After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

For the current plight of the French team, especially Pogba's plight, Deschamps, who is standing on the sidelines, can of course see it.

But he hasn't been able to make too many adjustments yet.

Since the start of the European Cup, the French team has basically designed tactics around Pogba. Of course, it is impossible to change it suddenly, which will definitely make it difficult for the players to adapt.

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

It is precisely because of his existence that the various forces in the locker room are suppressed, so that everyone can unite and move forward for the goal of the championship.

Why is locker room harmony important?

Just look at Belgium.

Well, instead of looking at Belgium, look at France's own history.

It can be said that the historical contradictions of the French national team are not weaker than the existence of famous contradictions such as the Netherlands, Belgium, and the former Yugoslavia.

From a more recent point of view, during the 2008 European Cup, there was a conflict caused by Nasri, a newcomer to the national team at the time, because he took Henry's special seat on the bus.

Central defender Gallas couldn't see the quarrel with Nasri, and some people even broke the news that the two had a big fight.

The French team in the entire European Cup was like a mess, with 3 matches, 1 draw and 2 losses, and they were disgraced.

In the 2010 World Cup, when the head coach was still Domenech, the French team drew against Uruguay in the first round. In the second round against Mexico, the French team did not perform well in the first half, 0-0 Mexico.

Domenech criticized Anelka's performance during the intermission, and Anelka directly called him a "son of a bitch".

Domenech communicated with the Football Association and expelled Anelka from the national team, and the French team lost 0-2 to Mexico in that game.

This is not over yet.

Later, during the training before the third round of the group match, the French captain Evra had an argument with the fitness coach Diwena, and even directly fought.

Afterwards, all the players of the French team stepped onto the bus on the sidelines and directly announced their suspension of training. This scene was directly photographed by the reporters on the sidelines.

In the last round, the French team still lost to South Africa, and the contradictions of the French team further escalated.

After the disgraceful exit of the French team with 1 draw and 2 losses in three games, Henry, Evra and Abidal all said that they would thoroughly disclose the truth about the civil strife during the World Cup.

This incident shocked the French political circles. French President Sarkozy even appointed the Minister of Sports to go to South Africa for public relations.

In the end, the internal strife ended with the silence of many big bosses and Domenech's dismissal from get out of class.

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

In 2015, Valbuena was blackmailed because of the "video incident", and Benzema was considered an accomplice, and both were expelled from the national team.

Even though Benzema was released soon and has not been found guilty so far, he has not entered the national team since then.

It is a strange thing in itself that Real Madrid's leading center cannot play for the country, but Deschamps can only choose this way for the atmosphere of the dressing room. Anyway, there is Giroud, right?

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

If it leads to distraction and reverts to the contradictory French team, it might as well just raise the white flag--they are familiar with it anyway.

"Our biggest problem now is that we can't send the ball to the front quickly. Whether it is Pogba or Griezmann, they are all restricted. They always have 4-5 people to fight. We are too passive. "

The assistant coach Gay standing beside Didier Deschamps also frowned.

"The main reason is that we are far inferior to Pan Yi in terms of tactical flexibility." Deschamps shook his head and sighed.

There is no shame in admitting that he is weaker than Pan Yi, and Deschamps made no effort to hide it in front of his most trusted teaching assistant.

He knows that the French team is now overly reliant on Pogba, which is a very serious deadlock, and Pan Yi is precisely arranging tactics around this point.

The benefits of having a core are obvious, because as long as you liberate the core and provide space for the core to play, then he can lead the team to show smooth offense and defense;

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

This is called a wrong move, and the whole game is lost!

Why can't France's ball advance be fast?Just because Pogba was strangled to death!

However, if France switches its focus to the wing at this time, it will be tantamount to giving up the space in the center to the opponent, and Pogba's situation may be even more embarrassing than it is now.

More importantly, the Swedish team did not send someone to mark Pogba all the way, but used a rotation method, sometimes it was Wayne Bloom who was facing up, sometimes it was Isaac who was retreating, and sometimes it was Pogba. It was Larson who received the back waist again.

This made it impossible for Pogba to hide, and Sweden didn't even pay the price of "exchange".

"Otherwise, we also have an extra midfielder?" Gay suggested, "Or let Griezmann stay in the midfield position, change to 4-4-2, and fight with them in the midfield."

"Well...wait a minute, let's see after the first half." Didier Deschamps thought about it before denying it.

If Pogba is the engine of France, then Griezmann is the lubricant of the frontcourt, and his importance is not much lower than Pogba.

