After the game, the news that Chelsea won the FA Cup made headlines in major sports media, but soon there was another piece of news to compete with it.
Manchester United officially announced that Van Gaal has been dismissed from get out of class, effective immediately!
Woodward, the club’s executive vice chairman, said, “Thank you to Van Gaal and his team for their efforts on the team in the past two years. During his coaching period, he showed outstanding professionalism and promoted many outstanding players for us. of young players and have faith in what these young players can demonstrate at the highest level. Everyone at the club wishes him all the best for the future!”
Van Gaal also issued a statement through Manchester United's official website at the same time:
"It's a great privilege to coach such an influential club as Manchester United and, in this case, I have fulfilled a long-held ambition."
"I am very disappointed that I was not able to complete the planned three-year contract. But I think the current team foundation can definitely help the club move forward and achieve greater things."
“…I would like to sincerely thank every member of staff at the club, the sports science team, the medical team, the kit and laundry department, the club’s ambassadors, the press office, the managerial team, the youth academy, grounds staff and canteen team, the Old Trafford venue and the cards. Lington training ground, they gave me unwavering support during my coaching period. I have never received such great support in my 25 years of coaching."
"...Finally, I would like to express my special thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Alex Charlton for their continued care of me and my family, making me feel as warmly welcome as my own home during my time at Manchester United."
Van Gaal expressed his love for Manchester United, which also shows that the breakup between the two is decent and mutually respectful.
This is a huge difference from some clubs who go directly to the locker room and fire the coach without consulting anyone.
Of course, Manchester United did not fire the coach before the final like some clubs in the future.
In fact, Manchester United respected Van Gaal's opinion, delayed the press conference, and issued an official statement only after Van Gaal left the UK.
Meanwhile, members of the coaching staff Frans Hoque and Max Rex and assistant Albert Steenberg have also been sacked, while Giggs' future is uncertain.
Manchester United will announce the candidate of the new coach as soon as possible.
The Daily Mail revealed that if there are no surprises, Mourinho will take office and Manchester United will usher in the Mourinho era.
Some fans said that no one expected that Manchester United would welcome Mourinho, a character coach who has been fighting with Manchester United for so many years. It was like a dream.
Some Manchester United fans also said that Mourinho will get the biggest applause and the strongest support from Manchester United fans.
But after experiencing the inappropriateness of Moyes and Van Gaal, Manchester United placed its hopes on Mourinho, and this reliance was heavy.
Others say that no matter what, I hope Mourinho can give Manchester United a brilliant start, just like what he did at Chelsea.
As for the long-term plan, no one knows, just like no one knows that Mourinho will take over the declining Manchester United today.
No one knows what will happen to Manchester United's results, what will happen to their youth training, what will happen in a few years, just focus on the present first, and leave the rest to time.
Regarding Manchester United's coaching change, even Pan Yi came out and said a few words.
He said that both Van Gaal and Mourinho are head coaches that he admires very much.
The classic 3-4-3 formation used by Louis van Gaal at Ajax in the 1990s is almost a reproduction of the total attack and defense tactics of Dutch football in the 1970s.
He can be said to be the spokesperson of offensive football. Overall, he emphasizes using offense instead of defense, using pressure and other means to let the flames of war burn in the opponent's half.
Now, everyone can still see the shadow of Van Gaal's philosophy in the tactics of Klopp, Guardiola, Tuchel and other famous coaches, which can also prove Chef Van's status in the world.
Pan Yi also got a lot of inspiration from it and improved his own tactical system.
This is Pan Yi's affirmation of the old coach.
Regarding Mourinho, Pan Yi gave Mourinho his best wishes and wished him all the best in Manchester United.
But Pan Yi also hopes that Manchester United fans can remember today's promise to Mourinho. If anything happens in the future, Manchester United fans can truly give Mourinho support.
I hope they can remember one sentence, no player can be above the coach!
Van Gaal also sent his congratulations to Chelsea for winning the championship.
"Pan Yi and his team once again completed a great season!"
"I feel sad to leave Manchester United, but at the same time there is one thing that makes me happy, that is that I finally don't have to face Pan Yi."
"We have to accept the fact that Chelsea have become the strongest team in the Premier League."
"Manchester United may need a lot of time and a lot of personnel adjustments to catch up with Chelsea."
"So, I also hope that everyone at Manchester United will not be too anxious and please give Mourinho more time!"
