"Let me remind everyone that our characteristic is counterattack, and ensuring efficiency is the first thing we have to do. And to do this, we must first do everything possible to destroy their possession of the ball."

"But we must not be in a hurry. You have to believe that Pan Yi and his Chelsea are not invincible. Like all teams, they have flaws, such as their defense on the left today."

"It's just that they are very good at using their advantages to cover up their flaws during the game, and what we have to do is to tear off their disguise and expose their flaws."

Emery said this and looked at Banega.

Just now, he got Chelsea's roster, and he saw Chelsea's three midfielders today: Kante, Goretzka and Matic.

Based on his research on Pan Yi, Emery can judge that Pan Yi's purpose of using this midfield combination is to force Banega.

After all, there are many more aggressive midfielders in Chelsea's squad, such as Hazard, B-seat, Jesse Lingard, Gnabry, etc.

But Pan Yi chose several players with obviously stronger defensive abilities.

Banega is Sevilla's destiny. Emery knows it, and Pan Yi knows it even better.

Banega himself obviously understood this, so he raised his head and looked at Emery with a little firmness in his eyes.

Emery just nodded towards Banega and said nothing more.

Everything that needs to be said has been said, and the players themselves know what to do.

Emery also believes that as long as his players can execute their tactics well, defeating Chelsea will not be an unattainable dream!——

With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated European Super Cup finally kicked off.

Standing in the center circle, Lukaku made another classic reverse-foot kick and quickly kicked the ball to Harry Kane, who directly passed the ball back to the defense.

Van Dijk was not in a hurry after getting the ball, but stopped at his feet, waited for Sevilla forward Gameiro to grab it, and then passed it to the right and handed it to Moses.

Moses dribbled the ball forward along the right, but Bitolo came to defend immediately and had no chance. He dunked and passed it back to Kanter, then to Matic, and finally moved to the left.

Today, Cancelo is playing as a left midfielder.

But Cancelo was pressed by Reyes and could only pass back to Ake and then Zouma.

"Chelsea tried to keep the ball at their feet from the beginning, but now Sevilla are pressing high and pressing hard."

"After the back line passed the ball to each other, it's now Zouma who has the ball. Okay, it's moved to the right again and handed to Moses."

"Moses stopped the ball well, took it forward, passed the center line, and passed it to Harry Kane."

"Harry Kane took the ball with his back, had no chance, and passed it back to Moses."

"The cooperation between the two new players is quite good. Kane is good at dropping back to get the ball, while Moses is fast and has first-class physical fitness. I believe that without Hazard starting, Chelsea's offense will be Chelsea's today.

Key directions.”

"It's just that Sevilla's pressing is very active now. Even Moses, who likes to dribble past people, doesn't dare to try it easily, so he passes the ball back again."

"This time it's at Van Dijk's feet again... He passed it to Goretzka, and the German directly passed the ball to the right!"

"Harry Kane! He stopped the ball lightly and smashed the ball beautifully! After stopping the ball, he made a fake move, deceived Tremolinas and then smashed the ball inside, and then passed the ball with his left foot.

On the right, the whole process is done in one go.”

"There's a chance! His strike partner Lukaku is right there!"

"Since Harry Kane joined Chelsea, the task of dropping back to catch the ball has often been given to him, while Lukaku more often acts as a fulcrum striker in front, and of course often waits to catch Kane.

The bread brought by En.”

"Now, this cake is about to be made..."

"Oh, Sevilla's center back Rami reacted very quickly, blocked Lukaku, got stuck in his position and headed the ball to clear the ball, and pushed the ball out of the baseline."

"This French defender who played for AC Milan last season performed very steadily. He just transferred to Sevilla this season and became the team's main force. And this defense also reflects his strength."

"Chelsea corner kick."

"The set piece is actually an offensive weapon that the Premier League champions are very good at. This time it was Matic who took the kick."

"Let's take a look at this corner kick attack. The penalty was taken and the landing point was in the penalty area..."

"The back point... is dangerous... Van Dijk! Ah, it's still higher than the crossbar."

"It can be seen that Chelsea still showed their strength advantage after the opening game and created good scoring opportunities."

"Sevilla is still a little passive on the scene. I wonder if Emery will have any adjustment plans?..."

——

In fact, Emery on the sidelines was indeed a bit uneasy.

Since he coached Sevilla, he has become very proficient in playing this -1 system. Even when facing strong teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, it is not a waste at all.

Especially in a knockout competition like the Cup, the entire team already has a complete set of rules regarding how to pass the ball after the opening kickoff, how to control the ball, how to press the opponent, and how to deal with the opponent's fierce press.

Mature implementation plan.

But tonight, in this game, when facing Chelsea, Emery suddenly discovered that the team's method seemed to be unworkable. Sevilla could not easily steal the ball from Chelsea's feet.

Ball rights.

Even in the first ten minutes of the game, Sevilla was relatively passive on the scene, and was attacked into the penalty area several times by its opponents, resulting in shots.

Especially Van Dijk's corner kick in the first three minutes. The Dutch central defender ran out of the gap and headed the goal, almost grazing the crossbar and going out of the baseline.

It can be said that if Van Dijk had lowered his head a little more, the ball might have been lost.

With that kind of distance and ball speed, it was impossible for his goalkeeper Beto to save the ball.

After that, Chelsea launched successive attacks, which made Sevilla a little tired of dealing with it and could only struggle to support it.

Fortunately, after ten minutes, Chelsea began to slow down their attack, and Sevilla took this opportunity to begin to seize possession of the ball.

But Emery realizes this is very difficult.

Chelsea's three midfielders today are really difficult to deal with!

Needless to say, Kanter’s range of activities and ability to cover the court;

Matic's coverage area is also very large, and he has the height of a central defender, a stable base, solid foot skills, and strong on-court confrontation ability.

In addition, he also has a strong ability to advance with the ball and has a large coverage area.

It’s no wonder that these two are the main players in the Champions League. The new German boy Goretzka, although he is worth only 10,000 yuan, is also very active in fighting, defends very well, and even has a long foot.

pass?

What kind of monsters are these?

As a result, both Banega and Vitolo and Reyes on either side of him often lose the ball in their defensive areas.

Chelsea's three midfielders form a tight defensive barrier. Even if Sevilla's pass can finally be sent into the center of Chelsea's midfield, Van Dijk behind him can often block it immediately.

Live in holes to disrupt Sevilla's passing.

This also shows that Chelsea's three lines, especially the midfield and back lines, are very closely connected, and their mutual defense is also very good.

Van Dijk, Pan Yi's favorite general, quickly adapted to the position in the middle of the three-centre-back system after coming to Chelsea. He can coordinate the defensive responsibilities of teammates on both sides well, and can also actively move forward to provide support for the midfielder.

Provide more defense and even offense.

This situation has occurred several times in the first ten minutes or so.

Once, after Sevilla lost the ball in the frontcourt, Van Dijk directly passed the ball through the midfield line and sent it to the feet of Harry Kane.

This is simply De Bruyne's possession!

Harry Kane played a one-two with Lukaku and almost entered the penalty area. Fortunately, Tremolinas blocked his position, allowing Harry Kane's shot to miss the post.

Therefore, it is really difficult for Sevilla to threaten Chelsea through the center of the midfield.

On the contrary, Chelsea counterattacked very resolutely after stealing the ball. If it continues like this, it can be predicted that Sevilla will not be far away from conceding the ball.

Emery decided to make some changes immediately.

If the middle road doesn't work, we'll take the side road instead.
Chapter completed!