After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

After Millwall, while winning three consecutive victories, York City also consolidated its lead in the standings.

This is mainly because the Scunthorpe team, which has been chasing after York City, lost the chain.

They have lost the "strong dialogue" with Bolton and Sheffield United in recent rounds, and their position in the standings has even dropped to fourth place!

目前约克城是以16胜8平1负积56分排第一，而谢菲尔德联队是16胜5平4负积53分排第二，然后是博尔顿的50分和斯坎索普的49分。

League one is like this, you will fall if you are not careful!
And Pan Yi also saw the downward trend of York City, and introduced Alonso in time. While strengthening his strength, he also stabilized the morale of the army. Finally, he was not really killed.

Fortunately, it happened to be January, and the winter window just opened, and Pan Yi took action in advance, so that Alonso could be dealt with so quickly.

In this way, Pan Yi has more ideas about the next match against Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup...

After the whole team started to go to London, Pan Yi also stopped by the Chelsea club to visit Arteta and chat with him.

A few days ago, Chelsea just lost 0:2 to Tottenham Hotspur, and finally ended their 13-game winning streak.

But even so, Chelsea continues to lead the Premier League standings, and is still 2 points higher than No.5 Liverpool.

So Pan Yi didn't talk too much about tactics with Arteta, just chatting with good friends and reminiscing about the old days.

Since he can lead the team to a 13-game winning streak, it means that he now has a set of his own methodology against various enemies;
And the loss to Tottenham now is the setback of his methodology in practice-sometimes the reason is very simple, that is, it was targeted by Pochettino, and Arteta did not detect it or respond in time.

You must continue to improve in the face of setbacks in order to make yourself more advanced!
Pan Yi believes that Arteta has the ability to study and solve such setbacks, and only in this way can he break through his bottleneck and reach a new level!
Subsequently, Pan Yi returned to York City's temporary training ground in London and watched the player training with Scaloni.

For the current York City, it is almost no suspense to line up for a strong team like Arsenal.

The strongest 11 people are already in the formation!
唯一的变数，就是阵型，是踢4-3-3，4-2-3-1，还是4-4-2而已。

This can't be helped. York City is not a big club after all. There is no lineup thickness. When you want to fight against your opponents, you can only use the main force.

"Do you really want to kill Arsenal and continue to advance in the FA Cup?" Scaloni asked Pan Yi suddenly.

Pan Yi laughed: "You don't want to?"

Scaloni laughed too.

Yeah, who wouldn't want that.

This is a good thing that serves multiple purposes.

No matter how well you play in League One, the attention you receive is limited.

This is like Porter leading a Swedish team, no one can notice no matter how good he plays, but he only needs to overturn Arsenal once in the Europa League, and he will be known immediately.

So is York City now.

If Arsenal can be defeated in the FA Cup, the team's reputation will be greatly improved.

Before others heard about York City, it was only because their boss was Pan Yi;
And if this team can still beat Arsenal, then everyone will look at them differently: "So they are really such a strong team!"

This will also attract more players' attention, and it will be less difficult for Pan Yi to find someone in the future.

At the same time, the commercial value of York City will continue to rise, and Director Horta will be able to use his commercial talents in the market.

——This is also a bit like "Deadpool" later entered Wrexham, and everyone paid attention to it only because of the boss.Only when Wrexham really plays out its strength, will everyone pay more attention to its strength itself.

And for Scaloni, this is also the best moment to prove his ability!
Defeating the world famous coach Wenger, this is really an excellent proof of strength!
"Actually, it's not impossible." Pan Yi said, "Arsenal's current situation in the Premier League is not very good. Although Wenger attaches great importance to the FA Cup, he should have some reservations. After all, we are only a Premier League club. team!"

Scaloni nodded.

In the current Premier League standings, BIG6 is entangled, while Arsenal is ranked fifth.

Although there is only one point behind Manchester City and Tottenham in front of them, it is clear that it is now the critical moment for the fourth.

Especially after the FA Cup, Arsenal will usher in another London derby, away to challenge the top Chelsea!

Under such circumstances, under the guidance of Wenger's idea of ​​"keeping the four first", it is bound to make a certain degree of rotation in the FA Cup.

In this way, York City has a chance.

After all, although Arsenal is strong, the bench can only be said to be so-so.

