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Chapter 461 Pan Yifou’s gift to Sweden from the emperor
Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly
Chapter 461 Pan Yifou’s gift to Sweden from the emperor
In June and May, in the last warm-up match to prepare for the European Cup, Sweden drew 1:1 with Wales.
At halftime of this game, Pan Yi's starting lineup for the Swedish team basically followed the formation used by former coach Erik Hamlen, and the tactics remained basically unchanged.
Then Pan Yi wants to let the players feel the old way first in his first national team game.
Ibrahimovic and Marcus Berry partnered as a double forward, followed by Forsberg, Kjellström, Ekdal, Larsson, and the defense was led by Lindelof, adding Granquis
Special, Martin Olsson, Erik Johansson, the goalkeeper is of course not Isaksson.
But that relatively ancient formation is obviously a bit outdated in today's rapid development of modern football tactics.
In the tactical system of the original coach, the playing style was also very simple.
Several Swedish defenders are typical Nordic big men, strong but not delicate enough. Their only way out after stealing the ball is to find Kjellström in front of them.
However, Kjellström is no longer the midfield brain that Lyon used to be, and the help Ekdal and others can provide is really limited, which makes it difficult for Sweden's two forwards to get the ball.
Otherwise, Ibrahimovic was forced to retreat significantly to collect the ball and was too far away from the Welsh penalty area.
With Ibrahimovic's ability to get the ball near the penalty area line, because of his strong body and fine skills, Wales will be in trouble. Sweden's only few chances in the half were denied by Ibrahimovic's stirring outside the penalty area.
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But Ibrahimovic is not like Curry who can throw three-pointers from two meters away from the NBA three-point line, and football is not like basketball. I can’t expect Ibrahimovic to score a long shot after passing the center circle, right?
Therefore, the threat posed by Sweden to Wales has always been very small.
On the Welsh side, St. Bale did not start the game.
They were led by Aaron Ramsey and featured well-known stars such as Andy King, Ben Davis, Hennessy and others.
Wales' style of play is also relatively simple. If Bale is available, look for Bale, and if Bale is not available, look for Ramsey.
So that formed the tone of that game: the defensive formations of both sides have been very good, but there are not many offensive methods.
However, Wales broke the deadlock in the 30th minute. Ramsey dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and then passed the ball across. Andy King scored with a low shot in the right east corner of the goal. Wales led Sweden 1:0.
In the east half, Pan Yi changed his formation decisively.
First, Isak and Guidetti were replaced, so that they were separated on both sides of Ibrahimovic, forming a three-pointed arrow.
Because of Ibrahimovic in the middle, because of his poor speed, Pan Yi did not let him play the role of a forward striker. Instead, he could play an all-purpose striker. Basically, he would not be able to freely use all his strengths.
Guidetti is known for his skill and speed. He can play as a winger on both wings or as a striker. He once completed three hat tricks in a single season while playing for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.
The same goes for Isaac, who can hit the mark and has comprehensive skills.
Therefore, Pan Yi asked the two of them to play the ball for Ibrahimovic. At the same time, Ibrahimovic used the fulcrum in the middle to grab the ball to the east, and he could also distribute it to both sides, allowing Isaac and Guidetti to exert their scoring ability.
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As a result, the offensive routines in the frontcourt have become much more diverse.
The three midfielders would otherwise be composed of Forsberg, Kjellström and Ekdal. Players are required to give Forsberg their first priority when releasing the ball, and try to let the latter organize the attack.
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So, is it true that among the current Swedish team, Forsberg is the only one with better ability to organize offense?
Kjellström is old, and Ekdahl, who has been a monster in FM for many generations, has no spirituality in the game back then. Currently, he can often be used as an engineer in the Hamburg formation east of Nagelsmann.
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So Pan Yi asked those two people to stand behind Forsberg to help him protect him.
There are no changes in the personnel of the defense, but Lindelof is set up as a ball-playing central defender, allowing him to be more responsible for forward movement.
Although Lindelof will often be nicknamed "Lindelof" by Manchester United fans in the future, his ability is very outstanding in that Swedish team.
