This season has reached the winter break, and Chelsea's schedule can be said to be the most intensive since Pan Yi entered professional football.

When I played in Milan's third line before, the most I did was play a few more games in the Coppa Italia.

When it comes to Hamburg, the Bundesliga itself has fewer teams than the Serie A Premier League, so even with the German Cup, the total number of matches is the least.

And when Pan Yi came to the Premier League last season, he also abandoned the League Cup and FA Cup early to focus on the Champions League and the league, so it was okay.

But this season, Chelsea are a real n-line battle!

The league has been going on, the Champions League has reached the round of 16, the League Cup has reached the semi-finals, and the third round of the FA Cup, the round in which Premier League teams have started to join, is about to begin!

This, combined with the two Club World Cup matches in between, has made the already busy schedule even more crowded.

If it weren't for Pan Yi's goal of winning seven crowns early in the season, and he was fully prepared for this, he might have collapsed somewhere.

But even so, Pan Yi and the coaching staff did not dare to take it lightly.

In particular, after a hard-fought comeback win over Crystal Palace to equalise their 58-game unbeaten run, the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool is a trip to Anfield.

It's definitely not an easy race!

So, before the team left for Liverpool, Pan Yi specially held a meeting of the whole team to cheer everyone on.

Of course, there was also a particularly practical encouragement at the meeting.

That is, the owner of the team, Roman Abramovich, also made a special trip to London to attend.

He has announced a decision that will be a richer reward than last season!

The award covers the Carabao Cup, FA Cup, league and Champions League winnings, as well as the Club World Cup – although the prize money has already been handed out.

Chelsea's prize money for winning the Club World Cup is around €4 million, and Abou adds a few million to make up for 10 million, which goes directly to each member of the team!

It's about motivating everyone to keep up the good work and strive to achieve great results on all fronts.

Naturally, all the players respond well to this practical incentive system.

Pan Yi also encouraged everyone to grit their teeth and get through this most difficult period.

"Hold on a little longer, it's going to pass soon."

'We've had some ups and downs in the last period of time and I'm sure it's been affected by this heavy schedule, but we've gotten through it and won one opponent after another.

"So, I also believe that you can continue like this."

"Next, what you need to do is to muster up courage, make up your mind, take steps, cross one difficulty after another, and finally reach the other side of victory!"

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Sure enough, in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield, Chelsea were met with stubborn resistance from Liverpool.

Liverpool's face has changed a lot since Jurgen Klopp took over, and they have steadily risen up the league table.

It's just that due to the debt owed in the first half of the season, even if Klopp leads the team to catch up, it can only hover back between 5-8 places at present, and it still looks difficult to get a Champions League place next season.

Because of this, Klopp wants to seek some breakthroughs in other stadiums, which can be regarded as a welcome gift to Liverpool fans.

For example, the FA Cup, for example, the League Cup.

This is very sensible.

It can be said that Klopp has found his own differentiated track, realized the value transformation through the simple reuse of potential energy accumulation, found the vertical field he is good at through the unique gripper, realized the joint construction of the industry and the opening of the carrier, and found the refined tipping point of the Red Sea industry through the focusing play method of combining points and lines.

To put it simply, Jurgen Klopp has achieved results in the Cup, and they have also managed to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup.

As a result, they seem to be more motivated than their opponents when it comes to Chelsea.

Although Liverpool's current lineup, the two winger positions have always been a pain point for Klopp, but under his tutelage, this Liverpool team still shows their good fighting ability.

At Anfield, Chelsea managed to take the initiative and capitalised on a corner in the 35th minute of the first half, with Virgil van Dijk opening the scoring.

But it wasn't long before Liverpool equalised through James Milner.

The former Manchester City jack-of-all-trades player blasted a long-range world wave from outside the box that blasted past the goalkeeper of the big Martin.

Most of Chelsea's games this season have been played by Thibaut Courtois, while cup competitions such as the Carabao Cup and FA Cup have featured Martin.

But Milner's shot was too good for Martin to do.

After the rematch in the second half, Lukaku received a cross from the left and easily pushed the ball into the scoring to take the lead again.

But just seven minutes later, Roberto Firmino equalised for Liverpool.

The score came to 2:2.