"I still recommend playing 4-4-2, defending and waiting for opportunities to counterattack." Pan Yi said, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Wenger is on the bench, his strength is stronger than ours."

"I think so too." Scaloni nodded and said, "I'll call the players for a small meeting later and talk about the relevant points to pay attention to. Do you want to do a pre-match mobilization or something?"

"Haha, that's a must." Pan Yi laughed loudly, "I want them to know that their boss is not going to give up this game, so everyone is not allowed to give up this game!"

Scaloni listened, and immediately laughed too.
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In the hotel conference room, all the players were silent, they were all looking at their boss.

Just now Scaloni has said all the tactics that should be said, and now it is Pan Yi's turn to speak.

"In the past few days, from Yorkshire to London, everyone I met told me that Arsenal didn't have to play in the FA Cup, they could just give up."

As soon as Pan Yi opened his mouth, he was very straightforward: "I think about it too. How can we, a League One team, win against Arsenal? Anyway, there is no embarrassment in losing, so forget it."

With that said, Pan Yi stopped and looked at the players.

These young lads didn't speak a word, but there was a hint of resentment in their eyes.

"No, we can't admit defeat in any game!" At this time, the vice captain Westerman stood up, "If admitting defeat becomes a habit, then we will never be able to become a truly strong team in the future!"

Pan Yi nodded in satisfaction.

It seems that it is still very important to place a "drag" among the players.

"Well, anyone who knows me well knows that the word 'admit defeat' has never been in my dictionary, even when facing Arsenal."

"People all over the world think that we will lose, so we have to play a good game for them to see!"

"In the FA Cup, anything can happen. In the 2012-2013 season, the Luton team, which was still in the fifth tier league, defeated the Premier League team Norwich 1-0. Luton also became the first team since the Premier League era. Knock out amateur teams from Premier League teams."

"In the 2003-04 season, Shrewsbury, which was in the fourth tier league, beat Everton 2-1, breaking the biggest upset of the FA Cup."

"In the third round of the FA Cup in the 1990-91 season, Woking, who was in the fifth tier at the time, eliminated West Brom, who was in the top league, 4:2..."

"There are many teams like this on the top. So, as a team ranked first in the third tier, can we really not beat Arsenal?"

With that said, Pan Yi spread his hands and asked all the players in front of him.

Everyone raised their heads and stared at Pan Yi with red eyes.

"No, we can win!" De Ligt was the first to stand up and yell.

"Yes, we can definitely win!" Alfonso Davis shouted.

"Win! Win! Win!" Thomas Amon echoed.

Finally, all the players in the conference room stood up, shouting: "Win!" "Win!" "Win!"

"Okay, since you guys are confident, I am even more confident. Tomorrow, we will play well at the Emirates Stadium, and then tell everyone that we are York City, and we are not afraid of any opponent! Even if it is a super team from the Premier League , we can all beat them to the ground, because we York City have nothing to fear!"

After Pan Yi's speech ended, everyone's blood boiled with excitement.

Everyone is looking forward to tomorrow's game! ——
February 1, Emirates Stadium.

Players from Arsenal and York City stood in the aisle, with the seething fans standing above their heads, listening to the tsunami-like cheers from the stands.

Arsenal's captain on the field today is Giroud, who stands at the front of the queue with York City's captain Westerman.

The two were not familiar with each other, so they just shook hands and looked forward.

Alonso, standing in the middle of the York City team, is obviously the most familiar player to the Arsenal generals, and everyone greeted Long Ge one after another.

When the referee and the assistant referee took the lead out of the player tunnel, there was immediately more enthusiastic applause and cheers, but also mixed with boos.

Obviously, part of this is for the home team Arsenal, while the other part is a gift for the visiting team York City.

In this game, nearly [-] fans from York City came here from Yorkshire to support the team.

Despite thinking the odds were off and the distance - four hours from York to London by train - they came anyway.

"The players are on the field! Audience friends, what we are seeing now is one of the third rounds of the FA Cup in England in the 2016-2017 season. Arsenal vs. York City at home!"

Sky Sports is also very concerned about this game, and specially arranged for Lineker to comment on the spot.

"Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting lineup, which is still Wenger's usual 4-2-3-1. In the rotation, Ospina started the game at the goalkeeper position, and on the defense line, the teenager Niles served as the right back, Gabriel replaced Koscielny who was injured and absent, and the other two defenders were still Mustafi. and Monreal."

