In fact, when Pan Yi and his coaching staff were thinking about how to play France, French head coach Deschamps and his assistant Gay repeatedly watched the Swedish team's game video in the office.
Like all opponents, Deschamps attaches great importance to intelligence, which can be said to be a must in modern football.
Although his intelligence may not be as accurate as Pan Yi's "cheating", it is as complete as possible, which allows him to have quite a lot of relevant information about the Swedish team.
But when Deschamps faces the Swedish team, he also has his own worries, that is, how will Pan Yi arrange his tactics?
In terms of strength, the current Swedish team is actually not that outstanding in terms of individual strength.
In other words, except for Ibrahimovic, these Swedish internationals have not yet achieved convincing personal results.
However, when they formed a team and when Pan Yi kneaded them together, these Nordic people showed amazing strength, especially after the European Cup started.
Being able to defeat Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Germany in succession can be said to be a hellish journey, but they still reached the semifinals and faced the French team.
It can be said that the overall strength of the current Swedish team cannot be underestimated at all.
"The most troublesome weapon for the Swedish team currently is not actually the strength of the players on this team, but the on-the-spot command and targeted arrangements of their head coach Pan Yi!"
Deschamps also expressed admiration when talking about this opponent.
Although Deschamps and Pan Yi have never played against each other, now they are going to face each other, which makes him feel a huge pressure.
Deschamps also believes that not only him, but anyone in today's football world will feel pressure when meeting Pan Yi.
It's not because of Pan Yi's fame and influence, but because of his unpredictable military use.
Starting from the first game against Ireland in the European Cup, Pan Yi completely abandoned the tactics of former coach Eric Hamlen, and used the 4-3-3 formation that he believed was most suitable for the Swedish team, and boldly used new players. Isaac and Kulusevsky.
Moreover, he will adjust the starting players in every game. If the situation is slightly wrong, he will be very decisive in changing players and tactics.
For example, when you thought he would always use 4-3-3, Pan Yi used a 4-3-1-2 against Germany, disrupting the operation of the German midfield and eventually dragging the opponent into the game. Penalty shootout.
The most important thing is that no matter how Pan Yi adjusts, the overall strength and combat effectiveness of the Swedish team have not been affected at all. On the contrary, the team is getting stronger, improving each game, and the overall tactics are also getting better and better. The more perfect it is.
Anyone who pays attention to the Swedish team can feel that this team is using this European Cup to grow and improve rapidly. They are very good at learning lessons from every game and improving their shortcomings.
Yes, this is not a mature team compared to the best teams in the world;
But the problem is precisely that he is immature, which makes it difficult for opponents to judge their routines and arrange them accordingly. Also because he is immature, but he is improving in every game, so they have problems in every game. New things appear and catch you off guard.
"In the final analysis, Pan Yi's tactical sense is too keen!" Assistant Coach Guy sighed helplessly, "Everyone can see that the Swedish team also exposed some problems when they played against Germany. But we all know , Pan Yi will definitely improve it. And we don’t know where he will improve it..."
After hearing this, Deschamps couldn't help laughing.
Guy said it as if he was contradictory, but it was true.
How could Pan Yi not see the problem that everyone could see?
The great thing about Pan Yi is that when he fixes these problems, it is always a bit unexpected...
This is also an important reason why Deschamps admires Pan Yi.
If you just follow the rules, you can only be a good coach at best;
But Pan Yi's approach often makes people call him a genius or a genius!
"Since we can't figure it out, let's not guess." Deschamps said, "Why don't we just stick to our own things and take advantage of our advantages."
Guy thought for a while, nodded and said: "I also think it can only be like this. Our strength is superior, and even if Pan Yi has any targeted deployment for us, it may not be effective."
"But I'm still a little worried about our three midfielders." Deschamps said, "Pogba is the core of our midfield, and Pan Yi will definitely target him. If Pogba is upset and plays It’s hard to guarantee that, and our midfield operation will definitely be affected..."
In this French team with stars such as Griezmann, Kante, Matuidi and others, Pogba is still the real core.
