Before the players from both sides took the field, the Swedish team's coaching staff walked out of the tunnel first.
When they came out, they were a little surprised, because the England coaching bench was sitting neatly and neatly, obviously they had already come out.
Aldrich was standing on the sidelines. After the Swedish team's coaching staff took their seats, he took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with the two Swedish team coaches.
Yes, when coaching a club, Aldridge encountered a situation where two coaches were in charge of the same team at the same time, such as Liverpool. Now, on the stage of the World Cup, he has encountered such a strange coaching staff again.
There are two Swedish coaches, one is Sköderberg and the other is Lagerback.
Fleet Street is very powerful. In addition to making the England team make headlines every day, it also has some practical contributions to the England team, such as spying on the enemy!
The paparazzi in Fleet Street have already figured out the assignment of the Swedish team's coaching tasks. The Swedish team under this dual-manager system has been the victim of England's 34-year invincibility and should not be underestimated.
Schedberg is responsible for collecting intelligence and organizing information, and at the same time, he will appear fiery during the game, motivating and inspiring the players on the sidelines. The relatively quiet Lagerback always sits there. He is responsible for the team's tactical arrangements and implementation of changes.
The division of labor between the two people is clear, but it is certainly impossible for them to fit in perfectly. The division of labor determines the ability to implement decisions, which may cause delays, misunderstandings, etc.
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
In view of the strange situation of the Swedish team, Aldridge will naturally take advantage of it.
For example, it was said at the press conference yesterday that England would use set pieces...
It was fate to meet each other and become opponents on the World Cup stage. Aldrich still maintained respect for his opponents. After formally shaking hands with the two coaches, he returned to the coaching bench and waited for the start of the game.
Players from both sides began to enter the field.
"England finally made its appearance in the World Cup! I have to say that the Swedish team really has a lot of familiar faces to us. Larsson plays for Millwall, Ibrahimovic plays for Arsenal, Ljungberg plays for Nan'an
Swinson from Purton, Milder from Wimbledon.
Alexander Sanderson plays for Everton, Melberg plays for Aston Villa, and Hedman plays for Coventry... Counting carefully, 8 of Sweden's starters are in England.
Play in football! No wonder England has not beaten Sweden in 34 years, they are too familiar with us."
"Okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
England started 4321.
Goalkeeper: Seaman.
Defenders: Phil Neville, Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole.
I hope England can get a satisfactory result in the first performance of the World Cup group stage and lay a solid foundation for qualifying from the group of death!"
Players from both sides were already on the court shaking hands before the game.
The Swedish team has many players playing in English football, but not all of them are in the top leagues. However, the likes of Ibrahimovic, Ljungberg, Melberg, and Alexander Sanderson are definitely familiar faces to English players.
When Aldrich witnessed the players from the two teams shaking hands, he suddenly realized that the scene in front of him was very strange.
Southgate shook hands with Larsson, and the two patted each other's arms without speaking.
Southgate shook hands with Mellberg in an ordinary way again. Southgate could never understand in his life how strange this scene was in Aldrich's eyes.
If there were no Aldridge, no Millwall, no mentoring relationship for these eight years, and eight years of competing in top competitions.
Southgate should still be the sinner remembered by fans across the United Kingdom. He was the player who stayed in the backwaters of Aston Villa. Then, at this time, he began to be replaced by Melberg and became the new darling of Villa Park's defense.
Bar.
However, Southgate doesn't know, Melberg doesn't know, only Aldridge knows.
If Aldridge had not snatched Henry away from Wenger, Ibrahimovic might still go to Ajax, or start in a top second-tier league instead of establishing a foothold in the top league of the Premier League, and then become Sweden
The team's starting forward became Larsson's partner.
Only Aldrich knew this.
As England captain, Southgate walked up to the referee team, and the Swedish team captain also came to the opposite side of Southgate and began to pick sides and exchange team flags.
The captain of the Swedish team, Anderson, is no stranger to Southgate. When Anderson played for Bayern Munich, they all competed together, and now Anderson plays for Barcelona.
The more you play in the top leagues and come to the top World Cup stage, the less unfamiliar you will be, because you have so many stars here, more than 90% of the top players in today's football are gathered here, and the top players who did not come here are gathered together.
, it’s not that they are not strong, for example, there are many experts in the Dutch team, but it can only be said that as a team, they are not strong.
At the end of the first half, England will attack from left to right.
With the whistle of the referee Carlos Simon, the match between England and Sweden officially began!
The cheers of the fans in the stands were as enthusiastic as fire, but there was no smoke in the stadium. It was as if the breeze was just passing by the sea, and the ripples passed by without causing waves or causing a storm. There was a slight ups and downs, but it was still calm.
