The Young Lion

Saitama World Cup Stadium.

There was a lot of voices at the scene. When Southgate and Cafu respectively led the starting players of England and Brazil to follow the referee team, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly came to a climax.

The much-anticipated second semi-final is about to begin! The England team, which has won all 5 games, competes with the Brazil team, which also won all 5 games, for the last ticket to the final. Before the game, the media around the world predicted the outcome of this game. More dominant, but not one-sided, the England team only conceded 1 goal in 5 games, and did not concede a goal in the last 4 games! The Brazilian team has a strong offensive firepower, but can they completely destroy England with their gorgeous offense? This is a big question Question! Gary, what do you think of this game?

There is no doubt that these are the two best performing teams, and we would have preferred the two teams to meet in the final, but as Hall said at a press conference yesterday, what is the difference between meeting in the final and meeting in the semi-finals? What? Brazil wants to win the championship and beat England, no matter the semi-finals or the final, England is the same. I think this game may not be as exciting as everyone expects, because the two teams are a model of offensive and defensive balance, England Both the United States and Brazil scored a lot of goals, but in different ways. England weakened the striker, strengthened the defense, stationed troops in the midfield, and achieved a balance of offense and defense based on defense. The Brazil team weakened the defense and strengthened the offense. They have gathered a lot of troops in the midfield, and they have also achieved a balance of offense and defense. In terms of technical and tactical performance, the Brazilian team is more popular, because they use offense to make up for defense, and the overall balance is achieved, while England is based on defense to reasonably release offense. , no matter what, Hall and Scolari, the two coaches have built their respective teams to a textbook classic height, and this contest, two teams with heavy troops in the midfield, is very likely It's going to be tight, intense, but not necessarily exciting because they don't give the opponent a good chance to attack and keep the opponent out of the danger zone as much as possible.

Yeah, through this World Cup, the Brazil team has made more fans around the world like them. Their offense is just fantastic, and although England scored a lot, they didn't dominate the offense for most of the game. Taking the initiative has caused many England fans to criticize slightly.

No way, we don't have Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho. Although the fans like Brazil, but in the column articles I observed in the European football media, many coaches are more respectful of the Three Lions built by Hall. There is nothing but praise for Brazil.

Why?

I think that whether it is Brazil's 343 or England's 4321, they all shine in this World Cup, and it is not a bad idea to list them as classic tactics. In addition to viewing and applicability, Brazil's 343 may not only be used by the Brazilian team , there are very few teams that can be imitated in European football, because not every team can have a 3R combination, and there is no such terrible offensive pressure as the 3R combination, which can help the defense. Then, 343 may be defeated. On the contrary, the England team The 4321, although the strong teams in European football dismiss it, because unless a strong team encounters a stronger opponent, basically no club will be willing to play the ultimate anti-reverse formation with a weak position strategy.

But the middle and lower reaches of the top league will be interested in studying it. The cost of imitating England is not particularly high, which is why many coaches admire it.

Hehe, with that said, Hall's reputation as a master tactician will become even louder.

He has always been highly respected. The topic returns to the game. I think that the overall technical and tactical confrontation may not be able to find the gap between the strong and the weak. Then the decision of the game is likely to be the individual performance of the star. The England team, which had almost no mistakes in the game, was defeated by Maradona's hand of God, a magical performance of five players in a row.

Haha, Gary, you are still brooding over the game of that year. We have already beaten Argentina to nothing in this tournament. Are you still not satisfied?

That was the biggest regret of my career.

Aldridge shook hands with Scolari before the players entered the field. The two complimented each other tacitly yesterday, a bit of a master's demeanor, and was evaluated by the media as a hero.

Aldridge is known as the young marshal of the Wild Lion, but he is often not arrogant, because he has a habit of complimenting his opponent, even if the opponent is defeated by him, and Scolari is not too crazy now. In the original history, only Brazil won the championship. After that, I started to get a little crazy, such as my grandma led Brazil to win the championship and so on.

Before the England competition, two generals were lost, one main player Gary Neville and one substitute Gerrard. However, after the World Cup, the team did not experience non-combat attrition, which made Aldridge quite relieved.

Today they played the first 5 games as usual, with the same starting lineup in 4 games.

England starting 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

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

Defenders: Beckham, Butt, Lampard.

Attacking midfielder: McManaman, Scholes.

Forward: Irving.

After coming to the World Cup, the England team is adjusting their status and adapting to the big competition, because they have many young people and have little experience in big scenes.

When the Brazilian team came to the World Cup, it really had to adjust personnel, which also stemmed from the fact that Scolari took office for a short time.

For example, Scolari withdrew Juninho from the starting lineup and replaced him with Kleberson. This completely allowed the Brazilian team to achieve an offensive and defensive balance. After such adjustments, the Brazilian team's performance is getting better and better.

The Brazilian team started 343.

Goalkeeper: Marcos.

Defenders: Junior, Lucio, Edmilson.

Midfield: Cafu, Kleberson, Silva, Carlos.

Forwards: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho.

In the semi-finals of the World Cup that attracted worldwide attention, even Ronaldinho, who has always been in a relaxed state, looked serious. When shaking hands with his opponent, Ronaldinho first nodded and patted the opponent's arm when shaking hands with Southgate, and then He patted every Millwall teammate on the arm, Lampard and Ashley Cole would pat him on the arm too.

In the World Cup, it is very common for teammates to meet, but when a player sees that the opponent's coach is the head of their own club, this feeling will be very weird.

This is the second time for Ronaldinho to experience such a situation. The last time was in a friendly match, in which Brazil lost. Today, he simply did not go to see Aldridge, so as not to think wildly.

