After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

"Friends of the audience, friends of the audience, the final of the 2016 European Cup is about to start at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis! This is also the final of another world series hosted by this stadium after the 1998 World Cup final!"

"This is the most important game of the year. The two sides are the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo and the Swedish team led by Ibrahimovic."

"If someone told you before the game that they were the two teams in the final, you would think he was crazy."

"The Swedish team's odds of winning the championship are the lowest, only higher than Albania, Slovakia and other underdogs; while Portugal is more optimistic in comparison, but ahead of them are Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, England... and other traditional strong teams."

"However, in the end, both teams have gone through untold hardships to get here! Especially Pan Yi's Sweden, they entered the final after defeating five teams in the top six odds of winning the championship!"

"Only England, Sweden missed. But considering England even lost to Iceland...forget it. And if Sweden can beat Portugal today, it will be the sixth favorite team they beat!"

"Now we can see the starting lineups and tactical formations of both sides in the center of the screen. Portugal still used the 4-1-3-2 tactics in the semi-final against Wales in this game."

"The goalkeeper is Patricio from Sporting Lisbon. This steady goalkeeper is the key figure for Portugal to enter the final. He is very likely to win the best goalkeeper of this cup."

"The back line is Cedric and Fonte from Southampton, Pepe from Real Madrid, and Guerrero who was just signed by Dortmund a few days ago. It is worth mentioning that the left back Guerrero has performed very well recently. It is also because of him and Cancelo that the original main left back Coentrao was not even selected for the current national team."

"The midfielder behind the midfield is William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon, in front of him, Joao Mario of the same Sporting Lisbon is on the left, and Renato Sanches, who has just joined Bayern Munich, is on the right. With Bernardo Silva in the middle of seven-time champions Chelsea, these four form Portugal's midfield four."

"On the front line, two former Manchester United stars are starting! Now Real Madrid's top card Ronaldo, and Nani who is already in Fenerbahce in Turkey. This can be regarded as a combination of... one high and one fast? Well, both soon."

"As for the Swedish team, Pan Yi finally didn't surprise us this time! This should be a standard 4-3-3 formation."

"Goalkeeper Isaacson, the defense line is Augustinson, Lindelof, Granqvist, and Lustig. These two full-backs seem to have gained Pan Yi's trust and gradually replaced them. Where Alesson and Johansson used to be and were in the starting XI for the final."

"In addition, Sebastian Larsson, the main right back who served as the change switch in the last semi-final, stood in the midfield position today! Well, this is a little surprise. Partnering with him We have Wayne Bloom in defense and Forsberg in attack in midfield. It's not the same combination as before ... we'll see what happens in the game."

"The trident in the frontcourt has not changed. The cooperation of Ibrahimovic + Isaac + Guidetti has been very skilled. All three of them can play center forwards, and the crossover is also very flexible."

"The last game against France, the Swedish team was very solid, especially in defense. But in this game, Portugal has the most terrifying shooter in the world - Ronaldo! This will be a big deal for the Swedish team's defense. test."

"Of course the reverse is also true for Portugal. They defeated Croatia, Poland and Wales on the way to promotion. Although these opponents have superstar players, the overall strength is not particularly strong after all."

"Now we have to face Pan Yi's Sweden, and Sweden with Ibrahimovic. It depends on whether Portugal can withstand the opponent's attack!"

At this time, the live TV camera came to the sidelines, first found the Portuguese coach Santos, then stopped on Pan Yi's body, and then fixed on Pan Yi's handsome face.

This has almost become a "hidden rule" of broadcasting in recent years.

As long as it is a game led by Pan Yi, the director will intentionally or unintentionally give more shots to Pan Yi.

It is said that this can significantly increase the proportion of female audience ratings in the game...

Then, the advertisements inserted in the game will also get better results.

As we all know, women's spending power ranks first among all groups of people.

Then there are children, the elderly, pets... and men in order.

"Okay, the audience who are still admiring the beauty of Pan Yi, please wipe off your drool, calm down, and return to the field. The game is about to start, let us enjoy this top European football feast together!"

Just after the on-site commentator finished shouting, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
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Portugal, which took the lead in kick-off, seemed very proactive.

As soon as they kicked off, they quickly turned the ball from Sanchez's feet and immediately passed it to the left to Guerrero. back-court.

The Swedish team immediately stood by and began to defend.

In the defensive system that Pan Yi drew up for the Swedish team, the defense of the wing is more done by the midfielder and the full back, using the squeeze method to squeeze the ball holder to the wing, while the other People occupy their positions and defend other players.

In this regard, Pan Yi introduced the concept and method of Italian chain defense.

