Chapter 343: Here We Go!
The next day's sports newspaper had almost all the headlines belong to Chelsea, who won the halfway round.
Although Chelsea had already won the title early due to the leading position in the standings, it was only after Southampton that they actually completed the meeting with all 19 Premier League teams and really played half of the schedule.
And in these 19 rounds, Chelsea have achieved a horrific 18 wins and 1 draw!
Points up to 55 points!
And if that alone isn't enough to be a sign of horror, take a look at the results of the Premier League winter champions in recent years.
The winter champion of the 2010-2011 season was Manchester United, with 11 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 40 points;
The winter champion of the 2011-2012 season was Manchester City, with 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 45 points;
The winter champion of the 2012-2013 season was Manchester United, with 15 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses with 46 points;
The winter champion of the 2013-2014 season is Arsenal, with 13 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 42 points;
In other words, according to past experience, you can win the halfway title in the Premier League with about 40 points.
But this year's Chelsea has increased this score by an order of magnitude, soaring directly to 55 points!
Looking at Manchester City, which has slowly caught up with this season, they are in second place in the standings with 13 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
They have 43 points and could have been winter champions as well in previous years!
In other words, in fact, the performance of other teams in the Premier League this year is quite normal, but Chelsea is too abnormal!
In fact, except for last year's Arsenal, the other teams listed above have won the final Premier League title.
Well, it's not once or twice that Arsenal have started to collapse after Christmas, having been overtaken by Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea last season and only won ......
4th place!
This season, Arsenal's current performance is a bit worse.
Although they have climbed to fifth place in the past 19 rounds with a 2-1 win over West Ham, their direct rivals in the race for the top four;
But this is still a big gap compared to last season's halfway championship.
Manchester United have been playing very well lately.
Louis van Gaal's big-circle tactics have been used more skillfully, especially after beating arch-rivals Liverpool 3-0 in the round of 16, and now he has quietly climbed to third place in the table.
Fourth-place is still Southampton, although they have been overtaken by Arsenal on points after being beaten by Chelsea, and are only ahead of the Gunners on goal difference.
In fact, in other words, Arsenal are currently tied for fourth!
To sum up, at the halfway point, the Premier League standings are:
Chelsea 55 points.
Manchester City 43 points.
Manchester United 36 points.
Southampton 33 points.
Arsenal 33 points.
West Ham United 31 points.
Tottenham 31 points.
Liverpool 28 points.
Swansea 28 points.
Newcastle United 26 points.
Stoke City 25 points.
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In terms of individual performance, Chelsea players are also dominant.
In the scorer list, center forward Romelu Lukaku has scored 17 goals, and his efficiency of almost one goal per game allows him to beat Aguero, Harry Kane and other goalscorers in the first place.
The first in the assist list is Eden Hazard, who contributed 11 assists.
This statistic is actually even more terrifying, because Di Maria, who is in second place, is only 7 times.
Even in third place is Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, who also has six assists.
Lukaku is on the double list, which shows how much his comprehensive ability has improved this season!
Other bizarre stats also feature Chelsea players at the top of the list.
passes, Nemanja Matic 397;
Key passes, Hazard 21;
interceptions, N'Golo Kante 20;
Blocked, Terry 9;
clearances, Cahill 57;
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With saves alone, Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois is 14th behind the top 10.
At the top of the list is Swansea's Fabianski.
How do you say this?
Chelsea have been pressing their opponents for most of the game, and Courtois has been sitting on the bench in front of the goal a lot of the time;
In this case, he was also asked to contribute a lot of save stats, which was too difficult for him.
Of course, it would be wrong to say that Courtois contributed less.
He is still far ahead of the Premier League in terms of the number of goalkeeper passes and the number of goalkeeper attacks.
He is also interpreting Pan Yi's new requirements for the position of goalkeeper, that is, not only to guard the goal, but also to become the first initiator of the attack!
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In addition to praising Chelsea's half-way title, the media also focused a lot of attention on Oscar.
First of all, of course, is the red-hot form he has shown in his last two Premier League games.
One pass and one shot against West Ham United and three shots and one pass against Southampton.
In two games, he scored four goals and contributed two assists!
This is a performance of the king of the ball.
Then there are the reports of his transfer rumours.
Is Chelsea really going to let such a player go?
But by this time, more and more media have been getting the news that a mysterious team from the dragon country has talked about an Oscar, and the Brazilian will also officially leave when the winter window opens on January 1.
Italian journalist Romano, who has grown popular in recent years, also posted on his social media "here we go!" ".
His message is more direct, accurate and direct:
"Shanghai SIPG will sign Oscar for 80 million euros."
This news directly detonated the football world.
Because everyone knows that Romano's news is almost the same as the official announcement.
