After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 480 The European Cup finals, start!

Of course, Portugal has not been idle these days.

For a final, no team will take it lightly, let alone a team coached by Pan Yi?
Compared with Pan Yi, the head coach of Portugal, Fernando Santos is too ordinary.

Although he is 61 years old this year, his playing career and coaching career can only be said to be mediocre.

The early days were basically spent in some teams in Portugal and Greece. It was not until he started coaching the Greek national team in 2010 that he became famous.

He led the team to the 2012 European Cup finals, and in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil historically led the team to the knockout round.

Such a result attracted the attention of the Portuguese, who succeeded Paul Bento as Portugal's new coach after the World Cup.

In the following two years, the European Cup has of course become the focus of Santos' work. In fact, he has done a good job. His 68.75% winning rate allowed them to break through the qualifiers and reach the main match.

Now, he led the team to the final of the European Cup!

This is also the second time in Portugal's history that they have reached the final. The last time was the European Cup held in 2004, but they lost to the Greek team in the final, making the opponent's "Greek mythology".

The 19-year-old Ronaldo, who was still "Little Ronaldinho" at the time, shed tears of sadness, I believe many fans still remember them fresh.

This time, whether it is Santos or Ronaldo, of course they hope to make history and at the same time make up for the regrets of all Portuguese 12 years ago.

"It is still difficult for us to spy on the Swedish team."

Assistant coach Valle reported: "Similar to the French team before the game, Pan Yi is a bit mysterious, and all training is closed."

Santos smiled slightly: "I guessed it. He can tinker with something new every time, of course he is afraid of being seen by others. Like the formation of troops when he played against France, in fact, it was very unexpected, and in the end it was very unexpected. It has had good results."

Of course, Santos admired Pan Yi very much.

Of course, in this world, what coaches would not appreciate Pan Yi?

The peers know their peers best, and they naturally know how difficult it is for Pan Yi to lead the team to achieve these results.

Especially this time, he led the mediocre Swedish team, able to fight all the way out of the death group, and then reached the final, which can be said to have amazed the whole world!

This can be regarded as an eye-opener for coaches all over the world, allowing everyone to see how Pan Yi can make a team with an average technical level give full play to his tactical qualities and play his own style and level.

They also know how Pan Yi's tactics lead the trend of world football, and how they lead football tactics to leap forward.

Even Santos itself can get nutrition from Pan Yi's coaching philosophy and apply it to his team.

Santos has benefited a lot from the triangular and four-corner cooperation of the players, running without the ball, the support of the fullback to the waist, the switching between the central defender and the fullback, the coordination between the center forward and the winger, and so on.

Whether it is Milan, Hamburg, Chelsea, or now Sweden, when Pan Yi leads the team to play games, if you take out the game videos from time to time and watch them, you may have some new ideas.

This is to live and learn!

The 61-year-old Santos can get inspiration from Pan Yi in this way, not to mention those young coaches who are on the rise. They all regard Pan Yi as their idol and wish they could worship him .

Valle said suddenly: "You said, is it possible that those rumors are true, that Pan Yi really possesses the mysterious power of the Dragon Kingdom? Did he use this power to defeat France?"

Valle is a little old man in his 50s, and he kind of believes in these things in his heart.

"As far as I know, young people in Longguo generally don't believe in this. I think Pan Yi is just using it to fight a psychological war." Santos shook his head and said, "We can't be affected by this, we still have to focus on it." Come to your own preparations."

"Yes." Valais nodded yes, but he was still worried, "Then what should we do now? I have a feeling that my eyes are black."

Santos pointed to the midfield position on the tactical board and began to express his views:

"Now we can only guess Pan Yi's style of play through Sweden's previous games."

"Although they have a star like Ibrahimovic, they don't rely on him very much on the field. In other words, Ibrahimovic's fulcrum and end in the frontcourt are only part of their tactical system."

"And like other players, Forsberg, Isaac, Lindelof, Augustinson, etc., this group of players may not be said to be top-notch when singled out. But combined, they are absolutely all. It is a headache for the team, and this has always been a characteristic of Sweden, and the team has strong combat capabilities!"

"And we have Ronaldo, B seat, including Nani, fast, good technique, individual blasting ability, and the threat of counterattack. This is our advantage, and it must also be the focus of their defense."

"So, when they face us, they should also play team football to the extreme, especially they will organize a strong defensive network in the midfield and strengthen their control over the midfield to block our effective pass advancement. And prevent us from passing the ball up the pitch, especially at Ronaldo's feet."

"But we can also prevent them from doing so. Because Sweden's disadvantages are also obvious, their players are still a bit behind us in terms of technical ability. Therefore, we must give full play to our ball control skills, speed and flexibility. The above characteristics can improve the speed of passing and receiving the ball and the speed of advancing!"

