What is home field advantage?
This is home field advantage.
If it were a neutral country and venue, Pogba would have no way to directly find the venue management personnel and ask them to clear the spectators in the stands.
But this is France, home of the French team.
The home court can decide whether to spray water and how much water to spray according to the needs of the home team;
The lighting at the home court sometimes suffers from technical failures due to changes in the score;
Even the caddy can give the ball as appropriate according to the situation on the court...
It's really nothing special to ask a few annoying visiting fans from the stands for "disturbing the order of the stadium".
So, when the second half of the game started, Pogba was very happy to see that only his Guinean wizard was doing it in the stands!
The monks and Taoist priests who were originally hiding among the Swedish fans have disappeared without a trace!
As a result, Pogba's confidence has greatly increased.
During the halftime break, Deschamps had already emphasized how the French team would break through Sweden's defense and try to get the score back as early as possible.
The first method is to use Pogba's diagonal pass to send the ball to the gap between the opponent's back line and forward line, and then use Griezmann and Payela to get the ball from the wing to create a direct Opportunities to face the opposing defense.
The second is to play high-post and cooperate with penetration, using Pogba or Matuidi to get the ball and cooperate on the ground to penetrate the opponent's defense.
Another option is to use Pogba, Kanter, or even Umtiti's long pass from the backcourt to directly find Giroud, and use the latter's personal ability and body to attack the opponent's last line of defense.
Especially the third type is what Deschamps hopes the players will pay more attention to using in the second half.
That's because judging from the situation in the first half, the Swedish team's defense against France's first two styles of play was still very good, and it was difficult to find corresponding loopholes for a while.
And by finding Giroud with a long pass from the backcourt, you can directly pass through Sweden's heavily guarded midfield and burn the flames of war into the Swedish backcourt!
No matter which method is used, Pogba is inseparable from the core midfielder.
But now Pogba is relieved, thinking that the Wizard can help him, and his condition has improved a lot.
His dispatching in the midfield also seemed much more calm, and he began to frequently find Giroud with his accurate long passes.
Giroud is 193cm tall and weighs 88kg. He is strong and flexible. Such outstanding physical fitness and excellent ball-making ability make him the most powerful control point in France's frontcourt. It can be said that Deschamps holds it in his hands. The biggest chip.
Granqvist, the strongest among Swedish defenders, is 192cm tall and weighs 84kg, which can be said to be on par with Giroud.
But Giroud has an advantage over Granqvist, that is, he has a very high football IQ. He knows what to do after receiving the ball, where to pass the ball, how to pass the ball, where to run without the ball, and how to play with the ball. The other frontcourt players cooperate instead of solving problems alone. He is a team player.
In this way, as a central defender who is opposite him, it is actually difficult to watch him.
In addition, Giroud has a nickname of "Saolu", firstly because he often makes saucy moves, scores very coquettish goals, and also has Zhan Jun's phrase "The pagoda suppresses the river demon, Giroud is the most coquettish";
This also means that guarding him is like guarding Ibrahimovic, and you need to be careful of him making some unpredictable moves.
Second, his image is quite "coquettish" and he is handsome, which makes people think of some muscular guys who like wrestling, so he also has a philosophical nickname "Wang Lu".
The term "Big Giroud" has become very common. Basically, when Giroud is mentioned, he will be called Big Giroud. Firstly, it means a compliment. Secondly, it is also because of his tall stature. But another reason is that it is said that Giroud's What, Kunkun is big...
Uh, that seems to be going too far.
In short, after the restart in the second half, France's offense gave up its previous habit of always looking for Griezmann, and instead often used long passes from Pogba and others to find Giroud in front.
This time, Giroud, who was pulled to the right, stopped the ball from Pogba at his feet.
Granqvist pounced on him immediately, but Giroud didn't wait for him to stand firm and made a gesture to dribble the ball to the baseline.
After tricking Granqvist into adjusting his center of gravity, he made an emergency stop, spiked the ball, passed Granqvist in the right corner of the penalty area, and drove the ball into the middle.
