After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 346 Another unexpected style of play
Stamford Bridge Stadium.

Amidst the cheers of more than 1000 fans, this world-renowned Premier League focus game officially started.

Manchester United first got the right to serve.

Falcao and Rooney kicked off in the middle circle, but unlike their usual practice, today they did not pass back after the kick-off, but Rooney took the ball directly to Chelsea's half Approaching.

Including Fellaini, Ashley Young, Mata and others also pressed forward at the same time, and center Falcao rushed behind Chelsea's defense just as soon as he took the ball.

Obviously Manchester United wants to start the game against Chelsea.

In Van Gaal's view, Chelsea is playing at home today. Although Manchester United still has to focus on defense, they can't lose their opening momentum.

If you can turn away and suppress Chelsea's defense in the opening stage, maybe it will have a miraculous effect.

However, Chelsea are clearly prepared for this.

Both Cancelo and Ivanovic retreated quickly and formed protection in front of Kanter and Matic, forcing Manchester United to enter Chelsea's half, before they could advance to Chelsea's 30-meter area. hinder.

In desperation, Rooney could only pass the ball back to the defense.

Chelsea's frontcourt immediately launched a counter-grab quickly.

Needless to say, Lukaku, Hazard and the B seat are also actively running in the frontcourt, and Kanter and Matic immediately followed up to cut off Manchester United's backcourt.

"Chelsea players seem to be in good condition today. It seems that they have not been affected by the departure of two important players." Zhan Jun couldn't help but praised.

Zhang Lu also said: "Pan Yi's system for Chelsea is very complete. In fact, no player is indispensable."

"Take Oscar as an example. Although he contributed an astonishing statistic of four shots and two passes in the past two rounds of the Premier League, Pan Yi replaced him with the B seat. The team's attack power will not weaken, and even in the overall There will be an improvement in offensive and defensive rhythm.”

"Now it's time to see if the rookies Pan Yi bought, especially Gnabry, can stand up when the team needs to rotate in the later stage..."

On the field.

Now Chelsea have a press in front and a barrier in the midfield, which makes Manchester United encounter a lot of difficulties in passing the ball.

So at this time, the central defender McNair who took the ball could only make a long pass to find Falcao, but David Luiz took the lead and headed back to the midfield.

Seat B grabbed the first spot and passed it back to Matic.

The tall Serbian midfielder blocked Rooney with his body, protected the ball, and then passed it back to the B seat who ran to the space, and then passed it to Kanter. Chelsea quickly launched an offensive on the right.

At this time, the game time has just passed 1 minute.

Seat B dribbled the ball forward on the right, but Luke Shaw retreated quickly, preventing him from any chance to break through his own defence.

But this defensive strategy also allowed the B seat to quickly dribble the ball across the center line and burn the flames to Manchester United's 30-meter area.

However, Manchester United is clearly prepared for such a situation today.

After a wave of rushing at the beginning failed, they also retreated very quickly, and quickly organized a counterattack near the center line.

Seat B held the ball for a while but didn't find a particularly good opportunity, so he had to pass back to his wing back Ivanovic.

Ashley Yang also quickly forced over.

Ivanovic didn't wait for him to get close, so he crossed directly and passed the ball to Matic, who had also just crossed the center line.

Matic is generally always dragged in the last position of the midfield, and it is also the most middle position, so as to facilitate the scheduling of offense and defense on both sides of Chelsea.

But as soon as he stopped the ball, Rooney had already pressed up, and at the same time cut off Matic's pass to the B seat, which forced the Serb to turn around and take a few steps to the left to avoid Rooney's up. Rob.

At this time, the left wingback Cancelo has also passed the center line.

He was standing near the left line, and when he saw Matic looking over, he immediately ran two steps forward and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

But the Manchester United full-back Valencia on this side also noticed him, and moved a little to the left, making it difficult for Cancelo to get the ball.

In this way, it is tantamount to saying that Chelsea's two waists and two wing backs are a bit locked in the ball, and Chelsea has a problem of difficulty in getting the ball.

Seeing this situation, Lukaku immediately retreated from the front, preparing to meet Matic in the gap in front of the penalty area.

Seat B and Hazard also came back from the positions of wingers on both wings, and even made a crossover, trying to stretch Manchester United's defense.

But today Van Gaal obviously did a detailed study of Pan Yi's frontcourt running tactics.

After seeing the actions of the Chelsea trident, the Manchester United players took their time.

They didn't let the opponent's players run around with the opponent's striker, nor did they stand dead in their own position, but formed a set of tacitly coordinated on-field rotation mechanism.

