After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 475 Spell return battle, start?
In fact, when Pan Yi and his coaching staff were thinking about how to play against France, French coach Didier Deschamps and his assistant Guy were also watching the Swedish team's game video repeatedly in the office.

Like all opponents, Didier Deschamps attaches great importance to intelligence, which can be said to be a must for modern football.

Although his information may not be as accurate as Pan Yi's "cracking", but it is as perfect as possible, which makes him have quite a lot of information about the Swedish team at hand.

But Deschamps is facing the Swedish team, and he also has his own worries, that is, how will Pan Yi arrange tactics?

In terms of strength, the current Swedish team is actually not that good in terms of individual strength.

In other words, these Swedish internationals have not achieved convincing personal results except for Ibrahimovic.

However, when they formed a team, when Pan Yi put them together, these Nordics showed amazing strength, especially after the start of the European Cup.

Being able to defeat Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Germany one after another can be said to be a hell-level journey, but they still reached the semi-finals and walked in front of the French team.

It can be said that the overall strength of the current Swedish team cannot be underestimated at all.

"The most troublesome weapon for the Swedish team at present is not actually the strength of the players of this team, but the on-the-spot command and targeted arrangement of their head coach Pan Yi!"

Deschamps also expressed admiration when talking about this opponent.

Although Deschamps and Pan Yi have never fought against each other, but now they are going to face to face, which makes him feel a huge pressure.

Deschamps also believes that not only him, anyone in today's football world will feel pressure when they meet Pan Yi.

It's not because of Pan Yi's fame and influence, but because of his unpredictable use of troops.

Since playing Ireland in the first game of the European Cup, Pan Yi completely abandoned the tactics of former coach Eric Hamlen, and used the 4-3-3 formation that he thought was most suitable for the Swedish team, and boldly used new players Isaac and Kulusevsky.

Moreover, his starting players will be adjusted every game, the situation is slightly wrong, and the substitutions and tactics are also very determined.

就比如当你以为他会一直使用4-3-3时，潘毅却在对阵德国时用了一个4-3-1-2，把德国中场的运转打乱，并最终将对手拖入了点球大战。

The most important thing is that no matter how Pan Yi adjusts, the overall strength and combat effectiveness of the Swedish team are not affected at all. Instead, the team is getting stronger and stronger, improving game by game, and the overall tactics are getting better and better. more perfect.

Anyone who pays attention to the Swedish team can feel that this team is using this European Cup to grow and improve rapidly. They are very good at learning from every game and improving their shortcomings.

Yes, compared to the best teams in the world, this is not a mature team;

But the problem is precisely that he is immature, which makes it difficult for opponents to judge their routines and arrange them in a targeted manner. Also because he is immature, but he is improving every game, so they have every game. Something new is presented that catches you off guard.

"In the final analysis, Pan Yi's tactical sense is too keen!" Assistant coach Gay sighed helplessly, "Everyone can see that the Swedish team also exposed some problems when they played against Germany. But we all know , Pan Yi will definitely improve it. And we don't know where he will improve..."

After hearing this, Deschamps couldn't help laughing.

Guy said it as if it was contradictory, but it was true again.

Everyone can see the problem, how can Pan Yi not see it?

And Pan Yi's strength lies in the fact that when repairing these problems, people are always a little unexpected...

This is also an important reason why Deschamps admires Pan Yi.

If you just follow the rules, you can only be regarded as a good coach;

But Pan Yi's approach often makes people call him a ghost and a genius!
"Since we can't figure it out, let's not guess." Deschamps said, "It's better for us to stick to our own things and kick out our advantages."

Guy thought for a while, nodded and said: "I also think it can only be like this. Our strength is superior, even if Pan Yi has any targeted deployment for us, it may not be effective."

"But I am still a little worried about our three midfielders." Deschamps said, "Pogba is the core of our midfielder, and Pan Yi will definitely fight against him. If Pogba is upset, play It is difficult to guarantee that our midfield operation will definitely be affected..."

