In the southwest of Manchester city, 6 miles west from Old Trafford Stadium, you will see a place surrounded by green trees, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and very quiet.
You can't see anything unique about the buildings, nor are there any symbols on them to describe them.
However, if you are a true Manchester United fan, when you drive on this quiet road and see the "Carrington" road sign along the road, you will definitely know that the famous Carrington is ahead of you. Lingtong Training Base - the training ground of Red Devils Manchester United, known as the "heart of Manchester United".
For many Manchester United fans, this is a holy place in their hearts. It is a good place for them to come to chase stars, take photos with their favorite players, and ask for autographs.
For Manchester United head coach Moyes, this is where he works and where he studies how to deal with one opponent after another.
His most important opponent now is Hamburg.
Manchester United is currently far behind its competitors in the Premier League, and Manchester United fans also have great opinions on Moyes.
Especially after being beaten twice by rivals Manchester City in the same city, with big scores of 1:4 and 0:3 in both rounds, the voices calling for Moyes to be sacked became louder and louder.
Moyes feels that he can only stay at Old Trafford if he makes a difference in the Champions League.
So he had to get past Hamburg.
Coincidentally, Hamburg only advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Manchester City twice. If Manchester United can eliminate Hamburg, it can also win back the hearts of Manchester United fans to a greater extent.
After all, this way Manchester United fans can hold their chests higher in front of the fans of their rivals in the same city, instead of running away in despair like now.
Therefore, Moyes has watched the videos of the two games between Hamburg and Manchester City many times. Not only is he very clear about the tactics Pan Yi used at that time, but he also remembers every adjustment he made during the game.
As he told reporters, he does feel that Pan Yi is a master tactician and feels that Hamburg is very powerful, but he also seems to have found a tactic that can crack Hamburg's offense.
That is to say, we must not repeat the mistakes of Manchester City!
To fight against today's hamburgers is to court death!
So Moyes is going to use a more secure way to deal with Hamburg...that is, focusing on defense.
This is also the way Moyes is best at playing.
And this is actually what Manchester United fans criticize Moyes the most.
He didn't play out the rich temperament of Manchester United!
Moyes actually does his homework on the targeted tactics of the game, but due to his many years of experience in leading weak teams, his proficiency in counterattacks is much higher than in active offense.
This is why many people think that his ability is not suitable to lead Manchester United.
It’s not that easy for a wealthy family to look down and fight back! Manchester United fans can't stand it.
And once Moyes has the nerve to go out and play, the result can only be that the opponent steals the chicken.
Manchester United's defense is so good, stealing chickens is almost a sure thing.
There is another very interesting statistic this season: Manchester United's away record ranks first in the Premier League.
This phenomenon can also be explained from the above: After all, you can close it appropriately in away games, but at home, it is not so easy.
But now if he can only choose between winning and looking good, Moyes can only choose winning.
If they lose to Hamburg again at Old Trafford and then are eliminated from the Champions League, there is a high probability that Manchester United's coaching position... no, it should be 100% gone.
"Are you sure you want to play against Hamburg at home?" Assistant coach Philip Neville asked with some doubts. "The fans will have great opinions. After all, Pan Yi expressed his disdain for the Premier League and Manchester United in an interview. .If it can't come with a beautiful victory..."
Philip Neville is Gary Neville's younger brother and a Manchester United legend. After retiring, he stayed in the Manchester United team as an assistant coach to assist Moyes.
Also serving as assistant coach is Giggs, but he has not officially retired yet, so he works at Manchester United as a player-coach.
Giggs also said: "Philip is right, I think too..."
Moyes waved his hand and interrupted the assistants' speech: "It doesn't matter what he said, what matters is the result. We still focus on the game itself."
Little Neville and Giggs nodded and stopped talking.
Everyone knows that Moyes is a good old man, so he will not spend any effort on this kind of verbal dispute.
But in fact, such a personality sometimes has negative effects, especially when the performance is poor.
One of the problems it brings is that it is not enough to put enough pressure on the opponent.
Imagine Klopp’s roar to the fourth official during the game, and then imagine Mourinho’s chattering mouth...
Modern football is not an 11-on-11 competition where everyone relies solely on their playing skills.
Various off-field factors are adding fuel to the trend every minute and every second: the coach's on-the-spot command, the referee's subtle penalties, the fans' cheers... These may seem insignificant, but they are always affecting the trend of the game.
Anyone who has watched a Manchester United game may remember Moyes’ appearance on the sidelines:
A wrinkled face full of bitterness and hatred, as if he is always being wronged;
There won’t be too many celebrations when scoring a goal, just pump your fist secretly to count;
When falling behind, sometimes the whole person is stuck in the seat, unable to move;
In fact, these performances sometimes greatly affect morale.
