NovelsAlex Chapter 528 FA Cup final, here we come!
Chapter 528 FA Cup final, here we come!
For the FA Cup semi-final between York City and Manchester United, English football is of course generally optimistic about Manchester United.
No matter what, Manchester United is also a giant, a strong Premier League team led by Mourinho, and Mourinho is famous for being good at cup games.
Although York City is the champion of League One and has a "record" of beating Tottenham and Arsenal, this team is not at the same level as Manchester United after all.
In the eyes of many people, they are at best a Championship-level team that will be upset, and they are not much different from the previous Fulham and others.
And in such an atmosphere, when Pan Yi was interviewed by the English media, he directly started the embarrassing mode of Mourinho's Manchester United.
How to blow?
Never mentioning that they can only rank sixth in the Premier League, only talk about Manchester United's League Cup championship, especially the performance of reaching the quarter-finals in the Europa League.
According to Pan Yi, Manchester United's performance in the European competition is super competitive. It is almost the appearance of the Premier League in the European competition. Chelsea will be thrown aside by me.
This is actually motivating Mourinho again.
Pan Yi almost told Mourinho clearly: Dude, if a team as good and powerful as yours goes to Wembley Stadium to play against a small League One team like ours, they should go as boldly as possible. Attack!
The purpose of doing this is to let Mourinho press out to attack.
If a strong team like Manchester United is determined to play defensive counterattacks, how can York City play?
To be honest, with the current strength of York City, they can win the two strong teams of Tottenham and Arsenal, all relying on the counterattack after a solid defense.
If there are so many good players from Manchester United to defend and York City to attack, then it is really too difficult to rely on players like Baker and Amon.
In addition, the current Manchester United, after a year of coaching by Mourinho, is really good at defensive counterattacks, but the positional battle after controlling the ball is still almost meaningless.
So of course Pan Yi hopes that Manchester United can focus on offense, so that York City will have a chance!
Pan Yi had provoked Mourinho so much when he was in Milan. In the end, Mourinho led Real Madrid to play offensive football in San Siro, and it turned out to be Pan Yi's way.
Now the old trick is repeated...
Maybe it might still be useful.
Mourinho is like this, sometimes he is quite emotional.
Besides, now, as Pan Yi said, York City is just a League One team no matter what. Is it reasonable for Manchester United to put on a defensive posture against such a team?
In the end, Pan Yi still cheered up his team, and by the way, PUA Mourinho again:
"Yes, United are a team with a great history and it may take York City 100 years to catch up to them."
"But we are not afraid of such an opponent. I have talked to my players and they are very excited to meet Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, and they are also looking forward to a beautiful confrontation with Manchester United!"
"York City is ready. Together with Manchester United, we will give the fans a wonderful game!"
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On the one hand, Manchester United is bragging, and on the other, York City is organizing and preparing for the game step by step.
Since they have won the championship in advance in League One, all the focus of the team has now shifted to the FA Cup.
And Pan Yi also personally came to the training base to act as a temporary assistant coach, discussing tactics with Scaloni, De Zerby and the others.
They are already very clear about Manchester United's basic style of play and player characteristics.
The main thing now is what kind of tactics Mourinho will use at Wembley Stadium.
Although Pan Yi used the aggressive method before the game, it is not sure whether Mourinho will really take the bait, so they still have to be as cautious as possible and be prepared for everything.
For example, for the start of the game, the coaching staff has prepared many different possibilities, including whether Manchester United will adopt aggressive tactics?Or choose anti-reverse from the beginning?Or control the ball in a satisfactory manner?
In fact, in terms of Manchester United's strength advantage over York City, even if Mourinho chose to focus on defensive counterattacks, they can still attack at the beginning.
The purpose of doing this is not necessarily to score goals, but to disrupt the opponent's game rhythm and test the opponent for the convenience of his next game.
Among other things, Pan Yi often did this when he was coaching, so he must also guard against Mourinho's sudden appearance.
However, when the two teams came to Wembley Stadium on April 4 and Pan Yi also got Manchester United's starting lineup, he was still slightly surprised.
穆里尼奥竟然是排出了一个3-5-2阵型，而不是他原本更喜欢使用的4-2-3-1。
The starter looks like this:
Goalkeeper: No. 1 De Gea.
Defenders: No. 3 Bailey, No. 5 Rojo, No. 36 Darmian.
中场：25号瓦伦西亚、21号埃雷拉、6号博格巴、27号费莱尼、18号阿什利·扬。
Forwards: No. 19 Rashford, No. 9 Ibrahimovic.
This feels like a replica of the 3-5-2 Pan Yi used at Chelsea last season.
However, Pan Yi can also understand Mourinho, mainly because the current Manchester United does not have a really useful midfielder, but there are several good central midfielders and midfielders.
