After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Obviously, Klopp was not ready and he couldn't be.

Because the 3-2-4-1 formation that Chelsea put out today is actually the formation that Pan Yi moved from "Future", and it is also an advanced version of the five-way offense launched in response to the team's recent lack of attack.

And this lineup, in Pan Yi's previous life, was first sacrificed by Guardiola, and it was also in the match against Klopp's Liverpool that they won a 4:1 victory.

It can be said that this formation is "proven" and can beat Klopp's favorite style of play.

In this formation, Lingard and the B seat are active in the ribs, and the width is opened by two wingers, and the No. 9 position is retreated by Harry Kane.

First of all, in the ball-out stage, this set of melon-style Manchester City's five-man ball-out system of three defenders and double midfielders is difficult to target.

Assuming that Liverpool will press high, Coutinho and Lallana will find that there is no full-back facing them when they are pulled to the wing. The central midfielder presses the opponent's double midfielder.

But once Lingard and Seat B retreat, there will be a 4-on-3 situation in the middle of the court, and Liverpool will not be able to grab the ball anyway.

The second is the offensive stage. After the ball was advanced to the frontcourt, Chelsea was opened by two wingers, and the double front waist and ribs moved flexibly to receive the ball, and the No. [-] position in the middle became a false No. [-].

The first offensive method is that the wingers on both sides use their personal abilities to surpass others and pass them to the front midfielder in the ribs to hit the wall for cooperation, or the wingers look for opportunities to cross and shoot.

The second offensive method is to cooperate with the double front midfielder and the ninth position at the front of the penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to pass through to the two wingers who are plugged in.

Of course, there are many other small coordination and offensive methods, but in general, the court is divided into five areas vertically, and players are positioned in each area. This is a typical five-way offense.

The last is the defensive stage. The formation of 3241 is doomed to have 7 people who overwhelm the half-court when attacking, and it is necessary to use high-position pressing tactics.

Facing the pressure of 7 people, many teams are unable to play the ball most of the time, because few teams can calmly face so many enemies in the backcourt.

In the case of 7 players playing the ball, the gap in the number of players will make it very, very difficult for the team to play the ball. It will be normal for Bigfoot to find the frontcourt and return the ball.

In other words, if you are playing against a team with a poor ball system, it is easy to overwhelm the opponent without shooting.

Of course, all formations have their weaknesses, and 3241 is no exception.

Since there are no full-backs in this formation, there will be a large gap on the side. Once the opponent breaks through and presses, the defense will be more difficult to deal with.

In addition, the requirements for the two defensive midfielders will also be very high. They have to retreat to catch the ball, play the ball, get rid of, counter-rob, and defend, which has high requirements on the player's ability and physical strength.

If you are facing a team with fast speed, partial turns and breakthrough points, then Chelsea will be very difficult to deal with.

But the problem is that the current Liverpool team does not have a super winger like Salah or Mane to attack both wings.

And for such a situation, Pan Yi also has a plan.

Why let David Luiz play the midfielder?
In addition to the fact that he can meet the requirements of the midfielder in the 3241 formation, one important reason is that he was born as a central defender.

When defending, David Luiz can fall back to the central defender position and form a double central defender with Van Dijk.

At this time, Ake turned to the left and Terry turned to the right, changing into a four-back system, so that there are two full-backs to deal with the possible breakthrough of the opponent's two wingers.

In general, the advantages of this set of 3241 outweigh the disadvantages, at least today.

On the one hand, there are enough people in the midfield, three central defenders + two defensive midfielders, and they are not afraid of Liverpool's high-position press at all, which can effectively guarantee possession and delivery of the ball.

On the other hand, with a solid "base" support, once the offense is pushed up, the front five can give full play to their offensive capabilities.

In the end, thanks to Chelsea's strong talent pool, Pan Yi easily formed a powerful attacking combination of double midfielders + two wingers + a single center forward.

Even on the bench at this time, Gretzka, Lukaku, Mbappe and others are still available.

It's just for tactical considerations that Harry Kane, who has a stronger retreat and passing ability, is used at the center position.

If it is against Liverpool, to be honest, except for the starting players, if you want to use 3241, you can only let Benteke start, and then Firmino will come back to play the midfielder, but there is still one person missing, so I don’t know who to let on.

Perhaps Origi can barely play a winger, but the intensity is indeed incomparable with Chelsea, and there are not many people on the bench.

