After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 313 The Man As Famous as Messi
Modern football pays attention to tactical coordination.

Especially strong teams, put more emphasis on the "ground ball", need to control the ball at their feet, and try to tear through the opponent's defense line through short passes as much as possible, because the success rate will be higher in this way.

The technical content of the long pass is relatively low. This kind of tactic is simple and rude. After the defender steals, he directly passes the long pass to the forward, and the success rate is very low.

After all, when the ball is flying around in the air, the player's control over the ball will drop a lot, and the competition after the high ball also has a feeling of "resignation", and the instability is extremely strong.

Therefore, the long pass tactic is generally considered to be a relatively backward football tactic now, although this tactic was still the mainstream of English football about 30 or [-] years ago.

The "British style of play" is almost equivalent to the long pass tactic.

It's just that, as English football becomes more and more internationalized, more and more stars with delicate footwork have joined the Premier League, and fewer and fewer teams mainly use this style of play.

However, less does not mean no.

After all, for many weak teams, they may not have a set of players who can skillfully control the ball with their feet and gradually advance;
Maybe they can barely make it together, but when facing players from stronger and more comprehensive teams, their skills are not worth mentioning, and they cannot compete with them at all;

As a result, some teams will give up kicking the ball with their opponents, but use simple and rough long passes to attack the opponent's defense.

"City in the Sky" Stoke City is one of the outstanding representatives, and their tall shooter Crouch is also a representative figure of this tactic.

Of course, they also have a well-known throw-in tactic that once shocked the Premier League, but this will not be listed for the time being.

So, do strong teams stop using long passes at all?
That's not it.

They just don't use this style of play as their main tactic, but they still integrate it into their entire tactical system.

Due to the current high-pressing style of play is becoming more and more common, sometimes it is actually more difficult to play the ball from the ground in the backcourt.

Using a long pass can save the midfield transition, and the defender can directly throw the ball to his forward teammate for a quick attack.

In the process of implementing the long pass tactic, the backcourt players need to check the position of their forwards in the frontcourt immediately after getting the ball. If there is an opportunity, they will immediately make a long pass and pass the ball to the forward.

There are usually two to three forwards in the frontcourt. After one of the forwards gets the ball, the other forwards should immediately approach the player who has the ball to form a support.

At this time, the player holding the ball can choose to make a bottom pass or take the ball by himself according to the specific situation on the field.

It is advisable to keep the distance between each forward at 10-20 meters, because this can improve the success rate of cooperation and provide more methods for offense.

However, this tactic has relatively high requirements on the forward players, has a strong impact, and can get the ball when fighting with the opponent's defender;
The other is that the full-back or full-back has high requirements for long-pass ability, and accurate passing is required, otherwise, in a strong matchup, it is often the right to pass the ball.

In history, the most successful player to play this tactic was Manchester United in the late 90s.

At that time, the scene of Beckham kicking the ball directly from the right to find the black wind and double evil on the striker was simply a classic.

In modern times, the role of full-back appears less and less in strong teams, so the function of long pass to find a forward is basically replaced by a full-back. The more representative one is Arnold of Liverpool.

Even, sometimes it is the goalkeeper who initiates the long pass, whether it is Alisson or Neuer, they are both good players.

And now Pan Yi's Chelsea team fits this standard very well.

In fact, they also have a similar style of play in their usual tactics, but after the substitution today, the usual 10% ratio was suddenly increased to 70%.

And Chelsea is more difficult to guard against than Manchester United in the 90s who only looked for two forwards with long passes.

Because there are too many people who can grab points!
When the two wings started crossing, those standing in Manchester City's penalty area may have included at least two Chelsea forwards, two midfielders, and the wing back on the other side.

It is the most excessive that the wing back can participate in the header attack!
Whether it is Marcos Alonso or Ivanovic, their height, strength and ability to grab headers are simply standard center forward templates, but they play full-backs!

It is completely different from the normal full-backs like Marcelo and Carvajal.

So in Chelsea games, Marcos Alonso made a cross from the left in the first minute, and Ivanovic headed the goal in the penalty area, and Ivanovic passed the ball in the second minute. , the scene of Marcos Alonso shooting.

In this case, it is very difficult for Manchester City to defend.

Because although Chelsea's striker is strong, after all, there are still Manchester City's corresponding central defenders Kompany and Demichelis to defend;
And Chelsea's wing backs are all against the thin Nasri and Keylor Navas...

It's too bad to grab a spot!

Then in the defense of set kicks, Manchester City suffered even more.

Because at this time, Chelsea's three central defenders will also enter the Manchester City penalty area, and their already stretched air defense is even weaker.

