When the news of the resignation of Swedish national team coach Hamlen spread, there was an uproar throughout Sweden.
Although the fans are not satisfied with the head coach, they are still venting their emotions. After all, there is nothing to lose by typing on the keyboard, right?
But changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists after all!
What's more, it's just over a week before the European Cup starts. Where can we find a suitable replacement?
Although Swedish fans had long thought that Hamren would be dismissed after the European Cup - after all, it was impossible to do anything in the group of death - they never thought that Hamren would suddenly run away with a bucket.
This also makes everyone feel even more desperate for Sweden's trip to this European Cup.
After the news came out, there was an outpouring of grief in Sweden.
Even the most optimistic media and fans feel that their team will inevitably leave the European Cup stage early after the group stage.
According to data from Swedish Airlines, many fans who originally booked tickets to go to France to watch the game have chosen to cancel their tickets!
This shows that many Swedish fans no longer have any hope for the team's future in the European Cup!
The fans are like this, and the players are even more confused.
Except for Ibrahimovic, no one knows what happened in the past two days - after all, Ibrahimovic will not talk nonsense to his teammates if there is something uncertain.
The only thing they know clearly is that they have lost their head coach and become the only team among the participating teams in the European Cup that dismissed the coach before the game started.
At this moment, they are walking to the training ground to prepare for today's training.
The sun in Stockholm is very bright, but the temperature is not high, so it is very comfortable to bask in the sun.
But the players who were supposed to be enjoying the sunshine seemed listless at this moment, with their heads hanging down.
They were like roosters that had lost a fight. They had no energy and no fighting spirit. No one knew what to do.
Before training, national team officials announced a decision, and two players, Kuhovich and Zeng Jing, would leave the team immediately.
This also means that these two players have no chance at this European Cup.
Although these two players are marginal players of the national team, the decision to "lay off" at this juncture still puts everyone in danger.
Who made this decision? New coach?
Then will he find himself dissatisfied and get rid of him?
He has never taken us to a training session or played a game with us, so how can he just change players at will?
Then he must also be a willful person!
Various speculations and doubts are spreading among the national team players, and the atmosphere in the team is certainly not getting better.
Even when they arrived at the training ground, walked into the locker room, changed their clothes, put on their shoes...
No one spoke during this process. The only sounds that could be heard were sighs, and there was one sentence written on everyone's face: "What should we do?"
Even the team's spiritual leader and captain Ibrahimovic doesn't know where he went today!
Is he going to run away too?
However, such doubts quickly disappeared.
Because when 20 players of the Swedish national team walked out of the locker room and walked around the corner to the training ground, they saw a familiar, tall figure.
Who is this if not Ibrahimovic?
At this time, Ibrahimovic was putting his arm on the shoulder of a young man next to him, chatting cordially.
Feeling that the players had arrived, Ibrahimovic and the young man both turned around and smiled at them.
This is……
Marcus Berry, the forward who was walking at the front, wiped his eyes vigorously and looked intently...
That's right!
This is Pan Yi!
Although they haven't seen each other face to face for several years, this is indeed his head coach in Hamburg, Pan Yi from Longguo!
"Boss, why are you here?" Marcus Berry ran a few steps and came to Pan Yi's side.
Although he was only a substitute forward in Hamburg, he played a lot of time under Pan Yi's rotation policy, and he has always respected Pan Yi.
The main reason is that Pan Yi was leading the team in the Champions League final a few days ago. What was he doing at the Swedish national team training center in Stockholm today?
Marcus Berry vaguely felt in his heart that something great and happy was about to happen, but he denied himself.
Pan Yi? The seven-time champion coach will coach the Swedish team? I'm afraid I haven't woken up yet!
Probably just to accompany Ibrahimovic, maybe on vacation in Sweden...
"Marcus, why are you running so fast..." A man ran up from the corner behind him, Forsberg, who plays for Red Bull Leipzig.
When he saw the hot man in front of him, he was stunned.
Although he has never played under Pan Yi, is there anyone in world football who doesn't recognize this handsome face? ? ?
It can be said that no player is unwilling to play for him!
As a rare technical midfielder in the Swedish national team, Forsberg is even more so.
And now, a head coach of this historical level appears here, at the training base of the national team. This... what does this mean?
