What is Home Field Advantage?

That's home field advantage.

If it were a neutral country and a venue, Pogba would not have been able to directly find the management of the venue and ask them to clean up the spectators from the stands.

But it's in France, it's the home of the French team.

The home field can decide whether to spray water or not, and how much water according to the needs of the home team;

The home lighting can sometimes cause some technical problems due to the change of scores;

Even the caddie can give the ball according to the situation on the field......

Bringing a few pesky away fans out of the stands for "disturbing the stadium" or something like that isn't really a big deal.

So, when the second half of the game began, Pogba was very happy to see that only his Guinean wizard was doing it in the stands!

And the monks and Taoist priests who were originally hiding in the Swedish fan base have disappeared without a trace!

As a result, Pogba's confidence has been greatly enhanced.

At half-time, Didier Deschamps had already highlighted how France could break through the Swedish defence and try to get back on the scoresheet as soon as possible.

The first method is to pass the ball diagonally through Pogba to the gap between the opposition back line and the forward line, and then use Griezmann and Pailla to get the ball on the side to create opportunities to face the opposition defence.

The second is to play high post and penetrate, through Pogba or Matuidi to take the ball, carry out ground cooperation, and penetrate the opponent's defence.

Another is to use Pogba, N'Golo Kante and even Umtiti's long balls from the back to find Giroud and use the latter's individual ability and body to attack the opponent's last line of defence.

The third in particular, Deschamps wants his players to be more focused on use in the second half.

That's because judging from the situation in the first half, the Swedish team still did a good job of defending the first two styles of play of France, and it was difficult to find corresponding loopholes for a while.

And through the long pass from the back to Giroud, you can directly cross the heavily guarded midfield of Sweden and burn the fire of war to the Swedish backfield!

Either way, it is inseparable from Pogba, the core of the midfield.

But now Pogba is relieved that the wizard can help him, and his form has picked up a lot.

He also appeared much more relaxed in his midfield and began to find Giroud with his accurate long balls.

Giroud is 193cm tall and weighs 88kg, with a strong body and good flexibility, such outstanding physical fitness and excellent ball making ability make him the most powerful control point in the French frontcourt, which can be said to be the biggest chip in Deschamps' hands.

The strongest of the Swedish defenders, Granqvist, is 192cm tall and weighs 84kg, which can be said to be on par with Giroud.

But Giroud has the advantage over Glenqvist in that he has a high ball IQ, he knows what to do when he receives the ball, where to pass the ball, how to pass the ball, where to run without the ball, he can play with other players up front rather than solving problems alone, he is a team player.

As a result, as a central defender opposite him, it is actually difficult to look at him.

In addition, Giroud has a flower name called "Sao Lu", one is because he often has saucy operations, some very coquettish goals, and Zhan Jun's sentence "Pagoda Town River Demon, Giroud is the most coquettish";

This also means that guarding against him is like guarding against Ibrahim, and you need to watch out for him to make some unpredictable moves.

The second is that his image is quite "sassy", and he is also handsome, which will also make people think of some muscular brothers who like to play wrestling, so he also has a philosophical nickname "Wang Lu".

The term "Big Giroud" has been very common, basically mentioning Giroud will be called Big Jiroud, firstly, this is a kind of praise, and secondly, because of his tall stature, but there is another reason, it is said that what is Giroud's, Kunkun is very big......

Well, it seems like it's a long way off.

In short, after the restart of the second half, France's attack gave up always looking for Griezmann before, and often used the long passes of Pogba and others to find Giroud in front.

This time, Giroud, who was pulled to the right, stopped the ball from Pogba at his feet.

Glenqvist pounced on him first, but Giroud didn't wait for him to stand up and made a gesture to break through with the ball to the bottom line.

After deceiving Granqvist to adjust his center of gravity, he made a quick stop, smashed the ball, and passed Granqvist in the right corner of the penalty area, and cut into the middle with the ball.

