After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 450 You must lose the chain in the matter of falling off the chain

The dust of the Premier League this season has settled, and the final ranking will come out.

The champion, of course, is Chelsea. 31 wins and 7 draws remain unbeaten, and the points are just 100 points in the end!Although it is not as good as winning the championship with 106 points last season, it can also rank second in history!

At the same time, this is Chelsea's unbeaten season for two consecutive seasons, with a total of 76 unbeaten games!
The longest unbeaten record in the five major leagues has been raised to an unattainable height by Pan Yi...

The runner-up, Leicester City, has 23 wins, 12 draws and 3 losses with 81 points.This dark horse finally went black to the end and won the best ranking in team history. It is also the first time in history that it can participate in the Champions League!
The third place, Manchester City, has 20 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses with 71 points.Manchester City's performance this season was not very satisfactory, but they still won the Champions League seat at the last minute.

No.4，当然是阿森纳了。19胜13平6负积70分。温格再次带队进入欧冠，争四成功！

No.5, Tottenham, with 19 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses with 66 points.This youth team was finally affected by the loss of Kane, fell behind in the sprint stage of the season, and can only participate in the Europa League competition next season.

No.6, Manchester United, also has 19 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses with 66 points.Under the leadership of Van Gaal, Manchester United lost their qualification for the Champions League. It is said that Manchester United is not ready to renew the contract with Van Gaal, but has set its sights on Mourinho who is at home.

The next few teams are Southampton, West Ham United, Liverpool and Stoke City.

At the bottom of the standings, Aston Villa has already been relegated early, and the results of 3 wins, 8 draws and 27 losses are really hard to come by.

Perhaps the only thing they are proud of this season is that they once drew the league champion Chelsea 0:0 at their home court...

The other two relegated teams were Norwich and Newcastle United.

Needless to say, Norwich City is a famous lifter in the Premier League, and Newcastle United was indeed such a team fighting for relegation every year before the oil daddy took over, and the most squeezed into the middle reaches of the team...

Then there are various individual awards officially selected by the Premier League.

The best coach among them is the least suspenseful.

Although Ranieri led the civilian team Leicester City also played a fantastic season, but compared with Chelsea who remained unbeaten and won the Premier League title with a dominant performance, it is still slightly inferior.

Therefore, Pan Yi won the Premier League Best Coach Award again!

In terms of the best player, the Premier League officials also awarded this award to the Algerian winger of the Leicester City team, Mahrez out of balance considerations!
However, this is actually partly due to the fact that Chelsea have too many players who have performed well this season!

Lukaku, Harry Kane, Hazard, Seat B, Kante, Van Dijk, Courtois...

This more or less also led to a bit of votes when selecting the best players.

And the Polo King did play the best performance of his career in Leicester City, and it is not a big problem to get this award to be honest.

This is a bit like the 2014 World Cup. Although the German team won the championship in the end, many players in their team performed very well, which led to a less favorable position in the selection of the best players.

On the data list that does not need to be selected, Chelsea players will do their part to dominate the list.

On the scorer list, Lukaku also won the Premier League Golden Boot with 29 goals!
This figure is one less than last season, which is partly due to his strike partner Harry Kane, who also scored 25 goals!
Harry Kane also won the silver boot.

Ranked third is Leicester City's leading striker Vardy, who scored 24 goals, only one less than Kane.

The fourth is Manchester City's main center Aguero, who scored 23 goals.

The fifth is Mahrez of Leicester City, who also scored 17 goals.

At the same time, Polo King is also the only one in the top five who is not playing the center position. This can also show how good he feels when shooting even if he is on the wing this season!

Then there are some old acquaintances in the Premier League, Giroud, Ighalo, Defoe, Sanchez, and so on.

In the assist list, Hazard also won the title of assist king for a second time.

His total assists this season is 20!
This is a very exaggerated number, five more than last season's 15.

