"This Pan Yi is really a madman!"

At Roma's training base, head coach Rudy Garcia couldn't help but sigh after watching the match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

is two goals behind in the away game, and there is one less person to fight, and he can still put on a four-forward formation to fight the opponent;

After equalizing the score, he didn't even close it when it was not good, and pressed all the backfield troops, just to get all three points;

Such a move really made Rudy Garcia only use "crazy" to describe Pan Yi.

And Rudy Garcia can also see that this Chelsea team led by "crazy people", their players are also "crazy".

Even if there is one less person, even if they have already run for most of the game, when Pan Yi gives the order to attack, they can still run wildly until the final whistle blows.

The sharpness of his attack, the abundance of physical energy, and the firmness of his will really shocked Rudy Garcia.

What kind of team is this!

rushed to this momentum of fighting all the way to the death, which makes people have to admire.

"So, what are we going to do with a crazy team like this?" The assistant coach on the side, Bangpal, also sighed, "Now it seems that our group is really too difficult, if we change the group, we will not be in such a difficult situation." ”

Roma have really improved a lot in the past two years and are a team that really has a chance to compete for the Serie A title.

However, their lack of European experience has led to a fourth-tier team in this stronger group, with two 1-1 draws against Sporting and Borussia Dortmund in the first two rounds.

Although they are second in the group, they only have two points after all, and they have only played two rounds, which is not a big ranking.

After all, Chelsea, who are in first place, have won all two games and have 6 points!

Yes, the first two rounds of Group G were like Chelsea losing and the others drawn.

Therefore, it has only been played for two rounds, and this so-called "Group of Death" has become a "Group of Death" where the other three teams are fighting for the second place.

'But if we can pick points against Chelsea and Chelsea continue to be strong against the other teams, we can have a better chance of qualifying.' Rudy Garcia's eyes narrowed.

In the eyes of Roma's coaching staff, it is now almost impossible to prevent Chelsea from winning the group.

But they don't have to fight for the top spot in the group.

As a "new army" who do not play in the Champions League regularly, as long as they can fight to qualify from the group, it will be a great success.

Whether it is the first or second place in the group is not considered for the time being.

If you can try to draw Chelsea away from home, and then try to win one or two games against Borussia Dortmund and Sporting Portugal, the chances of qualifying are still very good.

After all, Chelsea's performance is too solid now, and Rudy Garcia is already "determined" that they are almost on the verge of qualifying.

"So...... How are we going to kick? Bombal asked again.

'We were too aggressive when we played Juventus away in the sixth round of Serie A, we played against them and we lost this crucial game. Rudy Garcia shook his head, then his eyes became determined, "This time, we must not make the same mistake again." ”

The only game Roma have lost so far this season, and the only one they have dropped points, was a 3-2 defeat away to Juventus.

Prior to that game, Roma and Juventus had also won five consecutive matches, both showing the momentum of the title race.

Therefore, Rudy Garcia wanted to give it a go with Juventus, win the biggest rival in one go, and establish the top spot in Serie A in one fell swoop.

But alas, Roma lost at the last minute.

Juventus beat Roma thanks to Bonucci's goal in the near 90th minute, thus occupying the top spot in the Serie A table alone.

And in this game, Allegri, who has just become the head coach of Juventus in the new season, also lined up with a 3-center-back formation.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, Allegri's 3 central defender system is very similar to the 343 that Pan Yi is now using at Chelsea.

There is also a heavy reliance on the two wing-backs, Lichtsteiner and Asamoah, and the midfield also has a midfield maestro like Andrea Pirlo to command and command.

Unlike Chelsea, perhaps considering Pirlo's lack of defensive ability, Allegri arranged two "bodyguards" Pogba and Marchisio on both sides of Pirlo to escort him.

Therefore, compared to Pan Yi's Chelsea side, Allegri's Juventus have reduced one striker and added a midfielder, so they are more likely to appear on the pitch in a 3-5-2 formation.

Although they may not be as good as Chelsea in terms of attacking power, they seem to be more balanced in attack and defence.

But in any case, the core of the two back 3 formations is very close.

At that time, Roma sent out a very aggressive 433 formation to play against Juventus, even when the score was 2:2.

