The national team trained for two or three days, and all the Italian internationals only had one feeling, and that was tiredness.

Although many of the players selected for the national team this time are young people, this time Pan Yi came up to make Pintus more up, which can be regarded as a dismount.

The last time they played Albania, they didn't have time to "torture" them, and this time they couldn't think how easy it would be under Pan Yi.

Moreover, Pan Yi wants to implement the tactics of all-attack and all-defense in this Italian team, which is actually to start from the defense in the front court.

What does it mean to go all-in and defend?

Today, in fact, even the strikers must defend, the defenders must also attack, and everyone must achieve the integration of offense and defense.

Just like the newly recruited Chiesa, Raspadori and others this time, they are indeed very good at attacking, but they have not reached the level of Messi and Ronaldo, so it is impossible to give them privileges.

If you tolerate their casual style of play, tolerate their attitude of not being on the defensive, tolerate their swagger on the field, it is likely to drag down the whole team.

You must know that in today's world football, the one who can take a walk on the field and then suddenly score goals or assists may be Messi.

All the other players, let me obediently go to defense, starting from the front line!

Therefore, the first few days of the first training session of the national team Pan Yi was actually practicing defensive and high-pressure tactics.

When running, pressing and pressing are the main themes of training, no player can escape from such brutal training.

All of them did not dare to be careless, and they all meticulously fulfilled the training tasks arranged by the coaching staff.

Of course, "old players" like Tonali and Barella understand how important their performance in training is for Pan Yi to choose the starting players, and they must have performed desperately.

The same is true for Desiglio, who has not been too good in recent years, and now wants to be reborn under the direction of Pan Yi - after all, even now, he is only 24 years old!

In this way, veterans such as Bonucci and Chiellini did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and everyone rolled up!

And Pan Yi even stood by the training ground, watching Evani and Vialli lead the team to train, without saying a word from beginning to end.

It wasn't until after today's training session, when the players were so tired that they were lying on the ground panting, that he walked into the training ground.

"How does it feel?" Pan Yi is obviously very satisfied with the results of his training in the past few days.

"It's ...... Great! Tonali said breathlessly.

Little Chiesa also quickly chimed in: "Yes...... I'm still ...... Not enough! I ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked by Bonucci in the ass and immediately stopped.

Pan Yi laughed.

He could see that everyone was still practicing very hard.

However, although the training intensity is not small, Pan Yi also pays attention to injury prevention.

When he made the training plan with Pintus and others, he had fully considered that the players came to participate in the training camp in the middle of the season, so they did not do some high-intensity physical and strength training, but more practiced skills and tactics and played practice matches.

'Passing and pulling, pressing all over the field, counter-attacking on the spot, that's the tactic I want to see. I'm sure the coaching staff should have instilled this idea in you in the last few days, and if there's anything you don't understand, you can tell me. But once you're on the football field, you can only have one thought, and do what I say! ”

Pan Yi said that, smiled indifferently, and continued:

"In the next few days, we will continue to practice this kind of tactical play!"

Hearing the coach say this, many players couldn't help but have a painful look on their faces.

The smile on Pan Yi's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a serious look, and then pointed to the gate of the training ground not far away:

"I'm going to continue to look at you in training and in competitions, whoever doesn't meet the requirements, who thinks I'm too demanding, it's okay, the gate is over there. You don't even need to report to me, you can just go! ”

"What I want to see is a team that is hungry for titles, for wins, for games, I need an iron army that can beat all opponents on the football field, my team is used to win, to win championships!"

"Therefore, I will not keep players who are not in line with my philosophy, no matter who they are in the team and what their status is, I will treat everyone the same. Whoever has the ability and who helps the team will play the game. ”

"Finally, welcome to the Italian national team. We are a team that will win the World Cup next year! ”

As soon as Pan Yi's voice fell, he found that the faces of all the Italian internationals present became firm.

If a different person shouts the slogan of winning the championship when the national team has not yet qualified for the World Cup, perhaps most people will suspect that he is a bit of an idiot;

But now it's Pan Yi who says this!

He is the world's No. 1 coach who has won all the championships he can win at club level, the coach who has completed an unprecedented seven-time crown, and the amazing coach who has led Sweden to win the European Championship at the national team level, and also led the Dragon Team to the World Cup!

