"King of Yue" Morata is as famous as "King of Chuzhuang" and "Qinxiao Gong" in the world.
It can be said that if there are special statistics, Morata may be the player with the most offsides in the history of football.
Yes, maybe not even Inzaghi, a hot man who lives on the offside line, can compare!
In a Champions League group match between Juventus and Barcelona, Morata scored three times, but all three times were ruled offside.
As a result, Morata became the first player to complete a hat-trick of offside goals in the Champions League.
When he was playing for Atletico Madrid, he became the player with the most offsides in La Liga with 36 times in one season.
He was also famous when he was playing at Chelsea. He was offside 5 times in one game against Everton, becoming the player with the most offsides in a single game in the Premier League that season.
His number of overs in the Premier League in one season is more than the total number of the entire team of many teams.
It can be seen that Morata is indeed an "offside forward" worthy of the name, so the fans gave him the nickname "King of Yue", which is really reasonable.
In fact, the fact that he was offside so much not only shows that he is very active in running and likes to penetrate forward, but also reflects that Morata's positional sense is still slightly poor, and the passing and running cooperation with his teammates is not so tacit.
He himself jokingly attributed this reason to his big feet during the interview:
"Maybe it's because my feet are big. My shoe size is 45, and other people's shoe sizes are 42..."
But no matter what the reason, since Pan Yi knew Morata's weakness, of course he had to take advantage of it.
Because of this, Pan Yi actually greeted Lindelof and Granqvist before the game, asking them to pay attention to their positions and deliberately creating an offside trap for Morata.
After all, although Morata's absolute speed is not fast compared with many "super running" forwards in the world, it is still enough in front of Sweden's double central defenders.
It would be too risky to let Lindelof or Granqvist compete with Morata after the opponent passes the ball.
Therefore, Pan Yi arranged an offside tactic.
No, it was successful.
At the moment when the whistle sounded, Bosque, who was standing on the sidelines, shook his hand vigorously, feeling a little angry.
This was the Spanish team's most threatening attack since the start of the game, but it fell into the Swedes' offside trap, which was somewhat depressing.
After all, being ruled offside is actually equivalent to a one-shot opportunity being taken away.
"Morata started too early, and the opponent saw through it!" Tony Grand shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
Tony Grand is an assistant coach of the Spanish national team and Del Bosque's most trusted assistant.
Grande was already Del Bosque's number one assistant when he coached Real Madrid.
Bosque nodded, knowing that there was no problem with the offside penalty this time.
Even the slow-motion replay on the big screen at the scene can be seen that Morata was indeed offside when Fabregas passed the ball, and it was obvious.
It can only be said that this kid was just watching the ball and didn't pay attention to his position, and fell into the trap set by the Swedes.
"I kept telling him to pay attention to his position and the timing of starting, but he always couldn't change it." Bosque shook his head, "If it weren't for the fact that we really didn't have a better forward available..."
Grande also nodded slightly.
Since Villa retired from the national team and Torres aged, Spain has indeed been unable to find a suitable center candidate.
Diego Costa is very strong, but he seems to have never been able to fully integrate into the national team and has never been able to perform at his highest level.
This time he was also a little injured, so Del Bosque didn't take him to France at all.
This also resulted in them having to let Morata, who was in excellent form at the club, play the main center position, and bring in the 35-year-old Valencia forward Adulis as a substitute.
Perhaps this is also a reflection of the decline in the competitive level of the Spanish national team in recent years.
"Pan Yi is very cunning. He should have studied Morata's characteristics, so he specially designed an offside tactic for him." Grande reminded.
Del Bosque nodded slightly to express his agreement with his assistant, then after thinking about it, he took a few steps forward and clapped his hands vigorously: "Alvaro (Morata)! Pay attention to your position! Pay attention to your starting time! If it doesn’t work, slow down and wait for your teammates to come over!”
This is another reminder for Morata.
At the same time, this is also a euphemistic criticism: If you can't create a single shot, don't waste the opportunity by offside, just be a fulcrum and support your teammates!
Morata curled his lips and nodded in agreement.
Of course he understood what Bosque meant, and he felt a little unhappy.
But what can be done?
He is now only a 24-year-old young forward. He was only selected for the national team for the first time at the end of 2014. This European Cup is only his first major competition with the team.
The most important thing is that he was not cautious enough just now and easily fell into the Swedish team's offside trap, so now he can only listen to the coach.
"Hey, hey, hey, keep your spirits up, the game has just begun, we still have more opportunities, don't be discouraged, keep your spirits up!"
As Del Bosque and Grande kept shouting from the sidelines, Spain regained its spirit and began to organize waves of offensives.
They gave full play to their technical advantages and tried their best to pass and receive the ball with one kick. They never let the ball stay at their feet more and completed the passing and coordination with one kick.
