After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 408 The Grand Plan of York City
When Pan Yi heard the news that Manchester United was upset by York City, he was still in the Black Country with his team.

Black Country is located in the west of Birmingham. Although it can only be regarded as a small town, it also has good teams such as Wolves and West Bromwich Albion.

Chelsea's opponent in the third round of the League Cup is Walsall, the smallest professional team in the Black Country.

Pan Yi mainly used a rotation lineup to play, but still defeated his opponent 4:1 in the away game.

Lingard, Gnabry, Moses and Christensen each scored a goal, while Walsall only scored a face-saving goal late in the game.

Then, Pan Yi received a call from Scaloni.

On the phone, Scaloni excitedly told Pan Yi how his team beat Manchester United.

Pan Yi's first reaction was a little surprised, and then he laughed loudly: "You can do it, Van Gaal is probably going to die of anger?"

Although the League Cup is a bit tasteless for a wealthy team, losing to a low-level team is quite surprising.

Moreover, since Van Gaal took over Manchester United, he has not led the Red Devils to any championships, so Van Gaal actually does not want to give up any event easily this season.

Including the FA Cup, Van Gaal also said that he will work hard to compete.

Because he knows that in a club like Manchester United, if he has not been able to produce any results, the only thing waiting for him is to leave get out of class.

Therefore, of course he wants to compete for the Champions League and the Premier League, but if he really can't win, he will fall back to compete for the FA Cup and the League Cup, which can be regarded as a life-saving straw.

Look at Wenger next door, isn't he just relying on the cup championship to survive until now?
But one of these two straws was broken by Van Gaal as soon as he came up, and it was broken by a small team like York City, so of course he would be upset.

After returning to London, Pan Yi carefully watched the video of the game, and then had a conference call with Scaloni to discuss the gains and losses of the game.

"The game was exciting, but it also exposed many problems." Pan Yi said, "It is difficult for us veterans to adapt to Manchester United's pressing. The ball is too easy to lose. If Baker did not play well, the ball would not be won."

York City's first two goals can be said to be a bit of a "sneak attack", that is, taking advantage of the home court and Manchester United's mood of underestimating the enemy, they scored two consecutive cities in an instant.

But when Manchester United lifted their spirits and began to stabilize their attack, York City's defensive problems were fully exposed.

Gary Fletcher and Joe Partington in the midfield, two experienced veterans, but the running distance is not enough, the defensive coverage is not good, and they were almost run to death by the opposite Herrera.

Including the back line, it was very embarrassing to be continuously broken by Martial, the director of the horse factory.

So Manchester United quickly equalized the score.

"In the second half, your defensive adjustment was very good, which was able to withstand Manchester United's continuous attack." Pan Yi praised Scaloni.

"It's not what you taught, boss." Scaloni laughed.

Now Scaloni is full of confidence.

Even Manchester United can beat, what other League Two teams is he afraid of?What's more, I have Pan Yi as a big backer.

In the second half, York City resolutely implemented Pan Yi's "defensive counterattack + long pass" 4-4-2 bombing style, which made it difficult for Manchester United to find a breakthrough.

Then, using Baker's flash of inspiration, he finally beat Manchester United.

"With the current lineup, I don't think it will be a big problem to deal with this season's League Two." Pan Yi said, "If you encounter some strong teams with strong control, you can use the tactics you used against Manchester United. But if After being promoted to League One, the team lineup still needs to be adjusted."

"Well," Scaloni nodded on the other end of the phone, "There are some veterans over 35 years old in the team. Their bodies are declining rapidly, and the confrontation in League One is more intense. They really should not be able to adapt."

"In the end, it depends on younger players." Pan Yi said again, "You see Baker scored two goals against Manchester United. A tall and strong young man like him is easy to use. Our funds should not be a problem next season. Great, you can do more of this.”

"Well, thank you boss." Scaloni said a little mischievously.

What Pan Yi said means that the transfer budget for next season will not be low.

Although it is definitely not comparable to local tycoons like Chelsea, as long as they have a few million pounds, they can almost walk sideways in the League One.

Not to mention that Pan Yi's database seems to have endless player resources, and he can get a big killer at every turn.

"It's up to you this year." Pan Yi said with a smile, "When it comes to League One, it's not just about updating the players. Including the renovation of the training base, the recruitment of better staff, and even the renovation of the stadium, all will be planned. Don’t forget, our vision is to make York City a real strong team in the Premier League!”

"Yes, boss." Scaloni's answer was simple, but his inner excitement could be heard.

Once this vision is really realized, Nascaloni will also become a witness and experiencer of this great miracle.

