After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 436 The Premier League is no longer the focus of Chelsea

In the early hours of the next day, Paris Saint-Germain's official website announced the news that head coach Blank was dismissed from get out of class.

In the statement, he first expressed his gratitude to Blank, and then explained that because the team's performance in the Champions League did not meet the expectations of the fans and management, it was finally decided to let Blank get out of class.

At the end of the statement, Paris Saint-Germain officially announced that the team has officially launched the coach selection process and will select an excellent head coach to lead the team as soon as possible.

During this period, the assistant coach Kamara led the team to participate in the game.

Although it was in the middle of the night, Paris Saint-Germain's sudden statement still aroused huge repercussions throughout European football.

Of course, everyone knows that the trigger for Blank's dismissal was Paris Saint-Germain's [-]-[-] loss to Chelsea at home.

Dismissing get out of class after a fiasco is not new in the cruel European football.

However, after all, Blanc led Paris Saint-Germain to win the domestic quadruple crown, and this season is very hopeful to win the quadruple crown again, so it is a bit surprising that get out of class halfway.

The subsequent reports by the major media shocked everyone even more.

According to the headline on the front page of "The Sun", a Paris Saint-Germain player who did not want to be named said that Blanc was fired in the locker room in less than 10 minutes after the game.

In the process, the Paris high-level did not give any respect to this famous French hero.

At the end of the newspaper report, an interview with Pan Yi was also attached.

Pan Yi expressed his anger unreservedly, and gave a prediction that there will be no Champions League for Paris Saint-Germain in ten years.

In this regard, many famous marshals in Europe have stood up one after another, openly supporting Blanc, and also supporting Pan Yi's outspoken words.

Everyone is in the same industry, the so-called death of the rabbit and the sorrow of the fox, no one hopes that they will end up in such an unseemly end in the future.

Therefore, the senior management of Paris Saint-Germain, especially Chairman Nasser, suddenly became a public enemy.

Then, more news that was not conducive to Paris came.

Assistant coach Kamara also announced that he could not accept the position of acting head coach, so he chose to resign.

This already made Nasser very passive.

Because he dared to fire Blank on the spot, a very important reason was that he was convinced that Kamara could take over the team until the end of the season.

After all, now the Ligue [-] champion has basically been won, and the Champions League is on the verge of being eliminated. To be honest, there is no goal to challenge.

But now, even he has resigned.

This is not over yet.

As Kamara announced his departure, Paris Saint-Germain's coaching staff also left the team one by one, including some team doctors, physiotherapists, technical analysts, scouts...

This is quite troublesome.

For these resigned people, their own business capabilities are excellent, otherwise they would not be drawn to a club like Paris Saint-Germain;
Therefore, when they leave their jobs, they can usually find their next home quickly. The only difference is which team to go to and the question of more money and less money.

But for Paris Saint-Germain, how can it be possible to add so many people in a short period of time, and it must be staff who meet their requirements?

Moreover, since Nasser fired Blank in person, Paris Saint-Germain's reputation in professional football circles has become rotten.

Who would like to come to such a disrespectful club?

This is like a company where the boss gives a high salary, but drives the employees like cows and horses.

Employees may choose to endure for money, for future, or for other reasons.

But if one day, in front of the whole company, the boss pointed at this man's nose and told him to get out, would anyone still be able to bear it?

And who would like to work in such an enterprise?

Even the players may not want to come.

Just like Thiago Mota, who has played in Paris for more than four years, he is already a meritorious player who has stayed for a long time in such a club with little history.

But just because of one mistake, you will be booed by your own fans for a long time, which is too chilling.

And these fans will also set off fireworks and firecrackers in the early morning at the hotel where other teams are staying!
In other words, this club is a bunch of crouching dragons and phoenixes from the top to the fans, and it is really difficult to make people feel good.

Unless it is "they give too much", no one should take Paris Saint-Germain as a priority for their career.

And for Pan Yi, Paris Saint-Germain's breakup came really timely!
Doesn't he just need to replenish his staff?
He immediately called his chairman, Jason McGill, the chairman of York City, and asked him to contact the staff who left Paris to see if he could make some money.

Although suddenly jumping from a team like Paris to a League Two team, at most it will be a future League One team, many people may not be willing.

