After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 473 The Most Desperate Thing Is To Play A Penalty With The Germans

When the referee Webber from the UK blew the whistle for the end of the game, all the fans in the Bordeaux Stadium, which can accommodate a total of 42000 people, stood up from their seats in unison, raised their arms and shouted loudly. .

Whether it is a German fan or a Swedish fan, they are all cheering for their team.

On the scoreboard at the Bordeaux Stadium, the time and score of the two teams' confrontation in this game are displayed.

The number below the name of the German team on the left is 0, and the number under the name of the Swedish team on the right is... 0!

And the time below shows... 120+1 minute!

This also means that the Swedish team and the German team played until the end of overtime in this much-anticipated quarter-final of the European Cup, and failed to decide the winner!

This result is actually beyond the expectations of many people.

Before the game, obviously most people still believed that the powerful world champion German team would still win Sweden and enter the semi-finals smoothly.

The last time the two teams met in a World Series was in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup, when Germany easily defeated Sweden 2-0.

But in the course of today's game, the Swedish team caused a lot of trouble for the German team.

Pan Yi set up a 4-3-1-2 three midfielder formation to strangle the German team's Khedira + Kroos double midfielder combination, making the German team's offensive organization a bit chaotic.

Moreover, the Swedish team's back line is also mainly defensive, and it is not easy to step forward for assists, which makes the Swedish team's defense line tight at the front of its own big penalty area for a long time.

This also made the defense density in front of the Swedish goal very high. As soon as the German team's ball entered this area, it immediately fell into the sea like a mud cow, silently.

Even those who thought the German team could win easily before the game may change their minds after watching the first half.

Because Sweden's defense is really good!

At this time, they will think that the German team's offense may really be unable to break through the Swedish team's defense, and the game is likely to enter overtime or even a penalty shootout.

And when the game came to the second half, they would think, is the Swedish team more likely to win?
Because at this time, Sweden's double striker tactics began to show off.

Lindelof began to frequently launch long passes from the backcourt to find Ibrahimovic or Isaac in front, and Forsberg also used midfield through balls to threaten the German defense from time to time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Isaac, two strong centers with comprehensive skills, often play the ball with each other, looking for the space between Hummels and Boateng.

Including two wings, Sweden's striker Shuangsha will also intersperse on both sides to attack Hector and Kimmich.

It's just that at this time it also reflects a drawback of the Swedish team's three-back strategy, that is, there is too little support for the frontcourt.

Except for Ibrahimovic and Isaac, basically Forsberg will step in to help, while Ekdal, Wayne Bloom, and Larson's main task is to mop up and not often participate in offense;

And the two fullbacks would never step forward without Pan Yi's instructions!

This led to the Swedish team basically playing more with less in the frontcourt.

However, Isaac's powerful impact and Ibrahimovic's unparalleled shooting skills still gave the Swedish team a lot of shooting opportunities.

It's just that the German goalkeeper Neuer is not a vegetarian, he saves the ball one by one, trying to keep the goal.

When playing to about 65 minutes, Loew made a substitution.

He replaced Khedira with a tougher Schweinsteiger and brought in young Draxler.

At the same time, Loew also changed his tactics, began to slow down the rhythm, and began to pursue a fast, orderly and stable performance. Even the German team would take the initiative to withdraw the defense line, release the Swedish team, and then fight back.

After the substitution, the German team's offense began to show its power.

The transition in the middle of the midfield, the breakthrough from the side, and the support and cooperation of the front and the middle, the whole offense began to appear a more three-dimensional coordination routine, fully blooming, far more effective than the previous monotonous breaking of dense defense, especially in pulling and looking loophole.

After that, the German team launched several offensive climaxes and also created several good shooting opportunities.

But like the past few games, the Swedish team's defense in this game performed well as always.

Although the defense composed of Olsson, Lindelof, Granqvist, and Lustig lacks offensive capabilities, they are playing more and more tacitly in defense, making the defense stronger.

Moreover, there are three defensive midfielders such as Ekdal, Wayne Bloom, and Larsson in front to protect the Swedish team's defense from being directly exposed to the opponent's artillery fire, which also greatly reduces Iraq's defensive ability. Saxon is directly at risk for the German striker.

And even if Gomez gets the ball sometimes, he will immediately encounter Lindelof and Granqvist's double insurance blockade, which also makes it difficult for him to shoot comfortably, let alone score.