He wandered around in the positions of forward, midfielder, winger, and midfielder, connecting the offensive personnel of the French midfielder together.

Its free and flexible running position, skillful ball control and decisive shooting can be said to have raised the offensive power of the French team by more than one level.

So, in the eyes of some people, Griezmann, who has relatively average technical characteristics, no absolute speed, no gorgeous extraordinary skills, and no tough physique, can occupy such an important position in the star-studded French team?
The answer is his super high ball quotient and extremely stable technical ability in high-speed running.

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

While in the national team, beside Giroud, he showed his excellent ability to connect, sort out, cooperate and make the ball in a small area.

Coupled with abundant physical fitness, excellent tactical execution, and tireless running, Griezmann has become the favorite of Simeone, Deschamps and other coaches.

Therefore, if Griezmann's position is fixed and he is received so deep in the midfield, he may not be able to fully play his role.

Therefore, in order to ensure the quality of France's offense, Deschamps decided not to make any adjustments to the players on the field for the time being.

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

Well, Sweden seems to be in control now, but at least the score hasn't changed, has it? ——
On the other side, Pan Yi was also chatting with his assistants.

After a somewhat chaotic start, the Swedish team quickly got into shape and showed on the pitch the results of the secret training sessions of the past few days.

尤其是4-3-3到3-4-3的切换，以及对法国中场的针对性防守，做得非常到位，反击和进攻配合也都制造了大量的威胁。

This also surprised Arteta and Scaloni.

"To be honest, boss, when you said you were going to play a 3-4-3 formation, I thought you were crazy, because the Swedish team doesn't seem to have the soil to use this tactic." Arteta shook his head. .

Scaloni also said: "Yeah, I think so too. Especially letting Larson play as a right back... I wouldn't do it if I played a hundred games. After all, there have been two outstanding performances before. right back."

Arteta was still shaking his head: "But the boss has abruptly created such an effective three-back system from the Swedish team, which is relatively scarce in talent... I can only say that I feel that I I can't keep up with the boss's way of thinking for the rest of my life."

Pan Yi listened to them bragging about himself, but smiled and didn't answer.

Basic exercise, do not 6, all sit.

What he thinks more about now is how Deschamps will adjust.

With the current situation in France, there is only one choice that can be made, and that is to maintain a balance with the Swedish team in the midfield.

This requires them to invest at least one more force in the midfield, either withdrawing from the front line or raising it from the back line.

The Swedish team has a wide range of frontcourt running, and Isaac and Guidetti take turns threatening the wing. At this time, it is obviously impossible to pull a player from the back line, and the risk is too great !
But if you want to withdraw one from the front line, who has to be withdrawn?
Giroud himself is a relatively forward center forward, so it is unrealistic for him to retreat first.

Coupled with the current defense line of the Swedish team, especially the two central defenders are very aware of Giroud's restrictions, they are afraid of Giroud's fulcrum role and his shooting skills comparable to Ibrahimovic.

If Giroud is really allowed to retreat, then Sweden's defense line will be liberated, but it will give more support to the midfielder. Isn't it self-defeating?
Paye?He is an option.

He is a player who can play left winger, right winger, and midfielder, and his technical characteristics are more in passing and shooting after holding the ball.

Griezmann?Seems better.

After all, his abilities are more comprehensive, and he can play to a certain level in the position of central midfielder and even in the midfielder.

But the problem is that whether Payet or Griezmann is withdrawn, France's offense will be severely weakened, and Deschamps is still unable to accept this.

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

Didier Deschamps once wanted to make use of Augustin's hole in the back to create an article, and let Payet play behind him;
But Sweden's midfielder Wayne Bloom is getting more and more in shape. After Augustinson's assist, he can often block the left side steadily, freezing the threat of Payet, so that the latter has never been able to create a murderous intention.

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

Larson on the right, his main task is to receive the position of the midfielder to assist the midfielder to disrupt the situation, and basically does not advance.

Occasionally participates in the attack, that is, through balls and diagonal passes in the midfield position, and rarely advances to the front field.

In this way, Sweden's defense is making sure to have one more man than France's attacking staff at all times.

There is one more midfielder and one more backcourt. In this way, the Swedish team's advantage is naturally obvious, and the defense is naturally strong.

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

Just like Isaac and Guidetti, their position is on the wing, cruising around Ibrahimovic.

Once the Swedish team launches an attack and counterattack, any of them can advance to the front line and form a cooperation with Ibrahimovic, especially when Isaac advances, he can directly become a double striker.

