February 29, afternoon.

Wembley Stadium, located in north-west London, was packed today.

Nearly 90,000 spectators came to watch the League Cup final!

Wembley Stadium, where the game is played today, is the largest professional football stadium in Europe and arguably one of the greatest stadiums in the world, and it is also known as the temple of world football.

It is the home of the England national team and has hosted the World Cup final, the Olympic football final, the European Championship final, eight UEFA Champions League finals, and it is also the venue for the final of the English domestic cup.

During this period, it also witnessed England's glory days in the 1966 World Cup.

Competing in such a hall of glory full of history is the dream of countless people.

And Pan Yi and his Chelsea team are here for the second time this season.

Last time, they beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Community Shield final to claim Chelsea's first title of the season.

"Let's make this our home, we'll come often."

As he walked into the field through the players' tunnel, Pan Yi said to Arteta with a smile.

Arteta smiled and nodded.

He understood what Pan Yi meant by this.

Because in addition to the Community Shield and League Cup finals, the FA Cup semi-finals and finals will also be played at Wembley Stadium.

If Chelsea were to play in all of those games, they would have at least four chances to stand here in a season.

If you come to Wembley so often, wouldn't it be like home?

Of course, this "home" only represents the familiarity with this place, and it cannot be compared with Stamford Bridge, which is his home stadium.

For example, in the stands now, Chelsea and Manchester City fans are separated and occupy the surrounding stands, which can be described as clear and evenly matched.

In such a neutral venue, the distribution of tickets is of course equal, so the number of fans on both sides is about the same.

And both sides are also doing their best to send their main forces to fight.

Compared to the previous FA Cup last-16 tie against Chelsea, there have certainly been a wide range of changes to City's squad this time.

Up front, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and David Silva hit the ball;

The midfield three will be Fernandinho, Yaya Toure and Fernando.

The back four will be Klich, Otamendi, Kompany, Sagna.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart.

On Chelsea's side, except for the goalkeeper who still uses the second big Martin, the other positions are basically the main force.

Except for the B seat that needs to rest for a cold, it is not on the list.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku

Midfielders: Marcos Alonso, Hazard, Nemanja Matic, N'Golo Kante, Azpilicueta.

Defenders: Ake, Virgil van Dijk, David Luiz.

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

This is mainly because Pan Yi promised Da Martin to use him in the domestic cup, so this was true even in the final.

Besides, although Martin is not as good as Courtois in terms of the ball, he is really not much worse in goal-line technique, and he will often make magical saves to save the team.

Another point is that Martin's ability to save penalties is also a must, and he can still play a key role in such a decisive game.

And as soon as the game began, Big Martin withstood the test.

Manchester City pressed Chelsea from the start.

In the second minute, Manchester City managed to snatch the ball from Chelsea near the halfway line.

After Yaya Toure broke the ball, he quickly instigated a counter-attack and handed it to the left.

Klich cut in at high speed on the left and handed the ball to Raheem Sterling, who was about to cut along the touchline.

After catching the eye of Cesar Azpilicueta, Raheem Sterling suddenly crossed the ball.

Fernandinho stopped the ball and shook off Nemanja Matic's defence and fired straight into the ball.

However, the Brazilian midfielder's shot was blocked by the attentive Nemanja Matic.

David Silva stopped the ball and quickly played the ball forward to Raheem Sterling.

The jolly Englishman drove forward with the ball so fast that even Azpilicueta couldn't find a chance to get his feet in hot pursuit.

Raheem Sterling burst into the 30-metre area of Chelsea and was already in the middle of the pitch and crossed diagonally into the gap on the right flank.

Sergio Aguero followed up to stop the ball and was faced with David Luiz, who had retreated to the edge of the penalty area.

The Chelsea centre-back opted to go up and pounce on Aguero.

But Aguero was bold, and in a one-on-one situation, he first made an emergency stop and then abruptly shook off David Luiz.

He cut inside from the right rib to the right side of the penalty area and fired a long-range curling shot with his left foot.

It was a sudden, but Chelsea goalkeeper Martin was so focused that he moved quickly and made a flying save to lift the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

When Martin landed, the entire Wembley Stadium erupted in thunderous applause.

'Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been very brave.

'The goalkeeper from Argentina previously played for Arsenal but was only the team's number three goalkeeper and struggled to get playing time in the team, so he had to be out on loan for most of the time.

"But after being introduced to Chelsea by Pan Yi, although he was still unable to compete with Courtois for the position of first-choice goalkeeper, he got consistent playing time in the League Cup and FA Cup."

'And he played quite well, helping the team to the League Cup final and the FA Cup quarter-finals, and he was the best goalkeeper in both cups, not one of them.'

