401 Is This Love?
After Harry Kane hit the penalty, City fought back wildly.
However, Chelsea remained unhurried and held their positions steadily, not giving Manchester City the slightest chance.
N'Golo Kante, Eden Hazard and B's midfield three, although a little weaker in interception than the likes of Nemanja Matic and Goretzka, were able to keep the ball firmly under their own.
Sometimes, it's the best kind of defense.
If it is difficult for the opponent to grab the ball, won't it directly reduce the opponent's chance of attacking?
This is the case with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, which dominated the world back then.
It was under such control that the first half ended with Chelsea leading by one goal.
"There's not much time, I'll make a long story short."
At halftime, Pan Yi had a short meeting with the coaching staff, and then immediately walked into the players' locker room and pasted a form on the tactical board.
All the players looked at the manager and listened to his plan for the second half.
'Here's a detailed comparison of the first half of the game between the two teams, and it's not hard to see that City didn't create any dangerous attacks.
Everyone nodded their heads.
'I have to give credit to our midfield, defensively very well organised. The formation and distance were well maintained, not giving City too many chances, so we had to keep it up in the second half. ”
When Pan Yi said this, his admiring eyes fell on Kante.
Kante smiled in return, nodded, and knew it.
Today's three midfielders at Chelsea are two forward + single back midfielders, although B and Hazard will also assist in the defense, but the main defensive work is still done by Kante.
N'Golo Kante clearly got the job done.
Especially when it comes to keeping an eye on old team-mate Kevin De Bruyne, N'Golo Kante has done a particularly good job.
After all, Kante is still very familiar with some of De Bruyne's habitual moves, and can often preemptively predict Tintin's next move and then block it.
"Defensively, I won't say much about it, I'll focus on the offense."
Speaking of this, Pan Yi took the table away again and rearranged the chess pieces on the tactical board.
"Manchester City's 4-2-3-1 system is still very attack-oriented, and there are natural flaws in defending on both flanks. Including the two-man duo of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, they are also biased towards attack in many cases. ”
Yaya Toure, in particular, has a strong body, has a good wide range of sweeping ability, is skilled at the feet, has long-range shots, and has breakthroughs.
It can be said that he is also a representative of the all-round midfield.
But he also has a not-so-good habit, that is, he likes to stick to the ball, for which he sometimes delays the fighter.
Moreover, it is precisely because he often carries the ball forward and often loses his defensive position, resulting in a lack of protection in front of the back line.
'We stole Kevin De Bruyne's side very hard in the first half, causing City to pass and receive the ball poorly, and the midfield and back were very torn apart. So, they're likely to have someone to support them in the second half. ”
'In that case, one or even two of City's back two could move this way. This makes it easier for them to lose defensive positions. ”
"Coupled with the fact that their midfield interception ability was a little weaker today, so in the second half our attack was focused on the front two ribs."
Everyone immediately understood what the head coach meant.
"Killian." Pan Yi named.
"I'm here, Boss." A youngster named Kylian Mbappe immediately stood up.
After playing late last season, and already having appearances and even goals this season, Mbappe looks much more confident than before.
In the future, Mr. Mu always dares to take the ball, dare to dribble, dare to rush, this is what he appreciates most to Pan Yi, that is, he is too sticky and needs to be beaten again.
But that's not necessarily a bad thing for young people.
After all, if a young player is afraid to break through and make moves on the field, it is too unmotivated.
"In the second half I'm going to put you on about 50 to 60 minutes and then I'll use your side as the main point of attack and everybody will give you more passes. It's your responsibility to use your speed to break through the opposition's defence, especially their slower Kolarov. ”
Mbappe nodded immediately, and his face showed joy: "Understood." ”
As a 16-year-old, he's certainly excited to get every chance to play.
"You kid have to listen to me, raise your head, observe the situation around you, don't bury your head in the ball."
"Yes." Mbappe replied loudly.
Pan Yi nodded with satisfaction, "Perform better, and when the time comes, you will be in the squad by playing in the Champions League!" Maybe he can start again. ”
"Really?" The Frenchman jumped straight up.
That's the official group stage of the Champions League! Can you make it to the squad?
Playing in the Champions League has always been the dream of most professional players, and Mbappe is no exception.
That gave him a chance to make his Champions League debut, and he's certainly even happier.
"Look at your performance!" Pan Yi said with a smile.
Everyone in the locker room also burst into laughter, but they were also very envious.
Anyone can feel Pan Yi's appreciation for this young Frenchman, and he is also focusing on cultivating him.
It can be seen from Pan Yi last year that he brought Mbappe to the Chelsea youth team, and then directly promoted him to the first team, and then let him play as the first substitute in the striker.
However, everyone can also see that this Mbappe is indeed talented.
