After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 469 Yue King Morata

June 6, Saint-Denis, France, Stade de France.

The double-decker stands, which can accommodate 8 people, are already densely packed with people.

What will be held here tonight is the seventh match of the round of sixteen in this European Cup, Sweden vs. Spain!
And the Swedish team's base camp is in Saint-Denis, so they can avoid running around on the road, and can relax here.

This is the reason why Pan Yi decided to choose Saint-Denis as his base camp early on, and it also reflects his confidence in himself-because the first place in Group E will be the quarter-finals at the Stade de France!

Before today's game, six teams had already entered the quarterfinals first.

It starts with four games in the top half.

Switzerland tied Poland 1:1. In the end, the two sides decided the winner through a penalty shootout. Poland had the last laugh.

Wales beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in the English derby.

Croatia tied Portugal 0:0, and finally in extra time with Quaresma's goal in 117 minutes, Portugal beat Croatia!
Belgium, on the other hand, recovered its form, beating the "soft persimmon" Hungary 4:0, and also entered the quarterfinals.

Then there is the lower half, which is full of strong players, and two games have already been played here.

The host French team scored twice with Griezmann and beat Italy 2:1.

In Germany, Boateng, Gomez, and Draxler each scored a goal and beat Slovakia 3-0.

This also means that if Sweden can break through Spain tonight, they will meet Germany in the quarterfinals!
And one hour after this game, the last round of [-] will be played between Iceland and England, and the winner between them will meet the French team in the quarter-finals.

At the same time, they are also potential semi-final opponents of Sweden and Germany.
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At this time, Pan Yi was looking at the players who were making final warm-up preparations on the court, and at the same time looking at the fans in the stands.

In today's stands, the yellow representing Sweden and the red representing Spain cover both sides of the stand respectively, which is particularly spectacular.

Especially the Swedish fans took out a super huge national flag and passed it in the stands.

On the top of the national flag, there is also a very special cartoon image of Pan Yi. The handsome man is waving his arms and pointing into the distance.

This is also sending a message, that is, they believe that under the leadership of Pan Yi, the Swedish team can create miracles!

All of this made Pan Yi feel a kind of moving, and at the same time, a kind of excitement.

In the second year of leading Chelsea, he led the team to the south and north. Although he also encountered difficulties, the overall journey was smooth.

Undefeated all the way and won all the championships, although this made him very satisfied, but at the same time, he somehow felt that something was missing.

At first Pan Yi didn't understand what was missing, but now he seems to know.

Lack of excitement!Everything is so smooth!

Lack of the intense stimulation of defeating the strong with the weak!

But now, with Sweden, who has a very average lineup, Pan Yi has found this missing thing instead.

The blood-thumping excitement returned to his body again, and he could feel the excitement of challenging Bayern and Dortmund with Hamburg back then.

Just as Pan Yi was immersed in this excitement, Arteta came over.

And as soon as he saw these two people coming together, Scaloni also walked over immediately, and the three of them got together.

"Spain's starting lineup is out!" Arteta handed over a piece of paper, "As you guessed it, it's a 4-3-3."

Pan Yi glanced at the roster on the paper, and sure enough, many players' starting starts were within his expectations.

The goalkeeper has been replaced by Manchester United's De Gea, the defense is Marcos Alonso, Pique, Ramos and Azpilicueta, and the midfielders are Iniesta, Busquets and France. Bregas, the front trident is David Silva, Morata and Pedro.

Generally speaking, it is still the team that won the European Cup + World Cup for three consecutive times, but the withdrawal of Harvey, Harvey Alonso, and Villa, and Casillas' decline as a substitute, still affect the strength of this team. affected.

In addition, due to Chelsea's outstanding performance in the past two years, Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta, who performed well in the Blues, also replaced the original positions of Alba and Juanfran, appearing in Spain. In the starting lineup.

In other words, this match against Spain was another battle between Pan Yi and his two apprentices.

There's no way around this, who will let Pan Yi take care of him well?

If one's own players perform well, of course they will be favored by the coaches of various national teams.

Of course, whether they can perform at the club's level in the national team is another matter.
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While Pan Yi got the list, not far from him, Bosque also got the Swedish team's starting list for this game from his assistant.

Unsurprisingly, none of the names on this list are the same as Sweden's previous starters.

These starters are fully rested and ready to play Spain today!

This is another advantage Sweden has over Spain.

High morale, no need to run around, adequate rest...and there is Pan Yi.

It can be said that the right time, place and people are all on the Swedish side!

This had to make Bosque remind his disciples to play twelve points to deal with Sweden.

In terms of the team's own preparations, Bosque also pays great attention to Sweden's flank and rib attacks.

