The Italian that Pan Yi was interested in had something to do with Porter.
It's just that this so-called "origin" will only happen in the future.
That was when Porter led Brighton to great success in the Premier League and was directly poached by Chelsea, who replaced Porter - De Zerbi!
In other words, Porter is De Zerbi's predecessor.
However, before the two men took over Brighton one after another, De Zerbi was at least more famous than Porter.
It can be said that Porter made his reputation in the Premier League through his performance at Brighton, while De Zerbi was famous as early as in Serie A.
De Zerbi's coaching career began in Serie A. In the 2016-17 season, the 37-year-old De Zerbi took up the coach of Palermo and began his journey to the five major leagues, but this journey was far from what he had envisioned. So beautiful.
In less than three months, De Zerbi was fired due to his poor record. In 13 games, he had 1 win, 2 draws and 10 losses. The "irritating" record once made De Zerbi unemployed for half a year. .
It was not until October 2017 that De Zerbi returned to coaching and became Benevento's "firefighting" coach.
Because the hole dug by his predecessor Baroni was too big, Benevento had already suffered nine consecutive defeats when De Zerbi took over. Although the former led Benevento to win 6 games in the remaining schedule, This was not enough to change the team's misfortune of relegation.
When Benevento was relegated to Serie B as last place at the end of the season, De Zerbi's second adventure came to an abrupt end.
Through this semi-successful experience of "firefighting", De Zerbi attracted the attention of another Serie A civilian team - Sassuolo.
In 2018, Xia De Zerby officially signed a contract with "Watermelon Peel", which has since set off a green wave in the Apennine Peninsula.
During the three years of coaching Sassuolo, although the team has never made it to the European competition, it has never had to worry about relegation.
Under the difficult conditions of the departure of the main players in consecutive years and limited signings, De Zerbi was still able to lead the team to make steady progress and stay in the middle of the league for a long time.
In addition, the offensive football concept that De Zerbi was obsessed with finally came to fruition on the green field. The hearty cooperation and mercury-filled offense earned the reputation of "Green Barcelona".
In the 2018-19 season, Sassuolo, ranked 11th in Serie A, scored a total of 53 goals, only two goals behind fifth-ranked Milan and four goals behind fourth-ranked Inter Milan, and one more goal than seventh-placed Torino. .
In the following three seasons, Sassuolo's number of goals continued to rise, reaching 60+ each time. This shows that De Zerbi has a lot of stuff in his mind.
Precisely because of his outstanding performance in "Green Barcelona", he was favored by the powerful Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk and officially became the 34th coach in the history of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Next, there is the story of Brighton's Porter being poached, and then Brighton boss Tony Bloom found De Zerby from the names spit out by the machine to replace him.
In fact, Brighton's coaching change can even be said to be an upgrade!
In the focus game of "Previous VS Current" between Chelsea and Brighton, just when the outside world thought that Porter would drive home triumphantly in the "Aircraft Carrier" and shoot down the "Seagull" effortlessly, De Zerbi used an unexpected performance to beat him. "predecessor".
4:1, this is a surprising score.
After the game, Porter said with a sad face at the press conference: "This score is painful. Brighton played very well, especially in the first half. The atmosphere in the away game was really tense, and we did not achieve that. Strength of."
As Porter said, in the first half of the game, thanks to Trossard's goal and two own goals, Chelsea fell behind by three goals. You must know that Porter had only conceded 4 goals in 9 games since he coached Chelsea at the time.
Not only that, Porter also tasted the first defeat of his Blues career against his old club.
In this game, Brighton coach De Zerbi's formation had an immediate effect. Although the ball possession rate fell behind, the "Seagull" completed 2 more shots than the opponent, thus creating 4 goals.
This good show of tearing apart his predecessor also allowed De Zerbi, who was new to the Premier League, to fully demonstrate his strength.
The standings at the end of the season also prove this.
In the end, Chelsea, which went through a coaching change and another coaching change, ranked 12th with only 44 points, and did not even win the Eastern Conference championship.
Brighton, under De Zerby, is ranked sixth with 62 points and has entered the European War for the first time in team history!
Of course, at this point in time, De Zerbi has yet to make a name for himself.
After he retired, he coached an amateur team called Dalfo Boaglio Terme. Well, the name is super long.
Then he got the favor of the Group C team Foggia. He just led the team for a season, but he failed to lead the team to Serie B. He is now unemployed.
It's the right time for Pan Yi to come to De Zerbi now!