Pogba is tall and strong, with delicate footwork. He is also very good at using his body and can firmly control the ball at his feet through reasonable cover.
Moreover, Pogba has a better overall view, and his long passes from the backcourt are very accurate. When he is in excellent condition, Pogba can be said to be the world's top B2B player.
But his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, he is relatively casual in handling the ball, likes to dribble on the court, and is relatively sticky to the ball.
More importantly, Pogba is emotionally unstable and easily gets emotional when his team falls behind or is violated.
And when he is under greater defensive pressure, he sometimes plays less happily, resulting in greater fluctuations in his state.
It can be said that Pogba is not a "good boy". He was once an unruly bad boy like Mario Balotelli, and he often did not take training seriously.
But he has made rapid progress in recent years. Former Juventus coach and current Italy coach Conte once said: "Pogba is an unfinished work of art. If he is carved, he will be priceless."
Deschamps certainly knows all about these characteristics of Pogba.
In this European Cup, Deschamps arranged for Kanter to be around Pogba and take on most of the defensive tasks, so that Pogba can fully utilize his offensive talents.
This approach is obviously correct. Pogba has also repaid Deschamps' trust and his performance has been very stable, even excellent.
"That can only make Kanter pay more attention to defense, and let Matuidi and even Griezmann drop more to meet Pogba and share the defensive pressure on Pogba. We cannot let them There is a chance to contain Pogba!"
Guy also gave his own countermeasures.
Deschamps nodded slightly.
In his tactical system, Pogba is definitely the most important player in the French team.
As long as Pogba can get the space to display his strength normally, Deschamps will have great confidence that he can successfully defeat the Swedish team!
"There is another big problem, which is their wing attack!" Guy pointed to the Swedish team's left back position on the tactical board. "Although their full backs have average abilities, Pan Yi still trusts them and always trusts them. Let them go forward and participate in the attack, can we take advantage of that in turn?"
Deschamps nodded again, and then said: "The Swedish team's wing attack is very unique. First of all, they like to concentrate on the left. Secondly, the full-backs don't make many crosses from the side. They mostly cooperate with the wingers. Of course, it depends on which full-back Pan Yi will start, Olsson or Augustinsson?"
This is also where it is difficult to predict Pan Yi's intentions.
Even for a team like Sweden, which does not have many top players, he can perform well in various positions... How can one judge this?
However, no matter who Pan Yi uses, this overload attack on the left can be used.
After all, full-back attack is always a double-edged sword.
The forward attack can indeed play a great role in promoting the offense, but the problems left behind after the forward attack are also huge.
For a team like France, which has players like Pogba who can use long passes to play diagonally, risks and opportunities coexist.
From the current point of view, the Swedish team's central defender combination of Lindelof and Granqvist is stable and increasingly understanding. Deschamps also feels that the effect of directly playing the central defender will not be obvious.
The Swedish team's left wing can be said to be the source of their offense. If they can use this to play behind Olsson or Augustinsson, it may be miraculous!
"To sum up, we need to support Pogba in the midfield, and then focus on attacking the space after Sweden's attack on the left wing. Let's arrange the following training according to this!"
After discussing with Guy for some more time, Deschamps said and punched the tactical board hard.
Whether he can defeat Pan Yi and the number one coach in the world who has not lost much in recent years depends on his preparations in the past few days!
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In recent days, reporters who wanted to go to the training ground to watch have been frustrated.
Whether it is the Swedish team or the French team, they have chosen a closed training method, blocking all reporters and media from the training ground, and not even allowing you to peek.
This is considered normal. After all, the two sides are about to face such an important event as the European Cup semi-finals, so they should be cautious.
It's just that it's a bit strange that this happened to Pan Yi.
After all, under normal circumstances, Pan Yi is not afraid of letting others watch the training. Sometimes he will even actively welcome reporters and fans to watch, because this helps to maintain the excitement of the players, or it can also provide support for the players. Training provides an atmosphere similar to the competition.
But this time, the Swedish team did close.
