In the locker room at halftime, Pan Yi took Scaloni and De Ligt to the players and found that the players were in a good mood.

In the second half of the first half, although York City responded with 10 men, they still held the defence under the command of De Zerbi and kept the score 1-1 until half-time.

To be able to do that, it was clear that the counter-attacking goal after that save on 20 minutes was crucial.

It hit Swansea's morale hard while boosting the confidence of YorkCity's players!

Therefore, in the current locker room, everyone is still very combative, and there is no disadvantage in terms of numbers.

'In the second half, Swansea will definitely attack and we have no choice but to keep defending and then look for opportunities to counter-attack.

De Zerbi began to lay out the tactics for the second half, while Pan Yi and Scaloni stood on the sidelines and did not interject.

Now it's his stage again!

Especially Pan Yi, because he didn't do much preparation for this game, let alone a plan for Scaloni to be sent off, so he didn't know as much about the opponent in this game as the coaching staff.

As for Scaloni, he was afraid that his tactical thinking would conflict with De Zerbi's ideas, so he also chose to hand over all the command to De Zerbi.

That's the unconditional trust between the members of the team!

It's not just between the players, it's also between the coaches.

And De Zerbi did not feel stage fright in the presence of the owner and manager at all, but encouraged his players with confidence and boldness:

"So, from the second half onwards, all of you have to keep one thing in mind for me, defend well, defend to the death!"

'The Swansea people on the other side must have thought they had a good chance of winning, they were at home and the referee was helping them. At the same time, they have an advantage in numbers, and I can't think of anything more advantageous than this. ”

"And what about us? We don't need to be burdened. Even a draw is acceptable and we can go back to home and take it out. ”

As he spoke, De Zerbi pointed to the tactical list:

"The defense in the second half has to be layered, especially the two wingers have to come back to the midfield to defend, Armand, Kulusevski, you have to defend more in the second half, can you do that?"

Armand and Kulusevsky nodded in agreement.

After De Ligt was sent off, Rice dropped to central defence, partnering Westermann in a double centre-back.

In midfield, Karlström and Alonso formed a back two, Armand and Kulusevski flanked the midfield, and only Baker was up front.

That's how a 4-4-1 formation was formed.

'Westerman and Rice have to be in a forward and backward position so that we have more depth in the middle and Karlström and Alonso better able to protect both wings.

'We were defensive at the start of the second half, we couldn't score and we couldn't let Swansea score. I believe that after 30 minutes, let them bomb indiscriminately for half an hour, and in the last 15 minutes, they will definitely make mistakes! ”

"And if they make mistakes, that's our chance! We need to quickly get the ball into the box and let Baker go for the point, and then the back row players are ready to cut in and give them the fatal blow! ”

After that, De Zerbi drew a schematic diagram of York City's own defense on the tactical version, in which his biggest request was to minimize fouls, especially those within 35 meters of his own penalty area.

With that defensive formation, he wasn't too worried about Swansea's athletic play, but he had to watch out for set-pieces.

In addition, he also arranged more detailed defensive tasks for each player, so that they could stand in their own position and defend the corresponding opponent.

At the end, De Zerbi came to Isaksen and patted him on the shoulder: "It's going to be hard for you in the second half!" ”

Isaacsen nodded, his eyes were firm: "Don't worry, leave it to me!" ”

They all know that although the team's defensive tactics are well arranged now, due to the lack of one man, Swansea will inevitably get a lot of shots on goal.

And at this time, you have a lot of trust in the performance of the goalkeeper.

But thanks to Isaksen's brave save in the first half, there was a lot of confidence in him from top to bottom.

'That's the overall tactic, we can't beat York City, we have to tell Swansea that they couldn't crush us in the first half, let alone in the second half!'

——

Sure enough, just as De Zerbi had predicted.

From the start of the second half, Swansea City once again launched a fierce attack on the York City defence.

They took advantage of their numerical superiority and firmly controlled the situation on the field, launching attacks on the heart of York City again and again.

And the 10 players on the field of York City all have the same mind, that is, to defend with all their might, and they can't let Swansea score again!

As Rice is often deployed in the centre-back position in training, he works well with Westerman and the whole defence seems to be intact.

After a couple of unsuccessful strikes down the middle, Swansea began to move to two wings, using assists from full-backs and breakaways from wingers to create a threat.

Although Armand and Kulusevski frequently retreated to defend as Scaloni demanded, they were not professional defensive players after all.