Victor Lindelof was the first to follow Glenqvist and he blocked Giroud on the right side of the box.

But I saw that Giroud was about to continue to pass the ball to the left, and suddenly a quick stop smashed the ball, quickly cut into the penalty area, relied on his strong body, pressed Lindelof to pull out a position, and directly picked up his right foot is a volley.

"Oh !!" The on-site commentator was taken aback by Giroud's sudden shot.

But the ball still rolled out of the bottom left corner of the goal and went slightly off.

That's one of Giroud's characteristics.

While his speed and dribbling have never been his strengths, or even weaknesses, that doesn't mean he doesn't spin around in a tight range.

On the contrary, it was precisely because everyone knew that Giroud was a team player, and everyone was guarding against him, that he suddenly brought the ball and it was unguardable.

Not to mention his excellent marksmanship!

If it weren't for a little bad luck, the kick just now might have broken through the Swedish goal.

As a result, the French fans in the stadium also boiled.

Of course, they all hope that France can step up their attack, break through the Swedish goal, and then complete the comeback and reach the final!

And Giroud's threatening shot ignited a flame of hope in their hearts!

"Don't be careless, you stick to him for me, don't let him shoot at will!"

On the sidelines, Pan Yi also instructed Glenqvist.

He had previously brought on Kulusevski to assist Giroud in defence and was successful in the first half.

But that only happens if France has to penetrate through the midfield or from set-pieces.

Now that France is directly from the midfield, Kulusevski can't teleport, how can he, as a midfielder, always stick to the left and right of a center forward?

Therefore, the responsibility of guarding against Giroud can only be handed over to Glenqvist.

Of course, it will be difficult to completely guard against Giroud.

The fact that he got rid of two players in a row just now is not a reflection of his personal skills, but it can only be said that Giroud's body is too good and too good.

Generally speaking, a strong player has strong muscles, and the flexibility and flexibility of the body will be poor, and it will be difficult to make some "awkward" passing and shooting movements.

But Giroud's body is very similar to Ibrahimovic's, both belong to that type of strong and flexible, which is why there are often some blind operations.

Giroud may not be at the top of his game in terms of talent, as he relies heavily on his body and his header skills are much better than Ibrahimovic's.

In terms of ball skills alone, it can be said that Giroud is far worse than Ibrahimovic, and he can't do the kind of operation that Ibrahimovic did when he stuned the camera and scored goals after stunting the camera during his time at Ajax.

Just two consecutive times to get rid of it is good-looking, but it depends more on the use of the body.

So, if you can jam Giroud physically, so that he doesn't have the freedom to play to his strengths, there are ways to limit his abilities.

And Glenqvist, a strong, gritty Nordic tough guy, could theoretically do just that.

No matter how bad it is, let Lindelof also come to help, anyway, there is only this one high point in the front court of France! ——

In fact, as early as the pre-match preparation meeting, Pan Yi had already opened a small stove for Glenqvist and analyzed Giroud's characteristics for him.

Big center defense big center, it's almost a given!

However, because Giroud existed more as a fulcrum in the first half, France mostly attacked through Griezmann's dribbling and playmaking;

So Granqvist did ignore Giroud's individual breakthrough and shooting ability.

Now, under Pan Yi's reminder, the content of the materials at the preparatory meeting flashed through Glenqvist's mind.

His attention was also refocused on the tall Frenchman in front of him.

He's strong, muscular, and flexible, but Glenqvist is not worth it.

Glenqvist is afraid of that kind of speed-type striker, and such a hard-hitting battle is what he likes!

And since France is now focusing on Giroud, the two soon ushered in another meeting.

Once again, Giroud was pulled wide to get the ball, but this time, as soon as he got the ball, Glenqvist came close.

The Swedish centre-back was smart and the distance was well mastered, not far away.

