The Young Lion

When Aldridge accepted the pre-match interview, the cruel knockout round of the World Cup had already begun.

The first to debut is the German team and Paraguay.

The German team advanced to the top 8 with Neuville's lore before the end!

However, for this game, the enthusiasm for the World Cup did not continue to push to the top.

As Beckenbauer commented on the game, he said: Except for the wonderful cooperation of goals, the game is nothing to watch.

Other mainstream media comments on the German team are roughly the same: superior physical fitness, rough skills, and no strong team demeanor.

Even the German media also maintained this point of view, cheering for the German team to enter the quarter-finals, but not satisfied with the team's performance.

At night, the Nordic Civil War unfolds.

The Danish team, which relied on Thomasson to score four goals in the group stage, became passive when Thomasson was unable to show off. The Swedish team won the game 2-0 with Larsson and Svensson. The team also successfully advanced to the top 8!

The Swedish team managed to get out of the death group, and now it has gone one step further and entered the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but it is too difficult for them to reach the semi-finals, because they will face the winner between Brazil and Belgium.

The next day, the England team arrived in southern Kyushu in the morning, and was warmly welcomed by countless England fans, many of whom followed the whole process.

Just after noon, around the Oita Stadium, the jersey color and skin color that clearly distinguish the English and Africans have become the mainstream of the surrounding area.

This stadium with the common name of big eyes is like the king of the gods, and the seats are arranged in advance. Soar above. Waiting for a thrilling green shade war to start.

Aldridge was the same as usual. There is no emphasis on the combat spirit for the players, everything is in an orderly manner, this calmness has been affecting the players of the team from the beginning of training, making them calm.

Today is a sunny day, the kick-off at 2:30 in the afternoon, Aldridge walked into the stadium, listening to the collective cheers from England fans and Senegalese fans, it seemed like a heat wave was coming. In this weather, it looks even hotter.

Aldridge and Mechu met on the sidelines, and they shook hands solemnly, and there was a sense of respect in their tacit eyes.

Being able to meet in the World Cup is a kind of fate, and being able to meet in the round of 16 is a skill.

England players stood in the player tunnel with serious faces,

From the bloodbath away to Germany at the end of last year, to the recent excellent performance in the group stage, the transformation of England's temperament is even more impressive.

They said nothing. It doesn't give people a relaxed sense of sight, it's more like a group of steel warriors.

don't relax. There is no overly inflated self-confidence, giving people majesty and firm persistence.

In the eyes of others, you will see that this is a cohesive team, a team with pursuit, and a team that is hard to beat!

The Senegalese players looked at the English players beside them. As opponents, they were obviously not as famous as England, but the Senegalese players also had a persistent look in their eyes.

Mechu said before the game that he would not think about the future and would only focus on the round of 16.

The Senegalese players also appeared unambitious in interviews.

The best result of an African team in the World Cup is the quarterfinals. The players from Senegal said that it is their first World Cup. If they can reach the quarterfinals, they will be very happy and satisfied.

When the players from both sides played, it was obvious that the expressions of the Senegalese players suddenly changed and they were full of fighting spirit.

The 11 players have the same belief in their hearts, led by the two top killers Diouf and Kamara in the frontcourt: fight for African football!

In 2002, no one thought that Senegal would be the last to carry the flag of African football!

Tunisia, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, among the 5 African teams participating in the World Cup, 4 failed in the group stage. The last remaining power in Africa is Senegal!

The much-anticipated World Cup knockout rounds have begun and this afternoon we finally get to see England play, Senegal are a strong team, they are playing for the first time in the World Cup and are in the same group as defending champions France, The outside world thought it was impossible for them to qualify for the group stage, but they did qualify and beat the French team, shocking the world.

That's right, Senegal is the biggest dark horse in this competition, but in my opinion, the outside world may have underestimated them and don't understand them. If you calm down and analyze this team carefully, they have obvious advantages. They are pragmatic and passionate. However, there are French coaches like Mechu who have injected some Latin elements into them. However, they still have obvious shortcomings. The 3:3 against Uruguay in the last game was incredible. With a three-goal lead, they almost collapsed. It reflects the lack of experience of this dark horse in the big game and the instability of mental state. I hope the England team can make good use of this.

Gary is right, we will expect England to play steadily to restrain Senegal, and now introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

England 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

Defenders: Phil Neville, Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole.

Defenders: Beckham, Butt, Lampard.

Attacking midfielder: Scholes, McManaman.

Forward: Irving.

Senegal 532.

Goalkeeper: Selva.

Defenders: Kohli, M Diop, Cisse, Diatta, Dave.

Midfielders: b Diop, Siyaf, Faye.

Forwards: Camara, Diouf.

The game started immediately, firstly Senegal kicked off.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, his eyes piercing. Senegal's five-back defense today may create difficulties for the England team, but the opponent's defense is not a sharp team after all. It doesn't matter how the formation is arranged. , the key is the technical and tactical characteristics.

