Conte's tweaks soon paid off.

When the game reached the 25th minute, the Swedish team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, made a passing and receiving error in the front field.

Wayne Bloom's pass to Ibrahimovic was intercepted by Chiellini, who won the ball and passed straight to the left to allow Candreva to dribble forward.

At this time, after the Swedish team attacked many times, the back line began to gradually press up, resulting in even the two central defenders having entered the Italian half, and they were completely exposed to Italian fire.

Candreva took a few steps after taking the ball and came a through ball forward.

Pelle, who had not performed anything today, made a diagonal run and sprinted forward on the left flank.

And at this time, in front of him, the Swedish team players are left with one goalkeeper Isaksson!

Behind Pelle, Lindelof began to play catch-up.

Before the game, Pan Yi warned the Swedish players that Pelle was Italy's main scorer, and he couldn't give him too good a chance to shoot!

For the defenders, it is their duty to keep an eye on Pelle.

So even though Pelle was already running at an accelerated pace, Lindelof was still chasing after him, with no intention of giving up.

Luckily, Candreva's through ball was played between right-back Johansson and centre-back Glenqvist to avoid the Swedish defenders, so the line was a bit skewed towards the left-hand boundary line.

So when Pelle chased after him, in order to be able to receive the ball, he chased along the left touchline.

Coupled with the fact that speed itself is not Pelle's strong point, it took a little more time to chase the ball.

Lindelof, on the other hand, was slower to start but had a shorter straight-line distance, so he caught up.

As a result, the two players formed a confrontation on the left side of the Swedish penalty area.

Pelle stopped the ball and Victor Lindelof blocked his path to the box, and the two set up a one-on-one battle.

Almost as soon as he was in his position, Lindelof came to his mind the tactical preparation that Pan Yi had handed over to each of their players through the coaching staff before the game.

This reflects Pan Yi's meticulous preparation before the game!

And in his tactical preparation, there are defensive precautions against Pelle.

In it, it was mentioned that Pelle's finishing, heading ability, key passing and through-ball ability are all strong, but possession is his weakness.

And Pelle also likes to make a two-one-one in the game.

Therefore, when defenders face Pelle alone, the focus is on defending his passes and linking up with his teammates.

And if Pelle wants to force a pass, he won't use any fancy moves, basically just a straight move after a false shake.

Then the defender needs to lower his center of gravity, not make a move lightly, and then look for an opportunity to break the ball after seeing the actual direction of Pelle's movement.

Sure enough, after seeing that his nearby teammates had not yet come up, Pelle could only choose to break through individually.

The Italian made a feint to go down, but to his dismay, Lindelof only moved his body and stood in position, but he didn't eat his set.

Lindelof's one-on-one defense is still very good!

It may be a bit difficult to deal with smart strikers like Messi and Hazard, but a fulcrum center like Pelle can still handle it.

Pelle shook and then he was gone, mainly because he was really not particularly good at one-on-one passes, which he knew better than anyone else.

What he is best at is running without the ball and shooting directly after insertion, and of course, the best thing is the ability to compete for high balls.

As soon as he saw that Lindelof was not shaken, Pelle had no choice but to make a hammer deal and make a hard trip!

Otherwise, this opportunity to "quasi-single-handed" will be lost.

But as soon as Pelle started, Lindelof had already predicted the direction of his shot.

Lindelof leaned over, blocked between Pelle and the ball, and then stretched out his leg to block the ball with ease.

Then, with another through ball forward, he fed Forsberg and sent Sweden on a counter-attack.

Seeing that the attack failed, Pelle sighed and looked at Lindelof in front of him, he felt that this kid seemed to have premeditated, and he should have known that he was going there.

And Lindelof is secretly amazed by the meticulous guidance of his coach, and he is really worthy of being a world famous coach! The opponent's every move is all in his own control, how can he not prevent it.

He couldn't help but glance sideways at the coach's seat, only to see Pan Yi looking at him with a smile on his face, obviously very satisfied with his defense.

In any case, although Lindelof may not be the world's top central defender, he is very calm and confident in defence, and his teammates call him "Iceman" in the Benfica team.

The nickname means that no matter what happens on the court, Lindelof has a calm and cool look.

You need to be a centre-back and have a sense of calm when things are going on, otherwise he wouldn't have been spotted by Manchester United and stayed there for years.

"Not so much luck next time!" Pelle yelled at Lindelof hatefully.

