Chapter 478 The spell returns to the battle...over!
What is home field advantage?
That's home field advantage.
If it were a neutral country and venue, Pogba would have no way to directly find the venue management personnel and ask them to clear the stands of the spectators.
But that's not in France, not the French team's home stadium.
The home field can decide whether or not to spray water, and how much water to spray, according to the needs of the home team;
The lighting at the home court sometimes suffers from technical failures due to changes in the score;
Even the caddy can give the ball as appropriate according to the situation on the court...
It's really nothing special to ask a few fans of your favorite away team to leave the stands for "disturbing the order of the stadium".
However, when the eastern half of the game started, Pogba was very happy to see that his Guinea wizard was doing it in the stands!
The monks and Taoist priests who were originally hiding among the Swedish fans have disappeared without a trace!
As a result, Pogba's confidence greatly increased.
During the halftime break, Deschamps had emphasized how the French team wanted to break through Sweden's defense and try to regain the score as soon as possible.
The first method is to use Pogba's staggered pass to send the ball to the gap between the back line and the forward line of the wrong side, and then use Griezmann and Payela to get the ball from the wing.
Create an opportunity to directly confront the wrong team's defense line.
The second one is whether to play high-post and cooperate with penetration, get the ball through Pogba or Matuidi, cooperate on the ground, and penetrate the wrong side's defense line.
One possibility is to use Pogba, Kanter, or even Umtiti's long pass from the backcourt to directly find Giroud, and use the latter's personal ability and body to attack the opponent's last line of defense.
Especially the third one, Deschamps hopes the players will be more focused on usage in the east half.
Is it because judging from the situation at halftime, the Swedish team did not do a good job in defending France's first two styles of play, and it was difficult to find the corresponding loopholes for a while.
By making a long pass from the backcourt to find Giroud, you can directly pass through Sweden's heavily guarded midfield and burn the flames of war into the Swedish backcourt!
No matter which method is used, Pogba's core midfielder is inseparable.
But now Pogba is relieved, thinking that the wizard can help him, and his condition has improved a lot.
His dispatching in the midfield also seemed much more calm, and he began to frequently use his accurate long passes to find Giroud.
Giroud is 193cm tall and weighs 88kg. He has a strong body and good flexibility. Such outstanding physical fitness and excellent ball-playing ability make him the most powerful control point in France's frontcourt. It can be said that Deschamps was hit in the leg.
The biggest chip in hand.
Granqvist, the strongest among Swedish defenders, is 192cm tall and weighs 84kg, which can be said to be on par with Giroud.
But Giroud has an advantage over Granqvist, that is, his golf IQ is very high. He knows what to do after receiving the ball, where to pass the ball, how to pass the ball, and where to run when there is no ball.
He cooperates with other frontcourt players instead of solving problems alone. He is a team player.
In this way, as a central defender who is misplaced with him, it will be difficult to watch him.
In addition, Giroud has a nickname of "Saolu", maybe because he often makes cool moves and some very cool goals, which is very similar to Zhan Jun's saying "The pagoda suppresses the river monster, Giroud is the most cool";
That also means that guarding against him is like guarding against Ibrahimovic. You need to be careful of him making some unpredictable moves.
Secondly, his image is quite "coquettish" and he is handsome, which makes people think of some muscular guys who like wrestling, so he also has a philosophical nickname "Wang Lu".
The term "Big Giroud" has become very common. Basically, when Giroud is mentioned, he will be called Big Giroud. Firstly, it means a compliment, and secondly, it is because of his tall stature. But for one reason, it is said that Giroud's
What, Kunkun is big...
Uh, it seems like I've been fired.
In short, after the restart in the eastern half, France's offense gave up and looked for Griezmann, instead often using long passes from Pogba and others to find Giroud in front.
That time, Giroud, who was pulled to the right, stopped the ball from Pogba to the east of his feet.
Granqvist pounced on him immediately, but Giroud didn't wait for him to stand firm and made a gesture to dribble the ball to the bottom line to break through.