His breakthrough on the flanks was like the wind, and many players in training were amazed at how difficult it was to keep up with his pace;
In addition, he also has a good passing speed at his feet, and he also has a good in-cut shot after passing, and there are a few such goals in the game;
Therefore, even if Pan Yi has a "preference" for Mbappe, everyone is still convinced.
On the court, strength is king! If you have the strength, others have nothing to say.
At this time, Arteta, who was standing beside Pan Yi, nodded secretly.
Of course, what he thinks about is not Mbappe, but Pan Yi's tricks.
In the first half, Pan Yi took advantage of the opportunity of Manchester City's double back to support the left side, ordered the players to surround De Bruyne to gain control of the midfield, and also implemented a successful tackle, and finally scored a goal;
In the second half, Pan Yi predicted that Pellegrini would reinforce De Bruyne in response to the fact that he was robbed, so he waved the flag again, preparing to use the "speed dog" Mbappe to focus on Kolarov;
At this point, Kolarov lost the support of the two midfielders and would be completely exposed to Chelsea's firepower......
This is really a complete anticipation of the enemy.
Arteta couldn't help but think of the sixteen-character formula that Pan Yi once said to him: "When the enemy advances, I retreat, when the enemy is stationed, I disturb, when the enemy is tired, I fight, and when the enemy retreats, I chase."
Arteta finally gave his mental comment: "Awesome. ”
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De Bruyne stood on the pitch panting, reaching out to wipe his forehead, his hands covered in sweat.
The second half of the game was only ten minutes old, but he felt as if he had played the whole game.
Damn it, it's too fast-paced!
In the first half, his position was constantly harassed by Chelsea's players, leaving him without a moment of respite.
It was even the breaking of the ball from his feet that led to the final conceded goal, which also made De Bruyne feel quite unhappy.
So at half-time, the head coach Pellegrini specially deployed two midfielders to assist him in defending and playing the ball.
However, the pressure on Chelsea is still too great!
Especially in the position of the two ribs, Lukaku and Harry Kane, two center forwards, plus Hazard and B seat two forward midfielders, are really frequently inserted and inserted, with a large range of movement, and frequent back and forth.
That's why De Bruyne struggled.
His duty as a wide defender today is to keep an eye on the opposition players in this area without the ball.
But now Chelsea's style of play is giving him a headache.
With, it's easy to lose position, don't follow, you can only watch the other party go to run the neutral.
In this fast-paced back and forth, De Bruyne felt that his physical strength was unbearable.
"I knew that I would have followed Boss Pan to Chelsea, maybe it wasn't me who was being tortured now, I was torturing someone else......"
De Bruyne couldn't help but think.
He remembered the good times when he was in Hamburg with Pan Yi.
But soon, out of the corner of De Bruyne's eye, he caught another glimpse of Thibaut Courtois, who was standing in front of the Chelsea goal.
Forget it.
It's a bit of a stretch to be teammates with him in Belgium.
It's been a long time since the national team played a game, and if the club gets tired of being together every day, it's really unbearable.
At this time, De Bruyne saw that the fourth official on the sidelines had already raised the substitution card.
Chelsea's goalscorer Harry Kane is on the sidelines of young French striker Kylian Mbappe.
"Substitutions in less than 60 minutes? This Kane doesn't seem to be injured, and he doesn't feel physically exhausted. ”
De Bruyne was a little confused, but more of a very ominous premonition.
Judging from his experience of working with Pan Yi, taking the initiative to change people so early is often just trying to do something......
He glanced to the sidelines.
Pellegrini was still staring intently on the pitch and didn't make any special moves.
And Mbappe came on the pitch and stood on the right side of Chelsea, that is, on the left side of Manchester City.
"They're trying to change their route?" As soon as De Bruyne thought so, he also felt that the pressure on his side did seem to be a little less.
The ball at Chelsea's feet seemed to be consciously moving to the left.
Cesar Azpilicueta is running along the touchline with the ball.
Yaya Toure came to intercept, but Azpilicueta immediately tucked the ball forward and passed it.
"Watch out for that kid who just came up!" De Bruyne shouted.
He actually doesn't know Mbappe's technical characteristics very well, but he knows Pan Yi's characteristics.
If this newly replaced youngster didn't have two brushes, Pan Yi wouldn't have sent him up, let alone at 60 minutes.
"I'm coming!"
Kolarov stuck to Mbappe inch by inch, firmly stuck in position.
Seeing that Chelsea's attack was about to be blocked again, and when Mbappe seemed to be about to be blocked by Kolarov, the French teenager suddenly kicked the ball forward when he stopped the incoming ball, and then chased it sideways! ……
The audience suddenly burst into exclamations!
Everyone was taken aback by Mbappe's sudden acceleration.
"Oh my God...... Mbappe's speed ......"
I saw Mbappe accelerate to get rid of Kolarov and quickly catch up with the ball.