Including he cried in public after reversing and eliminating Olympiacos in the Champions League round of 16.
Although this was a display after he released huge pressure, after all, they are Manchester United. They just defeated a Greek team to advance, and they should not be as excited as winning the championship.
This is why people criticize Moyes more. He doesn't look like the head coach of a wealthy team. He cannot give players the pride of a strong team, and may even make players feel insecure.
Comparing it to other famous coaches, Guardiola is like letting the enemy change in thousands of ways, and he has his own clever plan;
Mourinho has the kind of attitude that even if the sky falls, I will be there to support him;
This also includes Pan Yi, who is currently in the limelight. He always looks confident. He is not anxious when leading and not impatient when falling behind. The players have a backbone.
A coach is the banner of a team, and Moyes is indeed lacking in this regard.
Not to mention that his predecessor was Ferguson, how kingly he was!
In comparison, Moyes is a complete loser. He can only make do with leading a mid-range team, but he is a little embarrassed on the big stage.
This temperament even affects the implementation of tactics.
In fact, Moyes had a distinct label when he was at Everton:
For example, you will spend a small amount of money to do big things;
For example, focusing on physical confrontation and squeezing the court space;
Another example is that they are required to pass through the midfield quickly, attack concisely, and when counterattacking, pass three passes and two down and then go to the frontcourt;
Moyes even pioneered a unique "left-back organizational system" at Everton. The true playmaker of the team was left-back Leighton Barnes.
Among the players on the team, Barnes is considered a player with very good skills, including Fellaini moving forward last season. Moyes is definitely a coach who can make ends meet.
But what about the tactics after coming to Manchester United?
Not to mention the media and fans, Moyes himself probably doesn't even understand what he is playing.
After Manchester United's home draw with Fulham this season, Fulham coach Meulensteen laughed twice after the game and said bluntly: "Now Manchester United's method is very direct, which is to set the edge and then cross. , it’s easy to defend…”
He was right.
Although from a statistical point of view, Manchester United was unjustly tied by Fulham. They shot 9 of 31 shots on target, had a ball possession rate of 75.4%, and a pass success rate of 92.1%. The game was basically played by Fulham. At halftime.
But judging from the offensive methods, it was not unfair for Manchester United to be tied.
Because Manchester United's offense includes crosses in addition to crosses, setting a new record for the number of crosses made by a single team in a single game in Europe's top leagues in recent years.
They made as many as 81 crosses in one game!
After the game, some British media said that no team in the history of Europe's top leagues had made more than 70 crosses in a single game.
The rigorous OPTA said somewhat conservatively that this was the game with the most crosses in the league since the 2006-2007 season, because they only counted crosses from the beginning of this season. The previous record was 52, and Manchester United made the record full. A full improvement of 29 times!
Before the game, Fulham coach Meulensteen originally planned to use veteran captain Hangeland at the central defender position, but considering Manchester United's playing style, he temporarily changed the starting lineup and sent out a taller, younger and better jumper. kindness.
In addition, he also specifically warned the players to try to keep 8 people in the penalty area to compete for the landing point of the cross.
Faced with such targeted defense, Moyes just accepted death and his team kept passing, passing, passing...
In the end, the game became a laughing stock.
Of course, Manchester United not only frequently loses points against weak teams this season, but what makes Manchester United fans intolerable is that it is completely impossible to play against strong teams.
In addition to being double beaten by Manchester City, Manchester United, as the defending champion of the Premier League, has almost never defeated a strong team in a season (only defeated Arsenal once), and is not even close to entering the Europa League.
This gap is unacceptable to fans.
So all in all, Moyes couldn't win with the ball, and he played ugly, so it was normal for him to be dismissed.
Facing such an opponent, Pan Yi showed contempt in front of the media, which was actually a sign of confidence.
If you can't even win Manchester United, don't even think about winning the Champions League this season!
…
Although for Pan Yi, the Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester United are indeed important, there are still several rounds of Bundesliga to play before that.
Hamburg has been winning, and Bayern Munich, which is closely behind them, has also been winning, so Pan Yi cannot relax at all.
And the next schedule will be very intensive.
There will be three consecutive Bundesliga rounds on March 22, 26, and 29, followed by an away game against Manchester United on April 2.
After a Bundesliga game on April 5, they will play Manchester United at home on April 10.
Then there is another Bundesliga game on April 13, followed by the German Cup semi-finals on April 17, and then the 31st round of the Bundesliga on April 20.
