This duel at Anfield ended with Chelsea's 3:0 victory.
In the 80th minute of the second half, Hazard took a corner kick and captain John Terry hit a header in the penalty area, giving Chelsea another victory and locking the score at 3:0.
As a result, Chelsea has officially tied Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten record, and is only one game away from breaking this record!
Regarding this victory, all the Sky Sports guests were full of praise for Pan Yi, including Red Army legend Carragher.
Everyone said that today was an eye-opener to see a team without full-backs playing such pleasing football.
Of course, Chelsea legend Zola, who achieved the "light speed slap in the face", felt that his face was brighter and he felt that he had become more majestic.
Carragher put forward another point of view:
"Facts have proved that Pan Yi has integrated Chelsea into a strong whole. No matter what formation he uses, there will always be matching tactics that can bring out the players' abilities."
"This is a really scary thing. He can exclude all full-backs from the squad today, and he can exclude any forwards tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow he may not have a midfielder?"
"It may be an exaggeration to say this, but with Chelsea's first team close to 30 players, it feels like no injuries or suspensions can stop this team."
"We know that sometimes a team looks very strong, but often the team will hit a low point immediately after the core players are injured or suspended."
"Some teams are even more unlucky, such as losing troops and generals in the same position continuously, resulting in no one available, and finally collapse."
"But in Pan Yi's Chelsea team, it seems that we will never see this situation."
"First of all, their physical training, recovery training, and medical system are all very developed. The players themselves can maintain high-intensity training and competition with few injuries;"
"Secondly, all Chelsea players are all-rounders who can play multiple positions. Even if multiple people are injured in the same position, someone can still supplement them;"
"Finally, it's Pan Yi's tactical adaptability and diversity. Suppose today at Chelsea, Marcos Alonso, Azpilicueta, Cancelo, Ivanovic and others are all injured.
, and Pan Yi can also line up this seemingly weird lineup without full-backs and easily defeat a strong team like Liverpool."
"This also means that it is really difficult for anything to stop Pan Yi from moving forward. I also think that the seven-time championship slogan Pan Yi released before the season is definitely not a bragging, but a very practical one.
Goal display..."
"Let me say this for Liverpool and Klopp, we are convinced that we lost."
As for Klopp's formation in this game, the guests did not think there was a big problem.
They can also see that the 4321 that Liverpool put out today was the 352 that Klopp used specifically to deal with Pan Yi, but how could they have imagined that they would face a strange formation that has never been seen in history?
Anyone else would be lost in the lake!
Therefore, it is not Klopp’s fault for losing such a high-end game, it is really Pan Yi who is too cunning!
What's more, this is only the third Premier League game in which Klopp has coached Liverpool. Under the premise that the personnel are retained by his predecessor and cannot be reinforced, to be honest, the performance is pretty good.
Everyone also believes that given time, Klopp will be able to take this Liverpool team to a new level.
Obviously, Pan Yi thinks so too.
Nonsense, as a time traveler, who doesn’t know that Klopp did lead Liverpool to regain the Champions League and Premier League titles?
Even if they fail to win the championship this season, Liverpool can still be competitive in the Premier League and Champions League.
If nothing else, when players see Klopp’s Liverpool in the game, their legs will tremble!
After the game, Klopp also invited Pan Yi to have a drink, and Pan Yi naturally agreed because he was not going back to London until tomorrow anyway.
Then Klopp took Pan Yi to an old-fashioned cocktail bar on Duke Street in the city center, which looked like the second floor of an 18th-century merchant's residence.
This bar is still very distinctive, with a gorgeous marble fireplace and 18th-century wooden floors, all equipped with soft lighting and comfortable furniture.
"Although I have only been here a few weeks, Rogers is a good person. He not only rented a house for me cheaply, but also introduced me to many good places." Klopp said with a smile.
Everyone knows that Liverpool's former head coach Rodgers is a famous housekeeper. He is so enthusiastic about his "current", which is a good talk.
This place is really nice.
Pan Yi and Klopp were in a small private room. The surroundings were very quiet and no one disturbed them. It was very suitable for friends to have a drink and chat.
The two chatted for a while, complaining about British food, the weather in London, etc. Klopp suddenly asked:
"I have a question that I'm curious about."
"What's the problem?" Pan Yi took a sip of the cocktail, which was quite delicious.
"Will you continue to coach at Chelsea?"