After tricking Granqvist into adjusting his center of gravity, he suddenly stopped, spiked the ball, and passed Granqvist in the right corner of the penalty area, dribbling the ball into the middle.
Lindelof immediately followed Granqvist and blocked Giroud on the right side of the penalty area.
But when he saw Giroud trying to pass the ball to the left, he suddenly stopped and smashed the ball, and quickly cut outside the penalty area. With his strong body, he overcame Lindelof and pulled out a position.
He just raised his right foot and shot a volley.
"Oh!!!" The on-site commentator was startled by Giroud's sudden shot.
But the ball rolled out of the east left corner of the goal and went slightly off the baseline.
That's one of Giroud's characteristics.
Although his speed and dribbling have always been his strengths, and can even be said to be his weaknesses, that doesn't mean he won't move around in a small area.
On the contrary, because everyone knows that Giroud is a team player and everyone is guarding against his performance, it turns out that he suddenly takes the ball, making it difficult for people to guard against him.
Not to mention his excellent shooting skills!
If not for being a little unlucky, the kick just now would have already broken through the Swedish team's goal.
As a result, all the French fans in the audience became excited.
Of course, they all hope that France can strengthen their offensive, break through the Swedish team's goal, and then complete the reversal and reach the final!
And Giroud's threatening shot ignited the fire of hope in their hearts!
"Don't be careless, I'll stick to him tightly and don't let him pass the ball and shoot at will!"
On the sidelines, Pan Yi also followed Granqvist's instructions.
Previously, he asked Kulusevski to help defend Giroud, and he also achieved success in the half.
But the premise of doing that is that the French team wants to score through the penetration of the midfield and the frontcourt, or when the ball is denied.
If it is clear whether France can launch a long pass directly from the center and backcourt, and Kulusevski cannot teleport, as a midfielder, how can he always stick to the left and right of a center?
Therefore, the important task of guarding Giroud can be left to Granqvist.
Of course, it would be difficult to completely guard against Giroud.
The fact that he got rid of two players in a row just now is not a reflection of his personal skills. It can be said that Giroud's body is too good and outstanding.
Generally speaking, players with strong bodies have strong muscles and poor body flexibility and flexibility, making it difficult to make some "awkward" passing and shooting movements.
But Giroud's body is very similar to Ibrahimovic's. They are both strong and flexible, so they often perform some eye-catching operations.
If you look purely at talent, Giroud is not considered top, because he relies heavily on his body to play football, and his heading skills are much better than Ibrahimovic.
In terms of ball skills alone, it can be said that Giroud is far behind Ibrahimovic. He can't do what Ibrahimovic did when he was at Ajax, like his butt dizzying camera and scoring goals.
Whether it looks good to have two consecutive escapes just now, but it depends more on the use of the body.
Therefore, if you can physically block Giroud and prevent him from freely using his advantages, then there are ways to limit his capabilities.
As for Granqvist, that strong and resolute Nordic tough guy, is it theoretically possible to do that?
If it doesn't work, let Lindelof help. Anyway, France's frontcourt has that high point!——
In fact, as early as the preparation meeting before the game, Pan Yi had already made special preparations for Granqvist and analyzed Giroud's characteristics for him.
It is almost inevitable that a big center defender will defend a big center!
For example, because Giroud serves more as a fulcrum in the half, France does not initiate attacks through Griezmann's dribbling and organization most of the time;
Therefore, Granqvist did ignore Giroud's personal breakthrough ability and shooting ability.
Now, with Pan Yi's reminder, the contents of the preparation meeting flashed through Granquist's mind.
His attention also returned to the tall French player in front of him.
He was a big man, with strong muscles and a flexible body, but Granquist was not in vain.
What Granqvist is afraid of is not that kind of speedy striker, but that kind of head-to-head competition is not what he likes!
And because France is now focusing on Giroud's point, the two will soon have another confrontation.
Giroud once again moved to the wing to get the ball, but this time, as soon as he got the ball, Granqvist came close.
The Swedish central defender behaved very smartly and controlled the distance very well, neither too far nor too close.
