In the half, except for the Swedish team's offensive advantage in the first 20 minutes, the rest of the time was in a tug-of-war with Ireland.
Although Sweden has advantages in technology, ball control, etc., Ireland's midfield suppression was very good and caused a lot of trouble for Sweden.
That made it difficult for Sweden to create an effective offense in Ireland's penalty area in the second half of the half after slowing down the pace of the game.
On the other hand, Ireland, although they did not invest too many troops in the frontcourt, they fought very efficiently every time they counterattacked.
Moreover, since Sweden has Lindelof's ball release point in the backcourt, it also means that Ireland's two forwards and one attacking midfielder, with only three players, Ye Yi, can also press Sweden in the frontcourt.
It is difficult to get the ball out of the backcourt, which affects the advancement of the midfield, which in turn affects the frequency of attacks in the frontcourt.
"Let Forsberg drop back to receive the ball from the back?" Arteta put forward his suggestion.
Now he observes the details of the game very carefully and can quickly come up with effective solutions, which is why Pan Yi can rest assured to let him take over the position of Chelsea head coach.
But Pan Yi did not deny Brother Tazi's idea: "That is not a way, but in that case, their pressing ability in the midfield and frontcourt will further decrease."
In the development trend of football explained by Pan Yi, the most important thing is control.
Why is the slow turn of the Swedish center back so easily caught and exploited by the wrong leg?
In addition to the player's own ability characteristics, there are actually many other reasons.
Because many times, the shortcomings of some players in a team can be made up for by other players!
And if that happens, the Swedish team will not be able to press the wrong leg.
Now Pan Yi will try to let the Swedish team players gradually adapt to controlling the rhythm of the game in such a fierce match, pursuing local and quick cooperation instead of asking for the level of pressure in the frontcourt.
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Without the pressure of the wrong leg, the Swedish midfielder and frontcourt are unable to provide timely and effective protection to the back line, and the wrong team can easily threaten the back line.
Looking at today's football, from clubs to national teams, how many of the top teams do not emphasize on-the-spot counterattacks and midfield and frontcourt pressure?
Pressing has become an indispensable element of today's football tactics, but Sweden is very poor at this point.
Second, Sweden’s control is insufficient.
Every defensive line will have problems. For example, Barcelona was nearly invincible at the time. Their weaknesses were high balls and Pique's turn.
But once extreme pressure and control are achieved, that problem will be minimized. The wrong side will find that the ball and space are controlled by the wrong leg, making it difficult to exploit.
Even if I want to hit a high ball, there is no room for my feet to hit!
The Swedish team's midfield control is not strong to begin with, not to mention Ekdal and Karlström, but they are good at staying in position.
Forsberg has good skills, but he prefers passing threatening balls and long-range shooting skills, and is not good at control, or being the metronome of a team.
Therefore, the ball will often fall to Ireland's feet, and they will get more frequent opportunities to pass the ball, allowing their two centers to head the ball.
Fortunately, the Swedish team's defense now has good air defense capabilities, which prevented the Irish from succeeding.
"So in the eastern half, he will consider letting Kulusevski try to play in the midfield. It's okay if his impact is not good."
Pan Yi initially said after explaining his thoughts to Arteta and Scaloni.
"Kulusevski is a good guy, but he seems too young!" Scaloni was a little worried.
Arteta doesn't feel the same way.
But Pan Yi couldn't help but smile and said: "As young as he is young, just ask for him to be able to play to his level and use him. Have we forgotten Mbappe?"
In fact, in the warm-up match with Wales, Pan Yi tried to use Kulusevski in different positions.
In Pan Yi's previous life, the adult version of Kulusevski asked not to play as a right winger and liked to use his left foot to cut outside and hit the goal.
Sometimes he will also play as an attacking midfielder, which is the No. 10 position. Then he can use his excellent skills to deliver cannonballs to the forwards, or he can suddenly cut in like a sharp knife to seek harm.
The fact is that when Kulusevski is currently in Atlanta's youth team, he has played the No. 8 position.
Is it because he also has a stable ability to get the ball, a proactive cooperation attitude and a broad vision of the game, coupled with his excellent passing and long-range shooting ability, which allows him to pose a threat far away from the goal
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This is normal for young players. After all, no player has been fixed in a certain position since he was a child.
In other words, which kid doesn't want to be a forward? Whether it's Van Dijk, Casemiro, or even Joe Hart, Neuer all played as a forward when they were young.
Youth training coaches of all ages often allow players to be exposed to as many positions as possible, which also helps a young player improve his understanding of football.
