The Young Lion

Brazil won, settled the battle in 45 minutes, 3:0 in the first half, scored two more goals in the second half, used up all three substitutions in 60 minutes to rest the players, and then died down, the score of 5:0 was like Come to play a teaching game, let the Chinese team realize the huge gap with the world's top teams.

Carlos, Ronaldo, and Rivaldo each made a contribution. Ronaldinho made two shots and one pass, and became the MVP of the game again, but he only played 55 minutes of the game.

The 3r combination continued to shock the world after their stunning debut. The Trident averaged two goals per game and hadn't played the whole game yet. With such attacking firepower, who wouldn't be scared?

When Aldrich left the Jeju World Cup Stadium with his two sons, he was surrounded by reporters who asked him his opinion on the performance of the Brazilian team. He dealt with it diplomatically and left quickly.

His attendance to watch the game was interpreted by the outside world as an early inspection of the opponent.

Although Aldridge is indeed inspecting the Brazilian team, who knows if he will meet him and when he will meet him?

However, his leisurely attitude, when other coaches are still racking their brains for the group qualifying or gearing up to prepare for the life-and-death battle, the England team, which is divided into the death group, has the leisure to watch the games of other groups, which is worthy of the media. Big book.

Half of the team will be on holiday the next day, but Aldridge has to work and start preparing for the last game of the group stage, so he returned to the Japanese division with his children that night.

Just when he returned to Tokyo, other teams in the World Cup broke out a little upset.

The second group match of the hot Italian team was reversed by Croatia with two goals within 5 minutes. After the game, the media said that it had a direct impact on Nesta’s injury and leaving the field less than 25 minutes into the first half, and the future of the European seeded team It also looks a little dangling. The last round is a life-and-death battle. Quite unexpected.

The European media is going crazy.

England, who entered the death group, qualified ahead of schedule.

Italy. Portugal, France, these teams are obviously in a better group situation and should have no problem qualifying, but they have lost the chain one by one

The next morning, Aldridge looked at the field at training camp, expecting 12 players, but instead he saw Scholes. Beckham, Lampard, McManaman and other players appeared on the training ground wearing training vests.

It's a good sign that some people want to stay and train despite the holidays they've been given, and Aldridge doesn't discriminate and has a special opinion for those players who haven't given up their holidays.

He divided the training into two groups,

Players who give up their holidays and return to training go to relaxed group training with the ball. Apart from running regularly to improve their physical fitness, most of the other times are more relaxed and happy.

Another 12 players. Then follow the normal preparation plan for training.

England has already qualified ahead of schedule, and the last game is not about life or death. As long as there is no major defeat, the first place in the group will not be able to escape. It is a bit of a routine, but this group of players is extremely serious in preparing for the game. Obviously, most of them are very young, and some of them are on the World Cup stage for the first time. Rick, Mills, etc., most of them must still have a good performance, and strive to replace the main starter in the following games.

The positive factor is that there is no pressure. They don't need to bear the pressure of the record to compete, which helps to relieve the psychological pressure brought about by the competition.

For the next opponent, Nigeria, the England team will definitely not be able to defend against reverse, so Aldridge talked to them more seriously in tactical training.

Frontless tactics? Boss, what is this thing? What am I doing?

When Rooney heard Aldrich's arrangement suddenly, he became a little anxious.

No front?

Can he still play?

The teammates next to him smiled when they heard the words. During just half a month of getting along, everyone at least got to know Rooney and figured out how strong this kid is.

He is not particularly stunning and talented, but his basic skills are very solid. In addition, his youthful face with freckles is easy to be ignored, but they don't know that this strong young man has quite a good explosive body.

To put it bluntly, he is a small character with second-rate strength, but because he is too small and unknown, if he is ignored, he can have more room to play.

Aldrich pointed at Rooney and scolded with a smile: I'm only halfway through what I said. What's your name? Did you play as a striker in the youth team for two years, and only the opponent's goal and defender are in front of you? Listen to me clearly, no Feng is just a saying.

Rooney didn't care at all. At this time, he was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, and Aldridge was not really angry. Just hearing the laughter of his teammates, he knew how relaxed the atmosphere was.

Then what formation do we play?

What have you learned in the club? Have you listened carefully to the coach's instructions? Formation? What's the point? Come on, look clearly, this is the starting formation, 451, your position is the midfielder, are you playing the whole game? You will be in this area for 90 minutes, and you won’t even go to other places?”

Aldridge circled the front waist area on the tactical board to question Rooney. Rooney stopped talking now, knowing that the more he talked, he would be taught a lesson.