But how do you know if you don't try?
After all, there is Pan Yi's gold-lettered signboard here!

With his ability to call the wind and rain in world football, he may play in the Premier League again in two years, and he can have greater development and have more opportunities to compete for trophies.

And even if Paris Saint-Germain's employees really don't come, they can contact them first, as a talent reserve, which will be needed one day.

After all, the more staff like scouts, the better.
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After playing Paris Saint-Germain and making a big splash in this incident, Pan Yi led his team back to London to prepare for the FA Cup round of 16.

Chelsea is playing at home, and has an absolute advantage in historical record.

In the past 17 home games against Manchester City, Chelsea only lost one game, and the remaining 16 games scored 11 wins and 5 draws.

Moreover, Chelsea have lost only one of their nearly 29 home games in the FA Cup.

Manchester City's only advantage is that the two sides have clashed 5 times in the FA Cup history, Manchester City won 4 times, and Chelsea's only victory was in 1915.

But in this confrontation, the mentality of the two sides is different.

Chelsea has made great strides in the Champions League, Premier League, and League Cup. Their morale is booming, and they are also determined to win the FA Cup.

As for Manchester City, they are now only ranked fifth in the Premier League, and there is a lot of pressure to compete for the fourth place.

In the first round of the last sixteen of the Champions League, facing the big gift bag Gent, they played a 0:0 draw.

On these two most important fronts, Manchester City needs to make greater efforts to move forward.

On February 2, they will face Chelsea again in the League Cup final, which is their more realistic goal.

Therefore, in this game, Pellegrini, who has been determined to leave the team after the end of this season, made a decisive decision to abandon the FA Cup.

Just look at this starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: Caballero.

Defenders: Zabaleta, Adarabioyo, Demichelis, Kolarov;
Midfielders: M. Garcia, Fernando, A. Garcia, Celina;
Forwards: Iheanacho, Fupara.

Basically, it is based on the U21 youth army, and many names even make Pan Yi feel a little strange.

Although Chelsea's lineup is also a rotation lineup, it looks much more luxurious than Manchester City's.

Goalkeeper: Big Martin.

Defenders: Terry, Gary Cahill, Zouma.

Midfield: Cancelo, Lingard, Gnabry, Goretzka, Moses.

Forwards: Abraham, Mbappe.

However, after the opening game, these young people from Manchester City played well.

Only 3 minutes into the game, Ishinacho passed the ball, Fupala passed Cahill and Moses and shot from the right side of the penalty area, but was saved by Martin from the near corner.

Chelsea almost scored in the 13th minute. Gnabry cut the ball inside and Lingard sent a direct pass. After receiving the ball, Gnabry single-handedly pushed from 8 yards on the right rib of the penalty area, but the ball hit the left post and popped out.

Manchester City's youth army reclaimed half-court defense, Chelsea controlled the game and launched a siege, but it was difficult to create real scoring opportunities.

Until the 35th minute, Chelsea finally broke the deadlock.

Lingard made a direct pass, Gnabry made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and the unguarded Abraham scored with a header from the edge of the penalty area.

But Manchester City quickly equalized the score after 2 minutes. Fupala made a diagonal pass. Ishinacho made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Martin failed to intercept it. Fupala shot into the net from close range before Cancelo, 1:1 .

Then Chelsea launched another onslaught, Gnabry made a direct pass, Lingard made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Mbappe ejected from the small penalty area and was bravely saved by Caballero.

The score of 1:1 was maintained until the end of the first half.

After Pan Yi's lecture during the intermission, Chelsea cheered up and scored 2 goals in the second half!
In the 48th minute, Moses counterattacked with an oblique pass. Gnabry immediately passed the ball straight after receiving the ball. Moses succeeded in countering offside with a low shot from the far corner of the right rib of the penalty area 8 yards into the net, 2:1!

In the 53rd minute, Gnabry's cross was barely blocked by Fernando, and Cahill volleyed into the net from 14 yards with an assist, 3:1.

Chelsea then continued to control the game, first Cahill's corner kick missed in the melee, followed by Gnabry's pass and Lingard's shot from the edge of the penalty area also missed the target.

Chelsea sealed the victory in the 67th minute.