In this way, if a sudden kick is taken, the ball can be intercepted, but if Giroud bursts forward, Granqvist can also retreat to buffer and grab the position in time to avoid being passed directly by Giroud.
Two tall players were huddled together, their legs were making some small movements, and the moment they were touching each other seemed a bit philosophical.
I saw Giroud make a fake move, Granqvist followed suit, and then Giroud wanted to dribble the ball horizontally towards the center, but this time Granqvist had a better idea and immediately moved closer.
body.
As soon as the two came into contact, the shortcomings of Giroud's delicate dribbling skills were exposed.
His dribbling action was seen through by Granqvist, and he made a decisive tackle!
The ball was destroyed and Giroud was knocked to the ground by Granqvist's tackle.
However, the referee did not blow the whistle because Granqvist tackled the ball first, which also caused a burst of boos from the French fans at the scene.
The Swedish fans cheered immediately, covering up the boos.
That's because after the ball was destroyed, it fell to the feet of Lindelof who came to help defend.
The moment Lindelof got the ball, what he saw when he raised his head was that because the French were attacking, the midfield and frontcourt were advancing rapidly, and even the backcourt was advancing very close.
As a result, there are no opportunities behind them.
Now that the Swedish team has the ball, it is difficult for the French team to organize a tight defensive formation, while the Swedish team's players have begun to run in all directions.
Active running will give your teammates more passing options!
This is not only the tactical thought that Pan Yicuo instilled into the Swedish team the most, but it is also one of the greatest strengths of those Nordic people!
Now, Lindelof chose to pass the ball directly to Ibrahimovic.
At that time, Ibrahimovic was already standing between the penalty area and the midline, and there was no defensive player close to him.
After Ibrahimovic got the ball, Umtiti and Koscielny behind him rushed to defend.
Everyone knows that in that Swedish team, Ibrahimovic is the one who wants the most goals, and he was the one who scored the goal just now!
Therefore, guarding Ibrahimovic is definitely the top priority of defense.
Ibrahimovic did not move forward directly.
Because he is too far away from the goal, Ibrahimovic knows that if he chooses to dribble, he may not have a chance to enter the penalty area when facing two central defenders on the wrong side.
So he chose to dribble the ball to the right side of the goal, pulling both Umtiti and Koscielny to the right.
But at that time, another forward of the Swedish team, Isaac, quickly came in from behind. He did not choose to get close to Ibrahimovic, but chose to go to the left side of the goal.
In a counterattack at a critical moment, the defensive attention must be focused on the ball holder.
So Ibrahimovic used his own dribbling to interfere with the attention of the French defensive players, and then passed the ball horizontally to Isaac, who had just reached the top of the arc at the front of the penalty area, in the front right corner of the penalty area.
At that time, there was not even a defensive player around the latter!
And Isaac did not waste the opportunity created by Ibrahimovic. After he dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he faced Lori who had to abandon the goal due to a mistake. He calmly volleyed the ball to the right side of the goal and accurately sent the ball into France.
goal!
At that moment, all the Swedish fans in the audience stood up in unison. Even Pan Yi on the sidelines was so excited that he raised his legs high and celebrated the team's second goal excitedly.
"2:0! Isaac scored! He helped the Swedish team score the second goal of the game!!!"
The big screen in the stadium was replaying over and over again the whole process of Ibrahimovic opening space for Isak and successfully delivering the ball against Umtiti and Koscielny.
"It was a very beautiful team goal. Lindelof's long pass from the backcourt launched a counterattack. Ibrahimovic cleverly dribbled the ball to attract the attention of many defensive players on the wrong side, setting the stage for Isak's late pass.
Create space and then pass the ball to Isaac who is unguarded."
The live TV camera mistakenly captured Ibrahimovic and Isak hugging and celebrating on the sidelines.
Isaac even jumped directly on Ibrahimovic's back, and Ibrahimovic also carried Isaac on his back and waved to the Swedish fans in the stands.
"Isak's goal must be thanks to Ibrahimovic. At least half of the credit for that goal is due to Ibrahimovic."
