Amon's goal helped York City rewrite the score to 3-1.
Sheffield United, which was trailing by two goals, was unwilling to lose. Their head coach Chris Wilder deployed his troops one after another and sent two forwards one after another.
In the last ten minutes of the game, they once deployed a four-forward lineup and launched a furious attack on York City's goal, hoping to save the defeat.
For York City, Scaloni replaced the exhausted veteran Carlstrom and replaced him with another veteran Gary Fletcher.
In addition, defender Ian Hart was also sent on the field, replacing winger Lin Liangming.
Then York City's formation changed to a 5-3-2 and began to fight the opponent's counterattack.
Due to Amon's speed and Baker's height, Sheffield United had to be cautious when pressing forward to attack.
As time went by, Sheffield United was unable to attack for a long time and became more and more impatient.
In the 90th minute of the game, York City counterattacked Sheffield United again.
Takeyo Fiyasu made a pass from the wing, and Baker was about to attack the goal. The defender of Sheffield United made a mistake and knocked the ball into his own goal. It was an own goal!
This also made Sheffield United completely desperate.
In the end, at Bramall Lane Stadium, York City relied on the outstanding performance of Amon who came on as a substitute to beat Sheffield United, a veteran team in League One, 4-1 in an away game and scored a precious three points.
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The game between York City and Sheffield United is the latest game in this round of English League One. After this game, the latest standings rankings after the eight rounds of English League One are also released.
York City continues to top the list with an unbeaten record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 22 points. Bolton, which lost this round, fell to third place, while Scunthorpe rose to the top with 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss and 17 points. second.
The competition rules of League One are a little different from those of League Two, that is, only the top two teams in League One can directly qualify for the Championship, while the remaining four teams from third to sixth will participate in the two rounds. The round of home and away knockout England League One promotion play-offs compete for a qualification to participate in the English Championship next season. Teams ranked 21st to 24th in the league will be relegated to League Two next season.
In other words, if you want to be promoted, you have to work hard to keep the top two positions, otherwise you will fall into the tragic promotion play-offs.
At present, newly promoted York City, a small team competing in English League One for the first time in history, has actually beaten Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Millwall, Charlton, Milton Keynes, etc. A strong team in League One, at the top of the list, seems to be about to directly steal a promotion spot!
This also attracted the attention of many media in English football.
Of course, York City, as an "Internet celebrity team", has actually received a lot of attention, but this time, they attracted attention because of their excellent record, not because of their "Internet celebrity boss" .
A heavyweight newspaper like "The Times" usually doesn't report much on English League One-related events, but this time it reported on this English League One team with the title "Pan Yi brings young dark horse to English League One". Newly promoted horse.
In addition to the excellent record, "The Times" focused on the formation process of this youth army.
"It is reported that York City's operations in the summer window transfer market are all personally handled by owner Pan Yi."
"He certainly has a lot of respect, including three generals of the Swedish national team and the former German international Westerman are willing to play in England's third-tier league."
"Among them, Carlstrom and Isaacson even gave up their retirement plans for Pan Yi and came to York City to take on the role of big brothers."
"What is even more worth mentioning are the young people Pan Yi brought from all over the world. They were almost unknown in Europe before, but Pan Yi brought them from Canada, Japan, Cameroon, and Longguo, and they quickly became popular in Europe. League One is on firm footing.”
"Who is Thomas Amon? Who is Alphonso Davies? Before the start of the season, maybe it was just like when people asked who Isaac was and who Kulusevski was during the European Cup, it was full of questions. Confuse."
"But now, the whole of Europe knows Isak and Kulusevski, and similarly, English teams have also realized the advantages of Thomas Amon and Alphonso Davies."
"York City conquered League One and became the top of League One with this lineup of old and new."
"Are they really going to live up to the myth that they will be upgraded after entering the English League for the first time? If it really comes true, this will also be the second consecutive year that they have been upgraded..."
However, English League One has always been difficult to play.
