Aldridge is a human being, not a god, and it is impossible for him to have a strength-enhancing buff when he takes office as the national team coach.
The spiritual aspect may inspire players. After all, he may be the biggest and most prestigious coach in England except Ramsey, and Ramsey only became a god after winning the championship. As far as the situation at the beginning of taking office is concerned
, the mental stimulation brought by Aldrich should be stronger.
But the England national team itself does not have a mental problem, so the improvement in this aspect can be ignored.
Find the problem, solve the problem, understand the advantages or own characteristics, and then prescribe the right medicine and teach students in accordance with their aptitude. This is a scientific and methodical process.
In just one hour, through training and his own analysis, Aldridge completely won the trust of these international players through his work attitude and methods.
At least, the situation looks very reliable, instead of Aldrich standing up and shouting: Boys, come to me, let's win the championship!
Such a scene...
In particular, Aldridge does not seem to intend to transplant Millwall's technical and tactical play to the England national team, which makes the players feel more reliable.
Millwall's strength does not mean that Millwall's tactics are universal. Who knows who uses them? Many top European teams have also imitated Millwall in the past two years, such as the use of deep-lying organizations and the transformation of traditional wingers.
The result? It’s not satisfactory, but the record is even worse.
Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and taking advantage of the situation is the most correct coaching policy.
After the players stood up from the grass, Aldrich suddenly announced the list of players for the main position.
"I don't like to make players feel uncertain. I like to present everything openly and openly in front of you. Let the players understand their situation and the situation they are facing. Now, I will announce the tactical formation I will use and the position of each position.
The first-choice players, first-choice players, please don't feel that you can sit back and relax, alternative players will challenge the main position at any time, everything depends on your status in the club and your performance in the national team."
As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, the players held their heads high and looked serious.
The main position of the national team. This is a matter of personal honor!
"We will no longer use the 442 formation. After discussions between me and the coaching staff, we have designed a 4321 formation for England. Regarding the tactics, I will focus on elaborating with you in detail during training.
Goalkeeper: Seaman.
Right back: Gary Neville.
Double central defenders: Southgate, Ferdinand.
Left back: Ashley Cole.
Midfielder: Bart.
Right midfielder: David Beckham.
Left midfielder: Lampard.
Double attacking midfielder: McManaman, Scholes.
Forward: Owen.
The above, if there is no injury or condition impact, they will be the first-choice players in various positions of the national team. In the next few days, we will have a friendly match with Spain and a World Cup qualifier with Albania. If there are no accidents, these 11 players will be the starters."
After the main players were announced, most players were not too surprised.
The alternative players, such as Joe Cole, Hargreaves, etc., have no expression fluctuations. For them, they are young and cannot get the main position. It is normal. Being able to enter the national team is the biggest surprise.
, do you want more?
But some players' expressions immediately became disappointed.
Campbell, the central defender, is still the main player in the European Cup.
Keegan chose him to partner with Adams, and I don't know why he abandoned Southgate. Maybe Keegan felt that Southgate was not "tough" enough than Campbell.
When Aldridge selects a guard combination, he always considers the pairing with complementary characteristics as the main consideration.
The central defender must have strong interception and anticipation, as well as awareness of assisting defense. To put it bluntly, in addition to frontal impact and head-on confrontation, he must be able to adapt flexibly.
Southgate is not the kind of tough and rough tower defender, but his interception awareness, supplementary position, and prediction ability were perfected at Millwall, whether it was Stam, Helguera, or Ma
Traci, his partner acts as a tough guy, and he mostly adapts to situations to resolve dangerous situations.
Therefore, Southgate needs a partner who is tough enough and also has height.
Brown was excluded, leaving Ferdinand and Campbell to compete.
Simply looking at it now, Campbell is better than Ferdinand.
But Ferdinand is on the rise, and the team he plays for is currently stronger than the Tottenham Hotspur team Campbell plays for. Especially since Ferdinand follows Leeds United, he can also be tempered in the Champions League to accelerate his growth and improvement.
Another factor in Aldridge's decision to bench Campbell was something he couldn't say aloud.
Campbell, the central defender, seems to have a slightly fragile psychological quality.
Historically, during his time at Arsenal, he made two ridiculous mistakes and then left the field without playing. His mental fragility was comparable to Gomez, the goalkeeper who will play for Tottenham in the future. He suddenly burst into tears on the field due to his mistakes.
....
For such a central defender, Aldrich is afraid that he will suddenly explode when he is directing the game, which will be a devastating blow to the morale of the whole team.
The other guard positions are not too controversial. Except for Phil Neville, who was placed on the bench, Aldridge arranged for the main left back Ashley Cole to play the main role. Bu, who is four or five months older than Cole,
Ritchie has nothing to complain about. He came out of Southampton in the past two seasons. Last season, he played almost the same number of games as Cole, but Cole's performance even as a substitute has steadily surpassed him.