"Oh?" Pan Yi stopped drinking and put down the glass, "Why do you ask this?"
"I'm telling the truth, don't laugh at me." Klopp adjusted his glasses. "Liverpool has never won the Premier League championship, and it has been 25 years since it last won the top league championship. I am here.
, the primary goal is to lead the team to win this championship."
"Oh...then what does this have to do with me?" Pan Yi said with a smile, "If you want to get it, just go get it!"
"With your current dominance in the Premier League, I'm afraid..." Klopp said a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid even if I stay at Liverpool until I retire, I won't have much chance."
"Haha..." Pan Yi laughed.
This scumbag uncle is really scared of being beaten by me.
"Although I don't want to admit it, you really defeated almost everyone in tactics, including me." Klopp shook his head, "You really shocked me with your 3241 today. It turns out that the formation can be set up like this.
The use of players is even more amazing. I may be able to learn tactics like yours through research, but it is absolutely impossible for me to come up with one out of thin air."
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"Tactical crushing does not necessarily mean winning the ball." Pan Yi said with a smile, "After all, the ball is still played by the players on the court."
"But all the players under your command will perform very well. Isn't this more amazing?" Klopp's head almost shook. "I really don't understand whether you can recruit these good players or whether
These players will become better when they join your team..."
"Maybe I'm lucky." Pan Yi wrote lightly.
"Don't be kidding." Klopp smiled bitterly, "One season may be due to good luck, but how long have you been unbeaten and you still have good luck?"
Pan Yi thought for a while and said with a smile: "Well, I am indeed quite strong."
"..." Klopp was speechless for a while and then asked, "What about the question just now?"
Pan Yi said sternly: "I won't think about anything else for the time being until I win the seven-time crown."
"Do you really want seven crowns?" Klopp was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down.
Also, what’s the point of a talented genius like Pan Yi not setting such a goal?
Everyone has won the Triple Crown two or three times!
According to the current momentum...
Chelsea has already won the European Super Cup and Community Shield, and is also making great progress in the Premier League, League Cup, and Champions League. Plus, the FA Cup has not yet started, and the Club World Cup will be held in December. It seems that there is really no one.
You can block him.
"Forget it, I'll endure it any longer," Klopp said in a low voice.
"What did you say?" Pan Yi didn't hear clearly.
Klopp took the opportunity to chat about another topic: "Oh, I just want to ask, are there any players you don't want? Give me two."
"What type?"
"Winger, fast, good dribbling."
"This really doesn't exist."
Of course there are people in the Chelsea team who meet Klopp's requirements.
Isn’t this the case for Gnabry, Mbappe, Hazard, and B?
Even Lukaku is a person who can make soup from the sidelines.
But the problem is that these are Pan Yi's favorite generals, how could they be handed over to competitors?
"Hey." Klopp sighed.
In fact, Pan Yi understood without him having to say anything.
The 433 mad dog style of play that Klopp later implemented in Liverpool required two powerful wingers to support it. It can even be said to be the essence of this tactic.
However, neither Coutinho nor Lallana in Liverpool's current squad can meet this demand.
Pan Yi also knows that the upgrade of wingers is only part of Klopp's plan, or it is the beginning.
When Liverpool's lineup has truly taken shape and can dominate the Premier League and Champions League, today's lineup will probably only leave a few players such as Firmino and Henderson.
"Looking at it this way, I'm going to Southampton to ask about Mane's price, or I'm going to Hamburg to see Salah." Klopp touched his beard.
"Are you attracted to them?" Pan Yi couldn't help but also touched his chin.
These two were Klopp's tiger generals in the previous life, absolute heroes of the revival. It seems that it will be difficult to escape Klopp's "magic clutches" in this life.
But this is actually easy to understand. There are only so many useful wingers in the world that can be called world-class, plus those that meet Klopp’s relatively strict tactical needs, minus a few particularly expensive ones such as
Bell, Neymar, etc., there are actually not many.
And in this life, Mane and Salah have the brilliance of "Pan Yi's old generals", and they really can't stand out.
It's just that Mane has just transferred to Southampton this season, and Salah has actually talked with Liverpool but failed to reach an agreement, so Klopp initially wanted to see if Pan Yi's Chelsea had something cheaper.
The young players can be given to him.
Klopp nodded: "They are all very fast, have skills, and have strong shooting ability, which meets my needs for an inside forward. Haha, when you were in Milan, didn't you also like these characteristics of them?