This approach also makes the outside world more curious.
After all, Pan Yi has made unique moves in formation in almost every game of this European Cup. Everyone is also very interested in his tactical adjustments. Fans all over the world are paying attention. Speculating on his tactics against France.
But in this case, how can anyone guess?
The French team did even better.
They even built a row of thick black curtains not far from the training ground. Unless you drill a hole in the curtain, you can't see everything happening in the training ground. .
Of course, it's impossible to get close to the hole.
Because whenever the French team conducts training, a group of police officers are always stationed around the training ground as if they are facing a formidable enemy.
Once a stranger approaches, they treat each other as if they are spies. If they get even slightly closer to the curtain, they will immediately use words to drive them away. Even the locals will not let them get close, let alone outsiders. .
Why are both parties so mysterious?
Deshang and Pan Yi also did an amazing job!
Everyone has also speculated whether there is any reason other than tactics? ?
Soon, rumors spread.
"The Sun" said that according to an unnamed brother of French midfielder Pogba, his brother hired a powerful African wizard to cast a spell on the Swedish team to lower their heads!
And the main target of the drop is the head coach of the Swedish team Pan Yi!
This is why the French team has to conduct closed training so strictly. In fact, they do this kind of thing in the training ground!
Because such a ceremony requires all the players of the French team to contribute their energy!
Regarding such rumors, Pogba also gave a negative answer.
He admitted that he did hire a wizard and that it cost him millions of euros a year!
But he didn't ask the wizard to curse others, but to do something for himself to avoid getting hurt.
Such a response made more people suspicious.
Because Pogba also has another characteristic on the court, and that is crispness.
His injury proneness is quite high!
Since he hired such an awesome wizard, it shouldn't be possible for him to get hurt.
Therefore, what the Sun said may be true. Pogba is trying to cover up. He really hired a wizard to cast a spell on the Swedish team and Pan Yi, and the entire French team participated!
As for why everyone thinks so...
Mainly this kind of witchcraft is very popular in international football, especially among African and African-descendant players.
In Europe and other regions, with the advancement of science and cognition, some teams that used to hire psychics and wizards before major competitions in England and Scotland are now equipped with psychologists and psychotherapists instead.
But in Africa, most people still believe in seemingly absurd witchcraft.
This has multiple factors including history, family, words and deeds, past experiences, etc. For example, in Senegal, the government once wanted to legalize witchcraft, believing that this would reduce the burden on public hospitals.
And among the younger generation, they are equally convinced of African witchcraft.
To give a random example, in a U20 Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal’s No. 11 player threw a “JuJu” doll into the Zambian goal before taking a free kick, which also led to a conflict between the two sides.
Although several major religious groups in Africa have repeatedly called on players to stay away from witchcraft, they still continue to prohibit it.
The approach of African teams is to emphasize with righteous words that the team will never use witchcraft, hire wizards, and always try to find some evil ways behind their backs.
When some African teams learned that their opponents had used witchcraft methods, they had a somewhat stressful reaction and entered a vicious cycle based on the principle of preferring to believe what they have rather than what they have not.
The most ironic thing is that in the leagues of many African countries, there are clear regulations: if any team uses witchcraft and related evil arts, it will be fined or even banned.
But when it comes to the African World Cup preliminaries, the African Cup of Nations and even the World Series, more than 90% of national football associations will ask from various clubs if there is any wizard with boundless power to help us?
This has become an open secret.
What, you said France is a European team, not an African one?
Well……
Anyway, Pogba must believe this, otherwise he wouldn't really ask the wizard.
Whether you believe it or not, he did anyway.
As for the rumor of casting a curse, it has been making a lot of noise in the past few days.
Even the Pope in the Vatican was alarmed, and he issued a statement saying that it was very shameful to allow witchcraft to intervene in football, the most popular sport in the world!
Any infidel who attempts to use dirty tactics against teams or coaches is barbaric and unacceptable.
The Pope also said that if the Swedish team and Pan Yi needed it, he could send a cardinal to help fight witchcraft...