After the opening, Diouf, an African who has been in Ligue 1 for the last two seasons, used his skillful ball control to frequently create threats on the left side of the frontcourt.

Aldridge lost his temper at the beginning and yelled at Beckham: Did you forget what I told you yesterday?

Beckham dared not speak back. He didn't even dare to look at the sullen Aldrich. He gritted his teeth. Immediately try harder to defend Diouf.

He was only broken once by Diouf, but Aldridge was furious.

No matter what Beckham thinks, Aldridge cannot allow the team to make low-level mistakes anyway.

Senegal's offense does not have many unexpected offensive points. Diouf is a very important point. His ability to dribble breakthrough, get rid of the ball, and partially tear apart the opponent's defense is an important offensive method for Senegal.

I really want to say how awesome Senegal is. That must be false, they got out of the group, just a surprise win over France in the first game, France failed, had their own problems, Zidane wasn't there, underestimated the enemy and so on.

After the battle against Denmark and Uruguay, Senegal still scored, but they did not win!

They have passion. But passion and strength are not equal.

Beckham's problem is very common, and it is also the most prone problem for players.

The England team takes defensive counterattack as the core of their tactics. In any case, you must defend against the opponent first, if you cannot defend, there will be no way to counterattack.

In the area on the left, Vega Neville Jr. is a teammate of the club, and they cooperated most of the time last season, because Phil's brother went to play as a central defender.

Who is Diouf? which onion?

He doesn't have any reputation at all, and he plays for the first team in Ligue 1.

But if Beckham showed the attitude and actions of defending Gonzalez and Little Flea in Argentina, how could Diouf easily break through?

This is the natural psychological reaction brought about by the difference in magnitude. It is like boxing with an adult, and the opponent is a child, so it is naturally not interesting.

And Diouf's personal ability is really incomparable with Little Flea or Gonzalez, the first-line star who once set off a huge wave in European football in Valencia.

If Beckham was broken through by players like Overmars, Ronaldinho, Figo, Aldrich would not criticize him at all, but Diouf, no!

It's like Diouf slapped England in the face!

And this is obviously what Aldridge said emphatically at the pre-match preparation meeting.

Aldridge couldn't tolerate it no matter whether the players didn't enter the state at the beginning of the game.

Beckham regained his energy, and when he defended Diouf next time, he did not hesitate to press forward, increasing his aggression. Diouf nimbly spiked the ball to the outside to get rid of the breakthrough, but he just passed Beckham. Phil Neville immediately went up and made a successful steal, and England turned from defense to offense!

This is the proper defensive effect. Beckham must not be completely wiped out. Even if the opponent breaks through, it must interfere and hinder him from connecting to the next movement, or physical contact confrontation, or small movements.

England's lightning-fast anti-counterattack was staged again, and Senegal's three midfielders couldn't stop them from attacking forward evenly when they counterattacked.

However, the opponent puts up 5 guards, crosses the midfield line, and it is almost impossible to penetrate the back line.

A cross-section of 60 meters, with 5 people defending, even if someone delays, counting the sideline itself is a layer of defense, which is equal to 7 points. Each person is responsible for less than 10 meters. In addition, as the opponent attacks, the center of gravity of the defense line will be tilted appropriately, which not only compresses the breakthrough line, but also shortens the distance between mutual complements.

However, England's offensive approach to the front line looks exactly the same as that of Argentina, McManaman pulls the side!

However, McManaman mainly controls the ball at the back to attract the opponent's defensive force. He will not make the next breakthrough, which is meaningless.

If you break through to the bottom line, you will definitely not be able to cut into the inside, and crossing is not the established tactic of the England team.

However, in the third minute, the England team still played a very threatening attack.

McManaman controlled the ball on the right, patiently waiting for two players to surround him before passing the ball back to the centre.

Scholes knocked too much horizontally, and Lampard rushed up and bombarded the door with a heavy kick.

Long shot!

Senegal goalkeeper Selva made a wonderful save to block the ball out of the baseline!

The England fans in the stands let out a loud sigh, followed by thunderous applause, cheering for Lampard's long-range shot that hit the goal.

Hehe, the three routines of breaking the dense defense, breakthrough, long shot, and set kick. If the England team wants to use a breakthrough, I am afraid that no other players can count on it except Owen and McManaman. McManaman's continuous breakthrough ability in a small area is also very limited, but we have many good long-range shooters, and Senegal has a heavy army on the last line. They can't block our long-range shots. Today Hall's tactical thinking is clear at a glance , just shoot long shots, and at the same time should be able to make a fuss about set-pieces, it would be a pity if Beckham’s set-piece footwork is not used.”

Andy Gray only watched this attack and commented sharply.

When he saw that McManaman was not in a hurry to make the next move after taking the ball from the wing, but was trying to attract the opponent's defensive force, he guessed Aldridge's tactical arrangement today. (to be continued...)

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