The corner kick conceded by Manchester City before is the best proof.

And after Chelsea scored the lead, they still resolutely used such high-altitude tactics according to Pan Yi's instructions, and continued to bombard Manchester City's penalty area.

Faced with such a situation, Pellegrini hesitated a bit.

He only has one substitution in hand, who should he replace?

Another tall guard to help defend?
For example, the 187cm French defender Mangala?

But the problem is that now Manchester City is behind!

It doesn't make sense to change a defender, and it is impossible to remove a winger and replace it with a defender.

Seeing that the game time is passing by every minute and every second, Manchester City is still one goal behind in the score;
And Manchester City's penalty area groaned in pain under the repeated impact of various thick guys from Chelsea, and it seemed that they would lose their last restraint at any time;

Pellegrini finally made his decision.

He came on with Dzeko and replaced Aguero.

This is also a rather helpless choice.

Because Dzeko is indeed a typical high center forward, with a height of 193cm and a weight of 84kg, he has outstanding ability in both jumping and heading;
After he plays, he can definitely increase the air defense ability without weakening the attack power of the striker.

It's just that he hasn't been in a particularly good state recently, so he hasn't started often.

It's just that Pellegrini has nothing to do now, and only one of his substitute strikers can be used.

He couldn't help but regret that he rented the Spanish forward Negredo to Valencia on the Premier League transfer deadline day!

That's a real big center!
And he also has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

If he is still there, he and Dzeko form a double center, and while assisting the high-altitude defense to prevent Chelsea from expanding the score, they can strengthen their offense to get back the score.

It's just that it can only be like this now.

When Pellegrini completed the substitution, the game had entered the final 15 minutes.

After 5 minutes, although Manchester City did improve when defending Chelsea's set kicks, the situation on the field still did not change much.

After 80 minutes, Manchester City's players became a little impatient.

After all, they are playing at home today!They are one goal behind arch-title rivals Chelsea.

And now they are also with double centers, so Manchester City's players seem to have begun to learn from Chelsea, and after getting the ball in the midfield, they will make long passes to find the striker.

This is also a method that many teams will adopt when the score is behind and time is tight, no matter whether it is a strong team or a weak team.

Although the success rate of the long pass is low, but the number of times you can attack if you can't stand it!

When the defender gets the ball, he goes up in one click, which is much faster than passing from the backcourt to the midfield and then coordinating to the frontcourt.

then……

The scene of the two teams playing now is completely different from the first half.

"Are we watching English football in the 80s? Or a game between League One teams?"

In the Sky Sports studio, host Lineker joked.

In English football, it is indeed rare for two teams to use the long pass and sling together, but it is still seen from time to time in the British Championship, League One or lower levels.

But the problem is that there are two Premier League teams playing now, and they are still two championship teams that are good at possession and delicate cooperation!
Among these two teams, there are also countless stars who can tear through the opponent's defense through breakthroughs and cooperation.

But now, they kicked long balls like two teams full of rough men in the English Championship and League One!

"Uh... is it because I got a wave of poisoned milk during the halftime break?" Sun Jihai said a little embarrassedly, "I said I hope to see a wonderful game, but it turned out like this..."

"It's a little bit." Zola laughed, "But having said that, I believe that Pan Yi will change in the second half, and he did make effective adjustments and scored a goal to overtake the score. It's just that I didn't Thinking of such an adjustment, no one would have thought that Chelsea would suddenly play long balls, right?"

At this time, Carragher, who had recovered from the frustration of Liverpool's defeat, pondered for a moment and said: "I think although the two teams are playing long passes, Manchester City is a bit forced, while Chelsea It's obvious that they came prepared. Even now they have a tendency to go down a bit..."

This is the advantage of a strong team like Chelsea.

They are not like those teams that can only play long passes. After all, those teams can't pass and control!

But Chelsea is different.

Although all of their players on the court are tall and strong, if you say that they are not alive under their feet, then they will not agree.

For example, Matic, in addition to his large defensive coverage, strong aggressiveness, and outstanding stealing ability, he is also very skilled, with good assists and long-range shooting capabilities.

Another example is David Luiz. He himself is an outstanding representative of a central defender who advances forward. He often dribbles the ball from the defense line and dominates the team's offense. This cannot be done without certain technical abilities.

This is true for defensive-oriented players, let alone those forwards and wide players who often need to use the dribble to break through the opponent's defense.

This is actually a development trend of world football.

That is, the players' abilities are becoming more and more comprehensive, especially in the midfield, and they can't wait for all of them to be hexagonal fighters.