Lindelof immediately followed Granqvist and blocked Giroud on the right side of the penalty area.
But when he saw Giroud trying to continue passing the ball to the left, he suddenly stopped and smashed the ball, quickly cut into the penalty area, and relied on his strong body to overtake Lindelof and pull out. He just picked up his right foot and fired a volley.
"Oh!!!" The on-site commentator was startled by Giroud's sudden shot.
But the ball still rolled out of the baseline from the lower left corner of the goal, slightly deflecting.
That's one of Giroud's characteristics.
Although his speed and dribbling have never been his strengths, and can even be said to be weaknesses, this does not mean that he will not move around in a small area.
On the contrary, it is precisely because everyone knows that Giroud is a team player and everyone is guarding against his performance. As a result, he suddenly brings the ball, making it difficult for people to guard against.
Not to mention his excellent shooting skills!
If it weren't for a little bit of bad luck, the kick just now might have broken through the Swedish team's goal.
As a result, all the French fans in the audience became excited.
Of course, they all hope that France can strengthen their offensive, break the Swedish team's goal, and then complete the reversal and reach the final!
And Giroud's threatening shot ignited the fire of hope in their hearts!
"Don't be careless, stick close to him, don't let him pass and shoot at will!"
On the sidelines, Pan Yi also gave instructions to Granqvist.
He previously asked Kulusevski to help defend Giroud, and he also achieved success in the first half.
But the prerequisite for that is that the French team needs to penetrate through the midfield and frontcourt to score, or when setting the ball.
Nowadays, France directly launches long passes from the center and backcourt, and Kulusevski cannot teleport. As a midfielder, how can he always stick to the left and right of a center?
Therefore, the important task of guarding Giroud can only be handed over to Granqvist.
Of course, it will definitely be difficult to completely guard against Giroud.
The time he got rid of two players in a row just now was not a reflection of his personal skills. It can only be said that Giroud's body is too good and outstanding.
Generally speaking, players with strong bodies have strong muscles and poor body flexibility and flexibility, making it difficult to make some "awkward" passing and shooting movements.
But Giroud's body is very similar to Ibrahimovic's. They are both strong and flexible, so they often perform some blinding operations.
If you look purely at talent, Giroud may not be considered top, because a large part of his football relies on his body, and his heading skills are much better than Ibrahimovic.
In terms of ball skills alone, it can be said that Giroud is far behind Ibrahimovic. He cannot do the kind of operation that Ibrahimovic did when he was in Ajax, blinding the camera and scoring goals.
It looked good to escape twice in a row just now, but it relied more on the use of the body.
Therefore, if you can physically block Giroud so that he cannot freely use his advantages, then there is a way to limit his abilities.
And Granqvist, a strong and determined Nordic tough guy, can theoretically do this.
If nothing else works, just ask Lindelof to help. Anyway, France's frontcourt only has this high point! ——
In fact, as early as the pre-game preparation meeting, Pan Yi had already made special preparations for Granqvist and analyzed Giroud's characteristics for him.
It is almost inevitable that the big center defender will defend the big center!
However, since Giroud existed more as a fulcrum in the first half, France mostly launched its offense through Griezmann's dribbling and organization;
Therefore, Granqvist did somewhat ignore Giroud's personal breakthrough ability and shooting ability.
Now, under Pan Yi's reminder, the contents of the preparation meeting flashed through Granqvist's mind.
His attention also returned to the tall French player in front of him.
He was a big man, very muscular and flexible, but Granqvist was not weak.
Granqvist is afraid of the kind of speed forwards, but he likes such head-to-head competition!
And since France is now focusing on Giroud, the two will soon have another confrontation.
Giroud once again pulled wide to get the ball, but this time, as soon as he got the ball, Granqvist came close.
The Swedish central defender performed very smartly and controlled the distance well, neither too far nor too close.
In this way, if a sudden kick is taken, the ball can be intercepted, but if Giroud bursts forward, Granqvist can also retreat to buffer and grab the position in time to avoid being passed directly by Giroud.