As for Mourinho, since his joining has not been officially announced yet, he has not said anything in the media.
But in private, Mourinho sent Pan Yi a text message with only one word: "Thank you!"
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Although Chelsea brought back an FA Cup championship from Wembley Stadium, Chelsea did not hold any celebrations. Even the event of the trophy entering the honor room was very simple.
Because everyone knows that a more important game is waiting for them a week later.
The team must focus on preparing for the Champions League final at the end of the month and cannot be distracted by other aspects.
Including Pan Yi's birthday.
May 26th is his 30th birthday, which can be said to be a "milestone" in his life. After all, he turned thirty!
In fact, both the club and the fans who love Pan Yi deeply want to give him an unforgettable birthday on this day.
But they were all politely declined by Pan Yi.
"If I can win the Champions League championship in Milan on the 28th and become a seven-time champion, that will be my best birthday gift!" Pan Yi said.
However, on May 26, many fans still spontaneously came outside the Codom training base and sang happy birthday!
That scene could be said to be quite huge, there must have been several thousand people.
Some people held portraits of Pan Yi, some waved models of birthday cakes, and many people wore Pan Yi masks with birthday crowns. For a time, the streets were full of "Pan Yi" celebrating his birthday.
Such news also alarmed Pan Yi, who could only let his players continue training, while he came outside to accept the blessings of all the fans.
He also said that the Chelsea fans should be most grateful for the team to be where it is today.
It’s everyone’s support that gives the team the motivation to move forward!
“I’ve been here for two years and it’s my second home, so to speak, and today is also my second birthday in London.”
"The same goes for the players. They come to this team from all over the world and come to this home. We are really like a family, working together and working towards the same goal."
"Two seasons, from the double championship last season to the six championships so far this season, I am very proud of our team and our group of players!"
"I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to you fans who have been supporting the team!"
Pan Yi's words earned him warm applause from the audience.
"In the past two years, I have not lost a game in the league. I also believe that there is no reason for us to lose in the most important Champions League final two days later!"
"As I said, it's not that I don't want to celebrate my birthday, but I have regarded this Champions League trophy as my best birthday gift!"
"It was like this on my last birthday, and it will be even more like this this time!"
As soon as Pan Yi finished speaking, the applause and screams at the scene became even more enthusiastic.
This kind of statement carries more weight than any other promise.
And who wouldn’t believe what Pan Yi said?
I don’t know who took the lead, but thousands of fans at the scene sang Happy Birthday again:
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, our dear Pan Yi, happy birthday to the seven-time crown champion!"
Afterwards, the scene burst into warm applause that lasted for a long time.
Chelsea fans have experienced decades of troughs and have been stuck in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League for a long time.
Even after rising, they have tasted the bitter fruits of failure, so they cherish the warm light of this moment even more.
Especially when they see Chelsea becoming more and more kingly and powerful, they all feel proud from the bottom of their hearts.
And for all of this, the person who should be most grateful is Pan Yi!
Today, they also brought Pan Yi a special birthday experience!
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Of course, even with Pan Yi, Chelsea fans will still feel nervous when another Champions League final is approaching.
In such a decisive final, anything can happen.
Take the famous Miracle in Istanbul for example. Before the game, few people thought that Liverpool could beat AC Milan, which was full of stars.
Or in the normal timeline of the 11-12 season, when Bayern Munich played Chelsea, Bayern had an absolute advantage, and it was at home, and no one was optimistic that Chelsea could counterattack and win the championship.
This is how football matches are, even if there is a 1% chance of capsizing, it is possible that the boat will capsize.
Not to mention those who can finally reach the Champions League final, no matter what, they have gone through a lot of hardships and withstood the test of many powerful enemies.
And this time the opponent is Bayern Munich led by Guardiola!
Whether it is the strength of the players of the two teams or the recent state, to be honest, Bayern is not much worse than Chelsea.
In the Bundesliga that just passed, Bayern Munich secured the championship early with 28 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 88 points.
In the Champions League semi-finals, they also defeated Real Madrid, which was full of superstars.
Can Chelsea really beat such a Bayern team?
No one can give a definite answer.
Therefore, Chelsea fans will still feel uneasy about this game...
Also feeling slightly uneasy was Chelsea's assistant coach, Arteta.
And he is not doing it for the outcome of the game itself.
Mainly, there are a lot of rumors about Pan Yi recently.
