After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 479 The Buddha is the Tao
Among the major European media on the second day, countless newspapers reported the results of the match between Sweden and France.

Of course, the focus of each media report is not the same.

"Sweden defeated France 2:0 and joined Portugal in the European Cup final!" "

This is a relatively standard headline from The Times, which describes the content of the game and then explains the final outcome, that is, Sweden and Portugal will compete for the final championship!

"This is a final that is bound to make history!"Is it Pan Yi, or Ronaldo? "

This report from "Team Daily" focuses on Sweden and Portugal, two teams that have reached the final of the European Cup.

No matter who can finally win the championship, it will be the first time in the history of the team, that is to say, there will be a new European Cup champion this year.

This is a bit like before the start of the 2010 World Cup finals, the two teams that entered the finals, Spain and the Netherlands, had never won the championship before, so that game was also called the battle of making history.

The biggest contributors to these two teams' entry into the finals are generally believed to be Cristiano Ronaldo on the Portuguese side, and Pan Yi on the Swedish team.

These two people who have countless fans around the world, who can finally lead the team to become the king of Europe?

This is undoubtedly a highlight of the finals.

"Pan Yi reproduces the demeanor of a famous marshal and beats Deschamps tactically"

As a local newspaper in Sweden, "Swedish Daily", of course, sang the praises of this semi-final.

They believe that Pan Yi adopted a swing formation tactic that is not common in international competitions when the team is not as strong as France at all, and made more targeted adjustments to France. key to the game.

"Some people who were still questioning Pan Yi before the start of the European Cup will definitely shut their big mouths now."

"They believe that Pan Yi's success at Chelsea is largely due to the support of the owner, allowing him to buy any player he wants."

"But in the Swedish team, it is obvious that Pan Yi cannot pick and get the players he wants. His team only has Wayne Bloom, no Kante; only Lindelof, no Van Dijk; only Guidetti, without Hazard..."

"The only thing we have is Ibrahimovic! But it is such an ordinary team, but Pan Yi used flexible and changeable tactics to build a team that always wins!"

"From Ireland, Italy, Belgium, to Spain, Germany, and France, Pan Yi leads our national team and has defeated almost all the best teams in Europe!"

"In the process, we have also seen a team that has become more mature, more confident, and more motivated."

"What stands in front of us now is Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo. We also believe that Pan Yi will be able to overcome this difficulty and finally win the championship!"

"But no matter whether he wins or loses in the end, with what Pan Yi has done so far, he can even compete for the best head coach in the history of the Swedish national team!..."

"Behind Sweden VS France is the confrontation between Eastern magic and African witchcraft"

One look at the headline, and you know it's a product of The Sun.

In the article, they vividly described the details of the "battle of spells" between the two sides.

From the beginning when a famous Guinea midfielder of the French team recruited a wizard, a handsome oriental coach from the Swedish team also recruited two eminent monks and Xiandao. contest.

This battle, invisible to ordinary people, was finally won by the mysterious magic from the East.

After all, both in terms of quantity and quality, the Swedish team has an absolute advantage.

And this advantage is also reflected on the court. The Swedish players are obviously more motivated than the French team. In the end, they also scored two goals and won the game.

There was also a change in this fight during the intermission, that is, the venue management staff invited the monks and Taoist priests from Sweden out of the stadium.

But obviously, such an approach did not affect the outcome of the battle.

According to some Afro-French fans in the stands, even in the second half, they could still feel a strong force hitting the pitch from all sides.

"It's qi, it must be a kind of qi! The qi that everyone in Longguo has!"

"My feeling is more like a kind of magic, I even feel the flow of chakra."

"It is impossible for our witchcraft to withstand such a powerful force! We really fell!"

In this regard, the "Sun" even conducted a study on the Buddhist and Taoist systems of Longguo, and concluded that it is indeed a bit too bullying for these two powerful branches of magic to work together to deal with witchcraft up!
As for the fact that these two oriental systems do not seem to be a system, they also gave their own explanations:

Buddha is the Tao!
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"The TMD Sun newspaper is really talented! If I hadn't been the party involved, I would have almost believed it."