This has a lot to do with Pan Yi's use of the 3-5-2 formation this season. In many cases, Hazard, who plays the role of midfielder, can pass the ball forward more comfortably;
The high efficiency of the two major shooters in front of Lukaku + Harry Kane also ensured that Hazard can make the pie steadily and deliver it to their mouths.

In second place is Tottenham's Eriksson, who has 13 assists.

Then Payet at West Ham, Tadic at Southampton, David Silva at Manchester City, and so on.

Of course, there is Mahrez of Leicester City, who also sent 10 assists.

The impressive double-double score of 17+10, coupled with his carry performance in a civilian team like Leicester City, is Mahrez's confidence to win the best player.

And there are some data that do not have titles like "Golden Boot" and "Assist King".

But if there are, most of them belong to Chelsea.

For example, "Shovel King" is Kanter.

He made 176 successful tackles in a season, which is more than No. 2115 times... More than an order of magnitude!

The "block king" is also Kanter.

He ranked first with 160 steals, and No.2 is Arsenal player Koscielny as a central defender.

This shows how important Kanter's "ball-stealing machine" is to Chelsea.

In the best team officially selected by the Premier League, it is equivalent to being divided by Chelsea and Leicester City.

This best team is still a 4-3-3, the forwards are Lukaku, Harry Kane, and Vardy.

Obviously, in order not to lose any of these three forwards, they can only form a three-forward formation.

The three players in the midfield are Hazard, Kanter and Mahrez.

The defenders from left to right are Marcos Alonso, Van Dijk, Morgan, Azpilicueta.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

The selection of Leicester City captain Morgan is not very unexpected.

After the 32-year-old left Nottingham Forest and came to Leicester City, he was accused by the Nottingham Forest manager of "he is a backward choice";
But this season, he quickly established his position as the leader of the defense and ensured that the team's defense is stable without conceding goals, which is a reassuring needle for the sea.

More importantly, he is a team leader and a good role model for the players.

It was also under his leadership that Leicester City has maintained a good locker room atmosphere and scored the best results in history.

In terms of the best young player, Harry Kane also defeated his teammates Ake, Mbappe, Abraham, Gretzka and others to win this award!

Although Ake and Mbappe have played very well this season, especially Mbappe has scored 13 goals in limited playing time;
But after all, Harry Kane firmly occupied the position of a main striker in Pan Yi's 3-5-2 system, and he also played very steadily, contributing 25 goals.

So, after narrowly losing to seat B in the selection last season, Harry Kane finally won this award!

more importantly……

He's already won five titles in one season at Chelsea and is on his way to a sixth and seventh...

(Harry Kane in a parallel world tears)
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"Now is the critical moment, we must not lose the chain!"

On May 5th, an ordinary day in most cases, Pan Yi was seriously admonishing his players at the tactical meeting before the game.

Why do you say "in most cases"?

It is because in the distant Dragon Kingdom, today may be another "Valentine's Day".

As for why today becomes Valentine's Day, it is only because of the homonym of Chinese.

As we all know, in the Dragon Kingdom, any day can become Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day on February 520th, White Day on March [-]th, Valentine's Day on Chinese Valentine's Day, Women's Day on March [-]th, [-]... plus a girl's birthday.

Of course, if the girl thinks, 11.11, 12.12, 6.18... can also be Valentine's Day.

In short, only you can't think of, there is no Valentine's Day that can't be passed.

Pan Yi can only be thankful that his girlfriend is an Italian, and apart from the annual Valentine's Day, there are not too many days to worry about.

Because of this, he can also concentrate on his work and let his players prepare for the upcoming FA Cup final.

Now that the five championships are in hand, there are only two finals left at the end of the season. Of course, Pan Yi must remind the Chelsea players to be more cautious and not relax.

Here are some negative examples.

There is a very typical one, which is Dortmund from the Bundesliga.

Why have they been crownless for many years?Sometimes it's not because the opponent is too strong, but because you don't live up to it.

