After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

"I have carefully studied Pan Yi's 3-5-2 formation. To be honest, there are indeed few loopholes, but it is not without breakthroughs."

At Liverpool's Melwood training base, Klopp, who has just taken office, is discussing strategies against Chelsea with his chief assistant Zeljko Buvac.

Buvac has followed Klopp for more than ten years, from Mainz to Dortmund.

Now that Klopp has been invited to Liverpool, Uncle Zha also brought this assistant with him.

Now, Buvac also handed over a detailed game report, talking about his own analysis results:
"In this 3-5-2 formation, the most critical thing is the two wing backs. Whether Pan Yi plays Marcos Alonso, Cancelo, or Azpilicueta and Ivano Vecchio, their movement on the two wings has a huge impact on Chelsea's overall attack and defense."

"However, after pressing forward, they always leave a lot of space behind them. The space here often needs to be filled by the midfielder in the team."

"In the current Chelsea, Pan Yi is more inclined to use a midfield combination of two midfielders + one midfielder, but both Hazard and the B seat tend to attack, so this matter is generally handled by a single player. The midfielder Kante will do it."

"When Kante moves to one side to help cover the space, if we focus on the other side at this time, then our opportunity has come."

"It can be said that this is the biggest disadvantage of their single defensive midfielder lineup. I feel that the coaches of many teams should have discovered this recently. They should pay attention to restraining Chelsea's double wingbacks from advancing forward when defending, and focus on hitting behind when attacking. In this way It's a good way to limit what Chelsea can do."

"Of course, due to the limited strength of the team, they often lose in the end, but at least they have not been beaten by a big score. In the last few games, except for Stoke City who used a rotation lineup in the League Cup and was beaten A 6:0, the other teams did not suffer a big loss."

"But with our current lineup strength, there is hope that we can compete with them at home, as long as we can grasp their weakness."

While listening to Buvac's words, Klopp was also carefully reading the analysis report.

Then, he raised his head, showing his big white teeth on his bearded face: "You did a very good job. You are right, this can be said to be a very fatal loophole for Chelsea."

Defeating Pan Yi is Klopp's biggest goal in recent years.

It can even be said that one of the big reasons for coming to the Premier League and Liverpool is that you can use a better lineup to face Pan Yi here!
This is also a picture he imagined when he was in the Bundesliga.

In Klopp's first Premier League game after coming to Liverpool, he defeated the difficult Southampton 2-0, which also gave him great confidence.

In addition, Liverpool's goal this season is to compete for the top four in the league and qualify for the Champions League, so every game, especially every home game is very important.

If you can beat Chelsea and Pan Yi at Anfield, it will really be a double blessing.

"Chelsea did not score many goals in the recent games." Bovac pointed to the game data in the report again, "I think Pan Yi is a bit flustered. He dared to use a single midfielder formation, but even if he is as strong as Kanter also has no way to split into two wings to help attack and defend. In addition, his formation has no regular wingers, and he relies too much on wingbacks when attacking from the wing. This is the important weakness I just mentioned."

"But in this case, their central attack is still very sharp." Klopp said, "The first two centers are Harry Kane and Lukaku, plus the two midfielders Hazard and Bernardo. Silva, the firepower is really strong."

Buvac nodded: "Then we have to make corresponding defenses against this."

Klopp thought for a moment: "Then we will put up three defensive midfielders to fight against them. On the one hand, we have to prevent their central attack, and on the other hand, we must firmly grasp the loopholes behind their wing backs and use their single rears. Make up for the shortcomings of not being able to defend in time, and hit them hard behind."

"Well." Buvac said, "In this case, the characteristics of our Coutinho and Lallana will play a key role in this game. regions to create opportunities."

Coutinho's technical characteristics are good at dribbling, accurate passing, and powerful long-range shots, but he is not fast and has weak physical confrontation ability.

These technical characteristics determine that Coutinho is more of an offensive midfielder or midfielder than a traditional winger.