This is actually Pan Yi's strategy.

That is to focus on defense in nine 10 minutes and drag the game into overtime!
Since Sweden got ample rest in the last round of the group stage, and because they avoided exhaustion during the round of 16, the physical fitness of the Swedish team has an advantage over Germany.

If it can be dragged to overtime, the balance of victory will naturally tilt towards Sweden.

However, when the game went to overtime as Pan Yi wished, Pan Yi found that this German team was really hard to be dragged down.

They have inherited the traditional German spirit of tenacity, have been gritting their teeth and persisting, and their technical level has not dropped too much!
No wonder they can win the World Cup, and no wonder there is a saying that "a football match is a game in which 22 players from both sides play for 120 minutes and the Germans win in the end".

It is really difficult to defeat the Germans in terms of willpower.

Of course, another very important reason for this is that the Swedish team's offense is really not good.

Because he must be careful to prevent the German team from attacking at all times, Pan Yi has not changed his formation to attack aggressively.

On the basis of this three midfielder system, even if Sweden wants to attack, the route is too single. In many cases, it is mainly based on long passes in the middle, which is inefficient.

There are also problems with the transition of offense and defense and the control of rhythm.

Having said that, Ekdal has to be mentioned.

His position today is in the middle of the three defensive midfielders, and he can be regarded as the hub of the Swedish team's offensive and defensive transition, but he obviously can only complete the task of "defending".

His strength is actually not in his strengths, but in his average. He can play in any position in the midfield, left, center, right, front, center and back. He can play in any position in the midfield, and all Can make a difference, there's almost nothing he can't do.

But the problem is exactly this. He is not as good as Kjellstrom when it comes to the overall situation and the ability to control the rhythm of the game. When it comes to passing precision, he is not as good as Forsberg, but he has what these players have. The kind of defensive ability that is not available and excellent physical fitness and running ability.

His type of midfielder is actually very interesting. If played well, he can play in any position, but once he encounters problems, or needs to break the deadlock. no more.

Playing Germany actually exposed his control of the game situation and the gap in his ability to control the rhythm of the game.

At least in overtime, the Swedish team seemed to gradually take advantage of their physical strength to take the initiative on the court, but they failed to create obvious scoring opportunities. Threat pass.

In fact, at this time, experienced and capable organizers will often adjust the rhythm changes according to the situation on the court, and disrupt the German team's defense by dividing the ball left and right, through appropriate retraction, and deliberately slowing down the rhythm. The pace makes the opponent's defense lose predictability.

Everyone knows that once the defense loses predictability, it is too slow to wait until the moment when the opponent attacks to react!

But throughout the first half, Ekdal was obviously caught in the team's overall rhythm, rather than controlling the team's rhythm!

It's not that Pan Yi is ignorant of this problem, but in order to maintain the hardness of the defense, he can only continue to play this position.

There is no one on the bench!Seamark?Levitsky?Almost meaningless.

You can't let Fosberg play the midfielder, can you?He is not Pirlo...

And even Pirlo is actually not very easy to use in the current three-back midfielder system that focuses on defense.

After all, he himself needs more protection, which will weaken the sweeping power in the midfield.

In short, amidst such tension between the two sides, the game time has gradually moved towards the last 120 minutes.

And this time means...

The two teams are about to enter a brutal penalty shootout! ——
If we say that a football match is a game in which 22 people from both sides play for 120 minutes, and the Germans win in the end;
Taking a penalty against the German, then, seems to be one of the more desperate moments in football.

The Germans are clearly better at penalty shoot-outs than any national team in the world.

Before this campaign, Germany scored 6 wins and 5 loss in 1 penalty shootouts in the World Cup and European Cup international competitions. The only time they lost was in the distant 1976 European Cup final.

At that time, the current Bayern chairman Hoeness missed a penalty kick, while the Czech team made all five free throws. Panenka also scored the first scoop penalty kick in history, causing the German team to lose.

Since then, Germany has continued its 40-year record of unbeaten penalty kicks in international competitions.

It is worth emphasizing that Germany only missed 28 penalty kicks in 2 international competitions!
This fully demonstrates the steel will of the German chariot. After all, penalty kicks are more about mentality, to see who can withstand the pressure and remain calm, rather than the skills at their feet.

Therefore, the penalty shootout was actually not what Pan Yi expected.

