'Sevilla's pressing is very aggressive and strategic, so we have to be very careful to run and receive the ball from the back so that we don't get driven to death by them. I want you to keep this in mind at all times. In the Chelsea dressing room, Pan Yi reminded the players in a very serious tone.

The eleven Chelsea players who started all nodded their heads. For this Super Cup match, for the important things that Sevilla needs to pay attention to, Pan Yi has emphasized to them many times in the past few days.

Or rather, the tactical peculiarities of Emery. The great flexibility of the midfield, the relentless pressing, and the efficient counter-attacking are the biggest characteristics of this Sevilla team.

And since taking charge of Valencia, Emery has used this style of play regularly. Sevilla's typical pressing style is that the players first force the opposition to spread out with accurate positioning, and then the two wingers penetrate into the tight spaces on either side of the pitch to contain the opposition central defenders' defensive positions, while also forcing the wing-backs on either side to drop back significantly.

The team's forwards lag back in the attacking midfield, ambush in the midfield with the latter, and keep an eye on any undefended players in the midfield position, as well as the movement of the assist wing-backs, and they will form a similar team

"H" shaped standing. At this point, the best option for the opposing goalkeeper is to pass the ball to the full-backs on either side.

And when he does that, three Sevilla players will immediately step forward and press for it, forcing them to make mistakes or lose possession.

With the team pressing deeply, once the team won the ball, the Sevilla players were able to make the most of the space to make a threatening pass.

If the opponents are strong, such as Barcelona Real Madrid or Chelsea today, the difference in quality would have made it difficult for them to attack effectively with ease, but this style of play can be successful in pulling space and creating chances in the forward press.

Moreover, the attacking formation will not be static, and Emery will also make targeted changes depending on the opponent.

Therefore, Pan Yi still attaches great importance to this king of the Europa League, who is very good at playing cup matches. In fact, in Pan Yi's previous life, after Emery won the Europa League three times in a row, he also won the Europa League at Villarreal - and this is also the first heavyweight trophy in the history of the Yellow Submarine.

This also proves that the Europa League may not actually be

"Seville Cup", rather

"Emery Cup" ......

"Sevilla's style of play dictates that they don't need to have possession, so the ball will be more under us. This is our chance, and it's their chance. Pan Yi said, opening a short video for the team members to see.

It was a moment in Barca's match against Sevilla last season. I saw that in the video, the Sevilla players took a tight defense against Messi, who was deep in the midfield to get the ball, and Messi was caught by the opponent's left midfielder and left back.

Even Messi couldn't get away from such a defence, and after the ball was broken, Sevilla quickly launched a dangerous counter-attack and almost caused Barcelona to concede.

"That's their main way of attacking. In this pressing, the team's defenders, midfielders and forwards formed a single unit. "The difference is that it's not the same as when you press up front

"H" shape, but more like a peculiar hexagon. At this point, if a player in the middle of the formation gets the ball, Sevilla can easily get their chances.

Therefore, Messi's choice is to continue to dribble or pass back. Once the ball is passed back to the midfield or to the right back, the Sevilla striker will press the opposition back line in an attempt to break the ball.

If Messi concedes the ball, Sevilla's carrier will go deep into the opposition's backfield while the forwards, attacking midfielders and wingers at the far end will press forward at the same time to create opportunities in the open space.

In both cases, Sevilla's pressing style allowed them to gain possession effectively.

Unlike other teams against Barcelona, Sevilla FC are adept at making the most of their space on the pitch and are able to press effectively.

However, if too many players are involved in pressing up front, against a strong team like Barcelona, if the ball is not successful, the team's defense will be fully exposed to the opponent.

As a result, Sevilla's two defensive midfielders also put a lot of pressure on the players in the Barcelona midfield area, and the forward pressure also avoided spreading the defensive formation too loosely.

'Defensively, especially against a high defensive team like ours, who usually move forward at the back, Unai Emery usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation at the back.

'At this point, the attacking midfielders in the original 4-2-3-1 formation will move forward to become a second striker, working with the team's forwards to put pressure on the opposition's defence.