This special zone defense was popular in Sacchi's Milan around 90 years ago. The overall movement of the team is interlocking, and the defensive formation looks like two chains. At that time, Serie A was just broadcast in China. Seeing such a defensive system, the chain The word "style defense" jumped out of the page.

Of course, Italians attach great importance to defense from the bottom of their hearts, which may be related to their traditional culture, but Pan Yi only used one of the concepts, that is "asymmetry".

That is to use the space of the opponent's counterattacker, the left back participates in the offense, quickly switches from defense to offense, pursues vertical strikes, and passes the ball to the penalty area in the most efficient way.

Facchetti, who was born as a striker back then, switched to playing left-back, the generation of great Italian left-backs, and the tradition began. Later, there was a "great Italian left-back, he inherited the glorious tradition of Italy! Facchetti, Ca Briny and Maldini are possessed by their souls at this moment!..."

This is why Italy's left back is better than the right back and is much more famous.

And in the current Swedish team, why did Pan Yi finally use the fullback combination of Augustinsson and Lustig?
It is because one partial attack and one partial defense can just fit Italy's asymmetrical chain defense system.

In the original system, "free people" were very important.

There is no free man in the Swedish team, but Pan Yi set up a double midfielder to let the midfielder help the side defense.

This is because in the middle of the midfield, the positions of the players can be connected in series. That is to say, some players are now the top grabbers of this four-person group, but once the ball holder passes the ball back, he immediately or It is the back defender who can become another four-person team after running two steps, and they are connected with each other.

But when it comes to the side, due to the limitation of the side, the angle and position of the side cannot flow like the center, so Pan Yi uses some concepts of chain defense to let the midfielder help the defense of the side.

Just like this time, when Portugal's attack is initiated from their left-back Guerrero, Sebastian Larsson, standing on the right side of the midfielder, will help Lustig defend. .

This is why Pan Yi put Larson in the starting lineup today, and why he appeared in the midfielder position!

Since he is a candidate who can play on the right side, he will not have any discomfort when going to the side for support.

也就是说，虽然今天他不再是4-3-3向3-4-3转换的按钮，但同样也很重要！
His existence not only allows the Swedish team to realize some of the functions of the Italian chain defense, but sometimes when the defense is tight, he can also be fixed at the right back position, while Lustig can be used as a central defender, which will form a 5 The defender's defensive position.

In short, this is another "reorganized" formation obtained by Pan Yi after studying the Portuguese style of play!
Now, Larsson is with Lustig, and the two flank Guerrero at the same time, forcing Guerrero to pass the ball back.

After Guerrero passed back to his own backline, Pepe immediately passed the ball to seat B, who was already in position when Larsson pressed Guerrero.

As soon as he got the ball, Wayne Bloom, who was around the B seat, immediately posted it, while Forsberg and Larsson also flanked from both sides, and Lindelof was preparing to delay the defense.

Originally, the Swedish team wanted to complete the fan-shaped defensive arrangement against the B seat, but it was a bit too slow. The B seat has a very sensitive sense of smell. As soon as it realized something was wrong, it immediately passed the ball.

I saw Sanchez coming in from behind and shot angrily at the ball from the B seat, and the ball went wide!

"Portugal actively launched a fierce attack on the Swedish team's defense after the start. Santos' remarks before the game were not wrong. He set up his posture at the beginning of the game and launched a round of crazy attacks against the Swedish team's defense. Hope to be the first to score the goal.”

When the on-site commentator was talking, Arteta also frowned and whispered to Pan Yi: "Boss, I feel that our defense still has some loopholes, otherwise there should not be a chance for the Portuguese to shoot here."

And Scaloni said: "Although we have practiced many times these days, the atmosphere and rhythm of the game are still different. I think it will be fine when we get used to it."

Pan Yi nodded slightly.

They are both right.

Training and official competition are very different.

Pan Yi's Italian chain + fan defense, although the Swedish team has been working for many days, the effect is also very good, but it is always completed in training.

No matter how intense the training is, it can never be compared with the competition. Whether it is in terms of pressure, speed, rhythm, or transition, the requirements of the official competition will be higher than the training.

Including the tension on the scene and the noise made by the fans on the scene will stimulate the adrenaline of the players, which will also affect their performance.

Therefore, it still takes a little time to adapt. As long as they can withstand the first few waves of Portugal's offensive, basically there will be no problem.

Soon after, Isaac released the goal kick and Ibrahimovic took the first point in front, but the Portuguese defense was clever and directly controlled the second point. William Carvalho kicked the ball back to Fonte. The latter was quickly transferred to Cedric.

A big change in Santos' adjustments to the game lineup when playing in the group stage was the liberation of the full-backs.