Pan Yi put down the newspaper and laughed.

"What are you laughing at, my sun?"

Valentina, who was sitting across from him, asked curiously.

"My Sun" is a famous Italian song, and the famous tenor Pavarotti often sang it.

And Valentina, who is also an Italian, jokingly used it to refer to her lover.

Of course, this is also because of the lyrics in this song, in fact, it is indeed quite appropriate to describe Pan Yi:
"Oh, your eyes are shining brightly, as if the sun is shining brightly..."

Pan Yi curled his lips, handed the newspaper to Valentina, and asked her to read it by herself.

Soon, she also clutched her chest and let out a barbell-like laugh.

Pan Yi stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth. This is today's breakfast.

Sitting outside the open-air balcony of the manor hotel to eat breakfast, enjoying the direct sunlight in the morning, the temperature is neither too hot nor too cold, just right and very comfortable.

Like every game in the past, after playing France, they returned to the base camp overnight, and the family members of the players can also enter the hotel to visit.

However, by noon today, the family members will be leaving, because the Swedish team will have a tactical preparation meeting and a closed training session starting in the afternoon.

In other words, starting today, Pan Yi will start preparing for the final against Portugal!
After Valentina finished laughing, she asked Pan Yi, "Since your Eastern magic is so good, do you still use it against Portugal?"

Pan Yi shook his head: "No."

"Why?" Valentina laughed again, "I think the effect is very good. Is it because the Portuguese don't believe in such things?"

"There should be some people who believe it. I think Benfica and Porto also fix these things every day. It seems that Ronaldo has never heard of this kind of belief..."

"Then why don't you continue?"

"My extras saw that the effect was very good, so they raised the price on the ground." Pan Yi shrugged, "Their current quotation is 1000 euros per hour."

"..." Valentina was speechless, "Then why not grab it!"

"So, let's play a game with Portugal in a serious way. The money might as well buy you food."

Valentina came up and scratched Pan Yi's nose: "It's so good. Speaking of which, are you ready to deal with Portugal? I don't think it's easy to play against a team like them."

In terms of absolute strength, Portugal is of course inferior to France.

But Portugal has one thing that France does not have, that is, they have Ronaldo!
The Swedish team itself can understand the impact of having a star at the emperor's superstar level on a team, because they also have Ibrahimovic!
Such a team, when all players can be united around this superstar, can often burst out with amazing energy.

You said that in the 2022 World Cup in the previous life, did the Argentine team have absolute strength?
Most of their main players are also leftovers from giants + mid-range players from the five major leagues.

But with Messi as the core and the unprecedented unity of the whole team, they finally defeated many powerful enemies and won the Hercules Cup.

This principle also applies to the Portuguese team.

In addition, the process of the Portuguese team entering the final can also be called bumpy.

In the group stage, they were in Group F with Iceland, Hungary, and Austria, which is logically not too difficult.

但他们先是1：1冰岛，然后0：0奥地利，最后3：3匈牙利，竟打了一个三连平！

Had it not been for Ronaldo scoring twice against Hungary, Portugal might not even have qualified, let alone reached the final.

Even if only the top two in the group could advance in previous years, Portugal's third place in the group would have eliminated them early.

But football is like that.

In the 1982 World Cup, Italy also tied all three games in the group stage. After qualifying, it also reached the final all the way, and finally defeated West Germany to win the championship.

In the 1994 World Cup, Italy scored 4 points with one win, one draw and one loss, but the four teams even scored four points, and Italy only finished third in the group.

It can be said that if it weren't for the competition system at the time that allowed the group to have the third chance to qualify, then Italy would have been swept out long ago.

However, such a poor start did not affect Italy's subsequent journey. In the knockout round, Baggio began to show off, and he almost brought Italy to the final by himself.

Although they lost to Brazil on penalties in the final, considering the original status of the third place in the Italian group, this result is considered a perfect counterattack.

(Hey, why are they all Italian?)
The same is true for Portugal this year. After qualifying from the group, they fell into a relatively weaker half.