"They usually play a combination of zone-based and full-court marking throughout the team, with opposition midfielders often being the first target for hand-marking and wide players selectively marking depending on the direction of the dribble. The video cuts to the next one.

In the picture, Barcelona's Sergio Busquets struggled to get the ball in midfield due to the interference of two defenders, but he seemed to be able to pass the ball to the two full-backs who had stepped forward.

From the point of view of the Sevilla players, they shifted their defensive focus to the left, thus keeping Barca's right midfielders and right-backs firmly in focus.

Barcelona only had Neymar on the left, but he was already defended closely. There was a large space in front of Barca's left wing-back, and once Sergio Busquets played the ball down the left, it would play right into the hands of the Sevilla players.

At this point, Sevilla will shift their defensive focus accordingly and the defensive pressure on the right can be relieved.

'They like to keep an eye on our midfielders and we have to return the colours. Pan Yi continued,

"Argentina midfielder Banega is their midfield commander, Goretzka, Nemanja Matic, your task is to keep an eye on him and cut him off from his team-mates." Both nodded, "Understood, Chief." 'The most interesting part of Unai Emery's tactics is the use of three midfielders.

In Sevilla's 2014-15 season, Banega usually played the role of attacking midfielder, with Korehowiak and Yoon Wola behind him.

Unai Emery has started experimenting with a combination of De Hely and Nzunzi this season, but the results have been the same. As the game progressed, Banega's position gradually dropped back to get better passes.

At this point, his vacancy was filled by Yoinvola. When defending, Banega will also change the way he presses forward while helping the forwards to make up for the defense.

This allows the team to be more diverse in attack in midfield, while also giving the team more options in defence.

Sometimes Banega even switched to a defensive position to improve the team's possession. When Korehowiak stepped forward, Banega continued to defend in midfield.

At the same time, left-sided midfielder Bitolo follows the space to the left of Banega, which adds a lot of defensive pressure to Sevilla's right flank, but also gives a personnel advantage in some other parts of the pitch.

When the opposition focus on Sevilla's underdefended right flank, the ball quickly moves to other open areas.

Rakitic played in his final season in Sevilla

the role of the all-round midfielder from the "penalty area to the penalty area", and made great contributions to the team's victory in the Europa League; Today, Banega continues to inherit Rakitic's style.

'We had to defend on the left side today because that's where they usually focus. Chelsea's left side can be said to have a certain defensive weakness today.

Both Ake and Cancelo are young, and Cancelo is stronger in attack than in defense. Sevilla's former Arsenal player Reyes has the natural talent and spirit of a Spanish player, with delicate skills at his feet and a strong ability to break through, and he is still very threatening.

"You two," Pan Yi pointed to Cancelo and Ake,

"In this game you have to be closer to each other and not have too much space between the two. N'Golo Kante also has to keep an eye on the defence at all times to make up for the space they have pressed. All three nodded their heads in receipt.

Pan Yi looked at Cancelo again: "Especially you, the pressure will be greater, you have to focus on defense." Don't get off your feet easily, follow the opponent, keep in touch with your teammates, control their wide crosses, and cut inside to your teammates. Cancelo nodded solemnly again.

He is well aware that his side will be the target of the opponent's attack, and if one is not handled well, he may become the number one culprit in the team's loss.

And in such an important European Super Cup, Pan Yi chose to start him, and he certainly didn't want to be such a sinner.

"That's pretty much it." When Pan Yi said this, he looked at every player present with an extremely confident look: "You have to believe me, as long as you play according to the way we arranged and rehearsed before the game, and don't take the initiative to make mistakes, the opponent will not get the slightest chance." And the final victory will be ours! Pan Yi's words also made everyone present excited, and the cheers and shouts of each other one after another suddenly sounded in the locker room!

----------------- in the dressing room in Seville, the atmosphere was a little tense.

Every player in Sevilla FC is like a big enemy. The players were divided into two rows, each sitting in front of the wardrobe, with Emery standing between them, his face solemn.

'I'm sure I don't need to say more, as you all know, this game is against probably the strongest team we've faced in the last year.

