February 15, Emirates Stadium.
In the fifth round of the FA Cup, which is the round of 16, Chelsea played Arsenal away.
Although he was playing against a strong team like Arsenal, Pan Yi used all the rotation players in this game as usual. Gnabry and Martin also started against the old team.
However, when facing Arsenal in an away game with all the main players and the "Thermos Cup" buff, Chelsea had a bit of a difficult time in this game.
Although Gnabry broke the old home wall with a beautiful long-range shot in the 10th minute, giving Chelsea the away lead;
But this lead only lasted less than 5 minutes. Arsenal center Giroud equalized the score with a lion's head.
After relocating to another place in the second half, Arsenal's desire for the FA Cup was fully demonstrated on the court. They became more and more courageous as they fought with the cheers and cheers of their home fans.
After all, this is the trophy they have the best chance of winning this season!
Finally, 3 minutes before the end of the game, Chilean Sanchez succeeded in breaking through the wing and then cut in and shot. The ball hit the goal post and bounced into the net. Arsenal beat Chelsea!
1:2, this is the final score of the game.
This score caused Chelsea to be eliminated from the FA Cup by Arsenal. It was also the first time Chelsea lost in the 90 minutes of regular time in all competitions this season.
However, although Chelsea lost the game, after all, it was just an FA Cup match that Pan Yi didn't value too much, and the players on the field were indeed rotation players;
Therefore, in the media reports after the game, apart from lamenting that "Arsenal in the FA Cup is not easy to mess with", there was not much in the way of looking down on Chelsea.
After all, everyone knows that Pan Yi's real goal is the Champions League knockout round three days later!
If we have a bloody fight with Arsenal in the FA Cup today, and something goes wrong during the expedition to Paris, it will definitely be a loss that outweighs the gain.
And Pan Yi did think so.
He certainly won't blame his players for the FA Cup defeat.
He and his coaching staff have already been preparing for the away game against Paris...
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"Ibrahimovic!"
At the pre-match meeting attended by all coaches and players, Pan Yi knocked on the tactical board and then pointed at the chess piece in the middle of Paris' forward line.
"The Swede is the most dangerous player in PSG."
In this Paris Saint-Germain team, Ibrahimovic is the absolute core.
It can be said that the current Paris Saint-Germain head coach, Frenchman Laurent Blanc's offensive tactics revolve around Ibrahimovic.
Speaking of Blanco, he was an experienced French international as a player. He played a total of 97 times for the Gallic Roosters and won back-to-back championships with the team in the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Cup.
Blanc picked up the coaching job after retiring in 2008. He first coached Bordeaux to win the French Ligue 1 championship, and then coached the French national team for two years. He resigned after being eliminated by the eventual champion Spain in the quarter-finals of the 2012 European Cup.
After Ancelotti suddenly left the team, Blanco, who had been out for a year, was appointed as the new head coach of Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2013.
He helped Paris win the domestic Triple Crown last season, and thus gained the trust of the team.
Under his leadership, forwards Ibrahimovic and Cavani also reached the peak of their respective careers, scoring numerous goals.
Now, Blanco will rely on these two strikers to make Paris have a breakthrough in the Champions League!
"In fact, when I was an assistant coach in Milan, Ibrahimovic was also an absolute core player. He could do everything in the frontcourt."
"After arriving in Paris, Blanco relied more on Ibrahimovic's fulcrum role and scoring ability, so Ibrahimovic's role in the Paris team is even greater than when he was in Milan."
"In other words, as long as Ibrahimovic is restricted, it is equivalent to cutting off Paris Saint-Germain's offense."
Speaking of this, Pan Yi smiled and said,
"One thing we might be able to take advantage of is that Ibrahimovic has a bad temper."
"It's fine when the game is going well. But if it's not going well, it may be difficult for him to control his emotions and do something detrimental to the team on the field."
"When he was in Milan, we basically won every game, so it was nothing. He would even use the opponent's emotions to create opportunities."
"But now that we're in Paris, it's hard to say..."
Ibrahimovic's father is Bosnian and his mother is Croatian.
Because of the war, Ibrahimovic's parents fled to a small town in Malmö, Sweden.
Then Ibrahimovic grew up in an immigrant neighborhood called Rosengard.
Growing up in an environment where public security was poor and personal safety was difficult to guarantee, Ibrahimovic developed an extreme sense of self-protection. He also developed a rebellious personality that would not compromise with anyone.
If Pan Yi's ability had not been recognized by Ibrahimovic, maybe a young coach from the Dragon Kingdom would have been choked when he was instructing Ibrahimovic's tactics:
"Why do you teach me? I am Zlatan, who the hell are you?"