In fact, when De Zerbi faced Pan Yi's invitation, he agreed almost without thinking.
The reason is simple, Pan Yi is his biggest idol! When you are unemployed, you can serve as an assistant coach for your idol's team. What other reason is there to refuse?
And the second idol in De Zerbi's heart is...Guardiola.
Well, if it is in a normal timeline, then Guardiola is De Zerbi's biggest idol, and it can also be said that he is a loyal follower of Guardiola.
In 2013, when Guardiola was still leading Bayern in Bavaria, an uninvited guest visited Bayern's training base, but he did not dare to go in. Instead, he rented a house next to Bayern's training base so that he could play every day. Watch a few of Guardiola's training sessions.
This man is De Zerbi.
At this time, De Zerbi was not well-known. Guardiola once came forward and personally wrote a letter of recommendation to the manager of Las Palmas, but the Spanish team rejected this person - he had almost no background in the five major leagues in his career. His coaching career was only in Italy. This experience is not bad, but it does make it difficult for him to be recognized by Spanish teams.
But having such an experience made De Zerbi extremely admire Guardiola's character and level.
In an interview with the media, De Zerbi once said: "For me, Guardiola is the best coach in the world. I admired him when he coached at Barcelona, Bayern and Manchester City."
Whether in the early years of leveling or in the stage of fame in Sassuolo, De Zerbi always adhered to the concept of passing and controlling. For him, the amount of ball possession is the primary factor that determines victory or defeat.
In the 2018-19 season, Sassuolo's average ball possession rate per game was as high as 53.1%, ranking seventh in Serie A, only 0.3 percentage points behind AC Milan, followed by the Roma duo.
After two seasons of training, De Zerbi has brought his passing and control concept to the extreme. In the 2020-21 season, Sassuolo averaged 58.2% of the ball possession rate per game, ranking first in Serie A, 3.2 ahead of second-placed Juventus. As much as %.
Although De Zerbi focuses on controlling the ball, he does not "possess the ball for the sake of controlling the ball." When controlling the ball in a game, De Zerbi will ask players to try to find a way to defeat the enemy through precise and efficient passing and cooperation. Here During this session, Sassuolo also reflected De Zerbi’s tactical purpose of striving for excellence.
In the 2018-19 season, Sassuolo averaged a pass success rate of 84% per game, ranking sixth in Serie A. One season later, they improved this value to 86.8%, trailing only Napoli's 88.2% and Juventus' 88%.
In the 2020-21 season, Sassuolo has increased its passing success rate by nearly 1 percentage point. This time they have only Juventus in front of them, and traditional strong teams such as Milan, Roma, and Naples are all behind them.
Judging from the data of ball possession rate and passing success rate, De Zerbi not only "copied" Guardiola's tactical system, but also understood its tactical essence to a certain extent.
In Italian football, which has always focused on defense, De Zerbi, who goes the opposite way, can be regarded as an alternative existence.
After arriving at Brighton, De Zerbi created a new system. According to McAllister, "The head coach wanted us to attack in front of our own penalty area, but we really didn't expect the effect would be so good."
In terms of formation design, De Zerbi chose to start with 4231, and when the attack started, the team's formation would change to 2422. Only two central defenders would be left in the backcourt for the first time when the ball was released, and at the same time, double midfielders would be set up to protect them. , the two full-backs were waiting for the opportunity.
Under his tactical system, Japan's three-goal champion has also become the top winger in the Premier League. In addition, center Ferguson and shadow forward Enciso, who are less than 18 years old, have both shined, indicating his growth of young players. He also has his own way.
This tactic still focuses on ball control, but in terms of core, De Zerbi's tactic at this time is actually a bit like Rangnick. The duo formed a formation to control the center, and the full backs on both sides moved flexibly.
In terms of specific execution, De Zerbi's team also has the shadow of Rangnick's team: rushing straight through the middle, advancing quickly, and running full.
As for Pan Yi, isn't a coach like De Zerbi who inherits the essence of Pep Guardiola's football and is flexible at the same time what York City wants?
On the other hand, Pan Yi's York City originally had many shadows of Guardiola's tactics - what Scaloni learned from Pan Yi, weren't many of the things that Guardiola coached in his previous life?
Of course the two hit it off! ——
Like many people who came to the York City training base for the first time, Porter and De Zerby were a little unbelievable when they arrived here.
Because as a League One team, York City's training ground and training facilities are so complete!
Porter, who once played for York City as a player, has never found the shabby feeling he had back then.
