Chapter 64: Meeting with enemies

Originally, although the Netherlands and Sweden also met in the quarter-finals of the European Cup, Ibrahimovic did not make any violations of the rules at that time. The big reason may be that such a knockout match is very important and he cannot be distracted from doing other things.

It was not until a friendly match between the national team in August that year. Sweden and the Netherlands met again. At this time, Ibrahimovic did the shocking thing. He traveled through most of the stadium and kicked his teammate Van der Fate of the club, and then officially made the conflict between the two, which led to him eventually leaving Ajax.

But now, everything has changed. The conflict between Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate broke out a year earlier, and Ibrahimovic also transferred to Inter Milan last year. The only similar ones are Sweden and the Netherlands. This time, they still did not escape the constraints of history and still met in the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

"What are you going to do, Zlatan?"

Li Yun understands Ibrahimovic. This is a person with a clear love and hate. Anyone Ibrahimovic looks down on him will have the most extreme means to deal with it. Therefore, Li Yun is very worried that Ibrahimovic will repeat the scene in the friendship match in history this time, putting Sweden in an unfavorable situation.

"I didn't meet him in the Champions League, he was lucky, but this time, he had to be prepared to accept my humiliation!" Ibrahimovic said hatefully, expressing his hatred for Van der Fate. "I will use facts to tell everyone who was wrong and what kind of mistake they made!"

After hearing what Ibrahimovic said, Li Yun could finally breathe a sigh of relief. This guy has not completely lost his mind yet. He is still thinking in his mind that he is a hundred times stronger than Van der Fate, and prove that Ajax chose to support Van der Fate instead of him was absolutely wrong.

In fact, thinking about it, Li Yun and Ibrahimovic are in the same way in some aspects. They are both abandoned by the club because they offended the team as important figures. However, Li Yun was directly terminated, while Ibrahimovic, who is more valuable, was sold off.

Because of this, Li Yun understood Ibrahimovic's current thoughts very well and knew that the other party wanted to prove his strong desire, so he stopped saying anything, but just made the decision to help Ibrahimovic make it perfect as possible.

Now that the European Cup group stage is over, the knockout match will begin. The first thing to start is the cross-elimination of the two groups A and B, with France against Greece and Portugal against England respectively.

When people focused more attention on the host Portugal and powerful England, another game broke out in a shocking cold! The powerful French team was defeated 1:0 by Greece in this quarter-final that was considered to be unsurprising and failed to enter the semi-finals.

"Damn it! You guessed it right again! You kid are almost a charlatan!"

When the game ended, the Swedish players who watched the live broadcast together stared at each other again, because Li Yun once again predicted the unpopular game.

Larson shouted in disbelief. This time he did not dare to bet with Li Yun again. Although he insisted that France would win, the previous lessons gave him a memory and no longer did such a loss-making business.

And his thoughts also saved himself, so that he would not count money again because of a moment of impulse.

"But I really don't understand. Are these guys from Greece really that powerful? First they defeated Portugal and then tied Spain, but they lost to Russia! Could it be that this team is the kind of team that will be strong when they meet the strong, and will become weak when they meet the weak?"

Larson couldn't figure it out again. Whenever Greece encountered a stronger opponent, it could show strong combat effectiveness and remain invincible. However, this team was very strange. When the opponent became an opponent with less strength like Russia, it could not be beaten.

"This is not difficult to explain, the key is because of the characteristics of Greece."

Li Yun, who is quite familiar with this Greece team, once again acted as a coach and explained it to his teammates.

"I said when Greece beat Portugal in the first game that the overall defensive system of this team is very perfect, and these players are very capable of running. Although there is no outstanding star in the team, they have good combat power overall."

"But this strength is more reflected in the defense. Their attack power is really unsatisfactory. When they meet strong opponents, they know that they are much weaker than their opponents, so they can take the initiative to enter the defensive, then wait for an opportunity to counterattack and give the opponent a fatal blow. Under their tenacious defense, coupled with these players running hard, it becomes extremely difficult for France and other teams to score on them."

"When they meet weaker opponents, they will not use this kind of power that is the most suitable for them. They will choose to attack, which will lead to their unstable defense, being scored by their opponents, and finally losing the game."

"I see!"

Only then did the Swedish players fully understand what Greece was. They did not have such a deep understanding and understanding in the first game. Until now, the powerful teams fell in front of Greece, they truly realized the special features of this team.

