Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly

Due to the current predicament of the French team, especially Pogba's predicament, Deschamps standing on the sidelines can certainly not see it.

But he is currently unable to make too many adjustments.

Since the start of the European Cup, the French team has basically designed tactics around Pogba. Of course, it is not possible to replace him suddenly, which will definitely make it difficult for the players to adapt.

Moreover, despite Pogba's usual casual appearance, he is an out-and-out leader in the French team's locker room.

It is precisely because of his presence that he suppressed the various forces in the locker room, allowing everyone to unite and move forward towards the goal of winning the championship.

Why is harmony in the locker room so important?

Just look at Belgium.

Well, you don’t need to look at Belgium, just look at France’s own history.

It can be said that the contradictions in the history of the French national team are not weaker than those of the famous contradictions in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the former Yugoslavia.

Let’s start with a more recent incident. During the 2008 European Cup, there was a conflict between Nasri, then a newcomer to the national team, because he took Henry’s special seat on the bus.

Central defender Gallas suddenly had a quarrel with Nasri, and some people even reported that the two had a fight at one point.

The French team throughout the European Cup was like a mess, with 3 games, 1 draw and 2 losses, and they were eliminated in disgrace.

In the 2010 World Cup, the head coach at the time was Domenico, and the French team tied with Uruguay in the first round. When they missed Mexico in the second round, the French team performed poorly in the half, winning 0-0 against Mexico.

During the halftime break, Domecheck criticized Awielka's performance, and Awielka directly called him a "son of a bitch."

Domewiec communicated with the Football Association and expelled Awielka from the national team. At the beginning of that game, the French team also lost 0-2 to Mexico.

That's endless.

Later, during training before the third round of the group stage, French captain Evra and fitness coach Duverna had an argument and even moved their legs.

Then all the players of the French team walked on the bus on the sidelines and immediately announced that they were going to stop training. The scene was directly captured by reporters on the sidelines.

The French team failed to lose to South Africa in the final round, and the conflicts between the French team further escalated.

After the French team suffered a humiliating exit in three games with 1 draw and 2 losses, Henry, Evra, Abidal and others all stated that they would fully disclose the truth about the coaxing during the World Cup.

That incident also shocked the French political circles. French President Sarkozy even assigned his sports minister to go to South Africa for public relations.

The previous external conflict ended with many big bosses shutting down the matter and Domei's foreign policy ending.

Then, there is the more famous "Benzema incident".

In 2015, Valbuena was blackmailed due to the "videotape incident". Benzema was found guilty of being an accessory and both were expelled from the national team.

Even though Benzema was quickly released and Zhiming was not found guilty, he never entered the national team again.

Real Madrid's leading center forward is unable to play for the country, which is a very strange thing in itself, but Deschamps can only choose that way because of the atmosphere in the locker room. Anyway, he is very big, right? Giroud?

It is precisely because of this that Deschamps will not touch Pogba's leadership position in the locker room and core position in the field unless it is absolutely necessary.

If it leads to disunity and the French team becomes the conflict-ridden French team again, then it would be better to just raise the red flag and forget about it - they are familiar with it anyway.

"Their biggest problem now is that they can't get the ball forward quickly. Pogba and Griezmann are all restricted. They always have 4-5 people coming to attack them. They are too

Passive."

Assistant coach Guy, standing next to Deschamps, also frowned.

"I beg you, their tactical flexibility is far inferior to that of Pan Yi." Deschamps shook his head and sighed.

There is no shame in admitting that he is weaker than Pan Yi, and Deschamps did not hide it in front of his most trusted assistant coach.

He knows that the French team currently relies too much on Pogba, which is a very serious problem, and Pan Yi arranges tactics around that point.

The benefits of having a core are obvious, because I seek to liberate the core and provide space for the core to perform, so that he can lead the team to demonstrate smooth offense and defense;

But the disadvantages of having a core are also very obvious. Once my core is contained, my team as a whole will also be affected.

That's called making a mistake and losing everything!

Why can't France advance the ball faster? It's because Pogba was choked to death at that point!

But no, if France changes its focus to the wing at that time, it will be equivalent to giving up the space in the center to the wrong leg. Pogba's situation may be even more embarrassing than now.

What's more important is that the Swedish team did not send anyone to keep an eye on Pogba throughout the game, but used a sudden attack method. Sometimes Weinblum was misplaced, and sometimes Isaac retreated.

At this time, Larsson was unexpectedly received from the defensive midfielder position.

That would mean that Pogba couldn't hide, and Sweden didn't even pay the price of "losing his son" for this.

"Otherwise, they should use one more midfielder?" Guy suggested. "Maybe we can let Griezmann stay in the midfield position and change the formation to fight with them in the midfield."

"Hmm...wait a little longer, let's wait and see after halftime." Deschamps thought about it for a while, but rejected it first.

If Pogba is France's engine, then Griezmann is the lubricant in the frontcourt. His emphasis is not much lower than Pogba's.

He moved around as a forward, attacking midfielder, winger, and midfielder, connecting France's offensive players in the midfield and frontcourt.