"Their players have excellent individual qualities, and their manager is Pan Yi, who is second to none in football today, and they have won the Premier League title unbeaten and also won the Champions League." Everyone nodded.

Chelsea's performances last season are already a legend and the Sevilla players know it well.

In fact, Chelsea are unbeaten in all competitions except for the FA Cup and League Cup, two of the more frustrating games in which they lost with a rotating line-up!

And there are very few draws in this, otherwise it would not have set a Premier League scoring record.

"Let me remind you once again that we are characterized by counter-attacks and efficiency is the first thing we have to do. And to do that, the first thing is to do whatever it takes to disrupt their possession. ”

"But we must not rush. You have to believe that Pan Yi and his Chelsea are not invincible, they have flaws like all teams, such as their defense on the left side today. ”

"It's just that they are very good at playing to their strengths to cover up their flaws, and what we have to do is to tear off their camouflage and expose their flaws." Emery said this, and looked at Banega.

Just now he got his hands on the Chelsea squad and he saw three of Chelsea's midfielders for the day: N'Golo Kante, Goretzka and Nemanja Matic.

Based on his research on Pan Yi, Unai Emery can conclude that Pan Yi's purpose in using this midfield combination is to force Banega.

After all, there are many more attacking midfielders in Chelsea's squad, such as Eden Hazard, B, Jesse Lingard, Gnabry and so on.

But Pan Yi chose a few players who were clearly more defensive. Banega's point is Sevilla's goal, Emery knows it, and Pan Yi knows it better.

Banega himself obviously understood this, so he looked up at Emery with a little determination in his eyes.

Emery just nodded at Banega and didn't say anything more. Everything that needs to be said has been said, and the players themselves know what to do.

Unai Emery also believes that as long as his players can execute their tactics well, beating Chelsea is not an unattainable dream!

----------------- with the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated European Super Cup finally kicked off.

Standing in the centre circle, Romelu Lukaku made another classic back-kick kick-off and quickly slotted the ball past Harry Kane, who struck straight back to the backline.

Van Dijk was not in a hurry when he got the ball, but stopped at his feet and waited for Sevilla striker Gameiro to come up before passing to the right and to Moses.

Moses dribbled forward along the right flank, but Bitolo came to defend at the first time, had no chance, and with a dunk, passed it back to Kante, then to Nemanja Matic, and finally moved to the left, to the feet of Joao Cancelo, who played at left midfielder today.

But Cancelo was pressed by Reyes and could only pass back to Ake and then Kurt Zouma for the first time.

'Chelsea tried to keep the ball at their feet from the start, but now Sevilla are pressing high and pressing hard.

'After the back line exchanged passes, now it's Kurt Zouma who gets the ball. Okay, move to the right again and give it to Moses. ”

'Moses had a good stop, he took it forward, crossed the halfway line and passed it to Harry Kane.

"Harry Kane takes the ball with his back, doesn't have a chance, and passes it back to Moses."

"The combination between the two new signings is still good. Kane is adept at dropping back to get the ball, while Moses is fast and physical, so with Hazard not starting, attacking will be a key focus for Chelsea today. ”

"It's just that now Sevilla's pressing is very positive, and even Moses, who likes to dribble, doesn't dare to try it easily, so it's another kick back."

"This time it's at the feet of Van Dijk again...... He passed to Goretzka, and the German just played a long ball to the right! ”

"Harry Kane! He stops the ball delicately and smashes it beautifully! After stopping the ball with this foot, he made a feint, deceived Tremolinas, cut the ball inside, and then picked up the pass with his left foot to the right side of the goal, and the whole process was completed in one go. ”

"There's a chance! His striker partner Romelu Lukaku is there! ”

'Since Harry Kane joined Chelsea, the task of dropping back and receiving the ball has often been left to him, and Lukaku has been more often up front as a fulcrum striker, and of course many times waiting to eat the pie that Kane has delivered.

"Now, this cake is about to be made......"

"Oops, Sevilla's centre-back Rami reacted very quickly, blocked Lukaku, and got stuck in position to clear the ball with a header and push the ball off the line."

