Van Gaal did not make adjustments immediately.

The game has only been going on for more than 20 minutes now. If we make major adjustments to the starting lineup immediately or to the tactics that have been practiced for a long time, it may have a negative effect.

Besides, Van Gaal's "big circle tactic" has also changed. Otherwise, how could it be effective in such a fiercely competitive Premier League?

I really thought that Van Gaal's status as a master tactician came from his words.

Therefore, under the command of Van Gaal, Manchester United midfielders Fellaini and Herrera moved a little closer to the center, which allowed Carrick to receive more support and the connection between the two wings was no longer

As fragmented as before.

At the same time, these two midfielders, together with Ashley Young, Mata and Rooney in the frontcourt, began to press Chelsea's midfield and backcourt, trying to disrupt Chelsea's transmission cooperation.

After all, Chelsea only has Kante in the midfield at this time. If Manchester United strengthens their pressing in the middle, they will have a chance to take back the initiative.

But Pan Yi immediately responded.

He also moved Hazard and Willian a little further back and closer to the midfield, while Marcos Alonso and Ivanovic moved a little higher.

In this way, they formed a five-midfield position with Kante. Although Chelsea's formation is still a "514 poke", it will become a more standard 3-5-2 when defending, which can better

Dealing with Manchester United's midfield press.

"David Luiz rushed over and kicked Kante in the butt, and everyone laughed happily."

On the contrary, the two of them collided a lot.

He also has very good vision and passing awareness.

"0:2! Chelsea is already two goals ahead in the away game!"

Chelsea fans in the stands at Old Trafford booed, but these boos were quickly drowned out by the overwhelming applause.

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"It's like this in the away game, there's no way." Steve Holland shook his head.

"Oh my god, the score is now 0:4, Manchester United is four goals behind at home!"

Hazard glanced ahead before stopping the ball. Without stopping the ball with his left foot, he directly passed the ball to Lukaku who was retreating. After turning around and bypassing Carrick, he ran laterally and raised his hand to ask for the ball:

"Quick, this way!"

"Coach Pan Yi, tell Zuma not to follow me. I'm ready to go home."

He got ahead of Smalling, fell to the ground and tackled Hazard's low pass into the Manchester United goal.

Therefore, when Chelsea defended, they not only limited Manchester United's advance on both wings, but also blocked Carrick's ball in the middle. The two central defenders even pushed Rooney into the penalty area, forcing him to leave them.

The most threatening area.

He replaced Fellaini with Di Maria.

At this time, everyone saw Hazard rushing forward again and directly passed the low ball with his left foot to the front of the small penalty area.

Mata's defensive ability is far inferior to Ashley Young, Fellaini and others on the other side.

At this time, Ivanovic had already stepped in from the back row and was raising his hand for the ball in the space on the right.

It was in these few seconds that the entire Old Trafford stadium fell into deathly silence.

"He really has to thank Kante. After all, although he scored the goal, most of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Kante!"

"Two goals behind, Van Gaal will definitely start a massive counterattack!"

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Conceding two goals at home first, Van Gaal was certainly not willing to accept such a defeat.

But in this way, after the two teams entered a relatively regular match, the advantages of Chelsea's formation in terms of running-in and proficiency became more obvious.

Everyone is standing in the middle of the midfield. Of course, it is impossible not to have a head-on confrontation.

"In the 66th minute, it's Lukaku again! He scored twice!"

As expected, Ivanovic got the ball very easily, because at this time the opponents here were all marking Lukaku, Bamford and Willian, and it was easy to ignore him running up from behind.

After Jones and Smalling passed back and forth, a passing error occurred due to interference from Lukaku.

"It doesn't matter, we are still ahead." Pan Yi said with a smile, "As long as we keep an eye on Fellaini and Carrick, it will be difficult for this Manchester United to pose any substantial threat to us."

And this kind of position can force Kanter to pass back even if he can't get the ball back immediately.