The pressure Aldridge has to withstand is nothing more than whether Ashley Cole can get more opportunities in the club in the future.
As for the midfielder, Gerrard and Lampard have the same qualifications. They were both selected for the national team for the first time in 1999. Now Aldrich chooses Lampard to start, and Gerrard is still a substitute. If there is any dissatisfaction, it is nothing more than
Lampard was unable to play in the European Championship in the summer, and Gerrard traveled with the team as a substitute. However, the European Championship in the summer is an unbearable memory and cannot be the basis for Gerrard's dissatisfaction.
Let's fight, let's fight, whoever is in better condition, who can perform better, whoever is better, double virtue, only one position.
Aldrich abandoned the 33-year-old Ince, and the defensive midfielder Butt was able to get the main force. This is entirely because players with this characteristic are currently in short supply in the England national team.
It's not a surprise that Scholes and McManaman are the main players. After all, they are both players playing for wealthy clubs.
With the number of forwards reduced and Shearer withdrawing from the national team, Hess basically thought he could take over. As a result, he needed only one forward, and that was Owen. Alan Smith was ambitious and had no dissatisfaction. He was satisfied with the opportunity to compete.
After these announcements, the players had enough rest and entered the next stage of group training with the ball.
The coaching staff organizes training content and provides supervision and guidance.
Aldridge occasionally called a player to come over to communicate with him on the sidelines.
Carragher was the first person he called.
"Jamie, there is one thing I want to be honest with you about. You are a very good player with a very good talent. I don't think you will question my words, and you understand why."
Carragher nodded, of course he understood.
Aldridge personally came to persuade him to join Millwall, but Carragher refused. If he had no talent, would Aldridge come to him?
"However, if I want to use you in the national team, you must first prove yourself in the club. At the same time, if I use you, I will only let you appear in the position of central defender, right back, Gary, Phil, Daniel,
All three can play, but I have always believed that you can only play your best in the central defender position. I hope you can understand."
What can Carragher say?
Other than nodding and leaving, I can't make any guarantees.
Anyway, he plays right back, and he was outplayed in the game against Millwall not long ago.
The diversity and comprehensiveness of player positions are advantages, but it does not mean that every position that can be played can bring out the strongest strength.
For example, Lampard can play as a defensive midfielder, midfielder, and attacking midfielder, but the effect of each position is different. It cannot be said that because he can perform 90 points in the midfield position, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Score 90 points.
Aldridge continued to talk to Bart and Gerrard respectively, not only to determine their positions and roles in the national team, but also to implicitly propose that they get more opportunities in the club.
When Irving was called in front of him, Irving apologized to Aldridge out of the blue.
"Coach, I'm sorry, back then..."
Aldrich was stunned for a moment, remembering that when Irving came to see him, he turned him away and didn't even let him in. He didn't even give him a sip of water. It was indeed rude.
Aldrich smiled and said: "Don't worry about the past. Michael, although the national team does not train players, you must understand that you are not actually my ideal center candidate. You can get the temporary main force."
Guarantee, because you are indeed superior in your ability to seize opportunities, but it is not enough, far from enough, so I have an additional requirement for you."
Irving didn't expect Aldridge to say such a thing. He was the target of many European giants, and he himself felt puzzled.
When I was not famous, you came to see me.
I became famous, but you stopped paying attention to me.
Millwall has money, but has never been interested in Owen. Scandals fabricated by the media are often clarified as soon as possible.
It's not Owen's fault per se, it can only be said that Liverpool has trained him into a player who is different from Millwall and cannot compete with him.
If Aldridge is interested in a pure shooter, why bother letting Ruud go?
"Coach, just say it. I believe your request will definitely make me stronger. We all hope to achieve better results in the national team."
Irving's response made Aldrich feel relieved. He raised a finger and said: "One pass, I only want you to improve one pass."
Irving doesn't quite understand. Should he pass the ball directly without stopping? It's not difficult, but I can't tell what the success rate is.
"Michael, when I say a pass, I mean, when we attack, I need you to be able to observe the situation before receiving the ball, and then pass the ball to a teammate who finds the space and can face the defensive pressure more easily.
, only one kick is needed. After passing the ball, you can move forward into the dangerous area instead of rushing forward with the ball whenever there is a chance. For more detailed requirements, I will combine training and competition to let you
Completely understand.”
Owen nodded and ran to continue training.
The center is a very critical point in Aldridge's transformation of the offensive end, and he cannot make Irving have strong support capabilities. If Irving is asked to take on more, I am afraid that it will make Irving himself confused.
There is a Chinese saying that is very appropriate to use on the football field.
Take a step back, the sky is brighter!
This is often the case on the football field. Being at the front and just rushing forward is not necessarily a good thing. Taking a step back and opening up the field will give you more and better opportunities, making the offense richer and more flexible. (To be continued...)
