December 27.

Cobham Training Base.

"Mr. Pan Yi! Mr. Pan Yi!"

Pan Yi had just arrived at the training base, but was stopped by a reporter waiting here.

"Mr. Pan Yi, we have received news that Oscar has submitted a transfer application to the club. Is this true?" the reporter asked loudly with an excited tone.

Pan Yi looked up and saw something familiar, like a reporter from The Sun.

Hey, isn't The Sun only interested in gossip news? When did it get accurate information so quickly on transfer news like this?

Also, how could Oscar’s transfer be leaked out like this...

But in any case, when the contract has not been officially signed and the matter has not been completely settled, Pan Yi, as the head coach, does not need to tell reporters the relevant details.

Won’t they know it by then?

If we discuss this kind of thing now, it will affect the team's preparations and the players' mentality.

After all, Oscar is still a member of the team now, even Schurrle.

And Chelsea will go away to challenge Southampton, a difficult team, tomorrow, so it’s better not to get into trouble.

Therefore, in response to the Sun reporter's question, Pan Yi just smiled and said: "I don't know where you got the news, but Oscar has always been an important member of Chelsea, and he just scored a key goal for us.

."

This is also a common tactic used to deal with reporters, neither saying yes nor saying no.

Seeing that Pan Yi refused to admit it, the Sun reporter asked a more direct question: "I heard that a team from the Dragon Kingdom is chasing the Oscar. Is this true? What does this have to do with you being from the Dragon Kingdom?

?"

"For other teams' matters, you can ask the person in charge of the relevant team. I don't know the recruitment plans of all teams, let alone the Dragon Country team. I am from the Dragon Country, but now I have always

Leading a football team in the UK, right?"

With that said, Pan Yi walked towards the training base, not planning to tangle with this reporter anymore.

But reporters are still chasing after them:

"Chelsea's results are so good now, but Oscar is leaving the team at this time. Is there something wrong with the locker room? Is there any conflict between him and you? Is it because after you arrived, he is no longer the

Absolutely the main force?"

The reporter asked a series of imaginary questions, but of course Pan Yi didn’t want to answer any of them.

This is just like facing trolls online. The more you respond, the more they will find various angles to criticize and doubt you.

"Let's not talk about Oscar." The reporter caught up again, "Let's talk about tomorrow's game against Southampton, Mr. Pan Yi."

"Wouldn't this be mentioned at the pre-match press conference?" Pan Yi shook his head and kept walking.

"Southampton is the 19th opponent you encounter in the Premier League, and it is also the last opponent." The reporter kept talking, "Southampton's head coach Ronald Koeman said that he would take advantage of the home court.

If I take you down, won’t you have anything to say to him?”

Pan Yi stopped and told reporters seriously: "Tomorrow's game is just an ordinary Premier League game, and no matter what the game is, we will pursue victory. This is the same for me and Mr. Koeman."<

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"But what I want to tell you is that if you want to get any valuable news from me, you will be disappointed."

"Because I don't like dealing with people who talk nonsense!"

Then, Pan Yi quickly walked into the door of the training base.

The Sun reporter was stopped by the security guard at the door and had to stop.

There was a look of resentment on his face:

"This person from the Dragon Kingdom is really difficult to deal with!"

However, he has already thought of the front page headline of tomorrow's Sun.

"Pan Yi refused to comment on Oscar transfer rumors, the truth about the quarrel between Chelsea generals gradually emerged"...

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Of course Pan Yi is very familiar with Southampton's head coach Ronald Koeman.

Koeman has a perfect era as a player.

Before Roberto Carlos became famous for his shocking powerful shots, Ronald Koeman was known as "football's first heavy gunner" and was also the world's most prestigious "Knife Guard."
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In the 1988 European Cup, the Dutch team started low and then succeeded, successfully defeating the Soviet Union 2-0 in the final and becoming the European champion, becoming the only major championship the uncrowned king has won so far.

People attribute this championship more to the strength of the "Dutch Three Musketeers" - Gullit, Van Basten and Rijkaard, but Ronald Koeman also played all five games as the main central defender, and

Contributed 1 goal and 1 assist, prompting the "Tulip Legion" to bloom proudly at the top of top competitions.

At the club, after helping PSV win another domestic double crown, he came to Spain, joined Barcelona, ​​and became one of the earliest members of the dream Barcelona team under the legendary godfather Kruinf.