Many people say that if Pan Yi wins the Champions League and finally fulfills his promise to Abramovich's seven-time champion, he will not renew his contract with Chelsea and will leave Chelsea.
And if Pan Yi really leaves Chelsea, where will Arteta go?
Over the past year or so, he has indeed done well at Chelsea and has been appreciated by Pan Yi, but he has always found it difficult to become Chelsea's "own man".
Maybe this is because he is an Arsenal star?
When Pan Yi was still there, it was okay for him to be Pan Yi's assistant, but once Pan Yi leaves, will the new head coach continue to use Arteta?
He really doesn't know.
Perhaps, he should ask Pan Yi.
No matter where Pan Yi goes, Arteta wants to follow.
Maybe studying with Pan Yi for another two years is the best choice.
After all, you can't learn tactics and on-the-spot command skills as awesome as Pan Yi's from someone else's hands!
Of course, there is no need to rush now.
After all, the Champions League final hasn’t even been played yet.
Before the final result comes out, everything is unknown.
It can be said that even Pan Yi himself probably doesn't know what his future will be...
Arteta made up his mind, nodded involuntarily, and then picked up a newspaper on the table.
He is about to go to Milan to play the final. There was no training today. Arteta just came to the Cobham base as a habit and sat in his office.
He still hopes he can stay calm before the game, and this is the best place.
This newspaper is the sports section of The Times, and the headline is the photo of Pan Yi and Guardiola.
The two famous commanders stood opposite each other above, their eyes staring at their opponents very sharply, full of murderous intent.
Arteta smiled.
This is just for attracting attention.
After all, Arteta knows very well how good the relationship between Pan Yi and Guardiola is in private.
Let's put it this way, if one didn't live in London and the other lived in Munich, they would have slept in the same bed every day and studied tactics.
Well, Guardiola should be the more proactive party. After all, Pan Yi once complained about Guardiola, a "ball fanatic" who sometimes really studies various tactics day and night...
However, today's "The Times" headline still caught Arteta's attention.
Because this time they invited many famous coaches in football to analyze this peak showdown between Chelsea and Bayern.
For example, Mourinho, who has been at the forefront of public opinion recently, is both Pan Yi's old rival and an old friend.
He believes that Pan Yi is different from many coaches because he is young and friendly, which allows him to easily gain the players' trust and integrate the team into a whole.
This is a prerequisite for the team's strength to be maximized, but it is not easy to do this.
"Now many coaches will talk about Pan Yi when they meet privately or attend seminars."
"He is already an inescapable person in the football coaching industry. He not only improved his team, but also profoundly influenced many people."
"When Pan Yi was coaching in Germany, his coaching style influenced Loew, the head coach of the German national team. It can be said that the German team's victory in the World Cup was partly due to Pan Yi."
"And now that Pan Yi has come to England, I believe English football will also be influenced by him and make progress in the right direction."
"To be honest, if Mr. Hodgson hadn't done a good job now, I would have suggested that England consider hiring Pan Yi for the upcoming 2016 European Cup..."
Klopp also believes that Pan Yi's appearance has changed many people's views on the head coach.
"In the past, some people would have thought that professional football was dominated by stars and that they represented everything about football."
"Football coaches are just a group of people standing on the sidelines and shouting. It is the players who ultimately decide the outcome of the game."
"But the emergence of Pan Yi changed everything. Everyone realized that having a good football coach can really change everything."
"A good player can become even better under the hands of a good coach; and a player who seems to have no future can also be reborn under his hands..."
In addition to Mourinho and Klopp, many coaches have expressed their opinions, such as Wenger, Ranieri, Tuchel...etc.
Of course they highly admire Pan Yi, but when it comes to the upcoming Champions League final, they all have almost the same views.
That is to say, this will be a wonderful confrontation. Pan Yi's Chelsea does have certain advantages, but no one is sure who can win.
If Pan Yi's assistant coaching career in Milan is not included, this will be the third time in Pan Yi's career that he has led the team to the Champions League final, and the same is true for Guardiola.
Pan Yi led Hamburg and Chelsea respectively in the first two times, while Guardiola led Barcelona to the finals twice.
Moreover, in the first two finals, Pan Yi won the championship, and the same was true for Guardiola.
So, in their third trip to the Champions League final, who will have the last laugh?
It's really hard to guess.
Even as one of the parties involved and Pan Yi's right-hand man, Arteta was unsure.