In this French team with Griezmann, Kanter, Matuidi and other stars, Pogba is still the real core.

Pogba is tall and strong, with delicate feet. He is also very good at using his body. Through reasonable screens, he can firmly control the ball under his feet.

Moreover, Pogba has a better view of the overall situation, and his long pass from the backcourt is very accurate. Pogba can be said to be one of the world's top B2B players when he is in excellent form.

But his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, he handles the ball more casually, likes to dribble on the court, and is more sticky to the ball.

More importantly, Pogba is emotionally unstable and prone to emotional when the team falls behind or is violated.

And when he is under a lot of defensive pressure, he sometimes plays unhappily, which leads to greater fluctuations in his state.

It can be said that Pogba is not a "good boy". He used to be a rebellious bad boy like Mario Balotelli, and his training was often not serious.

But in recent years, his progress has been rapid. The former Juventus coach and the current Italian coach Conte once said: "Pogba is an unfinished work of art. If he is carved, he will be invaluable."

For these characteristics of Pogba, Deschamps is of course also clear about it.

In this European Cup, Deschamps arranged Kanter around Pogba to take on most of the defensive tasks, so that Pogba can give full play to his offensive ability.

This approach is obviously correct, and Pogba has also repaid Deschamps' trust, and his performance has been very stable, and it can even be said to be excellent.

"That can only make Kanter pay more attention to defense, and let Matuidi and even Griezmann drop back more to respond to Pogba and share the defensive pressure on Pogba. There is a chance to stop Pogba!"

Gay also gave his own countermeasures.

Deschamps nodded slightly.

In his tactical system, Pogba is definitely the most important player in the French team.

As long as Pogba can get the space to display his strength normally, then Deschamps has great confidence that he can successfully defeat the Swedish team!
"There is another big problem, which is their side attack!" Gay pointed to the left back position of the Swedish team on the tactical board, "Although their full backs are of average ability, Pan Yi still trusts them and always By letting them go forward and attack, can we take advantage of that instead?"

Deschamps nodded again, and then said: "The Swedish team's wing attack is very characteristic, first of all, it likes to concentrate on the left, and second, the number of times the full-backs cover side crosses is not much, and they are more coordinated with the wingers. Of course, it depends on which full-back Pan Yi will start, Aolsson or Augustinsson?"

This is also where it is difficult to predict Pan Yi's intentions.

Even in a team like Sweden that doesn't have too many top players, he can play well in various positions... How can one judge this?

However, no matter who Pan Yi uses, this overload attack from the left can be used.

After all, full-back offense has always been a double-edged sword.

The forward attack can indeed greatly promote the offense, but the problems left after the forward attack are also very big.

For a team like France that has players like Pogba who can use long passes to play diagonal scheduling, risks and opportunities coexist.

From the current point of view, the central defender combination of the Swedish team Lindelof and Granqvist is stable and more and more tacit. Deschamps also feels that the effect of directly playing the central defender will not be obvious.

The left flank of the Swedish team can be said to be the source of their offense. If they can use this to play behind Olsson or Augustinsson, maybe they can get a miraculous effect!
"To sum up, it is to do a good job of supporting Pogba in the midfield, and then focus on attacking the space behind Sweden's left wing attack. For the next training, let's arrange it according to this first!"

After discussing with Gay for a while, Deschamps said, and punched the tactical board hard.

Whether he can defeat Pan Yi, the world's number one coach who hasn't lost much in recent years, depends on his preparations these days!

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In the past few days, the reporters who wanted to go to the training ground to watch it were all overwhelmed.

Regardless of whether it is the Swedish team or the French team, they all chose a closed training method, keeping all reporters and media out of the training ground, and even voyeurism is not allowed.

This is considered normal. After all, the two sides are about to face such an important event as the European Cup semi-finals, so they should be more cautious.

It's just that it's a bit strange that this happened to Pan Yi.

After all, under normal circumstances, Pan Yi is not too shy about letting others watch the training. Sometimes he will even take the initiative to welcome reporters and fans to watch, because this helps to maintain the excitement of the players, or it can also serve as a source of encouragement for the players. Training provides an atmosphere similar to competition.

