The Young Lion

Thanks to Thieves Seeing me to keep a low profile and Mian Bu Dian for their rewards!

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If it is said that a 30-minute training game is used as the factual basis for transforming the team, this is definitely untenable.

Aldridge will not naively think that playing a training game and explaining his point of view, these players will be convinced and cast their hearts on him. Moreover, in essence, in order to transform the team, it is not an individual to establish authority in the team, but to create A strong team capable of fighting.

Klinsmann posted four pictures on the tactical board. Most of the international players sitting on the grass saw those pictures, and their expressions suddenly became a little depressed.

Perhaps, that is not the scene they are willing to recall.

The content of these four pictures is the game screen when England and Portugal played against each other in the European Cup.

The four pictures are all the freeze-frame moments before the final shot of the goal.

Aldridge needs to communicate with the players to analyze the problems of the past team and its own characteristics. In the selection of valuable game videos, the battle between England and Portugal is the best.

First of all, this is a defeat, a reversal that makes the English feel unbelievable!

From 2:0 to 2:3, among the 5 goals, except for Figo's shocking long-range shot, which is a stroke of genius, it has almost no tactical analysis value, because if Figo is replayed 10 times, it may not be possible to score another goal.

And the other 4 goals, whether they were scored or conceded by England, have very valuable analytical value.

Aldridge watched many players lower their heads and seemed unwilling to look up at the tactical board. He said softly: We have limited time. We cannot discuss and analyze the details of each game in detail. But I think it is necessary for you to A deep understanding of our own problems. And what kind of offense is the most powerful. I chose to analyze the game against Portugal four months ago, not to undermine your confidence. Now, raise your head and listen carefully. I take every word I say in my head and think for myself.

After the players looked up at the tactical board, Aldridge pointed to the first picture.

The content of this picture is before England scored the first goal. The moment when Beckham was about to kick a cross from the right.

Aldridge pointed to the situation in the restricted area.

This goal,

The routine seems to be England's traditional wing cross, but in fact, there is a big difference. Owen and Shearer, these two have been marked to death, but their positions are very reasonable, spread out, attracting two Portuguese central defenders respectively, creating a space in front of the center of the goal. Beckham took the ball from the right and landed in this gap. Our striker was off the mark, but created a chance for his team-mate to score. Scholes accidentally went forward from outside the penalty area, grabbed the spot, and headed the ball into the goal without guards. It was beautiful. A goal, even if it doesn't score, this attack is also very exciting.

Regardless of whether it was unintentional or intentional, in short, the frontcourt cooperation of England's goal is very exciting, because every player has played a role. Owen, Shearer, the two forwards set up screens, Beckham assisted Stanley Coles, McManaman on the other side forced the full-backs not to shrink back and leak, and the frontcourt players all played their part.

Aldridge then pointed to the second picture, which was also the picture before England's goal, and the moment of freezing was still the moment when Beckham kicked a pass.

Our second goal also had a very wonderful cooperation. In the picture, we saw Owen's position on the wing, but you should all remember that Owen took the initiative to pull to the side and faced two Portuguese players. The defense unexpectedly turned around and gave the ball to Beckham. This is the first point where the Portuguese defense was torn apart. They thought that Owen was restricted and pushed Owen to the side, but Owen could pass the ball. Come out and hand it over to his teammates, which disrupted Portugal's defensive deployment. In the second stage, the Portuguese defense line was in chaos, and there was a loophole in the marking. Scholes rushed to the middle of the penalty area, attracting the attention of all Portuguese defensive players. Beckham's cross landed at the back point, McManaman was unmarked, and easily sent the ball into the empty goal. The focus of this goal is, first, Irving's ball. Second, Beckham The cross and the cover formed by Scholes' forward threat, and third, McManaman's back point outflanks and scores the goal.

As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, he glanced at these players and gave them a thumbs up.

Xiaobei scratched his head and smiled.

England's two goals, all assists from his golden right foot, are indeed beautiful.

For a pure shooter like Irving, the screen in the first goal may not have been intentional by him, but he just did his job, but the ball didn't pass to his point.

But for the second goal, Irving's flash of inspiration was extremely critical. When two Portuguese players double-teamed him and was about to break his ball, he was able to pass the ball out. In Aldrich's view, the most magical performance, at other times, he can only rest when he is marked and restricted. If he has the ability to play the ball, even if England plays 442, then the offense can be derived. There are more changes, but this is too demanding for the players themselves, who can score goals and play the ball. Such a comprehensive top striker will start worth at least 30 million pounds in the future.

I think these two goals are very typical. It tells us what kind of cooperation can penetrate the defense of the national team's first-class team, and what kind of game awareness and team cooperation characteristics we should have if we want to break through the opponent's goal. We don’t have an advantage in our offensive and point-to-point confrontation, and if we want to create chaos in the opponent’s defense, we must break the opponent’s targeted deployment.”

