Aldridge walked into the Alvadra Stadium with the attitude of a warrior. His expression was serious, his eyes were sharp, and there was no sign of excitement or relaxation. He was majestic and solemn at the same time.
The Alvadra Stadium was packed, and the number of fans of the Greek team was far from comparable to that of the English team. In terms of external factors, the English team had an advantage over the Greek team.
The main lineup of the England team, which qualified one round ahead of schedule, is more energetic than the Greek team. The English team is familiar with Lisbon and does not have to travel to prepare for the game here. The Greek team will mainly compete in the Porto area in the group stage.
After two and a half years, Aldridge and Rehagel met again on the sidelines of the game. The two coaches shook hands and greeted each other, then came to stand in front of their respective coaches' benches.
England is strong, Greece is weak.
World recognized!
However, in the eyes of the two coaches, their respective ambitions and grasp of the key points of the game will not easily conclude the trend of the game.
England needs to be vigilant, Greece needs to be patient.
The stronger player should theoretically have more opportunities, but as Quentin Crisp's rules explain: hold back the opponent!
The Greek team will use defense to hold England back, and then look for opportunities to inflict heavy losses on England!
If England is not prepared, especially psychologically, they will become anxious when they fail to attack, which will affect their performance in the game.
This is a very delicate game situation.
In the scorching heat of midsummer, with all the excitement, as the sun sets, the Greek team and England team enter the field, and the battle horn of the second quarter-finals is blowing!
"The new World Cup champions England and the dark horse team Greece, which is attracting attention in this competition, are about to compete for a spot in the semi-finals at the Alvadra Stadium. This highly disparate match is about to begin. After the England team qualified early in the group stage
This gave the main players a good rest. The Greek team fought with Russia until the last minute. Although they lost to Russia, they were lucky enough to advance to the top 8. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
England 442.
Goalkeeper: Robinson.
Defenders: Gary Neville, Campbell, Terry, Ashley Cole.
The game is about to begin. After this game, another team will bid farewell to the European Cup. But we hope that the team that continues to move forward and the team that leaves can leave a classic battle for all viewers before the ending!"
Aldrich reviewed the Greek team's starting lineup, and no unexpected candidates appeared. After all, Greek talents are limited, and the selection of personnel for the formation is relatively limited. The changes are nothing more than the team's tactical play. Because
In this way, Rehagel's reputation as a master tactician is undisputed.
The Greek team's starting lineup seemed to be 451, but in fact this statically balanced formation did not have reference value.
When they defend, generally speaking, it is 541. If you break it down in detail, they will have sweepers to hold back to prevent the opponent from penetrating the ball. When attacking, the two full-backs will not assist much, and they will only hit the midfielder at most.
Provide support nearby and will not go deep into the opponent's half to avoid being hit by a counterattack and leaving open spaces on the sidelines.
The reason why this game for the England team will definitely be difficult is because the Greek team happens to have a style of play that absolutely restrains all offensive football formations.
Extremely anti-counterfeit!
There is nothing special about 541. Not every team that plays 541 can achieve the effect of the Greek team and create a miracle like the Greek team. Therefore, the Greek team’s defense is very representative. After all, their players’ personal strength is not
It is outstanding that the overall centripetal force and chemical reaction of the team play a key role.
The game started with England kicking off first.
Rehagel cheered up and concentrated on observing the England team's combat posture in this game.
He is not afraid of England's wild attack.
Every opponent the Greek team encounters will press them to attack wildly, even Russia is no exception. They can produce offensive data of 18 shots and 9 hits on them!
What Rehhagel is thinking today is very similar to Aldrich two years ago.
Don’t be afraid of your opponent attacking, just be afraid your opponent won’t attack!
Only the opponent attacks, attacks, and attacks again.
Fail, fail, fail again.
When the strong players lose their patience, lose their composure, or continue to increase their offensive forces, the gaps exposed in the backcourt will be clear at a glance. Only then will the Greek team have the natural soil to counterattack!
England!
Attack!
Show off your strong arrogance to your heart's content, attack and oppress!
If you can't kill me, I will take your life when you are not prepared!
What Rehhagel wanted, England gave it to him right after the start.
England attacks!
Irving is at the front, pressing on the Greek team's defense. Since the Greek team has sweepers and is relatively late, they usually don't dare to go offside, especially when there are many defenders, which requires a higher level of collective understanding.
If one player is a step too late and is caught offside by the opponent, they will fall short.
Coupled with Owen's fast speed and running characteristics, the Greek team did not dare to commit offside in this game.
When Irving pressed forward and stepped on the penalty area line, Rehagel was calm and calm, and the players on the Greek team were even more calm as usual.
Behind Irving, Gerrard, Lampard, Scholes, and Beckham move in a dislocated and asymmetrical flat diamond at four points. They have both depth and back-row protection and support, making the entire frontcourt offensive system
The distribution is balanced and flexible.
Ashley Cole's position was just past the midline, and Gary Neville and Ashley Cole on the other side were positioned parallel to each other. The two full-backs only crossed half-court less than 3 meters with their feet.
Scholes only sorted out the offense in the area in front of the top of the center circle.
Behind Ginger Head, Hargreaves was almost parallel to Campbell, with Terry trailing behind.
The England team also had changes today, both offensively and defensively.
Rehhagel cannot see the changes on the offensive end yet. It is impossible to draw a conclusion based on the position of the players alone. It will take time to observe slowly.
