After returning to the base camp in Saint-Denis, the entire Swedish team celebrated again.
This time, of course Pan Yi will not restrict the players from doing anything!
In the hotel, almost everyone was drunk, whether it was veterans like Ibrahimovic and Kjellström, or kids like Isaac and Kulusevski... There were even many coaches and staff The staff were also drunk and unconscious.
They also got up very late the next day.
But when everyone heard the notice of "returning to China", everyone jumped out of bed.
I showered, changed clothes, ate, and packed my things all at once, and then gathered at the airport to get on the plane and prepare to return to Sweden.
Everyone knows that the real celebration is at home!
Today we are in France, which is not our home court.
Only when you arrive in Sweden and Stockholm is your home place, and that’s when you can completely let go and celebrate!
It’s actually not that far from Saint-Denis to Stockholm, and it only takes two and a half hours by direct flight.
When the announcer in the departure hall said that the plane arriving in Stockholm from France arrived at the airport, the entire Stockholm Airport departure hall and the countless fans gathered outside the hall cheered.
This group of fans who came to the airport specially to wait, some were wearing Swedish team jerseys, some had the Swedish flag on their faces, and some simply held up a Swedish flag. flag to express his support for the national team and his pride in the team's victory.
As fans of Sweden, they are not like strong European teams like Germany and Italy who can have such opportunities to celebrate from time to time.
Compared with such a football powerhouse, where stars emerge every period, teams like Sweden, which have long been second-tier in Europe, can only hope to achieve breakthroughs in performance through the occasional "golden generation" explosion.
This is a bit like Poland in the 1982 World Cup, Bulgaria in the 1994 World Cup, Croatia in the 1998 World Cup, and Portugal in the Figo era.
And this year, they have really been waiting for it!
Moreover, this group of Swedish players cannot be considered a golden generation in the true sense, but they still created a new history of Swedish football, and they stood on top of Europe!
So everyone knows that the biggest credit for this European Cup championship belongs to the head coach and Pan Yi!
So, when Pan Yi led the members of the Swedish national team and appeared in the terminal hall in a handsome uniform black suit, all the fans in the audience suddenly cheered and shouted Pan Yi's name.
Of course, there are also shouts like "Zlatan!" mixed in, but overall, "Pan Yi!" is the most popular one.
The entire terminal was full of people. The fans had already blocked the place. The staff, security guards and police could only reluctantly separate a road for one person only to allow Pan Yi and others to pass.
After finally reaching the outside of the departure hall, the Swedish Football Association had already prepared an open double-decker bus. The members of the Swedish national team got on it and drove away.
Then, everyone saw the streets full of people outside. Everyone raised an arm, as if a forest had been erected. This spectacular feeling is indeed very satisfying and makes people feel proud. .
"It is said that fans from all over the country have gathered here in advance." Arteta, sitting next to Pan Yi, said.
Pan Yi nodded.
When mentioning Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, the first thing that may come to mind is not the city itself, but a medical term - "Stockholm Syndrome".
Although this city is already the largest city in Sweden, it still only has a population of 800,000.
Even counting the entire population of the metropolitan area, Stockholm has a maximum population of only 1.5 million people.
Compared with London, which has a population of nearly 10 million, it can only be said to be a small town.
Therefore, the scale of fans' celebrations would be difficult to support if it relied solely on Stockholm's own population.
But this time, not only the city of Stockholm, but the people of Sweden came to celebrate their first intercontinental championship in history!
So everywhere there were loud gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, and huge crowds of people.
The biggest climax of the celebration was appearing on Stockholm Square.
After Pan Yi gave a speech amidst the cheers of all the fans, a group of wolf-like players immediately started to open champagne and spread the wine everywhere. Even the air was filled with the smell of alcohol and smell.
I don’t know who was the first to spray alcohol on Pan Yi, spilling it all over his body. Then the players followed suit one by one, and Pan Yi was eventually drowned by the swarming players.
This scene made the countless Swedish fans in the square excited.
However, despite the excitement and excitement, they still felt a little bit disappointed in their hearts.
That's because, in his victory speech just now, Pan Yi also made it clear that after the European Cup, his contract with the Swedish Football Association will expire.
He, the interim head coach of the Swedish national team, will also leave his post immediately and begin taking a leave of absence. He will also officially appear in major football media reports as the owner of York City.
Although everyone is mentally prepared for this day, seeing the best head coach in history who led the national team to the best record in history is about to leave, everyone feels quite uncomfortable.
Without Pan Yi, can the Swedes create more miracles in the World Cup two years later? ——
While the Swedish team arrived in Stockholm and started celebrating, the European media's coverage of last night's European Cup final and the new European champions has just begun.