Valle nodded frequently.

Santos' remarks can be said to hit the heart of the Swedish team.

After all, there is indeed a big gap between the Swedish team and the Portuguese team in terms of technical sophistication and fast passing and receiving.

Once both sides speed up the rhythm, Portugal's advantage will become more obvious, while the Swedish team will fall into a situation of frequent mistakes.

"In this game, we will actively attack from the beginning!" Santos said suddenly.

This made Valle a little surprised.

For a long time, Santos's use of troops has given people a sense of stability but calmness. Pan Yi once said that he is not good at winning by surprise.

In the previous games, Portugal has always been in a steady counterattack situation, and does not often take the initiative to attack.

But now in the final, Santos has to be uncharacteristically?
"Pan Yi is best at dragging the game to their own rhythm. If he succeeds, it may be difficult for us to regain control." Santos explained.

This is also considered based on Portugal's own characteristics.

In terms of the overall strength of the team, Portugal is actually not as good as France, Germany, or even Spain.

In other words, since Sweden can finally win in the pull with these teams, it can also do the same against Portugal.

Looking at Pan Yi's past tactical play, it is very common to suddenly exert force to control the scene and then beat the opponent.

Especially after finding the opponent's weakness, he directly grasped the enemy's loopholes and beat him hard. The opponent lost his vigor and lost the opportunity. Then the next game will enter Pan Yi's rhythm.

Once Pan Yi's rhythm is entered, it will be difficult for the opponent to come back.

"Therefore, we must formulate a set of specific steps and details for the attack after the opening game. It is best to open the Swedish team's defense line at the beginning of the game and catch him off guard!"

As Santos said, he discussed with Valais.

They all understand that if they can't pay enough attention to the tactical details when playing against Pan Yi's team, they can only rely on God's blessing to win.

For example, Ronaldo has a hat-trick, is it a god?
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After more than 20 days of competition, the European Cup has finally reached the most exciting moment.

All the 24 participating teams now only have two left, and from these two teams, another new champion in the history of the European Cup will be determined!
The world's attention was on Paris, on Saint-Denis, on the Stade de France.

On the day of the European Cup final, the whole city seemed like a volcano had erupted, and fans and reporters from afar gathered everywhere.

Coupled with the UEFA officials and staff who have already arranged and prepared everything here, the streets and alleys of Paris are full of tension and excitement before the European Cup final, as well as joy!
Yes, joy.

Whether it is a Portuguese fan wearing a red jersey, a Swedish fan wearing a yellow jersey, or a neutral French fan, or even a Dragon Country fan from afar...

Everyone is singing and dancing together, looking forward to the arrival of this great football event.

This is the true meaning of football, which can bring joy to people all over the world!
In order to welcome these fans from all over the world, Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Saint-Denis Airport have ushered in the busiest day of the year.

Throughout the day, there were planes taking off and landing at various airports in Paris almost non-stop. Some of them were originally in France, but they had gone to watch football in other cities before, and now they flew to Paris;
Some came from their respective countries to support their national team, Sweden or Portugal;
There are also Pan Yi fans from all over the world. They came here just to watch Pan Yi. Here, Longguo fans account for a large part, and at the same time they have also become supporters of the Swedish team.

The staff at the airport and the police station in the city, although they had made preparations early, they still underestimated the atmosphere of the final.

From Saint-Denis to the whole of Paris, the atmosphere of the final is like a rocket soaring into the sky, and the atmosphere of the European Cup final and the passion of the fans can be felt everywhere.

On the day of the finals, major European bookmakers also offered their latest odds.

Portugal's winning odds are slightly ahead, reaching 1 to 2.75, but their final opponent Sweden's winning odds are not much lower than them, also reaching 1 to 2.8.

The odds of a tie are 1 to 3.0, in addition, the odds of a winner in overtime are 6.0, and the odds of a penalty shootout are 5.0.

The odds are so close, it proves that in the eyes of the bookmaker, this final is a close contest!

This is basically consistent with the views of the media and fans.

In the eyes of most people, the overall strength of the Portuguese team still has a slight advantage, and they are playing better and better under the leadership of Ronaldo and Seat B. Their steady style of play is bound to cause a big break to the Swedish team Trouble.

The most important thing is that the superstar Ronaldo scored a goal in the semi-finals and showed a good state.

In such a decisive final, the power of superstars cannot be ignored!

As for the Swedish team, Pan Yi's formation is obviously still the focus of everyone's attention.

At the same time, the central axis composed of Ibrahimovic, Forsberg, and Lindelof is also functioning better and better.

After defeating Spain, Germany, France and other strong players in the elimination one after another, the confidence of the Swedish team is getting stronger and stronger.

Therefore, even if Sweden can beat the Portuguese bull in the final to win the cup, I believe many people will not be surprised by it.