Especially Herrera, a strong player who can fight and run well, simply executed the man-to-man tactics in basketball extremely well when he defeated Chelsea, preventing Hazard from suffering.
Coupled with Fellaini's high points and Pogba's organization and scheduling, Manchester United's midfield has truly achieved an orderly offense and defense.
On the forward line, Rashford + Ibrahimovic's combination of one high and one fast can also guarantee the offensive firepower.
In this way, it can basically be confirmed that Mourinho will still play offensive football in today's game.
And this was within Pan Yi's expectation.
Come on, York City is ready!
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"Audience friends, welcome to the 2016-2017 FA Cup semi-finals."
"Tonight, we will broadcast live at Wembley Stadium for everyone. The teams facing each other are York City, the champion of League One, and Manchester United from the Premier League!"
"These two teams are doing pretty well. Manchester United is going well in all cup competitions, and after experiencing a rough start in the league, they have adjusted and just beat the leaders Chelsea. Their morale is strong. .”
"York City has already locked in a seat in the English Championship next season, and has also eliminated Tottenham, Arsenal, Swansea and other Premier League teams in the FA Cup. The momentum is also very strong."
"Many people say that although York City is only a League One team, their strength has actually reached the Premier League level, otherwise they would not have been promoted to the English Championship so easily. There are also many people who are optimistic about their next season. Enter the Premier League in one fell swoop and achieve three consecutive promotions!"
"Of course, the most important reason why York City can give everyone so much confidence is the existence of Pan Yi. The owner who knows the most about football in the world will always give the team's coaching staff the greatest support at critical moments."
"When he served as a technical consultant for the Dragon Country National Team, he also helped the Dragon Country Team from the bottom of the group all the way to the top. After three consecutive victories, he also has the hope of qualifying. The two-line attack can be successful, which really makes everyone Everyone is amazed at Pan Yi's extraordinary ability!"
"Okay, now both teams are in their respective halfs, and the referee is about to blow his whistle."
"Today's York City still has their most commonly used 4-3-3 formation. The goalkeeper is Isaacson, and the back line..."
"Where Manchester United is dealing with a 3-5-2, it looks like the two sides are going to fight. Their starting goalkeeper is De Gea, and the three defenders are..."
"The game has officially started and Manchester United kicked off first."
"Sure enough, York City took the initiative to press forward at the beginning of the game. This is quite bold, after all, the opponent is Manchester United!"
"As for Manchester United, Ibrahimovic passed the ball back to central defender Rojo after the kick-off. Rojo is a full-back, but under Mourinho's command, he has played the advantage of passing the ball accurately and stood in the standing position. In the central defender position. Now he directly sends a long pass to the frontcourt."
"However, York City had already prepared for the ball. The two midfielders Rice and Alonso pinched Rashford one after the other, and the ball reached the feet of the York City players."
"And Manchester United did not defend their own half, all their players pressed forward quickly, and it seemed that they were going to press all the way."
"It seems that, as Pan Yi said in an interview before the game, today will be a wonderful game!"
At this time, Pan Yi was sitting in the stands watching the game.
Seeing that Manchester United chose to press forward and try to press in the frontcourt, Pan Yi also nodded slightly.
Mourinho really still wants to eat York City in one bite.
But York City has long been prepared for this.
I saw Alfonso Davis, Westerman, De Ligt, and Fu Anjianyang lined up as four defenders, and began to pass skillfully with one kick.
At the same time, the three midfielders Rice, Alonso and Kulusevsky also actively created enough ball routes for the backcourt through running positions.
In this way, in order to get the ball back quickly, Manchester United can only launch more intense pressing and pressing, whether it is forwards or midfielders, they all press forward to block as many York City ball points as possible. .
Under the pressure of Manchester United, York City did not find a way forward when the ball reached the midfield, and immediately passed it back to De Ligt in the defense.
On Manchester United's side, the fast Rashford also rushed over immediately.
But De Ligt was very calm, I saw that he stopped the ball in front of him calmly, his eyes were looking straight ahead, as if he was waiting for something.
When Rashford was about to approach De Ligt, the Dutch central defender suddenly raised his leg and made a long pass with a big foot.
The ball quickly crossed a beautiful arc from the front of York City's penalty area, crossed a large field, and fell directly behind Manchester United's defense.
Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't help exclaiming: "Behind! Behind the right!"
I saw that Manchester United's right, that is, York City's left, quickly passed a black lightning beside the wing-back Valencia.
Cameroon winger Thomas Amon was sprinting at breakneck speed and soon caught up to De Ligt's pass, striding the ball towards the United penalty area.
Baker in the middle has already followed up, and today Lin Liangming, who kicked on the right, is a little slower, but he is also advancing quickly.