He and Stoyinchkov, Romario, Guardiola, Michael Laudrup and others who joined the team successively won four consecutive La Liga titles.

In the 1992 Champions League final at Wembley Stadium, in the 112th minute of overtime, Koeman, a sweeper, opened the door guarded by Italian goalkeeper Pagliuca with a ground-breaking free kick.

With this goal, Barcelona defeated Sampdoria 1-0 with Lombardo, Mancini and Vialli, and stood at the top of the Champions League for the first time in history.

As a defender, Koeman has scored more than 200 goals in his career, which is better than many second-rate forwards;

After retiring as a coach, Koeman also showed great strength, so he was favored by many wealthy clubs and "old clubs".

He spent his early days in the Eredivisie and the Portuguese Super League. In the past five years, he led Ajax, Benfica and PSV to the Champions League quarter-finals. Except for Vitesse, who was his first coach, he won championships in the first six clubs he coached. .

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!

After coaching PSV, Koeman landed in the five major leagues for the first time. However, in Valencia, he made too many changes to the team, discarding a large number of veterans and changing player positions. Finally, he ranked 10th at the end of the season. Won a King's Cup.

Koeman's first coaching experience in the five major leagues was unsatisfactory, and then he returned to coach in the Eredivisie.

This summer, Koeman took over Southampton, which had just been promoted to the Premier League for two years.

Southampton is not a wealthy club. In the transfer window when Koeman took over, the five absolute main players last season, Lambert, Lallana, Lovren, Luke Shaw and Chambers, were sold. 109 million pounds.

But he also does a lot of things.

Sean Long was introduced from Hull City, future assists king Tadic was brought from Twente, high center forward Pellei was brought from his old club Feyenoord, and future national goalkeeper Fo was acquired from Celtic. Ste, rented Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid, rented and then bought Bertrand from Chelsea, and combined with Fonte, Klein, Wanyama and Schneiderlin who are still in the team, A highly effective team was formed.

This season, Koeman has trained Southampton's defense very well, conceding only 14 goals after 18 rounds in the Premier League, which is only slightly worse than Chelsea.

Of course, Chelsea conceded 8 goals!

Considering that Chelsea this season does not belong to the normal dimension, Koeman has done a very good job at Southampton.

Koeman is very good at tapping young and practical people, which may be a characteristic of the Dutch.

Tactically, Koeman most often uses 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1, always sticking to a 4-back system, focusing on the trident in the frontcourt.

Steven Davis serves as a hot spot and attacker, Tadic serves as a frontcourt free agent connecting the midfield and frontcourt, and Pelley serves as a highly mobile high forward.

In terms of specific playing styles, Koeman’s requirements are actually very simple.

That is, after finding a breakthrough, resolutely go to the wing and fly together, then pass the ball at the edge of the penalty area, find the outflanking center or other players, and prepare for a follow-up shot from behind in the middle.

After all, the one at the front of Southampton is the damn Italian cannon!

And his requirements for full-backs are also relatively high. He needs to penetrate deeper to provide great support to the frontcourt and midfield, and he can also fly to the opponent's third area and deliver a fatal blow!

At this time, the center back also needs to fill the gap left by the full back in a timely manner.

In Southampton's current formation, the combination of Taggart, Alderweireld, Fonte and Maya Yoshida is relatively stable. Their tacit cooperation has become the cornerstone of the team's solid defense.

However, Pan Yi has obviously already prepared for how to deal with Koeman's Southampton, and the entire Chelsea team is also prepared.

When you see Stoke City draw with Chelsea once, you all want to grab points, right?

Come on then!

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December 28, the 19th round of the Premier League.

Southampton's match against Chelsea at home at St. Mary's Stadium begins.

Pan Yi's lineup today mainly has changes on the front line.

The trident is Schürrle, Lukaku and Oscar.

Koeman was a little surprised when he saw Chelsea's lineup.

The first thing he thought of was the rumors about Oscar's transfer.

It is said that a team from Dragon Kingdom wants to bring Oscar in, and the player himself also wants to leave. Chelsea will not stop him, and the two sides are negotiating.

There are even reports that Oscar is in a hurry to leave because he has conflicts with the club and the coach;

As for the club, for the sake of the stability of the locker room, they did not hesitate to transfer such an important player.

But look at this today...
To be continued...