First of all, FIFA announced the latest ranking of the national team. Since the Swedish team just won the European Cup and defeated all the powerful players in the game, their ranking has surged from 33rd before the European Cup. Got to No. 12.
This is also the highest ranking the Swedish national team has ever achieved.
The top five rankings have not changed much and are still Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile.
Portugal, which won the runner-up position, rose two places to rank 6th, while France, which entered the semi-finals, rose 10 places to rank 7th, Spain dropped two places to rank 8th, Brazil also dropped two places to rank 9th, and Italy rose two places to rank 10th. .
Subsequently, UEFA also announced the best lineup of this European Cup on its official website after the European Cup.
In this best lineup, the goalkeeper is Portugal's Patricio. Throughout the cup, his many saves were impressive and ensured that Portugal could advance all the way to the final.
In the guard position, the four players are Portugal's Pepe and Guerrero, Sweden's Victor Lindelof and Germany's Kimmich.
Among the three midfielders, they are Wales' Ramsey, Sweden's Forsberg, and France's Pogba.
The striker is Ibrahimovic in the middle, with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo on both sides and Griezmann, who won the golden boot of this European Cup.
In terms of nationality, only three people from the champion team Sweden were selected, while four people from the runner-up Portugal were selected, as well as two French, one German and one Welsh.
This also shows that the Swedish team can win the championship this time. Although the performance of the central axis of Ibrahimovic + Forsberg + Lindelof is indispensable, it mainly relies on the whole team.
In particular, Pan Yi's training of the overall technical and tactical skills of the Swedish team left a deep impression on people. However, it is precisely because the Swedish team is about teamwork and overall performance that individually, the Swedish players are among the best players. Failed in the selection.
The most competitive Ibrahimovic lost to Ronaldo in the final vote.
UEFA Chief Technical Officer Ivan Lupescu said: "Cristiano Ronaldo will strive to create a threat for his team in every game. He has both skills, vision and goal-scoring ability. The technical observation team has always considered him to be the best player in this session." Best player of the European Cup."
Although it was suspected of being a "consolation prize", Ibrahimovic still congratulated Ronaldo generously.
After all, the championship trophy is in Ibrahimovic's arms, which is more important than anything else!
In the selection of the best coach, which is the least suspenseful, Pan Yi, who finally won the championship, undoubtedly ascended to this throne.
Santos, who led the Portuguese team and almost made history, could only finish second behind Pan Yi.
Head coach Chris Coleman, who also led the Welsh team to the historic semi-finals of the European Cup, is ranked third.
On UEFA's official website, it is rare to use a large space to introduce Pan Yi's journey in this European Cup:
"Pan Yi's eyes give people a very deep feeling, and they seem to be filled with endless wisdom. It is always difficult for people to figure out what he is thinking and what he is planning to do."
"This is just like the mysterious Eastern power that Pan Yi once said he possessed. We have no way of guessing his inner world."
"The Swedish team was not expected to be high before the game. They were assigned to the group of death. Problems on both ends of the team's defense were highlighted. Coupled with the coaching change before the European Cup, all of this made it difficult for them to do so. Sweden's European Cup prospects have been cast into doubt."
"But Pan Yi is Pan Yi after all. He is very good at learning and adapting. After taking over the Swedish team, he adapted to the format and atmosphere of a competition like the European Cup in a very short period of time, and he also quickly adjusted the team's performance. Tactics in the big game.”
"This young coach, who just won seven championships at Chelsea, adopted an open defensive counterattack tactic. While establishing a stable defense, he also played the Swedish team's characteristic offense, which is eye-catching."
"No one will doubt Pan Yi's status as the world's number one coach, and he is also a high-quality idol in the football world. He makes people feel very comfortable, he will not do anything out of the ordinary, and he respects every opponent .”
"Many people were worried before that Pan Yi might only be suitable to lead the club rather than the national team. But now it seems that none of this is true. Because with this European Cup, Pan Yi has once again made his influence Elevated to a higher level!”
"Obviously, the Swedish national team is just a stop in Pan Yi's life journey. After winning the first European Cup championship in Swedish history, he retired and hid his achievements and fame."
"Next, he will appear in front of us as the owner of a English League One club. Will he bring us more surprises? Let's wait and see!..."
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"I think you should re-examine your decision to retire."
In a cafe in Stockholm, Pan Yi was talking to a handsome man wearing casual clothes.
This handsome man looks like Kjellström who just scored the winning goal in the European Cup final!
He himself had already had the idea of retiring. After winning the European Cup this summer, he immediately felt that his merits were complete and he had no regrets in his career, so he accelerated the process.
