Modern football is all about tactical coordination.

In particular, strong teams put more emphasis on "ground ball", and need to control the ball at their feet and tear apart the opponent's defense as much as possible through short passes, because this will have a higher success rate.

The technical content of the long pass rushing is relatively low, such a tactic is simple and crude, after the defender steals, directly pass a long pass to the striker, the success rate is very low.

After all, when the ball is flying in the air, the player's control of the ball will be much reduced, and the competition after the high ball will also have a feeling of "resignation", which is extremely unstable.

As a result, the long ball rush tactic is now generally considered to be a relatively backward football tactic, although it was still the mainstream of English football about two or three decades ago.

The "British style of play" is almost equivalent to the long-pass rushing tactic.

However, as English football becomes more and more internationalized, more and more stars with delicate footwork have joined the Premier League, and there are fewer and fewer teams that mainly use this style of play.

However, less does not mean nothing.

After all, for many weak teams, they may not have a set of players who can skillfully control the ball with their feet and gradually advance;

Maybe they can barely make it together, but when they face stronger and more versatile players, their skills are not worth mentioning and they can't compete with them at all;

As a result, some teams will give up on playing with their opponents, and instead use simple and rough long passes to impact the opponent's defense.

Stoke City, the "City in the Sky", is an outstanding representative of this, and their high-ranking scorer Crouch is also a representative figure of this tactic.

Of course, they also have a famous throw-in tactic that has shocked the Premier League, which will not be listed for the time being.

So, does the strong team not use long passes at all?

That's not either.

They just don't use this style of play as their main tactic, but they still integrate it into their entire tactical system.

Due to the increasing prevalence of high pressing, it is sometimes difficult to get the ball out of the ground at the back.

The use of long passes and rushing can avoid the midfield transition, and the defender will directly hang the ball to his forward teammates for a quick attack.

In the process of implementing the long-pass rushing tactics, the backcourt players need to see the position of their strikers in the frontcourt immediately after winning the ball, and if they have the opportunity, they will immediately open a long pass to the forwards to pass the ball.

There are usually two or three strikers up front, and when one striker gets the ball, the other strikers should immediately move closer to the player with the ball.

At this time, the player who holds the ball can choose to cross the bottom according to the specific situation on the field, or dribble the ball himself.

It is advisable to keep the distance between the strikers at 10-20 meters, as this can improve the success rate of the coordination and provide more ways to attack.

However, this tactic is more demanding for the strikers, who have a strong impact and can get the ball when fighting with the opposing defender;

The other is that the long-pass ability of fullbacks or fullbacks is required to be high, and the pass needs to be accurate, otherwise it is often the right to send the ball in a strong duel.

Historically, the most successful use of this tactic was Manchester United in the late 90s.

At that time, the picture of Beckham directly starting the ball on the right side to find the black wind on the front line is simply a classic.

In modern times, the role of full-back has become less and less common in strong teams, so the function of finding a striker in the long pass has basically been replaced by a full-back, and the more representative is Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold.

Even, sometimes it is the goalkeeper who plays long balls, whether it is Alisson or Neuer, they are good players.

And now Pan Yi's Chelsea team meets such standards very well.

In fact, they also have a similar style of play in their usual tactics, but after the substitution today, they suddenly increased the usual proportion of 10% to 70%.

And Chelsea are more difficult to guard against than in the 90s when Manchester United were looking for two strikers with long passes.

Because there are so many people who can grab points!

Standing in the City penalty area when the two wings started to cross were probably at least two of Chelsea's strikers, two midfielders and the wing-back on the other side.

The wing-backs can be involved in heading the ball is the most excessive!

Whether it's Marcos Alonso or Branislav Ivanovic, their height, strength and ability to grab headers are just standard centre-forward templates, but they play as wing-backs!

It's not the same style as the normal kind of fullbacks like Marcelo and Carvajal.

That's why Chelsea often have Marcos Alonso crossing from the left one minute and Ivanovic heading in the box to get the ball on goal, and the next minute Ivanovic passing the ball and Marcos Alonso shooting.

In this case, Manchester City will have a very hard time defending.

Because although Chelsea's forwards are strong, after all, there are still Manchester City's corresponding central defenders Kompany and Demichelis to defend;

Chelsea's wing-backs, on the other hand, are all skinny Nasri and Navas......

It's too much of a loss to grab the starting point!

Then in the defence of set-pieces, Manchester City suffered even more.

Because at this time, Chelsea's three central defenders will also enter the Manchester City penalty area, and their already stretched air defense will be even weaker.

