After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 407 Shocking big upset!
After playing Wolfsburg, Pan Yi's team went directly north to Manchester, preparing to challenge Manchester United away.

The main reason why I didn't return to London was that the interval between the two games was too short.

One game was on September 9th and the other was on September 17th. They almost started playing immediately after just one day off after the kick.

This is a test for both teams that have a Champions League mission, but it will be relatively better for Manchester United.

Because Manchester United's Champions League game will start earlier on September 9, so they will have one more day off than Chelsea.

And they are at home for two consecutive games, and they have avoided running around like Chelsea.

Manchester United's opponents are not strong either. They played against Bruges in Belgium, and finally won 4:0 easily.

Of course, although Manchester United seemed to have the right time, place and people in this game, Van Gaal, as the head coach, was still very cautious.

Since Manchester United were flattened by Chelsea twice last season and scored 13 goals in the two games, Van Gaal's lineup today is a standard 4-2-3-1, which is to defend and fight. Chelsea's counterattack.

The single striker is Rooney, behind him are new aid Depay, as well as Belgian teenagers Januzaj and Mata, and the double midfielders are also newly joined German stars Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin.

From left to right in defense are Luke Shaw, Blind, Smalling and Damian.

The goalkeeper is due to De Gea's injury, and today is Argentine goalkeeper Romero.

It can be said that this lineup has undergone a lot of changes from the personnel who played against Chelsea last season.

But after the game started, Chelsea still played a wave of offensive from the beginning of the first half, which made Manchester United a little embarrassed.

The main reason is that the confidence of Chelsea players is too high now!

Pan Yi's instructions to the players also hope to break through Manchester United's goal as soon as possible, so as to seize the opportunity.

From the opening to 7 minutes, Lukaku broke through Manchester United's goal, but there seemed to be a hairy offside when shooting. After the line referee raised the flag, the referee also whistled to indicate that the goal was invalid.

Only 2 minutes later, after receiving Van Dijk's long pass, Hazard cut into the penalty area with the ball. After attracting the attention of the defense, he knocked back to Harry Kane. on the post.

After that, Chelsea's offense was wave after wave.

Finally, in the No. 18 minute, the B seat made a diagonal pass from the outside. Hazard knocked the ball on the left side of the penalty spot without stopping. Lukaku volleyed and broke the Manchester United goal.

After taking the lead, Chelsea not only did not give up as soon as it was good, but instead played a wave of more violent attacks, forcing Manchester United goalkeeper Romero to make brilliant saves again and again.

Van Gaal also frowned, remembering the two tragedies last season, so he waved the flag, and Manchester United retreated across the board.

In particular, the two offensive wingers, Mata and Depay, also returned to the position of full-back. Manchester United's formation became a purely defensive 4-4-1-1, which barely stabilized their position.

But as soon as the whistle sounded in the second half, Chelsea took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Manchester United.

After Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough, he sent a long diagonal pass. Lukaku rushed forward quickly, before everyone else, and threw the ball to Harry Kane on the right with a flick of his head. The latter followed up and easily hit the shot.

Two to zero!
The two strikers each scored a goal.

At this time, the second half had just passed 1 minute!

Chelsea continued to bombard Manchester United indiscriminately, creating opportunities continuously, but Manchester United also defended extremely tenaciously.

After 60 minutes of the game, Chelsea began to recover the formation.

The main reason is that Pan Yi saw that his players were indeed still a little tired, unable to maintain the full-strength press until the end, even with substitutions.

So it's better to slow down the rhythm first, so that the players don't consume too much energy.

Although Chelsea's League Cup opponent is only Walsall, a League One team in five days, Pan Yi's goal this year is to win all the championships, so he will not neglect any game, and will put these games together And consider.

It's just that, in professional football games, sometimes when one side is soft, the other side will be hard, not to mention that the opponent is a giant team like Manchester United, and they are still playing at home.

Under the command of Van Gaal, Manchester United suddenly became supportive.

Especially the Dutch star Memphis Depay, who ambushed and cruising behind Rooney, created a lot of threats.

It was also him who, with a long shot in the No. 701 minute, forced Courtois to make a diving save, and at the same time sounded the horn of Manchester United's counterattack against Chelsea.

No. 705 minutes, Depay dribbled the ball past Terry and passed it straight into the penalty area. Rooney took the ball with his back and couldn't turn around. shoot.

The ball was actually a bit off, but it happened to hit Van Dijk's leg and refracted into Chelsea's goal.