There is no way to do this, Klopp took over halfway, and he has no way to buy people according to his own ideas, and can only adapt to local conditions and follow the prescription.

Of course, the most important part of Klopp's "prescription" is still the frontcourt press, and this characteristic will not change because of what team he coaches and what formation he uses.

Therefore, after the start of the game, Liverpool took advantage of the home court and launched a rush attack on Chelsea, which greatly frustrated Chelsea's momentum.

Chelsea, on the other hand, followed Pan Yi's pre-match deployment, unhurriedly using the three central defenders + two midfielders + goalkeeper in the backcourt, and the six-person ball system to deal with it.

Once the ball reaches the frontcourt and the ball is taken away by Liverpool, Chelsea's five offensive players immediately switch to the siege mode, quickly returning the set that Klopp is good at to the opponent.

In this way, the game played at a fast pace from the first minute, with endless exciting scenes.

In the 5th minute, Liverpool created a good shot opportunity.

Firmino retreated, and after receiving a pass from his teammate, he made a wall and passed it back to Lallana.

Lallana didn't stop the ball and made a pass directly behind him. Coutinho made a diagonal run and succeeded in countering offside and got the ball.

This excellent opportunity made the entire Anfield stadium boil.

But at the critical moment, Ake quickly chased after Coutinho and blocked his way.

This also made Coutinho lose the chance of a one-handed goal.

The Brazilian can only choose to cut in and shake a little angle, and then shoot hard at the back corner of the goal.

But Courtois is very focused, and he is also very aware of Coutinho's characteristics, and he has already taken precautions.

I saw him pounce sideways and confiscate the ball firmly.

The success of the defense this time is mainly due to Ake.

He discovered Coutinho's anti-offside intention in time, and chased back at the first time, and then got stuck so that Coutinho had nothing to do, and finally had to shoot hastily.

In fact, in Pan Yi's previous life, Ake also grew up slowly in Manchester City, and gradually gained the appreciation of Guardiola, and eventually became the main force of the team.

In the 3241 tactical system used by Gua Shuai, Ake is also very important.

He is a natural left-footed central defender, which is also a very scarce resource in football.

This allows him to play very smoothly in the left center back position, and the smooth ball and transfer can avoid the embarrassment of right-footed players needing to change feet in this position.

Moreover, whether it is moving left to the left back or moving up to the left midfielder, he can complete the task very well. He is also very focused on defense, and he does his best in every movement.

Such excellent versatility and diligent attitude are the reasons why he can be appreciated by Guardiola.

And Pan Yi also used Ake in the same way.

In other words, the 3241 used by Pan Yi today also allows Ake to "early" show his super adaptability and maximize his strengths.

Now, Ake has shown the style of a general at the age of 20, and can effectively become an important support point for the team when the team is in possession of the ball. In addition, Van Dijk in the center, Terry on the right and Kuo behind him Artois, Chelsea's entire midfield possession is still very reassuring.

What's even more rare is that when Ake defended Coutinho with excellent skills at his feet, he did not fall behind at all and showed his unique defensive ability.

Perhaps one day, this Chelsea youth training product will become the banner of Chelsea's defense line like Terry!
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"I really didn't expect that the appearance of the team has changed so much in such a short time after Klopp took over Liverpool."

In the Sky Sports studio, Lineker marveled.

Now that the game has been going on for 10 minutes, judging from the current scene, Liverpool still has a certain advantage.

In such a fast-paced game, Liverpool's Christmas tree position of three midfielders + two front midfielders has played a very good role, and they have done a good job in the fight and pass control in the midfield.

At least in terms of possession and shots, Liverpool are currently ahead of Chelsea.

"Indeed, it looks like Dortmund back then, but the formation is different." Liverpool star Carragher also agreed.

Dortmund's style of play is very entertaining, and it advocates aggressive offensive football, which is very pleasing to the fans.

Obviously Carragher is also a supporter of Klopp's style of play.

Carragher continued to analyze: "Under normal circumstances, such a Christmas tree formation pays more attention to advancing in the middle, but judging from Liverpool's current game situation, Coutinho and Lallana often pull to the two sides. Pay attention to the offensive play of the two sides. This should be an innovation of Klopp, and it should also be a strategy that he came up with to deal with Pan Yi."

