After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 297 The mysterious middle and lower reaches of the Premier League
In the 2014-2015 season, Chelsea's first opponent in the Premier League was Burnley.

Founded in 1882, this veteran team is located in Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is a founding member of the English Football League. The team's home stadium is Turf Moor Stadium.

他们在遥远的1913-1914赛季夺得过足总杯冠军，甚至还在1920-1921，以及1959-1960赛季拿到过英格兰顶级联赛的冠军。

In other words, if you exclude the championship won by Abramovich after taking over Chelsea, Chelsea and Burnley actually have similar honors in their ancestors.

However, Burnley is not as lucky as Chelsea, with an owner who loves the club and is willing to invest in the team.

They are just a small club, playing in the second and third tier leagues all the year round.

In the 2008-2009 season, they won the runner-up of the British Championship and were able to play in the Premier League for the first time. They immediately realized the dangers of the Premier League and were relegated back to the British Championship the following year.

In the last season, that is, the 2013-2014 season, Burnley once again won the championship runner-up, so they were able to return to the Premier League this year.

And Chelsea is also their first opponent after returning to the Premier League.

Currently coaching Burnley is the bald coach Sean Dyche.

The 43-year-old started coaching Burnley in October 2012 and is the biggest contributor to leading the team back to the Premier League.

In fact, Sean Dyche can be regarded as a relatively successful head coach in the Premier League. He later coached Burnley for 10 years, during which he brought Burnley to the seventh position in the league and made the team 51. Qualified for European competition for the first time in years.

So he doesn't think Chelsea is an easy opponent like those media who only follow suit.

At the press conference the day before the game, Sean Dyche said that the results of the warm-up match were not enough to prove Chelsea's strength.

"If you have really led a professional team, you know that losing in the warm-up match is actually not a big deal."

"Especially for a coach like Pan Yi, I can see that he is not particularly interested in the results of the warm-up match, but to practice various routines through such games."

"And it can be seen from their last two warm-up games that Chelsea are on the right track and starting to play the football that Pan Yi wants them to play. So, they will be a dangerous opponent!"

Sean Dyche also said that he has also studied the Chelsea game led by Pan Yi, and he also feels that Pan Yi's Chelsea is very different from Mourinho's Chelsea.

"This Chelsea team is younger and more dynamic. Pan Yi dared to use so many young players at once, which is surprising, but also admirable for his courage."

"He has proved that he has unique insights in training young players. Presumably he also wants to replicate the success in Milan and Hamburg at Chelsea."

"The brand-new 3-center back system he showed in the warm-up match made me feel like Van Gaal or Bielsa, and also had some ideas of Tuchel and Conte, but it seemed to be not the same as them. Whether it is offense Or defense, which obviously bears Pan Yi's own mark."

"Tomorrow will be the first game of Pan Yi leading Chelsea. Therefore, we must be careful when playing against Chelsea to avoid falling into their rhythm. Pan Yi has proved in Hamburg for the past two years that once the game Follow his rhythm, and the result of the game cannot be changed."

When asked about his expectations for tomorrow's game, Sean Dyche said frankly that when leading a new Premier League team like Burnley against a strong team like Chelsea, even at home, it would be a challenge to take all three points. A very extravagant wish.

Therefore, striving to score a point and make a good start for the new season's Premier League journey is the most pragmatic goal of the Burnley team! ——
Seeing that Sean Deitch seems to have a "fanboy" plot for Pan Yi, the British media's ready-to-go firepower to spray on Pan Yi suddenly lost its support.

As a direct competitor, they are not so angry, you are really the emperor and the eunuchs are not in a hurry.

However, if you want to look down on Pan Yi, you can still find an angle.

"The Sun" believes that although Pan Yi has played against some Premier League teams in the European arena, teams like Manchester City and Manchester United actually play very differently from the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. .

Take Burnley, which Chelsea will face in the first round, as an example. Their staffing determines that this team is destined to adopt a traditional British style of play.

In the British Championship last season, they mainly used the air superiority of the two center forwards to seize opportunities for counterattacks and set kicks.

Even if Burnley has achieved No.2 in the British Championship, they only have an average ball possession rate of 40%, and the total number of passes and pass success rate are among the more than 20 teams in the British Championship. reciprocal.

Give up possession of the ball, and the simpler the offense, the better. This is Sean Dyche's tactical philosophy. After all, the midfielders in the Burnley team are almost not good at possession of the ball.

Therefore, defensive counterattack in the new season is still Burnley's tactical idea, simple long pass and lob, and solve the battle in the fastest way.

In one statistic, Burnley is the best in the Premier League.

