After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Today, Scaloni's tactics for York City are very simple, that is, to defend and counterattack.

It is even more defensive, and it is not ready to invest too much troops in the attack for the time being-commonly known as "putting the bus".

This is a wise choice under the comparison of the strengths of the two sides.

The game is to be won, but no matter how high the morale is, you can't be reckless.

Therefore, from the beginning of the game, the players in the three lines of York City fought and retreated. In the end, most of them retreated to their own half and set up a bucket formation.

And York City's defensive hardness is also very high.

In the 2nd minute, Lamela took the ball from the right, and Kulusevsky and Alfonso Davis outflanked him one after the other, preventing him from taking the ball easily.

Lamela was forced to pass back to Moussa Dembele in the middle, and as soon as Moussa Dembele got the ball... York City's midfielder Rice leaned up with his whole body, and when the opponent wanted to Tripped him as he was about to dribble and turn around.

Moussa Dembele got up from the ground, glaring at Rice with eyes full of anger, and Rice, who kept retreating towards the defense line, looked at him expressionlessly, and deliberately showed a slight smile No laughing, which annoys Moussa Dembele.

This is also the main strategy of York City today.

That is to give Tottenham's midfield strength and confrontation.

When the overall technical ability is indeed not as good as theirs, it is obviously impossible without active defense and physical confrontation.

After all, whether it is Moussa Dembele or Eriksson, they all have good dribbling and passing skills. It is very likely that giving them a little space will tear through York City's defense.

"From the first few minutes of the game, it can be seen that Tottenham took the absolute initiative on the field. From the first minute after the opening, York City was suppressed by Tottenham in their own half. Forward Baker returned to the area around the penalty area to defend. It seems that York City intends to defend to the end in this game first!"

Tottenham used Vicente Jensen as the arrow, and Sun Xingmin, Ali, Lamela and other players took turns to attack York City's defense.

Especially Sun Xingmin on the left side, he was extremely fast and was very active. He got rid of Fuan Jianyang's defense several times and created a threat. No goal was conceded.

As a young player who has not yet been selected for the Japanese national team, Fuan Jianyang still seems a bit struggling to face Sun Xingmin, an "old Jianghu" who has been galloping in the European arena for several years, and he is temporarily behind in such "East Asian confrontation". downwind.

"Sun Xingmin broke through with the ball and reached the front of the penalty area...and hit the goal!! Isaacson reacted quickly and saved the ball. Tottenham's 20-year-old Ali judged the impact of Isaacson's hit and made a follow-up shot!"

"It's Isaacson again, the experienced veteran blocked the ball out of the goal with his foot, and De Ligt, who returned to defend, kicked the ball out of the baseline and a corner kick!"

"Eriksen took the corner, but it landed too close to the goalkeeper. Isaacson grabbed the ball firmly before Alderweireld!"

"Obviously, York City was based on defense today and did a good job, but the individual ability of the Tottenham players is very strong. They still bombarded York City's goal indiscriminately and got good goals on several occasions. Opportunities, but York City's former Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson performed bravely and repeatedly resolved crises for the team."

Scaloni couldn't sit down for a moment when he saw these thrilling scenes on the coach's bench.

He came to the sidelines and kept waving to Rice, Alonso, including Westerman and De Ligt behind, to establish a tight defense line in the middle, and don't let Tottenham's players face the goal easily.

You must know that these offensive players in the frontcourt of Tottenham players are very good in terms of breakthrough and shooting ability, and a small opportunity may be directly converted into a goal.

York City's two full-backs Lin Liangming and Kulusevski were also asked to return to defense.

Judging from the game scene, they don't seem to be a full-back, but more like a full-back. Now York City seems to have eight defenders defending.

Of course, this kind of iron barrel formation also has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that there are more defensive players, the defense line is compressed relatively flat, and there is less space for Tottenham players.

The downside is that due to the retreat of York City's two full-backs, Tottenham's two full-backs have a wider forward space.

Like Danny Rose and Kyle Walker, they are masters who like assists, and now they come forward to attack frequently.

In the 5th minute, Walker passed a sharp pass to center Vincent Jensen in the penalty area after a burst. Fortunately, De Ligt pushed out of the penalty area, otherwise, it is very likely Will result in a goal conceded by York City.

In Tottenham's frantic attack, York City's defense line was crumbling, as if it would be swallowed by this storm at any time!
A man surnamed Gao in Longguo once said: The bigger the wind and waves, the bigger the fish.

But football does not seem to fully abide by this rule.

Don't look at the storms caused by Tottenham, but they just can't catch the small fish of York City.

Even though the Tottenham players got a few pretty good chances, they just couldn't convert them into goals.

