The first half of the 1/8 finals between England and Senegal came to an end. Senegal did not make waves in the game in the final stage, and the England team did not get a better offensive opportunity.
Meichu and his disciples walked into the tunnel with frowns on their faces, while the England team looked very calm.
Aldridge emphasized tactical discipline in the locker room during halftime. Senegal cannot be underestimated. As a coach, he has an unshakable firm stance on his own tactical arrangements. At this point, any player who disobeys him will be treated as
Breaking the rules of heaven.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Senegal tried to launch a fast break from the beginning, but the England team was faster than them!
"In terms of the schedule, neither team actually has a clear advantage. However, the players of the England team have about 10 days of rest time, while the players of Senegal only have about 5 days. Judging from the performance in the early part of the second half, the physical fitness of the England team
The advantages are beginning to show up.
Under the mental pressure of being behind in the score, Negal not only failed to reverse the situation on the field, but the disadvantage became more and more obvious. Their fast breaks always gave people the feeling that the whole team was not in a unified rhythm, and the contact between the front and back courts was inconsistent.
Obvious mistakes occurred, and the rate of passing and receiving errors began to increase."
"This is also related to England's formation. England's midfield and backfield defense are tight. To deal with England's defense, the attacking side must be more patient, and the success rate of passing and receiving must be guaranteed. Then, the offensive players' movements without the ball,
Supporting the forward attack requires a huge physical cost. The former is a requirement for the team's technical and tactical ability, and the latter is a requirement for the players' physical fitness. If they want to even the gap with England on these two points, Senegal seems powerless."
Mechu also saw it. Senegal was trying hard to generate a reversal of passion. However, the England team was like a towering mountain that was difficult to shake. The Teranga Lions were more like a cub waiting to be slaughtered in front of the European Lions.
Senegal's players inevitably made more defensive moves because they were more involved in attacking than in the first half. However, when they were out of touch and were counterattacked by England, the midfielders became passive when returning to defense and could only increase their moves.
Lampard, who was about to catch the ball, was blatantly pulled by his arm from behind by B-Diop and fell to the ground. The referee showed B-Diop a yellow card and England received a direct free kick.
Four minutes later, Beckham was tripped to the ground by Faye after playing the ball, and the second yellow card appeared again.
Mechu's expression was solemn and his heart was bleeding. Aldrich, who was not far away from the next door, made England look like a cold god. Senegal was forced to use unconventional means to contain the opponent, in exchange for fouls again and again.
The opponent gets consecutive opportunities for set kicks.
A direct free kick in the frontcourt. Beckham took three consecutive free kicks, all of which chose to directly attack the goal. Some were off target, and some hit the goal range, but they were never able to score.
In the 66th minute, when McManaman cut in from the left and went to the center and was brought down by Siaf in front of the penalty area, the referee showed the third yellow card, and all three Senegal midfielders received yellow cards.
Mei Chu knew that the game could not continue like this, so he planned to make substitutions, otherwise, some players might be sent off with a red card within 10 minutes.
England won their fourth direct free kick of the second half, a good position, just left in front of the penalty area.
Defenders Ferdinand and Ashley Cole rushed forward and occupied the penalty area with Irving, McManaman and Lampard.
Beckham stood in front of the ball. Behind him, the England team had three defensive players, Phil Neville, Butt, and Southgate, plus Beckham after the kick-off, and Scott, who was almost parallel to Beckham.
Well, even if the England team is counterattacked, there are enough defenders in the midfield and backfield. This is a habit they have developed through set-piece training.
From the outside, Xiaobei's expression was serious. People were expecting the full moon scimitar to draw a wonderful arc, but Xiaobei hesitated.
His free kick ability is already unique in the world, and the probability of scoring a goal is about 20%. In other words, if you give him 5 chances, he will basically be able to score a goal, but it does not mean that if he takes 5 free kicks, he will definitely be able to score a goal.
Goal scoring and probability are statistics, not laws.
He turned and gestured to Scholes, who nodded and walked forward silently.
After Scholes took a few steps forward, Beckham took a run and then swung his legs to shoot.
The Senegalese players believed that Beckham would directly attack the goal, because England did not have an absolute header advantage in the penalty area. In other words, the possibility of Beckham passing the ball into the penalty area for his teammates was not high, especially the position of the free kick.
Obviously it is better to attack directly.
So the wall jumped to increase the height of the aerial defense, while other man-marking players focused on the trajectory of the ball.
Surprisingly, Beckham did not hit the goal directly, but passed the ball to Scholes!
Scholes is positioned further to the left, facing the goal diagonally. Although the angle is not good, there is no barrier between him and the goal!
The Senegalese players were shocked when they saw this, and subconsciously swarmed towards Scholes, and everyone else followed closely to mark the target.
However, they missed one person!
who?
Beckham!
After passing the ball to Scholes, Beckham ran diagonally from the left side of the penalty area and rushed to the right side of the penalty area, the back area of the goal. It happened that the Senegal player was heading towards Scholes.
During the movement and counterattack, during the movement of Beckham, the space became wider and wider, and no one was marking him!
Senegal tried to block Scholes' shooting angle and short pass route, but missed the figure who is basically impossible to appear in the movement: Beckham!
Scholes made a cross at a 45-degree angle. The ball flew from his feet, spun around the Senegalese player's head, and landed in the open area on the right side of the penalty area.