"York City's counterattack was very fast and very structured, and Rice was also plugging in."
"This is the style of York City. They are all desperate when defending, and they are also crazy when attacking."
"Let's see how this offense goes..."
At this time, on Manchester United's side, Bailey was at the back of the defense line. When York City launched this long pass attack, he was also the first to return to his position.
Facing Amon who came over with the ball, Bailey didn't dare to make a move easily, so he could only retreat again and again to avoid being directly broken by him with his speed.
But Amon was getting faster and closer. When he rushed into the penalty area, Amon chose to poke the ball to the bottom line. After avoiding Bailey, he accelerated to catch up.
Bailey turned around to chase at the first time, but Amon charged head-on and was faster. He had already chased to the left side of the small penalty area before the ball went out of bounds, and crossed the ball with his foot.
Right in front of the goal, Baker was like a heavy tank, rushing past Dalmian's block, slapping his horse to the goal, facing Amon's cross, and pushing with his foot.
The ball crashes into the net!
Until this moment, Wembley Stadium erupted in exclamations from the fans, followed closely by carnival.
"Goallllllllllllll!!!!!!"
"Only 1 minute into the game, York City scored against Manchester United! It's amazing!!"
"It's only been 1 minute!!! York City's quick counterattack was very exciting."
"De Ligt's long pass was just right, Amon's breakthrough with the ball was also quite threatening, and then there was the easy push of the League One Golden Boot Baker."
"These three teenagers have all made great progress since they came to York City, especially Amon. He seems to be no longer the forward who can only dribble the ball with his head covered and likes to shoot in waves."
"York City leads Manchester United 1-0! This makes Mourinho a little uncomfortable."
"The 3-5-2 formation he deployed today should be to suppress York City in the opening stage, and then use his advantage in the number of midfielders to control the game and finally win."
"But he never imagined that York City actually counterattacked them with an opening attack!"
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After Pan Yi scored Baker's goal in the stands, he also jumped up excitedly, cheering and celebrating the goal with the surrounding York City fans.
"Good job, lads!" Pan Yi shouted happily regardless of whether the players on the field could hear him or not.
This tactic specially prepared for Manchester United today worked, of course he is happy.
It is calculated that Mourinho will start the attack, so after they press out, they will use De Ligt's long pass to quickly hit behind.
If the fans just watch the live broadcast, they may not be able to see the whole development process of the goal clearly, but they will just think "wow, why are there so many people all of a sudden?"
After all, York City was suppressed by Manchester United at the beginning. It felt like almost all the players were in their own half. Why did they suddenly kill the opponent's penalty area?Still scored?
This is because they were limited by the live camera, which was focused on De Ligt with the ball.
In fact, when De Ligt stopped the ball, Amon, Baker and Lin Liangming all rushed forward at the first time, trying to hit Manchester United behind.
As for which side it is, it is not as detailed as the drill, that is, whoever rushes the fastest will pass to that side.
As a result... of course Amon ran the fastest!
And De Ligt's task is to send the ball precisely in front of that person.
As the best center back in the team, De Ligt also fulfilled his task perfectly, otherwise there would be no Amon's dribbling pass.
At this time, the camera of the live broadcast was also aimed at the coach's bench.
On the side of York City, Scaloni was excitedly embracing and celebrating with De Zelby, Kaski and others behind him;
On Manchester United's side, Mourinho's face showed a hint of shock.
As a guest at Wembley Stadium, he thought of many possibilities, and also imagined that the team would concede the goal first, but he never thought that the team would concede the goal in the first minute of the opening, which is too outrageous!
This counterattack is really sharp!
An extremely fast winger, a center forward who grabs points in the middle...why does it look like the kind of routine he is best at?
But the problem is, the opponent is only a League One team!Why is the tactical execution so strong, and the speed of switching from defense to offense so fast?
This brat Pan Yi is really good. Even if he is the owner, the team has such a deep imprint on him!
Mourinho turned around and looked up to the stands, but he couldn't find Pan Yi for a while.
Today's stadium is full of red, because whether it is Manchester United or York City, the traditional color of the jersey is red.
"Wouldn't this be another kind of double red meeting in the future?"
Mourinho inexplicably thought of such a possibility, but his thoughts quickly returned to the field.
The most urgent task now is how to equalize the score as soon as possible!
He immediately took out the tactical board and drew a few strokes on it.
Of course, he also saw the loopholes in Manchester United's backcourt in this conceded goal, so he wanted the two wing backs of Valencia and Ashley Young to retreat a little bit, but the oppression of the two forwards and the three midfielders constant.
In this way, the pressure on York City can be maintained, and the defense line can be made more stable to avoid further problems.
