The Young Lion

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In the past eight years, Aldridge has created a great reputation. Whenever football circles around the world mention the young coach, 99% of the people will think of Aldrich. It makes him awe-inspiring.

Therefore, when he fights against his peers, many people will give him a little respect and envy.

Today, when I met Bielsa on the sidelines, Aldridge could not feel Bielsa's emotions that most people would have, respect, anxiety, anticipation, or trying to learn from Aldridge, or even kill Aldridge ambition.

Bielsa was full of vigor and sharpness, which made Aldrich have a feeling of long-term memory.

domineering!

Well, that's how it feels.

Bielsa was not afraid of Aldrich at all. One was in South America and the other was in Europe.

Perhaps Aldridge's achievements in the club are unfair, because he has recruited talents from various countries, and his cards are better than others.

But at the level of the national team, why should Bielsa be afraid of the two playing against each other?

Besides, he was a madman, a madman.

And he still firmly believes that Argentina, in his hands, is merging Menottiism and Bilardoism to form a brand new genre, a football philosophy called Bielsaism. The South American budget race is just the beginning. The World Cup is the end of the world!

After Bielsa shook hands with Aldridge, he turned and left. Striding meteors, looking high-spirited.

Aldridge, on the other hand, was obviously younger, but slightly cramped, his body movements were slow, and he walked slowly back to the coach's bench. Bielsa was wearing sportswear, and Aldridge was in a suit and leather shoes. It seemed that Bielsa belonged to football. Aldridge should be summed up in fashion.

England, Argentina, finally, finally met! Looking forward to this moment, did it start from the moment the result of the draw came out, or did it start from France four years ago?

Andy, I think what Simeone said is right. Whenever England and Argentina meet, it will be an exciting game. Today, we will witness such a game full of stories and grievances. Gary, you are optimistic about England Are you still regretting the header that year?

Lineker laughed.

His lifelong regret may be the moment when he headed the Argentine goal wide before the end of the 1986 World Cup.

Of course I support England. In the past, it was just support, unconditional support, it was instinct, but now, reason tells me that England can win, because the victory over Sweden told all England fans that England is stronger than we imagined, and Argentina is very strong. Is it great? Maybe, but in their game against Nigeria, apart from the results, I couldn’t see Argentina’s strength. They even had very few shots that hit the goal range. Recalling the statistics made by Fleet Street when Hall was leading Millwall, Hall won all against opponents with a three-man defense system.

Hehe, I hope your words can bring good luck to England, well, players from both sides enter the field and play the national anthem, let's introduce the starting rosters of both sides.

England 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

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

Defenders: Beckham, Butt, Lampard.

Attacking midfielder: Scholes, McManaman.

Forward: Irving.

Argentina starting 3313.

Goalkeeper: Cavaleiro.

Defenders: Pochettino, Samuel, Placente.

Midfielders: Zanetti, Simeone, Sorin.

Avant-garde: Veron.

Forwards: Ortega, Batistuta, Kiley Gonzalez.

England vs Argentina, the battle of old enemies is about to be staged!

England's captain's armband is worn on Beckham's arm today. This is the decision Aldrich made yesterday. He didn't choose Beckham as the captain at the beginning because he felt that Beckham's reputation would have a negative impact on the purely competitive field. After getting along with the national team for a year and a half, Beckham is still a heartthrob. There will be many commercial activities outside the court, but at least in the national team, the cooperation relationship between each other is very harmonious. Even letting him play the right midfielder is far away from more Beckham didn’t have any complaints in the area where it is easy for him to shine. This satisfied Aldridge. After the last World Cup, it was Beckham’s dark trough. It was England’s fate to meet Argentina, and it was also Beckham’s fate. At this moment, Aldrich hoped to let him wear the captain's armband, and end a grievance.

Men don't have the so-called letting go, they can only face it bravely and end it with their own hands.

Argentina's captains during this period are relatively vague. Simeone, Ayala, and Veron have all worn the captain's armband. In this game, Veron is wearing the captain's armband.

Beckham met his club teammate Veron. When the two teams shook hands, the meeting between Beckham and Simeone became the focus. However, both of them looked very calm and seemed to have forgotten their grievances.

Fans from England and Argentina had already started a noisy cheering battle in the stands, and the battle was ignited in the uproar!

From the beginning of the game, England shrunk their formation and retreated further back than the three lines when they played Sweden at the beginning of their last game. This game is very different.

Argentina launched a full-scale oppressive attack directly.

When the lunatic Bielsa saw England's posture, he cursed secretly in his heart, and at the same time raised his chin and his eyes became sharp: England wants to beat Argentina by defensive counterattack? Let's see if you can guard against it!

In his view, Argentina's offensive points are spread out, and it doesn't just focus on a part of Sweden!

In the last game, it was 25 minutes for Aldridge to enter the game for England. Today. Get a discount. 10 minutes.

the first 10 minutes. Regardless of any changes on the field, England will focus on defense, absolutely defending. When defending, Owen must retreat to the center circle, McManaman and Scholes will retreat more, and the offense should not pursue speed. hold on. Pass more, run away and get the team into the game.

The fans in the stands and the audience in front of the TV saw Argentina's half-court attack, and saw that England seemed powerless to fight back.

The Argentine fans cheered passionately in the stands, wishing to rush into the field and step on England's feet, while the England fans were a little worried.

This Pampas eagle seems to be quite awesome.

Possessing the ball, pressing, diverting the attack, Argentina seemed to enter the game faster. Accurate passing and orderly coordination.

but. Aldridge wasn't worried at all.

Argentina fought back and forth, just circling around the perimeter.

In the fan-shaped 35-yard area centered on the goal, Argentina couldn't even penetrate the attack.

