After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

When the Manchester United team came to London to prepare for this crucial battle, they soon discovered that everything here seemed to be related to the number "59".

On the streets, there are many places with slogans like "58 games unbeaten + beat Manchester United = 59 games unbeaten".

Even the house number of Manchester United's hotel is 59, and there are newspapers everywhere reporting that Chelsea is about to break the 58-match unbeaten record and reach 59 unbeaten games.

"Why is 59 everywhere?" Rooney complained, "It's a good thing it's not 69."

"It's better if it's not the secret of No. 9." Martial may be smiling, but there is no smile on that poker face.

What Martial said was actually the British drama "Secret No. 2014", which was broadcast in February 2. The feature of this drama is that it is basically starring two screenwriters, and there is "No. 9" in each unit drama. "the elements of.

And Martial said this because when he transferred from Monaco to Manchester United for a total price of 5800 million pounds, he wore the No. 9 jersey!
His performance is also quite good. In the home game against Liverpool on September 2015, 9, Martial came off the bench to complete Manchester United's debut, and scored the first goal representing Manchester United in the final stage of the game.

On December 2015, 12, Martial won the 19 European Golden Boy Award.

And he also relied on his excellent performance to occupy the main position in the first season of joining Manchester United, and scored goals on all fronts of the team. He is currently the top scorer in the Manchester United team.

So, this is a conversation between the two leading Manchester United forwards.

"Enough is enough!" Rooney yelled.

In the past few days, there are reports and news praising Chelsea everywhere in my ears. Now that I have come to Chelsea's territory, it is full of these things that seem a bit harsh to Manchester United players. Of course Rooney is a bit upset.

When they got off the bus just now, some fans even held up posters and shouted at Rooney, "How do you evaluate Chelsea's unbeaten record of 59 games?"
This added to Rooney's anger. If it wasn't for the pulling of his teammates, maybe the irritable Lu Xiaopang would rush to tear up the poster that the opponent was holding to promote his unbeaten 59 games.

Rooney, as the captain of Manchester United, was of course not happy to be ridiculed like this.

While maintaining an unbeaten record, Chelsea topped the Premier League standings, but what about Manchester United?

Now it is only ranked sixth, and there is still a distance of 6 points from Manchester City, which is fourth...

There is still a long way to go if you want to break into the Champions League.

Van Gaal was relatively calm when he found out about this, but he issued an order that all Manchester United players stay in the hotel and are not allowed to go anywhere.

At Manchester United's tactical analysis meeting, Van Gaal said firmly:
"This is all a Chelsea conspiracy!"

"Whether their club sent someone to do it, or the fans spontaneously, the purpose is to mess with our mentality."

"As for tomorrow's tactics? We're going to attack this time!"

"My judgment is that Pan Yi would not have thought that we would attack aggressively in the away game."

"So, in this game, we will catch them off guard and try to score early."

After finishing speaking, Van Gaal looked at the crowd, "After I finish speaking, who is in favor and who is against?"
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Van Gaal didn't allow his players to be distracted by a verbal spat with the Chelsea people, but he didn't restrain himself.

At the press conference, Van Gaal immediately went to war with Pan Yi.

Van Gaal declared that although Manchester United's record against Pan Yi's Chelsea was at a disadvantage in the league, the last draw at Old Trafford proved that Chelsea was not invincible.

As a traditional giant that has won the most Premier League titles, it still has a certain psychological advantage when facing an upstart like Chelsea.

Therefore, if Chelsea wants to create a record of 59 unbeaten games in the five major leagues, Manchester United will never agree.

And Pan Yi said calmly: "Last season, we beat Manchester United 8-0 at this venue..."

"Pan Yi will realize that he is far behind me." Van Gaal deliberately stimulated Pan Yi, "I have led teams to participate in more games than he has led."

"Yes, I am much younger than him." Pan Yi said, "Also, we beat Manchester United 8-0 at home."

Van Gaal: "..."

The smell of gunpowder between the two seems to be very strong, but no matter what Van Gaal says, as long as Pan Yi sacrifices an "8:0", it is enough to stand invincible.

This made Van Gaal really unable to swallow this breath.

The purpose of van Gaal's argument with Pan Yi is very simple, that is, to stimulate the other party and make the other party stunned and stupefied.

But now it seems that Pan Yi is not moved at all. On the contrary, Van Gaal is completely at a disadvantage.
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The Stamford Bridge Stadium was brightly lit this night, and the stands were packed.

