After the national team match day, Chelsea faced the challenge of Norwich at Stamford Bridge.
Norwich is a new team in the Premier League this season. They were promoted from the English Championship last season. It stands to reason that there will be no suspense in their game against the leader Chelsea, and the media will not be interested.
However, due to the presence of the Norwich coach, this game still attracted widespread attention.
The current Norwich coach is Alex Neal. He is a Scotsman born in 1981. He is only 34 years old this year, only five years older than Pan Yi!
In other words, this is a direct conversation between the two youngest head coaches in the Premier League!
To be honest, if Pan Yi's experience wasn't so miraculous, Alex Neal's resume would be worth writing about.
After all, even if you look at the entire five major leagues, there are not many who can be top league head coaches in their thirties!
He played as a midfielder during his playing days, and the first team in his coaching career was the Hamilton Club of the Scottish Premiership. He was promoted to the Scottish Premiership in his first season.
Then he joined Norwich City after the winter window of last season, and then led the "Canaries" to win 17 games in 25 games, finishing third in the British Championship and entering the play-offs.
Next, Alex Neil continued to lead the team to defeat Impswich and Middlesbrough in the play-offs, and finally succeeded in reaching the Super League!
Isn’t this a script that’s almost the same as Shuangwen’s protagonist?
After 12 rounds of the Premier League this season, Norwich has also achieved 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, ranking 15th in the standings, and is currently 4 points away from the relegation zone.
For such a civilian team whose goal is to avoid relegation, the results are already very good.
Therefore, the media are also looking forward to what kind of sparks will be created between Alex Neal, the second youngest head coach in the Premier League, and Pan Yi, the youngest head coach in the Premier League.
Alex Neal also confidently stated before the game that Pan Yi is indeed the best coach in the world, but he has also studied Chelsea thoroughly and is confident to play a surprising game at Stamford Bridge. the match of!
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On the evening of November 21st, the game is about to start.
The players from the two teams walked into the stadium under the leadership of the referee. Pan Yi followed him and came to the home team's coaching bench. At this time, Norwich head coach Alex Neal walked towards him.
"Let's have a good competition today!" Alex Neal proudly stretched out his hand.
Pan Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook hands with him: "I hope it will be a wonderful game."
The main reason was that Pan Yi didn't react immediately. At first, he thought it was the opponent's assistant coach coming to say hello!
This guy, isn't he only 34 years old? He looks a bit ugly, mainly because he looks a little too anxious.
It's basically a semi-bald hairstyle, with just a few hairs and a lot of gray hair already.
No wonder public opinion commented that he is "34 years old in age, 44 in appearance, and 54 in wisdom."
Well, it may also be because the pressure of professional coaches is too great. Even a "young talent" like him who has achieved considerable success will inevitably be destroyed like this.
Unlike Pan Yi, I have a full head of hair. Even if I don’t work as a coach, I can still rely on my appearance to earn a living...
Also, what's going on with Alex Neal's arrogant look?
Do we two know each other?
Pan Yi was a little dazed, and Alex Neal said another sentence: "I hope you can still laugh after the game."
Then he turned around and walked towards his visiting team's coaching bench.
Pan Yi couldn't understand even more, why did Alex Neal have this attitude?
Does he have any prejudice against handsome men with thick hair?
Why did you suddenly give yourself such a show of strength?
"Who wouldn't want to kill you now, let alone such a young coach." Arteta laughed at the side.
Arteta was born in 1982 and has just retired as an assistant coach.
Alex Neal is only one year older than him, but he has already led two teams to successfully upgrade. One of them was promoted from the most fiercely competitive English Championship to the Premier League. He does have two skills.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this experience that Alex Neal is still very proud in his heart.
But now the media's focus is entirely on Pan Yi. After all, this one is younger and has higher achievements.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this comparison that Alex Neal still felt a little uncomfortable, so he wanted to use today's direct confrontation to prove his strength.
Of course, such "proof" does not need to say that Norwich can beat Chelsea or even draw.
After all, Norwich's lineup is not at the same level as Chelsea's, and it is an away game. It is too much to ask them to score points.
But as long as Alex Neal can show his tactical level in the game and make Chelsea uncomfortable, it will be enough to embarrass Pan Yi.
If there is a draw or even a victory over Chelsea by accident, then Alex Neal can definitely become famous in one battle and attract greater attention around the world.
Is it even possible to be called the "double pride" of the coaching world?
Therefore, it is understandable that he attaches great importance to this duel with Pan Yi and also throws harsh words at the same time.
Who makes Chelsea and Pan Yi the winners now?
"We still have to be careful, he is obviously going to risk his life!" Arteta reminded cautiously, "If I read correctly, his starting lineup is also a 3-2-4-1?"
