At this time, in the stands of the People's Park Stadium, there was a special spectator who was also watching the game.

He is the current sporting director of FC Barcelona, Subisareta.

This meritorious goalkeeper, who played for Barcelona for a long time when he was a player, won the Champions League in the 1991-1992 season for the team, and was also the main goalkeeper of the Spanish national team.

He became a professional after retiring from football, and in 2010 he took over as FC Barcelona's sporting director with Russell, effectively being the number two in Barça's management.

Tonight, Barcelona also have the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, but Subisareta chose to come to Hamburg to watch another game, of course, for his purpose.

He came to observe Pan Yi!

This is in preparation for Barca's change of manager next season.

The main reason is that the performance of Barcelona led by Martino this season is really not very good.

With 27 rounds of fixtures in the league, Barcelona is only third in the standings behind Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and the prospects of winning the championship are not very optimistic.

In the Champions League, Barcelona only qualified as second in the group, facing Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, only to lose 1-2 at home in the first leg.

Although these results are not enough to conclude the final coffin for Martino, the Barcelona hierarchy can no longer sit still.

They have to plan ahead and find a new man at the helm for Barça!

Their preferred target is current Celta head coach Luis Enrique.

Enrique was chosen not because of how good his results are at Celta today.

Enrique's advantage is that he played for Barcelona for eight seasons as a player (1996-97 to 2003-04) as captain, and after retiring as a coach, he also coached Barça B for three seasons, and taking over the team is conducive to continuing Barca's tactical system.

After leaving the Barcelona B team, Enrique went to coach Roma in Serie A and Celta Vigo in La Liga, and he has an advantage over Pep Guardiola and Vilanova, who previously coached Barcelona, because he already has experience in coaching the first team.

At the same time, Enrique has a good relationship with Barcelona captain Puyol, which also facilitates his quick takeover of the team.

It's just that after the two meetings between Barcelona and Hamburg, Pan Yi also entered Subisareta's sight.

Truth be told, it's not uncommon to see a team that can beat Barcelona, and Subisareta can't look at it every time she sees a manager who wins against Barcelona.

But Pan Yi is so special!

His hamburger dared to compete with Barcelona for possession, and he succeeded!

He eventually beat Barcelona in the way they do best and squeezed them into second place in the group.

It's amazing.

Generally, those who can beat Barcelona in La Liga often adopt the tactics of defending and counterattacking, compressing Barcelona's possession space and then seeking a quick counterattack to score.

And this kind of coach, Subisareta can't look down on it, after all, it is not in line with Barcelona's consistent tradition, and there is no way to continue Barcelona's passing and control system.

Barça's fans are also some of the most discerning fans in the world, and they certainly can't accept their team's counter-attacking tactics to win games.

But Pan Yi is different.

He can play good passes and win in Hamburg, and in theory he can do the same at Barcelona!

So Subisareta began to pay attention to Pan Yi, and today he also came to Germany to watch such a strong dialogue.

After all, it's nothing if it's just playing passing and suppressing attacks in the Bundesliga.

But if you can suppress a Premier League champion-level team like Manchester City in a hard-fought game like the Champions League knockout round, it will show Pan Yi's level very well.

And so far in the game, Hamburg has really played well!

They played a fierce attack against Manchester City, who were eager to grab points, from the start, and they also had the upper hand.

Manchester City has always played well in the Premier League, which is good at fast-paced attack and defense and full of impact, but today when I met Hamburg, who is attacking with all its might, I know what is really fast-paced and what impact is.

Even Manchester City's proud foot skills in the Premier League can't even take advantage of Hamburg!

And Subisareta also saw that even if Hamburg's backfield was constantly harassed and pressed by Manchester City players, they would not blindly move forward.

Whether it's the two wing-backs Robertson and Carvajal, or the centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Toni Rudiger, including the midfield three who sometimes drop back to pick up, they always pass the ball calmly at the back.

They can also always find gaps in the opposition's press, pass the ball out of the danger zone with successive passes, and then organize a new wave of attacks.

Isn't this the way Barcelona play?

When Pep Guardiola was at Barcelona, he emphasized that the attack started from the backfield, from the goalkeeper to the defender, and slowly transmitted up, and he would not open his feet unless he had to.

It seems risky to play like this, after all, if the ball is cut off by an opposing striker at the back, it is an opportunity to almost face the goalkeeper directly.

But that's what the Barcelona players have to be.

A lot of their training has been spent on passing and possession.

Every player in Barcelona has quite good foot skills, and many of them have practiced together since childhood, and they are very familiar with each other and cooperate very smoothly.

