The Young Lion

After 36 years of waiting, the dream is about to come true!

McManaman wins the Golden Ball! The Three Lions advance to Yokohama!

One day swallows thousands of miles like a tiger, England moves like a tiger!

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Reports of the battle were flying, and the England-Pakistan battle was spread all over the world, and the evaluation of the two teams was mixed.

Some people think that Brazil played the pinnacle of offensive football, although the defeat is glorious, some people think that England's delay and foul tactics entered the extra time to score the victory in the second half, and some people think that England defeated the South American duo in a row. Will become the mainstream of football in the future, some people think...

Football is often like this. It is not the player who plays the best, or the player who plays the most in line with the values ​​of more people, must win!

The Netherlands, the uncrowned king, can win the hearts of countless fans all over the world, but they can't get a Hercules Cup.

A team on the cusp of the storm, whether it wins or loses, cannot escape someone scolding with their ears on the left, and someone holding their cheeks in admiration and obsession on the right.

When a team has an obvious change, it is easiest to highlight the head coach. The most intuitive change is the record, followed by skills and tactics. Even if the victorious general changes skills and tactics, as long as he is still winning, the main coach The role of the coach is not obvious, but the team changes from strong to weak, from weak to strong, and the ups and downs of the record will be the time when the head coach is most likely to be the focus.

In the past, England was a bit rigid 442, and the record was always high or low. Who is the head coach? Little seems to be remembered by the outside world.

And now England, not only is the record skyrocketing, but also the technical and tactical play is full of new colors. Aldridge has no way not to be noticed by the outside world. There is no way not to be touted or bashed.

People who lash out at him. It's nothing more than the fact that the young coach has become utilitarian and can only shrink back, and even shamelessly makes the players use rough fouls, which is contemptible.

Those who admire him will analyze the efforts made by the head coach in the contest between England and Brazil. Whether it is the equal score in the first half or the grandeur of the winning goal in the end, they are all talked about.

This is the obvious Aldrich color, the style of the young coach.

Not necessarily fixed in a defensive or offensive frame. But there are always surprises.

The overall anti-counterattack has become a hot topic in the outside world. Among them, the flexible changes in the counterattack routine, the use of changing fronts,

There is also the 9-man cross-half strike that may never appear again, in short, it gives enough supporters and critics.

McManaman became a hero, and the British football program analyzed the attack that scored the goal in overtime, combined with Aldridge and the team's players before overtime to arrange tactics together, without looking for Aldrich Qi confirmed that the outside world knew that such an astonishingly large amount of money must have come from the deployment at that time.

Ball critics of all stripes. Celebrities stood up one after another to explain and analyze, seeming to be mysterious and mysterious. For example, no matter from the opportunity, development, and end of this attack, the whole process includes the right time, place, people and so on.

On the contrary, Woodward, the coach of the England rugby national team, expressed the essence succinctly and clearly, which made the outside spectators have a sense of clarity: If you regard England's last attack as watching a rugby game, football becomes rugby. Isn’t it much easier to understand if you don’t use your hands? Maybe Aldrich Hall should consider switching to a football coach, and I believe he will also be able to achieve great success.”

Those who are interested listen to it and feel that this is really the truth.

Move, attract, disrupt, the front row shields the wind and rain and covers to disturb the enemy, the rear row attacks calmly and orderly, and the final decision is made when the opportunity is right.

It's a pity that this is football after all, and no coach will imitate this offensive routine. Rugby is interrupted, and the offensive and defensive teams are lined up to start from static. In football, except for a 45-minute stop, even if the game is interrupted for the rest of the time, it will not be played. It is possible to return the formation of both sides to the original static state. In a fluid game, how can it be possible to be as crazy as rugby in every attack?

However, thinking of Woodward's words, outside supporters' admiration for Aldridge has risen to a higher level.

Look, the young coaches have stolen from rugby and used them in football games!

The England team left Tokyo on the night of the semi-finals. Four days later, the final will be staged in Yokohama. They went to Yokohama ahead of schedule. The German team had already arrived in Yokohama on this day.

Aldridge was not reunited with his family, and Melanie came to Japan and wandered around with her two sons.

When preparing for the World Cup final in Yokohama, the England players were very serious on the training ground, and they sat on the field in groups of three or five during the break. On the first day, everyone looked a little dazed, probably feeling that everything was not real. The next day, I got better a lot. We cheered each other up. Although we didn't talk much, we were united.

Ferdinand and Bart, who missed the final, still participated in training, but the state of the two was obviously different from others, as if it was easier than a substitute. Of course, they could not make it to the final.

At the same time, Ferdinand was caught in transfer rumors again. Leeds United couldn't help but want to sell him for cash.

At the same time, news came from England that due to disagreements over Ferdinand's transfer, Leeds United coach O'Reilly had a falling out with Leeds United chairman Ridsdale, and they will leave!

It is certain that Ferdinand will be sold. Anyway, his World Cup is basically over. After the third day of training, he found Aldridge privately and had some discussions, suggesting that he wants to transfer back to Millwall. , Aldrich pretended not to understand his hint, and did not make any statement. In fact, Ferdinand knew that he could not return to Millwall, so how could Aldrich not understand?

Regarding O'Reilly's resignation and Ferdinand's intention to return to Millwall, Aldridge always felt that these two people were not kind.