, who brought them to Serie A?"
Pan Yi also nodded in agreement, there is nothing to deny.
Anyway, Klopp won't know that when Pan Yi went to Milan, he used Uncle Zha's Liverpool 433 tactics, so of course it is most suitable to use these two tiger players.
"You have made a lot of money for Milan." Klopp looked a little drunk, "Actually, I think you don't need to be a head coach, you can just be an agent or something, and you can make a lot of money, haha." p>
"Intermediary?"
"Don't you know? Oh yes, you find the players yourself." Klopp explained, "Like those scouts or agents in Brazil who operate third-party ownership, they don't have to do anything, they are in Brazil.
Searching for some high-quality and cheap players may only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some may even cost only tens of thousands of dollars. If you recommend them to European clubs, the price quoted will be several times or even dozens of times."
Pan Yi nodded: "Oh, this is considered payment for information. Just like you asked me for players today, if I recommend someone to you, you actually have to pay me for information."
"Yes."
Pan Yi understands.
By the way, Klopp gave him a wake-up call.
Of course, this does not mean that Pan Yi really works as an agency, but that his own York City actually needs to establish such a scouting network.
In this way, in addition to the little monsters he knew in his previous life, he might also be able to discover more unknown players like Baker.
Players who can use it can use it themselves. Those who can't use it can be processed and then sold as a black shop.
In this way, not only will your grades improve, but you will also be financially secure, thus minimizing the possibility of being poached.
After all, he is leading Chelsea now, so he doesn’t have to worry too much about being poached;
But in a team like York City, which has little international reputation, players cannot match their level of salary after playing, and it is almost inevitable that they will be poached by big clubs.
Therefore, the team needs to establish a mature player value evaluation system so that it can find more excellent players, avoid selling at low prices or buying at high prices, and have more bargaining chips in transfer negotiations.
and intelligence.
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Only when the team has more money can they become stronger.
After bidding farewell to Klopp, Pan Yi immediately took some time to think and clarify his thoughts.
Obviously, Benfica, which had previously sold Seat B and Cancelo to Chelsea, is the representative club of the black shop and should also be the target of Pan Yi's study.
In Pan Yi's previous life, although they sold the team's main players at high prices every year, their results in the league and European games were always good, and they often staged upset battles to kill strong teams.
It has to be said that whether it is in terms of talent training rate, profit conversion rate or other aspects, Benfica is undoubtedly the most successful youth training factory in Europe in the past ten years.
And their training of young players is not just a single youth training camp that trains players through youth training.
It also has a function, which is to rely on the powerful scouting system within its system to dig out potential stars from other youth training camps for re-training, and ultimately cultivate other youth training camps using the method of "buy low and sell high"
The players who come out are sold to the five major league giants.
For example, among the stars who left Benfica at high prices in those years, Felix and Diaz were products of Benfica's own youth training, while Nunez and Enzuo were potential young players that Benfica poached from other youth training camps for re-training. Benfica knows very well that if it wants to achieve large profits by selling potential new stars, relying solely on its own youth training is completely insufficient.
Therefore, in addition to cultivating its own players, Benfica's youth training camp also has another task, which is to tap young players with extremely high potential from other youth training camps for further training.
This task needs to be achieved by relying on the scout network, which also places high demands on the scout network.
And it turns out that Benfica has the best scouting network in Europe.
Earlier, in 2011, Benfica sold David Luiz to Chelsea for 25 million, while Benfica only spent 500,000 to introduce him from the small Brazilian team Vitoria.
In the same year, Benfica also introduced Matic from the Chelsea youth academy for 5 million, and after three years of training, he sent him back for 25 million.
The two top bidders sold by Benfica later proved the boldness of Benfica's scouts.
Liverpool's Nunez was taken away by Benfica for a high price of 34 million when he was 21 years old. He was sold for 80 million after only two years of training.
Chelsea's winter window target, Enzo Fernandez, arrived from Benfica in the 2022 summer window. He is also 21 years old, and the transfer fee is as high as 44.25 million. For him, Benfica only cultivated him for half a season before selling him for a high price of 12.1 billion.
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So much so that during the winter window, many reporters exclaimed - "I have never seen such a profitable youth training camp as Benfica."
Benfica only trained Enzuo for six months, but they made a net profit of nearly 60 million from him!