The Swedish team formed at the back, and even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a forward who didn't play much defense at the club, withdrew to the center circle area, which could at least serve as a moving wall. Larsson, not to mention, went directly to the area behind the center circle to defend.
, the Swedish team's back line and midfielder line trail behind, forming a dense defensive area.
To play against the England team, the Swedish team must collect information, in addition to game videos. What could be more helpful than asking Larsson directly?
For the sake of the honor of the national team, Larsson will naturally inform the Swedish coaching staff of all his insights into Aldridge’s formation.
He has been following Aldrich for eight years. Although Aldrich will not teach him by words and deeds, but by listening to the arrangements, Larson has his own insights. He dare not say how profound his attainments are. It is indeed impossible to talk about it, but England's system
The lineup is laid out, and through understanding the players' abilities and analyzing past game videos, Larson can not only point out that England's counterattack is a tactical idea known to the world, but he can also accurately point out the essence of England's counterattack: Hidden
Attack point!
The Swedish team is naturally not as good as England. England's main lineup either plays for giants or first-tier clubs, and some players play for the same club, such as Manchester United and Millwall, which makes their team as a whole more attractive. For tacit understanding.
As for the players of the Swedish team, except for some playing for wealthy or first-tier clubs, others play for low-level clubs or second-tier leagues. For example, there are players who play in the Netherlands and Greece. Or there are second-tier teams in England like Coventry and Wimbledon. In the senior league.
Therefore, when facing England, they will not first consider using their own strengths and use the weak to resist the strong. The basis for their undefeated victory is to restrict the strong teams. On the basis of restrictions, they will look for opportunities to win with a low probability.
Defense is necessary, how to defend?
Combining the advice provided by Larson and the information collected by the coaching staff, they formulated a set of unilateral counterattack tactics.
The defense cannot give the opponent space, so they have to retreat. Irving's speed and Scholes' forward penetration are all direct threats. If the defense is up, the danger of being hit behind is like showing the life gate to give someone a handle.
Although Beckham was injured before the game and his condition has not returned to 100%, the threat of the golden right foot cannot be ignored, so the left side of the midfield must focus on defense to limit Beckham's ability to step forward and create threats.
The England team's three midfielders plus Scholes in the middle were airtight in defense. To attack the middle, the Swedish team did not have the capital, so they used butcher-type defensive players like Wimbledon to strengthen their defense.
The only thing left is the right wing. For the right wing, there is Ljungberg, and Larsson, who is over 30 years old and is about to become a monster. In addition, Ibrahimovic controls the ball in front and distributes the ball to Ljungberg. When there is an opportunity to join forces with Larsson, Ibrahimovic is in front as the fulcrum, and the main attack is on the right.
Moreover, the defense between Lampard and Ashley Cole still feels weak, while Phil Neville on the other side has competition experience and physical condition better than Ashley Cole. , Beckham is also known as being immortal, and the Swedish team's offensive players on the left are naturally not as capable as Ljungberg. After all these considerations, the Swedish team's tactics for this game are now revealed.
Unilateral counterattack from the right!
There was no excitement after the start of the game. The first impression the England team gave people when they stepped onto the world stage was: they are not a strong team!
Yes, because England seems to have retreated deeper than Sweden and is more cautious than Sweden. It seems that Sweden is working hard to open an offensive gap from the right. Ljungberg, Larsson, and Ibrahimovic cooperate in the attack. Together, they put a lot of pressure on England's left wing, but the accompanying problem was that these three people concentrated on this side, and the attack turned back to the center, and the threat of a fatal blow was weakened.
The Swedish team also tried their best, concentrating on local areas to establish an advantage, but that area was not an area that could directly threaten the goal and create an absolute murderous zone. Even if they pushed the attack to the bottom line on the right wing, if they made adjustments and organization, they would soon be able to Submerged in the dense defensive wave of England's backcourt.
The England team's offense is slow and slow, and they are determined to penetrate the opponent's defense through short passes in the midfield and frontcourt. However, they only rely on Owen, McManaman, Scholes, and their offensive positions. Beckham and Lampard, who were slightly predisposed, wanted to break through Sweden's dense defense through passing the ball, which was even more foolish.
The competition seems to be a back and forth, but in fact, there is no change.
The routines, rhythm, and offensive and defensive systems remain unchanged.
Both teams are conservative and will be afraid of losing the first game and becoming passive in the next two games.
In the first 20 minutes, the game only made the fans in the stands nervous because of its importance. The content was lackluster. The two teams were like two armies in ancient times, setting up a solid camp and then sending generals to yell and curse in front of the formation, but they did not dare to actually wave. Fight bravely.
Time passed by minute by minute, and not even a dangerous scene appeared on the field that could make the fans fearful.
Aldrich lowered his head and looked at his watch. Breguet was Napoleon's favorite and Aldrich also loved it because it was accurate!
25 minutes have passed since the start of the game.