His free and agile movement, skillful ball control and decisive shooting can be said to have improved the French team's offensive power by more than one level.

So, why does Griezmann, who in the eyes of some people has relatively average technical characteristics, no perfect speed, no gorgeous passing skills, and no tough physique, occupy such a highly sought-after position in the star-studded French team?

The answer lies in his extremely high golf IQ and extremely stable technical ability in high-speed running.

When playing for Atletico Madrid, Griezmann was the team's indispensable offensive core and the first starting point for the team's counterattack.

While in the national team, next to Giroud, he showed his excellent connection, sorting, cooperation and ball-making ability in a small area.

Coupled with abundant physical fitness, excellent tactical execution, and tireless running, Griezmann has become the most ruthless coach for coaches such as Simeone and Deschamps.

Therefore, if Griezmann's position is fixed and the midfielder is not as deep, Coco will not be able to fully play his role.

Therefore, Deschamps has not yet decided to make any adjustments to the players on the court in order to ensure the quality of France's offense.

After all, the situation is now very balanced...

Well, Sweden seems to be controlling the situation now, but at least the situation hasn’t changed, right?——

On the other side, Pan Yi was also chatting with his assistants.

After experiencing some chaos at the beginning, the Swedish team quickly entered the state, and the effects of the secret training in the past few days were reflected on the court.

In particular, Fou's switching and the French midfielder's targeted defense were done very well. Counterattacks and offensive coordination also created a lot of threats.

That also surprised Arteta and Scaloni.

"To be honest, boss, when I asked for a change of formation, he thought I was crazy, because the Swedish team didn't seem to have the ground to use that kind of tactics." Arteta shook his head.

Scaloni also said: "No, he doesn't think so. Especially if Larsson plays as a right back... He won't do that if he plays a hundred games. After all, there have been two performances before.

Excellent right back."

Arteta kept shaking his head: "But has the boss created such an effective three-center-back system from the Swedish team, which is relatively lacking in talents... He can say that he feels

He’s been stuck with this way of thinking his entire life.”

When Pan Yi listened to them boasting about himself, he smiled and said nothing.

Basic exercises, don't do 6, all go.

He is thinking more now about how Deschamps will adjust.

Given the current situation in France, there is only one choice available, and that is whether to regain balance with the Swedish team in the midfield.

Then they need to invest at least one more force in the midfield, either from the front line or from the back line.

The Swedish team has a wide range of movement in the frontcourt. Isaac and Guidetti took turns to create threats on the wing. At that time, if a player was pulled from the back line, it would obviously not be possible. The risk would be too great.

!

But if you want to withdraw someone from the front line, who should you withdraw?

Giroud is a forward-thinking center forward, so it would be unrealistic for him to retreat.

Coupled with the Swedish team's defense, especially if the two central defenders are aware of Giroud's limitations, they may be wary of Giroud's fulcrum role and his shooting skills that are comparable to Ibrahimovic.

If Giroud is really allowed to retreat, Sweden's defense will be liberated and more support will be given to the midfield. Wouldn't it be self-defeating?

Payet? Not a choice for him.

He is a player who can play as a left winger, right winger, and attacking midfielder, and his technical characteristics are more about passing and shooting after breaking through with the ball.

Griezmann? Seems better.

After all, his ability is more comprehensive and he can perform to a certain level in the central midfielder position and even as a defensive midfielder.

But the question is no. Regardless of whether Donpayet is withdrawn or Griezmann is withdrawn, France's offense will be severely weakened. Deschamps cannot accept that now.

Because he also knows very well that just one goal can completely change the current situation, so he really wants to continue to support and continue to play around Pogba.

Deschamps once wanted to use the space created by Augustin to create an issue, allowing Payet to hit the point behind him;

But Swedish midfielder Weinblum is getting better and better. After Augustinsson assists, he can often firmly block the left side, freezing the threat of Payet, so that the latter can never create a murderous opportunity.

In addition, Pan Yi himself is also very aware of the risks of full-backs pushing forward, so he exclusively plays on the left.

Larson on the right, his main task is to move into the midfielder position to help disrupt the midfield, and basically does not push forward.

Occasionally participating in the attack, he only makes through balls and diagonal passes in the midfield position, and rarely advances to the frontcourt.

In this way, the Swedish team's defense ensures that there is one more man than the French offensive personnel at all times.

With one more player in the midfield and one more player in the backcourt, the Swedish team's advantage will naturally be obvious, and its defense will naturally become stronger.

Of course, the so-called more does not mean that the Swedish team can play with more than 11 players, but it is caused by a kind of running.

Just like Isaac and Guidetti, they are positioned as wingers, roaming around Ibrahimovic.

Once the Swedish team launches an attack and counterattack, their central core Huan Peng will move forward to the front line, and then form cooperation with Ibrahimovic. Especially when Isak penetrates forward, he can directly become a double forward.

When defending, the two wingers often retreated to the midfield position and participated in Pogba's harassment with several brothers.

The players' positions on the court are not fixed, but are constantly moving and running.
To be continued...