Chapter 322: Just press and beat

'Crystal Palace asked for a substitution.'

'Centre-back Mariapa comes up and replaces striker Zaha.

"Defender Gdiula comes up and replaces striker Fraser Campbell."

'Ah, after being equalised by Chelsea, it looks like Palace are going to have to make a big change.'

'Removing two strikers, replacing a centre-back and a midfielder, it looks like Warnock is going to defend.'

'After the substitutions, Palace also changed to a 5-4-1 formation, with only Glenn Murray in front of him to harass them, and most of the players returned to their own half.

"It seems that Warnock has really been scared by Chelsea's sharp attack in the past ten minutes, maybe he just wants to take a point from Chelsea now!"

On the sidelines, the Chelsea coaching staff have also seen changes on Crystal Palace's side.

Scaloni's original nervous expression was now relaxed, and he said to Pan Yi with a smile: "Boss, it seems that they can finally get out of here today, they are not ready to attack!" ”

Steve Holland also wiped a drop of sweat from his forehead: "Yes, this bold substitution of the leader really scared me a lot, but I really didn't expect it...... That's not bad, it's good to draw, after all, we have one less person. ”

"Is it better to get a draw?" Pan Yi smiled: "He wants to draw, I don't want it yet!" ”

"What?" Both Scaloni and Holland's eyes widened.

Although they have been working by Pan Yi's side for a few months, they also have a certain understanding of this young coach.

That is, the desire to win is extremely strong, as long as you can win the game, you must win!

But the problem is that there is one less person to fight away today, and it is not easy to chase two goals.

Now Crystal Palace has hoarded heavy troops in the backfield, leaving only one person in front, just to play defensive counterattacks.

Chelsea have few people and have problems with the coverage of the defensive area, so if they launch another strong attack to reveal any flaws, will they not be able to waste their previous efforts?

"In the last few minutes, all of them will be pressed up for me to attack, and Zuma will be left alone."

"......" The two assistant coaches were taken aback again.

It's too risky!

Pan Yi smiled: "Don't be afraid of their counterattack. Warnock's substitution is clearly not wanting to win, and getting a point is his goal now. ”

"You don't look at them leaving a Glenn Murray in front, but it's actually because he's played more than 80 minutes and his fitness is almost exhausted, and staying in the back to defend will drag him down."

"And even if they really have any chance to counterattack, they won't invest many troops, basically just let Murray break alone, and what kind of breakthrough is what it is."

"But he's a 30-year-old and can't run fast at all. And Zouma, who we stayed behind, has amazing speed and explosiveness, so he is not afraid of such a long-distance comeback. ”

"So...... Instead, we have to attack with all our might, try to score a goal and get the final victory! ”

"Just press and beat!"

——

'The game is already in the final stoppage time.

'In the last few minutes, the situation on the pitch has been a bit strange.

"Crystal Palace put almost 11 men in front of their own penalty area, set up buses and started defending."

'On Chelsea's side, it's nine men attacking and one man defending.

'Yes, even Kurt Zouma, the only remaining centre-back on the pitch, is on the halfway line and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is not far from him.

"It makes us wonder which side of the pitch has been sent off?"

"Even the actions of the two managers on the sidelines made me deeply suspicious."

'Crystal Palace manager Warnock has been waving his players back up and his players have been delaying the ball rather than committing their forces forward.

"And Chelsea manager Pan Yi is making gestures for players to attack, and he seems to have completely forgotten that he is now on the pitch and he has one less person than his opponent!"

'Chelsea are really pressing! They were attacking with all their might, and it looked like they were still behind......"

"This can also see the difference in momentum between the two sides. After leveling the score...... Ah, let's look at the ball! ”

On the pitch, Chelsea have started to play from the flanks in search of a central centre-forward.

After all, it's already the second minute of stoppage time, and today's stoppage time was only three.

In other words, there is only one minute left in the game!

Therefore, Chelsea also began to use the most concise, direct, and relatively inefficient long pass rushing!

It's just that because Chelsea now has two central strikers in the team, Lukaku and Bamford, plus two wing-backs can also insert points on the other side, the threat is not small.

This time, it was Eden Hazard who smashed the ball back to Marcos Alonso behind him after a failed break down the left flank.

Alonso didn't stop the ball, just glanced at the box, and then sent a big foot to pass the ball over.

Every second counts right now!

And in the middle of the penalty area, it was Lukaku who grabbed the point.