"Emiliano Martinez is already getting a lot of attention from the team. Even Arsene Wenger is considering whether to buy back the goalkeeper who joined Arsenal's academy at the age of 17......

"Let's look at this save again and see why so many people want him."

"From the slow motion, you can see that Aguero's arc is so beautiful that it almost goes straight to the corner of the goal."

'But Emiliano Martinez reacted very quickly, kicked the ground and quickly moved to the back post and then reached out to block the ball.

'As the saying goes, a good goalkeeper tops half a team and Chelsea's second goalkeeper is so good, it's amazing how thick they are on the bench.

"It is precisely because of the depth of their lineup that they will be able to attack on all fronts, and they have not shown fatigue so far!"

'Of course, Manchester City are well prepared today to stop Chelsea from winning all the titles!'

"Today's Carabao Cup final, the game went into the fast lane from the start, and neither team had the slightest chance of holding back.

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However, in addition to Martin, Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart also showed great form today.

When people think of Joe Hart, they often think of him as the backdrop for those god-level goals, but sometimes they ignore that he is also the kind of goalkeeper who reacts very quickly and has excellent goal-line skills.

In fact, Joe Hart is already the best goalkeeper in England since Seaman, otherwise he would not have played in a Premier League title like Manchester City, and he would not have been a regular in the England national team.

He certainly has his weaknesses, which is that he is just a traditional England goalkeeper with a narrow range and average ability to play the ball.

When the team attacks and moves forward, the goalkeeper needs to be good at attacking and have a large range of control, which is not his characteristic.

In other words, he's more adept at playing a squatting goalkeeper – a bit like David De Gea, but not up to the role of a scavenger goalkeeper.

So when Pep Guardiola arrived, he had no future at Manchester City.

But, as they did today, Chelsea had the upper hand and quickly took control of the situation, and once they had possession of the ball, Joe Hart had plenty of opportunities to perform.

Less than three minutes after Sergio Aguero tested Martin with a left-footed shot, Chelsea instigated an attack down the left.

Eden Hazard's left-footed cross into the middle of the box was met by Lukaku for Otamendi's header into the far corner, and when it was also in the top right corner, Joe Hart flew to the side and fished the ball out, which also won applause from the audience.

And that's just the beginning.

The confrontation between the two teams from the very beginning of the game made the nearly 90,000 fans of the entire Wembley Stadium addicted.

Almost every minute or two, there was a dangerous attack or even a shot on goal.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have clearly had more shots on goal.

However, Joe Hart's impressive performance on the goal-line allowed several dangerous Chelsea shots to fail to score.

The England international was in top form from the start, and Chelsea were quickly punished for missing a great opportunity.

In the 25th minute, after Manchester City's midfielder broke the ball, he quickly attacked the front.

Klich crossed the ball from the left to Raheem Sterling on the ribs, who in turn crossed to Fernandinho.

After Fernandinho's pass to Yaya Toure, he started quickly and ran sideways.

After receiving the Ivorian's knockback, he picked up a pass to the penalty area to find Aguero, changed direction himself, and went straight into the box.

But Aguero's return did not come to the feet of Fernandinho smoothly, but was blocked by Van Dijk.

At this time, Sagna, who came up from the right, received the ball near the wing and crossed directly to Aguero, but this time the ball was pushed out by Ake.

The ball still fell to the right and Sagna ran to the ribs to catch it.

As soon as the ball stopped, before David Luiz could rush up, he crossed the ball.

David Silva stood on the right side of the top of the arc, turned his back to the right, didn't stop the ball, and went straight out to flick the ball behind him.

The ball slid past David Luiz and appeared in the path that Yaya Toure cut in front of.

The sturdy midfielder slid the ball into the box, right in the middle of three of Chelsea's centre-backs.

The rest was simple, Yaya Toure opened the scoring for City with a close-range shot that cut through Martin's goal!

The goal set Wembley Stadium on fire.

Manchester City opened the scoring in a way that most people didn't expect.

But Chelsea soon quieted the cheering City fans with colour, and instead the dark blue stands on the other side jumped.

In the 27th minute, Nemanja Matic fired a shot from more than 30 yards from the goal to hit an earth-shattering world wave and equalize for Chelsea!

The Serbian star always stepped up when it mattered!

In Pan Yi's previous life, he can be said to be Mourinho's favorite player, basically wherever Mu Shuai goes, he will bring Matic with him.

And Matic does not live up to the trust of Mourinho, even at the age of 30 or 35, he will run tirelessly on the field and contribute his full strength to the team.

Because of this, many fans affectionately call him "Donkey Tic", which is to praise his diligent attitude to the game.

