Author: Ant who watches football ruthlessly

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.
To be continued...