The Young Lion

After Bart understood the note sent by the coach, he immediately woke up and performed his duties by observing the situation on the field.

In the 27th minute of the game, Greece once again attacked Lampard's side. The wide player dribbled the ball on the right and was intercepted by Lampard and Ashley Cole.

Lampard and Cole tacitly cooperated to pass the ball in 2 to 1 to complete the turn and move forward. At this time, there was a large space in front of him, but the opponent's forwards and wide players were all active in the area behind him, concentrated on this side. He did not assist before. Going up, he was afraid of being pierced on the side that could not come back, but at this moment, he saw Bart actively move a little distance to his side. Fiction novel chapters are updated the fastest

The stadium is huge, but the distance between players is only a few meters, which can create completely different new situations.

Butt's movement freed Lampard from his worries and strode forward with the ball.

Butt observes the situation in the backcourt. Although the Greek players are retreating to defend, once they launch a counterattack, they must still attack the right side. He must strengthen the lateral movement to expand the defensive area. The most important thing is to change the starting position of the defense. .

Bart, with extremely sharp eyes, hates to blink, observes the opponent's position, and guards the key defensive position. Now, his position is not the center of the midfielder, but has been biased to the left. This is the most effective way to launch a counterattack against the Greek keneng Threat offense made adjustments.

Aldridge saw Bart's movement from the sidelines and nodded slightly.

Butt's ability is barely top-notch, it can only be said to be reluctant, but fortunately he is not a rotten piece of wood, even if he does not have a stable chance to play in Manchester United. right now. But it is the best choice for the England national team.

The frontal defense only puts him as a single midfielder. The defense must be worrying. The correct statement is that Aldridge let Beckham and Lampard retreat to make up for the midfielder and jointly protect the defense. But when attacking, Bart cannot count on the left and right sides. There are still people to assist him. He must complete the duties of a single midfielder, no matter who assists Lampard or Beckham. Once they are counterattacked, especially if the opponent fully spreads out the offense using the width of the field, then one of the two must return to the defense to fill the gap left by the full-back's assist.

Aldridge observed Bart's running route within a few minutes, and nodded secretly: his talent is limited, but he can implement the head coach's tactical arrangements.

If Bart hadn't been able to play as Keane's substitute at Manchester United, Aldridge would not have eagerly expected Hargreaves to grow up as soon as possible. After all, Bart is only 26 years old now!

But he spent his golden age on the bench, it is really hard to expect great improvement in the future.

As long as Bart is in this position,

After being able to provide defensive protection for the offense, England's offensive suddenly came alive. Get into the offensive rhythm they worked out in the second half of last year.

Before Lampard and Ashley Cole were afraid of this side and failed to boldly step forward to assist, Greece switched from offense to defense. Focus on the side of Beckham and Neville. As for the three people in the backcourt, Scholes, McManaman, Owen, Greece has at least 5 people defending. I am really not afraid of them, except for one McManaman. Apart from the extremely threatening dribbling, others are nothing to be afraid of!

The offensive and defensive situation on the field was changing bit by bit. As the two sides continued to switch between offense and defense again and again, England's advantages began to be revealed.

Aldridge had his hands on his hips, his eyes piercing.

Greece, I can't keep up with the rhythm!

Greece attacked England's defense on the right again and again, and occasionally shifted to the left suddenly, but they couldn't achieve the unexpected effect, because England's left was not empty.

On the contrary, the players are getting better after England's offensive is active, and the threat of each cooperation is constantly increasing.

Ferdinand won the header with the opponent's striker, and calmly passed the ball to Beckham in front. After the header was successful, he also pointed to the unmarked Neville on the right side of Beckham.

This season, Ferdinand has made greater progress under O'Reilly. He is stronger than he was at Millwall, because he is an unstoppable main force in Leeds United, and he has been tempered in the European Champions Cup. He performed well in the group stage stage, and now he is England's main central defender. Campbell, who is sitting on the bench, has no support from the outside world even if he has complaints.

Now he is commendable for his stability and general style on the field, especially at the central defender position.

Beckham couldn't see the direction of Ferdinand's finger, and he didn't need Ferdinand to guide him. As the focus of being marked, Beckham stopped the ball without turning around and hit Neville horizontally. The defender of Beckham immediately moved to Neville. , the latter passed the ball back to Beckham, 2 to 1, Beckham took the ball forward and launched an attack.

Just after halftime, there was another blocker in front of him. Beckham glanced at Scholes, who was marked to death in front of him, and decisively passed a wide-ranging diagonal pass to the left.

The sudu of this half-high ball was not fast. Ashley Cole came up from the edge and caught the ball and quickly dribbled it forward.

England entered the danger zone in front of the opponent's penalty area forty yards from the wing, and the Greek defense alarm sounded.

Ashley Cole took the ball to the outside and crossed the center after encountering the defense. Scholes, who was marked to death before, had already taken the initiative to run over to meet him. Facing the ground ball, he kicked the ball and the ball rolled to The front fell at the feet of McManaman.