"Because the latter's pull was too smart and ingenious. He directly drew the attention of France's main defense to himself, and that's when Isaac stepped in and scored the goal."
"And their celebration was so interesting! It reminded him of the scene when Messi lay on Ronaldinho's back after Barcelona scored..."
"The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic stood there, patting the back of Isak, who was not even 17 years old, and looking at him affectionately..."
"That's the inheritance of two generations of the Swedish national team! Maybe they couldn't see that kind of inheritance at that European Cup, but Pan Yi's arrival made that happen!"
"Of course, they have a good chance to continue their performance in the European Cup, because they are about to reach the final!"
"It's already the 70th minute of the Eastern half. We're two goals behind. Did Deschamps have any tricks that he didn't use? Please hurry up. Otherwise, the Swedish team will probably be able to pursue the victory, and maybe they will be good at scoring goals. Then
It will be too late.”
Just as he was talking, he saw that Deschamps made a substitution not long after the kickoff resumed.
He traded young Martial for Giroud.
I wonder if Giroud spent a lot of energy in the head-to-head confrontation with Granqvist, and he was also in the wrong position, so staying on the court was not of obvious use.
At that time, it was better to switch to Martial in another style and let him use his speed and dribbling to see if he could open up the situation.
Such a substitution also declared the failure of Deschamps' half-time tactics - directly looking for Giroud in the backcourt. It seemed that it had no effect in the face of Pan Yi's prepared deployment!
Pan Yi, on the other hand, did not make any substitutions, but let the two forwards Isaac and Guideti withdraw a little, leaving Ibrahimovic alone in front.
The Swedish team's formation also formed a swing formation, with more people in the midfield and a more brutal stranglehold.
Then it is clear that he is willing to sacrifice his own offensive ability and destroy the French team's offensive organization.
In the first 20 minutes, the game was shattered, which would deny the success of the Swedish team!
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The French team quickly made their second and third substitutions.
Koeman and Sissoko were all replaced on the field, so there was no chance of a last-ditch effort.
Pan Yi also made adjustments one after another.
For the first time, Kjellström was traded for Kulusevski.
Kulu will run a lot tomorrow and fight extremely hard, which will of course consume a lot of energy.
With the veteran Kjellström here, we can use his experience to help stabilize the situation and avoid being breached by the French bombardment.
For the second time, Lustig was exchanged for Larsson.
Larsson, as tomorrow's fullback and defensive midfielder, will make an outstanding contribution to tomorrow's victory. It can also be said that he was the most consumed among the eleven Swedish players on the field, so he asked to be replaced and rested.
And Lustig was fixed at the right back position after he came on the court.
First of all, he is not good at playing as a defensive midfielder, so don't force him;
Secondly, Sweden is currently leading by two goals, and the more important task is to defend, and Lustig is currently the best defensive full-back in Sweden.
Therefore, after he came, the Swedish team has fixed the four-back formation and no longer changes to a three-back formation.
For the last time, captain Ibrahimovic was replaced by Marcus Berry.
The Swedish veteran scored one goal and one assist in that game. Is his contribution to this team really real?
And even if we put aside the data, his role as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, his role in attracting firepower, and his role in motivating young players when he misses the court are all irreplaceable.
He is even more like a god in the eyes of Swedish fans!
Therefore, when Ibrahimovic played in the East Stadium, almost all the Swedish fans at the scene gave the veteran a warm applause.
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Beep~beep~beep~~~
"With the referee's whistle, that European Cup semi-final was officially over!!"
The on-site commentator loudly announced the truth at the moment the whistle sounded, and in the stadium, everyone in the Swedish team rushed into the stadium in one fell swoop, celebrating their entry into the European Cup final!
In history, the Swedish team has reached the finals of the World Series once.
In the distant 1958, when the World Cup was held in the country, the Swedish team advanced all the way to the final, losing to Brazil and finishing second. This was the most impressive record in the country's football history.