The two tall players were huddled together, making small movements with their hands, and the moment they were touching them seemed a bit philosophical.
I saw Giroud make a fake move, Granqvist followed suit, and then Giroud wanted to dribble the ball and cut horizontally to the middle, but this time Granqvist was smart and got close immediately.
As soon as the two came into contact, Giroud's shortcomings in his dribbling skills were exposed.
His dribbling action was seen by Granqvist, and he made a decisive tackle!
The ball was broken and Giroud was knocked to the ground by Granqvist's tackle.
However, because Granqvist tackled the ball first, the referee did not blow the whistle, which also caused a burst of boos from the French fans at the scene.
The Swedish fans cheered immediately, covering up the boos.
This is because after the ball was destroyed, it fell to the feet of Lindelof who came to help defend.
The moment Lindelof got the ball, what he saw when he raised his head was that because the French were attacking, they were advancing rapidly in the midfield and frontcourt, and even the backcourt was advancing very high. As a result, there are opportunities behind them.
Now that the Swedish team has the ball, it is difficult for the French team to organize a tight defensive formation, while the Swedish team's players have begun to run in all directions.
Active running gives your teammates more passing options!
This is the tactical thought that Pan Yi has instilled into this Swedish team the most, and it is also one of the biggest advantages of this group of Nordic people!
Now, Lindelof chose to pass the ball directly to Ibrahimovic.
At this time, Ibrahimovic was already standing between the penalty area and the center line, and there was no defensive player close to him.
After Ibrahimovic got the ball, Umtiti and Koscielny behind him rushed to defend.
Everyone knows that the main scorer in this Swedish team is Ibrahimovic, and it was him who scored just now!
Therefore, guarding Ibrahimovic is definitely the top priority of defense.
But Ibrahimovic did not move forward directly.
Because he is too far away from the goal, Ibrahimovic knows that if he chooses to dribble, he may not have a chance to enter the penalty area when facing two opposing central defenders.
So he chose to dribble toward the right side of the goal, pulling both Umtiti and Koscielny to the right.
But at this time, another forward of the Swedish team, Isaac, quickly came in from behind. He did not choose to get close to Ibrahimovic, but chose to go to the left side of the goal.
In a counterattack at a critical moment, the defensive attention must be focused on the ball holder.
So Ibrahimovic used his own dribbling, and after disturbing the attention of the French defensive players, he then chose to pass the ball horizontally to Isaac, who had just reached the top of the arc at the front of the penalty area, in the front right corner of the penalty area.
At this time, there was not even a defensive player around the latter!
And Isaac did not waste the opportunity created by Ibrahimovic. After he dribbled the ball into the penalty area, facing Lori who had no choice but to abandon the goal, he calmly volleyed the right side of the goal and accurately sent the ball into France. goal!
At this moment, all the Swedish fans in the audience stood up in unison, and even Pan Yi on the sidelines raised his hands in excitement, celebrating the team's second goal excitedly.
"2:0! Isaac scored! He helped the Swedish team score the second goal of the game!!!"
On the big screen in the stadium, the whole process of Ibrahimovic opening up space for Isaac and successfully delivering the ball under the attack of Umtiti and Koscielny was replayed repeatedly.
"This is a very beautiful team goal. Lindelof's long pass from the backcourt launched a counterattack. Ibrahimovic cleverly dribbled the ball to attract the attention of many defensive players on the other side, creating opportunities for Isak's backcourt penetration. space, and then passed the ball to Isaac who was unguarded."
The live TV camera focused on Ibrahimovic and Isaac hugging and celebrating on the sidelines.
Isaac even jumped directly on Ibrahimovic's back, and Ibrahimovic also waved to the Swedish fans in the stands with Isaac on his back.
"Isak's goal must be thanks to Ibrahimovic. At least half of the credit for this goal belongs to Ibrahimovic."
