After playing Wolfsburg, Pan Yi's team went directly north to Manchester to prepare for an away challenge to Manchester United.
The main reason why I didn't go back to London was that the time between these two games was really too little.
One game was on September 17th, and the other game was on September 19th. They almost started playing immediately after just one day of rest.
This is a test for both teams with Champions League missions, but it will be relatively better for Manchester United.
Because Manchester United's Champions League game will be played earlier, starting on September 16, they will have one more day off than Chelsea.
And they played two consecutive games at home, thus avoiding the fatigue of traveling like Chelsea.
Manchester United's opponent was not strong either. They faced Club Brugge of Belgium, and they easily won 4:0 in the end.
Of course, although Manchester United seemed to have the right time and place in this game, Van Gaal, as the head coach, was still very cautious.
Since Manchester United was beaten twice when facing Chelsea last season, conceding 13 goals in the two games, Van Gaal's lineup today is a standard 4-2-3-1, which means to focus on defense and attack. Chelsea's counterattack.
The lone forward is Rooney, behind him are new aid Depay, and Belgian teenagers Januzajin and Mata. The double midfielders are also newly joined German stars Bastian Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin.
The defense from left to right is Luke Shaw, Blind, Smalling and Damian.
The goalkeeper is injured because De Gea is injured, so Argentina goalkeeper Romero is on duty today.
It can be said that this lineup has changed a lot from the personnel when they played against Chelsea last season.
But after the game started, Chelsea still launched a wave of offensive from the beginning of the first half, which made Manchester United a little embarrassed.
The main reason is that the confidence of Chelsea players is too high now!
Pan Yi's instructions to the players are also to hope that they can break through Manchester United's goal as soon as possible so as to seize the opportunity.
Seven minutes into the game, Lukaku scored against Manchester United, but his shot seemed to be offside. After the linesman raised his flag, the referee also blew his whistle to indicate that the goal was invalid.
Just two minutes later, after receiving a long pass from Van Dijk, Hazard dribbled the ball into the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the defense, he knocked back to Harry Kane. The latter followed up and pushed the ball with his left foot, which hit the goal. On the pillar.
After that, Chelsea's offense was higher and higher.
Finally, in the 18th minute, Seat B made a diagonal pass from the outside. Hazard kept knocking the ball across the left side of the penalty spot. Lukaku volleyed and broke Manchester United's goal.
After taking the lead, instead of giving up on the good news, Chelsea launched a wave of more violent attacks, forcing Manchester United goalkeeper Romero to make consecutive wonderful saves.
Van Gaal also frowned, remembering the two tragedies last season, so he waved the flag and Manchester United retreated across the board.
In particular, the two offensive wingers Mata and Depay also returned to the full-midfield position. Manchester United's formation became a purely defensive 4-4-1-1, which barely stabilized the position.
But as soon as the whistle sounded in the second half, Chelsea took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and launched an aggressive attack on Manchester United.
After Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball from the left and forced a breakthrough, he sent a long diagonal pass. Lukaku quickly moved forward, got ahead of everyone, and flicked the ball to Harry Kane on the right. The latter followed up and hit the target easily.
Two to zero!
The two forwards each scored one goal.
At this time, only one minute has passed in the second half!
Chelsea continued to bombard Manchester United and created opportunities continuously, but Manchester United also defended extremely tenaciously.
Only after the 60th minute of the game did Chelsea begin to recycle their formation.
The main reason is that Pan Yi saw that his players were still a little tired and could not maintain the intense press until the end, even if they made substitutions.
Therefore, it is better to slow down the rhythm first so that the players do not consume too much energy.
Although Chelsea's League Cup opponent five days later is only Walsall, a English League One team, Pan Yi's goal this year is all championships, so he will not neglect any game and will also put these games together. And consider.
However, in professional football matches, sometimes if one side is soft, the other side will become hard, let alone the opponent is a wealthy team like Manchester United and is playing at home.
Under the command of Van Gaal, Manchester United suddenly became more confident.
Especially Dutch star Memphis Depay, who lurked behind Rooney and posed a lot of threats.
It was his long shot in the 71st minute that forced Courtois to make a diving save, and also sounded the horn for Manchester United's counterattack against Chelsea.
In the 75th minute, Depay passed Terry with the ball and passed it straight into the penalty area. Rooney took the ball with his back and was unable to turn around. He knocked back and midfielder "Little Pig" Bastian Schweinsteiger stepped in and kicked the ball. Shoot angrily.
