“Everyone’s performance today was really great!”
After the game, Chelsea owner Abramovich also brought chairman Bruce Buck, CEO Ron Gurray and other senior officials to Chelsea's locker room to express their gratitude to the team's coaches, players, and staff. Congratulations.
As the owner of the team, and an owner who loves football and the club, Abramovich will basically appear in the stands at Stamford Bridge if there is nothing special that he cannot leave, and sometimes he will follow him to watch away games.
The main reason why he didn't go out to the locker room after the previous Premier League games was because today's game is the Champions League game that he values the most!
After all, Chelsea has already won the Premier League championship.
But Abramovich has never touched the Champions League championship trophy! One can imagine his desire for it.
It's a bit like he is chasing two beauties at the same time. One has already succeeded, but the other has always been aloof, making you dream about her.
Under such circumstances, the beauty at the back certainly occupies his heart more - not to mention that this beauty is indeed more beautiful and exciting.
And today is the first Champions League game of the season.
As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.
And in such a strong dialogue, Chelsea, under the leadership of Pan Yi, defeated the powerful enemy Dortmund with an overwhelming advantage. Abu couldn't mention how happy he was.
Therefore, he made an exception and rushed down to chat with everyone - as a boss who understands football, he actually knows that he should not appear in the team's locker room often, so this kind of thing does not count. Common.
"Pan Yi, I am very satisfied with the team you led. Not only can you win, but you also win beautifully!"
Abu was in a particularly good mood today. While talking, he even put his hand on Pan Yi's shoulder.
This also made Bruce Buck, Ron Gourlay and others have expressions on their faces that could not be said to be envy or surprise.
Although Abu is a very approachable boss, it is not very common to see him hugging his employees like this.
At least they have never had such an "honor" as chairman and CEO.
This also explains Pan Yi's current status in Abu's mind.
Although from the club's management level, the positions of chairman and CEO are above Pan Yi, the head coach, or "football manager", it is obvious that Pan Yi, at least in the current club, is probably already the "football manager". One person is inferior to ten thousand people.”
Chairman Bruce Buck even seriously considered the possibility that if he had any conflict with Pan Yi, he would then use his powers as chairman to fire Pan Yi...
I wonder who will be fired in the end?
I'm afraid Abu will choose Pan Yi instead of him without hesitation!
Thinking of this, Bruce Buck can only be glad that Pan Yi is a seemingly "kind" person who only focuses on football and does not engage in office politics.
otherwise……
At this time, I only heard Pan Yi saying to Abramovich: "It is also thanks to the support of you, the boss, and the club's senior management that we can safely and boldly implement all plans and policies!"
Pan Yi had also been in the workplace in his previous life, so he naturally knew the importance of having a good relationship with the company's upper-level leaders and bosses.
Therefore, whether he had maintained a very good relationship with Galliani in Milan or with Yachov in Hamburg, this also prevented him from being affected by some off-field factors or trivial matters.
People's time and energy are limited. If you, as a head coach, are fighting with the boss and senior management at the top, hunting down moles with the players and coaches at the bottom, and are "busy" all day long, how can you think about doing a good job in football itself?
Now Pan Yi has made all the players and coaches in his team obedient, so when necessary, he will also praise the boss and senior management to make them happy.
Praise each other and make progress together!
Maybe there will be more support by then.
Sure enough, Abramovich, Chairman Bruce Buck, and CEO Ron Gurray all smiled after hearing this. Abramovich even patted Pan Yi on the shoulder and said:
"If you need any reinforcements in your lineup, just tell me. Otherwise, in the winter window, I will ask Ronaldo or Messi what they want?"
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When Pan Yi went to the press conference hall at Stamford Bridge, Abramovich even chatted with him for a long time.
Isn’t that just talking about the desire for the Champions League title?
Of course Pan Yi understands his thoughts, and he definitely wants to help him win the Champions League.
Alas, if it weren't for Pan Yi's existence, Abramovich would have been able to win the Champions League trophy as he wished more than two years ago.
Where is it like now? I am so horny that I really want to extend my "devil's claws" to Ronaldo and Messi!
He wasn't kidding!
But Pan Yi still asked Abramovich to relax, saying that even without Ronaldo and Messi, he can still win the Champions League!
Just like last year's Hamburg, they didn't even have a big-name star, right?
So he made various guarantees and said that there would be no problem, and then this "impressed British good boss" left with a satisfied look on his face.
For Pan Yi, Ronaldo and Messi are indeed good, but not necessary.
