The Young Lion

No England player would question Aldridge's ambition and selfishness.

If Aldridge is a player, then he should have no selfishness.

But he is the coach, and his selfishness and ambition will not have too much conflict on the team.

For the victory, for the honor, for the higher, higher, let the peers achieve unattainable achievements!

If the players have selfish intentions, the problem will be very complicated, focusing too much on personal performance and putting personal interests above the team.

And Aldridge's ambition and selfishness are all pinned on the team, so, in a sense, he is absolutely fair and impartial!

Just like Keegan will insist on using Shearer who is in poor form amidst the criticism from the outside world, but Aldridge will put Rooney on the bench for the benefit of the team, give Gerrard a chance, and abandon McMahon in the past Naman will not ignore Terry's existence after Southgate's serious injury because he is a Chelsea player.

The team always comes first.

Beckham, Scholes, Gerrard, Lampard, etc., after Aldridge's emotional outburst, they realized many details that they could not usually notice.

It's time, and it's time for them to carry the team and not give everything to Aldridge.

Because Aldridge will leave the national team within half a month, and they will continue to fight for the Three Lions!

Any football power in the traditional impression has a poor record in more than 35 years of history, and then won the world's pinnacle honor, that is, the World Cup, whether it is outside or inside, no one will ignore the credit and role of the head coach .

Aldridge's authority makes it impossible for players to complain about his tactical arrangements. Even if the players themselves may not adapt and will subconsciously reject them, the powerful force of subjective consciousness will force them to restrain themselves and unswervingly implement Aldridge's arrangement.

They believe. Aldridge's tactical arrangement is definitely effective.

In the battle against Greece, when the game came to the 65th minute, this idea became more determined.

In the 20 minutes played in the second half, England had seven shots on target, four on target, although they hadn't scored yet. But the players on the field can feel that their control over the game is approaching absolute domination!

They picked up the tempo in the second half,

It is still mainly to shoot long shots, and the midfield line of the Greek team gradually revealed that it could not keep up with their state, under such circumstances. The players can feel that they are getting closer and closer to scoring, and the Greek team's impenetrable defense is also crumbling!

Rehhagel already looked a little restless on the sidelines.

Whenever England completes a threatening shot, his expression changes and there will be a nervous side. In 65 minutes, when Irving suddenly accelerated to get rid of the defense to grab a spot and miss the target, his expression looked a little sad, although It was fleeting, but it still revealed the emotional fluctuations in his heart.

England team. It's coming!

However, the England team was not as aggressive as he expected!

The midfielders stay within the barriers for more than 95% of the time, and firmly grasp the battleground of the midfielders. The Greek team couldn't stop the opponent from passing and cooperating to make a long shot, and they had no chance to counterattack when they got the ball. When they were in possession of the ball, the England team's defensive starting position was three lines away, and the entire team except Irving. It also fits perfectly, the Greek team wants to play offensively. But there is no way to start!

Up to now, the physical fitness of the Greek team compared to the England team. Disadvantages began to appear. While the midfield line was being played by the opponent, the back line began to expose gaps due to panic. Irving began to have the opportunity to touch the ball and shoot in the penalty area.

All of these are ominous signs!

The disparity between strength and weakness refers to strength on paper.

The England team, on the basis of their strong paper strength, used techniques and tactics to make the Greek team almost desperate!

Rehhagel couldn't make any adjustments, especially in terms of offense. With the Greek team's player base, they couldn't expect a player to have a decisive impact on the game.

A super-class player can be invisible for 89 minutes without being in the state, but he may become the master of the game in 1 minute, and the first-class player will occasionally do so.

However, this group of second-rate players in Greece, if they have a flash of inspiration, they really want to hope for great luck!

Because of this, the Greek team can be said to be the team with the strongest tactical discipline execution in this competition.

It feels rigid and stable, no player is outside the tactical system, the whole defends tenaciously, and the routine is simple but never chaotic to counterattack, like a sophisticated machine running.

Ray Hagel has done his best. He combined a group of second-rate players and displayed a strong combat effectiveness. However, in the face of the England team's initially lukewarm attrition war and cautious to outrageous style of play, Ray Hagel Hagel was at his wit's end. He really gave his disciples room to play freely, and 99% of them ended in failure.

Aldridge, who had been standing silently on the sidelines in the first half, became active in the second half.

His eyes sharpened, and he grimly observed the overall situation.

Fighting against Greece is like a battle of knocking on the shell of a tortoise. The England team has to take a slow pace and knock open the hard protective shell of the opponent bit by bit. , Spain, France in the original history, Czech Republic, the same fate!

One step, two steps, three steps, the England team has done flawless work in all stages of the game from the first minute.

The Greek team has exceeded 60 minutes and still has no shot!

In the 70th minute of the game, the Greek team's lateral movement and space protection could no longer keep up with the movement of the ball and the running speed of the England players. Aldridge had to make the last change.

