The Young Lion

The national team had a day off, and the members of the national team abided by the team rules set by Aldridge, no player dared to show up in entertainment venues like nightclubs, and went home to rest in peace.

After returning to the Leo training base and starting to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers, the mental outlook of the whole team has undergone new changes.

Although the victory over Spain in the friendly match did not achieve the training goals Aldridge expected, the positive impact of the results was immediate.

The training is relatively easy, and the focus is on maintaining the state. The national team is not like a club. Although Aldridge thinks that players have room for improvement, he does not train in a targeted manner when training for the national team. Like Carragher, Aldridge wants him to Play central defender as soon as possible, but this job should be done by the Liverpool club, the national team, there is no such environment, and players are only trained for a few days throughout the year.

After a day of training, Aldridge left Beckham and Seaman behind.

The two players didn't know why, and they stood obediently in front of Aldridge waiting for instructions.

David, how many free kicks can you kick in a minute?

Beckham thought for a while and replied, Maybe 5 or 6.

Aldridge nodded and said, From now on, after training with the national team, you will practice free kicks for 15 minutes after each training session. Is there any problem?

Beckham agreed, but felt a little puzzled.

Adding free kicks, he often does it in the club, or in other words, it is he who has practiced this hard since the beginning of training, and now has the famous stunt of Belle's arc.

Seaman naturally went to guard the goal, he thought he was just a training partner, at his age. Talk about increasing capacity. Isn't this pure nonsense.

Aldridge stipulated the distance of Beckham's free kick training. Around 35 yards to 40 yards, let Boas help to place the football on the side, and shoot from different angles.

When Beckham was about to start training for a direct free kick, Aldridge grabbed him, and Seaman was already standing in front of the goal.

Coach, what else do you want to say?

Beckham was at a loss, and suddenly he practiced free kicks alone, in the environment of the national team. Makes people feel weird.

Aldridge said softly to him: There is a request you must remember. Before you take a free kick, first observe the goalkeeper's position. If he is in the front position, you hang the goal. Just hang the goal, and don't worry about the rest. ,

Even if there is a better angle, choose a hanging door. If he's in the right position, then you can do whatever you want and practice as usual.

Beckham was bewildered. Asked back: Coach, what is the meaning of this?

Aldridge smiled inscrutablely: Prepare for a rainy day.

Xiaobei shook his head, and he was not interested in asking the bottom line, so it was right after practice.

Aldridge watched today's special training on the sidelines.

Seaman faced about 6,70 direct free kicks, of which about 5,6 times, he stood slightly forward, Beckham made a successful hanging goal, and the others went flying.

Aldridge never expected to change a player's playing habits with just a few words. The most reliable thing is the accumulated training.

Seaman, in the late 2002 World Cup, he was hanged by Ronaldinho, which made Ronaldinho's dazzling rainbow, and also made himself a sinner of the England national team.

Can he correct his shortcoming of standing high in the face of long-distance direct free kicks? Aldridge will do his best to obey the destiny. Let's see the future effect. After all, his shortcoming has been caught by opponents in the Premier League.

I hope that Xiaobei's deliberate hanging door will deepen Seaman's impression time and time again, and make him vigilant so that he can be used as a warning.

A few days later, the Albanian national team visited England.

As usual, Aldrich attended the press conference, less than a week, his treatment is very different, the atmosphere is extremely harmonious.

And Aldrich has always been telling the truth, and his truth today made Fleet Street mistakenly think that the young marshal is going to raise his profile.

For tomorrow's game, we have only one goal: to win. Other results are unacceptable.

Right, this is the demeanor that the leader of the Three Lions should have!

Except winning, everything else is shit!

Aldrich said the truth, but also nonsense!

England can't win the weakest Albania in the group at home, so why go to the World Cup? Oh no, can I still go to the World Cup?

The first show, um, Aldridge ushered in his first show again, the national team's first home show.

Although the current situation of the group is unfavorable to England, the timing is good now. The team's momentum is high, they are playing at home, and their opponents are also very weak.

At Wembley, England fans flocked to such a game with huge suspense, and many officials from the FA also came to the scene. They couldn't be more satisfied with the current situation of the national team!

From the perspective of profit, Aldridge and his coaching staff have very low salaries, after all, they play part-time jobs.

However, the benefits brought by Aldridge are huge, and all sponsors have gone directly to the FA to hand over new sponsorship contracts!

Aldridge's image, the attractiveness he brings, coupled with his legend as the youngest national team coach in history, can this not make money?

Tickets to Wembley are much better than ever.

After England beat Spain in a friendly match, Thompson, chairman of the FA, even boasted at the reception: Hiring Aldridge to coach is the most correct decision!

This guy can't wait to take the credit for himself.

England's starting lineup today has only one change from the previous friendly match. That is the striker. Heskey sat on the bench and Owen started! There is no doubt that today's England lineup is stronger than the previous game!

The England fans sat in the Wembley stands with a relaxed mind, waiting to see the good show and enjoying a hearty victory.

Spain, the king of the qualifiers, has been beaten by us three times in the away game, Albania? Sending 3 points is the most basic consumption, and a few more goal difference can make people satisfied.

But 20 minutes after the start of the game, the England fans in the Wembley stands were dumbfounded.

The score is 0:0.

England seems to have no sign of breaking the goal, and there are very few threats to attack.

on the scene. England has an absolute advantage. Overwhelm your opponent and attack!

Aldridge laughed angrily standing on the sidelines.

These Brits. It's just scolding!