The penalty conceded before Manchester City was the best proof of that.

And after Chelsea scored the lead, they were still very resolute in using such high-altitude tactics according to Pan Yi's instructions, and continued to bombard Manchester City's penalty area.

Faced with such a situation, Pellegrini was a little hesitant.

He only has one substitution in his hand, who should he replace?

Another tall guard to help defend?

For example, the 187cm French defender Mangala?

But the problem is that now Manchester City is behind!

There is no point in switching to a defender, and it is even more impossible to remove a winger and replace it with a defender.

Seeing that the game time is passing by minute by second, Manchester City is still one goal behind in the score;

And Manchester City's penalty area is groaning in pain under the repeated onslaught of Chelsea's various thick men, and it looks like it is about to lose its last reserve at any moment;

Manuel Pellegrini has finally made a decision.

He brought on Dzeko and replaced Sergio Aguero.

This is also a more reluctant choice.

Because Dzeko is indeed a typical high school striker, with a height of 193cm and a weight of 84kg, he is outstanding in both bouncing and heading;

After he came on the field, he was definitely able to increase his air defense without weakening the attack power of the front.

It's just that he hasn't been in particularly good form lately, so he hasn't started often.

It's just that now Pellegrini has no choice, and he has one substitute striker in his hand to use.

He couldn't help but regret why he loaned the team's Spanish striker Negredo to Valencia on the day of the Premier League's transfer deadline!

That's a real big center!

And he also has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

If he is still around, he and Dzeko will be able to form a double centre-forward that will allow him to help the high defence prevent Chelsea from extending the scoreline, while strengthening his own attack to get back on the scoresheet.

It's just that that's all it has to say now.

By the time Manuel Pellegrini made a substitution, the game had entered the final 15 minutes.

Five minutes later, while City did improve a bit in defending Chelsea's set-pieces, the situation on the pitch remained unchanged.

After 80 minutes, the Manchester City players were starting to get a little anxious.

After all, they are playing at home today! They trailed their main title rivals Chelsea by one goal.

And now that they are also two centre-forwards, it seems that the Manchester City players are starting to learn from Chelsea, picking up the ball in central midfield and then making long passes to the striker.

This is also a method that many teams will adopt when the score is behind and the time is tight, whether it is a strong team or a weak team.

Although the success of the long pass is low, it can't stand the number of times you can attack!

When the defender gets the ball, the "horn" goes up as soon as it goes, which is much faster than passing from the back to the midfield and then to the front.

Thereupon......

Now the scene of the game between the two teams is not the same as the first half at all.

"Are we watching English football in the 80s now? Or is it a League One match? ”

In the Sky Sports studio, host Lineker teased.

In English football, it's true that it's not often the time two teams use long balls together these days, but it's still seen from time to time in Championship, League One or lower divisions.

But the problem is that there are two Premier League teams in the game now, and they are two title contenders who are known for their possession and delicate coordination!

In these two teams, there are also countless stars who can tear through the opposing defense by breaking through and linking.

But now, they are playing long balls like two Championship and League One teams full of rough men!

"Uh...... Is it because I had a wave of poisoned milk at halftime? Sun Jihai said a little embarrassed, "I said I wanted to see a good game, and the result became like this......"

"Sort of, indeed." Zola laughed, "But then again, I said that I believe Pan Yi will change in the second half, and he did make effective adjustments and scored a goal to overtake the score." It's just that I didn't expect it to be such an adjustment, and I guess no one would have thought that Chelsea would suddenly focus on long passing, right? ”

At this time, Carragher, who had recovered from the frustration of Liverpool's defeat, said after a moment: "I think that although both teams are playing long balls, Manchester City are a bit forced, while Chelsea are clearly prepared. And even now they have a tendency to go a little bit down......"

That's the strength of a team like Chelsea.

They are not like those teams that can only play long passes, after all, those teams can't transfer to control!

But Chelsea are different.

Although the players on the field are all tall and strong, if you want to say that they are not alive under their feet, then they will not agree.

For example, Nemanja Matic, in addition to his large defensive coverage, aggressiveness, and outstanding tackling ability, is also very technical, with good assists and long-range shooting ability.

Another example is David Luiz, who is an outstanding representative of a central defender in his own right, who often dribbles out of the defence and dominates the team's attack, which cannot be done without a certain technical ability.

This is also true for defensive-oriented players, not to mention strikers and wide players who often need to dribble to break through opposition defences.

This is actually a development trend in world football.