And De Zerbi, who has coached a Serie C team before, feels that they are also a third-level team. Why is the gap between the two so big?
Too standard, too modern!
This is also part of Pan Yi's insistence on gradually updating and upgrading the club's infrastructure. From this, we can also see Pan Yi's determination to run the club.
Pan Yi looked at the two stunned expressions and said with a smile: "Now the club's hardware is gradually getting better, but it needs talents like you to join, otherwise everything will be a mirage and a castle in the air. So the future of the club , I still have to rely on you!”
This flattered Porter and De Zerbi.
But no matter what, Pan Yi is definitely a boss who understands the rules of football management, and he will not be like other rich people who always think that they can do whatever they want by spending a little money, and they will not respect their employees or anything like that.
After all, no matter how good the training venues and infrastructure are, if there are no good talents to manage and use them, they will be equivalent to a pile of garbage and of little use.
Passing through the first team training ground, Porter and De Zerbi also saw the youth team training ground, where some youth team players were training.
"These are our future, but they are not good enough." Pan Yi said to Porter, "So we need technical directors like you to help us."
Potter nodded slightly.
At present, York City's youth training system has just started, many places are not perfect, and there is no dedicated youth training director.
Therefore, as the technical director, Porter needs to focus on both the first team and the youth team.
Porter is also very clear about Pan Yi's expectations for him, which is to give full play to his attributes as a club manager and grasp the team's bottom-up promotion system as a whole.
After watching the youth team's training, Pan Yi also took advantage of the first team's training break to take them to the first team's venue and introduce them to head coach Scaloni.
Although it was just their first meeting, they had been immersed in football for many years and were at the training ground. Scaloni immediately discussed the training situation of York City with them.
Porter and De Zerbi knew in their hearts that they should show some real skills to win the trust of the head coach at this time, so they also carefully observed the training of the first team and tried their best to express their opinions and analysis. .
They were already talented, and the tactics they were good at or liked were similar to Pan Yi's. Naturally, they had a lot of fun chatting.
Scaloni was obviously happy and satisfied with the arrival of two new friends.
The most rare thing is that they all proposed training methods to help players improve and improve. This is what Scaloni appreciates most, and he said that after training, he would invite Porter and De Zerby to the office to discuss in detail. It also proves that he has accepted these two people.
Pan Yi felt happy when he saw them talking happily.
Because of his "previous life knowledge", Pan Yi is not worried at all that the arrival of Porter and De Zerbi will change York City's tactical style. On the contrary, he feels that the arrival of these two technical talents will make this system Tactics run more smoothly and naturally.
Technology is a necessary prerequisite for all players to implement tactics. Porter and De Zerbi are only responsible for the team's technical training, while Scaloni is the real decision-maker in terms of player usage and tactics.
Pan Yi began to look forward to what it would be like when Scaloni, a gradually growing head coach, integrated everything into one and refined a tactical system that was completely his own. scene?
Maybe then, he can really let go and let his disciples do it! ——
After technical director Porter and assistant coach De Zerby were in place, York City ushered in two cup matches.
The first is the historic FA Cup in England.
If you had to choose one of the three cup competitions that York City participated in this season as a secondary offensive position, Pan Yi would definitely choose the FA Cup.
Quite simply, as the oldest football competition in the world, the FA Cup holds a special place in the hearts of all English people.
As a team that has been playing in low-level leagues and even amateur leagues all year round, every step York City takes in the FA Cup will make the team's supporters cheer.
As a player, you will also enjoy this process. If you can meet some strong Premier League teams later, it will be an even better opportunity.
After all, many people in this team really had no chance to compete directly with giant teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea before!
Of course, as a League One team, York City's FA Cup journey begins in the first round, while Premier League and Championship teams will not enter until the third round.
Therefore, if York City wants to compete with a truly strong team, it must at least advance to the third round!
Their opponent in the first round was Burley, also a League One team.
This team is actually quite difficult to deal with. The two teams had previously tied 0:0 in the English League One.
However, Scaloni, who was determined to win this game, sent out the entire main lineup to challenge, trying to win the opponent!
This is because four days after this FA Cup match, it will be the irrelevant third round of the British Championship. Then all substitutes will be available, so there is nothing to worry about today.
Although Burley also attached great importance to this first round match of the FA Cup and also sent all the main players, York City's style of play in this game was somewhat different from the way they played against them in the league.
Today, York City's two full-backs, Alphonso Davies and Tomiyasu Kenyo, tend to stay wide and defend closer to the midfield.
