After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

After playing the fifth round of League One, it entered the first international match day of the new season.

It's just that the Premier League and Championship teams will take a two-week break at this time, but it has no impact on the League One teams.

After all, teams in low-level leagues generally rarely have international players from various countries.

Of course, York City still has it.

Westerman in York City is a former German international. Karlstrom and Isaacson have also officially withdrawn from the national team after the European Cup. Now the team is truly international, only Kulusevski is alone. .

He was also called up by the new Swedish national team coach Jan Andersen to play in the European Group A of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The 53-year-old coach led Norrkoping to win the Swedish Super League last season, so he was also favored by the Swedish Football Association and took over the coach after Pan Yi left.

Of course, it is still very challenging for Jane Anderson to take over the new European Cup champion. After all, Pan Yi has indeed brought Sweden to a historical high point.

For Jane Anderson, the safest solution now is to maintain the main framework of winning the European Cup and add some newcomers.

Young people like Kulusevsky and Isaac who were promoted by Pan Yi and performed well in the European Cup are naturally also the objects he relies on, and they will definitely enter the national team.

They will face the formidable Dutch team in the first round!And there is a powerful French team in the same group, so Sweden still needs to go all out in every game if they want to break through the group.

For York City, the impact of Kulusevsky's absence is not very great.

On the one hand, Gary Fletcher, Joe Partington, etc., who were the main players in League Two last season, can also take the top position. On the other hand, the first thing York City will play on the international break is not the league, but the English League Championship.

This game is actually a cup game, but it is not as familiar as the FA Cup and the League Cup because there are no top league teams participating in this game.

The English League Championship is referred to as the British Championship. There are 64 participating teams, including all 48 teams from League One and League Two, as well as 16 youth teams with the best performances in the Premier League or the Championship clubs (new rules added this season).

赛事分南北2个赛区比赛，每区32支球队参赛。两大赛区的球队分为8个小组，每组4支球队，小组前2名进入16强。

The group stage adopts a single round-robin system, and a tie will directly enter the penalty shootout, with 2 points for a penalty kick win and 1 point for a penalty kick loss.

After entering the top 16, each team will conduct a single knockout match, and the winner will advance to the next round until the division champions of the South and North are determined.

The champions of the North and South divisions will decide the final championship in a single game at the neutral venue (Wembley Stadium).

In fact, in England, such low-level events are not limited to the UK Championship.

Under the FA Cup, League Cup, and British Championships, there is also the FA Challenge Cup (or FA Championship), which is participated by teams from the 5th to the 8th tier in England.

And under the FA Challenge Cup, there is still a competition called the FA Bottle, and the clubs that can participate in the competition are the 9th to 10th levels.

Of course, calling the FA bottle does not mean that the final champion will get a bottle, in fact, it is also a trophy...

Even for such a low-level match, their finals are all played at Wembley Stadium!
Think about it, as a non-professional league player, you also have the opportunity to play in the world's most advanced stadium, how inspiring it is.

And it's not over yet.

In addition to the above-mentioned cups at each level, lower-level regional league organizations have their own cup configurations.

The players participating in the remaining level cups are either children who have just participated in football training, or middle-aged uncles who love to play football.

For example, the FA Confederation Cup, which started in 2003, is participated by teams below the 11th level.

Of course, they also have a lot of money, because the team that wins the FA Confederations Cup can represent England in the UEFA Regional Cup, which is also considered a European competition.

The teams that can participate in the Federation Cup are selected from the cup competitions in various regions of England.

And these regional cups are too numerous to enumerate. All the participating teams are non-league teams, and most of them come to participate out of hobbies.

For example, members of the Sunday League have their FA Sunday Cup, and the Amateur Football League has their Amateur Football Senior Cup...

In short, in the huge system of English football, players of all levels can have corresponding participation opportunities and financial support. This is also the secret of the long-term prosperity of English professional football, and it is also the reason why football can have such a strong mass base in England. one of the important reasons.

As for the British Championship that York will participate in, due to the flow mechanism of League One and League Two, it is difficult for the British Championship to have a long-term hegemony. It is to strive to go further in the FA Cup and the league.

York City's attitude towards the UK Championship is much the same.

They basically use a rotation lineup to deal with this game, just as it is to keep the game state for the substitute players.

