In fact, Lippi's invitation to Pan Yi to serve as the technical consultant of the Dragon National Team has always been carried out in a low-key manner.
Even Pan Yi's name was not included in the coaching team list announced after Lippi officially joined the Dragon Kingdom national team.
This is mainly due to Pan Yi's "specialization".
Firstly, he does not follow the coaching staff everywhere to inspect the national team players, and secondly, he does not often participate in the national team coaching staff meetings. It seems inappropriate to create a "formal establishment" for him.
What Lippi needs is that Pan Yi can help him at critical moments.
Of course, if the national football fans have any dissatisfaction with the team, it would be best if Pan Yi comes forward to help calm it down.
It is precisely because of this that after Pan Yi agreed to Lippi becoming the team's consultant, he even stayed in Europe and never visited Dragon Country at all.
There are very few people who know about this matter. The media doesn’t know, and the fans don’t even know.
But now, the "moment of truth" has arrived.
After the first four rounds, the Long Guo team had 1 draw and 3 losses, with no victory and ranking last in the group. Gao Hongbo took the blame and resigned.
This game at Kunming Tuodong Stadium will also be "Silver Fox" Lippi's first official game for the Dragon Kingdom national team.
The Qatar team narrowly defeated Syria by one goal in the last round. While achieving its first victory in the top 12, it also gave up the bottom position to the Dragons.
This is a direct duel between the bottom one and the bottom two, and it's at home. If they can't win, then it's really GG.
Therefore, when the players of the Dragon Kingdom national team were gathering, Pan Yi also rushed to the Dragon Kingdom from the UK.
As soon as he arrived at Kunming Changshui International Airport, he was immediately targeted by the sharp-eyed local media.
Then, as the "Kunming Daily" published a news headline on the front page titled "Pan Yi made a surprise appearance at the national football training ground", it quickly aroused heated discussion across the country, and even caused a carnival among netizens on the Internet.
After all, in the minds of almost all national football fans, Pan Yi is the only savior who can save the national football team!
Although there is no doubt about Mr. Lippi's level and qualifications, who else can compare with Pan Yi now? Not to mention that Pan Yi is still a member of our Dragon Kingdom!
Everyone also knows that it is unlikely that there will be any position changes not long after Lippi was officially announced as the head coach of the national football team, but the fans are still excited about such news.
If nothing else, from Pan Yi being indifferent to the national football team, to supporting the national football team, and then going to the training ground in person, this is at least a big improvement!
Judging from the photo published on the front page of "Kunming Daily", the focus is on the handsome Pan Yi, who is standing on the sidelines looking at the Dragon Country international on the training ground.
Next to Pan Yi are the national team's assistant coaches Massimiliano Madaloni and Narciso Pezzotti.
This time Lippi signed with the national team, not just signing him alone.
In order to ensure the smooth development of the coaching work, Lippi brought his entire Italian coaching team to the national football team.
This is obviously the same as Pan Yi's idea when he joined the Swedish national team, that is, he has acquaintances on hand to do things easily, and his execution level can also be guaranteed.
For example, Madaloni, who has been in charge of youth training all year round, is a well-known youth training expert in Italy. He has an innate sense of the potential of young players.
Madaloni knows the team and is good at spotting talent. He worked in the Juventus youth training camp very early. In 2008, he became the coach of the Juventus youth team. In 2009, he served as the assistant of the famous Italian coach Ferrara.
In May 2012, Madaloni followed Lippi to join Changzhou Hengtai, and was directly involved in the introduction of Elkeson and Zheng Long.
Madaloni is like Lippi's "shadow". When Lippi is not with the team, he is directly responsible for the team's training. If Lippi is unable to attend the press conference, he will also be the acting coach. figure.
Madaloni is indispensable for Lippi's success in Changzhou Hengtai. This Italian with unique vision and flamboyant personality is continuing to assist Lippi and participate in every detail of the national football team's work.
In Lippi's coaching team, Pezzotti is mainly responsible for intelligence collection and analyzing the opponent's tactics through video recording to provide Lippi with corresponding strategic suggestions.
Because he is away from home all year round and rarely with the team, his exposure rate is not high. However, the Italian can be said to be Lippi's loyal assistant throughout his entire career. Since Lippi took charge of Juventus in 1994, Pezzotti has always been with him. about.
In 2004, Lippi became the coach of the Italian national team, and Pezzotti naturally became the deputy coach of the national team, and won the 2006 World Cup for the Azzurri.
Now that Lippi has become the head coach of the national football team, he naturally brings with him his old friend who has been with him for 22 years.
In addition to the two of them, there is also an assistant coach Fabrizio Deroso, two physical coaches Claudio Gaudino and Massimo Neri, goalkeeper coach Michelangelo Lampula, Including Coty, Castellazzi from the rehabilitation and medical team, etc...
