Soon after Kjellström came on the court against the disbelief of the fans, he began to show his worth.
Anyone who has played FM games knows that when a player reaches his thirties, the fastest decline is in physical attributes, such as speed, strength, endurance, etc., which will all decline precipitously.
But technical attributes, especially mental attributes, will not decline so fast.
Some veterans even reach a peak in their mental attributes, such as teamwork, leadership, willpower, etc., including awareness on the court - because this is often related to game experience.
So does Kjellström.
Now, he is physically unable to support a high-intensity 90-minute game.
This is different from Ibrahimovic at the same age.
On the one hand, Ibrahimovic is the center forward, and the tactics do not require him to engage in high-intensity pressing and running;
On the other hand, Ibrahimovic's physical fitness is indeed different from ordinary people, otherwise he would not have retired until he was in his forties.
As an "ordinary person", Kjellström plays in the midfield position that requires the most fighting and running. Of course, he cannot play intense games for too long.
But now he thinks more about the team.
Including being substituted after only half of the first group match, and not having many playing opportunities later, he did not complain, but continued to train diligently in the team, encouraging the young players in the team, and demonstrated Good work ethic.
And now that Pan Yi has sent him on the court at the critical moment with 10 minutes left in the final, Kjellström must try his best to show off his abilities to repay the coach's trust in him!
Now, he has a high ability to read the game and is very good in positional sense, defensive lateral interception and other aspects.
Including running without the ball in the midfield, picking up the ball after opening up space, and passing the ball, it can be said that they are all top-notch.
He is just slower, but now he has an invincible player like Larsson beside him to help him, and Forsberg cooperates with him, which can largely make up for this weakness.
Pan Yi sent him on the field to strengthen the attack at the last moment, especially the long-range transfer of long passes, and resolutely hit the Portuguese full-back!
Whether it is Cancelo or Cedric, they are now more pressing when Portugal attacks, because they don't want to kick overtime or penalty kicks!
Not long after Kjellström came on the field, he completed an interception in the backcourt and directly launched a long pass, but Durmaz on the left failed to control the ball under Cedric's defense. , causing the ball to be cleared back by Cedric.
However, Kjellstrom's long pass still won the cheers of many fans.
Because everyone can see that this veteran's skills are still there, and there is a reason why Pan Yi replaced him!
Moreover, Kjellström's appearance brought not only changes at the tactical level, but also at the mental level.
An old house where a treasure.
In this Swedish national team, which is dominated by young players, veterans like Ibrahimovic and Kjellström are obviously valuable assets.
In such a suffocating European Cup final, they can often help young players stabilize their mentality and avoid panic due to the passive scene.
Swedish heroes like Ibrahimovic and Kjellström, who have played more than a hundred times for the national team, can make people around them feel a kind of spiritual power just standing there.
It's as if they are there and everyone has confidence, which makes the players of the Swedish team feel a kind of trust and dependence.
And Kjellström himself is also a very hard-working player. His fighting spirit can also drive the whole team to be aggressive and fight their opponents to the end.
Soon, in the 87th minute of the game, Kjellström took advantage of Seat B's retreat to get the ball in the backcourt. He pressed the opponent with his body and stole the ball in advance, allowing the chasing team to catch the ball. Larsson got the ball.
Like every time the Swedish team had the ball in the past, Portugal stepped forward to apply pressure immediately, especially the players in the midfield and frontcourt, who immediately launched a counterattack on the spot.
Larson chased back to get the ball, with his back to the goal, and he was surrounded by Portuguese players, so he did not choose to force it, but followed the head coach's arrangement before the game and returned the ball into his own penalty area. pass.
As early as after Kjellström stole the ball, Lindelof had already retreated and put a little distance between himself and the defensive player in front.
When Larsson passed the ball back before double-teaming, Lindelof stopped the ball steadily in the penalty area. Looking forward, he found that Kjellström had quickly ran to the other side. The time is waiting.
This is the characteristic of Kjellström in the later period, his ability to run without the ball is very good!
