on the side. However, when he passed the ball, he accidentally passed it with a little less force.
Although Reyes also grabbed the ball before Matic and directly passed the ball back to Banega, Lukaku suddenly returned from the frontcourt, jumped out from behind, and gave the ball to Kante with a sliding tackle. Kanter didn't wait for the ball to stop and directly passed the ball to the left.
Harry Kane, who crossed over from the other side, struggled to catch up and finally caught up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area.
But Cork returned to defense very quickly and got directly behind Harry Kane, forcing the British star to the sideline.
Sevilla central defender Rami also immediately stepped forward to attack from both sides, while Koricchowiak stood in the penalty area, ready to rush to help at any time.
I saw Harry Kane protecting the ball with his back to the penalty area, and before Lamy and Koke could form a double attack, he suddenly made a fake move, deceived Lamy, and took the ball to the baseline.
Cork and Lamy caught up behind him at the same time, Lamy even rushed to the bottom line, and Corychowiak immediately followed suit.
The intention of the three defensive players is very obvious. I will block your passage into the penalty area. You can just lead me out of the baseline yourself.
But at this time, Harry Kane’s ability to protect and dribble the ball was demonstrated.
He first made a sudden stop, fooling Lamy into thinking he was about to make a pass. He was so frightened that he quickly stopped and turned around to block it.
At this moment, Korychowiak and Koke were still waiting for Lamy to seal the ball, but Kane had already caught the gap between Lamy and the baseline, poked the ball into the penalty area, and turned the ball himself.
Get out of the bottom line and catch up quickly.
Three defensive players from Sevilla surrounded Harry Kane at the same time, but even so, Kane still took advantage of a little hesitation in the cooperation of the three and just took the ball from the double-team of the three.
Come out.
At this time, Beto could only block the left post to block Harry Kane's shooting angle. Tremolinas and Koke no longer cared about the others and pounced directly. But as soon as Harry Kane caught up with the ball, he directly passed the ball back from the baseline. Goretzka, who quickly followed up in the middle, directly faced the ball and made a natural push shot, sending the ball into the Sevilla goal. p>
1:1!
"goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!
”
"God, this is Harry Kane, this is the hope of England! Although he is definitely not fast, he still uses the change of rhythm at his feet to pass three Sevilla defensive players in one breath, and then passes back to
Goretzka stepped in from behind and completed a wonderful goal."
"At the same time, this is also a direct connection between Chelsea's two new signings in the summer window. From the defense of Reyes from the beginning to the timely shot, Goretzka performed very well! At least judging from this goal
, Pan Yi’s operations this summer will definitely receive high marks!”
"One to one, both sides are back on the same starting line."
"The first half is about to end. This goal is undoubtedly a great morale booster for Chelsea."
"This goal is very valuable. It allowed Chelsea to tie the score and made Sevilla's second half more difficult."
"After all, when facing the powerful Chelsea, it is really important to take the lead, so that maybe we can firmly implement Emery's defensive counterattack tactics."
"But now it's a draw, what decision will Emery make?"
After the score was equalized one to one, all the Chelsea fans sitting in the stadium went crazy.
At that moment, Pan Yi on the sidelines jumped up from the ground, clenched his fists, and shouted.
The whole audience cheered, but Pan Yi turned his head, glanced at Emery, and smiled provocatively.
Right?
It’s really nothing to let you score the first goal...
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The halftime whistle blew quickly.
In the Sevilla dressing room, Emery's mind is a little messed up.
Everyone knows that Pan Yi is best at attacking from behind, otherwise there would be no such thing as "Pan Yi time".
Therefore, Emery also knows that after failing to lead in the first half, the second half will be more difficult than the first half.
How will Pan Yi prepare to play the second half?
Emery is not sure.
Because Pan Yi can be said to be the most elusive head coach in the world, and he often makes strange moves.
Apart from anything else, Chelsea won the Premier League and Champions League championships so easily with 3-4-3 last season, but this season in order for Kane and Lukaku to coexist, he just waved his hand and changed the main formation to
3-5-2.
Is this something that an average coach can do?
You know, the more winning the formation and lineup are, the less willing the team's head coach is to modify it.
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Well, from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1 to 3-4-3 to 3-5-2, Pan Yi will promote a new formation almost every season, but it seems to have little impact.
Until he wins...
Is this true tactical genius?
However, although Emery cannot be sure how Pan Yi will play, he can be sure of one thing, that is, Pan Yi will definitely attack and strive for goals.
Defending to draw a draw has never been Pan Yi’s football philosophy.
In this case, Sevilla still needs to defend well first, especially the defense in the midfield, and wait until Pan Yi's plan is clear.
After all, Chelsea still has a relatively large advantage in the midfield.
If Chelsea continues to suppress the midfield like this, it will be difficult for Sevilla's offense to be effective, and it will even be easier for opponents to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
"Reyes, I need you to retreat more in the second half and support the midfield." Emery looked at Reyes.
Reyes nodded: "I understand."
Looking at the Sevilla team, there are two offensive players with the best ability to advance the ball, namely Banega and Reyes.
