After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

A week before the start of the FA Cup fourth round, York City first encountered a difficult opponent in League One.

That was the home game against Sheffield United.

Sheffield United is currently chasing after York City. This direct dialogue between the top two is undoubtedly a strong dialogue that has attracted much attention.

Sure enough, 10 minutes after the start of the game, Sheffield United relied on a header from central defender Randall to knock on York City's goal.

And Scaloni had already anticipated the difficulty of this game, so the York City players seemed relaxed on the court, and they were not impatient to fall behind at all.

In the 30th minute, Alfonso Davies seized the opportunity to pass from the left. Baker, who knew it well, would naturally not miss such a good opportunity, and a header equalized the score.

After Baker scored his 22nd goal of the season, York City's offensive firepower was completely activated.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Kulusevsky dribbled the ball inside and scored a long shot from the front of the penalty area, leading the score 2:1!
After overtaking, taking into account the subsequent FA Cup game, York City obviously slowed down their offensive, and Sheffield United took the opportunity to pounce on York City, which also made York City passive on the field.

Fortunately, the goalkeeper Isaacson stood up again at this time. He played well and resolved at least four shots from the opponent at close range, and finally kept the score of 2:1 until the end.

In this battle of Tianwangshan in League One, York City had the last laugh!
In this way, York City, which has won consecutive victories, has further expanded its advantage in the standings, and now ranks first with 62 points.

The defeated Sheffield United lost their second place, and even fell to fourth place all of a sudden!
Now in second place is Scunthorpe with 55 points, while Bolton and Sheffield United have 53 points, but are third due to their advantage in goal difference.

The point gap between York City and No.3 has widened to 9 points, which also allows them to devote more energy to the FA Cup match with Tottenham.
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"Boss, you are coming to the cafeteria to eat too."

In the team cafeteria in York City, the sharp-eyed Fu An Jianyang saw Pan Yi sitting in the corner eating, and walked over with a plate.

The dialogue between him and Pan Yi is in English, and now he can use English relatively proficiently, but it is inevitable that he will still have the unique accent of the Japanese.

And soon, players like Lin Liangming, Rice, Kulusevski, De Ligt and other players also came over and sat down beside Pan Yi.

These young people of similar age usually get together more often, and their relationship with each other is also very good.

Obviously, the relationship between them and Pan Yi is not as good as that of ordinary bosses and employees. Otherwise, they would have pretended not to see them and went to eat by themselves.

"Hi everyone." Pan Yi also greeted the players.

If he was still at the club at mealtime, he ate in the cafeteria.

On the one hand, he doesn't really care about the place to eat, on the other hand, the food in the cafeteria in York City is still very good.

This is because Pan Yi also attaches great importance to the team's cafeteria, and the budget for them is very high.

After all, if a player gets injured, most of the time it's because their lifestyle wasn't right.

Eating and drinking is such a big part of a player's life, so York City will invest in that and want to make sure that every injury a player suffers is not a muscular one.

While things can happen beyond your control, given the amount of money a player earns each week, if he misses four weeks or more, the club has far more to lose than food.

Besides, letting the players eat well can also make them feel happier and devote themselves more fully to training, right?
So in a successful club every detail matters and everything has to be taken seriously.

"Boss, do you think we will win Tottenham?" Rice asked suddenly.

All the players around immediately stopped cooking and looked at Pan Yi.

Pan Yi showed a relaxed smile: "What do you think? I won't play, and you will be the player who plays on the field. Do you think you can win?"

"Of course!" Rice clenched his fists without thinking, "Tottenham is not terrible. Since we can beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, it will be even better if we play Tottenham at home this time." May defeat them!"

It has to be said that this little guy who became the captain of West Ham United in Pan Yi's previous life, now he seems to have such a convincing leadership temperament whether he speaks or does things.

And hearing what Rice said, the young players at the dinner table also followed suit, shouting slogans such as winning and beating Tottenham.

Pan Yi laughed out loud.

This is a young player who is not afraid of strong enemies at all.

To be honest, Tottenham are still very strong this season.