So Lindelof didn't hesitate and passed forward again, and the ball returned to Kjellström's feet.
Then I saw Kjellström make a fake pass. He dunked past Quaresma, and then made a long pass with his right foot.
The arc of this long pass is beautiful and the landing point is excellent!
The ball passed through a beautiful parabola from the center of the backcourt, then fell straight to the left side of the frontcourt, landing behind the opponent's right back Cedric and our own left winger Durmaz.
Durmaz had already chosen to press forward after the team stole the ball, getting close to Cedric.
When he turned sideways and saw the pass from the backcourt, he kicked his legs and ran as fast as he could, passing Cedric in an instant. Using his explosive power and speed in a short period of time, he passed Portuguese.
But Cedric is also very experienced.
He knew very well that after being forced to break through by the opponent's winger, it would be too late to compete with him for speed, so he chose to run in a roundabout way.
So, when Durmaz secured the ball in Portugal's 30-meter area, he happened to keep up with Durmaz, and his position happened to be on the way for the latter to cut inside.
Durmaz had no choice this time. As soon as he stopped the ball, he paused deliberately to control the ball first.
At this time, Ibrahimovic had also caught up from behind, followed by Pepe and Fonte.
But just at the front of the penalty area, Ibrahimovic did not choose to continue deeper into the penalty area, but pulled to the left.
Durmaz immediately passed the ball to the left baseline, and Ibrahimovic rushed there and stopped the ball. Pepe behind him had blocked his turning angle, preventing him from easily entering the penalty area.
Because the Portuguese central defender knows better than anyone else that it is too dangerous to let a killer like Ibrahimovic enter the penalty area.
Fonte also returned to the left side of the penalty area to block, preventing Ibrahimovic and Durmaz from posing a threat. Cancelo on the other side was looking at Isaac, but Portugal's defense seemed to have blocked it. When the Swedish team counterattacked, Ibrahimovic suddenly took the ball back along the left and went straight to Cedric.
As soon as Cedric saw Ibrahimovic coming towards him, he immediately threw away Durmaz and chose to block Ibrahimovic with Pepe.
Because there is still Font standing in the corner of the penalty area at this time, and the midfielders are already in place, he must ensure that Ibrahimovic cannot pass him and get a chance to shoot.
But Ibrahimovic just made a feint, but immediately passed the ball to Durmaz, who was in a better position.
Durmaz took the ball and faced Fonte directly, but he still did not choose to dribble the ball himself. Instead, he moved the ball horizontally and passed it from the front of the penalty area to the center.
At this moment, I saw a player wearing a yellow Sweden jersey quickly catching up from behind. After receiving Durmaz's pass from the front, he took the opportunity and took it into the penalty area.
And here, it happens to be cutting into the loophole of Portugal's defense, and no one is defending!
As soon as he entered the penalty area, he calmly and decisively volleyed without waiting for Patricio to attack.
The ball passed from Patricio's right side at extremely fast speed, almost clinging to the turf, and quickly passed through the goal behind him!
Facing this sudden Thunder shot, Patricio didn't even have time to react. When he turned around, he saw that the ball had already entered the net.
Everyone looked at this scene with their mouths open, and they all looked at the man who was getting up in disbelief.
After he completed the shot, he knelt down in the penalty area, bent his waist, and nodded his head on the turf in the penalty area. Everyone could only see the number on his back, No. 9!
It was Kjellström!
He had already run all the way from the backcourt to the front in time, and then received a pass from Durmaz, who also came on the bench, and shot directly!
Although shooting goals has never been Kjellstrom's strong point, this time, he seized the opportunity and shot it very beautifully!
The fans in the stands were all stunned for a moment when Kjellström scored. Then the Portuguese fans continued to be stunned, while all the Swedish fans cheered and chanted Kjellström's name. .
At this moment, Kjellström once again became the hero of Swedish football!
"In the 88th minute, the Swedish team scored another goal! They completed an epic comeback from falling behind to equalizing to overtaking!"
Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of Swedish fans, the entire Swedish team's scoring process was also replayed on the big screen in the stadium. Everyone can clearly see how the Swedish team scored through the big screen.
"First it was Kjellström's steal, then it was Kjellström's long pass, and finally it was Kjellström's shot! This 34-year-old veteran showed his all-round ability and also his enthusiastic attitude!"
"He is like a superman, completing his tasks in every corner of the court, and overfulfilling them!"
"Of course, the cooperation between Ibrahimovic and Durmaz on the left is also very beautiful. Durmaz was very active after coming on as a substitute, using his active running to repeatedly impact the Portuguese defense. And Ibrahimovic is as effective as ever. Threat, or rather, as long as he stands there, he is the biggest threat!"
"Their cooperation also created an opening for Kjellström's decisive advance, and gave the Swedish team the final chance to make the final decision!"
"Portugal was suppressed for almost the whole game and was passively beaten for almost the whole game. However, the Swedish team made two beautiful counterattacks and penetrated Portugal's goal twice."
"What's even more rare is that these two goals were completed before the end of the two halves. This fully reflects the Swedish team's tenacious fighting spirit and desire to win, as well as their amazing fighting will... …”
Amid the commentator's praise, Portugal's head coach Santos was already standing on the sidelines making substitutions.
Time is no longer enough, he must change the current backward situation as soon as possible!
This is a two-up, two-down substitution.
Eder, who plays for Lille, and Rafa Silva, who plays for Braga, came on, replacing Cedric and Renato Sanches.
This is replacing a midfielder and a defender with two forwards!
This substitution also fully reflects Santos' determination to break the boat.
But Pan Yi quickly made adjustments. He replaced the exhausted Ibrahimovic with defender Jansson from Turin to strengthen the defense.
At this time, Sweden's formation also changed to a 5-4-1. Even Durmaz came to the midfield to assist in defense, leaving only Isaac in front to fight back.
As a result, the Swedish team began to retreat across the board, while Portugal launched an offensive crazily.
In the last few minutes, the two teams were engaged in a hand-to-hand battle, especially Portugal, which almost ignored the defense behind them. Even Patricio rushed to the front and directly participated in the attack.
However, the Swedes are also very tenacious and defend hard.
Many times, Isaac didn't even attack forward after getting the ball. Instead, he took the initiative to bring the ball to the corner flag area to cooperate with Forsberg to deceive more corner kicks and kill more players. time.
The time that cannot be stopped finally reaches the end without mercy!
When the time on the scoreboard in the stands jumped steadily to the 93rd minute, which was the last minute of injury time, the on-site referee finally blew the whistle to end the game!
All the Swedish fans in the stands jumped up from their seats!
They shouted, cheered, and sang loudly, and many people had tears of happiness on their faces.
"The game is over! Sweden is the champion!" The commentator seemed to be relieved.
The last few minutes were a kind of torment for everyone, because both sides used their last strength and exhausted their last breath.
So much so that when the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, almost all the players from both sides fell to the grass.
Especially the Portuguese players, they have no extra energy to move. They just want to lie down or sit on the grass, silently listening to the sounds and movements coming from their ears, and silently feeling the mood at this moment. .
The Swedish players are a little different.
Although they were all exhausted, less than a second after they fell on the grass, the adrenaline surge caused by winning the championship made them bounce up from the ground one by one, and began to look for the nearest teammates to hug!
Kjellström, on the other hand, rushed straight into the coaching bench and towards Pan Yi, who was waving his arms excitedly.
"Thank you, boss!" Kjellström stood in front of Pan Yi and hugged him tightly.
At this moment, Kjellström let his tears fall down his face without any control, because at this moment, this was the only way to express his current mood!
Time has changed, the environment has changed, almost everything has changed, but some things have never changed!
At this time, he is still the young man he once was!
Pan Yi smiled, opened his arms, and hugged Kjellström into his arms.