In this way, if you suddenly come out of the foot, you can break the ball, but if Giroud is strong, Glenqvist can also retreat to cushion and pinch the position in time to avoid being directly passed by Giroud.

The two tall players are huddled together, and there are some small movements in their hands, and it is very philosophical to touch them for a while.

saw Giroud make a feint, Glenqvist followed, and then Giroud wanted to cut sideways to the middle with the ball, but this time Glenqvist had a heart and immediately stuck to the close.

As soon as the two came into contact, Giroud's lack of finesse in dribbling was exposed.

His dribbling action was spotted by Glenqvist, and then he made a decisive tackle!

The ball was disrupted and Giroud was brought to the ground by Glenqvist's tackle.

However, because Glenqvist tackled the ball first, the referee did not blow the whistle, which also caused a burst of boos from the French fans at the scene.

The cheers of the Swedish fans rang out, dragging out the boos.

This is because after the ball was destroyed, it fell to the feet of Victor Lindelof, who came to help the defense.

And the moment Lindelof got the ball, he looked up and saw that the Frenchman was attacking and the midfield was advancing rapidly, even at the back, resulting in opportunities behind them.

Now that Sweden have the ball, it is difficult for France to form a tight defensive formation, while the Swedish players have begun to run in all directions.

Running aggressively is about giving your teammates more passing options!

This is the tactical idea that Pan Yi instilled the most in this Swedish team, and it is also one of the biggest advantages of this group of Nordics!

Now, Victor Lindelof opted to send the ball straight to Ibrahimovic.

At this time, Ibrahimovic was already standing between the penalty area and the halfway line, and there were no close defenders next to him.

As soon as Ibrahimovic got the ball, Umtiti and Koscielny rushed to defend behind him.

Everyone knows that in this Swedish team, the main scorer is Ibrahimovic, and he is the one who scored just now!

Therefore, defending against Ibrahimovic is definitely the top priority of defense.

But Ibrahimovic didn't move straight ahead.

With so far from goal now, Ibrahimovic knows he may not have a chance to get into the box against two opposition centre-backs if he chooses to dribble the ball.

So he opted to lean towards the right side of the goal and pull both Umtiti and Koscielny to the right.

But at this time, another striker of the Swedish team, Isak, quickly stepped in from behind, and he did not choose to get close to Ibrahimovic, but chose to kill to the left side of the goal.

On the counter-attack at critical moments, the defensive attention must be focused on the ball carrier.

So Ibrahimovic used his own dribbling to interfere with the attention of the French defenders, and then chose to pass the ball horizontally to Isak who had just reached the top of the arc at the edge of the penalty area.

At this time, there is not even a single defender around the latter!

And Isak did not waste the opportunity created by Ibrahimovic, after he dribbled into the penalty area, faced Lloris who had to abandon the goal, calmly volleyed the ball to the right side of the goal, and sent the ball into the French goal accurately!

At this moment, all the Swedish fans in the stadium stood up in unison, and even Pan Yi on the sidelines was so excited that he raised his hands and excitedly celebrated the team's second goal.

“2：0！ Isak has scored! He helped Sweden score their second goal of the game!! ”

On the big screen of the stadium, the whole process of Ibrahimovic pulling out the space for Isakhar just now was replayed repeatedly, and the ball was sent smoothly under the attack of Umtiti and Koscielny.

'It was a very beautiful team goal, with Victor Lindelof's long ball from the back counter-attacking and Ibrahimovic's clever dribbling to attract the attention of a number of defenders, creating space for Isak's back cut and then passing the ball to an unguarded Isak.

Live TV cameras focused on Ibrahimovic and Isaac hugging and celebrating on the sidelines.

Isak even jumped directly on Ibrahimovic's back, and Ibrahimovic also carried Isak on his back and waved to the Swedish fans in the stands.

'Isak has to go to Ibrahimovic for his goal, and at least half of the credit for that goal went to Ibrahimovic.