The whole Senegalese team turned around and looked in horror.
Beckham was unmarked and stopped the ball easily. When goalkeeper Selva abandoned the goal, he calmly pushed the ball from Selva's feet into the goal!
The crowd at Oita Stadium cheered, and Beckham waved his arms wildly and ran...
"David Beckham! 2:0! 2:0! Beckham and Scholes teamed up to complete a classic set-piece match. This set-piece tactic was so perfect that England had one foot in it.
Top eight!"
"This is an exquisite free kick. It must have been practiced in training. David's movement and Paul's passing line are obviously not accidental. England's preparations seem to be very sufficient. We
We did not pursue flashy techniques and tactics, but took some basic things we can do to the extreme!"
Mechu's face was expressionless, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes, but he had to admit that the England team was too strong.
This strength is not reflected in whether their players can change the game on their own, but in the fact that they use their strength in the most appropriate place.
This is a seemingly unpretentious England team, with a simple connotation, but not rough, because they have performed the most basic things to achieve a qualitative change.
Methodical passing, almost accurate passing success rate of more than 80%, clean group coordination, yes, they do not have too many individual performances. They just take the most basic things that some football coaches emphasize in training players to the extreme.
Better than any team can do. Use this "simple" ability to shape the game.
An England team with no personal characteristics. They even change the jersey numbers of some players and erase their names. You won’t think they are much different.
A natural feeling.
Of course, they are not particularly watchable, but Aldridge didn't build the England team to please the fans or the audience, he did it for glory.
Teams like Brazil and Spain can be classified as sophisticated, but the England team is very clumsy, reaching the extreme, but also very powerful, 90% practical, plus 10% similar to McManaman and Beckham.
, supplemented by the personal performance of Owen and others.
I don’t know if the England team is the strongest, and one or two games are not convincing, but in Aldridge’s eyes, the current England team is the one that best suits England’s style and the ultimate height that their abilities can aspire to.
Aldrich clenched his fists and waved them up and down, showing a smile.
2:0.
Then he looked at Beckham from a distance and accepted the cheers of the fans. England players gathered around the corner flag area and set off a wave of people.
This set-piece tactic is naturally a key practice item for the England team, and there is much to be done about it.
Because Beckham is too dazzling, the subjective judgment brought about by his direct attack is too strong, which is one of the sources of change.
The free kick routine is actually not complicated.
In positional battles, vertical forward attack, triangle attack passing line, players' back-up to cooperate with the pass, and reverse cutting line are the most lethal, which is the opposite direction of the defensive player's active defense, causing the defensive player to have the greatest rhythm.
Changes, sudden stops, turns, this kind of penetrating offensive is the easiest to see in Millwall's positional battles. Nedved is a classic figure who uses this movement to connect his teammates to the reverse cut route and then breaks into the penalty area to score.
Aldridge just transplanted this idea to the set-piece design. The set-piece coordination just now, as long as the court is turned 90 degrees and viewed horizontally, it is actually a pass-and-run coordination with a reverse cut line. The Senegalese player goes to Scholes.
Run, because Xiaobei is the most easily ignored threat point.
, after all, everyone thought that Beckham would take the free kick. No one in their respective markings would follow Beckham closely, so Beckham was missed. At the same time, because of the rush to Scholes, Beckham ran a reverse route.
, Senegal reacted, stopped suddenly, turned around, the distance was far away, speeded up again and pursued, but it was beyond reach.
Mechu replaced three players in one breath and also changed Senegal's formation. The 5 defenders were changed back to 4 defenders, and a midfielder was added. The overall formation became 442.
Senegal still wanted to exert its strength, but the England team stopped. Aldridge replaced McManaman and let Alan Smith come on. Before Smith came on, Aldridge pulled him and gave him a lot of instructions. Let Smith come on, just to
Give full play to his desperate characteristics and disrupt the Senegalese midfield organization!
After this substitution was completed, in addition to Owen and the goalkeeper, the other 9 players in the England team, regardless of position or ability, all played a great role in the defense. The midfield and backfield were almost all engineer combinations!
Seeing the changes in the England team, Mei Chu looked up to the sky and sighed: It's over!
Now, it's up to Senegal to break through the intensive defense!
The England team is not hiding in the penalty area. The entire defensive system has a clear sense of hierarchy, which can be seen through the position, 4321.
Although there is some space for Senegal on the wing, they do not have a tall center at all. If they want to defeat the originator of this tactic with a lob, Senegal is obviously not good enough.
If you invest too little in attack and use less to attack more, the attack will not be able to advance.
There is a lot of investment in the offense, and the troops are pressing in. Beckham, Lampard, Scholes, any overhead long pass, Irving's speed advantage is reflected.
The time left for Senegal is getting less and less, and they are very weak not to mention scoring goals, but even offensive advancement.
In the 80th minute of the game, Aldridge used his second substitution, and Joe Cole came on to replace the goal hero Irving.
Aldridge has also been talking to Joe Kerr for a while.
After Joe Cole comes on the court, his role is to control the ball in the frontcourt. Just like McManaman did before, he can purely control and attack without advancing forward. He runs to the safe area, receives the pass from his teammates, and then
Control the ball and observe the situation. If the Senegalese defense loses its mind and swarms around him, then he can provide the ball for his teammates and create better offensive opportunities.
At the 86th minute, such an opportunity really appeared! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