Courtois is also helpless for such a conceded goal with a bit of luck.

The score also came to 1:2.

Two minutes later, Chelsea launched an offensive again, Harry Kane assisted, and Lukaku got a chance for a one-handed goal. As a result, the shot was too weak and was confiscated by goalkeeper Romero.

Yuanwai Lu was finally happy for a while.

But happiness comes at a price.

In the 81st minute, Manchester United created another good opportunity for team cooperation to attack.

Mata and Depay passed consecutive kicks outside the penalty area, and finally Depay passed the ball into the penalty area. After Rooney stopped the ball and turned around, he shot angrily and broke Chelsea's goal again.

Two to two!
After that, no matter how Chelsea attacked, they still failed to break Manchester United's goal.
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Encountered the first draw of the new season, Pan Yi's mood was not affected.

"Our opponents had a good offensive efficiency tonight. They only had four shots, two shots on target, and scored two goals. And we created 25 shot opportunities, including one suspected offside goal, two goals. Hit the post. Arguably we were the better team, not winning is just a little unlucky."

Pan Yi also praised Manchester United goalkeeper Romero by name, thinking that the main goalkeeper of Argentina played a high level in today's game.

"I saw him at the 2014 World Cup and obviously he was in good form today. To be able to score two goals against a goalkeeper like that is pretty good to be honest."

At the same time, Pan Yi also expressed his understanding of Lukaku's missed opportunities.

"There has never been a striker who can guarantee that he will score a single goal, so I will not use this standard to ask Lukaku, or Harry Kane, Mbappé, it is unfair to them."

"They are all smart players who know how to reflect on their mistakes in constant games, then make improvements, and finally play better."

"Lukaku was the Premier League Golden Boot last season, and he is still ranked first this season. If his achievements are obliterated just because he failed to score once, it would be too ignorant of the ball."

This is Pan Yi. In an interview with reporters, he said that his players are mainly encouraging and will not easily criticize others.

Of course, when it's time to spray back in the locker room or on the training ground...

And this draw made Van Gaal happy.

Regardless of whether it is dominant or not, the number of shots and ball possession rate, if you don't lose the ball is king!
After all, this Chelsea team led by Pan Yi is Manchester United's number one sufferer!
Last season was not only as simple as a double play, but also 0:5 in one game and 0:8 in one game, which can definitely be described as "disgraceful".

But today, Manchester United tied Chelsea! ! !

From then on, Manchester United can stand up!

And after the six rounds, Manchester United has not fallen behind, and can still rank fourth after Chelsea, Manchester City, and Leicester City.

This also made the Red Devils full of confidence.

Van Gaal even threatened, saying that Chelsea is not invincible this season, Manchester United has a chance to complete the counterattack, and even win the Premier League championship!
He also said that the loss to Swansea in the fourth round was just an accident. Now that his team is strong and strong, it is impossible to lose again when facing such mid-lower teams!

But no one expected that Van Gaal would be slapped in the face on the back just as soon as he made a bold statement on the front foot...
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Evening of September 24th, Yorkshire, Bushham Crescent Stadium.

In the third round of the League Cup, York City played against Manchester United at home.

York City's performance in the League Cup this season is still good.

In the first round, they drew the League One team Bradford (not the little bee Brentford), so they took the next step and advanced through a penalty shootout after a 2:2 draw with their opponents.

In the second round, York City's opponent was the Premier League team Swansea. The two sides fought until the 90th minute and it was still tied. As a result, York City got a header from defender Ian Hart in stoppage time. The lore kills the opponent and enters the third round.

Then, they drew Manchester United.

York City vs. Manchester United, this is actually a "regional battle".

Why do you say that?
If you talk about the "Rose Derby" to a Premier League fan, then he must know that it refers to the game between Leeds United and Manchester United.

In fact, the two teams are mortal enemies, and their grievances can even be traced back to the War of the Roses that broke out between the Lancaster family and the York family.

At that time Manchester belonged to Lancashire and Leeds belonged to Yorkshire.

Later, during the industrial revolution, Manchester was rich in cotton, while Leeds was rich in wool, and the two sides added new enemies.

The two teams have become the continuation of the cultural genes of the two cities and inherited this hatred.

Therefore, every time Manchester United meets Leeds United, it is full of gunpowder.

So here comes the question, York family?York City?Doesn't that sound like a more direct lineage?
Yes, in fact, the historical hatred between Leeds United and Manchester United is also true for York City.

