The Young Lion

England vs Argentina, this should be the most watched game in the Korea-Japan World Cup group stage, not only the fans of the two teams around the world, but also the ghosts and monsters in the coaching circle.

There is no need to talk about Aldridge's tactical attainments. The Pampas Eagle built by Bielsa set off a huge storm in South America. It is expected to find out the outstanding technical and tactical points from it, whether it is learning from it or tasting aftertaste.

Fans and spectators will be anxious or disdainful because of the silence of England in the first 10 minutes, but people in the circle will not. They know that the essence of a 90-minute game may only be 20 minutes, 10 minutes, or even 5 minutes. Aldridge is good at One thing is to accumulate a lot of money, as it was in the last game against Sweden, and a sudden outbreak will determine the world.

What kind of tricks will the madman have against England?

I can’t tell for the time being that Argentina is in the same situation as they played against Nigeria in the previous game. Once the opponent’s defense line is behind and dense defenses are deployed in dangerous areas, Argentina only has a sense of sight surrounded by a large number of people. The ball is under their feet, but they create No exciting threat offense.

On the contrary, England, starting from the 13th minute, counterattacked vigorously, and the threat soared!

When a goal was disallowed, Aldridge's performance was very different from his performance in the Premier League. If he were in the Premier League or the Champions League, he would have to protest, talk to the fourth official, and even encourage fans to give the referee team some help. pressure.

But in the World Cup, he seemed very calm, as if Argentina's goal was blown away.

first. Here at the World Cup. Both coaches and players. The pressure is enormous. If Aldridge shows manic behavior on the sidelines, it will definitely affect the players on the field, making them feel how wronged they have been, and then lose their mentality.

Secondly, in the final analysis, putting pressure on the referee team is to seek fairness and fairness.

Today's referee is the most authoritative and prestigious Golden Whistle Collina in the refereeing world. If the referee team led by Collina favors Argentina, then the fairness of the football game will really go to the grave.

Finally, Aldridge's non-protest will also have a psychological implication to the referee team: England is obedient and obeys the referee's penalty.

This is to build goodwill and avoid truly unfair judgments. The referee is also a human being, and he has a steelyard in his heart.

Two minutes later, England launched another fast break. This time, Beckham picked the ball from the right side of the backcourt to the bottom line on the right. McManaman is there and will control the ball. England's offense hit the Argentine back line again in an instant.

Simeone, who is the defensive midfielder, has to turn around and retreat, not to mention the other teammates in front, all of them turned around in unison. Those who are far away can only wait and see, and those who are close like Sorin seem to be out of reach.

McManaman dribbled the ball down to the bottom line, and when he came to the bottom line, he also attracted Placente. The opponent had to guard against him, but McManaman was the same as the previous choice, controlling the ball and knocking back. Colleague Scholes.

Scholes took another step forward with the ball, and Owen also ran towards the penalty area on this side. Argentina's defense line is not too chaotic. Simeone, Samuel, and Pochettino seem to be in a 3 defense 2 posture. But they obviously crowded to the right side of the penalty area.

Owen made a containment and attraction, Scholes faced Simeone and rushed to defend, but instead stopped the ball, pulled back, and then hit the left side horizontally.

The other side was quite empty. The Argentine defenders turned their heads and saw Lampard coming up, stopping the ball, and there was enough vision and angle to hit the goal without any interference. Two meters outside the penalty area, Lampard Germany fired a heavy artillery!

There was an uproar.

Everyone saw the ball flying high above the crossbar, just a little bit, just a little bit, the goalkeeper Cavaleiro's save was not on point at all, if the ball was lower, it would undoubtedly score.

Lampard hugged his head in regret, gritted his teeth, then turned around and ran back and raised his hand to his frontcourt teammates, feeling that he had wasted a godsend opportunity.

Argentina has long-range shots, and England also has long-range shots, but the threats are clearly not on the same level.

Lampard is closer to the goal, he has no interference, and the angle is better, while Argentina's long-range shot is more like trying to create a world wave.

Bielsa paced back and forth on the sidelines, England attacked twice, played lightning fast, the routine was consistent, but very effective, and he was trying to think about how to limit England.

It is not difficult to limit.

Argentina can take it back, or reduce the offensive investment of Sorin and Zanetti, so as to avoid the situation where the defense is empty.

However, if it is really withdrawn like this, Argentina's third line will definitely be out of touch, because the huge midfielder has Veron in the front and Simeone in the back, and it is Simeone who is not recovering from the injury. Argentina, the midfielder may even control the ball Can't live.

