"Friends, spectators, friends, the 2016 European Cup final is about to start at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis! This is also the second world series final hosted by this stadium after the 1998 World Cup final!"
"This is the most important game of the year. The two teams are the Portuguese team led by Cristiano Ronaldo and the Swedish team led by Ibrahimovic."
"If someone had told you before the game that they were the two teams in the final, you would have thought he was crazy."
“Sweden’s winning odds are at the bottom, only higher than weak teams such as Albania and Slovakia; while Portugal is more optimistic, but ahead of them are Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, England... and other traditional strong teams."
"However, in the end both teams have gone through all kinds of hardships to get here! Especially Pan Yi's Sweden, they entered the final after defeating five of the top six teams with winning odds!"
"Only England and Sweden have no chance to meet. But considering that England even lost to Iceland... forget it. And if Sweden can defeat Portugal today, it will be the sixth favorite team they have defeated!"
"Now we can see the starting lineups and tactical formations of both sides in the center of the screen. Portugal still used the 4-1-3-2 tactics used in the semifinals against Wales in this game."
"The goalkeeper is Patricio from Sporting CP. This steady goalkeeper is a key figure for Portugal to enter the final. He is very hopeful to win the best goalkeeper of this cup."
"The defense is composed of Cedric and Font from Southampton, Pepe from Real Madrid, and Guerrero, who was just signed by Dortmund a few days ago. It is worth mentioning that the left back Guerrero has performed very well recently. Precisely because of his presence with Cancelo, Coentrao, the original main left back, was not even selected for this national team."
"The deep-lying midfielder in the midfield is William Carvalho of Sporting CP. In front of him, Joao Mario, also of Sporting CP, is on the left, and Renato Sanches, who has just joined Bayern Munich, is on the right. Seven-time champion Chelsea's main player Bernardo Silva is in the middle, and these four people form Portugal's four-midfield configuration."
"On the front line, two former Manchester United stars are starting together! Cristiano Ronaldo, the current top star of Real Madrid, and Nani, who is already in Turkey's Fenerbahce. This can be regarded as a... one high and one fast combination? Okay, both soon."
"As for the Swedish team, Pan Yi finally didn't surprise us this time! This should be a standard 4-3-3 formation."
"Goalkeeper Isaksson, the defense line is Augustinsson, Lindelof, Granqvist, Lustig. These two full-backs seem to have gained Pan Yi's trust more and gradually replaced The original positions of Olsson and Johansson were in the starting lineup for the final."
"The other thing is that the main right back Sebastian Larsson, who was the switch in the last semi-final, is standing in the midfield position today! Well, this is a little surprising. Partner with him The midfielder is the defensive Weinblum and the offensive Forsberg. This is different from the previous combination... We will see how it changes during the game."
"The front trident has not changed. The combination of Ibrahimovic + Isaac + Guidetti is already very skilled. All three of them can play as centers, and their cross-positions are also very flexible."
"In the last game against France, the Swedish team performed very solidly, especially defensively. But in this game, Portugal has the most terrifying shooter in the world-Cristiano Ronaldo! This will be a big problem for the Swedish team's defense. test."
"Of course the reverse is true for Portugal. They defeated Croatia, Poland and Wales on their way to promotion. Although these opponents all have superstar players, after all, their overall strength is not particularly strong."
"Now we have to face Pan Yi's Sweden, which has Ibrahimovic. It depends on whether Portugal can withstand the opponent's attack!"
At this time, the live TV camera came to the sidelines. It first found Portugal's head coach Santos, then stopped on Pan Yi, and then it was fixed on Pan Yi's handsome face.
This has almost become a "hidden rule" in broadcasting in recent years.
As long as it is a game led by Pan Yi, the director will give more shots to Pan Yi intentionally or unintentionally.
It is said that this can significantly increase the proportion of female viewers watching the game...
Then, the advertisements inserted during the game will also achieve better results.
As we all know, women’s spending power ranks first among all groups of people.
Then there are children, the elderly, pets...and men.
"Okay, please, the audience who are still admiring Pan Yi's beauty, please wipe your saliva, calm down, and return to the field. The game is about to start, let us enjoy this top European football feast together!"
As soon as the on-site commentator finished shouting, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
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Portugal, who took the lead in kicking off, seemed very proactive.
As soon as they kicked off the ball, they quickly turned the ball from Sanches' feet and immediately passed it to the left to Guerrero. Portugal's left wing immediately formed a quick dribbling on the left and cut into the Swedish team's goal. back-court.
The Swedish team immediately stood up and began to defend.
In the defensive system developed by Pan Yi for the Swedish team, the defense of the wings is mostly completed by the midfielders and full-backs, using the squeeze method to squeeze the ball holders to the wings, while other People occupy their positions and defend other players.
