November 11, 2017, Singles' Day, also known as Chop Hand Day.

In just one day, in Longguo, the turnover of Tmall alone reached 168.2 billion yuan, and the total sales of the whole network reached 253.9 billion.

However, now Pan Yi will not go shopping online at this time like in his previous life.

Because on this very day, he will lead the Italian national team to the national stadium in Stockholm, away against the Swedish national team!

Before the game, a special welcome ceremony was held in the stadium for Pan Yi to welcome the Swedish national hero back to the National Stadium!

And the Swedish fans in the audience also gave Pan Yi a tsunami-like cheer.

All this shows that what Pan Yi said at the press conference is not wrong at all, and the Swedish people will never forget what Pan Yi has done for them.

Of course, the Swedes still hope that their national team can beat Italy and appear in the World Cup.

As a result, many fans displayed their slogans in the stands:

"Pan Yi, we will always love you, but please leave the victory to us today!"

But Pan Yi was clearly unwilling to do so.

In today's game, he lined up a line-up that was a little different from the Albanian battle.

The goalkeeper is still Donnarumma, while the back line is Spinazzola, Bonucci, Chiellini and Desiglio from left to right, the three midfielders are Tonali, De Rossi and Barella, and the forward three are Chiesa, Scamacca and Raspadori.

This is mainly a squad with old and new, especially at the back, Bonucci and Chiellini are still in good form, and it is more reassuring to have them in the middle.

In the midfield, De Rossi sits in the middle, leading two young players who can fight well, and can also stabilize the offensive and defensive rhythm in the middle.

As for the forward line, Pan Yi's most dissatisfied with the previous Italian team can be said to be the attack power of the front line.

Even Liechtenstein's goal can't be blasted open, so how can Sweden be moved?

And if you want to engage in his pressing style of play, you must start from the forward line, so Pan Yi waved his hand and replaced it all with young people!

Young people are full of momentum and have more desire to perform, so let them stir up in front!

On the Swedish side, the starting line-up is not much different from the European Championships, except for the missing positions of several players who have retired from the national team, but they are still all players in the original squad.

Goalkeeper Olsen, from left to right in the back line are Augustinsson, Glenqvist, Lindelof and Lustig, four midfielders Forsberg, Ekdal, Larsson, Kulusevski, and the two forwards are Isak and Guideti.

Feeling a bit of a gap in strength, coupled with the fear of Pan Yi, Sweden's current head coach Jan Anderson adopted a more secure tactic, playing Italy 4-4-2 on the counter-attack.

After the start of the game, the Italian team really won the main possession on the field and began to attack the Swedish position.

It's just that this new Italian team seems to be lacking in coordination, and there are no good opportunities in the face of the Swedish team, whose basic framework has not changed in the past two years and is very familiar with each other.

"After the opening, the Italian team showed that they were in control of the game and firmly controlled the game.

"I heard that in the previous training camp of nearly a week, Coach Pan Yi focused on strengthening the Italian tactical system, and now I feel that it is effective."

"Compared to Italy in the Ventura period, we can see that this Italian team is very aggressive, the counter-attack on the spot after conceding the ball is very fast, the whole looks strong, and the distance between the three lines is very tight."

And unlike in the Ventura era, Pan Yi allowed the Italian team's defense to press forward boldly, and the positioning of the two central defenders was obviously different. Leonardo Bonucci was up front, Chiellini was behind, and Desiglio and Spinazzola on either side were actively involved in the attack in midfield and even up front. ”

"If it weren't for the very solid play of the Swedish team, I believe they would have leaked through this attack. The defensive system that Pan Yi built for Sweden during the European Championship was really extraordinary, and this was how they defeated strong teams such as Spain, France, Germany, and of course, Italy at that time. ”

"This feels like the current Pan Yi is kicking the past Pan Yi...... It's a really interesting thing. Now let's take a look at Pan Yi now, what method he wants to use to deal with his former self! ”

After stabilizing the situation, Sweden began to try to play a counter-attack, harassing the holes in the Italian defence.

But it was clear that the Italian team did not give Sweden such a chance.

With aggressive counter-attacking on the spot and strong pressing in midfield, Sweden's ball could hardly threaten Italy's defence.

Even if there were times when the likes of Isak and Guidetti were able to get into the Italian defence, Leonardo Bonucci and Chiellini were able to deal with them in time.

Chiellini, in particular, was timely and steady in several assistive defensive positions, forming a strong protection behind Bonucci.

The only one of the more threatening attacks, Chiellini decisively opted to give a foul on the way into his own half, and although he received a yellow card, it also gave Italy a respite.

That's where veterans come in.

