This year's Club World Cup was held in Japan from December 10 to 20, 2015.

The format of the Club World Cup is relatively special, that is, the champions of Europe and South America directly enter the semi-finals, waiting in the upper and lower halves respectively.

The other two places are made through knockout rounds in several other regions where football is relatively backward.

Ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash with Leicester City, the Club World Cup has already been played in advance.

The first was a 2-0 win over Oceania champions Auckland City in the opening match on 10 December, when the host team, Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan.

In the 9th minute, Yusuke Minagawa broke the deadlock, and in the 70th minute, Tsukasa Shiotani extended the result, and the Hiroshima Three Arrows team successfully qualified and entered the quarterfinals.

Then on 13 December, they knocked out African champions Mazembe 3-0 in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals.

In the other quarter-finals, the Asian champion, Changzhou Hengtai of the Dragon Kingdom, faced the Mexican American champions.

In the 54th minute, Oribe Peralta of the Mexican American team scored with a header; Then Gao Lin of the Changzhou Hengtai Taobao team assisted Zheng Long to equalize.

In stoppage time, Changzhou Hengtai's Paulinho's header completed the stunner to help Changzhou Hengtai defeat Mexico América 2-1.

Changzhou Hengtai also entered the top four!

At this point, the semi-final matchups of this Club World Cup are out.

One is the host Sanfrecce Hiroshima against the Copa Libertadores champion River Plate;

And the other game is Changzhou Hengtai against the Champions League champion Chelsea!

Among them, the duel between Changzhou Hengtai and Chelsea is naturally the most eye-catching.

Pan Yi led the European champion to face the motherland team and the love of Paulinho, and the head coach of Changzhou Hengtai Scolari also faced the old master, which is worth hype.

As for Pan Yi, he doesn't care about this.

What he cares about is how to arrange the training and rest of the players, how to make them as tired as possible and reduce injuries.

Although Pan Yi has already rotated players significantly against Bournemouth and Porto, these are two extra games out of thin air, which still have a great impact on the team's arrangement.

The match against Leicester City is on 14 December, and they will depart for Japan immediately after the game, as they will play the semi-finals of the Club World Cup on 17 December.

Then there is the final on December 20 three days later, most likely to be a trip to River Plate.

After playing two Club World Cup games, it's time to get back to the Christmas fixtures, which are immediately followed by Sunderland on 23 December, Watford on 26 December, Stoke City on 29 December and Crystal Palace on 3 January.

Then on January 6, the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool, on January 10 it was the FA Cup, and then on January 14 there was the Premier League against Manchester United, which is the milestone battle of whether Milan can break their 58-game unbeaten run.

Finally, on 16 January, it was Everton that was the end of a long streak of non-stop fixtures.

It's basically a game every three days.

Needless to say, the back and forth is also suffocating enough.

So Pan Yi and the coaching staff are extremely cautious.

Against Lyicester City, of course, it was about bringing in the main players who had basically been rested for a week.

Leicester City may be playing at home, but they must still play according to Ranieri's counter-attacking tactics, and this is where Chelsea's passing stars can come in handy.

They can control the ball at their feet, minimize consumption, and then follow Pan Yi's instructions to make a fuss on the wing.

For this tactical purpose, Chelsea's formation was adjusted to a 4-2-4.

The goalkeeper is Thibaut Courtois.

The back four from left to right are Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk, David Luiz, Cesar Azpilicueta.

The double midfielders are N'Golo Kante + Nemanja Matic.

Eden Hazard on the left, B on the right, and Lukaku + Harry Kane as the two centre-forwards.

This is basically to mobilize all the attack power, especially the attack power of the side lane, while taking into account a certain speed.

The use of Joao Cancelo at left wing-back instead of Marcos Alonso is due to the fact that Rongo is slower and playing as a regular left wing-back is not his forte, while Cancelo is clearly more suitable.

Such a heavy offensive and light defensive formation would be more risky under normal circumstances, but if Lyster City came up and put a bus, it would be more able to give full play to the attacking ability of this formation.

