Chapter 459: Even Pan Yi couldn't save the Swedish team
When the news of the resignation of the head coach of the Swedish national team, Hamren, spread, there was an uproar throughout Sweden.
Of course, the fans are not satisfied with this manager, but more of them are venting their emotions, after all, there is nothing to lose by typing the keyboard, is it?
But changing commanders on the spot is a taboo for soldiers after all!
What's more, now that the opening of the European Championship is just over a week away, where to find a suitable replacement?
Although Swedish fans had long assumed that Hamren would be sacked after the European Championship – after all, it was impossible to do anything in the Group of Death – but they never imagined that Hamlen would suddenly run away with a bucket.
This also makes everyone even more desperate for Sweden's trip to this European Cup.
After the news broke, there was a lot of mourning in Sweden.
Even the most optimistic media and fans felt that their team would inevitably leave the European Championship stage early after the group stage.
According to a data from Swedish Airlines, many fans who originally booked tickets to go to France to watch the game have chosen to refund their tickets!
This shows that many Swedish fans have no hope for the future of the team at the European Championships!
The fans are like this, and the players are even more confused.
No one except Ibrahimovic knew what had happened in the past two days - after all, Ibrahimovic wouldn't talk nonsense to his teammates about things that weren't confirmed.
The only thing they knew was that they had lost their manager and were the only team to have left before they could start coaching.
At the moment, they are walking to the training ground to prepare for today's training.
The sun is shining in Stockholm, but the temperature is not high, so it is very comfortable to get sunburned.
But the players who were supposed to enjoy this kind of sunshine looked listless and drooped their heads at this moment.
They are like defeated roosters, with no spirit, no fighting spirit, and no one knows what to do.
Before the training, national team officials announced a decision that Kuchovic and Zeng Jing would leave the team immediately.
This means that these two players are out of the game for this European Championship.
Although these two players are also marginal players of the national team, the decision to "lay off" at this juncture still puts the players at risk.
Who made the decision? New coaches?
Will he see that he is not pleasing to the eye and cut himself?
He didn't take us to a training session or played a game, so how can he just change players?
Then he must be a stubborn and self-righteous person!
All kinds of speculation and doubts spread among the national team players, and the atmosphere in the team was certainly not better.
Even when they arrived at the training ground, went into the dressing room, changed their clothes and put on their shoes......
No one spoke during this process, and the faint movement that could be heard was sighing, and there was a sentence written on everyone's face: "What should we do?" ”
Even the spiritual leader of the team, captain Ibrahimovic, did not know where to run today!
Is he going to run away too!
However, such doubts quickly dispelled.
Because when the 20 players of the Swedish national team walked out of the dressing room and came to the training ground through a corner, they saw a familiar, tall figure.
Isn't this who is Ebrahimovic?
At this time, Ibu was putting his arm on the shoulder of a young man beside him, chatting cordially.
Sensing that the players were already coming, Ibrahimovic and the young man both turned around and smiled at them.
This is......
Marcus Berry, the forward who walked in the front, wiped his eyes vigorously and looked intently......
That's right!
This is Pan Yi!
Although it has been several years since we met face-to-face, this is indeed the head coach of his time in Hamburg, Pan Yi, a native of Longguo!
"Boss, why are you here?" Marcus Berry ran a few quick steps and came to Pan Yi's side.
Although he was only a substitute striker when he was in Hamburg, he played a lot of minutes under Pan Yi's rotation policy, and he has always respected Pan Yi.
The main reason is that Pan Yi was still leading the team to play in the Champions League final a few days ago, what are you doing today at the Swedish national team training center in Stockholm?
Marcus Berry had a vague feeling in his heart that something great was coming, but he denied himself.
Pan Yi? Seven-time champion coach to coach Sweden? I'm afraid I haven't woken up yet!
I guess I just came to see it with Ibrahimovic, maybe I came to Sweden for a vacation......
"Marcus, what are you doing so fast...... a man running up from the corner behind him is Forsberg, who plays for RB Leipzig.
When he saw the spicy man in front of him, he was stunned.
Although he has not played under Pan Yi, is there really anyone in world football who does not know this handsome face???
Suffice it to say, there is not a single player who would not want to play for him!
As a rare technical midfielder in the Swedish national team, Forsberg is even more so.
And now, the head coach of this historical level has appeared here, in the training base of the national team, which ...... What does this mean?