The most active player in England's frontcourt today is McManaman. He is more energetic than others, because he is no longer the first choice in Real Madrid. His physical fitness is weak and his fighting spirit is strong.

McManaman stopped the ball and turned around to face the Greek back line. McManaman didn't have much time. If he hesitated, the opponent would inevitably surround the penalty area. Scholes ran diagonally to the other side, attracting the defensive players away.

McManaman is in excellent form today, and the football is hard to break under his feet. This time, he turned sideways to the goal and first moved the ball to the inside. Quickly buckle the ball towards the penalty area, start an explosive breakthrough!

He passed the opponent's central defender and went straight into the penalty area!

A chance to face the goal at a half-single angle of 45 degrees!

McManaman's expression is extremely determined, which is in stark contrast to his light-handed ball-handling skills.

I don't know when, he has begun to look forward to welcoming the FIFA match day as soon as possible.

Why?

Is it intolerable to sit on the bench at Real Madrid?

Or is he hoping for redemption after being snubbed by Hoddle and Keegan? Reproduce your heroic appearance in the European Cup five years ago?

I don't know.

He just knows. national team. There is a place for him!

The man who had never exchanged a word with each other when they first met, but seemed to be enemies across the air. Now his coach, named Aldrich Hall.

In the 95/96 season, Millwall debuted in the Premier League, and Liverpool's prestige is still alive. In the battle at Anfield, the Lions stomped on the Red Army and became famous in Europe. In the FA Cup final, the Lions nailed the Red Army to the pillar of shame. McManaman, Fowler led by the notorious Liverpool Spicy Brothers!

Times have changed, and McManaman never thought that one day he would play under Aldridge's account. Even when Aldridge took over the national team, he had the idea of ​​announcing his withdrawal from the national team.

Anyway, that man definitely doesn't like himself!

absolute!

However, from being recruited into the new national team to three days after the training camp, McManaman was moved from the bottom of his heart.

What do players need most?

The first is trust.

The second is the juese that suits you.

Aldrich gave him both of these!

McManaman remembers his shock from six months ago.

The man who once criticized the spicy buddies mercilessly said such words to him.

Steve. You are the player with the best ball control and dribbling ability in this group of national team members. You will be a very important part of my tactical design. If you play well, it will be easy for us to win. If you play well No, it is very slim for us to win, I hope you can play an important role in the national team!

Aldridge said these words to McManaman when he first talked with the national team players one by one. There is not a single word of falsehood!

In terms of technical characteristics, the England national team cannot find a player with better dribbling ability and ball-handling ability than McManaman. Provide a change, a sharp breakthrough may be able to create an excellent scoring opportunity, which is far more intuitive than complicated teamwork.

McManaman was deeply moved, and Aldrich's trust made him unable to restrain his determination to repay!

Moreover, the arrangement with Juese from the position on the court is also McManaman's favorite.

Hell, in Real Madrid, he is almost being used as a sapper!

No way, in Real Madrid, more and more big-name players want to control the ball. He can't be ranked, and he can't even get a starting position. He has to take on more defensive tasks!

Perhaps the names of the top scorers predicted by Renmen every summer in the Premier League are nothing more than a few, such as Henry, Larson, Yorke, Ibrahimovic, and the assist list seems to have no suspense, Manchester United's golden wings plus Ronaldinho.

But just a year and a half ago, when McManaman left the Premier League, he and Giggs were on the same page in the assist list. Every season, McManaman, Giggs, and Beckham are the assist list. There are three names that are far ahead, and when he left, the total assists in the Premier League ranked second, after Giggs, and in terms of assist efficiency per game, he ranked first! It was only now surpassed by Beckham, but still ranked second!

He is definitely a player who plays football with his brain. Let’s not talk about what happens outside the court, but on the court, his playing style is the type of player who puts the overall situation first and contributes to the team. If he has the professionalism of Scholes, His club achievements should be limitless.

McManaman, who got a semi-single-handed chance, took another step forward, widened the distance with the opponent's defender, and then lightly crossed the middle. Owen stretched out his foot before the opponent's defender and stabbed the ball into the goal from the near corner. among.

England scored! McManaman made a beautiful breakthrough. He assisted Owen. Owen's clever shot broke through the goal of Greece! Liverpool's former star teamed up with Liverpool's shining number one star this season to help England occupy First chance!

After Irving scored a goal, he ran to celebrate with a smile on his face. McManaman stepped back towards the sidelines and also showed a smile.

At this time, he suddenly looked towards the side of the court, and saw Aldrich waving his arms slightly to celebrate the goal from a distance. He raised his right arm and gave a thumbs up to that side.

The mood he has never had before, coming to the national team to play for free, makes him happy, satisfied, proud, and makes him not want to go back to the club!

He made a move that Ronaldinho often did in Millwall. Often after Ronaldinho assisted or scored a goal, he would gesture his thumb towards the sidelines, as if telling Aldridge: I am here, don’t worry!

Seeing McManaman's gesture, Aldrich also smiled and raised his right hand in response to a thumbs up.

Great job, Steve! (to be continued...)

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