Chapter 530 The common legend of York City and Chelsea!
Chapter 464 He can’t even copy homework!
Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly
Chapter 464 He can’t even copy homework!
One hour after Sweden beat Ireland 2:0, the second group match of Group E was held in Lyon.
And this European Cup finally ushered in the first strictly speaking match since the start of the tournament.
A Belgian team, one of Europe's top teams with a lot of new talent, and another old team of Italy that has lost its prestige, the new rich and the common people, the fire and the sea, the passion and the elegance meet on a narrow road at that moment.
Belgium first appeared on the stage of the European Cup 16 years ago. It was not until a number of outstanding attacking players such as Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne and others have grown rapidly in recent years that the European Red Devils of the past month were in the national team.
The East rose again under the leadership of old general Wilmots.
They once topped the FIFA national team rankings last year and are aiming to repeat their glory days in the 1980s.
In contrast, the Italian team, which has won four World Cup titles, has fallen into a state of drought in recent years.
If the Azzurri have a number of capable stars, then only goalkeeper Buffon is still there.
The 38-year-old has set a new record of 974 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in Serie A this season. The old and strong Italian captain also ushered in his fourth in Lyon today. Can he also win the last European Cup?
trip.
Of course, Pan Yi was also very concerned about that game.
Not only because both teams will receive the wrong leg from Sweden, we must study their latest tactics;
It's also because those two teams have his former or current proud disciples.
On the Italian side, since Milan's players such as Gattuso and Ambrosini have aged, De Sciglio is now an old player in the team.
However, since the current Italian head coach Conte prefers to use a three-centre-back system, the defense is basically based on Juventus' four veterans (BBC + Buffon), and the wing-backs also prefer Candreva and Damian.
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De Sciglio does not have a main position in the Italian team, so he can be regarded as a relatively important player.
It's different in Belgium.
In addition to Chelsea's Hazard, Lukaku, Courtois, and Manchester City's De Brau, they are also the perfect main force of the team!
It can be said that whether it is based on the strength of the team or personal emotions, Pan Yi prefers Belgium to win.
But football is often not a game of pure data competition.
The more experienced Italy defeated the slightly immature Belgium!
After the start, Italy even had a slight advantage, but the mismatch between the two sides on both ends of the offense and defense did not allow the game itself to enter the rhythm of a "contradiction" early on. Belgium was the main attacker and Italy was the main defender.
In the 10th minute, the Belgian team cooperated at the front of the penalty area. Fellaini responded with a header. Nainggolan followed up and fired a heavy shot. Buffon struggled to save the ball.
In the following period, Belgium continued to strengthen its control of the wrong ball, while Italy used defensive counterattacks and counterattack opportunities to deal with the wrong leg.
Starting from the 29th minute of the game, Pellet sounded the clarion call for the Italian team's counterattack with a long shot, and the Belgian team's defensive loopholes gradually became apparent.
3 minutes later, Bonucci made an accurate long pass near the center line. Alderweireld accidentally hit the top. After receiving the ball, Giaccherini calmly pushed and shot into the right east corner of the goal to score, 1:0!
However, after taking the lead, the Italian team had no intention of retreating. Candreva's long shot and Pelle's header relay both failed to test Courtois.
Facing the concise and clear defense of the Italian team, Belgium once had an excellent opportunity to equalize the score at the beginning of the eastern half. De Bruyne passed a cross into the middle, forming a single goal. Lukaku faced the attacking Buffon and actually passed the ball.
Missed.
The Italian team, which escaped the disaster, almost expanded the score 1 minute later. Candreva made a curve ball from the right, Pellet headed the goal, but Courtois made a Banks-like pass.
Save the ball and save it.
Since then, both sides have their own offense and defense, and the two coaches have also continued to mobilize their troops, including players other than Carrasco.
It seems that the Atletico Madrid youngster did not realize his vision of a critical savior, and Origi, who replaced Lukaku, missed the equalizer one after another.
On the contrary, the Italian team, which was forced into a corner, took the opportunity to quickly counterattack. In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Candreva made a pass from the right, and the unmarked Pellet volleyed from the back to seal the victory.
Previously, the Italian team defeated Belgium 2:0, and their record of three consecutive European Cup debuts without a win ended.
