PS: The design of the European MVP award is very strange. Cristiano Ronaldo did not cry this time, but Robben smiled slightly bitterly.
Thanks to "Thief Death" and "Genius 00" for the reward!
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England's goal was like a lake of cold water falling from the sky, extinguishing the enthusiasm of all the Greeks in the Athens Stadium!
In this country where democracy originated, Greeks who care about national team football smell the smell of death.
The atmosphere in the entire stadium became depressing, and even the English fans who came from afar to cheer for the Three Lions could not reverse it. They jumped and cheered in the stands to celebrate the team's goal.
Yes, there are 8 games in the world preliminaries, and this is only the fourth. But if Greece loses this game again, they only have 1 point. They want to win the next four games and finally score 13 points to fight for a play-off.
The chance is not impossible in terms of probability, but will Finland, Germany, and England give them such a chance?
This is the first decisive battle for Greece to enter the World Cup. If you win, you can look forward to the future. If you lose, goodbye.
After Aldridge celebrated the goal, he gestured to the players, telling them not to relax. Next, Greece will definitely have to fight with its last stand.
Unlike handing Bart a small note to remind him, Aldridge cannot achieve the purpose of reminding Bart by yelling on the sidelines or using body language, but he can make gestures that the entire team can understand without any worries.
I'm worried that the players won't understand.
The approximately 4,000 England fans in the stands were all smiling and talking about the goal just now.
"McCar's breakthrough was so beautiful. The opponent's defender seemed to be under a spell."
"Well, if he hadn't left Liverpool and now partnered with Owen, Liverpool might have been able to compete for the Premier League title."
"Liverpool? Don't think about it. Look at the lineups of Manchester United and Millwall. Liverpool is at least one level behind."
"Hey, Liverpool? Is it just a difference in player strength? Think about it, Millwall has Hall, this is the biggest gap! Look, Hall has only been in office for half a year. How good England performed, not only did the defense not panic, but
The offense was also sound and Micah was rejuvenated under Hall, but Hoddle and Keegan couldn't use him well."
"It's a pity. If only Hall had taken over the national team a year ago, we wouldn't have been shamefully eliminated from the European Cup. It's infuriating to think about it!"
"Stop complaining. It has nothing to do with Hall. He is the owner of Millwall. If he says he will take over the national team, he will take over. I'm afraid the FA wouldn't have agreed a year ago."
"Hmph, the Football Association is full of moths..."
During the draw, both sides had psychological scruples. After all, defeat is an unbearable burden, but now the team that was scored has no way out. Greece, if it does not fight to the death, can only die. The dream of qualifying for the World Cup and
Just like the past few World Cups, you can only be a spectator!
Aldridge's uneasy heart at the beginning finally calmed down.
Not only because the score is leading, the score is only 1:0, which is still 2 points away from sealing the victory. In football circles, it is not uncommon for a game to be equalized by two goals, but it is not common for a game to be equalized or reversed with a 3-goal lead.
, so to lock the victory, it is often a three-goal difference, not two goals. Of course, this is also related to the time period. If there are 10 minutes left in the game, a two-goal difference can also lock the victory.
The biggest reason why Aldridge has a sure chance of victory is: the situation!
Greece has to attack, otherwise it will die!
But for England's current technical and tactical style of play, it is exactly what they want. Only when the opponent dares to attack will more vital points be exposed!
The confident Aldridge stood on the sidelines, giving direction to backcourt players from time to time to pass the ball or move forward. He looked at the overall situation and naturally understood the situation faster than the players on the court. He knew where there was space and where was the most suitable place for forward movement.
Threat, but it is certainly impossible for him to command every player. The focus is on the side in front of him that is close to him, Beckham and Neville.
This scene was captured by the live broadcast camera, and the commentator in England was dumbfounded.
Manchester United and Millwall are locked in an inseparable battle in the Premier League. Now, Millwall's coach is directing Manchester United's players to attack the city.
Is this a ridiculous scene, or will it become a legend in the future?
For the glory of England, do Manchester United and Millwall work together?
The game was still long, and Greece wanted to counterattack but not too violently and was still not impatient.
The first half of the game ended with a burst of exclamations at the Athens Stadium.
Lampard's long-range shot from outside the penalty area missed the crossbar and flew out of the baseline. Before he could regret it, the referee blew the whistle.
The two teams walked back to the dressing room, with England leading by one goal.
Aldridge looked indifferent after entering the locker room, just as he said before leaving for the game: To win against Greece, you just play normally.
What's more, the final result of the game has not yet come out, so he should not be happy, and the players should not be happy about taking the lead.
He emphasized the tactics again in the locker room and did not make any adjustments. Instead, he asked Bart, Beckham, and Lampard to understand the essence of the three-back midfielder system and clarify their responsibilities. They must attack when they should attack, and Bart's coverage must also be expanded.
When the team attacks, it provides protection and solves the worries of teammates.
The national team is now thriving, the internal atmosphere is harmonious, the team is united, and everyone wants to prove themselves with their results.
No one wants to wear the national team jersey and then be sprayed with blood by fans in China.
Maybe not all players have a very lofty ideological consciousness, but they will have a sense of mission and responsibility more or less when wearing this jersey.
When Aldrich spoke, everyone listened attentively, and many nodded frequently to express understanding.