Basically, a game is played every three to four days. This rhythm will last for a month, nine games!
This can be said to be the most intense schedule since Pan Yi led the team.
So he and the coaching staff have to be careful.
Handling this month's games well will determine whether Hamburg will gain nothing this season or move forward!
Of course, Hamburg's only competitor in the Bundesliga, Bayern, has also entered the Champions League quarter-finals, so the situation is similar to Hamburg, except that they have one less German Cup game.
They also have to be careful, because among their opponents there are tough opponents like Dortmund.
For Bayern, the pressure is equally great.
The gap of five points is not that big now. If Hamburg is not careful, Bayern can catch up;
But it’s not a small thing, if Bayern is the next one to lose, then Hamburg will go straight to the championship...
…
March 22, Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Stuttgart hosts Hamburg.
This is the 26th round of the Bundesliga. Pan Yi used a half-rotation lineup to challenge.
When the game reached the 35th minute, Hamburg players surrounded and suppressed Stuttgart players near the center circle.
Stuttgart left back Sakai Goudoku wanted to launch an attack with a long pass, but Hamburg's retracement winger Salah intercepted him first and started quickly, leaving Sakai Goudoku behind in an instant.
After catching up with the ball, Salah drove the ball straight into Stuttgart's penalty area.
Salah's breakthrough ability has always been excellent. His dribbling immediately attracted the attention of many Stuttgart defensive players and moved towards him.
Salah also decisively inserted his ribs diagonally, avoiding the opponent's defense, and found a way forward at the front of the penalty area.
Center Mitrovic, who started the game, tightly pressed Stuttgart's center back Niedermeier, which gave Salah room to continue to break through.
Salah pressed forward into the penalty area, forcing other defenders of the opponent to come up and block, fearing that Salah would shoot directly.
But in this way, a flaw was exposed on the other side of the penalty area.
Salah decisively seized the opportunity, sent a diagonal pass with his left foot, and sent the ball to the left rib of the penalty area.
Lin Zhijian on the left quickly caught up with him. Before the opponent's right back Schwab was in place, he volleyed with his right foot and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Ulreich.
“Goalllllllllllllllllll!!!”
"Lin Zhijian scored Stuttgart's goal with a volley, 0:1!"
"In the 35th minute, Hamburg took the lead in the away game!"
…
After Hamburg scored, Stuttgart tried to launch a counterattack.
In the 38th minute, Stuttgart inserted into Hamburg's penalty area from the right and tried to cross to find center Ibisevic. As a result, Kjaer intercepted the ball first and quickly passed it to Rudiger on the side.
After Rudiger dribbled the ball out of the penalty area, he quickly passed a long pass directly to the frontcourt to the left and right of the penalty area line.
Mitrovic grabbed the first spot, suppressed the opponent's defender with his body, protected the ball, and then passed the ball back.
Paulinho followed up and shot directly.
The ball once again penetrated the Stuttgart goal.
0:2!
The Mercedes-Benz Arena fell silent for a moment.
…
After scoring two goals in a row, Hamburg's morale was greatly boosted and they began to attack Stuttgart fiercely.
Stuttgart's results this season are not ideal, and they are currently ranked 17th in the standings, which is the relegation zone.
Today, they relied on the advantage of home court and started to attack for a while, but they immediately withered after Hamburg scored two goals in a row.
They don’t have the confidence to compete with Hamburg anymore!
In the second half, Hamburg created more opportunities.
In the 67th minute, Salah formed a single shot on the right side of the penalty area and shot through the opponent's goalkeeper Ulreich from a small angle, rewriting the score to 0:3.
This is also the score at the end of the game.
In the game on the same day, Bayern challenged Mainz away from home.
Under the leadership of Tuchel, Mainz played very tenaciously and once forced Bayern to find the direction of the opponent's goal.
But Bayern is Bayern after all. They have stars and a world-class coach in Guardiola.
After Guardiola's substitution in the second half, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Gotze, who came on the bench, scored in the 82nd and 86th minutes respectively. In the end, they defeated Mainz with two goals in the away game and scored all three points.
…
"Pan Yi, how confident are you that you can break into the semi-finals of the Champions League?"
In the head coach's office, Chairman Yahov came to visit again.
"About 80% sure." Pan Yi said nonchalantly.
"What? Are you really so sure? The opponent is Manchester United!" Yahov was obviously surprised.
He knew that Pan Yi had always been very confident, but he didn't expect that he was so confident this time.
Pan Yi smiled: "It's because they are Manchester United! And this is already a very conservative estimate."
Pan Yi didn't talk nonsense.