Alan Shearer also nodded and said: "Indeed. If you look at the midfield, Emre Can and Milner are both in the front position, with a wide range of activities, and both players are very active. In addition, Henderson sits in the center Behind them, the defensive pressure of the midfield is greatly shared, so Coutinho and Lallana can have more energy to invest in organization and offense."

"This must be Klopp's careful arrangement." Lineker pointed to the screen, "Center Firmino is also very suitable for Klopp's tactics, whether it is retreating or playing the ball in the middle, it is very good. I think In the winter window or summer window, even if Klopp wants to buy reinforcements, the position of center forward is not considered."

At this time, the only person in the hall who disagreed appeared again, of course Zola.

He shook his head and said: "You guys are blowing Klopp into the sky, but did they score? No. Come on, football games are not about whoever has more balls wins... By the way, you can see Pan Yi's set Is the mystery of the 3241 formation?"

Everyone answered honestly: "No."

"Hehe." Zola sneered, and then said, "I didn't see it either. But I vaguely feel that Chelsea's ball possession rate is not as good as Liverpool's. It's Pan Yi's intention..."

Everyone laughed again.

"You are really Pan Yitian's No. [-] brain fan now." Lineker laughed, "Even if he doesn't do anything, you think he must have done a lot."

Zola didn't answer, but kept her eyes fixed on the screen: "Just wait and see. Don't forget, Pan Yi has never let us down..."
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Zora guessed right.

Pan Yi's set of 3241 mainly focuses on "surrounding the point to fight for aid" in the offense.

First, the four attackers Hazard, Lingard, B seat, and Gnabry support behind Harry Kane, while Kanter can advance forward with Lingard and B seat in the double midfielder. Forming a position exchange, David Luiz is the central defender who is responsible for organizing and retreating the back line to strengthen the defensive advantage in the middle.

Second, through the ability of players to hold the ball to reduce the speed of offensive and defensive transitions, to ensure the team's integrity and local advantages, sacrifice speed for stability.

Specifically reflected in the excellent partial marking ability of bilateral central defenders Terry and Ake, the offensive formation is 3241, and the defense is 433. The first three lines each retreat to a line, so as to make up for the disadvantage of Manchester City's lack of wing speed, and organize and control the ball through the ability to hold the ball .

And such a tactic must sacrifice the ball, so as to achieve absolute ball possession control, and then strive to play tactical value efficiently.

Yes, using such a formation, many times the ball control rate is low but can win.

When Manchester City eliminated Bayern in the quarter-finals of the 2022-2023 Champions League, their possession rate was also lower than that of Bayern.

Today, Pan Yi also wants to copy this style of play.

Therefore, after withstood the first few waves of Liverpool's offensive, Chelsea began to frequently use the excellent ball-handling ability and passing ability of the frontcourt attack group to create threats.

The frequent cross-change of these people in front of Chelsea also made it more and more difficult for Liverpool to defend.

In the 25th minute, Chelsea got a chance to fight back.

Seat B made a precise long pass in the midfield, Gnabry attracted Moreno's defense in the left rib, and Hazard on the left easily took the ball;

Klein came to fill the position again, and emptied Lingard again;

At this time, it was too late for Lovren to come back to defend again. Hazard had already passed the ball to Lingard, and Lin Huang passed back in an inverted triangle. net!

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

"Wow, my God, Chelsea's cooperation this time is really wonderful!"

"This ball, through the tacit cooperation of the five players in Chelsea's frontcourt, simply passed the ball into the goal of Liverpool! It's unbelievable!"

"It can really be said to be beautiful football. In this attack, Liverpool's defense is really focusing on one thing and losing another."

"And from this goal, we really saw the power of Pan Yi's new 3-2-4-1 formation."

"It's as if every one of them can be an attacking midfielder, anyone can be a center forward, everyone can play wide, everyone can pass the ball, and everyone can shoot in."

"As for why Harry Kane scored the goal last, it was just because he happened to appear in front of the goal during such a rotation. And this also shows his sense of smell as a shooter."

"We were very excited after seeing Kane score, but we rushed to the sidelines and interacted with coach Pan Yi. It seemed that we should thank Pan Yi for his trust and support."

"After all, Pan Yi only sent one striker today, but it was not Lukaku but Harry Kane. Ai, who can replace Pan Yi, will be the starting center forward. He will naturally try his best to express himself, very lucky, He did it."

