Chapter 474 He has been a fan of the Swedish team for 30 years!

Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly

Chapter 474 He has been a fan of the Swedish team for 30 years!

When all the Swedish players and staff rushed outside the stadium frantically and jumped up and down excitedly outside the stadium, Pan Yi slowly walked back to the coaching bench and took his seat.

His tense nerves were completely relaxed at this moment. He rubbed the bridge of his nose vigorously and closed his eyes to rest for a short while.

Wasn’t that penalty shootout too painful?

In other words, it was a bit of a fluke.

The fact is, even if the game is decided through a penalty shootout, it can be said that there is an element of luck in it.

Considering the stability of the German team in the penalty shootout, maybe Pan Yi "hacked" the Swedish team goalkeeper Isaksson beforehand, and now he is celebrating the victory, maybe he is a player of the German team.

"What's the matter, boss?"

Arteta and Scaloni noticed something unusual about Pan Yi and hurried over to check.

"It's okay, he was just wondering why they couldn't defeat them in 120 minutes." Pan Yi said with a smile.

Arteta and Scaloni looked at each other wrongly and were a little confused at first, but soon became relieved.

Then deny their leader!

Sweden defeated Germany and entered the semi-finals of the European Cup. Isn't that something worth celebrating?

But now Pan Yi is wondering why he didn't win more happily...

Perhaps it is because of his attitude of striving for excellence that he became the number one coach in the world.

As for Pan Yi, he really doesn't want to pin the team's fate on something illusory like "luck."

In fact, in overtime, the tactics Pan Yi designed for the Swedish team were already considered successful.

The advantage of being present in the body gradually turned into the advantage of being present in the scene, and the offensive became very powerful.

However, the inability to achieve a midfield configuration that integrates offense and defense has made it difficult to convert those offensive attacks into victories. In the past, they were dragged into penalty shootouts.

After defeating Germany and entering the semi-finals, the Swedish team came east to face the winners of France and Iceland.

Regardless of the memory of the past life or the mismatch in strength between the two teams, the host France team should be the winner.

Will England, known as the "Dragon Team of Europe", capsize in front of Iceland?

France may be stronger than the German team!

In recent years, it can be said that their stars have exploded, their strength has greatly increased, and they already have the strength to win any championship.

The fact is that in Pan Yi's previous life, the French team did reach the finals in the 16th European Cup, the 18th World Cup, and the 22nd World Cup, and won the initial championship in the 18th World Cup.

In front of such a French team, it is obvious that Sweden needs to do better than tomorrow to have a chance to enter the finals.

But now, the Swedish team is really in trouble in the midfield.

Whether Ekdahl, Weinblum, Larsson, or Kjellström can all achieve a certain aspect and fulfill some specific tactical needs;

But if they can combine offense and defense like Pogba and Kante of the French team, it would be a bit difficult.

It is precisely because of this that the Swedish team's three-midfielder tactic can prevent the German team's attack tomorrow, but it will be very difficult to go further to counterattack the wrong leg.

And tomorrow's game will actually expose that weakness to the whole world, including France's head coach Deschamps.

Of course he also saw how the German team defended the Swedish team's attack.

Tactics must be demonstrated on the football field. In the eyes of professionals, there can be no secrets!

"But they really don't have any suitable candidates left."

After listening to Pan Yi's explanation, Arteta and Scaloni also laughed bitterly.

After all, the national team is not a club. Without people, there are no people.

If the Swedish team has Kante and Pogba, will they be a second-tier European team?

"If we want to completely eliminate the problems of midfield operation and offensive and defensive transitions, starting Kjellström and Forsberg together will have the best effect. The two form a dual-core, which can produce stronger effects, but it will not

Then the defense in the midfield will be a problem."

Scaloni analyzed.

After hearing this, Pan Yi nodded and said: "So, there must be at least one defender behind them. They didn't use Ekdal before."

"But a defensive midfielder is obviously not good at playing against France, right?" Arteta looked worried.

"So, they have to think again."

Everyone nodded.

Everyone also agrees that the French team can enter the semi-finals, and everyone knows the strength of the French team.

Especially midfield.

Kanter + Pogba + Matuidi, all of them are versatile fighters who can attack and defend well.

