After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 592 The World Cup final is over!

30 minutes.

Barrera passed the ball to Verratti in the middle circle. Verratti received the ball and turned around and sent a through ball.

The ball flew to the right side of the penalty area, and Lucas Hernandez was already stuck. However, Insigne, who came in from that place, successfully overtook the ball from the outside and in turn beat Lucas Hernandez. Nandez stopped behind him!
If it were the faster Chiesa, maybe Lucas Hernandez wouldn't be so careless;

But obviously, at this time, Lucas Hernandez forgot how excellent Insigne's ability to get in from behind was, and at the same time, the opponent's speed was definitely not slow!
With Lucas Hernandez at bay, Insigne doesn’t have to worry about Lucas Hernandez’s defense.

If Lucas Hernandez still dares to make a tackle at this time, the smaller and more flexible Insigne may still be able to dodge. If he cannot dodge, then he will fall down and still Can earn a penalty kick and a red card.

The consequences of this naturally made Lucas Hernandez dare not make any bigger moves, and he could only interfere with slight hand movements from behind.

But the problem is that this level of interference cannot affect the short and stocky Insigne at all. He moved the ball forward and was already facing the attacking Lori.

At this time, Umtiti, who was supposed to be covering up, showed his biggest weakness. At this time, he had given up chasing and just stood on the penalty area line and watched Insigne shoot.

Of course Insigne wasn't polite, he just kicked up and shot into the far corner!

Lori was a step slower when he fell to the ground, and Varane, who was desperately running to cover, was also a step slower in his tackle. The ball rushed between the two and then flew directly into the back of the goal!
At that moment, the entire stadium burst into huge cheers from [-] Italian fans!
"Insigne! Insigne! Insigne!"

Even outside the stadium, tens of thousands of Italian fans who were not able to enter the stadium raised their arms and shouted with this goal. At this moment, the whole of Italy burst into countless shouts at the same time!
Amid the cheers of countless people, Pan Yi also had a smile on his face, raised his hands high above his head, and celebrated with the players!
Italy is ahead!
You know, there are really very few games where Pan Yi leads the team to take the lead.

Specific to the Italian team, it was probably the game against Mexico. Under the heroic performance of "Wu Zhenyu", the Italians failed to win the game despite being in the lead.

In other competitions, Italy won them all!

Looking at Italy's state today, I feel that if they are one goal ahead, they will directly ascend to the championship!

Looking at the Italians celebrating everywhere in the field, the French players felt more unwilling.

Although Italy did perform better than them in offense during this period, and their defensive performance was not bad at all, but no matter what, in such a final, it is far from time to give up.

Lucas Hernandez lowered his head and made such a low-level mistake of not tightly blocking the ball, resulting in losing the ball. Even though he was also a top player, he still suffered a huge blow.

You know, due to his outstanding performance in Atletico Madrid and the French team, in just half a year, the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich will bring him to the Allianz Arena for a sky-high price of 8000 million euros.

A defender, 8000 million euros, this shows his strength.

Because of this, he was hit even harder.

Some of his teammates came to comfort him, while others remained silent in other places.

Deschamps had no time to comfort Lucas Hernandez at this time.

In fact, he doesn't blame Lucas Hernandez in his heart. After all, players are not machines, and mistakes on the field are inevitable.

The main reason is that although this goal conceded was accidental, it is a fact that France was at a disadvantage in both offense and defense before.

It can be seen that Italy, which was never expected to fight all the way to the finals, has reached its peak in terms of form and confidence!

The tactics Pan Yi formulated for Italy are obviously very targeted, which is to use high pressure to cause cracks in the French team's defense, and then seize this crack and expand it!
Lucas Hernandez did not block Insigne, but Umtiti, who originally needed to fill in, failed to come over in time to cover up the defense. Varane was further away and was even less likely to come over.

This gave Insigne a leisurely shot preparation time, and the goal was a matter of course.

From a mental point of view, France is the more favored side, which makes them feel a bit unable to lose.

What was reflected on the field was that Italy played offensively and defensively without any scruples, while the French side was struggling and timid.

