i am beckham

Chapter 99
Seeing the reconciliation between Manchester United and Liverpool players, Venables laughed out loud, and finally settled down before the outsiders.

After training in the afternoon, Venables called the whole team to have dinner together. This was the first group dinner after the England team reunited.

He put Manchester United and Liverpool together again for dinner and allowed everyone a drink.

Gary Neville, who was sitting next to McManaman, wanted to make a fuss at first, but after drinking a glass of beer, his face turned red all the way to the base of his neck, and he was in a groggy state.

Without the tough die-hards, the atmosphere of the dinner was much more harmonious.

Beckham, who was sitting on the table, was also observing other people. The relationship between England players did not reach the level of "Hello, hello, hello everyone". Some players have almost no intersection after training, but they can also cooperate with teammates on the court, and the effect is not bad.

In fact, on the first day of the meeting, Venables repeatedly emphasized many times that he would first choose players who are willing to put the interests of the England team first, so McManaman was so eager to solve the problem.

Although he is relatively prominent among England's left midfielders, he is only a young player after all. If Venables is pissed off, it will not take much effort to get rid of him.

At the end of the dinner, Venables proposed a toast and said: "This glass of wine to wish everyone a good night's dreams. In addition, I want to let you know that the party is over.

From tomorrow until the end of the warm-up match, everyone should stop touching alcohol.Anyone who doesn't do what I say will be expelled in the future. "

Seeing that the head coach was serious, the whole team seemed to be quiet, and even Gascoigne just laughed and didn't speak.

On the third day of coming to the England team, Beckham found that the old players were in a completely new state. It seemed that they really didn't touch alcohol when they went back yesterday, and they seemed to go to bed quite early.

It turns out that this is the combat effectiveness of veterans!

He originally thought that these old players would be a problem for the team's management, but he didn't expect them to have strong personal qualities. He was so troubled on the first day, he probably gave himself a day off.

This is not a big problem. The Premier League schedule is too tight. The England players are almost the absolute main players of their respective clubs. In the past two months, they have basically played more than a dozen games. On the international match day, there is nothing wrong with taking a day off.

Venables gave an order, and the "thousand-war veterans" of the England team instantly stood up, looking full of energy.

On the third day after coming to the England team, Beckham looked at his energetic England teammates and felt that the three divisions were embarking on a journey to conquer the world.

The smell of alcohol on captain Adams finally dissipated, and the sun shone on his blond hair. The best central defender in England at the moment held his head high, with a confident and calm expression, standing in the England team was particularly eye-catching.

The other veteran players of the team also appeared to be in high spirits. Affected by them, Gary Neville straightened his back desperately, but he was obviously a little shorter than his teammates around him.

Most English players are between 1 meters and 8 meters tall. Gary Neville can only straighten his body desperately to make himself look more temperamental. In fact, he is useless.

Venables observed the players while informing them of the training arrangement, and walked back and forth in front of the team. He was very satisfied with the mental state of the players, and these guys were in a good state.

After leading the players to warm up, Venables asked the players to fight in groups of 5 vs. 5. The playing field was reduced to be smaller than an indoor futsal field. The width of the goal was only half a meter, and the height dropped a lot. This made the English players who were accustomed to long passes seem at a loss.

Seeing that the court was reduced to a tofu block, a group of big and round English men suddenly complained.

"Damn it, why is it such a narrow and short field, how can it be played?"

"What does John Terry want? Does he want us to be Brazil?"

Many England players are a little uneasy. This training session has completely stepped out of their comfort zone. Most English players will not play football like this after the age of 13. After seeing this session, every pore in their bodies is resisting.

And with Beckham and McManaman on the side, it is like watching primitive people observing these old guys who play tricks.

Different from England's traditional training method of holding high and hitting high, the training methods of Manchester United and Liverpool emphasize the coordination of the ball at their feet. These young players have been strengthened in their ability to control the ball since youth training. This training method is very common. They can't understand why the old guys are so hypocritical?
"Guys, let's work hard! Don't let the little ones see the joke!"

Just when many English players were still a little shy, Adams' loud voice suddenly echoed over the stadium.

His voice seemed to be full of magic, and the whole England team started to move.

Four or 10 minutes later, the rough guys who were still domineering yesterday beat their chests and sighed. The most outstanding performers in this session were Manchester United and Liverpool players.

The team composed of Beckham, McManaman, the Neville brothers and Fowler played very easily in front of the old players, with smooth passing and receiving, and reasonable use of space.

However, the team formed by Gascoigne, Ince, Adams, Reinaknap and Shearer played better and better. After slowly turning this game around, they can also play on par with young players.

As the core midfielder of the England team, Gascoigne can turn others around in a small space.

Although he is a troublemaker off the court, he is also an elf on the court. A Gascoigne with excellent physical condition is an irreplaceable role for the England team.

After the group confrontation, Venables let everyone rest for a while, and then started the next link - tactical training.

The England team was split into two teams and started running tactics under the leadership of Venables.

这个环节开始后，贝克汉姆突然觉得维纳布尔斯这个人挺有意思，因为这家伙不准备让球队踢4-4-2了，他在训练开始后就摆出了4-3-3阵型。

As we all know, all English people play 4-4-2, from the national team to the youth, as long as it is an 11-a-side game, it is this lineup, even the name of the football magazine is "442".

All in all, this formation has been integrated into the blood of the English people, and all English people play this way.

Randomly grab passers-by on the street to play a game, and these people have a 99% probability of playing 4-4-2.

There is no need for guidance at all, everyone knows how to play after the positions are assigned.

This is traditional English football. Since the England team won the championship in 1966, all football teams in England have been playing in the same template.

This seemingly simple change is not that simple. The English have been playing football like this for half a century, and it will not happen overnight to change the status quo.

At the beginning of the training, Beckham found that these old buddies cooperated with Venables unexpectedly. It is estimated that everyone is tired of English football and wants to try a different way of playing.

Everyone's attitude is very positive, but the body is very honest, the midfielder and the back line became two straight lines after a while.

"Stewart, step up your position and don't stand in line with the central defender!"

"Tony, don't hold the ball and look far away, this is not golf!"

"Gareth, is it that hard to play the short pass? Don't. My God!"

Amid Venables' long and short sighs, Tony Adams scratched his head in distress: "It's too difficult, I feel like I've been cast all over."

(End of this chapter)