Demichelis received a yellow card for fouling Gnabry in front of the penalty area. Gnabry took a free kick from outside the edge of the penalty area and shot directly into the lower right corner, 4:1!

In the 75th minute, Demichelis was sentenced to death for fouling Mbappe in the penalty area, but Caballero saved the penalty kick from Mbappe himself.

In the 81st minute, Gnabry cut into the right side of the penalty area and passed back. Gretzka hit the left post with a shovel shot before the small penalty area and bounced back.

In the 89th minute, Gnabry made a pass from the left, and Mbappe made a light lob shot, and the ball was lobbed into the far corner, 5:1!

In the end, Chelsea beat Manchester City 5:1 at home and successfully entered the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

In another of the more high-profile Premier League clashes, Tottenham lost 0-1 at home to Crystal Palace.

In half-time stoppage time, Zaha made a diagonal pass, and Kelly shot into the near corner from a small angle from 8 yards on the right side of the penalty area to help the team win.

West Ham also beat Blackburn 5-1 away.

在另外的几场比赛中，曼联客场3：0战胜谢斯伯利，埃弗顿2：0战胜伯恩茅斯，沃特福德1：0胜利兹联队，雷丁3：1胜西布罗姆维奇。

These teams also entered the quarter-finals of the FA Cup this season.

And Arsenal was tied 0:0 by Hull City at home. They will have a make-up match to determine the final place for the final eight of the FA Cup.

The results of the draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup will come out soon. Chelsea will challenge Everton away on March 3.
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Although Chelsea only defeated a youth version of Manchester City, the media still praised Pan Yi's adjustment to the team.

After all, they are now fighting on the fourth front, but they can still maintain a good state of play through the deployment of personnel and the "combination of work and rest" in training.

Compared with Manchester City, which can be said to have voluntarily given up the FA Cup, they can only give up their pawns to protect the handsome, and strive to achieve results on the main front.

However, during recovery training the next morning, Pan Yi mentioned some future challenges to the players.

The next game is an away game against Southampton on February 2, and the League Cup final against Manchester City on February 27, and then two days later, another away game against Norwich City on March 2 .

A normal Premier League team's schedule will not be so dense, but it will be more difficult because Chelsea will play one more League Cup.

Why did Manchester City abandon the FA Cup?It is because if they still compete with Chelsea, with their personnel reserve and bench depth, their physical fitness level will be completely dissatisfied.

Therefore, Pan Yi must also remind the players not to let their guard down.

For Pan Yi and his Chelsea, the League Cup final is the most important thing, so he decided to be safe in the away game against Southampton, even if it is a draw.

This is mainly because Southampton this season is actually not easy to play.

They are even still in the ranks of the fourth, only 1 point away from Manchester United in front.

If you fight against them, the risk is too great, not to mention the players are easily injured, and the benefits are not worthwhile.

Instead of this, it is better to save some strength.

毕竟，英超26轮后22胜4平积70分的成绩，跟No.2积53分的莱斯特城还是拉开了有接近20分的距离，“挥霍”得起！——
On February 2, in the 27th round of the Premier League, Chelsea played away against Southampton.

Facing Southampton, led by Ronald Koeman and doing their best, Chelsea encountered a lot of difficulties.

The temperature in Southampton tonight will not be very low, but because of the high humidity and the rain, everyone feels a bit cold.

This made the Chelsea players feel a little uncomfortable. They even had a cold and fever in the B seat before the game. Pan Yi had to ask Lingard to replace him.

In the game, Southampton's home stadium, St. Mary's Stadium, was extremely wet and slippery, which brought great difficulties to Chelsea's passing and possession.

In the 7th minute, Southampton took advantage of Chelsea's unstable foothold and scored a beautiful long shot from forward Sean Long, opening the scoring for the home team.

Until the 30th minute of the first half, Lingard got a chance in the opponent's penalty area and shot to equalize the score.

The first half was a one-to-one handshake, but after the start of the second half, Southampton made continuous efforts, and Chelsea was once forced to the embarrassing situation of having to retreat to the 30-meter area.

On the whole, Chelsea was at a rare disadvantage in today's game, and was a little embarrassed by Southampton.

However, in such a relatively bad weather and venue environment, the two sides failed to score again in the second half of the game.