At this time, a player in the audience said: "Otherwise, let's let Martinez play. He will definitely piss off Ibrahimovic."
This was met with laughter.
Although Martin has not played many games at Chelsea, everyone now understands one of his special skills: psychological warfare!
No matter what opponent he plays against, he always seems to have a way of unnerving the opposing forwards.
And this skill is especially useful when facing penalty kicks.
The penalty saved by Wilson against Bournemouth in the FA Cup is a good example of this.
Of course, this suggestion was just a joke.
After all, Chelsea's current main goalkeeper is Courtois, and his performance is still needed in such an important game in the Champions League knockout rounds.
It's just that in the current Chelsea, the topic of main substitutes is not a taboo, so it is not a big problem for everyone to joke about it.
"And Verratti!" Pan Yi once again named a Parisian player.
This young Italian midfielder is good at organization, has a broad vision, and has very delicate skills at his feet.
On the court, his ability to hold the ball and read the game are outstanding, so he is also known as Pirlo II.
Since joining Paris Saint-Germain, although Verratti's goals and assists data are not particularly outstanding, his role cannot be reflected by the data.
He is the brains of the team, controls the team's rhythm, and is the metronome on the pitch for PSG.
"So, guard Ibrahimovic closely, and also be careful to cut off the connection between Verratti and Ibrahimovic. If you can do this, PSG's offensive firepower will be eliminated by us. Suppress it to a minimum.”
After explaining various situations in detail on the tactical board, Pan Yi concluded:
"Paris Saint-Germain's strength has improved rapidly in recent years. Of course, they have not only Ibrahimovic but also Verratti in their squad."
"The likes of Cavani, Lavezzi and Matuidi have all been famous for many years and are important members of their respective national teams."
"There is also one of my old subordinates on the defense line, Thiago Silva. I don't need to say more about his ability. His partner is likely to be his fellow Brazilian Marquinhos, who has also been favored in recent years. A rising star that attracts attention.”
"Therefore, we must be careful when we go to the Parc des Princes and not make mistakes due to lack of concentration."
"The Champions League is not a league. In the league we can make one mistake, two mistakes, because we have time and opportunity to make up for our mistakes. But not the Champions League. If we lose, we lose!"
"So let's fight for our Champions League dream!"
The players couldn't help but scream.
Obviously, they are ready too! ——
February 18, Paris, Parc des Princes.
When the players from both sides came on the field, the stadium's live broadcast announced the names of the players from both sides.
Every name of a Paris Saint-Germain player was read out, causing huge cheers from the crowd.
When Chelsea's name was read out, the reaction was relatively muted and there were fewer boos.
After all, Chelsea and Paris are both new giants that have emerged in recent years. There has been no confrontation between the two sides in history, and of course there will be no grudges or grudges.
The biggest connection between the two is that Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and Pan Yi were former masters and apprentices.
Of course, there is also the fact that PSG's bid for David Luiz in the summer window was rejected by Pan Yi - and this is not a festival at all, after all, it is a very common thing in the transfer market here.
"Viewers, welcome to watch this Champions League round of 16 match. This is Paris Saint-Germain's home game against Chelsea."
"Paris Saint-Germain is the leader of Ligue 1 and Chelsea is the leader of the Premier League. This game is also considered the pinnacle showdown between Ligue 1 and the Premier League."
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first."
"The home team Paris Saint-Germain has a 4-3-3 formation, and the goalkeeper is Italian national goalkeeper Sirigu."
"The centre-back pairing is Thiago Silva and Marquinhos."
"The right back is the Dutchman Van der Wiel and the left back is the Brazilian Maxwell."
"It is worth noting that today's back line in Paris is basically composed of Brazilians."
"The three players in the midfield are Italy international Verratti, Argentina international Pastore, and French international Matuidi."
"There are even more famous names on the front line, including Cavani, Ibrahimovic and Lavezzi."
"Let's take a look at the visiting team Chelsea's lineup. It's still a 3-4-3, and the goalkeeper is Courtois..."
Off the field, after Pan Yi shook hands with Blanco, he walked over and hugged two old subordinates, Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva was nothing more. Ibrahimovic patted Pan Yi hard on the back. The force was so strong that Pan Yi almost died on the spot.
"Pan Yi, you are indeed the best coach in the world, but I'm sorry, the winner today will be Zlatan!" Then the first words he said were also very Ibrahimovic.
"Then let's wait and see." Pan Yi was not polite and said with a smile.
For a person with Ibrahimovic's temper, this answer is the most suitable for him.
"By the way, I'm also very grateful for your support regarding Lingard." Pan Yi suddenly said again.
