The Young Lion

After Aldridge sat down, the camera frequently switched between Aldridge and Bielsa. Two minutes later, Bielsa also sat down.

The battle between the two coaches on the sidelines has come to an end.

Aldridge did not have the arrogance and arrogance of holding the victory, but Bielsa seemed lonely and helpless, with a hint of hesitation.

It's not that Aldridge doesn't bother to fight wits with the opponent anymore, but that Argentina has retreated, withdrawn, and given up their proud football style.

Bielsa also saw this. He had the idea of ​​yelling at the players, telling them to attack bravely and try to score one or two goals.

However, he couldn't yell out, thinking it was too cruel.

Therefore, when Argentina had six players retreating to the half, even if they were out of touch with the attacking group in the frontcourt, Bielsa was indifferent.

He has only two choices, either attack or defend

The three lines must be close together and cannot be separated significantly, otherwise they will not be a whole.

Offensive, the backcourt wing players have to go up and return to the 3313 system, but the players on the field, especially the defensive players, is this fair to them?

Wasn't it these defensive players who were abused and beaten by England's quick counterattack? They were fooled by the opponent's simple but practical pass-and-cut coordination again and again, turned around hastily, and found the loopholes in the defense line in horror and were powerless. How intense was the physical and mental torture to them?

However, Bielsa didn't want to order the frontcourt players to withdraw to defend, completely abandoning his offensive concept. This is a kind of feeling, a kind of self-pursuit. With his Bielsa-branded style. Once you rewrite it yourself. The ego will be subverted, lost.

Stubbornly not bowing his head, not admitting defeat, unwilling to be reconciled, not wanting to extinguish that gorgeous and romantic flame of hope.

So from 70 minutes to 80 minutes, the England team completely dominated the midfield. McManaman judged the situation and he no longer pulled the side. Instead, he retreated to the midfield and began to cooperate with his teammates in the middle to help England establish an advantage in the middle of the midfield.

But the Argentine team shrunk their defensive line, there was turmoil in front of the penalty area, and the penalty area was overcrowded. The Argentine team had a defensive advantage in the most dangerous area, and the England team did not pursue complicated offensive coordination. Shooting, it's a bit of a hit and miss. Or the first signs of spray.

However, this is exactly what Aldrich asked. Because further development,

The England team's offense will still be very weak. The exquisite coordination in a small area is not what they are good at. Offensively, they will play crisply and neatly. Tear open the opponent's defense, because it can only be imagined, but it is very difficult to do.

Lampard, Scholes, Beckham, and McManaman took turns shooting long shots from the outside. Regardless of whether they hit the goal or not, the English fans would cheer hugely in the stands.

In their eyes, the England team has relaxed and began to intimidate Argentina at will, as if the opponent is not worth mentioning, and it is not worth them to use all their skills to deal with it, because the score has shown that the Three Lions have crushed the Pampas Eagles .

But those who can think while watching the game know that the England team actually has the same Achilles heel as Argentina, which is the lack of creativity in positional warfare and the lack of heroes who can control the situation on their own.

So the England team chose a seemingly simple and violent method to play.

3:0, England won the game without any suspense, but, Gary, do you think there is anything worrying about England? After McManaman's shot hit the side netting, England did not. Playing another threatening attack, is the England team really relaxed, or is there still room for improvement in our offense?

Relax? Impossible, the opponent is Argentina, England will not relax for a second, no. But in the current situation, I think it is the core of England's skills and tactics, like Lampard, Beckham, Scholes and others It is really helpless to shoot long shots from the outside, because there is no obvious space for passing the ball forward, and Irving can't create too much threat by running alone. With long-range shots, the offensive player returns to the defense immediately and is close to the center and backcourt, which can ensure the quality of defense and avoid being counterattacked by the opponent.

Gary is right, we can't say that England is perfect, but in my opinion, England have two kinds of teams that are the most troublesome, one is the team where the attacking football can really create terrible pressure, this In one point, although Argentina is known as playing offensive football, their ability to create threats in a small area is not enough to confuse England's defense, so England can counterattack calmly. The second is a team with a strong defense. The England team will have no way to attack, and then? Maybe it depends on who makes a mistake, or it may be left to luck to decide the fate. In summary, there are two opponents with extreme advantages, offensive extremes or defensive extremes.

Andy Gray's review hits the nail on the head.

England is not perfect, the defense is not the top, the offense is not the top, so if you play against one of the top teams in the two, England will encounter the greatest difficulties.

As for defense and offense that can reach the top, then such a team will be impeccable, but there should be no such team in this competition.

England’s philosophy of balance in the past is actually to hope that both offense and defense can be perfect. It’s not that they are vulgar, it’s not that they are willing to be moderate, it’s that the pursuit is too unrealistic, and the balance between the first and last ends does not create an advantage, but it is reduced. mediocre.

It's not that Aldridge doesn't want perfection.

Even if the cook has the ability to cook the Manchu Banquet, but when he walks into the kitchen, there are only radishes and cucumbers. What can he use for the Manchu Banquet?

