Chapter 300 The King of Stamford Bridge!(1/3)
The Premier League in the new season is destined to attract the attention of world football.
There are so many famous coaches here!
Needless to say, the BIG6 teams are all famous.
Chelsea’s Pan Yi, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger, Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal, Liverpool’s Rogers, Manchester City’s Pellegrini, Tottenham’s Pochettino…
Even for other small and medium-sized teams, the name of the head coach is still very high.
For example, Leicester City's Robert Martinez, Newcastle's Alan Pardew, Queens Park Rangers' Harry Redknapp, Southampton's Ronald Koeman, Stoke City's Mark
·Hughes, Allardyce of West Ham United, etc.
It can be said that there is a competition between the heroes.
Even Mourinho, who had just been replaced by Pan Yi, received a lot of attention.
There are also Premier League teams who want to hire him!
However, according to Mourinho, he is planning to take a break first, maybe be a commentator on the TV station, etc., and then seek the opportunity to coach again when the time is right.
After the first round, each of these famous coaches also appeared in the Premier League, and naturally received mixed reviews.
The one who has been criticized the most is, of course, Manchester United's Louis van Gaal.
After all, he is the only BIG6 to lose!
Ronald Koeman, Allardyce and others who also lost were easier to forgive, mainly because the teams they led were of average strength and the opponents they faced were also relatively strong.
The ones who get the most praise are naturally Pan Yi and his Chelsea!
A four-goal victory in the first round directly demonstrated the strength of a team that aims to compete for the championship.
This is also the best performance among the 20 teams that appeared in the first round.
Even "The Sun" unscrupulously changed its story and said: "Chelsea led by Pan Yi seems to have quickly adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. They played with an indomitable momentum and defeated the always tenacious Burnley.
Abandoning armor..."
Amidst the praise, Pan Yi and his coaching staff still maintained a calm attitude.
Pan Yi knew that this was just the beginning.
Just four days after playing Burnley, that is, on August 23, Chelsea will play its first home game of the season at Stamford Bridge, its home stadium.
Their opponent will also be the stronger Leicester City team.
The season starts with double matches a week, which is also a feature of the Premier League.
After this game, the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony for the new season will be held, and then the UEFA Champions League group stage, League Cup, and FA Cup matches will be added one after another, and Chelsea's schedule will become more intensive.
Double games a week, or even three games a week, are not unusual.
From this moment on, the test for Chelsea really begins!——
Pan Yi is quite satisfied with the performance of Chelsea players in the first round, but there are still some points that need improvement.
After Pintus presided over the recovery training of all participating players, Pan Yi held a special analysis and summary meeting after the game against Burnley.
At the meeting, Pan Yi put forward suggestions for improvement on some shortcomings in the competition.
For example, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta on both wings, when Pan Yi ordered an all-out attack, still had concerns and failed to let go and provide sufficient support to the wingers on both sides.
As a result, Chelsea's offense was at a standstill for a period of time.
Another example is center Lukaku. Although he scored two goals and was considered the number one contributor in this game, he was still a little irritable in handling some balls.
Especially when handling high balls and competing for headers, more practice is needed in training to meet Pan Yi's requirements for an all-around center.
Of course, there is criticism and praise.
Pan Yi still affirmed the performance of all players.
Although Burnley focused more on defense, they still scored four goals thanks to the unremitting efforts of Chelsea players!
This means that Chelsea's 343 offensive routines that have been practiced continuously in summer training, as well as the practice of attacking tough battles in warm-up matches, have produced very good results.
Including younger players such as Bamford, Cancelo and Loftus-Cheek who came on the bench in the second half, Pan Yi also encouraged their performance.
Although the young players' understanding of Pan Yi's tactics is still at a relatively superficial stage, and their performance on the court is relatively reserved, they already dare to make moves and fight.
"This is your first time playing in a high-level game like the Premier League. It's already very good to be able to perform like this."
Pan Yi said with a smile.
"Especially Chik, you are only 18 years old. It is very rare to be able to do your best on the court without making any mistakes."
"You know, when I was 18 years old, I was still doing math problems in high school, and I was making love to the beautiful girl at the next table who could look at me twice..."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.
This also shows that after winning the game, everyone at Chelsea was in a very relaxed mood.
