The Young Lion

Nigeria was caught off guard, and the coach Onibinder trembled in his heart. He is an insignificant figure in the green world. He coached Nigeria or entered the palace for the second time. The last time was more than ten years ago when he failed to lead Nigeria to the World Cup. Being fired, this year led the African Super Eagles to compete with the world's heroes. Nigeria failed to bring many surprises to the world. In addition to the record, it also includes their skills and tactics. Originally, African teams can't talk about skills and tactics. How superb, it is naturally not expected by the outside world.

This is the limitation of the African teams themselves. There is a shortage of football talents. If there are good seedlings, they will be quickly sent to Europe for development. After honed and grown, they will return to Africa to serve the motherland. , There is also an obvious gap in the distribution of player levels. It is not easy for the team's technical and tactical strength to be integrated into a whole. It is simply impossible to make a breakthrough.

The level of coaching in Africa is naturally unable to compete with Europe. When Onibinder saw Nigeria being passive on the field, he naturally thought that Aldridge was superior and felt awe.

He hasn't figured out what tricks the England team is playing.

Those chances at first glance would seem to be luck, but once, twice, three times, four times, England kept getting chances, the fact is very clear, this chaotic picture on the field, England themselves can Sort and order.

In the 19th minute, when the referee Brian Hall showed the first yellow card of the game to Joe Cole who kicked Yobo down on the wing defense, the England commentator Lineker said inexplicably: Isn't it? , it’s been a while?”

Andy Gray and Martin Taylor did not talk to each other for a short time.

Lineker said over. Not referring to the referee showing a yellow card. The penalty scale is within a reasonable range. Even, Joe Cole's action of pulling Udze three minutes ago could already be shown a yellow card.

This passed refers to the defensive aggressiveness of the England team.

The situation on the field, the confrontation between the players, the England team seems to be very violent!

This violence comes first from speed.

It is not the speed of attack, but the speed of encirclement and suppression of the defensive part.

The attack from the back to the front is nothing more than three directions, left, middle and right. No matter which side Nigeria is attacking from, England has a lot of troops in the midfield. Even when they switch from offense to defense, there is no shadow of any England players on the forward line. It is conceivable that 6 of their players are retreating to the midfield. The slight premise of going to the back line, coupled with Nigeria's uninspired offensive line that is easy to predict, whenever the Nigerian receiver has not touched the ball, the partial encirclement of the England team will appear.

When the wolf-like England players are defending locally.

The confrontation is fierce, especially the players who are chasing back. It's almost like pounced on the opposing team's players, and kicked fiercely. If the opponent reacts slightly, there must be a second person who will come up and make a more secure and precise steal.

And sometimes Nigeria makes adjustments to control the ball steadily and slow down the rhythm. The movements of the England players are a bit rough, pulling and pulling, because there must be no tactical fouls involved, and the opponent has no obvious offensive opportunities. It is not good for the referee to show a yellow card when the action is not out of line, but patience will always have a limit, and Joe Cole's yellow card came from this.

England's rough style of play was extremely violent.

This makes people incomprehensible when they see it for the first time.

Is it worth it?

The England team has already qualified ahead of schedule!

In the general public's perception, such rough, small movements and continuous defense, first of all, the behavior is despicable. After all, football should be kicked with feet and secretly used to pull the opponent. What kind of hero is it?

Furthermore, even if a team is forced to this point, it must be a battle of life and death, and every inch of land must be contested, which is understandable.

But England played like this, I really don't know what they are trying to do, and it is easy to irritate the opponent.

If you want to securely win the first place in the group, as long as you play conservatively, even if you are flat, 7 points will definitely be the first place in the group.

However, England failed all the audience's predictions. They played extremely unrestrained and brutal, and the Nigerian giants were a bit overwhelmed.

Lineker's doubts may be the doubts of all the fans watching this game.

The reason why Andy Gray and Martin Taylor didn't answer immediately is because they have explained more than 70% of the games of Aldridge's coaching career.

They knew that this young coach, known for his ruthless, wise and well-organized tactics, would never allow the team to play a messy football.

I couldn't see Aldrich bursting out of dissatisfaction on the sidelines, and even the young coach was extremely calm, as if everything was under control, but when Rooney came back and made a tackle, he saw the young coach go crazy and pointed Seeing Rooney yelling loudly, I don't know what he said, but Rooney pressed close to the opponent in the next defense and forced the opponent out of the sideline, but he was applauded by the young coach.

Obviously, the young coach was angry at Rooney's irresponsible shovel, but he chased Rooney hard to destroy the opponent's attack, and even on the sideline, there was an obvious pushing action, but he was not angry, but praised.

Well, the way England played today was approved by the young coach, and it was definitely out of his plan.

The discovery left England's commentators scratching their heads.

People go to high places and water flows to low places. It stands to reason that the pursuit of a young coach should be to go up step by step. In the football world, it is a gorgeous, mercury-laden, sunny offensive football. Today it is reversed. England Get rough, violent, even, dirty!

