Saturday, January 31, 2015, afternoon. Diaphragm

Chelsea's match against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge was the focus of the world's attention on Saturday afternoon.

It's not just a big-6 match, it's a battle between the top and bottom of the Premier League, and it's also a battle between the last year's champions and the current leaders.

Stamford Bridge was packed early.

While both teams were shirts blue, today at Stamford Bridge it was of course the darker blue that prevailed.

The fans of the visiting Manchester City team in light blue jerseys were squeezed into a remote corner, like a light blue boat, surrounded by the deep blue sea!

Of course, Manchester City fans are not to be outdone, and are still cheering for their team with their singing and applause.

But Stamford Bridge isn't a "library" anymore. Diaphragm

They made even more noise and completely drowned out the voices of the City fans.

Suffice it to say, before the game started, the fans of the two teams were already fighting back and forth in the stands.

They are using their own way to start a sentinel battle for the team they support!

And this scene was also recorded in the pre-match picture by the game broadcaster, Sky Sports TV.

Moderator Lai Inkel said:

"It's definitely the most important game of the season and it's definitely an eye-catcher."

'Manchester City were the last champions and are second so far this season with 47 points. Diaphragm

'In fact, if it weren't for Chelsea, who have been in near-perverted form this season, Manchester City would still have a chance to compete for the league title this season.

"But now the gap between the two teams has come to 17 points, which makes a lot of people feel that the title race is over."

"And I would say that if Manchester City can beat Chelsea today, a miracle is still possible. After all, in the history of the Premier League, such a thing has not happened once or twice. ”

"But. I'm going to say but. If Chelsea can beat Manchester City again, the season will really end early. With a huge gap of 20 points, combined with Chelsea's unstoppable momentum, perhaps only the destruction of the planet will prevent them from winning the title......

Coming to Inkel, he looked at the guests present.

Today's guests include Alan Shearer and Carragher, as well as Chelsea legend Zola, but not Gary Neville or Royin Keane.

Gary Neville didn't come because he announced his temporary retirement from Sky Sports and no longer being a guest on the broadcast since Manchester United's 8-0 defeat to Chelsea. Diaphragm

He can't stand being humiliated in the live broadcast room anymore!

At the same time, it has been attacked by netizens around the world.

It is said that he is now studying coaching courses at home, preparing to obtain a coaching certificate, and then go out to save the Red Devils himself.

And Luo Yin Keane didn't come because the Manchester City celebrity guest who came to the live broadcast room today is named Alf-Inge Haaland.

Since he was at Manchester City, Manchester City was only a mid-table team in the Premier League, so he was not very famous in world football.

But he has an outstanding product - his son Erling Haaland, that is, he is the father of the demon Buu who eats children!

That's why we're all used to calling him Old Haaland. Diaphragm

And the elder Haaland and Roin Keane have a more famous feud and feud.

The story first goes back to 1998, when the elder Haaland played for Leeds United against Manchester United, and Keane tried to intercept the elder Haaland from dribbling the ball, but instead severely injured the cruciate ligament in his knee.

When Keane fell to the ground, Haaland Sr. did not come forward to care, but complained to the referee about the former's fraud, which made Keane hold a grudge.

Three years later, on 21 April 2001, Haaland Sr. had moved to Manchester City as captain, and Keane was quick to get on the ball in midfield some time after the game.

Haaland got the ball out before Keane could get close, but Keane wasn't aiming for it, but he took advantage of the momentum of the rush to unleash a knee-high tackle that hit the knee of Haaland Sr.'s right leg, who was hit by a huge impact and flipped over on the spot and fell to the ground.

After the elder Haaland fell to the ground, Keane also mocked him to show insult and vent his anger, and before the referee showed the red card, Keane returned to the dressing room without looking back.

Keane was fined an additional £5,000 and banned for three games for the malicious foul, after which he was fined £150,000 and suspended for five games in his 2002 autobiography, after admitting to intentionally wounding. Diaphragm

Haaland Sr. announced his retirement in 2002 after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee after being retaliated against by Keane and not playing again.

This is also why the elder Haaland was actually teammates at the same time as Sun Jihai, but the two never appeared in the same game, because the elder Haaland spent most of his time recuperating from injuries!

Therefore, the old Haaland and Keane have a grudge, and in the end, the old Haaland did not forgive Keane.

In the normal timeline, Keane and Haaland Sr. were invited to report on the first Manchester derby since Haaland Jr. joined Manchester City as guests on Sky Sports and Norwegian TV respectively.

The two men were back to back a dozen steps apart for live interviews, but they ignored each other.

In order to resolve the grievances between the two sides, Sky Sports also invited the elder Haaland and Keane to participate in the talk show, but the former decisively declined the invitation.