The latter was lying on Pan Yi's shoulder at this moment, crying loudly, just like a child, but his cry was not sad or sad, only joyful, only happy, but more of gratitude and thanks.
Without Pan Yi's trust, how could Kjellström's shocking blow today be possible?
Without Pan Yi, there would be no Swedish national team today!
At this time, Ibrahimovic also rushed over. With a wave of his hand, he hugged both Kjellström and Pan Yi into his arms. At the same time, Da Fengxian could not help but have tears on his face. .
Even God can't suppress my excitement now!
I don’t know how many generations of Swedish players have been pursuing hard. A dream that originally seemed out of reach has finally become a reality in Pan Yi’s hands at this moment!
This scene made the countless Swedish fans in the stands and waiting in front of the TV feel the same way. They all had the urge to cry with Kjellström and Ibrahimovic and burst into tears together.
"This situation is definitely the most touching scene in this European Cup!"
"Especially Kjellström, as he is getting older, he has already thought about retiring. And this European Cup championship brings his career to a successful end!"
"And Ibrahimovic. There was a saying about him that he was a soft-footed shrimp in the competition a long time ago, but it turned out that it was just because he didn't meet the right coach and usage. During Pan Yi's tenure as Milan assistant coach, and now Sweden With the national team, Ibrahimovic has won important Champions League titles and European Cup titles for the team!"
"Especially in a team like the Swedish national team, which is not a traditional European powerhouse, he can win the championship as a core player, and his career is complete!"
"The famous Ukrainian star Shevchenko once said that a Ukrainian can never win the World Cup, and the Champions League is his World Cup. In fact, as a Swede, why didn't Zlatan Ibrahimovic have such an idea? But today, they did it! Although it is the European Cup and not the World Cup, their journey to win the championship is definitely more difficult than the World Cup!"
"Italy, Belgium, Spain, Germany, France, Portugal... these shining names have all become the defeats of the Swedes!"
"This game and this championship also made Pan Yi the greatest head coach in Swedish football history! He led the Swedish team to win the first continental championship in the country's football history!"
"It can be said that at this moment, Pan Yi is the god in the hearts of all Swedes! The eternal god!"
At this time, there was stillness and movement in the field.
Most of the Portuguese players were standing or sitting, and some simply lay down. The noise from the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with them.
That is, when a Swedish player came over to comfort or say hello, he managed to squeeze out a smile, but then there was silence again.
But it's different here in Sweden.
They were already celebrating with the family members present.
The players and their girlfriends, wives, and children celebrated and kissed in every corner of the stadium to celebrate their championship.
Pan Yi also kissed Valentina passionately. This scene attracted the greatest attention from the TV cameras, and of course caused the heartbreak of countless female fans...
When the staff came to inform Pan Yi that he was ready to receive the award, Pan Yi told Arteta and Scaloni: "Notify the players that they can prepare to line up."
This is for the runner-up Portuguese team to line up, which is also a matter of style and etiquette.
When you respect your opponent, you also respect yourself!
Soon, Arteta summoned all the players and gathered under the rostrum.
There is a podium on the podium of the Stade de France. When the time comes, the players and coaches will have to walk up from the narrow aisle of the podium to the area in the middle of the grandstand where the award-giving guests and others are. .
At this moment, the Delaunay Cup has also been invited by the staff from the exit of the player tunnel to the rostrum, where it was placed next to French President Hollande.
In terms of awards, this cup is actually a bit special.
Because former UEFA president Platini was "banned" for four years for allegedly receiving 2 million Swiss francs from FIFA, Platini announced his resignation as UEFA president on May 9 this year.
After Platini was "banned", the post of UEFA president has been vacant, and the UEFA presidential election will not be held until September this year.
Coupled with the appointment of former Secretary-General Infantino as FIFA President, there is a rare power vacuum in the position of UEFA President.
Because of this, today's award ceremony was mainly hosted by the president of the host country, and the UEFA president who usually attended in previous years was missing.