At present, after 22 rounds of the Premier League, they are also ranked third in the standings with 46 points, second only to Chelsea with 55 points and Arsenal with 47 points.

In fact, Tottenham was originally ranked second, but they just had a strong dialogue with Manchester City in the away game a few days ago. As a result, the two sides shook hands 2:2 and made a draw, which allowed Arsenal to overtake.

More importantly, Tottenham coach Pochettino previously stated in an interview that he would not give up the FA Cup competition:
"I have the confidence to add a trophy to Tottenham's room of honor!"

This also means that unlike Arsenal, which uses a rotation lineup, this time Tottenham is likely to send a solid full force.

In other words, in terms of the strength of the actual players on the field, Tottenham may be stronger than their North London rivals.

Of course, Pan Yi didn't want to say such cautious words now.

If even these young players are so confident, then, as the owner of the club, why would he pour cold water on them now?
Anyway, there is no hard goal for the FA Cup, young players don't have to think so much at all, just take advantage of their enthusiasm, and it's over!

So Pan Yi put down the basin in his hand and said to everyone:
"Yes, Rice is right. We will beat Tottenham!"

"As you all know, we are planning to build a brand new stadium, and we will soon have a team to match this brand new stadium."

"We will make it clear to everyone that there is a strong team in League One that is growing rapidly. In the near future, we will appear in the Premier League and we will also compete in Europe!"

"And the history of York City will be created by you young people! All of this will start from this season, from the victory over Arsenal and Tottenham!"
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"We are York City, we can beat anyone!"

At a short ceremony before the start of the FA Cup, boss Pan Yi gave a small speech, and these were the last words of the speech.

Because today is the first day when the new seats are officially opened after the successful expansion of the West Siberia Stadium, so such a ceremony was held to celebrate.

And as Pan Yi threw down the last loud words, passionate music, exciting drums, and fans' shouts and cheers sounded from the stadium stands, bringing the atmosphere to the highest point.

The momentum caused by 2 people is of course much bigger than before!

And these sounds passed through the walls of the locker room to the ears of the players of the home team, and made all the York City players' eyes flash with something called frenzy, which quickly burned every player's heart.

Affected by this atmosphere, all the players in the York City locker room also seemed very excited and excited, without the slightest fear of facing the Premier League giants.

Because Pan Yi said on stage just now that York City was born to create miracles one after another!

And everyone in the club, including the coach, the players, the team doctor, all the staff, even the old security guard who guards the gate, and of course the fans, they will all be part of the miracle!

As the head coach, Scaloni looked at the fighting spirit exuded by his players, and he could only sigh secretly. Having such a boss saved him a lot of trouble, at least he didn't have to talk about boosting the morale of the players... …

Of course, Scaloni was slightly surprised that when Pan Yi gave a speech at the stadium expansion success ceremony, he publicly said that he could beat any opponent.

Because today is the FA Cup, so to say it is tantamount to directly betting on Tottenham.

and so……

"Everyone, the boss said just now that we can beat any team, which of course includes Tottenham. Do you think the boss is wrong?" Scaloni suddenly asked all the players.

The players were stunned for a moment, but soon shouted in unison: "There is nothing wrong! The boss is right, we can beat Tottenham!"

Scaloni smiled: "Well, if you don't want your boss to be slapped in the face in front of so many people, you have to try to prove it with facts. After all, on the football field, it's useless to just rely on words , we have to show our strength to others!"

After speaking, Scaloni gave De Zerby a wink, and the latter immediately put out Tottenham's starting lineup on the tactical board.

Now that everyone's morale is booming, it's time to strike while the iron is hot and implement the tactics.

As for this initial tactic, including possible changes during the game, the coaching staff has actually met Pan Yi before.

Facing such a powerful enemy, Scaloni took the initiative to find Pan Yi for advice, and of course Pan Yi also analyzed the enemy and us in detail, and then formulated today's combat plan together.