In addition, the Swedish team won third place in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil and the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
In the history of the European Cup, the Swedish team's best record was in 1992, when it was also held on home soil.
They made it all the way to the semi-finals, but unfortunately lost to Germany 2:3 in the semi-finals, resulting in the "Nordic Derby" with Denmark in the finals.
It can also be seen that the Swedish team with Brolin and Dachlin as the core in the early 1990s was very strong and could be said to be Sweden's "golden generation".
And Ruming, the Swedish national team that didn’t look so “golden” made history!
Under the leadership of Pan Yi, they reached the European Cup finals for the first time in history!
"Let them congratulate the Swedish team, they finally reached the European Cup final for the first time, then they deserve the reward!"
"Pan Yi's team is performing increasingly well in this European Cup. The team is improving in almost every game and has outstanding performances that are eye-catching in every game."
"That gives them enough reason to have confidence in that team. I believe they will be able to pose a sufficient threat to Portugal led by Ronaldo in the final!"
"That semi-final was very intense, and there were many exciting scenes, but what was more important was the tactical confrontation and strategizing between the coaches of the two teams."
"Obviously, Pan Yi defeated Deschamps. Although the strength of the lineup is not as good as that of France, or even there is a big gap, the Swedish team has an advantage in the scene and completely controls the direction of the game."
"The Swedish team can switch between four defenders and three defenders very freely. Whether they are attacking or defending, they show strict organization and discipline. It is really amazing that Pan Yi defeated that team in a short time.
transformation.”
"Of course, Coco also benefits from the innate teamwork attitude and discipline of the Nordic teams. It's hard to imagine that an African team can do that..."
"The French team was able to bring the originally contradictory French team to the semi-finals, which is actually worthy of praise. Especially since most of the players in the team are in the prime period of their careers, whether it is Giroud, Griezmann, etc.
Kante, Pogba, including Mbappe who has emerged at Chelsea in the past two years..."
"Therefore, we can look forward to their performance in the World Cup two years later, when they will be more mature and stronger!"
"As for Pan Yi, they have nothing to say. They can lead the Swedish team, which was not optimistic before the game. After being placed in the death group and falling into the death half, they can still make it to the finals.
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"On that basis, Pan Yi has already lived up to his reputation. But he believes that all fans, including him, hope that he can bring them more surprises when he misses Portugal in the finals.
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While the on-site commentator was talking, Pan Yi, who was being followed by the live TV camera, smiled all the way into the stadium. He kept high-fiving the Swedish team players in celebration, but he never stopped walking.
I saw him walking all the way from one end of the court to the other, shaking hands with the players of the French team, and especially hugging his favorite disciple Kante.
Because of the loss, Kanter's face certainly didn't look good.
But when he saw his mentor coming over, of course he forced a smile, and then the two hugged each other.
Then, Kanter suddenly put his mouth to Pan Yi's ear:
"Boss, Pogba said that he lost tomorrow because the mage I invited is very powerful. Is that true?"
Pan Yi was stunned, and when he turned around to look, he saw Pogba not far away raising his head and looking toward the stands, as if looking for something.
Pan Yi said goodbye to Kanter first, then walked curiously over there, and heard Pogba muttering in his mouth:
"TMD, are you hiding somewhere to cast spells...The stadium management staff are not doing things cleanly..."
Pan Yi followed Pogba's gaze and saw that he was looking at the positions of his two monks and Taoists!
Hearing what he said again, Pan Yi probably guessed what happened.
Damn it, he had almost forgotten about it since he arranged for the two extras to come to the stadium. Unexpectedly, Pogba was always thinking about that battle of wits and courage!
Pan Yi smiled secretly, but his face was serious, and he patted Pogba lightly on the shoulder: "They are indeed not in the stands anymore."
Pogba turned around, startled at first, but asked curiously: "Then they... can cast spells if they are not in the stands?"
"No, haven't I heard that Sun Wukong can walk a hundred and eighty thousand miles with a single somersault? Of course, long-distance spellcasting is not a problem either." Pan Yi nodded solemnly:
"I know nothing about the mysterious power from the East!"