In Chelsea's starting lineup today, Pan Yi once again used a 3-2-4-1 formation without fullbacks.
The center is Abraham.
Mbappe on the left and Gnabry on the right.
Attacking midfielder Lingard + Hazard.
The double midfielder is Ake + Kanter.
The three central defenders are Terry, Christensen and Zouma.
Goalkeeper Martin.
This is not because Pan Yi will make any strange moves when facing Norwich, but mainly to minimize the impact of the international match day on the team.
Therefore, players who have played more time in the game are still rotated and rested, and even goalkeeper Courtois is placed on the substitute list.
It just so happened that his four full-backs were the backbone of their respective national teams, and they all felt tired after a few games, so they took a rest together.
Today, it is the young Ake who plays the "sinking midfielder" in a key position.
He was responsible for the task of David Luiz at that time. During offense, he worked with Kanter to help the front five to sort out the ball. When defending, he retreated to the defense line and changed the formation to four backs.
The only slight difference from David Luiz is that Ake will stand at the left back position when retreating, instead of playing as a central defender like David Luiz.
It can be said that this is a reverse operation of the "tuck-in full-back".
These are also some adjustments Pan Yi made based on the different characteristics of the players on the court to better utilize the players' abilities.
Today we are playing against a newly promoted team or at home. Pan Yi has the confidence to do so.
But what is surprising is that Norwich has almost the same formation as Chelsea.
Young Alex Neal, you are very brave.
Dare you play such an attacking formation against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?
"Perhaps he really studied your 3-2-4-1 carefully and thought it was very useful, so he decided to try it on you." Arteta smiled.
"Really? That's great. I don't like it when my opponent shrinks." Pan Yi also smiled, "That's okay, then let's see what he learns from my formation!"
"But how could anyone dare to touch you with your formation?" Arteta couldn't help but cooed, "You are so confident!"
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Alex Neal was indeed confident today.
First of all, he felt that he had thoroughly studied Pan Yi. With the way of 3-2-4-1 and the way of 3-2-4-1, he felt that he could get points at Stamford Bridge. key.
Secondly, Chelsea was burdened by the international match day and the players were very tired, while Norwich was recharging their energy, waiting for work and having high morale.
With each decline and rise, Norwich is not without a chance.
In the past two rounds of games, Norwich defeated Swansea 1:0, and only lost 1:2 to Manchester City in the away game. The recent form is indeed good, and it has also given the team confidence.
As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The pressure is all on Chelsea's side. Norwich can create miracles!
During the pre-game preparation meeting, Alex Neal said with confidence:
"Don't be afraid of Chelsea. After the opening, we will rush to grab the rhythm of the game and let the Blues have a taste of our strength!"
After looking at Chelsea's starting lineup tonight, he felt that Pan Yi was playing too wildly.
Sending so many young people under the age of 20 is too disrespectful of Norwich City.
Today, he was going to slap Pan Yi hard in the face in front of everyone!
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As soon as the game started, Chelsea took the lead.
Although Norwich was playing away from home, they still followed the coach's instructions and tried to strangle Chelsea from the beginning.
This is actually the opening strategy adopted by many teams that do not have the right to kick off.
Because some players are more relaxed at the beginning of the game and do not enter the game state immediately.
If you don't pay attention when the opponent kicks off at this time, and suddenly speed up, you might be able to grab the ball.
The kicking team often passes the ball back after the kick-off. If you grab the ball at this time, you are likely to directly get an excellent offensive opportunity and have a high probability of scoring a goal.
But the problem is that when the Norwich players tried to launch a sudden attack on Chelsea, they discovered that after the kick-off, Mbappe did not pass the ball back, but directly distributed it to the right and handed it to Gner. Bree.
Almost at the same time, Abraham, Hazard and others all rushed through the center line and headed towards Norwich's backcourt. This also made the unexpected Norwich players' position a bit chaotic.
After Gnabry received the ball in the open space on the right, he took two steps towards the ribs and handed it to Lingard who ran over to receive the ball.
Lingard knocked back and completed a one-two with Gnabry, which also allowed Lingard to cut into the ribs.
At this time, Lingard sent a direct pass, and he saw Mbappé rushing forward at high speed. After catching up with the pass, he rushed straight to the outside of the penalty area. Before the defensive player could block it, he shot straight!
This shot was about twenty meters away from the goal, but the shot was very powerful and went directly to the right side of the Norwich goal!
Norwich goalkeeper Rudy hadn't even entered the match state yet when he discovered...
The ball has been scored!
!
He was immediately stunned.
Even the entire Stamford Bridge fans were stunned!
The Norwich players on the pitch were also stunned!
Head coach Alex Neal on the sidelines was equally confused!
