Pan Yi didn't pay much attention to Jason McGill's report.
With just this little sponsorship fee, can I buy someone's heart?
Of course, he and McGill have the same view, that is, it doesn’t matter whether the funds are from Manchester City, the United Arab Emirates, Musk, Tesla, or NASA, as long as it is legal money, we will accept it!
Don’t give it up for free.
I just didn’t expect that my purchase of York City would be exposed so quickly.
But it doesn't matter. There's no rule saying which coach can't buy a team anyway. If he's exposed, he's exposed, and it won't have much impact on him.
Maybe it will be more convenient for you to carry out your work.
Apart from anything else, when York City was buying people, people heard that this was Pan Yi's team, so why didn't they take a second look? hey-hey.
Of course, at least this year, his main focus is still on Chelsea.
After playing Manchester City, Chelsea soon ushered in the third round of the Premier League match with West Bromwich Albion.
There are no well-known players on this team. The one Pan Yi is most familiar with is the future Chinese Super League star, Venezuelan forward Longdong.
The head coach of the team can also be regarded as Pan Yi's "old acquaintance", because he is Tony Pulis, whom Pan Yi introduced to Crystal Palace as the head coach, led the team to avoid relegation and also won the title of the Premier League's best head coach.
This guy can be considered a personality. He resigned within 48 hours before the start of the 2014-15 season, catching everyone at Crystal Palace off guard.
Now that he has come to West Bromwich Albion, he also uses his traditional tactics of holding high and playing high to deal with Chelsea.
Chelsea players were indeed a little uncomfortable at first and could not get into the state. The two sides fought to a score of zero to zero in the first half.
But during the halftime break, Pan Yi made timely adjustments, allowing the midfielder to speed up the conduction speed and use the space of the opponent's defense to create a time difference.
The players also quickly regained their form. In the 50th minute of the game, Gnabry assisted Lukaku to score, opening the scoring for the team.
Just seven minutes later, Lukaku scored again to help Chelsea gain another victory, this time assisted by Cancelo.
After scoring two goals in a row, Chelsea maintained its advantage on the field. Pan Yi also replaced three players in one go to ensure the physical fitness and condition of the players on the field.
Finally, in the stoppage time of the game, Abraham's header assisted Harry Kane to score another goal.
Chelsea finally defeated West Bromwich Albion 3-0 away from home.
With this victory, Pan Yi's Chelsea also officially broke the unbeaten record in the Premier League set by Mourinho Chelsea.
On August 29, Chelsea faced the challenge of Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. This was also a game in the fourth round of the Premier League.
This time, both Pan Yi and Alan Pardew set up their positions and played offensive football.
Neither team was conservative at all, and they started to fight against each other from the beginning.
Although Chelsea played at home and made a large rotation, their offense was even better. In the 35th and 43rd minutes of the first half, Mbappe and Lingard scored successively, and two goals were scored. The ball was assisted by Hazard.
After changing sides in the second half, Zouma first used a corner kick to score, and then Ivanovic scored from a long shot, expanding the score to 4-0.
But just when everyone thought Chelsea would win another complete victory, Alan Pardew suddenly showed his strength. Chelsea launched a wild offensive in the last twenty minutes, which was opened by a breakthrough by Zaha. Chelsea's defense pulled a goal back.
In the end, Chelsea won Crystal Palace 4:1.
However, the players' laxity in the final stage of the game still made Pan Yi feel a little dissatisfied and beat the players hard.
However, despite the criticism, they still won the game after all. Chelsea, which had won all four games, was still at the top of the standings.
And since there was an international match day next, Pan Yi gave everyone a day off to relax, while he went to Yorkshire.
Firstly, Scaloni has encountered some trouble recently and needs to discuss it with him and have some in-depth exchanges;
Secondly, it is also a vacation to go on a date with Valentina and have some in-depth exchanges...
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During this period, the English League Two played three rounds of matches.
York City first drew with Exeter City 0:0 away from home, and then lost 1:2 at home to Mansfield, ushering in their first defeat of the season.