And as long as the system designed by Pan Yi for York City can run smoothly, then York City will be able to continuously recruit football talents, and even cultivate talents themselves.

By that time, York City may have entered a new era, and even further, among the top clubs.

This is the grand plan for York City in Pan Yi's mind!
He wants to create a wealthy club that is completely his own!
Now, defeating Manchester United in an upset is just the beginning!
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Shortly after the third round of the League Cup, the draw for the fourth round took place.

Chelsea and York City both draw a Premier League team.

Chelsea played against Stoke City, and York City drew Manchester City!

Another Manchester team.

But Manchester City is not Manchester United.

They have not only performed well in the Premier League in recent years, but also played well in the League Cup.

For "new money" like them, any championship can enhance the club's reputation and become a bargaining chip to attract big-name stars to vote for, so they never give up any event easily.

In 2014, they won the League Cup, and today they are also going all out in this competition.

In the third round, Manchester City also defeated Sunderland 4:1 and was able to advance to the fourth round, which is the top sixteen.

In this regard, Pan Yi's instruction to Scaloni is: "Just do your best, your main goal is to break through the armor."

Facts have proved that York City's game against Manchester United was indeed a bit too fierce, and even affected the weekend's League Two.

They challenged Notts County away and lost 0:1.

After all, with the thickness of the current lineup of York City, it is indeed difficult to cope with multi-line combat.

The team's funds are limited, at most it can guarantee a good starting lineup, and the ability of the substitutes is often far behind the main force.

Once the main players are unable to play due to fatigue, injury, or suspension, their performance will plummet.

Why do some small teams strive to qualify for the European War, which often means a complete defeat in the league or even relegation?That's why.

York City is now more or less the same situation.

Coupled with the fact that the team is dominated by veterans, it is even more unable to support high-intensity multi-line combat, not to mention that the schedule of the League Two itself is very dense.

Therefore, Pan Yi's goal is also very clear, which is to ensure that he can reach the top three in the League Two and qualify for promotion, and like the League Cup and the FA Cup, it counts where he hits, so don't go shopping with those teams with strong backgrounds.
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Chelsea were also in a bit of trouble when York City were beaten away.

At St. James' Park, Newcastle United, who played at home, showed great respect when facing the defending champions, and directly put on an iron barrel formation.

During this period, Newcastle United had no local tycoons in the Middle East, and could only be regarded as a civilian team at best, and there was still a certain gap between the strength of Chelsea and Chelsea.

The new coach Steve McLaren, who only took office this summer, is very pragmatic. He just wants to draw with Chelsea to score points.

His formation is even a bit similar to the one in York City's victory over Manchester United. It is also 4-4-2, and it also has a high center forward in front.

This high center forward is none other than the Serbian spirit guy, Mitrovic!

Well, this is another case of snapping up "players used by Pan Yi are easy to use".

Newcastle also spent 2500 million euros this season to bring this strong 20-year-old from Hamburg to St. James' Park.

Then, let him partner with Spanish small forward Ayosé Perez to form a striker, with stars such as Wijnaldum and Sissoko behind him to provide support.

And when facing Chelsea tonight, Newcastle even gave up all possession of the ball, huddled in their own half, and even around the perimeter of the penalty area, to face Chelsea with an iron barrel.

When counterattacking, it is a long pass to the frontcourt, allowing Mitrovic to fight for the top, and then let Ayose Perez break through after coming down.

If you can make a breakthrough, you will make a breakthrough, if you can't make a breakthrough, you will continue to defend.

This kind of targeted conservative tactics also brought huge troubles to Chelsea.

The offense can't find a breakthrough, and the pass can't find a space to penetrate.

Newcastle's players sometimes don't even want to counterattack and concentrate on defending.

The sign is that even Mitrovic will return to his own penalty area to participate in the defense a lot of time, leaving only a faster Perez in front to harass.

This made Chelsea fall into a melee as soon as they attacked the frontcourt, and the offense hit the iron board again and again.

Considering that next Wednesday will be the second round of the UEFA Champions League group match against Porto, Pan Yi also has some reservations about the lineup.

The forward line is a combination of Mbappe and Harry Kane, while the midfielder is Chike + Lingard + Gnabry's offensive single midfielder + double midfielder.

But obviously, this effect is not very good.

The striker combination lacks a fulcrum, and the attack effect is poor;

The coverage and passing accuracy of the midfield is also slightly worse, resulting in fewer absolute chances created.

In the first half, Chelsea had an overwhelming advantage and had many shots, but mainly from long range.

Although Newcastle had only one shot in the first half, they did a good job of defending the most dangerous area at the front of the penalty area, preventing Chelsea from penetrating inside to get a better shooting angle.

During the intermission, neither side made substitution adjustments.