How long has it been?
Half a minute, no, ten seconds?
Why did you score a goal?
Only then did the commentator react and began to explain in a hurry:
"The ball went in! The ball really went in! It was a quick goal scored by Mbappe. The time to leave the field at this time is..."
"Eight seconds! Oh my God, only 8 seconds!"
"Last season, in the match between Chelsea and Swansea, Hazard scored the opponent's goal in just 9.5 seconds, thus setting a new record for the fastest opening goal in the Premier League."
"And just one year later, this record was refreshed again! And the person who set this record was also a Chelsea player! It was Mbappe!"
"Since Mbappe will not turn 17 in another month, he will also break many goals records after adding age attributes..."
"Forget it, forgive me for not being able to find all these records for the time being, it seems a bit too much. But in short, after Chelsea broke the Premier League unbeaten record in the last round, they are still breaking various records!"
"Pan Yi's Chelsea is really a team born to break records!"
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The first goal at the speed of light completely stunned the Norwich team.
Isn’t this what the coach arranged?
Wasn't it promised that there would be a chance to attack in the opening game? How come we were the ones lagging behind?
But Chelsea didn't give them time to react and quickly pounced on them like wolves.
When the visiting team restarted the game, they found that Chelsea launched a high-intensity high-pressure press towards them, even directly to the edge of their penalty area, forcing every Norwich player to be a little confused.
Abraham in front, Hazard and Lingard behind, Mbappe and Gnabry on the wings, all pressed very high, and even Kante actively stepped in to put pressure on Norwich.
This made the Norwich players feel a mountain of pressure. They were so hurried that they almost made a mistake in a return pass and gave Chelsea a corner kick.
At this point, it was only two minutes into the show.
Hazard quickly took a corner kick, but the first hit was controlled by the opponent's central defender Bennett and was pushed out.
After Kanter grabbed the spot on the outside, passed the defensive player, and after getting the right opportunity, he kicked the ball through the outside of the penalty area.
In the penalty area, Abraham stopped the ball with his back and turned around, passing another Norwich defender Basson. The whole action was done in one go, without giving the visiting team's defensive players any time to react.
After turning around, Abraham shot low with his left foot and sent the ball into the lower left corner of Norwich's goal again!
“goalllllllllllllllllll!
!
! Another young player, Abraham also scored! "
"In less than three minutes, Chelsea scored two goals!"
"Chelsea got off to an amazing start tonight."
"Norwich obviously wanted to steal the start, but failed and were caught off guard by Chelsea."
"In the first three minutes, Chelsea was already leading 2-0. Is there any better start than this?"
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The answer is... yes.
That was a three-goal lead five minutes into the game.
Just two minutes after the goal, Lingard entangled the opponent's tall center back Turner on the right side of the frontcourt, successfully grabbed the ball, and passed it low to the right side of the penalty area.
After Hazard came in at high speed, he stopped the ball in front of the baseline. Under the double-teaming of two Norwich players, he picked the ball from the gap between them and passed it to the front of the small penalty area.
I saw Mbappe appear in that position in time. After stopping the ball with his chest, he shot without waiting for it to land.
This shot was close to Chi Chi. Although goalkeeper Rudy was standing on the right side, he still could not prevent the ball from entering the net.
Three to zero!
In less than five minutes, three shots and three goals were scored!
crazy!
Chelsea has gone completely crazy!
Whether it was the fans in the stands, the players on the field, or the guests responsible for commentating, they were all dumbfounded.
Even the home team fans didn't know how to celebrate the goal.
Because the goals are almost one after another!
It can be said that the fans' celebrations can be connected together. It seems like they are just celebrating a goal.
Before one wave subsides, another wave comes, and the vast sea of people is violently stormy!
Some fans even suspected that the scoreboard at the scene was malfunctioning because they were a little late and just found their seats and sat down, but saw that the score was already 3:0!
Everyone knows that Chelsea is very capable, but no one has seen Chelsea play such a stormy attack from the beginning.
In front of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the visiting team had almost no power to fight back.
After falling behind by three goals, Norwich also tried to launch an offensive to stabilize their position and boost their morale. However, in the 15th minute, Chelsea once again launched a threatening attack.
Lingard and Hazard formed a beautiful continuous collision with the wall on the right rib of the frontcourt. Lingard dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the defensive player, he suddenly turned back with his heel.
Gnabry passed behind Lingard, adjusted the ball and cut inside, and volleyed into the far corner with his left foot.
The ball rolled into the lower left corner of the visiting team's goal again.
Four to zero!
At this time, the game had only passed 15 minutes!
What kind of miraculous offensive efficiency is this!
Seeing this scene, almost everyone was convinced that a crazy massacre would take place tonight.
