The Coimbra Municipal Stadium completed its expansion and was officially opened last fall.$().(w)(x).()
However, the capacity of this modern stadium, which includes a swimming pool, cinema and fitness club, is still small and can only accommodate 30,000 fans.
On June 18, the Group B match between England and Switzerland started here.
Aldridge walked into the court with his head held high, shook hands with Swiss coach Kuhn, then came to the coach's bench and stood silently waiting for the game to start.
Since defeating the French team in the last game, England's favorite index to win has jumped to the top of this tournament.
Compared with the situation two years ago, although England has become the target of public criticism, the urgency of the situation has minimized this.
In the first match of the group stage, they defeated the French team first. The two opponents behind them were weaker and had less resistance to their qualifying.
After qualifying, you will be in the top eight, further reducing the possibility of being attacked by repeated strong attacks.
The game is played one after another, but in terms of the overall situation, it can be said that if Aldridge led England two years ago to compete in the European Cup, and two years later today is to compete in the World Cup, then the situation today will be extremely bad.
, the top 16 situation of the World Cup will be far more difficult and dangerous than the top 8 situation of the European Cup.
Aldridge's strategic vision has been focused on the top 8 knockout rounds, and he once again emphasized and clarified Scholes's delaying changes in preparation. This point is targeted. After defeating France, the qualifying situation of Group A,
England's own destiny has also undergone earth-shaking changes, that is, whether it will advance first or second in the group!
As the England team and the Swiss team took the field, the Coimbra City Stadium burst into cheers. Fans from both sides cheered and cheered.
"The second round of Group B of the European Cup has begun. The first teams to appear are England and Switzerland. In this group, France and England are the favorites to qualify and even win the championship. However, after the first round, the French team
However, they are ranked at the bottom, and the England team is already considered to qualify early.
, because of the strength of the Swiss and Croatian teams, it is difficult to stop the new World Cup champions from breaking out of the siege! Let us take a look at the lineups of both sides today. The England team has a personnel change. That is the captain of the back line, South.
Gate retired due to injury, and Terry became the main starter.
Goalkeeper: Robinson.
Defenders: Gary Neville, Campbell, Terry, Ashley Cole.
The Swiss team is in the same situation as Croatia after drawing with Croatia in the first round. If they want to qualify, they must at least be undefeated against France and England! Both teams will be tested today!"
The Swiss team also fought back against England. They did not have the technical and tactical strength to escape England's frenzied attack in the midfield and frontcourt, and England's positional warfare was not ideal after the start.
When competing in the World Cup two years ago, people were talking about Irving's inability to return to his best form. In the European Cup, Scholes still failed to reach the heights Aldridge expected in the second game.
He was in a deep position, and he was originally required to make medium and long-distance transfers to instigate attacks and create threats. However, all five of Scholes' attempts to pass the ball over 30 meters in the first 15 minutes ended in failure.
When Aldridge reviews the game, he will silently pay attention to the player's technical ability. Taking passing as an example, if the pass is successful all the time, it means that the state is very good. If one kick is successful and the other fails, if the ball fluctuates greatly, it means that the state is ups and downs.
If the success rate is high and one or two mistakes are interspersed without interruption, it is qualified or okay, but if it fails continuously, it means that the condition is terrible.
If he is allowed to continue to pass it on like this, it will only make him anxious and his performance will become worse and worse.
When playing against France, England and the opponent had almost the same number of positional battles or counterattacks, and there was not much difference in Scholes' condition because the ball was not always under England's control.
However, when playing against Switzerland, the England team has the advantage and stronger control, which puts this kind of delicate technical work to a greater test. It is as if every player is observed under a microscope, and Scholes's poor condition is reflected in it.
More obvious.
Aldridge made a gesture on the sidelines, asking Scholes to reduce the threat of passing the ball in the midfield and backcourt, and make formulaic passes, that is, just do a good job of team passes in short and medium distances. This way, he can gradually accumulate confidence.
Another successful pass, and the team slowly regained its feeling based on its smooth offense.
The forwards and the midfielders must have different methods to get out of shape. Forwards are very simple, they just score goals, while midfielders have to pursue a success rate in handling the ball.
Without Scholes' straight-line instigation from the center, England's advance turned into partial attacks and went wide.
There is space for the wing attack, so Beckham and Ashley Cole dribble the ball forward. When the defensive pressure is too high, the wing cooperation is also very particular. On Beckham's side, Gerrard mainly retreats to provide support.
