24 January, Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea take on Arsenal away.

The focus of the London derby in the 23rd round of the Premier League was not very exciting.

With the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool just three days away, Pan Yi, who is aiming for a seven-time title, will instead focus on the next game.

Therefore, in this game, Pan Yi sent a rotation lineup dominated by young players, and tried to stabilize his position away from home to play counterattack.

However, in the face of Pan Yi, Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger is also very cautious, the team is also very patient, and the defense is very tight.

As a result, it was Chelsea who controlled the ball and the tempo.

However, the two sides were more entangled in midfield and wasted a lot of scoring opportunities.

Kylian Mbappe missed a solo effort and Tammy Abraham's close-range shot failed to break the deadlock.

For Arsenal, Giroud's inverted shot hit the post and bounced off.

At the end of 90 minutes, the two sides exchanged blank papers, and finally shook hands 0-0.

Chelsea have picked up their fourth draw of the season.

It also gave Leicester City, who beat Stoke City 3-0 in this round, a chance to close the gap by two points.

At the same time, because Arsenal, who were originally on the same point, only got one point, Leicester City could also occupy the second place.

However, because Chelsea's lead is too obvious, the two points to catch up are still too insignificant.

Pan Yi can still put more energy into the League Cup!

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27 January, Stamford Bridge.

In the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Chelsea host Liverpool.

The atmosphere was extremely strong throughout the game.

Chelsea's side is going to fight for the seven-time crown, and all fronts are not slackening;

On the Liverpool side, although it has been catching up in the league, it has always been a big point gap from the top four, so the newcomer Klopp also pays more attention to the results of the cup competition, especially the League Cup that has reached the semi-finals.

Chelsea only lost one goal in the first leg, so there is still a good chance of a comeback!

So Liverpool is also doing their best in this game.

The two sides played very closely in the first half, with Harry Kane and Roberto Firmino scoring goals for their respective teams in a 1-1 draw.

For most of the remainder of the game, both teams remained deadlocked.

Chelsea dominated the passing possession, but Liverpool's defence was meticulous.

Pan Yi also made a series of substitutions in the second half, trying to play threatening.

When the game reached the 89th minute, the score was still 1-1, and no one could break through the opponent's goal.

However, due to the result of the first leg, Chelsea at this time had a psychological advantage, so they began to stop attacking so fiercely, but recycled some formation to play counter-attacks.

Liverpool, on the other hand, was in a hurry, and under the command of Klopp, they frequently pressed the line to the 30-meter area of Chelsea.

That's when Chelsea were comfortable on the counter-attack.

After a failed Liverpool shot, Chelsea goalkeeper Martinez drove the ball forward with a big kick and Romelu Lukaku picked up the ball on the edge of the arc.

After carrying Henderson with his body first, he expertly defended the ball with his left foot, and after Emre. When Zhan grabbed it, he chose to pass the ball into the penalty area.

Harry Kane had already withdrawn from the front at this point, with his back to the goal, carrying Lovren behind him with his body, and when facing Lukaku's pass, he chose to use his left foot on the inside of his foot to make another pick-up pass.

The ball was picked up by Harry Kane and went past Lovren and into the left side of the six-yard box behind the Liverpool defence.

At this time, Mbappe, who was substituted for playing left winger in the second half, went straight behind Lovren with great speed, grabbed the ball before it landed, and volleyed it with his left foot, straight to the right side of the goal, and hit the right side of the Liverpool goal.

"The ball went in !!!!!!"

"Chelsea! It's Chelsea's stunner again! This goal can be said to kill the game! ”

"It's Mbappe again!"

'The 17-year-old Frenchman received an assist from Harry Kane and scored the winning goal for Chelsea!'

"Two to one!"

"I have to say that Mbappe's performance recently has been really fantastic, he has scored crucial goals in the game more than once!"