All of them are old members of Lippi's team, and it is generally believed that their rich experience and resume will help them better improve the national football team's capabilities.
And now, the two most important assistant coaches, Madaloni and Pezzotti, are accompanying Pan Yi to watch the players train. What does this mean? ? ?
"According to reliable information obtained by reporters from insiders, Pan Yi's trip has only one purpose, which is to help the national football team prepare for the match with Qatar. According to other reliable sources, Pan Yi actually plays an important role in the new national team management team. post."
"But this position bypasses the Football Association's appointment process and is more of a private invitation from Lippi, so it does not belong to the Football Association's official coaching team. It can be said that Pan Yi's appearance this time is not for the Football Association. But for Longguo football and the vast number of national football fans!"
"No matter what the position is or what specific tasks Pan Yi is responsible for, the most important thing is that Pan Yi is finally here!"
The news quickly spread, not only attracting national attention on the Internet, but also media reporters.
Soon, all kinds of news and information were dug up.
Including Lippi, before officially taking over as the head coach of the national football team, he went to the UK to meet with Pan Yi;
When the national football coaching staff started working later, Pan Yi also held a video conference with Lippi's Italian coaches to discuss some issues;
Pan Yi also participated in the formulation of the latest national football training roster, including the selection of Lin Liangming, who recently performed well in the English League One, also came from Pan Yi's suggestion...
Putting all the news together, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion:
Pan Yi really joined the national football coaching staff!
Many media have commented on this and believe that Pan Yi's entry into the national team will undoubtedly be an epoch-making event.
"Although Pan Yi is not the head coach, he can undoubtedly cheer up the hearts of all Dragon Kingdom fans and give a shot in the arm to the demoralized national team players."
"Due to the Football Association's rejection of Pan Yi a few years ago, an irreparable rift was created between Pan Yi and the Football Association. His continued refusal of invitations to the national team has become the biggest regret among Chinese football fans."
"But now, he has chosen to cooperate with Lippi's team. This is his way of saving the country. He still loves Dragon Country football and the Dragon Country fans!"
"Whether it is from a technical and tactical perspective or from a personal influence, Pan Yi is the top world-famous coach in today's football. We believe that he can bring some new changes to Longguo football."
"Even if he is not the top leader, judging from Lippi's trust in him, Pan Yi will definitely play an important role in the national football coaching team. Look at Arteta's record at Chelsea after Pan Yi's guidance, we have reason Have full confidence in him."
"However, we must also consider that the current environment of the national football team is indeed quite bad. If there is a slight mistake in the next game, we may not even have a theoretical chance to qualify. So we should not focus too much on results. We should not blame this coaching team harshly, and we should not place unrealistic high hopes on Pan Yi."
"In the past, we always said that the national team needs famous coaches, so we always called on Pan Yi to coach the National Team. But now, part of our call has come true. Lippi has become the head coach, and Pan Yi Also joined the coaching team. We should give more confidence and patience to this team composed of the world's top coaches!"
Not only domestic media, but many newspapers in Europe also reported such news.
"The Times" stated that Pan Yi really couldn't bear the loneliness and finally wanted to participate in front-line coaching work.
"The world's top football coach like Pan Yi should stay on the football field. Although not officially and not the head coach, it is better than staying in the office or traveling around the world, right?"
"It would really be a pity for fans around the world if they can't see Pan Yi's unpredictable tactics on the field."
"Whether it's Scaloni's York City or Arteta's Chelsea, it's obvious that we can see Pan Yi's shadow behind their excellent results, but this time Pan Yi still has to face a more difficult challenge. "
"Pan Yi's tactical ability is undoubted, but the level of Longguo football is not high, and the gap with the European League is very obvious. Except for the two players Lin Liangming and Wu Lei, whether other players can adapt to Pan Yi's requirements is a question Quite a question."
"And now that the Dragon Country team is ranked last in Group A of the Asian World Cup qualifiers, the possibility of qualifying is very slim. Is he really able to come back to life?"
"Having said that, maybe we should believe him, because he has always been a football coach who can turn bad things into magic!"
Faced with such a storm of public opinion, the Dragon Football Association, which is caught in the middle, seems a bit embarrassed.
Say something, it seems to have nothing to do with you, Pan Yi is just Lippi’s personal consultant;
Let's not say anything. Pan Yi is indeed here to help the national football team. As the competent authority of the national football team, wouldn't it be too rude not to express welcome?
Maybe fans will think that the Football Association is still squeezing out Pan Yi...
Finally, the official website of the Dragon Football Association released a statement to the effect that "Mr. Lippi has all the power over the coaching team, including hiring technical consultants, etc., and the Dragon Football Association regards him as a formal member of the national football coaching team." , provide maximum support.”
