The Young Lion

0:2 behind.

The Swedish team was in a desperate situation, and the coach made new tactical adjustments on the sidelines.

Theoretically the most threatening player on the field for the Swedish team is Larsson, but today he is more responsible for connecting the frontcourt precisely because he cannot be ignored. Layers of defense double-teamed, focusing on limiting his performance, so he withdrew to instigate an organizational offensive, hoping to cover his teammates, but the effect was not satisfactory.

This is not without psychological preparation, so Larson is not too shocked, just as he knows Aldridge, and Aldridge knows him.

After receiving the new tactical instructions from the head coach, Larson frowned and felt that it was not feasible.

Counter-robbing in the frontcourt also depends on the opponent's deployment. It is difficult to counter-robbing England in the frontcourt, because the Swedish team cannot form a double-team circle. On the other hand, it is England's formation, 4321, four backs plus three midfielders, too many pass and cut points in the midfield, and I am afraid that I will not be able to touch the ball even if I am dizzy.

Larson held Ibrahimovic and communicated with the young supernova of the national team with a solemn expression.

Ibrahimovic nodded frequently. He is also an ambitious player. Although he is a bit arrogant, he will naturally listen to his seniors' advice carefully in front of Larson. He knows that Larson's experience is a valuable asset. In the situation, it is definitely beneficial to listen more, even if the game is lost in the end, it doesn't matter, he is still young, and he has experienced it, all of which are experience and intangible wealth.

After the exchange is over. Ibrahimovic nodded vigorously. Decided to implement Larson's arrangement.

Start with 70 minutes. The rhythm of the England team's attack began to slow down. The focus on the field is stability. It does not mean that they will not attack, but to ensure that the offense is played patiently and the midfield pass increases. Although they do not have Pirlo, Zidane's kind Playmaker, but formulaic passing. Transfer, non-threatening, risky pass coordination, they can play very smoothly.

England does not have the ability to penetrate the opponent's defense with a mid-to-long-distance through ball. This is a shortcoming in organizational talent. Therefore, their goals rely on other advantages to play, run, and cooperate. Change the speed and rhythm, and tear up the opponent's formation in the overall situation. This all requires a lot of physical energy.

Leading by two goals, the England fans in the stands will not criticize the team for slowing down the change of offensive rhythm at the moment, and the England commentator will not criticize them for lack of ambition to continue scoring goals. Since the Swedish team dare not make a big push, why should England in a hurry?

Aldridge stared at the progress of the game from the sidelines, analyzing the changes in every area of ​​the field.

The Swedish team's frontcourt counterattack,

He could see that at first he didn't see any threat, because England had a lot of people at the back, so as long as they handled the ball calmly, there would be no problem.

But after a few minutes, Aldridge suddenly discovered that the two forwards of the Swedish team, Ibrahimovic and Larsson, seemed to be playing tricks when they counter-robbed.

One fiction and one reality!

When the ball is controlled by the England team in the middle of the backcourt, the two will make a defensive posture to block the forward pass. Immediately bared his fangs and pounced on the sidewalk, and cooperated with the frontier guards to carry out local encirclement and suppression!

It was a clever defensive strategy and one of the essence of Millwall's high pressing.

It is impossible for you to press the opponent in all directions in the vast space of the frontcourt, mainly with a little harassment to predict the opponent's passing line, and then carry out key local siege!

Just like now, the focus of the Swedish team's frontcourt counterattack is not in the middle, but to block the passing line forward in the middle, and then, when the England team passes the ball to the wing, the Swedish team pounces on that point again, and here, The most important thing is the activities of Ibrahimovic and Larsson.

Faced with this pressing strategy, the England team's lack of organizational talent in the backcourt began to be exposed.

A well-regulated pass is the easiest to be restricted and the passing line is predicted.

This is determined by the player's thinking and ability to play football.

It is also the reason why Millwall will not adopt a high-pressure press if they meet Real Madrid. It is no problem for you to block Butt's forward passing line, but what if you block Zidane's passing line? You think you are blocking it, but in fact, in Zidane’s view, there may be many passing lines in front of you, and it’s the same for Pirlo, a scalpel pass like a thunder on the ground will make you pay a heavy price .

In 2/3 of the time, as long as the defense is successful in the backcourt, the Swedish team retreats to defend. The defender does not encounter the pressure of counter-robbing, which brings different mental pressure at the same time. If the offense fails and the ball is intercepted, there is still a chance to run back to make up for it, but if the ball is lost in the backcourt, there may not even be a chance to make up for it. The mental pressure is naturally different.

When the Swedish team began to use this counter-grab strategy, the only player in the England backcourt who could be absolutely calm was Southgate, but there was a problem with the full-back.

Ashley Cole suddenly became terrified after receiving a pass from Bart.

Ibrahimovic, who was in front of Bart, had no intention of robbing Bart, but Bart still took the ball. He sent the ball to Ashley Cole. He looked very stable, but when the ball rolled, the Swedish team went forward. The field triangle counter-grab formed a connection.

Ibrahimovic ran in the direction of the ball, but he certainly couldn't run at the speed of the ball, but he cut off Ashley Cole's short pass back to the center through his position, and then, after Ashley Cole received Before the ball, in front of him, Larson also rushed up, and rushed forward quickly!

Ashley Cole was taken aback. He can definitely stop the ball steadily, but what's the next step?

In front of him was the club legend Larsson, who wanted to pass the ball to Butt or Southgate, but he was afraid of being intercepted by Ibrahimovic. In a hurry, he kicked the ball and wanted to pass the ball diagonally to Lampard.

In fact, if he is calm enough to pass a long horizontal pass, it doesn't matter even if he clears with a big foot.