But he can go back to the side in the game, and then seek to advance to the middle, which is more sudden and harder to guard against than staying on the side.

And Lallana is characterized by being able to run, know how to run, and have good skills. This perfectly fits with the large space back push and a large number of transpositions required by Klopp.

In other words, he can also suddenly insert behind the Chelsea wingback to hit the opponent with a time difference.

In the initial stage of the Kremlin's Red Army, Lallana was an extremely important tactical pawn for the Germans and an indispensable lubricant on the offensive end.

Now, let him and Coutinho top the front midfielder, and cooperate with the three midfielders behind them to fight against Chelsea's central combination, which should be able to take advantage.

Since Chelsea does not have a winger, Klopp will use a formation that accumulates in the middle, and then use Lallana and Coutinho's interspersed to open up the opponent's wing back, and then look for opportunities.

Klopp praised: "Then let's refine the training plan for these few days, and you can arrange related training later."

"Okay, I understand." Buvac nodded and agreed.

Now that Chelsea's weakness has been grasped, Klopp and the coaching staff will create targeted tactics based on this weakness, and practice defensive and counterattack routines to restrain Chelsea in the team.

Finally, Klopp helped his black-rimmed glasses, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Pan Yi, I will give you an unforgettable meeting at Anfield!"
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"Viewers friends, welcome to the live broadcast room of Sky Sports, I am your old friend, Lineker."

"Hi everyone, I'm Alan Shearer."

"I'm Carragher."

"I'm Zora."

In the studio hall of Sky Sports TV, after all the guests greeted the audience, the host Lineker said:

"Today's match in the 11th round of the Premier League is the most watched match in this round. The Red Army Liverpool sits at Anfield and faces the Blue Army Chelsea."

"I believe everyone is looking forward to this game. First of all, this is Klopp's first official appearance at home this season after taking over Liverpool halfway. With the new captain, will this former Liverpool ship be able to set sail smoothly?"

"At the same time, this will also be the first meeting between Klopp and Pan Yi, the old rivals, in the Premier League. Whether Pan Yi continues to dominate Klopp, or Klopp succeeds in counterattacking in the new team, this Those are the things we should pay attention to.”

"For Chelsea, they have only one goal, and that is to equal the 12 unbeaten Premier League record set by Arsenal 49 years ago!"

"The miracle created by Wenger with Henry, Bergkamp and Vieira was once considered impossible to be surpassed. But Pan Yi came so close to it in his second year in the Premier League Already!"

"What's interesting is that in the next round, Chelsea's opponent is Arsenal! That is to say, if Pan Yi can cross Liverpool's barrier today, then whether Chelsea can finally break Arsenal's record will depend on For Arsenal themselves!"

"Is this a coincidence? Or is it a divine arrangement? But in any case, Chelsea must first get out of Anfield, otherwise the game a week later will not be so significant."

"From the TV footage, we can see that Chelsea's behind-the-scenes boss Russian Abramovich also came to watch the game in person, but the fans at Anfield didn't seem to welcome him and booed him."

"Okay, we've got Liverpool's starting XI first, let's see if Klopp is going to deal with his old rival Pan Yi."

"It looks like a 4-3-2-1 formation? Goalkeeper Mignolet, the defense is Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel, Klein, the three midfielders are Emre Can. , Henderson, Milner, Coutinho and Lallana are the double midfielders, and Firmino is the center forward at the top."

"What do you think of this starting lineup?"

With that said, Lineker threw the question to Red Army star Carragher.

"It's a bit of a surprise that Klopp played the Christmas tree today because he's known to be better at 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formations," Carragher said in his thick northern English accent. "But it's also understandable, because Pan Yi's 3-5-2 used this season is a style of play that focuses on attacking in the middle. Klopp just wants to limit the performance of Chelsea's double midfielder and double forward."