This is one of the reasons why Pan Yi wanted to hype this game up even more before the game. Both sides have increased the pressure, but Pan Yi believes that his Italy will be able to withstand such pressure better than the French!

After the game restarted, Italy, whose morale was high because of this lead, did not be conservative, but continued to press and attack in the frontcourt.

Three minutes later, Scamacca almost sent Chiesa's cross into the French gate for the second time at the back point, but unfortunately his volley shot went high.

Minutes later, France suffered another blow.

Kanter injured his eyebrow bone while fighting with Bonucci at the edge of the penalty area, and he bled immediately.

After emergency treatment off the field, blood started to bleed again shortly after coming on the field. Italy took advantage of the temporary extra man on the field to launch a siege on France's half. Although they failed to score, they successfully maintained their one-goal lead until the first half. End of field.

"Let's go back to the locker room." Pan Yi took a deep breath, said to the assistant coaches and substitute players around him, and then walked into the player tunnel first.

Behind him, the cheers of the Italian fans continued.

In their minds, Italy is only one hour away from winning the fifth World Cup title in history!

Soon, the Italian dressing room began to echo with the slight gasps of the players.

In the first half, they ran very actively and their physical fitness declined quickly.

However, for professional players, when it comes to the finals, the physical exertion is not enough to have much impact on their performance.

After all, it was only the last game. They were used to intense competition and were able to unleash their potential until the last moment.

What's more, in the first half, they took the lead in both process and scene!
It is possible to win the World Cup. The extra adrenaline generated by this psychological stimulation will make them feel less tired!

Although only half-time passed, and although they only led by one goal, their advantage on the field was real.

Throughout the first half, the French goal was under much greater pressure than they were, but France did not create many opportunities.

Mbappe did nothing, and Giroud and Griezmann failed to create any opportunities under the tight defense of the Italian players. At this moment, they had no doubt that they could successfully win this game.

Pan Yi still made no tactical adjustments. In his opinion, the Italian players did a good job in the first half, and they just need to continue like this in the second half.

He said: "Maybe the Italian team's performance in these two World Cups was not very good, but that is a thing of the past. We are a new Italy!"

"In this World Cup, we have shown our strength, will and ability. We are definitely the best team in the world!"

"Now, facing the French team, which is considered to be the strongest in recent years, we have taken the lead. If we hold on for another 45 minutes, we can get on the podium of the World Cup champion again after 12 years!"

"But before that, we must be in better shape to cope with the second half of the game and prove with a perfect performance from beginning to end that this is a World Cup for Italy!"

"Yes, this is our World Cup!" the players shouted, waving their fists.

In fact, the final does not require special encouragement. Of course, the words of a historical coach like Pan Yi are still very resounding. Such encouragement is enough to boost their fighting spirit to a higher level!

Italy was forced to a dead end in the qualifiers, was not favored at the beginning of the finals, and then defeated strong teams all the way to the finals. Italy's morale has reached its peak.

In comparison, the atmosphere in the French team's locker room is a bit dull now.

Deschamps even made a decision to make a substitution.

He replaced Lucas Hernandez, who made a mistake in the first half and conceded the ball, with Benjamin Mendy, a young full-back who plays for Manchester City. This is really a bit of a headache and a pain in the foot.

This ball is actually a problem for the entire French defense line. Why is the blame still placed on Lucas Hernandez?
More importantly, although Benjamin Mendy is also very good, otherwise he would not be noticed by Guardiola;
But the French team's back line has been the most stable since France participated in the World Cup. There have been almost no substitutions in the seven games.

Lucas Hernandez is a solid left-back choice. Except for the group match against Denmark where he was substituted in the second half, he started and played the entire game in all other games.

This was suddenly changed at a critical moment in the final. Not only did the tacit understanding of the back line drop to a different level, the players on the field could not help but murmur in their hearts.

As a result, the French team's defensive problem becomes even greater, and the players appear to be less active in covering up defense.