But now that it has really reached this point, Pan Yi can only face it.

Having said that, his team is indeed not as good as Germany in terms of strength, and being able to play for this is enough to satisfy him.

"Boss, is it time to arrange a penalty shootout list?"

Arteta walked to Pan Yi's side and asked.

Scaloni also looked at Pan Yi.

Perhaps they thought that Pan Yi was already ready for the penalty shootout.

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

Arteta and Scaloni looked at each other, and immediately understood Pan Yi's intentions.

In fact, many coaches will also do this, that is, let the players decide whether to take a penalty kick.

After all, the pressure of kicking a penalty is too great, if it is not willing, it is better not to take it.

"Well, let them decide for themselves later."

When the extra time reached 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee Weber finally blew the final whistle, and the cruel penalty shootout was about to begin! ——
"I'm the first to appear, the others you love so and so!"

When all the Swedish players and coaches gathered in a circle, Ibrahimovic immediately said domineeringly.

This actually shows the responsibility of the veteran.

Because in the penalty shootout, the pressure of being the first to play is the greatest!

"I am fifth." Granqvist also said.

Pan Yi nodded slightly.

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

In fact, after Ibrahimovic withdrew from the Swedish national team, Granqvist took over the position of captain of the national team and became the first penalty shooter!
Therefore, it is definitely no problem for him to guard the fifth pass.

The pressure on the fifth player is second only to the first one, because at that time it is often the moment when one goal decides the world.

Often some stars either choose first or fifth.

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

After the two captains, Ibrahimovic and Granqvist, spoke, it was time to determine the No. 2, 3, and 4 free throwers.

"I'll do it. I'll kick the second." It was Wayne Bloom who spoke.

"I kick the third." This is Larson.

"Then I'm fourth." Ekdal said.

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

"I want to kick too..."

"And I……"

Competing for the invitation, there is also Augustinson, who came off the bench in the second half, and his footwork must be fine for kicking penalties;

There is also the teenager Isaac, who will actually be the first penalty shooter in Real Sociedad and Newcastle in the future.

At this time, Pan Yi could only come forward: "Let's do it on a first-come, first-served basis. You guys go to the back row, maybe you will play the sixth or seventh round. So even Isaacson, you have to do well." Get ready, don't think that you don't have to kick penalties because you are a goalkeeper!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

This sound could not help but make the Germans look sideways.

This is about to kick a penalty, can you be more serious, why are you still laughing out loud? ? ?

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

As expected of the descendants of the Vikings, they have a strong psychological quality and have no fear at all.

Some team players' legs are weak when they encounter a penalty kick. In many cases, the coach has to name them one by one to let them go up and kick.

And the Swedish side is good, everyone is rushing to kick, and they look unhappy if they can't play.

"Penalty shootouts are very important, but if you see the right direction, just kick it. Don't think too much. Leave more thoughts to the girl waiting for you in the hotel!"

This is Pan Yi's last lecture.

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

Isaacson is a very stable goalkeeper who rarely makes mistakes on the field. In terms of FM attributes, his "nerve index" is very low.

But it also means that he rarely plays at a super high level, including not being particularly good at saving penalties.

Therefore, Pan Yi needs to give him a little treatment.

"This is the list of players that the German team may take penalty kicks, and the way they are used to penalty kicks. You can take a look first."

Pan Yi handed a small note to Isaacson, and said: "Take it away, don't be thrown away."

This is the information collected by the Swedish coaching staff before the game, based on the analysis and summary of the German players' recent penalty kicks.

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

But today's scene is a bit special, and the main reference opinions are given by Pan Yi.

Because he still remembers that in his previous life, Germany met Italy in the quarterfinals, and they decided the winner through a penalty shootout.

The reason why Pan Yi was so impressed with this game was first of all because this penalty shootout was thrilling, and the two sides played until the ninth round to decide the winner!

Another reason is a famous scene, that is, the Italian striker Zaza.

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

Obviously, Conte deliberately asked Zaza to play a penalty shootout, but this forced arrangement turned out to be a big mistake.

Insigne of Italy and Kroos of Germany both scored penalty kicks in the first round;

In the second round, Zaza stepped forward to take a penalty kick. The Juventus striker started a run-up from the penalty area line, and it was only 2 yards away from the penalty spot. Zaza's running made people dumbfounded: pacing small steps, Like a marionette man, he ran 6 steps for a distance of 6 yards, which looked very funny.