Although Bastoni is one of the best in his age in terms of ball ability, if he is allowed to play with Bonucci, it will definitely greatly improve the success rate of Italy attacking from the back line;

But he still lacks some defensive experience, especially compared to an old man like Chiellini.

Like the Swedish team, whether it is Kulusevski or Isak, they all have the ability to suddenly enter the penalty area and kill with one blow, and Pan Yi does not dare to be careless.

How much ability these two little guys raised by themselves as novices, Pan Yi is very clear!

So today, Pan Yi still chose to use Chiellini and let him assist Bonucci to complete the defense.

But although the back line is stable, the front is a little difficult to open the situation.

With Sweden's solid defence, Italy were firmly in control of the situation, but they were never able to create an effective threat.

In the cheers of the Swedish fans, the Swedish team also maintained the score of 0:0 until the end of the first half.

At halftime, Pan Yi also issued a must-kill order to the team, asking everyone to do their best to win the game.

"Don't lower your demands on yourself just because it's away today, those who know me well know that a draw was never my goal!" Pan Yi said.

Of course, after the start of the second half, Pan Yi asked the whole team to strengthen the pressure and attack, and at the same time, let De Rossi take on more defensive tasks in the midfield, especially to prevent Forspers from passing the threatening ball to the front.

The situation of the football game is changing rapidly, and the Swedish team is led by himself, and Pan Yi does not dare to be careless at all.

"The oppression and on-the-spot counter-robbery are very good!" Assistant coach Evani said with a smile as he watched the performance of the players on the field.

By the 60th minute, the Italian team had not yet scored, but the Italian team did get better and better.

That's what happens in football, you have to build up your tactical knowledge slowly and get familiar with it through official matches.

Pan Yi is now instilling the concept of pressing and counter-attacking on the spot to the Italian team, and has also put forward such a request;

Although the results are not mediocre at first, it is a good start, and then they will gradually become more and more comfortable with this tactic as they become familiar with it, and it will become more and more comfortable to use.

"The pressing and counter-attacking on the spot have improved, but the offense has not improved." Pan Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Naturally, his demands are higher.

The so-called offense has defense, defense has offense, but now whether it is the defense of the defense line or the pressing defense of the front, it is really good, and the offense outside the defense is relatively average.

After the ball arrives in the front court, it is often messed up by several strikers, either lost or shot away, in short, there is no threat.

Of course, Pan Yi is also understandable for such a situation.

After all, offense is always more difficult than defense, and it requires more elaborate coordination and training.

In the past few days, the players have devoted themselves to the two major requirements of high-intensity pressing and on-the-spot counter-robbery put forward by Pan Yi, and they have deliberately paid attention to these two aspects, which will inevitably lead to insufficient investment in other aspects such as offense.

'It's only been a few days, do you think you're taking Chelsea with you?' Vialli also laughed.

Indeed, whether it is the comprehensive ability of the players or the time of intensive training, Chelsea led by Pan Yi has a great advantage.

It can be said that it took Pan Yi less than a week to make the current Italian players reach this level on the field, which is really good.

"Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci play a double centre-back combination, the defense is really solid, the two are really young!" Evani praised.

Pan Yi smiled and nodded.

At the beginning, the Italian national team relied on the "Juventus four" for a long time, and it was the two of them who added Barzagli and Buffon.

Now all four of them are slowly aging, and the youngest Bonucci is also in his 30s.

Barzagli has withdrawn from the national team, and the young player Buffon, in fact, in Pan Yi's previous life, also withdrew from the national team after this World Cup qualifier.

Therefore, Pan Yicai brought Bastoni and Donnarumma "in advance", just to pick up their squad as soon as possible, and not to let the Italian back line be broken!

However, now the "Juventus Xuanming Er" is still very strong, but the offense has not improved much, and something must be changed.

"Are we going to change strikers?" Evani reminded Pan Yi, "We still have strikers like Immobile and Insigne on the bench, try to replace them?" ”

Pan Yi said: "Let Verratti go to warm up!" ”

Just now Pan Yi saw a mistake by De Rossi.

After seeing Tonali cut forward, he also stepped forward, which directly led to the ball being broken, and Sweden's Forsberg passed the ball directly to Isak, threatening the Italian defence.

It's not because De Rossi likes to plug in, but at this point in time, he is mainly responsible for the transition between attack and defense in the midfield, and he is a little unable to hold up physically.

Like the four elders of Juventus, the years are unforgiving!

De Rossi, the vice president of the 10,000-year-old Roma team, is also 34 years old this year!

Verratti, on the other hand, is different.

The 25-year-old is in the prime of his career, and he has been a key player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Italian national team for many years.

With Verratti replacing De Rossi, Pan Yi is not worried about problems in defense at all.

