allendalepharm Chapter 530 The common legend of York City and Chelsea!
Chapter 530 The common legend of York City and Chelsea!
A month flies by.
The attention of the entire British football world has once again focused on their football mecca - Wembley Stadium.
Nearly a month before the game, the British media began to scramble to hype the final, and gave the game the title of "Pan Yi Derby".
Of course, the status of the two teams in English football is very different.
York City, which was upset all the way and entered the final as a League One team, of course has no history worth talking about.
Their best result in the FA Cup was already in ancient times in 1955. They also entered the semi-finals in an upset at that time, but apart from this, there is no record worth mentioning.
As for Chelsea, leaving aside the honors they have won in the Premier League and European competitions, the FA Cup alone is enough for York City to look up to.
They have reached the final for the 13th time and won the cup eight times!
In the last season, Chelsea also defeated Manchester United 2-0 in the final to win the championship, which also added an important piece of puzzle to their seven crowns.
At that time, it was Pan Yi, the owner of York City, who led Chelsea to the championship!
Today, Pan Yi leads York City to face his old club. Although he is not sitting on the coaching bench, he is eye-catching enough.
Of course, as a team from League One, York City is undoubtedly looked down upon, even if they performed well against Manchester United.
After all, Manchester United is Manchester United and Chelsea is Chelsea.
In the past few years, under the foundation of Pan Yi, no one can shake Chelsea's dominance in English football. Their players are unmatched by other teams in terms of technical and tactical ability and self-confidence.
But it is clear that York City fans also have confidence in their team.
This game attracted more than 8 fans to the scene, of which more than 4 fans from York City specially followed the team from Yorkshire, and not including York City fans from other places.
Of course, a lot of Chelsea fans also came. The two sides split into one side, half were blue and half were red, which created a huge momentum in Wembley Stadium.
Pan Yi also showed up in the box at Wembley Stadium with Valentina, Jason McGill and others.
Even though the game hadn't started yet, the momentum at the scene was very loud. Even in the box, one could clearly feel the strong atmosphere in the stadium and the turmoil of people.
And soon, Pan Yi left the box and walked down the player tunnel.
This is because, in this special "Pan Yi Derby", the FA also specially invited Pan Yi to put the FA Cup trophy on the trophy stand beside the pitch.
This is also a tradition, and it is often done by one or two team stars before the final.
And for today's final, there is no more suitable candidate than Pan Yi!Pan Yi also readily agreed.
When Pan Yi held the trophy and walked out along the players' tunnel, people kept nodding excitedly at him along the way, and he responded politely.
Although he may not necessarily know these people, they should all be his admirers.
Whether it's from Chelsea or York City, Pan Yi is now the legend of their club! —even for some neutral fans.
When he walked out of the player tunnel, Pan Yi felt a sense of enlightenment again.
There were more than 8 fans in the entire stadium, and the sound waves like a flood rushed to the face, swallowing every corner of the stadium.
Pan Yi was standing at the entrance of the tunnel, silently looking ahead, to the left, and then to the right. They were all fans.
Whether it was the blue jersey or the red jersey, when they saw him coming out, they all yelled at him crazily.
Especially Chelsea fans, they don't regard him as today's opponent at all, but just like seeing him last year, they still regard him as their own family!
"Pan Yi! Boss Pan Yi!"
Suddenly there was a loud roar from behind.
Pan Yi turned his head and couldn't see the stands clearly, so he had to take a few steps back.
"Remember me? I'm Victor!" A Chelsea fan dressed in blue above the player tunnel rushed to the guardrail and shouted at him.
Pan Yi recognized him at a glance. It was Victor, the security guard at the gate of the Cobham training base.It seems that he also specially came to Wembley to watch the game today.
Pan Yi smiled, and waved his hand to greet him: "Why don't you remember you? Will your puppy still be naughty, won't he get lost often?"
The stadium was very noisy, so Pan Yi also raised the volume. When these words reached Victor's ears, his eyes couldn't help but get wet.
He was just a security guard, the most inconspicuous little person, but Pan Yi, a legend in the history of Chelsea, still remembered him, and even his puppy!
Of course, when Victor wanted to say a few words to Pan Yi, Pan Yi could no longer hear him.
As Pan Yi placed the FA Cup championship trophy, all the fans in the stands also noticed Pan Yi, and more and more people were calling him.
In the end, everyone in all directions shouted Pan Yi's name hoarsely.
He was suddenly moved.
For him, Chelsea is indeed special.
He received the greatest support from the top management and fans at Chelsea, and also won all the championships he can win in a club. How could it not be special?
This made him hesitate a bit.
The commotion in the stands naturally attracted the attention of the players from the two teams who were warming up on the court.
They all stopped and looked towards the sidelines.
There were smiles on the faces of Chelsea players, including the coaches, as if seeing an old friend.
First, head coach Arteta came over and gave Pan Yi a big hug, and soon, one after another Chelsea players came to the sidelines and hugged Pan Yi.
This also made all the Chelsea fans in the audience boil, they crazily shouted the names of Pan Yi and Chelsea players, as if they had returned to Stamford Bridge.