At this moment, everyone felt Mbappe's speed!
Kolarov's reaction was not fast enough, but the disadvantage in absolute speed kept him still blocked by Mbappe.
The two ran one after the other, smashing towards the Manchester City penalty area.
Captain Vincent Kompany kept a close eye on the two and looked at Romelu Lukaku behind him from time to time.
His goal today is mainly this big black man.
Well, both of them are big black, so they can meet their opponents in chess, and the chess and drums are equal.
And he also believes that a young player like Mbappe should still choose to cross to a "big brother" like Lukaku to shoot after breaking through.
I heard that this French kid is only 16 years old, and he has not played a few professional league games, so his self-confidence must not be very high.
It's just that Kompany's idea just came up, and he saw that Mbappe was on another trip, and he was already close to the small penalty area!
Is this what it means to pass the ball??
Kompany knows that if he doesn't block again, Mbappe will have to face Joe Hart alone.
So he hurried forward.
In this flash of light, Mbappe suddenly made an emergency stop, and in a hurry, Kompany followed the emergency stop without thinking.
But then, Mbappe suddenly started again, relying on his more flexible and explosive body, forcibly creating a gap between Kompany and goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Just got rid of half of his body, Mbappe didn't think twice and shot with his right foot!
It was at this moment that Kompany realized that this kid was so resolute in his shot!
The ball flew past Kompany's side and quickly drilled into the bottom right corner of the net under the nose of goalkeeper Joe Hart!
“goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!
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"In the 61st minute, in the 61st minute, Mbappe broke Hart's goal!"
'Chelsea are 2-0 up!'
"Pan Yi's substitution worked again. The French teenager Mbappe, who is only 16 years and 8 months old, scored in his first attack after coming on as a substitute! ”
"His pace was unbelievable and the goal was unbelievable! Who would have thought that Chelsea would play so fiercely against the opponents, and now they are two goals ahead! ”
Mbappe, the scorer, immediately turned and ran after the shot.
He had a hunch, a shooter's instinctive hunch, that the ball was there!
He excitedly rushed out of the City penalty area, he rushed past Eden Hazard, who tried to stop him, he rushed past Lukaku who came in a bear hug, he rushed off the pitch......
"Boss, I love you, I love you so much!"
Mbappe rushed to the sidelines like this and directly picked up head coach Pan Yi.
It felt like he was hugging his beloved lover!
This scene shocked everyone at the scene.
Oh my God, what the hell is going on?
Is this love?
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"This ......"
Pellegrini gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, as if he were going to punch someone to vent his anger in his chest.
He really didn't expect that the young opponent would dig Manchester City so deeply, and every step he took seemed to be calculated by Pan Yi!
!
Yes, Manchester City's defensive problems this season, Pellegrini himself is well aware.
The introduction of Raheem Sterling, the introduction of De Bruyne, these are all players who are stronger in attack than in defense, plus David Silva, Aguero and others in the original team, it is not suitable to let anyone play.
For the sake of attack, sacrificing defense, this is also something that cannot be helped.
Therefore, Pellegrini also put a lot of effort into finding a way to coexist on the pitch and have two midfielders to support him.
But the problem is that Pan Yi can always grasp the soft underbelly of Manchester City, and hammer wherever it is soft, until Manchester City's defense is hammered......
No, you can't let your team be so humiliated at home.
Fight back, you have to fight back!
But just as Pellegrini walked to the sidelines, to appeal to the players not to dwell on the goal conceded and to increase the attack, he heard shouts from next door.
"Keep the offensive and kick it like that!"
It turned out to be Pan Yi, who was surrounded by Chelsea players, calling for the players to return to the pitch and start the game again.
This made Pellegrini a little confused.
With a two-goal lead, he doesn't even plan to defend, but wants to continue attacking?
This kid......
Pellegrini was also ruthless, and shouted directly at the players on the field: "What are you all doing? Attack me! ”
After the roar, Pellegrini blushed and looked at Pan Yi again.
Pan Yi was obviously a little surprised, this famous handsome who seemed to be usually polite and polite actually had such a side.
But he quickly guessed.
Presumably, the huge pressure brought about by the rumors of leaving the class made the Chilean engineer mentally crushed......
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Everyone on the scene watched everything on the pitch in disbelief.
Now Chelsea are playing against the hosts.
On the pitch, the pace of the game was fast, and the exclamations of the fans in the stands continued.
In the midst of this exclamation, both teams also created some chances one after another.
The most dangerous of these was when City were three minutes into the goal, when a good ball from Kevin De Bruyne was saved by Courtois on the edge of the penalty area.
It was also City's most dangerous attack since the opening kick-off.
But after that, Chelsea continued to press, pressing step by step.
Finally, just 10 minutes after the last goal, Chelsea took another chance.