"Because the latter pull was so clever and ingenious, he directly pulled the main defensive attention of France to himself, and that's why Isak cut in and scored."

And their celebration was so much fun! It reminds me of the scene when Messi lay on Ronaldinho's back after scoring a goal at Barcelona......"

"The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic stood there, patting Isaac, who was not yet 17 years old, behind him, and looked at him affectionately......"

"This is the legacy of two generations of the Swedish national team! Maybe we didn't see such a legacy at this European Cup, but Pan Yi's arrival made this happen! ”

"Of course, they still have a chance to continue their performance at the European Championships because they are almost in the final!"

"It's the 70th minute of the second half. Two goals behind, does Deschamps have any tricks that he hasn't used yet, then he has to hurry. Otherwise, Sweden would probably take advantage of the win and maybe score, but it would be too late. ”

As he was talking, he saw that not long after the restart, Deschamps made a substitution.

He replaced Giroud with a young Anthony Martial.

This is mainly due to the fact that Giroud has consumed a lot of energy in the tough clash with Glenqvist, and he is also at a disadvantage, so it is not obvious to stay on the pitch.

At this time, it is better to change to a different style of Martial, let him use his speed and dribbling, and see if he can open up the situation.

Such a substitution also announced the failure of Deschamps' tactics in the second half - the backfield directly looked for Giroud, and it seems that in the face of Pan Yi's prepared deployment, there is no effect!

Pan Yi, on the other hand, did not make substitutions, but just let the two wingers on the front line, Isak and Guideti, recover a little, and let Ibrahimovic be in front alone.

Sweden also formed a swinging formation between 4-5-1 and 3-6-1, with more people in midfield and more ruthless strangulation.

This is to make it clear that he will not hesitate to sacrifice his attacking ability and destroy the offensive organization of the French team.

In the last 20 minutes, the game was torn apart and that was the success of the Swedish team!

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The French team soon made their second and third substitutions.

Koeman and Sissoko were all substituted, and it was time for the last fight.

And Pan Yi has also made adjustments one after another.

The first time was to replace Kulusevski with Shelström.

Kulu ran a lot today, he was very aggressive in scrambling, and of course his energy was very draining.

The use of veteran Shelström is to use his experience to help stabilize the scene and avoid being hit by the French bombardment.

The second time, Lustig was replaced by Larsson.

Larsson, as today's wing-back and midfielder, contributed to today's victory, and arguably the most consumed of the eleven Swedes on the pitch, so he has to be replaced and rested.

Lustig, on the other hand, was fixed at right-back when he came on the pitch.

The first is that he is not good at playing at the back, and he can't force it;

The second is that Sweden is now two goals ahead, and the more important task is to defend, and Lustig is the best defensive full-back in Sweden's team at present.

Therefore, after he came up, the Swedish team was fixed in a back four formation, and no longer changed to a back three.

Last time, it was Marcus Berry who replaced captain Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish veteran scored one goal and one assist in this game, and his contribution to this team is real!

And even if the data is aside, his role as a fulcrum in the front court, his role in attracting firepower, including the role of motivating young players on the field, is irreplaceable.

He is even more god-like in the minds of Swedish fans!

Therefore, when Ibrahimovic left the field, almost all the Swedish fans at the scene gave the veteran a warm applause.

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Beep~Beep~Beep~~~

"With the referee's whistle, this European Cup semi-final is officially over!!"

The on-site commentator announced the result loudly at the moment of the whistle, and in the stadium, everyone in the Swedish team rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their arrival in the final of the European Championship!

Only once in history have Sweden reached the final of a World Series.

It was in 1958, at the World Cup held on home soil, that Sweden made it all the way to the final, losing to Brazil and finishing runners-up, which is also the most proud record in the country's football history.

In addition, Sweden also finished third twice at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil and the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

Sweden's best result in the history of the European Championship was in 1992, also on home soil.