When Lyrc City launch a counter-attack, the wingers on either side will have to intercept as soon as possible, and then link up with the back and back to slow down their attack.

In the dressing room speech before the game, Pan Yi also emphasized:

"They may not be the best offensively, they may not be the most technical, they may not be creative, but this team is very tenacious, resilient, and has a lot of strength and running coverage."

"No one will be easy against a team like this, and we can't relax."

'When we keep the opposition at bay, we have to be mindful of their arrowheads, especially Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

"If they hit a counterattack with the ball, if you can't stop it, you can choose to foul immediately, don't hesitate!"

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On the afternoon of December 14, King Power Stadium.

In the 16th round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged Lyicester City away.

In the 75th minute, Vardy stood in front of a Chelsea penalty spot.

Facing the Belgian international Courtois, who was like a big enemy, he ran quickly and shot angrily!

Courtois judged the right direction, but the ball was too fast to save.

The ball is in!

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The whole King Power Stadium is boiling!

1 to 0!

Lyrc City are ahead!

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And at this time, there are only about ten minutes left in the game!

In front of the away team's coach's seat, Pan Yi shook his head helplessly.

David Lewis is really not resolute enough at times.

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As soon as the game began, Chelsea launched wave after wave of attacks on Lyicester City's position.

Coming to Sturt City really clung to the defense, allowing Chelsea's attacks to come back again and again.

Clearly, Ranieri is well aware of Chelsea's quality and is therefore more determined to defend than ever.

The formation he fielded today was a 4-4-2 that he has used regularly this season.

Goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr., the back four from left to right are Fuchs, Morgan, Hut, Simpson.

The four midfielders are Mahrez, Drinkwater, Mikel, Albreton.

The twin strikers are Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki.

In the actual course of the game, Shinji Okazaki would often drop back deeply, forming a nine-man defensive posture, leaving a Vardy to play a counter-attack in the front court.

In such a situation, it would be difficult for even the Chelsea stars to break through their defensive formation.

The game was deadlocked until the second half.

The second half lasted more than 20 minutes, and neither side could get a good chance.

Chelsea were in complete possession, with 70 per cent possession and two times as many shots on goal as Lyicester City, reaching 20, but only four shots on target.

What about the number of shots on goal for Lyicester City? 1 time.

Or a long-range shot from Vardy in the corner of the box.

Pan Yi himself thinks that the Chelsea players are still in good shape, but the foot wind is a little uncomfortable, and the opponent's goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. also played very well, and the four saves were all wonderful.

But this low efficiency is mainly caused by the defensive pressure of Lyicester City.

They defended very fiercely! It also made the Chelsea players uncomfortable.

Under high pressure, Chelsea often shoot hastily when attacking the front of the field, which results in a less high-quality shot.

It stands to reason that Lyicester City fights so hard every game, and Ranieri's tactical system is extremely physical drain on players, plus Ranieri often uses only 23 players, which is the least in the Premier League......

Players who consume huge tactics and play the most minutes. The combination of the two factors can only conjure up images of a dramatic injury wave. Last season's super dark horse Southampton fell on the injury wave.

But Lyrcester have the second-fewest injuries in the Premier League – just a little more than Chelsea.

The problem is that Chelsea can play a lot of players, and in addition to today's start, there are probably a few people on the bench such as Ulloa, Andy King, and Inle who can come in handy.

In addition to the team doctor team in Lyrcester City, this is probably also a sigh of metaphysics.

Or did Lyrcester City sacrifice their former manager Pierce before the season, so that they were treated by the goddess of injuries?

Of course, Lyicester City's fixtures are not as close as other big teams.

Early in the season, Lyicester City opted to forgo the FA Cup and League Cup.

In the middle and second stages of the season, despite their physical exertion, they have plenty of rest time for one game a week compared to their opponents for two or even three games a week.

He is 180cm tall and weighs only 60 kg, and he is a winger, with a left foot, and a flowing dribble that breaks through sharply. Who do these numbers remind you of? Yes, the former glass man Robben.