I have to say that this is a foolish move by Deschamps.After seeing this, Pan Yi immediately adjusted his tactics, and Italy began to play behind the French national team more resolutely!

Compared with the first half, Italy's midfield was somewhat withdrawn. However, France would be attacked head-on by Italy as soon as the half was over.

At the same time, the distance between Italy's three lines, which has been recovered to a certain extent, has become even tighter, and there is almost no gap in the defense. Even if Giroud and Heiyou in the midfield hit each other with their bodies continuously, they can't break open a forward path. the way.

On offense, Italy began to play more directly behind the French defense.

France, which was lagging behind, could only attack out. After attacking, the large gap in the backcourt could only be used by Italy. Both Barella and Tonali's direct passes created too much pressure.

Most of Italy's players have indeed been recycled, but Chiesa and Scamacca are stuck in the center circle like nails, constantly threatening France's defense.

For ten minutes, both sides struggled near the center circle. France could not get in, but had to worry about Italy's counterattack.

Several direct passes from Italy have created some opportunities, and France's goal is always under threat!

Seeing that his team is getting worse and worse, Deschamps doesn't have much to do.

He can only pray now, hoping that his stars can have a flash of inspiration, such as Mbappe, such as Griezmann, such as Pogba.

After all, the opponent is only leading by one goal, and France is not without a chance. Maybe with a little luck or just one goal, the situation can be reversed!
Of course, it was precisely for this reason that Pan Yi did not feel relieved. Instead, he stood on the sidelines and watched the fight between the two sides.

Football matches sometimes are not all about status and strength, but also a bit of luck.

It is not uncommon on the football field for an opponent to score a goal with dozens of wild shots, and the opponent scores a victory with a casual long-range shot - well, in the previous life of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Italy was defeated by North Korea in this way. Macedonian feet.

Therefore, Pan Yi really believes that his team has the absolute upper hand at this time, but no one can say whether an unexpected incident will wipe out Italy's advantage.

Not to mention that the French team has so many talented stars, and the probability of sudden outbreak is much higher than that of North Macedonian players...

After withstanding the opponent's attack, Italy launched a counterattack, but Verratti and Scamacca missed two consecutive well-placed shots.

Seeing that 15 minutes had passed in the second half, Deschamps made his second substitution adjustment. Dembele came on and replaced Matuidi, who had an average performance.

At this time, they actually had four forwards on the field. Dembélé, who had just come on, was very fast and dribbling very well. With him charging forward, Giroud's pressure was relieved.

Mbappe began to strengthen his running range, trying to tear apart Italy's defense.

France's offensive began to pick up. First, Pogba passed the ball, and Kante's shot from the front of the penalty area flew past the far post and out of the baseline;

Then Dembele's cross after a breakthrough was hit over Giroud's head by Donnarumma. Barrera made a big clearance at the front of the penalty area. Then Griezmann passed the ball and Pogba 20 meters away from the goal. Jiang took a long shot, and the ball hit DiMarco in the penalty area and missed the baseline.

"You, go warm up!" Seeing that the situation on the court was a bit passive, Pan Yi turned around and called De Rossi on the bench. He was going to let De Rossi come on to increase the midfielder's blocking ability.

But who will be replaced?
From a positional point of view, Tonali or Varela should be replaced. However, the two wingers moved a lot today and their physical fitness declined relatively quickly. And from the perspective of strengthening defense, replacing a forward with a defender Waist, obviously the effect will be better.

However, while De Rossi was still warming up, Italy launched another counterattack.

Insigne, who was inserted in the middle, rushed with the ball all the way, almost forming a one-on-one goal, but was brought down about 28 meters away from the goal by Varane, who returned to defense in time. The referee gave Varane a yellow card, and Italy received a Free kick.

Tonali stood up, and this time there was no one around him to cover him.

After taking two loud breaths, Tonali raised his hand and made a gesture, which meant that he would not shoot directly, but would choose to pass the ball.

The Italian players knew it mentally, but how did the French know?

They knew the power of Tonali's direct free kick, and they were all nervously building a wall to prepare for the attack of this fallen ball.