In this regard, Pan Yi introduced the Italian chain defense concept and method.
This special zone defense was popular in Arrigo Sacchi's Milan around the 1990s. The overall movement of the team was interlocked, and the defensive team image was like two chains. At that time, Serie A had just begun to be broadcast in China. Seeing such a defensive system, the chain The word "style defense" jumped out of the page.
Of course, Italians value defense from the bottom of their hearts. This may be related to their traditional culture, but Pan Yi just used one of the concepts, which is "asymmetry."
That is to use the space of the opponent's counterattacker, the left back participates in the attack, quickly switches from defense to offense, pursues vertical strikes, and passes the ball to the penalty area in the most efficient way.
At that time, Facchetti, who was a forward, switched to left back. A generation of great Italian left backs began. The tradition began. Later, there was the "great Italian left back. He inherited the glorious tradition of Italy!" Brini and Maldini are possessed by their souls at this moment!..."
This is why Italian left backs are better than right backs and are much more famous.
And in the current Swedish team, why did Pan Yi finally use the full-back combination of Augustinsson and Lustig?
It's because one is offensive and the other is defensive, which fits Italy's asymmetrical chain defense system.
In the original system, "free people" were very important.
There are no free agents in the Swedish team, but Pan Yi set up double midfielders to let the midfielders help the wing defense.
This is because in the middle of the midfield, the positions of the players can be connected with each other. In other words, some players are now the attackers of this four-man group, but once the ball holder passes the ball back, he immediately or They are the deep-lying help defenders who can turn into another four-man team after taking two steps. They are connected to each other.
However, when it comes to the wings, due to the restrictions of the sidelines, the angles and positions of the wings cannot flow as well as in the center. Therefore, Pan Yi uses some concepts of chain defense to let the midfielder assist the defense of the wings.
Just like this time, when Portugal's attack starts from their left back Guerrero, Sebastian Larsson, who is standing on the right side of the midfielder, will help Lustig defend. .
This is why Pan Yi put Larson in the starting lineup today and appeared in the midfielder position!
Since he is a candidate who can play on the right wing, there will be no discomfort in supporting him on the wing.
In other words, although today he is no longer the button to switch from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, he is still very important!
His presence not only allows the Swedish team to realize some of the functions of Italy's chain defense, but sometimes when the defense is tight, he can also be fixed to the right back position, while Lustig moves inside as a central defender, which will form a 5 Defensive positioning of the defender.
In short, this is another "complete" formation obtained by Pan Yi after studying Portugal's playing style!
Now, Larsson is with Lustig, and the two of them attack Guerrero at the same time, forcing Guerrero to pass the ball back.
After Guerrero passed the ball back to his back line, Pepe immediately passed the ball to the B seat, who had already run into the position when Larsson forced Guerrero.
As soon as he got the ball, Weinblum, who was around seat B, immediately moved in. Forsberg and Larsson also attacked from both sides, and Lindelof was preparing to defend from behind.
This was originally the Swedish team's plan to complete the fan-shaped defensive arrangement for seat B, but the formation was a bit too slow. Seat B had a very sensitive sense of smell and immediately passed the ball out as soon as it realized something was wrong.
I saw Sanches come in from behind and shoot angrily at the ball coming from Seat B. The ball missed!
"Portugal actively launched a fierce attack on the Swedish team's defense after the start. Santos' remarks before the game were indeed correct. He set up his posture at the beginning of the game and launched a crazy attack against the Swedish team's defense. I hope I can score the goal first.”
When the on-site commentator was talking, Arteta also frowned and whispered to Pan Yi: "Boss, I feel that our defense still has some loopholes, otherwise there should be no chance for the Portuguese to shoot."
Scaloni said: "Although we have trained many times in the past few days, the atmosphere and rhythm of the game are still different. I think it will be fine once we get used to it."
Pan Yi nodded slightly.
Both of them are right.
Training and official competition are completely different.
Although the Swedish team has been working on Pan Yi's set of Italian chain + fan defense for many days and the effect is very good, it is always completed in training.
No matter how intense the training is, it can never be compared with the competition. No matter in terms of pressure, speed, rhythm, or transition, the requirements of the official competition will be higher than those of training.
Including the tension on the scene and the noise made by the fans at the scene will stimulate the players' adrenaline, which will also affect their performance.
Therefore, it still takes some time to adapt. As long as you can withstand Portugal's opening wave of attacks, there will basically be no problem.
Soon, Isaac released the goal kick, and Ibrahimovic grabbed the first point in front, but Portugal's defense was very smart and directly controlled the second point. William Carvalho kicked the ball back to Fonte, and then The person was quickly transferred to Cedric.