That is, the ability of the players is becoming more and more comprehensive, especially in the midfield, and they all want to be hexagonal fighters.

There are fewer and fewer players, whether they are purely defensive or purely offensive.

And Chelsea have so many well-rounded players in their squad.

This also caused Pan Yi to be so silky when he changed his formation and tactics.

As Carragher observed, after seeing that Manchester City also began to play long passes and avoid long passes, Pan Yi began to instruct the players on the field to gradually take back control of the midfield again, and then combine the long and short to play Manchester City by surprise.

If there is real-time data, it is probably Pan Yi who has reduced the proportion of long passes from 70% to about 30%.

Then, Chelsea's main attack was also on the left.

That's because Hazard's main area of activity is here!

And compared with Klich on the other side, Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta on the defensive side is stronger in tackling, but his speed and explosiveness are weaker than Klich.

With Hazard's now near-peak pace and technique, Zabaleta did struggle defensively while he was busy finding a centre-forward for his crosses.

In the 85th minute, Chelsea instigated an attack on the left.

First, John Terry passed the ball to midfielder Loftus-Cheek, who handed it back to left wing-back Marcos Alonso.

Alonso didn't choose to cross with a big foot after receiving the ball, but moved forward with the ball as soon as possible.

As City's back two midfielders, Frank Lampard and Fernandinho, often rushed into the box to help fight for the ball, the midfield defence was a bit empty at this time.

But seeing Alonso keep moving forward, Lampard could only turn around and grab it.

Alonso, on the other hand, saw the moment and deftly distributed the ball to the edge of the left-hand corner of the box.

Hazard cut forward quickly, caught Alonso's pass and turned to face Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta.

It's a one-on-one opportunity!

Hazard dribbled the ball and approached Zabaleta step by step.

This is his most common way of breaking through, and it is also his own rhythm and pace.

That is to step on the small broken steps that you are most familiar with, and then stare at your opponent with both eyes, watching your opponent's every move.

As soon as the opponent makes some foot movements, Hazard will use the sudden change of direction he does best to gauge his opponent.

The 29-year-old Zabaleta is also very experienced, and under the pressure of Hazard, he first took a step back, then a step back.

The defender always maintains a certain distance from the striker, so it is not easy for the opponent to break through with speed.

But Hazard suddenly accelerated first at this time!

The rhythm of his dribbling suddenly accelerated, and the whole person was about to burst to the bottom line.

This came as a surprise to Zabaleta, as the defensive plan he had envisioned in his mind was disrupted, so his body could only react instinctively, which was to stretch out his foot to break the ball.

But at this time, Hazard suddenly changed direction, and the whole person also accelerated suddenly, and the ball was sideways with his left foot.

Zabaleta's body couldn't twist at all, and she fell to the ground like this!

Eden Hazard then shook off Klich deftly and caught up with the ball again, slotting his left foot and adjusting it slightly, to control the ball at his feet again.

At this time, Hazard had already dribbled into the small penalty area, and there was only Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart in front of him!

Joe Hart scrambled out to attack, his hands and feet outstretched to Hazard's feet.

Because at such a close distance, Hazard is likely to push a bocce ball, which is the safest shooting plan.

But Hazard opted for a deft pick.

The ball flew lightly under the force of Hazard's toes.

Joe Hart, who had already thrown himself on the grass, reached for it, but couldn't reach it.

He could only watch in despair as the ball flew over his head and slowly fell into the Manchester City goal behind him.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！！”

'In the 87th minute, in the 87th minute, Eden Hazard, it was Hazard again!! He's already scored a brace in today's game! ”

"He shook down Manchester City defender Zabaleta with a brilliant dribble and made a beautiful pick!"

"Oh my God, let's see this time, it's really beautiful!"

"Eden Hazard completely deceived Zabaleta with the change of rhythm at his feet, and even made him lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground!"

"What a crime! Eden Hazard's brilliant performance further expanded the score for Chelsea! ”

'If Eden Hazard continues to be in this form and performance, I believe he will be the strongest contender for the Premier League player of the year!'

"Now that the score has come to 1:3, the Manchester City fans who came to the Etihad Stadium today may not be able to see their team score at home."

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Seeing Hazard's goal, Pan Yi also happily turned around and high-fived his coaching staff members one by one to celebrate.

This goal also marks his "ground" today -& gt; "High Altitude" -& gt; The repeated horizontal jump tactics of the "ground" were successful!

There's nothing more rewarding than having the situation on the field in your own hands!

But correspondingly, the frustration of Pellegrini on the opposite side is stronger than ever.