It's just that the game has restarted at this time, and the Manchester United players seem a little hesitant.
According to the team's pre-match plan, they should rush to score a goal first, but unexpectedly, York City scored first.
So, what to do now?
Continue to attack tactics, or slow down a little bit, defend for a while?
The opinions of the players began to be somewhat inconsistent, and many people looked to the sidelines one after another, wanting to see what Mourinho thought.
But Mourinho is still preparing the tactical board at this time, and will communicate it to the field after some details are confirmed!
It was such a short time, but it caused Manchester United's players to quickly disagree on the court.
During a quick counterattack after a steal, Fellaini made a pass error.
After stealing the ball, Alonso quickly passed it to Rice, instigating a counterattack.
Rice stopped the ball, turned around, and passed forward.
Beck received the ball sideways, and immediately rushed forward with the ball, trying to rush into the penalty area from between the two central defenders Bailly and Rojo. After attracting the attention of the defense, he sent a kick behind the ball.
I saw Amang decisively slanted behind Bailey, rushed ahead of the goalkeeper, pushed the ball, and sent the ball into Manchester United's goal again.
In just over five minutes, York City scored another victory!
Everyone in Wembley Stadium was in a daze.
Needless to say, Manchester United fans, some of them have not yet found their seats, and they are already two goals behind. How can this be justified?
And York City was also stunned by the instant happiness, all of them opened their mouths wide, and even forgot to cheer all of a sudden.
It wasn't until Amon rushed under the stands of the York City fans to celebrate that they burst into thunderous cheers and crazily shouted Amon's name.
Mourinho was even more confused.
He looked at the tactical board in his hand, then at the York City players who were celebrating on the field, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
This... Could this scoring speed be a little too fast? ——
Pan Yi in the stands was really happy!
He originally thought that it would be great to grab a goal, but he didn't expect that Manchester United bought one and got one free, and directly gave another one away.
Leading by two goals in the opening 5 minutes, is there a better start than this?
At this time, the York City coaches, Scaloni, De Zelby and others were also in a daze.
They didn't expect that the game would go so smoothly!
So now... just accept it when you see it!
Do a good job of defense first.
At this time, Mourinho's latest instructions were finally conveyed to the field, Manchester United played more offensively and defensively, and it was not so easy to attack again.
They are Manchester United after all!The personal ability of the players is still higher than that of York City.
When they defended hard, York City really couldn't break through the opponent's defense for a while.
Of course, now that York City leads by two goals, they are not in a hurry, and the two sides have also begun a stalemate for a period of time.
And after such a stalemate, the stalemate ended at halftime.
After the first half, Scaloni did not ask the players to continue to increase their offensive efforts during the intermission.
One word is: hold on, don't wave!
After changing sides to fight again in the second half, York City really wanted to be safe, and did not dare to press out easily, but waited for the opportunity to counterattack.
Manchester United kept probing, trying to attack from all angles and directions, but they didn't succeed.
At the 60th minute, Mourinho replaced Rooney and Mata, which strengthened the team's frontcourt offense.
Three minutes later, he replaced Martial again, almost launching a fierce attack on York City's position in a five-forward posture.
However, Manchester United's defense was a bit loose at this time, and the York City players on the field once again kicked out a wave of fast-paced onslaughts, and began to frequently create danger inside and outside Manchester United's penalty area.
Among them, Baker and Rice both got a very good chance to score, but both of their shots went slightly wide of the goal and failed to convert into goals, which disappointed the York City fans at the scene.
If these two goals are scored, then there will be no suspense in this game.
The game remained stalemate like this. Although the game was fierce, both sides failed to achieve anything in the end.
In the end, York City defeated Manchester United [-]-[-] at Wembley Stadium and successfully entered the final of the FA Cup this season! ——
At the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Pan Yi raised his hands high, clenched his fists and cheered!
Then he walked off the stands, went to the coach's bench, shook hands and hugged the coaches and players one by one to show congratulations.
This is the first time in York City's history that it has entered the final of such a heavyweight competition!
On the other side, Mourinho had two words written all over his face: disappointment.
But when he saw Pan Yi approaching, he squeezed out a polite smile and greeted Pan Yi.
He is obviously unwilling to accept this game. He feels that his team was only disrupted by the two goals conceded in the opening game. If everything is normal...
"If you give me another chance, we will not concede the ball, let alone lose." Mourinho said a little angrily.
"Then let's talk about next season, or next season." Pan Yi smiled.
Anyway, he won today, whatever you say.
It is indeed not easy for York City to meet Manchester United in the English Championship next season, but it will be easy in the Premier League next season, let's talk about it then.
No matter the result of the game, Mourinho will always come back after the game!
But now, it's time for York City to celebrate their victory.
The FA Cup final!
we are coming! ! !