The final score was one to one, and the two sides shook hands to make peace.
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At the press conference after the game, Pan Yi admitted that his team encountered difficulties in the away game and did not play well.

"The humidity in Southampton was terrible, and it happened to be raining again, which had a great impact on our tactical deployment."

Pan Yi bluntly said that his players are seriously uncomfortable here.

But he still affirmed his team's performance in the away game, thinking that everyone still played with style and level...

After all, the goal before the game is to complete the task in a tie, but you can't tell the media.

And Southampton's head coach, who is also an old friend of Pan Yi, Ronald Koeman is happy from ear to ear.

"We played really well!"

The former Barcelona slugger said his side were better at home and came close to scoring against Chelsea on several occasions.

"I think, in the past two seasons, no team has been able to push Chelsea into such a mess, right?"

Ronald Koeman is proud of his team's performance.

In this regard, Pan Yi can only let his opponent get flustered.

They're all friends anyway, so it's okay to give them away.

And my team has a more important task - that is the final of the League Cup!
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After returning to London from Southampton, Chelsea did not have time to rest.

While other teams are preparing for the 28th round of the Premier League, Chelsea will play Manchester City in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London.

The game has received worldwide attention.

In the past 27th round of the Premier League, Manchester City was tied by Newcastle United in the away game.

In this way, they were separated a little by the top four teams, and it became more difficult to compete for the top four.

And Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini has decided to leave the team after this season. The league championship is no longer possible, and the FA Cup has also been eliminated. Can he win another championship for Manchester City before leaving?
The previous FA Cup confrontation between the two teams ended with Manchester City voluntarily giving up. Then both sides are determined to win this League Cup final. What kind of sparks will the two teams create?
After winning the European Super Cup, the Community Shield Cup and the Club World Cup, this will be Chelsea's fourth final of the season. Can they win the fourth championship and go one step further towards the goal of seven crowns? ?
Many doubts, which makes the duel between the two teams full of gimmicks.

Before Manchester City set off to the south, Pellegrini was interviewed by media reporters at the training base and publicly stated that he would never be afraid when facing Chelsea.

"We will stick to our tactical style of play to really beat Chelsea and win the Carling Cup."

"Southampton's draw with Chelsea shows that Chelsea are not invincible, they have weaknesses as well."

"What we have to do is to find their weaknesses in the game, and then use them to win."

"I'm leaving at the end of the season? It won't have any impact on this game."

"We are all professional coaches and professional players, knowing how to play our own level in the game, rather than thinking about things a few months later."

"Of course, I am still very glad that I was able to reach an amicable agreement with the top management of Manchester City and parted ways happily and peacefully."

"It's not like some teams that don't even give you any reaction time and just fire you. It's really shameful..."

Paris Saint-Germain said: You play the League Cup final well, cue me?
And Pan Yi reiterated his determination to win the seven crowns.

"As I said, Chelsea have only one goal this season, and that is to win seven titles!"

"Any opponent standing in front of us will only get one result, and that is to lose!"

"In our current strategic goals, the League Cup, FA Cup and even the Premier League have higher priority than the Premier League."

"This is because we have scored enough points in the Premier League and established a great advantage, even if we lose points occasionally, it is not a big problem;"

"But the cup does not allow us to make any mistakes, so we will play [-]% to defeat our opponents!"

To be honest, Pan Yi's words clearly smacked of Versailles.

Everyone is shopping for the Premier League, fighting for various seats, but Chelsea's focus is no longer here?
Of course, Pan Yi also spoke highly of Pellegrini's coaching in Manchester City, thinking that even if he leaves Manchester City, he can still achieve success.

But this League Cup champion cannot be given to Mr. Pei as a leaving gift!

And when the reporter asked about the players in Manchester City who were most likely to threaten Chelsea, Pan Yi did not specifically name the players.

"Manchester City are a strong team, they have a lot of world-class players."

"It can be said that the ability of each of their players to change the game, whether it is De Bruyne, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Aguero."

"Therefore, we have to be cautious in the game and deal with each of their positions and each player seriously."

"What kind of tactics will we use in the game? I guess Mr. Pellegrini should use their best offensive tactics in the final, then we will not show weakness."

"I hope that at Wembley Stadium tomorrow, fans and friends can see a wonderful game!"

(End of this chapter)