Both Leeds United and York City belong to Yorkshire, and it takes about half an hour to drive between the two cities.

However, because the gap between York City and Manchester United is too great, no one will treat them as a pair of deadly enemies.

In fact, there is no need to mention York City. Even Sheffield Wednesday, which is a little more famous than them, Sheffield United, including Bradford, which they defeated in the first round of the League Cup, are all players from Yorkshire. Team, but in fact, there is no sense of existence.

The reason is simple, just like in Longguo, the relationship between Guoan and Shenhua is also related to some grievances between the two cities, but Shenhua will not regard the BJ University of Technology football team as a mortal enemy.

The level must be about the same to be able to stand up to the deadly enemy.

It is precisely because of this that the representative of Yorkshire has always been the strongest and best-performing Leeds United. Their meeting with Manchester United can be called the "Rose Derby".

Of course, this situation, in the eyes of die-hard fans of York City, is still quite unpleasant.

My majestic team with the name "York" can't represent Yorkshire?

But the fans have nothing to do, who makes the team weak?
Although there is a relatively large gap in strength between Leeds United and Manchester United, they are a perennial Premier League team. Even if they are sometimes relegated, they will only go to the English Championship, and occasionally they will be killed quickly if they fall to the League One.

From the perspective of historical records, Leeds United has won England's top league titles, the FA Cup, and even reached the finals of the European Champions Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, which is enough to attract many Yorkshire people to become them fans.

As for York City, it has already exploded in League One, League Two, and even the fifth and sixth leagues are where they often stay...

Let's just say that last season, they were almost relegated to the fifth level of the National League.

Of course, fortunately, there are now various signs that Pan Yi, the world's number one head coach, seems to have become the new owner of the club!
Although there has been no official announcement, the arrival of Scaloni and Valentina, as well as the joining of many high-quality and cheap players, seem to confirm that many media reports are true.

Including the sponsorship contracts of some commercial companies, if it weren't for Pan Yi's golden signboard, what would he do with York City?

There is another real hammer, that is, Pan Yi himself often runs to York City.

No, after three consecutive rounds without victory in York City, Pan Yi went to the club and had an in-depth exchange with the head coach Scaloni, and then the team immediately bought high center Baker, and the tactics immediately became traditional The 4-4-2 began to hold high and play high.

This change took effect immediately. York City beat Stevenage away in the seventh round of the League Two, and defeated Carlisle United in the eighth round, winning two consecutive victories.

In the standings, York City also quickly rose to the second place, with Portsmouth and Plymouth on 16 points, which is 1 point behind the No.1 Leyton Orient.

This also gave all York City fans hope.

They firmly believe that this team is the favorite to upgrade this season.

They also believe that under the leadership of Boss Pan Yi, League One will never be the end of York City.

It was in this situation that York City actually drew Manchester United in the League Cup.

Isn't this a good opportunity to prove that he is Manchester United's mortal enemy?

Don't forget that York City entered the third round after eliminating Swansea in the second round of the League Cup, and the only game Manchester United lost in the Premier League this season was Swansea...

This also doubled the confidence of York City.

As a result, the entire Busham Crescent Stadium was packed, and nearly [-] York City fans poured into the stadium to cheer for the team.

It can be said that people throughout Yorkshire are cheering for this game, and they are all cheering for York City!
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Van Gaal never imagined that at the Busham Crescent Stadium in York City, he would be greeted with a blow to the head.

In this game, he basically played with a rotation lineup. After all, in his eyes, a team like York City really doesn't need all the main players to play.

Young players like Cameron Jackson, Paddy McNair, and Martial have all been given opportunities to play, and the starting goalkeeper has also been replaced by 22-year-old Sam Johnstone.

Of course, there are still Carrick, Valencia, Mata, Rooney and other stars in the Manchester United team. From the perspective of paper strength, it is still much stronger than a group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" in York City.

But only 3 minutes into the game, York City started with a wave of rushing attacks.

On the left, Joe Partington and Gary Fletcher played a cooperation, and then it was a cross directly. Baker, who was inserted in the back, jumped high with a powerful head and pierced through the goal guarded by Johnstone.

York City lead [-]-[-] at home!

This seemingly unexpected goal made York City fans ecstatic.

And this time the celebration wasn't even over yet, as York City scored again.

In the 4th minute, York City made a breakthrough on the wing and created a corner kick opportunity.