Franey, Herrera, including McNair and Smalling on the defensive line, when they see Chelsea players running to their positions, they will keep up with them and keep them from receiving the ball comfortably;
And after the opposing player runs away to a certain distance, the player guarding him will become another Manchester United player.

This is the strategy of combining zone + marking.

"It seems that Chelsea's offense has encountered difficulties today."

"Manchester United's defense is very well organized today, and Chelsea's invincible crossovers in the past have not allowed any loopholes in their defense."

"Van Gaal is indeed a master of tactics. He must have conducted long-term research after the last loss to Chelsea, and only then did he come up with such a tactic to deal with Pan Yi's front trident."

"Chelsea's offensive players now, whether it's three forwards, two wing backs, or the double midfielders that often go deep, feel that they are all looked down upon."

"In this case, I can't think of how Chelsea should attack, because I don't know who to pass to."

"Who can blow up such a line of defense??"

But at this moment, Matic still passed the ball forward.

When the passing lines on both sides and the front were blocked, he actually sent an overhead ball with his right foot and passed the ball into the penalty area!

It was also at this moment that everyone, including the live camera, noticed...

At this time, on the left and right sides of Manchester United, there was a blue figure on each side, like two bolts of lightning, quickly entered Manchester United's penalty area from the left and right ribs!
And these two people are not Lukaku, Hazard, seat B, nor Cancelo and Ivanovic.

Instead, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta are serving as central defenders today! ——
When Pan Yi asked Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta to stand in the central defender position in training, both men were surprised.

But what surprised them even more was that Pan Yi had more demands on them than normal center backs.

"Strengthen the press", "short passes", "pass more open", "speed up the pace", "more risky passes"...

In addition to these foundations, they also added instructions such as "increase dribbling" and even "boldly insert into the penalty area".

Even though Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta have adapted to Pan Yi's various magical operations in the past half season, it is still difficult to digest such information in a short period of time.

After all, what exactly is the role of a centre-back?
If you watch a modern day game or analyze a team's offensive setup, it's likely that all but one or two players in the field will be involved in the offense.

So who were the one or two players who weren't involved in the offense?They are generally the central defenders of the team.

The strikers are naturally an important part of the attack, the midfielders also move forward into the opposition half, and the defensive midfielders - even if they don't press too far - often act as a pivot, helping the team play left and right ball.

As for the full-backs, they will make full use of the wings to create offensive opportunities for the team.

When teammates in other positions move forward to create offensive opportunities for the team, the central defender usually stands in a position closer to the goal, as the last line in front of the goalkeeper when resisting the opponent's defensive counterattack. barrier.

In other words, except for the special situation that requires a high point such as set kicks, central defenders are not easy to participate in the offense.

And since the latest batch of coaches represented by Pan Yi began to use the concept of the central defender on a large scale, the long pass of the central defender to launch the offense has also become a sharp weapon for the team's offense.

Like Van Dijk, like David Luiz.

They have good performances on both offense and defense, so Pan Yi will let the central defenders help the team control the ball, and then pass the ball from the backcourt to organize the team's offense.

But the problem is, even if they did this, it only increased the outlet points in the backcourt, and added a long pass to launch the attack. It didn't make these central defenders suddenly advance and become forwards?

But Pan Yi just asked for it.

In his recent training, he often let Kos Alonso and Azpilicueta plug in from the left and right central defenders until they crossed the center line, entered the opponent's penalty area, and then completed the shot.

This subverts everyone's perception of central defenders a bit.

But Pan Yi quickly explained to everyone the benefits of this approach.

"Currently teams are keen to hoard heavy troops in the midfield area. When the team is in possession of the ball, it will be a valuable direction to let the central defender move forward and further strengthen the advantage in the number of midfielders. forward strategy."

"I've had David Luiz do that a lot in previous games and it worked out well. It's just not as aggressive as it is now."

"The main reason is that a tactic has been used for a long time and will always be studied and cracked by others. Therefore, we need to prepare more back players. This time, we tried to let two players who originally played wing backs play central defenders, and from the ribs. All the way into the opponent's restricted area."

"The centre-backs run forward with the ball, or go forward without the ball, which will give the team a further numerical advantage in the midfield area. This will make it easier for the team to carry the ball through the midfield , into a more dangerous area up front."

"And when the opponent has all our offensive players marked to death, the forward penetration of the central defender will make them hard to defend, because no one will think of marking our defender who is standing in the backcourt and seems not to participate in the attack. .”

"This style of play was actually done by someone a long time ago, and that person's name was Beckenbauer..."