Obviously, Pan Yi also admired Matic, so he was relieved to let him play in this final, and he really scored!

After scoring the goal, Matic also rushed to the coach's seat and celebrated the goal with Pan Yi and the substitutes.

After Chelsea scored, Manchester City was still not the slightest conservative, still insisted on the original style of play, and started an offensive battle with Chelsea.

Both teams adopted high-position pressing tactics and let go of their hands and feet to attack, which made the game extremely exciting.

For a while, the scene was full of fights, whether it was the fans at the scene or the audience in front of the TV, they were all addicted to watching it.

'Maybe Manuel Pellegrini has realised that defending doesn't make much sense in the face of Chelsea's three-dimensional attack.

"Or maybe Pei Gong wants to leave a good game for the world before leaving?"

"But in any case, today's match is definitely a world-class matchup. If it is a Champions League final-level competition, I believe no one will have any objections. ”

"With such a fast-paced, high-level competition, time flies really fast. The referee has already blown the whistle at the end of the first half! ”

"Look at the faces of the fans in the stands, they all seem to be saying, ah, it's half time so soon?"

The half-time score was 1:1.

This score does not reflect the excitement of the game at all.

In those 45 minutes, the two sides had almost 30 shots on goal combined!

And it was precisely because the defense of both sides also showed world standards, especially the excellent play of the goalkeepers of both sides, that these shots were not converted into goals.

At half-time, neither manager made any changes to the line-up or style of play.

It seems to be a tacit understanding, and it also seems to be a feeling of "meeting good talents, chess opponents", everyone wants to continue to compete like this, rather than which side will shrink the lineup back.

At the start of the second half, Manchester City launched a rush from the start.

They launched an almost desperate onslaught, and the suffocating high pressing pressure made everyone in the audience look a little stupid.

To be honest, if it weren't for their opponent Chelsea today, they would probably have been beaten by them.

However, under the calm command of Pan Yi, Chelsea also replaced defense with attack, gradually dissolving Manchester City's attack, but creating a lot of opportunities.

In the 50th minute, Eden Hazard sent in a clever pass, but Harry Kane's shot from the left side of the box hit the post and unfortunately missed the chance to put the lead in the lead.

But Chelsea were back three minutes later, this time from N'Golo Kante's cross, and Lukaku's close-range header was saved by Joe Hart, but the ball fell right at the feet of Harry Kane.

Harry Kane made a tackle from the ground and broke the door for his national team-mate.

2:1, Chelsea overtook the score!

It looks like things are in danger for Manchester City.

However, the Manchester City players were not discouraged at all and continued to follow the established tactics and launched an onslaught on Chelsea.

In the 65th minute, David Silva burst into the left side of the penalty area with the ball and backheeled back, Aguero followed up and pushed the far corner, breaking through the Chelsea goal, 2:2, the two sides are back to the same running line!

The goal also put Manchester City under the pressure of Chelsea once again.

But after another 10 minutes, City's all-out run and scramble finally brought its own drawbacks.

That is, the physical fitness began to decline, and it began to gradually lose control of the scene.

This is actually what Pellegrini has been worried about for a long time.

His strategy is to press all over the court, try to get a score advantage of one or two goals, and then shrink the defense in the last ten or twenty minutes after the physical decline to the end.

It was the best way he could think of beating Chelsea!

But unfortunately, after 75 minutes, the score on the field was 2:2 and they did not take the lead.

On the premise that the overall player's physical fitness is not as good as Chelsea's, Manchester City adopted this kind of lethal play, and in the last ten minutes of the game, it seemed inadequate, and the team's vulnerabilities began to increase.

Pan Yi then replaced Mbappe, Cancelo, Gnabry and other new forces, which further magnified the disadvantage of Manchester City in front of Chelsea!

In the 81st minute, Cancelo broke through on the left and crossed, Gnabry shot hard, helping Chelsea take the lead again!! 3：2。

In the 90th minute, Mbappe won the ball on the halfway line and drove straight in, and none of the Manchester City players could keep up with him.

Mbappe easily rushed into the Manchester City penalty area, shook off the attacking Joe Hart and pushed the empty goal, 4-2.

This goal also killed the suspense of the game at the end.

Chelsea finally won the League Cup with a 4-2 victory over Manchester City, and it was also the end of this wonderful battle! ——

After the game, when the Chelsea players were jubilantly celebrating the victory, the Manchester City players were a little disappointed but not regretful.

They've all done their best.

Pan Yi walked over and shook Pellegrini's hand: "Wonderful game. ”

"Great game and congratulations on winning the championship." Pellegrini was convinced.

Indeed, in the past few seasons, he has not taken advantage of Pan Yi at all, no matter what kind of tactics he uses......