Pan Yi was very happy and excited.
He first bowed deeply to the fans in the stands above the player tunnel, then turned around and bowed deeply to the fans in the stands around him one after another, thanking them for their love for him.
This action earned Pan Yi more shouts.
Seeing this situation, the York City players were all stunned.
Is this still an opponent?
It's like a Pan Yi fan meeting, the fans of both sides are like a family!
It can even be seen that Chelsea fans love Pan Yi more than York City fans!
It's an emotion that's a little hard for the York City players to understand.
For most of them, Chelsea was an opponent, a formidable opponent, with no other emotions mixed in.
If there are emotional players, one of them is Rice, who came from Chelsea's youth training.
But the problem is that he was the one who was dropped by Chelsea.
If it wasn't for Pan Yi's strong protection when he took office, Rice would have been kicked out two years ago;
After Pan Yi left office, Rice was still not very popular, and finally accepted Pan Yi's invitation to go to York City.
So this relationship is also complicated, and even Rice should be more determined in his heart to prove himself to his old club in this final!
And the other one who is a bit emotional is "Chelsea fan" Alfonso Davis.
But fans are fans, professional players are professional players, and the two cannot be equated.
There are not many professional players who were fans of a certain team when they were young, but turned out to be against their rivals when they grow up. There are not many professional players in world football.
Let’s just talk about Chelsea’s old captain John Terry, the undoubted Chelsea legend, but when he was asked whether he supported Chelsea since he was a child, Terry’s answer was: Manchester United, because his grandfather and father were Manchester United fans since childhood, and that Manchester United at that time was a team that could win everything.
According to anecdotes, Terry was rejected by Manchester United as a child because of his thin body. When Terry started to rise to fame at the age of 14, Ferguson tried to bring the Manchester United fan back to Old Trafford, but unfortunately he did not succeed. .
Another example is Raul. As a meritorious player of Real Madrid, Raul’s status in the Real Madrid club and among Real Madrid fans is unquestionable. However, Raul has been a fan of Atletico Madrid since he was a child and has also entered the youth training system of Atletico Madrid. The proud man of competition.
It's a pity that fate played a trick. Atletico Madrid's youth training system collapsed due to financial problems, and Raul was recruited by the youth training system of Real Madrid next door. From then on, there was one less Atletico Madrid star and one more Real Madrid hero in the world.
There is also Liverpool's future meritorious captain Henderson, who is also an out-and-out "Manchester United man".
You must know that in the world-famous Champions League final at Camp Nou in 99, Henderson was the one who waved the flag for Manchester United at the scene. The photo of him and Manchester United stars is still placed at his parents' house.
Henderson, who has been a "Manchester United man" since he was a child, failed to join Manchester United as he wished because of his weird running posture that could easily lead to injuries. However, his foothold is Manchester United's real rival Liverpool.
There are many such examples, including Zeko, Gerrard, Solskjaer, Harry Kane, Carragher...
It can only be said that people are in the arena, and many times they really can't help themselves.
In short, whether it is Rice or Alfonso Davis, they are thinking more about how to kill Chelsea now, and they are unlikely to get any applause from the Chelsea fans.
But Pan Yi is different, he has real feelings for Chelsea, and vice versa.
For most of the players in York City who "have never seen the world", such a scene is really shocking!
Moreover, Pan Yi's appearance not only attracted the attention of fans, but also attracted the attention of hundreds of media reporters from all over the world. Immediately, all guns and short guns were set up and aimed at Pan Yi.
"Pan Yi's popularity is really too high now." In the media audience, someone said in admiration, "He really deserves to be the number one coach and the number one boss in the world football!"
Everyone followed the reputation, and it was Lineker from Sky Sports.
It turned out to be the famous "Pan Chui", no wonder.
The nearby reporters and commentators also discussed:
"Lineker is right. Pan Yi is not only popular in Chelsea, but in fact, he is also the most popular in the world. I think even at the level of Ferguson and Wenger, they may not be as good as him now. .”
"I don't know if Ferguson is not as good as him, but I see how Chelsea fans treat Pan Yi. His historical status in the Blues is definitely the first."
"I don't know if they still want Pan Yi to go back to coach?"
"It's not like that, it's pretty good. Although it's not as dominant as when Pan Yi was leading it, how can it win the Premier League championship? And it's also reached the Champions League final."
"Besides, Arteta himself was recommended by Pan Yiji to the senior management of Chelsea, and it is impossible to grab the seat of his apprentice again."
"Look at today's game. Although Arteta also said that he often consults Pan Yi, after all, it is not as good as Scaloni who is often by Pan Yi's side. If Scaloni leads York City to win Chelsea, wouldn't it be illustrate……"
"What do you think? Chelsea will lose to York City? Dreaming? They are not Manchester United!"
"I think so too. Whether it's Manchester United, Tottenham or Arsenal, they have more or less problems. But Chelsea was brought out by Pan Yi personally, and these players are becoming more mature. I really can't find them losing. reasons."
"But York City is Pan Yi's real son! With York City's progress, they have already defeated three BIG6 teams. How is it impossible to beat another one?"
