"But like any tactic, setting up a bus has its advantages and disadvantages. When a team sets up a bus, they will naturally concentrate on defending in the middle. This means that the space on the left and right wings can be utilized...

…”

Pan Yi rearranged the tactical board and placed the chess pieces representing Chelsea players in corresponding positions on both sides.

Then, he pressed the remote control, and another game video played on the screen.

"When it comes to controlling the ball and playing against the bus, which two teams come to mind? Yes, it's Barcelona versus Atletico Madrid."

"Barcelona always has to face teams with big numbers in the league, and Atletico Madrid is the most powerful opponent among them. But Barcelona can always break the opponent's defense, and one of their ways to break the opponent's defense is in the penalty area.

Move the ball around quickly."

"Iniesta, Messi, Neymar and Suarez are all capable of playing at such a pace, and it will be difficult for the opposing players to get back in time and find the correct defensive position."

"Look at this shot. After Neymar got the ball in the dangerous area, Albala quickly put it on him. Then, Alba got the ball in the dangerous area."

"Although Atletico Madrid has the upper hand in the number of people in the penalty area, Messi and Rakitic have gained a lot of space at this time. One thing is very important here. You can see that Atletico Madrid players are paying attention at this time.

Where."

"Atletico Madrid players are all staring at Alba, but no one pays attention to Messi's running. In this way, as long as the Argentinian runs into the right position, he can shoot."

"Then in the next shot, Alba passed the ball to the dangerous area, and Messi rushed to score."

"Please note that, including the goalkeeper, there were 9 defensive players in Atletico Madrid's penalty area, but Messi still managed to find a kicking opportunity. This is a typical way to crack the bus."

"Although we don't have Messi, we have Hazard, Bernardo Silva, and Harry Kane. They can still tear apart their defense through this kind of cooperation."

"Of course, in order to achieve this tactical goal, I will also make certain adjustments to the initial formation and lineup..."

While the Chelsea coaching staff was studying tactics, a Premier League preview program on Sky Sports was also going on at the same time.

Several guests are arguing fiercely about an issue, that is:

Is Leicester City a flash in the pan?

Leinker believes that Leicester City is the Southampton of last season and will not last long.

This is of course well-founded.

Last season, that is, in the middle of the season, the big dark horse Southampton was at the forefront of the standings before the Premier League game at the end of November, even though the main center axis of the pre-season was hollowed out.

Special City is better.

But in December, Southampton began a serious wave of injuries, and ultimately only finished eighth.

Leicester City so far this season also meets every weakness Southampton had before the start of last season.

First, the players are unknown and their abilities are questionable.

Second, when the new coach takes office, he is not favored.

Third, the lineup is weak, there are too many new players, and the integration is questionable.

This is also a problem with dark horses in general.

And why is Leicester City now in second place, second only to the super-strong team Chelsea?

Leinker also listed the first 15 rounds of Leicester City's schedule this season.

It can be seen that most of the top six teams last season were met by Leicester City during the Christmas schedule, and the teams they met every week in the early part of the season were all middle and lower-tier teams.

Different from the intensive schedule of upper-tier teams due to their European war missions, mid-tier and lower-tier teams almost always play one game a week in the early stages of the season.

Adequate rest and superior physical condition, coupled with appropriate tactics, make the beginning of each season a time when dark horses emerge.

Similarly, upstream teams have more national team members and need to travel considerable distances to participate in international competitions on international match days, resulting in reduced physical fitness and potential injuries.

The downstream teams have few national team members, but international match days have become the best time for tactical improvement and training.

Let’s take Southampton last season as an example. Their schedule also started to encounter strong teams in December, and then their performance began to decline.

Therefore, based on experience, Leinker is not optimistic that Leicester City can still score points when facing strong teams before and after the Christmas schedule.

"If Leicester City can still be ranked in the top four after the Christmas schedule, I will host the show in my underwear!" Lineker said in the end.

This caused everyone in the studio to laugh.

Carragher then said: "Gary Neville bet that Pan Yi's Chelsea could not remain unbeaten, so he took off his clothes and sat here. You are lucky, now you want to take off your pants!"

Zola also said: "I'm afraid you are going to lose. Don't forget, Pan Yi has always been very optimistic about Manchester City, and even said so before the start of the season. Therefore, I also believe that Manchester City can be a success."

Black to the end."