Pan Yi was not mentioned in a word, but Pan Yi was mentioned in every sentence.
This can be regarded as a gesture of goodwill to Pan Yi, and it also gives an explanation to fans across the country.
Pan Yi has come to help the national football team regardless of past grudges. The Football Association must have an attitude!
And this "attitude" further confirmed the rumors that Pan Yi entered the national team.
Domestic public opinion simply fell into a carnival. Everyone gave Pan Yi high praise for joining the national team. They also believed that this was the most correct and popular decision made by the Longguo Football Association in its history.
Fans and public opinion generally treat this national team rationally.
On the one hand, they are optimistically convinced that as long as Lippi and Pan Yi are given time, they will be able to bring a qualitative leap to the national football team and Longguo football;
But at the same time, they all expressed disappointment that such a dream combination came too late, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to come back to life and lead the national football team to reverse the situation.
"The national football team's hope of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup is very slim, but we still support Lippi and Pan Yi and strive to play well in the remaining games. No matter what the result is, we can accept it."
"As long as Pan Yi is here, we firmly believe that Longguo football will return to the World Cup in 2022!"
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In the morning, before it was training time, the comprehensive training area of the Kunming National Football Training Center was already busy.
The field maintenance staff are busy carrying out the last field maintenance and inspection before training to ensure that the two fields required for this morning's training session can be put into use intact.
Pezzotti is leading the staff of the data analysis team to place various instruments and equipment throughout the training ground and arrange the training site.
Antennas were set up on the sidelines, and staff were debugging instruments and equipment on laptops.
There are also Madaloni, Deroso, Gaudino, Neri and others, all setting up the training ground, and the entire coaching staff and work team are preparing training programs in an orderly manner.
The players arrived at the locker room half an hour earlier than the scheduled training time. This is because each training session will start and end strictly according to the time. The players must complete the warm-up before training, so they must arrive early.
After the players arrived in the locker room, staff immediately delivered a set of training equipment, including vests, socks, sneakers, shorts, etc.
The most familiar one is the sports vest, which has a small rectangular wearable device on it. After the player puts on the vest, the device just sticks to the spine of the back and does not affect the player's activities.
These devices can not only collect all the players' sports data on the field, but also transmit the collected data to the computer through the antenna on the side of the field, and then analyze and process it through the supporting software, allowing coaches to investigate through on-site data. Player performance.
With the rise of Pan Yi in European football in the past few years, the data analysis he admires has gradually been valued, and equipment for collecting player sports data has become increasingly sought after by major teams. As a world-famous coach Of course, Lippi will not let his team lack such high-tech products.
As international players of the national team, except for players like Lin Liangming and Wu Lei who have received similar training models in Europe, most people have the feeling of "Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden".
When they were playing in the Chinese Super League, their main goal was to do whatever they wanted, but I had never seen anything with technological content!
This is actually one of the reasons why Pan Yi is willing to join Lippi's team, that is, Lippi understands that such things can greatly help the team's training and competition without requiring too much communication and exchange.
In addition, everyone in Lippi's team has seen the world and knows how to use such things to assist, which makes it even more worry-free.
Otherwise, if it's all about cooperating with some elm-headed people, Pan Yi might have to do everything himself. How can he be a leisurely technical consultant? ?
Now, this professional coaching team has obviously given the national football players a little Italian shock.
Rigorous, thorough, focused and meticulous, this is everyone's first impression of the coaching staff.
When all the players were neatly dressed and stood in two rows on the training field, Lippi brought everyone from his coaching team to the array.
They all wore the same red and white uniforms of the national team, but among them, the hot man was still so eye-catching and eye-catching.
Pan Yi! He officially appeared here today!
"Welcome to the new national team, I am Lippi."
Silver Fox's faint words were spoken in Italian.
After the translation, more than 20 international players present applauded.
Then came the self-introductions of each member of the coaching staff.
And when Pan Yi said in Chinese: "Hello everyone, I am Pan Yi", the atmosphere in the audience suddenly became much more lively!
Some of the players are still very young, but some are already veterans over thirty years old, but everyone looks at Pan Yi with deep conviction and even dependence in their eyes.
There is a saying that is right, a person’s name is like the shadow of a tree.
Pan Yi has become famous in the past few years. He is not only well-known in world football, but also has been elevated to an almost god-like status in Dragon Kingdom football.
Domestic players have high praise for Pan Yi, especially when the national team is at a low point, everyone has an almost blind affirmation of Pan Yi.
As long as he comes to the national team, Longguo football will be revitalized. This is what almost everyone thinks.
And now, Pan Yi is really here.
This not only greatly boosted the confidence of the fans, but also greatly inspired the morale and fighting spirit of the players.
