The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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Schedberg's body movements on the sidelines exaggeratedly mobilized the Swedish team's offensive momentum. He could see that the Swedish team's effective adjustment in the second half was also related to the decline in the threat of England's top striker Owen.

At least the Swedish team's adjustment to put away the full-backs made it difficult for the England team to find excellent opportunities at the forefront of the offensive end.

This is the best time for the Swedish team to counterattack.

However, the more he encouraged the team, the more aggressive the Swedish team looked, but the situation on the field changed subtly.

England's offense was like the second half of the first half, slowly breaking out!

Lagerbeck suddenly widened his eyes. During an attack by the England team, a player directly assisted up and came to the bottom line on the right side of the Swedish team's defense!

Phil Neville!

England's full-back assists come up!

We definitely did not see such a scene in the first half. The participation of Phil Neville and Ashley Cole in the offense was at most just a half-time support. It was the first time I saw the wing position participating in the attack.

Is it England?

no, no!

Rather than being distracted by England's attacking threat, which is what Schedberg was concerned about, Lagerbeck looked towards England's backcourt instead.

Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole, Butt, Beckham, huh? Beckham!

England's defense in the backcourt ensures the existence of three defenders and a midfielder Butt, at the same time. Not only did Beckham's position not advance. on the contrary. He also retreated a bit, although not as deep as Bart's serious midfielder, but it was obviously to guard against the counterattack of the Swedish team.

The midfield defense guarantees 5 people!

England didn't fight, absolutely not.

But Phil Neville just went up, and his cross did not go to Owen, but passed back to the front of the penalty area, there. Lampard came up again by surprise, but stopped the ball too much, and stopped the ball directly behind the Swedish back line. He wanted to chase, but it was impossible.

McManaman was the closest and ran to harass the Swedish team. Melberg made a clearance and the ball went out of the sideline.

Lampard slapped his face, annoyed at the stop just now. If he can play well, it's a pass or a shot. Both will launch a highly threatening attack.

It's a pity that he doesn't have Bergkamp's footwork to stop the ball. This high-altitude roundabout falls, and he rushes up at full speed to adjust his movements to unload the ball perfectly in a short time, which is indeed a bit high for him.

The Swedish team is constantly increasing the pressure of the forward attack, which has caused their defense in the center to become somewhat empty. Scholes moved forward after scheduling in the center, and Lampard stepped in later. This is a switch for the Swedish team. The requirements for man-to-man defense are very high, which is also the reason why they shrink the back line, but now, the full-backs of the England team have also assisted and used the horizontal width, forcing the Swedish team's defense line to open, otherwise, the impact from the side to the center will disturb Their defense was turned upside down.

Lagerbeck is still thinking about how to deal with it, and how the Swedish team can play a threat.

The Swedish team wanted to rely on Ibrahimovic as a fulcrum, and then Ljungberg and Larsson partially penetrated the England defense. This method has not worked from the beginning to the present.

Larsson and Ljungberg can create huge pressure on the wing, but it becomes very difficult to develop in the middle.

Lagerbeck racked his brains to figure out how to respond.

At this time, in the 63rd minute of the game, the England team launched another fast break. This time it was the winger Ashley Cole who assisted him. He cooperated with McManaman on the left. After taking the ball at the half-court position, he dribbled two steps forward, met with Ljungberg chasing back, Alex Sanderson defended frontally, McManaman crossed the ball, Ashley Cole got the ball from the side and continued to move forward .

Alex Sanderson helped defend the wing, McManaman ran to the center, Ashley Cole passed the ball back to McManaman, the poodle continued to move forward, and the ball was again in front of the back line Pass to Ashley Cole.

This was two in a row, and the two cooperated to advance the offensive to the hinterland of the Swedish team's defense.

When Ashley Cole dribbled the ball to the threatening area where he could cross, Irving in the middle looked for opportunities from a far point, and Scholes still advanced forward to grab the forward point. Both of them were in the back line of the Swedish team. For the two ribs, McManaman no longer presses forward. On the contrary, he runs outside the penalty area. This is to ensure the layering of the offense, whether it is to capture the second offensive opportunity or the first line after switching from offense to defense. Harassment and delay. The England team never pushes all the midfielders to the front line. That is too dangerous. Once the attack fails, the midfield will be very empty.

The Swedish team is very afraid of Ashley Cole's possible next pass, and marking Scholes and Owen has become a top priority.

However, Ashley Cole knocked the ball back to the left side of the penalty area. In this area, McManaman is still there!

McManaman had a chance to take a long-range shot, but he felt that the angle was not good. Mild and Melberg blocked the shot, and Svensson on the other side had already run back to the midfielder to defend. McManaman stopped the ball, turned halfway, faced to the right, and kicked a short-range pass.

The attention of the Swedish team's defense line looked over there, and their expressions changed drastically.

Beckham!

Beckham came up, not close to the side, but had already stepped into a dangerous zone. He stopped the ball, but took a step back, and then made a pass.

Just when McManaman passed the ball to Beckham, Scholes and Irving, who had cut into the ribs on the front line and stood still, started to run at the same time. Let Anderson move to this side to keep close to Owen, but when he moved, he found that Scholes was rushing head-on. He realized that it was too late to stop and defend against Scholes.