Including Morata, he also retreated honestly to act as a "transit station", giving the ball an extra point in the frontcourt.
This approach also made the Swedish team's pressing almost useless.
Sometimes, the gap in strength cannot be filled simply by hard work. Otherwise, wouldn't a hard-working Village Super League player be able to play in the Premier League?
The technical gap means that if the Swedish team wants to contain Spain's attack, it must invest more energy and manpower than its opponents.
And if more manpower is invested here, the manpower there will naturally become less. After all, football is still an 11-man vs. 11-man sport.
Soon, Spain passed a small-scale cooperation and passed the ball in front of the Swedish team's defense.
David Silva made a sharp through ball and passed behind Granqvist. This time it was Pedro who moved forward quickly!
Known as the "Saber", he is very fast, but Sweden has already taken precautions.
Olsson, who was not disadvantaged in terms of speed, actually deliberately fell behind in this defense. He also noticed Pedro's intention to penetrate forward.
Therefore, Olsson successfully blocked Pedro with his body, got ahead of the latter, and kicked the ball out of the sideline, forming a throw-in.
Olsson's solid rescue this time prevented Sweden's defense from falling into crisis.
After the Norwich winger made the clearance, he began to call on his teammates to come back and organize the defense, because as soon as the out-of-bounds ball was kicked out, it was in the threatening area.
Sure enough, Spain soon threw a foul ball.
After David Silva crossed to the left to get the ball, he immediately faced Olsson's marking again, so he knocked back to Marcos Alonso who came in for support.
This Pan Yi's favorite disciple at Chelsea directly passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area and hoisted the ball to the back point, but Johansson was still ahead of Pedro and headed the ball out of the baseline.
This is also Spain's biggest shortcoming, which is its poor air superiority.
After the corner kick was taken, the ball was cleared by Granqvist immediately, and the Swedish team launched a counterattack.
The ball went to Ibrahimovic, who saw Spain chasing back very quickly and immediately passed it to Isak on the left.
Isaac felt Ramos' pressing, and after receiving Ibrahimovic's pass, he immediately knocked back. The two formed a one-two match around Ramos and Pique.
But after Ibrahimovic got the ball, he was already caught up by the Spanish players, and he had no choice but to start from about 25 meters away.
The angle was right, but De Gea stood firmly in front of his position and saved Ibrahimovic's long shot, eliminating the threat.
Ibrahimovic shook his head vigorously, and when walking back, he still gave Isaac a thumbs up.
This kid's awareness is really good, especially just now, Ibrahimovic didn't raise his hand to indicate or shout anything, but he was able to understand Ibrahimovic's intention clearly, his brain is very good, not bad!
In response to Big Brother's recognition, Isaac nodded and smiled, and then immediately went back to prepare for defense.
At the same time, Ibrahimovic couldn't help but glance towards the coaching bench.
After all, this boy Isaac was directly called up by Pan Yi as soon as he entered the national team. Pan Yi is so good!
These few games really prove that Isaac is indeed capable of playing the main role in this national team, even though he will not turn 17 for another two months.
Pan Yi didn't notice Ibrahimovic's gaze, because he was waving towards his back line!
Pan Yi was signaling Lindelof to advance the defense line a little further.
That's because it can be seen from Ibrahimovic's shot just now that the Swedish players have adapted to Spain's defensive rhythm. At this time, they can withstand the opponent's pressure to launch a wave of attacks, which can also suppress Spain. arrogance.
At this time, De Gea took a goal kick and fell directly into the midfield.
Lindelof beat David Silva and headed the ball forward. Azpilicueta headed it back. This time Ekdal headed the ball to Guidetti, who dropped back to collect the ball. Later, due to interference from Azpilicueta, he knocked the ball back to Lindelof behind him.
The ball was passed at the feet of the Swedish team a few times, the situation was stabilized, and they came to the Spanish half.
Spain's pressing force in the frontcourt is not light. It is obvious that they hope to force the Swedish team to speed up the pace by counterattacking in the frontcourt.
At this time, Forsberg realized the gap on the left and immediately ran over to catch the ball. After getting the ball, he quickly passed it to Olsson who came up from the left.
After getting the ball, the Swedish left back immediately dribbled the ball along the left side and broke through. Isaac in front also immediately opened a gap for Olsson and covered him.
At this time, I saw Olsson advance to the outside of Spain's penalty area, pass the ball to Isaac, and continue to move forward at a high speed.
And Isaac also passed the ball straight to the bottom line, allowing Olsson to squeeze past Azpilicueta with his speed and pass the ball before it left the bottom line.
Ibrahimovic had already been lurking in the penalty area. As soon as he saw Olsson passing the ball, he immediately followed up in the back row, jammed Pique with his body, and waited for the ball to come.