Fans often joked: "Dortmund never loses the chain when it comes to dropping the chain."

What this means is that Dortmund often suddenly loses its lead at critical moments in the league and cup games.

Even sometimes, they can win the championship as long as they win the opponent who has no desires and desires in the last game, but they often lose such great opportunities.

This is actually an important reason for Bayern to outshine others in the Bundesliga.

In the Premier League, there is obviously an example, and that is Arsenal.

For all gun fans, the three signs of spring are: 1. The temperature rises; 2. The days become longer; 3. Arsenal withdraw from the championship.

In history, among the teams that have occupied the top of the Premier League for a long time and then were reversed and lost the championship, Arsenal has the most number of times and the cumulative number of days.

In the 2022-2023 season, Arsenal went from leading Manchester City by 8 points to finally falling behind Manchester City by 8 points and losing the championship. It was done in the sprint stage of the league with the results from April to May.

Of course, Pan Yi reminded Gui that he still believed that his disciples would not lose the chain like Dortmund or Arsenal.

This is not just because Chelsea are currently in good shape and have no tendency to lose the chain;

Another part of the reason is that their opponent Manchester United in the FA Cup final has a favorable situation for Chelsea.

That is the question of Van Gaal's handsome position.

It has not been a day or two for Manchester United's top management to contact Mourinho. Some reporters have even asserted that Manchester United has confirmed Mourinho's joining and has notified the current coach Van Gaal.

No matter how strong Van Gaal's mental quality is and how high his professionalism is, as a man who wants to make a name for himself in the Premier League and Manchester United, he will definitely be disappointed with such a decision.

By the way, this will more or less affect Manchester United's preparations for the FA Cup final.

It can be said that this is also indirectly helping Chelsea.

"This season we played two games against Manchester United in the league, one win and one draw. The away game drew with them 2:2, and the home game came back at the last minute."

"This also means that we are not [-]% sure of winning Manchester United. They have stars like Rooney and Martial, and they have the opportunity to change the game."

"Therefore, in this FA Cup final, I ask you to give me 12 points. I want to see you show your best form and performance, and I want to see the FA Cup champion after the game trophy!"

The players also nodded and applauded.

At this time, there is actually no need for Pan Yi to say more, the players also understand the importance of this game.

Let alone the seven crowns, even the triple crown is only the second time in the history of English football.

The only team that could win the season's triple crown before was 99 Manchester United.

And this time by defeating Manchester United to win the FA Cup, it is an important step for Chelsea to complete the second treble in English football history, and then move towards the unique miracle of seven crowns in world football history!
Coupled with the various championship bonuses offered by Abramovich early on...

It can be said that whether it is for fame or profit, Chelsea players will definitely do their best!

As for the tactics of this game, what Pan Yi emphasized the most is still the need for a steady start.

In the two games against Manchester United in the league, whether it was home or away, whether it was a win or a draw, Manchester United scored two goals.

This shows that Manchester United's offensive firepower is still quite good this season, and Chelsea's defense also needs to be improved.

Pan Yi also played these four goals repeatedly on the big screen several times in the conference room to remind his players that similar mistakes must never occur again.

Then, Pan Yi talked about Manchester United's tactics:
"Manchester United's starting XI may have changed a bit from our previous two meetings."

"The biggest change is that Rashford may start."

"He's a player with great speed and technique at his feet."

"Because Van Gaal has such a striker, he is also very likely to focus on defensive counterattacks in the FA Cup final and use Rashford's speed to attack us."

"So we just have to firmly control the game, control the rhythm, and then suppress the opponent, so that they don't have an easy chance to counterattack."

Marcus Rashford, people in the Jianghu are called "Master Pull", and this "Master" refers to the old master Van Gaal.

Born in October 1997 and only 10 years old now, the future star of Great Britain is also a native of Manchester. Manchester United's youth training, Manchester's true red flag.

On February 2 this year, Rashford made his Manchester United first-team debut in the second round of the Europa League round of 25 knockout rounds against the Danish Midtjylland Football Club.