"It seems that many people have seen the characteristics of Pan Yi's style of play, and are trying to find a way to deal with it." Alan Shearer also nodded, "Today Klopp did not let the strong center Benteke start. Instead, he used Firmino, who was more flexible and retreated more, presumably he was also wanted to help the midfielder against Chelsea's central players."

"Yes." Carragher agreed with Alan Shearer's statement and added, "Chelsea mainly rely on two wing backs on the wing, but the two attacking midfielders that Liverpool started today are very good at penetrating behind each other. , coupled with Firmino's flexible movement, should cause Chelsea a lot of trouble."

Lineker also said: "It seems that Klopp has made very good preparations today. From the perspective of the camera, he also appears to be full of confidence. Maybe today is the beginning of his defeat of Pan Yi?"

Carragher said with a smile: "I hope so. The revival of the Red Army may start from this game, and I am full of expectations for it!"

But at this time, Zola, Pan Yi's brainless fan, snorted: "If you analyze this way, do you think our Pan Yi is too simple? He won't play 3-5-2 once or twice. If It's so easy to deal with, why haven't Chelsea lost this season so far?"

Lineker laughed: "You're right. Let's not forget that Pan Yi's greatest strength is his on-the-spot changes. Even if the initial formation is firmly restrained by the opponent, he can quickly come up with a countermeasure... Ah, Chelsea's starting XI is also out, let's take a look first."

Reminded by Lineker, all the guests also turned their attention to the big screen.

There have been pictures of Chelsea players and their formation positions.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defenders: Ake, Van Dijk, Terry.

Defenders: Kanter, David Luiz.

Frontcourt: Hazard, Lingard, seat B, Gnabry.

Center Forward: Harry Kane.

Looking at this starting list, a question mark slowly popped up on Lineker's forehead: "?"

Alan Shearer said: "??"

Carragher: "???"

Then the three of them said in unison: "Why is there no fullback?"

Yes, Pan Yi's lineup is a 3-2-4-1 in terms of positioning, a combination of three central defenders + double defensive midfielders + two forward midfielders + two wingers + a single center forward. There is no fullback at all.

Neither the full-back nor the wing-back, neither Marcos Alonso nor Azpilicueta played!

Zola opened her mouth wide, surprised and delighted: "Haha, Pan Yi really has a new job!!"

Yes, this is definitely a new job, and it's a shocking job.

要知道，在这个世界的主流战术打法中，无论是四后卫的4-3-3，4-2-3-1，4-4-2，还是三后卫的3-4-3，3-5-2，边后卫的防守和助攻都是非常重要的组成部分。

But today, Pan Yi's lineup doesn't even have a single fullback?

In the frontcourt, Hazard, Lingard, Seat B, and Gnabry are four players who are somewhat mutually exclusive, and usually only play two of them, but Pan Yi threw them all up. .

Even if these hosts and guests of Sky Sports are all retired stars, they can be said to be football experts, but this is still beyond their cognition.

"Their wing...are they only relying on two wingers? Is this enough?" After a long while, Lineker raised his own doubts, "Even the main center Lukaku is not on...Pan Yi is even Have you given up on the middle fulcrum too?"

"Maybe let the two midfielders and two midfielders in the middle help." Alan Shearer touched his now bald head and thought, "But I still can't figure out the logic of this formation. "

"David Luiz was also pushed to the midfielder position today to cooperate with Kanter. This may also be a change of Pan Yi." Carragher also said, "But I don't quite understand. Using Matic or Gray Isn't Zika also available? Why do you have to use a central defender as a cameo midfielder?"

Zola laughed again: "If you all guessed it, can Pan Yi still be regarded as the world's first teacher? Just let you coach! To be a good head coach is not to sit in the studio like us Just play around with your lips..."

"Don't tell me, I heard that Gary Neville is already preparing to coach." Lineker also laughed, "I told you to keep laughing at him, and now he really wants to prove that he can also be a head coach!"