If this is still unconvincing to Pan Yi, it is definitely self-deception.

It's a pity that he is about to leave Manchester City, and maybe the Premier League, so he doesn't have the opportunity to play with Pan Yi so happily.

Well, it's not called "pity" either.

As a coach, when you encounter a monster like Pan Yi, you will always have a deep sense of powerlessness, so it's better to meet him less.

"Where are you going to go when the season is over?" Pan Yi asked suddenly.

This can be regarded as a kind of concern among peers.

As for Pellegrini, although he is not technically the real top in the world, he is still very good in the coaching world, otherwise he would not have come to a team like Manchester City.

But it was precisely because he was a little short of the top that he only stayed at Real Madrid for a year, and he was about to be replaced by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

"I don't know, maybe I'll go back to La Liga." Pellegrini sighed, then smiled, "I'm not going to Paris Saint-Germain anyway." ”

The two of them burst out laughing.

Pellegrini became famous in La Liga, and it was in Villarreal that he was favored by Real Madrid.

Later, he went to Malaga and finally to Real Betis.

Maybe Pei Gong's technical flow of play can be fully exerted in the middle of La Liga.

"I think it's good to go to Paris Saint-Germain, at least the salary is high." Pan Yi quipped.

"Don't, I'm an old man who wants face." Pellegrini waved his hand, "Although I have been out of class a lot, at least I can lead a full season every time. If I get fired in the locker room, I won't have a face. ”

Pan Yi smiled: "I'll introduce you to a place to go, the salary is not less than going to Paris, and the pressure will not be so great, how about it?" ”

Manuel Pellegrini's eyes widened: "There are not many clubs that don't pay less than Paris...... In addition to the Premier League BIG6, that is, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern, right? How can these teams not be under pressure? ”

"Haha, don't stick to the big five leagues." Pan Yi smiled even more happily, and then pointed to the east with his hand, "Over there, there is also a sixth league!" ”

"You mean...... Super League? Pellegrini reacted immediately.

In the past few seasons, the Chinese Super League has been desperately throwing coins, and has poached many people from the five major leagues and even giant teams, which will of course attract the attention of these coaches.

They may not know what the level of the Super League is, but they all know one thing, that is, the Super League is rich!

"Yes, when you take Manchester City through the season, I can put you in touch with a team."

The team Pan Yi said is the Hebei Huaxia Happiness Team.

This season's Chinese Super League is about to begin, and Hebei Huaxia Happiness is preparing to recruit.

The likes of Argentina international Ravic, Ivory Coast international Gervinho, Cameroon national team captain Mbia, and Turkey international Gurum are all on their procurement list.

And their current head coach is exactly ...... The future head coach of the Dragon Country national team, Brother Tiezi!

Of course, the current Brother Tiezi is still blowing bangs in high spirits, and he has not yet qualified for the "Prisoner Cup".

But his coaching level is really average, and later with a team of this level in the Chinese Super League, he can only achieve a record of 23 games, 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, and finally quit class.

And the one who replaced Tiezige's position was none other than Chilean engineer Pellegrini!

Therefore, Pan Yi is here to be an "unpredictable prophet", to be a favor, and to push Pellegrini to Hebei Huaxia Happiness.

And will Hebei Huaxia Happiness give Pan Yi face?

Nonsense, who is Pan Yi now?

is almost recognized as the world's No. 1 coach in the world, and he is a native of the Dragon Country, and he has to burn high incense to have a relationship with him, Pan Yi came to talk in person, and he can't be respectful?

Don't you see how Shanghai SIPG did business with Pan Yi?

80 million to buy Oscars, all at a fixed price without panting!

Hearing Pan Yi say this, Pellegrini could only nod lightly and sighed: "Then let's take a look then, I'm sorry for you." You're really a warm-hearted person! Not only will he speak up for Blanc's dismissal, but he will also ......"

Before Pellegrini could finish speaking, a staff member came over and interrupted the chat.

It turned out that the podium had already been set up, and the two teams could start preparing to receive the prize.

So, Pan Yi and Pellegrini shook hands again and returned to their respective teams.

Runners-up Manchester City came first, followed by champions Chelsea.

This is the first time Pan Yi has won the League Cup since he came to the Premier League.

And this is also the fourth trophy that Chelsea have won this season!

Of course, these four trophies are relatively unimportant.

Among the "Seven Crowns", there are three other trophies that are more important, and that is the FA Cup, the Premier League, and the Champions League!

These are also the three championships covered by the "Triple Crown" that everyone often says.

Therefore, next, Pan Yi has to take the team and continue to move forward!

(End of chapter)