Having said that, his team is indeed not as good as Germany in terms of strength, but he is satisfied with the fact that he has played that well.

"Boss, is it time to arrange the roster for the penalty shootout?"

Arteta walked to Pan Yi and asked.

Scaloni also looked at Pan Yi.

Maybe they thought Pan Yi had already prepared for the penalty shootout.

But Pan Yi shook his head and smiled: "Let the players decide for themselves."

Arteta and Scaloni took a wrong look and immediately understood Pan Yi's intention.

In fact, many coaches will do the same thing, that is, let the players decide whether to take penalty kicks.

After all, there is too much pressure to take penalty kicks. If you don't want to do it, then it's better not to do it.

"Well, let them decide later."

When the overtime period reached 1 minute of stoppage time, referee Webber finally blew the final whistle, and the brutal penalty shootout was about to begin!——

"He is the first to appear, and we will punish the others!"

When all Swedish players and coaches gathered in a circle, Ibuma said domineeringly.

Does that actually show the responsibility of a veteran?

Because in a penalty shootout, the first one to appear has the greatest pressure!

"He's fifth," Granqvist also said.

Pan Yi nodded slightly.

Granqvist's mental quality is excellent and his penalty kick skills are also good.

The fact is, after Ibrahimovic withdrew from the Swedish national team, Granqvist took over the position of captain of the national team, and he also became the first player to score a goal!

Therefore, there must be no problem if he is asked to guard the fifth level.

The fifth player to appear is under less pressure than the first player, because that is often the moment when one goal determines the outcome.

Often some stars choose first when they want something, and fifth when they want something.

For example, Messi usually plays first, while Ronaldo likes to play fifth.

After Ibrahimovic and Granqvist, the two captains and vice-captains, have spoken, please confirm the penalty kick legs No. 2, 3, and 4.

"He comes. He kicks the second one." No. Weinblum shut up at this time.

"He kicked the third one." That's Larsson.

"Then he is the fourth one." Ekdal.

It just so happens that today's three defensive midfielders are all among the group with the best psychological quality.

"He also begged to be kicked..."

"It's very him..."

One of the people vying for a job is Augustinsson, who came as a substitute in the east half. His footwork will definitely be no problem in kicking penalty kicks;

There is a young player named Isaac. In fact, he will also be at Real Sociedad in the future, Newcastle's first goalkeeper.

At that time, Pan Yi came forward: "Let's go on a first-come, first-served basis. The few of us in the back row may be good at playing in the sixth or seventh round. So even Isaksson, I want to be prepared."

, don’t think you don’t have to take penalty kicks because you’re a goalkeeper!”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

The sound couldn't help but make the Germans look askance.

We are about to take a penalty kick, can we be more serious? Why are we laughing so hard???

And this is something that Pan Yi is very satisfied with the Swedish team.

As expected of the descendants of the Vikings, they have a strong psychological quality and are not afraid at all.

Some team players' legs become weak when a penalty kick is taken, and many times they ask the coach to name them one by one so that they can take the kick.

But the Swedish side is very good, everyone is rushing to be kicked, and they look very unhappy when they are not kicked.

"Whether the penalty shootout is important is important, but let's just kick it when we see the right direction. Don't think too much. Leave more thoughts to the girls waiting for us in the hotel!"

That would negate Pan Yi’s initial instructions.

After causing another burst of laughter from the players, Pan Yi pulled goalkeeper Isaksson aside.

Isaksson is a very stable goalkeeper and rarely makes mistakes on the court. In terms of FM attributes, his "nervous index" is very low.

But that also means that he rarely performs at a super high level, including not being particularly good at saving penalty kicks.

Therefore, Pan Yi needs to give him a small start.

"I'll take a look first to see if the German team will have a list of players who will take penalty kicks, as well as their accustomed penalty kick methods."

Pan Yi handed Isaacson a small note and warned: "Put it away, don't throw it away."

Then the Swedish coaching staff collected information before the game and made an analysis and summary based on the recent penalty kicks taken by German players.

In fact, when Sweden entered the knockout rounds, they would do this in every game. After all, no one could predict that the two sides would not decide the victory through a penalty shootout.

Today's scene is a bit special, as the host's advice was not given by Pan Yi.

Because he remembered very well in his previous life, when Germany met Italy in the quarterfinals, and they decided the winner through a penalty shootout.

The reason why Pan Yicuo was so impressed by that game was first of all because the penalty shootout was so thrilling that the two sides didn't decide the winner until the ninth round!

And for another reason, if it weren’t for a famous scene, it would be Italian striker Zaza.

It was not until the 120th minute, at the end of overtime, that Zaza came off the bench to replace Don Chiellini.

Obviously, Conte deliberately asked Zaza to play in the penalty shootout, but that kind of forced arrangement turned out to be a big mistake.

In the first round, Italy's Insigne and Germany's Kroos both scored penalty kicks;

In the second round, Zaza took the penalty kick in front of him. The Juventus forward started his run from the penalty area line and was only 6 yards away from the penalty spot. Zaza's running made people laugh and cry: he was walking in small steps.

, just like a marionette, running a full 18 steps for a distance of 6 yards, it seems that everything is the same.

Perhaps, when Zaza's running was replayed in slow motion and he covered a distance of 5.5 meters in 4 seconds, Italian fans already felt an ominous feeling.

Sure enough, Zaza's left foot shot flew directly over the crossbar!

That penalty kick has been complained about the most in the history of the game. It was later parodied by netizens from all over the world and became a famous and enduring meme.

Therefore, how could Pan Yi forget that game?

I even remember who the players on the German team are and which side they play on.

Therefore, the note given to Isaksson can be said to be more detailed than any other referee in the history of football.

"Kross, the goal is on the left corner; that is: to my right leg. Dongtong."

"Thomas Müller, east right corner of the goal;"

"Draxler, east right corner of the goal;"

"Hummels, east right corner;"

"Schweinsteiger, right in the corner;"

"Kimmich, left east corner..."

After guessing the coin, the German team will take the penalty first.

The first one to appear was indeed Kroos!

He slowly walked to the penalty spot, took a deep breath, ran, shot, and scored!

"It's a bit surprising that Kroos took the first penalty for the German team."

"Although he is among the players with the best footwork, some people have criticized him for his poor mental quality and sometimes refusing to take penalty kicks."

"But obviously he feels very good tomorrow. He opened the scoring for the German team and stabilized the morale of the army."

"Isaksson misjudged the direction, but his save didn't seem that decisive. Kroos' shot was also at a very tricky angle, so it went into the net from Isaksson's fingertips.

"

The first penalty kick for Sweden was of course captain Ibrahimovic.

He looked at German goalkeeper Neuer with a relaxed expression and even smiled.

After the referee's whistle blew, he took a run, raised his leg, then flicked his ankle and made a fake move. Neuer pounced in the wrong direction and the ball went in!!

The whole audience burst into cheers at first, and then quickly fell into silence due to nervousness.

The penalty shootout can be ravaged by nerves, especially for everyone present, and not just for the players...

Germany's second penalty kicker was Thomas Muller.

When he bent down to place the ball, Isaacson began his own mental activities:

"Oh my god, all the players that the boss predicted to play for the German team actually came to play, even in the same order!"
To be continued...