After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

The Premier League in the new season is destined to receive 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 Wenger, Manchester United's Van Gaal, Liverpool's Rodgers, Manchester City's Pellegrini, Tottenham's Pochettino...

Even for other small and medium-sized teams, the name of the head coach is also very famous.

Such as 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 the crowd is competing for the throne.

Even Mourinho, who had just been replaced by Pan Yi, received a lot of attention.

There are also Premier League teams who want to invite him out!

It's just that according to Mourinho, he plans to take a break for a while, maybe he will be a commentator on TV or something, and wait for the right time to seek the opportunity to coach again.

And after the first round, these famous coaches have all appeared in the Premier League one by one, and the evaluations they have received are naturally mixed.

The most criticized, of course, is Manchester United's Van Gaal.

After all, he was the only BIG6 to lose!

Ronald Koeman, Allardyce and others who also lost are easier to be forgiven, mainly because the teams they lead are of average strength, and the opponents they face at the same time are relatively strong.

The most praised ones are naturally Pan Yi and his Chelsea!

The four-goal victory in the first round directly demonstrated the strength of a team that is determined to compete for the championship.

It's also the best performance among the 20 teams that made their debut in the first round.

Even the "Sun" changed its words very unscrupulously: "Chelsea led by Pan Yi seems to have quickly adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. They played with indomitable momentum and kicked the always stubborn Burnley. Abandon armor..."

In the midst of 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 8, Chelsea will usher in their first home game of the season at Stamford Bridge.

Their opponent will also be the stronger Leicester City team.

At the beginning of the season, there are double matches a week, which can be regarded as 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, the League Cup, and the FA Cup will be added one after another, and Chelsea's schedule will become more complicated.

It is not uncommon to have two matches a week, or even three matches a week.

From this moment on, the test for Chelsea is the real beginning! ——
Pan Yi is quite satisfied with the performance of Chelsea players in the first round, but there are still some points that need to be improved.

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 deficiencies in the competition.

For example, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta on the two wings still had concerns when Pan Yi ordered an all-out attack and failed to let go of their hands and feet to give enough support to the wingers on both sides. As a result, Chelsea's offense was at a standstill for a while.

Another example is center Lukaku. Although scoring two goals is the number one contributor to this game, he is still a little frizzy in handling some balls.

Especially in the handling of high balls and when fighting for headers, more practice is needed in training to meet Pan Yi's requirements for an all-around center forward.

Of course, there are criticisms and praises.

Pan Yi still affirmed the performance of all players.

Although Burnley put more emphasis 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 tackling tough battles in the warm-up match, have all played a very good role.

Including the younger teenagers such as Bamford, Cancelo and Chick who came off the bench in the second half, Pan Yi also encouraged their performance.

Although the teenagers' understanding of Pan Yi's tactics is still at a relatively superficial stage, and their performance on the court is relatively cautious, they have already dared to make moves and confront.

"This is the first time for you to play such a high-level game in the Premier League. It is already very good to be able to perform like this."

Pan Yi said with a smile.

"Especially Chick, you are only 18 years old this year. It is very rare to be able to kick out your own things 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 the beautiful girl at the next table could look at me more..."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.

It can also be seen that after winning the game, Chelsea's mood is very relaxed.

In such a relaxed atmosphere, Pan Yi reminded everyone to pay attention to their own shortcomings and make themselves better.

"But you all still need time and the accumulation of games."

"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 how I did it in Hamburg. Almost every player gets a lot of playing time! I will do the same here."

Pan Yi's words were nodded and approved by the players on the scene.

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 make trouble or be lazy, you will definitely get enough opportunities to perform!
"Maybe you will have a bad game or two, maybe you will not be able to adjust your state for a while, but don't worry."

"Me and the other coaches and your teammates will help you get back to your best form quickly."

"Since I used you and brought you to the first team, 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, then you will safely hand over the ball to your partners, and you will also believe that your teammates will surround you with you and snatch back the ball you just lost;"

"Similarly, I trust you, and I will tolerate your mistakes, and then correct these mistakes together, and strive to do better next time!"