Immediately after that, the players of the Swedish national team came over one after another, Isaksson, Lindelof, Shelström......
And then one by one, they all stood there dumbfounded.
They are not stupid, now the national team has no head coach, and then Pan Yi, the top head coach, appeared, and it appeared with Ibrahimovic, and there must be a connection between the two.
Sure enough, Yibu didn't have many BBs, so he directly pointed to Pan Yi and announced to everyone:
"Everyone knows Pan Yi, so I won't introduce him. From today onwards, he will be the head coach of our Swedish national team and he will lead us through this European Championship! ”
The players opened their mouths wide and didn't know what to say.
But soon, a look of joy came to their faces.
This is the real Pan Yi! A living legend!
Three consecutive Champions League titles, unbeaten in 76 league games, unbeaten in 26 Champions League games, and winner of seven crowns!
He's really coming to coach the Swedish national team!!
This European Cup, there is a !!
But as soon as Pan Yi spoke, he didn't say anything polite:
"I'm your head coach now, so you're going to be under my control."
"This morning's training session is scheduled for half past eight in the morning, and Zlatan and I have been here since eight o'clock to wait for you."
"But what time did you arrive? It's already 8:40. Ten minutes late. ”
"Do you think ten minutes is nothing big? Ten minutes each, 20 of you, a total of 200 minutes of my time wasted! ”
Yi Bu frowned, and couldn't help but turn his head sideways and whisper in Pan Yi's ear: "Is that how it counts?" ”
"Don't worry about it, this is our algorithm unique to the Dragon Kingdom." Pan Yi whispered to Ibrahimovic, and then raised his voice to the players:
"Just these ten minutes of lateness, and your mental outlook, I can see your laziness and lack of discipline!"
"From now on, I'm going to completely clean up the locker room discipline of the Swedish national team!"
Pan Yi looked serious, and then pointed at Ibrahim: "Zlatan, you are the captain of the team, you have to remember it for me." If a teammate makes a mistake and you don't push him, you're going to be punished with him! ”
Yi Bu was stared at by Pan Yi like this, his heart trembled for no reason, he raised his head and chest, and nodded in agreement: "Understood!" ”
Although he has always had a good relationship with Pan Yi, he is also a member of the team, and is also the captain and leader of the team.
Therefore, when it comes to team discipline, he definitely has to lead by example, and in this regard, he does not have any privileges.
And Ibrahimovic has said so, and these players of the Swedish national team naturally have nothing else to say.
Of course, in fact, Ibrahimovic is not needed to take the lead.
Just Pan Yi standing here, everyone was excited and nervous, who dared not listen to him?
Pan Yi's identity and status are there!
Imagine that many players in the Swedish national team are second-rate teams from some second-rate leagues, and they are second-rate players themselves, who may not be able to enter the giants for the rest of their lives, nor can they receive the guidance of the world's top coaches;
And today, there is a world's most awesome, honorable head coach who is willing to coach them, and it's too late to be happy, who dares to hold back a fart?
Then, Pan Yi immediately announced his disciplinary guidelines:
"I'll take you until the end of the Euros. You can not listen to me, it doesn't matter, but I have the power and the ability to decide whether you play or not. What's more, I have the right to impose any punishment on those who disobey, even expelled from the national team! ”
"From today onwards, you have to arrive early for every training session to warm up and train as soon as the time comes. If he is late as he did today, he won't have a chance to play in the next race, except for the necessary lap punishment. ”
"The reason is simple, because I don't like this kind of person who has no sense of time and no discipline! Forget it today, this rule will officially take effect from the moment I announce it! ”
'I look at every player in training and decide if he's going to start and play based on how he performs, so hopefully you can do well in training.'
"When you arrive in France, any family members have to leave the hotel floor where the national team is staying, except for the opening hours I have specified. The Football Association will arrange their rooms and accommodations, and you will not be allowed to be interviewed by reporters without permission, even if it is a word! ”
"During the European Championships, it was just for me to train and play well. Just hold on for a month, and you'll be liberated! ”
Pan Yi's series of words immediately shocked everyone present.
Whether it's a player who hasn't worked with him before, or a former disciple like Marcus Berry and Ibrahimovic, they can only nod their heads in the affirmation.
Not much else, just that aura, that domineering, in today's football world besides him, I'm afraid it's hard to find a second one!