There are fewer and fewer players who are purely defensive or purely offensive.

In Chelsea's formation, there are so many comprehensive players.

This also caused Pan Yi to appear so silky when changing tactics.

As Carragher observed, after seeing that Manchester City also began to use their weaknesses and avoid their strengths to play long passes, Pan Yi began to instruct the players on the field to gradually regain control of the midfield, and then A combination of long and short, kicking Manchester City was a surprise.

If there is real-time data, it is probably that Pan Yi has reduced the proportion of long passes from 70% to about 30%.

Then, Chelsea's main attack direction also went to the left.

That's because Hazard's main activity area is here!

And compared with Clichy on the other side, Manchester City's right-back Sabaleta defending here has stronger stealing ability, but his speed and explosive power are weaker than Clichy's.

Under the impact of Hazard's speed and skills that are almost close to the peak, Zabaleta is indeed a bit unsustainable defensively while he is busy crossing to find the center forward.

In the 85th minute, Chelsea instigated an offensive on the left.

First, Terry passed the ball to the midfielder Cheek, and Cheek passed the ball to the left wingback Marcos Alonso without stopping the ball.

After Alonso took the ball, he did not choose to make a big pass, but dribbled the ball forward immediately.

Since Lampard and Fernandinho, Manchester City's two defensive midfielders, often rush into the penalty area to help fight for the high ball at this time, the defense in the midfield is a bit empty at this time.

But seeing Alonso going forward, Lampard could only turn around and grab.

Alonso, on the other hand, saw the right opportunity and cleverly distributed the ball to the left corner of the penalty area.

Hazard moved forward quickly, caught up to Alonso's pass, and turned, directly facing Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta.

This is a one-on-one opportunity!
Hazard dribbled the ball and approached Zabaleta step by step.

This is the breakthrough method he most often uses, and it is also his own unique rhythm and pace.

That is to step on the small steps that you are most familiar with, and then stare at your opponent with your eyes, watching your opponent's every move.

Once the opponent has any foot movements, Hazard will use his best sudden change of direction to wipe out the opponent.

The 29-year-old Zabaleta is also very experienced this year. Under Hazard's pressure, he first took a step back, and then took a step back.

The defender always keeps a certain distance from the forward, so it is not easy for the opponent to break through with speed.

But Hazard suddenly speeded up at this time!

The rhythm of his dribbling suddenly accelerated, and the whole person was about to rush to the bottom line.

This was beyond Zabaleta's expectation. The defensive plan he had envisioned in his mind was destroyed, so his body could only react instinctively, that is, to stretch out his feet to steal the ball.

But at this time Hazard suddenly changed direction again, and the whole person also accelerated suddenly, and the left foot moved the ball sideways.

Zabaleta couldn't twist her body at all, and fell to the ground so heavily!
Then, Hazard flung Clichy away lightly, and chased after the ball. With a light step of his left foot and a little adjustment, he controlled the ball under his feet again.

At this time, Hazard had already dribbled the ball into the small penalty area, and only Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart was in front of him!

Joe Hart quickly abandoned the door and attacked, stretching his hands and feet and pounced on Hazard's feet.

Because at such a short distance, there is a high probability that Hazard will push a ground ball, which is the safest shooting plan.

But Hazard chose a light shot.

Under the force of Hazard's toes, the ball flew up lightly.

Joe Hart, who had already flung himself onto the grass, reached out to reach it, but he couldn't reach it anyway.

He could only watch in despair as the ball flew over his head and slowly fell into the Manchester City goal guarded behind him.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"The 87th minute, the 87th minute, Hazard, Hazard again!!! He has scored twice in today's game!"

"He passed a wonderful dribble, knocked down Manchester City defender Zabaleta, and completed a beautiful lob!"

"Oh my god, let's see this ecstasy, it's really beautiful!"

"Hazard completely deceived Zabaleta by changing the rhythm of his feet, and even made him lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground!"

"This is really a criminal pass! Hazard's wonderful performance further expanded the score for Chelsea!"

"If Hazard continues in this state and performance, I believe he will be the most powerful contender for the best player in the Premier League this year!"

"Now that the score has reached 1:3, Manchester City fans who came to the Etihad Stadium today may not be able to see their team scoring points at home."
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Seeing Hazard's goal, Pan Yi also happily turned around and gave his coaching staff high-fives one by one to celebrate.

This goal also marks the success of his "ground" --> "high altitude" --> "ground" repeated horizontal jump tactics today!
There is nothing more fulfilling than having the situation on the court develop in your own hands all the time!
But correspondingly, the frustration of Pellegrini on the opposite side is unprecedented.