While defending, these two wingers will often retreat to the midfield position and participate in the harassment of Pogba with a few brothers.

The position of the players on the court is not fixed, but keeps moving and running.

This is the characteristic of modern football. Whoever is better at moving according to the situation and creating a numerical advantage in a local area will be able to control a game!
Now, the Swedish team is controlling the rhythm of the game.

Since Deschamps must be thinking about how to disrupt Sweden's rhythm by scoring first, this will also force the French to play in the first half.

But if the French team really presses out, then Sweden's counterattack will also come.
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If the Swedish team relies on Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt and Forsberg in the midfield, then Lindelof in the backcourt.

What Pan Yi is most satisfied with about him is not his increasingly stable and sophisticated defense, but his increasingly excellent sense of position and off-the-ball coping ability, and of course his housekeeping ability-playing the ball. ability.

It can be said that from the European Cup to the present, the Swedish team is constantly improving, and Lindelof is one of the representatives.

In the concept of modern football, even the goalkeeper has to take on the task of playing the ball many times, let alone a defender?
If even the defenders can't play the ball, wouldn't the opponent's striker just give up the ball if he presses, or simply be intercepted and scored?

In this Swedish team, since Isaacson is a traditional goalkeeper and Granqvist is a traditional central defender, and both of them are in their 30s, there is no room for plasticity;
Under such a premise, how important it is to have a Lindelof who can play the ball stably and is under the age of 22!
Now he has been personally guided by Pan Yi, and he has also grown rapidly during the European Cup.

Whether it is the direct delivery of shells on the back line, the cross pass to both sides when the central defender is in the position, or the response of teammates when they get the ball from the wing, they are all done very well.

This also means that he is one step closer to the world's top ball-playing central defender!
Just like this time on the field, the game has reached the 40th minute, 5 minutes before the end of the first half.

Wayne Bloom was firmly watched by Kanter, and there was no place to play the ball.

Because whether it is Fosberg or Lukusevski, these two passing routes are restricted, and even Larson, who is adducted, is restrained by Payet.

If it can't be assigned to the left, Wayne Bloom can only pass back.

But the return pass represents a reorganization, which represents an opportunity for France's defense to be reorganized.

At this moment, Lindelof raised his hands and ran forward, running out of a space.

Seeing this, Wayne Bloom quickly divided the ball, and the ball came to Lindelof just right, and the latter started to advance along the right after receiving the ball.

When the ball was close to the right, Guidetti also shifted over for the first time, attracting Evra's attention.

This immediately made France's entire defense tilt to the right. After all, the Swedish team now clearly wants to play on its own right. If their defense does not follow suit, they will easily be blown up by the Swedish team.

But when France's overall defensive center of gravity tilted towards Evra's side, Lindelof noticed his left side, and Lukusevski had already run to an undefended area.

This is a reverse oblique thrust, and Lukusevsky, who was standing in the avant-garde position on the right, quietly ran to the left!
This should have belonged to Sania's control area, but now it is tilted to the right as a whole, and Sania didn't notice a yellow figure appeared in the large space on the left.

Lindelof immediately made a diagonal pass and directly transferred the ball from the right to the left.

At the place where the curve ball passed, many French players looked up and were surprised for the first time because they realized that there was a Lukusevsky on the left, and no one was defending.

I saw Lukusevski stop the ball in front of him, and then he accelerated to catch up. By the way, he made a big move. The whole person quickly attacked from the left, and soon came to the front of the French penalty area.

Isaac quickly came to meet him, and Matuidi followed him quickly to the left.

But Isaac just made an emergency stop, turned around and ran along the edge of the penalty area.

Matuidi saw that Lukusevski had brought the ball over, so he could only leave Isaac first and go to defend Lukusevski.

This can be regarded as wiping the ass of the out-of-position Sania.

But Lukusevsky didn't wait for Matuidi to come over, and directly passed the ball to Isaac with a cross pass.

After receiving a pass from Lukusevski, the young Swedish striker entered the penalty area. He cut in the direction directly facing the goal, facing Lloris!

At this time, the French central defender Umtiti had also run back. Seeing that Isaac seemed to be about to shoot, he was shocked and rushed forward, ready to block the shot.

But Isaac flicked his ankle and gave the ball to Ibrahimovic who had been waiting for a long time on the right.

What Ibrahimovic did next was simple, he swung his long legs and shot a clean low shot.

The ball went into the goal from Lloris' left side.

"...The goal was scored, the Swedish team scored!!!"

I saw Ibrahimovic standing in place with his arms raised high while the live commentator was shouting.