Everyone was shocked.
This time it's not because of Oscar's departure, after all, it has always been rumored, and everyone is psychologically prepared.
The main thing is still 80 million euros, which is a scary number!
Even if Oscar's recent performances have been really strong, is he really worth 80 million euros?
You know, Liverpool striker Suarez, who killed all sides in the Premier League last season, is more than 80 million.
Are these two of the same grade?
No matter how strong Oscar is, he is not an absolute mainstay in the current Chelsea team.
And where did this Shanghai SIPG team come out of the gods who could give such a high price?
Who is this SIPG Group, this "programmer"?
Therefore, there is still a lot of controversy in the English media about this deal.
For Chelsea fans, their hearts are of course a little reluctant to let Oscar go;
After all, in the past two and a half years, Oscar has been conscientious, diligent on the field, and a good player in line with the image of the Blues.
If this were to be a different team, it would be a big deal to sell a player who was loved by fans during the winter break.
If you don't do it well, maybe the extreme group of fans will protest at the door of the club.
However, due to Chelsea's excellent record and Pan Yi's high prestige in the club, Chelsea fans, despite some dissatisfaction and incomprehension, did not cause much turmoil.
After all, everyone believes that no matter what decision Pan Yi makes, he has his own direction and purpose, and this may eventually prove to be correct.
Some people also jokingly said: "Abramovich invited Pan Yi to come over to help him spend money, but what he didn't expect was that Pan Yi earned him more than 100 million in an instant!" At least in terms of spending money, Pan Yi doesn't seem to be qualified! β
Indeed, since Pan Yi came to Chelsea, the club has made a profit.
Schurrle originally moved from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea for Β£18 million, but now it has sold for nearly 40 million euros, almost doubled;
Oscar's transfer from Internacional Brasil to Chelsea was Β£25 million and has now been sold for β¬80 million, which is about to triple that......
Some media have expressed concern:
The Guardian mentioned that although Pan Yi's personal charm can make the situation relatively calm, and the fans do not have any excesses, there are hidden dangers in this transfer.
Because once Chelsea's attacking ability declines due to the departure of two wingers, and the final season does not achieve the desired results, it will be liquidated!
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The Daily Mail also said: "Chelsea have sold two important players in a short period of time, and this Chelsea fan may be able to bear it. β
But they are also concerned, why hasn't Pan Yi made a move yet? Why didn't Chelsea make timely additions? β
'With Chelsea still playing in the league, FA Cup and Champions League in the second half of the season, is there really enough first-team players at the moment?
'If we get an injury, will Chelsea be able to keep going where we are?'
"If Pan Yi can't deal with this problem, the fans' questions will plant a seed in their hearts. And this seed will sprout and grow when Chelsea lose one day, and then suddenly become a big bomb! β
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Of course, Pan Yi has movements.
It's just that it's not the "big move" that Chelsea fans want, engaging in some big-name stars or something.
He's still his usual routine, a little demon! That's what he's capable of.
He first called Gnabry.
Gnabry, who had been in contact with Scaloni, was certainly prepared for this, and in fact, he had been waiting for the call.
On the phone, Gnabry's response was also very quick and firm: "I am willing to follow you, Mr. Pan Yi!" β
Without much persuasive language, and without Pan Yi introducing any grand plan to the players, Gnabry was directly ready to leave with Pan Yi.
After all, in today's world football, the word "Pan Yi" is an absolute golden signboard.
Not to mention the tactical ability, Guan is Pan Yi's success rate in cultivating young players, which is enough to make all young players rush to it.
Who doesn't want to grow up quickly under Pan Yi and become a world-class star?
Moreover, Gnabry is not stupid, Chelsea are now the winter champions of the Premier League, and this season in the Premier League, the Champions League also reached the round of 16 early, and there are hopes of winning the title on both fronts.
Isn't this better than staying at Arsenal and only fighting for the last four?
What's more, he hasn't played much at Arsenal......
Besides, there are so many young players in the world, and Pan Yi would choose himself, Gnabry is also excited and proud of this.
'Very well, Chelsea Football Club will talk to Arsenal about the transfer immediately, and then I will also send someone to your agent to negotiate a personal contract.'
"Okay, I believe you, Mr. Pan Yi." Gnabry said.
What is called high emotional intelligence, this is high emotional intelligence.
Now that the decision has been made to go to Chelsea, Gnabry has been very straightforward.
The more this kind of cool and trusting attitude, he knew that Pan Yi would not treat him badly.
After taking the call, Gnabry was in extra good shape for the rest of the session.
The lad looked very energetic and had a smile on his face all the time.
During the lunch break, Podolsky stared at Gnabry for a long time.
is also a German in the Arsenal team, Podolski still cares a lot about this little brother.