Finally, Aldridge said with a cold expression: "I told you half a year ago that our current style of play is not afraid of the opponent's attack. It can be said that because of the opponent's attack, we have more opportunities. Remember one thing,
Positional battles and passing and controlling advances are not our strength. We wait for the opponent to set up a tight defense line. We don't have many ways to break the goal. What we want to catch is the adjustment loopholes in the opponent's transition between offense and defense! As long as we continue to play like this unswervingly, the game will be over.
, we will definitely win!”
"Of course, we will win!"
Southgate stood up and said loudly.
"Guys, come on in the second half and score a few more goals!"
Beckham also stood up to boost the team's morale.
After three and a half games, Aldridge has begun to instill confidence in them. The basis for the team's ideological consensus is that they are convinced: We are on the right path!
The football arena is ever-changing. There are countless ways to win, but different paths lead to the same goal. As long as you can win, it is correct.
Walking back to the sideline in the second half, Aldridge still looked serious.
This game is very crucial, or in other words, due to the disadvantage brought by England's two World Cup qualifying games, every qualifying game played by Aldrich's team is extremely critical.
England not only has to qualify, but also strives for the top spot to advance directly to the finals. It’s not that the play-offs won’t work, but the play-offs are too dangerous. No matter who is second in the other groups, it will be two tough battles with unpredictable outcomes. After all, it’s worth it.
It's too big. Whether it is promoted or not can even affect a country's short-term economic trend, especially for England.
For Lanzhou, the economic losses caused by missing the 2008 European Cup have been conservatively estimated to be more than 2 billion pounds in history. This does not include direct economic losses such as the loss of national team sponsors and FA contracts, which affects this point.
The key is the British people's normal psychology of "feeling good about themselves", which directly affects labor productivity.
So Aldrich not only took over a national team that was disorganized and had a sluggish record, but the challenge before him was to climb up step by step and trample his opponents in the same group one by one!
Greece is the first one. In today’s life-and-death battle between the two teams, England will kick out a competitor first. It sounds exaggerated. Now Greece is worthy of being England’s competitor? Yes, the situation in the standings is
In this way, England is third and Greece is fourth. The difference between the two teams is only 3 points.
"As soon as the game started in the second half, Greece launched a fast break. Their players' enthusiasm increased significantly. It seemed that Greece had to fight hard! England's defense was very sophisticated. Southgate stepped forward to intercept and was beaten behind. Ash
Leigh Cole successfully intercepted the ball as a replacement, good shot! Greece returned without success."
The Greek players seemed to have turned into ferocious beasts. Not only did they run vigorously on the court, but they also used their hands and feet when defending. They used tactical fouls from England's backcourt to limit their fast break.
Aldridge watched Greece play a wave of suppression and remained unmoved. This scene was very familiar. Not long ago, in the Champions League, AC Milan also fought like this after falling behind by one goal at the Lion King Stadium. "The bestiality was unleashed."
In general, Millwall eventually became a tamer, and the counterattack after successfully resisting was difficult for the opponent to parry.
Greece's strong attack lasted for about 6 or 7 minutes. Then, when they needed some breathing room, England began to burst into power.
Greece's offense can only linger outside England's penalty area. No matter how patiently it organizes, it will be forced to lose the ball. Penetrating balls cannot be accurately delivered to the feet of the forwards. However, England's offense advances from the center and backcourt. Every time, it can play a very intuitive game.
threaten.
McManaman's moves left and right made Greece unable to defend, Scholes's series of attacks was not sluggish, and Owen's movements on the front line involved him in looking for opportunities, which also made the opponent's defense dare not slack off. All these, Greece can only rely on the number of defenders.
To make up for the weakness in one-on-one defensive ability.
England made three consecutive attacks but failed to score. Aldridge gave McManaman a signal, telling the opponent to use depth to lead the opponent's defense to the baseline!
McManaman happily accepted the order and dribbled the ball from the wing with determination. The Greek defense could only retreat to guard the key areas.
In this way, when Greece counterattacks forward, the offensive line has to retreat deeper to respond, and the distance to advance further becomes longer. The most important thing is that when they attack and defend, the distance between them is lengthened invisibly.
After another six minutes, Greece was unable to keep up with its defense after being frustrated in an attack. The front line was stretched too long, leaving a lot of space in the midfield.
McManaman dribbled the ball down to the bottom, leading the opponent's defense line towards the goal, and then stopped the ball near the baseline and passed it back. Ashley Cole, who followed up, did not stop the ball and passed the ball to the other side.
aside.
The unmarked Beckham stepped in to stop the ball and adjusted his steps. It looked more like he was taking a direct free kick. There was no one in front of him to block the ball. The opponent's defender was like a human wall lined up, and he passed it with his left arm.
One week's trajectory, body tilt, golden right foot shot!
The ball flew into the air without any sense of lightness, and it rotated rapidly through the air in a wonderful arc. It was both pleasing to the eye brought by the arc and visual impact caused by the speed.
The Greek goalkeeper didn't move.
He thinks the same as most people.
This ball will go out of bounds!
Indeed, judging from the predicted trajectory of the ball flying halfway, it will definitely go out of bounds!
But under the guidance of the rapidly rotating arc, the ball followed a banana arc trajectory, as if it was controlled by someone and flew from the outside to the goal.
bite
A small part of the ball scraped the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal.
Dead corner.
The goalkeeper was helpless.
If you encounter this kind of ball, you can only consider yourself unlucky!
The Athens Stadium was completely silent.
The corners of Beckham's mouth raised, and his charming smile was like the goal he just scored, which captivated everyone!