Not to mention that Sweden also has a world-class star Ibrahimovic!

It can be said that the two teams even have some similarities in terms of personnel structure, that is, a few well-known stars bring a group of younger players to fight;

It's just that these "little brothers" in the Portuguese team are generally stronger than the "little brothers" in Sweden in terms of strength and reputation.

After Portugal's first training session after arriving in Saint-Denis, coach Santos also accepted an interview with reporters and talked about the upcoming final.

He said that the existence of Pan Yi made everything possible for the Swedish team.

"Because Pan Yi is the kind of head coach who can improve the combat effectiveness of a team by himself, so we will not relax in the slightest against the Swedish team. I believe my players are also very aware of this!"

"Our tactics? It's the final now, and the team has no secrets at all. The current players are in good condition, and I won't make too many adjustments to the tactics."

"Pan Yi's tactics? In the past few games, the Swedish team has found a very reasonable set of tactics. They scored a lot of goals and their defense was very solid. I don't think Pan Yi will do anything too unexpected Variety."

"As for the trend of the game, it is still difficult to predict, but Pan Yi is born to be the kind of head coach who exists for the pursuit of offensive football. He has always given people the impression of playing aggressive offensive football."

"When he was at Chelsea, we often saw that beautiful attack like quicksilver, and it certainly didn't exist for him to stick to it."

"So I believe that in the final, we will also be able to see a brave attacking Swedish team, because their head coach is Pan Yi!"

Santos also believes that either Portugal or Sweden is likely to win the championship. He believes that the chances of both sides winning this game are the same, and no one can take advantage of the other side.

"After entering the final, there is no good game to play, let alone the opponent is Pan Yi?"

"We are now thinking about how to enjoy this game. This is the second time for us to participate in the European Cup final. What we want is to play well and show everyone our desire for the championship!"

Santos' remarks were graceful and restrained, but without the slightest sign of weakness.

And when such an interview report was seen by Pan Yi, he immediately understood Santos' intentions.

Santos seems to be bragging about Pan Yi, but he seems to want to set Pan Yi up and roast him between the lines. It feels that if Sweden does not play offensive football, it will be sorry for Pan Yi's reputation.

This is because the Portuguese mainly focus on counterattacks, because they are afraid that your Swedish team will also shrink back and not attack!

If everyone defends and counterattacks, with Portugal's current offensive ability, it will definitely be worse than teams like Germany and France, and Santos is not sure.

And once Sweden presses out to play, the counterattack speed of the Portuguese striker can be increased, and the characteristics of the entire Portuguese team can also be played.

In other words, what Santos said was to provoke Pan Yi to make Pan Yi attack him!
If someone else, such as Wenger, is highly respected, he is so flattering, or he really can't let go of his face, and then fights against them...

But who is Pan Yi?

He doesn't like this!
Winning is the truth!

"However, he was right about one thing, which is that I will not stick to the game."

Looking at Santos who was talking on the TV screen, Pan Yi smiled and said to himself.

Although a team like Portugal focuses on defense and counter-attack, if you keep the control completely, it is tantamount to letting the opponent slaughter you.

After all, the attack line composed of B seats, Nani, Ronaldo, Quaresma and others can be said to be not inferior to any national team in Europe.

So what Pan Yi wants is to give up possession of the ball premeditatedly, but he must firmly control the control of the space, and then control a certain game situation, and then slowly find opportunities to get it back.

At this moment, the TV screen turned to the outside of the Stade de France.

There, there are already countless fans singing and dancing, preparing for tonight's final.

Especially fans from Portugal and Sweden, they traveled thousands of miles to Paris and Saint-Denis to support their national teams!

And Pan Yi can also guess that at this moment in Sweden, in Stockholm, and all over the world, there will be countless fans waiting for the start of the final just like the fans who came to Paris.

The difference is that they may be at home, in a bar, in a square, in various occasions, but their mood is the same.

That is to cheer for the team you love, and hope that your team can become the final champion!

Leading the team and satisfying the desire of these fans is undoubtedly the biggest wish of all head coaches.

As the head coach of the Swedish team, Pan Yi, of course wants to use the most reasonable way to defeat the opponent, so that all Swedish fans can get what they want! ——
"Are you all ready?"

When Pan Yi asked loudly in the quiet locker room, all the Swedish players stood up in unison, nodded to Pan Yi, and all of them looked very serious.

After all, this is the final, after all, it is their chance to make national history!It is obviously impossible to be completely indifferent.

"Then let's go!"

After speaking, Pan Yi, who was standing at the door of the locker room, opened the door of the locker room.

Everything that needs to be said has been said, it's time for them to really fight!
And as the door opened, the sound of the closing ceremony outside immediately swept into the entire locker room, making everyone feel the atmosphere of the final.