Without O'Reilly's demands and promises, how could Ridsdale have gambled heavily on the future of Leeds United in the past few years?

After losing the bet, O'Reilly patted his butt and left, leaving a mess for White Rose. Just like that, the media said that O'Reilly had retired after his success.

Ferdinand was not kind, he left as soon as he wanted to, but now he sees that Millwall has sold Materazzi. The central defender position needs to be supplemented. Then come to recommend yourself.

If he hadn't walked out of Millwall. Aldridge took him to the Lion King Stadium without saying a word.

But Millwall is no longer a place where he can come and go whenever he wants, whether it’s the airs of a wealthy family or Aldrich’s face that doesn’t know how much it’s worth, anyway, he doesn’t want Ferdinand, there are so many good central defenders in the world , Millwall wants to poach people, to be famous, to be famous, to be rich. Afraid of not being able to buy people?

June 29

Aldrich attended the press conference of the World Cup finals. A few days ago, the city was full of people who were the topic of discussion. Now it seems that all reporters are no longer picky and provocative.

The press conference was carried out in an orderly manner, and it was so normal that it was uneventful.

The German team was originally a team with excellent physical fitness. During their promotion process, this feature obviously made an important contribution to their winning games. The England team played extra time. Although it was not long, it was better than the German team. One day less rest, indeed. In terms of physical fitness, the German team will have a certain advantage. But I think of the World Cup final, the impact of physical fitness has become negligible, and willpower is the most important. In this regard, the German team is world-renowned. I believe England The team will show the willpower to not lose to the German team and put into the game.

Barack's absence is good news for us. Without Ballack, the German team would not be able to reach the final. He is too important to the German team. He is the soul of the team. But as I said earlier, if you despise Germany Team, the team willpower of the opponent will make England regret, we also have two players who cannot play, they are very sad, the reality is a bit cruel to them, but their teammates will use the victory to soothe their regret as much as possible.

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In the evening, in Osaka, the Brazilian team that failed to advance to the final was fully fired. The South Korean team, which was fighting locally, probably wanted to fight for a third place and played very aggressively.

6:0.

The 3r combination turned South Korea's Tae Chi Tiger into a pet cat, and it was arbitrary. Hiddink disdained Aldrich's intensive defense before the game, and the Dutch coach's natural offensive factor made the Asian Red Devils lose vigorously.

There will be no suspense for Aliens to be the top scorer in this World Cup. He scored 9 goals in 7 games, not only breaking the curse of being the top scorer in the World Cup for more than 20 years, but also placing him on the top scorer list. The second-ranked Klose opened up a gap of 4 goals.

Could Klose have a big four against England?

Unless England's defense is paper, Saudi Arabia just let him score three goals. If England really wants Klose to score four goals, he would rather believe that tomorrow will be the end of the world.

Ronaldinho also won the crown of a statistic through his outstanding performance, the assist king, and he also has 9 assists.

At the end of the third place game, if the Samba's magnificent performance is to be scored, it should be at least 90 points, with a difference of 10 points. Among them are their adjustments in the group stage, which are not perfect, and there is also a shortcoming of not being able to enter the final.

But in any case, in this World Cup, there are two worlds of ice and fire. The passionate Samba Army has pushed offensive football to a peak in recent years, while the ruthless Three Lions have sublimated their anti-counterfeiting philosophy. The highest pursuit of offensive and defensive balance has been perfectly presented by the two teams. Maybe in 10 more matches, the Brazilian team will have a better chance of winning, and England will not be able to win the opponent a few times, but in the semi-final in Saitama In the end, it was England who had the last laugh.

June 30, 2002.

As the evening approached, Aldrich sat on the bus and led the Three Lions to the Yokohama International Stadium.

Looking at the retrograde scenery outside the window, you can see fans in various poses, you can see the new look brought by the World Cup, and you can feel the charm of football among the crowd.

His face was calm, but his mind was full of thoughts.

The World Cup has come to the end. The end of this trip is just ahead. The Asian World Cup is full of wolves, and the final battle has entered the countdown.

England, Germany.

This pair of old enemies described by the outside world is just that in the past hundred years, German bombers have turned half of London into ruins. In 1966, Germany encountered an unsolved case at the goal line. England won the Hercules Cup for the first time. After that, it lost Germany for more than 30 years. Now , the European political economy, Germany's game with the United Kingdom in the EU, the impact of the pound and the euro, one after another, intertwined, endless grievances, indescribable subtleties.

Enemy?

Absolutely not. Germany overlooks England. A good league does not mean that the national team is strong. Germany is a veteran team full of medals of honor. England is actually a paper tiger. I have pursued it, I am too honorable.

No matter how the outside media hypes up this battle between England and Germany, England can't be proud. Even if the last match slaughtered Germany in the away game, and Germany came to the final with scolding and controversy, and some souls couldn't make it to the game. Leer is not at all relaxed at the moment, and it may be good to be cautious as if walking on thin ice. Aldrich led the Three Lions, which beat South American duo, to compete with the German chariot for the number one in the world. Naturally, we will know who will die after the fight. In fact, the two teams are actually minimally affected by the outside world.

Before dark, both Germany and England arrived at the Yokohama International Stadium. The World Cup held every four years, the final peak contest is about to kick off. (to be continued..) ()