The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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Football matches are about attacking and defending. If the offensive team enters the opponent's threat area and there are 5 or 6 players, the defensive team can of course use 7, 8, or even 9 or 10 players to defend.

This is understandable, one-on-one balance of numbers was the main theme of the football field a hundred years ago, now, it is a team confrontation, not an individual duel.

When the situation changes from offense to defense, if the weaker side on paper cannot conduct a smooth ground attack, and the rules must require them to drive the ball out, then the big foot clears and kicks the ball forward, away from the dangerous area of ​​the goal. It's also normal.

England began to press the defense from the front line because of its stronger personal ability, which caused Albania to clear the ball every time it attacked with peace of mind, and the players did not rush forward to prepare for the next defense.

No one can accuse them of lack of desire to attack, which is the cliché of negative football!

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England players surround our penalty area. We can't defend one-on-one. Of course, we need to hoard more players to defend. They press our back line. They don't dare to pass the ball backwards in the backcourt, so they can only clear the siege. It's not that we don't want to attack, it's because of the situation.

Under such circumstances, the main battlefield of the match between England and Albania is inside and outside the opponent's penalty area. The area where the offensive and defensive sides are densely populated is narrow.

After Aldridge issued orders to the whole team through Beckham, the team's deputy, when England's offense ended on the field, the frontcourt players immediately returned to the midfield. Take the single arrow Owen as an example. He did not press down on the opponent's center when defending Instead, the defender retreats to the front of the opponent's midfield line, leaving space for the opponent's central defender to pass and receive the ball, and the teammates in the back row also retreat in a hierarchical manner. At least, Albania's defense line and midfield line do not have so much pressure on the static formation when the goal kick is opened.

In this way, can Albania continue to clear the siege with big feet, and can the players stand in the backcourt to defend?

If so. Well, we can accuse them of playing negative football, driving buses, and heinous crimes!

Within five minutes, Albania kicked two goal kicks in a row. England controlled the landing point more easily and then attacked forward. The player retreated and then moved forward. It was much smoother and hit the penalty area more easily. kicker shot.

Because they have room to accelerate from the back to the front.

The short-term explosive impact can make it difficult for opponents to guard against.

McManaman's and Irving's shots went flying, and the other was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

After the attack, England immediately retreated to defend.

Albania looked at this posture and couldn't figure out what the rich and handsome English guys were thinking. There was no pressure in the midfield when they attacked. The goalkeeper returned the ball to the opponent with his big foot many times, so he began to try to play the ball safely on the ground.

Albania made a pass from the back to the ground, and England set up an interception barrier in the midfield. Beckham successfully stole the ball with a well-timed scramble, and then immediately made a diagonal pass to the left. Lampard started to go forward to receive the ball and then launched an offensive .

At this time, Albania's formation was relatively scattered, and they attacked. The formation is about to unfold, but the ball was intercepted during the unfolding process, and now it must be recovered immediately. The influence of the player's ability makes their recovery speed overall not as fast as England's offensive advancement.

Lampard made a direct pass to McManaman, who opened up the space in front of him. McManaman, who was facing the opponent's penalty area with his back, made a beautiful non-stop cross pass, and accurately found Scholes, who had thrown off the opponent's midfield defender. . After Scholes stopped the ball steadily, he made a wonderful pass. Owen succeeded in countering offside. He shot with his right foot at the penalty spot, and the ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal with an external spin.

Albania was completely devastated by England's fast break this time, and the goalkeeper wanted to make a save. But in the end, he just opened his palms and turned his head to look at the place where the ball flew.

Michael Owen! The goal is in! England finally opened the door to victory. This attack is fast, effective, simple and deadly! We can clearly see that England's fast break after a successful steal is very fast, and the ball is decisive and direct. , The movement and coordination between the players is also very clear, just like they destroyed the Spanish game, such a goal is exciting!

Irving, who has not played for more than a week, is recovering very well. It can be seen from the timing and acceleration of the anti-offside. After scoring a goal, he rushed to the sidelines to accept the cheers of the fans, and his teammates also rushed to him. hold on.

Aldridge looked careless with his hands behind his back. When the live camera captured his reaction, he was found kicking the turf with his head down and his feet.

Albania is regarded as a big team in Europe, and it is still located in Eastern Europe, not a mainstream area in the European football circle. When they come to play away games, they basically give away points.

In this kind of game, if England wants to win, there is actually no difficulty. Hard power can definitely crush it.

Speed, body, technique, and other factors all have the possibility of being crushed.

However, England's defensive strategy at the beginning directly led to the inability to exert its speed advantage.

The striker presses the opponent's back line, the back line cannot be too far away from the goal, and the midfield line has to be withdrawn to help defend. Not enough to crush, but if it is a strong attack, Aldridge only needs to replace Husky, and then put Ferdinand or Lampard on the front line, relying on Beckham's right foot, and he will definitely win the ball in the end. Victory, this is a way of crushing.