He felt that he had been led by Pan Yi's nose, as if every move he made was in Pan Yi's calculations!

No, in fact, this can't be regarded as a "calculation", but Pan Yi is helping him play every move.

All kinds of smoke grenades, all kinds of inducements!

From the pre-match press conference, to the starting lineup on the field, to the substitutions and formations, and many changes in play, they are all letting Pellegrini get into the trap designed by Pan Yi!

"This kid ......," Pellegrini slumped limply into the dugout.

He really wanted to say to Pan Yi: "Give me the ball, I want to go home!" ”

——

The final score of the game was 1-3 and Chelsea won away.

In the press conference hall at the Etihad Stadium, Pan Yizhi proudly accepted questions from reporters from all sides.

The focus of the problem is, of course, the long pass rushing tactic that Pan Yi suddenly used in this game.

It was this tactic that made Pellegrini's Manchester City chaotic for a while, and the mentality and strategy behind it were completely mastered by Pan Yi, and finally allowed Chelsea to win a key away victory.

'Manuel Pellegrini and his team caused us a lot of problems in the game and Sergio Aguero's goal was enough to show how well Man City were in the game and how dangerous they were.

For Pellegrini and Manchester City, Pan Yi also gave a high evaluation, believing that the score does not fully reflect the process.

'That's why I needed to make important adjustments after 70 minutes and completely change the way I played on the court.

'If we don't, I believe we won't necessarily have the upper hand if we keep fighting with Manchester City.'

"Suffice it to say that before the game I agreed with Mr Pellegrini to play 'pleasing football' and I lost."

"But in terms of scores, I still won."

The so-called poor dagger saw it, and it took a long time to blow "Manchester City is very strong", and in the end, Pan Yi praised himself.

Pan Yi also said that the away win against Manchester City shows that Chelsea have the strength to compete with all Premier League teams, including the big teams in BIG6.

So, when we face Arsenal in the seventh round, Chelsea are equally confident of winning this London derby.

'But before we can play a Carabao Cup, a Premier League and a Champions League.

"None of the football games are particularly easy, so we need to fight one game at a time."

'What, are we going to give up the Carabao Cup? No, as long as it's a championship, we'll go for it. Now we have a squad thick enough to support us on multiple fronts. ”

'Of course, the necessary rotation will be done, but I also believe in the quality of the other players. It can be said that there is no too absolute difference between the main force and the substitute in our team now, and whoever is in good shape will have the opportunity to play. ”

"Didn't reach the minimum spend today? Hehe, of course I hope to score four goals, but as I said earlier, it's not easy to beat Manchester City. ”

"Maybe our minimum spend is four goals for some teams and three for others? ……”

In the news report the next day, the "Daily Mail" pointed out that although Pan Yi seemed to be talking about Manchester City's strength throughout the post-match press conference, he was repeating one sentence between the lines:

"Lao Tzu is the strongest!"

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Chelsea's win away at Manchester City saw them move to the top of the Premier League table with 15 points from five games after five games.

In second place is still the surprising Aston Villa.

Although they lost to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal in this round, they can still rank at the top of the table with a record of 10 points with three wins and one draw in the first four rounds.

This is also due to the fact that the BIG6 have not started the season well except for Chelsea.

Arsenal are the best with two wins and three draws to remain unbeaten, but only nine points.

Manchester City 2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 7 points.

Tottenham are also 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 points.

Liverpool 2 wins, 3 losses, 6 points.

Finally, Manchester United, 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, 5 points.

As a result, Chelsea's home game against Aston Villa in the sixth round of the Premier League has once again become an out-and-out battle for the top spot.

Due to Pan Yi's statement on "minimum consumption" at the post-match press conference, everyone speculated that the "certain teams" he said could score three goals refer to strong teams such as Dortmund and Manchester City, while the other "certain teams" that could score four goals were relatively weak teams.

And what kind of team does Aston Villa belong to?

Can Chelsea really keep scoring at least three or four goals per game?

This question also made this Premier League match in the sixth round full of topics.

Of course, Chelsea have a Carabao Cup game to play before the Premier League top game begins.

According to the rules, the Premier League team will go directly to the third round of matches, and Chelsea will draw against the Championship side Bolton.

Don't look at Bolton Wanderers as a Championship team, they still have some old acquaintances in their squad.

For example, former Chelsea player, Icelandic striker Gudjohnsen.

Another example is a famous star who is "on the same level" as Messi and is often compared to Messi.

Tip: It's not Cristiano Ronaldo.

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