But this time, the Swedish team did close down as well.

This approach also made the outside world more curious.

After all, in this year's European Cup, Pan Yi has made strange moves in the formation of troops in almost every game. Everyone is also very interested in his tactical adjustments. Fans all over the world are watching Guessing his game tactics against France.

But in this case, how can people guess?
The French team did even better.

They even covered a whole row of thick black curtains not far from the training ground. Unless you want to make a hole in the curtain, otherwise, you can't see everything that happened in the training ground. .

Of course, it is impossible for you to get close to the hole.

Because whenever the French team is training, there will always be a group of policemen stationed around the training ground.

Once a stranger approaches, they all treat each other as if they are spies. They will immediately drive away a little closer to the mantle, and even the locals will not let them approach, let alone outsiders. .

Why are both sides so mysterious?
This Deshang and Pan Yi have also done a great job!
Everyone also speculated, is there any reason other than tactics? ?
Soon, rumors spread.

The "Sun" said that according to an older brother of the French midfielder Pogba who did not want to be named, his younger brother invited a powerful African wizard to cast a spell on the Swedish team and lower his head!

And the main goal of dropping the head is the head coach of the Swedish team, Pan Yi!

This is why the French team has to do closed training so strictly. In fact, they are doing this kind of thing in the training ground!

Because of such a ceremony, all the players of the French team need to contribute their vitality together!
For such rumors, Pogba also gave a negative answer.

He admitted that he did hire a wizard, and that it costs him millions of euros a year!

But he didn't ask the wizard to curse others, but to give himself a way to avoid getting hurt.

Such a response made more people suspicious.

Because Pogba has another characteristic on the court, that is crispness.

His injury tendency is not low!
Since he invited such a powerful wizard, it should be impossible for him to get injured.

Therefore, what the Sun reported may be true. Pogba is trying to cover it up. He really invited a wizard to cast a spell on the Swedish team and Pan Yi, and the entire French team participated!
As for why people think so...

The main thing is this kind of witchcraft, which is very popular in international football, especially among African and African-American players.

In Europe and other regions, with the advancement of science and cognition, some teams that used to hire psychics and wizards before the England and Scotland competitions will now be equipped with psychologists and psychotherapists instead.

But in Africa, most people still believe in the seemingly absurd witchcraft.

There are multiple factors such as history, family, precepts and deeds, and past experiences. For example, in Senegal, the government once wanted to legalize witchcraft, thinking that this would reduce the burden on public hospitals.

And in the younger generation, they also believe in African witchcraft.

Just to give an example, in a U20 Africa Cup final, Senegal's No. 11 player threw a "JuJu" doll into the Zambian goal before taking a free kick, which also led to a conflict between the two sides.

Although several major religious groups in Africa have repeatedly called on players to stay away from witchcraft, they are still repeatedly prohibited.

The approach of African teams is to emphasize righteously that the team will never use witchcraft, hire wizards, and always try to find some crooked ways behind their backs.

When some African teams learned that their opponents had used witchcraft, they had a somewhat stressful reaction, rushing to the principle of preferring to believe what they had, and entering a vicious circle.

The most ironic thing is that in the leagues of many African countries, there are clear regulations: if a team uses witchcraft and related magic, it will be fined or even banned.

But when it comes to the African World Cup preliminaries, the Africa Cup and even the World Series, more than 90% of the national football associations will ask each club if there is any powerful wizard to help us?
This has become an open secret.

What, you said France is a European team, not African?

Uh……

Anyway, Pogba must believe this, otherwise he wouldn't really invite the wizard.

Believe it or not, he did.

As for the rumor of casting a curse, there has been a lot of trouble these days.

Even the Pope in the Vatican was alarmed, and he issued a statement saying that it is very shameful to allow witchcraft to intervene in football, the most popular sport in the world!

All heretics who try to target teams or coaches with dirty means are barbaric and unacceptable.