There is a huge disparity between strength and weakness. Albania came to play an away game and retreated when they came up. It was a normal choice.

And what are England players playing on the field?

Pressing attack!

It's right to change to a team with a delicate style of play, but England is not good at this kind of small-scale cooperation. To suppress is to suppress the other party, so what?

The penetrating through ball is constantly being destroyed, and the ability to get rid of the ball is lacking. The ball has been rolling back and forth repeatedly from the front of the Albanian penalty area to the front center.

Albania breaks the clearance, England goes in again, Albania breaks the clearance, England goes in again

4321, almost becomes 2143.

Such a penetrating style of play couldn't get in, and they started crossing again.

Aldrich really wanted to kick Beckham's ass!

Who do you pass on to?

Irving at 1.72 meters?

Scholes at 1.74 meters?

Or McManaman, the tallest in the frontcourt at 1.84 meters?

They just put up a dense defense, and you make a pass like this. There is not even a little space in the penalty area, so they rely on confrontation and then Jordan-style take-off alley-oop dunks to score?

Aldridge did give a death order in the locker room before the game. This game must be won, the situation is like this, everyone knows that if they don't win, they may even lose their qualification for the play-offs.

As for Albania's style of play, Aldridge can also foresee that the opponent cannot come to Wembley and fight England with a big knife. It is inevitable to focus on defense.

Therefore, Aldridge emphasized that the oppressive press must be firmly implemented in the tactics.

Well, they executed it very well, the pressing press, the forwards, the attacking midfielders almost surrounded the opponent's goalkeeper, the defensive midfielders and the full backs also stepped forward to press.

The effect is very good, Albania is too scared to pass the ball in the backcourt, just go forward to clear the siege.

But here comes the problem, the opponent only makes a clearance, what about the players? Naturally, they stayed within the 30-yard area in front of the goal. The fortresses of the two defensive lines of the nine players showed no signs of loosening. If he couldn't touch the ball, he might cry and faint in the toilet during the intermission.

How much Aldridge hopes that the football game can be the same as the basketball game at this time, can we call a timeout?

This group of international footballers, their spirits are back after a big victory in the friendly match, and their opponents are not very strong. They expected to win in one fell swoop and show their faces by swiping the data, but in the end, they kicked like shit!

Aldridge's tactical essentials were completely forgotten.

Aldridge took advantage of a sideline ball and walked to the sideline. Beckham was so dedicated, the ball went out of bounds, and he picked it up immediately and was about to serve it.

David, wait.

Beckham was probably in a state of excitement. When he heard Aldridge calling him, he turned his head, slipped his hand, and threw the ball to Aldridge.

The fans at Wembley were stunned.

Uh, Beckham took a throw-in and then threw the ball to coach Hall outside the bounds. Is this an England surprise? But a team can't have 12 people on a football field.

The commentator was joking, Beckham looked embarrassed, and the referee awarded the sideline ball to Albania.

Coach, what's the matter? Me

Beckham said he was about to start the game to defend, and Aldridge said to him with a flat expression: You come here first, don't care about the game, I will lose the ball.

Beckham looked back, and Albania was indeed attacking. The forward, who was as tired as a grandson, rushed forward again, but it should be useless. Southgate had already controlled the high-altitude ball.

Beckham felt relieved and walked off the court. Aldridge was reminded by the fourth official not to leave the area prescribed by the head coach, so he waved to Beckham and asked him to walk slowly back to the command area of ​​the home team coach.

The referee came over and asked Beckham what was going on?

How did you come out just by kicking and kicking? The fans in the stands and the audience watching the live TV broadcast were also stunned.

Really weird.

During the game, the head coach took the initiative to call a player out, and he seemed very leisurely.

Aldridge dealt with the referee casually, lying that Beckham was feeling unwell and the team doctor wanted to check.

Xiaobei took a breath, and picked up a bottle of water to refill by the way.

Coach, why did you call me out? Is there something wrong with me?

Well, you all have problems.

Ok?

Aldridge turned Beckham around so that he had the same gaze as his own, looking at the situation in England's frontcourt.

David, what did you see?

Uh, we're attacking and they're defending.

But when the other side wants to attack, what are we doing?

Pressing defense, isn't this what the coach asked you to do?

When did I ask you to go to the opponent's penalty area for oppressive defense?

Ok?

Beckham thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

Aldrich said in a deep voice: During training, I always emphasized that the key area is to siege and counter-attack. If it is in the frontcourt, do you think England's third line can maintain contact? Against a stronger opponent, is it difficult to be penetrated layer by layer? Do you know why the Italian team does not pay attention to the attack, but uses a chain defense?

Because it is easy to be broken one by one when actively grabbing up.

Yeah, the reason is the same. Even if we play like this today and win, such a defensive strategy will definitely be ravaged by the top teams. Wait a minute when you return to the field and tell all the players to withdraw. During training Play the game as you want, don’t think that you can win easily just because the opponent is weak, if you continue to play like this, you can only rely on luck if you want to win, did Michael Owen transform into Michael Jordan and score with a header?

Beckham also felt that the play just now had no effect, just like the long pass from England before, but there was not even a high center forward on the field.

After he nodded, he returned to the sidelines, ran into the field after the referee gave permission, and passed one pass to the other to inform his teammates of the coach's intentions. After he finished conveying Aldridge's instructions, he suddenly burst out laughing.

Irving turned into Jordan?

The coach is so funny.

He didn't think about whether his nerve reflex arc was too long, and he only reacted now (to be continued...)