Perhaps, when Zaza ran in slow motion and ran a distance of 4 meters in 5.5 seconds, the Italian fans already felt ominous.

Sure enough, Zaza shot with his left foot and flew directly over the crossbar!
This may be the penalty kick that has been complained about most times in the history of football. Later, it was also spoofed by various PSs by netizens from various countries, and became a famous enduring meme.

Therefore, how could Pan Yi forget this game?
I even remember who the few players in the German team played and which side they played.

Therefore, the level of detail in this note to Isaacson can be said to be higher than any cheat sheet in football history.

"Kroos, the upper left corner of the goal; that is: your right hand side. The same below."

"Thomas Müller, bottom right of goal;"

"Draxler, lower right corner of the goal;"

"Hummels, bottom right;"

"Schweinsteiger, top right;"

"Kimmich, lower left corner..."

After guessing the coin to pick the side, it was the German team who made the first penalty.

The first one to appear was Cross!
He walked slowly towards the penalty spot, took a deep breath, ran up, shot, and scored!

"Kroos took the first penalty for the German team, which is a bit of a surprise."

"Although he is one of the players with the best footwork, there are also criticisms that his mental quality is not strong enough, and he sometimes refuses to take penalties."

"But obviously he felt good today, opened the scoring for the German team and stabilized the morale of the army."

"Isaacson judged the right direction, but he didn't seem to be so determined. Kroos' shot angle was also very tricky, so he still got into the net from Isaacson's fingertips."

The first penalty kick on the Swedish side was of course captain Ibrahimovic.

He looked at the German goalkeeper Neuer with a relaxed face, and even showed a smile.

After the referee whistled, he ran up, raised his leg, then flicked his ankle and made a fake move. Neuer jumped in the wrong direction and the goal was scored! !
The audience cheered for a while, and then quickly fell into silence due to tension.

Penalty shootouts are a ravage on the nerves, especially on everyone present, not just the players...

Germany's second penalty was Thomas Müller.

As he bent over to place the ball, Isaacson began his own mental activity:
"It's amazing, the boss predicted that all the players for the German team will come to play, even in the same order!"

"I almost pounced on Pocross just now, it's all because I still have some doubts."

"I don't care about it this time, anyway, I'll go wherever the boss says I will go!"

When Muller kicked the ball out, Isaacson even rushed to the lower right corner of the goal ahead of time.

"Come out!"

"Isaacson saves Thomas Müller's penalty!"

"Thomas Müller hides his face and regrets, but Isaacson raises his arms and shouts!"

"This goalkeeper who is not good at taking penalty kicks is like a god today!"

"The Swedish players and coaches standing in the middle circle and on the sidelines were also jubilant, and yellow waves were set off in the stands!"

However, Neuer's ability to save penalties is not covered.

Soon, he also saved Wayne Bloom's penalty!

Wayne Bloom's footwork was not well controlled, and the kicked ball happened to be the goalkeeper's favorite half-height. Neuer directly pressed the ball under him with a side throw.

The second round of penalty kicks ended and the score was still 1:1!

In the third round, the German team took the penalty from the substitute Draxler. He kicked the ball vigorously and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

Although Isaacson fought hard to make a save, he was still a little short.

And Sebastian Larsson, who played for the Swedish team, did not disgrace his mission and accomplished it overnight.

2: 2!

In the fourth round, the German team took the penalty from defender Hummels, who also sent the penalty to the lower right corner.

This time Isaacson reacted very quickly and directly blocked the ball out of the baseline!

But the same plot happened again, and Neuer also rejected the ball from Ekdal's penalty!
Still a draw!

"Today's penalty shootout was really suffocating."

"In the first four rounds, both sides scored two penalty kicks and two penalty kicks were saved!"

"Neuer once again showed his strength as the world's number one goalkeeper. He turned the tide when the German team faced unfavorable situations twice, allowing the German team to maintain the hope of promotion!"

"And what is even more worth mentioning is the Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson."

"The former Manchester City goalkeeper's career trajectory after leaving the Premier League has not been particularly smooth. After leaving Eindhoven in the Eredivisie this season, he will go to Kaspersa in Turkey to play. It can be said that he has entered the end of his career."

"But he performed very well in today's penalty shootout!"

