The Young Lion

Saitama World Cup Stadium.

Before the players from both sides played, the coaching staff of the Swedish team first walked out of the player channel.

As soon as they came out, they were really surprised, because the coaches in England were seated neatly, and they had obviously come out already.

Aldridge was standing on the sidelines. After the coaching staff of the Swedish team took their seats one after another, he took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with the two coaches of the Swedish team.

Yes, when he was coaching a club, Aldridge encountered two coaches in charge of a team at the same time, such as Liverpool, and now, on the stage of the World Cup, he encountered this weird coaching staff again.

Sweden's two coaches, one is Schedberg and the other is Lagerbeck.

Fleet Street is very powerful. In addition to making headlines for the England team every day, it still has some practical contributions to the England team, such as scouting the enemy!

The paparazzi on Fleet Street have already figured out the task assignment of the Swedish team's coach. The Swedish team with a dual-coach system is at least the sufferer of England's 34-year invincibility, so naturally it should not be underestimated.

Schedberg is responsible for collecting intelligence and sorting out data. At the same time, he will appear hot during the game, motivating and encouraging players on the sidelines. The relatively quiet Lagerbeck is always sitting there. He is responsible for the team's tactical arrangements and implementation of changes. The division of labor between the two is clear, but it is certainly impossible to fit perfectly. The division of labor determines that there may be delays in the action of decision-making and execution, and there may be misunderstandings and other situations.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

For the weird situation of the Swedish team, Aldridge will naturally take advantage of it.

Like saying in the press conference yesterday that England will use set-pieces...

It is fate to meet each other, and to be rivals on the stage of the World Cup. Aldridge still maintains respect for the opponent. After formally shaking hands with the two coaches. He returned to the coach's bench, waiting for the start of the game.

Players from both sides began to enter the field.

England has finally made its debut in the World Cup! I have to say that the Swedish team really has many familiar faces, such as Larsson who played for Millwall, Ibrahimovic who played for Arsenal, Ljungberg, who played for Nanan Svensson at Puton, Mild at Wimbledon, Alex Sanderson at Everton, Melberg at Aston Villa, Heidemann at Coventry... Counting carefully, 8 of the Swedish starters actually played in English football! No wonder England has not won against Sweden in 34 years, they are too familiar with us.

alright,

Let's take a look at the starting formations of both sides.

England starting 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

Defenders: Phil Neville, Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole.

Back midfielder: Beckham. Butt, Lampard.

Front midfielder: Scholes. McManaman.

Forward: Irving.

The Swedish team started 442.

Goalkeeper: Heidemann.

Guards: Lucic, Mehlberg, Anderson, Edman.

Midfield: Ljungberg, Alexanderson, Mild, Svensson.

Forwards: Larsson, Ibrahimovic.

I hope that England can get a satisfactory result in the first performance of the World Cup group stage and lay a solid foundation for qualifying from the death group!

Players from both sides have already shaken hands before the game.

The Swedish team has many players who have played in English football, but not all of them are in the top league, and players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ljungberg, Melberg, and Alex Sanderson must be familiar faces to English players.

When Aldrich witnessed the players from the two teams shaking hands, he suddenly realized that the scene in front of him was very strange.

Southgate and Larson shook hands, and the two patted each other's arms without verbal exchange.

Southgate shook hands with Melberg again in a normal way. Southgate could never understand in his life how wonderful this scene made Aldridge look.

If there is no Aldridge, no Millwall, no eight years of mentorship, no eight years of top-level competitions.

Southgate should still be the sinner remembered by all England fans, the one who stayed in the backwater of Aston Villa, and then, at this time, began to be replaced by Melberg as the new darling of Villa Park's defense Bar.

However, Southgate didn't know, neither did Melberg, only Aldridge knew.

If Aldridge hadn't snatched Henry away from Wenger, maybe Ibrahimovic would still go to Ajax, or start in the second-tier top league instead of gaining a foothold in the Premier League's top league, and then become Sweden The team's starting forward became Larson's partner.

These, only Aldridge knows well.

Southgate, as the captain of England, walked in front of the referee team, and the captain of the Swedish team also came to the opposite side of Southgate, and began to pick sides and exchange team flags.

The captain of the Swedish team, Anderson, is no stranger to Southgate. When Anderson played for Bayern Munich, they competed together. Now Anderson plays for Barcelona.

The more you play in the top league, the more you come to the top stage of the World Cup, but you will not be too unfamiliar, because you have a lot of stars here, and more than 90% of the current football powerhouses are gathered here, and the top players who have not been able to come here It's not that they are not strong, for example, there are so many masters in the Netherlands, but it can only be said that as a team, they are not strong.

The toss is over and England will attack from left to right in the first half.

With the whistle of the referee Carlos Simon, the game between England and Sweden officially began!