But Mahrez, who has the same physical data, has only been substituted once this season, and the rest of the games are full of attendance, and he has kicked a glass of data into a steel plate. Robben said he fainted in the infirmary crying.

And Vardy's penalty in the 75th minute was created by Riyad Mahrez.

Coming City had a chance to counter-attack, and the 'polo king' won the ball on the right side of the pitch and broke through the defence of Nemanja Matic, Joao Cancelo and David Luiz in succession, and then cut straight into the box to shoot.

At this time, David Luiz panicked and reached out to pull Mahrez down, and the result was, of course, sentenced to capital punishment, and David Luiz himself received a yellow card.

Pan Yi was depressed, it was this penalty.

Of course, fouls are no problem, and David Luiz also acted according to Pan Yi's orders, but it was a little too late.

If Mahrez had been fouled just as he had advanced to the edge of the box, it would not have been a penalty.

David Luiz hesitated for a moment before reaching out again, it was too late and Mahrez had already slipped the ball into the box.

Having said that, Mahrez's peers are really very smart, and they are simply possessed by Messi.

Pan Yi looked at it again, and Mahrez's hands were wearing gloves.

It's December, and Mahrez has said that his hands and feet tend to get cold when it's cold, so he likes to wear gloves.

And Mahrez, who wears gloves, is really not easy to mess with!

Pan Yi couldn't help sighing: "Sure enough, it's Ma Dongmei!" ”

Ma Dongmei is a stalk of Dragon Country fans, which probably means that [Ma] Jerez will become [Mei] West when he wears gloves to play football on [winter] days.

Arteta, who was on the side, didn't understand and asked: "Horse...... Horse what plum? ”

Pan Yi didn't have time to explain to Arteta, he turned around and pointed to Mbappe on the bench: "You go to warm up and get ready to play." ”

Mbappe excitedly jumped up from his chair and began to run along the sideline.

Pan Yi now wants to use Mbappe to impact the side of Lyster City.

The four defenders who started at Lyrcer City, Fuchs, Morgan, Hut, and Simpson, are not young, and their physical fitness will inevitably decline.

Right-back Simpson is the youngest, almost 29 years old, and he is also the weaker of these defenders.

In the first 70 minutes or so, he consumed a lot in the fight with Hazard, and the speed of returning to the defense was much slower.

Of course, Hazard has been attacking with the team for so long, and his physical energy consumption is also very large.

At this time, Pan Yi replaced Mbappe, just to use his speed and impact to hit Simpson hard!

Soon, Mbappe warmed up and came back and stood beside Pan Yi.

"Kylian, when you go up, replace Eden Hazard."

Mbappe nodded incessantly.

The youngster, who turned 17 in a week's time, has improved rapidly in Pan Yi's hands, and even performed very eye-catching at one point, and is now one of the most important rotation players.

He also really admired Pan Yi, after all, it was Pan Yi who brought him from Monaco to a big team like Chelsea, and directly promoted him from the youth team to the first team, and gave him full trust.

"Simpson is already struggling against Eden Hazard and the consumption must be very high, so when you go up, try to rush a little bit more and try to open a breakthrough from him on this side."

"Understood." Mbappe nodded in agreement.

"Tell them, don't fight Morgan and Hut, or play more on the wing, and plug in more. If you break down the wings, we'll have to keep up with the back. ”

Pan Yi noticed that the center-back combination of Morgan and Hute performed very well tonight. Defenders Drinkwater and Mikel are also like chickens.

Wes Morgan, the 32-year-old centre-back captain, has become a leader of the team since leaving Nottingham Forest for Lyicester City and is a good role model for the players.

And the same 32-year-old central defender Hut, after leaving Stoke City, the former Sky City tower came to Lyicester City, and established himself as the leader of the defense in just one season.

Although the overly tough style of defense has angered the opposition players, it has also ensured that the team's backline is solid and does not concede goals, which is a reassuring anchor in the backfield of Lyrc City this season.