Originally, it was Hangrande who got stuck and stood in front of Lukaku, but Lukaku was clever enough to go around and get the ball.

However, because of this winding action, he had no way to attack directly with his head, so he came to a back.

The ball flew to the far post.

There, Chelsea's other centre-forward, Bamford.

Guarding him was Crystal Palace centre-back Mariapa, who had just come on the pitch.

This Jamaican defender is only 178cm tall and weighs only 75kg, which is a back-and-forth defender.

But although he can't match Bamford in headers, he is good at harassing opponents with small movements in his hands, so that Bamford can't comfortably top the ball.

So Bamford barely jumped to the top of the ball, but only slightly changed the direction of the ball, and could not form an attack.

So the ball flew towards the bottom line of the far post, and it was about to go out of bounds.

Just then, a tall Chelsea player appeared with a quick thrust from the right rib and appeared!

Then he just came with a volley!

It's Ivanovic!

This shot, which was already close to a zero degree angle, was blasted by Ivanovic with full force.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Speroni, who was only about four or five meters away from the ball, had no way to make any moves, and the ball flew directly above his head and directly into the net!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”

'Chelsea scored again!!!!

"Oh my God, they really did!"

'In the 92nd minute, Chelsea scored another goal and the score became 2:3!'

'Chelsea's two centre-forwards relay the header, right wing-back Branislav Ivanovic suddenly stepped forward and then hit a volley!

"The power of this shot is really big, I feel like the net is going to be broken!"

"Looking at it again, it reminds me of the zero-degree projection that Van Basten scored at Euro 1988......"

"This goal is the last minute of the game, and this should be the final score of the game!"

"It's unbelievable!"

'Chelsea scored three goals in the final minute of the game with one man less than their opponents to complete an epic comeback!'

"Ah, I just noticed that the three people who completed this goal connection were all substitutes."

"Pan Yi's substitution once again played a decisive role!"

'Judging by the performance in this game, I feel like I can really say that this Chelsea team is going to be unbeatable!'

——

In the stands, the moment Ivanovic's volley pierced the Crystal Palace goal, Parish sat back in his chair with a weak body, as if he had been drained of energy.

As the owner of Crystal Palace, he was undoubtedly very excited when he saw his side lead by two goals.

At that time, he was even wondering if it was correct for him to invite Warnock instead of Pan Yi?

Maybe a more "dirty" coach like Warnock would be more suitable for the current Crystal Palace team?

But this mood lasted only seventy minutes.

After Pan Yi made a substitution and quickly scored and equalized, Parrish realized that there was still a certain gap between the levels of the two coaches.

Chelsea is willing to give Pan Yi the world's No. 1 high salary, definitely not because Abu is a stupid second-hand boss with a lot of money!

On the contrary, Abu is knowledgeable!

But at this time, Parrish can still be satisfied with such a result.

After all, although it failed to win Chelsea, it was able to draw the opponent and stop the opponent's winning streak, and it was also a day when Crystal Palace could raise its eyebrows in the Premier League.

Even he was relieved to see that his head coach was also thinking the same as him, and he was determined to keep the flat by changing the formation of the change.

In this way, everyone has a good heart to play a draw, I have a point to save face, and you continue to be undefeated and occupy the top spot, isn't it beautiful?

But who would have thought that after the draw, Pan Yi not only didn't think about keeping the draw, but decided to press it hard.

That's crazy!

What's even crazier is that he actually did it!

Pan Yi's Chelsea is really fierce! It's all right!

Sitting in a chair with a depressed face, Parish really realized what kind of coach he was missing at the time.

It's not just a manager who is tactically perfect and commanding on the spot;

He is also a coach who always pursues victory and can bring a new temperament to the whole team!

With him, he is the key person who can make the whole club reborn and become a real strong team!

With 24 points now from eight league games now in which Chelsea have played, who else can do that?

With such a performance, Chelsea are even a bit alone in the competitive Premier League.

If they can't win the championship, then hell is it.

And the Crystal Palace in Parrish......

It seems that after missing Pan Yi, he can really only keep being in the relegation zone.

——

The referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

'He played well and caused us a lot of problems.

Neil Warnock's ears rang with Pan Yi's voice.

He exhaled and stood up from the coach's seat, feeling a little sober.

After Branislav Ivanovic scored the equaliser's goal, Neil Warnock was stunned.