Even the best players in the world are eager to play under Pan Yi, let alone a Dragon Kingdom player.
It doesn’t matter if you’re not the head coach. Do you still remember AC Milan back then? Pan Yi only served as an assistant coach, and also made that Milan team become the Champions League champion and Triple Crown champion!
Today's York City, under the leadership of Pan Yi, who is the boss, is also invincible in English League One, aiming straight for the English Championship.
Pan Yi's magic power is really so great that he can inject his energy into a team without having any direct power.
Pan Yi just said this softly, without saying anything more. He just patted the shoulders of two "old friends" Lin Liangming and Wu Lei, and then retreated to the coaching team.
After all, he is just a consultant now, a supporting role, and of course he has to give up the main stage to Lippi.
Pan Yi also read the players' excitement and expectations from their eyes, but for him, such a "meeting gift" would not be unfamiliar.
If most players in the world have the opportunity to cooperate with Pan Yi, they will look like this!
Pan Yi feels more of a responsibility now. He never wanted to let anyone down, and it was the same this time.
"I believe that everyone has a very clear understanding of the current environment and situation of the national team, and I won't go into specifics. What I want to tell you here is that we have no retreat. Against Qatar We can only win this game and cannot accept any other outcome."
Lippi stared at everyone present very seriously. He had to unify everyone's thinking.
"There is not much time left for us to prepare for the game, so in the next week, I need each of you to fully cooperate with me and the coaching staff. Every player must be 100% committed. And I will decide the starting lineup based on the performance during this training period."
What is slightly different from the previous international match days is that there is only one game for the national team training this time, which is the home game against Qatar.
After this, the next competition will be in March next year.
If they can win, the Dragon National Team can still retain a glimmer of hope of qualifying. During this long waiting period, the national football team can also obtain a relatively relaxed public opinion environment, and everyone's pressure will not be so great.
But if you lose or draw, the consequences are needless to say.
Therefore, Lippi's first game with the national team is actually the decisive battle!
"I don't want to say any more unnecessary words, and I don't like to say a lot of high-sounding polite words. I just want to tell everyone that you have no choice now."
"If you want to get rid of the infamy you have carried for many years, want to reverse the current unfavorable situation of the national team, and even if you still want to participate in the World Cup, then you have only one choice..."
"That is to go all out! And believe in our coaching team. Pan Yi is the best coach in Longguo and the best coach in the world. I helped you invite him. He will also give you the best techniques and tactics guide!"
With that said, Lippi glanced at Pan Yi.
Pan Yi understood and continued what the old man said: "We want to win, so we have to score goals and score more goals than our opponents. Therefore, the focus of our training these days will be offensive tactics..."
This is equivalent to Lippi directly asking Pan Yi to start his first tactical lesson.
And this is also a signal that in this Dragon Country team, Pan Yi does not just hold the title of consultant.
Many things, especially tactics, just follow what Pan Yi said!
And why does Pan Yi emphasize offense?
That's because the current Qatar team is indeed average in strength. In this previous game, the Dragon Kingdom team had a lot of advantages on the scene, but unfortunately it couldn't score a goal.
Pan Yi just wants to reverse this situation and focus on offense. Otherwise, everything will be in vain if he can't score!
But soon, the international players became a little confused.
After all, Pan Yi's requirement for the players is to firmly imprint the positions of all teammates in their minds, in which area the ball is, what situation it encounters, where it should be passed, how it should be passed, and when the player should be Choose where to run to receive the response...
Pan Yi has very detailed tactical requirements for all these details.
This was the first time for the international players to come into contact with such complicated tactical system requirements, which made them all feel as big as heads.
However, Pan Yi did not get angry, but encouraged the players, saying that it was indeed very cumbersome to use such tactics for the first time, but then he gradually became familiar with it and sorted it out clearly. Each player has his own role in the game. If it does its job, the results will come out.
Wu Lei and Lin Liangming, two players who have received this kind of tactical training in Europe, have become the "teachers" of the international football team and can lead them to get familiar with it in actual training.
In fact, Pan Yi's tactical training is not the most complicated.
After all, it only takes less than a week from the national team training to playing in Qatar.
In such a short period of time, it is obviously impossible to achieve rapid tactical progress, especially for the national football team, which has always been in a relatively backward area of the world.
Therefore, Pan Yi just requires the players to have a basic concept in their heads, and then maximize the offensive effect based on changes in formation and adjustments to personnel.
At other times, Lippi's coaching staff is more focused on adjusting the players' physical fitness and condition to adjust to a rhythm suitable for the game.
As time passed day by day, the day of November 15th was quickly approaching.
The key battle between the Dragons and Qatar at home is about to begin! (End of chapter)