Kulusevski is okay, he can switch between midfield and winger under the guidance of Pan Yi, but he is also offensive in the midfield;

Armand is a striker who plays more often, and it is indeed a bit difficult for him to let him defend desperately.

So even though Karlström and Alonso, two experienced midfielders, helped them fill in the gaps, it still allowed Swansea to take advantage of a lot of opportunities.

Fortunately, Isakson was very solid at this time, high and low, and defused Swansea's most dangerous shots on goal, saving York City's defence, and at the same time making the players more and more confident as they defended.

After a hard-fought 10 minutes, Swansea's attack relented.

But De Zerbi felt that this was probably a precursor to a more violent attack from Swansea!

So he made a decisive substitution, replacing Armand with a more defensive midfielder Joe Partington.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Swansea to request a change, with midfielder Carroll and striker Routledge, while adjusting the formation to 4-2-4.

Their head coach Goalkeeper Clijs has obviously made up his mind to strengthen the attack, vowing to finish York City at his own free stadium and directly reach the final four!

However, as York City responded well in advance, their defence looked more and more solid.

Although Swansea still had some chances, it was mostly a few long-range shots and crosses from a 45-degree angle.

Isakson was outstanding, leaning sideways to save a long-range shot and leaping high to confiscate the ball.

De Zerbi also frequently issued new instructions on the sidelines to guide the players to strengthen the defense, and the York City players on the field did not panic at all.

"Boss, De Zerbi is really amazing!" In the stands, Scaloni said to Pan Yi convincingly, "I suspect that it won't be long before you will replace me with him......"

Pan Yi laughed: "The people I found, are there any people who can't do it?" But don't worry, I won't drive you away unless you want to leave yourself. ”

"Haha, just kidding." Scaloni laughed, "I don't want to leave such a nice place." Unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless the Argentine state calls me." Scaloni looked at the sky, where there were blue skies and white clouds, and it was also the color of the Argentine national team jersey.

"There really is a day when I will never stop you, and I will even support you." Pan Yi said with a smile.

But isn't it, Scaloni is all about Argentina in the end......

——

On the field, because of Isakson's excellent performance and the tenacious defense of the players on the field, although York City was inferior in numbers and passive on the field, the Swansea team was never able to break the deadlock on the field.

This made the Swansea players more and more impatient, and they even stepped up their actions to anger the York City players.

However, the York City players still controlled their temper and did not get entangled with the opposing team.

This is mainly due to the loss of the referee twice in a row in the first half, and it is definitely not cost-effective to make a fool of yourself and move with the opponent at this time.

Not to mention giving a red card and a yellow card, even if you give the opponent a few free kicks or something, the opponent's Sigurdsson is not a vegetarian!

As the clock ticked by, Swansea's offensive momentum dropped slightly, as no team could maintain a fast-paced attack for 90 minutes.

At this time, De Zerbi decisively asked Lin Liangming to replace captain Karlström.

This is mainly due to the fact that Karlström has not yet returned to his best condition since recovering from his injury, especially in terms of fitness.

After more than an hour of stubborn defense, he also began to show fatigue.

At this time, letting the physically energetic Lin Liangming play, it can be of better help to the team at both offensive and defensive ends!

De Zerbi, meanwhile, also moved Kulusevski a little bit to the middle and let him play as a pseudo-winger, while Lin Liangming played as a forward midfielder to support Beck.

At this time, York City's formation also changed to a 4-3-1-1.

In this way, York City has a certain counter-attacking ability while still maintaining a defensive formation.

This is mainly reflected in the newcomer Lin Liangming, who has linked the central midfield with the striker Baker in the midfield position, and can make more threatening passes after receiving the ball.

Swansea, on the other hand, didn't care much about the changes in York City.

In their view, the team now has firmly suppressed York City, and the immediate priority is how to break down the Swede's goal as quickly as possible, rather than worrying about York City's counter-attack.

However, on the surface, Swansea still took the initiative and rushed to York City with wave after wave of attacks on the field, but in fact, York City's defense seemed more solid than at the beginning of the second half, and almost did not give Swansea a chance to face the goal directly.

The centre-back duo of Westerman and Declan Rice continued to perform well, while the two wing-backs were also very good in defence.

Especially Kenhiro Tomiyasu, he is fast, has good bounce, and has good physical confrontation ability, and is very flexible, which is eye-catching.