In recent times, Chelsea's coaching staff can be said to have made sufficient preparations. Pan Yi has repeatedly studied Bayern Munich's past game videos, focusing on several games since the Champions League knockout rounds.
Guardiola and the coaching staff are studying every move of Guardiola in order to make various plans to deal with abnormal situations that may occur at any time during the game.
It can be said that Pan Yi and the coaching staff have done their best to prepare for the game.
But Bayern Munich played really well this season, especially in the Champions League knockout rounds, their performance was better than ever.
In this case, who wins and who loses can only be known after fighting! ——
Just as Arteta was thinking about it, the door was pushed open and a familiar figure walked in.
It was Pan Yi.
"Mikel, I want to ask your opinion on something." Pan Yi got straight to the point, "I guessed you would be here."
"What's going on?" Arteta leaned his head over and asked.
"You may have heard that if I won seven championships, I might not stay at Chelsea." Pan Yi said, "It's true, that's what I really think."
"Ah..." Arteta opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a moment.
Although he had been mentally prepared for it, it was different from Pan Yi telling him personally.
"Although the Champions League final has not yet been played, you know me and I am determined to win." Pan Yi said with a smile, "So just like when I left Hamburg, I will deal with the aftermath of my old club and recommend a suitable candidate to them."
Arteta looked at Pan Yi with some confusion.
Why did Pan Yi tell him this?
Is it necessary to inoculate him so that Arteta can work well with the new coach?
No, I want to follow you, boss!
At this time, Pan Yi said: "I recommended you to them at that time."
Arteta's eyes widened when he heard this, and he pointed at himself in disbelief, "Me?"
Pan Yi nodded: "Yes, I recommended you. I think you are fully capable of coaching alone, and with your level, I think you are qualified for a giant like Chelsea."
"But..." Arteta was suddenly moved.
He was originally just an ordinary player at Arsenal, but then he was inexplicably spotted by Pan Yi and retired directly to become an assistant coach.
As a result, Pan Yi has not been able to serve as the head coach for one year yet, so Pan Yi wants to establish himself as the head coach?
How much virtue have you accumulated in your previous life?
Why does Pan Yi favor him so much?
Of course, only Pan Yi knows the reason for this.
In Pan Yi's previous life, Arteta also became Arsenal's head coach after serving as an assistant under Guardiola.
Soon, he showed his ability in this position and even began to threaten the "Master" championship.
Although they lost in the end, Arteta still played very exciting football with Arsenal's youth team.
In this timeline, Arteta is under Pan Yi, and Pan Yi is considered an "enhanced version" of Guardiola, and his growth rate is even more astonishing.
Therefore, Pan Yi believes that even if Chelsea is handed over to him, Arteta should be able to handle it.
In fact, this is also because Abramovich is still a little worried about what will happen to Chelsea's coaching position if Pan Yi really leaves.
After all, all the famous head coaches now have their own names.
Of course, it is most reliable to listen to Pan Yi's opinion at this time.
What Pan Yi recommended to Abramovich was Arteta, the future famous coach and the person who currently knows the Chelsea players and Pan Yi’s tactics best!
"Of course, I recommended you, but they won't listen blindly. They may also examine you, or they may fire you during the summer warm-up match..." Pan Yi said jokingly, "You You can’t embarrass me.”
When Arteta heard this, he really didn't know what to say.
He found that Pan Yi had already thought everything out for him, and all he needed to do now was to take this step.
"Do you think I can do it?" Arteta was a little worried.
"Of course." Pan Yi smiled without hesitation, "I have concluded very early that you will become a very good head coach. All you lack is first-line coaching experience. And in the past year, you have also I have accumulated a lot, and it has also helped me a lot. I think you are completely qualified to be the head coach of a team, even if it is Chelsea!"
Pan Yi's encouragement gave Arteta great courage.
In the past year, he has been following Pan Yi, feeling the pressure of the head coach and learning a lot.
Although in his heart he really hopes to learn more from Pan Yi, as a motivated coach, he definitely doesn't want to be just someone else's assistant forever.
Of course he hopes to be able to coach a strong team like Pan Yi.
And now, his chance has come.
It was Pan Yi who gave him this opportunity to take off. He could directly coach a giant like Chelsea and save ten years of detours!
"I won't let you down, I promise." Arteta replied solemnly.
Pan Yi nodded with a smile and patted Arteta on the shoulder: "Of course, if by chance, I mean by chance, we lose in the Champions League final... then today's conversation will not count!"
(End of chapter)