He knew that this time it was his weakness that was completely mastered by the other party.

Then next time, he will use his advantage to overwhelm his opponent!

Soon, on the next Italian counter-attack, Pelle started running from the left to the middle and signaled his team-mate to smash him on the head.

Florenzi's pass came to Pelle almost as soon as he reached the penalty spot in the box.

Pelle jumped high and was ready to shake his head at the goal!

But at this moment, Lindelof and Granqvist were like two mountains, blocking his left and right sides, forming a left and right man, and Pelle was suddenly full of big men, and his head-shaking movements were also affected.

Behind Pelle, Granqvist took the opportunity to jump high and head the ball out first, disrupting the attack.

This is also what Pan Yi ordered before the game, aiming at the double bag mode when Pelle competed for the top.

One of Italy's regular attacking methods is to hoist the ball into the box and let Pelle grab the first point.

Pelle can hit the goal, he can't go down, and then Eder grabs the second point.

At this time, the focus is on the first point of defense against Pelle, so he did not hesitate to use two central defenders to flank him together.

At this time, of course, it is not to let Edel alone.

The wing-backs close to Eder, who may be Olsson or Johansson, will then get close to Eder, keep an eye on the second drop, and then defend it.

But obviously, this time the two-point protection is not needed, because the first point of the two-man bag tactic has been successful!

This also makes Pelle helpless.

Not on the ground, not in the air, how is this good for him?

——

Italy's counterattack was slow to open the situation, while Sweden's side saw the light of day.

Their offensive has finally paid off!

In this 4-3-3 system, captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic is undoubtedly the most powerful attacking weapon in the Swedish team.

And in order to protect this weapon from being frozen by the reinforced concrete of Italy, Pan Yi let Ixa and Guidetti pull for him on the side.

Or a low cross, or cutting inside to attract defensive pressure, these are all hopes to fully play Ibrahimovic's strength and let him have more shining moments!

And one of these shells that kept sending him knocked down the walls of the Italians!

In the 40th minute, it was supposed to be a counterattack from Italy, and after failing to go to Pelle's side, Italy wanted to go to Eder's side this time.

However, Olsson and Lindelof combined to break the ball together, and Olsson drove forward along the left side and passed to Isak for a quick counter-attack.

In this counter-attack, Ibrahimovic was given plenty of room to run in the middle.

He first deliberately ran to the left, looking as if he was going to go over to catch Isaac, which immediately caused Chiellini and the chasing De Rossi to focus on the left.

Isak, however, opted to pass the ball to Forsberg, who pulled out Italy's centre-back Leonardo Bonucci as he drove the ball forward in the middle.

I saw Ibrahimovic suddenly change the line from the left to the right side, because the attention of Chiellini and De Rossi just now was on the left, and suddenly changed the line, both of them were a little caught off guard and caught up at the first time, but Forsberg had already rushed ahead of Bonucci and passed the ball to the far post.

It's just that Forsberg's pass was a bit more powerful because it was a bit of a rush for time, and the ball was a little faster, and it looked like it was over Ibrahimovic's head and was about to go out of the bottom line.

But at this moment, Ibrahimovic stretched out and rose into the air, hooked the ball with the heel of his right foot, and directly formed a shot!

It was a scorpion tail swing, Ibrahimovic's signature but unconventional shot!

Such a move, even the experienced Buffon has no way to predict.

By the time Buffon reacted, the ball had almost grazed the right post and into the net!

"The ball is in!!!!!!! Beautiful goal!!!!! ”

The on-site narrator almost wanted to tear his throat and shout loudly!

"Sweden finally scored!! Sweden leads Italy 1-0!! ”

With his shouting, all the Swedish fans in the stadium immediately stood up from their seats and shouted loudly.

"In the 40th minute, Sweden finally broke through the Italian goal!"

'It was a deserved goal for Sweden, who put Italy under intense pressure throughout the first half and launched a flood of attacks, but never scored.

"Now, Ibrahimovic finally opened the scoring for Sweden with a brilliant goal, and also scored his third goal of this European Championship!"

"It's a beautiful scorpion tail swing! Very few players are able to make such a move when shooting, but it is not unusual for Ibrahimovic. ”

"In fact, as early as Euro 2004, he staged such a trick, when the opponent was also the Italian team, and the Italian goalkeeper was also Buffon!"

