England's strongest team has always been its midfield, especially since the national team's lineup has not changed much in the past few years. The national team uses basically the same main lineup for all games, and everyone cooperates very well.[][]..[]
Portugal's pressure was not excessive, but its speed in returning to defense was not as good as England's forward burst.
In the 7th minute of the game, Hargreaves grabbed the ball from Deco, quickly launched a counterattack, and handed the ball to Beckham who was running forward.
Ronaldo pulls to the side, but Beckham does not pull to the side. Beckham is in a parallel position to protect the inside line in front of the penalty area, so Beckham runs forward. If Ronaldo chases back, the distance will be farther. On the contrary, if Ronaldo wants to cut inside
If so, Beckham can block him.
Beckham dribbled the ball forward and encountered Maniche's attack. He quickly distributed the ball to Scholes who was following up in the middle. Then Beckham suddenly stopped and stopped moving forward. How to counterattack? They closed their eyes
Everybody knows.
Beckham didn't step forward in order to stabilize the defense. It was Lampard who rushed forward on the other side.
Lampard moved forward quickly, almost parallel to Scholes who was dribbling the ball forward.
Scholes passed the ball diagonally to the right in front of Costinha. Gerrard got the ball on the right side of the penalty area, took a step and then passed the ball across!
Costinha turned around and saw the ball rolling past him. Lampard pressed past him in the middle of the penalty area. When he touched the ball, Carvalho and Andrade came forward one after another.
Rooney ran diagonally through the two centre-backs, and Lampard's through ball came as expected.
Carvalho raised his hand to signal that Rooney was offside, but the linesman made no comment.
Rooney got the ball behind Andrade and from Valente's side, and used physical confrontation to steadily protect the ball towards the goal. It can be regarded as a one-way goal!
All England fans were ready to cheer. But Rooney kicked the ball into the side netting!
It looked like it had been scored, but the next second everyone realized that the ball had not been scored!
Rooney was obviously impatient, and Aldridge could see it even from a long distance away. Few forwards would hit the goal hard when it was a one-on-one opportunity. They could calmly choose an angle to push or volley with moderate force.
, and the ball shot by Rooney was powerful and heavy, which is not impossible. The effect of the confident striker made the goalkeeper despair, but when it deviated from the goal, it can only be said that he was not calm enough.
"England missed a great opportunity! Wayne Rooney wasted Lampard's pass! Portugal should be careful. England will obviously use defensive counterattacks to defeat them today. Of course, maybe as the game develops,
Sir Hall will adjust England's tactics."
Rooney looked annoyed after missing this opportunity. He wanted to score.
As long as he scores one more goal, he will tie Baros's goal number and rank first in the scorer list based on goal efficiency.
Portugal escaped. Scolari wanted to make Portugal more conservative, but this is not the technical and tactical style that Portugal is good at. At the same time, due to local operations, the high fighting spirit of the players will affect them in shaping the game situation.
In other words, in front of the elders at home, Portugal is unwilling to take back like England, passively taking a beating and waiting for a sneak attack.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a calm expression, so calm that it made people think he had a plan in mind.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that the two opponents England faced in the knockout round were too crucial.
They faced both Greece, which was extremely defensive, and the Czech team, which had offensive points everywhere.
They met two opponents with extreme styles and defeated them. This was not only important for improving the team's confidence, but also further improved the team's game reading ability!
Portugal is not as good as Greece defensively, but not as good offensively as the Czech Republic.
They don't have as many offensive points as the Czech team, and their cooperation is smooth and tacit, especially team cooperation. Team cooperation makes the ball move quickly and the game rhythm is fast. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Figo, no matter how fast they dribble, they can pass the ball quickly.
? Although individual breakthroughs are sometimes more efficient than team passing and cutting, the England team has compressed the space in the dangerous zone and curbed the opponent's advantage in this area.
The final word is that Portugal lacks hidden attack points. It is clear at a glance who to guard and who to target!
Although England only has a few familiar faces on the counterattack, they have the space to pass and cut, which is the natural advantage of their offense.
Portugal passed the ball into the penalty area in search of opportunities. Whether it was Pauleta playing at the center or Ronaldo cutting inside the penalty area, they failed to create a threat under England's tight surveillance. They shot long shots from the outside or were blocked.
It will go out or deviate from the target. Unless it hits a world wave, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the England team's goal.
Aldridge has a stable mentality. His opponent is not Scolari, but God.
God, if Portugal is allowed to hit a world wave that changes the game, then he has nothing to say.
As far as Scolari's formation in this game is concerned, Aldridge does not think there are any changes that can disrupt his deployment and thinking, even if Rui Costa does play or Portugal weakens the midfielder.
When a forward comes to activate Pauleta, Aldridge will be afraid at best, but he will not be surprised, because what his opponent can do has been well thought out in his preparations.