Santos adjusted the lineup during the group stage. One of the big changes was the liberation of full-backs.
Guerrero on the left, including Cedric replacing Vierinha on the right, actively participated in the attack.
Cedric, a full-back who later played for wealthy teams like Inter Milan and Arsenal, still has a very good assist ability.
This time, after receiving a pass from Fonte, he immediately dribbled the ball forward to attract the Swedish team's defensive attention.
"We can see that the Swedish team's defense today was still a bit deep. Cedric got the ball in the middle line, but the opposite winger Isaac didn't attack immediately."
"Obviously, this is Pan Yi's opening defensive strategy for the Swedish team. They don't want to expand the defensive area, but shrink the defense and compress the area in front of their own goal."
"Perhaps Pan Yi wanted to use this method to compress the Portuguese players' space for movement as much as possible, especially to make it difficult for the extremely fast Ronaldo and Nani on the front line to run."
When he said this, the commentator suddenly laughed:
"It seems that Santos's tactics before the game were of no use at all. Pan Yi always only plays in his own way and never cares about his opponent's tricks."
Sure enough, as soon as Cedric advanced to about 40 meters away from the Swedish team's goal, Isaac began to actively apply pressure, and Forsberg behind him was also ready to attack at the first time.
When Cedric was under pressure and passed the ball across to the B seat, Forsberg would still press forward immediately. Isaac and Guidetti were on the left and right to provide support, and Weinblum was on Assist defense behind them.
This time the four players switched quickly. As soon as Seat B got the ball, Forsberg pressed forward, forming a siege.
Currently, the core of the Portuguese team's midfield is Seat B, so the Swedish team must strictly guard against him and cut off his connection with the striker!
There was no way, seat B saw that the passing route in front was cut off and blocked, and had to knock the ball back to William Carvalho behind him, but Ibrahimovic also pressed forward immediately, and William ·Carvalho can only knock back again.
As soon as the ball left the Swedish team's threat area, the Swedish players' pressing and defensive intensity weakened, allowing the opponent to pass the ball back and forth in the backcourt.
As a result, in the first ten minutes or so, Portugal's two forwards didn't even touch the ball a few times.
After Ronaldo sprinted several times to catch the ball but failed, he was obviously a little impatient, which also made the Portuguese coaching staff watching from the sidelines a little depressed.
"Something's not right!" Assistant coach Valle said, "Sweden are going to defend? They didn't do the same to France and Spain, right?"
During this period of time, Sweden's defense was linked to each other. No matter which Portuguese player got the ball, there were several players surrounding it, which made the scene particularly stalemate.
In these ten minutes, neither side organized any effective offensive, and Portugal, which seemed to have the advantage, failed to successfully send the ball into the Swedish team's penalty area.
They can only control the ball near the midline, and are often forced to pass back, which of course makes it difficult to create a threat.
"In the final, even Pan Yi has become very cautious!" Santos shook his head and laughed, "But he can't really hold on all the time, right? Want to take a penalty kick with us?"
Today, Portugal has a very high ball possession rate, because from the opening to the present, the Swedish team is almost always defending, while Portugal is attacking with the ball.
But this kind of control rate is ineffective, because the failure to penetrate the threat area is equivalent to the failure to create a threat.
The comparison of the number of shots between Portugal and Sweden was 1:0. Neither side had a shot on target. This shows how close the situation was and the game looked a bit ugly.
"We can't always control the ball on the outside, we have to push it forward!" Valle said.
Santos himself knows this very well. If the ball cannot be advanced to the threatening area, then their ball control will become meaningless.
But now that the Swedish team's defense is in full swing, Portugal must find a way as soon as possible.
"Let them go more wide, speed up, don't stick to the ball, pass the ball briefly to advance! Use speed to tear apart the Swedish team's defense from the side, and then go back to look for opportunities!" Santos made a prompt decision.
Valle nodded and immediately went to the sidelines to inform his players.
It can be seen from the offense and defense in the opening period that the Swedish team's defensive system is very good, but it is somewhat complicated.
Whether it is a four-person organization or switching between offense and defense, it takes time to adapt, especially the transition from the wing to the center.
Obviously, the Swedish team's offensive and defensive transition on the wing is not very smooth, or it can be said that they are quickly getting used to and familiar with it.
In this case, once Portugal slows down, it is equivalent to giving the Swedish team time to adjust and become familiar.
Once they are formed, it may be difficult to break through.
Who wouldn't be afraid of Italy's chain defense? What's more, this is a version that has been improved by Pan Yi and is in line with the abilities and characteristics of Swedish players.
So Santos said to fight faster.