"In the midfield, Ramsey and Xhaka form a double midfielder, Sanchez takes turns, and Chamberlain replaces Sanchez as the left forward. Iwobi continues to serve as the midfielder, and Lucas Perez is the right winger. The single arrow Giroud It is worth mentioning that Welbeck, who had been injured for 8 months, came back from injury and entered the bench in this game."

"Such a rotation may affect Arsenal's offensive and defensive performance to a certain extent, but Wenger is obviously very confident in his lineup."

"After all, their opponent today is only a team from League One. Although York City has just introduced Spanish star Xavi Alonso not long ago, the total value of their team is still not as good as Arsenal's team. Sanchez alone."

Speaking of this, Lineker said with a smile: "Of course, we all know that the most important reason why Alonso is willing to play from the Bundesliga to the League One is that the owner of York City is Pan Yi."

"It can also be said that the reason why the York City team is what it is today is because their owner is Pan Yi. Because of Pan Yi's existence, York City has attracted countless players and coaches to vote, and has also attracted many infusion of funds."

"We also know that Pan Yi beat Arsenal when he was coaching. Then, when he becomes the boss, how will his team perform against Arsenal?"

"As I said just now, the value of the two teams is not at the same level. It must be extremely difficult for Pan Yi to take advantage of Wenger this time..."

On the court at this time, the referee had already put the whistle to his mouth, and within a moment he blew the whistle to start the game.

From the first minute of the game, the players of York City put themselves into a desperate struggle, including the forwards who retreated to the midfield.

Today York City is using a 4-4-2 formation that focuses on anti-counterfeiting, but whether it is Amon or Baker, they are closer to their own midfielder, between the midfielders of Alonso and Rice keep the distance relatively close.

This also minimizes the space to limit the transmission of the Arsenal midfield.

Everyone knows that Wenger's team is best at using the space on the court, and then let the team play smoothly!
In the current Arsenal team, the Swiss star Xhaka, who just joined the team in the summer window of this season, is now the absolute main force of the team.

With outstanding physical fitness, fierce fighting and strong aggression, he is like a bulldozer on the field, making up for Arsenal's lack of midfield defense.

Under his active fighting, York City was a bit out of control of the ball.

Compared with him, Little Rice's physical fitness was as thin as a piece of paper, and he flew away with a flick.

And what about Xavi Alonso?He was about to retire as a veteran, so how could he be able to withstand such a bulldozer?Not to mention that there is "Reaper" Ramsey beside Xhaka to assist.

So Arsenal quickly took control of the midfield.

After the opening 5 minutes, Xhaka successfully intercepted the ball in a scramble, and then passed it diagonally to Chamberlain on the left.

Chamberlain's speed was very fast. He tried to make a fake move in front of Fu'an Jianyang. After shaking his opponent away, he went directly to the bottom and passed a low ball.

Westerman cleared the ball before Giroud grabbed the point, a foul!
"Fu'an, don't charge too far ahead, pay attention to your position!" Westerman reminded Fu'an Jianyang from behind.

Fu Anjianyang turned his head and nodded to him in agreement, but the whole person stared nervously at Chamberlain.

This guy is extremely fast and has excellent physical fitness, so the impact is also very strong. As long as he relaxes a little, after being shaken by him, he can't catch up even if he flatters him.

When he was in League One, Fu An Jianyang had never encountered such a strong opponent!
"Don't worry, Fu'an, we're still here!" The winger Kulusevsky also retreated to help Fu'an Jianyang defend.

Compared with Fu Anjianyang, although he is also young, Kulusevsky has seen the world anyway, so his mentality will be more stable.

At this time, Arsenal threw the ball out of bounds, and Ramsey immediately transferred the ball to Lucas Perez on the right.

The 28-year-old Spanish midfielder also just joined Arsenal this season and spent nearly 2000 million euros on Wenger.

However, it is still difficult for him to play his own value in the team, so he is mainly used as a rotation player.

Now after he got the ball, he saw the opponent's left back Alfonso Davis coming forward, so Lucas Perez wanted to use his speed to eat Alfonso Davis alone.