In particular, he is indeed a very modern ball-playing defender. He is very good at passing the ball or passing the ball. He averaged 57.3 passes per game this season, which is almost the same as a midfield commander.
Later, when he was at Manchester United, he even had the highest passing success rate among all players in the entire season...
Of course, Lindelof's header defense is sometimes a little reckless, so next to him, Pan Yi arranged for him the 192cm human shield center back Granqvist.
The vice-captain who plays for Krasnodar in the Russian Super League is tall and strong and can make up for Lindelof's shortcomings to a certain extent.
Such a combination of traditional central defender + ball-playing central defender can well handle the balance of backcourt organization and defense, so that when the ball is in the Swedish team's backcourt, the route of the ball will not be single, and the ball will be directly played.
The foot delivers the ball.
As for the two fullbacks, Martin Olsson and Erik Johansson are relatively fast, but their technical attributes are really eye-catching.
Especially Martin Olsson, the left back who plays for Norwich City, is a typical example of someone who can rush all the way and then pass the ball away.
Otherwise, Pan Yi asked him to try to reduce the number of passes directly outside the penalty area when assisting, instead of handing the ball to Isaac or Forsberg in front of him.
Pan Yi's change of formation also allowed the Swedish team to improve immediately in the eastern half.
Although Wales, who were on the opposite side, also replaced their number one star Bale, the Swedish team still played impressively and took the advantage of the field.
In the 60th minute, Pan Yi replaced veteran Kjellström, whose physical strength had declined, with youngster Kulusevski.
However, Isaac and Kulusevski also made their debuts for the Swedish national team!
In the 70th minute, Isaac, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from Forsberg in front of the top of the penalty area, passed Ben Davis, broke into the penalty area, and then made a selfless cross.
Another forward, Guidetti, who also came off the bench, immediately scored with his right foot and evened the score!
Sweden previously drew 1:1 with Wales.
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Because of this fact, the Swedish media outside the country were not very satisfied.
Perhaps due to Pan Yi's high expectations, many media even thought that the result of the draw with Wales was unacceptable.
After all, in their eyes, the Swedish team is not an established second-tier European team. It has even won the runner-up and third place in the World Cup in history.
And what about Wales?
Next year will only be the first time in their history that they qualify for the European Cup finals!
Therefore, in the eyes of many media, the draw with Wales, like the defeat with Slovenia, was a failure!
"Wales were not very strong against each other and Bell only played 45 minutes. Their team did not achieve the ideal process and ending."
"That situation is very worrying because their first game in the European Cup started right away. In that warm-up match they faced Wales, but in the group stage they faced Italy.
, Belgium and Ireland, the situation will be very bad."
"Wales' strength is even worse than Ireland's! If they can't get away with such a mistake, or even draw with difficulty, how will they face Italy and Belgium, who have the ability to win the championship?"
"They all admit that in the club field, whether Pan Yi is an absolute expert or a legend. But the national team is different from the club. Perhaps what he did in Hamburg and Chelsea will be difficult to replicate in the Swedish team."
"Among other things, it is difficult to go to the transfer market to find suitable candidates according to your own needs in the national team. But Sweden has a population of 10 million, and the football population is far less than that of those traditional powers."
"The difference in characteristics between the two makes it difficult for Pan Yi to succeed in their national team!"
Despite such a sound, some people kept thinking rationally.
They believe that Pan Yi is bringing changes to the Swedish national team, and they can look forward to their performance in the European Cup.
Moreover, from the moment Pan Yi became the head coach of the Swedish national team, he has become the most supreme player in the hearts of Swedish fans.
He is simply the savior of Sweden!
Even a previous survey conducted by the local Swedish newspaper "Monthly News" showed that Pan Yi's influence outside Sweden is even higher than that of the current Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, ranking first.
This shows the appeal of the national team coach outside Sweden - even though he is not acting as an agent in name.
Therefore, when the article doubting Pan Yi and his national team was published, it immediately aroused huge repercussions outside Sweden.