However, their opponents in the first round, the Swansea U23 team, were still vulnerable. In the end, York City still won a 3-0 victory.

And a few days later, York City ushered in another cup match, this time it was the relatively important first round of the League Cup.

This time the opponent is Peterborough United, also from the League One.

For York City, the most important goal this season is to break into the English Championship, so all cup games are dispensable.

Of course, it doesn't mean giving up. The game still has to be played seriously, but the emphasis will indeed be slightly lower, and the players will not be the main players.

Obviously, York City's opponents, Peterborough United, will play harder.

The two sides played a goal battle. In the end, Peterborough United defeated York City 3:2 at home and eliminated them!

This is also York City's first loss since the start of the season.
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For Pan Yi, he really has no interest in the cup matches that York City participated in, as long as he knows the score and progress.

He has let chairman Jason McGill and head coach Scaloni handle the team's affairs.

On this international match day, he took Valentina back to Sweden and watched the first round match between Sweden and the Netherlands in the first round of Group A of the World Cup qualifier in Stockholm.

The arrival of Pan Yi certainly aroused the cheers of all Swedish fans, but the Swedish team still failed to win the opponent at home.

In the 34th minute, Lustig's breakthrough caused a foul by Van Dijk of the Dutch team, and Pan Yi's lover received a yellow card for this.

The Swedish team took advantage of this free kick opportunity, and Guidetti headed the goal, 1:0.

But in the second half of the game, Sneijder also took advantage of a free kick and scored directly to equalize the score.

The score of 1:1 was also maintained until the end.

It wasn't a good start for Sweden, but it wasn't particularly bad either.

The same is true for the Netherlands.

Whether it is Sweden or the Netherlands, whether they qualify or not depends on the result of the match with the French team...

On this international match day, the World Cup qualifiers in Asia attracted Pan Yi's attention even more.

First, in the first game of the top 12 in Asia, the Longguo team challenged the South Korean team away.

This is a very critical battle, and it is also a head-to-head confrontation between Pan Yi's two disciples, Wu Lei and Sun Xingmin.

However, in this game, the performance of these two players can only be regarded as average.

In the first half, Zheng Zhi accidentally scored an own goal, and the Long Guo team fell behind 0-1.

Changing sides to fight again, the South Korean team was led by Li Qinglong and Gu Zizhe in two consecutive cities within 4 minutes, and the Longguo team fell behind 0-3.

But the tenacious Longguo team scored two consecutive goals due to Hai and Hao Junmin within 3 minutes, but in the remaining time, the Longguo team failed to score another goal, and finally lost.

Five days later, the Longguo team scored their first point in the round of 0 with a 0-12 draw with Iran, the highest-ranked team in Asia, at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

Compared with the first away game against South Korea, the head coach Gao Hongbo has made major adjustments to the starting lineup, especially in the midfield. Zheng Zhi, Wu Xi, and Sun Ke all sat on the bench, and replaced them in Seoul The amazing Hao Junmin and the young striker Zhang Yuning.

And this kind of change also had a good effect. In the end, the powerful Iranians did not find an effective way to break the door, and the two sides ended up with a goalless draw.

After two rounds of the top 12 match, the Long Guo team has 1 draw, 1 loss and 1 point. Although the points are not high, but because the first two opponents are theoretically the strongest, the fate of the Long Guo team is still in their own hands.

On the next international day, which is October 10 during the National Day holiday, the national football team will face the third opponent, the Syrian team, in Xi'an.

"The next game is the real key."

In an exclusive interview with "Football on the Ground" Ma Fanbing, Pan Yi also offered advice for the national football team.

"We can see the progress of the national football team in the frontcourt against South Korea and Iran."

"Especially Wu Lei, after several years in Europe, he has become more confident on the court."

"It's just that sometimes teammates still can't see his running position in time on the field and deliver the ball to his feet."

"This also shows the importance of going out, so as to be in line with international standards in terms of football awareness."

"In this game against South Korea, on the one hand, I saw that the players of the whole team were still too nervous and did not let go, and the team still had a lot of homework to do in terms of defense;"

"But on the other hand, I also saw that our players have their own ideas on the offensive end, and I also saw that the team does not lack opportunities, and can even beat South Korea in 10 minutes. This is gratifying."

"As long as the high-level coach can stick to his own ideas, without having to change tactics on a large scale, and let the players let go, there is still hope for Syria and Uzbekistan to win."