Last season, Burnley completed a total of 822 successful high-altitude balls. Letting the ball fly in the sky for a while is the rhythm of the game that Burnley hopes to play. This style of play may remind us of Stoke, the "City of the Sky" city ​​team.

In order to adapt to the high-altitude balls, Burnley has the most capable striker combination in the Premier League. For example, striker Barnes contributed a terrifying 80 successful summits last season.

On the other hand, Chelsea, their lineup is full of technical players like Hazard, Oscar, including Azpilicueta, who are obviously weak in the air and strength confrontation.

Including the young players introduced and promoted by Pan Yi later, such as Cancelo, B seat, etc., also have the same weakness.

Moreover, the pace of the Premier League is very fast, especially when playing against mid-lower teams, close combat and physical confrontation are essential, and you will not be given any time to react. For Chelsea's technical players, it will is a serious problem.

Many head coaches will encounter a period of discomfort after coming to the Premier League, and eventually encounter Waterloo, and then leave the Premier League in despair.

Therefore, the "Sun" concluded that an idealistic head coach like Pan Yi is bound to follow in the footsteps of these head coaches and lose in the high-handed and indiscriminate play of a practical team like Burnley. .

But for these pessimistic remarks, Pan Yi smiled frankly at the press conference before the game.

"It's normal for a new manager to come to the Premier League and be questioned."

"I'm a foreign head coach and a native of Dragonland. Even if I have won the Triple Crown, it will always make some people feel a little uncomfortable to be able to come to the Premier League to coach a team like Chelsea. "

"But just as I proved in the Champions League that I can beat the Premier League teams, I can also prove that I can also deal with the so-called mysterious mid-lower teams in the Premier League."

"I will not refute their doubts, because I hope that I can prove myself on the court!"
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On the evening of August 8th, Burnley City, Turf Moor Stadium.

In the first round of the 2014-2015 Premier League season, Chelsea's away game against Burnley is about to begin.

In the home dressing room before the game, Burnley manager Sean Dyche was given the visitors' starting XI.

Forwards: Hazard, Lukaku, Bernardo Silva.

Midfield: Marcos Alonso, Kante, Matic, Azpilicueta.

Defenders: Terry, David Luiz, Gary Cahill.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Sure enough, it is the 343 formation that Pan Yi has been practicing during the warm-up match, and these starting players are really strong!

Not to mention players like Terry, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Hazard, and Matic who have been famous in European football for a long time, even Lukaku who has just been rented out , Courtois and others have also proved their strength during the loan period, and their worth in Germany has reached tens of millions of euros.

That is, Bernardo Silva, Marcos Alonso and others that Pan Yi just bought are a bit confusing, but based on Pan Yi's past buying experience, they must have two Only the brush will be favored by Pan Yi.

As for these players, or whether Pan Yi can adapt to the Premier League...

Sean Deitch thought it was all media bullshit.

The worth and weekly salary of these players are all ranked here, and many players are veterans who have played in the Premier League for many years. Is there any problem of adapting or not?
In terms of strength, the two teams are even more disparate.

Look at the top salary in Burnley, that is attacking midfielder George Boyd, with a weekly salary of [-] euros.

Hazard in Chelsea's team has a weekly salary of 25 euros!Almost ten times his size.

If that's not obvious by comparison...

The lowest wages in Chelsea's first team are Zouma and Christensen, who have just been promoted from the youth team, but their weekly wages have also reached [-] euros.

In other words, the lowest salary in the Chelsea team is higher than the highest salary in the Burnley team.

How does this kick?
Of course, football is round, and it is true that the outcome of a game cannot be judged solely from the price.

But the problem is that Sean Dyche is the first Premier League player to face Pan Yi and Chelsea today, and Burnley is also the first team to start a real contest with Chelsea in an official game.

So Sean Dyche felt a little unlucky.

If this is not the case, he may be able to study the real style of play of Pan Yi's Chelsea team, and then formulate an effective targeted defense.

But now, instead, other teams in the Premier League are staring at this game to see what kind of performance Pan Yi will perform in his first game after coming to the Premier League.

Because everyone wants to see how the new Chelsea that Pan Yi spent "only" 8000 million euros on is different from Mourinho's Blues last season?
Will their state be as ups and downs as in the warm-up match, or will they be as ferocious as a tiger descending the mountain as soon as the main match is like Pan Yi in Hamburg?

Therefore, as Sean Dyche said in the pre-match press conference, he made very careful and thorough preparations for this game.

Especially on the defensive end, he especially emphasized that his players should pay attention to guarding against Chelsea's two wing raids and the center striker's grabbing points.