The kick actually went a bit wide, but by chance it hit Van Dijk's leg and was reflected into Chelsea's goal.
Courtois had nothing to do with conceding such a somewhat lucky goal.
The score also came to 1:2.
Two minutes later, Chelsea launched the offensive again. Harry Kane assisted and Lukaku got a chance to score a single goal. However, the shot was too weak and was confiscated by goalkeeper Romero.
Member Lu was finally happy for once.
But happiness comes at a price.
Manchester United created another good team attack opportunity in the 81st minute.
Mata and Depay passed the ball continuously outside the penalty area, and finally Depay passed the ball into the penalty area. After Rooney stopped the ball and turned around, he shot furiously and broke Chelsea's goal again.
Two to two!
After that, no matter how Chelsea attacked, they were never able to break through Manchester United's goal.
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Encountering the first draw of the new season, Pan Yi's mood was not affected at all.
"Our opponents had a good offensive efficiency tonight. They only had four shots, two shots on target, and scored two goals. And we created 25 shooting opportunities, including one suspected offside goal and two Hit the post. You can say we performed better, but not being able to win can only be said to be a bit unlucky.”
Pan Yi also praised Manchester United goalkeeper Romero by name, believing that Argentina's main goalkeeper performed at a high level in today's game.
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"I watched his performance in the 2014 World Cup, and it's obvious that he was in good shape today. When facing such a goalkeeper, it's quite good that we can score two goals to be honest."
At the same time, Pan Yi also expressed his understanding of Lukaku's missed opportunity.
"No forward can guarantee that he will score a single goal, so I will not use this standard to ask Lukaku, Harry Kane, or Mbappe. It is unfair to them."
"They are all smart players who know how to reflect on their mistakes in constant games and then improve them. In the end, they play better and better."
"Lukaku won the Premier League Golden Boot last season and is still ranked first this season. If we erase his achievements just because he failed to score once, that would be too ignorant of football."
This is Pan Yi. In an interview with reporters, he said that his players are mainly encouraging and will not easily criticize others.
Of course, you will still spray when you need to spray when you return to the locker room or training field...
This draw made Van Gaal feel happy.
Regardless of whether the situation is dominant or not, the number of shots or the ball possession rate, not losing is the rule!
After all, this Chelsea team led by Pan Yi is Manchester United's number one sufferer!
Last season was not just a double play, it was 0:5 in one game and 0:8 in another game. It can definitely be described as "shame".
But today, Manchester United tied with Chelsea!
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From now on, Manchester United can stand up!
And after six rounds, Manchester United has not fallen behind and is still ranked fourth behind Chelsea, Manchester City and Leicester City.
This also made the Red Devils full of confidence.
Van Gaal even threatened that Chelsea this season is not invincible, and Manchester United has a chance to complete a counterattack and even win the Premier League championship!
He also said that the defeat to Swansea in the fourth round was just an accident. Now that his team is strong, it is impossible to lose again when facing such a mid-to-lower team!
But no one expected that as soon as he made his bold words on the front foot, Van Gaal would be slapped in the face on the back foot...
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On the evening of September 24th, Yorkshire, Bushham Crescent Stadium.
In the third round of the League Cup, York City faced Manchester United at home.
York City's performance in the League Cup this season is still good.
In the first round, they drew the English League One team Bradford (not Brentford), so they defeated them and advanced through a penalty shootout after drawing with their opponent 2:2.
In the second round, York City's opponent was the Premier League team Swansea. The two sides continued to fight until the 90th minute, but the outcome was still tied. As a result, York City got a header from defender Ian Hart in stoppage time. Defeat the opponent and advance to the third round.
Then, they drew Manchester United.
York City vs. Manchester United, this is actually a "regional battle".
Why do you say that?
If you mention "Rose Derby" to a Premier League fan, he must know that it refers to the game between Leeds United and Manchester United.
In fact, these two teams are mortal enemies of each other, and the grudge between them can even be traced back to the War of the Roses that broke out between the Lancaster and York families.
At that time Manchester was part of Lancashire and Leeds was part of Yorkshire.
Later, during the Industrial Revolution, Manchester was rich in cotton and Leeds was rich in wool, and the two sides had a new feud.
The two teams have become the continuation of the cultural genes of the two cities and inherited this hatred.
Therefore, every time Manchester United meets Leeds United, it is full of excitement.
