Chapter 402 Is this love?

Author: Ant who loves watching football

Chapter 402 Is this love?

After Harry Kane's penalty kick, Manchester City fought back wildly.

But Chelsea remained calm and held their own position firmly, without giving Manchester City the slightest chance.

Although the three midfielders composed of Kante, Hazard and B seat are weaker than the midfield combination of Matic and Goretzka in terms of interception ability, they can firmly control the ball.

under the ball.

Sometimes, this is the best defense.

If you make it difficult for the opponent to grab the ball, wouldn't it directly reduce the opponent's chances of attacking?

The same was true for Barcelona and the Spanish national team, which dominated the world back then.

It was under such control that the first half ended with Chelsea taking a one-goal lead.

"We don't have much time, so I'll keep the story short."

During the halftime break, Pan Yi held a short meeting with the coaching staff, then immediately walked into the players' locker room and posted a form on the tactical board.

All the players looked at the coach and listened to his detailed arrangements for the second half.

"This is a detailed data comparison between our two teams in the first half. From it, we can easily find that Manchester City did not create any threatening offense."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

"Here, I must praise our midfield and backfield. The defensive organization is quite good. The formation and distance are maintained very well, and Manchester City is not given too many opportunities. We must continue to maintain this in the second half."

When Pan Yi said this, his admiring eyes fell on Kanter.

Kanter responded with a naive smile and nodded, understanding the situation tacitly.

Today, Chelsea's three midfielders are configured with two attacking midfielders + one defensive midfielder. Although the B seat and Hazard will also assist in defense, the main defensive work is still done by Kante.

And Kanter obviously completed the task satisfactorily.

Especially when it comes to marking his old teammate De Bruyne, Kante did a particularly good job.

After all, Kanter is very familiar with some of De Bruyne's habitual moves, and can often predict Ding Ding's next move and then intercept it.

"I won't say much about defense. I'll focus on offense."

Having said this, Pan Yi took away the form again and rearranged the chess pieces on the tactical board.

"Manchester City's -1 system is still very offensive-oriented, and there are natural flaws in the defense on the two wings. Including the double midfielder combination of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, they often tend to

attack."

Especially Yaya Toure, he has a strong body, good wide-area sweeping ability, skilled feet, long-range shots, and breakthroughs.

It can be said that he is also a representative figure of all-around midfielder.

But he also has a bad habit, that is, he likes to stick to the ball, which sometimes delays his chances of fighting.

Moreover, it is precisely because he often brings the ball forward and often loses his defensive position, resulting in a lack of protection in front of the back line.

"We overpowered De Bruyne's side in the first half, which caused Manchester City to have difficulty passing and receiving the ball. The midfield and backcourt were severely torn apart. Therefore, they are likely to ask for support in the second half."

"In this case, one or even two of Manchester City's double midfielders may move this way. In this way, it will be easier for them to lose their defensive position."

"In addition, their interception ability in the midfield was slightly weaker today, so in the second half, our offense focused on the two frontcourts."

Everyone immediately understood what the head coach meant.

"Killian." Pan Yi named him.

"I'm here, boss." A young player named Kylian Mbappe stood up immediately.

After being tempered by playing at the end of last season, and having already recorded appearances and even scored goals this season, Mbappe looks much more confident than before.

Future Mu always dares to take the ball on the court, dare to dribble the ball, and dare to rush and challenge. This is what Pan Yi admires most about him, but he is too sticky to the ball and needs to be hammered.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing for young people.

After all, if a young player is timid on the court and dares not break through or make moves, then he is too lack of motivation.

"I will replace you in about 50 to 60 minutes of the second half. Then your side will be the main attack point, and everyone will pass more passes to you. Your responsibility is to use speed to break through the opponent.

Defense, especially their slower Kolarov."

Mbappé nodded immediately, with a look of joy on his face: "Understood."

As a young player who is only 16 years old, of course he will be excited for every opportunity he gets to play.

"You kid, you have to listen to me. Raise your head and observe the situation around you. Don't bury your head in dribbling for me."

"I know." Mbappé replied loudly.

Pan Yi nodded with satisfaction, "Perform well, and I'll let you into the squad when the time comes to play in the Champions League! Maybe you can even start."

"Really?" The French young man jumped up directly.

That's the official group stage of the Champions League! Can you make the squad?

Playing in the Champions League has always been the dream of most professional players, and Mbappe is no exception.

In this way, he will have the opportunity to make his debut in the Champions League, and of course he will be even more happy.

"It depends on your performance!" Pan Yi said with a smile.

Everyone in the locker room burst into laughter, but they were also very envious.

Anyone can feel that Pan Yi appreciates this French young man and focuses on cultivating him.

This can be seen from the fact that last year Pan Yi brought Mbappe to the Chelsea youth team, directly promoted him to the first team, and then made him the first substitute on the front line.

However, everyone can also see that this Mbappe is indeed talented.

His breakthrough from the wing is like the wind. In training, many players marveled that it was difficult to keep up with his speed;

In addition, he also has good passing speed at his feet, and he is also quite good at cutting in and shooting after passing people. He also scored several goals like this in the game;

Therefore, even though Pan Yi has a "preference" for Mbappe, everyone is still convinced.

On the court, strength is king! If you have strength, others will have nothing to say.

At this time, Arteta, standing next to Pan Yi, nodded secretly.

Of course what he was thinking about was not Mbappe, but Pan Yi's trick.

In the first half, Pan Yi took advantage of Manchester City's double midfielders to support the left wing and ordered his players to surround De Bruyne to gain control of the midfield. He also made a successful steal and finally scored a goal;

In the second half, Pan Yi predicted that Pellegrini would reinforce De Bruyne in view of the fact that he was robbed, so he waved the flag again and prepared to use "speed dog" Mbappe to attack Cote.

Larov this;

At this time, Kolarov loses the support of his two defensive midfielders and will be completely exposed to Chelsea's firepower...

This is really a complete surprise.

Arteta couldn't help but think of the sixteen-character formula Pan Yi once told him: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."

Arteta finally commented in his heart: "Awesome."

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De Bruyne stood on the court panting, reaching out to wipe his forehead, his hands were covered with sweat.

The second half of the game only lasted ten minutes, but it felt like he had already played the entire game.

Damn it, the pace is too fast!

In the first half, his position was constantly harassed by Chelsea's generals, leaving him no chance to breathe.

It was even because the ball was stolen from his feet that the final goal was conceded, which made De Bruyne feel quite unhappy.

So during the halftime break, head coach Pellegrini specially arranged for two midfielders to come to his side to assist in defense and ball delivery.

However, the pressure from Chelsea is still too much!

Especially in the two rib positions, the two centers Lukaku and Harry Kane, plus the two attacking midfielders Hazard and B seat, are really inserting in and out frequently, with a large range of movement, and they are pulling back and forth.

Move frequently.

Therefore, De Bruyne feels very difficult.

As a midfielder on the side today, his duty without the ball is to keep an eye on the opposing players in this area.

But now Chelsea's playing style gives him a headache.

If you follow, you will easily lose your position. If you don't follow, you can only watch the opponent go into neutral.

In this fast-paced back and forth, De Bruyne felt that his physical fitness was too much.

"If I had known better, I would have followed Mr. Pan to Chelsea. Maybe it's not me who is being tortured now, but I am torturing others..."

De Bruyne couldn't help but think.

He recalled the good times he had with Pan Yi in Hamburg.
To be continued...