Then in the sixth round, they lost 0:3 to the top-ranked Leighton Orient team.
As a result, York City not only gave up the second position in the standings, but also ranked 8th in the standings with a total of 10 points from six games, three wins, one draw and two losses, and did not even enter the play-offs. .
The rules of League Two are that the top three are directly promoted, while the four to seven will participate in a two-round home and away elimination system to compete for a qualification to participate in League One next season.
Although the league has just started and there is still a long schedule to go, three consecutive rounds without a win does make people feel pessimistic about York City's prospects.
But more importantly, are the problems highlighted behind it.
York City has recruited many veterans from Premier League and Championship teams this season. These players are experienced and very capable, but they have obvious shortcomings in physical fitness.
The competition in English League Two is very fierce, there are many physical confrontations, and the schedule is also very intensive.
What kind of intensive method?
There are a total of 24 teams in English League Two, and each team must play at least 46 games each season, not counting cups such as the League Cup and FA Cup.
This is 8 more games than an ordinary Premier League team that does not have European competitions. Of course, more games must be arranged every week.
For example, the Premier League and League Two start at the same time. At this time, the Premier League has played four rounds, while League Two has already played six rounds.
At the beginning, these veterans could handle it, but as the games progressed game by game, the problem of the team's average age being too high was exposed.
Therefore, Pan Yi came to discuss with Scaloni, study the problems currently encountered by the team, and give his own opinions.
"There is no doubt about the quality of the players. But the problem now is that our players are older."
Pan Yi was sitting in York City's head coach's office, watching the video of the game between York City and Leighton Orient with Scaloni.
"If you look at this game, there were no problems in the first half and neither side scored a goal."
Although York City lost this game 0:3, they did not score three goals until 60 minutes into the second half.
On the one hand, when York City had the advantage in the first half, the team did not convert the advantage into goals and played a bit too cautiously. At the beginning of the second half, they were disrupted by the opponent's attack and lost the game. control.
After the opponent scored a goal, the team was obviously a little confused and the thinking was not unified enough. As a result, the opponent scored two goals in a row and finally lost the game.
"We have such a lineup and still lose in League Two. In fact, we can't blame the players, but the coach." Pan Yi bluntly pointed out the team's crux.
"I feel sorry for the team's current performance, boss, and I am willing to take full responsibility for this." Scaloni stood up and said with shame.
If before the season, or after three rounds of games, he was still confident that he wanted to lead York City to League One, then now, the cruel competition in League Two has given him a slap in the face.
This made him clearly realize how difficult it is to coach a team to stand out from the fourth tier league.
"Okay." Pan Yi stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing, "Now is not the time to hold people accountable. We are in the same boat and must work together. The first and most important task now is to solve the team's problems."
Scaloni nodded and said: "What is the problem with my tactics? You can teach me more."
"Tell me, what tactics do you mainly use?" Pan Yi asked.
"It's similar to when we were at Chelsea last season. I mainly play a 3-4-3, focusing on pressure in the frontcourt and ball control in the midfield." Scaloni replied.
Pan Yi smiled and said: "Then is there Hazard in your team?"
Scaloni was stunned: "No."
"Where's Bernardo Silva?"
"nor."
"That's right. All you have are some veterans who have been eliminated from the Premier League and English Championship. How can they have the ability to pass the ball and control the ball well?" Pan Yi laughed louder, "Okay, even if the level of English League Two is relatively low, they They can also control the ball, but if you let them press up front like Chelsea, wouldn't it cost them their lives?"
"This..." Scaloni said a little embarrassed, "That's because I learned this trick after being with you for one year..."
"You are studying hard and doing dead questions." Pan Yi stood up and patted Scaloni on the shoulder, "But tactics must be adapted to local conditions and taught to people. Although I mainly played 3-4-3 last season , but he will change the formation when he needs to change, and he will defend when he needs to defend. It’s not like you haven’t seen any four-wing-back formation before.”
Scaloni nodded slightly.