Either the goalkeeper Isaacson played bravely, or the defenders performed well and blocked the hole.

Among them, Alfonso Davis and Alonso rescued the team twice in an emergency, blocking the shots of Ali and Sun Xingmin from the bottom line.

It was under such an absolute disadvantage that York City clung to the final fence, which made every attack of Tottenham seem to be able to deal a final blow to York City at any time, but every time it became the last one. It turned out to be nothing.

"We can see that if York City obviously implement the iron barrel tactics to the end. Now they don't even leave a single player in the frontcourt, and even striker Baker has returned to the front of the penalty area to defend. Could it be that York City really Planning to give up the attack and defend to the end?" Lineker smiled wryly.

The game has now gone on for 20 minutes, and during that time, York City's possession rate is only a miserable 20%.

This means that Tottenham's possession rate has reached a terrifying [-]%!

And the number of shots between the two sides is really very different. Tottenham took 15 shots in such a short period of time, almost one shot every minute, and York City, not to mention shooting, can't even enter Tottenham's penalty area. go.

It has to be said that this is a one-sided game, at least from the opening 20 minutes.

So as a "Pan Yi fan", Lineker is a bit disappointed.

"Although I thought before the game that York City should not be able to play against Tottenham, the main force, but I didn't expect the scene to be so ugly."

"In my impression, Pan Yi's team sometimes uses defensive and counterattack tactics when encountering strong opponents, but it seems that they don't use this kind of iron barrel formation."

"However, the York City fans at the scene didn't seem to care about their passiveness on the scene. They enjoyed today's game even more. Even if it was a foul that was beneficial to their own side, they would give warm applause."

Alan Shearer, who partnered with Lineker to explain the game today, said with a smile: "Actually, in my opinion, whether it is the performance of York City fans or the team, it is understandable."

"Don't forget that Tottenham are currently the third in the Premier League, the BIG6 of the Premier League, and one of the strongest teams in English football."

"As for York City, no matter how good they are, they are only in League One. The gap is still very large."

"So I don't think there is any problem with Scaloni's defense-based style of play, and the York City fans obviously understand this."

"For them, winning or losing is not that important. The important thing is that 2 people came to the scene today to be happy together, and they can see the stars of the Premier League teams live!"

Lineker coughed and said with a smile, "Thank you for your reminder. It may be because of Pan Yi, but also because of York City's performance in the last round, that made me ignore this point."

"Although Arsenal did not have all the main players in the last round and was also affected by Xhaka's red card, York City's performance is indeed not like a League One team."

"After all, for a team like Arsenal or Tottenham, you don't need to do your best to deal with a team from League One."

"But judging from today's opening 20 minutes of the game, it is true that the Premier League is the Premier League, and League One is still only League One! The gap between these three levels is still very large."

"Looking at it this way, Scaloni can only choose to play defensively, otherwise, it is very likely that Sun Xingmin will break the net."

Alan Shearer nodded: "At present, if York City attacks rashly, the risk is too great. Instead of this, it is better to stick to the end."

But Lineker shook his head: "But the FA Cup is not a knockout system. Today's penalty shootout will not be delayed. Even if they keep 0:0 for them, the next round of rematch will not be until white." Deer Lane, could it be that York City gave up their chance at home and felt that they were more likely to win away from home?"

Alan Shearer said: "This is not necessarily the case. I think that although Tottenham are playing very lively, York City's defense is doing well, especially the defense against Tottenham's two wings."

While Alan Shearer was saying this, Sun Xingmin was holding the ball on the left and was about to accelerate, but Alonso, who came out from a diagonal stab from the side, forced him to the ground, causing a foul, but At the same time, it also interrupted Tottenham's offensive rhythm.

"Tottenham's Lamela on the right can run quite well, but his impact is not enough. On the left, Sun Xingmin's partner Danny Rose is obviously more threatening in attack, so when York City defends, they pay attention to their own right. Co-defense."

"Alonso in the defensive midfielder position often appears in this area, coupled with Lin Liangming and Fu Anjianyang who are returning to defense, this makes Tottenham's left side almost unable to pose much threat."

"The right side can't break through, and the left side is restricted, which makes Tottenham's left and right sides unable to fly, so it also causes Tottenham's attack to be thunderous and rainy. It seems to have the advantage, but in reality There are not many who can really threaten York City's goal."

"You can see that Isaacson made a lot of saves, but most of the time it was because Tottenham's shots were rushed, resulting in insufficient angle and power."

As if to confirm Alan Shearer's comment again, Tottenham launched another attack on the field. Lamela on the right took the ball, but Lin Liangming quickly posted it.