A week later, York City welcomed Shrewsbury at home.
This team, which is only ranked third from the bottom and deep in the relegation zone, has caused a lot of trouble to York City.
In the end, the two sides fought to a 1:1 draw, and York City scored a goal thanks to De Ligt's header.
Although he did not win, De Ligt's performance was praised by the media and fans.
He was indeed a little frizzy when he first came to York City, but after nearly two months of training in League One, he has become very mature.
Of course, this is inseparable from Westerman beside him.
This is the role of mentoring.
With Westermann, a German veteran, the Dutch defender is learning and improving quickly, and Westermann is also willing to teach De Ligt in training and games. This is a benign process.
It is precisely because of the improvement in defensive ability that De Ligt has more confidence to use his offensive strengths, and York City's tactical system also encourages him to do so.
Therefore, in the nine rounds of games so far, De Ligt has scored three goals. It can be said that he is already a powerful scoring tool for York City in the set-piece offense!
Fans and netizens also spoke highly of De Ligt:
"Although 2.5 million euros seems very expensive in English League One, expensive things naturally have their reasons for being expensive."
"Three goals in nine games is almost as efficient as many forwards. Just think of it as buying a defender and giving him a good forward. Isn't the price expensive?"
"People who Pan Yi went to the Netherlands to buy in person, I really don't understand what you are worried about."
"But I heard that Pan Yi went to the Netherlands mainly to rent Westermann, and De Ligt was just an addition."
"Using such a good product as a bonus? Are the top management of Ajax stupid?"
"Haha, if De Ligt did not go to York City, but stayed at Ajax and was not kicked out, would you still think they suffered a disadvantage?"
"After two years of training, sell it to Chelsea for 25 million. It seems that only Pan Yi can save Chelsea..."
Fans mentioned Chelsea because in the past week, the Blues actually lost two games in a row!
In fact, at the beginning of this season, Chelsea performed well under the leadership of Arteta, with three wins and one draw.
Although it is slightly inferior to Guardiola's Manchester City, which has won all four games, it can at least be ranked second in the standings.
Unexpectedly, in the fifth round of the league, Chelsea actually lost to Klopp's Liverpool at their home court with a score of 1:2!
This defeat also brought an end to Chelsea's consecutive unbeaten record in the league, and this number was also fixed at 80 games.
At the same time, Chelsea's record of undefeated home wins was also ended.
Undefeated in 80 games in the five major leagues!
The second-placed AC Milan has only 58 games unbeaten, which shows how amazing Chelsea's record is.
Perhaps because this record was broken, Chelsea's morale was a bit unstable. In the next sixth round, they challenged Arsenal away from home and were beaten 3:0.
"First lose to Liverpool, then lose to Arsenal, and then you will lose to Manchester City. After Manchester City loses, they will lose to Manchester United, and then lose to Tottenham. Then no one will lose."
Chelsea fans are very worried about the team's prospects.
The main reason is that this season's BIG6 are all coming in a menacing way.
After six rounds, Guardiola led Manchester City to six consecutive victories and topped the list.
Then there is Tottenham, who are also unbeaten, ranking second with 4 wins and 2 draws.
Next up are Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United...
Only Chelsea is lagging behind, in eighth place.
Many people have suggested that if Chelsea does not make changes in time, not only will they lose the championship this season, but they may even fall directly out of the Champions League!
Under the premise that there have been no major changes in the team's personnel, Pan Yi led the team's undefeated record for such a long time to be broken so easily this season, which shows that the true core of the team is still Pan Yi.
Therefore, Pan Yi needs to return to Chelsea immediately to replace Arteta!
There are even rumors that Chelsea's senior management is already looking for a new coach, and Arteta is likely to be dismissed in the near future!
Regarding this statement, Pan Yi supported Arteta in an interview with reporters, saying that he should be given more time:
"First of all, I am now the owner of York City. The focus of my work is still on York City, so I will not coach any team in the short term."