Pan Yi continued: "Actually, in English League Two, you don't have to play so complicated, just do a 4-4-2 and it's done! Most of their feet are rough, so if you ask them to play with their feet, they really can't do it. What about this, If you look at Stoke City's games in previous seasons, they played very well."
"I remember, boss."
This 4-4-2 bombing tactic is actually very common in England's lower-level leagues. The core is to fly together on both wings and find the center forward with long passes.
Then there is nothing to say about this style of play in defense. It can be converted into a 4-1-4-1 formation to organize. The role of the midfielder here is to try to use his personal ability to intercept in the midfield, and Instead of allowing the opponent to break into one's own defense, it would be very dangerous to allow the opponent's capable forwards to face one's own defense in low-level games.
If the opponent's strength is indeed higher, they can retreat at any time to join the positional defense to form a 5-4-1 intensive defensive formation.
During the attack, the full-backs can flexibly switch positions with the full-backs, join the attack at any time, and then find the right opportunity to pass the ball into the penalty area.
The main function of the other players in the frontcourt is to pull in the opposite direction, take away the opponent's defensive players, and try to give the core center as much space as possible.
This routine can be used from the backcourt to the frontcourt to ensure the position and connection between several core players. It mainly relies on handing the ball to the passer and passing the ball between multiple people to move forward.
In the opponent's defensive area, if there is a good opportunity, of course they can hand the ball to other offensive players, but their focus is mainly on picking up missed shots in front of the goal, making up shots, and the opponent's interception or interception before clearing the ball. Now, the important task of scoring still has to be left to the center!
When it comes to corner kicks and set kicks, the idea is still the same. Center forwards and defenders who are good at headers compete for points. In fact, based on the level of goalkeepers in low-level leagues, the chances of scoring goals within the goal frame are very high. .
But correspondingly speaking, the ability of English second-division players to attack goals is also limited, so sometimes they still have to create as much chaos as possible in the opponent's penalty area in order to create two murderous opportunities.
This is the entire tactical system of the 4-4-2 formation that Pan Yi concluded can be used in the English League Two.
"Specifically for our team, you see, the veteran guard Yin En Hart has a very strong ability to play the ball. You can ask him to make a long pass from the backcourt to find the center. There is also the midfielder Gary Fletcher. Che, he can play the ball from 45 degrees from the wing. And the full-backs..."
Of course, Pan Yi didn't just talk about general tactics or let Scaloni watch other people's game videos and then be done.
Before he came today, he had done a lot of homework, so he actually had a very clear understanding of the personnel composition and technical characteristics of this York City team.
So now he has also made long-term and specific personnel arrangements for Scaloni, which is equivalent to helping him develop a set of tactics and playing methods that are more suitable for these people and more suitable for the rhythm of English Second Division.
This also made Scaloni feel excited.
This is the secret book of martial arts obtained from the master!
As for why it wasn’t coached at the beginning of the season? Time was tight at that time. Chelsea's training time was already short, and Pan Yi had to integrate new players, so he had no time to take care of too many things in York City.
Moreover, these players in York City come from various Premier League and Championship teams, and the personnel are complicated. The training time after they are in place is shorter, and there is even less time.
Besides, Pan Yi also wanted Scaloni to figure it out on his own, which was considered a test.
As a result, Pan Yi thought the problem was not serious after winning the first three rounds.
Looking at it now, it seems that Chelsea's full-court press exhausted everyone. They could barely withstand it in the first few games, but they couldn't do it later.
After all, not only are the abilities of York City's players incomparable to Chelsea's, but the training facilities, physical coaches, and team doctors are also not on the same level.
Therefore, it is true that we cannot make the game so fierce and complicated, it should be simpler.
Of course, currently ranked eighth after six rounds, it’s not really a big problem.
There are a lot of games in League Two and it’s still early.
And because the level of League Two is relatively low, there is generally no particularly good team, and everyone is novice. This also leads to the fact that the score of the team that can be promoted in the end will not be particularly high.