On July 7, the day before France played against Sweden, and before the Swedish team left the station and went to the competition venue Marseille, the national team held a press conference in accordance with UEFA regulations.
This time, many more reporters were attracted to the scene than before, and they packed the temporary press center of the Swedish team to the limit.
Everyone is waiting to hear from Pan Yi what he thinks about this game, and of course, more importantly, they want to know his response to the wizard's spell! ——
"Ah, what did you say, witchcraft?"
When a reporter couldn't wait to ask this question, Pan Yi smiled.
"For me, I actually don't really believe in such a thing. The education we Dragon Country people have received since childhood makes it impossible for me to accept that the outcome of a football game will actually depend on the actions of a wizard."
"From this point of view, if we want to win a game, the preparation of our coach, the efforts of the players, and the support of the fans do not seem to be that important. As long as the Wizards help us out."
"Pope? Thank you for his concern, but we really don't need it. No matter who has more powerful magic, I just hope they can bless world peace and don't waste it on a relatively unimportant game like ours."
"As for the closed training before the game? This is actually normal. We just need to practice the tactics against France. I don't want the opponent to know before the game officially starts. I think Deschamps thinks the same way."
When Pan Yi said this, the reporters were immediately silenced.
If people don’t believe it, what can you do?
What kind of spell to fight back does not exist!
The wizard and the pope could only stay aside, so the topic quickly returned to the semi-final itself.
"The French team has recently emerged with many young talents. Even Kylian Mbappe, who performed well at Chelsea, was not selected for this national team. And they are the host country and will receive huge support from the home fans. Do you think the Swedish team has Do you want to defeat them?"
Pan Yi nodded: "I'm a little scared when you mention this. Of course it's not because of witchcraft."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh, and the reporters also laughed.
But soon Pan Yi began to answer seriously:
"I think France have their own advantages, and we also have our specialties. Putting aside the strength of the players, our current personnel combination is very ideal. There are two players with different characteristics to choose from in many positions, which allows us to Combining them into different tactics and combinations allows us to better reflect our strengths and weaknesses."
"No matter who our opponent is, France or Germany, it doesn't matter to me. What matters is that our players can have enough confidence to show our strength and characteristics on the field. As long as we If we can play better than our opponents and take advantage of our strengths, no matter how strong our opponents are, it will be difficult to beat us.”
"I must remind the players, and remind all fans, that football has never been a game that can be won only by strength. If this is the case, then we don't have to play, and France can just take the championship back. Then What else is there to watch at a football match? What else is there to look forward to?”
Pan Yi's words were also recognized by many reporters present.
Although he did not mention specific tactical ideas against France, it also showed Pan Yi's views on this game and his confidence in the Swedish team.
The interesting thing about football is that every minute of every game is full of chance.
Although there is a certain degree of inevitability in accidents, many accidents break the inevitability and determine the outcome and direction of the game.
At this time, a reporter stood up and asked: "If you can defeat France and enter the final, you will meet the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo. What do you think of this?"
In the first semi-final earlier today, Portugal eliminated Wales 2-0 and returned to the final stage after 12 years.
If I ask you, who is the most stable team in the European Cup in recent years? You must not be able to think of it for a while.
It’s not the German team that stopped in the group stage for two consecutive years in 2000 and 2004. It’s not the French team that was eliminated in the group stage in 2008. It’s not the Italian team that “jumped” between the group stage and the final. It’s not even the Spanish team that won two consecutive championships in 2008 and 2012. Team.
The answer is the Portuguese team. They have not participated in the European Cup many times. This is only the 7th time. However, they can break through the group stage every time and reach the semi-finals 5 times. Today is the second time in their history. Reached the European Cup final for the first time.
In this game, Ronaldo succeeded with a header in the 50th minute to help Portugal lead 1:0.
Just three minutes later, in the 53rd minute, Guerrero's cross was blocked by the defender. Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball from the outside and shot low with his right foot. Nani stretched his foot in front of the goal to block it. The football entered the net and the score became 2:0.