After all, he is 34 years old this year and plays for a low-level team like Grasshopper Zurich in Switzerland. It is unlikely that he can even win the Swiss championship, let alone have any breakthroughs in his club career.
Now that I can go home with a European Cup championship and be the key player in the final, it can be said that I have no regrets in this life.
As for Pan Yi...
But he was inviting Kjellström to play in League One for another two years in the name of the owner of York City!
This is because, after Pan Yi is busy with the European Cup, he will help York City find signing candidates for the new season.
Anyone who has played FM games knows that if you lead a low-level team to upgrade and want to avoid relegation or something, the lineup does not need to be changed much, just strengthen some of the particularly weak areas;
But if you want to do something right away, just upgrade directly! Then we need to make a big move.
Apart from anything else, except for some young players with potential, everyone else basically needs to be replaced.
Not to mention the main players who originally represented York City in League Two, many of them are old players who have terminated their contracts in the Premier League and Championship, and all of them are nearly 40 years old;
Now another year has passed, and the team has to play in the more intense and competitive League One. If they rely on them to play, relegation may not be a big problem, but if Pan Yi wants to upgrade directly, it will definitely not be enough.
Therefore, it is necessary to carry out larger-scale signings in this transfer window!
Pan Yi has already drafted a list, most of which are young talents in the future.
Pan Yi just wanted to use English League One as a substitute for training, so that these young people could be kicked out directly.
In this way, the team can be upgraded and the player's value can be increased.
Finally, if these players stay on the team, many of them can directly become the team's youth training players, which is their household registration;
And if you don’t want to stay with the team, you can still make a lot of money by selling it.
However, unlike Pan Yi who was in AC Milan, Hamburg or Chelsea before, York City is just a League One team after all.
Although there is the golden name of "Boss Pan Yi", its attraction to players is definitely weaker than those of traditional giants, at least teams playing in the five major leagues.
Therefore, Pan Yi first wants to invite some well-known and experienced old players to the team.
Doing this will not only enhance the team's attractiveness, but also enhance the strength of your own team, and the old players can also play a role in helping and guiding the young players. It is simply killing multiple birds with one stone!
Of course, such players are not easy to find.
After all, even if players are asked to provide for their retirement, they still have to pay wages.
When players like Xavi and Iniesta leave Barcelona and mainstream leagues, they go to Qatar or Japan, and the salary is indispensable.
And if you reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, it will be higher, even higher than what they were in their original European clubs.
Therefore, Pan Yi can only find some players who are not that famous, but still have some appeal.
For example, those players who have just won the European Cup and want to retire, who do not need transfer fees and do not require too high wages...
Kjellström is the perfect choice!
From a competitive perspective, he is a versatile midfielder who can intercept and pass the ball, which can effectively improve York City's midfield strength;
From a spiritual perspective, he has a good professional attitude, a high degree of commitment to work, and a hard-working attitude. He is really an excellent choice for the big brother in the locker room;
From a reputation perspective, although he does not have the level of appeal of Xavi and Iniesta, he is still a former Arsenal player after all and was the main force when Lyon won the championship. Of course, more importantly -
"I am the European Cup champion, what kind of champion are you?"
Moreover, he was the player who scored the most important goal in the European Cup final. It can be said that his fame exploded instantly.
Just like the Portuguese player Edel who scored the winning goal in the final in Pan Yi's previous life, who would remember this name before?
His achievements at the club were much, much lower than even Kjellström's. But many years have passed since the 2016 European Cup, and this name is still mentioned often.
Therefore, attracting Kjellström to York City is obviously very helpful to Pan Yi's team building plan!
Today Pan Yi invited Kjellström to the coffee shop to have a good chat about this matter.
"But..." Kjellström hesitated and said, "I talked with Isaacson and we made an appointment to retire together."
Regarding Pan Yi's invitation, to be honest, Kjellström was a bit hard to refuse.
This is mainly due to Pan Yi's personal charm.
For Pan Yi, Kjellström has only one word: convinced!
Not to mention the current Pan Yi, who can almost be called a national hero to an ordinary Swede, let alone the soldiers who followed him in the war for a month.
However, Kjellström did tell goalkeeper Isaacson, who is one year older than him, to retire together after winning the European Cup and enjoy life!
If you regret it at this time, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?
But at this time Pan Yi smiled: "Don't worry, he will go to York City with you. I have already talked to him."
"Really?" Kjellström said in surprise, "If he goes, then I will go too! This way I have a companion in the team. After all, you are the boss now, so you probably won't be in the team often..."
"Then it's settled!" Pan Yi extended his hand to Kjellström, "Welcome to York City!"