But when Tonali took a run-up and his sneakers hit the ball, they knew that the real danger lay in the back!

Scamacca attracted the second most attention of the Frenchman in the middle, while Chiesa ambushing at the back post was completely unguarded!

He rushed forward and dived directly to the top of the ball to meet it.

French goalkeeper Lori was guarding Tonali's near-corner free kick on the other side of the goal post a second ago. How could he have time to save it at this time?

He could only watch helplessly as the ball hit the net!

The French fans behind the goal were silent for a while!
Little Chiesa burst into ecstasy, opened his arms and rushed to the stands, performing a passionate kneel-down celebration.

What greeted him was the cheers of more than 3 Italian fans like a landslide and tsunami!
"Chiesa! It's him again! This is a crucial goal! Two to zero, Italy has gained enough advantage! And there are less than 10 minutes left before the end of the game!"

"At the same time, this is also Chiesa's seventh goal in this World Cup!"

"With this goal, he is no longer tied with England's Harry Kane, but is now the sole top scorer. It seems that the Golden Boot award of this World Cup must be his!"

At that moment, Pan Yi stood up with his arms raised.

At this time, he only felt satisfied and proud.

When the score expanded to the second goal, Pan Yi firmly believed that nothing would be able to snatch the championship trophy from his hands!

This will be the most important championship he has won, the World Cup championship! ! !
This day belongs to Italy and Pan Yi;

This World Cup belongs to Italy and Pan Yi!

Chiesa's goal completely put France into the biggest dilemma, and also allowed Pan Yi to deploy his formation more easily.

He still followed the original plan and replaced Chiesa with De Rossi who had already warmed up. This would increase his running ability and interception ability in the midfield. Secondly, it would also allow him to score key goals. Chiesa came to accept the cheers of the fans alone.

At this time, Italy's formation has also changed to 4-4-2, and the tactics are more defensive.

Five minutes later, he replaced another goal scorer Insigne with Shalawi, and the formation was still 5-4-4.

It's just that the new force Shalawi has better running ability, and now Italy's four midfielders are actually all defensive heroes who can play as defensive midfielders, so pressing makes it even more uncomfortable for the French.

Coupled with the Italian defense line, which has been tempered along the way and has reached its peak in terms of tacit understanding, state, personal ability, and characteristic coordination, Italy has only conceded two goals in the entire World Cup so far. It is not just luck!
Defense, defense, defense in the backcourt, counterattacks and counterattacks in the frontcourt - such a simple tactic, Italy just made France unable to move!
In the 80th minute, Scamacca received a yellow card while fighting for the top spot in the frontcourt. Pan Yi immediately replaced him with Balotelli to avoid any accidents.

Pan Yi has used up three substitutions, Deschamps has also used up the last substitution at this time and is dying. Lemar comes on to replace Giroud, whose physical fitness has declined significantly.

However, in Pan Yi's view, the two forwards replaced by Deschamps were not very good.

Dembele is a ghost every game. His lack of professionalism makes him basically rely on his talent to make a living on the court. Once he doesn't play well, he will disappear immediately. There is no way to count on him in such a high-pressure game;
Lemar is actually a very creative player, but he is similar to Dembele in that he is sometimes slack on the court and not very focused.

Sure enough, after coming on the field, Lemar, like Dembele, was immediately submerged in the Italian defense.

In fact, in the last 10 minutes, Italy created several good opportunities, while the opportunities created by France were lackluster.

In the stoppage time, the French players even stopped running. After 3 minutes, the referee blew the whistle to end the game!
Five-star Italy is born!

Lineker shouted excitedly:

"This is a World Cup that belongs to Italy! A World Cup that belongs to Pan Yi! Let us congratulate Italy and Pan Yi!"

"He spent just a few months building a championship team, proving once again that even in the position of national team coach, he is still the best!"

"Choosing him to be the head coach of the Italian national team is the most correct decision made by the Italian Football Federation!"

Along with his shouts, countless Italian fans also cheered, celebrating their hard-won World Cup championship!

(End of this chapter)