"Because the latter's pull was so smart and ingenious that he directly drew France's main defensive attention to himself, and that's when Isaac stepped in and scored."
"And their celebration was so interesting! It reminds me of when Messi lay on Ronaldinho's back after Barcelona scored..."
"The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic stood there, patting the back of Isak, who was not yet 17 years old, and looking at him with affectionate eyes..."
"This is the inheritance of two generations of the Swedish national team! Perhaps we would not have seen such a inheritance in this European Cup, but Pan Yi's arrival has made this happen!"
"Of course, they still have a chance to continue their performance at the European Cup because they are almost in the final!"
"It's already the 70th minute of the second half. We are two goals behind. Is there any trick Deschamps hasn't used yet? We need to hurry up. Otherwise, the Swedish team is likely to pursue the victory and maybe even score a goal. Then we can It’s too late.”
Just as he was talking, he saw that Deschamps made a substitution not long after the restart.
He replaced Giroud with the young Martial.
This is mainly because Giroud consumed a lot of physical energy in the head-to-head confrontation with Granqvist, and he was also at a disadvantage, so his effect on the court was not obvious.
At this time, it is better to switch to Martial with another style and let him use his speed and dribbling to see if he can open up the situation.
Such a substitution also announced the failure of Deschamps' tactics in the second half - looking for Giroud directly in the backcourt. It seemed that it had no effect in the face of Pan Yi's prepared deployment!
Pan Yi, on the other hand, did not make any substitutions. He just asked the two wingers Isaac and Guideti to recover a little, leaving Ibrahimovic in front alone.
The Swedish team's formation also formed a swing formation between 4-5-1 and 3-6-1. There were more people in the midfield and the strangulation was more severe.
This makes it clear that he must sacrifice his own offensive ability and destroy the French team's offensive organization.
In the last 20 minutes, the game was shattered. This is the success of the Swedish team!
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The French team quickly made their second and third substitutions.
Koeman and Sissoko were all replaced, and this was the last ditch effort.
Pan Yi also made adjustments one after another.
The first time was to replace Kulusevski with Kjellström.
Kulu ran a lot today and was very active in fighting. Of course, the physical exertion was also very high.
The purpose of bringing in veteran Kjellström is to use his experience to help stabilize the situation and avoid being breached by the French bombardment.
The second time, Larson was replaced by Lustig.
As today's fullback and defensive midfielder, Larsson made an outstanding contribution to today's victory. It can also be said that he consumed the most among the eleven Swedish players on the field, so he had to be replaced and rested.
After Lustig came on the field, he was fixed at the right back position.
The first is that he is not good at playing as a defensive midfielder and cannot be forced;
The second thing is that Sweden is now leading by two goals, and the more important task is defense, and Lustig is currently the best defensive full-back in Sweden.
Therefore, after he came up, the Swedish team settled on a four-back formation and no longer changed to a three-back formation.
The last time, captain Ibrahimovic was replaced with Marcus Berry.
The Swedish veteran scored one goal and one assist in this game, and his contribution to this team is real!
And even if you put aside the data, his role as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, his role in attracting firepower, and his role in motivating young players on the court are all irreplaceable.
He is even more like a god in the eyes of Swedish fans!
Therefore, when Ibrahimovic came off the field, almost all the Swedish fans at the scene gave the veteran a warm applause.
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Beep~beep~beep~~~
"With the referee's whistle, this European Cup semi-final is officially over!!"
The on-site commentator announced the result loudly at the moment the whistle sounded, and in the stadium, everyone in the Swedish team rushed into the stadium in one fell swoop, celebrating their entry into the European Cup final!
In history, Sweden has only reached the finals of the World Series once.
That was in the distant 1958, when the World Cup was held in the country. The Swedish team advanced all the way to the finals, losing to Brazil and finishing second. This was also the most impressive record in the country's football history.
In addition, the Swedish team also won third place twice in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil and the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
In the history of the European Cup, the Swedish team's best record was in 1992, which was also held on home soil.