You will start to slowly determine your position when you are about 13 or 4 years old, and that is not fixed. After all, some players are sometimes discovered late because of a certain trait, and it will not be developed until they are older.
Of course, they are more familiar with the few stars who changed positions, even if they changed after they had already entered the adult first team, and then they rejuvenated in the new position, which also changed their destiny.
Sergio Ramos, from full-back to centre-back;
Gareth Bale, from full-back to winger;
Andrea Pirlo, from attacking midfielder to defensive midfielder;
Yu Dabao, from forward to defender... (Delete this article)
They tore off their previous labels, and in another position, they realized all their potential, and became famous in one fell swoop, or became more famous than before.
In short, Kulusevski is only 16 years old now. It is completely possible to shape tactics and positions suitable for him based on his characteristics and allow him to perform to his own level.
More importantly, his current characteristics are not very suitable for the Swedish team, and they can also improve the two problems mentioned above for Sweden.
Firstly, Kulusevski is young and energetic. He can run on both sides of the field, and can also assist Ireland in the frontcourt to press;
Secondly, Kulusevski's foot skills are also better than Karlström, which can increase the control of the midfielder.
It can be said that this is an approach that kills two birds with one stone.
The only hidden danger is that his presence may lead to a further decline in the defensive ability of the midfielder, which can be said to be a risky choice.
"Where can there be benefits without taking risks in the stadium?" Pan Yi chuckled. "They were like that in the half. It would be better to let the Irish relax their vigilance. Wait until the east half, and they will show off their fans.
Show them your clever moves!"
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"We played very well in the half and he was very happy with it!"
In the locker room at halftime, Pan Yi did not express the dissatisfaction of the players who made the mistake.
After all, Pan Yiqiu wanted to start the game with an attack, but now Sweden did not score a goal in the half, which obviously did not achieve the results expected by the head coach.
Therefore, every Swedish player is now under great psychological pressure.
Pan Yi knew that if he was reprimanded again, it would be counterproductive.
A mature head coach needs to know how to control his temper, know when to get angry and when to provide encouragement.
"However, their first pass and score seemed a bit too sloppy. Please pay attention in the east half!"
The players were all sweating profusely, but they all listened attentively.
This is their first official game under the command of Pan Yi.
There are many people in that team who dream of joining Chelsea and joining Pan Yi's team.
Although most people are still a little far away from a wealthy club like Chelsea, if Mingfu gets Pan Yi's coaching, it can be regarded as getting what they want.
Therefore, none of them dared to be careless, for fear of leaving a bad impression on Pan Yi.
"伱!" Pan Yi looked at Forsberg, "After the start of the eastern half, my activity area is a little larger. When I move forward, I ask if I can interfere with the central defender of the wrong side; when I retreat, I ask if I can.
Pull out McCarthy and other midfielders for him, do you know what he means?"
Forsberg drank water and nodded heavily.
"In the east half, I replaced Karlström." Pan Yi pointed to Kulusevski, "I partnered with Forsberg to play as a central midfielder, and I made sure to keep a distance from the defensive midfielder Ekdal."
The young Kulusevsky looked surprised and a little nervous at the same time.
He didn't expect that in tomorrow's European Cup match, which he was looking for so much, he would get a chance to play so soon!
According to his idea, Pan Yi would be able to train rookies as soon as he called him into the team. If he could be there to experience the atmosphere of the Yidong Tournament at the very first moment of the game, he would be very satisfied.
After all, Kulusevski is half a year younger than Isaac and has no professional league playing experience. He has lower expectations for the national team, even much lower than Isaac.
"Did you hear Ming Hong?"
Pan Yi asked again, and Kulusevsky quickly puffed up his chest and responded loudly: "Ming is red, boss!"
Pan Yiyong patted Karlstrom on the shoulder.
The coach didn't say anything, but Karlström was bright red, so that comforted him.
Although there was indeed a little reluctance on the outside, Karlstrom could not help but meet Pan Yi's gaze and nodded firmly.
As a veteran, of course I know that the team's interests come first.
After his hard work in the half court, he was indeed a little out of his depth in some runs.
At this time, when Shiyi coach Pan Yi made adjustments to him, it was obvious whether there were any wrongful tactical changes. Could he say no?
Of course, there is a factor that makes it wrong. Behind Pan Yi, Ibrahimovic's tall figure is standing there, glaring at Karlström.
Carlstrom even saw that Ibrahimovic seemed to be swinging a baseball bat in his leg...
"Irland's defensive system is actually not rigorous. There are big gaps between the three defensive midfielders. They want to be good at catching their gaps and taking advantage of them."