He just sat in his chair like that, and it was as if he was still in a dream until the game was over.

It wasn't until Pan Yi took the initiative to come to the home team's coach's seat to shake his hand that Warnock woke up.

It was also at this time that he suddenly realized that his back was cold and sweaty.

It's horrible! This Chelsea!

Neil Warnock has been coaching since 1980 and is also a veteran coach with more than 30 years of coaching experience.

But there really wasn't any team like Chelsea today, who put as much pressure on him as they did in the last 20 minutes.

Especially the fierce offensive that they can continue to launch even when they are one less person makes Neil Warnock feel scared until now.

"Congratulations, Mr. Pan Yi! You...... I lost. Warnock shook his head, stretched out his hand, and shook Pan Yi.

It's really convincing.

It's just that in Warnock's heart, he is still a little proud.

That is, in the face of such a strong coach in front of him, in the face of such a strong team as Chelsea, he only lost by one goal!

This is something that Manchester City, Arsenal, and Dortmund have not been able to achieve!

Rounded off, he can also be compared to Wenger and Klopp's famous coaches! ……

Of course, if there is anyone who is not convinced, it may be Gary Neville, who is sitting motionless in the Sky Sports studio.

He was probably unconvinced.

He also knows that it is really not a team that can score three goals in a row to win in such a difficult situation;

He also understands that the substitutions and adjustments made by Pan Yi in the last 20 minutes are really not made by any head coach with the courage and ability;

He knows better that in the away game, when there is one less person, he can still let everyone press up and attack to fight for victory, not everyone has this kind of courage and confidence......

But he just has to be hard-mouthed, otherwise wouldn't he be teased by so many guests at the scene?

At the end of this episode, he shot the case:

"Hmph, this Crystal Palace is still too weak. See you at Old Trafford in the next round! ”

——

"Pan Yi's magical substitution creates an epic reversal, and the ten-man Chelsea defeats Crystal Palace 3-2 away! 》

"The Belgian twin stars shine, Lukaku makes a first contribution with one shot and one pass!" 》

"Who says you can't win with one man two goals behind? Pan Yi proves that anything is possible! How can you not love such a Premier League? 》

'Chelsea start a horrific eight-game winning streak, just one step away from Premier League record'

Embarrassing! Crystal Palace was too happy too early, and in the last twenty minutes the smiling face turned into a crying face"

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola praises Pan Yi: he is the one who can lead Chelsea to the top! 》

……

On the second day, the UK's major sports newspapers reported on Chelsea's defeat at Crystal Palace, almost always in the form of front-page headlines.

The praise for Pan Yi is naturally endless, and the media is also full of praise for the players in the Chelsea team.

Especially the players who came on later, especially Romelu Lukaku.

Although he only played more than 20 minutes, many media outlets considered it to be one of Romelu Lukaku's best performances since breaking into the Chelsea first team.

"He was like his Belgian compatriot and Pan Yi's favorite De Bruyne, and he tucked a beautiful pass into the midfield for Eden Hazard to shoot;"

'Then he used his pace again and calmly scored after a successful offside position, allowing Chelsea to equalise in a short period of time;'

"And although the last goal was attacked by Branislav Ivanovic and the assist was counted on Bamford's head, there is no doubt that Lukaku's first aerial duel was very crucial, and his role as a fulcrum in the front court was undoubtedly revealed."

"The centre-forward, who was supposed to be sold by Chelsea, has been trusted by head coach Pan Yi this season, who has carefully tweaked him and given him enough playing time."

"And his performance has not disappointed Pan Yi and has become a vital member of Chelsea's attacking lineup."

Of course, in addition to boasting, some media are criticizing Azpilicueta, who was sent off with a red card, believing that it was his lack of calmness that caused the team to fall into passivity.

But more media quoted Pan Yi as saying at the post-match press conference:

'In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with Azpilicueta's defence.

'On the contrary, I really appreciate his positive defensive attitude and he will continue to be in my line-up, so that doesn't change.'

'As for why he was shown a red card and awarded a penalty? This is to be asked to Mr. Atkinson. ”

"Maybe it's because of everyone's disagreement on the standard of punishment. I can't comment too much on that and the FA wouldn't like the manager to comment too much on the referee. ”

"After all, I'm going to save my money and go to David Lewis's restaurant for dinner."

"His restaurant was about to be eaten by my players. Yes, Kante eats almost three meals a day......"