From here, it can also be seen how deep the resentment between the two is, and it is still difficult to let go of it even after so many years of retirement. Diaphragm

Therefore, when Sky Sports invited the elder Haaland to be the guest of broadcast for Chelsea against Manchester City today, Roin Keane was also absent for some reason.

And after Linkel finished his opening remarks, the elder Haaland also put forward his opinion:

'As much as I hope City can win today's game, to be honest, I'm really looking forward to Pan Yi's Chelsea.

'They're the really eye-catching teams in the Premier League over the years, and their style of play is just too advanced, too advanced, too surprising.'

"I really don't understand how Pan Yi, a native of the Dragon Kingdom, has a long head, and why he can come up with so many unexpected tactical plays? It's like he's a supercomputer that can store and calculate all the coaching tactical ...... in the world."

Zola laughed: "So you sent your son to the Chelsea Academy. ”

Old Haaland nodded: "Yes, I asked my son to leave Norway and return to England because of Pan Yi." In fact, I don't understand how he found my son in the Brune Academy...... My son is not as gifted as Messi after all. "Ahh

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"But anyway, I feel like I can congratulate you in advance." Alan Shearer also smiled, "As we all know, there is no young man who is favored by Pan Yi who cannot be kicked." ”

Carragher said: "I heard that Pan Yi also played the idea of our Liverpool academy player Trent Alexander-Arnold, but it was rejected. I've watched Trent Alexander-Arnold play and it's really a rare seedling, I can even see Beckham's shadow in him, and the long balls and set-pieces are very accurate. ”

Rainkel quipped: "That might not be a good thing for Alexander-Arnold to stay at Liverpool. Maybe if he follows Pan Yi, he will become the next Beckham or Pirlo, but if he stays at Liverpool, he will become the next Carragher......"

Everyone laughed.

The elder Haaland said with certainty: "I will definitely let my son follow Pan Yi all the time." Even if he's not at Chelsea anymore, I'd like to hope that Haaland Jr. will follow him, no matter which team he goes to. ”

Zola said a little sourly: "Is the Chelsea Academy so unworthy of your nostalgia? ”

Haaland Sr. laughed: 'The Chelsea academy system is of course great and they have produced world-class stars like John Terry. But believe me, there is no better coach in this world than Pan Yi...... "Yan."

At this point, Rainkel said: "Okay, we've got the starting line-up for this game. ”

Everyone also stopped their small talk, and all looked quietly at Inkel.

'There was a bit of a surprise in City's starting line-up today. From this list, it feels like a 3-4-3? ”

'The goalkeeper is still Joe Hart, and at the back is a three-centre-back, Demichelis, Kompany and Mangala.

'The two full-backs who were originally in City's 4231 formation, Klich and Zabalita, both mentioned playing as wing-backs or wing-backs in midfield, while the two central midfielders were Fernandinho and his compatriot Fernando Francisco.

'City's main defender Yaya Toure is not in the squad because he is representing Ivory Coast at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Mikel Mikel in the Chelsea squad is also from Africa, but Nigeria did not qualify for this year's finals, so Mikel will still be able to participate. ”

'In Manchester City's forward line, Argentine star Sergio Aguero is in the middle, David Silva on the left and Nasri on the right. Diaphragm

'If you look at Chelsea, it's a 3-4-3 again. Up front, it was a combination of Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Bernardo Silva......"

With Linkel listing the lineups on both sides, everyone can see that it is really 3-4-3 against 3-4-3!

But this time it wasn't Chelsea who was surprised, it was Manchester City.

After all, Chelsea's most regular formation this season has been 3-4-3, and Manchester City is the first!

What is Pellegrini calculating?

"To be honest, I didn't get it." Carragher touched his head and said, "Is it because Pei Gong felt that his tactics couldn't kick Chelsea, so he copied Pan Yi's to play?" But this ...... Is it really possible? ”

"Yes, if the tactics can be copied, then the teams in the world don't need to hire coaches, just copy them from others." Alan Shearer also scratched his head, "Besides, even if the tactics can really be replicated, the players on both sides are not the same?" Could it be that even the technology, coordination, and spiritual attributes can be copied together? "Ahh

Ringel laughed and said, "I don't think you should dwell on this yet. Pan Yi will always tell us in the game that the basic formation on paper is for reference only, and the dynamic transformation in actual combat is the key worthy of our discussion and research. So, let's enjoy this battle of the spotlights first! Let's do a detailed tactical analysis in combination with the game! ”

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With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated battle between the top two in the Premier League finally began.

At the start of the game, City kicked off the ball first and the Chelsea players pounced quickly towards City's back.