"It's wonderful, a very wonderful goal, forgive me for repeating it, but it's the truth!"

When the camera refocused on Ibrahimovic, the Swedish super-striker was already standing on the sidelines, his arms raised and striking a pose and expression that is characteristic of Ibrahimovic.

It was with this attitude of dominating the world that he accepted the cheers and applause from the Swedish fans in the stands, and accepted their praise and worship!

'Ibrahimovic's goal was brilliant and his combination before it was commendable.

'Isak pushed forward from the left, Ibrahimovic feints and interspersed in the middle, and Forsberg's last pass and, of course, Ibrahimovic's shot...... It all seems to be natural, all in one go! ”

"Although they all rely on Ibrahimovic to score goals, Pan Yi's Swedish team is obviously different from the previous Hamlen, who only sends forward without a brain to find Ibrahimovic."

"The three arrows of this Swedish team are even more difficult to defend! In such an attacking system, the Italians will also suffer if they only defend Ibrahimovic, because Isak also has a strong ability to cut inside and shoot. ”

"What do you mean by being a world leader?" The on-site commentator was obviously very excited after Ibrahimovic scored, and he didn't know if he was Pan Yi or a fan of the Swedish team, "This is the world's famous coach!" ”

Pan Yi, who was blown by the commentator, was of course very excited at this time.

Because he knows very well that now that he has scored, the Swedish team has taken the lead in the game, and then he is more confident in the game.

In this kind of crucial group stage, a single goal can completely change the situation of the whole game, so Ibrahimovic's goal can be said to be crucial.

And in this game, the performance of the Swedish central axis that Pan Yi relied on did not disappoint him.

Lindelof withstood the onslaught of the Italian cannon and successfully froze the opponent's top scorer;

Forsberg is agile and can often tear apart the opposition's defence with his final pass up front;

Ibrahimovic can seize the opportunity and give the Italians the most fatal blow in the most unexpected way!

This goal made the Swedish team's qualification situation very clear, and it can also be said that the Swedish team saw the hope of qualifying in advance! ——

It's fair to say that since Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad has aged, Italy has at least been cut off in terms of star production.

Piero, Pirlo, Cannavaro, Nesta, Gattuso, Zambrotta, Totti......

Which of these former stars is not the number one in world football?

But now, the main players in the Italian team are Parolo, Giaccherini, Florenzi, Eder......

Even Pelle, he is obviously not a top star in the world, and he does not have the strength to hold up the banner of Italy's striker.

This also has to make people nostalgic for the Italian team that once had talented strikers such as Baggio, Vieri, Inzaghi, Totti, and Piero.

You can even miss Balotelli at the last European Championship!

The lack of good strikers has also prevented Italy from building a complete attacking system for a long time.

Without a striker, without a sharp knife at the front, there is no way to talk about the system!

There is also the decline in the overall strength of the team, because it is not only the strikers who are out of gear.

Even in the last European Cup, Italy still has Gattuso, Pirlo and other famous players guarding, but now Italy is a midfield composed of Parolo, De Rossi, Giaccherini, not to mention the strength, from the fame you can see how these players are capable of fighting.

So in this game, the tactics of the Swedish team are really very simple, after pinching the Italian midfielder and completely suppressing your midfield, how do you advance the ball?

You can only rely on the long passes of wingbacks or centre-backs to plan your attacks, bypassing the midfield as much as possible.

This style of play is really ineffective for a team like Sweden with excellent frontal defensive ability, especially once the field is contained, it immediately looks very passive.

Conte was not unclear about the situation in the first half.

But the connection between Italy's backfield and the front court was cut off again and again by the Swedes, and Italy's entire tactical layout was cut into several pieces, and Pelle could only fight alone in front.

How is it possible that he will be the organizer for a while, and that he will rush to the front as a terminator for the next time?

Not to mention that he is Pelle, even if he brings Ibra on the other side, it is difficult to do everything.

What's more, Pan Yi on the opposite side did have a clear understanding of the characteristics of the players on the Italian side, and the defense against Pelle was also very effective, which made the Italian forward completely dumb.

So at half-time, Conte decided to make some changes.

He asked wing-back Candreva on the left, as well as midfielder Parolo, to try to get closer to Pelle and let them move forward more aggressively to help Pelle.

In this way, the use of small-scale cooperation to circumvent Pelle's shortcomings in individual combat ability can also make Pelle more confident to attack in front.