This is also the defect of the 3313 that Bielsa is proud of. It emphasizes too much on the wing, and the center is too weak. However, the England team has three midfielders and Scholes' retracement. Argentina can only pass on the wing. Yes, it is true that they are very efficient in passing and cutting from the side, but it is very difficult to develop in the center.

As a last resort, Gonzalez cut inside and shot from a long distance.

Aldrich almost laughed.

This is similar to what they did against Nigeria in the last game. They turned around almost on the outside and just shot a long shot.

England turned around to attack, they did not play fast, and tentatively switched to two long-range shots, neither team played a threatening attack.

It seems that England is more conservative, while Argentina seems helpless. Almost none of their passes to the center of the front court is successful. Once Veron received the ball, it was quickly blocked by Scholes and Bart. Maybe it's because Manchester United's teammates are familiar with Veron, and now, Argentina is starting to kick the ball from the wing and play crosses, but to be honest, England is really not afraid of this style of play, and Batty looks lonely on the front line alone. , Ortega seized the opportunity, but the ball did not hit the ground. With his height of 1.7 meters, it is really difficult for him to grab a header in England's back line.

The first 10 minutes after the opening is a process of entering the game state, testing, observing, and understanding the opponent.

Aldridge is used to attacking late, and he instilled this thinking into the team, because the England team did not have the confidence to win regardless of their opponents and just play their own advantages, and they also played defensive tactics.

In the stands, there were Argentine fans holding signs that clearly disparaged Aldridge. Behind Bielsa's name was the definition of a tactical master, and behind Aldridge, there was only a question mark.

It's like the Argentine media mocking England as the originator of modern football, but they kicked back more and more. 442 became 4321, and they entered the World Cup by defending against counterattacks.

This is not just a battle between England and Argentina, but also a battle between Aldridge and Bielsa.

So far, Aldridge is not the slightest bit excited.

Because Argentina looks like a paper tiger.

They have almost no advantage other than speed.

organize? Besides a Veron who was surrounded and restricted in all directions in the midfield, who else? Who else in Argentina can bring an iota of creativity to their passing?

Cross from the wing? As a player, Argentina is really inferior to England when it comes to crosses. Beckham completely exploded the Argentine team with his right foot.

And after limiting Argentina's speed, let them switch to positional warfare. This 3313 Argentina, no matter how it intersperses on the side, the periphery, or how it magically goes around, it can't play a threat.

Are long shots over 30 yards a threat? Forget it.

If Argentina was dominated by the Bilardoism in the contemporary era, Aldridge might have encountered a stronger opponent, but now Argentina is gradually presenting the fatal spot in front of England, that is, the continuous battle of positions. Press forward, pile up offensive players, and the space in the backcourt is getting bigger and bigger.

From the 13th minute, England finally began to really exert their strength. The whole team was united in thinking. After a Southgate header to resolve the opponent's pass, Lampard quickly passed the ball back to Butt from the outside, and then Butt made a straight pass. Scholes, who was running in front, shook off Veron with his ginger head, and strode forward with the ball. Before reaching Simeone, Scholes passed the ball to McManaman who was pulling the side.

Today, McManaman's position in the offense has changed significantly. In the last game, he moved more in the middle, but today, he is obviously closer to the wing, and after getting the ball from the wing, he dribbles towards the bottom line without hesitation. .

Argentina has just played a wave of offense. The right midfielder Zanetti is returning to the defense, but McManaman's starting position is higher than him. Therefore, England plays a fast break. Argentina's back three.

No matter how McManaman handles the ball, he cannot be allowed to drive the ball forward unscrupulously on the wing. Pochettino will pull it out, suppress the inward line, and compress McManaman's range of activities. McManaman's choice.

When Pochettino approached this way, McManaman took the ball back and crossed it to Scholes, who was running to meet him. Pochettino just turned his head to look at Scholes, but saw Ginger headed up. Foot the ball, the ball rolled from Pochettino and Samuel to the bottom line.

This is actually a two-for-one. After McManaman passed the ball, he cut inside and pressed behind Pochettino at the moment of the ginger head pass.

McManaman received the ball from the bottom line, and he had already entered the penalty area. He swept across the goal without hesitation. Samuel came to block McManaman and lost his position. Behind him, Irving pushed and shot the ball, and the ball went straight into the net!

Owen was about to celebrate excitedly, but he saw England players angrily pumping their fists in protest!

The linesman raised the flag, indicating that McManaman was offside when he received the pass from Scholes!

The England fans in the stands were all angry!

Behind the stand near the flag-raising lineman Saeed, the England fans were excited.

England conceded a goal! Owen's goal must be no problem, and the slow-motion replay shows that McManaman had an arm over the Argentine backline when he received a pass from Scholes to the baseline. , It seems that this is a fine penalty. In any case, I hope this incident will not affect the mentality of the English players. We should see the bright side. Argentina has been attacking for so long, but it is not as fast as we played in ten seconds. The counterattack is threatening, if we continue, we will definitely get a good chance.

Bielsa had a false alarm, and his heart could hardly bear it. He walked around the sidelines, or squatted down to observe the game, like a lunatic? Maybe it's more like a patient with anxiety disorder, and at this moment, he inadvertently saw Aldridge standing on the sidelines with his hands behind his back in front of the coach's bench not far away, and he was indifferent to a goal being blown away, and his expression remained unchanged. , but when the players surrounded the referee Collina to protest and walked back to no avail, his right hand stretched out from behind and pressed down on the players.

Seeing Aldridge's immobile posture, the England generals immediately raised their heads and quickly forgot the goal that had just been blown away.

Everything is in their hands.

Through the attack just now, the confidence of England's generals soared, and it would be no problem to destroy Argentina! (to be continued...)

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