"No matter whether Greece meets Czech Republic or Italy in the next game, these are opponents with strength above them. I believe Greece is also likely to defeat its opponent. In that case, wouldn't Greece enter the final? Will our opponent in the final be Greece?"

After counting on his fingers, Lindrot suddenly discovered such a fact.

"Yes, if our opponent in the final is Greece, it would be really interesting. I will take a good look at what skills do they have to make the strong teams fall at their feet!"

Larson was very happy. He had long been interested in this "Giant Killer" team. It would definitely be exciting if he could have a duel with this team.

Swedish players began to discuss the game that had not arrived yet and did not know if there was any game. For Sweden, it is inevitable that Sweden will enter the finals and cannot be doubted by anyone. They have never thought they would not enter the finals.

Whether the opponent in front of them is the so-called "uncrowned king" Orange-clothed Legion Dutch team or has reached the semi-finals and is waiting for their host Portugal, they are fearless.

A 11-goal victory over Bulgaria easily destroyed Italy, the world's strongest defensive power, and made Denmark surrender without any movement. This situation made Swedish players very confident and had no fear of their opponents at all.

However, although the players are confident and think they will win, the two Swedish coaches are not so easy. In order to make the team win smoothly, they both tried hard and tried not to make any mistakes.

"The Netherlands is very strong, especially their attack power. Among our opponents, they have the most powerful midfield and frontcourt staff in this European Cup! Van Nie, Van der Fate, Van der Med, and Robben, these are extremely difficult players. It is very difficult to defend these people!"

Watching Fanny's incredible goal breaking Kahn's goal in the video, Soderbergh's eyebrows flipped together.

"If you just think about how to prevent them, it will naturally not work."

Ragbeck smiled meaningfully and continued: "But you said just now that the Netherlands has the best staffing among our opponents in the midfield, but compared to us, they are still inferior to this point!"

"Although they have Van Nystruey, Van der Fate, Van der Mede, and young Robben, but we, Henrik, Zlatan, Fred, and most importantly, we have Stephen!"

"The Netherlands' offense is strong? Humph, let everyone know whose offense is the strongest in the entire Europe and even the world!"

The continuous victory made Ragbek confident and Hao was not afraid of any opponent. Since everyone said that the Netherlands has strong attack power and the frontcourt configuration is gorgeous, he had to let everyone see who has the strongest attack power. The frontcourt combination should be called the gorgeous team.

"However, we still have to make certain arrangements for the Dutch personnel combination. After all, their attack power is really strong. Even if we can beat them in offense, if they always seize the opportunity to score, it is not a good way to deal with it."

Although he has absolute confidence in his attack power, Soderbergh is relatively conservative. He does not want Sweden to score frequently while conceding goals.

"You can rest assured that I have already made a countermeasure."

Ragbeck said with confidence that after he had enough confidence, his aura also rose, and he could easily find a suitable way to deal with it.

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Soderberg also became interested and wanted to listen to Ragbeck's plans carefully.

"Actually, it's very simple. We didn't make any changes in the formation and lineup, and it's still the same as before, but in actual operation, it's slightly different."

"First of all, Stephen's position should not be too far ahead. The reason is very simple. The Netherlands is a team mainly focused on attack. They have a very strong desire to attack and the frequency of attack will be very high. Such a team will definitely mean opportunities for Stephen! Let Stephen retreat, he will have more opportunities to intercept the ball and counterattack. At that time, the Netherlands' defense will collapse because of this!"

"Next, it's the key to this game! In this game, let Zlatan be the main arrowhead character of the attack!"

After saying that, Li Yun, Ragbek threw out Ibrahimovic again.

“Tell me why.”

Soderberg's eyes lit up. Although he had thought of the reason, he still asked.

"It's very simple, because in this game, another Dutch team who has special significance to Zlatan - Van der Fate!"

"We all know what the relationship between Zlatan and Van der Fate is. I don't think it needs to be said much. As long as Zlatan sees the other person, he will definitely burst out with a much stronger combat power than usual! Zlatan is already very strong. If he performs at a super level, the results he can bring should seem very obvious!"

The Swedish team is more clear about the story between Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate. As Ibrahimovic's coach, Ragbek naturally knows it better, so he also knows what kind of state Ibrahimovic will be in this game, and what kind of combat effectiveness will Ibrahimovic play in this state.

"That's right, a Stephen who is most suitable for playing under the opponent's tactics, plus a super Zlatan, the Netherlands will definitely not be able to stop our attack this time! And Stephen's position retreat can make our defense more stable! In this way, most of the problem will be solved!"