The 26-year-old Danny de Linkovavofrom is a former Manchester United outcast who is supposed to have been lost in numerous loan spells and reduced to mortality. But after joining Lyicester City, Brother Shui's diligent professional attitude and outstanding performance allowed him to play in the starting line-up.

This season, he has become a master of passing, the brains of Lyicester City's midfield and backfield.

Needless to say, after being sold to Lester City by Pan Yi, his performance was really no worse than Kante in his previous life, and he played a very important role in interception as a midfielder.

So, as Pan Yi had predicted before the game, it was really difficult for Chelsea to break through the Lyrcester defence from the middle today.

Chelsea's centre-forwards Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku were unable to take advantage of them throughout the game.

Therefore, Pan Yi's current strategy is to contain the middle defense of Lyicester City, make a fuss on the side, and focus on a back row.

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Mbappe was soon replaced by Eden Hazard.

The Frenchman's performances at Chelsea have been impressive, with his senior at Norwich last time out making him famous.

It is said that the head coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps, has noticed him and is preparing to call him to the national team.

Now, this incredibly fast youngster seems to have come up with Pan Yi's advice, which can't help but worry the fans of Lyster City.

Ranieri even went to the sidelines and called on the players to pay attention to Mbappe.

He also instructed Lyicester City's midfielders to come back a little bit, not only Drinkwater and Mikel, but also Albrighton and Mahrez on both sides, to actively come back to protect the defence.

After all, time is running out now, and Lyster City is still leading by one goal!

If they can keep that scoreline until the end, they will beat Chelsea and break the Blues' unbeaten spell!

Under the support of such a belief, although the players of Lyrcester City defended the whole game, they were indeed very tired, but they were still strong and fought hard!

This is one of the big reasons why Lyrcester City have been able to achieve good results this season.

The players are hungry for success and are extremely determined on the field!

As a result, Chelsea's attack has been hampered quite a bit.

Although Mbappe did make a few breaches on the flanks after coming on, Lyicester's centre-backs and midfielders were quick to defuse the danger.

Time is passing bit by bit.

Chelsea have been spending more and more time on the ball, but there are fewer and fewer dangerous attacks.

Especially as the game was approaching the end and going into stoppage time, it led to speculation about whether Chelsea were really going to lose???

This is undoubtedly going to be big news!

Chelsea's unbeaten Premier League record will be fixed at 53 games!

At the last moment, Pan Yi replaced Harry Kane, who was doing his best, and replaced it with the new force Abraham.

Chelsea have also started to go back and forth more on the perimeter, trying back and forth on both wings.

Mbappe is still more active in the rib area, trying to cut inside.

Mbappe played as a left inside forward today, with a right-footed winger on the left, and of course he often tried to cut inside.

After he came on the court, he did so several times when he broke through Simpson.

In the 90th minute, Mbappe once again went sideways and seemed to be about to start cutting inside.

Simpson also kept a close eye on his every move, and Drinkwater also returned to the front of Simpson as soon as possible to block Mbappe's route for him.

This wave of defense looks solid.

Although this young Frenchman is powerful, he is still too young to know how to change.

His breakthrough has been defused in the same way by Lyster City several times, but he is still the first to break through.

Maybe this is a common problem among young people, sometimes there will be a tendon.

At this time, Mbappe and Simpson were getting closer and closer, so close that the gasp of the right wing-back from Manchester United's Academy could be heard.

At this moment, Mbappe suddenly flicked the ball to the bottom line, and the whole person shook off Simpson with extreme speed, like a vigorous cheetah, quickly pounced on the food and rushed to the bottom line.

He's going to go down this time!

Simpson was startled, but he turned around and chased after him as soon as possible.

It's just that Drinkwater is now thrown away, and the position he is standing in was originally to prevent Mbappe's inward route, which is useless at this time.

Mbappe took the lead, took a quick step and had already caught up with the ball and slid into the left side of the box.

Just when the right full-back of Lyrc City wanted to force Mbappe to the bottom line and go to the corner flag, Mbappe did not break through.

He suddenly flicked it with his right foot and sent a light low ball to the edge of the six-yard box.