If the England team wants to be strong, it must give up and sacrifice what it loses in exchange for an advantage.

Obviously, what Aldridge gave up was offense, and the offense was divided into two parts, positional warfare and counterattack. What the England team abandoned was positional warfare.

Their positional battles are not even as patient as the second-rate teams. The second-rate teams will go back and forth in the midfield to find space patiently. The England team is when the opponent's defense is tight. Blindly kicked and shot with an irresponsible posture. The shot misses, gets blocked, and doesn't care, turning around to defend.

Of course, this means that the England team is playing against an opponent of their own strength, such as Argentina.

However, when England meets an opponent like Sweden, whose strength on paper is not as good as its own, it will be a positional battle. It still takes a lot of painstaking efforts, but the overall situation will not be overwhelmed by a large army, and it is still a fuss in a local area to focus on mobilizing the advantages that can be used.

Lampard puts in and shoots in front of the penalty area! Cavaleiro blocks the ball, the ball bounces out of the penalty area, Scholes, non-stop volley! Huh, rubbing the top of the crossbar and deflecting the goal In fact, England’s long-range shots may be really effective. Lampard, Scholes, McManaman, and Beckham all have certain accomplishments in long-range shots.”

Perhaps Hall also combined the advantages of England to create such a brand new England team. He must have considered more comprehensively than us, so it is presented to us, and we can only discover it bit by bit. reasoning.

Simeone yelled at his teammates in front, telling them to come back to defend, especially Aimar, relying on Simeone, Sorin, or Zanetti alone, the defense in front of the penalty area is still a bit overwhelming, and the back line dare not move. Then the back line moves, and Irving may be able to seize the opportunity of anti-offside, giving him space to stop the ball in the penalty area and shoot.

The players in front of the Argentine team finally resigned to their fate. Except for Crespo who stood alone in the front and was double-teamed by the England team, everyone else withdrew to support the defense.

That's it, after 80 minutes, Argentina finally brought the situation back to balance.

However, it was too late.

The score was 3:0, and the Argentine team had no substitutions.

Their players can also see that the England team can't play any tricks in the positional battle, they are weak in heart and weak in attack, just like they looked like after they stormed up.

If the game can be restarted, the Argentine players will definitely not take the initiative to attack again, absolutely not!

If that is the case, maybe the game will become turbulent. The two sides will see-saw in the midfield and end in a draw, unless there is a sudden turning point. After all, the creativity of the positional warfare of the two teams is not top-notch.

With more than 40,000 fans at the scene and countless fans around the world watching in front of the TV, the last 10 minutes of the England-Argentina war seemed to be uneventful. Even if you don't dare to invest too many people in a counter-robbery, you will die after two grabs.

When the game came to the 90th minute, the England team used the first substitution in the game.

The teenager Hargreaves came on the field to replace the captain Beckham. This is a reward given by Hall to Beckham, allowing him to accept the cheers of the English fans alone. Look, in the stands of the Sapporo Dome Stadium, everyone wearing England The fans in the jersey, and many neutral fans stood up and gave Beckham a round of applause.

When Beckham left the court, he was smiling and walked slowly. He also shook hands with the most famous referee Corina. When he walked out of the court, he raised his hands above his head and applauded the stands, thanking the fans for their heroic reception. .

Clapping hands with Hargreaves, Beckham left the field and came to the coach's bench. Aldridge stretched out his hand with a calm expression. Beckham hesitated and gave Aldridge a high-five. In fact, he wanted to hug Aldridge of.

In this game, even with a 3-0 lead in 60 minutes, Aldridge has no intention of substituting early, because the situation is already clear. Players have sufficient rest time, and there will be 10 days between the knockout rounds of the top 16. Therefore, in this game, the main players can play the whole game and replace Beckham at the last moment. This is also because this game is special to Beckham. special moment.

Hargreaves didn't play for long and didn't even touch the ball once. The whole game came to an end with Collina's whistle.

The England fans burst into loud cheers, while most of the Argentine fans left the stadium sadly. Only a few stayed in the stands to cheer for the team, or they were dejected, as if they had experienced a nightmare, which was unbelievable.

Aldridge got up and went to shake hands with Bielsa. This time, Bielsa stared at Aldridge solemnly and deeply for a while. While looking at Aldrich's back, he couldn't take his eyes off for a long time.

He wanted to remember the figure of Aldrich, so close, so real and shocking, it destroyed his hard work.

He will not hold grudges, because this is a lesson, hatred will only make people lose their minds, even though Argentina was pushed to the edge of a cliff, and maybe the ending will be a torrent, Bielsa is still trying to remember the figure of his opponent, in the persistent eyes , there is a touch of respect, but also a touch of firmness that surpasses the other party.

Aldridge walked into the field, he smiled, smiled naturally, hugged the players, and praised them in their ears. He just wanted to give restrained encouragement, but he was held by the neck of the England generals, with him as the center Gather together to celebrate in the stadium, and at the same time, show the world the unity of the Three Lions at this time. (to be continued..) ()