"It is said that Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and other big teams are paying attention to the youngster. In particular, Grand Paris, as Mbappe's home team, especially wanted to bring him back to France. ”

"But it's clear that Pan Yi and Chelsea won't let him go. With such a star of hope in the team, the forward line in the next ten years will be worry-free! ”

"Of course, this has to mention Pan Yi's insight and bold use of people again."

'With a different manager, would he really dare to let this kid play in a big team like Chelsea at the age of 16?'

And Pan Yi's use of Mbappe is obviously also very thoughtful. In the closing stages of the game, Mbappe's pace is often the key to changing the course of the game and breaking the deadlock. ”

"At this time, his breakthrough or back insertion always confuses the opposing defenders!"

"Now, we can congratulate Pan Yi and his Chelsea for reaching the final of this season's Carabao Cup!"

"Their opponents in the final will be ...... Manchester city! ”

In yesterday's other Carabao Cup semi-final, Manchester City lost 2-1 away to Everton.

However, due to the 3:1 victory in the first leg, Manchester City still eliminated Everton with an aggregate score of 4:3 and successfully entered the final.

The League Cup final will be held at Wembley Stadium on 29 February.

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On 31 January, Chelsea travelled to Milton Dons Dons in an FA Cup fourth-round clash with Chelsea.

Milton Keynes Dons is a Championship team with a name that sounds a little unfamiliar, but in fact he was formerly known as Wimbledon, a Premier League team known as the "Crazy Gang".

Still can't remember?

When David Beckham scored a shocking half-time goal at Manchester United and became famous, the backdrop team for that game was Wimbledon.

It's just that there is also a team in League Two called AFC Wimbledon, what is the situation?

In fact, the current AFC Wimbledon team was built by angry Wimbledon fans themselves after the original Wimbledon (Milton Keynes Dons) announced its migration.

That's right, it's a bit similar to the "United Man" formed by Manchester United fans after the Glazer takeover.

Milton Keynes Dons vs AFC Wimbledon, the animosity between these two teams is subtle and, to some extent, can be said to be one-way.

Milton Keynes Keynes fans don't hate AFC Wimbledon too much, but AFC Wimbledon fans regard Milton Keynes as an unanimous enemy.

It's not about geography, religion, or politics, it's about faith.

AFC Wimbledon are playing well in League Two these days and have a good chance of progressing to the promotion play-offs;

Milton Keynes Dons, on the other hand, are not doing well in the Championship and are currently in the relegation zone.

Therefore, after drawing Chelsea in the FA Cup, they also chose to lie flat.

1:5, that was the final scoreline, and Chelsea comfortably reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, which is the round of 16.

Interestingly, they drew Manchester City again in the round of 16 draw!

That means Chelsea will face Manchester City in both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup! ——

Ahead of the Christmas and winter breaks, there have been lamentations about Chelsea, arguing that it would be difficult for the team to go hand in hand on multiple fronts because it would be too difficult.

Playing almost every three days, the league, the Club World Cup, the League Cup, the FA Cup, one after the other, and the Champions League round of 16 is about to be connected.

And the opponents include Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and other strong teams, such a devilish schedule is almost a life-threatening rhythm!

Some media bluntly believe that this is the most difficult schedule in the history of the Premier League!

Some media also said that if Pan Yi does not let go of the obsession of the seven-time champion and does not make some trade-offs in the game, the team will definitely not be able to withstand it, and it will even lead to a multi-line collapse.

But that time passed, and then everyone found out that Chelsea had come through!

The league, the League Cup, and the FA Cup, none of the fronts have dropped the chain, and the Club World Cup has been successfully won.

At this point, the tone of the media immediately changed.

Because a team that can get through such a difficult schedule is really unstoppable!

Everyone has said that it seems that Chelsea's dream of seven crowns is really possible!

It's just that another team associated with Pan Yi, York City's FA Cup road this season really stopped in the fourth round.

They lost 2-0 at Arsenal.

Despite being eliminated, the team that has caused a lot of surprises in the League Cup and FA Cup this season has attracted a lot of attention.

