After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Van Gaal did not immediately adjust.

The game has only been going on for more than 20 minutes now. If you immediately make major adjustments to the starting lineup or the tactics that have been practiced for a long time, it may have a negative effect.

Besides, Van Gaal's "big circle tactics" have also changed. Otherwise, how could it be effective in such a fiercely competitive Premier League?

I really thought that Van Gaal's status as a master tactician came from talking about it.

Therefore, under the command of Van Gaal, Manchester United's midfielders Fellaini and Herrera leaned a little towards the center respectively, which allowed Carrick to get more support and the connection between the two sides was no longer as split as before.

At the same time, the two midfielders, together with Ashley Young, Mata and Rooney in the frontcourt, pressed Chelsea's midfield in an attempt to disrupt Chelsea's transmission.

After all, Kanter is the only midfielder in Chelsea at this time. If Manchester United strengthens the press in the middle, there is a chance to regain the initiative.

But Pan Yi responded immediately.

He also allowed Hazard and Willian to sit a little further back in the central half, while Marcos Alonso and Ivanovic moved up a bit.

In this way, they and Kanter formed a five midfield position. Although Chelsea's formation is still a "514 poke", it will become a relatively standard 3-5-2 when defending, which can better Dealing with Manchester United's midfield press.

David Luiz's midfielder's eyes flashed a look of surprise, but he nodded firmly: "No problem."

The whole process was completed so quickly that Manchester United's defense did not react at all.

The ball rolled into Manchester United's goal again, and the score became 0:3!

David Luiz is a central defender. It is his job to help him defend back and forth in the midfielder. Of course, this is not a problem.

In the 43rd minute, Manchester United wanted to launch an attack quickly before the end of the first half, so that they were only one goal behind and entered the intermission, and the disadvantage was not that great.

At this time, Chelsea's wing-back Marcos Alonso has also opened up to the left.

In this process, Kanter's cooperation with the side, including the display of personal skills, is amazing.

This is a signal to strengthen the attack in the middle, and it is also a negation of his "big circle tactics" in the first half.

Since Fellaini on the left was watched by Zouma, Van Gaal ordered Carrick to transfer the ball more consciously to Mata's side, and let the "dexterous team" here use technology and footwork to cooperate. move forward.

"And David Luiz came and kicked Kante in the ass, and then everyone laughed happily."

After all, in the first half, Fellaini was really useless under Zouma's defense.

Because at this time the attention of Manchester United players is on Kanter and Lukaku!
In the penalty area, Jones and Smalling were taken aback. The former ignored Lukaku and rushed up quickly.

There, Lukaku had already made a slant run, successfully reversed offside, and then quickly sprinted forward from the other side.

0: 3!

At this time, everyone saw Hazard rushing up again quickly, and directly crossed the ball with his left foot low and flat to the goal of the small penalty area.

"Good kick! Kanter!" Pan Yi shouted towards the field and gave him a thumbs up.

This surprised Valencia, and immediately turned around and chased after him.

It is also very dangerous for Chelsea if he is allowed to face the goal near the penalty area.

But without everyone thinking about it, Kanter quickly launched a counterattack.

It can be said that he is the same "eye" as Manchester United's Carrick, but he has done more than Carrick.

Even Zhang Fei can embroider, not to mention Kanter who is already very versatile!
On the field, after Kanter cut in and threw off Valencia's defense, the whole person seemed to suddenly shine.

"Especially at Old Trafford," Scaloni added, grimacing.

This surprised Pan Yi a bit.

On the court at this time, Kanter suddenly approached David Luiz: "Wait a minute, if there is a chance to counterattack, I will press up. Remember to help me stand up."

Valencia's speed is also very fast, and he also has the ability to run through the wings.

Hazard passed the ball immediately.

Now Hazard is not just an assaulter!

"Two goals behind, Van Gaal will definitely start a massive counterattack!"
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Conceded two goals at home first, of course Van Gaal was not reconciled to such a failure.

"Can anyone imagine that today's game will have such a score? And now there are still more than 20 minutes before the end of the game!"

The ball quickly rolled past Jones, and went directly into the net from the near corner of De Gea's defense.

Carrick is different. He needs more players from Chelsea to help him defend, to press or induce him to pass the ball where Chelsea want.

Carrick didn't expect Kanter to follow him to the wing. He was not on guard for a while, and when he slowed down, the ball was lost!

"Don't, you still have to cheer up!"

From stealing the ball to scoring, just a few seconds passed.

Of course, it is impossible for the commentator to know what Kanter is talking about.

Although Rooney is nearly [-] this year and his physical condition is far worse than when he was young, he still has experience and shooting skills, and his impact is not weak.