Pan Yi continued his tactical explanation:
"So after the start of the eastern half, Kulusevski, Ekdal and Forsberg all wanted to enter the 30-meter area of the wrong leg more, run more, find more gaps, and cooperate with the forward line to dismember the opponent.
Irish defense!"
"Just asking the offensive players to find gaps in the gaps will definitely cause the defensive side to become passive. They ask for interceptions, help defense, and supplementary positions. These actions will disrupt their defensive rhythm."
"Moreover, that will widen the tight defensive distance they have maintained with their teammates, and once the distance is widened, it will deny their chances."
"With Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the core on the front line, we can ask our captain to hit the goal if there is a chance. We know he has that ability."
"But if the Irish fail to guard against him, then we can do whatever we want without relying too much on our captain!"
Did Pan Yi's last two sentences mean something to Isaac and Guideti? Did the two wingers nod their heads heavily?
They made some relatively low-level mistakes in the half that led to missed opportunities. Of course, they also wanted to perform better in the east half.
"The offense in the east half will be launched from the left and focus on their right defense!"
Pan Yi began to emphasize his strong-side offensive tactics on the left.
Although Ireland's right back Brady has good speed, his defensive positioning and tackling ability are relatively average.
His career path in Manchester City's youth training was not smooth, and now he wonders whether he can play for a team like Hull City.
Therefore, Pan Yi tried to seize the weakness of the wrong party and carry out key strikes!
"Olsson, I want to be more decisive when advancing in the east half, and rush forward as soon as I get the ball."
"As for whether to leave it to Isaac to handle it after arriving in the frontcourt, or whether to cut outside and play in the east end by myself, I will make my own decision based on the situation of the court."
"But one thing is, don't force yourself to hit the ball outside the penalty area, because their Zlatan sometimes doesn't like heading the ball. He may have already retreated to get the ball."
Olsson nodded brightly.
"Isaak, I want to keep responding to Olsson. Once he attracts pressure from the defensive players and creates a gap, I will hit the gap decisively and Olsson will form support behind me. Be smart.
, boy!”
Pan Yi looked at Isaac again.
Not only was Kulusevski replaced in the east half, but Isaac was actually the more important part of Pan Yi's offensive tactics.
"The Irish team's counterattack was very sharp. In the east half, their midfielders and frontcourt players should be more careful. After losing the ball, everyone counterattacked for him on the spot!"
"He requires everyone to immediately engage in counterattack on the spot, even in the last minute of the game, and not to be careless. Before the whistle blows, he must not slack off!"
"Then it was their first game in the European Cup. To be honest, if they had not defeated East Ireland, they would not have been eliminated. But, if we come to participate in the game, it will be a draw, or even a draw."
The loser?"
The players responded in unison:
"No, they will win if they don't!"
"Very good," Pan Yi patted his leg, "Then let them go out now and let those green and ruthless Irish people shine brightly. They are so powerful as Vikings! Let's face the sea, young man!"
"Aye!"
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"Show them that Irish offense."
"O'Shea passed the ball forward to McCarthy, and Ekdal from Sweden pressed forward immediately."
"McCarthy wanted to pass the ball, but made a mistake. Kulusevski intercepted the ball before Sean Lawdog. It was a very beautiful steal and Sweden counterattacked!"
"After Pan Yi replaced Kulusevski in the east half, the young player was very active. Not only did he show his talent in dribbling and passing, but he even made mistakes on the defensive end. The team has a lot of talent.
Big help!”
"Kulusevski dribbled the ball very quickly and soon entered the Irish half. The entire Irish defense was quickly returning to defense, but there seemed to be a loophole on the right side. Brady
I just wanted to assist, but I couldn't get back to defense in time!"
"Kulusevski passed the ball over there as expected! Swedish left back Olsson had already assisted in front. After taking the ball for a few steps, he handed it to the left winger Isaac who came to respond."
"Isaac made a beautiful stop and continued to dribble the ball along the left, reaching the hinterland of Ireland, and handed it to Forsberg!"
"Forsberg passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, beautiful! After Ibrahimovic leaned on O'Shea, he stopped the ball, turned around, and shot directly from the front of the penalty area, and the ball went in!!!!"
Following the on-site commentator's exclamation, all the Swedish fans in the audience stood up from their seats in surprise, and the Stade de France suddenly became a yellow ocean of joy.
The live TV camera immediately switched to Pan Yi on the coaching bench, and he was seen jumping up from his seat excitedly, raising his arms high and shouting, venting his excitement after scoring.
After all, that was his first goal in his national team career!
Soon, Arteta, Scaloni and others also hugged Pan Yi excitedly, looking very excited.