It is in this relaxed atmosphere that Pan Yi reminds everyone to pay attention to their shortcomings and make themselves better.
"But you all still need time and the accumulation of competitions."
"We will have more games this season, so don't worry, as long as you perform well in training, I will give you a chance."
"You must have heard what I did in Hamburg. Almost every player would get a lot of playing time! I will do the same here."
Pan Yi's words were nodded in agreement by the players present.
Pan Yi is famous for his preference for rotation and the use of young players.
Just as Pan Yi said, under his command, as long as you don't cause trouble or be lazy, you will definitely get enough opportunities to perform!
"Maybe you will not perform well in one or two games, and maybe you will not be able to adjust your condition for a period of time, but don't worry."
"I, the other coaches, and your teammates will help you get back to your best form quickly."
"Since I have used you and brought you to the first team, then I will give you absolute trust."
"Trust is a very important trait in a team. When you trust me, you will be willing to change your playing habits and style to implement my tactical intentions;"
"And when you trust your teammates, you will trust your teammates to handle the ball, and you will also trust that your teammates will fight with you to get the ball back that you just lost;"
"In the same way, I trust you and will tolerate your mistakes, and then we will correct the mistakes together and strive to do better next time!"
"We have just played an official game together, and perhaps we still cannot do it perfectly in some aspects. But I believe that as we play together more and more times, we will understand each other better, and we will naturally understand each other better."
More trust!…”
Pan Yi's heartfelt words aroused a round of applause from all the coaches and players.
Everyone looked at Pan Yi with a little more expectation in their eyes, which was the expectation for the future competition!
At the end, Pan Yi smiled again and said: "Okay, I won't say more. Now, let's study our next opponent in three days, Leicester City!"
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"Are they practicing crosses from the wing and set-piece tactics?"
In the head coach's office at Leicester City's training base, Nigel Pearson was chatting with assistant coach Shakespeel about the opponent they were about to face, Chelsea.
This is Pearson's second time coaching Leicester City.
He led the team to win the English Championship from 2008 to 2010, and when he took over again, the result left by his predecessor Eriksson was 13th in the English Championship that season.
The first important players Pearson brought to the team were Wes Morgan, Manchester United's young player Drinkwater and Stoke City's Ben Marshall.
That season, Leicester City reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and ultimately ranked 9th in the league.
In the following season, Pearson introduced two more young players from Manchester United: Richie Delet and Matthew James. In addition, Marco Furtac, Wittblad and Anthony Knockaert were three
He also joined the team at the same time.
Of course, he also rented a British star Harry Kane from Tottenham, and rented a bigger name from Manchester United: Jesse Lingard!
In the 2012/13 season, after five consecutive victories, Pearson's Leicester City topped the English Championship standings at the end of October.
However, the final ending of the season was disappointing. Leicester City participated in the promotion play-offs as sixth in the league, but were defeated by Watford in the semi-finals and failed to obtain a ticket to the final at Wembley.
——This was the Championship play-off match that was rated as the most ups and downs in England's history.
But perhaps it was this disappointment that inspired the team. Leicester City gathered strength and exploded in the following season, winning the British Championship and returning to the Premier League.
In this transfer window, the team's signings included Vasilevskiy, Hammond, Taylor Fletcher, Kevin Phillips, and the then-unknown Algerian winger Mahrez.
In order to prepare for the upcoming Premier League, Pearson signed Matthew Upson, Albrighton, Ulloa and Argentinian star Cambiasso.
Of course, there is also the new England international Vardy, who was imported from Hamburg at a high price!
In order to attract this outstanding striker to join, Leicester City offered him a weekly salary several times higher than that in Hamburg, and Vardy was also happy to return to his home country to play in the Premier League, so the deal was completed.
The accumulation over the past few seasons has actually resulted in a large number of powerful players in the Leicester City team.
Under the leadership of Pearson, they performed well in the first Premier League game of the new season, drawing with last season's fifth-place Everton 2:2.
Then, they will face Chelsea, who finished third last season.
Pearson is well aware that although it seems that Chelsea and Everton were only two places apart in last season's rankings, there is still a certain gap in strength between the two teams.
Especially this year, Chelsea hired Triple Crown coach Pan Yi at the highest price in the world. His overall tactical ability has reached a new level, as evidenced by the 4:0 victory over Burnley in the first round.
To be continued...