Although Verratti is only 165cm tall, the Italian has shown amazing defensive ability, attitude and contribution on the field.

Small man with big energy, that's what Verratti is worth on the pitch.

Verratti's defensive style is the exact opposite of what he looks like, and fans who know Verratti know that the Italian is aggressive, aggressive, and has a knack for using all his strength to limit opponents during the game, sometimes taking advantage of tactical fouls.

Despite his diminutive stature, Verratti is often able to make it difficult for opponents to deal with on the defensive end.

So when he's on the court, he usually has a great defensive contribution.

He is agile and able to get down to the ground quickly to make tackles, and although his legs are not long, Verratti's tackles are fast, fierce and decisive, and extremely clean.

Despite his lack of physique, Verratti is just as adept at using his waist and abdomen as N'Golo Kante, and the Italian's ability to throw his body out for tackles and tackles is commendable.

And now Pan Yi sent him to play, but also to strengthen his performance on the offensive end.

Verratti, a small artist, is very creative in attack and on the ball, with the agility to get out of place, the vision and rhythm of picking and passing, which can be described as a combination of rigidity and softness.

First of all, Verratti's ability to spin in place is extremely strong, he has a low center of gravity, he can rely on the action on the spot to shake the opponent to complete the escape, the delicate breakthrough of the small continuous pull is very good, his body is very flexible, and the balance is top, so it is difficult for him to be technically broken by the opponent.

Verratti's absolute speed is not fast, but he is very steady with the ball, he has solid basic skills with the ball, he can delicately turn away after receiving the ball, calmly take the ball out of the crowd, and his ability to get rid of it is the magic weapon of the team to straighten out the midfield.

At the same time, Verratti is also a master passer, in the midfield he can rely on his excellent short pass skills to complete continuous passes, control the tempo for the team, can also be used as a dealer to complete the arc long pass, and through continuous passing and ball play to control the rhythm of the team.

In addition, Verratti's sudden pick-and-roll on the ball is very exciting, often finding teammates who are running forward and forming wonderful scoring opportunities, his vision has improved with age, and his ability to penetrate the ball is also top-notch.

Therefore, now Pan Yi is putting the hope of breaking the goal on Verratti!

Of course, it's not for him to score on his own, it's for him to create more chances for his team-mates.

In the 70th minute, when Verratti warmed up sufficiently, Pan Yi made the first substitution of the game and replaced De Rossi with Verratti.

When the latter walked down, he hugged Pan Yi and walked off.

Of course, De Rossi knows what he is going to do, and he also understands that replacing Verratti at this time will be of better help to the team!

He even decided that he should have changed it a long time ago, because he knew best what his physical strength was.

He has always put the interests of the team first, and does not care about personal gains and losses.

Otherwise, he would not have refused to be substituted in the play-offs in his previous life when the team needed to score.

And now, after Verratti came on the field, Pan Yi let Barrerado step forward, and Verratti was at the front of the defensive line to protect.

It was clear that after Verratti came on, Barella was released and began to press forward frequently, and his wide range of runs and counter-attacks on the spot effectively slowed down Sweden's attack.

As for Barella, Pan Yi feels that this type of player should be given the most freedom.

He's physical, well-protected, solid fundamentals, good sense of the big picture, good sense of rhythm, good passing, high long-range shooting and his ubiquitous running at a constant pace, and there are few flaws in that kind of player.

But if Barella is required by the standards of a midfield playmaker, Pan Yi thinks that Barella is not good enough, because he lacks the ability to pass the ball.

So now, Tonali and Verratti, who had just come on the pitch, have become the key figures in the forward passing of the Italian team.

Of course, Verratti doesn't stop there.

When he came on the pitch, he was full of energy and gave Italy a stable barrier in the midfield, his skills were good, he could break the ball and protect the ball, he was a reliable defender and receiver, and his introduction greatly reduced the defensive pressure on Barella.

At the very least, he no longer needs to worry about the gaps left by De Rossi's forward insertion, and can concentrate more on the team's attack, which makes it easier for him to bring out his characteristics.

Tonali moved forward more aggressively, even playing a bit like a midfielder, and the Italian formation was more like a 4-2-3-1.

Scamacca, Chiesa Jr., and Raspadori all pressed and pressed Sweden in the 30-meter area like wolves, forcing them to find it difficult for Linderov, the central defender to handle the ball passed to him by his teammates, and often cleared the ball with big feet.

And this time, Lindeloff's big kick-off was controlled by the Italians again.

When the ball fell to the midfield, Verratti cut it off first and quickly passed diagonally to Barella in front of him.