After the corner kick, Baker beat Blind to grab the first header and shot. Carrick blocked the ball on the line, but Gary Fletcher missed a shot from close range and broke United's goal again. goal.

Two to zero!
The whole stadium is crazy!

All York City fans couldn't believe what they saw.

York City, as a League Two team, actually beat the Premier League giants in the opening game, and even broke Manchester United's goal twice? ? ?
Even if Manchester United didn't do their best, even if Van Gaal put a lot of young players in the defense, it's still Manchester United!
Manchester United players, no matter how young they are, they are still in the first team of Manchester United!
Isn't this much better than the terminated veterans in York City, and the young striker Baker with a weekly salary of only 1000 yuan?
And so is it.

They reacted quickly.

In the 20th minute, Carrick sent a direct pass. Rooney quickly inserted the ball. After receiving the ball, he passed the defender Miles Edison one-on-one, then passed the goalkeeper Conrad Logan, and then sent the ball. Go into the empty goal and get back a goal for Manchester United.

Two to one!

Before the end of the first half, Martial, who has not yet become the director of the football electronics factory, suddenly dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area, passed three players in a row and scored with a low shot, two to two!

The two sides are tied!
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After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Manchester United began to firmly control the game.

The midfield composed of Carrick, Mata and Herrera is still very controlled compared to York City.

But York City also performed extremely tenaciously, defended solidly, counterattacked quickly, and passed the high-altitude ball unambiguously at all. It felt like a war of attrition with Manchester United.

It was difficult for York City to get a chance, and they were frequently attacked by Manchester United. However, the York City goalkeeper and the goal post showed their strength and tried their best to keep the goal.

The two sides have always been deadlocked, and the second half has not been able to rewrite the score.

Until the last minute of stoppage time, Manchester United began to attack York City with all their strength.

After all, even if it was a draw, it would be difficult for them to accept it. The opponent is only a League Two team!

If it is dragged to a penalty shootout, everything will be hard to say.

And as many rotation players, the League Cup is a rare opportunity to play.

If you only play one game and then GG, not to mention that the chances of subsequent games will be reduced, and the status in the mind of the head coach will also decline.

But at this time, Valencia's cross was intercepted by York City, and York City took advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Their counterattack method is also very simple, that is, Bigfoot finds the only forward who stays in the frontcourt, Baker!
After Baker stopped the ball with his chest, he saw that Manchester United goalkeeper Johnstone was a little too far forward, and he flicked it before the ball hit the ground!
The ball drew a wonderful arc and flew directly to Manchester United's goal.

Johnstone scrambled and scrambled towards the goal in embarrassment, but ultimately failed to prevent the ball from falling directly above the net to the lower edge of the crossbar, behind the goal line.

The ball is in!
Before the referee blew his whistle, Baker excitedly rushed out of the field and towards his fans.

The screams of York City fans were heard throughout the stadium.

Even the whole city seems to be crazy about this goal.

3: 2!

York City lore Manchester United!
The live TV footage also firmly locked Van Gaal on the sidelines.

The Manchester United coach also had a look of shock on his face.

Obviously, he did not expect that his team would be scored again by York City in stoppage time.
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Three to two, York City defeated Manchester United at home, breaking out a big upset!

You know, before the game, when the result of the draw came out, everyone concluded that York City's road to the League Cup had come to an end.

Even if Manchester United played from the bench, even if Van Gaal vigorously promoted young players, it was still Manchester United.

Even if this kind of Manchester United is not the strongest, it is not something that the League Two teams can fight against.

But now, York City has won!
Unpopular!

This is definitely a big upset!
As soon as the game ended, the entire English football world was already fried.

Compared with York City's upset victory over Chelsea last season, Van Gaal seems to be more ashamed.

Because in the original game, York City took advantage of the "geographical advantage" and finally won with a penalty kick;
Today, however, Manchester United was defeated for real, with no excuse at all.

Major newspapers and media also reported the game at length:
"A Real Giant Slayer?York City beat Manchester United again after shocking Chelsea last season

"Van Gaal was struggling to draw against Pan Yi, but was immediately slapped by Pan Yi's lover"

Will York City represent Yorkshire?Leeds United have been dormant in the Championship for many years, the last time they met Manchester United was four years ago, and they lost three goals"

"It's a real hammer, York City is definitely Pan Yi's team, otherwise they won't be so excited when they play Manchester United!" "

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(End of this chapter)