The first to step onto the podium were the five referees today. As they passed in front of the Swedish team, they hugged the Swedish team players one by one, congratulating them on winning this European Cup and also congratulating them on winning this European Cup. affirmed their performance.
The Swedish players also applauded and sent the five referees to the podium to accept the commemorative medals they received from Hollande.
Immediately afterwards, the Portuguese team, led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, stood in a row and walked towards the channel one after another.
Ronaldo's face looked very ugly.
This is the second time he has entered the European Cup finals, but it is also the second time he has won runner-up!
And he was injured after playing for only 20 minutes today. Although he scored a goal, it will definitely make him feel like "dying before he started, making the hero burst into tears."
Therefore, facing the friendly hand extended by the Swedish players, Ronaldo just took a few casual shots and strode forward.
Including Pan Yi, the two of them didn't make any eye contact, they just clapped their hands.
Pan Yi hugged his disciples B Xi and Cancelo.
The two expressed their congratulations to Pan Yi, and Pan Yi comforted them one by one.
There is a saying that "the runner-up is the biggest loser."
This certainly does not mean that the runners-up are more unsuccessful than those who were eliminated from the group.
Because they are only one step away from the final championship, for every professional player, winning a runner-up is difficult to accept.
This is why when the World Cup awards are presented, the runner-up team is often in great pain, but many of the third-place team are elated...
Therefore, it is understandable that all Portuguese people now receive their silver medals with a gloomy face, and many even took off their medals as soon as they received them.
And when the Portuguese team finished receiving the award and it was the Swedish team's turn to step onto the podium one by one, the atmosphere suddenly became lively!
In the narrow aisle of the stands, countless arms stretched out from the seating area, hoping to shake hands with the players. The players also interacted with the fans one by one, but their pace did not stop at all, and they all walked quickly to present the awards. tower.
Pan Yi walked ahead of Ibrahimovic, but as soon as he walked into the stadium stands, he was immediately pulled tightly by the enthusiastic fans around him, and the surrounding staff were frightened and rushed over to dissuade him.
Pan Yi also kept nodding towards the fans to express his gratitude to them.
"Your 2016 is completely complete, you are the best coach in the world!" When Hollande saw Pan Yi, he smiled, opened his arms and hugged him tightly.
Although the French team of his home country failed to win the championship, they were defeated by Sweden, which finally won the championship, which did not seem so regrettable.
Moreover, as the president of a country, Hollande must of course have a certain ambition, and it is also appropriate to congratulate Pan Yi.
"Thank you, as long as you don't hold a grudge against us for winning France!" Pan Yi joked with a smile.
Hollande laughed loudly after hearing this, walked forward and put the championship medal on Pan Yi.
Following Pan Yi was captain Ibrahimovic, who also accepted some praise from Hollande.
Although he did not score a goal today, his role on the front line was also crucial, and he provided an important assist to equalize the score. It can be said that he was the major contributor to the victory in this game.
Of course, Ibrahimovic's reputation is also very important. After all, Hollande may not be able to name other Swedish players...
Next, Ibrahimovic took a big step and jumped to a high platform on the steps of the rostrum.
As for Zlatan, of course he has to have his domineering way of lifting the trophy!
Even the President of France can only be at his feet!
And when Hollande handed the Delaunay Cup from a low position to Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic almost snatched the trophy away, and then tightly grabbed the two ears of the Delaunay Cup, holding it high The ground was raised above his head!
At this moment, the Swedish players surrounding Ibrahimovic tightly surrounded him, raised their hands together, and shouted loudly together.
All the Swedish fans stood up and the cheers were deafening.
With the sound of several salutes, colorful strips and confetti flew into the sky, shrouding the Swedish players surrounding the podium.
All kinds of fireworks also appeared above the stadium, lighting up the night sky of Saint-Denis in a dazzling way.
Subsequently, the championship song also sounded around the stadium, and the fans also sang together.
The 2016 European Cup champion is Sweden!
Pan Yi once again created a miracle!
(End of chapter)