"Of course, the forward movement of our two central defenders will create a gap in the defensive line and give the opponent's attacking players an opportunity. In fact, the solution to this problem is also very simple, that is, let the nearby players fill in in time - either Defensive midfielder, or the closest wing-back."

"This forms a vertical, large-scale crossover. The wing back or midfielder who was preparing to attack originally recovered, and the central defender suddenly stepped in."

"In this tactical system, the central defender will have the opportunity to suddenly appear on the front line, giving the opposing defenders a surprise, and all the players can also put pressure on the opponent in a more dangerous position."

Pan Yi did not elaborate on why this tactic is seldom widely used in world football, and historically only big players like Beckenbauer and Mateus can implement it.

In fact, the reason is very simple, because most central defenders are not skilled enough to have a positive impact on offense.

Let’s not talk about the impact of tactical requirements, just say that in the early stage of football player selection, players with good skills and a strong sense of going forward have already been trained as strikers or midfielders. How can they be allowed to play defenders?
The last one to play as a defender is often a "rough guy" who is strong and can head the ball.

But today, it is indeed a bit different.

Football has begun to produce a lot of technically superior centre-backs who can contribute offensively if they push forward.

"Coincidentally", there is such a candidate in Pan Yi's Chelsea team.

Besides David Luiz, that's Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta.

Of course, Ake also has such potential, but for now, these two guys who play wingbacks are the most suitable to implement such aggressive tactics.

Under the premise that the offensive tactics of the frontcourt are gradually studied thoroughly, the head coaches must carry out tactical innovation and find ways to improve the team's offensive ability.

In this process, the central defender is likely to become a key part of the team's offensive process.

Now, Pan Yi is going to apply this tactic directly to the game against Manchester United.

Of course, this is also Pan Yi's consistent requirement for the players, that is, each player should try to learn the skills of multiple positions, instead of one radish and one pit in the traditional sense.

In the best case, if a player can really play all positions on the field, then there really is no formation or non-formation on the field.

The changes on the field will become endless, and the coach can make many tactical adjustments without substituting players.

Of course, this premise is unlikely to be fully realized at present-letting Messi play a central defender is still a bit too outrageous.

But Pan Yi is trying his best to let the players rely on this direction, so that he can often show strange moves on the court and surprise his opponents.

In modern football, every tactical strategy is meticulously detailed. When you surprise your opponent, you often have the upper hand in strategy, and you have already won half of the battle...
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Now Manchester United's players, coaches, and fans are in a state of surprise.

When Chelsea's frontcourt attack combination seemed to be completely restricted by Manchester United, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta had quietly started from the backcourt and marched towards the United penalty area along the ribs.

At the same time, on both sides of Chelsea, the two wingbacks Cancelo and Ivanovic are actually not pressing forward very much, and even slowly retreating a little.

They just want to make up for the gap between the two central defenders.

But at this time, Manchester United just felt that Chelsea's wingbacks had difficulty attacking because of their defense, and they had to retreat.

Moreover, everyone's attention at Manchester United is now on Chelsea's trident, double defensive midfielder, two wing backs, and even David Luiz who often dribbles the ball in the middle. Lonzo and Azpilicueta?
Therefore, when Matic passed such a ball into Manchester United's penalty area, the Manchester United players were a little stunned.

Where did these two generals come from?

In fact, when Manchester United cunningly attacked Chelsea's offense, they still left a central defender at the end to defend, and that was Smalling.

This is actually Van Gaal's response to the central defender's insertion tactics that Pan Yi sometimes uses.

But the problem is, even if Chelsea had such a jump in the past, it was David Luiz in the middle. Why did they change to two full-backs today, and return two?
This left Smalling wondering what to do.

But at this moment of lightning and flint, he didn't think too much, just subconsciously stared at Marcos Alonso who was closer to him
——At the same time, this is also because Marcos Alonso is taller, and Smalling feels that he is a greater threat to his goal.

And this also caused Azpilicueta on the other side to be completely unguarded.

He penetrated the penalty area at the fastest speed and caught up with Matic's pass.

Matic's pass is just right, not too strong, not too weak, just like the pass in the past few days in training.

After Azpilicueta caught up, this feeling of catching the ball was very familiar, and the desire to shoot became very strong at this time!

So, he didn't stop the ball, and directly hit the ball with his right foot and shot angrily!

The ball kicked a straight line and shot to the upper right corner of Manchester United's goal at an extremely fast speed.

Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea's reaction is already very fast, but facing such a close distance, such a fast shot, and such a tricky angle, he can only stand upright and watch the ball hit the ground. On the inside of the upper right corner, it crashed into Manchester United's goal.

"Goal in!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL GOAL!!!!!!"