Unexpectedly, he had just sped up two steps, but Alfonso Davis had quickly caught up, and used a fierce tackle to shovel him out of the sideline with the ball.

In terms of speed, Alfonso Davis has never been afraid of anyone!
This is a wonderful defense!

"The game had just started, and the scene was very hot. Arsenal player Lucas Perez got up from the ground, stared at the opponent's left back with an indignant face, and seemed to be muttering something to the referee, It should be complaining that the opponent's moves are too big, but the referee just signaled the game to continue!"

The fans at the Emirates Stadium immediately booed dissatisfied with the referee's penalty!

"Good job, Alfonso!" Scaloni stood in front of the coach's bench and encouraged Alfonso Davis loudly.

In this game, York City is obviously at a disadvantage in terms of absolute strength, so it is necessary to play energetically to have a better chance.

And a tackle like Alfonso Davis obviously boosts morale!

Pan Yi, who was in the stands at this time, also applauded lightly.

He could see that these young players in the team were a little uncomfortable facing a strong team from the Premier League for the first time.

It is to have the energy of a newborn calf like Alfonso Davies who is not afraid of tigers!
And with this shovel, the game has entered a fast-paced offense and defense and scramble almost from the beginning, and even the scene has become very hot.

Although York City's overall strength is much lower than Arsenal's, but 10 minutes before the opening, they just relied on their own tenacious fighting spirit and fierce fighting to match Arsenal, but the situation was still firmly controlled by Arsenal. hand.

But there is always a sparse one hundred secrets.

In the 20th minute of the game, Mustafi made a long pass from Arsenal's backcourt and found Giroud directly. Into the restricted area.

The shortcoming of Westerman's slow turning was infinitely magnified at this moment. He didn't even have time to pull Chamberlain. He could only watch helplessly as the fast England star sent the ball into York City. goal.

1:0, Arsenal ushered in their first goal of the day!
At this moment, "Zhang Wuji" turned into "Zhang Jinchu", and he scored a goal!

In the cheers of the Arsenal fans, Scaloni immediately called the players on the sidelines: "It's okay, guys! We did a good job, remember, continue to play according to our plan ,do you know?"

The players agreed in unison.

Conceding the ball first against a strong opponent like Arsenal was something that the York City coaching staff could have expected before the game.

After conceding the ball, you must stabilize your mentality and do a better job of defending in order to avoid being scored by the opponent again.

Assistant coach De Zerby also kept shouting from the sidelines, allowing the players to quickly organize a defensive formation.

However, after Arsenal scored the first goal, their morale suddenly became stronger.

The situation on the field became even more one-sided. York City was almost pinned down in halftime and could only make clearances and steals continuously.

In order to cope with Arsenal's indiscriminate bombing, Scaloni even pulled forward Baker back to the backcourt, and the defense of the four midfielders also retreated to the front of their own penalty area, leaving the fastest Thomas A in front. Mount cruising around the midfield made York City's formation look like 9-1-0.

Seeing York City's posture, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also made some tactical fine-tuning, that is, strengthening long-range shots to break York City's iron barrel formation and strive to kill the game earlier.

Facts have proved that such adjustments are effective.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Giroud took the ball with his back, and before Westerman and De Ligt were about to pinch him on both sides, he gently pushed the ball in front of him, and Xhaka in the midfield rushed up with a clean volley!
York City goalkeeper Isaacson's vision was blocked, and by the time he saw where the ball came from, it was too late to make a save.

The goal was scored, 2:0!

It was almost a goal that could have sent York City to death early.

Because of the disadvantage of trying to get back two goals at the Emirates Stadium, I am afraid that even if Chelsea and Manchester City come, it will be difficult to do it, let alone York City.

The Arsenal fans in the stands cheered again, shouting the names of Giroud and Xhaka.

After this goal, Arsenal also intentionally slowed down the pace.

After all, they will usher in a key battle with Chelsea in three days. It is good to win this FA Cup game, and there is no need to play hard.

In this way, the score of 2:0 was maintained until the end of the first half.

During the intermission, when Scaloni and De Zerby led the players back to the locker room, Pan Yi was still sitting in the stands, thinking.

It seems that with the current strength of York City, it is really difficult to compete head-on with Arsenal.

"But they still have weaknesses." Pan Yi stood up, "As long as we can grasp this weakness, it is not impossible to get the score back..."