And his teammates rushed up excitedly one by one, embracing their God!
The Swedish fans, who accounted for a small proportion of the stadium, finally broke out an astonishing noise at this time. They were all excited for this team's goal!
Of course, among the celebrating crowd, those two monks and Taoist priests looked particularly eye-catching...

"In the 42nd minute, Lukusevski and Isaac formed a cooperation on the left side of the Swedish team. Isaac probed into the penalty area and scored the goal. Finally, Ibrahimovic scored a goal that broke the deadlock on the field. The ball helped the Swedish team take a 1-0 lead!"

"A very beautiful team goal, from Lindelof's transfer on the right, to Lukusevski's rapid advancement on the left, the Swedish team played very active on the wing, and the French wing defense was even better. A fatal mistake was exposed."

When the TV played back the slow motion of the entire goal just now, everyone could see that when Lindelof moved to the left to Lukusevski, the radius with Lukusevski as the center was In an area of ​​about 10 meters, no one participated in the defense at all.

Such a large distance allowed Lukusevski to take the ball calmly and advance calmly. Even when Isakra came to the left to respond, the French defense failed to react immediately and make quick adjustments. .

It can be said that Ibrahimovic's goal is inevitable, because the loopholes in front are too big.

"It really shouldn't be. This can be said to be a conceded goal caused by France's own mistakes!" The on-site commentator was full of regret this time, after all, the French team is the host.

And now anyone can see that after being scored by the Swedish team, France has had to fight back.

But facing the team led by Pan Yi, once it enters such a situation, it seems that it will not be so optimistic.

At this time, when the TV broadcast shot was just right on Pan Yi who was celebrating with Scaloni and Arteta, the commentator sighed.

"Pan Yi's tactical use is really as unpredictable as ever, and his strategizing is as chilling as ever, making opponents terrified."

"At the beginning of the game, we were all puzzled and strange about the starting lineup of the Swedish team. But in the game, we were surprised to find that the positions and playing styles of every player in the Swedish team were deliberately arranged by Pan Yi. .”

"For example, right-back Larsson's frequent adduction consolidates the midfield defense, Lukusevski's active running creates more space, and of course Lindelof's bold forward response, and His final diagonal transfer..."

"It can be said that he is ahead of Deschamps in tactics again!"

The whistle for the end of the first half blew soon after.

The French players walked off the pitch, panting heavily.

They are all players who have played in the top league, and they have all experienced a competitive league in a busy season that has just ended.

After finally waiting for the end of the league, they started intense training again, and then came to participate in the European Cup, which was a major challenge to their physical fitness.

Of course, the bigger challenge now is that the Swedish team is leading, what should they do in the second half?
As the head coach, Deschamps is of course encouraging his disciples. He stood in the player tunnel, gave them high fives one by one, and signaled to them that he would make corresponding adjustments when they arrived in the locker room!

"Don't be afraid, we will come back in the second half!"

Deschamps told everyone that.

Then when all the players entered the locker room, Pogba was not seen coming.

Didier Deschamps, who was a little surprised, waited for a while, but the intermission time was tight, so he didn't wait any longer and went into the locker room.

In the locker room, many players were sitting on soft chairs, and some even simply lay down.

The masseurs in the team took the time to relax for them and massage their muscles, hoping to help them recover more physical fitness as soon as possible in the remaining 15 minutes and continue to participate in the game in the second half.

"Guys!" Deschamps spoke in a high-pitched tone as soon as he came in, trying to cheer everyone up.

"I believe you have all seen the situation in the first half. We are temporarily behind 0:1!"

"It's not your responsibility, it's me. I'm the one who caused the team to fall behind passively!" Deschamps sighed deeply, "I..."

But Didier Deschamps hadn't finished speaking when the locker room door was opened and Pogba walked in.

"The responsibility is on me," Pogba said, "but I've settled it now."

"????" All the players and coaches in the locker room had black question mark faces.

You Pogba did not perform well as the core of the midfield, but the responsibility should be the coach's bigger problem.

After all, it was indeed a bit of a miscalculation in the head-to-head confrontation with Pan Yi, and he was holding back the opponent everywhere.

However, isn't the coach solving the problem now, how can you as a player solve the problem at half-time?
"The Swedish team is ahead of us, it must be because the two wizards invited by Pan Yi are doing it, and their magic power has suppressed my wizard."

Then, Pogba couldn't hold back his smile and showed his big white teeth:

"But they couldn't do it in the second half, because I already called our ground management staff and kicked them both off the field! Haha!" (End of this chapter)