After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 444

After the carnival at Stamford Bridge, the joyful atmosphere continued outside the stadium.

Countless Chelsea fans took to the streets of London one after another, singing and dancing to celebrate the team's championship.

Although the league championship trophy has not been officially awarded, winning the championship has become a fact, and defending the title has become a fact!
And this is Chelsea's second consecutive Premier League championship, and it is also Chelsea's fifth Premier League championship and sixth top league championship in Chelsea's team history.

Who would think there are too few league champions?
It can be said that a sufficient number of league championships is the most solid foundation for a team to become a giant.

There is no league title that is not worth celebrating.

Even if some teams win ten consecutive championships in some leagues, their fans will still be excited about it!
As for Chelsea, which does not have a particularly large number of championships, the fans are naturally even more proud and excited.

Soon, most of London's streets were occupied by Chelsea fans in blue shirts.

More and more fans also gathered around Stamford Bridge.

Especially when the team got on and off the bus and was about to leave, the crazy fans surrounded them and cheered non-stop.

Tens of thousands of fans sang the Chelsea team anthem and the song "We Are the Champions" in unison. The scene was very lively!

Pan Yi also opened the window from the bus and waved to the fans below.

At the same time, he raised his right hand high and showed five fingers.

Immediately, countless fans shouted Pan Yi's name in unison.

They all understood what Pan Yi meant.

This represents the fifth championship trophy won by Chelsea this season!

Today, apart from the promise Pan Yi made to the fans before the game, only the FA Cup champion and the Champions League champion are left!

And these two cups, Chelsea have also reached the semi-finals, and they are very hopeful to win the championship!

It is precisely because of this that the celebrations of the fans today are still a bit restrained.

They understand that it's not time for a full-blown carnival yet.

When we win the FA Cup, the most important thing is to win the Champions League again, and when Chelsea completes the unprecedented seven crowns, then is the time to celebrate unscrupulously!

Therefore, the fans quickly gave way to the bus and let the players and coaches go back to rest.

In two days they will play a league game, and then they will soon usher in the FA Cup semi-final against Watford, followed by the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid.

So even if it is the moment of celebration for winning the championship, at this time we must cheer up and start again.

In fact, at the press conference after the game, Pan Yi also repeatedly stated that although the team has won the Premier League championship five rounds ahead of schedule, it is not time to celebrate yet.

"As a bitter rival, I won't praise Tottenham's performance, but they did play well."

"Especially Sun Xingmin. When he was in Hamburg, he mainly played as a winger. After coming to Tottenham, he played more of a center forward position, but he also adapted very well."

"The speed of these young people has caused us a lot of problems, which also shows that we still have considerable room for improvement. This also requires us to look at the current achievements of the team with a more peaceful mind."

"Winning the Premier League is not the end of our pursuit. As I said before the season, our goal is all the titles. And I believe that every player at Chelsea is like me."

Pochettino, the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, expressed regret that he was convinced by the loss.

"I must admit I was devastated to lose to my arch-rivals and watch them win the league title."

"But I also have to admit that Chelsea are indeed stronger than they were at the beginning of the season. We drew them at home, so I have some thoughts about today's game."

"The fact is that we have basically played our strength in this game, but we were still scored three goals by Chelsea. This also reflects the current gap between our two teams."

"I think the horror of Pan Yi is that even though his team looks very strong, he will still strive for excellence and improve the team again on this basis..."

But Pochettino also said that this defeat will not affect the team.

Although they lost the game, North London rivals Arsenal also failed to win West Ham United, so Tottenham still ranked third in the standings.

In the remaining five rounds of the league, they will try their best to keep the top four in the Premier League and strive to qualify for the Champions League.

And as long as they are qualified for the Champions League, after Xia Chuang's reinforcements, this group of young people from Tottenham can make a difference in the Premier League! ——
On April 4, Chelsea went away to challenge Bournemouth.

Since the league champion has already been won, and the FA Cup and Champions League will be played immediately after this game, Pan Yi naturally sent most of the rotation players to let the main players rest.

And the game didn't go very well.

Players will more or less have some mental slack after winning the championship. They are not very focused on the court, and they are not very good at passing the ball and grasping the shooting opportunities.