——

Chelsea's narrow win away to Crystal Palace coincided with the results of several other Premier League games in the eighth round.

In a more talked-about powerhouse conversation, Manchester City beat Tottenham 4-1 at home!

In this game, Argentine striker Aguero staged a big four!

In the first half, Sergio Aguero headed the scoring with a right-footed shot before Christian Eriksen equalised a minute later before Frank Lampard converted a penalty and Aguero slotted home.

At the end of 45 minutes, Manchester City temporarily led 2-1.

In the second half, Soldado missed a point, Aguero scored two goals in a row, and Manchester City finally beat Tottenham 4-1.

The result of this game also allowed Manchester City to continue to rank second in the standings with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses with 16 points, but it was already 8 points behind Chelsea at the top of the table.

In third place is Southampton, who have 16 points!

They played an even more jaw-dropping result in this round.

They slaughtered Sunderland with a score of 8:0!

There are a lot of players in this team that we know well, and that's why they've been so good this season.

In addition to Schneiderlin, Tadic, and Pelle, who scored in this game, there are also Portuguese international Fonte, Belgium international Alderweireld, and Japan international Maya Yoshida on the back line.

Liverpool, on the other hand, also faced a London team, Queens Park Rangers, away from home, and also narrowly won 3-2.

It is worth mentioning that they also scored the winner after 90 minutes, with Brazil international Philippe Coutinho netting the final goal of the game and helping Liverpool to victory.

The other two traditional powerhouses in BIG6 were not so lucky.

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Hull City, while Manchester United were drawn away by West Bromwich Albion by the same scoreline.

Such a result puts Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in a neat ranking from 5th to 8th in the standings.

In the top four, in addition to Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton, occupying the fourth place is the Hammers West Ham United.

They beat Burnley away from home thanks to a goal from Enzo Valencia, the Colombian striker who scored the first goal of the 2022 World Cup.

Therefore, after eight rounds, this season's Premier League pattern is chaotic with a bit of order, stable and full of passion.

Speaking of order, that's because BIG6 are all in the top eight, which is not too outrageous;

But there are two small and medium-sized teams in the first four, so naturally the scene is a bit chaotic.

It is said that it is stable because everyone's points gap is not too big, and almost all of them can achieve the reversal of the ranking within one or two wins and losses;

But this "everyone" does not include Chelsea, who is passionate and leading all the way!

Even Manchester City, who are chasing Chelsea the most, have now lost two games and drawn one.

And Chelsea are not conceding a point!

Scored 30 goals, conceded only 6 goals, and scored 24 goals, all of which are the first in the Premier League!

This feeling, like the team that Chelsea descended from outer space, has formed a dimensionality reduction blow to the Premier League powers, which has formed such outrageous statistics.

There is a poem as proof:

Deviate from the original spectrum, one kick and one win.

The blind monk couldn't pull it, and it turned back and forth in an instant.

Of course, there have also been cautions about Chelsea's next two games.

This is because they will face Italian powerhouse Roma in the Champions League group stage and then away to Manchester United.

Will Chelsea's form be maintained against tough opponents in a row?

Not to mention anything else, Roma are really in very good form this season!

Serie A is now in seven games and they are second in the table behind Juventus by just one point and will be looking to challenge for the Serie A title.

The Roma team is also full of famous players, in addition to the captain veteran Totti, the vice captain of Wannian De Rossi, Florenzi......

There are also McConn, Thiago Motta, Nainggolan, Pjanic, Gervinho, Paredes...... And so on.

And Chelsea veteran Ashley Cole!

And leading this Roma team is Frenchman Rudy Garcia.

(If you've only heard his name recently, it's probably because he's now the head coach of Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Victory.) )

Of course, he is indeed not an idle person.

Rudy Garcia led Lille to their first league title in 57 years in 2010-2011, won the French Cup, and was voted the French Football Federation's Coach of the Year in 2011.

He was hired as Roma boss last season and immediately set a league-best start to 10 consecutive wins, scoring a team-record 85 points to help the team finish runners-up that season.

This season, Rudy Garcia is even more ambitious, not only to challenge for the first Serie A title in nearly 15 years, but also to win the Champions League.

And the opponent he wants to knock down the most now is, of course, Chelsea, which is currently the most watched in the Premier League and all of Europe!

Many media outlets also believe that Chelsea will not necessarily bargain for such a well-form, defensively solid Italian team......