The Young Lion
1009 Crisp
With the 2:2 between Sweden and Denmark, the England team was defeated by Croatia in the last game of the group stage, and the conspiracy theory that France was also eliminated after winning the game was immediately left behind by the outside world.
In the morning, Aldridge sat in the restaurant of the hotel and had breakfast.
Sitting near the window, with a simple breakfast and mainstream media newspapers on the dining table, Aldrich drank coffee with a cup in his right hand and browsed the news with the newspaper in his left hand.
Stramaccioni came to sit opposite him and said hello, Good morning, so early today?
Well, I went to bed early last night.
Aldrich was still reading the newspaper without squinting, and replied casually.
Stramaccioni picked out a newspaper and picked it up to read.
Most of today's newspaper headlines are about yesterday's Group C match report and team dynamics after the match.
The Italian was eliminated and faced punishment from UEFA.
They should be ashamed to qualify in this way!
Italian goalkeeper Buffon angrily condemned the Nordic brothers.
I don't think I've said too much, because what happened between these two national teams that advertised 'fair play' really shocked me!
Assuming our football is not clean, then now I finally see a football that is dirtier than ours!
Shame on them, not us who got knocked out! A few days ago people were analyzing how likely a 2-2 draw was, but when it turned out that way, I couldn't believe it Own eyes! It's like when they needed to set an 'example' in front of fans all over the world, they did it! All those calling for 'fair play' should keep their eyes open to see what's going on Everything about the Italian team!
The president of the Italian Football Federation, Carraro, who previously declared that Italy would resign if it was out of the group stage, lost control of his emotions: There is no doubt that the two teams reached an agreement before the game. What's worse is that they did it perfectly. They didn't stay. The next bit of evidence we can use.
The anger of the Italians did not bring about a substantial change in the ending. And this time, compared with the unfair treatment that happened in the Korea-Japan World Cup two years ago, Italy will not get much sympathy.
to be honest,
In the first two games against Sweden and Denmark, as long as they win one game, they will eventually be able to advance!
Since it failed to beat these two teams that qualified together, it is not too unacceptable for Italy to be eliminated.
Their anger could lead to punishment from UEFA. After all, the president of the Italian Football Association is still a member of UEFA's executive committee. Buffon's words are too radical, and he can't turn a blind eye. Routine small punishments and big warnings cannot be avoided.
Stella Marcioni looked at yesterday's battle report and post-match commentary. His breakfast was brought in front of him by the waiter. He put down the newspaper and began to enjoy breakfast. He was curious that Aldridge was holding his coffee in one hand and the newspaper in the other for a long time. Browsing carefully, what is in the newspaper that attracts Aldrich? So he poked his head over to see what Aldridge was looking at.
Newspapers in Fleet Street. And it's a decent newspaper in Europe.
The Times
Let's be honest, past games. Aldridge was not interested in seeing some heated debates.
So there are a lot of newspapers on the table, and many of them lose interest after reading them twice.
But the newspapers in England will take him a lot of time.
Fleet Street is the center of European media, and can be said to be the European heartland of the public opinion platform, with a huge influence on communication.
The same is true for the football section, their star-making ability can be called a must.
But Fleet Street is not as black as crows in the world, it has a gorgeous image of a hundred flowers blooming.
In other words, it can most broadly cater to the public appetite.
Focusing on England is not just blind hype and bragging. There are indeed many talented people who use media platforms to pay attention to England and publish constructive and thought-provoking articles.
Aldridge browsed the news before the opening of the European Cup, and also concentrated on the media on Fleet Street, because Fleet Street is essentially the most concerned about England's performance. If England went home early, their newspaper sales would definitely drop. On the stage of the European Cup, the sales of newspapers on Fleet Street will be more guaranteed.
Otherwise, the mainstream consumer group, the British, would they be particularly concerned about the performance of other teams in the European Cup? Once England is out, they don't care a bit who wins the championship.
With this deep-seated factor, many of Fleet Street's reports and articles surrounding England are suggestions for England.
Long-term unrealistic, short-term goals are often the focus of public opinion.
How to deal with France?
How to deal with Switzerland?
Analyzing the enemy's situation, previewing the game, knowledgeable writers will also professionally predict the opponent's formation, how to make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses, how to deal with England, and make England vigilant, etc.
Aldridge was browsing these articles, some of which would inspire him, and some of them could indeed serve as a warning to him.
This is completely different from the club.
When he led Millwall to the North and South, he would never refer to the suggestions and opinions given by the media, and would even take the initiative to block and ignore them to avoid disturbing his thoughts, because the loss of Millwall is the most stimulating newspaper sales , and Millwall losing a game may not have a decisive impact on the team for a season.
Will face Greece, Aldridge must admit that for this European Cup, although the team has a good record, qualifying ahead of schedule, and winning convincingly, his thinking is not unified, and there have been quite a few fluctuations .
This impact is caused by many aspects. England's qualifiers are going smoothly, the opponent is not strong, the gold content is not enough, what level is the team's strength? The team has risen to a certain level of substance, like beating Argentina in the World Cup group stage two years ago. At that time, he would not have considered that game as a milestone, because Argentina was too overrated.