England is playing according to their established tactics, which is a technical and tactical system that they have built, honed, matured, and spent a year and a half forging.

As for Argentina, it seems that their technical and tactical system, weaknesses and flaws have begun to be clearly exposed.

In just a few minutes, England's offensive power is impressive. Andy, what do you think of McManaman's performance today?

Unpredictable! He looks erratic from left to right, but he can always be seen in key offensive positions, playing a key role.

No, no, it's predictable! Martin, Andy, I still remember that when we played against Sweden in the last game, McManaman was more active in the middle of the midfield, using dribbling skills to disrupt the midfield defense of the Swedish team, but today , He gave up the middle. He would appear in the winger position when England was attacking, and then through the involvement of the wing, and then cooperate with Scholes in the middle, to partially contain Argentina and quickly transfer the offense. This is the deliberate effort of the England team For this reason, the adjustments made to Argentina!

Lineker's analysis is in place. At this time, whether in the stands or the football coach watching the game on TV, many people have also seen the changes in England's offense today.

In the last game against Sweden, they re-attacked the middle of the midfield. Why? Because Sweden is conservative, the connection between the midfielder and frontcourt must ensure the success rate of passing and receiving. Naturally, the short ones will ensure that the ball can reach McManaman's feet. And that simple and rude long pass over the top did not pose a threat.

Today we are playing against Argentina, Argentina is the main attack, England strikes late, and there is room for offense. Secondly, the three defenders are responsible for the 60-meter cross-section. The England team is using the width of the field. McManaman moves left and right. The increase in the number of passes is also due to the larger space and the guaranteed success rate.

McManaman really worked hard under Aldrich!

This is a matter of player level and stage. Like England in the past, even if they were given a 3r combination, it would be abolished.

Another 3 minutes later, Ashley Cole made an assist and cooperated with McManaman to rage all the way up the left flank. Zanetti collided with Pochettino's defensive area in the chase. Leigh Cole cuts in after hitting the bottom, responds to Ashley Cole's pass and enters the penalty area, and volleys from a small angle diagonally to the goal before Samuel intercepts it!

Cavaleiro blocked the ball, and the ball that popped out of the penalty area was stopped by Scholes. Ginger took another long shot, obviously aiming at the far corner on the other side of the goal.

The England fans at the scene were ready to get up and celebrate, but they heard voices that disappointed them.

boom!

The ball hit the crossbar and bounced off the stands.

Unlucky England! McManaman's shot from inside the box was blocked and Scholes' long-range shot from the outside hit the crossbar.

England's momentum is completely up, and Argentina seems a little at a loss. Our offense is highly targeted, and we have played threatening offenses continuously. As long as we continue to work hard, we will be able to score goals.

At this time, the English generals had become more and more courageous, even if they hit the crossbar, they were not discouraged at all.

Because in their eyes, Argentina's defense can't stop their fast break.

Aldridge was also unmoved, and offensive opportunities were constantly being created. In his eyes, the Argentine team made a fatal mistake. This mistake was like England back then. The first item that points to England's weakness: space.

He obviously doesn't have the extreme creativity talent, but he wants to press up and attack. It looks fierce, but in fact, it exposes the gap behind him for the opponent to take advantage of.

Now in Argentina, that is to say, Bielsa claims that he is merging Menottiism and Bilardoism, which is really unreliable. It takes more than ambition to combine two completely opposite football philosophies. Ambition and innate perseverance also need chance and coincidence. The times make heroes. Without the times, how can heroes be born?

In this regard, Spanish football has a great relationship with Argentine football. Players, coaches, and football styles are all inextricably linked. A few years later, Spain can be regarded as a fusion of these two football philosophies. Because it is said that they play gorgeous football, and the infinite short pass is gorgeous? Say they are utilitarian, but they are pressing the ball. It seems that they rely on the team, but without Xavi, the brain, and Iniesta, the hero at the critical moment, you will find that without these two, Spanish team football will fall to the ground.

Everyone could see that Argentina's defense was unstable. Argentina's bilateral midfielders, Sorin and Zanetti, began to withdraw actively to avoid being unscrupulously used by the England team.

Seeing this change in Argentina, Aldridge's eyes suddenly became serious, not worried about anything, but a kind of expectation.

Three minutes later, England's commentator and all the top coaches who followed the game were taken aback by the storm caused by another attack by the England team. After witnessing the process, Lineker exclaimed: McManag Isn't Mann Hall's trump card? This seems to make people relive the World Cup final in 1974!

England played an offensive threat that really shocked today's football, and many top coaches are fascinated!

World War I dreams back to 74 Munich! (to be continued..) ()