Seeing Kenyo Tomiyasu's outstanding performance on the field, Scaloni had to look at Pan Yi beside him with admiration.

At the beginning, Pan Yi was the one who overrode public opinion and gave the special genius clause to Tomiyasu Jianyang, for which he endured a lot of criticism.

But now, the young Japanese player, who can play all positions in the back line, has proven his ability with ironclad facts and has become an indispensable player in York City.

Of course, apart from Tomiyasu Jianyang, which player in this game was not personally brought by Pan Yi?

It can be said that York City can have today's results, whether or not they can actually reach the FA Cup semi-finals today, this season will be a successful season.

And behind this success, Scaloni thinks that the biggest credit is definitely not his own, but the boss who sits next to him, Pan Yi! ——

There wasn't much time left, and the clock above the pitch showed that 80 minutes had passed.

Swansea have also used up all their substitutions and are looking to put on more attacking players in an all-out attempt to beat York City at home.

After all, unlike York City, who are comfortable in the league, Swansea will still be relegated in the Premier League, so they really can't play one more game!

But York City's defence remained stubborn.

In the 82nd minute, Rice, who had been running up and down in the central defender and midfield positions, even had cramps.

This caused a wave of disgruntled boos from the Swansea fans in the stands, believing that this was a deliberate delay by the York City players.

But in fact, the team doctors in York City know very well that the players are really working hard, and their fitness has reached a critical point.

In fact, with the current level of training and physical reserves at York City, it is generally unlikely that there will be cramps, especially for young players like Rice.

But it was because one person was sent off in a short period of time after the opening, and the ten-man battle had to be used as eleven, and everyone had to run more and fight more to avoid problems with the team's defensive system, which made the players physically exhausted.

Rice, on the other hand, is between two veterans, Westman and Alonso, and needs to chase back and tackle more, as well as more physical confrontation with opposing players, so he will be overdrawn faster.

However, Rice is still young after all, and his recovery ability is strong.

After the team doctors came in and dealt with it briefly, they bounced on the grass a few times, and then they returned to the field alive again.

His will to never give up also motivates his teammates.

Like Lin Liangming, who came on as a substitute, he is also like a tireless machine, running back and forth.

From time to time, he runs back to his own penalty area to participate in defence, and then as soon as he gets the ball, he will move forward quickly to force Swansea City to defend, which can also reduce the pressure on his own defence.

In the 88th minute, Lin Liangming took advantage of an oversight by a Swansea player to suddenly come out from behind, steal the football at the opponent's feet horizontally, and the ball came to Alonso's feet.

Alonso raised his foot and passed it out without thinking about it, because Lin Liangming had already quickly inserted forward the moment he passed the ball to him.

This also made the Swansea players a little unexpected, so they didn't stick close.

Alonso's pass also happened to give an advance amount, just on the route of Lin Liangming's running.

Lin Liangming chased forward desperately, almost ran his fastest and fastest speed, and finally stopped the ball in front of the bottom line.

At this moment, the York City fans at the scene responded with a burst of warm applause and cheers!

Then Lin Liangming looked up and glanced into the forbidden area.

But this time he ran so fast that even his teammates didn't keep up, and all he could see was Swansea players in white jerseys.

In the distance, there was a tall man in a red jersey running, it was supposed to be Baker, but he wasn't fast.

At least not fast enough for Lin Liangming to pass the ball now to find someone......

But by this time, the opposing defenders had already pressed up, and there was more than one.

Lin Liangming knows his ability, and with his current dribbling skills, it is really difficult to break through two Premier League-level defenders at once.

So he decided to simply stick to the bottom line and take the ball into the penalty area, and it was good to pass it if he could, and it would be good to earn a corner kick if he couldn't pass.

In this situation, York City can't afford to invest too much in the attacking line, and a set-piece would be a better chance.

But Swansea's players are also very experienced.

Centre-back A. Mawson blocked his position and was in no hurry to get his feet out, while another centre-back, Fernandes, formed a second line of defence behind him, ready to step forward and grab the ball.

Lin Liangming looked up again and found that Baker was still running, but he still hadn't reached the right position.

Can't wait!

Lin Liangming didn't bring the ball anymore, but directly flicked the ball with his left foot, pulled out a gap, and directly volleyed with his big foot!

At this time, Lin Liangming didn't think too much, he just thought that it was better to try his luck than to be cut off.

Even if you don't go to the door, you can hit the other person's leg!