In terms of formation, Sean Dyche also made a little adjustment to his commonly used 442.

That is to form a forward and backward position on the front line while keeping the midfield position unchanged, and let No. 10 Danny Ince retreat a little bit to achieve an actual 4411 formation, so as to be able to defend better .
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At almost the same time, Pan Yi, who was the coach of the visiting team, also got Burnley's starting lineup.

Forwards: Jutkiewicz, Danny Ince.

Midfielders: Taylor, Malney, Jones, Ivoit.

Defenders: Benjamin Mee, Shaker, Michael Duff, Trippier.

Goalkeeper: Tom Heaton.

This lineup is slightly different from the starting lineup predicted by the media. The strong forward Ashley Barnes did not play.

Pan Yi also saw Sean Dyche's tactical intentions, that is, to defend against a strong team like Chelsea first, and then resort to their conventional style of playing high and high when they stabilize their position.

Perhaps, this will also be a coping mentality that many mid-lower teams will adopt when they encounter Chelsea this season.

But Pan Yi had already made preparations.

Looking at the Chelsea players sitting in their seats in the locker room, Pan Yi didn't plan to mobilize too much.

Although this is his first Premier League game, and it is also the first Premier League game of many players present, Pan Yi doesn't think it's anything special, and he doesn't want to put too much pressure on the players.

They are only facing Burnley, a team far inferior to their own in strength.

Well, Pan Yi believes that as long as the Chelsea generals can kick out their own things, they can firmly hold today's victory in their hands!

Therefore, after making the final tactical emphasis, Pan Yi just waved his hand lightly to everyone:

"Everyone, let's start today's performance!"

Obviously, when everyone heard this sentence, the expressions on their faces relaxed.

They stood up one by one, cheered each other up, and walked out of the locker room steadily!
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"Friends of the audience, welcome to Turf Moor Stadium to watch the first round of the 2014-2015 Premier League season."

"Burnley will wear their traditional red jersey and host the upstart Chelsea. Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu will bring you a live commentary of the game."

"This will also be the first official game after my country's famous coach Pan Yi coached Chelsea."

"Although today's game was not a strong dialogue, it still attracted the attention of the entire Premier League, and even the media and fans around the world."

"The reason is of course Pan Yi. Everyone wants to know whether Pan Yi, who came to Chelsea this summer with the highest salary in the world after his success in Milan and Hamburg, can he continue My own magic?"

"In this summer, Pan Yi did not disrupt the entire European transfer market with checks as everyone expected, but only spent 4000 million euros to bring his favorite Kante from Hamburg, and spent 4000 million to bring Three lesser-known teenagers."

"In this year's team building policy, he used more to recall loan players and promote youth team players. And this move has also won the support of local Chelsea fans."

"It is generally believed that Chelsea's use of a large number of youth training players this season is gradually changing their image as a mercenary, and they are more rooted in the local community and become the real home team for local Chelsea fans!"

"Because of this, even though tonight's game is an away game, more than 5000 Chelsea fans made a special trip north with the team and came to Turf Moor Stadium to watch the game."

"They can't wait to witness Pan Yi's first show, and they also want to express their support for the team and the new head coach!"

"Considering that the Turf Moore Stadium itself can only accommodate more than 2 spectators, Chelsea fans seem to have a posture of anti-customers today."

"Now, the players of the two teams have walked out of the player channel under the leadership of the referee and came to the court!"

"There was a burst of warm cheers and applause at the scene, and a large part of it was given to the team and Pan Yi by Chelsea fans!"

"Pan Yi, this young head coach who has just turned 28 years old this year, is already the winner of the Triple Crown. He also applauded the blue fans in the visiting team stands to express his gratitude."

"Let's look forward to today's game! Let's see what kind of wonderful football he will show us after he arrives at Chelsea!..."
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After the head coaches of both sides shook hands politely, the game officially started.

Sure enough, according to Sean Dyche's instructions, the Burnley players were very cautious after the start, and quickly gave up possession of the ball, and then concentrated a large number of personnel in their own midfield for defense.

This is also a coping strategy that Sean Deitch came up with after studying Pan Yi's tactics.

Because when Pan Yi was in Hamburg, he liked to start the attack very much, and it was really uncomfortable to swing the "three axes".

As for Burnley, as a weaker side, if they are hit by such an "axe" and lose the ball, then they don't have to play the next game.

Therefore, defense is their first priority after the opening.

Of course, letting go of the ball does not mean that you don't want the ball at all.

When the Chelsea players dribbled the ball past half-time, Burnley, led by the retreating striker Danny Ince, would also press the Chelsea players with high pressure.