But Lineker shook his head firmly: "Instead of believing that Leicester City can make the top four, I would rather believe that Gary Neville will become an awesome coach."

Just a few days ago, Valencia Club officially announced that it had signed a contract with Manchester United legend Gary Neville, who officially became the head coach of Valencia!

Regarding Gary Neville, Valencia wrote on its official website: "Throughout his career, he has shown outstanding leadership. In English football, Gary Neville has proven himself, and we are convinced that This is the right choice and he will lead the team until the end of the season."

Carragher laughed: "Compared to the two, I still believe that Leicester City can succeed. I even doubt whether Gary can stay in Valencia until the end of this season..."

Luo Yin Keane also came over and said: "I still believe in Gary's ability. I think Ranieri is not very good, and I feel that he is not much better than Gary."

The 64-year-old Italian Ranieri has been known as the "tinker" during his career, a coach with a firefighting and transitional nature.

In his nearly thirty-year coaching career, he has yet to win any top league championship.

"Tinker" has also changed from representing his ability to quickly combine the characteristics of a team with strong combat power to a mocking and ironic title.

Before Ranieri came to Leicester City, Fox City had not yet enjoyed the joy of relegation, and there was news that three players on the team filmed pornographic videos and were racially profiled during the Thailand tour.

Leicester City's senior management quickly fired three young players, as well as the father of one of the players, head coach Pearson, who led the team to miraculously avoid relegation.

So when Ranieri took office, the media had the same tone - he was here to "fill the pot" again.

At the beginning of taking office, Ranieri faced last season's relegation challenge. Veteran Cambiaso refused to renew his contract. As the absolute core of Leicester City last season, Cambiaso was famous for his superb health-care playing style. Premier League stadium.

Losing Cambiaso casts a shadow over Leicester City's prospects for the new season.

Therefore, Royin Keane is not optimistic about Leicester City, but he analyzes it from the perspective of the coach and the team's internal problems.

"Perhaps, we still have to wait for the direct showdown between the top two teams between Leicester City and Chelsea before we can make the most accurate judgment."

Alan Shearer, who had been silent all the time, finally said:

"The performance of Leicester City this year is indeed very good. We all know Vardy. He is the Bundesliga Golden Boot and the Champions League champion. Of course, his strength goes without saying."

"But other players should not be underestimated. Especially Mahrez, if he can perform against Chelsea, then they may really make a splash in the Premier League this season."

On January 11, 2014, Leicester City announced the signing of Algerian winger Mahrez from Le Havre in the French second division for a transfer fee of 500,000 pounds to compete in the English Championship.

At this point in the season, Mahrez has relied on his outstanding performance to earn a transfer price of 50 million euros, a 100-fold increase from two years ago.

He was also dubbed by fans as the real "thigh" standing behind Vardy.

And his life trajectory is somewhat similar to Vardy's. He almost couldn't play football when he was young.

It wasn't until the age of 19 that he joined the youth team of France's fourth-level professional team and participated in the French seventh-level league. Before that, he was just a street football enthusiast - excellent dribbling and excellent ball feel, but thin and thin.

No tactical awareness at all.

It wasn't until he was 22 years old that he finally played in the first team, and then he was brought to Leicester City. Finally, during the season, this former street boy played in the top league.

Amazing sense of the ball, excellent dribbling, thin body, poor passing selection, poor defensive ability, poor shooting skills... This is the general impression of Manchester United fans who came to Manchester City before Miracle was relegated.

Then came the critical period of relegation, and Mahrez's performance improved. Against Southampton, the dark horse of the season, the Algerian scored two goals, ensuring that the team completed a victory escape and successfully relegated.

This season, he ushered in a complete explosion. His excellent dribbling ability and passing made him established as the absolute core of Ranieri's staff.

With his excellent left-foot skills and superhuman flexibility, the Algerian, who was once almost blocked from the professional league due to his thinness, has become the most pleasing technical player this season. Many of his goals are enough to be included in the best goals of the season.

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At this time, Carragher also agreed: "To be honest, what Mahrez does with his left foot, I have only seen Messi do. ​​If he keeps doing this, I have no doubt that he will

Become a real star, and you may be poached by wealthy clubs in the future."

"Well, it seems that you are quite optimistic about this group of players from Leicester City." Reinker said helplessly, "But I also wonder if you were affected by Pan Yi's remarks..."
Chapter completed!