"Olsson was very fast. He passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, but it seemed that his accuracy was a bit poor... But it didn't bother Ibrahimovic. He took the ball with his back and turned and volleyed!"
"Oops, De Gea reacted quickly, fell down and saved the ball, corner kick!"
"Forsberg took a corner kick and Lindelof's header was slightly higher!"
"Oh my god, it was Isaac's cross from the left again, and Ibrahimovic shot in front of the goal. Oops, Ramos used his body to block Ibrahimovic's shot at the critical moment. The Swedish team once again missed a good opportunity!"
The on-site commentator's commentary on this game was full of surprises and "ouch"s.
But it's no wonder, because during this period, Sweden played very proactively and had many shooting opportunities.
It is actually quite rare to get so many opportunities in front of a team like Spain with strong ball control ability.
"After the start of this game, the Swedish team ran a lot, the players had a wide range of activities, and they pressed very actively, which also allowed them to take a lot of shots."
"In the 30 minutes now, Sweden has had 7 shots, and De Gea has made 3 very high-quality saves. Comparatively speaking, Spain has had 5 shots and only threatened the goal once. .”
"This kind of back-and-forth offensive battle between the two sides is very exciting. Maybe many people, including me, think that the Swedish team will definitely play defensive counterattack, or even set up a bus. Judging from their midfield configuration, it looks like this That was the intention, but that was not the case.”
"Sweden uses more defensive midfielders in the midfield in order to disrupt Spain's passing and control, allowing their offensive players to have more space and gain more opportunities to move forward."
"This kind of tactical play is eye-catching. Pan Yi's Swedish team is very balanced in offense and defense. You can say that he emphasizes offense, but he does not press all the way like other teams; you can say that he defends. But they threaten to attack and advance into the Spanish penalty area a lot, the quality of their counterattacks is very high, and there are many coordination and routines..."
"Perhaps this is a proactive defensive counterattack tactic. Use passing and control to pull the opponent out, and then quickly advance the ball to the frontcourt, and then attack through multiple points in the frontcourt, through rhythm changes and team cooperation, Tear open the opponent's defense."
"Pan Yi knows that Spain likes to press forward and counter-attack on the spot. He will let you attack and then quickly send the ball to the front. And Ibrahimovic, the core offensive player in front, can always find a way to threaten Spain's goal. .”
"Pan Yi and Ibrahimovic, who were mentors and apprentices in Milan, have great trust in each other. Pan Yi is also very relieved to hand over the responsibility of scoring goals to Ibrahimovic."
"Compared with the six knockout games of the European Cup that have ended before, the first 30 minutes of this showdown between Sweden and Spain may be the most exciting half hour. Because both sides did not hold back at all and dedicated themselves to the fans. A wonderful show.”
"However, we can all see that whether it is the undervalued Swedish team or the dominant Spanish team, both sides have done a very good job in targeted defensive tactics. So so far in the game, no one has been able to Break the opponent’s goal.”
But just when the on-site commentator applauded the Swedish team's starting tactics, and even looked forward to when Sweden could break through the Spanish goal, Spain launched a quick attack.
Busquets turned around in the middle to get rid of Forsberg's entanglement, and then distributed the ball to the right.
Iniesta took the ball and passed it forward. Azpilicueta moved forward. After breaking through Olsson who came to defend, he made a pass directly into the penalty area!
And in the middle, it's Morata!
He used his speed to get rid of Granqvist who was marking him, and was already outflanking him in front of the goal!
The Swedish goalkeeper Isaksson wanted to intercept the cross, but failed to catch it. Instead, he missed most of the empty goal behind him.
Azpilicueta passed the ball from the right, and Morata could use his left foot to push the ball into the empty goal!
only……
When Morata rushed to the goal, he accidentally switched to shooting with his right foot!
In this 0.1-second change, the ball just touched the toe of Morata's right foot, then slightly changed its direction and slid out of the baseline from the left side of the goal!
The ball didn't go in! ! !
"Idiot!"
When Morata knelt down and held his head, and a group of Spanish players nearby also held their heads in the same way, Pan Yi was also startled on the sidelines and cursed.
"MD, luckily it's Morata who has both inverse feet..." Pan Yi said thankfully.
Yes, in addition to the nickname "King of Yue", Morata also has the nickname "Double Inverse Feet".
Probably the player Morata, when the left foot is the supporting foot, the right foot is the reverse foot; when the right foot is the supporting foot, the left foot is the reverse foot... In short, there is no smooth foot.
This is because Morata often fails to seize opportunities in front of the goal, and many of them are the kind of goals that "grandma can score", so the fans gave him this "elegant nickname".
Fortunately, Morata's "skill" took effect at this critical moment.
This also allowed the Swedish team to escape!
Pan Yi, who was still in shock, quickly walked to the sidelines and waved to his players, indicating that he was about to start asking for stability.
