The Young Lion

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Just the day before the final match of the England group stage, the farewell prelude to the World Cup officially kicked off.

If teams like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria were declared out early, people would not be surprised, as if it was foreseeable, but the return home of a world-class team in the group stage is really full of shock and cruelty.

Gallic rooster, come home.

In the final life-and-death battle of the French team, even if Zidane returned from injury, the fate of the French team could not be saved. They were defeated by the fairy tale team Denmark with two goals. Record!

The Danish team won the first place in the group with four goals in three games by Thomason, avoiding the encounter with the England team. Their opponents in the round of 16 are either Argentina or Sweden.

Senegal, who entered the World Cup for the first time, let the world remember them, definitely remember them, and never forget them!

In addition to defeating the defending champion France in the first match, they almost collapsed in the final match of the group to create another classic match of the World Cup.

Leading 3:0 at halftime, the score became 3:3 in the 88th minute of the game.

Uruguay are just one goal away from a stunning comeback and a place in the last 16.

It's a pity that Uruguay seemed to enter the state too late. They seemed to wake up only in the last 45 minutes of the 270-minute group stage.

Senegal's passion will be remembered, however, by their last-16 rivals. There is basically no surprise: England!

As Senegal celebrated reaching the round of 16 in their historic debut at the World Cup. From the outside world, there is more respect and a touch of pity: cherish the time to celebrate. After 6 days, maybe you will go home too.

In Japan, the German team defeated Cameroon 2-0 and advanced to the top 16. Klose scored again. He has scored 5 goals, a number that has made the media crazy all over the world, and a distance from the World Cup. The Golden Boot's twenty-year spell is pretty close in numbers, though. The German team is still worrying, constantly worrying, because in the game, Kahn always steals the scene, Olembe's single-handedly, Lauren's header from close at hand, Mboma's strong shot... .. Kahn seemed like a god descending from the earth, suffocating Cameroon to death!

And is this a good sign?

of course not.

The goalkeeper steals the spotlight and becomes the hero. The problem reflected is defense, so even though the German team advances strongly, it is still not favored.

Sadly, Saudi Arabia probably rushed home by plane, and Ireland gave them three eggs without hesitation. In this way, Saudi Arabia left with a score of three defeats in the group stage, one goal and no goals. world cup.

On June 12, Osaka Nagai Stadium.

The atmosphere of today's game is not as enthusiastic as before. After all, the excitement and attention of the game are not as high as before.

Nigeria is out, England is promoted, the last game, the former is for dignity, the latter, uh, looking at the starting lineup, it seems to be friendship first and match second to give African brothers some face.

Most of the fans in the stands are mainly appreciative, and they are not nervous, they are very relaxed.

When Aldridge entered the field, the Nigerian coach took the initiative to shake hands with him. Onibinder, an African who was a teacher, came to Aldridge. Aldridge shook hands with him and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Today's game that attracted the most attention must be the match between Argentina and Sweden that started at the same time. The match between England and Nigeria will not have an impact on the situation in this group, unless Nigeria bloodbaths England and knocks down England's goal difference. At the same time, another If there is a big score in a game, this should not happen.

Haha, Andy, what are you worried about? Hall sent a group of young people, worried that they screwed up?

Just kidding, is anyone worried about England now?

Hehe, no matter what, we expect England to go all out today. I believe these boys will not slack off in the slightest, and they don't have any pressure, as long as they perform to their heart's content is enough.

Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.

England starting 451.

Goalkeeper: James.

Defenders: Mills, Terry, Campbell, Bridge.

Midfield: Dyer, Carrick, Hargreaves, Rooney, Joe Cole.

Forward: Alan Smith.

Nigeria starts 442.

Goalkeeper: Enyeyama.

Defenders: Yopo, Okolokovo, Udze, Sodeje.

Midfielders: Christopher, Okocha, Obiolah, Agahova.

Forwards: Agbu, Opapuni.

Nigeria has already decided that they will leave the World Cup after this game. They don’t need to be as conservative as the previous two games. Looking at their formation today, it seems that they want to wrestle with England and defend the dignity of African football. This is a good thing , we hope it will be an open game.

I believe that those who pay attention to this game are most curious about England's young player, Rooney, who is not yet 17 years old. He actually started in the World Cup, and it was the first official game of his career. He is too rich. Fantastic color!

Needless to say, at the moment Rooney, who was lined up in the England jersey, looked solemn.

It was an unexpected start to his career.

He fantasized about playing in the FA Cup final like Ronaldinho, fantasized about appearing in the Toyota Cup final like Ronaldo, fantasized about being remembered like Shevchenko when he debuted when the team needed it... .

No matter what he thought, he never imagined that the first show of his career would be the World Cup!

He knew that in London, his relatives and friends must be celebrating with wine glasses and cheering his name, and his parents would record the game with a video recorder, and the whole family would use a camera to record the moment.

Thinking of this, he held his head high, raised his chin a little bit more, and his whole body was full of fighting spirit, just like the temperament he showed in the Millwall youth team: a strong desire to fight!