And for an honest man like Messi, if something bad happened in Barcelona later, which chilled Messi and made him helpless, there is a high probability that he would have stayed in Barcelona for the rest of his life.
Let’s just say that in this life, in 2014, if someone told you that Messi would transfer to a certain team, you would definitely think that he was crazy.
As for Ronaldo, he can actually buy it.
But he has just transferred to Real Madrid. If he really wants to buy him, he doesn't know how much it will cost.
Of course, more importantly, for a time traveler with a system like Pan Yi, is it necessary to spend a lot of money to buy an all-star lineup?
Suppose Abramovich really makes a lineup, all of which are the most powerful stars of this period.
For example, forwards Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi plus Suja, Neymar, Robery, etc., the midfielder is full of hababu, magic flute and so on. If you lead them to win the championship, who will care who the coach is?
A real dog leash crown!
Let’s give two examples that are not very appropriate.
For example, Zidane later led Real Madrid to win three consecutive Champions League championships, but when everyone talks about him, they usually say that he can control the locker room or is a metaphysics, but few people really think that he is the best in the world. The head coach.
The combination of the three midfielders in the BBC+ ceremony is really a bit buggy.
The same is true when Luis Enrique led Barcelona to win five championships, because the lineup itself was an All-Star.
MSN + Habaib, followed by big guys like Puyol and Alves, at least on paper, it feels like there are almost no weaknesses.
Therefore, Pan Yi definitely does not want to become such a "dog-tied crown" coach.
What he is doing now is to use Chelsea's basic lineup, plus the youth training he promoted, and a few purchased "future stars" to compete for the championship.
This is not something that just any coach can do.
After all, most of the people in this lineup are unknown to everyone.
People like Lukaku are just emerging players at best and are still far from stars, let alone players like B Seat and Cancelo who have just been promoted to Benfica's first team.
In fact, even for a well-known player like Hazard, his personal awards are still at the level of the best young player in Ligue 1, the best player in Ligue 1, and the best young player in the Premier League.
There is no comparison with the top three players in the Real Madrid and Barcelona team who are always in the top three for golden goals!
Therefore, Chelsea's current lineup is just right.
The players are strong enough to compete for various championships, and they can also reflect the awesomeness of the coach.
Therefore, Pan Yi can only accept Abu's kindness! ——
"Pan Yi's football is the most beautiful football!"
The next day, the sports column of The Times analyzed the match between Chelsea and Dortmund, and praised Pan Yi's formation and Chelsea's performance in the article.
The reporter who wrote this column believes that Pan Yi's Chelsea has not only conquered the Premier League, but will continue to conquer Europe.
"Chelsea fans enjoyed a fantastic game as the brave Jurgen Klopp led Dortmund against Chelsea, only to suffer the bitter consequences of defeat."
"In fact, Dortmund did not really threaten Chelsea's goal in the game. They challenged the windmill like Don Quixote, but their fate of failure was already doomed."
"Pan Yi's Chelsea is already far ahead of other teams in terms of tactical concepts, which allows them to calmly deal with and win no matter what opponent they face or what strategy they face."
The column also wrote that Pan Yi's ability to adapt to various teams is amazing.
When he was in Hamburg, he spent two years replacing almost the entire Hamburg team with fresh blood, and completed the myth of grassroots rise and counterattack.
Now at Chelsea, he can combine gold-dollar football with the promotion of young players, showing a kind of beautiful football that has never been seen before.
"If there was anyone in world football who was the most adept at taking advantage of the situation, it would definitely be Carlo Ancelotti. But now it seems that Pan Yi also has this ability."
"Moreover, the 'cooking skills' displayed by Pan Yi are even more top-notch, because it is difficult for a team to be as oppressive as Chelsea is now, not even the six-time champion Barcelona!"
"Under Chelsea's high pressure, even a team like Dortmund completely lost its way."
"Klopp's team couldn't keep up with Chelsea's pace at all. After barely fighting for a period of time, they fell into a passive position."
"But Chelsea can always find Dortmund's defensive holes time and time again, cut through Dortmund's defense and threaten their goal."
"Dortmund's complete defeat also allowed Pan Yi to prove himself once again, and also proved that his Chelsea team is also very competitive in the Champions League!..."
The Times praised Pan Yi so much because in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Chelsea 3:0 Dortmund attracted more attention than Bayern VS Manchester City in Group E. At the same time, they won another It's so convincing.
In addition, in the direct competition between the Bundesliga and the Premier League, Bayern defeated Manchester City 1:0, so the "Times" naturally wanted to bring out Chelsea, which defeated the Bundesliga team.
