The scene was buzzing with people. When Southgate and Cafu led the starting players of England and Brazil respectively and followed the referee team on the stage, the atmosphere suddenly reached a climax.
"The much-anticipated second semi-final is about to begin! The England team, which has won all five games, competes with the Brazilian team, which has also won five games, for the last ticket to the final. Before the game, media around the world predicted the outcome of this game. The Brazilian team
More dominant, but not one-sided. England has only conceded 1 goal in 5 games and has not conceded a goal in the past 4 games! The Brazilian team has strong offensive firepower, but can they completely destroy England with their gorgeous offense? This is a big question
Question! Gary, what do you think of this game?"
"There is no doubt that these are the two teams with the best performance. We actually prefer that the two teams meet in the final, but as Hall said at the press conference yesterday, what is the difference between the final meeting and the semi-final meeting?
What? If Brazil wants to win the championship, it must defeat England, whether in the semi-finals or the final, the same is true for England. I
I think this game may not be as exciting as everyone expected, because both teams are models of offensive and defensive balance. England and Brazil both scored a lot of goals, but in different ways. England weakened the forward line.
Strengthen the defense, station troops in the midfield, and achieve a balance between offense and defense by focusing on defense. The Brazilian team weakened the defense.
Defense, strengthen the offense, and also gather heavy troops in the midfield. They have also achieved a balance between offense and defense. In terms of technical and tactical performance, the Brazilian team is more popular because they use offense to make up for the defense and achieve an overall balance, while England is based on defense.
On the basis of reasonable release of offense, no matter what. Hall and Scolari are two coaches.
The building of their respective teams has reached a textbook classic level. As for this contest, two teams with heavy troops in the midfield are very likely to make the scene become stalemate and intense, but it may not be very exciting.
Because they will not give their opponents a good opportunity to attack and try to keep their opponents out of the dangerous area as much as possible."
"Yes, the Brazilian team has made more fans around the world fall in love with them through this World Cup. Their offense is simply fantastic. Although England also scored a lot of goals, they did not occupy the offense most of the game.
Taking the initiative has made many English fans criticize."
"There is no way, we don't have Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho. Although the fans like Brazil, I observed in the columns of the European football media that many coaches admired the Three Lions created by Hall more.
I have nothing but praise for the Brazilian team."
"Why is this?"
"I think both Brazil's 343 and England's 4321 have shined in this World Cup, and it's not a bad idea to list them as classic tactics. In addition to the ornamental value and applicability, the Brazilian team's 343 may be the best tactic except for the Brazilian team.
, there are very few teams that can be imitated in European football, because not every team can have a 3r combination. There is no such terrifying offensive pressure as a 3r combination, which can help the defense.
, then, 343 may be completely defeated. On the contrary, England's 4321, although the strong teams in European football dismiss it, because unless a strong team encounters a stronger opponent, basically no club will be willing to play a positional strategy that shows its weakness.
It is the ultimate anti-counterattack formation, but mid- and lower-tier teams in the top leagues will be interested in studying it. The cost of imitating England is not particularly high, which is why many coaches recommend it."
"Haha, so Hall's reputation as master tactician will become even louder again."
"He has always been highly regarded. The topic returns to the game. I think that the overall technical and tactical comparison may not be able to find the difference between who is stronger and who is weak. Then it is probably the individual performance of the star that determines the game. For example, the overall performance of the players in the game was
The England team, which made almost no mistakes in the game, was defeated by Maradona's hand of God and a miraculous performance of beating five players in a row."
"Haha, Gary, you are still worried about the game that year. We have already defeated Argentina in this competition. Are you still not satisfied?"
"That was the biggest regret of my career."
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Aldridge shook hands with Scolari before the players entered the field. The two complimented each other in a tacit understanding yesterday. They were like masters in fighting each other, and were evaluated by the media as heroes cherishing each other.