The vast majority of fans supported Pan Yi and criticized the seemingly unprofessional media reports.
"Who is Pan Yi? He is recognized as the best coach in world football. If you don't believe me, I can ask Guardiola, Klopp, Ancelotti and other famous coaches."
"In the past few years, he has always been synonymous with victory! He can always find ways to help the team and improve the team's combat effectiveness."
"We laymen will make mistakes in giving instructions on their matters, but forget the most basic respect and objectivity."
"Qi is the number one coach in the world, and Pan Yi's perspective and direction of thinking about problems must be different from those of the fans and the media. Otherwise, he will not deny Pan Yi, or everyone can become Pan Yi..."
"So there is no need to speculate at this stage about the combat effectiveness of the team that is wrong against him. They just need to wait and see calmly and support that team. That is enough."
"And as far as the game against Wales is concerned, the performance in the east half was completely different. And it is obvious that the Swedish team in the east half truly reflected the new lineup and play carefully created by Pan Yi.
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"Including the newly recruited young players Isaac and Kulusevski, they also performed very well. Especially Isaac, who contributed an assist in his first appearance on behalf of the national team, the future is promising."
"If nothing else, under former head coach Eric Hamren, did they ever play a game like the one they missed in the east half of Wales?"
"So, they don't have to doubt his ability at all. All they can do is support his idea without doubting it!"
Due to such controversy, Swedish Football Association Chairman Carl Erik Nielsen also came out to publicly express his support for Pan Yi.
Captain Ibrahimovic even more domineeringly told reporters: "Pan Yibo is a gift given to Sweden by the emperor. If anyone wants to take that gift away, then wait for an iron fist!"
The reporter asked: "How should he ask Zaidi why he sent Pan Yi to Sweden?"
Ibrahimovic: "I am talking to Zaidi now."
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As time goes by, the official opening of the European Cup is approaching.
Shortly after playing against Wales, the Swedish national team quickly headed to Saint-Denis, a small town in the Paris region of France.
The Stade de France, which hosted the 1998 World Cup final, is located here.
The Swedish team's first match against Ireland will be held at the Stade de France!
Therefore, the Swedish Football Association also arranged the hotel where its team will be stationed in St. Denis, making it the base camp of the Swedish national team.
Of course, that's not what Pan Yi meant.
In addition to the first match, the Stade de France is likely to host a quarter-final, a quarter-final, and...
The first final!
With such an arrangement, it is obvious that Pan Yi's ambition is not just to qualify for the group stage.
Moreover, the environment there is indeed very good.
It is a manor-style hotel, a certain distance from the city, hidden in the mountains and surrounded by dense woods.
If you don't specifically navigate here and tell me a location, it will be very difficult to find it.
Not far from the hotel, there is a training ground, which was originally used by a local amateur club for training and competition, but was naturally requisitioned during the European Cup.
The distance from the hotel to the training ground is only one or two kilometers. The Swedish team players don't even need any transportation. They can just run there and just warm up before training.
There are several bungalows next to the training ground, which are the locker rooms.
Although it is a bit crude, at least it has all the necessary facilities.
Moreover, the quality of the turf is very good, and Pan Yi is very satisfied with it.
Without the fatigue of traveling, you can spend more time focusing on training. Moreover, the old-style manor located in the deep mountains and forests usually has few people coming in and out, so you won't be harassed by idle people.
After all, the Swedish team now attracts a lot of attention from all over the world!
The reason is their new head coach...
Yes, when the Swedish national team arrived at the Manor Hotel, there were several local children chasing behind them on bicycles, saying "Pan Yi!" "Pan Yi!"
Obviously, those children had gotten the news from their aunt and uncle who worked in the hotel and were keeping watch over them.
When Pan Yi led the Swedish team to the east, he also fulfilled their wishes and signed autographs and took photos with the young fans.
As the team's top star and captain, Ibrahimovic certainly rejected the illusion they were pursuing, and Da Fengxian also fulfilled their requests, making those little guys extremely happy.