, Ashley Cole will be more integrated with Lampard on the other side, and Scholes will have wider coverage in the midfield, freely moving and interspersing to form a triangle pass.
Although Scholes was not very good, the England team's wide attack threat today made all the English fans applaud.
Ashley Cole charged forward, and the Swiss team could hardly stop him. Beckham's cross from the right wing to the edge of the dangerous zone was also extremely threatening.
The attack from the two wings that lasted for nearly fifteen minutes caused the Swiss team to intensify its defense on the wings.
They themselves may not have noticed that because they were attacked back and forth by England's two wings, their defensive lateral area was torn apart by the extreme width of the field, and their central space was gradually exposed.
In the 29th minute, Ashley Cole received the ball from the wing and went upfield. This time, he did not cooperate with Lampard. Instead, he directly passed the ball to the front and center of the penalty area, and then inserted
When Scholes touched the ball, he moved the ball diagonally and passed the Swiss midfielder Vicky. He shot a long shot from outside the penalty area!
Shoot the ball to the left side of the goal from the area facing the right side of the goal.
Goalkeeper Steele flew to the end but failed to touch the ball. He only heard a bang and the ball hit the goal post and bounced back!
The Swiss team's penalty area was crowded, and Owen cleverly caught the ball's landing spot, stopped the ball, and shot with a kick!
Defender Yakin used his body to block Irving, and the ball bounced back and out of the penalty area.
Lampard, who had been watching from the outside, immediately started to swing his leg to meet the ball.
Like a half-empty goal, Lampard's long-range shot from outside the penalty area deliberately lowered the ball. The ball shuttled past the feet of the crowd in the penalty area and flew into the goal!
"Once, twice, three times! The Swiss team finally failed to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of England! Scholes' long-range shot lacked luck, Owen's follow-up shot was blocked, and finally Lampard sent the ball in with the final word
In the goal! The midfielder also scored his first goal in this European Cup! England leads Switzerland 1:0!"
England fans cheered heartily in the stands, and smiling faces could be seen everywhere.
There is a rather strange statistic. According to Fleet Street reports, since Aldridge became the coach of the England national team, the number of football hooligans in England and the number of disturbances have shown a relatively obvious downward trend.
Many football critics take this comment for granted.
England is winning, England will not make people fearful, and the trouble factor will naturally be reduced.
Aldridge is like a scheming careerist. Even if the team scores a goal, he just smiles and returns to his serious expression.
The Swiss team is mediocre and second-rate in Europe. The only strongest opponents in the qualifiers are Russia and Ireland, but after all, they are just a group of second-rate players vying for the top spot.
This game against Switzerland must be won. As long as they win, the England team will ensure that they will qualify in the group. Then, in the last round of the game against Croatia, Aldridge can implement a major rotation to allow the main players to have a 7-day rest.
Time to deal with the knockout rounds!
This is of strategic significance to further strive to go further in the European Cup.
In this era when there are no secrets in tactics, England relies on a group of engineers to conquer the world. If it is exhausted by the intensive schedule, then the opponents it encounters will become stronger, and England will not have the slightest advantage. By then, the changes that personal ability can bring
, England is really not as powerful as other European powers. Just like the European football in the eyes of English people, one is British football and the other is continental football.
Before the game, Aldrich gave the team a fatal order to win!
Are you kidding me? When the new World Cup champions play against Switzerland, of course the goal is to fucking win! Even a draw is unacceptable!
After taking the lead, the England team did not relax at all. They continued to exert strong pressure on the Swiss team, and the Swiss team started to make rough fouls while running across the horizontal defensive line. England's methodical offensive mode was instigated by Scholes in the midfield.
Shifting, Beckham and Ashley Cole advanced to the wing, and the wing and center combined to play in depth. This system worked very smoothly. It was understandable that the Swiss team was exhausted and had to commit a foul.
In the 43rd minute, Lampard was brought down to the ground by Vicki in a move that was similar to a hug while running forward. The referee decisively called for a foul and gave Vicki a yellow card. This was what the Swiss team received in the first half.
The third yellow card.
Beckham took the free kick, and the full-moon scimitar stunt reappeared. The ball that bypassed the wall not only dropped rapidly but also had a strong rotation arc. Finally, it went straight to the lower left corner of the goal, hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal.
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This goal made many fans at the scene stunned!
Beckham smiled and ran wildly to celebrate. Today was his first international competition as captain of the national team. He was even happier to score a goal.
It can be considered that England has officially entered a new era. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