Because even after taking a four-goal lead, Chelsea still had no intention of giving up when things were good, but continued to press and press Norwich.
Norwich head coach Alex Neal no longer looked as complacent as before on the sidelines, replaced by a loss of composure and even loss of control.
His legs were shaking uncontrollably.
As a widely praised young marshal, he has never seen such a scene!
He steeled himself, stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly to the players, asking them to stay calm and hold their ground.
But at this moment, how can Norwich's players remain stable?
My mentality is a bit broken!
Even if they want to be stable, Chelsea won't allow it!
No, less than five minutes had passed since the fourth goal, and Chelsea scored another goal!
This time it was Abraham who assisted Mbappe to score, 5-0!
Mbappe also completed a hat trick!
Alex Neal's feet suddenly softened and he sat down on the ground.
He broke the defense!
"5 goals in 20 minutes, 5 goals in 20 minutes! This is the team with the most goals in the opening game in the history of the Premier League!"
"Pan Yi's Chelsea have set a new record! They are really a team from another planet!"
"Alex Neal was so arrogant today that he actually wanted to play against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?"
"Facts have proved that if Pan Yi's team plays its own form and turns on the offensive mode, looking at the five major European leagues, there are really not many teams that can resist it."
"Now, it only took Pan Yi 20 minutes to give Alex Neal a meeting gift. This means that he wants to force a relationship with me? No way!"
At this time, the camera turned to the home team's coaching bench, and Pan Yi seemed very calm.
Five goals in 20 minutes?
Okay.
Although a new record has been set now, in Pan Yi's previous life, this was not the fastest.
In 2019, when Manchester City played against Watford at home in the 6th round of the Premier League, they scored 5 goals in 17 minutes and ended up beating their opponent 8-0.
In 2023, Newcastle United also defeated Tottenham at home, scoring 5 goals in 20 minutes, and the final score was 6:1.
This game even broke the mentality of Tottenham's captain and goalkeeper Lori, and he changed the goalkeeper directly in the second half.
"Are we going too far?" Arteta suddenly came over, "Don't you always teach us that other people's wives and children are watching..."
"Did I say that?" Pan Yi turned his head and thought, "Then go a little further! I have to break some records today to feel good."
Then he looked at the young head coach next door who was on the verge of collapse and said with a smile: "I hope he can still laugh after the game."
But Pan Yi said in his heart at this time: "Haha, what level are you, using the same formation as me? Go back and change quickly!"
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Before this game, no one would have believed that Norwich, which has been in good form recently, would suddenly collapse.
It was as if, when he got the Chelsea starting lineup, Alex Neal was sure that Pan Yi was playing too rough.
But such a "terrible incident" really happened.
At the end of the first half, Mbappe's breakthrough caused a foul in the penalty area, and Chelsea got a penalty kick.
Hazard scored in one stroke, extending the score to 6-0.
In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Chelsea had no intention of stopping, but launched a more fierce attack.
Alex Neal made three substitutions at half-time.
These players are defensive players! There are also two full-backs among them.
He also changed the formation from 3-2-4-1 to 4-4-1-1. This is because he is afraid of being beaten and needs to strengthen his defense!
But it was no longer useful at this time, and the Norwich players were already a little at a loss on the court.
In the second half, Zouma scored with a header in the 55th minute from a corner kick, 7-0!
In the 65th minute, Mbappe scored again, 8-0! He completed his fourth birthday!
In the 74th minute, Goretzka, who came on as a substitute, also scored with an earth-shattering long-range shot, 9-0!
In the stands, the visiting team's stands were completely empty.
Norwich fans were already leaving the stadium early, obviously unable to stand such a disastrous defeat.
Although they had psychological expectations for losing to Chelsea in the away game, no one expected to lose so much!
After all, they only lost one goal against Manchester City away from home!
The 9:0 score has actually tied the record for the largest point difference in the history of the Premier League.
Before that, this record belonged to Manchester United.
On March 4, 1995, Manchester United defeated Impswich 9-0.
This record has not been broken until now - including Pan Yi's previous life.
Several subsequent games also resulted in scores of 9:0, namely:
October 25, 2019 Southampton 0-9 Leicester City;
Manchester United 9-0 Southampton on February 2, 2021;
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth on August 27, 2022.
As if everyone had agreed, after scoring 9 goals, they couldn't score the 10th goal.
But today, Chelsea broke through the limit of "9"!
Near the end of the game, Norwich gave Chelsea a corner kick.
Hazard took the corner kick and Ake headed the ball over. Lukaku, who came on as a substitute, seized the opportunity in the crowd and hit the goal with a header from close range.
10:0!
This means that the record for the largest score in the Premier League, which has been in the dust for 20 years, was broken by Chelsea again today!