However, in the final stage of the game, Juve scored the winning goal, which led to a falling shortfall.

Therefore, since Rudy Garcia suffered a loss at Juventus, he does not want to suffer another loss with Chelsea.

As a football coach who has been coaching for more than a decade, Rudy Garcia may have lost a lot of games and may have made a lot of mistakes, but he has always been good at learning from his failures and avoiding repeating them.

This time is no different.

"What do you mean......" Bombal somewhat understood.

'At Stamford Bridge, we have to show them what a real Italian team looks like! Rudy Garcia said firmly.

Defending against the counter-attack, this is undoubtedly the essence of Italian football.

Chain defense is also an important system carried forward by Italian football.

Rudy Garcia is a Frenchman, and although he has always been known for his firepower and spectator style of play, he is also a very compatible coach.

He also started with a weak team, so he naturally knows how to play when playing a strong team away.

So this time in the face of Chelsea, he decided to return to his old business, temporarily let the Roma Red Wolves retract their fangs, hide in the nest first, and then see the opportunity to bite the other party!

It doesn't matter if you don't play well, it's the score that matters.

Whether it's him, or Roma, they need to move on in the Champions League!

——

On the evening of October 22, Stamford Bridge, London, England.

The stadium was still packed, and the fans were making a louder noise than any previous game.

They sang the team anthem from the stands to encourage the players in the stadium.

That's the only thing they can do right now.

The scoreboard shows the score and time on the field at this moment -

65 minutes, 0:1!

Chelsea are still on the other side!

Although they were two goals down against Crystal Palace four days ago, it was an unexpected situation after a player was sent off.

And, today at Stamford Bridge, at Chelsea's home stadium!

Here, it's an extremely rare scoreline.

Here's a look at Chelsea's home record this season:

4:0 Leicester City.

4:0 Swansea.

4:0 Aston Villa.

4:1 Arsenal.

And then there is 3:0 Dortmund.

In other words, in so many games, Chelsea have only conceded one goal at home!

And Arsenal's goal was only a face-saving penalty scored near the end of the game.

It can be said that Chelsea fans have basically not seen their own goal breached at Stamford Bridge this season, let alone the opponent's goal lead!

And because everyone is used to the script of the home team scoring all the time, leading and winning, now that the team is suddenly behind, they feel strange.

Even...... A little scared.

After all, today's opponent is not Crystal Palace, but Rome!

Roma, who are now second in Serie A.

With Chelsea facing Manchester United in four days' time, Pan Yi also rotated for this game.

The four Brazil internationals who were hidden in the last round were all on the line, with Mikel and Ramires at the back today, and Oscar, Romelu Lukaku and Willian up front.

Cesar Azpilicueta continued to start because he was suspended for the next round of the Premier League after receiving a red card, so he simply let him continue to play in this Champions League game.

The left wing-back is the young Joao Cancelo, while the three centre-backs are John Terry, David Luiz and Kurt Zouma, and the goalkeeper is still Thibaut Courtois.

On the other hand, Roma has a completely different starting formation from the previous time in Serie A!

First of all, in midfield, Rudy Garcia did not use Pjanic, whom he has relied on this season, but instead used a back three.

Nainggolan, De Rossi and Thiago Motta lined up, flanked by Florenzi and Gervinho.

At the front, is the wolf king Totti.

And he's not the kind of striker who rushes forward, but the duty of a pseudo-nine, who often pulls back to get the ball.

At the back, Rudy Garcia did not use two veterans, McCone and Ashley Cole, but instead lined up the backline of Holebas, Douglas, Mbiwa and Manolas.

Although these four people are not well-known, they have better speed and physical fitness, and they cooperate more tacitly.

The goalkeeper is Skorupski from Poland.

This is actually a 4-5-1 formation, which is clearly based on defense and counterattacking.

But Chelsea are naturally not afraid, and there are more teams facing them to fight back, and there are not many of them Roma.

From the start of the game, Chelsea continued to perform well, keeping the tempo and possession of the ball in their hands early on, playing in a way that they were good at and familiar with.

Roma, like almost all other teams at Stamford Bridge, started the game with a steady start and a fence first.

It looks like everything is the same as in the past.

Chelsea fans are just as expecting a win, as they have in all previous games.