As a British media, it is certainly not pleasant to see the Germans defeat the English team and then be ridiculed!
This can't help but remind people of the dispute between the German and British media last season, except that the British media regarded Pan Yi as the "enemy" at that time.
What makes them happy now is that this "enemy" has become a "friend" today. From now on, Pan Yi will no longer be cynicized by his German colleagues because he has been beating Premier League teams in the Champions League!
Other games in the first round were uneventful, such as Real Madrid's 5:1 victory over Basel, and Barcelona's 1:0 win over APOEL.
However, Hamburg in Group H did not win in the first round. They drew with Shakhtar Donetsk 2:2 in the away game. Wu Lei and Sun Xingmin each scored a goal.
It's just that Ukraine's away games have always been difficult, and coupled with the decline in Hamburg's lineup, no one thought this result was an upset.
In another match in Group G, Roma drew with Sporting CP 1:1 at home, so Chelsea occupied the top spot in the group after one round, and Dortmund could only temporarily stay at the bottom.
Therefore, many media began to believe that this so-called death group did not seem to be so worthy of the name after Chelsea played its first game.
Of course, in addition to the "Times" boasting about Pan Yi, how could the "Daily Mail", as one of the top sports newspapers in the UK, be willing to lag behind others?
They also quickly joined the ranks of playing Pan Yi.
It's just that they took a different approach, starting from Pan Yi's entry into Chelsea, to analyze why Abramovich chose Pan Yi to replace Mourinho and achieve the current success.
"Daily Mail" believes that one of the main reasons for Mourinho's dismissal was that his tough style led to his alienation from some players. Sometimes substitute players felt ignored and no longer played. The feeling the team needs.
Moreover, under this circumstance, it is difficult for players to know how to improve themselves in order to win the starting position, which indirectly hinders the players' ability to improve.
This has also created a vicious cycle. The substitute players are increasingly unable to keep up with the main players, and naturally they are less favored by Mourinho.
On the contrary, this aspect happens to be Pan Yi's expertise.
He is good at tapping the potential of players in the team, encouraging players to make new attempts, break through themselves and try new positions and roles, thereby enriching the team's tactical play.
In doing so, many players in the team can be qualified for different positions, making the players more versatile, allowing the team to have more tactical choices, and also preventing the team from being injured at the same time due to players in the same position. This greatly reduced the team's strength.
Judging from the four or five games since the start of the new season, even Mourinho's old players Oscar, Willian, Hazard, David Luiz and others have improved to varying degrees under Pan Yi.
In addition, Pan Yi is very willing to communicate with the players in detail, explain his football philosophy, understand their thoughts, and even care about the players' living conditions outside the stadium, etc., so that the new players can integrate into the football more quickly. The team is therefore deeply loved by the players.
I believe these characteristics of Pan Yi will be good news for some of the original fringe players at Chelsea. After all, in Mourinho's system, these players only serve as substitutes and their positions are dispensable.
But with Pan Yi's arrival, they may be able to find their new position and role in the team again.
In addition, Mourinho's tactical persistence was another main reason for his dismissal.
Last season, despite spending a lot of money to buy players and significantly changing the lineup, Chelsea's performance did not improve significantly. They also finished third in the Premier League.
Moreover, Mourinho has always insisted on the team's defensive counterattack style. With some players on the team injured and aging, the midfield lacks creativity, leaving the offensive line without scoring points. In many cases, it can only rely on personal breakthroughs. Ability to open up the situation, lack of beautiful coordination.
Compared with Pan Yi's current game, such a game will definitely be much more ugly, and it may not necessarily lead to victory.
After all, this situation relies too much on the individual performance of the players. Once the core players are in poor condition, the team's performance will be affected, and the results will naturally be unstable.
Later, Mourinho also asked Abramovich to buy more and better forwards and use methods to enhance the forward capabilities to solve the team's offensive problems in the frontcourt. This can also be regarded as foreshadowing Mourinho's departure.
After all, Abu will feel that you spent more money and did not achieve better results. Why don't I use Pan Yi, who seems to be more capable?
Speaking of Pan Yi, the "Daily Mail" once again boasted about Pan Yi's ability to adjust tactics.
Last season, Pan Yi's most commonly used formation in Hamburg was 433, and then changed to 343 in Chelsea this season.
But he doesn't always use 433 or 343 rigidly.
Pan Yi pays great attention to details and will make adjustments according to the opponent and the situation on the spot. He will not stick to the same formation and playing style.