Everyone is also guessing how much more waves will be set off when York City is really promoted to League One as they wish, with the support of Boss Pan Yi......

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After the fourth round of the FA Cup, the winter transfer window for this season has come to an end.

This season's winter window has not only been a lack of excitement in the Premier League transfer market, but also in the other four major leagues.

Slightly noteworthy are Torino's announcement of a half-season loan for Immobile, Roma's announcement of the release of Ashley Cole to join the LA Galaxy, and Barcelona's announcement of a half-season loan for Fiorentina.

In other words, most of them don't pay, and even if they do, there are few "big deals" of more than 10 million.

Newcastle's £12 million signing of Swansea midfielder Shelvey is already a standard......

There is really some real money, most of which happens outside the five major leagues - the sixth largest league?

On January 26, Hebei Huaxia Happiness officially announced the signing of Gervinho for 18 million euros.

On January 27, Shanghai Shenhua announced the signing of Inter midfielder Guarin for 13 million euros.

Coupled with the operation of Oscar joining Shanghai SIPG and Ramirez joining Jiangsu Suning in the past two years, it can be said that the Chinese Super League has really become another place for players from the five major leagues.

As for why the teams in the top five leagues are holding their ground in the winter window this season?

Sometimes it's just because of the lack of a "catfish" that stirs up the market.

Imagine that if a team's main striker is poached, they will definitely have to look for his replacement and then poach another team's.

And some teams get a lot of money, they will also think of a lot of reinforcements, and then there may be a butterfly effect, and the whole market will be active.

Like Liverpool's later transfer of Coutinho, which triggered a chain reaction later, is a clear example.

However, no team has jumped out to be this "catfish" this season, and the market has remained balanced, and Pan Yi is happy to see such a situation.

Because in this way, he doesn't have to toss around in the winter window, and he doesn't have to spend too much time studying the strength and lineup changes of his opponents.

As the team is about to enter the sprint stage of all competitions, it is still very important to maintain stability! ——

On the evening of February 4, in the 24th round of the Premier League, Chelsea faced Watford away.

Watford have played well this season and have been firmly in the middle of the league.

Chelsea were in very good form today, though, and Watford were a bit unlucky to hit the gun.

Just five minutes into the game, Lukaku stabbed home from a cross from the left flank from Eden Hazard.

Chelsea then went on the offensive and played more efficiently, scoring twice in five minutes in the 30th and 35th minutes to seal the first half.

In the second half, after Pan Yi's substitution adjustment, substitutes Loftus-Cheek and Gary Cahill also made their own contributions.

In the end, Chelsea thrashed Watford 5-0 to take all three points.

In the post-match press conference, most of the focus was not on the game, but on the Champions League last-16 knockout round, which is about to start in two weeks' time.

'It's always difficult to play away against a team with a lot of stars like Paris Saint-Germain, but I'm still going to do everything I can to lead Chelsea to this victory.' Pan Yi replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The reporter asked: "There are rumors that Paris Saint-Germain president Al-Nassr has said that if Blank cannot make a breakthrough in the Champions League, then he is likely to be directly dismissed, what do you think?" ”

Paris Saint-Germain have continued their dominant form in Ligue 1 this season and are still stronger than Chelsea in the Premier League.

Now after 24 rounds of Ligue 1 battles, their results are 21 wins and 3 draws to remain unbeaten!

With a score of 66 points, Paris Saint-Germain has thrown Monaco, which is in second place with only 42 points, a huge distance of 24 points, and it can be said that the Ligue 1 championship has already been in the bag.

However, in the eyes of the Paris Saint-Germain management, winning the title in the less competitive Ligue 1 is not their goal, their ultimate goal is to win the Champions League!

Since Qatar Group took over the Paris giants, they have been unable to reach the quarter-finals for several consecutive years, and this year they finished second in the group stage, resulting in Chelsea, the favourites to win the tournament in the round of 16......

Nasser couldn't sit still!