With referee Brian Hall's whistle. Game start.

Although it is a formality game. Aldridge still stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle. But it can still be seen that he is not as serious as the previous two games. At least he took off his suit jacket. The weather was hot enough for the game at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Aldridge standing on the sidelines has his own thoughts.

The whole world knows this is an irrelevant game, but he will not waste a minute of the World Cup.

It is the players who play football, but as the head coach, he has something he wants to show. That's his talent, his quality, his style, his football philosophy.

European football regards him as a master, and the most important thing is to coach creativity.

There are strong people in the world of green shades, but there are not many strong people who can be remembered, and he wants to do his best to imprint a brand that belongs to him in an era and in the team he coaches.

This is not fixed by the style of football, it takes time to settle to be understood by the outside world. An imprint that is familiar, eventually accepted and hard to forget.

Huh? The style of the England team today is completely different from the previous two games. They pressed up from the beginning. Even if the opponent gets the ball, they still won't retreat to the backcourt. Hall is trying to use Millwall's high-position pressing tactics. Win this game? This may be a bit risky, because these young players do not have a terrifying offensive pressure.

The relaxed commentator was very surprised after seeing the attitude of the England team after the opening.

The England team is like a wolf like a tiger.

Smith, Joe Cole, and Rooney rushed forward, with Dyer and Carrick in the back row, and Bridge and Mills on the wing. The iron triangle at the back is relatively stable, but the distance from the front team is also very small. Keep it very reasonable. The space behind you can be said to be big or small. When you meet a speed forward, there must be enough room to display it.

England looked aggressive and overreaching.

Dyer scored the ball, Carrick responded, and Rooney, who was on the front line, was cut off by Udze!

Strange! Isn't Hall angry? England played like this, it really seemed to be playing back to its original shape, Carrick's through ball was too obvious, everyone could see that Rooney was only focused on running, and the ball was cut off behind him , the ball was given to the opponent, where is Smith? My God, England's formation is such a mess! Why did Smith run back to the midfield to defend? He is a striker.

The scene was chaotic, England's offense was nothing new, formulaic passing, and it was normal to be predicted. It was not difficult for Nigeria to defend head-on, and there was no threat of a personal breakthrough.

But why the confusion?

Because Nigeria played the ball after switching from defense to offense, and there is no master organizer. The pass is also formulaic. It is not surprising that it was predicted. Less than 3 seconds after they successfully defended, the England team pressed against them. , menacing, and, it seems that the England team, as if, is waiting for them to do this!

Nigeria coach Onibinder looked at the situation on the field, a little confused.

The England team is making wool?

They ran back and forth in a hurry, making people dizzy, the rationality of the formation, the distribution of positions, unbalanced, chaotic as if they were fighting in groups...

Christopher, the right midfielder, managed to get out of space to wait for his teammate to pass the ball, and his teammate also passed the ball to him. However, before the ball reached his feet, he found England's full-back Bridge sticking up to him. The bodies were pressed together and entangled, and at the same time, Carrick, who was horizontal, also rushed towards him murderously, and Smith, who was in the front right.

Christopher suddenly realized that he was isolated. Before the ball touched him, he had to fight with Bridge first. He wanted to leave, but Bridge secretly grabbed his jersey, hindered his power, and lost control of the ball Good footwork, stop big!

Carrick came over to take the ball away, turned around, and passed the ball directly to Smith in front of him, Smith turned around again, and passed it directly to the front.

England stuffed the goal into the box!

Someone's offside, Joe Cole!

The Nigerian players are a little confused.

4 seconds ago, they were attacking!

Joe Cole faces the goal obliquely in the rib position of the penalty area. A defender of the opponent is blocking his shot angle. He rushed to the horse and shot without stopping the ball.

boom!

Hit the plane!

Joe Cole looked up at the trajectory of the football flying into the stands, and his first thought was: why not shoot it yourself! Second thought: laugh.

Before the game, Rooney held him specially and kept telling him: Pass me, pass me, pass me...

I passed you a one-handed sword, but you hit the plane.

Joe Cole just wanted to point Rooney's nose and laugh.

Rooney swears, probably scolding himself.

But when he turned around and ran back, he also gave Joe Cole a thumbs up, indicating that the other party passed well.

Nigeria did not expect to run into such a completely different England team than expected.

Shouldn't they have retreated to fight counterattacks?

Three minutes later, Nigeria had just blocked Smith's long-range shot and launched an attack from the left, but Agahova was destroyed by Rooney behind him, and Dyer took the ball and shot it up single-handedly, cleanly and without any hesitation. Suddenly crossing in front of the penalty area, Joe Cole ran diagonally and cut inward. While leading the ball, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Joe Cole swears, probably scolding himself too.

Nigeria was completely flustered, and the fans and coaches who were watching the game at this time were all interested.

England let the game present an unforeseen picture today.

A holistic, team-based, fast-paced offensive and defensive aesthetics of violence! (to be continued..) ()