Olsson and Johansson's overlap, Isaac and Guidetti's penetration, Forsberg's rib pass, and of course Ibrahimovic's central support and finish, this constitutes the most important part of the Swedish team so far. offensive routine.

Therefore, Bosque has been telling his two main defenders, Pique and Ramos, that in addition to keeping an eye on Ibrahimovic, they must pay attention to Sweden's attack from the two flanks.

After all, the older Ibrahimovic already needs more support from his teammates;

And the Swedish team, whether it is a full-back or a winger, when they finally hit the opponent's penalty area, they often use the ribs to attack, passing the ball to Ibrahimovic, or directly inserting the shot.

For Spain, Pique and Ramos have been partners for a long time, but there are still omissions in cooperation between the two;

Coupled with the technical characteristics of the two fullbacks Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta, Pan Yi is really familiar with it, so Sweden will definitely use the gap between these four defenders, and then play in the ribs. Make a fuss!

"Let's see who can break the opponent's goal first." Bosque looked at the list in his hand, laughed and said to himself.

Spain's defensive problems, of course, Del Bosque is clear.

However, it is impossible for any team to do a 100% defense, especially for players like the Spanish defense who can't wait to become forwards.

God front Ramos, god front Pique, do you think this is a joke?
So instead of trying to find ways to strengthen the defense, it is better to use Spain's characteristics to the extreme and use offense to defeat Sweden!
After all, Sweden's defense also has big problems, far less solid than it seems on the surface.

Not to mention that the four main defenders of Sweden are far from the four defenders of Spain in terms of fame and strength;
The shortcomings of Lindelof and Granqvist's slow turn and slow return, Spain's small and fast players can definitely take advantage of them.

As long as the ground attack is resolute, the advantages of the Swedish team's strong air defense capabilities can also be avoided.

Maximizing strengths and avoiding weaknesses is the central idea of ​​Bosque's tactics in this game.

Moreover, even if sometimes you have to play high-altitude balls as a last resort, Spain now has a high center forward Morata!

In the past season, he had a very good performance in Juventus, helping the team win the double crown of Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Mainly ground attack, supplemented by air strikes, I don't believe it is impossible to break the Swedish city!

Thinking of this, Bosque looked to the other side, and Pan Yi happened to look over at this time.

The two looked at each other and smiled, nodded to each other, greeted each other, and then turned their heads away, obviously starting to think about targeted tactical arrangements and arrangements.
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"This is Spain's starting lineup!"

Today the Swedish team drew the visiting team sequence, so they sat in the visiting team locker room.

Fortunately, the Stade de France is just like Wembley Stadium. It is dedicated to holding national team games and some special important games. There is not much difference between the dressing rooms of the home team and the visiting team, and they are very spacious. .

Unlike the locker rooms of many clubs, it is simply a host and a guest.

The locker room of the home team is generally luxurious and spacious enough to perform all kinds of sliding and kneeling in it;

And the locker room of the visiting team is often tight and cramped, wishing for more than a dozen people to meet each other, shoulder to shoulder...

This can be regarded as an advantage for the home team.

Now, Pan Yi is on a big tactical board in the visiting team's locker room, where the Spanish starting lineup players are placed, analyzing the Spanish tactics to all the Swedish players.

"...Whether it's David Silva, Pedro and Iniesta, or Cesc Fabregas, these players all have one characteristic, they are not tall, and they belong to the kind of little fast spirits with excellent skills. player."

"Bosque's intention with them is very obvious, that is, when we shrink the defense, the players of Xiaokuailing can create and obtain more opportunities to take the ball and dribble in the dense defense zone, and then create threats. It is the main attack method of Spain in this game!"

Speaking of which, Pan Yi pointed to Lindelof and Granqvist, and said: "You must always remember to occupy your own position, and don't let the other party fool you easily. Their offensive players will definitely Do everything possible to pull you out of position, don't be fooled, remember!"

When the two central defenders heard Pan Yi's serious order, they immediately nodded solemnly in agreement.

"You!" Pan Yi looked at Ekdal, "You have to build an interception zone in front of the defense line. Your duty is to protect the team in front of the defense line, especially after the two ribs and Fabregas retreated. , strangle him to death immediately!"

Ekdal, the current Hamburg player, was actually regarded as a new generation of Ibrahimovic when he was a child. He first played as a striker and then became a midfielder.

But as he got older, his position became more and more backward, his playing style became more and more tough, and he gradually became a qualified midfielder...

After Pan Yi took charge of the national team, he was also fixed in the midfielder position, and his performance is getting better and better.

Although he didn't contribute much to offense, he was very good at defense and gained Pan Yi's trust.

Especially in the current situation where the national team's defense lacks recovery speed, Ekdal, a guy who originally had forward speed, is still of great help to the team.