City tried to counter-attack after breaking the ball and played a long ball up front, but Van Dijk was solid and headed back into midfield.
N'Golo Kante got ahead of Fernandinho and slotted the ball back to Cesar Azpilicueta.
Cesar Azpilicueta dribbled the ball and cut it in and cleverly crossed diagonally to the left, where Hazard shook off Yaya Toure and Sania before receiving the ball all the way down the middle and sending a low cross into the middle.
Lukaku had a good idea, slapped his horse and arrived and easily pushed the goal in front of Joe Hart, 3-0!
When the referee's whistle blew for the goal, the entire Intihad Stadium erupted in a thunderous boo.
Manchester City fans were clearly unhappy with the home team's performance.
After spending nearly 200 million euros to bring in strong reinforcements in the summer window, Manchester City's self-confidence has increased greatly.
Coupled with a three-goal win in the first round, many fans were confident before the game that they could win Chelsea.
Unexpectedly, in the game, not only did they not kill Chelsea, but they were scored three goals in a row by the opponent, which made all the fans who came to the scene embarrassed?
Amid the boos of the fans, sitting in the chairman's stand, the faces of several giants of Manchester City were not good-looking.
Chairman Mubarak, CEO Soriano......
At this moment, they watched Manchester City score three goals in a row by their opponents, and listened to the boos coming from their ears, and they all blushed their faces, obviously suppressing their anger.
"Pellegrini is careless!" Soriano said in a deep voice.
Judging from the pre-match lineup, Pellegrini clearly wanted to swallow his opponent in one bite.
But Chelsea is like a hedgehog, unable to swallow it and not say anything, but piercing its own mouth full of blood.
Soriano knew that he might be an afterthought when he said that, but he still felt that Pellegrini had not anticipated the difficulties he faced today.
After all, Pan Yi is undefeated in the 38 rounds of the Premier League, and this report card is a real fight.
Even if Manchester City have strong signings in the summer, but not Chelsea?
Pellegrini was still too attack-oriented, and as a result, the defence was shattered by Chelsea, and he really has to bear a lot of responsibility.
If he was confident about his team's Premier League journey this season before the problems were exposed, his confidence is now at least half as diminished.
'I think Pellegrini's pre-season plan is very worrying, a lot of people are not in physical and mental condition.
Mubarak was also depressed when he spoke.
'You see, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are on the pitch, there is hardly any effective connection. How is this practiced? Why is Pan Yi's new recruit in the team seamless, plug and play? ”
Manchester City's top management is complaining and helpless.
"It's a shame." Soriano suddenly shook his head and said, "If Pan Yi could really be signed at the beginning, it should be Abu who is worried today." ”
Mubarak also shook his head: "Don't mention it, it's even more impossible now." Pan Yi is now in close contact with Chelsea and Abu, and it is impossible to dig it up. ”
"Let's speed up the contact with Guardiola." Soriano sighed, "Even if he really doesn't plan to come right away, we have to settle things down first to avoid long nights." ”
There was a moment of silence.
Perhaps, this is the last resort, not the way out.
There are only a few famous handsomes in the world, if you don't make a move, maybe you won't even be left with a melon!
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In the following game, both sides also made substitutions.
Pellegrini was replaced by wingers Navas and Nasri, as well as striker Bony Bony to strengthen the attack;
Pan Yi replaced Hazard and B with Gnabry and Lingard, and this counter-substitution allowed Chelsea to still maintain the formation of double forward + single back, and also continued to maintain the control advantage of Manchester City.
It was only in the 79th minute that Nasri won a corner for City.
The ball flew into the box and Courtois flew to the rescue.
But the ball landed in the big penalty area and it was a mess.
In the midst of the chaos, new striker Bony was keen to capitalise on his opportunity and stabbed the Chelsea goal.
After pulling a goal back, the entire Yoon Tihad Stadium was boiling again.
All the Manchester City fans rekindled their hopes and cheered with great excitement to encourage the team to keep going.
Manchester City's players also seemed to be like sharks that smelled blood, chasing Chelsea and bombarding them indiscriminately.
But Chelsea quickly settled their ground.
Just five minutes later, in the 84th minute of full-time, City once again exposed their defensive holes.
After a one-two combination between Lingard and Gnabry, Lingard tore through the Manchester City defence with a precise through ball, and Mbappe made a long run to form a one-on-one knife.
But this time, Joe Hart was domineering and gave away early, catching Mbappe off guard and ultimately missing a great chance when his shot was blocked by Joe Hart's legs.
However, the ball fell to the feet of David Luiz outside the box, and the Brazilian fired a direct lob shot, and the ball slowly and leisurely fell into the net behind Joe Hart.
Chelsea lead 4-1!
In the final few minutes, neither side was able to find the back of the net.
In the end, Chelsea won the battle of King Mountain away from Manchester City!