They made it all the way to the last four, but unfortunately lost 2-3 to Germany in the semi-finals, resulting in a "Nordic derby" against Denmark in the final.

However, it can also be seen that in the early 90s of the last century, the Swedish team with Brolin and Dachlin as the core was still very strong, and it can be said that Sweden is the "golden generation".

And now, the Swedish national team, which does not look so "golden", has made history!

Under the leadership of Pan Yi, they reached the final of the European Cup for the first time in history!

"Let's congratulate Sweden for finally reaching the final of the European Championship for the first time, which is the reward they deserve!"

"Pan Yi's team has been getting better and better in this European Cup, and this team is improving in almost every game, and every game has been eye-catching."

'It gives us plenty of reasons to have confidence in this team. I believe that they will be able to bring enough threat to Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo in the final! ”

"It was a very intense semi-final and there were a lot of exciting scenes, but it was more about the confrontation and strategizing of the two managers on a tactical level."

"Obviously, Pan Yi defeated Didier Deschamps. In the case that the strength of the squad is not as good as France, and even there is a big gap, the Swedish team has the advantage on the field and completely controls the direction of the game. ”

"The Swedish team is very comfortable switching between the back four and the back three, and both the attack and defense reflect strict organization and discipline, which is really amazing Pan Yi's transformation of this team in a short period of time."

Of course, this may also be due to the teamwork and discipline that the Nordic teams are born with. It's hard to imagine an African team being able to do that......"

However, Deschamps was able to bring the already contradictory French team to the semi-finals, which is actually commendable. In particular, most of the players in the team are in the prime of their careers, whether it is Giroud, Griezmann, N'Golo Kante, Pogba, including Mbappe, who has already made a name for himself at Chelsea in the past two years......"

"So expect them to do in the World Cup in two years' time, when they will probably be more mature and stronger!"

"As for Pan Yi, we have nothing to say, we can lead the Swedish team, which was not favored before the game, to the final in one go when it was divided into the group of death and fell to the death half zone."

With this alone, Pan Yi has already lived up to his reputation. But I'm sure all the fans, including me, hope that he can surprise us in the final, against Portugal. ”

While the on-site commentator was talking, Pan Yi walked into the stadium with a smile under the tracking and filming of the live TV camera, and he kept high-fiveing and celebrating with the players of the Swedish team, but he never stopped his pace.

I saw him walking all the way from this side of the pitch to the other side, and he was also shaking hands with the players of the French team, especially hugging his proud disciple Kante.

Kante's face certainly wasn't very good because of the loss.

But when he saw his mentor coming, of course, he forced a grin, and then the two hugged each other.

Then, Kante suddenly put his mouth to Pan Yi's ear:

"Boss, Pogba said that he lost today because of the high mana of the mage you invited, is this true?"

Pan Yi was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that Pogba not far away was still looking up at the stands, as if looking for something.

Pan Yi first shook goodbye to Kante, and then approached there curiously, and heard Pogba muttering:

"TMD, you must be hiding somewhere to cast the spell...... The management of this stadium is not clean......"

Pan Yi followed Pogba's gaze, it turned out that he was looking at the positions of his two monks and Taoists!

Hearing him say this again, Pan Yi probably guessed what was going on.

I'm grass, since he arranged for these two extras to come to the court, he almost forgot about it, but I didn't expect Pogba to keep thinking about it, and put aside the battle of wits and courage!

Pan Yi smiled inwardly, but his face was still serious, and he gently patted Pogba's shoulder: "They are indeed not in the stands anymore." ”

Pogba turned his head, startled at first, but still asked curiously: "What about them...... Can you cast spells and spells without being in the stands? ”

"Yes, haven't you heard that Sun Wukong can walk 108,000 miles with a somersault? Ranged spellcasting is no problem, of course. Pan Yi nodded solemnly:

"You don't know anything about the mysterious power from the East!"

(End of chapter)