However, Podorski himself has been in a poor situation at Arsenal recently, and he is basically a substitute in the game, and he is already looking for a transfer or loan to get more game time.
"What's wrong with being so happy today?" Podolsky asked.
"Hey, hey." Gnabry smiled and didn't speak.
"Found the money?"
"How is that possible?"
"Falling in love?"
"Nope." Gnabry blushed.
"What's going on, the club gave you a raise and renewed your contract?" Podolsky himself shook his head first, "Impossible, with the number of appearances you have, it's not bad if you haven't been loaned out, and you still want to get a raise?" β
Gnabry looked around, and there was no one else, so he whispered to Podolsky happily, "Pan Yi called me." β
"Pan Yi?" Podolski didn't react for a moment, and then his eyes widened, "Coach Pan Yi of Chelsea? What do you mean......"
"Shhh β
"Wow, that's really congratulations." Podolsky said happily, "Being favored by Pan Yi means that you have superstar talent!" I've seen it for a long time! β
Then, Bordoski's expression darkened again: "Alas, if only I could meet a coach like Pan Yi when I was young." β
In fact, when Podolski debuted, he also appeared in front of fans all over the world as a "prodigy".
As early as the 2003-04 season, the 18-year-old Bordoski burst onto the scene in Cologne, quickly becoming the team's leading scorer with 24 goals in 30 Bundesliga games.
In the summer of 2006, he immediately switched from Cologne to Bayern Munich with his outstanding performance in the World Cup in Germany, which can be said to be a very high starting point.
But Podolski's performance at Bayern has not been good.
He seems to have been slow to adapt to the big club, coupled with the club brought in a number of big stars such as Klose, Toney, Ribery and so on, Podolski was firmly pressed to the club bench.
Then, in the summer of 2009, Podolski, who was guaranteed a main position for the World Cup in South Africa, returned to his old club Cologne for 10 million euros.
After a season of 18 goals in 29 games in Cologne, Podolski has been favoured by Arsene Wenger.
Podolski wanted to continue his career at a club like Arsenal, and Arsene Wenger needed a striker like Podolski at the time.
He moved to his current Arsenal club in the summer of 2012.
However, under Arsene Wenger, Podolski has never been the darling of the Gunners' attack, and Podolski's Arsenal career has been up and down.
He is no longer Arsenal's main option in attack, just a player who sits somewhere between a mainstay and a substitute.
Fans often remember him the most in the World Cup team Podolski, and at the club he barely left many memorable moments.
Podolski now thinks that if he had been coached by a coach like Pan Yi at a young age, he might have achieved much greater than he is now......
At this time, Gnabry said: "Didn't Chelsea go Schurrle and Oscar? I think you can apply to come with me to Chelsea. β
Podolsky shook his head with a wry smile, and patted Gnabry on the shoulder again: "I'm almost 30 years old, there is no room for growth, Pan Yi won't want it." Everyone knows that his favorite is a young man like you who is not yet 20 years old......"
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In fact, after Pan Yi hung up Gnabry's phone, it didn't take long for him to call another 20-year-old young man.
That's Southampton's Ward Prowse.
It was a temporary kick-off after Southampton.
Only this time, he was politely declined.
As Pan Yi had predicted, Ward Prowse chose to stay on the team.
'Coach Pan Yi, thank you very much for your interest in me, and I am very excited to have the opportunity to play for Chelsea.
"But I'm a Southampton kid and I've been here since I was eight years old. My dream is to stay here, to play for my favorite hometown team, until I can't play anymore and retire here. β
"So, I'm really sorry, I'm not leaving Southampton."
As for Ward Prowse's choice, Pan Yi certainly understands.
The story of one man and one city like Maldini and Totti is very moving in itself;
And a man like Ward Prowse who is willing to stay in a small club for the rest of his life is even more commendable.
So Pan Yi didn't say anything more, just wished him good luck, and then hung up the phone.
Then the next step is to push ahead with the transfer of Gnabry.
When Arsene Wenger knew that Pan Yi was interested in Gnabry, it was actually a bit of a surprise.
After all, Gnabry was only officially promoted to the Arsenal first team last season, and he didn't play much, scoring only one goal in total.
Including this season, he is also basically sitting on the bench, and sometimes he will return to the second team to play.
With such a young general, how did Pan Yi take a fancy to him?
At that moment, the professor felt that he had lost his eyes, could it be that this German boy was a real piece of jade, because he gave him too few opportunities?
After all, Pan Yike really didn't look away, as long as he fancied the player, he would definitely be able to kick out.
But the problem is that in the current Arsenal team, Gnabry really doesn't have any chances to play.