"Really, which team is so short-sighted?" Carragher took the opportunity to hurt his good friend, "No wonder he didn't come to the show recently."

Lineker replied: "Valencia."

Everyone nodded and shook their heads slightly.

Valencia did not play very well this season. It took ten rounds in La Liga to rank seventh. This is a bit short for a team that has always wanted to enter the Champions League.

It is precisely because of this that their coach, the Portuguese Nuno, has been in the whirlpool of public opinion about dismissing get out of class recently.

Just, why Gary Neville?

How does this Singaporean boss in Valencia feel like a not-so-bright Yazi...

Couldn't it be that he was limped by Gary Neville's eloquence in the commentary and guest seats?

It's just that although everyone thought so in their hearts, they still didn't say it out of their mouths.

After all, we are all friends. It’s okay to lose a little occasionally, but you can’t just lose someone’s job like that.

Besides, what if Gary Neville really has the talent for coaching?
When the time comes to lead Valencia back to the Champions League, and then have a decisive battle with Pan Yi, and finally defeat Pan Yi in a counterattack, what a passionate and inspirational story!
"Okay, everyone wake up."

Lineker pointed to the big screen: "The game is about to start, let's pay attention to this strong dialogue first. Pan Yi's 3-2-4-1 formation can be said to be unheard of in world football. How it was played, let us observe it in the game!"

On the live broadcast screen of the game, players from the two teams entered the stadium one after another under the leadership of the referee, and bursts of cheers and boos were heard from the entire Anfield stadium.

Obviously, the cheers were for the home team, Liverpool, and the boos were for Chelsea.

"We saw the head coach of the two teams, Pan Yi, shaking hands with Liverpool's Klopp at the exit of the player tunnel. They can be said to be old rivals, but they can also be said to be old friends."

"Since the second season in Hamburg, Pan Yi has maintained an unbeaten record in the league and 48 unbeaten games in the Premier League. If calculated by personal record, Pan Yi has already achieved Unbeaten for 85 consecutive games! This is an unprecedented terrifying record in the history of European professional leagues!"

"Klopp also said in the press conference before the game that defeating Pan Yi is his biggest goal all the time, and it will make him feel a great honor."

"Now, both teams are ready to go, let's see whether Klopp can end Pan Yi's unbeaten record, or Pan Yi leads his Chelsea to break one record after another!"

In the passionate commentary of the commentator, with the whistle of the referee, the focus of this round of the Premier League has officially started!
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For Klopp, when he shook hands with Pan Yi before the game, he pretended to be calm.

Because when he saw Chelsea's starting list, he was undoubtedly taken aback!
An attacking group of five people, double defensive midfielders, especially the boundless backs, this was something he never expected!

This can't be blamed on Klopp. After all, in the history of world football, there are not many games where someone will form such a formation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was Pan Yi's original creation.

Although Chelsea used the "false central defender + false full-back" style of play against Manchester City last season, there were still full-backs, or it was still within everyone's understanding.

But it is really the only one in the world to engage in Boundary Guard!
Therefore, in such a short period of time, it was too difficult for Klopp to immediately think of Pan Yi's intentions and come up with a solution.

Just like those guests on Sky Sports, Klopp is also at a loss!
In other words, I can't understand it, but I am shocked.

But one thing is certain, that is, Klopp's pre-match preparations will most likely be invalidated.

Chelsea's lineup is neither a double forward, nor a single midfielder, nor a double wing back. This original targeted deployment, of course, will not be used.

But now, Klopp can only bite the bullet.

He didn't know how Pan Yi thought of forming such a weird formation, and of course he didn't know how to adjust it, so he could only let the players adapt.

Now Klopp can only hope for this kind of change in Pan Yi, which is a whimsical trick, but it will make Chelsea players mess up!
Therefore, when Pan Yi shook hands with Klopp and gave him a meaningful look, Klopp also put down a cruel sentence:
"Don't think you can scare me like this. I'm ready to beat you!"