So the question is, the York family? Yorktown? Doesn't this sound like a more direct inheritance?
Yes, in fact, the historical hatred between Leeds United and Manchester United is also true for York City.
Leeds United and York City both belong to Yorkshire, and it only takes about half an hour to drive between the two cities.
However, because the gap between York City and Manchester United is so big, no one will treat them as a mortal enemy.
In fact, it goes without saying that York City, even Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, which are more famous than them, including the Bradford team they defeated in the first round of the League Cup, are all Yorkshire football teams. Team, but actually has no sense of existence.
The reason is simple. Just like in Longguo, the mortal enemy relationship between Guoan and Shenhua is also related to some grievances between the two cities, but Shenhua will not regard the BJ Polytechnic University football team as a mortal enemy.
They need to be of about the same level to become mortal enemies.
It is precisely because of this that the representative of Yorkshire has always been Leeds United, the strongest and best-performing team. Their meeting with Manchester United can be called the "Rose Derby".
Of course, this situation is quite unpleasant to die-hard York City fans.
I have a team with the name "York", but it can't represent Yorkshire?
But there is nothing the fans can do. Who makes the team weak?
Although there is a relatively large gap in strength between Leeds United and Manchester United, they are still a perennial Premier League team. Even if they are sometimes relegated, they will only go to the English Championship. Occasionally they will fall to the English League One and they will rise quickly.
Judging from the historical record, Leeds United has won the English top league championship, the FA Cup championship, and even reached the finals of the European Champions Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup. This is enough to attract many Yorkshire fans to become their fans. of fans.
York City, on the other hand, has already exploded in English League One. League Two, and even the fifth and sixth tiers are where they often stay...
Let's just say last season, we were almost relegated to the fifth level of the National League.
Of course, fortunately, there are now various signs that Pan Yi, the world's number one head coach, seems to have become the new owner of the club!
Although there has been no official announcement, the arrival of Scaloni and Valentina, as well as the joining of many high-quality and cheap players, seem to confirm that many media reports are true.
Including sponsorship contracts from some commercial companies, if it weren't for Pan Yi's golden brand, why would he be in York City?
Another solid fact is that Pan Yi himself often runs to York City.
No, after York City lost three consecutive games, Pan Yi went to the club and had an in-depth exchange with head coach Scaloni. Then the team immediately bought high center forward Baker, and the tactics immediately became traditional. 4-4-2, starting to hit high.
Such changes had an immediate effect. York City defeated Stevenage away from home in the seventh round of League Two, and defeated Carlisle United in the eighth round, achieving two consecutive victories.
In the standings, York City also quickly rose to the joint second position, with 16 points with Portsmouth and Plymouth, which is 1 point behind the first place Leighton Orient.
This also gives all York City fans hope.
They firmly believe that this team is the favorite for promotion this season.
They also believe that under the leadership of boss Pan Yi, League One will never be the end of York City.
It was under this situation that York City actually drew Manchester United in the League Cup.
Isn't this a good opportunity to prove that he is Manchester United's mortal enemy?
Don’t forget, York City only entered the third round after knocking out Swansea in the second round of the League Cup. The only game Manchester United lost in the Premier League this season was to Swansea...
This also doubled the confidence of York City.
As a result, the entire Busham Crescent Stadium was packed, and nearly 10,000 York City fans poured into the stadium to cheer for the team.
It can be said that people all over Yorkshire are cheering for this game and cheering for York City!
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Van Gaal never imagined that he would be greeted with a blow to the head at York City's Busham Crescent Stadium.
In this game, he basically played with a rotating lineup. After all, in his eyes, a weak team like York City really didn't need all the main players to play.
Young players like Cameron Jackson, Paddy McNair, Martial and other young players have all got opportunities to play, and the starting goalkeeper has been replaced by 22-year-old Sam Johnstone.
Of course, there are still stars such as Carrick, Valencia, Mata, and Rooney in the Manchester United team. On paper, they are still much stronger than the group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" in York City.
But only three minutes into the game, York City started with a wave of attacks.
Joe Partington and Gary Fletcher on the left cooperated, and then a cross was passed directly. Baker, who came in behind, leaped high and made a powerful headblade, piercing the goal guarded by Johnstone.
York City leads 1-0 at home!
This seemingly unexpected goal made York City fans ecstatic.
And this time the celebration wasn't even over yet, York City scored again.
In the fourth minute, York City formed a breakthrough on the wing and created a corner kick opportunity.