He didn't want to wait any longer!

Therefore, he gave manager Blank a nirvana order, if he doesn't win Chelsea in the round of 16, he will change the coach!

Regarding this rumor, Pan Yi expressed his support for his colleague Blank:

"Blank was a decorated player for the French national team as a young man, helping them win the 1998 World Cup. After retiring from football, he also coached the French national team and led Bordeaux to the Ligue 1 title. ”

"For such a meritorious player and coach, I feel that PSG lack enough respect for him."

"It is true that the French League 1 may not be as competitive as the Premier League, but the record of 21 wins and 3 draws in 24 rounds is really not something that can be played by just calling anyone to coach, and maybe I can't."

"Don't believe me? If you don't believe it, let's see later. What I want to convey is that the PSG hierarchy is a little too eager for quick success. They have only been at the helm of Grand Paris for four years? Five years? But I just want to win the Champions League......"

"It's too disrespectful to the sport of football and too disrespectful to so many teams in Europe who have worked so hard for so many years."

"Football is a sport that needs to be settled. Let's just say that after Mr. Abou bought Chelsea, didn't the team also grow slowly and eventually become European and world champions? ”

"After the UAE Group took over Manchester City, they also moved forward step by step, first making the team competitive in the Premier League and then looking for a breakthrough in Europe. But even if they have been around longer than Paris and have a better level of strength than Paris, they have yet to win the Champions League. ”

"So, it's patient to be. It's unfair to Mr. Blank that you're going to let people out so early, and it will also seriously increase the psychological burden on the manager and the players, and maybe even affect the players' performance. ”

"In general, it's one word: unprofessional!"

Pan Yi said a lot of nonsense, which surprised the media reporters at the scene.

It seems that Pan Yi rarely expresses so many opinions on the affairs of other teams.

Could it be that his relationship with Blank is actually very iron? So he came out indignantly to help speak.

In reality, the relationship between Pan Yi and Blank can only be regarded as a general friendship at most, that is, they played a few times in the game and chatted a few words before and after the game.

He is mainly not very interested in the Paris Saint-Germain team.

Whether it is in the past or the present life, the senior management and fans of Grand Paris will always make some commotion that makes people cry and laugh.

For example, when buying people, they will only pile up superstars in the front court, and then there will be no one in the middle and back courts, and the gap between the substitutes and the main force is even more amazing;

And if you buy a superstar, you buy it, players like Neymar and Messi, you can use it well when you have it in your hands, where is this kind of player not a treasure?

But Paris Saint-Germain is not.

Every day is stumbling behind his back, and the fans are also booing Neymar and Messi.

To be honest, only this kind of team with no background would do this.

Is it Neymar or Messi who didn't contribute to the team or what?

Their star players are not used to seeing it, and things like Ronaldo getting applause after scoring at the Bernabeu Stadium and Ronaldo getting cheers from Juventus fans when he represented Real Madrid should never happen.

Therefore, Pan Yi just took the opportunity to vent.

Anyway, it's not uncommon for coaches to support each other.

Everyone's grades are under a lot of pressure, and sometimes they just have to huddle together to keep warm, so that they can have an advantage in public opinion, so that the bosses don't be so impetuous and let people out of class every day.

Therefore, Pan Yi's words also resonated with many coaches.

"It's really outrageous to have to quit if you don't lose and win the championship." - Inzaghi.

"If the coach of every team has to win the league and the Champions League double to stay, then there may only be one manager left in the world, and that is Pan Yi." —Nagelsmann.

"I've always been a winner, but I also think PSG's definition of victory is too harsh." - Jose Mourinho.

'If I had a clause in my contract to win the Champions League within a specified time, I wouldn't have gone to Manchester City. It's not that I don't have confidence, but I think it's absolutely unprofessional for a club to make such a request. —Pep Guardiola.

……

As for the reaction from PSG's side?

Whatever.

Pan Yi will not go to such a mindless and short-sighted team to coach anyway!