At a glance, a blue ocean.

In the 04-05 season "Mu Yiqi" created the record for the fewest goals conceded in the five major leagues (15 goals), Chelsea ushered in another opportunity to create a record for the five major leagues.

Unlike the "least conceded goals" record, which seems relatively unpopular, and probably no one will remember it, AC Milan's 58 unbeaten games can be said to be famous.

It can be said that as long as you are a real fan, it is impossible not to know this record.

Therefore, in this milestone battle, facing the old rival Manchester United, Chelsea fans also broke out with fanatical and crazy enthusiasm.

"The players from both sides have already entered the field, and the game is about to start. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides in this focus match." Zhan Jun's voice sounded.

Today's game is scheduled for the evening of British time, so it is late at night for Dragon Country fans, but there are still countless fans standing in front of the TV to watch the game.

"For Manchester United, Van Gaal is still playing a standard 4-2-3-1 formation, and the goalkeeper is still Spanish goalkeeper De Gea."

"At the back, Smalling and Blind at centre-back and Damian and Ashley Young at full-back."

"It is worth noting that both Ashley Young and Damian can play on both sides, and then arrange different sides according to different opponents, and sometimes change positions according to the situation on the field."

"In the midfield, Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger partnered with double midfielders, and in front of them were Martial, Depay and Mata."

"At the top of the line is Captain Wayne Rooney."

"Van Gaal has largely made no changes to the starting line-up compared to the last time Manchester United played Chelsea at Old Trafford. De Gea is back in the line-up and Ashley Young has replaced him with an injury. Luke Shaw."

"It can also be seen from this that the old coach is still very satisfied with his tactical system. Since he was able to use this lineup to equalize Chelsea last time, he will not change it this time."

"Now we look at Chelsea's starting XI..."

After the game started, Van Gaal was sitting on the coaching bench of the visiting team. He was staring at the Chelsea players, thinking about Pan Yi's starting lineup.

The goalkeeper is No. [-] Courtois.

The three central defender partners are Ake, Van Dijk and David Luiz.

This season, this central defender combination has gradually replaced the original Terry and Cahill and has become Pan Yi's first choice.

These three central defenders not only have a solid defense, but they are more in line with Pan Yi's requirements for ball-playing central defenders in terms of passing and possession. They can even be said to be representatives of modern central defenders.

The changes came in midfield.

The left midfielder uses the faster Cancelo, while the right midfielder is still the comprehensive Azpilicueta.

Among them, there is no suspense in the back midfielder Kanter, but the two people in front of Kanter are Gretzka and Matic.

Neither Hazard nor Seat B started!

Then there are Lukaku and Harry Kane up front.

Pan Yi's on-the-spot change made Van Gaal vigilant.

For the young but seasoned Pan Yi, he has now treated him with the most cautious and vigilant attitude.

Everyone knows that if you take Pan Yi's tactics lightly, you will definitely suffer!

And what is the purpose of Chelsea's starting midfield combination today...

Van Gaal was still thinking, the whistle sounded on the field.

Gretzka made a fierce tackle and knocked Schweinsteiger to the ground with the ball.

The referee blew a foul, but only verbally warned Gretzka, and did not play a card.

Van Gaal got up from his seat, growling and swearing.

He was very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty.

Because the game only started 5 minutes, Chelsea had two fouls.

The last time Matic shoveled Schneiderlin, and this time it was Gretzka who flew Schweinsteiger.

Why did Chelsea play so fiercely today?
Playing these two midfielders instead of the more technical ones like Hazard and the B seat, is it just to make things rough?
Van Gaal couldn't help turning his head to the side, and looked at the home team's coaching bench again.

I saw that Pan Yi did not stand on the sidelines, but sat on his seat and ate with peace of mind, as if everything on the court had nothing to do with him.

In fact...

This is of course one of Pan Yi's tactics!

The last time they drew with Manchester United, there was a big reason that the midfield fight was not aggressive enough, allowing the opponent's Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger to get too many opportunities to hold the ball.

Needless to say, "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger, if you don't give him enough pressure, he can pass a very deadly ball in the midfield.

Since Schneiderlin transferred from Southampton this season, he has also won the trust of Van Gaal with his excellent defensive ability and has occupied the position of the main midfielder.

He can be said to be top-notch in the Premier League whether he is blocking frontally, chasing back and shoveling or confronting in the air, and if he is allowed to hold the ball comfortably, he also has the ability to accurately pass and transfer the ball.