The quarter-final against Croatia may be their toughest test yet.

The two teams played until overtime and it was still 0:0. As a result, in the 117th minute, with Quaresma's lore, the stubborn opponent was eliminated.

(Hey, why does Croatia have to play 120 minutes every time?)
Then in the quarter-finals, Portugal faced Poland with Lewandowski and had another bitter battle.

This time, they drew with their opponents within 120 minutes, and then only survived through a penalty shootout.

In the semi-finals, Portugal faced the big dark horse Wales, but this game was relatively easy. With the goals of Nani and Ronaldo, they eliminated their opponents and entered the final.

Valentina said that a team like Portugal is not easy to play. Apart from the factor of Ronaldo, from the experience of previous years, it is often easier for such bumpy teams to accumulate state and strength. It exploded again.

Today's Portugal cannot be said to be intentional, but at least their state was indeed not fully played at the beginning, and then after two hard battles in the knockout rounds, it seemed that they adjusted to a climax against Wales.

The same is true for Ronaldo. The goal in the semi-finals will definitely make him full of confidence, and then he will have a better performance in the final.

It is conceivable that once such a team with superstars breaks out, it will be a nightmare for all teams!

Pan Yi nodded, stroked Valentina's hair, and expressed his appreciation.

This woman, after a year in York City, has grown a lot in football knowledge.

"So, teach me how to play Portugal?" Pan Yi laughed.

"How would I know?" Valentina spat, "I just know, you must know it."

"That's fine, then don't worry about me." Pan Yi pulled Valentina into the house, "Come on, let's do morning exercises while there is still time!"
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In the afternoon, the Swedish team started their most important tactical meeting in preparation for the European Cup final.

Pan Yi needs to go through this meeting to let all the players clearly know how the game is going to be played.

Then in the next few days, drill and run-in around this set of tactics.

"The Portuguese team's style of play is very characteristic. I hope that all of you can clearly understand their style of play. Only in this way will we be more confident in defeating it!"

Pan Yi's words made many people present nod their heads.

Indeed, if you want to defeat an enemy, you must first know where the opponent's strengths and weaknesses are, so that you can avoid the opponent's strengths and attack the opponent's weaknesses.

"Portugal's characteristics are very obvious. They are the representative team of the Latin style in world football. They have outstanding personal skills and have a superstar, Ronaldo!"

When speaking, Pan Yi's eyes kept turning on the players.

He could see that everyone was very attentive and listening very carefully.

Because they managed to reach the final again, they hope to create a new history of their own national football more than anyone else.

"A sage surnamed Lu in our Dragon Kingdom once said that the most dangerous place is often the safest place."

"This sentence is also very suitable for Portugal. That is their strongest point, in fact, their biggest lifeblood, and their strongest point is precisely their weakest link!"

When he said this, Pan Yi got out of his way, so that all the players could see the Portuguese tactical formation map that had been drawn on the tactical board behind him.

On this panel, a 4-1-3-2 formation is drawn, which is also the most commonly used formation in Portugal in this European Cup.

"I understand." Captain Ibrahimovic walked to the tactical board and pointed to the striker position, "Their biggest goal you mentioned is Ronaldo. Ronaldo is undoubtedly the sharpest weapon of the Portuguese team, but as long as we control With this weapon, Portugal will not be able to make any noise."

"Yes, and no." Pan Yi smiled, "C Ronaldo is indeed very powerful, and it is also their strongest point. But we don't need to pay too much attention to him in this game."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the conference room.

People all over the world know that Ronaldo must be guarded against Portugal, just like Ibrahimovic must be guarded against Sweden.

But now Pan Yi says that he doesn't need to pay attention to Ronaldo? ? ?
What kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd this time?
How did they know that Pan Yi knew it well.

Judging from his previous life experience, after Portugal entered the final, Ronaldo was actually a bit exhausted.

After a long and almost full-time 2015-2016 season, C Roma came up to participate in the European Cup, but his physical condition was not in the best condition.

Ronaldo even has hidden dangers of injury.