Aldridge is known as the crazy lion coach, but he is not arrogant in many cases because he has the habit of complimenting his opponents, even if they are defeated by him. And Scolari is not too arrogant now. In the original history, only Brazil won the championship.
After that, he started to get a little crazy, saying things like, "My grandma can lead Brazil to win the championship."
Before the England competition, two generals were lost, one was the main player Gary Neville and the other was substitute Gerrard. However, after the World Cup, the team did not suffer any non-combat attrition, which made Aldrich quite gratified.
Today they played the previous five games as always, with the same starting lineup in four games.
England started 4321.
Goalkeeper: Seaman.
Defenders: Phil Neville, Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole.
Midfielder: Beckham, Butt, Lampard.
Attacking midfielder: McManaman, Scholes.
Forward: Owen.
After the England team came to the World Cup, they were adjusting their state and adapting to the big competition, because they have many young people and have little experience in big scenes.
When the Brazilian team comes to the World Cup, they really have to adjust their personnel. This is also due to the fact that Scolari has only been in office for a short time.
For example, Scolari removed Juninho from the starting lineup and replaced him with Kleberson, which completely allowed the Brazilian team to achieve an offensive and defensive balance. After such adjustments, the Brazilian team's performance became better and better.
Brazil started with 343.
Goalkeeper: Marcos.
Defenders: Junior, Lucio, Edmilson.
Midfielder: Cafu, Kleberson, Silva, Carlos.
Forwards: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho.
In the world-famous World Cup semi-finals, even Ronaldinho, who always showed himself in a relaxed state, had a serious expression. When shaking hands with his opponent, Ronaldinho first shook hands with Southgate and nodded. Patted the opponent's arm. Then but
He patted the arms of all his Millwall teammates, including Lampard and Ashley Cole.
In the World Cup, it is very common for teammates to meet, and when players see that the opponent's coach is the head of their own club, this feeling will be very strange.
This is the second time Ronaldinho has experienced such a situation. The last time was in a friendly match. Brazil lost that game. Today, he simply did not go to see Aldridge to avoid thinking wildly.
But Aldridge had to watch Ronaldinho carefully.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a solemn expression, waiting for the game to begin.
He can simply ignore any other factors and devote himself fully to the on-the-spot command of the game.
The first step is to observe.
In England and Brazil, he has to observe his own state and the state of his opponents.
In the first half, Brazil kicked off first.
When the referee Kim Nelson blew the whistle to start the game, the semifinals began!
The England team retreated to half-court from the beginning. Owen's symbolic harassment was only in the center circle and did not move forward.
At Aldridge's request, all players in the England team must participate in defense!
No one has special privileges, but this does not mean that as a forward, Irving must run back to the penalty area to defend. The key is to play a defensive role. In this game, since the Brazilian team is good at offense, Irving's defensive tasks will be heavier.
At the beginning of the game, both sides were slightly conservative. England seemed to be rushing to get started, while Brazil seemed to be slow to get into the game.
One minute later, Cafu passed the ball to Rivaldo in front. The latter dribbled the ball and cut into the middle. Lampard, Bart, and Ashley Cole formed a three-man defense. Rivaldo tried to break through and was blocked.
Lampard reached out from behind to destroy the ball.
England turned around and counterattacked, decisively moving the ball to the right. McManaman pulled it to the right, and with Carlos chasing back in place, he rushed into Edmilson's defense zone, the left center back of the Brazilian team!
Before the two sides met, McManaman poked the ball behind Edmilson, and Owen, the young man who chased the wind, succeeded in countering offside. However, his position was on the outside of the penalty area and was already close to the baseline.
Irving tried to pass the ball back to McManaman, who was running horizontally. The pass was too easy to predict, and Gilberto Silva returned to defend and intercepted the ball.
The Brazilian team turned around and attacked again, taking advantage of the situation and playing on the left, but Scolari frowned on the sidelines.