"Not only did Thomas Muller and Hummels save the penalty, but in the other two saves, the judgment was in the right direction!"

"Four saves, all in the right direction. Is this the Isaacson who we know is not good at hitting points?"

"Oh, now the director has shown a scene, we can see that before the penalty shootout, Pan Yi handed Isaacson a note... Is this the secret?"

"It seems that Pan Yi is very well prepared for this penalty shootout!"

"Is this the level of Shi Yijiao? He can even judge the opponent's penalty kick???"

Germany's fifth penalty kick is the current field captain Schweinsteiger.

When the pig was running, Isaacson also rushed to the upper right corner almost at the same time.

But he was in vain.

When Isaacson's heart was cold, the Swedish fans in the stands gave out roaring cheers.

Schweinsteiger did hit the upper right corner of the goal, but it flew!

The ball flew directly to the stands and missed!

Schweinsteiger knelt down in frustration, while Sweden's vice-captain Granqvist had already moved forward.

This is undoubtedly a huge test for Granqvist.

As I said before, in the penalty shootout, the first and fifth players are very important.

The first player has to give a good start to the teammates who will take the penalty. If he can kick the football in, he can also release the psychological pressure of everyone behind him. His teammates will naturally become tense in an instant, carrying a heavy burden of thought.

And being the last fifth person to take a penalty kick is equally important, because he is likely to decide the life and death of himself and his opponent with one ball.

Just like the current situation, the opponent's fifth player has already shot into the air. If the fifth player from our team scores, the game will be over and Sweden will be able to advance!
However, when everyone saw that it was Granqvist who took the penalty kick, many people were a little surprised - almost no one had seen Granqvist take the penalty kick...

Many people are even wondering, has Granqvist ever kicked a penalty or scored a penalty?

At least not in the Swedish team, because the first penalty shooter in the team is Ibrahimovic.

Arranging for such a person who has rarely or never taken a penalty kick to take the key penalty kick for the fifth time?And he is also a central defender with rough footwork.

Is Pan Yi crazy?

At this time, under the gaze of countless people, Granqvist had already walked to the penalty spot. He hooked the ball directly with his feet and stepped on the penalty spot.

Many players will place the ball very solemnly before kicking a penalty kick. Some players must also align the valve core of the ball with themselves, so as to ensure that the ball hits the hardest part of the body and increase the speed of the ball.

But Granqvist didn't do that.

He was very casual, as casual as if he was doing penalty kicks in training.

Then he backed away and turned to look at the referee.

And the German goalkeeper Neuer standing opposite him was also a little dazed.

As Germans known for their rigorous work, of course they also made various preparations, including shooting penalty kicks.

So for the Swedish team, Neuer will also get corresponding information, such as who might kick a penalty and how they might kick it.

But their preparations obviously couldn't be as accurate or comprehensive as Pan Yi's.

Because there was no penalty information about Granqvist before!

Is he good at kicking penalties to the left or the right?Is it above or below?

Or even is he good at kicking with his right foot or left foot?Does he volley hard or likes to spoon lobs?Does he like to pursue angles or is it safe?
Neuer doesn't know all of this...

A central defender who played for the Krasnodar team in the Russian Super League, who knew he would come up to kick a penalty?Many people can't even pronounce the name of this team!
This caused Neuer to only rely on guessing when he hit a penalty kick for a while.

He was a little confused.

There was no time for Neuer to think again, the referee had already blown his whistle.

The audience suddenly fell silent.

Granqvist started running... no, or "walking" to be more accurate, because Granqvist didn't run at all, he took a step forward, took another step, a total of two steps, more like in stride.

Then he pumped his right foot towards the ball.

Everything happens very quickly.

Neuer jumped out before Granqvist kicked the ball. He guessed a direction to the left of his body and guessed that Granqvist would hit the corner, so he rushed over decisively.

But Granqvist kicked the ball to the right side of his body, and it was in the upper corner!

The football flew into the goal from the angle between the post and the crossbar!
"Granqvist!!! Beautiful! Dead end!!!"

"The game is over!!! Sweden eliminated Germany 3:2 in a brutal penalty shootout and advanced to the semi-finals!!"

On the TV screen, all the players in Sweden flocked to Granqvist to celebrate this hard-won victory.

Pan Yi also raised his arms high.

They did it!The Swedish team reached the semi-finals of the European Cup!
(End of this chapter)