They made it all the way to the semi-finals, but unfortunately lost to Germany 2:3 in the semi-finals, resulting in the failure to stage the "Nordic Derby" with Denmark in the final.
However, it can also be seen that in the early 1990s, the Swedish team with Brolin and Dachlin as the core was still very strong and could be said to be Sweden's "golden generation".
But now, this Swedish national team, which does not look so "golden", has made history!
Under the leadership of Pan Yi, they reached the European Cup finals for the first time in history!
"Let us congratulate the Swedish team. They finally reached the European Cup final for the first time. This is the reward they deserve!"
"Pan Yi's team's performance in this European Cup is getting better and better. This team is improving in almost every game, and every game has outstanding performances that are eye-catching."
"This gives us enough reason to have confidence in this team. I believe they will be able to pose a sufficient threat to Portugal led by Ronaldo in the final!"
"This semi-final was very intense, and there were many wonderful scenes, but it was more about the tactical confrontation and strategizing between the coaches of the two teams."
"Obviously, Pan Yi defeated Deschamps. Even though the lineup was not as strong as France, or even had a big gap, the Swedish team had an advantage on the field and completely controlled the direction of the game."
“The Swedish team switches very freely between the four-back and three-back, showing strict organization and discipline in both offense and defense. It’s really amazing what Pan Yi has done for this team in a short period of time. Transformation.”
"Of course, this may also benefit from the inherent teamwork attitude and discipline of the Nordic teams. It is difficult to imagine an African team being able to do this..."
"However, Deschamps is actually worthy of praise for bringing the originally contradictory French team to the semi-finals. Especially since most of the players on the team are in the prime period of their careers, whether it is Giroud, Griezmann, or Kante , Pogba, including Mbappe who has emerged at Chelsea in the past two years..."
"Therefore, we can look forward to their performance in the World Cup two years later, when they may be more mature and stronger!"
"As for Pan Yi, we have nothing to say. He was able to lead the Swedish team, which was not optimistic before the game. Even though they were placed in the death group and fell into the death half, they managed to reach the final in one go."
"On this basis, Pan Yi has already lived up to his reputation. But I believe that all fans, including me, hope that he can bring us more surprises in the final against Portugal. "
While the on-site commentator was talking, Pan Yi walked into the stadium smiling all the way under the tracking of the live TV camera. He kept high-fiving the players of the Swedish team to celebrate, but he never stopped walking.
I saw him walking all the way from one side of the stadium to the other, shaking hands with the players of the French team, and especially hugging his favorite disciple Kante.
Kanter's face certainly didn't look good because of the loss.
But when he saw his mentor coming over, of course he forced a grin, and then the two hugged each other.
Then, Kanter suddenly put his mouth to Pan Yi's ear:
"Boss, Pogba said that today's loss was all because of the powerful magic of the mage you invited. Is this true?"
Pan Yi was stunned, and when he turned around to look, he saw Pogba not far away still looking up towards the stands, as if looking for something.
Pan Yi first said goodbye to Kanter, then walked curiously over there, and heard Pogba muttering in his mouth:
"TMD, he must be hiding somewhere to cast a spell... The managers of this stadium are not doing things cleanly..."
Pan Yi followed Pogba's gaze, and it turned out that he was looking at the positions of his two monks and Taoists!
Hearing what he said again, Pan Yi probably guessed what happened.
Damn it, he almost forgot about it since he arranged for these two extras to come to the stadium. Unexpectedly, Pogba has been thinking about it all the time, and he still puts aside the battle of wits!
Pan Yi laughed secretly in his heart, but his face remained serious. He patted Pogba lightly on the shoulder: "They are indeed not in the stands anymore."
Pogba turned around and was startled at first, but still asked curiously: "Then they...can cast spells without being in the stands?"
"Yes, haven't you heard that Sun Wukong can walk a hundred and eighty thousand miles with a single somersault? Of course, casting spells remotely is also a problem." Pan Yi nodded solemnly:
"You know nothing about the mysterious power from the east!"
(End of chapter)