And this kind of self-confidence can also make their attack more efficient, because it is certainly safer to make a short pass from the back than to let people grab five or five goals with a big foot in the middle.

Now it seems that the Hamburg players have the same self-confidence.

And they're faster-paced!

In general, the faster the pace of the game, the faster the passing and receiving speed, and the inevitable increase in the error rate.

That's what Manchester City are now.

They followed the rhythm of Hamburg, so the transition between attack and defense was extremely fast, and the distance between the players increased as the personnel kept pulling the width.

The farther the pass, the stronger the pass, and the faster the ball speed, the weaker the player's control over the ball.

However, Hamburg's pass success rate is much higher than Manchester City's.

This is not to say that the individual quality of the Hamburg players is much better than that of Manchester City, but because the players of Hamburg are significantly better at running!

With the vastly increased movement, the distance between Hamburg's players was mostly compressed to within 10 metres, which reduced the likelihood of mispasses.

In comparison, Manchester City's running has been a bit out of pace, which is why they will be more passive so far in the game.

This is also the reason why Subisareta values Pan Yi very much.

can pass and control, and can run, isn't that ......

A combination of Barcelona and Real Madrid?

And, there is another reason for City's rate of passing errors.

That is, the Hamburg players are very fierce and aggressive!

Look at the Vardy on the forward line, the fight is so fierce, it feels like a bandit robbery, a gust of wind passes, and there is no grass!

Under such deterrent pressure, it is understandable that Manchester City players have mistaken the ball or been cut off.

Hamburg also played a very quick counter-attack after the break, basically three passes and two passes to Manchester City's backfield, and then formed a threatening shot.

That's pretty much how Hamburg's first two goals were scored tonight.

So, this hamburger can pass and control, run, fight, and counterattack, isn't that ......

Barcelona + Real Madrid + Atletico Madrid???

Isn't this invincible in the world?

Subisareta watched and watched, and had already thrown Luis Enrique out of the clouds.

If you can get Pan Yi, then Barcelona's next dynasty will definitely come soon!

Think of Messi and Neymar under Pan Yi, as well as Xavi and Iniesta...... Tsk, it's really picturesque.

With Barcelona's prestige and status in world football, Pan Yi should not refuse their invitation, right?

In addition, Pan Yi asked Messi twice to get the jersey, and it was also rumored that Pan Yi was a fan of Messi.

Subisareta's face couldn't help but smile a little.

He looked into the field again, and there was a different scene in front of the benches on both sides.

The visitors' Manuel Pellegrini was clearly in a hurry, having not been in his seat since the opening kick-off, standing and directing the game.

On the home team's side, Pan Yi was still as calm as ever, sitting with his butt steadily, and talking and laughing with the people on the side.

What is a world-class handsome?

This is a world-class handsome!

Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. Those who are famous all over the world must have a strategy in their chests!

……

Under Subisareta's watchful eye, Hamburg once again made a dangerous attack.

David Silva wanted to pass the ball to Yaya Toure, but the distance between the two was too obvious.

As soon as the ball was passed halfway through, it was blocked by Paulinho's foot and flew into the air.

N'Golo Kante stepped forward quickly and headed the ball over to Kevin De Bruyne in the gap.

The three Hamburg midfielders are always in the right position at the right time and always play well together.

And the last receiver is often De Bruyne.

That's where the heart of the attack comes in, allowing De Bruyne to play to his vision and passing strengths to organise the most effective attack.

De Bruyne was still with his back to the attack, but he seemed to have seen where all the players on the pitch were and where they were about to run.

After he stopped the ball on his chest, he picked up his right foot and distributed the ball to the left, and by this time Robertson had already cut in quickly, and after taking the ball, he began to advance quickly.

Hamburg's counterattack suddenly accelerated!

This time, however, City were quick to react, with their players returning to their own half in time to organise a tight defence.

Especially in front of Robertson, Zabaleta and David Silva defended in place.

So this time Hamburg's quick counterattack did not work.

But Robertson was not in a hurry to rush in, but passed the ball back to Van Dijk and started to organise again.

This is the tactical system that Hamburg is now maturing.

If there is an opportunity to counterattack, it will speed up to attack the opponent, but if the opponent defends well, it will turn to positional warfare and patiently look for the next opportunity by possessing the ball.

At this time, Manchester City pressed the formation again to press the Hamburg backfield personnel.

Hamburg, on the other hand, passed the ball continuously and played very patiently.

Slowly, step by step, they pushed the possession zone forward from the halfway line.

"Hamburg's skilful passing and cutting combination really makes it really impossible for Manchester City's pressing players."