On the defensive end, the general position of England's defensive players when attacking made Rehagel look slightly dazed, lowering his head and contemplating.
The England team's two central defenders did not position themselves in parallel. It seemed that Terry was trailing behind and Campbell stepped forward.
When marching and fighting, a camp layout is important to test the commander's commanding ability. Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Yi only looked at the messy camp layout of the Shu army after Zhuge Liang withdrew his troops. However, he gave Zhuge Liang the evaluation of "a wizard in the world".
There is a similar situation on the football field. Rehagel, who has been immersed in this field for many years, only looks at England's defensive position after the start. He can feel it without much reasoning and clearing up his thoughts.
Aldrich's tactical talents.
Two and a half years ago, the two played against each other, and Greece lost to England. Rehagel didn't take it to heart. At that time, the Greek team was not strong, and there were problems in the team's locker room. Later, he purged a group of people.
.Promoted a group of people and re-kneaded them to build the team into shape as quickly as possible. The time was very tight, which made them almost unable to qualify for the European Cup because they lost the first two games in the qualifiers.
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The first 3 minutes of the game passed.
Rehagar smelled something bad.
It made him feel fear and surprise in his heart.
3 minutes, 180 seconds.
The Greek team never touched the ball!
England were passing the ball, passing the ball, passing the ball!
Lampard passed back to Ashley Cole, who passed to Scholes. Scholes then passed the ball diagonally to Beckham. Beckham passed the ball diagonally back to meet Gerrard. Gerrard kept passing the ball and then
Pass the ball back to Scholes, who then passes it diagonally to Lampard...
What is England doing?
Unlimited short passes?
No penetrating passing or movement at all!
The spectators in the stands were also puzzled.
Greek fans booed England, while English fans were left scratching their heads as to what magic had been cast on their team today.
It seems that I have lost the courage to threaten and attack!
I'm afraid only Aldrich is praising England, while Rehhagel is frowning in worry.
In just three minutes, England's attitude changed drastically from what he had imagined.
Yes, England's attack lasted past half-time.
The full-backs have already passed half-time!
There are only four players in the second half.
Goalkeeper, two central defenders, one defensive midfielder.
Including Hargreaves, England's players in the Greek half were all involved in passing and kicking, and they were so cautious!
At the end of the 4th minute, the England team finally launched a threatening offensive.
Beckham passed the ball to Scholes, who passed it directly to Gerrard in front of him. Gerrard passed the ball diagonally back to him, and Lampard followed up with a heavy shot from long range.
The Greek team's defense in the first 4 minutes was divided into two parts. The back line would not attack easily, ensuring the number of defenders and compressed space in the dangerous area of the penalty area, and not giving England any room to move.
The midfielders, including the forwards, all retreated to the half court to counterattack, with clear positioning, with help on the wings, and double defensive midfielders in the middle. The forwards retreated to the central midfielder area to counterattack without any effort.
However, no matter how hard they fought, the actual offensive and defensive numbers were at a disadvantage.
Because England did not push the threatening attack to the front line, in the space between the center line and the opponent's penalty area line, as long as the England team did not move forward or pass the penetrating ball, they would always have more people than the Greek team involved in counterattack interception.
There are more people!
What Rehhagel is worried about is that he doesn't care about the England team's return pass in these nearly one hundred passes. In the return pass, the offensive and defensive situation returns to its original state. As long as the Greek team does not rush out to intercept in a hurry,
The England team is reorganizing its attack.
But England's lateral passing.
That is to say, Lampard, Scholes, Beckham, and Gerrard pass the ball back and forth from left to right, and from right to left, allowing Rehager to pull the ball back and forth.
The alarm sounded.
The tactical effect of lateral passing is to tear apart the parallel defense line. In other words, whether the back line or the midfield line, as the ball moves laterally, they need to move as a whole to compress the defensive space closer to the ball. If the England team
If they move forward once and then launch a risky offensive, then the Greek team's
The movement of the defensive line is effective, and the failure to prevent it is the result. At least this movement process is absolutely correct and effective. However, when the England team moves and then moves, the Greek team must also passively follow the movement, and England passes the ball and runs with it.
How many people were there? How many people were there when the Greek team was forced to move the defense line laterally?
This will first consume the physical energy of the Greek team. Compared with running up and down, which consumes physical energy very intuitively, the Greek team plays an extremely defensive role and only relies on a few people to attack. The physical energy consumption of running up and down is actually not large. England is obviously taking advantage of it today.
The width of the pitch to consume them!
At the same time, because Gerrard's position is close to Irving, once Gerrard receives the ball, it will sound an early warning signal for the entire Greek team's defense. Therefore, Gerrard only shoots the ball and cannot even find the distance.
He would also kick the ball back to the England team's full-back or midfielder with a long pass. No matter how he passed it or who he passed it to, Gerrard could bring enough panic and tension to the Greek team.
What if he stops the ball and starts to break through? What if he cooperates with the teammate who comes in behind or passes the ball to Irving?
When the defense line moves frequently, the defensive gaps will be exposed inadvertently. Although it is not obvious, it cannot stop the England team's long-range shots from the outside!
Lampard's long-range shot hit the goal directly. The ball passed between the two defenders of the opponent. Unfortunately, the angle of the shot was a bit right, and it was firmly collected by the goalkeeper.
Then, England retreated, with almost no change in the overall formation. They retreated 20 yards and waited for the Greek team to attack. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