Therefore, Pan Yi decided to prescribe the right medicine for today's game and use Matic and Gretzka to deal with them.

In fact, there is no real "beast waist" in the current Chelsea team. It can be said that they are all all-around midfielders.

Matic and Gretzka's passing, forward penetration and shooting, are they worse?

However, compared to Hazard and Seat B, they are still more suitable to do some "dirty work" things.

In this way, Chelsea's offensive tactics today are very hard and aggressive.

There is only one purpose, to use offense to suppress Manchester United, and to use offense to offense to provide protection for the defense.

Of course, for such an arrangement, some background checks were done beforehand.

That is, today's referee is Atkinson, one of the "Four Blind Premier League".

Why four blind?The wealthy hunter Clattenburg, the condemned Atkinson, the North London sniper McDean, and the blind man Oliver are also.

While most referees in the Premier League average nearly 4 yellow cards per game, Oliver and Atkinson only have 2. Obviously, in terms of penalty scales, Atkinson and Oliver are among the few in the Premier League with relatively loose penalty scales referee.

Atkinson's average number of fouls (15 times) is the lowest among the 20 referees in the league.

Therefore, Pan Yi asked his players to be more active in the fight before the game, so that they could use more bodies!

In this way, the strong Gretzka and the tall Matic are of course more useful.

It turned out to be true, Atkinson didn't say much about Chelsea's first two fouls.

And soon, Pan Yi's arrangement caused Manchester United a headache.

Van Gaal immediately discovered that Manchester United's established tactics for the opening attack faced Chelsea's tough interception in the midfield, and it was basically difficult to organize an effective offense.

Chelsea's midfield interception was very fierce, and it can even be said that it was a big move. Manchester United lacked the necessary preparations for this.

All of a sudden, scenes of people turning their backs on their backs appeared frequently, which also made Manchester United a little flustered.

Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger were completely caught in hand-to-hand combat with Chelsea.

That's all for Schneiderlin. After several fights, Schweinsteiger was even a little afraid of physical confrontation.

After all, he is 33 years old this year, and he is no longer the little pig who could fight until his head was broken and stay on the court!
And Chelsea's tactics are very simple. The three midfielders try their best to tear Manchester United's midfielder apart and escort the two full-backs with all their strength, while Lukaku and Harry Kane are cruising in the frontcourt, ready to attack at any time.

Chelsea quickly seized a Manchester United error in the chaotic battle and launched a counterattack successfully.

This is Schweinsteiger facing Gretzka's dogfight and being forced to transfer the ball to Depay.

Depay was just about to receive the ball when he was surrounded by Kanter and Matic. He chose to pass back to Ashley Young, and then the ball was intercepted by David Luiz halfway.

Chelsea quickly launched a counterattack.

David Luiz found Cancelo with a through ball. After the Portuguese full-back dribbled the ball and attracted the defense of many Manchester United players, he suddenly split the side.

After Harry Kane, who retreated to respond, took the ball, he took two steps horizontally and shot a powerful long-range shot directly outside the penalty area.

The shot of this ball is very powerful and the ball is very fast. De Gea did not dare to hold the ball and chose to hit the ball outward.

Lukaku, who was ambushing in the penalty area, grabbed the ball in front of Smalling. He first made a spike to avoid Smalling's steal, and then split the ball to the right.

The Chelsea right-back Azpilicueta who plugged in took a low shot.

The ball crashed into the net!

"Azpilicueta! Beautiful shot! Chelsea's attack was very aggressive, both full-backs were very high, and Azpilicueta on the right rushed into the penalty area and grabbed the goal. Mian scored a goal earlier!"

A huge cheer erupted at Stamford Bridge when Azpilicueta scored the goal.

The cheers were so shocking that even outside the stadium, the huge sound could be felt, like a volcanic eruption.

"One to zero! Chelsea is one to zero ahead of Manchester United, they go first!"

Van Gaal was furious on the sidelines, he was very, very dissatisfied with the team's defense this time.

Azpilicueta was completely missed.

"I feel, are we pressing too high?" said the assistant coach Giggs on the side.

Van Gaal snorted and said nothing.

He naturally knew the reason.

Manchester United's tactic is to press out and attack, especially relying on the two sides, especially Damian's left is the key point, which makes Damian frequently press out, this time Chelsea hit the space behind Damian .

But now Van Gaal has no particularly good solution.