But in that case, the game has no meaning other than the result.

The Albanian players were depressed.

They were under the pressure to attack and did not concede the ball. England withdrew back. They were just about to try to attack. This time, they scored a goal, but unfortunately it was England who scored!

When Albania kicked off again, Aldridge looked up, and his expression puzzled the audience in front of the TV.

He smiled wryly when the team failed to score.

When the team took the lead, he frowned slightly.

Aldridge is not dissatisfied with the goal, nor is he self-torturing that he should be happy after falling behind. He just wants to see what England will do next.

At the beginning, the practice of unscrupulously pressing on after opening is understandable and tolerated.

But if they revert to their old ways after scoring a goal and ignore the coach's tactical requirements, then this team is hopeless, and neither can God!

Obedience in training and obedience in competition are two different things. Both are very important, the former ensures the strength and quality of the team, and the latter ensures that the game is executed according to the coach's tactical design.

If Aldridge can't command the team, he would rather resign voluntarily. It can't be like a club that can put players in the sidelines and then find the right ones. England's best players are basically here. They can't. Jujube can make a difference in the international arena.

Fortunately, Aldridge has enough prestige, and after his on-the-spot tactical order was issued, England quickly turned the advantage into goals. How dare the players refuse to accept it?

Most of the players on the field now think it's amazing, and Beckham even chuckled in his heart: Irving doesn't need to transform into Jordan.

England continued to fall back while defending. Decisive and quick when attacking.

In this way, on the surface of the scene, England does not seem to be overwhelming the opponent at the beginning of the game, but the offensive threat makes the opponent almost die!

Before the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute, England once again stole the ball in the midfield. Butt handed the ball to Lampard, who passed a diagonal pass to the wing, and Ashley Cole, who came from the edge, sprinted along the wing.

On the other side, Beckham also rushed forward. One of them dribbled forward, and the other ran forward without the ball. The positions were almost parallel. After all, Ashley Cole could not be faster with the ball than Beckham sprinted directly.

When encountering defensive pressure after halftime. Ashley Cole crossed the other side. In Aldridge's new tactical system, players are used to kicking. As long as they keep a calm mind, they can basically know where the fixed contact point is without observation, of course. In an official game, it is normal to look up and determine the success rate of the pass.

After Beckham stops the ball, he can no longer dribble forward. If he dribbles again. The opponent's defense line will have enough time to shrink back to form a dense defensive iron barrel formation.

So Beckham made a direct pass to the striker, and Irving, who was holding the ball behind his back, did not turn around, bearing in mind Aldridge's request to him.

Pass the ball!

In training, Aldridge made them understand the flexibility required.

If it is going forward, Owen does not need to turn around, that is, when the speed is guaranteed, he is facing one or two defensive players, then the chasing boy can use his advantages to attack. It doesn't matter if he fails, at least he can hope of success.

But if he is holding the ball with his back, he should not hesitate to pass the ball out. No matter if he turns around or adjusts again, the chances will become unsatisfactory.

At this moment, Irving directly handed the ball to McManaman, who was behind and rushing forward on the left.

There are people around Scholes, and Scholes is also rushing towards the middle of the penalty area.

McManaman got the ball when he rushed forward, and the speed did not decrease and he stopped and passed directly into the penalty area, forming a semi-single-handed goal.

Scholes rushed straight to the center of the goal, and Owen rushed to the right side of the goal after passing the ball.

McManaman slanted the ball on the left side, and Scholes flew into the tackle. Unfortunately, his short legs missed the point in the middle, but he attracted the attention of a defender and a midfielder on the other side. Interfering with the goalkeeper's judgment, the goalkeeper made a save, but Scholes missed the ball.

There was only one defensive player next to Irving behind the goal. He also fell to the ground and shoveled. When the ball was only half a meter away from the goal post, his toes touched the ball and changed the trajectory of the ball. The ball slowly rolled in against the inside of the goal post.

Owen scored twice! Just when the fans were lamenting that Scholes failed to send the ball into the goal, Owen made sure that this beautiful attack was not in vain! 2:0, England extended the lead, the fans You should rest assured.

England fans in the Wembley stands cheered their team's second goal and also sighed.

3 points, considered stable.

This is England's first 3 points in the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers.

Although today is a fish-bodied team, due to the heavy negative impact brought by the national team in the past few months, the fans are not optimistic, but seeing the changes in England after Aldridge took office, the fans can feel a little bit better. Be more down-to-earth.

The second goal, Aldridge showed a smile.

He stood on the sidelines waiting for the first half to end, then walked into the tunnel, and at the end of half-time, Wembley applauded thunderously, very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

There was an absolute advantage on the scene. Although the first half seemed rough, the second half was very entertaining, especially the teamwork during the offense, which was impressive.

If only England could perform so well against all opponents, how wonderful it would be!