Saturday, January 31, 2015, afternoon. Lan
As a prime match on Saturday afternoon, Chelsea faced Manchester City at Stamford Bridge and became the focus of global attention.
This is not only a game between the big6, but also a strong dialogue between the top and second place in the Premier League. It is also a contest between the last champion and the current leader.
Stamford Bridge was packed out early.
Although the jerseys of both teams are blue, today at Stamford Bridge, of course, the darker blue has the absolute upper hand.
Fans of the away team Manchester City wearing light blue jerseys were squeezed into a remote corner, like a light blue boat, surrounded by the dark blue sea!
Of course, Manchester City fans were not to be outdone and were still cheering for their team with their own songs and applause.
But now Stamford Bridge is no longer a "library". Lan
They created more momentum and completely drowned out the voices of Manchester City fans.
It can be said that before the game started, the fans of the two teams were already fighting in the stands.
They are using their own way to start a frontline battle for the team they support!
This scene was also included in the pre-match footage by the match broadcaster, Sky Sports TV.
Host Leinker said:
"This is definitely the most important game of the season, and the peak showdown between the two is undoubtedly quite eye-catching."
"Manchester City was the last champion, and so far this season they are in second place with 47 points."
"In fact, if it weren't for Chelsea, who are in almost abnormal form this season, Manchester City would still have a chance to compete for the league championship this season."
"But now the point gap between the two teams has reached 17 points, which makes many people feel that the championship battle is over."
"And what I want to say is that if Manchester City can defeat Chelsea today, a miracle may still happen. After all, in the history of the Premier League, this kind of thing has not happened once or twice."
"But. I want to say but. If Chelsea can beat Manchester City again, then this season will really end early. With a huge gap of 20 points, coupled with Chelsea's unstoppable momentum, perhaps only the destruction of the earth can prevent them from winning the championship... "
After speaking, Reinker looked at the guests present.
Among today's guests, Alan Shearer and Carragher, as well as Chelsea star Zola are still on the list, but there is no Gary Neville or Royce Keane.
Gary Neville did not come because after Manchester United lost 0:8 to Chelsea, he announced his temporary withdrawal from Sky Sports and would no longer serve as a broadcast guest. Lan
He can no longer bear to be humiliated in the live broadcast room!
At the same time, it has been attacked by netizens all over the world.
It is said that he is now studying coaching courses seriously at home, preparing to obtain a coaching certificate, and then go out to save the Red Devils himself.
Roy Keane did not come because the famous Manchester City guest who came to the live broadcast room today is named Alf-Inge Haaland.
Because when he played for Manchester City, Manchester City was only a mid-to-lower Premier League team, so he is not actually very famous in world football.
But he has an outstanding product - his son Erling Harland. In other words, he is the father of the child-eating Majin Buu!
Because of this, we are all used to calling him Old Harland. Lan
There is a relatively famous feud between Harland Sr. and Royce Keane.
The story first goes back to 1998, when Leeds United, where Haaland played for at the time, faced Manchester United. During the game, Keane tried to stop Haaland from dribbling, but instead severely damaged the cruciate ligament in his knee.
When Keane fell to the ground, instead of caring about him, Haaland complained to the referee about the injury. This move made Keane resentful.
Three years later, on April 21, 2001, Haaland Sr. had moved to Manchester City and served as captain. Later in the game, Haaland Sr. controlled the ball in the midfield and Keane rushed forward quickly.
Haaland passed the ball before Keane could get close. Unexpectedly, Keane's target was not the ball. He used the momentum of his forward move to make a flying tackle at knee height, which hit the right side of the old Haaland. Legs and knees, the latter received a huge impact and flipped in the air and fell heavily to the ground.
After the old Haaland fell to the ground, Keane laughed at him to express his insult and vent his anger. Before the referee showed the red card, Keane returned directly to the dressing room without looking back.
Keane was fined an additional 5,000 pounds and suspended for 3 games by the FA for this flagrant foul. Later, Keane admitted in his autobiography published in 2002 that he intentionally injured others, and was therefore fined 150,000 pounds and suspended for 5 games. Lan
The old Haaland suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee after being retaliated by Keane. He did not participate in the game again and announced his retirement in 2002.
This is why the old Haaland was actually teammates with Sun Jihai at the same time, but the two never appeared in the same game, because the old Haaland spent most of the time recuperating from injuries!
Therefore, Harland Sr. and Keane had a grudge, and in the end Harland Sr. did not forgive Keane.
In a normal timeline, Haaland Jr.'s first Manchester Derby after joining Manchester City, Keane and Haaland Sr. were invited to participate in the report as guests of Sky Sports and Norwegian TV respectively.
The two people were conducting live interviews back to back, more than ten steps apart, but ignored each other.