"In addition, I have confidence in Arteta. He is a smart coach and knows how to learn from failures. Don't worry, give him time and he will surprise all the fans!"
"Of course, I will also give him all the help I can to help my beloved Blues get through this difficult time..."
In private, Pan Yi will of course keep in touch with Arteta and give him his own advice.
In fact, the day after Chelsea lost to Arsenal, Pan Yi came to London to review the two defeats with Arteta.
Where did the game go?
"First, the team's midfield defense cannot be messed up, because this defensive formation is very clearly explained, that is, two chains + Kante's position with both vertical layer and horizontal coverage width. If a winger is not active in returning to defense, Then there will be a major gap in the midfield defensive chain in an instant, and the full-backs are likely to be sold."
"Secondly, teams cannot concentrate too many personnel on one side, causing this width coverage to be in vain."
"Look here, in this position, Azpilicueta is not marking Lallana at all, but Klein on the wing. If Lallana bursts in, Azpilicueta will Queta is embarrassed: To compensate or not to compensate?"
Pan Yi pointed to the game video on the screen and gave Arteta a "make-up lesson."
In fact, Arteta's tactical learning from Pan Yi was very good, but the problem was also too good.
Playing according to the script is not a big problem against some weaker teams, because sometimes the individual abilities of Chelsea players can mask these problems to a certain extent.
But this season, both Klopp and Wenger have conducted more detailed research on Chelsea and have more targeted playing styles.
Arteta is still not flexible enough in this regard. When facing strong opponents like Liverpool and Arsenal, he will make omissions in some positions and be caught and beaten by his opponents. This leads to two consecutive losses. .
"Look here, Liverpool only used a simple pass and cut to penetrate deep into the heart of our defense. If Azpilicueta hadn't made up for it in time, Liverpool would have had a one-on-one or even a "2-on-0" situation."
"Pay attention to the positioning of our two defense lines at this time: the midfielder is obviously to the right, Matic on the far left is just slightly to the left of the center, and the back line is slightly to the right as a whole. In other words, the two The focus and coverage of the two lines of defense are fundamentally different, and there must be something wrong with them!"
"They are all good professional players, but why did it go wrong? It's because Klopp asked central defender Matip to come in from the left. This is a new style of play of his. At this time, none of our players Notice this."
"Pay attention to Matic's eyes. He is staring at the ball holder in the center and does not care about Matip who is on the left. To put it bluntly, the left side of the midfield is not his defense zone at all. And Azpilicue Tower took care of Klein near the sideline outside the screen. So there was a vacuum in this area for an instant, and Matip plugged in from this line."
"Is there anyone in this place? Yes, but Hazard. His defense is not enough to stop the opponent's advance..."
With that said, Pan Yi opened another video.
Therefore, a similar situation occurred again against Arsenal, and it directly resulted in a goal conceded.
On the surface, the problem with conceding the ball this time was due to Azpilicueta's embarrassing performance of first defending Walcott and then complementing Bellerin, but in fact it was because of the defensive gap that Arsenal players pulled out.
When the attack started, Chelsea's defensive position was exactly the same as the goal Pan Yi analyzed just now.
When Walcott stepped forward, Matic simply regarded himself as a left midfielder and first dealt with Walcott holding the ball.
But Arsenal did not rush to attack. Instead, they passed the ball to the left, and Chelsea's midfield defense moved to the right as a whole.
Walcott continued to penetrate into the penalty area quite thiefly. At this time, Hazard came back a little, but he failed to guard Walcott in his area.
Logically speaking, the only solution at this time is for Azpilicueta to return to the center to cover Walcott, and Hazard to go to the wing to cover Bellerin, but no one made such a split-second decision.
When Iwobi passed the ball into the penalty area, Azpilicueta had no idea what to do.
Hazard did start to return to defense, but returning to defense at this time would not help at all. AZP could only give up tracking Walcott and block Bellerin as early as possible. You know, even if you guard Walcott to death, Bellerin also challenged the goalkeeper after receiving the ball.