And when Mbappe broke through with the ball, Lukaku in the middle was already running non-stop.

His position also interfered with Morgan and Hut, both of whom thought that Lukaku was going to pick up Mbappe, and they both caught each other in front and back, just in the small penalty area, for fear that Mbappe would pass in front of the goal.

But the two centre-backs stepped back too far and the gaps behind them were exposed.

At this time, Abraham quickly cut in from behind and volleyed directly into Mbappe's cross.

The ball went into the bottom left corner of the Lyicester goal with lightning speed!

It was an equaliser!

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“goallllllllllllllll！

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"At the critical moment, Abraham is the decisive one!"

"The score became 1:1!"

With the commentator's exclamations, the Chelsea players were already rushing out of the pitch in a frenzy, all the way to the underside of the stands where the visiting fans were in celebration.

Many people also shouted and roared at the live broadcast camera, venting their inner excitement and excitement.

It was an explosion of emotions that had accumulated after 90 minutes of fierce fighting!

It was only an equaliser, but it was a late goal to keep everyone excited to be able to extend the team's unbeaten streak.

"Pan Yi's on-the-spot trick has once again played an effect."

'Mbappe came on the pitch and kept playing his part on the flanks and ended up helping his team-mates score!"

"From the slow-motion replays, we can see that the players at Lyrcester are guarding him from cutting inside. Whether it is Simpson or Drinkwater, they instinctively think that Mbappe's last attack will also be to cut inside. ”

"But as a result, the young French striker suddenly went down and sent an inverted triangle back pass with his right foot."

"This completely disrupted the deployment of Lyrcester City!"

'In the end, 16-year-old Mbappe passed the ball, 17-year-old Abraham shot and Chelsea completed a youth link!

'Two substitutes came on to complete the save for Chelsea. Pan Yi's substitution is really godly! ”

'Chelsea's unbeaten run will continue! Now that number has become 54! ”

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Pan Yi jumped high in front of the away team's coach's box, raised his arms and shouted, and kept cheering for the players on the field.

The final stunner or draw is definitely the most moving moment of the football game, and it is also the most addictive moment for the fans.

Think about the 99 Champions League final, Manchester United drew + beat Bayern in a row at the last moment, and finally completed the treble, how many people still remember such a scene?

Of course, as a head coach, Pan Yi still doesn't want his team to experience such thrills often.

My heart can't bear it!

It's not a good habit to direct a game with a quick-acting heart-saving pill.

Luckily, Chelsea haven't had him experience this very often in the past two years......

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Shortly after the Chelsea players celebrated, the referee's final whistle blew.

In the end, Chelsea drew 1-1 away at Lyicester City.

When Ranieri walked over to shake Pan Yi's hand, the look on his face was obviously dejected.

While a draw with Chelsea is a coveted result for many teams, Lyicester City are just one minute away from a win over their opponents......

Unfortunately, at the last moment of the game, the boiled duck still flew.

"You're doing a great job." Pan Yi said sincerely.

Ranieri shook his head with a wry smile: "But I still can't win you." ”

Pan Yi laughed and said, "Let's compete again next time." ”

Ranieri's head shook even more: "I've been at home for so long, and it's hard to find a chance to score a goal. Arrived at Stamford Bridge...... I'm afraid I don't have a chance. ”

Pan Yi was also polite: "Indeed." I suffered the loss of your defense today, and I won't be next time. ”

Ranieri pouted.

He and Pan Yi both know that with the strength of the two teams, when it comes to Chelsea's home stadium, Lyrcester City will definitely not be pleased.

"Come on, look forward to next season when we play together in the Champions League!" When the two said goodbye, Pan Yi patted the old handsome shoulder and said.

Ranieri paused: "By the way, I have a question that I have always wondered about. ”

"What's the problem?"

"Why did you think we could do well from the start of the season? But even I don't have confidence because we're just a relegation team. ”

"Uh......" Pan Yi looked up at the sky, and then threw down a sentence that he didn't know what to say:

"Princes and generals, rather have a kind!"