After the game, the Belgian media and fans sharply criticized coach Wilmots' formation:
"Will he use -1? Hazard has almost no performance in such a system!"
"Look at Lukaku, he is like a headless fly when he is there. Isn't he the super shooter who won the Eastern Premier League Golden Boot for two consecutive years?"
"De Bruyne was completely beaten by the Italians, but Wilmots didn't have any hindrance. At the tactical level, he was completely defeated by Conte."
"Why can't he even copy homework? How can Pan Yi use De Bruyne in Hamburg? How can he use Lukaku and Hazard in Chelsea?"
"Haha, they shouldn't let Wilmots be the head coach of the national team. He doesn't have that ability at all. Look at Conte, whether he could be the head coach of Juventus before joining the Italian national team and Serie A
champion!"
"To be honest, they were blinded by the home team's performance in the qualifiers, so they felt that Wilmots could lead Belgium's golden generation to win the championship. But with teams composed of Andorra, Cyprus, Israel, and Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Winning first place in the group really doesn’t mean anything.”
"That's right, if you want to win the championship, you must use a championship-level coach! What a shame, Pan Yi, who holds the instruction manual for Hazard and Lukaku, went to the Swedish team..."
"Look at Pan Yi, what kind of card did he have in his leg, and what kind of card did Wilmots have in his leg? But the results turned out to be completely different. Then it can be said that the gap between coaches is more
The gap between humans and pigs is huge!”
"It can be said that their golden generation has not been matched with a coach at the same level as them! You know, they have been waiting for a full thirty years!"
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Belgium lost to Italy, but it turned out that Pan Yi became the focus of everyone's discussion. Maybe he is the best in the world.
Of course, it was the game when Sweden defeated Ireland 2:0 that attracted everyone's attention to Pan Yi's main battlefield.
As soon as the game ended, major European media immediately focused on it, especially Swedish and foreign media, which gave extensive comments and analysis to that game.
"Monthly News" said that Pan Yi fully demonstrated his coaching ability in this game.
Although the individual abilities of the Swedish team players are generally not as good as the Chelsea team that Pan Yi led before, Pan Yi did a good job of knitting them together.
"After about ten days of exploration and research, Pan Yi and his coaching team seemed to have found the most suitable tactical style for the Swedish team."
"Although it is impossible to play a controlled and technical football like Chelsea, Pan Yi can not help but let the tall Swede have good midfield control and attack firepower."
"From the opening attack to the combined forward movement from the wing behind Kulusevski, they saw the potential that the Swedish team had in attack. No matter whether Isak or not,
Kulusevski, their performance proves that Pan Yi’s vision is as vicious as ever!”
"After taking the lead, they also saw a defensive counterattack tactic with Pan Yi's characteristics. It was not a passive and conservative defensive counterattack, but a more active, more active, more exciting and varied defense.
Fight back.”
"Senior fans must be able to remember that Pan Yi has used such defensive counterattack tactics whether in Milan or Hamburg. One of the most important characteristics of this kind of tactics is the stable construction of the midfield and the rapid development of the backcourt.
Playing as a team through the midfield and up front to create changes and opportunities.”
"If the previous draw with Wales in the warm-up match made them have doubts about Sweden's European Cup prospects, then the perfect victory against Ireland made those doubts disappear."
"No, they see hope! He believes that Pan Yi's team can qualify from the group and go further in the European Cup!"
"It's not because of anything else, just because their head coach is Pan Yi! The coach who just created countless records and miracles on the European continent!"
"He will lead Sweden to continue to create miracles that belong to him and to Sweden!"
The Irish Independent also used a title called "Pan Yi Lets Ireland Go Home Early."
In that report, the reporter believed that Ireland did not play badly in that game, especially at halftime.
After withstanding Sweden's opening attack, Erlan used the interception advantage of his three midfielders to grab a lot of balls, hindering Sweden's midfield advancement.
Then Ireland got a lot of opportunities to send artillery shells into the Swedish penalty area, so they couldn't score.
But when Pan Yi began to make adjustments to the performance of both sides in the east half, the gap between the two teams at the head coach level became apparent.