Because as the speed increases, problems that have not been exposed in Sweden may be revealed in front of the Portuguese team.
This is also a reflection of Santos' ability to lead the Portuguese team to the final.
As a veteran coach, he can be regarded as a father-like head coach, like a humble parent. Together with Ronaldo, he led this wave of players who are not particularly awesome to play the best football in the history of the Portuguese national team. One of the performances.
Many people believe that this is mainly because he stabilized the locker room and allowed these Portuguese players to unite around Ronaldo, thus stimulating their potential.
But in fact, as an old coach in his sixties, he definitely has a tactical sense and acumen that is unmatched by anyone.
At least he was able to respond immediately and decisively after learning about the Swedish team's strategy, which already illustrates his ability! ——
Soon after the adjustment, the Portuguese team organized an attack again.
Guerrero once again dribbled the ball from the left. This time he attracted the defensive attention of two players and quickly passed the ball diagonally to Sanches behind him, who then passed it across to seat B.
Seat B didn't make any adjustments after receiving the ball. He hit the ball with an overhead through ball and passed it to the right side of the Swedish team's penalty area. Nani suddenly made a pass from behind Granqvist. Go up there and get the ball before everyone else does.
This guy is also very smart in playing football. He knows that both Granqvist and Augustinsson are chasing desperately. If they get the ball and rush forward at this time, they will definitely be blocked in front of the baseline.
So this time he didn't continue forward. Instead, at the moment he got the ball, he suddenly stopped, turned around, took a step back, waited until the player who stepped in from behind came, and made a cross pass!
Even though Nani is currently playing in the Turkish League, he is still very outstanding in skills such as speed, ball control, and dribbling. Otherwise, he would not have played for Manchester United for a long time.
This time his choice was also very correct.
If he does not stop suddenly and continues to drive to the bottom line, Nani will be directly trapped near the bottom line of the penalty area by Granqvist and Augustinsson. Let alone passing the ball, the best and most ideal result is to kick the ball in A corner kick on the defensive player.
But his sudden stop completely disrupted the defense of Granqvist and Augustinsson.
When the two flew to intercept, they did not expect that the nimble Nani would suddenly stop and was caught off guard. Although the position between Nani and the goal was blocked, it also exposed a fatal flaw.
Nani's cross was not affected at all, and even Isaksson was taken aback by this sudden change.
The Swedish goalkeeper reacted immediately, but Cristiano Ronaldo had already come up from behind, and just near the penalty spot, he met Nani's cross and fired directly.
This can be said to be one of Ronaldo's signature powerful shots.
The ball stuck to the surface of the turf, crossed the goal line at lightning speed, and went straight to the bottom of the goal net.
Although Isaacson had the fastest reaction and made a flying rescue action, he still could not prevent the ball from entering the net.
"The ball is in!!!!!!"
"In the 20th minute of the first half, Portugal's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo finally knocked on the Swedish team's goal with a powerful shot. 1:0, Portugal took the lead!"
"In fact, during these 20 minutes, Ronaldo's performance was very difficult. He had almost no chance to touch the ball in the frontcourt, and several direct confrontations with Swedish defenders also ended in failure."
"It can be seen that Cristiano Ronaldo's physical condition and competitive condition are not at their best. But Cristiano Ronaldo is Cristiano Ronaldo. He can appear in the right place in time and send the ball into the opponent's goal!"
After Ronaldo scored with a volley, he rushed out of the penalty area excitedly.
He first jumped up with a big stride, then waved his hands constantly before falling down, and then turned his mouth into a standard O shape, and then...
"SIUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"
All the Portuguese fans in the audience also made such a sound.
This goal completely ignited the passion of the fans in the stands!
The Portuguese players, Nani, B, Carvalho, Sanches and other players also rushed out of the stadium one by one and gathered under the stands to celebrate with Ronaldo.
"This goal is actually a bit unexpected."
"We saw just now that the situation between the two teams was very stalemate, but suddenly, Portugal's offense created a gap in the Swedish team's defense."
"Although in the eyes of other teams, such a loophole may not be considered a threat, but Portugal is able to grasp it keenly and convert it into goals!"
"This illustrates the role of the Portuguese striker and the role of Cristiano Ronaldo! What is an international superstar? An international superstar means that you can not see others for the whole game, but when he appears, he will score goals!"
"The Portuguese can celebrate this goal as much as they want... Hey, wait, something seems to have happened?"
"Cristiano Ronaldo sat on the ground, touching his left knee and looking very painful."
"Isn't it because you were too excited in the celebration just now and you were injured when you landed?"
On the court, the Portuguese team doctor quickly entered the field, but after checking, he made a substitution gesture to the coaching bench.
Ronaldo is really hurt! (End of chapter)