But after all, Chelsea are stronger than their opponents in terms of strength. After wasting a lot of opportunities, finally in the 76th minute of the second half, Zouma scored a header from a corner kick and beat Bournemouth 1-0.

In another arena, Manchester United and West Ham United played a make-up match for the FA Cup quarter-finals.

As a result, with the goals of teenager Rashford and Belgian midfielder Fellaini, Manchester United defeated West Ham United 2:1 and entered the semi-finals.

Their opponent in the semi-finals is Crystal Palace, while Chelsea face Watford.

On April 4, Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final against Watford took the lead at Wembley Stadium.

Four days after the end of the game, that is, April 4, the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, Pan Yi, who is aiming to win seven championships, ushered in the most critical moment.

The closer to this critical moment, the more cautious he needs to be!
Of course, at this time, Chelsea's past accumulation, the team's strong bench lineup, especially the rich experience of Pan Yi's coaching staff, have shown their power.

Although the game is very critical and the schedule is very tight, Chelsea is still implementing its own training and recovery plan in an orderly manner.

Whether it's a coach, a player, or a staff member, there's no need to think about other things at all. You just need to follow the overall rules formulated by Pan Yi, perform their duties, and do their job well.

Including the players on the pitch as well.

Watford manager Keek Flores obviously knows how difficult it is to play against the current Chelsea team, so he came up with a 4-4-1-1 defensive formation, trying to pass Take the bus to fight.

After all, in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, the outcome is already determined by one battle. If they can make it to the penalty shootout, they might still have a chance.

But not everyone is Mourinho, and not everyone can be successful on the bus.

The Hornet's bus drove for less than half an hour before it was overturned by Chelsea's express train.

In the 27th minute, after receiving Lukaku's header ferry in the penalty area, Harry Kane easily pushed into the net to help Chelsea take the lead in the first half.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Hazard contributed a pass and a shot to help Chelsea expand the score.

In the end, Chelsea beat Watford [-]-[-] at home and successfully reached the FA Cup final.

This will be Chelsea's fourth visit to Wembley Stadium this season!
In another semi-final two days later, Manchester United, who had just come out of the make-up match, made persistent efforts and defeated Crystal Palace 2:1. This time it was Martial and Fellaini who contributed.

They also reached the FA Cup final!

And Manchester United showed a very good state in these two FA Cup games, and the young teenagers also played well. The media also believed that Manchester United hoped to prevent Chelsea from winning the FA Cup at the last moment.

The final between the two sides will be held at Wembley Stadium on May 5!
With the end of the two FA Cup semi-finals, the much-anticipated Champions League semi-finals are finally coming.
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When it comes to Atletico Madrid and Simeone, the first word that comes to mind may be "defense".

Yes, whether it is the players who directly confronted it on the court or the fans who watched the game through the TV broadcast lens, they can intuitively feel the fierceness and tenacity of Atletico Madrid on the defensive end.

Indeed, in Diego Simeone's tactical thinking, the task of defense is by no means limited to one's own half.

At Simeone's request, Atletico Madrid's defensive area covered almost every corner of the stadium. As long as the ball was at the opponent's feet, Atletico Madrid players would spare no effort to press forward until the opponent made a mistake.

It can be said that Simeone has created a 4-4-2 tactical system for Atletico Madrid in recent years, and at the same time redefined the responsibilities of wide players, especially the full-backs.

However, if only relying on defense, Atletico Madrid will obviously not be able to achieve success.

They were able to win the league championship in the encirclement of the powerful Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and have performed brilliantly in the Champions League for several consecutive years, which is definitely not explained by "putting the bus".

There is a saying in Jianghu, "Since ancient times, Atletico Madrid has been outstanding."

From early Vieri, Hasselbaink, Diego Forlan, to later Falcao, Aguero, Diego Costa...

And now, it is Torres who has returned to his home team, and French striker Griezmann.

In short, Atletico Madrid's offensive ability must not be ignored.

If it weren't for Atletico Madrid's unique offensive system, it would be impossible to emerge so many excellent forwards with high scoring efficiency.

Although the number of goals scored by Atletico Madrid is not comparable to teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​it is still firmly ranked third in La Liga.

And how did Simeone build Atletico Madrid's frontcourt offensive system?
This is the focus of Pan Yi's recent research.