Guerrero on the left, including after replacing Vierinha with Cedric on the right, actively participated in the offense.

Cedric, a full-back who later played in giant teams like Inter Milan and Arsenal, still has a very good assist ability.

This time, after getting a pass from Fonte, he immediately took the ball forward to attract the Swedish team's defensive attention.

"We can see that the Swedish team's defense is still a little bit late today. Cedric took the ball in the center line, and the winger Isaac who was facing him did not go up for the first time."

"Obviously, this is Pan Yi's opening defensive strategy for the Swedish team. They don't want to expand the defensive area, but to shrink the defense and compress the area in front of their own goal."

"Perhaps, Pan Yi wants to use this method to compress the movement space of Portuguese players as much as possible, especially to make it difficult for Ronaldo and Nani, who are extremely fast on the front line."

When talking about this, the on-site commentator suddenly laughed:

"It seems that Santos' aggressive strategy before the game was useless at all. Pan Yi has always played in his own way, never caring about the opponent's tricks."

Sure enough, as soon as Cedric advanced to about 40 meters away from the Swedish team's goal, Isaac began to actively apply pressure, and Forsberg behind him was also ready to pinch for the first time.

When Cedric crosses the ball to seat B under pressure, Forsberg will still push forward immediately, Isaac and Guidetti are responsible for supporting the left and right, and Wayne Bloom is on the left and right. Assist behind them.

This time, the transition speed of the four players was very fast. As soon as seat B got the ball, Forsberg pushed forward, forming a siege.

At present, the core of the Portuguese team's midfield is the B seat, so the Swedish team must strictly guard against it and cut off his connection with the striker!
There was no other way. Seat B saw that the passing route in front of him was cut off, so he had to knock the ball back to William Carvalho behind him, but Ibrahimovic also pushed forward immediately, and William · Carvalho can only knock back again.

As soon as the ball went out of the threat area of ​​the Swedish team, the pressing and defensive strength of the Swedish players became weaker, and the opponents were allowed to pass from the backcourt.

In this way, the two Portuguese forwards didn't even touch the ball a few times in the first ten minutes.

Ronaldo was obviously a little impatient after several sprints to catch the back ball but failed, which also made the Portuguese coaching staff watching the game a little depressed.

"It's not quite right!" Assistant coach Valle said, "Sweden is going to stick to it? They didn't do the same to France and Spain, did they?"

During this period of time, Sweden's defense was one after another. No matter which Portuguese player took the ball, there were several players surrounding him to grab the ball, which made the scene particularly stalemate.

In these 10 minutes, neither side organized any effective offensive, and Portugal, which seemed to have the upper hand, failed to send the ball into the Swedish team's penalty area.

They can only hold the ball near the halfway line, and they are often pressed so that they can only pass back, which of course is difficult to create a threat.

"It's the final, and even Pan Yi has become very cautious!" Santos shook his head and laughed, "But he can't really keep it all the time, right? Want to play penalties with us?"

Today's Portugal has a high ball possession rate, because from the beginning to the present, the Swedish team is almost always defending, while Portugal is attacking with the ball.

But this kind of control rate is ineffective, because failing to enter the threat area is equivalent to failing to create a threat.

The comparison of the number of shots between Portugal and Sweden is 1:0, and neither side has a shot on target. This can also be seen how stalemate the situation is, and the game looks a bit ugly.

"We can't always hold the ball on the outside, we have to push in!" Valle said.

Santos themselves know this very well. If the possession cannot be advanced to the threat area, then their possession will become meaningless.

But now that the Swedish team's defense has been set up, Portugal must find a way as soon as possible.

"Let them walk more on the side, speed up, don't stick to the ball, and pass the ball concisely! Use speed to tear the Swedish team's defense from the side, and then jump in to find opportunities!" Santos made a decisive decision.

Valle nodded, and immediately went to the sidelines to convey to his players.

It can be seen from the offense and defense in the opening period that the Swedish team's defense system is very good, but it is somewhat complicated.

Whether it is a four-man organization or switching between offense and defense, it takes time to adapt, especially the transition from the wing to the center.

Obviously, the Swedish team's offensive and defensive transitions on the wing are not very smooth, or it can be said that they are quickly running in and familiarizing themselves.

In this case, once Portugal slows down, it is tantamount to giving the Swedish team time to adjust and become familiar.

Once they are in shape, it may be difficult to break through.

Who will not be afraid of Italy's chain defense?What's more, this is a version that has been improved by Pan Yi and is in line with the abilities and characteristics of Swedish players.

So Santos said to play faster.

Because of the faster speed, Sweden's problems that were not exposed at first may be displayed in front of the Portuguese team.