"It's a final. Chelsea players have played a lot of finals and have experience. And what about York City? Most of them haven't played a final."
"There are not many. Alonso played in Real Madrid and Bayern, the three Swedish internationals played in the European Cup final, and even Westermann was the captain of the Hamburg team that won the Champions League..."
"Anyway, it's far behind Chelsea. I think the championship still belongs to Chelsea. The difference in strength between the two teams lies here!"
The reporters in the media area were arguing heatedly with each other. Before the game started, they started fighting first.
But they quickly quieted down.
Because the starting lineups of both sides have already come out at this time, whether it is a reporter or a commentator, they have to start their work.
In this game, Chelsea sent some unconventional main players.
First of all, the goalkeeper is Martinez, the second goalkeeper from Argentina. Chelsea has used him as the main goalkeeper in domestic cup competitions in the past two years. This is not surprising.
Then Chelsea's captain on the field today is the old captain John Terry.
Terry's contract at Chelsea will also expire at the end of this season, and he has decided to continue his football career at Aston Villa next season.
Due to age, Terry's competitive state has also declined significantly. He has rarely played this season. He has only played 9 times in the league and scored 1 goal.
Today's FA Cup is also likely to be the last game he played on behalf of Chelsea, so it is also very meaningful.
And when he was interviewed by the media before the game, the captain of the blue army felt that he could meet Pan Yi's York City in this very commemorative game, and he felt that it was very meaningful.
"I'm already feeling a bit out of control, so I'm not going to stay at Chelsea and leave this season and retire after one or two more seasons. Arteta knows what I'm thinking, so he wants to play in this game. I'm playing in the middle of the pitch and I'm very grateful to him because I really want to play this final!"
In other positions, David Luiz and Ake are partnered with Terry in the three central defenders.
Van Dijk had a slight injury to his foot. Considering the Champions League final a week later, Arteta gave him a rest just to be on the safe side.
In the previous quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea successfully eliminated Borussia Dortmund, then defeated Juventus in the semi-finals, and finally reached the final of this season's Champions League at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
And their opponent is Real Madrid again!
Real Madrid defeated their rivals Atletico Madrid 3:0, 1:2, and 4:2 in the semifinals of the Madrid Derby, and entered the final again.
It is precisely because of the impact of this Champions League final that Arteta considered more when arranging troops.
But the FA Cup is also very important, so the main players who have no physical problems are still sent to the field.
The two left and right wing backs are still Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta, the three players in the midfield, Kanter sits in the midfielder, and in front of them are Hazard and Gnabry.
Today, Chelsea has the upper hand. Of course, Arteta wanted to quickly use his powerful attacking firepower to knock on the door of York City, so he first used a single defensive midfielder + double front midfielder, which is more offensive. combination;
Secondly, in the selection of the two offensive midfielders, he also chose two players with faster speed and stronger breakthroughs, and he can also cooperate with the center to limit the performance of the opponent's two full-backs.
The two main centers are still Lukaku and Harry Kane.
Although Mbappe has also made considerable progress in the past two seasons, he still mainly plays as a surprise player and cannot shake the main position of these two forwards.
The statistics of Chelsea's two forwards this season are still strong.
Harry Kane scored 30 goals in 29 appearances and won the Premier League Golden Boot this season.
And Lukaku made 37 appearances, scored 25 goals and won the silver boot.
In other words, just like last season, the top two top scorers in the Premier League belong to Chelsea!
This kind of attack power can be said to be very terrifying for a League One team like York City.
And it was obvious that Scaloni was well prepared for this.
The starting lineup he sent today is not the usual 4-3-3, but has some changes.
The goalkeeper is still Isaacson. In addition to Alfonso Davis, Westerman, De Ligt, and Fu Anjianyang, the back line has an extra Rice!
That is a five-back formation.
This is obvious that York City will be based on defense in today's game.
In front of the five backs, two veterans, Karlström and Alonso, serve as double midfielders. On both sides of them are Lin Liangming and Kulusevski.
At the top, there is only one Baker, and Thomas Armand is sitting on the bench today.
"This 5-4-1, it seems that York City is going to defend it?" Alan Shearer was still the commentary partner with Lineker today. He now asked his partner with a somewhat surprised smile, "But what? Why is Baker the forward instead of Armand when playing counterattack?"
Lineker nodded and guessed: "I guess York City may still want to not concede the ball first, so they are not in a hurry to increase the speed of the frontcourt counterattack. Instead, they need Baker to be a fulcrum in the frontcourt. Check out Chelsea's defense."
Alan Shearer snorted: "This approach is a bit unexpected, but whether it will work or not, I am afraid that we will have to practice on the field to know!"
Lineker smiled and shook his head, "No, Pan Yi never fights uncertain battles. They have such a long preparation time, it must be impossible for Pan Yi not to participate in the tactical design of the coaching staff. Now that If you dare to play with this lineup, you must be prepared. I believe Chelsea will try to limit the response between York City's striker and midfielder. Baker's starting lineup may be to solve this problem, because he is Those who can go directly to the backcourt to receive the pass..."
"Then let us wait and see!" Alan Shearer also laughed. (end of this chapter)