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February 7, the 25th round of the Premier League.

Chelsea continued their winning streak with a 5-1 win at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Although West Bromwich Albion is not in the relegation zone, they are still in danger of relegation, so it is natural to set up an iron bucket formation against Chelsea away from home, and they want to try to take a point away at Stamford Bridge to be satisfied.

However, Chelsea were on the verge from the start, and in the thirteenth minute, it was Goretzka who slotted in from distance to score for the Blues, before Harry Kane added four minutes later.

Towards the end of the first half, Gnabry scored another goal to extend the score to 3-0.

After the victory was in hand, Pan Yi made substitutions and adjustments early and replaced several young players.

In the second half, it was substitute Tammy Abraham who scored hard in the box to make it 4-0.

Five minutes later, Marcos Alonso added another goal to make it 5-0.

West Bromwich Albion only scored a face-saving goal from Maclean's near the end of the game.

In the end, Chelsea won at home and added three points.

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A week later, on 14 February, Chelsea returned to Stamford Bridge to host Newcastle United.

Although Pan Yixue hid a lot of main players in the Champions League knockout round three days later, this is still a game with a big difference in strength.

Chelsea have lost just two of their last 26 home games against Newcastle, winning all three of them without conceding a goal!

Chelsea started the game and started the game with two goals in the space of five minutes.

In the fifth minute, Mbappe counterattacked with a through pass, and Abraham swept into the far corner of the net in the top right corner of the small penalty area before Steven Taylor.

In the 9th minute, Aarens' cross to Janmatt was intercepted by Mbappe, and the French teenager shot a rebound ball into the bottom left corner from the edge of the penalty area, 2:0.

The two youngster strikers who started quickly both scored goals!

Newcastle signing Shelvey then had a shot blocked from outside the area and Townsend lacked enough threat to shoot.

Chelsea scored again in the 17th minute, Jesse Lingard counter-attacked, Mbappe used his speed to catch up with Kolocini and then took the ball diagonally, and Branislavic pushed the ball home from the edge of the six-yard box for the first time, 3-0.

That's the score of the first half.

Newcastle stepped up their attack in the second half, and one of the most threatening attacks was when Pan Yi's veteran Mitrovic's shot from inside the box was blocked, and Shelvey's 12-yard push in the scuffle was blocked by Ivanovic in time.

Chelsea then launched a counter-attack.

In the 59th minute, Matic made a long pass, Steven Taylor rose to the top, and Gnabry pushed it into the net from 14 yards, 4:0.

Since then, the Blues have gradually slowed down the pace of the game, and Pan Yi has also begun to make substitutions to adjust.

In the 83rd minute, Ivanovic and Lingard kicked the wall and crossed low from the right, and Abraham stabbed the near corner into the net, 5:0!

Newcastle saved face in the 90th minute, Kolbak passed, Townsend broke through to the edge of the penalty area and fired into the bottom right corner of the net, 5-1.

Yes, it's 5:1 again!

From beating Milton Dons Dons in the FA Cup to beating West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United in the Premier League, it's all such a big score!

This has to be admired for Pan Yi's team's recent good form.

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren said in his post-match press conference that he had done his best, but Pan Yi's Chelsea were better in terms of tactics and strength.

'I don't want to admit it, but I have to say that in a short period of time, whether it's the Premier League or the whole of Europe, it's hard to have any team stop Chelsea. Especially the kind of team that doesn't respect the manager. ”

McClaren meant something, probably saying that don't look at me Newcastle can't play Chelsea, I see that Paris Saint-Germain, who is messing with the coach, is also waiting to suffer!

It can also be said that Pan Yi's previous statement that Paris Saint-Germain wanted to fire Blank has swiped a wave of prestige in the entire football coaching industry.

Therefore, even if McLaren lost, he did not forget to support Pan Yi.

And after this game against Newcastle United, the day of Chelsea's trip to the Parc des Princes in Paris is getting closer.