The score fell behind, and Manchester United wanted to attack even more.

It can only make the players pay more attention to the vacancy left after the assist of their full-backs, and let the central defenders and midfielders make up more positions.

The ensuing game fell into a state of anxiety.

Chelsea's fight in the midfield seems to have become more fierce.

Goretzka even brought down Ashley Young and Martial twice in a row in five minutes.

The referee Atkinson believed that it was not a foul when Gretzka brought down Ashley Young. The second time it was found to be a foul and he verbally warned Gretzka.

Van Gaal was furious, questioned the fourth official on the sidelines, and stretched out three fingers: "That guy has fouled three times, three times! Why is it just a verbal warning? At least a yellow card must be given!"

The fourth official asked Van Gaal to calm down before speaking with a straight face.

"If you can't get a yellow card with a shovel like this, how can you get a yellow card?"

Van Gaal's voice was so loud that even the referee Atkinson was attracted and came over to warn the old coach: "I know my scale, please return to your position."

Van Gaal wanted to say something, but Giggs hurried forward and dragged him away.

Otherwise, Gretzka did not receive a yellow card, but Van Gaal might be in danger of receiving a red card directly...

However, it appears that Van Gaal's complaints have had an effect.

After Atkinson returned to the field, in the next period of time, his law enforcement standards became stricter!

It happened that the anger aroused by Chelsea on Manchester United's side began to explode.

In the remaining five or six minutes of the first half, Manchester United players fouled Chelsea one after another.

Then, within minutes, Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin each received a yellow card! ——
In the end, at the end of the first half, Chelsea led Manchester United [-]-[-].

Pan Yi smiled.

Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin are Manchester United's main defensive force. Both of them have yellow cards, which is bound to make Manchester United timid when defending.

In this way, the second half will be played better.

And Pan Yi's tactical goal in the game was basically achieved: the team scored a goal, Manchester United's offense was contained, and key players also got cards.

During the intermission, Pan Yi first praised the players for their performance, and then he reminded the players with a serious expression to be careful of Manchester United's counterattack in the second half of the game.

"One to zero is not safe. We will continue to strengthen our offense in the second half of the game. We must hold at least two balls in our hands to be relatively safe."

After the start of the second half of the game, Pan Yi was surprised to find that Manchester United did not press forward to attack, but instead shrunk their defense a little, as if preparing to fight Chelsea's counterattack.

After a little thought, Pan Yi understood what Van Gaal meant.

Obviously, after the tactics of the first half of the game were contained by Chelsea, Van Gaal changed decisively and gave up the offensive tactics of the first half of the game.

The most important thing is that after receiving yellow cards for both of his midfielders, if he fights with Chelsea in the midfield, obviously he can't get any cheap.

In this case, it is better to temporarily give up control of the midfield and turn to defense and counterattack, maybe there will be better opportunities.

The main reason is that now that Manchester United has Rooney, especially a counter-attacker like Martial, they can really sneak attack.

This season's Martial can be said to be the pinnacle of his debut, but he is not the future "electronics factory director" at all. His dribbling and speed must not be underestimated!

However, Pan Yi is not prepared to make any adjustments.

Now that Chelsea is leading the score, they are not afraid of the opponent shrinking.

If you shrink, I will control the ball and reduce the offensive and defensive rhythm, so that I can steadily tilt the balance of victory to my side.

However, sometimes, the situation on the court cannot be controlled by whoever controls the ball well.

Unexpected things always happen on the court.

In the 67th minute, Manchester United got a sideline kick.

Ashley Young throws the throw.

Schweinsteiger stopped the ball, pulled the ball and turned, then flicked his ankle and the ball was passed to Martial.

Chelsea's young central defender Ake exposed his inexperienced side in this defense.

He didn't follow up with Martial for the first time.

The future director of the horse factory took advantage of the ball, then turned around and drove the ball into the penalty area.

It wasn't until this moment that Ake reacted.

He chased back very fast, he rushed forward in two or three steps, saw the timing, and leaned his body directly.

Then, people saw Martial screaming, as if hit by a shell, his body bounced up, his arms were opened, and he fell to the ground.

The referee Atkinson's whistle sounded immediately.

Everyone looked at the referee to see what kind of penalty he would make.

Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge are roaring: Dive!Diving!

The fans of the visiting team Manchester United shouted: Penalties!penalty!

Then, people saw that the referee Atkinson came over and pointed his finger at...the penalty spot!