At the same time, Southgate's injury retired. This change requires him to fine-tune the team's tactics. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this change is not worth mentioning. In the face-up, Terry's strength is obvious to all, but Aldrich is confident that his grasp of details and sensitivity are worthy of his vigilance.
In addition, the mentality changes of a group of world champion players in the team and so on.
Aldrich, who seemed to be calm, actually showed signs of hesitation.
He knew very well that this was not a good sign.
He needs clearer thinking to stabilize himself, which has nothing to do with whether his emotions are calm or not, but with a well-thought-out view of the overall situation.
It's time to play against Greece.
The reason why Aldrich was restless before breakfast this morning was actually simple.
England's offense is still based on disrupting the opponent's offense and disrupting the opponent's offense. Then quickly create a threat to the opponent.
Go to Greece like this, okay?
He has no idea.
If that works.
In the original history, why did France, which was known as the most advanced technical and tactical system at that time, fail? Why did the Czech Republic, which played offensive football in a mess, fall? The right time, the right place, and the all-occupied host Portugal, why did they fall twice in the same pit?
Interpreted from the overall situation, the Greek team played defense and the opponent attacked. France, the Czech Republic, and Portugal, the three teams with good firepower, failed to defeat Greece. Then Greece fought back and won.
Corresponding to today's England, Aldrich's thinking is in trouble. The reason is: purely in terms of offensive and offensive capabilities, how can England compare to France, the Czech Republic, and Portugal?
More goals does not mean more offensive ability.
For example, Spain, which was squeezed out by Greece, was promoted by virtue of scoring more goals than Spain. However, who dares to say that Greece's offensive ability is stronger than Spain?
Someone sent timely rain to Aldrich at this time.
It was the Times in his hand that fascinated him, reading it word by word, pondering the deep meaning and self-reflection.
The Times chief sports columnist, the 52-year-old writer who has written for the Times for the past 22 years, published an article that Aldridge could not understand at first glance, because senior writers will show off Talent and learning, like David Miller, will throw out a Greek philosophy to describe what happened in the football world. If you don’t understand philosophy, if you don’t understand it, you won’t understand what he wants to express. For Aldridge, who was appalling, he couldn't understand it.
But if someone explains it, he can understand it, and apply it in the field of football, quickly master it, and understand and think deeply.
Barnes's article quoted a rule. At first, Aldridge didn't understand it, thinking it was another kind of quaint rhetoric. Fortunately, Barnes immediately and briefly explained the theory of this rule in the article.
In England before 2001, it looked like the Quentin-Crisp rule at its best.
Crisp said this: Never chase the person next to you, hold them back, let them be on your level.
It's a pity England wasn't Crisp for a long time in the past.
They were always those 'side people', always being dragged down to become on the same level as their opponents.
It happened because England's determination and national spirit couldn't outperform their opponents - whoever they were.
England is as good as the best and as bad as the worst.
All depends on who their opponent is.
Who does this remind you of? Let me give you a hint: it's late June and the strawberries are ripening. That's right, I'm talking about Tim Henman (famous British tennis player).
Henman, too, can stand shoulder to shoulder with the best, losing just a little guts. But again, he played against lower-ranked players like a routine, winning the first set easily, and then began to give opportunities to his opponents. Henman never won an easy game. He can pull off drama with a 5-set lead and a 3-set slow at any one time. It seems that this is his style.
England's style is the same, they can hit the opponent's jaw, but never step on the opponent's head. They will always give the opponent another chance, it's a human virtue and it's becoming an annoyance for football teams.
Before 2001, the World Cup, the European Cup, and the qualifiers, England was always desperate to defeat the opponent, which seems to be commendable, but we have regrets for more than 30 years, even if But in the games we won, we often found that the opponent will be 'charged' by the red card, but England will always be the deciding factor of regret after getting the red card, not to mention the countless defeats at the last minute. All of this, All because England is always desperate, facing the strong, desperate to win, and facing the underdog, equally desperate.
Don't be fooled by the goals, England will always score, they will always win games, so it often leads people to a false point of view. In some games where England had to take their time to win, in fact, they won desperately, with all their might, without taking their eyes off it, or even losing control. But at least they won, damn it, at least.
When people are cheering for England to win the game, people probably forget that many people vowed to win the game before the game, even against the underdogs, but in fact, when we enjoy the victory, we feel that because we watched the game, we feel that the process is too thrilling. Only when the excitement is so exciting can we forget to celebrate after the game. In fact, we are rejoicing in our hearts: Fortunately, we won.
Here, I have to say that after Sir Hall took over as the England national team manager, he was quite similar to the 'Quentin Crisp Rule' in terms of building the team, but that only put England in the 'underdog' role .
Now that England is recognized as a 'strong man', how to 'bully the weak' after becoming a 'strong man', Sir Hall should know what to do, because Millwall's incomparable success is the best interpretation, but England is not Millwall However, England's opponents, the Greek team, have understood and practiced what Crisp said. (To be continued..) ()
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