Taking last season as an example, the top teams at the end all lost about ten games, including first-place Burton, who also lost eight games.
And if you want to win the Premier League championship, basically you can't lose more than five games. Generally, you can't win the championship if you lose more than five games.
Therefore, it is not a big deal that York City has lost two games now. There are still many indicators.
As long as we can improve our playing style and make good adjustments, there is still time to counterattack.
"You have to remember that a season is very long. No one can guarantee whether they will get an upgrade spot before the end of June next year. It's not September yet, so you can't be discouraged."
Pan Yi looked at Scaloni and said seriously.
He really valued the Argentinian coach, so he immediately ran to York City as soon as he heard the news that the team had problems.
Scaloni exhaled heavily, smiled and nodded at Pan Yi, his eyes becoming firm again.
Pan Yi's encouragement made Scaloni very happy, because he really needs confidence now.
And Pan Yi just gave him great confidence and confidence, as well as technical support.
"By the way, boss, you said we should change to 4-4-2, but my forwards are all technical now, so they don't seem to be suitable." Scaloni suddenly thought.
"Oh... yes." Pan Yi raised his head and glanced at the calendar on the wall, "That's simple, the transfer window is not closed yet, we will buy one right away. It just so happened that the team received a sponsorship fee, so we It spent!"
"Who to buy? We only have one day, where can we find suitable players?" Scaloni scratched his head, "Boss, you don't even know all the English B players, do you?"
"There are really not many that we are familiar with." Pan Yi smiled and stretched out a finger, "But just one is enough. We only need a high center forward."
"who?"
"Mark Baker."
"……do not know."
"He should be in...forget it, let me check first."
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Mark Baker, 21 years old this year, "York City Famous", is a standing center with a height of 197cm and a weight of 80kg, a traditional British center.
Good physical condition and jumping ability allow him to become an aerial bully in the penalty area, smashing balls from all directions into the opponent's net.
The reason why "York City legend" is put in quotation marks is because although Baker has been playing in League One and League Two teams, he has never actually played for York City.
It was because a cloud game anchor brought Baker to York City in the FM game, and then rushed all the way to the Premier League, and Baker also stayed with the team for ten years and completed appearances and goals in the Premier League. This story was achieved. A beautiful talk about Baker's "York City legend".
And this also made many Dragon Country fans feel familiar and loved for a British low-level league player.
Pan Yi also learned Baker's name from here.
Then he also checked the information and found that the real-life Baker was indeed very useful!
He is tall and strong, can rush and top, he is a great weapon in the second division of England!
It also fits the 4-4-2 formation he recommended to Scaloni very well.
Whether it's a midfielder or a defender, just get the ball to Baker and it's done!
As for the transfer, it's not a problem at all.
Now Baker plays for the Yeovil team, which is also in the English second division. He is worth 210,000 euros and his salary is 850 yuan per week...
What does this mean to the wealthy Pan Yi?
Not to mention that he doesn’t have to spend any money, he can just use part of the money sponsored by SpaceX.
For the Yeovil team, a huge sum of 210,000 euros suddenly came to them, which made them smile.
You know, from teams below League Two, most player transfers are free transfers. Everyone’s money is used to pay wages. Who can afford the transfer fee?
Including Baker himself, he also transferred from Carlisle United to Yeovil on a free transfer. This is equivalent to making 210,000 euros in vain!
So, no problem, I knocked him out overnight and delivered it to York City with free shipping.
As for Baker? Of course he agreed.
York City directly raised his salary to 1,000 yuan a week, which was not enough for him.
Not to mention that although York City is only ranked 8th, they are still much better than Yeovil.
Now after 6 rounds, Yeovil is ranked second to last with 1 win and 5 losses, and is still in danger of being relegated.
As a 21-year-old young player, he certainly hopes to play in a stronger team and hone himself better.
So the deal was completed quickly.
With the high center forward in place, York City's lineup this season will be complete.
I just don’t know if the story between York City and Baker will be as beautiful as the story about the cloud anchor...