But Aldridge had to watch Ronaldinho carefully.

Standing on the sidelines looking solemn Aldridge waiting for the start of the game.

He can simply ignore any other factors and devote himself to the on-the-spot command of the game.

The first step is to observe.

England and Brazil, he has to observe, his own state, the opponent's state.

In the first half, the Brazilian team kicked off first.

When the referee Kim Nelson blew the whistle to start the game, the semi-final battle began!

The England team retreated to the half from the beginning, and Owen harassed symbolically, but only in the middle circle and did not move forward.

In Aldridge's request, the entire England team and all players must participate in defense!

No one has the privilege, but this does not mean that as a striker, Irving must run back to the penalty area to defend. The key is to play a defensive role. In this game, because the Brazilian team is good at attacking, Irving's defensive task will be heavier.

At the beginning of the game, both sides were slightly conservative. England seemed to be rushing to the bus, and the Brazilian team seemed to be slow to enter the rhythm of the game.

One minute later, Cafu passed the ball to Rivaldo in front, and the latter dribbled the ball inward to the center. Lampard, Butt, Ashley Cole formed a three-person defense. Rivaldo tried to break through and was blocked. Lampard kicks in from behind.

England turned around and counterattacked, decisively and resolutely transferred the ball to the right, McManaman pulled to the right, and rushed to Edmilson's defense zone when Carlos chased him back. Brazil's left center back!

Before the two sides met, McManaman stabbed the ball behind Edmilson, and the chasing teenager Owen succeeded in turning offside. However, his position was outside the penalty area and he was already close to the baseline.

Irving tried to pass the ball back to McManaman, who was running laterally. This pass was too easy to predict, and Gilberto Silva returned to the defense to intercept the ball.

The Brazilian team turned their heads and attacked again, and took advantage of the trend to play on the left, but Scolari frowned on the sidelines.

The England team's offense was not successful, and they were intercepted when the ball was not dead in a sports game. It can be said that this is the best environment for a counterattack, but when the Brazil team turned around and attacked, the England team's defense was very tight!

The four defenders and the three defensive midfielders are all in their respective defense zones, interlocking each other, and Scholes is only behind McManaman, that is, the front midfielder, even when Owen is rushing to the bottom line. When McManaman failed to receive Owen's pass, Scholes turned around and retreated. Now, the Brazilian team's offense has not advanced beyond halftime, and the England team has 8 players in the backcourt!

what happened?

It was England's counterattack that did not invest as much force as it did in the previous 5 games.

Their counterattack will involve at least 4 people. There is no need to talk about the three in the frontcourt, and at least one in the middle and backcourt. At most, 5 people will attack the front line. Accidental ball landing on the periphery.

But at the start of today's game, England's attitude looked very obvious.

Shou!

Attack still relies on counterattack, but it is mediocre. It is more like the traditional impression that defensive counterattack relies on a fixed two or three people to attack the city.

Scolari wanted to say that Aldridge was naive, but after thinking about it, he felt wrong.

If the well-known young marshal really showed his trump card at the beginning, how could he be famous all over the world? Isn't it true that everyone in the world is blind!

Scolari intends to take another look and ponder over it, so as not to be caught off guard by the young marshal.

If Aldridge knew that Scolari was so afraid of him, even to the point of being a shadow of a snake, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

He's not a god, how could he surprise his opponent every game?

England's attitude after the opening game today will basically not change!

The opponent is too damn strong!

The 3r combination can be ubiquitous in the frontcourt, plus two monsters with double cards on the side, this offensive system, there is no second one in the world that can match it!

Even Millwall's offensive configuration, which is the best in the pack, is slightly weaker.

In terms of strength on paper, among England’s top 5 opponents in the World Cup, only Argentina is stronger than them. However, Argentina’s technical and tactical system has problems. It is very strong in theory, but its actual effect is very mediocre. Even though Scolari admitted that he borrowed from Argentina However, football tactics have been ridiculed by football professionals for hundreds of years: decades of development are nothing more than a slight change in a certain position.

As everyone knows, it is this seemingly inadvertent change in details that has a crucial impact on the overall situation.

This is the case with the Brazilian team. It looks like Argentina, but the tasks of the midfielders are different, and the strength of the player team is very different. Compared with Argentina, there is a world of difference.

Can Aldridge not be afraid?

England lacks talents, Brazil can play offensive football, and their offensive system has 5 world-class players!

It is these 5 world-class players and 5 unsightly engineers who form a super strong team after excluding the goalkeeper!

This combination of offensive and defensive systems is similar to that of Millwall. Some people walk gracefully in front to please the world, and there must always be someone behind to do the dirty work. This principle sounds simple, but it is difficult to do.

What does England have?

Aldridge doesn't complain, but if he is really given another world-class striker, he really dares to fight against the Brazilian team, instead of shrinking back and looking like he is wholeheartedly tightening the fence.

It's a pity that there is only one Irving in God damn England, and there is no one else. Two years later, four years later, maybe I can still imagine a healthy Owen and a rational Lu Xiaopang.

Today, Aldridge's tactical tone for the team is to work harder on Scholes' defense, and bring out the energy of both offense and defense that he did in Manchester United's central midfielder. It is to rely on only 3-4 people to counterattack. Others, take a break and concentrate on defense.

No way, forced by Brazil!

However, in the 4th minute of the opening game, Ronaldinho had a momentary chance to pass the ball to the center when he got rid of it from the wing, and he also grasped it. However, Rivaldo did not run in place and was intercepted by Bart.

Aldrich's eyes widened suddenly, he made a decisive decision, and gestured on the sidelines, ordering England to attack! r1152 ()