"We've just played an official game together, and maybe in some ways it's not perfect yet. But I believe that as we play more and more games together, we'll get to know each other better and naturally More trust!..."

Pan Yi's words from the heart aroused applause from all the coaches and players.

Everyone looked at Pan Yi again, and couldn't help but look forward to it, it was the expectation for the future competition!

At the end, Pan Yi smiled again and said: "Okay, I won't say too much. Now, let's study the next opponent in three days, Leicester City!"
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"Are they practicing wide crosses and set-pieces?"

In the manager's office at Leicester City's training ground, Nigel Pearson chats with assistant coach Shakespeare about their upcoming opponents, Chelsea.

This is the second time Pearson has coached Leicester City.

He led the team to win the League One Championship from 2008 to 2010, and when he took over again later, the result left by the former Swede Eriksson was 13th in the British Championship that season.

The first important players Pearson brought to the team were Wes Morgan, young Manchester United player Drinkwater and Stoke City's Ben Marshall.

That season, Leicester City broke into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and finally ranked ninth in the league.

The following season, Pearson introduced two young players from Manchester United: Rich De Laet and Matthew James.In addition, Marko Furtac, Wittblade and Anthony Nokat also joined the team during the same period.

Of course, he also rented a British star Harry Kane from Tottenham, and a bigger one from Manchester United: Jesse Lingard!
In the 2012/13 season, after five consecutive victories, Pearson's Leicester City reached the top of the Championship at the end of October.

However, the end of the season was disappointing. Leicester City participated in the promotion play-offs as sixth in the league, but was defeated by Watford in the semi-finals and failed to secure a ticket to the final at Wembley.

——This is the British Championship play-off 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 exploded in the following season, won the British Championship and returned to the Premier League.

In this transfer window, the team's signings included Wasilewski, Hammond, Taylor Fletcher, Kevin Phillips, and the then unknown Algerian winger Mahrez.

In order to prepare for the upcoming Premier League, Pearson has signed Matthew Upson, Albrighton, Ulloa and Argentine star Cambiasso.

Of course, there is also the new England international Vardy who was introduced from Hamburg at a high price!
In order to attract this outstanding striker to join, Leicester City offered a weekly salary several times higher than his in Hamburg, and Vardy was also willing to return to his home country to play in the Premier League, so the deal was made.

The accumulation of these few seasons has also brought together a large number of capable 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 2:2 with last season's No.5 Everton.

Then, they will face last season's No.3 Chelsea.

Pearson knows that although Chelsea and Everton seem to be only two places behind last season, there is still a certain gap in strength between the two teams.

Especially this year, Chelsea has invited the Triple Crown coach Pan Yi at the highest price in the world, and his overall tactical ability has reached a new level. The result of the 4-0 victory over Burnley in the first round can prove that at this point.

Therefore, Pearson is also quite afraid of Chelsea, and sent scouts to the Cobham training base early to check Chelsea's preparations.

No, their intelligence gathering experts have brought back a whole set of Chelsea tactical reports.

Therefore, Pearson is now studying this report with assistant coach Shakespear.

In the report, the scouts mentioned that Pan Yi put a lot of emphasis on the team's two-sided crossing practice in training, and spent a lot of time on the tactics of set kicks.

Obviously, when facing a newly promoted team like Leicester City, Pan Yi still thinks that they will fight back based on defense.

And to break through Leicester City's defense, it is obvious that the cross after the two wings fly together, let the high center forward compete for the header, and the set kick is a weapon to break the goal.

In fact, in the first round against Everton, Pearson was indeed defensive.

Although he formed a nominal 4231 formation, there were Andy King, Drinkwater, and Cambiasso standing in the middle of the midfield.

This is actually the three midfielders, and the formation should be called 4321.