And then......

The ball actually passed directly between A. Mawson's legs, and then hit Fernandez's leg hard, changing direction!

With such a close distance, no one can have time to react.

And the good thing is that after the ball changed direction, it flew directly to Swansea's goal!

At first, Swansea's goalkeeper Fabianski was a little hesitant, because Lin Liangming's powerful shot was a bit like a powerful cross sweeping in front of the goal.

In this case, the goalkeeper's best bet is to take a step forward to intercept and avoid the ball being passed into the most dangerous area of the small penalty area.

However, there is no one in York City to follow the door, is it necessary to attack?

But after this hesitation, he realized that the ball was coming quickly, and it was coming towards the near corner of the goal!

Fabians was almost able to raise his foot to block it, but it was too late.

The ball grazed the gap between his waist and the near post, and Fabianski could only watch as it crashed into the net!

The ball is in!

The ball really went in!

Lin Liangming's shot actually scored!

Almost everyone present couldn't believe it, who would have thought that this guy's luck was so good, and the seemingly helpless shot was actually bounced directly into the goal through a "bouncing music"!

Oh my God, could there be anything more incredible in the world?

Even Lin Liangming, who scored the goal, couldn't believe it, and suddenly fell to his knees on the ground, covering his face with his hands.

He even wondered if he was dreaming, and he wouldn't believe that he had scored a goal in this almost zero angle position!

"Pretty, Lin !!" At this time, Baker rushed up from behind and crushed Lin Liangming to the ground.

Lin Liangming was still immersed in the shock of the goal, just shook his head blankly, and then felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and it was his teammates behind him who ran up one after another and played Arhat on him.

All the players were laughing, all the York City fans were laughing, and they were also singing in the away stands, this is a song belonging to Lin Liangming!

On the side of the pitch, the coach's bench was also huddled, in such a difficult situation, in the case of a numerical disadvantage, York City turned defeat into victory, what a thing to celebrate!

In the stands, Pan Yi first hugged Scaloni next to him, and then hugged De Ligt tightly.

"See, I said we'll win!"

De Ligt also looked very excited, and he also hugged Pan Yi tightly.

"Boss, this is your team, your best team...... I'm yours too...... Ah, no, yes, I'm from your team! ”

Because of the excitement, De Ligt even became a little incoherent.

They were so happy, so excited!

——

"What a surprise, this goal! No one thought that Lin Liangming, who seemed to be fighting alone, would actually score a goal with a bit of luck at zero angle! Lineker also looked very excited.

York City were suppressed throughout the game, they were sent off and awarded two penalties, but they did not give up, always gritted their teeth and persevered until the end, and as a result, they unexpectedly reversed!

"It may seem a bit of luck, but this goal is the best reward for York City's tenacious fighting spirit throughout the game!"

"With that spirit, I'm sure they're really going to grow into a strong team. League One is not where they should be, they can go to the Championship or even the Premier League! ”

"The players, the tactics, the technique, the fighting spirit, the hard work...... They have all the conditions that a strong team should have. Luckily, we've seen a team grow firsthand! ”

"Looking at the field now, after York City scored this goal, Swansea's morale seems to have dropped all of a sudden......"

In fact, after the goals and celebrations, there wasn't much time left in the game.

And when the Swansea players lost their fighting spirit a little, it was York City, relying on the momentum of the reversal, but instead took the initiative on the field, frequently threatening Swansea's goal, and almost even scored again on a few occasions.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the scene was completely a paradise of joy throughout Yorktown, while the Swansea fans walked out of the stadium in frustration.

Two penalties in one game, a red card sent off a player and a coach on the other side, but there is still no way to win a League One team, what else can they say?

Forget it, if you don't play this FA Cup, you should obediently go back to the Premier League and relegation!

After the match, Isakson was also voted Man of the Match.

There is no doubt that without his save and the quick attack after the save, it would have been absolutely difficult for York City to win today.

What's more, for most of the time after the equaliser, Isakson also helped York City get an impeccable victory through his wonderful and steady performance!

After the game, the media also interviewed Pan Yi and asked him what he thought of the game, especially the two penalties and two red cards that appeared in the game.

Obviously, this is an attempt to create some hot news to increase the traffic of the media.

And Pan Yi said very generously:

"Thank you to the referees for giving us more opportunities to practice. Otherwise, we don't know we can beat a Premier League team without a manager and one player less......

(End of chapter)