Benfica is very willing to play the role of such an intermediary. They have deployed a large number of scouts in South America to recruit players from youth training bases in South America, so that they can serve as a transit point for South American stars to enter the five major leagues.
In addition to the above-mentioned Nunez, Luis, Matic and Enzuo, players who have entered the five major leagues through Benfica intermediary channels include Di Maria, Ederson, Raul Jimenez, Jovic and others.
...Benfica made a lot of agency fees from them.
Benfica is willing to provide a platform for these potential young players to receive training, and is also willing to serve as a stepping stone for these players to enter the five major leagues. Naturally, they are loved by players with lofty goals.
In addition, after Benfica formulated this development plan, they dared to take it to the extreme.
One of the disadvantages of doing an agency business is that it is easy to "lose the goods", because doing an agency business means that the players that the club wants to buy must be very young novices. There is a high possibility that they will not be able to redeem their talents due to various reasons, and in the end no wealthy clubs will care about them.
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Therefore, the "purchase price" of general intermediary clubs is often controlled below 20 million.
But Benfica dared to believe in the scout's vision and spent a huge sum of money to "scratch the lottery ticket".
Again, the example of Enzuo. When purchasing Enzuo in July 2022, Benfica spent a huge sum of 45 million, and in the end he left for more than 100 million six months later.
Of course, Benfica's own youth training system is also very good.
In their system, training players is also directional, such as emphasizing pressing tactics and requiring players at all levels to use pressing tactics to dominate the game.
Starting from the 8th team, Benfica's coach will ask players to try their best to improve their ball control ability and off-ball running ability in defensive situations during training.
Coaches hope that players will begin to adapt to pressing tactics and offensive play when they first join the youth training camp. Sometimes, coaches will even directly ask young players to reduce defense, and the whole team will devote themselves to offense.
Perhaps because of the emphasis on pressing and attacking tactics, forwards trained by Benfica can always score a lot of goals, and as a result, many versatile wingers and midfielders like Bernardo Silva have been trained.
The training of young players is also progressive.
When young players first join a football school, they learn football with their families for 5 to 10 years. The training system is a bit like an interest class.
When these players reach the age of 14, the local branches of Benfica Football School will conduct a player selection.
Those who pass the selection at the age of 14 will be sent to the Benfica Football School headquarters in Lisbon by local branches for further studies. During this period, the training content will also change from enlightenment training to very in-depth tactical training. These players will
They will live together in a dormitory like a youth training camp that can accommodate 100 people and live a collective life. They will be with them day and night, and there will also be dedicated trainers to track and monitor their physical conditions.
When the players reach around 18 years old, selection will continue. Some players who have no way to embark on a professional path will be eliminated, while the remaining players will move out of the dormitories, rent outside, start to live an independent life, and plan their own lives.
time to deal with personal matters.
At this time, the team will also begin to gradually exert external pressure on them, encouraging them to face public opinion and difficulties from the media.
When the youth training players reach the age of 23, they have to say goodbye to the youth training team. A very small number of players have already served as the main force or rotation in the teams of the five major leagues at this time, and most of the players will go to other European leagues or
They have basically succeeded in becoming professional players.
In addition, there are some players who are 23 years old and no suitable professional team is willing to sign them. They can only stay in Benfica to play in the reserve league. There is a high probability that these players will not be able to play professional football, and they will switch careers and return to their home team to serve as youth training.
Coach, or stay with the team as a scout, analyst and other related jobs.
Of course, don’t worry that most children who don’t have a career path will have no way out.
While they are learning football skills, they will also receive cultural education from cooperative schools, so those children who have been eliminated can do other jobs like ordinary children.
It can be said that proper self-positioning, training programs that are not limited to nationality and bravely adhering to the line are the magic weapon for the success of Benfica's youth training. In fact, this is also the rule that all football schools in the world that want to run a good youth training must follow.
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Now, Pan Yi has decided to follow this rule and transplant Benfica's successful experience to York City.
Of course, this must first start with updating the youth training base and do it step by step.
Later, they will gradually invest money to open youth training schools, and formulate development goals centered on cultivating young players. Then, they will establish a scouting network starting from the UK, and then gradually radiate to Europe, South America, and the world...
Rome was not built in a day, but if you don’t build it, it will never be built.
Although York City is still only a League Two team, youth training can start now.
After some big directions and details were drawn up, Pan Yi called Jason McGill, the chairman of York City...