The pope also said he could send a cardinal to help fight witchcraft if Sweden and Pan Yi needed it...

On July 7th, the day before France played against Sweden, before the Swedish team left the station and went to the competition venue Marseille, the national team held a press conference in accordance with UEFA regulations.

This time, many more reporters than before were attracted to the scene, and they crowded the temporary press center of the Swedish team to the brim.

Everyone is waiting to hear from Pan Yi what he thinks about the game, and of course they want to know more about his response to the wizard spell! ——

"Ah, what did you say, witchcraft?"

When a reporter couldn't wait to ask this question, Pan Yi just smiled.

"For me, I don't really believe in such a thing. The education we Longguo people have received since childhood makes me unable to accept that the outcome of a ball game will depend on the actions of a wizard."

"From this point of view, if we want to win a game, the preparation of our coaches, the efforts of the players, and the support of the fans don't seem to be that important, as long as the Wizards help out."

"The Pope? Thank you for his concern, but we really don't need it. No matter who has more powerful mana, I just hope they can bless the world peace and don't waste it on a relatively unimportant game like ours."

"As for the closed training before the game? This is actually normal. We need to practice the tactics against France. I don't want to let the opponent know before the game officially starts. I think Deschamps thinks the same way."

When Pan Yi said this, he immediately silenced the reporters.

People don't believe it, what can you do?

What kind of spells return to battle, it doesn't exist!

What kind of wizard and pope could only lean to the side, so the topic quickly returned to the semi-final itself.

"The French team has a lot of young talents recently. Even Mbappe, who performed well at Chelsea, failed to be selected for the national team. And they are the hosts, and they will have great support from the home fans. Do you think the Swedish team has Hope to beat them?"

Pan Yi nodded: "I'm a little scared when you mention this. Of course it's not because of witchcraft."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, and the reporters also laughed.

But soon Pan Yi began to answer seriously:
"I think France has their strengths and we have ours. Aside from the quality of the players, we have an ideal combination of players with two players with different characteristics in many positions. Combining them into different tactical coordination routines allows us to better reflect our own strengths and weaknesses."

"It doesn't matter to me whether our opponent is France or Germany. The important thing is that our players can have enough self-confidence to show our strength and characteristics on the field. As long as we If we can play better than our opponents and give full play to our strengths, no matter how strong the opponent is, it will be difficult for us to beat us."

"I have to remind the players and all the fans that football is never a game that can be won by strength. If this is the case, then we don't have to play, and France just takes the championship back. What else is there to see in football? What else is there to look forward to?"

Pan Yi's words were also recognized by many reporters present.

Although he didn't talk about the specific tactical ideas against France, it also showed Pan Yi's views on the game and his confidence in the Swedish team.

The fun of football lies precisely in the fact that every game and every minute is full of chance.

Although there is certain inevitability in chance, many chances break the inevitability and determine the outcome and direction of the game.

At this time, a reporter stood up and asked: "If you can beat France to enter the final, then you will meet the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo. What do you think about this?"

In the first semi-final earlier today, Portugal eliminated Wales 2-0 and returned to the final stage after 12 years.

If I ask you, who is the most stable team in the European Cup in recent years?You must not be able to figure it out for a while.

Not the German team that stopped in the group stage for two consecutive years in 2000 and 2004, not the French team that was eliminated in the group stage in 2008, nor the Italian team that "jumped" between the group stage and the final, not even the Spanish team that won two consecutive championships in 2008 and 2012 Team.

The answer is the Portuguese team. They have participated in the European Cup not many times, and this is only the 7th time, but they can break through the group stage every time and reach the semi-finals 5 times. Today, it is the second time in their history. Reached the European Cup final for the first time.

In this game, Ronaldo scored with a header in the 50th minute to help Portugal lead 1-0.

And only 3 minutes later, that is, in the 53rd minute, Guerrero made a cross and was blocked by the defender. Ronaldo took the ball from the outside and shot low with his right foot. Nani stretched his foot in front of the goal to block the ball.

