The Young Lion

In the fifth round of Group I of the World Preliminaries, England will travel to Albania as a guest. At the press conference before departure, Aldridge and the team vice-president David Beckham attended together.

This is the first time since Aldridge took over the national team, he and Beckham have appeared outside the game at the same time. In the previous press conference, he either attended alone or brought Southgate.

The two handsome guys appeared on the stage with smiles on their faces. The reporters on the scene first took a lot of pictures. No matter what, from the entertainment point of view, the most famous football player and the most famous coach appeared together. The photos were only published on the news. The front page can be exchanged for considerable sales.

Since Xiaobei became famous, it was not only his agent who packaged him, but a professional team. Therefore, when he faced the camera in public, what he often said was that kind of diplomatic rhetoric, which sounded comfortable, but it was not Too much unexpected content, starting from the value of personal image, he must also suppress many personal thoughts, and what he expresses is universal values.

Just like the reporters asked Beckham at the scene, what did Aldridge bring to the England team.

Beckham gave a long speech with a smile on his face, saying that Aldridge has rejuvenated the national team, injected fresh vitality, is good at communicating with players, trusts the team, and helps the team win and so on.

Basically, Xiaobei can't ask any serious information.

And when the focus shifted to Aldridge, the reporters uninterestedly asked about Milan's offer for Millwall players.

Aldrich raised his hand and made a zip motion with a smile on his lips.

On this occasion, it is not suitable to talk about the club, if he is not the head coach of Millwall. It doesn't hurt to talk. National team coach. Concerned about the situation of the Premier League team, there is no controversy.

Anyway, it is impossible for Millwall and Milan to make a deal at least this summer. No matter how much Milan pays, even if Millwall agrees, Pirlo and the others are unwilling to go back.

This is what Andrew told him in the morning.

Milan hired Trim to take over the team. No one knows how Trim, who is majestic in Turkey, will fare in Serie A. After all, the Turkish Super League is a second-tier league in Europe. Milan has a glorious history and is located in the bustling city of Milan, but Trim not only failed to make this signboard shine, but also discouraged top players.

The movement of Milan alarmed their neighbors.

Moratti uttered electricity yesterday: Aldridge: If Millwall sells players Milan is interested in, let me know!

Moratti obviously wanted to cut off the beard,

As much as Milan pays, Inter Milan can pay two million more. Anyway, Milan cannot be easily rebuilt, especially the star of Millwall. Who doesn't rush to ask for it?

England has won two consecutive world preliminaries. If they win the next game, will the probability of England directly qualifying for the World Cup be greatly improved?

Aldridge shook his head and replied: It doesn't depend on our performance. We lost to Germany before, and now Germany occupies the first place in the group. If they win three of the remaining four games, they can lock the group. The first place, we can’t think so far now, Finland, Germany, all have more points than England, judging from the schedule, if we can win three games out of four, at least we can secure the qualification for the play-offs, but this It is obviously not the result that England wants, let's play game by game, the football world is most taboo to aim too high.

After leaving the scene at the end of the press conference, Aldrich walked side by side with Beckham.

Coach, haven't you thought about leading the team directly to the World Cup?.

Beckham asked.

Aldridge replied: As I said, you just need to focus on playing every game well.

Of course, we will play every game well, but we are more eager to play against the German team now. We are not reconciled to losing to Germany at Wembley.

So what if you are not reconciled? If you want to win, you must correct your mentality, learn from failures and improve yourself.

Xiao Bei suddenly shook his head and said, What you said makes sense, but it's not convincing when it comes to you.

Aldrich looked at Beckham inexplicably, and he smiled bitterly and said, Because you always win and fail very rarely, where do you sum up your failure experience?

Suddenly, Beckham's inadvertent words made Aldridge fall into deep thought.

It sounds like Becky's words make sense.

Yes, he failed a few times, where can he sum up experience and achieve success?

Thinking as he walked, Aldrich shook his head when he was about to lose his temper.

I feel like I've gone too far.

When Guardiola took over Barcelona, ​​what failure experience did he have? Still soaring into the sky and continuing the glory for several years, his coaching career can be described as a step up to the sky!

Aldridge has a good card and works hard by himself, so why can't he have a record? Why do you have to listen to the teachings in front of the failure of the successful mother in order to make a success?

There has never been a fixed set of success models in the football circle. Do it step by step and achieve your goals naturally. In that case, football will be easy.

This time in Albania, Aldridge fulfilled his previous promise to give the main players a rest time and take them there. He must go there and put them on the substitute list for backup in case of emergencies.

The substitute players were excited about the opportunity and wanted to show off. According to the current situation of the England national team, the possibility of substitute players usurping the position is extremely low, but striving for the top position is the principle of competition, and there is no conflict.

Albaniamo said that the group where Germany and England belonged would not be able to qualify for the World Cup. Even if they were assigned to any other group, they would basically play the role of accompanying the prince to study, and the national football level itself is weak, and domestic fans worship top European players. The star of the team is normal, and the Albanian fans are very excited when England is a guest this time. They want to see the star performance.