Soderbergh also agrees with this arrangement very much. Although this will make Li Yun responsible for the task in this game heavier, it is not difficult for Li Yun.

As for the right-back, since Sweden really has no suitable candidate now, he can only continue to use the best Lucici, and Li Yun has to take care of this side more in this game to avoid major problems.

The attacks on the two sides of the Netherlands are very strong, which puts Sweden's right side under greater pressure. If it is almost perfect according to Sweden's tactical arrangements in this game, the only flaw is this way.

However, this problem can be done temporarily. When you get on the court, you will find ways to make up for the loopholes in this area based on the specific situation. Sweden encountered similar situations in the previous few games, but they were all very well solved in the end. This time, the two coaches hope to do this.

They have tried their best to do everything they can, and they can't do more. The rest depends on the players' performance. Swedish players have never disappointed Soderbergh and Ragbeck. This time, they believe that this will still be the case.

On June 26, the highly anticipated battle between Sweden and the Netherlands kicked off at the Algaff Stadium.

"The players from both sides have entered the court! In this game, Sweden was wearing their traditional yellow jerseys, while the Netherlands could only wear white uniforms that should be worn on the away game. It is difficult for the Orange Army to reproduce its true nature at this point. I wonder if the players will be affected."

"From the players entering the court, Sweden still has their strongest lineup today. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Isaxon, the right back, No. 2 Lucici also returned from injury today. Back to the starting lineup, the left back is No. 5 Ederman, the center back is No. 3 Melbery and No. 4 Mialby, respectively, the back midfielder is No. 6 Lindrot, the left and right front forwards are No. 8 Andres Svensen and No. 9 Yjolberry. The center forward is the most familiar No. 12 Stephen Lee, the front midfielder No. 10 Ibrahimovic, and the forward who broke out was No. 11 Larson."

"The Netherlands made some changes to the starting lineup today. The goalkeeper is still No. 1 Van der Sar, right back. No. 18 Heatinga, who was suspended in the last game, returned to the starting lineup. The left back is still No. 5 Van Bronkhorst, the center back is No. 15 Frank Debor and No. 3 Stam, respectively, the midfielder is No. 8 Davis and No. 20 Siddorf. The three attacking midfielders are No. 7 Van der Med, No. 11 Van der Fate and No. 19 young player Robben, and the forward is Van Nystruey."

"It's obvious that today Edvocart used the two major Swedish stars as much as possible, Stephen Lee and Ibrahimovic, so as to give the team some advantages in this regard. Here, Stam, Davis, Siddorf and Van der Mead are all players who play in Serie A, and they know Stephen and the others very well."

"However, whether this arrangement is effective depends on the actual effect. After all, people like Davis and others have been beaten by Stephen and others in Serie A before. It is unknown whether they leave any shadows after they arrive at the national team."

Wong Tai Sin guessed right. In this game, in order to make his team more familiar with Li Yun and Ibrahimovic, Edvorkat replaced Koku, who had been playing the main players in these games, and let Saidov and Davis partner in the midfield to defend the two opponents, especially Li Yun.

In other positions, there are many players who have played against Li Yun, such as Stam, Van Bronkhorst, Robben, Van der Fate, etc. These people know Li Yun a little bit, and at least they can still have some advantage in terms of experience.

"Edvocart really looks down on us. He dared to give up his original lineup just to let those who are familiar with us come on the court to deal with us. He is really courageous! But is that enough just that?"

Standing in the middle circle with Ibrahimovic, Li Yun narrowed his eyes, looked at the Dutch generals in front of him, and said to Ibrahimovic. In the guessing side just now, Li Yun beat Frank Debor, so he got the kick-off.

"Then let's prove it to them, won't it be enough?"

Ibrahimovic looked calm, his eyes were very firm, just looking in one direction.

Van der Fate, who was locked by Ibrahimovic's gaze, seemed to feel this kind of gaze from Ibrahimovic and also looked at Ibrahimovic.

The moment the two people met, Li Yun seemed to have seen a spark in this line of sight!

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, they are very jealous. This sentence is true. Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate, who met again at this time, obviously both looked like they were about to eat each other. Especially Ibrahimovic, from his gradually becoming rapid breathing, Li Yun knew how impulsive and angry Ibrahimovic was now.

"Relax, Zlatan, today, we must use the relaxing mentality and playing style to let everyone know who is better!"

After patting Ibrahimovic on the shoulder, Li Yun comforted his friend softly. Ibrahimovic calmed down again, nodded, and signaled that he was fine.

"Beep—"
Chapter completed!