Immediately afterwards, players from the Swedish national team came over one after another, Isaksson, Lindelof, Kjellström...
Then one after another they stood there in a daze.
They are not stupid. Now the national team has no head coach, and then Pan Yi, a top head coach, appears, and he appears with Ibrahimovic. There must be a connection between the two.
Sure enough, Ibrahimovic didn't have many BBs, so he pointed at Pan Yi and announced to everyone:
"Everyone knows Pan Yi, so I won't introduce him. From today on, he is the head coach of our Swedish national team, and he will lead us to the end of this European Cup!"
The players all opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.
But soon, expressions of joy appeared on each of their faces.
This is the real Pan Yi! A living legend!
Three consecutive Champions League titles, unbeaten in 76 league games, unbeaten in 26 Champions League games, winner of seven titles!
He really came to coach the Swedish national team! ! !
This European Cup will be saved! ! !
But when Pan Yi opened his mouth, he was not polite:
"I am your head coach now, so you must obey my management."
"The training time this morning is set at 8:30 in the morning. Zlatan and I have been here since 8 o'clock to wait for you."
"But what time did you arrive? It's already eight forty. Ten minutes late."
"Do you think ten minutes is nothing? Ten minutes for each person, and there are 20 of you, so you have wasted a total of 200 minutes of my time!"
Ibrahimovic frowned and couldn't help but turn his head and whisper in Pan Yi's ear: "Is that how you calculate it?"
"Don't worry, this is our Dragon Kingdom's unique algorithm." Pan Yi said softly to Ibrahimovic, and then raised his voice to the players:
"Just these ten minutes of being late, as well as your mental outlook, I can see your laziness and your lack of discipline!"
"From now on, I will completely rectify the locker room discipline of the Swedish national team!"
Pan Yi looked serious, and then pointed at Ibrahimovic: "Zlatan, you are the captain of the team, you have to remember it. If a teammate makes a mistake and you do not supervise him, you have to join him. be punished!"
Ibrahimovic was stared at by Pan Yi, and his heart trembled for no reason. He raised his head and chest, nodded in agreement: "Understood!"
Although he has always had a good relationship with Pan Yi, he is also a member of the team and the team's captain and leader.
Therefore, he must set an example in terms of team discipline. In this regard, he does not have any privileges.
And since Ibrahimovic has made such a statement, these players of the Swedish national team naturally have nothing else to say.
Of course, in fact there is no need for Ibrahimovic to take the lead.
Just with Pan Yi standing here, everyone is excited and nervous. Who dares not to listen to him?
Where is Pan Yi's identity and status!
Imagine that many players in the Swedish national team come from second-rate teams in some second-rate leagues. They are also second-rate players themselves. They may not be able to enter a wealthy club in their lifetime, nor can they receive guidance from the world's top coaches;
But today, there is one of the world's most awesome and honorable head coaches who is willing to coach them. It's not too late to be happy. Who dares to hold it in?
Then, Pan Yi immediately announced his disciplinary code:
"I will take you until the end of the European Cup. You don't have to listen to me, it doesn't matter, but I have the power and ability to decide whether you play or not. Also, I have the power to impose any punishment on those who disobey. Even expelled from the national team!”
"Starting from today, every training session must arrive early for warm-up and train as soon as the time is up. If he is late like today, in addition to the necessary lap penalty, he will not have a chance to play in the next game. Come on stage.”
"The reason is simple, because I really don't like people like this who have no sense of time and discipline! Forget it today, this rule will officially take effect after I announce it!"
"I will examine each player in training and decide whether he can start and play based on his performance in training, so I hope you can perform well in training."
"After arriving in France, except for the opening hours specified by me, any family members must leave the hotel floor where the national team lives. The Football Association will arrange their rooms and accommodation, and you will not be allowed to accept interviews with reporters in private. Even just one sentence!"
"During the European Cup, just train and compete well for me. As long as you persist for one month, you will be liberated!"
Pan Yi's series of words immediately shocked everyone present.
Whether they are players who have never worked with him before, or former disciples such as Marcus Berry and Ibrahimovic, they can only nod in agreement.
Not much else to say, with that aura and domineering power, apart from him, it’s probably hard to find anyone else in today’s football world!
It can be summed up in one word: domineering and revealing!
But they also heard some "hint" from Pan Yi's last sentence.