But Kanter posted it immediately!
Carrick had the ball, but before he could stop it, Kante was right in front of him.

But in this way, after the two teams entered a relatively routine match, the advantages of Chelsea's lineup in terms of running-in and proficiency became more obvious.

"My God, the score is now 0:4, Manchester United are four goals behind at home!"

After about 10 minutes of relatively dull competition, Chelsea stole the ball once in midfield and immediately launched a quick counterattack.

In the process of such changes, Chelsea's all-around midfielder Kanter undoubtedly played the most crucial role.

The French midfielder has always been very low-key, and it is no different today.

And this position, even if you can't get the ball back immediately, can force Kanter to pass back.

After the game restarted, the Red Devils launched a more violent offensive, putting more pressure on Chelsea.

Therefore, Manchester United's backcourt is very empty at this time!
William also reacted quickly after taking the ball. Instead of dribbling the ball, he made a straight pass and sent the ball to the left side of the front of the penalty area.

And Valencia was not to be outdone, and immediately followed Kanter closely, trying to get the ball back again.

His tireless running, good defensive awareness, and comprehensive ability of both offense and defense make him the most suitable man to stand in the middle.

De Gea hurriedly abandoned the goal, but Lukaku had already shot!
A powerful burst!
No matter how fast De Gea reacted, he couldn't stop this powerful shot.

"It doesn't matter, we are still ahead." Pan Yi smiled, "As long as we keep an eye on Fellaini and Carrick, it will be difficult for this Manchester United team to pose any real threat to us."

oh?Why are there two central defenders, isn't Chelsea a three-central defender formation?

During the intermission, Van Gaal decisively made a substitution adjustment.

There were boos from the stands of Chelsea fans at Old Trafford, but these boos were quickly drowned out by overwhelming applause.
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"That's how it is in the away game, there's no way." Steve Holland shook his head.

"The biggest defeat in Manchester United's history occurred around the 30s. At that time, they all lost three games by 0:7. But it is too far away."

Although the two of them have not been working together for a particularly long time, they have established a tacit understanding and trust with each other. David Louis didn't ask too many questions, but suddenly patted Kanter on the shoulder and said with a smirk. :

Van Gaal really needs to seriously consider whether to stick to this style of play...

And what David Luiz said after kicking Kanter's ass was: "Damn you, you didn't even score the ball because of Bai Piao, did you? You also passed the ball to my restaurant partner, what a treachery!"
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Pan Yi on the sidelines also set his sights on Kanter after celebrating with his assistants.

He sent the ball forward and handed it to William who was on the wing.

And Mata is far inferior to Ashley Young, Fellaini and others on the other side in terms of defensive ability.

"In the 30th minute, Chelsea broke the goal of Manchester United again!"

So after seeing the central defender Smalling pass the ball to Blind on the wing, Carrick pulled the side to prepare to receive the ball.

He also has very good vision and passing awareness.

"From stealing to launching an attack, to advancing into the Manchester United penalty area, and then to the final pass, Kante destroyed Manchester United's entire defense alone!"

At this time, Ivanovic has already plugged in from the back row and is raising his hand in the space on the right to ask for the ball.

Being strong is so tyrannical!
Of course, for the key figures of Manchester United, Chelsea did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

He replaced Fellaini with Di Maria.

And if it is said that 20 minutes ago, Chelsea had only Kanter in the middle of the midfield, which made him have some scruples to attack;

He even kicked a bottle of water on the sidelines and was warned by the referee.

"You are also a restaurant owner, and you have scored goals now. Tell David later, don't ask for money if I go to your restaurant to eat? You are all good people..." This is what Kanter said to William.

Hazard made an emergency stop and turned around to protect the ball. After getting rid of Herrera's first steal, he looked to the other side, which is the right side.

Therefore, the side guarded by Mata and Valencia is actually relatively weak defensively.

"0:2! Chelsea has already led by two goals in the away game!"

Three goals behind at halftime at Old Trafford!
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"Damn it, really damn it!"

When the ball reached Ivanovic's feet, the defense line of the Manchester United players quickly moved to this side to prevent him from continuing to break into the penalty area.

But Kanter quickly stuck in the past, directly entangled Valencia who was dribbling the ball.

Hazard glanced ahead before stopping the ball, kept the ball with his left foot, and directly swept the ball to Lukaku who retreated. After turning around and bypassing Carrick, he ran laterally and raised his hand for the ball: "Quick, this way!"

This is how the exchange strategy is used!

Keep an eye on Carrick, this is what coach Pan Yi has repeatedly emphasized to the Chelsea players over the past few days.

Whether it is dribbling or passing, it is difficult to find the rhythm that I am familiar with.

After Jones passed back and forth with Smalling, a pass error occurred under the interference of Lukaku.