Beckham's cross was not high, and the round moon scimitar bypassed Edman and landed in the top corner on the right side of the small penalty area, where Scholes came to run head-on.

Ginger didn't stop the ball, and shot directly along the falling ball, as far as the naked eye could see. The ball seemed to change its trajectory only slightly. If the ginger head does not touch. Beckham's ball should also hit the goal, but he touched it, and the shot changed its trajectory, making goalkeeper Heidemann unable to react, and the ball rushed in from the top corner of the goal!

Scholes! Scholes! England lead Sweden 2-0, this is a golden goal, it is England's goal that firmly holds the victory in their hands! What about the group of death? England won This game can take the lead, and the prospects of the Three Lions are extremely bright. Darkness and death are reserved for other teams!

Scholes turned around and ran towards the sidelines while pointing at Beckham. The two members of Manchester United's class of 92 jointly completed a wonderful goal. Of course, this is inseparable from McManaman and Ashley Cole. The left side went all the way forward to instigate the offensive and finally transferred to Beckham's feet, and Irving, he didn't touch the ball, but his running position still played a huge containment role. Created space for Scholes to score.

When the England fans celebrated and the Swedish fans were sad. Aldrich turned around and embraced Jenson, they roared passionately.

In the group of death, every point is crucial, even if one goal can survive, one conceded goal can lead to death, it is so cruel.

After Aldridge celebrated the goal, he turned around and continued to remind the players on the field to be vigilant!

But at this time, Aldridge, who held his head high, already had stronger confidence.

The lineup is stronger than you, the technique and tactics are stronger than you, and you should win!

This is precisely the inner thoughts of the Swedish coach Lagerbeck at this time.

2:0, the Swedish team was cornered.

England has yet to meet Argentina, nor has Sweden.

I am used to seeing too many national teams whose lineups seem to be at their peak but their actual record is not satisfactory. Under Aldridge, the England team not only played at the level of strength it should have had, but even faintly exceeded expectations. This is the ability of the head coach , not convinced.

Lagerback's thinking has been messed up, and he can't think of how to limit England.

Especially in the case of falling behind, the more offensive the Swedish team is, the more unable to limit the opponent's counterattack.

The only chance is in a draw, but the England team's strategic layout defeated Sweden. Now, in theory, Lagerbeck can't find a way to save the defeat.

The Swedish team's offense could not be fully launched, because they did not have a strong midfield support. If the well-regulated organization and scheduling could penetrate the England team's defense, then the England team would have sunk into the qualifiers long ago.

The only countermeasure that came to Lagerbeck's mind was the last resort.

Larsson not only informed the Swedish coaching staff of his personal views on how Aldridge built the England team, but also expressed the essence of Millwall's brilliant technical and tactical system in recent years.

This is actually difficult to learn from, because in theory there are many technical and tactical systems that are stronger than Millwall. If you say it with one mouth, you can say it impeccably. The key is to implement it. It is the players, the ability of the 11 players on the field .

Sweden has no Pirlo, no Nedved, no Ronaldinho, no... What's the use of copying Millwall's technical and tactical system?

However, defensive ideas can be used for reference. Millwall's high-pressure press, defense from the first line of the frontcourt, compression of the space on the third line, and the strategy of preventing the opponent from launching a fast break are beneficial for reference. The Swedish coaching staff dare not do this. The reason It is also too risky. There is no doubt that the level of Millwall has surpassed the strength of all national teams in the world today, because the scope of national team selection and the time to build a system are far inferior to the club. Therefore, Millwall's defensive strength is limited. Part of it is the transformation of offensive strength. The Swedish team does not have the strength to press the offense and replace the defense with offense, so rashly pressing with high pressure will pay a heavy price.

It is impossible to completely transplant, but it is possible to make adjustments according to one's own situation at an appropriate time.

This is the new adjustment Lagerbeck made when he fell behind 0:2: frontcourt, crazy press!

Before losing the second ball, the Swedish team's defense was to run back to the position, stand in the defensive position and arrange the defense line.

But they will find that the England team is too fast when switching from defense to offense, and the midfielders run backwards. How can they catch up?

This makes the defense passive.

Since you can't catch up with the back, then grab the nearest one!

At least it must play a defensive role, even if it is a little bit, it is better than running back and only watching with eyes and not exerting any strength.

When the Swedish team adjusted its defensive strategy, the England team made the first substitution of the game.

Beckham was replaced first. This substitution should be for the purpose of protecting the players. Beckham has just returned from injury and has not played a warm-up match before. Today, in the limited 65-minute game, Beckham He played well, was a key player in England's midfield to start the attack, he also contributed an assist and made many dangerous passes.

Most fans in England and locals gave Beckham a round of applause. When he was off the field, Aldridge and Beckham clapped their hands without saying anything, and then patted Carrick on the back. Carrick came on to replace Beckham. It was Audrey Chi hopes Carrick can help England improve their control of midfield.

Leading by two goals, he seeks more stability. The World Cup is not a place to show off. It is a rational choice to accept as soon as it is good. England does not have the confidence and capital to show off wildly and unrestrainedly. (to be continued..) ()