The Swedish team replaced the young player Kulusevski, who not only strengthened the midfield control, but also increased the pressure on Sweden in the frontcourt. At the same time, he made great use of the overload tactics on the left to attack the Irish right.
But faced with these changes, Irish coach Martin O'Neill was unable to provide a timely response strategy. It turned out that not long after the start of the eastern half, Sweden scored two goals in a row.
At that time, Martin O'Neill just woke up from a dream and ordered his players to attack aggressively, but it was too late.
Pan Yi, who was looking to the future, even withdrew the two biggest stars in the East team, Ibrahimovic and Forsberg, and used defensive counterattack tactics to steadily finish the East half of the game, winning by three points.
It can be said that, on the premise that there is no obvious gap in player strength between the two teams, the strength of the head coaches and on-the-spot command of both teams determined the outcome of the initial game.
"Italy's 2:0 result against Belgium was a bit unexpected, but it also pushed Ireland into the abyss of death."
"In the eastern round, the winning Italy and Sweden will face off, while the losing Belgium will have a life-or-death struggle with them. They will definitely fight them to the death!"
"After losing completely to Sweden, what confidence do they have to compete with Belgium, which is full of superstars? Then, they will compete with the Italian team, which has defeated Belgium and has high morale? Haha."
"Perhaps as they predicted before the game, the loser between Sweden and Ireland is destined to leave the European Cup."
"It can also be said that Pan Yi beat them home in his first official game with the national team!"
It’s not just the media that was wrong in praising Pan Yi’s first performance as coach of the national team.
After the game, reporters from The Times immediately interviewed Mourinho, Ferguson and Wenger, who had come to France to watch the game together.
Although those three guys are quite capable of fighting each other in the Premier League, they actually don't have a good relationship in private.
Later, when Wenger came to Old Trafford for the first time, Manchester United fans also sent him blessings. Of course, the scene was even more touching:
Mourinho, the then Manchester United coach, pulled Wenger's leg into the stadium, while Ferguson, who had retired, stood beside him with a gift to greet his old teammate and give it to him. As Arsenal coach, he initially
The gift of stepping into Old Trafford once.
Later, the two also recruited Mourinho to their side. Although the three people were of different ages, they went from fighting with each other to admiring each other for more than ten years. Time turned them from best friends to best friends.
Mourinho also said that Ferguson and Wenger were his sweetest enemies and his best friends...
Now they watch the game together, whether as coaches or friends, to appreciate the performance of Pan Yi, who they both recognize as the best head coach in the world.
All three people said that the Swedish team played really well.
Mourinho said: "Pan Yi has never denied Pan Yi. Even if he came to the national team, he would not deny him. So he was not surprised at all when he led the team to defeat Ireland."
Ferguson also agreed with Mourinho's words: "In football matches, the head coach really values their demands, and Pan Yi has proven that time and time again. It is unimaginable if those great boys from Belgium are there."
What kind of football will Pan Yi's subordinate play?"
Wenger believed that the Swedish team's tactical style was very eye-catching: "Pan Yi and his team found the most suitable tactics for themselves and also found a way to restrain Ireland. From the east half of the game
Let’s see if they can compete with Belgium or Italy. They need time to make themselves and their tactics more mature.”
Regarding the qualifying situation of this group, the three head coaches all said that there is no problem for the Swedish team to qualify.
"If someone says that Pan Yi's team can't qualify, then he must be stupid!" Mourinho said in his trademark disdainful tone.
At least he feels that even if the overall strength of Italy and Belgium is stronger than the Swedish team, as long as the Swedish team has Pan Yi, those two strong teams will not be able to surely defeat Sweden.
"There is no problem qualifying. He believes that Pan Yi can do that." Ferguson said, "But if you want to get better results, that will be Pan Yi's biggest challenge. Can he lead
How far can a mediocre team like Sweden go? He's really looking forward to it."
Wenger was more optimistic: "He felt that the Swedish team's qualifying should not be discussed, because he even thought they had a chance to win the championship! He believed that Pan Yi had the ability to upset. Don't forget what he did when he first arrived in Hamburg.
To beat Bayern, but that requires them to pay more, and it also requires Pan Yi to stimulate the team's full combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
In addition to the three famous coaches in the Premier League, a heavyweight also expressed his optimism about his national team.