And he scored 2 goals for the team in this game, helping Manchester United beat Midtjylland with a score of 5:1.

Four days later, in the 27th round of the Premier League, in Manchester United's home game against Arsenal, Rashford ushered in his Premier League debut and scored 2 goals, helping Manchester United score 3:2 Beat Arsenal.

As he was named Manchester United's player of the month in February, Rashford has gradually occupied the main position in Van Gaal's formation.

He made 11 appearances in the remaining Premier League games, scoring 5 goals and providing 2 assists.

Due to his outstanding performance, he, together with the 20-year-old Martial, has become the hope of Manchester United's striker in the future, and has also become an important reliance for Van Gaal now.

There is a joke that has been circulating in football for a long time. In the Manchester City derby, after Rashford scored a goal to help Manchester United win, Fan Shuai helped Rashford do his homework on the sidelines in order to express his gratitude... …

After all, he is only a high school student, so he does have a lot of homework to do!

“在阵型方面，曼联最近也在使用4-1-4-1，只不过由于他们以防守反击为主，所以打法上跟瓜迪奥拉的4-1-4-1也是不太一样的。”

"In the midfielder position, it is usually Carrick, their center forward, and Rashford is the center forward at the top. Rooney will support Rashford in the midfielder position, while Mata and Marshall I'll be on both sides."

"As for another midfielder, it could be Fellaini or Herrera, but it doesn't matter much."

"The key point is to focus on the two '1's in their formation, so it's not a big problem!"

瓜迪奥拉的4-1-4-1可以说是3-2-4-1的变种，而范加尔的这个4-1-4-1则是4-2-3-1或是4-3-3的变种。

Compared with 433, 4141 is similar to withdrawing the two forward wingers to the full-back position, thus becoming more flexible, and the offensive and defensive ends are also more balanced than 433.

In terms of player configuration, this formation is also similar to 433, and has relatively clear requirements for the characteristics of players:
First of all, in terms of defense, there is basically no big difference from other four-back formations. The two central defenders should have strong defensive ability and physical fitness, while the two full-backs need to have both solid defense and offensive attributes. Skills, when the team switches from defense to offense, it can quickly insert and play a quick counterattack.

In terms of midfield, as the essence of this formation, the requirements for the selection of characteristics and abilities of the five players in the midfield are naturally not low.

Perhaps at first glance, 4141 seems to be a deformation of 4231, just putting a midfielder forward to the position of the front midfielder, but judging from the actual position in the game, the two players in the middle are more like "No. 8 players." "Central midfielder, not the role of "No. 10 player" midfielder.

In other words, as the dual core of the team, these two must have the characteristics of being able to attack, defend, play and rush.

When the team launches an attack from the center, the two can have a clear division of labor, one of them plugs in to become a false center (Rooney), and the other is responsible for passing the ball (Herrera or Fellaini).

In this way, the two can not only serve as the starting point of the attack, but also form a good response to the striker through the overhead ball or through the ground. Opponents, and when defending, the two central midfielders must recover in time and change to 451, assisting the midfielder to complete the task of midfield defense and interception.

As for the role of the defensive midfielder, it mainly undertakes the defensive task of the team's midfielder, and it is mostly played by some "scavenger" or "beast waist" players. This is also a link that most formations need.

It's just that this formation is equipped with only one defensive midfielder, so for this defensive midfielder, in addition to having strong B2B attributes and strong physical fitness, he must also have excellent defensive coverage at the same time, so as to become one man. The huge barrier that cannot be opened shoulders the important task of advancing, attacking, retreating and defending.

Therefore, for defensive midfielders, it is necessary to try to choose the kind of titan who can fly up and down without getting tired, such as Kanter.

But there is no Kanter in the current Manchester United formation, so the old Carrick can only be used to solve this problem.

And this is actually the biggest disadvantage of this conventional 4-1-4-1 formation.