There are Cazorla and Rosicky in the forward midfield position, including Prince Wilshere and Oxlade-Chamberlain;
There are high-priced thighs Sanchez and Theo Walcott in the winger position, as well as Welbeck who can also play, and Gnabry's playing order is really low.
With only 18 players on the Premier League roster for each game, Gnabry was unable to get on the bench many times and had to play in the second team to maintain his fitness.
And after talking to Gnabry, Wenger also understood that the German's heart was no longer here.
In fact, he also knew in his heart that when Pan Yi sent an invitation to Gnabry, Arsenal would not be able to keep him.
No matter who it is, it seems that it is not difficult to make the same choice in the face of such a disparity between the two sides.
After all, Gnabry was not cultivated by Arsenal himself, and his feelings for this place are not so deep.
So, after much deliberation, Wenger decided to let him go.
It's actually for the good of Gnabry!
After several offer negotiations, Arsene Wenger accepted Chelsea's Β£5 million offer for Gnabry.
This is actually a big profit for Arsenal.
Because in 2011, when Gnabry moved from Stuttgart to the Arsenal Academy, it only cost them Β£100,000!
In this way, Pan Yi got the young player he wanted, Gnabry transferred to the club he wanted to go to, and Arsenal made money......
It's a win-win-win, and everyone has a bright future.
However, during the negotiation process, Wenger still made an additional request to Pan Yi.
That is, he still likes Chelsea's Brazilian star Willian, so he tried to buy it or make the deal on a loan-to-buy basis.
But Pan Yi refused.
After Schurrle and Oscar left, Pan Yi still needed immediate combat power in the winger position.
Willian is at the peak of his career and he has been a great help to Chelsea.
After all, Gnabry has just joined the team, and it will take time to adapt and grow, and it should be difficult to achieve Willian's role in the short term.
Of course, the main reason is that Willian also wants to stay at Chelsea now, otherwise if he wants to leave, Pan Yi will also agree to let him go......
So, the professor retreated and asked for Chelsea's backup goalkeeper Petr Cech to be bought on a loan-and-then basis!
This is also due to the fact that Arsenal's main goalkeeper Szczesny, after winning the Premier League Golden Glove award with 16 clean sheets last season, has been very inconsistent this season.
And the second goalkeeper Ospina is also often injured and cannot play consistently at all.
Therefore, Wenger wants to replace Szczesny with Cech as his main goalkeeper.
For this request, Pan Yi thought for a while and agreed.
After all, in the original timeline, Cech was supposed to move to Arsenal in the next summer window.
With his current competitive form, it would be a bit of a humiliation to stay at Chelsea as Courtois' replacement.
Now Wenger took the opportunity of selling Gnabry to ask Pan Yi to rent Cech in advance, and Pan Yi just came to push the boat and send a favor.
It's also a win-win-win deal! I can also build a good relationship with Wenger, and there may be more deals in the future.
However, Pan Yi made a request to Wenger in turn.
That is, Chelsea's second goalkeeper was loaned by you, and the third goalkeeper is Chelsea's goalkeeper coach, and the old Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer is at the same time, in case Courtois is injured, it will be difficult to do!
So Arsenal have to send a backup goalkeeper as well.
And this person Pan Yi likes is Arsenal's current third goalkeeper.
That is, the future Aston Martin.
Martin of Aston Villa.
His name is: Emiliano MartΓnez.
It is the future number one goalkeeper of Argentina! The hero who helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup, Big Martin!
It's just that Big Martin is also completely unable to play at Arsenal.
In front of him, there are two national gates, Szczesny and Ospina, where is his turn?
So he is also often loaned, throughout his Arsenal career, he has been loaned 6 times, Oxford United in League Two, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham, Wolves, Reading, Getafe in La Liga, all have left Martinez's footprints.
In those days, the only impression Arsenal fans had of Martinez was perhaps the 7-5 match against Reading in the Carabao Cup.
Of course, he was pierced 5 times in the goal, which is more like the backdrop for this epic reversal......
As for Pan Yi's request for Pan Yi to buy Gnabry, Wenger of course readily agreed.
When Petr Cech arrives, Arsenal will have three goalkeepers in the team: Cech, Szczesny and Ospina, and Martinez will not be needed.
So, everyone happily reached a consensus.
Then, next, Pan Yi's goal is to fight for the player who first came to his mind and really wanted to replace Oscar.
And that'sβ
Manchester Dancing King;
Someone who has mentored young Cristiano Ronaldo;
The man who the fans proposed to play the whole game with Messi on his back;
He doesn't score, and the Premier League doesn't dare to end the dazzling star;
When I was young, I didn't know that there was Emperor Lin, and I mistakenly regarded Mero as the king of the ball, first there was Emperor Lin and then there was a day, and I stepped on Mero to chase the first-
Jesse Lingard!