Almost all Manchester United fans opened their mouths, unable to believe what they were seeing and what was happening on the court.

This made everyone at Chelsea very dissatisfied, because they all thought it was a very obvious foul in the penalty area.

"Especially at Old Trafford," Scaloni added with an unhappy expression.

Pan Yi, who witnessed all this on the sidelines, also had his eyes lit up:

"Kante, this kid, really gets smarter the more he plays, and the better he gets."

"No, you still have to cheer up!"

The ball rolled quickly past Jones and directly into the net from the near corner of De Gea's defense.

But Kanter had already predicted Valencia's intention, fell to the ground and made a tackle, scooping the ball away cleanly, and then turned his body on the ground to protect the ball to his side.

"Can anyone imagine that today's game will be like this? And now there are still more than 20 minutes before the game is really over!"

With just two moves, Manchester United's defense was stretched loose and could no longer keep up with Chelsea's agile players.

On the court at this time, Kanter suddenly approached David Luiz: "If there is a chance to counterattack later, I will press forward. Please remember to help me stand up."

When Lukaku caught up with the ball again, he was already facing De Gea in the penalty area, one-on-one!

This kid usually only responds with a shy smile. Why is he smiling so happily today?

Then, Willian and David Luiz, who were standing near Kante, also laughed.

In the process of such changes, Chelsea's versatile midfielder Kante undoubtedly plays the most crucial role.

The two-on-one cooperation between these two Belgian internationals can be said to be very skilled.

Lukaku knowingly passed the ball to the front of Hazard's running route, just enough for him to get the ball comfortably.

After all, Manchester United has been practicing large circle tactics before!

After about twenty minutes of relatively boring competition, Chelsea stole the ball in midfield and immediately launched a quick counterattack.

That's a nice, clean tackle!

The ball was immediately transferred to Chelsea.

Therefore, the side guarded by Mata and Valencia is actually relatively weak defensively.

"We can see from the footage that Kanter was talking to William, and then pointed at David Luiz who also ran over to celebrate with him."

It can be said that he is the same "eye of the formation" as Manchester United's Carrick, but he has done more than Carrick.

Hazard quickly stopped and turned around to protect the ball. After getting rid of Herrera's first steal, he looked to the other side, that is, the right side.

After William scored and everyone hugged and celebrated, he lowered his head and ran back to his position, as if the goal had nothing to do with him.

After William got the ball, he passed it behind him and Hazard started quickly!

When Hazard was about to enter the penalty area, he was tripped by Jones and fell into the penalty area.

He sent the ball forward and handed it to William who was on the wing.

This is why Pan Yi dared to have only one person in the midfield.

And obviously, his change was very determined.

Whether dribbling or passing the ball, it is difficult to find the rhythm that I am familiar with.

The ball arced from the right and fell to the left side of the penalty area.

In the 38th minute, Manchester United could not attack for a long time and made a mistake in the backcourt.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

Carrick really had a hard time playing in front of a player who can cover 29% of the earth's surface.

Kanter didn't think much and really passed the ball back, but he didn't stay where he was. Instead, he turned around and rushed forward along the left side.

"Beautiful! Kanter made a beautiful breakthrough and pass, William made a beautiful push, and the ball went in again! Kanter completed his second consecutive assist in the game!"

Valencia tried to use speed and direction to get past Kanter, but found that this guy's position was very stable and it was really difficult to get rid of him, so he gave up the idea and prepared to pass the ball to Mata in front of the sideline.

Without Kante, to be honest, Pan Yi really wasn't sure that he could resort to "514 pokes" to deal with Van Gaal's big circle tactics.

From stealing the ball to scoring the goal, it only took a few seconds.

This will prevent Kante from launching an attack forward immediately to slow down Chelsea's counterattack.

All of this came into his mind in an instant, and he quickly made his best choice.

Hazard immediately passed the ball.

Now Hazard is more than just an assaulter!

"If you score a goal, can you remember to pay for it when you come back to my restaurant for dinner next time?"
To be continued...