Judging from Simeone's recent remarks and the game reports sent by scouts, Simeone seems to be really planning to do a big job at the Calderon Stadium this time.

After all, the last time Pan Yi eliminated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, he used defensive counterattacks;
And this time, Simeone is planning to use Pan Yi's best offense to defeat Chelsea in order to achieve perfect revenge?

But no matter what Simeone thinks, Pan Yi must take every situation into consideration before preparing countermeasures.

"Atletico Madrid's offensive methods are mainly five."

At the preparation meeting with the coaching staff before the game, Pan Yi first stated his conclusions drawn from the system and Atletico Madrid's recent games.

"The first one is to hit the east and the west, and cut inside with the ball."

With that said, Pan Yi released a video.

If only Pan Yi said it with his mouth, such an analysis would be too boring.

Combined with video data, it not only becomes much more vivid, but also has a more vivid expression of the tactical terms in Pan Yi's mouth, and it is easier for everyone to understand.

Atletico Madrid's style of play is that when the ball is close to the sidewalk, Atletico Madrid's "No. 10" player will pull the side and take the initiative to ask for the ball.

Take Griezmann as an example. As the core player on Atletico Madrid's offensive line, when Griezmann takes the ball from the wing, the opponent's defensive players are bound to block his passing line as much as possible.

At this time, other Atletico Madrid players involved in the attack will use false running routes to draw the attention of the opponent.

The final result was that Griezmann made his own breakthrough to the top of the penalty area without passing the ball to any teammates.

In many cases, this area is basically undefended and has a relatively open space.After Griezmann completes the breakthrough, he can either choose to shoot directly, or give the ball to a teammate with a more favorable position.

It is worth mentioning that the false running positions of Atletico players are very particular.

As shown in the video, this area is exactly in the middle of the opponent's central defender and full-back defense. If the two defenders lack sufficient tacit understanding or the division of defense is not clear, it is very likely to cause serious consequences of misplacement .

To let go or not to let go?To chase or not to chase?This posed a great problem for the opponent's defenders.

From this point of view, Simeone's offensive design is indeed quite clever.

"The second type is a 45-degree oblique long pass, looking for a high point in the penalty area."

Simeone is similar to Pan Yi to a certain extent, that is, for the sake of victory, he will not stick to a certain combat method.

This is different from Guardiola.

For example, Gua Shuai is almost obsessed with possession and offense.

Guashuai puts the bus?As if it had never been seen before.

Therefore, Simeone has such an "old" style of play among Atletico Madrid's conventional offensive weapons, 45-degree bombing!

This is also mainly due to the strong physique of Atletico Madrid players has a natural advantage in competing for high-altitude balls.When short-pass penetration cannot open up the situation, they will try to work at heights.

In the second video played by Pan Yi, this time, the opponent's defensive player blocked the route to the top of the arc.

During the quick transition between offense and defense, Atletico Madrid's other players also failed to provide enough support on the wing.

Under such circumstances, choosing a long oblique pass and sending the ball into the penalty area is almost the only option.Using the excellent ability of Torres and others to grab points can also pose a great threat to the opponent's goal.

Of course, in order to successfully use this tactic to complete the goal, the choice of passing timing is very important, which also puts higher demands on Atletico Madrid's offensive midfielders.

Then Pan Yi listed another stat to prove that Atletico Madrid has such an excellent midfielder.

In terms of the number of threatening balls sent per game, Koke is the best player in Atletico Madrid.This season, in the 27 league games played for Atletico Madrid, the Spaniard has sent up to 52 threatening balls, averaging nearly 2 times per game.

Griezmann's average number of threatening passes per game is 1.1. As a player who often stands on the front line, this data is also very good.

In addition to being able to send the most threatening balls, Koke is also the player who sent the most crosses for Atletico Madrid this season.So far this season, he has attempted a total of 202 crosses.

It should be said that Cork has completely won the approval of coach Simeone. This young Spanish player born in 1992 has become the most indispensable member of Atletico Madrid's midfield.

"The third is to make full use of the depth of the court and let the full-back complete the bottom cross. This is what we must focus on."

When there is a huge gap in the opponent's wing, Atletico Madrid will use the precise through ball to tear apart the opponent's defense.