After the instruction, the Swedish team obviously began to shrink and began to maintain a strict distance.
This is also something that can't be helped.
The Swedish team started smoothly. From front to back, the defensive system was very rigorous and complete, and it was able to limit Spain's passing through effective contraction and local confrontation.
But once Spain successfully adapted to the Swedish team's rhythm and pressing intensity, they began to steadily control the midfield, using scheduling and transfers to pull the Swedish team's players.
If Pan Yi does not make adjustments and allows the situation to develop like this, in the end, it is very likely that the Swedish team will be led by Spain.
In the end, he kept running, but couldn't grab the ball. In the end, his physical strength was exhausted, and he became a lamb to be slaughtered on Spain's chopping board.
Pan Yi himself is a master in this area - he often did this when he was at Chelsea. The most recent game was against Bayern in the Champions League final!
Therefore, he knows better than anyone else what Del Bosque and the Spanish players think.
Morata's shot just now was actually a product of this style of play.
It is because the first half has been played for more than thirty minutes now, and after the high-tempo fighting and attacking from the beginning to the present, the physical fitness of the Swedish team players has reached a small limit, so when the Spanish players attack again, they are already a little unable to follow. On.
Therefore, Pan Yi asked the Swedish team to take back the kick first, survive the first half, and then see how to do it after adjusting at halftime.
After all, he is not the kind of coach who will let his team attack non-stop just to make the fans comfortable.
If you lose, who in a few years will remember how you lost today?
Only by winning and going further can this Swedish team leave its mark in the 2016 European Cup!
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes.
When Sweden was defending a corner kick, Ibrahimovic returned to the penalty area and pushed the ball to the ground, but he was limping a little.
After arriving on the sidelines, team doctor Wolfat immediately rushed up to check on Ibrahimovic's condition, and then immediately reported the situation to Pan Yi: "It's a little twisted. The problem is not very big, but I may not be able to play this game. .”
"Wang Defa?" Pan Yi cursed.
Ibrahimovic is a very important part of his tactics. The game has only started for more than half an hour. If Ibrahimovic leaves the field due to injury, how will the Swedish team's tactics be developed?
"Let me continue playing, Zlatan will never run away!" Ibrahimovic said firmly.
"We can't take this risk. You still have to help me play for the German team." Pan Yi smiled and patted Ibrahimovic on the shoulder. "Please believe in me and your teammates!"
Ibrahimovic nodded slightly.
He really trusts Pan Yi very much, so he believes whatever Pan Yi says!
And Pan Yi turned around, ready to make a substitution.
There is no way now but to activate plan B.
"You, get ready to play!" Pan Yi shouted towards Kulusevski.
Kulusevsky was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting to be called.
Under normal circumstances, the replacement should be Marcus Berry, because Kulu was used as a central midfielder in previous games...
But Kulusevski immediately took off his coat and started a simple warm-up.
And Pan Yi immediately walked to his side and began to explain what he should pay attention to after playing.
"Zlatan Ibrahimovic is obviously injured. He has not been able to return to the game. Now Sweden is playing with ten men."
"It seems that luck is not on the Swedish team's side. Everyone knows how important Ibrahimovic is to this Swedish team! As Sweden's number one star and captain, he has also played for the ball in two games The team scored three goals and ranked first in the European Cup scoring list.”
"If he cannot persist in the game now, it will be a big blow to the Swedish team's tactics and morale!"
"I wonder what Pan Yi will do to deal with this kind of accident? The midfielder Kulusevski is starting to warm up now. Does Pan Yi want to directly remove a striker and switch to 4-4-2 or something like that? Are you going to strengthen your defense?"
"Judging from the Swedish team's playing style in recent times, it has indeed begun to lean towards defense. Isn't Pan Yi just trying to delay the game until overtime and then take a penalty kick to try for luck?"
"This doesn't seem to be the Pan Yi we know. But there is really no other way. Without Ibrahimovic, what can Sweden, which is already weak, do with others... Wait, let's watch this ball!"
As the saying goes, when the house leaks, it rains all night, or as the wind blows away the eggshells...
Once a person is unlucky, nothing goes smoothly.
Especially in such an important football match, luck is often a key factor in determining the outcome of the game.
When Ibrahimovic left the field due to injury in the 40th minute and the substitute players had not yet come on, Spain took the opportunity to attack.
The Swedish team's defense seemed a little distracted due to the captain's injury. When Lindelof was defending David Silva, he was passed by the opponent rashly. Granqvist left in order to help him fill the position. own position.
David Silva passed the ball to Pedro, who got the ball and directly inserted into the small penalty area. With a calm left-foot push, he directly hit the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, opening the scoring for Spain!
All the Swedish players stood stunned, watching the Spanish players rush towards their fans and started celebrating happily.
1:0, Spain leads Sweden! !
(End of chapter)