"In this game Tottenham sent almost all the main players on the field. In this 4-2-3-1 of Pochettino, the goalkeeper is Hugo Lloris, and the defense from left to right is Danny Rose, Alderwell. Germany, Vertonghen, Kyle Walker, Eriksson and Moussa Dembele are the midfielders, Sun Xingmin and Lamela are the left and right wingers, the shadow forward is Ali, and the front center is Vivian. Center Jensen."

"From the perspective of the starting lineup, this is basically the same as they played Manchester City last week, which shows that Tottenham attaches great importance to this game. Obviously Pochettino wants to gain something in the FA Cup."

"After bringing in Dutch centre-forward Vicente Jensen from Alkmaar this season, Pochettino has put Son Heung-Min more on the winger position he is better at, so we have to pay special attention to Tottenham's flanks. .Especially Sun Xingmin, he is very fast, he cuts inside very sharply, and his shots are very accurate, we must pay attention to this.”

"As for Vicente Jensen, although he is not fast, he is an all-round shooter with good skills and the ability to play the ball. It is estimated that he will be the bridgehead of Tottenham's offense in this game. Of course his shooting ability Not bad, he scored 34 goals in 27 appearances in the Eredivisie last season."

"Son Heung-min, Lamela, Dele Alli, even Moussa Dembele, Eriksen and Danny Rose, they will be the second and third wave of attackers behind Vicente Jensen, we Beware of such attacks, too."

In order to cope with this game, York City sent scouts early to follow and observe Tottenham's game, trying to figure out Tottenham's offensive routines as much as possible.

At the same time, in the previous two days, Scaloni continued to show some edited videos to the players, so that the players became more familiar with the way Tottenham players played.

This method, of course, is also what Pan Yi often does.

Under Pan Yi's words and deeds, Scaloni naturally learned these skills.

After introducing the opponent's starting lineup, Scaloni and De Zerby arranged corresponding tasks for the players in each position of their side.

"Guys, it's going to be a very, very tough game. Tottenham are a strong team in the Premier League. Their attacking power is terrifying. In fact, they are only two goals behind Chelsea at the top of the Premier League."

"So even if we are at home, it is impossible for us to be arrogant enough to play against them. In this game, we have to defend and defend desperately. We have been conducting defensive drills for the past few days. See the results!"

"De Ligt, in this game, our defensive line will be withdrawn. Your area will be limited to your own half. Wherever there is a loophole, you will go there. Including Rice, you are also the first to think about defense, and then attack. Do you understand?"

Players like De Ligt, although they are defenders, like to attack; Rice himself is a midfielder with both offense and defense.

So Scaloni specially emphasized it, telling them not to rush forward.

After hearing this, the players responded one after another.

"Because of their midfield combination, Tottenham's defensive tasks may fall more on him." Scaloni slapped Moussa Dembele's name on the tactical board heavily with his right hand, "but Don’t look at him as a tall man with a strong body, but in fact he also likes to attack more, his defensive position is average, and his aggressiveness is also average. Therefore, he may be a breakthrough for us to disrupt their midfield. Give him some color have a look!"

In this Tottenham team, there is actually a full-time defensive midfielder, and that is Wanyama from Kenya.

But facing York City from League One today, Pochettino obviously still hopes to use a strong offense to tear the opponent's defense, so he sent a combination like Eriksson + Moussa Dembele.

Compared with Moussa Dembele, Eriksson's role in the defensive midfielder position is more like that of Pirlo back then, and he is more likely to organize passes in the rear position, so if you want to defend, The main thing is Moussa Dembele.

The problem is that Moussa Dembele doesn't usually play as a midfielder, and is even pushed to the front to play as a midfielder in many cases, so this is the weakness that Scaloni has now found for Tottenham, and he asks the players to support him. Pay more attention to this point.

As everyone nodded, all the pre-match arrangements for York City were in place! ——
In the stands of the West Siberian Stadium.

Walking through the noisy fans, Pan Yi kept saying hello to the fans along the way.

"He is really popular with the fans!" Today's commentator Lineker praised with a smile.

As a "Pan Yi fan", although he will not comment on League One games, when York City has a game in the FA Cup, he will always apply for him to comment on the spot.