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"I talked to Kjellström and he is willing to postpone his retirement and wants you to go to York City too."
An hour later, in a noodle shop in Stockholm, Pan Yi was talking to another handsome man.
Yes, you guessed it right, this handsome man is Isaksson, the main goalkeeper of the Swedish national team.
Since Kjellström wants to go to York City with Isaacson, let’s pack them together and take them away!
In fact, Pan Yi also wanted to invite Isaacson.
We all know that a good goalkeeper is worth half the team, and this is even more true in a lower level team.
As the main goalkeeper of the European Cup champions, wouldn't moving to English League One be a downgrade?
And it also has the effect of increasing the team's attractiveness.
This is a bit like Pan Yi's previous life, when Wrexham, still playing in the fifth tier league, brought former England goalkeeper Ben Foster to the team, who had announced his retirement.
Later, Ben Foster helped Wrexham reach League Two in one fell swoop, and he also renewed his contract for another year.
Moreover, Ben Foster himself has become a top Internet celebrity. The legend of the low-level league created by him and Reynolds and McElhenney has become a traffic controller in British football.
Pan Yi hopes that Isaacson can also go to York City. Of course, it is not to become an Internet celebrity, but to actually improve the team's defensive stability.
To achieve this, some "coaxing and deceiving" serial schemes are of course indispensable.
Say to Kjellström "Isakson has agreed", say to Isaacson "Kjellström has agreed"...
Circular leg hug, invincible!
In fact, this trick was used as early as the end of 2010 by Jiang Wen, the director of "Let the Bullets Fly," a work that was applied for World Heritage status.
The reason why this black humor movie is so popular is the brilliant performances of Jiang Wen, Chow Yun-fat and Ge You.
In order to get Chow Yun-fat and Ge You to participate in the show together, Jiang Wen used a "chain trick".
He wrote a letter to both of them respectively. The letter was written brilliantly and full of witty words.
Of course, the key point is that he emphasized to Ge You in his letter that "in addition to Yu Di, Fa Ge will also appear in the new film." To Fa Ge, Fa Sao stated, "In addition to Yu Di, there will also be Brother Ge You joining the new film." .
Under such "coaxing and deception", two movie stars of movie king level joined "Let the Bullets Fly", creating a good story in the Chinese film industry.
As for such an advanced strategy, as an upright Nordic, how could Isaacson see through it?
Hearing what Pan Yi said, he immediately said happily: "Okay, in that case, I am willing to go to the boss with him and fight for York City!"
"Then it's settled!" Pan Yi extended his hand to Isaacson, "Welcome to York City!"
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"Yes, the two big brothers Kjellström and Isaacson are going. Think about it."
An hour later, Pan Yi was talking to a young man in a McDonald's in Stockholm.
This time it’s 16-year-old Kulusevski!
Now that we have picked up two old ones, let’s pick up a small one by the way. Buy two and get one free.
Kulusevski is definitely a player who can play in the Premier League in the future!
Why not someone else, like Isaac, who is only less than a year older than Kulusevski?
The main reason is that most members of the Swedish national team have professional contracts, and many of them can play in the top league, but are actually not willing to deign to go to the third level of England.
And the salary is high too! In English League One, where wages are generally only a few thousand euros, it is of course impossible to get players worth tens of thousands of euros.
Having said that, even if players with high wages are willing to come and York City can afford them, the rules will not allow it.
According to Financial Fair Play rules, the monthly salary expenditure of players in the League One team cannot exceed 60% of the expected income.
Although York City's current financial situation is very good, it is not good enough to afford such a high-paying player.
As for Kulusevski, he is only a player of the Atlanta U18 youth team, not even the U20 youth team!
He is not picky when he comes, and having a professional contract from a League One club is certainly much better than staying in the youth team.
Secondly, he is still on a youth contract and his salary is horribly low.
How much is it? 250 euros a week!
Even if Kulusevski performed very well in the Swedish national team, he must have attracted the attention of Atlanta, but after all, the new professional contract has not been sent to him yet, right?
So Pan Yi planned to strike first and get to York City first.
The salary has been increased tenfold. Is 2,500 euros not attractive enough?
Not to mention Pan Yi, the face that attracts young players the most...
Although he is said to be the boss, head coach Scaloni is a direct disciple of Pan Yi and a former assistant coach of the Swedish national team. Everyone is familiar with him and it will definitely be good for his own growth.
And even the two big brothers of the Swedish team have gone, so why are you hesitating? ? ?
Therefore, Kulusevski quickly said excitedly: "I don't think about it anymore, I can sign the contract right away!"
"Then it's settled!" Pan Yi extended his hand to Kulusevski, "Welcome to York City!" (End of Chapter)