However, in the 44th minute of the game, that is, near the end of the first half;

Totti, who had been heavily marked by Chelsea players throughout the first half and had no chances, suddenly got a through ball from De Rossi on the edge of the box.

The goal was given suddenly, but it was just right.

After Totti stopped the ball, he calmly turned around, got rid of Mikel's defense with a shake, and directly fired a powerful volley!

Although Totti is 38 years old this year, his physical condition has declined significantly, but his shooting skills, especially long-range shooting, are still there!

It was also Totti's trademark long-range shot from outside the box.

Courtois reacted very quickly and flew to make a save, but in the end he couldn't get enough of it.

In this way, a sudden, and even somewhat unprepared, goal changed the situation of the game.

At halftime, Pan Yi lectured the players, criticized everyone's loss of attention at the end of the first half, and asked the players to concentrate immediately and quickly get the score back!

And at the start of the second half, Chelsea did launch a furious attack.

But Roma manager Rudy Garcia also made a plan at half-time.

That is, no matter how Chelsea attack, they must always defend their own half, build an unbreakable copper wall at the front of the big penalty area, and defend their own goal!

And the situation on the field really developed as he expected.

At this time, Roma goalkeeper Skorupski also had a rather impressive performance.

He picked up high and low, as if he had put a spider's web in front of goal, repeatedly disrupting Chelsea's shots and trying to keep the ball in the back of the net.

With more than 70 minutes to play, Chelsea were still in control but were unable to change the scoreline.

This made the Blues fans in the stands even more nervous.

They sang louder to hide their inner panic, and at the same time called on the team to find a way to break through the Roma defense as soon as possible.

But today, it seems more difficult than ever!

The Italian team's defense is just too tenacious! ——

This time at Stamford Bridge, Rudy Garcia was still dressed as usual.

A black suit with a tie, but the collar of the shirt is loose and the suit is not buttoned.

This seemingly formal and informal outfit is the embodiment of his character: rigorous and flexible.

Today's game so far has been a demonstration of his character on the pitch.

Roma did not have the aggressiveness of the fierce attacks of the past, but they still maintained their tenacity and tenacity, which is why they have the result they are now.

And he is also very satisfied with his current arrangement.

According to the normal idea, if you want to play defensive counterattacks, then the forward line is to put a fast "speed dog", such as Gervinho in the Roma team is very suitable.

But Rudy Garcia doesn't think so.

He knows how much Totti means to this Roma team.

With the wolf king on the field, the wolves can exert their greatest power!

And although Gervinho is fast, this Chelsea team can maintain a good defensive formation even when attacking, and can quickly return once the goal is conceded, in fact, there is not much room for Gervinho to sprint.

Totti, on the other hand, is slower and less physical, but he has a lot of experience and knows when to drop back to get the ball and when to get his feet on goal.

Of course, more importantly, under the premise that Rudy Garcia is not ready to invest too many troops in the attack, Totti's long-range shot is much more reliable than Gervinho!

You know, not to mention whether Gervinho's speed can break through Chelsea's defense, even if he does......

He is also one of the representatives of the famous "Brilliant Messi, Shooting Husky"!

Roma's chances against Chelsea are certainly precious, and they can't be squandered.

Therefore, Rudy Garcia decided to let Totti play the top striker, and let Gervinho pull up the flank of midfield and use his pace to contain Chelsea's attacking line.

Facts have also proved that Rudy Garcia's decision was right.

Totti lived up to his expectations and knocked on Chelsea's door with a powerful long-range shot from the edge of the box!

And this was also the only shot on target for Roma in the first half.

"It's been seventy minutes, and I guess he's going to have to make adjustments." Assistant Coach Bang Pal reminded him.

Rudy Garcia nodded.

Pan Yi's on-the-spot command was known to him, so he naturally didn't dare to underestimate it.

Not to mention anything else, just a few days ago when he played Crystal Palace, Pan Yi showed his hand to the world, what is a desperate situation.

But now Rudy Garcia isn't panicking at all.

He clasped his hands to his chest and said confidently: "Pan Yi must be in a hurry now, but the more anxious he is, the more opportunities we have." ”

Roma's defence is perfectly organised right now, and although Chelsea are attacking aggressively, there aren't too many chances in the game.