"By the way, including the position of the goalkeeper, I also suggest not to make too many changes, so as to avoid the increase in mistakes caused by the decline in the familiarity of the entire back line..."

The reason why Pan Yi made an exception this time to comment on the national football game is actually mainly because in his previous life, the national football team did have regrets during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The opening game away game was 2:3 to South Korea, and when they were behind by three goals, they rushed to catch up and almost overtook, which reflected the team's good spirit;
In the second game, Iran was 0:0 at home, which means that they faced two major sufferers when they came up, and they did not appear vulnerable;
After the two games, the domestic media and fans also praised the performance of the national football team. They believed that the team was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, absolute chances, possession rate, etc., and was not discouraged when it fell behind. The active counterattack embodies the tenacity that is rarely seen in Longguo football.

But because of this, the confidence of the national football team is overwhelming, and it is a bit out of place.

Head coach Gao Hongbo made a major lineup adjustment in the next game against Syria, which is the last in the group.

The back line changed from the five-back system in the first two rounds to four-back. The attack line was composed of Gao Lin and Zhang Yuning. Zhang Xizhe entered the starting list, and the goalkeeper was also replaced by Gu Chao.

As a result, the lineup that showed the attitude of grabbing points in this way was misfired, and the goalkeeper Gu Chao also made a fatal mistake in the attack, which led to the loss of the Long Guo team to Syria after conceding the goal, and the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

After all the games in Group A of the top 12, Longguo finally ranked fifth with 12 points, but the South Korean team ranked second in the front actually only had 5 points, followed by Syria with 15 points and fourth. Uzbekistan 13 points...

In other words, if the Longguo team can get three more points, they can at least get the third place in the group to play in the play-offs, and they may even directly overtake the South Korean team to get the second place in the group and directly enter the World Cup!
If all the games are replayed, it may really be the most regrettable loss to Syria at home.

The 3 points that I thought could be secured turned into 3 points for the opponent. The gap here is too big.

More importantly, due to the excellent performance in the first two games, this somewhat unexpected loss caused a huge psychological gap, which also affected the ups and downs of the national football team, and as a result, the subsequent games became worse and worse.

In other words, if the home game against Syria can be played well, the national football team is really very promising!

Therefore, Pan Yi secretly passed a small note to Gao Hongbo:
Don't change the lineup, don't change the goalkeeper, and don't think that Syria is safe, just follow the two games of South Korea and Iran!

I can only help you so far!
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York City played two more league games after the international break.

In the sixth round of the league, York City beat Walsall [-]-[-] away.

The team's high center Baker scored another goal, and Kulusevski, who returned to the team, also scored a goal in unabated condition.

In addition, the team's young left-back Alphonso Davies also scored his first goal on behalf of York City.

After the game, the York City Youth Army was once again well received by the media.

However, just a week later, York City was tied [-]-[-] at home by Chesterfield in the seventh round of the league.

In this game, the starting young shooter Amon repeatedly wasted chances to score goals. In the end, York City evened the score with a long shot from Karlstrom.

After the game, Amon's poor performance became the focus of media attention.

The Yorkshire Post compared Amon and Baker and criticized the Cameroon boy.

The "Yorkshire Post" first acknowledged Pan Yi's excellent vision on Baker. This 22-year-old unknown center was brought to the team by Pan Yi last season, and he immediately returned with goals Without trust in him, he played a key role in York City's promotion.

And this season, although the field has changed from League Two to League One and the opponents have become stronger, the tall Mark Baker has no discomfort and can still kill in the game.

But soon the "Yorkshire Post" changed the subject and mentioned Amon's recent performance, "Obviously, Pan Yi was wrong this time. A good-for-nothing Cameroon boy.”

"In the first two rounds, maybe because the opponent was not familiar with this guy who just came to England, he sneaked into the goal. But after the teams started to study York City seriously, Amon couldn't play. Switched to England."

"His speed is indeed very fast and his body is also very strong, but in terms of technical indicators such as dribbling skills, passing level, and shooting accuracy, he is very anxious. It even makes people feel that he has just transferred from the rugby project. Yes, it doesn't look like you can play football?"

"It can also be said that Amon may not have the level of League One! After being thoroughly studied, he has failed to score in five consecutive rounds."