Even if Chelsea is playing smoothly now, sometimes the opponent attacks too hard, Pan Yi will ask the wing-backs and wingers to retreat, and temporarily change the formation to 541 to stabilize the defense first;
Of course, this change of formation is often temporary, because Pan Yi's ultimate goal is to attack!
Once the opportunity is found, Chelsea will suddenly transform into a very aggressive 235, with five to eight attackers directly entering the opponent's half, making it difficult to guard against.
This is one example of Pan Yi's willingness to regain or maintain control of the game through substitutions and tactical adjustments, which is obviously different from Mourinho's often insistence on one formation and style of play.
Of course, Pan Yi still has his main tactical direction, that is, he likes his team to focus on possession of the ball and control the game with clear concepts and routines.
When he first took office in Germany two years ago, Hamburg did not have this style. After all, how could a relegation team afford to play such football?
But slowly, Pan Yi implemented his own philosophy after purchasing some players, making Hamburg a team that favors passing and controlling, and has the ability to attack quickly and counterattack.
Soon, when Hamburg organized the attack and waited for opportunities, they played so patiently that they looked like a team in the top tier of the Bundesliga - and the facts proved that they eventually won the Bundesliga runner-up that season.
Of course, Hamburg still cannot compare with Chelsea in terms of the overall strength of the club.
After all, Abu is here!
The boss can invest huge sums of money into Chelsea every season and bring fresh blood to the team.
So Pan Yi can display his talents more freely here.
And Pan Yi is even an expert in making players appreciate! He can improve the value of the players while transforming the team.
In this way, funds can always be injected here, and unwanted players can be processed and sold at high prices there. It can even achieve sustainable financial development of the team. It is possible that in the future, Abramovich will not need to pay much money.
This is also good news for Chelsea Football Club.
After all, the boss's personal investment will sometimes come to an end, and sometimes the investment may be stopped due to some force majeure.
But if before that, the club's operations can enter a virtuous cycle, it may be able to maintain long-term competitiveness in the Premier League and European competitions.
However, the "Daily Mail" finally mentioned that Pan Yi can't guarantee that he will stay at Chelsea.
Because performance is the most important indicator of whether a coach can stay on the team!
Although Abramovich is a good boss, he is also a boss who has strict requirements on coaches.
Just imagine, if Pan Yi suffers three consecutive defeats in the next Premier League, will Abramovich put strong pressure on him?
Maybe Abu didn't even need to speak, Pan Yi would feel the pressure himself.
Don’t say three consecutive defeats are impossible.
After all, although Chelsea basically beat their opponents in every game in the first four rounds of the Premier League, their opponents cannot be said to be very strong.
Burnley, Leicester City, Everton, and Swansea, no matter what their status is, after all, there are no BIG6 members.
To win the Premier League, you must gain an advantage in the BIG civil war!
In the next fifth and seventh rounds, Chelsea will face challenges from Manchester City and Arsenal.
These two rounds of the league will also be a key battle for Pan Yi and Chelsea to prove themselves.
They must show their best performance and prove their strength when facing strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal!
Because sandwiched between these two games is Aston Villa in the sixth round, and Villa are ranked second after four rounds with 3 wins and 1 draw, a team in extremely good form;
Therefore, if Chelsea is really defeated by Manchester City in the away game, and then defeated by Aston Villa and Arsenal in succession, and has a three-game losing streak, it is really not impossible!
In addition, there are League Cup and Champions League games between these league games. With such a dense schedule, one may lose everything if not careful.
(This situation is actually very common in the five major leagues, or the Premier League. For example, in Pan Yi’s previous life at Arsenal, Arteta started with N consecutive wins, won the Coach of the Month, and then ushered in N consecutive losses, almost losing get out of class is over.)
At this time, how long can Pan Yi make Abu tolerate it?
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Abramovich can endure three consecutive defeats, what if he continues to lose?
Keep losing until you lose your Champions League berth and European war berth?
Can Abramovich's original promise to allow Pan Yi to spend more time building the team really come true?
I'm afraid at this time, the boss's words shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Therefore, the "Daily Mail", who had been boasting about Pan Yi for a long time, finally pointed out the situation that Pan Yi and Chelsea are facing now.
Don’t look at the fact that he is currently the leader of the Premier League, don’t look at how arrogant he is in the Champions League, and don’t look at how everyone at Chelsea supports Pan Yi...
But if they lose these games, Chelsea will be nothing.
Pan Yi is nothing!
And where will all this go?
It starts with the next round of the Premier League when Manchester City plays Chelsea at home!
(End of chapter)