But he passed the ball to Lampard, and he also fell into the Swedish team's anti-grab prediction. After all, the distance is close and the surrounding ball points. Not sealed. Either goalkeeper Seaman. Either that or Lampard.

Ljungberg steals the ball before Lampard, and judging by the speed of his start and the momentum of his counter-stealing, it is obvious that he has been prepared.

This is exactly the anti-grabbing strategy explained by Larson and Ibrahimovic. It can only focus on local efforts and must not blindly grab. England does not have a creative midfielder. They are not afraid of them getting the ball in the backcourt, whether it is Butt. Carrick, or Lampard, pass the ball quite well. It is not difficult to predict their shots. The key is whether you are prepared and whether your teammates can work together.

Ljungberg took two steps forward after stealing the ball, Bart moved over to help defend, Ashley Cole lost his mind when he saw the ball lost, and rushed directly to intercept Ljungberg. Probably trying to make up for a mistake he made.

Ljungberg flicks the ball forward quickly, and Ashley Cole wakes up when he sees the pass. Behind him, a figure passed by like a gust of wind.

Larson!

The fox-like Larsson responded to Ljungberg's through pass and went straight into the penalty area. He will face Southgate head-on!

The two old friends who are also Millwall legends are having the most critical duel on the battlefield at this time!

Southgate didn't press Larson, he was guessing Larson's next move, is it an inside shot? still?

Larson also didn't go to break through Southgate head-on. He took the ball to the bottom line like a wind. Southgate followed the defense in the direction of the bottom line and pointed behind him. !

Larson suddenly kicked back the ball when he was close to the bottom line, and then made a cross. Southgate turned his head and saw that Ferdinand was close to Ibrahimovic, and there was no chance for Ibrahimovic to get the ball. The ball is not passed to Ibrahimovic!

Ljungberg took the ball away before Bart fell to the ground with a tackle to destroy the attack. After taking a step forward, he had already entered the penalty area, and then he fired a heavy shot at the goal. The angle is extremely tricky!

Seaman flew to the extreme, but he couldn't stop the shot that blasted to the inside of the far post of the goal!

Southgate was expressionless. Larsson hadn't passed him. He also blocked the passing line between Larsson and Ibrahimovic. If Larsson hesitated for a second or two, Ashley Cole would return. After chasing in place, unfortunately, the mistake made by the full-back Ashley Cole this time caused the defensive instability of the back waistline.

So fast, in fact, Ljungberg steals the ball, passes the ball, runs forward, speeds up to the fastest speed, receives the ball, dribbles the ball, and shoots, all in less than 5 seconds.

Sweden scored from Freddie Ljungberg, they recovered one, it was England's own mistake, the 21-year-old Ashley Cole made a bad pass, and the Swedish team quickly launched a fast break in the frontcourt. Berry and Larsson, two players who played for the Premier League giants, cooperated in lightning, and with 10 minutes left, the Swedish team came back to life!

Ibrahimovic was the closest to the goal. He went to pick it up and ran back. The Swedish team did not celebrate.

Schedberg jumped high excitedly, and then waved his hands to encourage the players to continue their efforts.

Aldridge originally planned to say something to the players on the field, but seeing Southgate take the initiative to walk over to talk to Ashley Cole, he still stood motionless on the sidelines, as if the conceded goal seemed insignificant.

Whether it's a pass, a clearance, whatever you do, you have to stay calm, there's no need to panic, look, the boss doesn't care at all on the sidelines, Ashley, the game is not over yet, cheer up.

Southgate's words relieved Ashley Cole of a lot of psychological pressure.

When he made his debut in the World Cup and suddenly encountered pressure on the field, he was indeed a little flustered, just like England could beat Sweden by surprise, and the Swedish team, led by the old monster Larsson, made England's young players panic and make mistakes in the frontcourt.

After the score was rewritten, Aldridge made a second substitution, replacing McManaman with Joe Cole.

The atmosphere at the scene became very tense again.

But Aldridge was not too nervous. The ball just now was not a tactical problem. It can only be said that England is not strong enough. The strength of the strong has always included three aspects: technology, body, and spirit.

It was the England team's own mistakes that gave the opponent a chance, not how strong the opponent was, who caught England's flaws.

As long as you avoid making mistakes again, your fate is still in your own hands. What's more, as time goes by, the England team should have more opportunities.

The Swedish team's goal made the coaching staff think that their tactics worked, so they ordered the frontcourt to intensify their counter-attack!

Five minutes later, the Swedish team failed in an attack. After Ibrahimovic's dribble on the front line was cut off by Ferdinand, the Swedish team immediately launched a counter-robbery. Southgate handled the ball more steadily, and he did not panic. Passed to Carrick, passing the ball while pointing in the direction of the frontcourt.

Carrick stopped the ball and turned around, and passed the ball to Scholes before Svensson came to press. Mild jumped too far, and Scholes directly stopped the ball and turned around to use the rhythm difference to wipe it out.

Scholes stepped forward with the ball, Lampard rushed up beside him, Joe Cole pulled to the side, and Owen pressed the back line and kept going.

The Swedish team's frontcourt counterattack failed, and the fast break of the England team's midfield line was fierce!

Scholes dribbled the ball forward, played a one-two with Lampard in front of Alexanderson, and handed the ball to Owen on the penalty line.

At this moment, Irving doesn't seem to dare to squander such a golden opportunity. His state needs to be adjusted, but he can't force it, so he has figured out how to deal with the ball before receiving the ball.

With his back against Anderson, he was almost toppled by the opponent's small movements, but before he fell, he returned the ball to Scholes.

Scholes took a step towards the ball, swayed out of the angle, and volleyed. He shot the ball very confidently without any harassment or marking.

England 3:1 Sweden! (to be continued..) ()