Especially his left knee has almost become Ronaldo's "Achilles heel".

This part is the biggest injury that has plagued Ronaldo in recent years, and it has appeared as early as when he played for Manchester United.

In the 2013-14 season, Ronaldo even played with injuries most of the time. Among them, the left knee patella injury was the main problem, and he almost missed the World Cup in Brazil.

In the past two seasons, Ronaldo has also experienced knee discomfort many times, but he has not been injured for a long time.

In the European Cup, although Portugal, led by Ronaldo, made it all the way to the final, Ronaldo's body is still too heavy.

Before playing Wales in the semi-finals, on the training ground of the Portuguese national team, Ronaldo suddenly stopped training, but went straight to the sidelines, sat down on a chair, and he clutched his left knee , seems to be uncomfortable.

For a long time, the Portuguese rested on the sidelines, holding his left knee all the time. Considering Ronaldo's history of left knee injuries, many people speculated that he may have a recurrence of the old injury.

But Ronaldo finally appeared on the field, played 10 minutes and scored a goal, which also made all the Portuguese feel relieved.

But Pan Yi knew that Ronaldo was overwhelmed at this time.

In the previous life, Portugal played the final with France.

In a scramble during the game, the French team Payet bumped into Ronaldo, and soon Ronaldo was unable to continue the game due to an old knee injury and was finally replaced.

It stands to reason that Payet's collision was not particularly exaggerated, but because Ronaldo had old injuries, he could not bear such an impact, and it became the last straw that overwhelmed him.

In fact, during the half hour he was still on the court, Ronaldo did not have any outstanding performance.

It is bound to be difficult for a player who plays with an injury to play 100% of his ability, especially a player like Ronaldo who is known for his speed and impact.

This is Pan Yi's basis, that is, in the final, Ronaldo is not the most threatening player-whether he will eventually get injured and leave the field.

Of course, Pan Yi will not tell everyone about such "prophecies".

What he told everyone was just the analysis of Ronaldo and the prediction of his physical condition, and then he came to the conclusion that he was not in the best condition.

"The most noteworthy thing about Portugal is their simple combat style." Pan Yi began to elaborate on today's main points.

Unlike Spain, Germany, or France, Portugal isn't particularly good in terms of overall player quality.During the game, the team does not blindly pursue ball possession, especially in the knockout stage, its ball possession rate is lower than that of its opponents.

But why can they reach the final all the way?Luck is certainly not enough to explain.

First of all, the Portuguese team's offensive technical quality is higher, the team's passing ability is better, and the number of long passes is more.The team's dribble breakthrough ability is strong, and the individual dribble breakthrough success rate is relatively high.The team's shooting efficiency is average, but the number of shots is more, which also leads to goals.

Second, the Portuguese team's defensive skills are extremely aggressive.The team averaged more steals per game, and the proportion of steals in the frontcourt was similar to that in the backcourt.Entering the knockout stage, the number of team clearances has increased significantly, and the number of clearances in the front court is slightly lower than that in the back court.The team's tackle technique is reasonable, with a large number of tackles and a high success rate of tackles.

Third, the Portuguese team's offensive tactics emphasize simplicity and speed, and focus on set-piece coordination.Seventy percent of the team's goals were started in the midfield, and these goals were mainly launched in the midfield and assisted from the right.

In addition, more than [-]% of the team's goals were completed in the penalty area.The team's corner kicks are well prepared, often relying on well-planned tactical corner kicks to create opportunities for Ronaldo to score headers.

Fourth: Portugal's defensive tactics emphasize numerical superiority and are good at man-to-man defense.The team's defensive behavior in the front and back courts is relatively balanced, and the defensive behavior in the back court is slightly more than that in the front court.

The team pays great attention to the first-time defensive behavior, and the tactical idea of ​​"defense immediately after losing the ball" is vividly reflected.

When defending as a whole, the back line retreats a lot to gain a numerical advantage in defense; when defending locally, it adopts man-to-man defensive tactics.

"Maybe their performance is not outstanding, and the game scene is relatively dull, but such opponents are the most terrifying."