Even Aldridge didn't expect that when he walked into the stadium, there were actually many Albanian fans in the stands holding up slogans to welcome him.

The young marshal's reputation spread far and wide, and there are fans here too.

Aldridge walked to the coach's bench and sat down, watching the players on both sides calmly.

Albania has not changed much. After all, it is a weak football country. The strongest lineup is also limited. Putting it in the Premier League, even the ranks of mid-range teams can't squeeze in.

England has changed quite a bit.

Goalkeeper: James.

Defenders: Phil Neville, Campbell, Brown, Ashley Cole.

Midfield: Gerrard, Butt, Lampard, Joe Cole. McManaman.

Forward: Husky.

Compared with the previous start, only Ashley Cole, Lampard and McManaman continued to start.

The three of them are either full of energy, or they are not the absolute main players in the club, and the physical fitness they have accumulated for most of the season is completely sufficient to cope with consecutive national team matches.

The other big-name main players were placed on the bench, and the captain's armband was worn on McManaman's arm. In terms of qualifications, he is absolutely qualified.

Today is the first game in which both players start at the same time, and Aldridge hopes to see the effect. After all, it is abusive food, as long as there are no major problems. These players are strong enough to crush their opponents.

Albania played at home, but the game shrank back at the beginning of the game and put on an iron barrel formation.

If the strength is not good, it can only be like this. The ugly scene is ugly, at least it can reduce the probability of conceding the ball.

England fought a tough battle, and the team's shortcomings were clearly visible.

There is a lack of players who can control the ball. Only McManaman and Joe Cole can hold the ball in the dense area of ​​​​the frontcourt.

Aldridge watched for fifteen minutes, shook his head and let out a long sigh.

I wondered why you didn't consider using Lampard and Gerrard at the same time. Looking at it today, the two are in the midfield at the same time, and they can't play very well.

Klinsmann clearly understood the meaning from Aldrich's sigh.

Aldrich didn't answer, and had nothing to say.

Lampard and Gerrard are too similar in characteristics. Although the responsibilities in the offensive routine have been clarified by Aldridge, there are few regional conflicts between the two, and a reasonable division of labor can be achieved. However, the two The technical characteristics are similar, and there are not many changes in the attack.

Beckham can pull the side when attacking, depending on whether he is close to the middle, and his cross from the side is a huge threat. Gerrard and Lampard can also pull the side when attacking, but the threats they can create are lacklustre.

In the 20 minutes of the game, Aldridge stood up. England has few attacking methods, and Joe Cole is still young. He is suppressed in the area where the midfielder will be double-teamed from all directions. He also does not have the skills of Scholes. No, it's not that he doesn't have the sense of scoring goals that are quick to enter the penalty area. In Millwall, he has the awareness of cutting inside, but he can advance forward in the midfielder position, and the timing cannot be grasped properly.

Aldridge took advantage of a corner kick in the front court and yelled loudly on the sidelines, calling Gerrard in front of him, so that Gerrard didn't have to participate in this corner kick attack, and arranged new tasks for him on the sidelines.

First of all, let Gerrard tell Joe Cole to play on the wing, McManaman to play on the other wing, Lampard and Gerrard in the middle of the midfield, with Butt behind him to protect.

Secondly, the premise of Gerrard's position is that the starting position is changed to a midfielder. Once Lampard comes up from the back, Gerrard will move forward. Where is the limit area for movement? In front of the opponent's goal!

After listening carefully to Aldridge's adjustments, Gerrard nodded, ran to the frontcourt to communicate with Joe Cole, and then continued the game according to Aldridge's changes.

Aldrich walked back to his seat and sat down.

Is this the most difficult situation our tactical system faces?

Klinsmann asked thoughtfully.

Aldridge nodded and sighed: So I think, looking at the top international teams, perhaps the one that restrains England's style of play the most is Italy.

Once you encounter a team that does not take the initiative to attack** or completely defends and counterattacks, England's tactical system will be completely ineffective. They must launch a counterattack to play the highest threat, but if the opponent does not advance, how can there be any? What about the chance to fight back?

The last time Albania suffered a disastrous defeat at Wembley, they were defeated by England using the method of luring a snake out of the hole. The 6:0 bloodbath is vivid in my memory.

Unlike Albania, which is limited by its strength and does not attack, Italy's chain defense is impeccable from the zone to the man-to-man defense. England also has difficulties in counterattacking the opponent. Maybe it is not impossible, but it is absolutely Compared with the unrestrained offensive team, the chances are greatly reduced, and excellent opportunities are rare.

The reason why the main players are rested this round is not only due to physical strength at the end of the season, but also to study the game with the coaching staff. They feel that this game with Albania has little training value. They are not afraid to compete with strong teams. If they lose, they can accumulate experience. Improve the deficiencies, win, and build confidence, but against this kind of defensive team, the tough battle sometimes depends on luck, and the value of tactical training is not great. (to be continued...) ()