From Pan Yi's eyes, everyone understood a thing called self-confidence!

A kind of self-confidence that has been tempered after so many years of precipitation and so many years of proud achievements!

Under such confidence, Pan Yi's words were not a joke, but very sharp, and pierced directly into everyone's hearts.

Because they all know very well that in today's football, Pan Yi is synonymous with victory!

"Alright, you guys go take a shower and rest now, and we'll refine the tactics against Sweden."

——

This Italian national team training camp borrowed the relevant facilities of the San Siro.

For Pan Yi, it was as familiar as coming home.

And when everyone walked into the conference hall, they felt that there was something special.

On the walls of the hall, there are several large photos, all of which are group photos of players wearing Italian national team jerseys, and in front of them, there is a golden trophy.

The sharp-eyed players can immediately recognize that they are all members of the winning team of the four World Cups that Italy has won before!

The most familiar one is the 2006 World Cup.

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

And Buffon and De Rossi, who are still in the team, are even more emotional.

Because they're on the photo too!

"To be honest, we don't have as much of a squad as we did in 2006." Pan Yi smiled, "Who made so many Italian superstars back then?" But I promise that as long as we train well and fight one game at a time, we will have a chance to regain the glory of our predecessors! ”

Everyone nodded heavily.

And Pan Yi stopped talking nonsense, stood directly in front of the big screen and called up the tactical system diagram.

Ahead of the away game against Sweden, as a manager, you have to set the tone for the upcoming game and give the players a clear goal.

"Many people find it strange how to avoid being hit by the opponent to the greatest extent possible by the high defense in front of the defensive line?"

Pan Yi pressed a few times on the screen, and a Chelsea tactical map appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

This is the same Chelsea side that won the seven-time Crown.

As you can see, almost the entire Chelsea backline has been pushed into the centre circle, especially the two full-backs, who are pressed very high forward.

"The answer lies in counter-tackling and high-intensity pressing, and it's important to keep a good distance from your teammates, not just with your closest teammates, but also with the furthest players."

Immediately, Pan Yi drew a line from Chelsea's front striker to Chelsea's last central defender, and a number immediately appeared on the big screen, 30 meters.

"That's what I'm going to tell you. That is, under no circumstances should the player at the front of the team and the player at the back of the team be more than 30 meters away from each other. ”

"If you are threatened by a strong attack by the opponent, you have to compress it to within 25 meters. Coupled with the area controlled by the goalkeeper in the penalty area, it is just enough to completely cover the 30-meter area! ”

"So in a game, you have to pay attention to observation, not only to observe your surroundings, but also to observe your front and back, left and right, keep your distance, keep echoing, and compress this area that our three lines control."

The tactical board system on the big screen aptly divides the areas Pan Yi said on the floor plan of the stadium, so that all the players have a general understanding in their hearts.

"Don't underestimate that, guys. If we can create a high-intensity pressure in the area controlled by our three lines, then the two choices that the opponent often makes mistakes are: first, big feet, and second, hesitation to concede the ball. ”

"Sweden is a team I've coached, they're very good at playing under high pressure and can counter-attack with almost all their strength defending."

"But as long as you can do what I ask, you can take advantage of their weaknesses and defeat them."

"It's about having your brain constantly working when you're playing on the pitch, not just running all at once. Anyone who's ever played knows that there's no way someone can run all 90 minutes, right? ”

The players couldn't stop nodding their heads when they heard this, they couldn't run all the way in a game, and their physical fitness couldn't keep up.

"The real pressing tactic is actually very simple, to do two things. First, everyone has the same ideas and goals, and second, teamwork, when the whole team of 11 people from front to back have the same thoughts, everyone has the same belief, then the powerful aura of this team is enough to deter all opponents! ”

"One grabs, one drags back to help defense, one flanks to protect, and the surrounding teammates are also waiting for opportunities according to the situation on the field at the same time. The ball that can be grabbed in the front court will never be allowed to pass through the midfield, and the ball that can be broken in the middle of the field will never be allowed to transition to the backfield, and everyone will have the same belief from front to back, so that the team can truly form combat effectiveness. ”

"Also, pressing is not about blindly grabbing, but about having wisdom, intercepting, surrounding, pinching, and cutting off the ball route...... There are countless ways to do it with less worry and effort. It has been proved that a truly intelligent full-court pressing style of play does not necessarily consume more physical energy than ordinary tactical play, and the most critical point in this is to work together as a team under a unified concept. ”

Just like Chelsea under Pan Yi's coaching, the total distance of the team's runs in each game is higher than that of any opponent.