Then it’s the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf!
In an interview with his country's newspaper after the game, he said that the team not only won, but also showed great momentum and spirit.
He will pay attention to every game he plays in the east. He hopes that Pan Yike can lead the Swedish team to go further and strive for the best results!
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After the Swedish team played the first game of the European Cup group stage, they quickly returned to the manor to rest.
But they also had no horse to start training for the second match in Italy.
According to Pan Yi's previous rules in Dingdong, family members are allowed to visit the hotel after the game and stay overnight.
The training at noon on the second day was over, and the players could rest until the evening before starting training, and then their families asked to leave the station.
Many of the rules set by Pan Yi are very tough, but after the game, letting the players' wives and girlfriends stay in the hotel is not a very humane arrangement.
As for food and sex, Pan Yi believes that completely prohibiting that kind of behavior during the game is actually not conducive to the physical and mental health of the players. Just be careful about it.
That is somewhat different from what Italy coach Conte does.
He believes that on the court, "if you don't die, you die, or someone else dies", so every player wants to maximize his or her potential on the court.
In order to achieve this, whether players are training or living on the field, they must have enough self-discipline, which is also related to following good X-life rules.
Conte once said publicly: "He hopes that when his players have sex, they can use the shortest time and the most energy-saving way, preferably with their significant other in front of them. Of course, the simpler the life, the better."
Well, and preferably with their wives."
Conte's move undoubtedly wants the players to devote more energy to the training ground and the competition field. It reflects his strict military management side, and his strictness has long been a label given to him by the outside world.
In his Italian national team, Chiellini lamented that Conte's training was too hard: "Conte is like a sergeant. He spends a whole day in every training session. When I finish training, I
I feel like I’m about to die. If I’m not tired, I really feel like I’m dying.”
When he coached Chelsea in his previous life, the Blues players also had a deep understanding of it. Against the backdrop of a dense schedule, Conte still begged his players to complete regular training.
It has to be said that Conte's strict military management created an elite army and made him the world's top coach.
Unfortunately, he was sometimes too strict, which made the players behind him feel uncomfortable.
In Pan Yi's previous life, players such as Diego Costa, Willian, and Hazard all complained against Conte, which was one of the reasons why Conte later took a new job at Chelsea.
Pan Yi did not disapprove of Conte, he chose to become friends with the players more.
After all, strictness and harmony are never the same antonyms.
Obviously, at present, the players of the Swedish national team like Pan Yi's management model very much.
Be strict when you should be strict, and relax when you should be relaxed.
Is there a better way to relax after the game and live in harmony with your lover?
As the head coach, Pan Yi certainly needs to relax.
In fact, Valentina also came to the hotel last night and harmonized with him.
Early the next morning, the two of them left the room together and went for a walk outside.
After all, the manor was in the woods, and the air at noon was very fresh.
When you walk out of the hotel and step on the flat bricks, you will see a lake.
Walking along the lakeside, shaded by trees on both sides, is like walking in a paradise.
Especially after walking deeper, even the road is not a well-kept gravel road. There are no houses or cars, but there are trees and the sound of birds.
"That place is really quiet and beautiful!" Valentina couldn't help but praise, "We are really good at choosing places, it's really beautiful there, and it's so natural!"
Pan Yi smiled and said: "I think that's not much better than taking me to some beach for vacation?"
Valentina gave Pan Yi a red look: "Is that the same? I wonder if he thinks that is really good. I can do what I like, and I won't delay spending time with him."
Pan Yi sighed and said, "No, because if he is with me every day, he will be squeezed dry by me?"
"Bah!" Valentina kicked her over, "I've learned how to hit a target from behind? Who is often very hungry and begging for extra food..."
As she said this, Valentina couldn't help but laugh.
But she does like it there.
For someone like her who lives in the city all year round, life in a mountain village has a different flavor.
Away from the crowds of people, it seems like you are in a fairyland.
Looking at Valentina's smile, Pan Yi also smiled and said at first: "That place is indeed very good. I hope I can stay there longer!"
He said he would live in the manor, but that was not Pan Yi's expectation for his team.
After all, if you want to live there for a long time, then you must at least qualify for the group stage and go further in this European Cup!