"The opponent's best way of playing is to pull our defensive players out of position, and then attack after passing through, thereby disintegrating our defense."

"So the most important thing for all of us in the game is that the defensive line must stand firm, and the midfielder must provide strong protection, so that their offense will completely lose the ability to advance in depth!"

As long as there is no depth, the Swedish team's defense can be guaranteed behind, and the game is likely to evolve into a head-on confrontation.

The frontal ability of the Swedish team's defensive players can be said to be a strong point, and the only difference is turning around and catching up. Therefore, Pan Yi's defensive tactics are just to play to the strengths of the Swedish team.

"I understand, boss." Ekdal agreed repeatedly, "I promise to complete the task!"

He joined the team after Pan Yi left Hamburg, so he did not have the opportunity to play under Pan Yi.

But those old officials in Hamburg, such as Lin Zhijian, Jansen, Westermann... especially Wu Lei, when they talk about Pan Yi, their eyes shine!
Including the current Hamburg head coach Nagelsmann, when it comes to Pan Yi, he also highly respects his mentor.

This naturally made Ekdal full of admiration and fascination for Pan Yi.

But today, Pan Yi has really become his head coach, and he is greatly valued by him. How could he not be flattered by it?
He even had a feeling that he could die for Pan Yi!
Not to mention just protecting your own defense on the field...

"Our offensive tactics are to actively look for opportunities as we have practiced before. If the opponent relaxes their defense against Ibrahimovic, give the ball to your captain!"

Pan Yi has great trust in Ibrahimovic, and the forward's consciousness and ability have never failed Pan Yi's high expectations.

Three goals in two games, which also allowed Ibrahimovic to rank first in the scorer list after the group stage.

At this time, Pan Yi looked at Ibrahimovic again and said, "Zlatan, you should be very clear about this point. Pique can use this point, pull it out, or suppress him, let the two wings cut in to create opportunities, understand? "

Ibrahimovic nodded.

Of course he is no stranger to Pique and Ramos, and he also knows how to deal with these two defensive players.

At the same time, he also knows how to cooperate with his teammates on the two wings, so that they have more opportunities to face Spain's goal.

When it comes to protection, Spain's protection of the defense may not be better than the Swedish team.

After Xavi Alonso and Xavi left the team, the Spanish midfielder is not as offensive and defensive as it used to be.

The midfielder Busquets moves relatively slowly. If the Swedish team seizes the opportunity to counterattack, Spain's defense may not be so strong.

"From the very beginning of the game, I want all of you to start pressing aggressively, starting from the front line."

"We have to create enough pressure on Spain from the very beginning. Once we get the ball, we have to be active and quick to counterattack and create a threat."

"But you must also remember what I said, Spain is very adaptable, pay attention to my adjustments!"

Pan Yi had drawn up many game plans against Spain before the game, but he was very sure of one thing, that is, he must first gain the initiative after the game started.

Because in Bosque's view, Sweden should not have the confidence to fight against Spain or fight for possession of the ball, and Pan Yi just wants to do the opposite.

Suppress Spain's momentum and vigor at the beginning, so that the next game will be easier to play.

But he himself is very clear that it is absolutely impossible to suppress Spain in the audience.

Once Spain got used to Sweden's pressing and rhythm, the team was able to use their tacit and skilful possession to gradually bring the game back under their control.

How to adjust later still depends on the specific situation of the game.

"Believe me, as long as the tactics are in place, we can win this game!" After Pan Yi introduced the tactics, he finally said in a confident tone that everyone is already familiar with.
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When players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel one after another, the entire stadium of the Stade de France was completely boiling!
All the fans shouted the names of the two teams and players, and some people shouted Pan Yi's name.

After all, Pan Yi is one of the few people in the world whose reputation as a coach is greater than that of a player!

"The two teams have entered the stadium and are about to start playing the national anthem. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides!"

The on-site commentator immediately began to analyze the starting lineups of the two teams, and also gave a certain preview of the game.

When the national anthem was played, Ibrahimovic, the captain, sang very loudly, and the Swedish international players beside him were all shouting at the top of their voices, showing their desire to fight!

As for Ibrahimovic, it can be seen from his surname Ibramovich that he is not a native of Sweden.

His father is Bosnian and his mother is Croatian.

Because of the war, Ibrahimovic's parents fled to a small town in Malmo, Sweden, and later became Swedish citizens, and Ibrahimovic also started his legendary road from the Malmo club.

Today, Ibrahimovic has become a true legend in Sweden.

There are two things that illustrate Ibrahimovic's influence in Sweden.

One is singing the national anthem.

In 2014, Ibrahimovic recorded a Swedish national anthem sung by himself when he was shooting an advertisement for Volvo. As a result, the song was played 300 million times in Sweden, and Ibrahimovic won the Golden Record Award for it...