After barely crossing, Vicente Jensen in the middle failed to take advantage of De Ligt and the ball was pushed out of the penalty area.

"Another thing I think we should pay attention to is that Vicente Jensen is the bridgehead of Tottenham's offense, but in this game, the Dutchman's height and header have no advantage at all."

"Vicent Jensen is only a little over 1.8 meters tall, while York City's defense line, De Ligt is 1 meters tall, Westermann is 89 meters tall, and even Fu Anjianyang, who is the right back, is also taller. Reached 1 meters, the shortest left back Alphonso Davis also has 90 meters..."

"Each of them is taller than Vicente Jensen. Coupled with the perfect cooperation of these four people, the cross tactics like Tottenham can't be played at all."

Lineker nodded slowly involuntarily.

Indeed, he immediately saw a cross from Danny Rose on the left of Tottenham, but it was pushed out of the penalty area by Westerman.

Although Eriksson, who was plugged in from the back row, launched a second wave of offense after stopping the ball, Rice quickly stepped forward, forcing Eriksson to take a long shot in a hurry, but he didn't hit the right position.

"So, at present, the iron barrel array specially set up by York City for Tottenham is still very effective. Tottenham can't fight on the two sides, and the bridgehead in the middle is under control again, so York City's goal is temporarily safe. Yes." Alan Shearer gave his own conclusions.

The game time passed by every minute and every second, and it seemed that just as Alan Shearer said, due to York City's desperate defense, Tottenham's offense has been unable to play, and the score has remained unchanged at 0:0. .

"I think Pochettino should make decisive adjustments at this time! Otherwise, the ball will be too ugly." Lineker watched for a while, but still felt that the game was too dull, and couldn't help giving his own opinion Opinion.

Alan Shearer said with a smile: "Everyone knows that when breaking the bus, the most effective is the wing and long shots. But now Lamela on the right can't stand up, so that York City has enough energy to defend Tottenham The left side, which also caused the left side to be restricted."

"As for long-range shots... Hehe, look, there are people everywhere in the penalty area and the perimeter of the penalty area in York City. Where did the ball go in?"

"And what you said is ugly, there is nothing to do about it. As I said just now, the strength gap between the two sides is too great. As the weaker side, York City must first consider not attacking, but how to avoid conceding goals as much as possible. "

Lineker shrugged: "Let's see what Pochettino has to deal with."
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But on the field at this time, Tottenham really changed a little bit.

After Pochettino gesticulated from the sidelines, Tottenham's offensive was obviously weakened, and the rhythm of the game also slowed down.

Obviously, the young Argentine coach also discovered his own problem, that is, he forced York City too hard, and the formation was too flat, so that Tottenham really had no other way but cross and long-range shots.

And as Alan Shearer said, York City defended Tottenham's two axes very well, which led to Tottenham's really not having a good chance to score.

Therefore, Pochettino is to let his players relax a little bit to suppress the opponent, so that York City has a chance to breathe, and then pull out to play.

Only when there is more room for players to move around can the abilities of Tottenham's forward players be brought into play, especially running backs like Sun Xingmin who need space to sprint.

However, York City was unmoved by Pochettino's changes.

"Remember, if you want to guard against it, you must guard against it until you die. Don't be fooled by their 'please enter the urn'. You must hold your breath!"

Scaloni remembered what Pan Yi told him before the game.

So he also kept reminding his players on the sidelines that they must be careful, must continue to keep the three lines compact, and don't rush to attack.

In other words, I would rather give up the offense than give Tottenham even the slightest chance!
This is probably the "full defense" mentality used in FM games.

Pan Yi's exhortation is of course justified. After all, against a strong team like Tottenham that is good at speed, it is terrible to give them space, and it is very likely that they will seize the opportunity to score goals.

And once the ball is lost, it will be a disaster for York City.

Because at that time, York City will press out and counterattack with all its strength, which will definitely give more opportunities to an extremely fast shooter like Sun Xingmin.

And the reason why Pan Yi said in a high-profile way before the game that his team can "beat any opponent" is indeed to tell the Tottenham team.

Just let them press out and attack!
As long as they keep attacking but can't succeed, both the coach and the players will definitely feel impatient, and then York City's opportunity will come.

However, it is clear that Portino is still very calm.

Now that Tottenham are not rushing to attack, of course York City will not be fooled by them, so the scene suddenly became more stalemate, and the number of shots began to decrease sharply.

And just like this, the last time of the first half was also worn out.

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the two sides scored a goalless draw. This game was very dull and ugly. If the second half continues according to the situation of the first half, the two sides may not be able to compete until next week's rematch. The winner is determined!"