As for Pelle personally, Conte's request for him is to "shoot when he has the opportunity", not to fall into the defensive trap of the Swedish team and lose the hard-won attacking opportunities in vain.

So, at the beginning of the second half, Italy, which was at a disadvantage, immediately launched a round of attack.

This time, Pelle, who was a strong attacking point, got a chance to get the ball in the 46th minute, and when he faced Lindelof again one-on-one in the middle, he didn't give the opponent time to think at all, so he picked up a kick and shot at goal!

But Pelle gave Lindelof less time and less time for himself.

As a result, the shot failed to hit the target, and the angle was correct, but it only allowed Isaksson to reach out and make one more successful save.

"Now that the Italian offensive and morale are a little up, we have to keep him down!"

Pan Yi, who was on the sidelines, was also aware of the problem.

If Italy are allowed to continue to attack like this, they will gradually be dragged away by the pace and situation of the game, which is very detrimental to the Swedish team, so the best thing to do is to nip this threat in the bud.

"The midfield is pressed a little tighter, let Italy go more to Giaccherini's side!" Pan Yi immediately made adjustments.

Giaccherini's career has been inspiring, and in just three years, the grassroots player has made a miraculous triple jump, from Serie B to Serie A, and then from underdog Cesena to local giants Juventus.

Although not an absolute mainstay, the bantam is still an indispensable rotation player for the Bianconeri thanks to his diligent movement and versatility up front.

At that time, Juventus was coached by the current Italian national team coach Antonio Conte.

Conte once told Giaccherini, "As long as I'm in charge at Juventus, you won't leave", which shows his trust in Giaccherini.

Because of this, the little-known player, who now plays for Bologna, has played a regular role in this Italian team.

However, Giaccherini, who is only 167 cm tall and weighs only 67 kg, is still at a loss compared to this group of strong men in Sweden.

Moreover, his technical level has not reached the level of Pirlo before, or like Messi, who is about the same size as him, has amazing dribbling skills.

Therefore, Pan Yi decided to lure Italy's ball to Giaccherini's side, and then focus on grabbing him.

How to seduce it? It is the way that Pan Yi often used to seal one side when he was in the club before.

For example, when De Rossi has the ball, the Swedes will focus on cutting off his connection with Parolo on the other side, forcing De Rossi to pass to Giaccherini and then play a siege.

Pan Yi's adjustments quickly reaped the results.

The Swedes quickly re-pressed Italy, especially in midfield, completely re-pressing the momentum of Italy's three-midfield, making Italy's forward line lone again.

In the 70th minute, it was at Giaccherini's feet that Ekdal successfully broke the ball and then passed it to Forsberg to play a quick Italian counterattack.

After Forsberg made a quick advance with the ball, this time it was distributed to the right and handed it to Guidetti.

At this time, Florenzi's assist did not come back, and Chiellini had to make up for it, but Guidetti cut down the middle with the ball and then picked up a right-footed cross into the high post of the box.

Ibrahimovic and Leonardo Bonucci grabbed their positions and headed the ball to the back post when the space was blocked by the opposition.

Isak cut into the penalty area from the left side, and with no one to defend it, he shot Ibrahimovic's ferryman with a solid foot, and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Buffon again, 2:0!

After the Swedish teenager scored, he turned excitedly and rushed out of the penalty area, rushed to the sideline and jumped high, waving his hands in fists.

It was his first goal of the tournament and his first goal in an official match for the Swedish national team! And this was only his second official international appearance for Sweden.

And Isak's goal can almost be said to have set the situation in advance.

After this goal, Sweden took the lead in making adjustments.

The scorers Ibrahimovic and Isak, including Forsberg, were replaced, while Marcus Berry, Kulusevski and Shelström were replaced.

This is another message from Pan Yi: the victory has been decided, and Lao Tzu has died down!

In line with the principle that all useful players should be killed, it is almost time to go down and rest.

After the substitution, Sweden's formation was also changed to 4-5-1, leaving Marcus Berry alone to counter-attack, while the others slowed down the pace and focused on defense.

It's the same as the final stage of the game in Ireland!

And Conte also has no way to take such a Swedish team, and in the last 20 minutes, he failed to create any decent chances at all.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Pan Yi raised his clenched fists high, as if he was facing the world, announcing his return as king!

The Swedish team has qualified from the group of death one round ahead of schedule!

(End of chapter)