He felt that he was being led by the nose by Pan Yi all the time, as if every move he made was in Pan Yi's calculations!

No, in fact, this is not a "calculation", but Pan Yi is helping him with every move.

All kinds of smoke bombs, all kinds of inducements!

From the pre-match press conference, to the starting lineup on the field, to substitutions and formation changes, and multiple changes of play, they all let Pellegrini fall into the trap designed by Pan Yi!

"This kid..." Pellegrini sat weakly on the coach's bench.

He really wanted to say to Pan Yi: "Give me the ball, I want to go home!"
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The final score of the game was 1:3, Chelsea won away.

In the press conference hall of the Etihad Stadium, Pan Yizhi complacently accepted questions from various reporters.

The focus of the problem, of course, is Pan Yi's sudden use of the long pass tactic in this game.

It was this tactic that caused Pellegrini's Manchester City to be in disarray for a while, and the mentality and strategy behind it were also completely controlled by Pan Yi, and finally let Chelsea win the key victory in the away game.

"In the game, Manuel Pellegrini and his team gave us a lot of trouble, and Aguero's goal is enough to prove the performance and threat of Manchester City in the game."

For Pellegrini and Manchester City, Pan Yi also gave a high evaluation, thinking that the score does not fully reflect the process.

"That's why I needed to make an important adjustment after seven 10 minutes and completely changed the way I played on the pitch."

"If we don't do that, I believe that if we keep fighting with Manchester City for possession, we may not necessarily have the upper hand."

"It can be said that before the game, I agreed with Mr. Pellegrini to play football that is 'pleasing to the eye', and I lost this."

"But in terms of score, I still won."

The so-called picture is poor, and he boasted for a long time that "Manchester City is very strong", and it was only at the end that Pan Yi praised himself.

Pan Yi also said that this away victory against Manchester City represents that Chelsea has the strength to compete with all Premier League teams, including the BIG6 giants.

Therefore, when facing Arsenal in the seventh round, Chelsea also had the confidence to win the battle and win the London derby.

"But before that, we still need to play a Carling Cup, a Premier League and a Champions League."

"No football game is particularly easy, so we also need to fight one by one."

"What, will we give up the League Cup? No, as long as it is a championship, we will fight for it. Now our lineup is thick enough to support us in multi-line battles."

"Of course, the necessary rotation will definitely be done, but I also believe in the abilities of other players. It can be said that there is no absolute distinction between the main force and the substitute in our team. Whoever is in good condition will have opportunity to play."

"Didn't reach the minimum consumption today? Hehe, of course I also hope to score four goals, but as I said just now, beating Manchester City itself is not an easy task."

"Perhaps our minimum consumption is to score four goals against some teams and three against others?..."

In the news report the next day, the "Daily Mail" pointedly pointed out that although Pan Yi seemed to be talking about Manchester City's strength throughout the post-match press conference, his words were full of confusion. Saying a word over and over again:

"I am the strongest!"
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Chelsea's away victory over Manchester City allowed them to top the list with 15 points after five games in the Premier League.

In second place is still the surprising Aston Villa.

Although they lost to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal this round, they can still rank second with 10 points thanks to their three wins and one tie in the first four rounds.

This is also because BIG6 has had a poor start to the season except for Chelsea.

Arsenal is the best, 2 wins and 3 draws remain unbeaten, but only 9 points.

Manchester City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 points.

Tottenham also had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 points.

Liverpool has 2 wins and 3 losses, with 6 points.

Finally Manchester United, 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, 5 points.

So in this way, Chelsea's home game against Aston Villa in the sixth round of the Premier League once again became an out-and-out top battle.

Due to Pan Yi's speech on "minimum consumption" at the post-match press conference, everyone guessed that the "certain teams" he mentioned that can score three goals refer to strong teams like Dortmund and Manchester City, while other teams that can score three goals "Some teams" who score four goals are relatively weak teams.

And what kind of team does Aston Villa belong to?
Can Chelsea really keep scoring at least three or four goals every game?

This question also made the sixth round of the Premier League game full of topics.

Of course, Chelsea still have a League Cup game to play before the top of the Premier League starts.

According to the rules, the Premier League team directly enters the third round, and Chelsea's opponent is the Championship team Bolton.

Although Bolton is just a Championship team, they still have some old acquaintances in their team.

Such as former Chelsea player, Iceland striker Gudjohnsen.

Another example is a famous star who is "as famous" as Messi and is often compared with Messi.

Tip: not Ronaldo.

(End of this chapter)