In other words, in the first round of the game, Leicester City used such a three-back formation to defend against Everton's offensive group headed by Miralas and Naismith, and finally drew. opponent.

Well, since he succeeded in playing like this in the first round, it seems so natural that Pearson would still choose this defensive formation in the second round against Chelsea, which is stronger and playing at home.

It is precisely because of this that Pan Yi predicted in advance that Leicester City's game strategy did not seem to be a difficult task, so he directly began to practice set kicks and high center forward tactics.

"Should we still stick to defense?" Shakspiel said. "If they really play crosses, we are not afraid."

The confidence of the assistants comes from their two main central defenders.

Whether it is Morgan or Moore, these two international players from Jamaica are also heavy-duty protective shields weighing more than 90KG.

Especially captain Morgan, although his speed and flexibility are relatively average, and his technical ability can only be said to be adequate, but his height of 186cm and weight of 94kg allow him to defend frontally in the penalty area. But I am not afraid of those big centers at all.

"Defense must be done well." Pearson pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "But we can also take advantage of their predictions and make unexpected deployments..."

"You mean, we don't want to put up an iron barrel formation, but we want to wait for an opportunity to fight back when they underestimate the enemy and press hard?" Shakspier seemed to understand the coach's intention.

"Yes." Pearson nodded, "When Burnley faced Chelsea, they defended with all their strength, but we have seen the consequences. Under Pan Yi's three-dimensional offensive 343 formation, I think there is no way out Yes, we must attack!"

"But in this case, the risk is a bit high." The assistant reminded.

"I can't bear to let the child be tied to the wolf." Pearson laughed, "And don't forget, we have a very fast striker Vardy this year. And he happened to be Pan Yi's favorite player in Hamburg. Yi's tactics are also very familiar."

Shakspiel nodded slightly.

Have to say, Pearson's idea is still very tempting.

That is to fight for the victory at Stamford Bridge!

In this way, what they defeated by Leicester City is the hottest head coach in the Premier League and the most eye-catching Triple Crown coach in world football!

In this case, Pearson and Leicester City can really become famous in one battle!

Although it is difficult to truly become a champion, in comparison, it is easier to beat the champion.

This is also a shortcut for others to remember!
Just like Argentina is indeed the winner of the World Cup in 2022, but Saudi Arabia, the only one to beat them, also became popular along the way...
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Before Chelsea's home game against Leicester City officially started, the Premier League had already played several games in the early stage.

The most eye-catching one is a duel between BIG6.

That's Manchester City vs. Liverpool at home!

But this game, which everyone thought would be evenly matched, turned out to be one-sided.

Manchester City took the initiative from the first minute of the game, and Montenegro striker Jovetic scored two consecutive goals in the 1st and 41th minutes to help Manchester City lead by two goals.

Subsequent Argentine striker Aguero scored another goal.

And it was not until 83 minutes that Liverpool relied on an own goal from Manchester City defender Zabaleta to pull one back, but it didn't help.

In the end, Manchester City easily defeated Liverpool 3:1 at home and won the opening two consecutive victories.

And also won, and Tottenham Hotspur.

They beat the newly promoted Queens Park Rangers 4:0 at home. While achieving two consecutive victories, they also temporarily climbed to the first place in the Premier League standings with the advantage of goal difference.

The other two traditional giants did not win.

Arsenal encountered Everton's tenacious blocking in the away game, and even fell behind by two goals in the first half.

At the critical moment, "Reaper" Ramsey and Da Jirou stood up.

They scored two goals in the 83rd and 90th minutes of the game, and finally drew with Everton, lucky to grab a point at Goodison Park.

And what happened to Manchester United was even more embarrassing.

They are the visiting team to challenge the underdog Sunderland, and Mata opened the scoring in the 17th minute, which seems to be smooth sailing.

But after only ten minutes, Sunderland equalized the score by Rodwell, and kept the 1:1 result until the end.

On the scene, Sunderland even has a certain advantage.