"As York City's results are getting better and better, and after beating Arsenal in the FA Cup, more and more Yorkshire fans are starting to support York City more."

"It doesn't just refer to South Yorkshire, where York City is located, but also includes West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and Transburgh County and Cleveland County. This was unimaginable before."

"And after Pan Yi announced that they would build a new stadium with more than 4 people, I heard that the number of members of their club is also rapidly expanding. This shows that Pan Yi is definitely right to plan for a rainy day. Let's take a look at today's stadium, 2 Ten thousand people are packed to the brim, and the popularity is overwhelming.”

"Because of Pan Yi's existence, their popularity on the Internet is not even inferior to that of some Premier League teams. Well, if it is in Dragon Kingdom, York City's popularity is definitely the first! After all, Pan Yi is in China The website has too many fans..."

"Today in the FA Cup against Tottenham, Pan Yi's pre-match speech was equivalent to facing Tottenham face-to-face, which is a bit surprising. After all, what his current team says Team A, not the Chelsea he coached a year ago!"

"Even if I am a fan of Pan Yi, I don't understand why he is so confident. Is it because he defeated Arsenal in the last round? But it was just an upset after all. Arsenal did not send all the main players, and Xhaka He also received a red card, which caused York City's Jedi counterattack."

"And today's Tottenham obviously value this game more, and the main force is out. With the attack line composed of Sun Xingmin, Ali, and Lamela, can York City really stop it?"

"And if you want to advance, it's useless to just defend, you have to be able to score goals. And Tottenham's defense line consisting of the Belgian national team's main central defender combination + the England national team's full-back combination is really so easy. breakdown?"

"Of course, obviously York City fans believe their team can perform miracles..."

At this time, the live TV screen turned to the stands, and all the York City fans in red jerseys had already pulled up the banner with the York City team logo and sang the team's team song in unison. Painted all over.

The [-] fans created an extremely enthusiastic atmosphere, making this game look like it really won't lose to any Premier League game.

"Today is the first official game after the successful expansion of the West Siberia Stadium, and I heard that two weeks before the game, the home game tickets were sold out."

"Obviously, this is a very memorable game. Although it seems a bit too 'cruel' for a League One team to draw Arsenal first and then draw Tottenham, York City fans seem to Enjoyed it all.”

"Having said that, although I have certain doubts, if York City can really beat Tottenham today, then the FA will not arrange a Chelsea for them to play? Haha, just kidding."

"The live broadcast screen has been transferred to the rostrum. Let's take a look. Hey, look, isn't that the owner of Tottenham, Levi? He also came to the away game with the team today and sat with Pan Yi."

"I think back then Levi wanted to invite Pan Yi to Tottenham to coach, but Pan Yi refused. Now, both of them are sitting and chatting as bosses, and there is really a sense of vicissitudes... Even at this time, Pan Yi's status is even higher than that of Levi, after all, Pan Yi is wholly owned by York City, and Levi is just the small boss of Tottenham..."

"Then today, let's see which boss will have the last laugh!"
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As players from both sides of the game entered the field one after another, Lineker first reported the starting lineups of both sides in this game.

From York City:
Forwards: Baker, Amon.

Midfielders: Lin Liangming, Alonso, Rice, Kulusevski.

Defenders: Alphonso Davies, Westermann, De Ligt, Fuan Jianyang.

Goalkeeper: Isaacson.

For Tottenham, it is the lineup that Scaloni mentioned in the locker room.

This is similar to the speculation of the outside media, and it can be said that they are all the main players.

It’s just that Tottenham will be richer in the selection of the lineup, and today they put some good players on the bench, such as Ben Davis, Dale, Trippier, Wanyama, Moussa Sissoko ,etc.

But there is no change in York City. Captain Karlstrom is still recovering from his injuries. The midfielder still uses the combination of Alonso + Rice. The bench can only sit Gary Fletcher, Joe A veteran like Partington.

But this is also the norm in York City, anyway, as long as it can cope with the current two-line battle!
As the players on both sides stood still on the field, the referee blew his whistle and the game began!