The French defender, who played for AC Milan last season, has been a solid performer and has been a regular in the squad since his move to Sevilla this season. And this time the defense also reflects his strength. ”

'Chelsea corners.'

'Set-pieces are actually a very good attacking weapon for Premier League champions, and this time it was Nemanja Matic who took the spot.

"Let's take a look at the corner kick attack this time, the penalty is out, and the point is ...... in the box"

"Post-point...... Dangerous...... Van Dijk! Ah, still above the beam. ”

'It was clear that Chelsea showed their strength after the opening kick-off and created good scoring opportunities.

'Sevilla FC were a little bit passive on the pitch. I wonder if there will be any adjustment plans on Emery's side? ......'----------------- fact, Emery on the sidelines was a bit uneasy.

Since he took charge of Sevilla, the 4-2-3-1 system has been played very well, even against strong teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Especially in a knockout game such as the Cup, it is more specific to how to pass the ball after the opening, how to control the ball, how to force the opponent, and how to deal with the fierce pressing of the opponent, the whole team has a complete set of mature implementation plans.

But tonight, when it came to this game, when facing Chelsea, Emery suddenly found that the team's system seemed to be working a little hard, and Sevilla could not easily snatch possession from Chelsea's feet.

Even, in the first ten minutes of the opening game, Sevilla was relatively passive on the field, and was attacked into the penalty area by the opponent several times in a row, forming a goal.

In particular, Van Dijk's corner in the opening three minutes, the Dutch centre-back's header after running out of space almost grazed the crossbar.

It can be said that if Van Dijk's head had been pressed down a little bit at that time, the ball might have been lost. With that distance and ball speed, it was impossible for his goalkeeper Beto to save the ball.

After that, Chelsea launched a series of attacks, leaving Sevilla a little tired and struggling to hold on.

Thankfully, it was only after ten minutes that Chelsea began to slow down their attack, while Sevilla took the opportunity to start stealing possession.

But Emery realised it was very difficult. Chelsea's three midfielders today are really hard to do!

N'Golo Kante's range of motion, his ability to cover the pitch goes without saying; Nemanja Matic also has a very large coverage, and he has the height of a central defender, a solid bottom set, solid skills at his feet, and strong confrontation ability on the field.

In addition, he has a strong ability to push forward with the ball and has a lot of coverage. These two are the main forces of the Champions League champions themselves, this new German kid Goretzka, don't look at him is only worth 10 million, but he is also very active in scrambling, does a good job in defense, and even has a long pass?

What kind of monsters are these? As a result, both Banega and Bitolo and Reyes on either side of him often lose possession in their defensive areas.

Chelsea's three midfielders form a tight defensive barrier, and even if Sevilla's pass can be sent into the middle of Chelsea's midfield, Van Dijk can often break the pass in the first place.

It also shows that Chelsea's three lines, especially the midfielders and the defenders, are very closely linked and do a very good job of helping each other.

Virgil van Dijk, the favourite of Pan Yi, has quickly adapted to the position of the middle of the three-centre-back system since arriving at Chelsea, and can coordinate the defensive responsibilities of his teammates on both sides, while also actively moving forward to provide more defensive and even attacking opportunities for the midfield.

This situation has happened several times in the opening ten minutes. On one occasion, after Sevilla conceded a goal in front, Van Dijk directly kicked it straight through the entire halffield line and sent it to Harry Kane's feet.

This is simply De Bruyne possession! Harry Kane played a one-two with Romelu Lukaku and almost broke into the box, but Tremolinas was stuck in position, allowing Harry Kane's shot to go wide of the post.

So, Sevilla are really hard to threaten Chelsea through the middle of midfield.

On the contrary, Chelsea were very resolute on the counter-attack after the tackle, and if this continues, it is foreseeable that Sevilla will not be far from conceding a goal.

Unai Emery decided to make some changes right away. The middle lane doesn't work, so switch to the side lane. Using Reyes's breakthrough ability on the right, coupled with Banega's strategy and Koke's assist, Pan Yi's 3-5-2 formation, which obviously focuses on the middle, was completely exposed!