The Young Lion

Another night fell, and another team bid farewell to the European Cup.

Nedved left the Dragon Stadium with more regret than in 1996, because in 2004, he was like the sun sinking into the horizon now, not the rising sun 8 years ago.

Corina is also gone. The swan song of this world-class referee who has set up a model monument to the refereeing world has come to an end.

Aldridge hugged every England player. Everyone was extremely excited, but he could feel keenly that Rooney seemed unwilling to say anything to him when he hugged him, even if it was a icing on the cake. Reluctant to open mouth.

Getting emotional? Have a grudge? stubborn?

Aldridge can't control that much, as long as Rooney doesn't explode in the team, Aldridge's time is very tight now, besides, he is just trying to do his best in this job.

In the post-match interview, the reporters had a lot of questions surrounding Rooney.

Super Rooney became famous all over the world.

Wayne Rooney played very well today, he met the expectations of the team, but he is still young, his future is very bright, I don't think it was wrong to put him on the bench before, England went to the final, every time. Every player contributes a lot, we are a collective, a team, everyone has their own roles and responsibilities, try our best, and then we will be able to explode the most powerful combat effectiveness.

Whether it is Fleet Street or the media outside of England, there will always be nonsense.

Calling on Rooney to play the main force, the voice of playing the starter is endless.

This has already happened in the group stage.

However, Aldridge has never wavered in his strategy of using Rooney, and Rooney's performance off the bench was eye-catching. The better he does. Aldridge became more determined in his decision-making. On behalf of his idea is correct, on the contrary, if Rooney does not perform well off the bench and is in a sluggish state, Aldridge will reflect on whether it is time to change the use of Rooney.

Rooney is an unfamiliar character to the overall European football. He is only 18 years old, even though he scored in the World Cup two years ago. But it was an inconsequential game, and scandals later overshadowed his brilliance on the pitch.

In the past two years, he has made his name in the professional arena at Everton, but he has not landed in the European arena. He is a genius, but he is still an inconspicuous little role.

For example, Owen is a giant python in the eyes of his opponents. If he is not careful, he will be bitten by Owen, so he will naturally be extremely vigilant.

As for Rooney, those who despise him will think he is an inconspicuous little earthworm, but when Rooney explodes. The opponent was hit hard before he reacted. It turned out that this little earthworm was a cub of a mythical beast! The initial attribute is awesome!

The England team doesn't have many aces in the back, and there are almost none, especially on the front line. If Aldridge doesn't hide his hand, I am afraid that the tactical changes will lack aggressiveness.

Reporters want Aldridge looking ahead to the final.

Aldridge had calmed down at this time, and solemnly replied: The England team has no time to celebrate this historic victory. Within 70 hours, we have to recover, return to Lisbon, rest, and prepare for the game. Portugal, 24 hours earlier than us, is waiting for our final opponent in Lisbon, we have to race against time, there is no time for us to squander, the final three days later, the goal is very clear, we do not want to leave regrets after a long effort.

After the post-match interview, Aldridge led the team back to the hotel for post-match recovery.

The work of the coaching staff was more serious than before, and even Jenson simply took a chair and sat on the stairs of the floor, and took turns monitoring the movement of the players with other coaches. In addition to preventing the players from getting too excited and going out to the hotel to have fun, With the purpose of responding to emergencies as soon as possible, if any player is unwell, they will respond as quickly as possible.

England advance to the European Cup final.

Countless people in England cheered. In addition to the players' fame, many media also called for knighting the important heroes of these England internationals.

Like the new captain Beckham, the low-key Scholes, and Southgate who withdrew from the national team due to injury and so on.

Although the knighthood will certainly not be the highest level like Aldrich, but at least it is a title that can be worn.

The next day, the England team returned to Lisbon from Porto after a night of rest, and returned to the hotel where they stayed in Lisbon step by step. The team did not have a holiday and seized the time to recover the team's physical fitness.

On this day, Aldridge also finalized the tactics for the decisive battle against Portugal.

Two years ago, the England team was monotonous, with a set of anti-counterattacks to beat the world.

Two years later, the England team showed more technical and tactical changes in the European Cup, which were unpredictable, stemming from the stability and tacit understanding of the team, as well as the continuation of tactical consistency.

After spending the day quietly, the England team had a new look on the day before the final, and the players of the team seemed to be full of energy and fighting spirit.