In order to resolve the grievances between the two parties, Sky Sports also invited Harland and Keane to participate in the talk show, but the former decisively refused the invitation.
It can also be seen from here how deep the resentment between the two is, and even after so many years of retirement, it is still difficult to let go. Lan
Therefore, when Chelsea played against Manchester City today, Sky Sports invited the old Haaland as a broadcast guest, and Roy Keane was absent for some reason.
After Reinker finished his opening remarks, Harland Sr. also put forward his own views:
"Although I hope Manchester City can win today's game, to be honest, I am really looking forward to Pan Yi's Chelsea."
"They are the team that has really stood out in the Premier League over the past many years. Their playing style is so advanced, so advanced, and so surprising."
"I really don't understand how Pan Yi, a native of the Dragon Kingdom, has such a long head. Why can he come up with so many unexpected tactics? It's like he is a supercomputer that can store and calculate all the coaching tactics in the world. …”
Zola smiled and said: "So you sent your son to Chelsea's youth training camp."
Old Haaland nodded: "Yes, it was because of Pan Yi that I asked my son to leave Norway and return to England. In fact, I don't understand how he discovered my son in the youth training camp of Brune Club... After all, my son does not have extraordinary talents like Messi."
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"But no matter what, I feel like I can congratulate you in advance." Alan Shearer also smiled, "As we all know, any young man who is favored by Pan Yi will be kicked out."
Carragher said: "I heard that Pan Yi also had an idea for our Liverpool youth training player Alexander-Arnold, but he was rejected. I have watched Arnold's games and he is indeed a rare good prospect. I can even see it in him. Beckham's shadow, long passes and set pieces were all very accurate."
Lineker joked: "It may not be a good thing for Arnold to stay in Liverpool. Maybe if he follows Pan Yi, he will become the next Beckham or Pirlo, but if he stays in Liverpool, he will become the next Beckham or Pirlo." Be the next Carragher..."
Everyone laughed.
Old Haaland said with certainty: "I will definitely let my son follow Pan Yi now. Even if he is no longer at Chelsea, I will hope that little Haaland will follow him no matter where he goes." A team.”
Zola said a little sourly: "Is the Chelsea youth training camp so unworthy of your nostalgia?"
Old Haaland smiled and said: "Chelsea's youth training system is of course great. They have also trained world-class stars like Terry. But believe me, there is no better coach in the world than Pan Yi..." Lan
At this time, Reinker said: "Okay, we have got the starting lineup for this game."
Everyone also stopped chatting and looked at Lainker quietly.
"Manchester City's starting lineup today is a bit unexpected. Judging from this list, it feels like a 3-4-3?"
"The goalkeeper is still Joe Hart, and the defense is a three-centre-back position, Demichelis, Kompany and Mangala."
"The two full-backs originally in Manchester City's 4231 formation, Clichy and Zabaleta, both mentioned playing as wing-backs or wide midfielders in the midfield, and the two midfielders in the middle were Fernandi. Neo and his compatriot Fernando Francisco.”
"Man City's main midfielder Yaya Toure is not in the squad because he is representing Cote d'Ivoire in the 2015 African Cup of Nations. Although Mikel in Chelsea's squad is also from Africa, Nigeria did not enter this year. finals, so Mikel can still participate.”
"On Manchester City's forward line, in the center is Argentinian star Aguero, on the left is David Silva, and on the right is Nasri."
"Looking at Chelsea, it's also a 3-4-3. The front line is composed of Hazard, Lukaku and Bernardo Silva..."
As Reinker listed the lineups on both sides, everyone could see clearly that it was really 3-4-3 versus 3-4-3!
But this time the surprise was not Chelsea, but Manchester City.
After all, Chelsea's most frequently used formation this season is 3-4-3, and this is the first time for Manchester City!
What is Pellegrini planning?
"To be honest, I don't understand." Carragher touched his head and said, "Is it because Pei Gong felt that his tactics couldn't beat Chelsea, so he copied Pan Yi's tactics to play? But... it's really Is it possible?"
"Yes, if the tactics can be copied, then teams in the world don't need to hire coaches. They can just copy others." Alan Shearer also scratched his head, "Besides, even if the tactics can be copied, the players on both sides will not Are they the same? Can even the skills, coordination, and mental attributes be copied together?" Lan
Reinker smiled and said: "I don't think you should worry about this first. Pan Yi always tells us during the game that the basic formation on paper is for reference only, and the dynamic transformation in actual combat is worthwhile. Let’s discuss the key points of research. So, let’s enjoy this focus battle first! Then we will do a detailed tactical analysis based on the game!”
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With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated battle between the top two teams in the Premier League finally began.
At the beginning of the game, Manchester City took the lead and Chelsea players quickly rushed towards the back of Manchester City.