Although there have been a lot of goals so far in this game, the game is actually not smooth.

On the one hand, it was because of Liverpool's tactics, with Klopp adopting a more aggressive style of encirclement and attack, which made Chelsea's midfield pass and reception look a bit fragmented;

But more important is Chelsea's ups and downs.

After such a hard battle, no matter how strong the Chelsea squad is, it will still be tired after all.

Especially during the winter break, especially since the last game against Crystal Palace, which was actually only two days away......

If it were any other team, it would have collapsed.

But Chelsea are gritting their teeth and holding on.

And when the TV broadcast camera cuts to the sidelines, Pan Yi can be seen standing on the sidelines, his expression not very satisfied with the score.

On the pitch, Chelsea are dominant.

But the score is now even, in addition to Liverpool's fierce defense today, goalkeeper Minho came to play well, in fact, it is mainly because Chelsea's attacking players are not in good shape.

Tonight, Chelsea made too many mistakes on the pitch.

Just like the attack in the 86th minute, Goretzka got the ball to the feet of Eden Hazard and the Belgian sent in a through ball.

The ball was meant to be passed behind the opposition centre-back Lovren, but Lukaku stood still because he thought his fellow countryman would pass the ball to him.

As a result, the ball went straight to an unanswered place, and under Lovren's escort, it went out of the bottom line, wasting an offensive opportunity in vain.

It's no accident either, situations like this abound in this game.

In the final analysis, it is because of the long hours of combat that the form of the players has problems.

Although Pan Yi has been rotated often, sometimes there are games every two days and three days, even if you rotate, there are still people who play more.

Even if it's one game and one break, isn't that two games in five days?

The physical fitness and mental concentration of the players will decline to varying degrees.

Especially mentally, it is difficult for a player to maintain the highest concentration all the time, and when there are many games, sometimes he will be a little numb and unable to lift his spirit.

That's why coaches often give speeches to motivate their players before and after games, and captains shout from time to time to remind everyone to pay attention during games, and players often remind each other.

And now, Pan Yi is standing on the sidelines, encouraging the players to continue to apply pressure and not give up.

Because he wants to win, even if it's away against Liverpool, he wants to win!

If they can return home with the lead at Anfield, there will be much less pressure for the second leg.

It's just that now he has used up all three substitutions.

Especially in the 80th minute, he sent Mbappe up, just to let the French youngster take advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's fierce physical decline to impact the opponent's defense.

But Mbappe, who already has a lot of fame, is obviously also cared for by Klopp, and after he came on the pitch, he was closely marked by the same fast full-back Moreno, and never had a chance to perform.

It can be said that the game has been played so far, and Pan Yi has used all the tricks he can use, and the players are not in good condition, and they can't play an effect, and there is no way.

And there is very little time left for Chelsea.

It's now stoppage time, just three minutes.

"Keep attacking, keep pressing!" Pan Yi shouted loudly.

He's showing all the Chelsea players that he's not going to accept a draw!

He wants to win!

In addition to the fact that Pan Yi himself really wants to win, this is also a psychological hint to the players on the field.

You must know that since ancient times, "you can qualify after a draw" often can't get out, and many times it is because the expectations are too low, resulting in limited performance of players on the field.

If you just want to draw, then of course there will be a sense of "being content with the status quo" on the pitch, which leads to a lack of hunger, and sometimes it leads to mental relaxation, which ultimately leads to conceding a goal and losing.

But if you send the attitude of "must win" to the players, then the players will also be very energetic to deal with the opponent, and the probability of stealing one will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, after Pan Yi kept shouting on the sidelines, the Chelsea players on the field also cheered up.

The game went into the final minute of stoppage time.

Liverpool once picked up the ball near midfield and Coutinho tried to get the ball up front to find Roberto Firmino, but Chelsea centre-back Ake grabbed the first spot and headed the ball back.

The ball fell to midfielder Goretzka.

He saw Eden Hazard close in front of him and just passed the ball over.

The Belgian stopped the ball and turned around and sent a diagonal pass behind him.

At this time, Mbappe was like a bolt of lightning, quickly cutting straight behind Moreno.

Both players were very fast, but Moreno had been playing almost the entire game, with a huge drain.