After the game restarted, Newcastle still responded with strict defense, while Chelsea strengthened their personal breakthroughs in the frontcourt, especially the two midfielders Lingard and Gnabry, who took the ball more actively to instigate the offense, but the effect Not ideal.

"As long as you can score a goal." Arteta, who was sitting next to Pan Yi, murmured.

Pan Yi nodded slightly.

This is a very simple truth that breaks the iron barrel.

When you keep not scoring goals, the opponent's defensive will will be very firm and they will do their best.

And if you score goals and you break the deadlock, a lot of things go away.

Because it is meaningless to defend with all your strength at this time, and many players will be distracted or have differences of opinion.

Then it's possible to score a second, a third goal.

Sometimes a strong team beats a weak team, between 0:0 and 5:0, there may be only one layer of window paper.

But the question is, how to pierce this layer of paper?

The first poke is always the hardest and the greatest resistance.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, we will score." Pan Yi whispered to Arteta, "Wait for the players on the field to consume them for a while."

Arteta thought for a while, understood Pan Yi's intentions, and nodded in agreement.

Now the field is at a stalemate, and both sides are expending a lot.

Although Lingard and Gnabry failed to contribute goals or assists, their relentless running and interspersing on the field still made Newcastle's back line exhausted, and their physical energy consumption was still very high.

Wait until the opponent is almost exhausted, and then switch to another wave, and there will definitely be gains.

Don't forget, now the Chelsea bench is sitting on the aces such as Hazard and the B seat!

Time passed by, and when the game came to 65 minutes, Hazard and Seat B had almost finished warming up.

"Letting Wijnaldum step in can even attract Coloccini and Sissoko to a position a little earlier, because they will definitely deploy defenses at the front of the penalty area." Pan Yi gave Hazard a final warning.

Azar nodded.

"What about you, at this time, try to bring the ball to the outside of the right corner, so that you should be able to gain a little time and space. And your task is to try to pass the ball diagonally behind you, find Kane or Mbappé, understand Yet?"

This is for Seat B.

Of course seat B understands.

Although he nominally plays the front midfielder in a 3-5-2 central midfielder, what Pan Yi actually asks him to do is to pull more sides, which is the duty of a pseudo-winger.

"After you go up, tell Kane and Mbappe to withdraw first and then plug in. When you pass the ball, pay attention to the position of the goalkeeper and don't land too close. Krull is tall and big, and the air defense range is quite good. big."

The two kept nodding.

"Go." Pan Yi patted Hazard and Seat B on the shoulders vigorously to cheer them up.

The two obediently ran to the sidelines quickly.

This time they are a matchup substitution, and Lingard and Gnabry are to be replaced.

The two young men fought fiercely, with fatigue visible on their faces, but they ran to the sidelines equally quickly and high-fived with the two teammates who replaced them.

Because they know that time is running out and they must hurry up!
"They changed?"

Seeing Chelsea changing two players in a row, McLaren felt a little worried.

Pan Yi's on-the-spot command has always been unpredictable, and now that he has sent his two ace players on the field at such a sensitive time, he must have some ideas.

But the reason why McLaren did not follow up and adjust immediately was mainly because Pan Yi was making a counter-substitution.

Since it is a counter-substitution, Chelsea's existing style of play should not change much.

And if Newcastle also makes changes, it may cause unpredictable damage to the existing defensive system.

For a coach like him who is not considered a world-renowned coach, "following the rules" may be his creed.

Now that the tactics are working so well, why change them?

More importantly, even if it needs to be changed, how can it be changed?You don't even know what Pan Yi wants to do!
This is the gap between McLaren, or a coach of his level and a world-class coach.

"Chelsea made substitution adjustments."

"Bernardo Silva and Hazard replaced Gnabry and Lingard."

"Gnabry and Lingard, two teenagers, played very hard tonight, but the effect of breaking through the wing was not very good. Now Hazard and Bernardo Silva are more powerful. The main force, I don’t know if the situation will change.”

"In the past few years, Pan Yi's on-the-spot command has always been appreciated by everyone. I wonder if he will shine again tonight?"

"Look at this time, Chelsea is still attacking, and it is handed over to Hazard on the left."

"Eden Hazard still wanted to try to break through with the ball, but Janmat was very solid on this side. There was no chance, and he passed back to Cheek's feet..."

When Cheek got the ball, Newcastle's entire formation had retreated to the outside of the penalty area.

Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Coloccini and others lined up even more, feeling like they were transformed into city walls.

Chike kept in mind the instructions that Pan Yi entrusted Hazard to bring up, and pushed forward with the ball.

Harry Kane ran back from the front and caught the attention of the Newcastle players as it looked like he was coming to meet Cheek.