But one of the big reasons for this is that the Chelsea players are really physical, and that is that they run smarter.

Unified grabbing, unified pressing, unified retraction, and unified forward pressure often make it easy for the team to control the local area and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The energy saved was enough to continue to run and move in unison, with the result that Chelsea players were running for long distances.

When playing Sweden, it can be expected that Sweden will still be afraid of the strength of the Italian team, or directly the level of Pan Yi, so that they will play more steadily and focus on defense, even if they are at home.

But if the Italian team can run smarter than Sweden and do the pressing well, then under high pressure, Sweden's flaws will be revealed sooner or later.

After all, the current Swedish team, all three lines lack veterans who can hold back when they won the European Cup, and there will be more mental fluctuations in the long-term defense.

At this time, Pan Yi also had to prevent the Swedish team's counterattack, after all, Isaac, Kulusevsky and others who were picked up by themselves were still very threatening.

The overall turning speed of the Italian team's current defense is slow, and Pan Yi wants to cover up this defect through overall tactics, such as strengthening the high-intensity pressure in the midfield, making the two central defenders stand a little deeper, and so on.

Of course, Pan Yi does not want the Italian team to play the same football as Chelsea, which is impossible, because Italy and Chelsea have different staffing, at least the current Italian international is inferior to Chelsea in terms of overall strength.

Not to mention anything else, Barella or Tonali don't have the interception ability of Kante now!

Therefore, Pan Yi still has to adapt measures to local conditions and find the most suitable way of oppression for Italians.

What is the best thing about the Italian team?

Tactical execution, overall team operations, running without the ball!

Therefore, the pressure of the Italian team should be tailored around these three points, and make a fuss around these three points.

All of this has been done, and the next game will have a start! ——

A few days later, Stockholm.

The press conference room was packed early in the morning.

Due to the suddenness of the last game against Albania, Pan Yi came up to direct the game, and he didn't even hold a press conference.

Therefore, today is the first official press conference that Pan Yi has attended since taking charge of Italy.

And his first press conference was about the game against Sweden, and the traffic was directly full!

So whether it's the Italian reporters who followed the team, the local Swedish reporters, or some British and German reporters from all over Europe, they all rushed here.

And when Pan Yi walked into the hall with a dazzling smile like bright sunshine, all the reporters at the scene subconsciously raised the cameras in their hands and snapped a sharp shot.

Some people even waved unceremoniously to the host of the press conference next to Pan Yi, hoping that he could stay away from Pan Yi so that they could take pictures.

Then, a group of people sat down in their places with a bang.

And there are many more people who have no seats, so they can only squeeze into the aisles on the side, stretching their necks to look at the rostrum.

Pan Yi is used to seeing big scenes, he has held press conferences with more people than this, and many people present feel familiar to him.

After all, this is Sweden's home turf!

And there are also a lot of reporters from major international media who come here, and I have dealt with them a lot over the years, so of course I will get acquainted with them.

"Let's be casual, let's do it as your own family!" Pan Yi smiled and waved.

All the reporters immediately laughed in unison, Pan Yi was still so approachable.

But Pan Yi is actually not wrong, isn't Stockholm another home for Pan Yi? They are honorary citizens of the Swedish capital!

Then, one by one, the group of reporters raised their hands as high as they could, as if they were about to grab the ceiling.

Obviously, each of them has a bunch of questions in their stomachs, and they want to be the first to ask them!

"It's you." Pan Yi pointed to a reporter who was standing.

It's not that Pan Yi knows him, he just thinks that he is standing there quite crowded, looking very struggling and painful, and wants him to go outside to rest after asking.

Besides, this person seems to be kind-faced, so he should also be a reporter who has interviewed.

Then the reporters turned their heads to look at the lucky man, but there was an uproar.

Nothing else, because this is a reporter from The Sun!