"That's nothing, just transfer for a while, it's like a big deal. I'm in Paris today, maybe I'll go to Manchester United in two years, what's the fuss about!"
Ibrahimovic said, and glanced towards Chelsea's bench, where Lingard was sitting.
"This kid is playing pretty well. If he has a chance to play in the future." Ibrahimovic patted Pan Yi heavily on the shoulder again, "Don't think about using him to make any substitutes today. I will do it before 70 minutes." Kill the game!”
Pan Yi pinched his shoulders, quickly said goodbye to Ibrahimovic and returned to his coaching bench.
Ibrahimovic, who practices Taekwondo, not only has strong legs, but also very strong hands!
Get out quickly, if we keep talking, our life will be ruined here! ——
In today's game, defensively, Pan Yi asked his players to step up their defense against Ibrahimovic and Verratti, while offensively, he chose Van der Veer's position as a breakthrough point.
The Dutchman, who plays right back, is 181cm tall. Although he has certain air defense capabilities, he also has certain flaws in his turning speed.
Including right center back Marquinhos, he is only 20 years old this year. In terms of ability and game experience, there is definitely a certain gap compared with his big brother Thiago Silva, who plays left center back today.
Therefore, Pan Yi puts his main attack direction here, which is to let Hazard and Marcos Alonso give full play to their breakthrough and shooting abilities.
Not long after the game started, Hazard began to break through on the left, constantly tearing apart the Dutch defense with speed.
In the 5th minute, Hazard deceived Vandeveer with a fake move of pulling the ball under his feet, and then accelerated towards the baseline.
At this time, Vandeveer turned around and chased, but he couldn't catch up.
However, Marquinhos immediately came over to cover the defense.
This new Brazilian defender who has emerged in recent years has outstanding heading skills, good confrontation ability, and more importantly, he is also very fast.
Therefore, when Hazard broke through, Marquinhos stuck closely to the Belgian, preventing him from easily cutting inside or passing the ball.
But at this time, Hazard suddenly stopped and spiked the ball.
Marquinhos braked suddenly, but in just a short moment, he was a certain distance away from Hazard, and there was no way he could stay close to his defensive target.
This is the current shortcoming of this young central defender. He is still lacking in experience and is slightly rough defensively.
And Hazard used the small distance he moved away to have space to pass the ball.
He used his left foot to create a small arc and reached the back point!
This is because although Lukaku in the middle has already outflanked him, Thiago Silva is also keeping an eye on Lukaku, preventing him from easily attacking the goal.
Seat B, who was at the back, had just inserted himself from the back row, and also got rid of the Paris left-back Maxwell who was watching him!
"Bernardo Silva! Beautiful header! The ball went in!"
"Just 5 minutes into the game, Chelsea are leading Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes!"
"Although Bernardo Silva scored this goal, 80% of the credit should be attributed to Hazard."
"Chelsea's number one star started from the midfield and rushed all the way to the bottom line. After passing the two defenders of the opponent, he passed the ball and accurately found his teammate in the back point, and then scored."
"How can I put it... Hazard is really too strong! He, a player who moved from Lille to Chelsea, seems to be reappearing as the best player in Ligue 1 in France!"
On the court, Hazard and his teammates hugged each other and celebrated passionately. Pan Yi also waved his arms vigorously on the sidelines and cheered for the goal.
After all, this is the Champions League, a knockout round over two legs.
Every goal Chelsea scores at the Parc des Princes is an away goal and has a very important meaning!
However, Pan Yi frowned after less than two minutes.
That's because shortly after the restart, Hazard was knocked to the ground by French midfielder Matuidi during a scramble, and when he got up from the ground, he immediately limped and couldn't walk. .
Although Hazard persisted for a few more minutes after receiving simple treatment from the team doctor, he finally sat on the ground and made a substitution gesture towards the court.
"Ah! Hazard made a substitution gesture. He was actively asking to be dismissed!"
"It seems that the injury caused by Matuidi's tackle just now cannot continue in the game."
"This was an unexpected situation. Hazard was injured only about 10 minutes into the game, and Chelsea had to make a substitution."
"Pan Yi's face is very ugly, which is understandable. Because Hazard is Chelsea's ace now, and such an ace has to be replaced early."
"Of course, there are still many good players on Chelsea's bench. For example, Willian, Lingard, and Gnabry. Willian is the most likely to be substituted because he has the most experience..."
"Ah, it's not Willian, it's Gnabry. He came on urgently and he replaced Hazard. This young German winger just transferred to Chelsea in the winter window and then quickly scored a hat-trick against Manchester United. , it can be said that he became famous in one battle.”
"This is also Gnabry's second appearance in the Champions League in his career. When he was at Arsenal, he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute in the group stage last season. Of course, this is his first Champions League knockout game. !”