The European Cup starts on June 11th and the final is on July 11th, exactly one month!
And Pan Yi asked the players of the Swedish national team to persist for a month...
Doesn't it mean that Pan Yi's inner expectation is to let the Swedish team reach the finals?
This can't help but make many players' hearts beat fast.
Everyone knows that there is no promise Pan Yi has made and no goal he has set that cannot be fulfilled!
Could it be that they also hope to stage a Danish fairy tale like the 1992 European Cup?
Or maybe a Greek mythology, like in 2004?
But Pan Yi didn't say it clearly.
After talking about discipline, Pan Yi waved his hand and asked the players to go to training first.
At this point, the players of the Swedish national team have realized what high intensity means!
First, the teams are divided into three groups and take turns to play a group match for a total of 30 minutes.
Pan Yi requires all players to go all out and conduct high-intensity physical training in the interval.
Then, Pintus, who had just canceled his vacation plan, walked out with a gloomy look and started directing everyone to run laps...
After this wave, the players were so tired that they almost fell to the ground.
Next, the medical team headed by Wolfat began to conduct physical examinations on the players one by one, as well as perform hydrotherapy recovery.
The purpose of this is to see if these players can withstand Pan Yi's high-intensity playing style!
If you fall down after doing this, or even commit something wrong, then you won't be able to use it in the next training.
Once these players pass the test, then Pan Yi can really start to formulate the most suitable tactics for this Swedish team...
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One day later, Isaac and Kulusevski, who were newly added to the training list, also came to the National Training Center to report.
Although many members of the national team were a little murmuring, they still warmly welcomed the two children.
The main reason is that although everyone knows that Pan Yi likes to train young players, for example, the 16-year-old Mbappe has already played in the Premier League;
But these two young ladies are too young!
Are they really ready to fight for their country?
In other words, do they really have the talent and maturity like Mbappe?
However, in the subsequent training, the performance of the two young players was recognized by the players.
Especially Isaac, this guy is really comprehensive in terms of physical fitness and technical ability. He is simply a small version of Ibrahimovic!
Kulusevski was a little nervous and couldn't let go, but this is understandable.
After all, at such a young age, you were recruited to play for the national team before you even played in the first team. Can you not be nervous?
With the arrival of these two young players, the 23-man roster of the Swedish national team for this European Cup has basically been confirmed.
Of course, the final list submitted to UEFA will not be finalized until the last warm-up match against Wales.
After all, if there is any injury or the like, we can still replace him.
At the same time, the Swedish Football Association also held a press conference in Stockholm, inviting media from all over the world to participate, and officially announced the news that Erik Hamlen had resigned and had left the team.
At the same time, they also announced that former Chelsea coach Pan Yi will serve as acting head coach, at least until the end of the European Cup.
As soon as this piece of news was released, the press conference went into a frenzy!
Then, the news quickly spread from Stockholm to all over the world!
"The coach who won seven crowns actually went to coach the Swedish national team"
"Pan Yi didn't renew his contract with Chelsea because he wanted to challenge the honor of the national team"
"Although Ibrahimovic is there, can the Swedish team really qualify in the group of death?" 》
"Change of coaches before battle, even Pan Yi should not be able to turn the tide"
"Pan Yi's wise life may be ruined by this impulsive choice"
"Isn't it good to join the Belgian national team?" Only the golden generation has hope of winning the championship! 》
…
Obviously, although they were shocked by Pan Yi's choice not long after the Champions League final, many media were not optimistic about Pan Yi's trip to the national team.
The reason is also very simple. The national team is not as good as the club. If there is a shortage of players in some positions, and there is no way to find people in the transfer market, we can only look for players with Swedish nationality.
In terms of Sweden's current talent pool, there really aren't any great players, otherwise the national team roster wouldn't be filled with players from second-tier teams, such as Copenhagen, AEK Athens, Malmö, Olympiakos, Parma. Narsinaikos...
The only one who can really do it is the veteran Ibrahimovic.
Among other somewhat famous players, Forsberg is indeed good, but he is the core of Red Bull Leipzig and is not considered a wealthy player;
Lindelof is the core of Benfica's defense. It is said that Manchester United is also interested in him, but he has not gone there yet;
Guidetti is Celta Vigo's main striker. In fact, he was a member of Manchester City in his early years, but he only played one League Cup game and has been loaned out;
Kjellström is a former Arsenal player, but he is not much better than Guidetti. He only played three times for Arsenal in total.