"Don't look at the four fronts of Manchester City who are running aggressively, but the Hamburg backfield players are not panicking at all, they can still keep the ball firmly at their feet and then pass it to the front.

"It gives the City players the feeling of punching cotton. I heard that there is a boxing method called Tai Chi in the Dragon Kingdom, which can be used to transfer thousands of catties in four or two, is this the skill that Coach Pan Yi brought to the team? ”

'It's been two or three minutes since City conceded a goal in midfield, and they haven't touched the ball again!'

'Now we've seen that Hamburg has played the ball to the right and Carvajal is dribbling the ball.

'Nasri grabbed it, but Carvajal immediately split the ball to Rudiger in the middle. Rudiger gave Van Dijk and Van Dijk passed to Robertson......

'Hamburg made a series of passes that took the ball out of City's pressing zone and now it was at the feet of N'Golo Kante in midfield.

N'Golo Kante didn't choose to pass the ball to De Bruyne this time because he found that Wu Lei in front of him had started to pick up the pace! Kante went straight forward, and Wu Lei ran! ”

"Beautiful! Wu Lei's heavy-shouldered feint shook off Zabaleta who came up to defend and went straight into Manchester City's penalty area! ”

That's when City's lagging centre-back Vincent Kompany faces a dilemma. Is he going to step forward to stop Wu Lei, or is he going to continue to keep an eye on Vardy behind him? ”

"Ah, Wu Lei didn't continue to take the ball forward, nor did he sweep the ball to Vardy. He opted for a high pass. The ball crossed almost the entire penalty area and fell to the back post, and the Hamburg player who picked it up here was ......"

"Salah! The quick-cut Egyptian winger didn't have any defenders around him at this point! Wu Lei's pass was just right, Salah picked up with his left foot, and it was directly a volley! ”

"Ball...... Entered!!!! Another world wave! ”

“Goooooooooooolllllllll！”

"In the 42nd minute, Salah made a beautiful volley to help Hamburg change the score to 3:1!!"

……

In the away dressing room after half-time, everyone was gloomy.

Manuel Pellegrini is also very helpless.

Before the game he could have imagined that Hamburg would be more difficult at home, but he didn't expect it to be this hard.

They were two goals behind at half-time, and three goals behind the two legs combined......

This means that City will have to score at least three more goals against Hamburg to have any chance of winning.

But it's really too hard.

In terms of first-half performances, apart from a goal in the opening stages, the rest of the time was largely dominated by Hamburg.

Although Manchester City have been trying hard to maneuver with Hamburg, they have exposed more problems under the high-intensity and fast-paced attack.

Hamburg has created more than three chances.

These three goals were just the last three of their countless shots on goal.

And, now in front of Pellegrini, there seems to be little choice.

It looks like he can only continue to attack, and he will strengthen the attack!

But he was also worried.

If you really play like this, there is a high chance of conceding again.

To be eliminated is to be eliminated, two teams meet, there is always someone to win and someone to lose.

But if you lose by a big score and are kicked out of the tragedy by Hamburg, it will be difficult to accept.

Whether you lose a 0:1 or a 0:10 is definitely not the same!

If that happens, the morale of Manchester City's players will be affected, not only from the Champions League, but also from the domestic league.

His position will also be lost!

Looking at the expressions on the faces of these Manchester City players in front of them, it feels like they don't have much confidence at this time, and it's hard to imagine what it will be like to be scored again.

Consider Hamburg's performance after 60 minutes in the first leg, if City continue to drain their energy with this kind of attacking force...... Don't dare to think about it, don't dare to think about it

After thinking about it, Pellegrinis still made a decision that went against his heart:

Hold on first, hold steady and don't lose the ball again!

……

"The second half has been played for 70 minutes and the score is still 3-1, with Hamburg leading."

'In the 25 minutes of the second half, it seemed that City took the initiative to slow down their attack and put more energy into defence, which is a bit confusing.

'Did Pellegrini read the scoreboard wrong? Now it's Hamburg in the lead! He's still thinking about defense? ”

"If his head isn't teasing, there's only one explanation: he gave up! Throw in the towel! He didn't want to be scored more goals by Hamburg. In order to avoid a more embarrassing return to Manchester, he chose to surrender! ”

"It's a very rare thing. How can Pellegrini say that he is also a world-class coach who has coached a giant team like Real Madrid, and he will be scared of Pan Yi's hamburger? ”

"Pellegrini, you're a Chilean engineer, not a Frenchman!"

And in the face of such a situation, how will Hamburg's head coach Pan Yi respond? Wouldn't he be reasonable...... Oh, he responded, he started to change! ”

On the sidelines, in front of the home team's bench, Mitrovic and Son Heung-min had already stood up, ready to replace Vardy and Wu Lei.