Under the leadership of captain Ibrahimovic, the players walked out of the locker room one after another. Pan Yi and his coaching staff followed the team and walked out.

During the whole process, no one communicated at all, as if they were quietly waiting for the final.

Soon, they came to the waiting room of the player tunnel, where the two sides lined up to play, and the Portuguese team members were already waiting here.

At the front of the line was Portuguese team captain Cristiano Ronaldo. He first hugged Ibrahimovic and then greeted Pan Yi.

He basically has nothing to do with the players of the Swedish national team, so he communicated with the two biggest names in this way.

But Pan Yi was different.

Although the Portuguese team only has the B seat and Cancelo as his disciples, most of the players have played against Pan Yi, and they can be regarded as his old opponents.

For example, both Cedric and Fonte are Southampton's Premier League opponents, while Ronaldo and Pepe are the main players of Real Madrid, and they have played against Pan Yi many times in the Champions League;
The Portuguese national team has the largest number of people in the top three of the Portuguese Super League. The three teams of Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto have also played against Pan Yi's team in recent years.

Even if they haven't played against each other, who doesn't know Pan Yi?
Or in other words, which player doesn't want to know Pan Yi, and doesn't want to have the opportunity to play under him?

Therefore, when Pan Yi entered the waiting room, the voices greeting him were endless, which shows his popularity.

"You little rabbit, wait a little longer, don't fight too hard!"

Pan Yi walked up to Seat B and took the initiative to hug the boy.

Seat B was taken aback when he heard this, then he grinned, hugged Pan Yi tightly, and said, "Boss, although I want to fight to win you, I still want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would How can it be possible to stand on the stage of the European Cup final?"

He was right.

Although he was also young and mature in the timeline of his previous life, he represented the Portuguese national team for the first time in 2015 at the age of 21, but in the end he lost the current European Cup in the fierce competition-of course, this was not the same as he was at the time. A little injury is also related.

But this also shows that he is not indispensable in this national team. After all, if he is a meritorious core player, the head coach will often give him a chance to recover his body during the big competition.

But in this life, not only was the B seat not injured in the league, but it also occupied a main position in the seven-time champion Chelsea and played a perfect season.

And his all-round characteristics of being able to play in the center, play the side, and be able to go up and down have also been brought into play by the Portuguese national team.

Under Santos, he often exists in the form of a central midfielder, standing in front of William Carvalho together with Renato Sanches, who just joined the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich at a high price of 3500 million euros, as the frontcourt. Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani deliver shells and can also sweep the midfield.

His advantage is that he is good at using good body flexibility and balance ability to complete technical movements. He has a strong ability to control the center of gravity under pressure. He has a strong ability to accelerate continuously after starting and suddenly change direction during travel, and has strong speed change ability.

Although his personal defensive ability is not outstanding, Seat B is relatively good in actively implementing oppressive awareness, attacking defense and grasping the timing of backtracking, which makes him firmly occupy one of the Portuguese national team. The main position also appeared in the starting lineup of the final today.

Fighting for the country is always the ultimate goal of a football player, and it is the dream of many people to be able to stand on the final stage of the World Series!
So Seat B is of course very grateful to Pan Yi for discovering and cultivating him.

"You deserve it." Pan Yi patted seat B on the back, and then exchanged greetings with Cancelo who was standing behind.

Unlike the B seat, Cancelo is only a rotation in Chelsea. Although he performed well, he has not yet won the main position in the Portuguese national team.

Afterwards, Pan Yi returned to his team.

Now that the final is about to be played, of course they can't communicate for too long, and the referee of this game has already called the players to come out.

And when the players and coaches of the two teams walked out of the player tunnel one by one, the entire Stade de France suddenly burst into overwhelming cheers.

They have been waiting for a long time!

As the two teams were about to line up to play the national anthem, Pan Yi returned to his coach's bench of the visiting team. He turned his head and saw that Santos had already walked out of the field earlier than the players, and was standing in front of the coach's bench of the home team, getting ready.

After the national anthem was played, there was another burst of cheers, and then the players of the two teams returned to their own half, spread out, and were ready to start the game.

At this time, Pan Yi took the initiative to walk towards Santos in front of the coach's bench.

"Hello!" Pan Yi and Santos hugged gently.

Pan Yi felt that the old man's body was a little stiff, obviously he was also a little nervous.

This is also understandable, after all, there may be only one such event in a lifetime.

Moreover, unlike Pan Yi who often appeared on big stages like the Champions League final, this is really a rare experience for a coach like Santos who could only coach in some teams outside the five major leagues.

The two were not acquaintances, so they simply greeted each other, and then returned to their respective coaches' benches.

Almost at the same time, the two superstar captains Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo had already guessed the side, and Portugal won the kick-off first.

The game is about to start!
(End of this chapter)