England restarted, and the players played a little cautiously, for fear of being intercepted by the opponent. This is understandable. They had just lost the ball and wanted to avoid being attacked by Greece as much as possible, so that the opponent could not get the ball, organize the attack, and lose their energy!
Aldridge felt reassured after seeing that the team did not lose their minds and attack the opponent or "naturally" return to the traditional English style of play.
He could no longer see what Greece's style of play was.
The Greek head coach probably couldn’t see it either.
chaos!
But within the larger framework, looking at the overall situation, Aldrich still has a countermeasure, and it is not difficult to break the situation.
The key depends on the mentality of the players on the field. If the mentality is impatient, trapped in a fight with the opponent, and the attention is distracted, then the player will fall behind and be led by the opponent.
Aldridge raised his hand and pointed toward McManaman. When the opponent looked at him, Aldridge pointed at the opponent's penalty area. The meaning was obvious, and McManaman understood it.
As for the Greek players and Greek coaches, they would definitely not look at Aldridge, so they did not notice Aldridge's "blatant" command and dispatch.
Greece's desperate counterattack actually turned into a high-pressure press, and then the offense surged forward!
Scholes dropped back and also participated in the defense. England's two eight-man defense lines did not panic and did not create chaos for Greece to obtain an excellent shooting opportunity.
In the 80th minute, Bart and Ferdinand continued to press and intercepted the ball from the opponent's forward. After intercepting the ball, Bart passed the ball directly about four meters in front of Beckham.
When Beckham ran forward to catch the ball, he observed the situation in the frontcourt. While catching up with the ball, in front of him and to the left, two Greek players rushed over like wolves.
Beckham did not stop the ball, did not get rid of it, and directly passed the ball forward with a long kick.
The Greek defense line is higher up, it must be like this, otherwise, when they attack, they surge forward, and the midfield space when switching from offense to defense will be too big.
The player behind the defender is Irving.
The young boy who chased the wind started when Beckham started to pass the ball forward, but he could not get rid of the harassment of the opponent's center back. The opponent blocked Irving's path and used physical contact to force Irving to start the explosion and was unable to reach the highest point.
Owen, you can’t grab this opportunity!
However, the ball flying over the midfield circled an obvious arc, from right to left, and landed near the penalty area line.
Irving had no chance. The Greek defender turned around and found that a red figure, like a wild horse, had thrown away the entire defense line by a full 5 meters and ran towards the spot where the ball landed.
With his flowing blond hair, frail body, and elegant face, McManaman, who looks like a scholar, stands out!
Beckham's eyes flashed with excitement and anticipation, just like all the England teammates who did not move forward from the backcourt to support the attack. He was roaring in his heart: Steve, it's up to you!
McManaman rushed to the spot where the ball fell, and he stopped the ball one meter in front of him skillfully and smoothly, then cut inside!
The Greek goalkeeper abandoned the goal and walked out. The Greek fans in the stands no longer dared to watch. Many of them clasped their hands on their chests and prayed for the blessings of the gods!
McManaman dribbled the ball and cut inside, obviously to widen the shooting angle. The goalkeeper rushed forward in the direction of the center. However, when the goalkeeper was about one meter away from McManaman, McManaman suddenly spiked the ball again.
Taking the outside line, the goalkeeper fell to the ground and reached for the ball. At the end of the gap were the footprints left by McManaman's footsteps.
McManaman beats the goalkeeper!
With no one guarding the goal, McManaman pushed lightly with his left foot to ensure that he would never miss.
When the ball crossed the goal line and rolled into the goal, the Greeks in the stands of the Athens Stadium and the Greek players on the field acted almost in the same way.
He closed his eyes in despair.
England fans in the stands let out thunderous cheers, breaking through the sky, like breaking through the envelope of the Greek gods, turning the clouds and seeing the moon, and the dawn of victory came!
McManaman jogged to the sidelines and blew a kiss in the direction of the England fans in the stands.
"England secured the victory! Beckham passed a long diagonal pass from the backcourt, bypassing the opponent's midfielder and defender. McManaman entered the penalty area from the left, calmly dribbled past the goalkeeper and then pushed into the empty goal to extend the lead again.
Two goals, 3:1, England refused to be overturned by Greece!"
After seeing the goal, Aldridge, like the Greeks, closed his eyes, but showed a slightly ferocious smile and kept swinging his arms.
This goal not only reversed the situation of the game again, but also gave Aldridge a shot in the arm to coach the national team.
These players can count on it!
Although they were isolated and suppressed by the cheers of Greek fans and the brave and fearless fighting spirit of Greek players, they did not lose their strength and were able to withstand the pressure. This was a good training and an important experience for improving the team's strength.
Aldrich looked at the night sky again, his eyes firm.
Greece, won!
The first competitor is kicked out!
There are 10 minutes left in the game. Does Greece have no chance at all?
Gone!
Aldrich still has some confidence.
Due to the change in the game situation, the fighting spirit of the Greek players was suppressed by the third conceded goal, and the whole team's thinking was bound to be unable to unify.
Complete reversal?
How many Greek players would believe this unswervingly?