The goalkeeper Isak, who is second only to Ibrahimovic in his wealthy career, is loose.
There is a little story about him.
He played for Juventus for two years around 2000, but did not make a single appearance;
Later, he moved to Manchester City at the invitation of fellow countryman Eriksson, and he was indeed the main goalkeeper at the time, but something bad happened to him immediately - he was seriously injured!
This injury turned Manchester City's main goalkeeper into Schmeichel. As a result, in the game against Fulham, Schmeichel lost two high goals in a row and lost trust.
After the Manchester City goalkeeper suffered serious injuries and serious mistakes, third-choice goalkeeper Joe Hart succeeded in taking over.
In the 12th round of the league against Sunderland, this classic scene was left in the entrance ceremony: the 20-year-old Joe Hart walked towards us in the front, and the 30-year-old Joe Hart walked towards us in the back. Sun Jihai, with a 7-year-old ball boy sandwiched in the middle, his name is Phil Foden...
Three players from Manchester City spanning three eras appeared in the same shot.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with Isaacson.
In the second season, he was sold to PSV Eindhoven. Since then, he has become further and further away from the giants. Now he can only play for the Turkish Kasem Pasa team.
In other words, in the current Swedish national team, except for the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic who has the ability to play for a wealthy club, and Forsberg and Lindelof who are considered to be quasi-rich players, the others are at best leftovers from wealthy clubs. That’s all.
As for the two young men Pan Yi quickly recruited after taking office...who are these?
Even if Pan Yi looks at young people, even if they have some strength, they are still young generals of sixteen or seventeen years old.
Doesn’t this also mean that Sweden currently does not have any capable backbone?
It is precisely because of this that everyone is generally pessimistic about the prospects of Pan Yi's Swedish team.
In addition, another reason why the media and fans are not optimistic about Sweden is that they gave Pan Yi too little time.
As we all know, Pan Yi is a head coach with magical power. He can always turn corruption into magic and make many originally unknown players become world-famous stars.
There are too many examples here to list them all.
Because of this, when Pan Yi summoned Isaac and Kulusevsky, the discussion was not that big.
After all, when he brought in players like Vardy and Mane, they were not even professional players. Their starting point was not as good as these two teenagers.
After all, Isaac has played in the Swedish Super League and scored goals, and Kulusevski is also a serious member of Atlanta's youth training.
But the problem is that there seems to be not enough time for Pan Yi to train them to become talents!
When at the club, there is a long summer training period and a long winter training period. No matter how bad it is, there is still a whole season for the players to slowly adapt and gradually run in with the team.
Just like Mbappe, who is also 16 years old, Pan Yi slowly cultivated him in this way, and now he has become a super star that attracts worldwide attention.
But in the national team, obviously you can't do this.
It is now ten days before the Swedish team's first match of the European Cup.
Can a player be transformed in ten days? This is obviously unrealistic.
Even the members of the Swedish national team who were already on the team probably haven't developed a tacit understanding with each other.
Not to mention individual growth in such a short period of time, even integrating the existing lineup is a difficult task.
Coupled with the poor performance of the Swedish team in the qualifying matches and warm-up matches, the morale of the team is low, which is a big test for Pan Yi.
Of course, there are some people who don't care about these things. They only care about Pan Yi joining the Swedish national team.
That’s sponsors from all walks of life!
Especially those Swedish brands that were a little cold towards the national team suddenly became enthusiastic!
What ERICSSON, IKEA, Elextrolux, H&M, Spotify...
In particular, Longguo Geely Automobile Group, which has acquired the ownership of Sweden's national car brand Volvo, has directly sent representatives to negotiate with the Swedish Football Association.
After all, this is a perfect example of the combination of China and Sweden, and it is also a good living advertisement!
Just this year, Volvo Cars has achieved its best sales in history since the brand was founded, and it can add another fire!
With Pan Yi's popularity, image, and strength, Volvo Cars can definitely gain more attention!
Even the advertising slogan has been thought out by Volvo:
"The magnanimity of successful people is calm; the pattern of leaders is calm and broad. As the king of the Swedish automobile industry, Volvo Cars takes you to experience the Swedish national team under Pan Yi..."
(End of chapter)