This immediately made the Newcastle players nervous, trying to compress Harry Kane's space.

At this time, Hazard turned to the left and seat B to the right. The two opened up the space on both sides, which also straightened Newcastle's defense line.

At this time, Cheek started to pass the ball under pressure, and it was passed to Hazard.

And Jan Matt immediately followed Hazard.

At this time, the Belgian did not take the ball, but directly passed the ball over the top, and passed the ball to the other side, under the feet of seat B.

Newcastle left-back Mbabu also quickly followed.

After seat B stopped the ball forward, he swung his right foot quickly and kicked a diagonal pass.

The football flew out from the right foot of seat B, quickly crossed an arc, passed over Mbabu's head, and landed behind the goal.

It was Harry Kane who appeared here at this moment!

It turned out that his retreat just now was also the job that Pan Yi asked Hazard to explain.

When Harry Kane retreated, Mbappe, who was originally standing on the left, moved closer to the front center and right side, creating a feeling that he wanted to beat Harry Kane's retreat. This feeling of void.

This is not an illusion.

If Newcastle's defenders don't make up in time, Chelsea will really play like this.

But Newcastle's central defenders caught up with him in time.

Then there is the movement and transfer of Hazard and the B seat on both sides, which also makes Newcastle's defensive focus spread to both sides.

At this time, Harry Kane rushed to the back again, and no one noticed him.

It can be said that this area is Newcastle's defensive vacuum!
In Chelsea's training, Pan Yi has repeatedly emphasized that he has practiced the passes of the B seat, especially these oblique passes, which are really very characteristic, and each ball is very comfortable.

And they are all from angles that are difficult for defensive players to resist.

Sure enough, Seat B made a diagonal pass and sent the ball from the outside of the right corner of the penalty area to the back point.

The ball was given so quickly and the landing point was so good that Harry Kane, as a top center, told him with the instinct of the shooter just after he inserted into the penalty area!
I saw Kane gently tap his forehead against the falling ball.

The ball is given very well, as long as you touch it and change the direction, the ball will be scored.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Harry Kane! Great coordination, great header, Krul can't do anything! Goal in!"

The St. James' Park stadium suddenly fell silent, while the fans of the visiting team Chelsea jumped up from their seats frantically.

On the sidelines, head coach Pan Yi also high-fived with the assistant coaches.

This goal was indeed scored beautifully. The most important thing is to fully demonstrate the tactical points that Pan Yi ordered when he made the substitution.

This group of players needs to be spiritual, to have tactical discipline, and to have tactical discipline. They really didn't hurt them in vain!
"Bernardo's pass is really beautiful!" Arteta and others were also convinced.

Especially Arteta, at this moment, admires Pan Yi's knowledge of people even more.

Pan Yi always has a well-thought-out idea of ​​how and when to use each player.

And the progress of seat B since the transfer last year is obvious to all.

From the B seat, we can also clearly see how powerful Pan Yi is in excavating and cultivating young players.

The most important thing is that he is particularly keen in capturing the abilities and potential of young players, and he can find the right direction at once. After young players find the right direction, the speed of progress can be described as rapid progress.

"I guess, McLaren is going to fight back with all his strength!" Arteta reminded.

"Come on, just wait for him to fight back!" Pan Yi said confidently.

If Chelsea scored a goal, then Newcastle would not be able to stick to it.

And this is exactly what Pan Yi wants to see.

Otherwise, a team like Newcastle, which actually has some good stars, will feel very headache once it firmly adopts the iron barrel style of play, even if it is as strong as Chelsea.

But as long as it is loosened, as long as it is pressed out, then things will be simple.
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McLaren did make a substitution.

He first replaced midfielder Colbeck with French striker Aubertin, and then replaced defender Mbabu with England striker Ivan Toney.

This is obviously a signal to strengthen the offense.

The main reason is that there is not much time left, and McLaren can only adopt a more active counterattack tactic and launch an attack on Chelsea.

But Chelsea had already prepared for this, and Pan Yi had been waiting there early in the morning.

As soon as Newcastle came out, Chelsea played steadily and counterattacked when they got the chance.

Just in the 82nd minute, Chelsea seized a chance.

Hazard took the ball from the left, but Wijnaldum grabbed it but he got rid of it horizontally. The Belgian sent a kick behind him in the horizontal cut.

Mbappe slanted behind him at a very fast speed, scored with his right foot, and scored another goal for Chelsea.

0: 2!

This goal can be said to have completely destroyed Newcastle's confidence and fighting spirit.

Chelsea finally defeated Newcastle United with this score and won the seventh round of the Premier League!
(End of this chapter)