When Barella got the ball, Chiesa Jr. and Tonali formed a left and right back, Tonali pulled to the left to ask for the ball, attracting Ekdal's follow-up, and Chiesa Jr. cut into the edge of the penalty area.

As soon as Tonali got the ball, he pushed it to the edge of the penalty area, Chiesa Jr. took the ball with his back, and Granqvist behind him immediately stepped forward to force Chiesa Jr., and at the same time waved Lindeloff to be careful of Scamacca.

But as soon as Granqvist stepped forward, Chiesa Jr. stopped the ball and turned around calmly under the interference of Grantqvis's body.

Long before he turned around, he was aware of the gap left behind Glenqvist after the grab, and as soon as he turned around, he immediately sent the ball to the gap, that is, behind the Swedish defence.

Lindeloff was worried that Chiesa Jr. would turn around and shoot directly into the box, but Chiesa Jr. passed the ball without hesitation.

At this time, Verratti didn't know when he had already gotten to Chiesa's side, and after receiving the ball easily, he stuffed the ball into the penalty area!

Italian centre-forward Scamacca was right next to Victor Lindeloff and went straight into the box.

The ball passed right behind Lindeloff, and Scamacca was not fast, but easily stopped the ball and deceived the attacking goalkeeper Olsen.

Then as soon as Scamacca pushed, the ball was kicked out of his feet, from the right side of Olsen, who had lost his center of gravity because of the action, and rolled into the bottom left corner of the goal, 0:1!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！” The on-site narrator shouted loudly.

Scamacca immediately turned and rushed towards Verratti, and the excited Italian striker opened his arms excitedly and shouted excitedly, hugging the little Verratti tightly.

And behind him, Chiesa Jr., Tonali and others also rushed up for the first time to celebrate Scamacca scoring this crucial goal for the Italian national team!

"Very sudden, very sudden score, but reasonable. Because the Italian team controlled the situation throughout the game, played steadily and did not make mistakes, it looked very reassuring. The on-site commentator analyzed.

In the process of scoring this goal, several young international players recruited by Pan Yi played a very important role. From Barella's ball, to Chiesa Jr., Tonali's running and passing, to Scamacca's shooting, it can be said that this Italian team has a strong Pan Yi mark in a short period of time. ”

Of course, what is more Pan Yi is this substitution. Verratti showed his impact not long after he came on the pitch, the goal was started by his break in midfield, and he quickly inserted the ball into the box after passing it out, and finally completed the final pass to complete the assist! ”

"Young players take on heavy responsibilities and make magical substitutions to change the situation, isn't this what Pan Yi, the world's No. 1 coach, has often shown us on the field in the past few years?"

"The scariest thing about this is that he has only actually trained this team for less than a week!"

"Although it is unlikely that he will be able to play very beautiful football in such a short period of time, at least this group of Italian players feels that they can already appreciate Pan Yi's football."

"It can be said that Pan Yi's team has never disappointed!"

While the commentator and the guests were talking, Pan Yi did not react too strongly to Scamacca's goal, but directly made two substitutions, throwing all the cards in his hand at once.

The first substitution was for Scamacca with Insigne and the second for Raspadori with Dimarco.

One of them was to replace pure centre-forward Scamacca with Insigne, who is more adept at playing as a winger and midfielder, and the other was to replace a winger with a wing-back.

This actually means that it is good to win away, and the team still has to play more consistently.

After all, such a World Cup qualifying play-off is a two-legged contest and a 180-minute match.

The second round is coming up in three days, so there is no need to fight for it today.

After such substitutions, although the Swedish team began to fight back, they repeatedly hit a wall in front of Italy's defensive system, and finally had to reluctantly accept the result of a 0:1 home defeat.

Although it seems that winning only one goal is not very enjoyable, as the on-site commentator said: "At the beginning, the powerful Spain also won with a one-goal lead, but Spain won the World Cup." It can be seen that stability and control are the keys to a team's progression to the top. Today, we see that Pan Yi's Italy is gradually getting rid of the previous instability and becoming more balanced, which is a welcome change! ”

As soon as the final whistle sounded, the corners of Pan Yi's mouth raised, and he immediately turned his head and said to the two assistant coaches:

"In the next two days of training, I will continue to carve the team's pressing and counter-attacking on the spot!"

He's quite happy with the game.

Away against the European Cup champion, to be honest, even if it is a draw, Pan Yi will not feel that it is a particularly bad result.

And now the Italian team can achieve a victory in the result while ensuring that the process satisfies Pan Yi, which is undoubtedly the best.

In this way, the next game of the Italian team is to play on their home field, and Pan Yi is even more confident in this game.

As long as the formation of tactics can be guaranteed, and then the formation of combat effectiveness, there will be no mistakes! (End of chapter)