After two rounds, Manchester United led by Van Gaal is hard to find a win, which has also aroused extensive discussions among Manchester United celebrities and fans.

There is another game that has ended that deserves attention, that is, Crystal Palace lost to West Ham United 1:3 at home, and achieved two consecutive defeats in the beginning.

In fact, in the 2014-2015 season, Crystal Palace really opened in crisis.

Tony Pulis, who was recommended by Pan Yi last season and finally led the team to avoid relegation and won the Premier League's best manager of the season, left the team two days before the start of the season because of conflicts with the club.

Where can Crystal Palace urgently find a more suitable head coach at this time?

It can only be to let assistant coach Keith Millen temporarily act as the head coach.

Under such circumstances, Crystal Palace's poor start record is predictable.

Whether it was facing Arsenal in the first round or West Ham United in the second round, Crystal Palace played like a loose sand, without teamwork, and were easily defeated.

Steve Parish, the chairman of Crystal Palace, regretted this situation too much.

Who made him feel that Tony Pulis was already competent as the coach of Crystal Palace, so that he gave up pursuing Pan Yi?

You know, Crystal Palace has always been in the lead in this battle for Pan Yi at the beginning!

But now it is impossible.

Not only did Pan Yi really win the Triple Crown in Hamburg, he is still making waves in Chelsea, and he is already the head coach with the highest annual salary in the world!

You know, the weekly salary that Crystal Palace gave the head coach before was only 40 euros, which is a world of difference compared to the [-] weekly salary given by Chelsea!
Now, Steve Parish can only turn his target to the current head coach of Newcastle United, Alan Pardew, hoping that this star who has played for Crystal Palace for many years as a player can give himself a hand.

Of course, it depends on how Alan Pardew and Newcastle United finally decide...

In short, after about half of the second round of the Premier League, a total of three teams have won two consecutive victories, namely Manchester City, Tottenham, and Swansea.

"Swan Legion" Swansea's performance this season is indeed a bit impressive.

After overturning Manchester United in the first round, they beat Burnley 1-0 in the second round.

Such a result also allowed this civilian team to rank third in the standings after Tottenham and Manchester City.

Of course, whether they can continue to rank third after all the matches in this round depends on the results of other matches.

Especially the final game: Chelsea vs. Leicester City!

Chelsea, who beat Burnley with 4 goals in the first game, if they can continue to win this game, they will still jump to the top of the standings!
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On the evening of August 8, London, Stamford Bridge Stadium.

"Blue is the colour, football is the game.
We're all together, and winning is our aim.
So cheer us on through the sun and rain.
B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!"

Amidst the catchy team song, Chelsea's first home game of the new season is about to kick off!

Of course, because this team song is too catchy, it is also dubbed a "children's song" by many people.

But it doesn't matter, the team song, as long as it sings well!

And tonight is also Pan Yi's first home game in the Premier League.

Therefore, the entire Stamford Bridge Stadium has prepared a huge welcome ceremony for Pan Yi.

In the stands, a huge portrait of Pan Yi and a huge slogan "Pan Yi, welcome to Stamford Bridge Stadium" appeared.

In the VIP seats, owner Abramovich, chairman Bruce Barker and CEO Ron Gourley also attended. At the same time, there were also many Chelsea celebrities, such as Hasselbaink, Flo, Mark Lai Lai and others.

The most famous Chelsea star Zola did not appear in the stands.

He's still in the guest box on Sky Sports.

Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Alan Shearer and others are also there, and Lineker is still hosting the show.

They are still waiting to see who will win the bet between Zola and Neville!

Of course, now Zola's mind is more on the Chelsea stands.

After he saw the big battle prepared by the Stamford Bridge fans for Pan Yi, he couldn't help feeling overwhelmed.

Even after he gained infinite respect for his outstanding performance at Chelsea back then, he never received such courtesy as Pan Yi today!

It can also be seen that Chelsea fans value and expect Pan Yi.

Zola couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"At least tonight, Pan Yi is the king of Stamford Bridge!"