This position allows them to form a 2-4-4 formation when in possession of the ball. The offensive players on the wing will advance with the forwards, and the offensive midfielder will form a threat behind the opponent's defense.
In this case, York City also began to lure the opponent's high-pressure press and break through the opponent's high-pressure defense by passing a vertical pass to one of the two midfielders, Karlstrom.
York City's two holding midfielders usually stay close together so they can pass the ball to each other or back to the defenders to keep the ball flowing.
They are very patient and will focus on passing the ball around until there is a suitable opportunity to pass the ball vertically, allowing four offensive players to join the game in order to create a 4-on-3 situation in the opponent's defensive zone.
In the opponent's half, York's formation was almost 2-2-6.
At this time, Lin Liangming and Aman, the outermost players in the formation, both cut in more than cross, sending the ball into the penalty area through a series of passes and player movements around the edge of the penalty area.
Obviously, this tactical play has a deep "De Zerbi imprint", and Scaloni obviously also adopted the new assistant's suggestion and began to experiment directly in the FA Cup!
This style of play made it difficult for Burley to adapt.
After all, they had just drawn with York City in the league, and a lot of the coaching staff's preparations for the game were based on that game as a benchmark.
But today, York City is completely different!
Under the premise that the players' absolute abilities were weaker than their opponents, and the tactics and strategies were wrong, Burley's failure was almost a foregone conclusion.
2:0, this is the final score of this FA Cup match.
With Lin Liangming and Baker scoring one goal each, York City eliminated Burley and successfully advanced to the second round of the FA Cup!
However, in the next British Championship, York City, who played with a full substitute lineup, lost to Newport 0:2.
However, due to the previous two consecutive victories, York City still qualified from the group stage. Their opponent in the first round of the British Championship knockout round will be the Brighton U23 team.
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York City's performance is getting better and better, and Chelsea seems to have a new life!
After two consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Arteta, who had been "passed on" by Pan Yi, seemed to have an idea, and led the Blues to directly win a fifth consecutive Premier League victory!
After the last international match day, Chelsea ushered in the challenge of last season's dark horse Leicester City at home.
This time Chelsea played with great success. Hazard, Lukaku, and Moses made contributions and defeated the Blue Fox 3:0.
Then, they once again ushered in a strong rival, Manchester United, at Stamford Bridge!
This is also the first time Mourinho has led Manchester United back to Stamford Bridge to challenge his old club Chelsea.
But Chelsea, led by Tazi, did not give Mourinho any face.
Just 30 seconds into the game, Marcos Alonso assisted Harry Kane to open the scoring;
Subsequently, Van Dijk scored in front of the goal to help Chelsea expand the score.
After changing sides, Matic assisted Hazard to break the net, and Kanter scored the icing on the cake. At the end of the game, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 4:0!
Coupled with the 2-0 victory over Hull City in the international match a few days ago, Chelsea has won three consecutive league games, while Manchester United has suffered three league rounds without a win.
Although Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1:2 in the League Cup match three days later and were eliminated, it is obvious that this season's League Cup is not in Arteta's plan.
Sure enough, in the next two rounds of Premier League games, the Blues showed their fangs again.
Defeated Southampton 2:0 away from home and swept Everton 5:0 at home!
In other words, Chelsea has won five consecutive Premier League games, scoring 16 goals and not conceding a single goal!
This result also allowed Chelsea to jump from the middle and lower reaches of the standings, directly to second place!
Now that the Premier League has finished 11 rounds, Liverpool led by Klopp has climbed up quietly, ranking first with 26 points with 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss;
Chelsea ranks second with 25 points with 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, while third and fourth are Manchester City and Arsenal, who both have 24 points. Fifth and sixth are Tottenham and Manchester United.
The top six are still occupied by BIG6, but the top four seem to have formed the main championship group this season.
In addition, Chelsea also played four group matches in the UEFA Champions League this season and achieved a record of three wins and one draw, and is also expected to qualify.
However, after the 11th round of the Premier League on November 6, the five major leagues will be temporarily suspended again.
Because the international match day is here again, the national teams are once again fighting for a place in the 2018 World Cup!
As the "nominal consultant" of the Dragon Country team, Pan Yi did not stay in the UK to enjoy the blessing this time. Instead, he took a plane to Dragon Country to join the team.
Because he knows that the next game against Qatar is almost a matter of life and death for the Dragon Kingdom team.
Now that he has agreed to help Lippi, it is time to use all his strength to change the fate of the national football team in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers! (End of chapter)