"Hazard limped off the field with the support of the team doctor. I hope his injury is not serious, otherwise, this will be a big blow to Chelsea."
"Pan Yi seemed very dissatisfied. He was still protesting to the referee because the referee only gave a verbal warning for Matuidi's previous tackle, let alone a card."
The live broadcast replayed the previous scene of Matuidi's tackle causing Hazard's injury.
The French giant's tackle action is indeed relatively large. It's no wonder that Pan Yi, who has always been calm, is a little unhappy.
But there is no way, after all, Paris is the home court today, so it is normal to be a bit off the whistle.
It's just that if this is the case, the tactics Pan Yi formulated from the beginning will need to be fine-tuned.
The current Gnabry is still inferior to Hazard in terms of his ability to break through and advance with the ball, and may not be able to achieve the original tactical vision.
And after Chelsea scored, Paris also significantly strengthened its defense on the right, and the midfielders began to help their right back and right center back more.
Matuidi's tackle just now is actually the epitome of this tactical change.
The French midfielder started to pull wide from the center position, appeared in the rib position as a pseudo-winger, and then made a fierce tackle on Hazard who was holding the ball.
Therefore, Pan Yi decided to shrink the defense line a little first and stabilize his own front.
After all, Chelsea are now leading by one goal, which forces Paris Saint-Germain to press out and attack. This is something Chelsea can take advantage of.
Whether it is Gnabry, B seat or Lukaku, once they are given enough space, it will be much easier to counterattack.
However, Pan Yi's adjustment had not yet been fully implemented on the court, and the situation on the court suddenly changed.
Because Chelsea failed to hold on to this one-goal lead.
Paris Saint-Germain scored quickly to equalize the score!
Is there something wrong with Chelsea's defense because some players were distracted?
Not really.
This is a super world wave!
Just three minutes after Chelsea's substitution, Verratti's pass was aimed at Cavani in the penalty area, but it was headed out by Chelsea center defender David Luiz.
The ball flew very far and landed directly outside the arc of the penalty area.
The ball flew high and before it hit the ground, Ibrahimovic rushed up from behind and fired a volley without saying a word!
The football drew a beautiful arc, bypassing the people in the penalty area and the fingers of Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and hit the dead center in the upper right corner of the goal.
It was that simple, a long shot scored without any warning.
This ball is thirty or forty meters away from the goal!
Therefore, no one can do anything about such a world wave!
"GoooooooooooooooLLLLLLLLLLLL!"
"Ibrahimovic's world wave!"
"Oh my God! This ball is so beautiful!"
"If Chelsea's Hazard's breakthrough pass just now reflects the technical beauty of football, then Ibrahimovic's world wave is the full expression of the aesthetics of violence!"
"This distance, this power, this speed! It's really... so beautiful! Sorry, I can only use these words to describe such a goal now..."
"One to one! Ibrahimovic's kick brought the two sides back to a tie again!"
The cheers at the Parc des Princes were loud.
Pan Yi was still a little depressed.
This goal...how to say, very Ibrahimovic.
World wave professionals don’t talk nonsense.
And this goal, Pan Yi actually looks a little familiar.
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that in his previous life, Ibrahimovic scored a goal similar to this when he went to Major League Baseball at the end of his career.
Well, you can’t say it’s the end of your career.
Ibrahimovic is a typical example of someone who becomes more and more demonic as he gets older.
Although he was 36 years old when he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy, he scored 53 goals and provided 15 assists in his two years here, and was also elected the best player of the Major League Baseball.
Then, he returned to Europe and returned to AC Milan.
He improved AC Milan's mental attributes, while also steadily improving the team's record, helping the team obtain a Europa League qualifying spot.
Statistics show that with Ibrahimovic, AC Milan scored 42 points in 20 games, scored 44 goals, and conceded 22 goals. Without Ibrahimovic, AC Milan scored only 21 points in 17 games, scored 16 goals, and conceded 24 goals...
Next, Ibrahimovic helped Milan win the Serie A championship after a long absence.
He has not retired in his forties and is still playing an important role in Milan.
How could someone like him be called the end of his career at just 36 years old!
Therefore, at this point in time, it is not surprising that the "only" 33-year-old Ibrahimovic has made such a world wave.
There is poetry to prove it:
When the king comes and goes, the immortal is given the nickname Da Fengxian.
Look at all things and all sentient beings and laugh, I am the only one who respects the boundless Dharma.
The Qi penetrates Changhong to annihilate the enemy, and goals are only within a snap of the fingers.
My destiny is up to me and not up to Heaven. If Heaven destroys me, I will destroy Heaven!