The England team's attack failed, and it was intercepted in a mobile battle without losing the ball. It can be said that this is the best environment for counterattack, but when the Brazilian team turned around to attack, the England team's defense was very tight!
The four backs and three midfielders were all in their respective defensive zones, interlocking with each other. However, when Irving rushed to the baseline, Scholes was actually just behind McManaman, that is, in the front midfielder zone.
When McManaman failed to receive Owen's pass, Scholes turned around and retreated. Now, before the Brazilian team's offense advanced past half-time, the English team had eight players in the midfield!
What's going on?
It's because England's counterattack didn't involve as much force as they did in the previous five games.
In their counterattack, they will invest at least 4 people. Needless to say, there will be three people in the frontcourt. There will definitely be at least one in the middle and backcourt. At most, 5 people will attack the first line. The subsequent echelon will maintain the level to prevent the opponent from counterattacking and control
Accidental ball placement from outside.
But at the beginning of today, England's attitude seemed very obvious.
Keep!
The offense still relies on counterattack, but it is mediocre. It is more like the traditional impression that defensive counterattack relies on two or three fixed people to attack the city.
Scolari wanted to say that Aldridge was naive, but when he thought about it he felt it was wrong.
If the famous young marshal really showed off his trump card at the beginning, how could he be famous all over the world? Wouldn't everyone in the world be blind!
Scolari planned to take another look and think about it, so as not to offend the young marshal.
If Aldrich knew that Scolari was so afraid of him, even to the point of being dissatisfied with him, he wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh.
He is not a god, so how can he surprise his opponents every time?
England's attitude after the start of the game today will basically not change!
The opponent is so damn strong!
The 3r combination can be omnipresent in the frontcourt, and with the two monsters on the wing, there is no other offensive system in the world that can compare!
Even Millwall's best offensive configuration is slightly weaker.
Calculating paper strength, of England's top five opponents in the World Cup, only Argentina is better than them. However, Argentina's technical and tactical system has problems. It is strong in theory but average in practice. Even though Scolari admitted that he learned from Argentina.
But football tactics have been around for hundreds of years and have been ridiculed by rugby professionals: decades of development are nothing more than a slight shift in a certain position.
As everyone knows, it is this seemingly inadvertent detail change that has a crucial impact on the overall situation.
This is the case with the Brazilian team. It looks similar to Argentina, but the tasks shouldered by the midfielders are different. In addition, the strength of the player team is very different. Compared with Argentina, there is a huge difference.
Can Aldrich not be afraid?
England lacks talent, but Brazil can play offensive football. Their offensive system has five world-class players!
It is these 5 world-class players and 5 humble engineering players who formed a super strong team on the field after excluding the goalkeeper!
This combination of offensive and defensive systems is similar to that of Millwall. There are people in front who stroll gracefully to please the world, and there should always be people behind who work hard and shoulder the dirty work. This principle sounds simple but is difficult to do.
What does England have?
Aldridge has nothing to complain about, but if he could really be given another world-class forward, he would really dare to play against the Brazilian team, instead of shrinking back and looking like he is wholeheartedly tightening the fence.
It's a pity that in damn England, there is only one Owen and no one else. Two years from now, four years from now, maybe we can still dream about a healthy Owen and a sane Lu Xiaopang.
Today, Aldridge's tactical tone for the team is that Scholes should work harder on defense and bring out his energy as a central midfielder with both offense and defense in Manchester United. When attacking, only one player can play in the midfield or the backcourt.
Just rely on 3-4 people to counterattack. Others, just take a rest and concentrate on defense.
There is no way, I was forced by Brazil!
However, in the 4th minute of the opening, Ronaldinho had a momentary opportunity to pass the ball to the center from the wing, and he seized it. However, Rivaldo did not run into place and was intercepted by Bart.
Aldridge's eyes widened suddenly, and he made a prompt decision. He made a gesture on the sidelines and ordered England to attack! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