In the end, this kind of defense that was a bit out of consideration led to Arsenal's first goal.
"Their focus now is to attack Hazard's side, because everyone knows that Hazard's defensive ability is relatively average."
"Of course, everyone knows Hazard's weaknesses on the defensive end. There is only one reason why no one can touch him: the help he brings to the team on the offensive end is too great."
"So, under such circumstances, we still have to make some changes."
"Otherwise, he will often be forced by opponents to defend, or he will be too close to the touchline and too far from the goal. This will make his threat plummet."
"So, my suggestion is to change the formation to 3-4-3, push Hazard to the front, and let him reduce this dilemma..."
This is Pan Yi’s final suggestion after research.
In these two games, in addition to being on the defensive end, Hazard also struggled offensively.
Chelsea still looked for Hazard at the first opportunity, but it was difficult for Hazard to break through and could only return the ball to the midfielder. Then the team started a series of slow-paced frontcourt organization.
Hazard often catches the ball in the middle to look for penetration opportunities, but he is not a master of organization as a front midfielder. It is difficult to make a decent contribution in the middle in a slow-paced state.
Chelsea's offense is actually almost over after the rhythm slows down. In this case, Chelsea's offense can easily fall into a dilemma of not being able to slow down but having to slow down.
Pan Yi's change of formation provides a good solution to maximize the singles ability of the frontcourt trio, especially Hazard, and use a 3+X offensive plan to speed up the game.
It's a lot like Enrique's use of MSN.
Chelsea intercepted the ball in the midfield and launched a quick counterattack. After receiving the pass, Hazard had enough space to start the breakthrough.
Indeed, when he burst near the penalty area, the opponent's defensive forces had basically returned, but this was not the sideline but the penalty area line, and Hazard had enough ability to make a fuss here.
This is almost purely a matter of simplifying complexity and activating Hazard's personal attack power.
To sum it up, Pan Yi hopes to transfer the offensive tasks to the frontcourt trio to the greatest extent through the change of formation, so that they have room to start and speed up.
On defense, we rely more on the four midfielders to prevent stars like Hazard from falling into an offensive and defensive dilemma.
"I understand, I will give it a try." Arteta nodded.
He also understands that in the best football matches, tactics are never static.
If I use tactics to restrain you, you will come up with better tactics to restrain me. Then I will have to find your weaknesses and use players who can match the new tactics to restrain you.
This is how the game continues to move forward in a rock-paper-scissors process, and tactics are also being innovated step by step in this process.
But now Arteta is only a "trainee" who has only practiced for one year, and he is not yet able to respond to such changes in a timely manner.
But fortunately, he also has a master named Pan Yi!
As long as Pan Yi can come out and give some guidance in time, Arteta will be able to understand the mystery and then practice it.
In this process of guidance and error correction, a smart person like Arteta will of course apply what he has learned and draw inferences from one example!
In the end, you may really be able to achieve self-evolution, and you will be able to understand how to improve your tactics without Pan Yi's guidance...
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On October 1, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged Hull City away from home.
In this game, Arteta changed the team's formation to 3-4-3, and this change obviously had a good effect.
With goals from Hazard and Harry Kane, they defeated their opponents 2:0 away from home, ending their losing streak.
At the post-match press conference, Arteta also mentioned Pan Yi’s help:
"Pan Yi will always be my mentor. He can always help me when I am confused."
"I'm very grateful to him for helping me and now I have my thoughts straightened out."
"I believe that Chelsea can get on the right track from now on and defend the Premier League championship that originally belongs to it!"
During the same period, English League One conducted three rounds of matches.
York City first defeated Gillingham 2:0 at home, and then drew 2:2 with Coventry away from home.
This allows York City to easily continue to occupy the top spot in League One before the new round of international matches.
Of course Pan Yi is happy with this result.
Chelsea stopped their decline and York City continued to lead. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
But soon he wasn't so happy anymore.
That's because, during the international match day, another team he paid more attention to lost! (End of chapter)