This kind of "pounce" is not just the kind of frontcourt players coming forward to harass, but also includes the entire back line pressing together. This shows Chelsea's determination to press hard in the midfield and frontcourt.
But Manchester City seemed to have been prepared. The formation was quickly reverted to a 5-4-1, and then began to use the numerical advantage in the backcourt to conduct transmission and break Chelsea's frontcourt pressure.
They first passed the ball to Kompany, and then the captain passed it to Fernandinho who returned from the midfielder position. Lan
Fernandinho had already run to the left side at this time, and without stopping the ball, he directly knocked the ball to the left wing-back Clichy, who also quickly handed the ball to David Shee in front. Alva.
David Silva quickly instigated an attack.
He quickly dribbled the ball along the wing and approached Chelsea's penalty area, while Aguero came from the center and Nasri from the right rib. The two of them rushed into Manchester City's penalty area at the same time.
David Silva saw the opponent's Azpilicueta running towards him, and before he could get close, he passed the ball directly to Aguero.
But David Luiz in the middle reacted quickly and cleared the ball with a big kick.
Although the first attack failed to create a threat, Manchester City still controlled possession of the ball and still organized patiently.
They soon got another chance. Lan
Still on the left, Aguero retreated to receive the pass and passed Klich's pass to David Silva. The latter directly passed a long pass to the feet of Nasri on the other side. The Frenchman knocked the ball directly behind him and passed it to Sabaleta who was inserted.
Sabaleta took the ball and sprinted forward. Seeing that Terry could not break through to defend, he passed the ball back to the left. At this time, David Silva followed up with a volley shot. But the ball was slightly higher, grazing the crossbar and flying out of the baseline.
In just a few minutes, Manchester City organized two effective attacks and had a threatening shot.
This greatly excited the away Manchester City fans.
It seems that they have a chance to win today!
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"Well done, well done!" Lan
On the sidelines, Pellegrini clapped vigorously and then shouted to the players on the court.
They started really well today.
Even though it was just a shot and no score, this was not achieved by quickly counterattacking and taking advantage of the opponent's defensive formation that could not fully stand up.
This is an opportunity that Manchester City gained after starting from the backcourt and slowly through the conduction and cooperation of its own players, gradually tearing apart Chelsea's defensive line.
This is very valuable!
This also shows that the pseudo 3-4-3 left-side overload play proposed by Vieira is effective!
Therefore, Pellegrini's confidence has also greatly increased. Lan
So he also began to constantly encourage his disciples on the court, letting them also boost their confidence and make them convinced that they can beat Chelsea, even if it is an away game today!
This is very important.
On the football field, spirit is often more important than technique and tactics!
At this time, Chelsea on the field also began to fight back.
Pellegrini also shouted quickly:
"Recover! Recover immediately! Position your defense and organize your formation!"
"Pay attention to Hazard and don't let him break through with the ball easily!" Lan
"Cut off their passing lanes! Pay attention to get the second point!..."
After the five defenders shrank the defense and tightly blocked their own half, Manchester City's defense was really difficult to break.
At this time, Manchester City transformed into a defensive counterattack mode, waiting for Chelsea to make a mistake, and then use their star ability on the front line to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.
"...a counterattack from Manchester City, Fernanho took the ball and passed it to the left..."
"David Silva got rid of Matic's defense and made a pass! Terry made a header to clear the ball, beautiful defense!"
"Manchester City's counterattack was very fast this time, but Chelsea's defense was not slow either. Several defensive players completed their tasks very well."
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"Chelsea launched a counterattack and the ball came to the left. Hazard made a cross and was headed out by his fellow Belgian Kompany."
"Speaking of which, Kompany not only has to guard against Hazard's breakthroughs and passes today, but also has to withstand Chelsea center Lukaku. These two fellows are really keeping him busy."
"The ball was caught by Kante, and he moved with his big foot and once again came to the left and handed it to Hazard."
"Hazard passed the ball to Lukaku who retreated, and Lukaku played a beautiful one-two with him..."
"Hazard burst in front of the goal and passed the low ball to the middle. Bernardo Silva was already outflanking him!"
"Oops, almost, Bernardo Silva wasted a great opportunity! He pushed the ball wide!"
"The Portuguese also seem to be full of regrets and very depressed." Lan
"We can see from the slow-motion replay that Bernardo Silva was interfered by Demichelis when he started, so he was not so comfortable when shooting, which also affected his power."
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"Chelsea still gets the ball and passes it to the left."
"It was Hazard who got the ball again, broke through Sabaleta and passed it to the back point."
"Seat B follows up and shoots directly..."
"Higher again!"
"Manchester City took a goal kick, but soon the ball was taken by Chelsea."
"This time Chelsea broke through from the center and then split the wings. Marcos Alonso stepped in and shot straight away! Joe Hart reacted quickly and held the ball out with one hand."