This prevents Chelsea players from being comfortable organizing an effective attack, and Burnley's defenders don't scramble and cause mistakes when defending.

Once the grab fails, the Burnley players will quickly retreat and organize a tight defense line at the front of the penalty area.

Pan Yi had already been mentally prepared for such a scene.

He sat comfortably on the coach's bench, took out a spicy stick and ate it on his own.

The two assistant coaches sitting beside him looked serious.

Steve Holland is okay, he just feels that it is not easy to play at Burnley's home court, and he is considering how to make better suggestions to his head coach.

And Scaloni was really nervous!

After all, this is his first official professional game as a "rookie coach".

He played as a player before, but what he didn't expect was that sitting on the sidelines would be more tiring than playing in person!
Mainly because of the psychological pressure.

Inexplicably, he got the favor of Pan Yi, the world's top coach, and came to Chelsea. He has been preparing for training and competitions with trepidation and dedication. Of course, he hopes to have good results to prove that his work is not in vain.

This can also repay Pan Yi's kindness to him!But it's really not a player who can work as an assistant coach in a big club like Chelsea just after retiring...

He stared intently at the players running on the field, and he clenched his hands tightly, the palms of which were already dripping with sweat.

"Calm down, come on, let's eat a spicy stick?" Pan Yi saw the nervousness of his assistant, and smiled and handed a spicy stick to Scaloni.

"Oh... no, thank you." Scaloni was a little embarrassed, pointing to the field, "But, boss, are you really not worried at all? Now their defense is doing very well, we seem to It's a bit hard to get in..."

"Why should I worry?" Pan Yi smiled. "We can't help you much! Besides, we have said everything we need to say during training. Now is the time for the players to perform."

"But……"

"Do you know why I use the 343 formation?" Pan Yi asked suddenly.

"Because it is more aggressive? It has an advantage in dealing with such a defensive-oriented team?" Scaloni thought for a while and replied.

"It's half right." Pan Yi said, "When I'm attacking, I can throw almost everyone in the frontcourt, leaving only two central defenders behind. And when defending, I can quickly become a five-backer and tie up. Fences. Such flexibility is the main reason why I want to try to use the 343-[-]-[-] formation this season."

"So..." Scaloni still half understood.

"So, when facing a defense like Burnley now, I can still use the large number of wing attacking players in the frontcourt, and use their breakthrough ability to tear open the opponent's wing." Pan Yi explained calmly , "In this regard, the 343 formation has unique advantages over both 433 and 4231..."

Before Pan Yi finished speaking, there was a sudden exclamation from the stands.

It turned out that on the field at this time, Marcos Alonso and Hazard played an exquisite cooperation on Chelsea's left.

After Hazard knocked the ball back to Alonso, he immediately went forward, and Alonso also understood, and passed the ball directly to Hazard without stopping the ball.

At this time, Burnley's right-back Trippier hurried over to defend Hazard, but was shaken by the dexterous Belgian winger with a beautiful fake move, and then went straight into the penalty area.

This breakthrough is the reason why the Burnley fans at the scene exclaimed.

And this is exactly what Pan Yi said, when their 343 formation can play a special role when facing a dense defense like Burnley.

Because when attacking, Chelsea's two wing-backs Alonso and Azpilicueta can be like two full-backs or even two wingers, always suppressing the front of Burnley's penalty area.

Their support for Chelsea's offense, especially the support of the two wingers Hazard and the B seat, is very strong.

So they can cooperate at any time, and then locally form an advantage of playing more and playing less.

The ball just now was that the wing back and the winger "bullyed" Burnley's full back Trippier together, and then took advantage of the trend to create an offensive threat.

At this time, the attack is still going on.

Hazard entered the penalty area, and Burnley's central defender Duff hurried over to defend.

The other central defender, Shaker, was pressed tightly behind Chelsea's center Lukaku, unable to move.

At this time, Hazard did not continue to use his footwork to make a breakthrough, because he had already seen a better space.

In the middle, the wingback Azpilicueta and the winger B seat on the other side have already reached the top of the arc of the penalty area, and beside them, there is only one left back Benjamin Mee who is following up.

Hazard saw the opportunity and sent the ball directly.

Azpilicueta missed the front point, Benjamin Mee was blinded, and the B seat behind him swung his right foot and volleyed vigorously!
The ball was like a thunderbolt, and it slammed to the left of Burnley's goal with lightning speed.

Goalkeeper Heaton made a sideways pounce, but failed to catch the ball at all.

The ball crashed into the net!

In other words, Burnley's defense failed for less than 10 minutes!

(End of this chapter)