In the event of a draw, both sides would lose. Greece must score all 3 points to retain the hope of advancing. Will they die together with England? Sorry, in the event of a draw, England will still be 3 points ahead of them. It will indeed make England's situation worse, but they will not enter the World Cup on their own.
The possibility is still so slim that God is helpless!
Therefore, the whole team's thinking can no longer be unified, and the impact of declining physical fitness will also be revealed.
Be sensible, they don't know how to guard against England's attack.
Like Beckham's direct and unreasonable long pass just now, they pulled back their defense after the restart and resolutely never gave England any chance to play the ball behind.
However, their midfield and frontcourt continued to attack upwards with pressure, trying to use crowd tactics to create impact or chaos and score goals.
As a result, the space in the midfield became wider and Scholes became Greece's nightmare again.
After another wave of Greek attacks failed, Scholes and Lampard played 2-over-1 consecutively to advance forward. There was too much space in the frontcourt. In front of the penalty area, Scholes and McMana again
Mann completed a 2-1, and then Scholes entered the penalty area. McManaman's pass came as expected, and Jiang Tou scored with great force, expanding the score to 4:1.
"Fantastic cooperation! England played an incredible team goal. Scholes, Lampard, and McManaman all hit the wall with one continuous kick, and finally Scholes scored in the penalty area.
The inside score killed the game!”
Scholes' goal made the game crazy at the end. The England players simply came to party on the court and celebrated unbridledly in this mythical place.
Aldridge had already sat down. He didn't feel much about the goal.
Do you think England played well together?
I can’t see how difficult it is for Lampard and Scholes to play 2-for-1 in a row without defensive pressure in the frontcourt? It’s similar to training. Greece’s counterattack due to excessive pressure in the midfield and frontcourt directly led to an empty defense in the backcourt.
I made another mistake when I was defending, I shouldn't have taken the initiative to attack. Once I grabbed the enemy, I was broken through. The number of defenders was reduced, and I was doomed bit by bit.
Before the game was over, the Greek team was already on the verge of collapse.
World Cup. The dream is broken!
With only 1 point in four rounds, there are two traditional strong teams in Germany and England in the same group. There is no hope!
From the day the group draw came out, no one was optimistic that Greece could break through this group, but a dark horse miracle is not impossible.
After today's match against England, the 90-minute game was about to end, and the Greek players discovered a terrible fact.
attack?
Don't dare to attack!
As long as you attack, there will be loopholes behind you!
There is no way to prevent England from having long and short fast breaks!
It is very difficult for them to advance point-to-point by relying on their forwards alone. Not to mention what the forwards can do in front of the English defense, the midfielder must press forward to support.
But as soon as the midfielder presses forward and turns around after failing to attack, England will be at the gate in a short time. These attacking players will definitely not be able to return to their original defensive positions.
This is the essence of England's technical tactics. The starting position of the three defensive midfielders is not only to strengthen defense, but also to change forward during counterattack.
The most critical thing is to grasp the time difference between the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions and adjustments.
If you can't set up your defense line immediately and use the most correct defensive strategy, my offense will destroy you from point to point!
After Greece kicked off again, the attack was very simple. The forward ran up and the midfielder passed the ball up. Then the midfielder did not dare to boldly advance forward. Everyone was afraid that a fatal flaw behind them would be exposed and England would catch them.
live.
In the last few minutes of the game, neither team was able to play any threatening offense.
England just gave up as soon as it was good, 4:1, and just waited to celebrate the victory.
Greece was wary. If 4:1 turned into 5:1, it would change from a great victory to a bloodbath, and the meaning of a tragic defeat would be entirely different.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the England players on the field let out a long sigh and smiled in unison. Everyone hugged and high-fived. A victory boosted their morale, boosted their confidence, and also made them
I am full of expectations for the future.
In particular, they were even more convinced of Aldridge. At 2:1, Aldridge seemed to instill an invisible force into them on the sidelines, making them unswervingly play according to the established battle plan. In the end, they won the
A big victory.
Aldridge shook hands and hugged Klinsmann, Janson and others. England kicked away a competitor. The results of the work are obvious to all, but there is still a long way to go, and the tough battle is not over yet.
Aldridge walked into the tunnel and did not shake hands with the head coach of the Greek national team. Shaking hands after the game is not a mandatory requirement.
This "coach killer" in the British arena never expected that Greece would lose miserably to England at home and advance to the World Cup. After the game, the Greek Football Association announced the dismissal of the head coach. The famous coach Reha who created the Kaiserslautern legend
After Gerr took office, he had enough time to transform the team and prepare for the European Cup qualifiers after next year's World Cup.
This incident was linked by the good-faith Fleet Street to Aldridge, making fun of Aldridge's reputation as a killer. Not only did he kill everyone in the Premier League, but now he has added a national team coach to the list of dismissed head coaches!
Aldridge was more concerned about Rehhagel's appointment as the head coach of the Greek national team. This coach made him admire him from the bottom of his heart.
Unlike other successful coaches who all have their own distinctive style, their technical and tactical play may be the best.
However, Rehagel won glory in Kaiserslautern with his aggressive and unrestrained style, while in Greece, he used the completely opposite conservative philosophy to become a god. This is both alternative and something that others need to look up to. Therefore, Austria
Delic is looking forward to competing with Rehagel the next time he meets Greece.