But in this game, Banega was taken care of by many Chelsea players in turn, and his performance was somewhat unsatisfactory. The performance of the attacking four in the midfield and frontcourt was also not as good as before. Therefore, the strategy given by Emery was Reye
Retracement.
With Reyes' strength, he believes that he will be able to solve the problem of disconnection between the team's midfield and frontcourt.
"I hope everyone can keep in mind that what we are facing is Chelsea, the Premier League giant, and Pan Yi's team." Emery emphasized the latter title.
Obviously, in his mind, the latter carries more weight than the former.
"We must recover from the goal we conceded at the end of the first half and concentrate on the second half."
"I believe that at this moment, in their locker room, Pan Yi must be actively planning strategies and tactics for the second half, racking his brains to score our goal again."
"I don't have too many demands on you. I just hope that you can stick to your own ideas, stay calm and patient, focus on stability, and don't make mistakes easily. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the players replied in unison.
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"Sevilla is indeed a difficult team to deal with."
In the Chelsea locker room, Pan Yi was also mobilizing the players for the last time before taking the field for the second half.
"It's just that, although they didn't fall behind in the first half, they didn't play well."
"I have studied Emery's usual tactics. When he finds that he has poor control in the midfield, he will find ways to straighten out this link."
"And he often makes two choices, either letting Cork step up or letting Reyes withdraw."
"And because he is very afraid of our attacking power, he probably won't let the full-back step forward. Then Reyes will retreat."
Then, Pan Yi looked at Cancelo and comforted him:
"You performed very well in the first half. The goal you conceded had nothing to do with you. All of us understand you."
When he saw that Cancelo's expression was not so depressed, Pan Yi warned again:
"But you must remember that if Reyes withdraws, you will follow him, but if Cork advances, you will abandon Reyes and follow Cork."
Cancelo nodded heavily and clenched his fists involuntarily.
Pan Yi smiled.
He knew that Cancelo had already held his breath and wanted to show off!
In fact, Cancelo is a very emotional player.
When he is in high spirits, he has everything he wants on the court, and he can be said to be possessed by the ball king;
But if you are hit by something, it may just wilt again and again, and taking the little blue pill will be useless.
This is why Pan Yi has always trusted Marcos Alonso more and is more willing to give him the main position of left midfielder.
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Cancelo is still young. Maybe it will be better after he plays more games.
It is precisely because of this that Pan Yi encourages Cancelo more.
On the one hand, this will prevent his negative emotions from affecting other people, and on the other hand, it can also stimulate Cancelo's fighting spirit and help him cheer up again!
Then Pan Yi looked at Goretzka:
"You were very successful in guarding Banega in the first half. You have to continue to work hard in the second half to see if you can make him make another mistake."
This is where Goretzka comes in handy. He can run and defend without any effort, and he can faithfully be a ball-grabbing machine.
At this point, whether it is Hazard, Gnabry, Lingard and others, they are all lagging behind.
"Because we want to get a head start in the second half! While they adjust their tactics and their foothold is not stable, we directly press them into the half and launch the highest-intensity pressing, forcing them to make mistakes!"
"This early start may last for 10 minutes, 15 minutes, or it may be over after you score in five minutes. Anyway, it depends on the situation."
"But you are not allowed to stop until I tell you to stop! Do you understand?"
When he said the last sentence, Pan Yi looked around, that is, at all the players.
Everyone also responded loudly: "Understood!"
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The game restarts in the second half.
Sevilla took the lead, but Chelsea pressed hard from the beginning.
Whether it was two forwards, five midfielders, or even Van Dijk among the three central defenders, they all pressed directly behind the center line to press and attack.
Emery expected that Chelsea would become more proactive, but what they did not expect was that Chelsea's counterattack would come so early and so fiercely.
He suddenly felt something was wrong.
It’s not that he understands Chelsea’s routine, but he knows... Pan Yi must have a routine! This doesn’t feel right!
But before Emery could think of a good way to deal with it, something went wrong on the field.
Since Chelsea accelerated the pace of the game and fought fiercely, it was difficult for most of Sevilla's players to control the ball, so they had no choice but to hand the ball over to core Banega.
But as soon as Banega gets the ball, Goretzka will pounce on him immediately, and Matic and Kanter will also assist, ready to steal the ball at any time.
This prevented Sevilla's offense from reaching the halfway line of the half, and at the same time, it also caused dangers inside and outside Sevilla's penalty area.
Especially the left winger Cancelo, who was very active at the beginning of the second half and frequently took the ball to create threats.
Just in the 47th minute of the second half, he took advantage of a cooperation between the left wing and Matic in the center and suddenly went down to the baseline and made a pass.
It's just that this pass was blocked by Lamy, who was very focused in the penalty area, and turned into a corner kick.
When the corner kick was taken, the penalty area became a mess.
Under the cover of his teammates, Van Dijk once again stepped in and grabbed the spot, which was almost the same as the one at the beginning of the first half.
Only this time, Van Dijk finally corrected his position!
The ball also entered Sevilla's goal without any bias.
The ball was scored again!
Chelsea overtook the score!
Pan Yi on the sidelines glanced in Emery's direction again.
But this time Emery just stared blankly at the field without turning his head.
Perhaps, he can guess that Pan Yi is looking at him now?