This kind of "pounce" is not just the kind of frontcourt players who come forward to harass, but also includes the entire backline pressing together, which shows the determination of Chelsea's midfield to resolutely press and press.

However, City also seemed to have been prepared, and the formation quickly reverted to a 5-4-1 before they began to exploit the numerical advantage at the back to transmit and break Chelsea's forward press.

They first got the ball under Vincent Kompany and then the captain passed it to Fernandinho, who had returned from a midfield position. Diaphragm

Fernandinho had already run to the left and knocked the ball straight to left wing-back Klich, who quickly fed the ball to David Silva in front.

David Silva quickly orchestrated an attack.

He dribbled quickly down the flank into the Chelsea box, while Sergio Aguero was down the middle and Nasri was on the right, both of whom were heading for City's penalty area.

David Silva saw that the opposing Azpilicueta was running towards him, and without waiting for him to get closer, he went straight to Aguero with a pass.

But David Luiz in the middle reacted quickly and cleared the ball with a big foot.

Although the first attack failed to create a threat, City still held possession and still managed patiently.

They soon got another chance. Diaphragm

Still on the left, Aguero dropped back to meet and played Klich's pass to David Silva, who played a long ball directly to the feet of Nasri on the other side, and the Frenchman slammed the ball directly behind him and passed it to Zabalita, who was inserted.

Zabaletta took the ball and sprinted straight forward, and when he saw Terry, who couldn't break through the defense, he directly passed back to the left, at which point David Silva followed up with a volley, but the ball was slightly higher and flew off the crossbar.

In the space of a few minutes, City had two effective attacks and a dangerous shot on target.

This was a big cheer for the away Manchester City fans.

It seems that today they have a chance to win!

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"Well done, well done!" Diaphragm

On the sidelines, Pellegrini clapped vigorously and then shouted at the players on the field.

They did start well today.

Don't look at it as just one shot on goal and no score, but this is not played by quick counterattacks and taking advantage of the loopholes that the opponent's defensive formation cannot fully stand up.

This is the opportunity that Manchester City have made after starting from the back, and then slowly through the transmission and cooperation of their own players, step by step to tear apart the back line that Chelsea have laid out.

This is very valuable!

At the same time, it also shows that the set of pseudo-3-4-3 left overload play proposed by Vieira is really effective!

As a result, Pellegrini's confidence was greatly increased. Diaphragm

So he started to encourage his disciples on the pitch to give them the same confidence and reassure them that they can beat Chelsea, even if it's away today!

This is very important.

On the football field, spirit is often more important than technology and tactics!

At this time, Chelsea on the field also began to fight back.

Pellegrini also hurriedly shouted:

"Recycling! Recycle Now! Settle down to defend and organize the formation! ”

"Keep an eye on Eden Hazard, don't let him break through with the ball easily!" Diaphragm

"Cut off their passing lanes! Pay attention to getting the second drop point! ……”

After the back five contracted the defence and sealed their own half, City's defense was really difficult to break.

At this time, Manchester City transformed into a counter-attacking mode, waiting for Chelsea to make mistakes, and then using the ability of their stars in the front line to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

“…… A counter-attack from Manchester City, Fernanho takes the ball and passes it to the left......"

'David Silva got out of Matic and crossed the ball! Terry's header clears, nice defence! ”

'City's counter-attack was quick, but Chelsea's return wasn't slow either, with several defenders doing the job well.

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'Chelsea launched a counter-attack, the ball went down the left and Eden Hazard's cross was headed over by his Belgian compatriot Vincent Kompany.

"Speaking of which, Kompany had to defend not only Hazard's breakthrough and pass today, but also Chelsea centre-forward Romelu Lukaku, who really kept him busy."

'The ball was picked up by N'Golo Kante, he shifted his foot and again to the left and handed it to Eden Hazard.

'Eden Hazard passed to the retreating Lukaku, who played a beautiful one-two with him......

'Eden Hazard burst in front of goal, then played a low ball down the middle, and Bernardo Silva was already in place!'

"Oh, almost, Bernardo Silva wasted a great opportunity! He pushed the ball wide! ”

"The Portuguese also looked frustrated and depressed." Diaphragm

'From the slow-motion replays, we can see that Bernardo Silva was distracted by Demichelis at the start, so he was not as comfortable when he was shooting, which also affected his development.

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'It's Chelsea who get the ball or it's the pass to the left.'

"It was Hazard who took the ball again, forced his way through Sabaletta, and passed to the back post."

"Seat B followed, and directly volleyed ......"

"It's high again!"