This score is also maintained until the end of the game.

Next, the Portuguese team will wait for the winner between Sweden and France.

No matter who advances in the end, it is bound to experience a fierce battle.

And many people believe that Portugal, which has an extra day off, has the opportunity to make up for the regret of fighting in the homeland 12 years ago after experiencing a group tie but passing all the way.

After all, this is a team with Ronaldo!

So everyone also wants to hear Pan Yi's views.

But for the reporter's question, Pan Yi still dealt with it coldly:
"We haven't entered the final yet, so my first consideration is to play against France. After we really beat France tomorrow, I will spend time studying Portugal and Ronaldo. Thank you."

Seeing that there was nothing to be said, the reporters were also preparing to die down, waiting to watch tomorrow's game.

But at this moment, a dark-skinned reporter stood up:
"Hi, Mr. Pan Yi, I'm from Guinea. Do you think our wizard's witchcraft does not exist, do you have any evidence? Do you know why Benfica can win the Portuguese Super League championship this season?"

World Witchcraft looks at Africa, and African Witchcraft looks at Guinea.

Witchcraft is very prevalent in Guinea and its neighboring country, Guinea-Bissau. The witchcraft and wizards here are not only outstanding in Africa, but also have a long-standing reputation in the world.

What the reporter said was that in the 2015-2016 season that just passed, Benfica beat rival Porto and won the Portuguese Super League championship.

While they were enjoying the joy of the championship, Porto press officer Marcos revealed the news: Before the season, Benfica's club chairman Luis contacted Enhaga, a police officer in Guinea, whose other identity is a famous part-time wizard.

Benfica asked Enhaga to provide witchcraft services to ensure the team's winning streak, but also to cause some trouble for the opponent.

The two parties also signed a work contract, and Benfica provided Enhaga with a wizard fee of 10 euros.

Benfica did not deny this, but picked up Porto's "huge material".

Before the Champions League final in the 1986-1987 season, Porto invited the magical wizard Delane Vieira. Before the battle with Bayern, he found two toads from a special place and put them on the field.

In the end, Porto, who was not optimistic, won 2:1 and won the Champions League.

Benfica's implication: You can do the first grade of junior high school, but I can't do the fifteenth grade?

And such things also made African wizards, especially Guinea wizards, famous.

Yes, Pogba is a player of Guinean origin, and the wizard he hired is also a Guinean wizard.

Hearing what the reporter said, Pan Yi frowned. Is this the end?
In fact, isn't this similar to many superstitions in football, the survivor bias.

If you can win the championship by doing it, why do you Benfica only stare at the Portuguese Super League champion, and why don't you just win the Champions League by doing it directly?

Well, maybe it's because there's an even more powerful Gutman's curse on it, and all the wizards can't do anything about it.

What about Porto?Now that you have won the 87 Champions League, why not just take the 88, 89, and 90?
Also, since the Guinea wizards are so powerful, the Guinea football team, not to mention the World Cup champion, should at least be invincible in Africa. Why can't they even make it to the World Cup finals?

It can only be said that the excellent matching mechanism in the African region is why so many people believe in these wonderful things...

Of course, there are people in Europe who believe it, but they don't know whether God is stronger or wizards are stronger.

Forget it, I can't tell these people clearly, I can only use magic to defeat magic.

"Do you know Tathagata Buddha?" Pan Yi asked.

The Guinean reporter was taken aback for a moment and didn't answer.

With his meager level of knowledge, he really couldn't remember who Pan Yi was talking about.

Pan Yi then said solemnly:

"In our Dragon Kingdom, there are actually too many gods with supreme magical powers, such as Tathagata Buddha, Taishang Laojun, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva...and the Monkey King you are more familiar with, the Monkey King!"

"You can search now, what abilities they have, they can all be overwhelming!"

"What level are you as a wizard, can you sit at the same table with them?"

"So, if I want to believe in external divine power, why not believe in a more powerful being? They can make me stronger!"

"Now you understand why I always win?"

(End of this chapter)