We did it! Pan Yi’s midfield tactical adjustment had an immediate effect!
Pan Liying!
"In the 55th minute, just 10 minutes into the eastern half, the Swedish team took the lead in breaking through the Irish goal, 1:0!"
"The Swedish team's coordination is very beautiful and their running awareness is very good."
"Especially the young players Isaac and Kulusevski, who were just called up to the team shortly before the start of the European Cup, played a very key role in this offense."
"Whether Kulusevski turned from stealing to the initiator of the offense, and whether Isaac developed the ball to Ireland's most threatening area. It can be said that Pan Yi's wrong use of them was the biggest factor in that attack.
Highlight!”
"When the ball reached Forsberg's feet, everything became clear. The Leipzig midfielder, who was established by Pan Yi as the team's core organizer, accurately handed the ball to the captain Ibrahimovic's feet."
"How could Ibrahimovic miss such an opportunity? When he turned around after taking the ball, he was as calm and decisive as ever, and his kick was also very determined. This is exactly the Ibrahimovic they are familiar with!"
"When you come, the king will go, when you will be the immortal, you will be given the nickname Da Fengxian! You will annihilate the enemy with your breath, and you will score goals at your fingertips!"
Pan Yi felt greatly relieved after the team scored.
After adjustments in the east half, left back Olsson inserted himself more resolutely, and the interaction between him and Isaac and Kulusevski was more complete, which completely revitalized the wing.
Create opportunities for Forsberg and Ibrahimovic, and then let them seize them, and that goal will not be that simple.
Now, don't ask to continue going east like that.
"Don't be too obsessed with that goal, seize the opportunity and come again!"
"Don't be careless. Remember, they are only ahead by 1 goal. It is very unsafe!"
"While they are still recovering, keep working hard and get another one in!"
After the celebration, Pan Yi continued to shout on the sidelines, begging the players not to relax because of the goal, and to continue to keep the pressure on the Irish team.
The formation does not seek to retreat, but continues to maintain pressure and strive to score more goals to completely establish the advantage of the game!
Is such a reminder really useful?
Less than 5 minutes after the Swedish team scored, Ekdal intercepted the ball from Ireland in the midfield, counterattacked again, and once again scored into the heart of Ireland.
The Irish players obviously had not fully recovered from the blow of losing the ball just now. Facing Sweden's lightning and thunderous attack, the defense seemed a little panicked.
When Ibrahimovic passed Forsberg's pass back to Isaac who was on the wing, O'Shea was so anxious that he used an obvious pushing action to push Isaac.
Isaac's feet gave way and he fell directly into the penalty area. The referee's whistle also sounded.
O'Shea immediately appealed to the referee, wondering if Isaac had dived, but the referee insisted and pointed his leg towards the penalty spot.
Penalty kick!
Ireland looked helpless in Dongdong, but Ibrahimovic had already held the ball in his arms and walked towards the penalty spot.
Facing Randolph, Ibrahimovic made a powerful shot.
Randolph made a prejudgment and rushed to the right, but Ibrahimovic made a light shot...
Spoon penalty! Da Bongxian can also embroider!
With Ibrahimovic scoring twice, Sweden leads Ireland 2:0!
Soon after that goal, Pan Yi began to deploy his troops.
He first exchanged Marcus Berry for goal scorer Ibrahimovic, and at the same time let Ibrahimovic accept the cheers and applause of the Swedish fans.
Ibrahimovic is definitely the big killer of the Swedish team, but he must use it sparingly!
This is especially true in a tournament system with a relatively intensive schedule like the European Cup.
Although Ibrahimovic felt a little annoyed because he didn't have the chance to score a hat-trick, he also expressed his understanding of Pan Yi's decision.
After all, he is no longer the same Ibrahimovic when he was young, and he also knows his physical condition.
Even if he becomes a lion, he will become a middle-aged lion!
Later, Pan Yi used Sebastian Larsson, a former Arsenal youth player and current Sunderland player, to replace Forsberg.
Two big babies, hide them all!
Those two substitutions meant that the Swedish team began to focus on defense.
Of course, Ireland, which was lagging behind, was unwilling to fail. At the beginning of the game, it defeated forward Robbie Keane and launched fierce attacks one after another in Sweden's position.
But Sweden was not anxious at all and patiently launched a defensive counterattack under Pan Yi's command.
Ireland's attack failed to work. On the contrary, the Swedish team seized the opportunity when the opponent's defense was empty and launched several counterattacks, but failed to seize it.
Before, there was no change in the score.
Sweden defeated Ireland 2:0 and got a good start in this European Cup!