Don’t forget, although Ibrahimovic was about to leave Paris Saint-Germain in that summer and spring, he scored 154 goals in 179 games during his four years in Paris, ranking second in the history of goal scorers, second only to Kava.
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He has brought four Ligue 1 championships and multiple cup championships to the team, and has won many personal awards such as the best goal scorer of the season and the best player in Ligue 1...
He can be said to have become a legend of Paris Saint-Germain, a club with a short history! Of course, he is also deeply loved by the fans.
One act of star-chasing can get the autographs and photos of Pan Yi and Ibrahimovic, two world-famous football figures, which is enough for them to brag about their awesomeness for a long time!
For Pan Yi and his Swedish team, that level of "harassment" is no problem at all, and it is not even a nice little adjustment before preparing for the game.
I'm afraid that if there are noisy gongs and drums and firecrackers and a huge crowd of people, it will definitely affect the training of the players.
Moreover, the old-fashioned manor hotel has security guards and even police officers guarding it, so there is no problem in terms of safety.
After Pan Yi and others entered the hotel, they packed up and rested for a while, and then in the evening, they all went to the training ground for their first training session after arriving in Saint-Denis.
That time did attract a lot of media attention, but because Pan Yi begged them not to enter the venue to watch, they also cooperated and waited outside the training ground to prepare for interviews, so it did not affect the team's training.
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The media was not allowed to watch the training, maybe because Pan Yi felt that the first match was very important to Sweden and there could not be any slight delay.
In a group with Belgium and Italy, it can be said that the first match of the European Cup between Sweden and Ireland should be played as a veto match!
Once you lose, you will probably fall into an endless abyss.
Not only will the situation of qualifying for the group stage be suppressed by direct competition, but the morale of the team that was originally stimulated by Pan Yi's arrival will undoubtedly be quickly brought back to its original shape.
Coupled with the persistent doubts from the outside world, it will definitely affect the Swedish team's subsequent preparations, and then affect the games with Belgium and Italy.
Therefore, the first training session is a tactical training session for Ireland and is very demanding.
Pan Yi knows very well that it is definitely unrealistic for him to temporarily lead a national team like Sweden and try to improve the players' ability in a short period of time.
Therefore, the focus of his training is always on tactics and physical fitness.
Physical training, of course, will be handled by Pintus. He will have a scientific training system that can be used in tournament-based competitions like the European Cup. Just leave that to him.
Just ask to ensure that during the European Cup, the players of the Swedish national team have the physical ability to support Pan Yi's tactical system!
As for the tactics, of course Pan Yi will take charge and then discuss them with his old partners.
Before the start of the training session tomorrow evening, Pan Yi has already started a tactical meeting with Arteta, Steve Holland, Scaloni and others.
No, even Scaloni was arrested by Pan Yi.
"It is certainly great that they have a world-class forward like Ibrahimovic. But he also has a shortcoming, which is that he is not very fast, resulting in a lack of impact in the frontcourt."
Pan Yi said straight to the point:
"That's not why he asked to call up Isaac. He is young, fast, and physically strong. He can use dribbling to attack the defense of the wrong leg."
"With players like him, and Forsberg with relatively sophisticated skills, their speed is guaranteed to a certain extent whether they are attacking from position or not, or whether they are counterattacking."
"However, their defense is very fast. Especially the turning and chasing of the two central defenders, which is a well-known weakness. It is also because of this that their defense cannot go forward.
Pressure, thereby shortening the attack distance."
As Pan Yi has always said, although the modern football system does not organize the organization in the back, how to press the defense line forward is also an important issue in offensive tactics.
But Sweden has never been able to do that due to the shortcomings of its central defender.
That makes Sweden face a big problem. When it performs well, it is hearty, but once someone catches it, it completely stops.
This is something that cannot be completely avoided in a short period of time. After all, the national team only has those talents.
Sweden's central defenders are all tall and capable of excellent frontal defense and air defense, but precisely because of this, they have shortcomings such as slow turning and tracking back.
Is it difficult to find perfection in that world? Otherwise, a person with a perfect central defender like Van Dijk would not be so highly regarded by Pan Yi.