The so-called no front, there are two different interpretations, one is the starting no Zhengyin forward players, such as Spain in the future, why is it called no front? Because they can form a starting lineup without positive strikers, but there will still be people in the arrow area and the striker position.

The other is that there is no striker in the forward area, and the attack is at the back, the midfielder, the traditional second echelon, and even the third echelon suddenly attack. On this point, the future Spain has also played out. , Inverting on the outside, falling and falling, there is no one in the forward area, but falling backwards, confusing the opponent, suddenly a midfielder or a wide player cuts in, forming a fatal blow.

The frontless tactics that Aldridge will use is completely different from that of Spain in the future. The football philosophy is different. Spain pays attention to ball control and oppression, while Aldridge focuses on defensive oppression.

This concept is advanced. In the traditional concept, the control and shaping of the game comes from the offense, and then there is the saying that the midfielder wins the world, which is the midfield dominance.

However, after two years. A new idea of ​​controlling and reshaping the game is beginning to sprout. That's defense. Different from the traditional successful defense and fast counterattack in the backcourt, people realize that through tough defense, they can also control the game and reshape the game situation. Fighting back frantically is patiently controlling the game through defense. Only when the certainty is high or the opponent has obvious space, will it be fully exerted. The idea of ​​​​the defense reshaping the game comes from this.

What Aldridge wants to use is not the defensive control philosophy of the Greek team, because the opponent is Nigeria. What he wants to use is the development and extension of this defensive philosophy. Must fight, dominate the game in a brutal way. Created a seemingly chaotic but incomparably domineering game dominance, and developed this kind of philosophy to a certain height. It's Simeone's Atletico Madrid.

Guys, playing against Nigeria is a test for you because you need to accept some unfamiliar concepts. If you can play well, we will surprise Nigeria. Even if it is a game that has nothing to do with the big picture, we can still play brilliantly. We can make the world blindfolded on us, and if you want to do that, in the next few days, you have to work hard to meet my requirements.

The eyes of the players are bright, it is a joy from heaven to be able to start, they naturally want to be famous, become famous in the first battle, and hear that Aldridge has a new way of thinking about the game, they can't wait to listen, hoping to become an Odridge player. The Raiders in Delici's Tactical Miracles.

Why do I say it is a no-forward strategy? Because on the surface, our starting striker will be Smith, but in fact, he is the midfielder.

As England prepares for their final group game, the second round of the rest of the World Cup group stage is in full swing.

Portugal finally made people feel a little relieved. In the second game against Poland, the 4-goal victory made its final battle worth looking forward to. However, in the same round, Tai Chi Tiger shook hands with the Sons of Liberty, making the final battle between Portugal and South Korea. In a life-and-death battle, if you don't win, you will be out. After all, there is still hope.

In the Japanese division, Japan defeated Russia and was promoted to the top of the group. In the final round, they will face Tunisia, the weakest team in the same group.

The final round of the group stage is about to start. The teams who have booked their return tickets will fight for honor, while those who still hope to advance will fight with all their strength.

The day before England's departure for Osaka, he attended the pre-match press conference as usual, talked about the last group match, and his mind was relatively relaxed, directly pointing out that he would give the substitute players a chance to play.

England's performance in international competitions in the past is not satisfactory. It is related to England's lack of a winter break and the intensive domestic schedule. Take Millwall as an example. Last season, we added up 38 games in the league and 17 games in the Champions League. 7 games in the League Cup, 7 games in the FA Cup, Super Cup, Toyota Cup, Charity Shield, played a total of 72 official games, this is not counting the warm-up matches, and the games played by various international players going to the national team, there is no rest in the middle In the summer, the players will definitely be very tired, so we will use all conditions to let the players rest and ease the huge load on the body. In the last game, the boys who worked hard in the first two games should rest. At the same time, We have some good young substitutes, they deserve to feel the atmosphere of the World Cup, standing on this stage and gaining some experience will be very helpful for them in the future.

Should the 16-year-old Wayne Rooney also have such an opportunity? He has no official career record. In England, among the young forwards, shouldn't Vassell be selected to gain experience?

I think Rooney's talent is special. It belongs to the top in England. Young players should be used with caution. I have always believed in this principle. Tomorrow's game is a milestone game for Rooney. The first official game is to play The World Cup sounds unbelievable, but the current situation prevents him from being under too much pressure. As I said, feeling the atmosphere and accumulating experience are the most important things.”

(to be continued...)

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