"Now it's the 25th minute of the game, and Chelsea are leading away by one goal!"

"But Chelsea can't be careless, this is Anfield, Liverpool will not let it go."
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The fact is that, as the commentator said, Liverpool's tenacity is well known, especially at Anfield.

After conceding the ball, the Red Army quickly launched a counterattack.

Firmino, Coutinho and Lallana slashed behind Chelsea's defense time and time again, hoping to exploit holes in the Blues' defense.

But the distance between Chelsea's three central defenders and the double midfielder is very good, and they also maintain a very good connection with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

This allows Liverpool to sometimes pass the ball behind the three central defenders, but Courtois, who attacks in time, can always turn into a scavenger to resolve the danger.

This is also Pan Yi's requirement for the goalkeeper in the three-back system.

He needs to keep the distance from the defender's line, run more, have stronger foot skills, and the scope of the goalkeeper has also expanded to the concept of "keeper".

Moreover, after resolving the danger, Courtois often does not directly handle the ball with his big feet, but becomes the first starting point of the offense, handing the ball to the central defender, or even directly long pass to the front attacker to initiate the offense.

When the game progressed to nearly 40 minutes, it was after Liverpool's repeated attacks were fruitless that Chelsea once again seized the opportunity.

First, Firmino and Coutinho played a two-for-one against the wall, but when Firmino wanted to go behind Van Dijk, Courtois had already dispatched in time and kicked the ball vigorously with his foot out, just handed over to David Luiz in front.

As soon as David Luiz got the ball, he made a long pass over the top and hoisted the ball directly into the penalty area.

Like a ghost, Gnabry burst from between Lovren and Skrtel, ahead of everyone, stopped the ball in the chest, and volleyed with his right foot without waiting for the ball to land.

The ball hit the net with lightning speed and before Mignolet could react.

Zero to two!
Compared with the first ball, the whole process of this ball is much simpler, but it embodies one of the essence of Pan Yi's formation: the position is flexible and changeable, and the counterattack is fast and sharp.

The Liverpool players did not expect that Gnabry, who had been pulling very sideways, almost moving along the sideline, would actually insert himself into the center position at this time, and came to such a finish.

For Chelsea, it took only three or four seconds from the goalkeeper intercepting the ball, to the midfielder taking the ball and passing the ball, and then to the winger inserting the shot.

Hurry, it's too fast!

This ball also silenced the Red Army fans at Anfield.

On the sidelines, Klopp also looked at the field with his mouth wide open, as if his expression froze all of a sudden, and no one knew what he was thinking now.

"Our three midfielders... seem to be unable to guard against so many attackers." The assistant coach Buvac also shook his head and sighed.

Of the two goals just now, the first goal was obvious. When Chelsea's five attackers were cooperating dazzlingly, the three midfielders couldn't keep up with their marking targets, and they didn't return in time. It is a very serious problem to protect the front of the restricted area.

And the second goal exposed the problem of Liverpool's defense.

Lovren and Skrtel are undoubtedly a very good pair of central defenders, even ranking relatively high in the Premier League. In the defense of positional battles, they are indeed quite solid.

But their weakness is more obvious, that is, it is very difficult to deal with fast and dexterous players.

Liverpool's offense seemed to be playing well just now, but I didn't expect Courtois to steal the ball and hand it directly to David Luiz, and then the central defender's front midfielder directly hit back.

His kick pass was very skillful, and his vision was also excellent. He grasped the loopholes exposed by Liverpool's transition from offense to defense, and Gnabry's back penetration was also very keen. It is the embodiment of personal ability.

Ask yourself, in the situation just now, Kalovren and Skrtel really couldn't handle it, because they were in the penalty area, and if they were not careful, they would be a penalty.

Of course, if at this time one of the three defensive midfielders can entangle David Luiz in time, so that he can't aim at the kick so comfortably, it will probably be better.

But now, the ball has been dropped.

And one drop is two.

Klopp thought for a moment and said: "If this continues, we may lose miserably. In this way, we will take Lallana and Coutinho back a little and play a 4-5-1, so that no matter what they do in the frontcourt No matter how it changes, we have at least five people in the midfield and it is not easy to lose positions."

Buvac nodded, and now it can only be the first.

He also followed Klopp from Dortmund. At this time, he also recalled the fear of being dominated by Pan Yi...