It can be summed up in one word: domineering side exposure!
But they also heard some "hints" from Pan Yi's last sentence.
The European Championship starts on June 11 and the final is on July 11, exactly one month!
And Pan Yi asked the players of the Swedish national team to hold on for a month......
Doesn't it mean that Pan Yi's expectation in his heart is to let the Swedish team reach the final final?
This can't help but make the hearts of many players pound.
Everyone knows that there is nothing that Pan Yi has promised and set goals that will not be achieved!
Could it be that they also hope to stage a Danish fairy tale like Euro 1992?
Or is it a Greek mythology, as in 2004?
But Pan Yi didn't say it explicitly.
After talking about discipline, Pan Yi waved his hand and asked the players to go to training first.
At this time, the players of the Swedish national team experienced what high intensity is!
The first is that the teams are divided into three groups and take turns to play a group match for a total of 30 minutes.
Pan Yi asked all the players to go all out, and to have high-intensity physical training in between.
Then, Pintus, who had just canceled his vacation plan, walked out with a gloomy face and began to direct everyone to run laps......
After this wave, the players were so tired that they almost fell to the ground.
Next, the medical team led by Wolffath began to conduct physical examinations on the players one by one, as well as hydrotherapy recovery.
The purpose of this is to see if these players can withstand Pan Yi's high-intensity play!
If you do it like this, you will lie down, or even make any mistakes, then you will not need to use the next training.
And once these players pass the test, then Pan Yi can really start to develop the most suitable tactics for this Swedish team......
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A day later, Isaac and Kulusevsky, who had been added to the training camp, also came to the national training center to report.
Although many members of the national team also muttered in their hearts, they still warmly welcomed the two children.
Mainly although everyone knows that Pan Yi likes to develop young players, for example, 16-year-old Mbappe has already played in the Premier League;
But these two little Zhengtai are too small!
Are they really ready to fight for their country?
Or do they really have the talent of Mbappe, the youth and the aged?
However, in the subsequent training, the performance of the two youngsters was recognized by the players.
Especially Isaac, this guy is really well-rounded in terms of physical fitness and technical ability, and he is simply a small Ibrahim!
Kulusevski, on the other hand, was a little nervous and couldn't let go, but that's understandable.
After all, at such a young age, can you not be nervous when you are recruited to play in the national team before you have even played in the first team?
With these two youngsters in place, the 23-man roster of the Swedish national team to participate in this European Championship is basically confirmed.
Of course, the final submission to UEFA will have to wait until after the final warm-up game against Wales.
After all, if there is an injury or something like that, you can make another substitution.
At the same time, the Swedish Football Federation held a press conference in Stockholm, inviting media from all over the world to participate, officially announcing the resignation and departure of Eric Hamlen.
At the same time, they also announced that former Chelsea manager Pan Yi will take on the role of acting head coach next, at least until the end of the European Championship.
As soon as this news was released, the press conference was fried in an instant!
Then the news quickly spread from Stockholm to the rest of the world!
"The seven-time champion coach went to coach the Swedish national team"
"Pan Yi did not renew his contract with Chelsea, it turned out to challenge the honor of the national team"
"Despite Ibrahimovic, can Sweden really qualify for the Group of Death?" 》
"Changing the Commander in the Battle, Even Pan Yi Should Not Be Able to Turn the Tide"
"Pan Yi's Wisdom may be ruined by this impulsive choice"
Is it bad to go to the Belgian national team? Only the golden generation can hope to win the championship! 》
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Obviously, despite being shocked by the choice Pan Yi made not long after the Champions League final, many media outlets are not optimistic about Pan Yi's trip to the national team.
The reason is also very simple, the national team is not as good as the club, if there is a shortage of people in some positions, and there is no way to go to the transfer market to find people, you can only find players with Swedish nationality.
And in terms of Sweden's current talent pool, there are really no great roles, otherwise the national team roster would not be full of players from second-rate teams, what Copenhagen, AEK Athens, Malmö, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos......
is really capable of it, that is, the veteran Ibrahimovic alone.
Among the other players who are a little famous, Forsberg is really good, but he is the core of RB Leipzig, and he is not a giant player;
Victor Lindelof is the heart of Benfica's defence, and Manchester United are said to have taken a fancy to him, but he hasn't gone yet;
Guideti is Celta's main striker, in fact, he was a member of Manchester City in the early years, but he only played one League Cup and has been on loan;
Shelström is a veteran of Arsenal, but he is no better than Guidetti, making just three appearances for Arsenal.