'Manchester City took the goal-kick but it was soon won by Chelsea. Diaphragm

'This time Chelsea started to break through the middle and then split the sides, Marcos Alonso cut in and fired straight away! Joe Hart reacted quickly and lifted the ball out with one palm. ”

'Chelsea have been attacking hard in recent times, but City's defence has been solid and hasn't given Chelsea too many chances.

'It's just that the scene seems to be under Chelsea's control again, and they are firmly in control of the game.

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On the pitch, Chelsea attacked again, this time on the right.

After receiving the ball, Seat B picked up a pass into the penalty area, where Lukaku struck between Demichelis and Kompany, and his header grabbed the first spot and headed it to N'Golo Kante at the edge of the box.

But N'Golo Kante followed up with a long-range shot that found Joe Hart's arms again. Diaphragm

Once again, Chelsea missed a great chance to score.

And time passed as Chelsea attacked again and again.

The first half ended 0-0 with neither side able to score.

'It was 0-0, but we saw a good matchup in this half.

Leinkel concludes:

'In the first 10 to 15 minutes it was City who had the advantage, but from 20 minutes onwards Chelsea slowly found their rhythm and started attacking Man City again and again.

'The numbers from the first half speak for themselves. Chelsea's impressive tally of 14 tackles is a testament to the Blues' ability to press. In contrast, Manchester City made just four tackles. "Ahh

'In terms of possession, Chelsea had 58 per cent, which means that Manchester City, who have always been praised in the Premier League as technical streams, have only 42 per cent possession in front of Chelsea.

'We can also see that Chelsea had 11 shots at half-time and four on target, compared to just two for Manchester City, with the exception of David Silva's volley in the opening period, and a counter-attack by Sergio Aguero in the 40th minute.

'From my point of view, City's change of formation worked in the opening stages and did catch Chelsea off guard. But Pan Yi seemed to understand the other party's intentions after 20 minutes, and immediately made adjustments, so there was the above data comparison. ”

"What do you think?"

After coming to Inker to ask a question, Carragher immediately took over the topic.

It even feels like he can't wait to speak:

"Yes, I found out, it's another great tactical duel!" Diaphragm

"First of all, Manchester City's 3-4-3, in fact, is more like a 4-3-3 in actual combat, the left wing-back Klich often recovers, and then uses this natural asymmetrical transformation to make Manchester City on the left wing, through the left central defender, the left wing position plus the local numerical advantage of the left winger, can make a lot of articles."

"The left side is clearly the strong side of the Blue Moon attack, and many threatening attacks have been launched from the left flank. And from the perspective of the proportion of three ways of attacking in the half, the left side also reached 45%. ”

'It's clear that City's tactics today were a genius idea to concentrate on Chelsea's relatively weak defensive right flank in order to make a breakthrough.'

'At the same time, they can use the recycled back five to strengthen the defence and reduce Chelsea's high pressing.

"But the problem is that the Chelsea manager is Pan Yi, a genius among geniuses! After 20 minutes, the positioning of their players began to wonder City. ”

"It's not 3-4-3, but in terms of personnel matching, it is indeed the 3-4-3 that Pan Yi is used to; But if you want to say it's 3-4-3, it doesn't seem to be the same thing. ”

Marcos Alonso, who was supposed to be at left wing-back, appeared to be on the left centre-back, while Cesar Azpilicueta was also on the left. David Luiz was still in the middle, while John Terry and Gary Cahill were a bit of a run to right-back. "Ahh

"The position of the personnel seems to be a little chaotic, but it seems that Pan Yi understood Pelegrini's tricks, and then chose to deploy a large number of defensive forces on the opponent's strong side to stifle the opponent's offensive firepower."

"It's not uncommon to say that, but the problem is that the position of these players is really confusing."

However, such a strange adjustment quickly paid off, and City's attack was not as powerful as it was at the beginning. Chelsea, on the other hand, have stepped up their attack. ”

'We saw it from an attack in the 24th minute, Gary Cahill took the ball and pulled in, attracting Manchester City's left wing-back Klich, and then it was transferred to right winger Bernardo Silva, and after combining with Romelu Lukaku, he came to knock the mountain into the mountains.

And from this moment of 28 minutes...... I'll pause the screen for a moment, and everyone sees. We can find that compared with Chelsea's usual high-post defensive formation, Pan Yi directly arranged five people in the front line of defense for Arsenal's U-shaped ball system of four defenders in an attempt to give the opponent stronger pressure. ”

'It's these changes that have allowed Chelsea to regain the initiative in the game. Obviously, Pellegrini failed to respond in time to Pan Yi's changes, so in the second half of the first half, the team fell into a comprehensive passivity. ”

'Suffice it to say, City haven't conceded a goal yet, it's just luck. If it goes on like this, it is only a matter ......of time before they concede goals or even lose