At the pre-match preparation meeting, Aldridge announced the starting lineup. In the conference room, Rooney, who was originally calm, suddenly looked surprised.

Start!

Aldridge arranged Rooney in the starting lineup, and Irving was on the bench!

Rooney felt incredible. He thought he would sit on the bench for another 70, 80, or even 90 minutes. Unexpectedly, in the last final, Aldridge gave him the starting lineup!

Owen looked as usual, without any change.

In the tracking and testing of the physical fitness of the England team, Owen is the worst.

In addition to his high number of appearances in Liverpool last season, another fatal factor is that at the age of 24, his physique is obviously inferior to other players of the same age. This is a hidden danger of overwork and cannot be changed in the short term. It is not something that can be improved by resting for three days, a week, or even a month.

Since he started to play for Liverpool at the age of 17, between the ages of 17 and 24, he played an average of more than 40 appearances in various competitions each season. When it was supposed to belong to the golden age of players, Irving's physique was far inferior to those reasonably trained players, and he was faintly developing in the direction of a glass man.

Some glass people are born with fragile bodies.

Some are not.

But regardless of whether the physique is natural or not, through reasonable acquired training and strengthening the body, it can be improved, the probability of injury can be reduced, and the career life can be better extended.

This is why Aldridge is more cautious in using young players in Millwall, step by step, and protecting players is an important consideration.

Of course, like Ronaldo, because of his family, he has been playing football since he was a child, forcing himself to be stronger. Others will relax even if they are playing football since childhood, but he still spends his time on exercising his body and football skills. It is normal for her to be physically stronger than others. You must know that before Ronaldo was born, her mother almost chose to have an abortion because of family constraints. It is conceivable that Ronaldo’s nutritional supplements could not keep up in the earliest days , but his unremitting and hard training has created a body and will like steel.

Because of this, for other players, the fatigue of recovering from a game within three days is just right. For example, Lampard has no problems, and so does Beckham, but Owen is far worse.

Owen understands the reason why Aldridge put him on the bench. In the past few years, when the national team assembled, Aldridge occasionally talked about this topic in private communication with Owen. I hope he can rest more in the club. Owen understands Aldridge's difficulties, but it is difficult to change anything. The club let him play. Did he tell the coach: I want to rest and I won't play today.

What's more, he is still young, full of energy, and he can't feel it when he is over-exhausted. If he waits until the accumulated accumulation breaks out completely, he may have more energy than energy.

This is just like what traditional Chinese medicine says, sickness comes like a mountain falling, and sickness goes like spinning silk.

At this moment, the whole England team is united and united in thinking.

No one still cares about the team's playing style, no one still thinks about how to make themselves more eye-catching.

Everyone has only one goal: the championship!

As long as you can win the championship, you can do anything!

So Aldridge's pre-match preparations today will be very smooth. No players asked questions, and Aldridge didn't devise any new tactics in tactics. He just made a request, and the players could understand it and keep it in mind. There were almost 24 Hours of time to digest, go all out in tomorrow's game.

When he came to the press room of the pre-match press conference, Aldridge faced a room full of reporters, waiting for questions with a serious expression.

A reporter first asked: If you can lead the England team to win the European Cup, Sir Hall, you will add another very important championship record to your honor book. This will make you an unprecedented football coach, right?

certainly!

However, Aldridge replied without changing his face: Tomorrow's game is for the England team to fight for collective honor. The essence of football is: Without a team, you have nothing. So, I hope your question is: What if Tomorrow the England team can beat Portugal to win the championship, what does this championship mean to the England team?

The reporter who asked the question smiled and asked, So can you answer it?

That will be the first time in England's history to win the European Cup. For England fans all over the world, it is a historic day. For the England national team and England, it naturally has special significance. But now I hope Players don't think about it until the game is over, Portugal has a strong squad, and they are playing at home, it is very difficult for England to make history here, very difficult!

England will try to make history.

Wouldn't Portugal?

In terms of fighting spirit and will, neither of the two teams has an advantage. It is not because the England team has not won the European Cup and is full of ambitions. Subjectively, the fighting spirit and will are stronger than Portugal.

On the contrary, Portugal has the advantage of home court and has one more day off than England. Portugal will have an advantage over England. (to be continued..) ()