The fans in the stands cheered enthusiastically, but there was no gunpowder smoke in the stadium, as if it was just a breeze passing by the sea, with ripples passing by, unable to stir up waves or stir up a storm. There were slight ups and downs, but the sea was still calm.

The Swedish team formed at the back. Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a striker who doesn't defend much at the club, retreated to the center circle. At least he could be used as a mobile wall. Not to mention Larsson, he went directly to the center circle to defend. , The Swedish team's back line and midfielder dragged behind, forming a dense defensive area.

To play the England team, the Swedish team must collect data, in addition to the game video. What could be more helpful than asking Larson directly?

For the honor of the national team. Larsson will naturally tell the Swedish coaching staff all his insights on the essence of Aldridge's formation.

Follow Aldridge for eight years. Although Aldridge will not teach him by precepts and deeds, but in the listening arrangement, Larson has his own insights, and he dare not say how profound his attainments are. In fact, it is indeed impossible to talk about it, but England's lineup is set out. The understanding of ability, the analysis of past game video. Larson can not only point out that the England team is playing a counterattack, which is a tactical idea known all over the world, but he can also accurately point out the essence of the England team's counterattack: hiding the offensive point!

The cards of the Swedish team are naturally not as good as that of England. England's main lineup is either playing for the giants or first-tier clubs, and some players play for the same club, such as Manchester United and Millwall, which makes their team as a whole even stronger. tacit agreement.

The players of the Swedish team, except for a few giants or first-tier clubs, are all playing for low-level clubs or second-tier leagues. For example, there are players who play in the Netherlands and Greece. Or in England's second-tier leagues like Coventry and Wimbledon.

Therefore, when they face England, they will not consider giving full play to their own strengths first, and use the weak to resist the strong. The basis of undefeated is to limit the strong teams.

Defense is necessary, how to defend?

Combining the suggestions provided by Larson and the information collected by the coaching staff, they formulated a set of unilateral counterattack tactics.

The back line cannot give the opponent space, so it has to retreat. Owen's speed and Scholes' forward penetration are all intuitive threats.

Although Beckham was injured before the game and his condition has not recovered to 100%, the threat of the golden right foot is still not negligible, so the left side of the midfield must focus on defense and limit Beckham to come forward to create threats.

The England team has three midfielders plus Scholes in the middle. The defense in the middle is airtight. The Swedish team has no capital to play in the middle. Therefore, they used butcher-type defensive players like Wimbledon to strengthen their defense.

The only thing left is the right side. For the right side, there is Ljungberg, and Larson, who is over 30 years old and is about to become a monster. In addition, Ibrahimovic controls the ball in front and divides the ball. The opportunity for Li and Larson to get in, Ibrahimovic is the fulcrum in front, and the main attack is on the right.

Moreover, the side of Lampard and Ashley Cole is still relatively weak in defense, and Phil Neville on the other side has experience in major competitions, and his physical condition is higher than that of Ashley Cole. , Beckham also claims to be immortal. The Swedish team's offensive players on the left are naturally not as capable as Ljungberg.

Unilateral counterattack from the right!

After the start of the game, there was no ups and downs. The first impression that the England team gave when they set foot on the world stage this time was: they are not a strong team!

Yes, because England seems to be deeper than Sweden, and more cautious than the Swedish team. It seems that the Swedish team is trying to tear open the attack gap from the right. Ljungberg, Larsson, Ibrahimovic, and the three cooperate in At the same time, it created a lot of pressure on England's left, but the accompanying problem was that these three people concentrated on this side, and the attack was turned back to the center, but the threat of a fatal blow was weakened.

The Swedish team is also trying, concentrating on local areas to establish an advantage, but that area is not able to directly threaten the goal and create an absolutely murderous zone. Even if the offense is pushed to the bottom line on the right, they will make adjustments and organize soon. Submerged in the dense defensive wave of England's backcourt.

England's offense, however, is slow and not fast-paced. It is determined to penetrate the opponent's defense with short passes in the midfield, but it only relies on Owen, McManaman, Scholes, and the offensive position. Beckham and Lampard, who have a little premise, want to pass the ball to penetrate Sweden's dense defense, which is even more idiotic.

The game looks like you come and go, but in fact, there is no change.

Routine, rhythm, offensive and defensive system, remain unchanged.

Both teams are conservative, fearful of losing Game 1 and making the last two games passive.

In the first 20 minutes, the game only made the fans in the stands nervous because of its importance, and the content was lacklustre. The two teams set up a solid camp just like the two armies in ancient times. Charge bravely.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and there was not even a dangerous scene on the field that could make the fans fearful.

Aldrich looked down at the watch, Breguet, Napoleon's favorite, and Aldrich also loved it because it was accurate!

25 minutes into the game.

It's time to act! (to be continued..) ()