Is it outrageous?

Also in 2014, the Swedish National Post Office even released a set of stamps with the theme of Ibrahimovic, called "Ibrahimovic Set", which pre-sold 500 million sets of stamps after its release.

You may think that 300 million times and 500 million sets are not great data, but you need to know the denominator of these data, that is, the total population of Sweden is only 968 million (2014 data).

Looking at it this way, we can know what kind of position Ibrahimovic occupies in the hearts of the Swedes.

And Ibrahimovic obviously loves his country very much, which can be seen from the way he sings the national anthem.

"You are ancient and free, in the far north..."

The Swedish national anthem sounds very majestic. Although Pan Yi couldn't understand it or sing it, he still stood upright.

But it's different in the stands.

All the Swedish fans sang along, and some even burst into tears with excitement.

"The memory of ancient history, sleeping quietly..."

"I will live permanently in this Nordic motherland!"

After the national anthem was played, with the warm applause from the audience, the players began to return to their own half.

After Ramos and Ibrahimovic shook hands, the captains of the two sides began to draw lots, Spain got the kick-off right, and the game was about to start.

"The recent state of the Swedish team is very good. In the group of death, they beat Ireland 2:0, Italy 2:0, and Belgium 1:0. All of them won."

"On the other hand, Spain, since losing 2014:1 to the Netherlands in the 5 World Cup and being eliminated from the group, this Spanish team has never recovered to the state of its heyday."

"In the last round of the group stage of this European Cup, they lost to Croatia, who played as a substitute, which is really surprising."

"It's just that the strength of this team composed of Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and other giants should not be underestimated."

"At least compared to the opposite Sweden, Spain's lineup is indeed too luxurious. Ibrahimovic is the only player in the Swedish team who can be called a rich star!"

"Okay, the game is about to start. Judging from the formation of troops, both sides are obviously very targeted. Now we will see who can stand out in this game!"

Following the on-site commentator's words, the referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.

Spain took the lead, Pedro kicked the ball to Iniesta, who immediately knocked it back to Fabregas.

Xiaofa hit Busquets horizontally, and the latter threw a straight kick to Pedro's feet, but Ekdal immediately stood behind Pedro, preventing him from directly facing the defense line, nor Let him turn around easily.

Pedro couldn't help it and passed the ball back to Busquets, who in turn passed it to David Silva.

In the whole process of non-stop passing back and forth, Spain unknowingly completed the pressure of the defense.

Bosque's teams usually use this line of defense to shorten the distance between the three lines, and then use their skilled ball-handling skills to press the opponent into a half-court siege. This is exactly the same as Gua-style Barcelona.

But this time, when they pushed the ball into the Swedish team's half, Sweden's entire defense line retreated to the front of the penalty area and stopped retreating. Instead, they began to actively press and defend.

The ball fell quickly to Sweden, and Busquets wanted to pass a free pass to Pedro, but Lindelof came up early and cleared the ball. The ball fell to the back of Spain. line of defense.

Ibrahimovic and Pique competed for the top, and the latter put the ball back to the midfielder, but as soon as Fabregas got the ball, Wayne Bloom immediately surrounded him and entangled him.

One of the most important tasks of the Swedish midfielder today is to disrupt Spain's pass and control organization, so in the midfield we still use the Ekdal + Wayne Bloom double midfielder combination when playing Italy, just to counter these small players in Spain. Quick spirit to kill!

Although Wayne Bloom is slow and not flexible enough-in other words, he has poor mobility, but he has a good sense of position and is not so easy to be taken away from his defensive area by Spain's interspersed running.

However, Fabregas has a strong ability to get rid of, and he is particularly flexible in front of a slightly bulky defensive player like Wayne Bloom.

After shaking left and right, he flashed a little space, and then glanced ahead from the corner of his eye, and saw that Morata had started and was ready to charge forward.

This is a great opportunity to attack!

Cesc Fabregas raised his leg and immediately picked the ball behind the Swedish defense, allowing Morata to catch up.

Morata's speed is actually not slow, and he also saw the gap exposed behind Lindelof and Granqvist.

So I saw that he and Xiaofa understood each other. As soon as he saw Fabregas' leg raising action, he knew what to do.

Morata immediately ran at his fastest speed, and inserted obliquely behind the Swedish defense line. As long as he passed, he had a chance to form a single-handed attack.

But as soon as he ran together, he heard a clear whistle sounded at the scene, and the linesman raised the flag in his hand high, signaling Morata to be offside.

It turned out that at the moment Fabregas passed the ball, Morata had actually fallen into the Swede's offside trap.

Pan Yi on the sidelines couldn't help showing a smile:
"Hmm... This trick is really useful against King Yue!"

(End of this chapter)