First of all, in terms of tactics, 4141 is different from other formations in that frontcourt pressing is one of the key tactics they must play.

Once the momentum and intensity of frontcourt pressure cannot be played, or the retreat across the board is not timely enough, it often means the failure of tactics. This is due to the flaws brought about by the 4141 formation under the single midfielder.

Because if the opponent easily breaks through the forward line and enters their own half, relying on the weak horizontal coverage of the only single midfielder, it is difficult to cut off the connection between the opponent's two or more offensive players in the middle. In this way, the opponent can easily It can break through the defensive area of ​​​​the midfielder and directly face the last line of defense of one's own side, thus posing a threat.

In other words, if you want to make good use of 4141, the key factor is to press the frontcourt on the spot. After all, when the team that mainly plays this formation is in a defensive position, the single midfielder is destined to become the focus of the opponent's attack. In order to ease the defense of the single midfielder If there is no pressure, the 5 players in front of him must "advance as retreat", and press before pressing to limit the opponent's ball.

This will not only make it difficult for the opponent to successfully hit the ball to the single midfielder defense zone, but if they successfully win the ball while being harassed, they can also create opportunities to deal a fatal blow to the opponent at any time.Therefore, how strong the ability of the frontcourt to press, how long it can hinder the opponent's quick counterattack, and how efficient it is from the aggressive pressure during the attack to the retreat, all these will become the key to the success or failure of this formation.

But in the current Manchester United team, it is still difficult to achieve a truly effective frontcourt press, and this pressure will eventually be passed on to the midfielder.

It is precisely because of this that Pan Yi is still very confident in focusing on this "1".

In addition, since the main essence and core of the 4141 formation lies in the midfielder, but the midfielder lacks the role of the midfielder like 4231, whether it is a full-back or two central midfielders, they are more important than the position of the midfielder. Get back.

In this way, if these players do not have the advantage of speed and precise long pass skills, the counterattack speed will be very slow, and it will become a positional attack.

In addition, the striker in the team is also alone in the frontcourt for a long time, and it is easy to be surrounded and isolated by the opponent. Once the striker does not have the ability and physical fitness to strangle the defender to fight for the ball, the success rate of counterattack will be greatly reduced.

It can be said that Chelsea's Lukaku is the most suitable candidate to play this center.

As for the young Rashford, his body has not yet grown strong. He can counterattack with speed, but he is still a little tender if he wants to be a fulcrum...

After analyzing Manchester United, Pan Yi also announced his starting lineup.

Still a standard 3-5-2.

Forwards: Mbappe, Lukaku.

Midfield: Cancelo, Hazard, Kante, Lingard, Azpilicueta.

Defenders: Ake, David Luiz, Van Dijk.

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Such an arrangement is mainly to improve the speed of the team, to make it faster.

Especially Cancelo, Lingard, including Mbappe's starting game and Lukaku's combination of one high and one fast (double fast?), all for this purpose.

Moreover, Lingard will have a buff bonus when facing the old master. Presumably Lin Huang will play better.

As for the goalkeeper position, the second-door Martin will continue to be used.

After all, the starting goalkeeper of the League Cup and FA Cup this season is Martin, and he also completed his task well in the League Cup final.

Now that the FA Cup has reached the final, it is impossible to win him again at this time.

This is also equivalent to a reward for his performance this season, and it is also conducive to the unity of the locker room.

"Okay, today's meeting will end here."

In the end, Pan Yi clapped his hands and said, "Let's go out for a meal together, today I will treat you!"

The players who were slightly nervous suddenly shouted happily.

"Boss, where to eat?" Arteta asked.

"Eat hamburger!" Azar raised his hand, but was glared at by Pan Yi, stuck out his tongue again, and retracted his hand.

Then David Luiz raised his hand: "I don't have a problem with where to eat, but...can you stop going to my restaurant?"

Kanter stabbed David Louis in the waist: "Brother, you are a good man..."

(End of this chapter)