The intention of such a counterpoint substitution is obvious, that is, on the premise of not changing the formation and playing style, change the way of thinking to continue to attack Manchester City's goal!

At the same time, it can also allow the two strikers who have been fighting for more than 70 minutes to rest.

This game has basically been won, and there is no need to waste any more energy.

And such substitutions seemed to have had another effect after 10 minutes.

On 82 minutes, Hamburg played a simple combination up front.

With City's formation shrinking, it was now easier for Hamburg to get through midfield and the ball was soon at Paulinho's feet.

The Brazilian split the ball again to Son Heung-min on the left.

After Sun Xingmin stopped the ball, he immediately started with the ball, crossed the center line with the ball as fast as possible, and carried it all the way forward.

After shaking off the angle, Sun Xingmin glanced into the penalty area, and directly rubbed a curved ball with his left foot and rubbed the ball into the small penalty area.

Mitrovic and Kompany jumped at the same time.

The flesh of the two sturdy men collided directly with each other, and as a result, neither of them was able to really reach the ball.

The ball didn't know where it had hit, so it rolled to the top of the penalty area.

At this time, De Bruyne, who caught up from behind, quickly rushed forward and bounced off the ball to the ground, which was straight to a furious shot.

The ball slammed into the bottom right corner of the goal with a thunderous jingle of bells.

The ball was so fast and tricky that goalkeeper Joe Hart was too late to make a save when he reacted, and could only watch as the ball slid past him.

"This ball...... Didn't go in! ”

"It's a pity, it's just a little bit! The ball grazed the outside edge of the post and went out of the baseline. ”

"However, considering that the score is now 3:1, the Hamburgers will not be very upset about the missed opportunity."

"Add in the result of the first leg and they are already three goals ahead! And their opponents, Manchester City, have long since lost their confidence, as evidenced by their defensive efforts in the second half. ”

"But Pan Yi still persevered, using the tactics of high school strikers and wide crosses, and almost broke through Manchester City's goal again!"

"Although this goal didn't score, I can still see the magic of Pan Yi's substitutions, and he can always suddenly create a huge threat! ……”

And the next game is no longer meaningful.

The Manchester City players on the pitch looked sluggish and faltered, and they didn't look like they could be 100 per cent committed at all.

Hamburg, on the other hand, created a couple of chances after Kevin De Bruyne's shot, but were unlucky enough to find the back of the net.

In the end, Hamburg defeated Manchester City 3-1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 5-2!

……

For the majority of media and fans, the result of this game is reasonable.

After all, Hamburg won convincingly away from Manchester City and it would be understandable to return home to win again.

In his post-match press conference, Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini also said that Hamburg did perform better in the two legs and that their promotion was a matter of course.

"Pan Yi said after Hamburg qualified from the group that Hamburg had the ability to compete for the Champions League, but I didn't believe it at the time."

"But after two games against them, I'm convinced that Hamburg are the favourites to win the Champions League this season!"

"In front of them, we have exposed a lot of problems. And I also learned a lot from Pan Yi. It was a new, forward-thinking tactical concept that all football coaches should study and learn. ”

"Finally, congratulations to Pan Yi and Hamburg, and good luck to them! ……”

In the domestic forum of the Dragon Country, fans also expressed their opinions on this Champions League knockout match:

"Every time Hamburg advances to the round, it is making history in Dragon Country football! Head coach Pan Yi and player Wu Lei have been moving forward together! ”

"They beat all the best teams, and that's what makes us feel good!"

"If Manchester City still has a bit of a strong team style in the first leg, this game is simply rubbed on the ground by Hamburg!"

"Pan Yi's burger is really terrifying! Manchester City is the Premier League champion and runner-up for these two seasons, and it was played like this? ”

"Didn't Gary Neville say that Hamburg is going to be done when they meet a Premier League team? Why don't you come out and speak now? ”

"He said he could win Manchester United! Now Manchester United are in the quarter-finals, right? I just hope they can touch it and shut up Neville's big mouth completely! ”

"Hehe, now Manchester United also deserves to touch the porcelain burger? This year in the Premier League, we can only compete for Europa League qualification......"

"I miss Manchester United so much. When Ferguson was still around, how majestic was that, how did it end up in this field? ”

"Gigos beat Bayern with Rooney's wings in '99, I still remember it"

"Upstairs, your ID Barcelona ☆ Football Expert, sure enough...... It's very connotative and senior. ”

"By the way, I remember a media reporter who said that if Hamburg made it to the quarterfinals, he would run naked live, what about others? ……”

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