"At this time, the opening is less than 2 minutes away!"

"Chelsea's first attack, Azpilicueta's quick drive in behind, and an amazing right-footed shot, opened the scoring for Chelsea!"

"1:0! Chelsea lead by one goal at home!"

"It can be said that Chelsea's goal came a bit suddenly!"

"Just a few seconds ago, it seemed that Manchester United's defense was well organized and Chelsea seemed to be unable to attack at all."

"But a few seconds later, two of Chelsea's full-backs suddenly rushed into Manchester United's penalty area, which caught Manchester United by surprise."

"They were like magic soldiers falling from the sky, and the whole Manchester United defense was stunned."

"Now, we can finally understand the power of Chelsea's starting lineup."

"Using two wing-backs as a cameo at centre-back to make the most of their attacking abilities is truly a trick only a genius could have come up with!"

"And precisely because of this arrangement, Manchester United's zone + man-marking defense suddenly lost its effect, because no one would have thought that the two central defenders of the opponent would enter the penalty area at the same time and assume the role of a striker!"

"Pan Yi will surprise people in almost every game this season, and it will bring surprises to people. It seems that tonight is no exception!"
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In the first 2 minutes of the game, Van Gaal sat calmly in the coach's bench and watched the game on the field.

Although Pan Yi's starting lineup today and the arrangement on the back line really surprised the Dutch coach, but in his guess, it should be Pan Yi's last resort.

Terry's suspension was confirmed before the game, and Cahill also failed to start, perhaps because of any injuries encountered before the game.

This is sometimes unavoidable. Some players will be injured in the warm-up before the game after they are placed in the starting lineup.

In such an important game against Manchester United, Pan Yi may not want to let young rookies like Ake, Zuma, and Christensen play to avoid making mistakes under great pressure.

Therefore, in desperation, only the three central defenders composed of Alonso and Azpilicueta can be discharged.

But such a conjecture was shattered after 2 minutes.

Van Gaal was watching with satisfaction that his disciples kept Chelsea's attack out of the danger zone, and then suddenly heard the exclamation of the Manchester United fans, and the cheers of the Chelsea fans.

Then, there was the crisp whistle of the referee.

Goal!
Van Gaal was dumbfounded.

Both central defenders hit their penalty area?

Pan Yi is really playing a four-wing guard tactic?

This is really unheard of!
Van Gaal didn't even believe his eyes a little bit, and watched the slow-motion replay several times.

it is true.

It was not Lukaku, Hazard, or seat B who inserted into our penalty area, but Alonso and Azpilicueta.

The name of the goal scorer is indeed Azpilicueta!
Is this a special effect of improvisation by the Chelsea players on the field?

Van Gaal couldn't help but think so.

After all, such a tactic is too outrageous!

Whether it is a four-wing back or a double center back as a striker, it is outrageous. I have never seen such a tactic in world football.

However, the remaining rationality in Van Gaal's mind told him that this was probably really a tactic specially designed by Pan Yi.

It can be seen from Chelsea's starting lineup that Pan Yi would rather not start with Cahill and Ake, but also let Alonso and Azpilicueta stand in the central defender position.

This is not the impact of injuries, nor is it afraid of the nervousness of the young players. This is what Pan Yi deliberately did!
And think about the last confrontation between the two teams...

Pan Yi's 5-1-4 poke, could it be possible to find a similar style of play around the world before? (Author's Note: A certain cloud anchor is excluded.)
This shows that in this game, Pan Yi formed another unexpected lineup, and then directly gave Manchester United a sneak attack with an unexpected style of play!
Thinking of this, Van Gaal was really a little depressed.

He really prepared for this game for a long time.

Pan Yi has studied the various personnel combinations and tactics used this season very thoroughly, so today he confidently formed such a 4-1-4-1 formation to compete with it, and it seems that he is also at the opening It worked in just over a minute.

But unfortunately, it's only a minute or so.

There was a snap, very soon.Chelsea scored.

And it was scored in a way that Van Gaal hadn't thought of at all.

This is equivalent to saying that Van Gaal's preparations for such a long period of time have all come to naught.

Is there anything more depressing to the old man than this?

Van Gaal couldn't help but glanced at the home team coach's bench.

I saw that Pan Yi was celebrating the goal with the assistant coach and the substitute players, and kept pressing forward on the players on the field.

This action means...

To continue the onslaught?
Van Gaal felt vaguely uneasy.

After all, the shadow of the 0:5 disastrous defeat in the last game has been echoing in his heart.

If he still loses so badly this time, then he really doesn't know how to calculate the growing shadow area in his heart...

(End of this chapter)