Portugal's playing style in the European Cup also reflects the pragmatic and concise style of coach Fernando Santos.

But this style, from a tactical point of view, is very suitable for leading the team to compete with opponents in international competitions.

And Fernando Santos is not static, in fact the Portuguese team has made many position adjustments since the beginning of the group stage.

At the beginning they used a parallel 4-4-2 in the group stage, but the player mix and overall performance were not as ideal, especially the central defender Carvalho was already unable to do what he wanted, the right back Vierrinia was insufficient in defense, and the midfielder Muti Neo and Gomez played slowly, slowing down the fast break speed of Nani and Ronaldo.

Due to this situation, when entering the knockout stage, Fernando Santos made fine adjustments, first changing the formation to a diamond-shaped 4-1-3-2.

Then the center back and right back were replaced by Fonte and Cedric, who also played for Southampton, and the midfielder began to use the young, running Renato Sanches, and the stronger chain ability, who performed well at Chelsea. Bernardo Silva.

Meanwhile, William Carvalho continued as a defensive midfielder, while João Mario moved to the left.

After fine-tuning, the team has become more and more mature in controlling the game scene and resisting pressure, and has continued to use this formation until the final.

"Any team that wants to resolve Portugal's set of tactics, one is to press out and press the opponent as a whole, and they will eventually show their flaws under the oppression and pull of the opponent. That is to say, before they hit a deadly counterattack, they will Knock them down!"

"Another way is to lower one's own stance, first seek to stabilize the defense, let Portugal come out to attack, and then counterattack their counterattack. This set of tactics is relatively stable, but it may not work, because Fernando Santos will not be so gullible."

Speaking of this, Pan Yi used a tablet computer to show a short video on the big screen, which was a clip of the Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern.

"Just like this game, I will adopt a compromise method. I will not press the opponent high, nor will I withdraw the defense, but will strangle in the midfield."

"In doing so, we will not cause too much loopholes in the defense because of the overall pressure, nor will Portugal be vigilant because we are too retreating."

"In terms of position, we need to shrink the distance between the three lines and reduce the area of ​​control, so that we can ensure greater defensive strength within the minimum running range!"

"Also, everyone must keep a distance of less than 10 meters..."

With Pan Yi's eloquence, many players will admire the design of this tactic from the bottom of their hearts.

Offensive and defensive, defensive and offensive, it can be said that it is very suitable for playing a team like Portugal.

Moreover, this style of play itself is also very suitable for the Swedish team.

After all, you let the Swedish team go to the whole court to press the ball and fight with the opponent to control the ball. To be honest, it is very difficult to do.

Not every team is Barcelona, ​​they all have Habai Boume!
And in terms of defensive arrangement, they can all feel it. As long as they don't make fatal mistakes in such a defense, they can guarantee the Swedish team's goal to the greatest extent.

On this basis, as long as the tactics are implemented in place, it becomes very possible to patiently find the gaps in Portugal's defense and try to break through their goals.

Of course, this also requires all the players of the Swedish team to maintain a good team level, as Pan Yi drew on the tactical board, keep a good distance from his teammates, and fan the opponent.

In this way, there will be no chaotic and disorderly scenes, otherwise in the end, instead of tossing the other party, I toss myself.

Also, as Pan Yi said just now, Ronaldo is the strongest in Portugal, but it is also their weakness.

Once Ronaldo does not play well, or even leaves the field injured, they will lack an important attack point in the frontcourt, and their counterattack speed will only rely on Nani alone.

Under such circumstances, the Swedish team is less likely to be pulled out of more space by their quick counterattacks when defending.

As for Pan Yi's memory in his previous life, the substitute striker Edel who scored the winning goal in the European Cup final...

To be honest, he probably only exploded once in his life, but this time, he happened to appear on such an important stage as the European Cup final.

Before that, he was a big parallel importer in the Premier League; after that, he was still no one cares about.

So Pan Yi naturally has a countermeasure for this, that is, to send someone to grind him, so that he can remain ordinary forever...

(End of this chapter)