He won't be counting on boiling a frog to beat Greece.

When it comes to the last crucial fight, he has to go all out and take risks!

Football has always been a game of winning in danger.

Aldridge made gestures on the sidelines and made two instructions, one of which was to speed up the tempo, and the other was the second. Ashley Cole, kill me!

After Ashley Cole went up, England's formation can be seen as 3133. They strengthened the depth and expanded the horizontal distance. Because the opponent can't keep up with their lateral movement, whether passing or running.

The Greek team has been running behind England. After 70 minutes, the protection range in front of the penalty area dropped significantly, and England adjusted its strength and began to penetrate into the penalty area.

The effect of Ashley Cole assisting up is very significant. If he played like this at the beginning, I am afraid it will not have much effect, but after the first 70 minutes of foreshadowing, now it makes the Greek team even more panic in the defense!

Lampard sent a through pass from the left side of the front field, and Ashley Cole went deep into the penalty area from the outside around the inside. Sweeping the ball towards the goal without stopping before the baseline, the speed of the ball is extremely fast, the goalkeeper of the Greek team did not attack, and the defender pressed Owen and did not touch the ball, but at the back point, Gerrard rushed up quickly. Shovel!

After all, it is not a positive shooter. In this kind of outflanking, Gerrard hit the ball with a shovel. But did not hit the ball within the goal range.

Gerrard, who was lying on his back on the ground, rubbed his face with his hands, gritted his teeth and quickly got up and ran back. The England fans gave him applause.

England's attack started to be a clear threat. They didn't just use long-range shots from the outside to threaten the Greek goal, you can see that they tried to finish in the penalty area, closer to the goal. Unfortunately, Gerrard missed again. It was a good chance, but Sir Hall didn't seem to regret it. Instead, he applauded Gerrard and waved for the players to drop back and defend.

The disadvantages of the Greek team are clear at a glance.

Due to the decline in physical confrontation. The distribution of their positions began to appear chaotic, requiring players to subconsciously fill their positions. In this way, the number of defenders may still be sufficient, but when they counterattack, they have no clue. The familiar shooting points and the players who should respond are not in the position, and the offensive ability is further weakened.

On the other hand, the England team has become more and more courageous. Except for the restricted area, the pass coordination in other areas is smooth and free, and they can shoot long shots from far away. The success rate of occasional threatening balls is not necessarily low. The success rate is hopelessly low.

Rehhagel recognized the reality that he knew that it was impossible to beat England in open games.

Today's England is not only more fully prepared, but also leaves no room for the Greek team in terms of skills and tactics.

Rehhagel is going to make a substitution, intends to fill the defense with new forces, and then drag the game to a penalty shootout as much as possible!

Just when the Greek team had submitted the substitution list, Lampard was violated by a Greek team player on the left side in front of the penalty area, and the referee whistled a free kick.

The Greek team signaled to the referee that they wanted to make a substitution, but Lampard got up and immediately took a free kick. Instead of kicking the ball towards the goal, he crossed it to the other side.

Quick free kicks are inherently sudden, making it impossible for the defender to arrange a static line of defense.

In addition, the Greek team still has to look at the referee, and they hope to take a breather by making substitutions to delay the time.

But the referee ignored it, because the Greek players on the sidelines had not yet reached the center line.

Lampard passed the ball to Beckham. Beckham stopped the ball, crossed it at a 45-degree angle, and hit the ball to the back point on the other side of the penalty area.

Seeing Beckham pass the ball, Aldrich praised in his heart: Good job!

This is the horizontal triangle pass offensive routine.

Lampard is on the left, pass to Beckham on the right, and then pass to Beckham on the left, at the back of the penalty area. During this process, the defense line of the Greek team moves from left to right to defend Beckham's pass. , it is necessary to move from right to left again, and when the space is not synchronized, it is easy to appear.

Bézier arcs around an arc with a large medial rotation.

At first glance, the ball is flying towards the goal, but it rotates during the flight and definitely deviates from the goal. Instead, it will fall behind the penalty area, which not only affects the goalkeeper's judgment, but also causes defensive players to make mistakes in their predictions.

At the back of the penalty area, a figure came to him.

Ashley Cole!

He grabbed the point, but he is not a shooter, the shooting angle between the point and the goal is too small, so small that it is close to zero angle, Ashley Cole will not think he has Van Basten's footwork , so he pushed the ball horizontally with the arch of his foot to ensure the accuracy of the pass.

Left and right, right and left, now, the ball has returned to the center from the left, and it is in front of the goal.

The Greek team was in turmoil in the penalty area, and everyone was nervous.

Owen, who was outflanking the middle lane, fell to the ground in the process of grabbing the point. He watched the ball roll past his eyes. Owen's expression changed from solemn to angry in an instant. He felt that he was knocked down by someone!

On the straight line between the ball and the goal, there is no goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper has not yet moved in place. If Owen can touch the ball, he will definitely score! (to be continued)