This is also a manifestation of Santos' ability to lead the Portuguese team to the final.

As an old coach, he can be regarded as a father-like head coach, like a humble parent. Together with Ronaldo, he led this wave of players who are not particularly strong to play the best in the history of the Portuguese national team one of the performances.

In the eyes of many people, this is mainly because he has stabilized the locker room and allowed these Portuguese players to unite around Ronaldo, so they have unleashed their potential.

But in fact, as an old coach in his 60s, he definitely has a tactical sense and acumen that cannot be lost to anyone.

At least he was able to respond immediately and decisively after learning of the Swedish team's strategy, which already shows his ability! ——
Soon after the adjustment, the Portuguese team once again organized an attack.

Guerrero dribbled again on the left, this time drawing the attention of two players before dribbling the ball across the back to Sanchez, who then crossed to B.

Seat B didn't make any adjustments after getting the ball. He hit the ball with an overhead through ball and hit the right side of the penalty area of ​​the Swedish team. Nani suddenly inserted from behind Granqvist. Go up and get the ball before everyone else.

This guy is also very smart in playing football. He knows that Granqvist and Augustinson are desperately chasing back. If they take the ball and charge forward at this time, they will definitely be blocked in front of the baseline.

So this time he didn't continue to move forward, but at the moment he got the ball, he suddenly stopped suddenly, turned around, took a step back, and waited for the player who inserted in the back to come, and made a cross pass!
Even though Nani is playing in the Turkish league now, he is still very outstanding in speed, ball control, and dribbling skills, otherwise he would not have played for Manchester United for a long time.

This time his choice was also very correct.

If you don't make an emergency stop and continue to lead to the bottom line, Nani will be directly trapped near the bottom line of the penalty area by Granqvist and Augustinson. Let alone passing the ball, the best and most ideal result is to kick the ball at the bottom line of the penalty area. On the defensive player, mix a corner kick.

But his sudden emergency stop completely disrupted the defense of Granqvist and Augustinson.

When the two were flying to intercept, they didn't expect the dexterous Nani to stop suddenly, and they were caught off guard. Although they blocked the position between Nani and the goal, they also exposed a fatal flaw at the same time.

Nani's cross was not affected in the slightest, and even Isaacson was taken aback by the sudden change.

The Swedish goalkeeper reacted immediately, but Ronaldo had also stepped in from behind, just near the penalty spot, facing Nani's cross, and shot directly.

This can be said to be a powerful shot of Ronaldo's signature.

The ball stuck to the surface of the turf, crossed the goal line at an extremely fast speed, and went straight to the bottom of the goal net.

Although Isaacson had the fastest reaction and made a flying rescue action, he still couldn't prevent the ball from entering the net.

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"In the 20th minute of the first half, Portugal's top star Cristiano Ronaldo made a strong shot and finally knocked on the goal of the Swedish team. 1:0, Portugal took the lead!"

"In fact, in these 20 minutes, Ronaldo's performance was very struggling. He hardly had a few chances to touch the ball in the frontcourt, and several direct confrontations with the Swedish defender ended in failure."

"It can be seen that Ronaldo's physical condition and competitive state are not at their best. But Ronaldo is Ronaldo, he can appear in the right place in time and send the ball into the opponent's goal!"

After Ronaldo volleyed and scored, he rushed out of the penalty area excitedly at the first time.

He first jumped up with a big stride, then he kept waving his hands and then fell, and then turned his mouth into a standard O shape, and then there was a...

"SIUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!"

The Portuguese fans in the audience also made such voices together.

This goal completely ignited the passion of the fans in the stands!
The Portuguese players, Nani, B seat, Carvalho, Sanches and other players also rushed out of the field one by one, gathered under the stands, and celebrated with Ronaldo.

"This goal is actually a bit unexpected."

"Just now we saw that the situation between the two teams was very stalemate, but suddenly, Portugal's offense cut a gap in the Swedish team's defense."

"Although such a loophole may not be regarded as a threat in the eyes of other teams, Portugal can grasp it keenly and turn it into a goal!"

"This shows the role of the Portuguese striker, and it also shows the role of Ronaldo! What is an international superstar? An international superstar is that you can't see others for the whole game, but when he appears, he will score goals!"

"The Portuguese can celebrate the goal as much as they want... Hey, wait, what happened?"

"C Ronaldo sat on the ground, touched his left knee, and his expression was very painful."

"Could it be that the celebration action just now was too exciting and injured when it landed?"

On the court, the Portuguese team doctor rushed into the field, but after the inspection, he made a substitution gesture to the coach's bench.

Ronaldo is really hurt! (end of this chapter)