After the corner kick was taken, Baker beat Blind to grab the first header and shot. Carrick blocked the ball on the goal line, but Gary Fletcher missed the shot from close range and once again broke Manchester United's goal. goal.
Two to zero!
The whole stadium went crazy!
All the York City fans couldn't believe what they were seeing.
As a League Two team, York City actually overwhelmed the Premier League giants in the opening game and even scored twice against Manchester United? ? ?
Even if Manchester United didn't do their best, even if Van Gaal deployed many young players in the defense, it was still Manchester United!
A Manchester United player, no matter how young he is, is still in the Manchester United first team!
Isn't this much better than the veterans who were terminated from York City, and the young forward Baker who only earns 1,000 yuan a week?
And so it is.
They reacted quickly.
In the 20th minute, Carrick sent a direct pass. Rooney quickly stepped in. After receiving the ball, he passed defender Myles Edison one-on-one, then passed goalkeeper Conrad Logan, and then sent the ball Scored an empty goal and got a goal back for Manchester United.
Two to one!
Before the end of the first half, Martial, who had not yet become the director of a football electronics factory, dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area. He passed three players in a row and then shot low and scored, two to two!
The two sides are tied!
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After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United began to firmly control the game.
The midfield composed of Carrick, Mata and Herrera is still very controlling compared to York City.
But York City also performed extremely tenaciously, defended solidly, counterattacked quickly, and passed high-altitude balls without any glitches. It felt like they were fighting a war of attrition with Manchester United.
It was difficult for York City to get chances, and they were frequently attacked by Manchester United with threatening attacks. However, the York City goalkeeper and the goal post worked together to keep the goal intact.
The two sides remained in a stalemate and failed to change the score in the second half.
Until the last minute of stoppage time, Manchester United began to mobilize and launch a siege against York City.
After all, even a draw would be difficult for them to accept. The opponent is just a League Two team!
If it is dragged to a penalty shootout, everything will be difficult to say.
And for many rotation players, the League Cup is a rare opportunity to play.
If you fail after just one game, your chances of playing in the future will be reduced, and your status in the mind of the head coach will also decline.
But at this time, Valencia's cross was intercepted by York City, who launched a counterattack.
Their counterattack method is also very simple, that is, Bigfoot looks for the only forward left in the frontcourt, Baker!
After Baker stopped the ball with his chest, he saw that Manchester United goalkeeper Johnstone was standing a little too far forward and hit the ball before it hit the ground!
The ball drew a wonderful arc and flew directly towards Manchester United's goal.
Johnstone rolled and crawled towards the goal in embarrassment, but in the end he was unable to prevent the ball from falling from the top of the net to the lower edge of the crossbar, behind the goal line.
The ball went in!
Before the referee's whistle sounded, Baker had already excitedly rushed out of the stadium and towards his fans.
The entire stadium was filled with the crazy screams of York City fans.
Even the whole city seemed to be going crazy for this goal.
3:2!
York City beat Manchester United!
The live TV camera also firmly locked Van Gaal on the sidelines.
The Manchester United coach also looked shocked.
Obviously, he did not expect that his team would be scored again by York City in stoppage time.
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Three to two, York City defeated Manchester United at home, causing a huge upset!
You know, before the game, when the draw results came out, everyone concluded that York City's League Cup journey had come to an end.
Even if Manchester United plays with a substitute lineup, even if Van Gaal vigorously promotes young players, it is still Manchester United.
Even if this kind of Manchester United is not the strongest, it is not something that the League Two team can fight against.
But now, York City actually won!
Unpopular!
This is definitely a huge upset!
As soon as the game ended, the entire English football world was in a panic.
Compared with York City's upset victory over Chelsea last season, Van Gaal seems to be more ashamed.
Because in the original game, York City took advantage of the "location" and ultimately won on penalties;
But today, Manchester United was truly defeated, with no excuse at all.
Major newspapers and media also reported on this game at length:
"The real giant killer?" After their upset victory over Chelsea last season, York City eliminated Manchester United again》
"Van Gaal just drew with Pan Yi with difficulty, but was immediately slapped by Pan Yi's disciple"
"Will York City become the representative of Yorkshire?" Leeds United have been dormant in the English Championship for many years. The last time they met Manchester United was four years ago and they lost miserably by three goals.
"It's true, York City is definitely Pan Yi's team, otherwise they wouldn't be so excited after playing Manchester United!" 》
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