In the video, Gabi sent a long-distance through ball, and right back Juanfran inserted at high speed, and he had enough time to adjust to complete a high-quality cross.

At the other end of the field, midfielder Koke also quickly outflanked the opponent's penalty area, increasing the numerical advantage in the area, thereby creating more options for teammates' crossing routes.

Under such circumstances, the positions of Torres and Griezmann began to be as close to the opponent's goal as possible, while Cork's position should be slightly farther away from the goal. His main task is to complete the control of the two points.

The full-back Felipe on the other side of the far end also began to plug in in time.

This is because, if the cross is too powerful and no one is competing for the ball in the penalty area, then the full-back can regain control of the ball and continue to organize the next round of attack.

So far this season, Atletico Madrid's two main full-backs Felipe and Juanfran have completed more than 190 wide crosses in various competitions.

Because Chelsea's main three-back system is slightly weak against the wing defense-this was proved in the game against Tottenham;
Therefore, Pan Yi also included Atletico Madrid's attack method in the most important defensive exercise plan.

"The fourth type is to play the ball directly in the midfield and look for the high point near the penalty area."

Although Torres can't be called an air tyrant, he still has a good frontcourt fulcrum ability, so Simeone designed another set of effective tactics for Atletico Madrid.

Atlético players often play the ball directly near the midfield, looking for Torres near the penalty area line.

At this time, Torres can attract the attention of the opponent's left and right defensive players. At this time, Griezmann is obviously the one who is ignored, and he tends to appear in more dangerous areas.

So Torres' task was very clear, to fight to the point and get the ball to Griezmann's feet quickly and let him finish the shot.

Both Griezmann and Torres are strikers worthy of Simeone's trust. The existence of the two can basically ensure that Atletico Madrid can effectively control the ball in the frontcourt. This is precisely an important condition for Atletico Madrid to successfully use this tactic.

So far this season, nearly 30% of Atletico Madrid's shots have been completed outside the penalty area.

Among the 30% of long-distance attacks, a large part comes from the reasonable use of this tactic.

Due to the lack of protection of the opponent's defense line on the second point, Atletico Madrid players can more easily complete the shot from the outside of the penalty area.

"Finally, the fifth is also their housekeeping skills, the use of set-pieces."

In La Liga alone, Atletico Madrid have scored 12 goals from set-pieces.

Judging from the current situation, Cork is the first corner kicker in the Atletico Madrid team.At the same time, Griezmann, Torres, Savage, Godin and other good headers participated in the corner kick attack.

Atletico Madrid's corner kick generally has two options for landing, that is, the position of the near post or the far post.

When the ball is taken from the corner flag area, the shadow striker and one of the central defenders will move towards the near post, while the striker represented by Griezmann will run towards the far post.

In the middle of the penalty area, the remaining central defender is responsible for completing the task of grabbing points.

The same is true for free kicks in the frontcourt.

Generally speaking, it is still a few players with excellent header ability who are ambushing in the opponent's penalty area.

The two defensive midfielders are responsible for standing outside the penalty area line, which not only effectively guarantees the control of the two points, is conducive to reorganizing the offense, but also limits the opponent's quick counterattack to a large extent.

Atletico Madrid's free kick can also be seen from the video released by Pan Yi.

If the position is good and the distance to the goal is relatively close, Gabi will generally choose to hit the goal directly.

And if the position is slightly worse, there will be a corresponding free kick.

As you can see, at the moment the free kick was taken, Griezmann's running direction was towards the far post.

In fact, Griezmann's running position is only to distract the opponent's defensive players and create opportunities for teammates who are in place in the middle.

Next, after Griezmann completed a false run, Torres, including Godin behind him, may have a chance in the middle.

"We must pay attention to these offensive methods of Atletico Madrid, and practice them in the next training, so that practice makes perfect."

Pan Yi finally said:
"I have a hunch that Simeone will take advantage of the home court this time, abandon their tradition of defensive counterattack, and instead launch a fierce attack from the beginning."

"Of course we are not afraid of their offense. As long as we can do well according to my requirements, we can still take away a victory at the Calderon Stadium!"

There were bursts of applause in the meeting room.

This is a compliment to Pan Yi's wonderful "course", and it is also a positive response to Pan Yi's belief in victory!
Calderon, here we come!
(End of this chapter)