"But the Irish team is not that perfect either." Arteta also expressed his opinion.
After he was recommended by Pan Yi to Chelsea as the first head coach of the East, Chelsea senior management was very much evaluating him.
After all, Chelsea is a wealthy team, and it does take a certain amount of courage to decide whether to let such a "rookie coach" run an aircraft carrier.
Therefore, they also seek to comprehensively consider various factors, including comparing with some famous coaches, before making a final decision.
Therefore, Arteta is now Chelsea's assistant coach. As soon as he heard that Pan Yi wanted him, he naturally followed him.
Arteta continued: "They have very good tactical discipline and strong execution ability on the court, but there are not many players with good skills. Most of them still play high and high, which will play into their ambitions."
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The current Irish team is also aging seriously.
The original number one star Robbie Keane is 36 years old and has gradually faded out of the main lineup.
Now Ireland's front line mainly relies on Southampton's kicker Sean Long.
The midfielder relies on McCarthy from Everton, while the defense relies on former Manchester United veteran and now 35-year-old captain O'Shea.
Due to the lack of technical players, they have always been unable to play the traditional British long pass game, leaving the two forwards in front to fight for the top.
"I'm wrong." Pan Yi nodded, "So in that game, they had an advantage in terms of technique and overall coordination. So they tried to give full play to their own strengths and strengths, and use technique and coordination to defeat them.
Wrong leg!”
In the training of the past few days, Pan Yi has paid great attention to the overall, three-person unit running training without the ball.
When attacking, one is on, one is following, and one is responding from the side;
When defending, one is to mark, one is to assist, and one is to protect from the side.
After all, the current Swedish team does not have players like Robben, Hazard, or even Messi who are very powerful with the ball and can tear apart the entire defense line by themselves.
Ibrahimovic was very strong when he was young. He could use his skills to deceive the cameras several times and then send the ball into the goal, but he did not match the style of the players in front of him;
In addition, he is now 34 years old and plays more of a fulcrum, coordinator and terminator role.
However, the Swedes have always had a rigorous work attitude, so the national team only has a group of parts that are well-tuned together. All they need is a good technician to come over and assemble them into a fighting machine.
And Pan Yi is obviously not such a good technician.
Therefore, by enhancing the players' awareness of running without the ball and integrating that awareness into the entire team's tactical system, the effect will be achieved with twice the result with half the effort.
"In terms of specific offensive tactics, his suggestion is to mainly attack the left wing and focus on the right wing to establish a certain degree of offensive strength." Scaloni also put forward his own suggestions.
After serving as the head coach of York City for a full season and successfully leading the team to promotion to League One, the Argentine rookie coach has obviously matured a lot.
Then the judgment will be made based on the current personnel configuration of the Swedish team.
The left back Martin Olsson is fast and has strong impact. Although the pass is not very accurate, whether Isaac, who is also on that side, and midfielder Forsberg are used to playing on the left, he can
Leave the ball in their hands.
The right back Erik Johansson is more defensive when he is capable, and is even worse when attacking.
On the premise that personnel is not something that the club can solve by buying people, it is necessary to use tactical tendencies to make up for the shortcomings in personnel allocation.
"No problem, he agrees with us." Pan Yi nodded with satisfaction.
Now his disciples have all learned a lot of his real skills.
Regardless of the level of detail in preparing for the battle, the analysis of whether one is wrong or wrong is wrong, all appear to be very accurate.
Not much else to say, the stacks of hundreds of pages of tactical reports compiled by the coaches in just a few days are enough to prove the progress and seriousness of those people.
"Then, the training for the next few days when Jie Dong comes will follow that routine, starting with the first training tomorrow."
After the coaching staff held more detailed discussions, Pan Yi emphasized:
"It was very important to win against them in the first game, and it will be the same against Ireland."
"They must get those three points, otherwise they will be very passive in the next game."
"Therefore, in that game, we must launch an attack from the beginning, take the initiative from the first minute, try to kill Erlan, and get a good start!"
After everyone heard Pan Yi's decision, they all nodded in unison!