Mbappe was only substituted at 80 minutes, and the fitness of the two was not at the same level at all.

And physical fitness can also affect speed and explosiveness.

Mbappe rushed forward, took the first step, slid the ball in front of him, and chased it as fast as he could.

Skrtel was on the edge of the penalty area, and he turned to catch up with Mbappe at the first time, but the Frenchman, who had just turned 17, stabbed the ball forward near the penalty line, and he accelerated again.

In the visitors' stands, the Chelsea fans cheered wildly.

Passing people with absolute speed is one of the most popular scenes on the football field!

"Mbappe is speeding up again!

！ ”

"Oh my God, he's too fast!"

"He broke through, he went in, he shot ...... Oh, he crosses! ”

Mbappe relied on his speed, rushed past Skrtel's defensive zone, rushed into the left side of the penalty area, caught up with the ball he had just stabbed on the left side of the small penalty area, and glanced at the middle, and sent a low cross with his left foot.

The ball fell directly in front of the six-yard box and Lukaku arrived at the time to meet Mbappe's cross and send the ball with his right foot into the almost unguarded goal.

"The ball is in!

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！

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'In the ninety-third minute, the final minute of the game, Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock for Chelsea!'

'Mbappe forced a brilliant breakthrough with his pace on the left and provided a brilliant assist for Romelu Lukaku.

'We saw that the Chelsea players were very excited, it was a stunner!'

'The whole Anfield stadium was cheered on by the Chelsea fans and the Liverpool fans were silent.'

"With the live TV footage, we can see that Pan Yi has been so excited that he rushed out of the coach's command area, rushed to the sidelines and hugged his players, looking extremely excited."

'Ninety-three minutes, Chelsea finally scored!'

"Mbappe, who came off the bench, completed a key assist, and Pan Yi's substitution had an effect again!"

"This is Pan Yi's magic, he can always turn the situation around at a critical moment!"

“…… Ah, the referee blew the final whistle shortly after blowing the whistle! Well, congratulations to Chelsea, they won on the road! ”

"In doing so, they have an advantage in the two-legged League Cup semi-finals and a solid foundation for their journey to the title!"

'Chelsea have been unbeaten in recent times, but they have played very hard in every game.

'It's like a test for everyone at Chelsea to see if they have enough pounds to continue to challenge for the unprecedented honour of a seven-time title.'

"You know, in English football, there is only one treble, and that is Manchester United in '99."

"In those years, they also repeatedly reversed strong opponents to achieve this great feat, the most typical is the duel against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final......"

'It's the same for Chelsea now, they've been stumbling almost every game since the winter break, but they've had the last laugh every game.

"It's really a champion temperament!"

'In the other Carabao Cup semi-final yesterday, Manchester City beat Everton 3-1. Could it be that this year's Carabao Cup final will be between Manchester City and Chelsea? ”

'But no matter who Chelsea's opponents are, I believe that when Chelsea get through this devilish schedule, there really is no one to stop them from doing anything!'

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Returning from Liverpool, Chelsea took a break to welcome the third round of the FA Cup.

Luckily, Chelsea had good luck and faced Scanthorpe side from League One in the FA Cup.

Maybe it's because this team has never played in the Premier League, and even the name is unfamiliar to Pan Yi;

While they have produced the likes of Kevin Keegan, they are far from Chelsea's record and current strength.

However, in the game, they still caused some problems for Chelsea.

Because they fight!

Now coaches and players all over the world are proud to beat Pan Yi's team, and finally "lucky" to meet Chelsea in the FA Cup, but still have to play with their lives?

And what about Pan Yi?

In normal times, it must be attack-oriented, and use goals to teach such a low-level team to behave.

But now the whole Chelsea team is tired, so Pan Yi doesn't plan to fight with others.

He first arranged the opening tactics, and then sure enough, before the game time was 5 minutes, Abraham "stole" one.

Then the game went into Chelsea's passing rhythm.

Although Scanthorpe fought fiercely, it was a bit like a punch on cotton, and he couldn't use it.

In the second half, Pan Yi even let his players shrink a little and fight back.

A Premier League team that is known for its offense, when facing a League One team, actually played a defensive counterattack!