The score remained until the end of the game.
Next, the Portuguese team will wait for the winner between Sweden and France.
No matter who advances in the end, it will definitely be a tough battle.
Many people believe that Portugal, which has an extra day of rest, has a chance to make up for the regrets of playing on home soil 12 years ago after experiencing consecutive draws in the group but winning all the way.
After all, this is a team with Ronaldo!
So everyone also wants to hear Pan Yi’s views.
But in response to the reporter's question, Pan Yi treated it coldly:
"We have not yet entered the finals, so my first consideration is to play against France. Only after we actually defeat France tomorrow will I spend time studying Portugal and Ronaldo. Thank you."
Seeing that they couldn't find any answers, the reporters were ready to give up and wait to watch tomorrow's game.
But at this moment, a dark-skinned reporter stood up:
"Hello Mr. Pan Yi, I am from Guinea. Do you think the witchcraft of our wizards does not exist? Do you have any evidence? Do you know why Benfica can win the Portuguese Super League this season?"
For world witchcraft look to Africa, for African witchcraft look to Guinea.
Witchcraft is very popular in Guinea and neighboring Guinea-Bissau. The witchcraft and wizards here are not only outstanding in Africa, but also have a long-standing reputation in the world.
What this reporter is talking about is that in the past 2015-2016 season, Benfica defeated their archrival Porto and won the Portuguese Super League championship.
While they were enjoying the joy of the championship, Porto press officer Marcos revealed the shocking news: Before the season, Benfica's club president Luis contacted Nhaga, a police officer in Guinea, whose other identity is a famous part-time wizard.
Benfica asked Nhaga to provide witchcraft services to ensure the team's winning streak and create some trouble for their opponents.
The two parties also signed a work contract, and Benfica provided Nhaga with a wizard fee of 100,000 euros.
Benfica did not deny this, but revealed "violent information" about Porto.
Before the UEFA Champions League final in the 1986-1987 season, Porto invited the magical wizard Drane Vieira. Before the battle with Bayern, he found two toads from a special location and put them into the stadium.
In the end, Porto, who was not optimistic, won 2:1 and won the Champions League championship.
Benfica's implication: You can do the first grade, but I can't do the fifteenth grade?
And things like this have also made African wizards, especially Guinean wizards, very famous.
Yes, Pogba is a player of Guinean origin, and the wizard he hired is also a Guinean wizard.
Hearing what the reporter said, Pan Yi also frowned. Is this not over yet?
In fact, isn't this similar to many superstitions in football, survivor bias?
If you can win the championship by doing this, then why do you, Benfica, only focus on the Portuguese Super League champion, instead of directly winning the Champions League title by doing this?
Well, maybe it's because there is a more powerful Gutman curse pressing on it, and all wizards can't do anything about it.
What about Porto? Since you have already won the 87 Champions League, why not just win the 88, 89 and 90?
Also, since the Guinea Wizards are so awesome, the Guinea football team should not only win the World Cup easily, but should at least be invincible in Africa. Why can't they even enter the World Cup finals?
It can only be said that the excellent matching mechanism in the African region is why so many people believe in these weird things...
Of course, there are also people in Europe who believe in it, but they just don’t know which one is stronger, God or wizards.
Forget it, I can’t tell these people clearly, I can only defeat magic with magic.
"Do you know Tathagata Buddha?" Pan Yi asked.
The Guinean reporter was stunned and did not answer.
With his poor knowledge level, he really couldn't remember who Pan Yi was talking about.
Pan Yi then said seriously:
"In our Dragon Kingdom, there are actually too many gods with supreme power, such as Tathagata Buddha, Supreme Laojun, Guanyin Bodhisattva... and the Sun Wukong and the Monkey King who are more familiar to you!"
"You can search now to see what abilities they have. They can turn the world upside down!"
"What level of wizard are you, can you sit at the same table with them?"
"So, if I want to believe in external divine power, why not believe in a more powerful being? They can make me more powerful!"
"Now you understand why I always win, right?"
(End of chapter)