The England internationals sitting on the grass sighed.

Leading 2:0 at the time, they all thought they would easily win the game. Portugal seemed powerless to resist, but what happened? That kind of scoring routine is not something they are used to or can often play. It may be just luck, and they caught two opportunities at the beginning of the game.

Aldridge skipped over Figo's long-range shot from Adams' crotch into the dead corner.

He pointed to the third picture, and said with a heavy tone: This is the picture before Rui Costa crossed from the side to assist Pinto to score. This process of conceding the ball is very demoralizing. Because Portugal has gone through more than ten Passing the ball without conceding the ball. We can't limit the opponent. Their advantage in pass control ability is fully reflected, but at the last moment, I still have to point out the problem. When Rui Costa assists, the number of defenders in England's backcourt is greater than the number of opponents. Much more! Especially on the right flank of Portugal’s attack, we have three players vertically, and there are also two or can be understood as three players in the back line to defend against Pinto’s goal. The result? Rui Costa made a cross, Pinto From left to right in front of a large open space, he directly shook his head and scored the goal. Four years ago, I published an article in a media column, evaluating England's loss to Germany, and especially focused on criticizing England's defense that was useless at that time. In the European Cup, England's defense problem is more serious than four years ago. Obviously there are a lot of defenders, but the key point cannot be defended! This is not defeated by the opponent one-on-one, but simply passed by the opponent. We In the case of a larger number of defenders, no one consciously restricts and predicts this situation in advance, and this must be improved!

When it comes to defense, Aldridge's expression is much more serious. Let's not mention the offense. In international competitions, defensive victory is the main theme of this stage.

He pointed to the fourth picture again, and then let out a long sigh.

This goal is even worse than the one just now! Rui Costa has four England defenders double-teaming him in front of him, and then he passes the ball through the foot, and Gomez, the only one on the front line, receives the ball Score the goal to complete the big reversal. The problem exposed by the loss of the ball is clear enough through this picture, and the back waistline is completely vacuum! Rui Costa's pass rolled out of the gap, and then arrived without any hindrance The danger zone of the front line, and our two central defenders also have big problems, one is cheated by Gomez, and the other is completely watching the show. Gentlemen, I don't understand, the second goal in the first half , most of the players are dead standing in the defensive position without the awareness of anticipating and intercepting the passing route. In the second half, the conceded goal is a clear contrast. Even if there is one of Rui Costa's players, one of them is standing in front of the two central defenders to protect the back line. I don't think Rui Costa's pass will go to Gomez's feet easily. It's weird to have two very different defensive issues exposed in one game.

After Aldridge took over the national team, he began to replay England's games in the past year. Only this game against Portugal puzzled him. Generally speaking, there may be many problems exposed by a top team, such as a certain One point was penetrated, such as excessive offensive and weakened the defense, but two contradictory problems appeared in the pure defensive tactics, which is very rare.

Just like this game, there was an extreme contrast between the pressing in the first half and the strength in the second half. In the first half, the static defense lost the ball, and in the second half, it was active and aggressive, or lost the ball. England, what is your defensive strategy?

Beckham raised his hand and said solemnly: Coach, we failed to restrict Portugal's ground pass and control cooperation in the first half. Coach Keegan asked us to actively fight in the second half to restrict them so that they could not move smoothly. Play together in the frontcourt.”

Aldrich looked up at the sky, slightly speechless.

Sounds like the correct adjustment.

However, active fighting requires a strategy. If you don't usually practice, just rely on the wolves' tactics to swarm up and grab, is it useful?

If it is useful, then the defense on the football field is simple, isn't it just running and grabbing!

Under the premise of active fighting without a strategy, the most likely problem is that the entire defensive system itself is in chaos, resulting in a disjointed defense line and a loss of sense of hierarchy. On the contrary, it is easier to be penetrated, just like England's third reversed goal.

To fight, you have to use your brain to fight.

Four people double-teamed Rui Costa, and finally allowed the opponent to score twice with an assist. This is too embarrassing.

England fans can't forgive Maradona, what's bothering him is that the opponent used the hand of God to steal the victory.

And the strength of the England national team at that time was indeed very strong. If Maradona was directly blown away by a swarm of bees, then England would fail if it failed. Scoring the best goal in the history of the World Cup, this kind of performance may be rare in a century. Even if Messi copied it later, the two goals cannot be compared at all.

The defense of the England national team of that generation was no problem, but it happened that Maradona performed miracles against the sky and the hand of God. Therefore, if the current England national team is defeated by Rui Costa If they break through the first floor, they concede the ball. There is nothing to say, but they can be defeated by the opponent with a seemingly rough but stupid defense.

After reading the four pictures, Aldrich also finished his analysis. He saw that many players looked solemn and thoughtful, and he clapped his hands and said, Okay, we know what's wrong with defense and how to play offensively. Power, now, is the stage where we solve the defensive problem and then activate the offensive power! (To be continued...)