But the effect is obvious.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Mbappe took advantage of a counter-attacking opportunity and once again used his speed to slip through the opponent's back line and sneak into the attack.

In the end, Chelsea won the game with minimal effort and made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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It stands to reason that a 2-0 win over a League One side with not even a big advantage on the pitch shouldn't be particularly satisfying for Chelsea fans.

But in fact, no one has any objection to this, and even the fans are still singing praises to Pan Yi.

Quite simply, they know the ball!

In such a difficult and intensive schedule, as long as you can win the game, as long as you can avoid injuries, what more bikes do you need?

In this FA Cup, Pan Yi rotated all the players, allowing players such as Moses, Christensen, Martinez and other players who usually have fewer opportunities to play all over the game, and also allowed more players to get a chance to rest and breathe.

And even these players on the field, due to Pan Yi's tactical strategy, in fact, the consumption in the game is not high, and the recovery is very fast.

Of course, in order to ensure the next two Premier League games, Pan Yi still let the players take a break after the FA Cup match.

After all, January 14 is the focus of the battle with Manchester United!

It was the decisive battle that would determine whether Chelsea could break Milan's unbeaten run of 58 games!

And just two days after this game, it was the game against Everton on January 16.

After these two games, Chelsea's suffocating schedule has come to an end.

This kind of suffocating pressure is really devastating.

Not to mention the players, Pan Yi was a little out of breath.

He can understand why even the powerful Manchester United at the beginning, including the later powerful Manchester City, failed to win the quadruple.

This is too damn to add the FA Cup and the League Cup!

Of course, now that we have played this part, the most difficult period is almost over.

It's time to get ready for the challenge of Manchester United!

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In fact, on the side of the English media, there is a bit of numbness to Chelsea's continued wins and strides towards breaking the 58-game unbeaten run......

The numbness here does not mean not paying attention, but has slowly come to terms with the fact that Chelsea really have a good chance of breaking AC Milan's unbeaten record that year!

Whether it is Manchester City, Manchester United, or Liverpool, Arsenal, or Tottenham, Lyicester City, or the mysterious middle and lower teams of the Premier League, no one can stop this wild Kodo beast!

The English media even lamented that only time can delay Chelsea's 58-game unbeaten run!

In fact, for this record, what is really anxious is that it is the Italian side.

AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten run is a symbol of pride and glory for the Rossoneri.

Perhaps some people will feel that AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten run is too many draws.

But it must be clear that when AC Milan set this record, it was the golden age of Serie A with the halo of the "Little World Cup", and the seven sisters of Serie A - Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Parma, Fiorentina, Roma, and Lazio, were all star-studded and outstanding.

That's not even counting Napoli and Sampdoria, who have also won the title.

How strong was Serie A at the time?

Serie A teams have participated in almost every edition of the Champions League and UEFA Cup finals, and many have even been Serie A civil wars.

AC Milan were able to dominate this record in Serie A and are considered unlikely to be equaled and broken by any other team.

It can be said that this is a monument for those who come after it to worship.

Who would have thought that an incomparably strong Chelsea would emerge in the Premier League.

When Chelsea equalled Arsenal's record of 49 games unbeaten and surpassed that record to 50, the Italians didn't care too much.

However, seeing Chelsea start to flop:

Technician No. 51, no, is unbeaten in 51 games.

Then 52 games unbeaten and 53 games unbeaten......

In an instant, it was 58 games!

The miracle of 58 games unbeaten in AC Milan, which originally belonged to Italian football alone, was shared with Chelsea by assistant coach Pan Yi, who previously played for Milan.

The Italian side was a little flustered.

The newspaper Sport has even started to come up with ideas for Manchester United.

'Continue to use the same tactics we used in the first leg draw with Chelsea, but be more proactive and try to use Anthony Martial's breakthrough ability to cause problems at the Chelsea defence.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is noncommittal.

He said that as one of only three teams that Chelsea have not beaten this season, United are confident that they will be able to stop Pan Yi's unbeaten run.

Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended by Manchester United, so Chelsea's unbeaten run is almost over.

'I have no comment on what tactics will be used against Chelsea. But one thing can be confirmed, that is, Pan Yi will definitely be defeated by my men this time! ”