He knows the situation at Manchester United best.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, Manchester United has never returned to its peak state. It has never won a championship in the Premier League and is basically bullied by everyone in the European arena.
Of course, this is similar to the downturn of AC Milan, otherwise the two brothers would not have become sworn brothers with Arsenal.
But Milan is slightly different from Manchester United.
The eldest brother has no money in his pocket, so there is nothing he can do about it.
But second brother, you have the largest fan base in the world, and you are in a super-rich league like the Premier League. The transfer fees for buying stars every year, and the salaries paid out are astronomical figures, but the result is that you are playing like this. It doesn't make sense.
As for Manchester United this season, they were easily double-killed by Manchester City, and Hamburg easily double-killed Manchester City.
Although football is not a simple game of addition and subtraction, this does say something.
Of course, it is precisely because football is round that Pan Yi did not say anything.
An 80% winning rate is already a great honor to Manchester United and Moyes.
"Well...it would be great if we really win!" Yahov rubbed his hands together excitedly, "And there will be more than 10 million in bonuses!"
Pan Yi really made a lot of money for Hamburg this season.
Nothing else counts, just the Champions League.
After reaching the group stage, there was already about 15 million in money.
Hamburg had another good result in the group stage with four wins and two draws, earning another around 12 million.
After qualifying and reaching the top 16, the reward is about 9 million.
He advanced to the quarterfinals again and was given another 10 million.
Counting here and beyond, we have already earned almost 50 million euros!
Now that Pan Yi said that he can enter the semi-finals again, it will become 60 million.
There is still 15 million left for reaching the finals, and another 5 million for winning the championship...
There are also millions of dollars in revenue from the European Super Cup.
How could Yahove have imagined that Hamburg could make so much money in a high-end place like the Champions League?
Naturally, I was very happy.
"Little money, little money, nothing." Pan Yi still said calmly.
Small money indeed.
The Bundesliga is still too poor!
Getting tens of millions makes me so excited.
Look at all the tycoons in the Premier League. It’s really annoying to compare people to each other.
As for Pan Yi's intention to work in the Premier League after his contract with Hamburg expires, he has not told Yachov yet.
The main reason is that we don’t have a championship yet.
If you haven't conquered the Bundesliga, why should you go to the Premier League to find any challenge?
So everything still depends on the results this season.
If he were to go to the Premier League with the appearance of a defeated general, to be honest, Pan Yi wouldn't be able to pull off this face.
After achieving success and then retreating bravely, this is Pan Yi's way of doing things.
And if Hamburg really wins the Bundesliga title this season, or even the Triple Crown, Pan Yi has already thought about the way forward.
The first thing is to examine the Premier League teams that are interested in him, and then choose the one that suits you best.
Then Nagelsmann can be recommended to take over Hamburg.
In this way, his tactical system can be inherited in Hamburg. Even if Hamburg players are poached, there should not be much fluctuation in results.
As for Nagelsmann's ability, Pan Yi believes in it.
In Pan Yi's previous life, Nagelsmann relied on his own abilities to carve out a niche for Red Bull Leipzig, and eventually joined a wealthy club like Bayern Munich, not to mention receiving Pan Yi's true legacy in this timeline.
In this way, Pan Yi can be regarded as having an explanation for burgers.
Of course, in addition to Nagelsmann, Pan Yi left a lot for Hamburg.
The value of those players alone has increased so many times!
To give an example, De Bruyne, who was originally bought for 12 million euros, has been valued at an astonishing 65 million on the German transfer market website!
In fact, such a worth has long predicted that Hamburg will not be able to keep him in the end.
After all, tycoons like Manchester City and Paris will throw money at you every minute, and will also offer players attractive high salaries, which is difficult for both teams and players to refuse.
And even if Hamburg finally fails to keep people and sells all these players, it can still go to the transfer market and buy some good players to replace them, and Hamburg can also get a large amount of funds.
This can also be regarded as the "legacy" left to Nagelsmann.
Pan Yi did this for Hamburg, which is really the most benevolent thing.
As for the other assistant coach Inzaghi?
AC Milan had fired Allegri during the winter window, and then used Seedorf to take over as Milan's coach, but the results still did not improve.
After the 29th round of Serie A, Milan is still ranked 12th in the standings... destined to become a mid-to-lower team.
So it shouldn't be long before Galliani is about to offer an olive branch to Inzaghi.
During this period, Inzaghi finally passed the UEFA professional-level coaching course and obtained the relevant certificates, so he could legitimately go to Milan to coach!
This can be regarded as a gift left by Pan Yi to his two old clubs.
Whether it works or not depends on their own efforts and luck!
(End of chapter)