England's counterattack is very threatening, and they can quickly and smoothly move the attack into Portugal's half and create opportunities in front of the penalty area.
However, Rooney's performance was not ideal.
"Carvalho intercepted the ball successfully! Rooney failed to dribble past Carvalho. Beckham ran back and reached out to indicate that Rooney should have passed the ball to him just now."
Aldridge tried to signal to Rooney, asking him to pay more attention to cooperating with his surrounding teammates. In fact, the England team's counterattack, after hitting the front, once the opponent's defense is torn apart, the more threatening thing is to follow up with two points and then insert.
The players on the team, Scholes, Lampard, Beckham, and Gerrard, are all more threatening than Rooney. Only when it is close to a one-on-one shot is it most reasonable for the arrow forward to complete the shot.
Rooney didn't look in Aldridge's direction, and even though Aldridge shouted a few words, he still didn't get any response.
Aldridge did not continue to try, hoping that Rooney could adjust himself.
Throughout the first half, Portugal did not play an offense that surprised Aldrich. It could not penetrate the penalty area, long shots from the outside, and crosses were ineffective. There were only corner kicks and free kicks that might make people's hearts tremble slightly.
Portugal is not good at breaking through dense defense. On the one hand, it is due to their strength, and on the other hand, it is also related to the opponents they encountered. In the group stage, they fell at the feet of Greece. In the second game, they played Russia. Since Russia must attack and score if they want to qualify, Russia on the scene
There is no point in learning from Greece's extreme defense. In the last battle, Spain itself is one of the representatives of offensive football. They played Croatia in the knockout round, and later the Netherlands. The opponents Portugal encountered will give them a certain amount of offensive space, especially individuals.
The only place that was not given room for them to play was Greece, and then they failed.
Although the England team does not use 5 defenders like Greece, their overall strength is stronger. The defensive strength of the entire back line and the midfielder line is one level higher than that of the Greek team. The offense is also stronger than Greece. If it is not the same
The tactics cannot be compared yet, but England won the World Cup by relying on counterattacks, and the threat of counterattacks is very intuitive.
The outside world described this as a pinnacle battle. After all, it was the final.
But in Aldrich's eyes, these are not the two strongest teams that have reached the final battleground.
Just like in Japan two years ago, the England team luckily defeated the strongest Brazilian team, and they met the German team in the final. It was not easy for the England team to win, but it was not difficult either.
The situation is similar today.
After Greece, which has the strongest counterattack defense, and the Czech Republic, which has the strongest offense, were eliminated by the England team, Portugal, which has not highlighted its strong side, can not cause much trouble to the England team.
But it was still 0:0 in the first half.
When he walked into the tunnel, Aldridge looked unhappy.
England's defense was solid and their offense was smooth, but once the offense advanced to the front line, everything became terrible.
From the moment Rooney missed the golden opportunity, the ball lost its color at his feet.
If he had a chance, he would shoot. If he didn't have a chance, he would break through. In the last 10 minutes, it was a piece of cake for Carvalho and Andrade to defend him without any effort.
On the way back to the dressing room, Beckham was communicating with Rooney, but Rooney just nodded and said nothing.
Fleet Street can sometimes "sow discord".
After Rooney scored twice in the second game, some media used the picture of Beckham surrounding Rooney celebrating as a cover, saying that Beckham was jealous of Rooney and was going crazy with jealousy!
It seems that Rooney has taken away the position of "England's darling" that belongs to Beckham.
For pure competitive football, Beckham may not be perfect, but in this regard, Aldrich can guarantee that jealousy will not appear in Beckham, because his role on the court is to make wedding clothes for others.
, if he is jealous, why would he go to Real Madrid? Wouldn’t that make him feel even more uncomfortable?
Beckham is not a forward, but he has played football for more than ten years. He has been in this national team for nearly four years under Aldridge. What kind of offense does the team need to play, and what kind of offensive changes should be used?
, anyone with a bit of golf intelligence knows it well.
Beckham was trying to get Rooney to handle the ball calmly, implicitly telling him not to squander the team's hard-won opportunities.
Xiaobei may have spoken very tactfully.
However, Aldrich was not so polite.
After closing the door of the locker room, Aldridge walked directly in front of Rooney. In the silence, Aldridge lowered his head and looked down at Rooney. When he raised his head, Aldridge said in a cold voice with no expression on his face: "You will cooperate with your teammates.
?Answer me."
Rooney did not dare to look directly into Aldridge's eyes and nodded.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me out loud."
Rooney raised his head again, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Boss, I can!"
His tone was a little irritable, as if Aldrich had made him very embarrassed.
After all, the teammates around him are watching him.
"Very good, I hope to see you perform better in the second half." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