Aldrich naturally has his own pursuit, but it is different from the pursuit recognized by the world. If you want to say what style he has, it is to follow the food, teach students according to their aptitude, and adapt to the situation.

If we can be gorgeous, we will be gorgeous.

It doesn't matter if it's gorgeous or dirty.

The result is the most important, and victory is the eternal goal.

It is undeniable that the England team played like this, and it looks very effective!

In the 30 minutes played in the first half, the England team completed 11 shots!

But, they are so rough!

Of the 11 shots, only 1 hit the goal!

These 11 shots. Only 4 times were barely outside kicks. 7 other times. 5 shots inside the penalty area, 2 shots from outside the penalty area, good chances, if there are top players on the field, I am afraid at least 2 can be scored!

Even Joe Cole, a player known for his technical ability, none of his three shots hit the target, which also stems from his lack of single shooting ability in the penalty area. After all, a player with good skills. Shooting is not necessarily strong, shooting is just one of the technical abilities.

In the 31st minute, Nigeria made a long pass and Campbell made a header to clear the siege. The England team had no one on the front line, but when attacking, the back row was hard to defend.

After Dyer broke through, he made a diagonal long pass to the front of the left. Joe Cole stepped in and sent a well-placed cross.

Rooney, who rushed to the top and back point, scored the goal with a header, in the eyes of everyone's attention and anticipation. Everyone subconsciously believed that the ball must be scored, but Rooney bounced the ball against the goal post.

Rooney kicked the post. The hatred is monstrous.

There was a loud sigh in the stadium.

Everyone is helpless.

This shit doesn't even enter?

Aldridge covered his face with one hand on the sidelines.

A bunch of rough guys!

Nigeria escaped again, and at this time they were already terrified and a little overwhelmed.

If we say who is the safest when attacking, it is the two central defenders of Nigeria. When they have the ball at their feet, the England team does not grab it, retreats, and blocks other points of the ball. Falling?

And as soon as they attacked, the England team, which had gathered a large number of troops in the midfield, began to fight back and forth, and it was a mess. After a successful defense, it immediately moved forward and fast-break, sometimes it seemed to be stumbling, and sometimes it would seize the space to play a wave of threats. An explosive offensive.

England are not pressing blindly. Smith is not playing forward at all today. It is impossible to tell who is playing forward. Rooney, Joe Cole, Dyer, and sometimes Carrick will rush into the box to finish. England. The defense is planned. No matter which side Nigeria's offense develops, the English players who are far away and unable to complete the defense will start to run at the right time. Therefore, it can be seen that 5 players in the England midfielder take turns to kill the front line , at that moment, the players who went up were the forwards, and most of the time, they were all midfielders. This kind of defensive oppression gave England a huge advantage in the midfield. Yes, I have to admit that the game was not over at halftime , the England team scored 15 shots, which is the advantage brought by the defensive pressure.

Andy Gray saw some ways, analyzed the situation on the field, and at the same time it was unbelievable, but his eyes lit up.

Because in my impression, a team with dirty defense and crazy pressing force will take root in the defensive center of gravity in the second half, which is the last link after resisting the opponent's attack. Today, the England team is based on the premise of defending the key area, and it is also the organization that kills the opponent In the second round, Nigeria's offense was fragmented and there was no system at all. After almost 45 minutes of the game, the Nigerian team passed the ball forward, and none of them could make a pass of more than 4 feet.

In the 45th minute, 1 minute of stoppage time, the England team launched an offensive again. Rooney, a little out of breath, directly dribbled the ball in the front waist area and then came to bombard the goal with his feet.

Not to mention, this shot is very reliable.

The opponent's goalkeeper Enyeyama bravely blocked the ball. Udeze hurriedly half-turned and wanted to clear the siege with a big foot, but kicked the ball on Alan Smith who was rushing forward desperately. Smith just took advantage of the situation and Enye Ama abandoned the goal and Smith headed it straight in when the ball fell through the air.

The ball flew between Enyeyama's upraised arms and into the goal behind him.

England scored! It was an unexpected goal! They wasted a lot of good chances, and finally the opponent made a mistake and the clearance ball hit Smith. Smith didn't seem to have any reaction, went forward and scored a header in the penalty area. , 1:0, the England team leads! At the same time, the number of shots by the England team in the first half has reached an astonishing 17 times!

The desperate Alan Smith spent almost all of the first half on defense. The offensive statistics were not very good, but the defense had 3 steals alone. This goal, it can be said that he worked hard to get it back, is also considered heaven. Bear painstakingly.

Rooney rushed to celebrate with his teammates, but he was a little unwilling. His high-quality long-range shot still failed to score, but Alan Smith, who didn't have a chance to kill a chance, scored a goal.

But maybe this is the intention of the coach's formation.

Aldridge just clapped his hands and smiled, not too excited.

And Onibinder, who was not far away from him, was beyond shocked. (to be continued..) ()