"Although I don't want to admit it, it's clear that Pan Yi messed up with Amon. This is a failed investment."

Regarding such remarks, Pan Yi was actually a little worried.

Of course, it was not to question him. Pan Yi was mainly afraid that these criticisms would have a bad emotional impact on the young Aman.

A young man left his hometown and came to England to play football. After a few games, he was labeled as a "parallel importer".

After all, Thomas Amon was not a star who could become popular in Pan Yi's previous life, he was the kind of player who was sure to have a big heart.

A positive example here is Modric. When he first arrived at Real Madrid, he was also criticized as a parallel importer, and he wished he could return it immediately.

But then what kind of performance he performed in Real Madrid, everyone knows.

There are more negative examples, such as the Barcelona prodigy Bojan, who was burdened with high expectations, but he would be severely criticized if he performed poorly. Feel terrified.

Of course, Pan Yi didn't want Amang to become like this, so he went to the club to observe recently to see if there were any changes.

However, he found that Amon's performance in training was quite normal.

No, to be exact, I worked harder.

This is a good sign, which shows that this kid may be a hard-working, self-motivated person, and he is not so easily defeated.

The media's evaluation, on the contrary, stimulated his fighting spirit! ——
On September 9, York City is making final preparations. They will play an away game against Sheffield United in the 16th round of the league.

That afternoon, in the club, Pan Yi chatted with Scaloni first, and then they went to the gym to meet Amang. The Cameroonian boy was sweating profusely after just finishing strength training.

"How do you feel?" Pan Yi asked.

"It's great, boss, I'm ready for the game." Amon said immediately.

"Very good." Pan Yi nodded, "You know what the media said, right?"

"Yes, coach." Amon immediately became depressed.

"what are you thinking?"

"I will use goals to tell them that Amon has the ability to help the team." Amon immediately stated.

"It's your attitude." Pan Yi praised, "Thomas, you will have a very good career. You have this talent, and most importantly, you work hard. Do you believe what I say? ?”

"I believe." Amon nodded, "You are the best coach and the best boss in the world!"

"So, you don't have to worry about what the media says. If I hadn't had faith in you, I wouldn't have brought you here from Norway. So, all you have to do now is prepare everything, tomorrow we need Your goals. And as long as you play well..."

"The media will immediately start to praise me! That's how they are." Amon answered first.

"Yes, by the way, I will praise me again, saying that my vision is still so sharp, and Amang is indeed an excellent shooter..."

As Pan Yi said, both of them laughed.

"Go ahead and prepare for the game. Remember to think about how to celebrate after scoring a goal tomorrow!" Pan Yi patted Amang on the shoulder, and Amang showed a foolish smile, then said goodbye and left.

"Are you so sure that the Cameroon kid will score tomorrow?" Scaloni asked from the sidelines.

"Of course I'm not sure." Pan Yi chuckled, "But as long as he believes it's fine."

Scaloni shrugged his shoulders. This was indeed Pan Yi's psychological motivation method.

What players need most now is confidence, not just confidence in themselves, but also recognition and support from the whole team.

This is especially important for a striker.

"However, I really think Thomas' footwork is rough..." Scaloni said.

"He is a kid who grew up playing wild football in Africa, and his basic skills are definitely not solid." Pan Yi looked at Amon's back and said, "But he is in very good physical condition and has good mental attributes, which is enough. In terms of technology On the other hand, we can give him some extra reinforcement in normal training."

Scaloni nodded.

In League One, sometimes technology is really not the most important thing.

Good physical fitness and excellent teamwork ability are the foundation for many players to gain a foothold in League One.

There are still many teams playing the simple long pass in the League One, relying on a bunch of tall players to rush.

And York City is already very technical. This style of play has formed a certain degree of dimensionality reduction in League One, but at the same time it has exposed Amon's technical flaws.

But as Pan Yi said, this is not a big problem.

Amon is only 18 years old and still has great potential to improve his skills.

As for Thomas Armand, Pan Yi actually has the same mentality as when he introduced Mark Baker.

Can these players, who were not famous stars in their previous lives, undergo rapid changes under the guidance of the best coaches in this life?
At least for now, Baker has indeed made a lot of progress. Not only can he make a big kill in League Two, but he can also do a job with ease in League One.

Now it is up to Amon to see if he can withstand the pressure and become a qualified League One player... (End of this chapter)