And the more the opponent wants to fight back, the easier it is to reveal fatal flaws.

When the time comes, not only Totti, but even speed dogs like Gervinho may be able to find a good opportunity.

If Roma can steal one more, then the game will be secure.

They are not Crystal Palace, and the individual quality of the players is relatively strong.

11 to 10, but the scene is completely undominant, this kind of thing cannot happen on the Roman side.

And the two-goal lead is equalized or even overtaken, in front of a defensive counterattack formation like Rome today, it is impossible to happen!

Thinking of this, Rudy Garcia couldn't help but glance at the home team's coach's bench and said:

"Let's see, what else does this young man who is known as the best coach in the world have now?"

——

"Their defense is really good."

On the home team's dugout, Steve Holland frowned and sighed:

'Our forward line is completely frozen. Romelu Lukaku has been closely marked by their twin centre-backs and struggled to get comfortable on the ball. ”

'Oscar and Willian also struggled to find a break on the flanks, with Nainggolan and Motta often defending on both sides, cutting off almost all of our central midfielders' passing lines to the attack.

"At this time, even if Lukaku or two wingers get the ball, they always face the defense of multiple Roma players, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to fully use their strengths."

Scaloni also added:

'Including our two wing-backs, it was also difficult to advance. Roma's full-backs and central Rodro can often quickly revert to their own half, and as soon as we attacked, we got bogged down in the opposition defence. ”

Pan Yi nodded and did not speak.

Of course, he also agrees with the analysis of the two assistants, and this situation is the direct cause of Chelsea's current score deficit.

It's just that what he's thinking about now is not these things in front of him, but how to break the game.

"What do we do now?"

Seeing that Pan Yi didn't speak, Steve Holland asked worriedly.

There are only 20 minutes left in the game, and if we continue to play like this, Chelsea will be finished.

Losing at home is even more unacceptable than losing the game against Crystal Palace!

Pan Yi smiled:

'Although Roma's defense was really good today, it was also true that some of our players were not in good form, so it was difficult for us to mess up the gaps on the wings and on the flanks.

"Why did Rome hold on? It's because we've made them so comfortable, their front line won't be chaotic at all, and they can stand up and wait for us to attack. ”

"Now what we have to do is bring in some players who can swim around the flanks and in the middle and then ...... again"

Seeing Pan Yi's smile and hearing his explanation, Holland and Scaloni instantly felt the bottom in their hearts.

It turns out that the boss has already had an idea!

——

"Haha, I'll just say, Roma now has a chance to win against Chelsea!" In the Sky Sports studio, Gary Neville said with a laugh.

Carragher on the side reminded: "Brother, you said the same thing when you watched Crystal Palace last time......

Neville waved his hand: "You don't understand this." What lineup does Crystal Palace have, what lineup does Roma have? It's not a grade at all. ”

'Is there a star of Totti's caliber at Crystal Palace? Neither did De Rossi? Nainggolan doesn't have a ferocious midfielder, right? ”

'If you look at Ashley Kerr and McCone at Crystal Palace, they can definitely play in the main team. But Rome didn't let them both! ”

'And the game is seeing now, I don't think Chelsea really have any special chances. The team with a good offense wins the fans, but the team with a good defense wins the final game! ”

Lineker said with a smile: "In the last game, Pan Yi only started to make substitutions after 70 minutes, and then he turned the situation around. Now it's 70 minutes, I think you should bear with it and ...... in another 20 minutes."

"And now he still wants to turn the tables? Last time we played Crystal Palace, do you want to do it again today? Neville shook his head,

"Is he really the chosen one? Can every substitution have an effect? ”

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

At this time, Lineker suddenly pointed to the screen: "Look, he's really going to start changing!" ”

Everyone also looked at the screen.

I saw that next to the coach's seat of the home team, there were already several players standing there, listening to Pan Yi's explanation.

And this scene was also watched by the Chelsea fans at the scene, and everyone couldn't help but get excited.

Cheers and applause resounded across Stamford Bridge even before the substitution had even begun.

Because everyone knows what Pan Yi's substitution means.

Maybe another magical script is about to be played on the pitch at Stamford Bridge again!