The second largest club in his career is second only to Ibrahimovic, that is, goalkeeper Isakson.
There is also a little story about him.
He played for Juventus for two years around 2000 without making a single appearance;
Later, he transferred to Manchester City at the invitation of his fellow countryman Eriksen, and he was indeed the main goalkeeper at the time, but bad luck immediately found him - he was seriously injured!
This injury turned Manchester City's main goalkeeper into Schmeichel Jr., and as a result, in the game against Fulham, Schmeichel Jr. lost trust by dropping two high balls in a row.
After Manchester City's goalkeeper suffered a major injury and made a big mistake, the third goalkeeper Joe Hart managed to get on the spot.
In the 12th round of the league against Sunderland, the entrance ceremony left such a classic picture: 20-year-old Joe Hart walked towards us in front, 30-year-old Sun Jihai walked towards us in the back, and a 7-year-old ball boy in the middle, his name is Phil Foden......
Three of Manchester City's players spanning three eras appear in the same shot.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Isaksson.
He was sold to PSV Eindhoven the following season and has since drifted away from the giants, now playing for Kasempassa in Turkey.
In other words, in the current Swedish national team, except for the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic who still has the strength to play in the giants, and Forsberg and Lindelof are quasi-giant players, the others are at most just leftovers of the giants.
As for the two young people who were quickly recruited after Pan Yi arrived...... Who is this?
Even if they look at the young people in Pan Yi's eyes, even if they have some strength, they are only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Doesn't this also mean that Sweden simply does not have the backbone to do now?
It is precisely because of this that everyone is generally pessimistic about the prospects of Pan Yi's Swedish team.
In addition, there is another reason why the media and fans are not optimistic about Sweden, that is, too little time is given to Pan Yi.
As we all know, Pan Yi is a head coach with magical powers, he can always turn decay into magic, and make many originally unknown players become world-famous stars.
There are too many examples here to list them all.
It is precisely because of this that when Pan Yi summoned Isaac and Kulusevsky, the discussion caused was not so big.
After all, when he brought in players like Vardy and Mane, they weren't even professionals, so they didn't even start from these two youngsters.
Isak also played and scored goals in the Swedish Premier League, while Kulusevski was also a full-fledged Atalanta academy player.
But the problem is, it doesn't seem that there is enough time for Pan Yi to cultivate them into talents!
When I was at the club, there was a long summer training period and a winter training period, and no matter how bad it was, there was also a whole season for the players to slowly adapt and gradually run in with the team.
Just like Mbappe, who is also 16 years old, Pan Yi slowly cultivated him in this way, and now he has become a superstar in the world's attention.
But in the national team, obviously you can't do that.
It is now ten days away from Sweden's first European Championship match.
Can a player be reborn in ten days? This is clearly unrealistic.
Even the members of the Swedish national team who were already in the team should not have cultivated a tacit understanding with each other.
In such a short period of time, not to mention the growth of individuals, it is difficult to even run in the existing lineup.
Coupled with the poor performance of the Swedish team in the qualifiers and warm-up matches, the morale of the team is low, which is a big test for Pan Yi.
Of course, there are some people who don't care about these things, they only care about Pan Yi's joining the Swedish national team itself.
That's sponsors from all walks of life!
Especially those Swedish brands, which were originally a little cold to the national team, suddenly became enthusiastic!
What ERICSSON, Ericsson, IKEA, Elextrolux, Electrolux, H&M, Spotify......
In particular, the Dragon Geely Automobile Group, which has obtained the ownership of the Swedish national car brand Volvo, has directly sent representatives to talk to the Swedish Football Association.
After all, this is a great example of the combination of China and Switzerland, and it is also a good advertisement!
Just this year, Volvo Cars achieved the best sales in the history of the brand since its inception, and it is time to add another fire!
With Pan Yi's popularity, image, and strength, Volvo Cars can definitely get higher attention!
Even the advertising words, Volvo has already thought of it:
"The bearing of the successful person is not shocked; The pattern of the leader is calm and broad. As the king of the Swedish automotive industry, Volvo Cars takes you to the Swedish national team under the command of Pan Yi......"
(End of chapter)