Then, the reporter happily asked: "Mr. Pan Yi, you have coached the Swedish national team before, and now you are coaching the Italian national team, which side of the football associations on both sides do you think will give you more support?" Or where do you feel more comfortable coaching? ”

Rub, worthy of you, The Sun! You're here to do something, right?

Every reporter's heart greeted this Sun reporter, but they still looked at Pan Yi expectantly.

After all, although this question is not very friendly, it is a very popular topic at first glance!

And Pan Yi was obviously prepared for a long time, he just smiled and said: "I have been to many teams, and I have worked well with each team, I believe that no one will say bad things about me after I leave, right?" ”

Amidst everyone's laughter, Pan Yi continued: "Whether it is Milan, Hamburg, Chelsea, Sweden, Italy, or the Dragon National Team, as long as I go, I will do my best. ”

"When I was in Hamburg, I also played against Milan in the game, which is a very common thing in professional football. Playing the game well is the best respect for yourself and your opponents. ”

"As for Sweden, of course I have feelings, but now that I'm the head coach of the Italian national team, I'm going to beat them without mercy because there's only one team between the two that can go to the World Cup!"

"I'm sure the Swedish fans will understand that too, and they will want their national team to beat Italy!"

'Now I just hope that tomorrow we will play a good game.'

In the applause of the reporters, Pan Yi answered this question satisfactorily.

The "Sun" reporter saw that Pan Yi said that it was not leaky, and at this time he felt that the room seemed to be more crowded.

So, he retreated all the way and exited the hall like this......

"Mr. Pan Yi, what do you expect from this team? Or, what do you want to achieve? ”

The next person to ask a question was a reporter from the newspaper Sport Milano.

'My hope is that our team will be able to do what Mr. Lippi did at next year's World Cup.

What Pan Yi said doesn't seem to be straightforward, but it's actually very straightforward.

Like Lippi, isn't it about winning the championship?

And there is actually a message hidden in this sentence, that is, he is full of confidence in taking Sweden!

Otherwise, if you lose to Sweden, you won't even be able to go to the World Cup, let alone win the championship?

Looking at Pan Yi's confident appearance, there was a flash of magnesium lights at the scene.

'We're a good team, but we haven't been doing well lately. It was eliminated in the group stage of the last World Cup, and this time it was forced into the play-offs, but this does not mean that Italian football is sinking. I will lead this group of internationals to recreate the glory of Italian football! ”

The reporter asked: "You have called up a lot of young players this time, many of whom have not even played for the national team, do you think this will be a problem?" ”

"What do you think?" Pan Yi smiled, "I called up Isak and Kulusevski when I was in the Swedish team, and now you think I'm wrong?" ”

Everyone laughed again.

Obviously, Pan Yi's past experience makes him very confident in everything he does.

Even if someone doesn't understand his behavior, they don't dare to publicly accuse him, for fear of being slapped in the face instantly.

Another Italian journalist asked: "In the previous qualifiers, the Italian team exposed many problems, have you already thought of ways to improve?" ”

Pan Yi nodded: "I know very well the level and strength of this team, I am now trying to put this national team back on the right track, and then twist all the players into a rope, and then form a fighting force." ”

"I want all the internationals to have a strong sense of responsibility. When they wear the shirt of the national team, they should have the consciousness to fight for this national team until the last minute, which is the foundation of an international player to establish himself in the national team. ”

"Italian football has a long and glorious history in the history of world football, and they are one of the countries that have won the most World Cups, so it's a wonderful feeling to be in charge of such a national team."

"If someone had told me a few years ago that a Dragons would be coaching a national team like Italy, I would have thought he was crazy, but now I have done it. It's a stimulus, a motivator, and a motivation for me. ”

"What I want to do is to regain the confidence of this young national team and rekindle their passion and dedication to the game, and at the same time, I will teach them how to win every game better."

'We're still in the growth phase and our players are still young. But I believe that it won't be long before they will make the whole world marvel at the beauty of Italian football and the enjoyment it brings. ”

"We're not just going to win, we're going to win beautiful, and we're going to win everyone's hearts!"

Pan Yi's words were once again met with thunderous applause.

And not long after the press conference, a piece of news dominated the headlines of major sports media.

The title is almost always the same:

"Pan Yi: I will lead Italy to win the World Cup!" (End of chapter)