Griezmann in the frontcourt will often drop back to the midfield to help organize the attack.

The midfield combination they formed has become more and more smooth in this European Cup. The more they play, the better they are. They also showed a smooth offensive scene that has been very rare in France in recent years.

If the Swedish team cannot adjust its midfield configuration, then when it faces France, the midfielder of the wrong team will definitely defeat Sweden. No one has any doubt about this.

So for the Swedish coaching staff, seeking changes is the only way to beat France.

But how it changes and to what extent it changes will be the biggest test and the key to whether Pan Yi can lead the team to defeat France.

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In July and April, the 2016 European Cup quarter-finals took place for the last time.

France defeated Iceland 5-2 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis to advance to the semi-finals. The host country's wrong leg in the semi-finals will deny the Swedish team!

France arranged a 4231 formation for this game, with Giroud serving as the center, and Griezmann and Payet ambushing behind them.

Midfielder Kante and defender Lamy are suspended for this game, and Moussa Sissoko and Umtiti get the chance to play.

Iceland still uses the 442 formation, and the starting lineup has not changed from before.

In the 12th minute of the game, Matuidi sent an exquisite overhead pass from the center. Giroud broke into the left side of the penalty area and hit a volley. France led Iceland 1-0.

In the 20th minute, Griezmann passed a corner kick from the right. Pogba jumped high to grab a header. The ball flew into the left corner of the goal. France expanded its lead 2-0.

That was Pogba's first goal in this cup. The French national team scored 6 goals in 36 appearances.

In the 43rd minute, Sagna made a pass from the right, Giroud grabbed the first point with a header, Griezmann calmly responded in the middle, Payet adjusted slightly and then volleyed, the ball went into the right east corner of the goal, France 3-3

0 ahead of Iceland.

In the 45th minute, Pogba made a long pass from the backcourt, Giroud cleverly made a good pass, and Griezmann quickly moved forward to form a single shot. Facing Halldorson who was attacking by mistake, Griezmann calmly hit the ball with a lob.

France leads Iceland 4-0.

That is Griezmann's fourth goal in this cup. He also surpassed Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic to lead the scoring list alone!

In the 56th minute, Gylfi Sigurdsson made a pass from the right, and Sigurd Thorson fell to the ground and shot the ball into the right east corner of the goal. Iceland tied the score to 1-4.

In the 59th minute, Payet was in the penalty area. Halldorsson made a mistake and Giroud hit the header with a header. France led Iceland 5-1.

In the 84th minute, Skurasson made a pass from the left, and Birgier Bjarnason headed the ball into the right east corner. Iceland tied the score to 2-5.

The two teams contributed 7 goals, and that game became the most scored game in this cup so far.

Although the dark horse cannot be completely blacked out, Iceland has remained in the hearts of all fans watching this European Cup.

Whether it was their goosebump-inducing Viking war-dance celebration or bearded captain Gunnarsson's "leg grenade tactics", Iceland was impressive both on the court and on the court.

Everyone who has watched this European Cup may never forget the figure of Iceland's national population of 330,000. No, it is indeed a number that should be remembered.

The national team of 330,000 people is the smallest national team in the history of the World Series, and their achievement of advancing to the top 8 may wait for them to break it.

Of course, now that Iceland is out, the real dark horse is their Nordic brother Sweden...

In the other two quarter-finals held earlier, Portugal also eliminated Poland through penalty kicks and advanced to the semi-finals.

Their wrong leg in the semi-final was...Wales!

The Red Dragons unexpectedly defeated the European Red Devils Belgium with a score of 3:1 and also reached the semi-finals!

In this game, Belgium scored a goal from Nainggolan in the 13th minute to take the lead against Wales.

But the Welsh team scored three goals in a row and eliminated the wrong leg before!

The Belgian team with a luxurious lineup once again lost disappointingly and completely left this cup.

Belgian head coach Wilmots has been strongly criticized by foreign media and fans. The Belgian Football Association also officially announced that Wilmots will no longer serve as the head coach of the Belgian national team.

Soon, the two staggered schedules for the semifinals were also released.

In July, Portugal missed the match against Wales;

In July and August, France will miss Sweden!

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To be continued...