The chaotic scene originally caused by fierce fighting seems to suddenly become clear, and every line of dribbling or passing can be clearly understood!
He saw Smalling, the central defender of Manchester United, rushing towards him;
He saw that another central defender Jones was moving towards the middle of the penalty area and was preparing to help defend;

Marcos Alonso also understood. Facing the incoming ball, he made an overhead ball without thinking, and directly picked the ball in front of Kanter.

Many viewers even only saw Carrick take the ball, and then the ball had already reached Kanter's feet, but they couldn't see how Kanter made it.

Obviously, Kanter observed the hidden dangers of Manchester United's defense on this side in advance.

De Gea flew to save, but where can stop this close shot?

That is, Manchester United adjusted their forces to the center after falling behind by one goal, and Herrera's position from the wing became further away.

Therefore, Carrick sometimes opens his position further, trying to avoid Kanter's frontal interception, and then look for opportunities to wash the dirty ball, or pass the ball directly to the frontcourt for a counterattack.

"From the camera, we can see that Kanter was talking to William, and then pointed to David Luiz who also ran over to celebrate at this time."

Valencia tried to pass Kante with speed and change of direction, but found that this guy was very stable and it was really difficult to get rid of, so he gave up this idea and prepared to pass the ball to Mata in front of the touchline.

At this time, Manchester United midfielder Herrera also posted.

This is why Pan Yi dared to have only one player in the midfield.

All of this happened in an instant.

Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball down the left and passed it to Eden Hazard.

Whether it's Fellaini or Carrick, they are completely restricted, and even Rooney in the frontcourt can't play the slightest role.

This kid usually answers with a shy smile at most, why is he smiling so happily today?
Then William and David Luiz, standing near Kantor, laughed too.

After William got the ball, he went straight behind him, and Hazard made a quick start!
Seeing that Hazard was about to enter the penalty area, Jones tripped and fell into the penalty area.

He also saw that at the far end, William was also fast forward.

A big foot, pass the ball to the back point!
William also charged forward again. At that moment, a small unguarded area was formed at the front of Manchester United's penalty area.

Before Smalling, he directly shoveled Hazard's low pass into Manchester United's goal.

He was just a little surprised that Kanter, a usually taciturn black boy, would make a request to himself today, and he still wanted to attack!
Did he discover any defensive loopholes in Manchester United?

This made Pan Yi feel a little hairy:
"MD, these kids are not too excited after scoring a goal at Old Trafford, are they a bit silly?"

Almost all Manchester United fans opened their mouths, unable to believe everything in front of them, unable to believe everything that happened on the pitch.

Before Jones could get close, William took a step ahead and pushed the incoming ball.

Fellaini does want to stare, but this task is left to Zuma alone and has nothing to do with others.

After the ball took an arc from the right, it fell to the left side of the penalty area.

"Coach Pan Yi, tell Zuma not to follow me, I'm ready to go home."

And Ivanovic got the ball very easily, because at this time the opponents here were marking Lukaku, Bamford and William, and it was easy to ignore him running up from behind.

In this way, Kanter cannot immediately attack forward to slow down Chelsea's counterattack.

"He really wants to thank Kanter. After all, although he scored the goal, most of the credit for the goal should be credited to Kanter!"

They didn't even have any intention of retreating, but insisted on resisting the Red Devils' offensive in the midfield, and then pushed them back.

"If you score a goal, come back to my restaurant for dinner next time, can you remember to pay the money?"
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Soon, Manchester United launched another offensive.

And Kanter's task is also very good.

With just two strokes, Manchester United's defense was stretched loose, and they could no longer keep up with the nimble Chelsea players.

"He received a wonderful pass from Eden Hazard and shoveled the ball into the goal of Manchester United!"

Pan Yi, who witnessed all this from the sidelines, was also brightened:
"Kanter, the more he plays, the smarter he is. The more he plays, the better he is."

"William, the hero of the offense, rushed over and hugged Kanter tightly, and the two celebrated this beautiful goal together!"

In just a few seconds, the entire Old Trafford stadium fell into dead silence.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

He also saw that his teammate Lukaku was going forward in the middle, ready to receive his pass;

But Lukaku's legs seem to be longer.

Kante was not fast, and Valencia quickly caught up.

This made Chelsea very dissatisfied, because they all thought it was a very obvious foul in the penalty area.

Kanter also showed his big white teeth towards Pan Yi, and grinned.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

But when he was about to block Kanter, the little Frenchman suddenly stopped, changed direction again, and smashed the ball to the middle.

Therefore, when Chelsea defended, they not only restricted Manchester United's advance on the two wings, but also blocked Carrick's goal in the middle. most threatened area.