"Chelsea's offense has been very strong recently, but Manchester City's defense is very solid and did not give Chelsea a good chance."
"It's just that the situation now seems to have been controlled by Chelsea. They are firmly in control of the situation of the game."
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On the court, Chelsea launched another attack, this time on the right.
After receiving the ball in the B seat, he passed it into the penalty area. Lukaku was caught between Demichelis and Kompany and grabbed the first landing spot with his header, which was passed to Kante at the front of the penalty area.
But Kanter followed up with a long-range shot that once again hit Joe Hart's arms. Lan
Chelsea missed another scoring opportunity.
And time gradually passed as Chelsea attacked again and again.
The first half ended in a scoreless draw with neither side scoring a goal.
"Although it was 0:0, we saw a wonderful matchup during this half."
Reinker concluded:
"Manchester City had the advantage in the first ten to fifteen minutes, but starting from the 20th minute, Chelsea slowly found its rhythm and began to attack Manchester City again and again."
"The data in the first half can also illustrate this point. Chelsea's steal data is very amazing, reaching 14 times, which reflects the Blues' excellent pressing ability. In contrast, Manchester City only had 4 steals ."Lan
"In terms of ball possession rate, Chelsea has reached 58%. In other words, Manchester City, which has always been praised for its technical skills in the Premier League, has only a measly 42% ball possession rate in front of Chelsea."
"In addition, we can see that Chelsea shot 11 times in the half, and 4 of them were on target, while Manchester City only shot twice, except for David Silva's shot in the opening game. Outside the volley was Aguero's counterattack shot in the 40th minute."
"From my feeling, Manchester City's change of formation had an effect in the opening stage, and it did catch Chelsea off guard. But Pan Yi seemed to understand the opponent's intention after 20 minutes and made adjustments immediately, so that's why With the above data comparison.”
"What do you think?"
After Reinker asked the question, Carragher immediately took over the topic.
It even felt like he couldn't wait to speak:
"Yes, I discovered it. This is another wonderful tactical duel!" Lan
"First of all, Manchester City's 3-4-3 is actually more like a 4-3-3 in actual combat. The left wing-back Clichy often recovers, and then uses this natural asymmetric transformation to allow Manchester City to play on the left wing. , through the left center back, left wing position and the local numerical advantage of the left winger, many things can be done."
"The left wing is obviously the strongest side of Blue Moon's offense. Many threatening attacks are initiated from the left wing. Judging from the proportion of the three-way offense in the half court, the left wing also accounts for 45%."
"Obviously, Manchester City's tactic today is a genius idea. They want to concentrate their firepower on Chelsea's relatively weak defensive right side in order to achieve a breakthrough."
"At the same time, they can use the five backs recovered from the formation to strengthen their defense and reduce the effect of Chelsea's high press."
"But the problem is that Chelsea's coach is Pan Yi, a genius among geniuses! After 20 minutes, the positioning of their players probably started to puzzle everyone in Manchester City."
"You could say it's not a 3-4-3, but in terms of personnel mix it's still the 3-4-3 that Pan Yi is used to. But if you say it's a 3-4-3, it doesn't seem to be the same thing. "
"Marcos Alonso, who was supposed to be at left wing-back, seems to have moved to the left centre-back position, while Azpilicueta also moved inside to the left. David Luiz is still in the center, while Terry and Gary Cahill kind of moved into the right-back position."
"The positioning of the personnel seems a bit confusing, but it seems that Pan Yi understood Pellegrini's tricks, and then chose to deploy a large number of defensive forces on the opponent's strong side to stifle the opponent's offensive firepower."
"It stands to reason that such a choice is not very unusual, but the problem is that the positioning of these players is really confusing."
"However, such a strange adjustment quickly achieved results. Manchester City's attack was indeed not as powerful as it was at the beginning. On the contrary, Chelsea's attack actually strengthened."
"We saw it from an attack in the 24th minute. Gary Cahill took the ball and moved inward, attracting the defense of Manchester City's left-winger Clichy, and then transferred it to the right winger Bernardo Silva. , after cooperating with Lukaku, he came to knock the mountain and shake the tiger."
"And from this moment of the 28th minute... I pause the screen for everyone to take a look. We can find that compared with Chelsea's usual high defensive formation, against Arsenal's 4-back U-shaped ball delivery system, Pan Yi directly The first line of defense arranged five people to try to give the opponent stronger pressure.”
"It was these changes that allowed Chelsea to regain the initiative in the game. Obviously, Pellegrini failed to respond in time to Pan Yi's changes, so in the second half of the first half section, the team fell into a completely passive position."
"It can be said that Manchester City has not conceded a goal yet. It is just good luck. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before they concede a goal or even lose..." Lan