Hearing what Lineker said, Alan Shearer felt disapproving, and he said:

"Tottenham definitely don't want to play a rematch. This will affect their Premier League games too much. Pochettino must be thinking of ways to strengthen his offense and try to break through York City's goal in the second half!"

Lineker said: "Then what if York City continues to defend so passively?"

Alan Shearer shook his head: "I don't think York City actually wants to play a rematch, because there is no hope of going to an away game in the next round."

"But in this situation..." Lineker hesitated to speak.

Alan Shearer said: "Maybe Scaloni has some tricks. Just like we used to watch Pan Yi lead the team in the game, when we thought the game would end flat, Pan Yi would always surprise us."

Lineker agreed: "Well, if Scaloni gets Pan Yi's true pass, then I can really look forward to the second half of the game!"
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As soon as the second half started, Pochettino made a substitution immediately.

Lamela, who had done nothing in the first half, went off and was replaced by Frenchman Moussa Sissoko.

Compared to Lamela, Moussa Sissoko may be slightly inferior in technology and imagination, but he is physically stronger and has a stronger impact.

This is to let the French attack on the right and avoid the embarrassment that Tottenham faced in the first half.

And such a substitution is obviously effective. As soon as Moussa Sissoko came on the field, he immediately activated Tottenham's right-sided attack.

He is a very comprehensive player. He often plays in the middle of the midfield or on the right, and he is equally sharp as a right winger.

After getting the ball, he can make a pass from the bottom or cut inside to shoot, these are all his forte.

With Moussa Sissoko on the right to divide the defensive pressure, Sun Xingmin on the left also felt relieved and became more active. In addition, behind him is Dan, who is also extremely fast and has a strong desire to attack. Ni Ross.

At the beginning of the second half, Tottenham launched several threatening attacks from the right. Moussa Sissoko, who had just replaced him, was energetic and active. sudden.

Although Alfonso Davis is no worse than Moussa Sissoko, he has lost a lot to the opponent in terms of experience, and it is a bit difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, both Rice and Alonso often returned to the left to help defend, which barely blocked Tottenham's attack from the right.

But Moussa Dembele and Eriksson, who control Tottenham's offensive rhythm, are very smart. When everyone thought that Tottenham was going to play on the right, they returned Moussa Sissoko's kick The ball was transferred to the left wing and handed over to Danny Rose who advanced forward.

After Danny Rose got the ball, he dribbled the ball to the York City half, Sun Xingmin cut into the hinterland, and after a clever two-to-one cooperation with Danny Rose, Danny Rose went to the bottom line.

Vicente Jensen and Ali, who were responding in the middle, rushed to the penalty area desperately. De Ligt and Westermann on the York City side stared at them, while Fu Anjianyang on the right was lying across In front of Danny Rose, occupy the position and prevent him from entering the penalty area.

But just when everyone thought that Danny Rose was about to cross, the latter unexpectedly passed it to Sun Xingmin outside the penalty area.

Rice leaned forward, Sun Xingmin cleverly pulled out a gap, and then pushed the ball lightly, a white figure whizzed by, and it was a long shot!
It's Eriksson who plugged in!
Such a long shot can be regarded as one of his famous stunts in the arena.

"Beautiful! Isaacson made another beautiful save and saved York City! He saved Eriksen's long shot to the bottom line! This is definitely a world-class save!" Lineker burst into praise.

The fans at the scene suddenly exploded, and everyone shouted Isaacson's name loudly, cheering loudly for his world-class save just now!
"Isaacson got up from the ground on the field, and the captain Westman hugged him tightly to express his gratitude. Yes, without his wonderful performance this time, York City might have lost the city gate .And once Tottenham scored a goal, York City's defense would no longer be as firm as in the first half, it was Isaacson who saved York City!"

Pan Yi in the stands sat down with a sigh of relief, his face still in shock.

"Damn, being a boss is more stressful than being a coach!" Pan Yi smiled self-deprecatingly.

Indeed, although he communicated with Scaloni and others before the game to prepare for the game, after the game started, all this had nothing to do with him.

So for Pan Yi, he has no sense of control over what happens on the field now, and can only watch.

He will not call now to interfere with Scaloni's judgment, after all, York City is not playing badly now.

In this way, his sense of tension in the stands will really exceed when he was a coach-after all, he can't "under control everything".

"Hey, it seems that it is really rare to see you so nervous, afraid of losing to us Tottenham?" Levi, the owner of Tottenham, who was sitting on the side, laughed, his bald head was still as bright as ever.

"It's too early to say who will win and who will win." Pan Yi showed his signature confident smile again, "If you don't believe me, let's read on!" (End of this chapter)