But Kanter had already predicted Valencia's intentions, fell to the ground and shoveled the ball away cleanly, then turned his body on the ground, and just protected the ball by his side.

All of these flooded into his mind in an instant, and he quickly made his best choice.

Kanter didn't think much, and he really passed back, but he didn't stay where he was, but turned around and rushed forward along the left road.

This is a nice and clean tackle!
The ball was immediately transferred to Chelsea.

And obviously, his change is also very firm.

But Chelsea is naturally not afraid at all.

The sudden change surprised all Manchester United players, including Valencia.

When defending, Kante will fight and retreat, retreating all the way to the central defender position, a bit like what Pan Yi told him to do when he was in Milan;
When attacking, he will suddenly speed up and plug in to provide sufficient fire support for the frontcourt.

This time it was initiated by Valencia and Mata on the right.

And being three goals behind at halftime, this is undoubtedly a huge blow to Manchester United's morale.

But he was fast, William was faster than him.

Therefore, this match between the "big circle" and the "514 pokes" that can be recorded in the annals of football actually only lasted halftime!
Of course, "circle" cannot beat "poke", so it is reasonable to fall behind by two or three goals.

When Lukaku caught up with the ball again, he was already in the penalty area, facing De Gea one-on-one!

Everyone is the one standing in the middle of the midfield, and of course it is impossible without a head-to-head confrontation.

Although he just looked up a little, he had already seen the positions of his teammates and opponents in the distance, and quickly deduced a suitable passing line in his mind.

Of course, Kanter played the most critical role in this.

"And the worst defeat in recent years was a 1:6 loss to Manchester City in the same city, which was also at Old Trafford!"

But Ivanovic just flicked the ball lightly, and his right foot was directly transferred with a curve ball.

"The relationship between Chelsea players is really good! Perhaps it is this beautiful locker room atmosphere that allows them to trust each other on the pitch and play their best!..."

Only then did he realize that no matter how fine-tuned he was, Pan Yi always seemed to be firmly grasping the fate of his formation.

Because one of the central defenders, Zouma, was running with Fellaini all over the field, so there was no time for Rooney!
In short, Chelsea's defensive strategy makes Manchester United's offense look very powerful, but it has never been able to create a threat.

And judging from the slow-motion playback on the big screen of the stadium, it was indeed a foul in the penalty area.

The duel between the two teams was originally one of the highlights of this "rare tactical duel".

Van Gaal on the sidelines was already a little furious.

After all, Manchester United has been practicing big circle tactics before!

In the 38th minute, Manchester United couldn't attack for a long time, and there was a mistake in the backcourt.

The two-for-one cooperation between these two Belgian internationals can be said to be very skilled.

But the referee did not award a penalty kick, but awarded a free kick outside the penalty area, and did not draw a card.

At this time, the entire midfield of Manchester United was actively pressing forward, ready to cooperate with Carrick's pass to organize the attack, but unexpectedly they were suddenly intercepted and counterattacked, which caught everyone by surprise.

In front of the goal, Manchester United central defender Smalling and Chelsea center Lukaku rushed over together.

Now teammates in the frontcourt and backcourt come to support, which gives Kanter more time and space to display his offensive talents.

"Beautiful! Kanter made a beautiful breakthrough and pass, William made a beautiful push, and the ball scored again! Kanter completed the second consecutive assist of the game!"

Carrick is really uncomfortable playing in front of this player who can cover 29% of the earth's surface.

Coupled with the fact that Carrick is always surrounded by Chelsea players, it is also difficult for him to run here to support Mata's team, which gives Kanter the space and opportunity to move forward.

Lukaku knowingly passed the ball in front of Hazard's running line, just in time for him to get the ball comfortably again.

"In the 66th minute, it was Lukaku again! He scored twice!"

Such as their striker Wayne Rooney.

Even at the start of the second half, Fellaini, who had already put on his coat, smiled wryly and said a word to Pan Yi:

On the contrary, the two of them collided a lot.

After William scored a goal and everyone hugged and celebrated, he lowered his head and ran back to his position, as if the goal had nothing to do with him.

If there is no Kanter, to be honest, Pan Yi is really not sure about resorting to "514 stabs" to deal with Van Gaal's big circle tactics.

"So, will today's game create new history?"

"From the current point of view, Manchester United's entire team is not playing well, whether it is the score or the scene. If it continues like this, it is not impossible to concede more goals."

"Whether it was the big circle against 514 in the first half, or the more routine confrontation in the second half, Manchester United seems to be no match for Chelsea!"

"In this game, it can also be said that Pan Yi completely defeated Van Gaal at the tactical level!"

"From this point of view, it seems that the coaches who talked to Pan Yi before the game will not have any good results..."