In the World Cup semi-finals, the first half of the match between England and Brazil came to an end. The score was 1:0, which surprised the outside world. Brazil, the favorite to win the championship, fell behind. ()
The overall scene was not as earth-shattering as the outside world had expected. England's performance seemed to be relatively stable and in line with public expectations, while Brazil's performance was somewhat below par.
Maybe he met a higher-level opponent, and the opponent also used tactics like intensive defense.
A layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the door.
There were not many exciting scenes in the 45 minutes of the first half. The most important thing was to create a dangerous situation in front of the goal. The best chance for the Brazilian team was just a shot from an alien to the center post, while the best chance for the English team was actually Scholes' cushion.
After shooting, Irving made another shot. As for the goal, outsiders seemed to have it from Brazil's own mistakes.
It is undeniable that the Brazilian team did not perform at its best in the first half due to various factors, the most important of which was that it reached the semi-finals and at the same time encountered an opponent whose strength was somewhat greater than that of its previous opponents.
Since entering the new millennium, the World Series, World Cup, and European Cup will become more and more utilitarian. In the second half of the competition, there will be fewer and fewer games that can lead to earth-shattering results.
In 2000, France defeated Italy 2:1.
Four years later, Greece beat Portugal 1:0.
Four years later, Spain beat Germany 1:0.
Four years later, Italy collapsed and lost to Spain by a huge margin. Prandelli's failure was due to his going against the general trend of the entire football world during this period.
Looking at the World Cup again, even the Brazilian team, which was at its peak, only won 2:0 against the soulless German team in 2002. Four years later, 1:1 in 120 minutes, the winner had to be decided through penalty kicks.
Four years later, Spain defeated the Netherlands in overtime with a score of 1:0. In 2014, the German team also defeated Argentina 1:0 in overtime.
Contemporary football encourages offense. Even FIFA's modification of football rules is to take care of offense. This is to please fans around the world and promote the sport of football.
But in the final stage of the competition, if any team really ignores defense and attacks wildly, it will probably die miserably, such as Prandelli's Italy.
No matter how much FIFA encourages offense, it cannot withstand the impact of utilitarian thinking. There is only one step between the champion and the runner-up, and this step is the difference between heaven and earth!
Therefore, we must pay attention to defense, even if we can sacrifice offense. We must put defense first and settle for second place. No matter how bad it is, we must balance offense and defense. There are too many lessons learned from the past of being top-heavy.
The Brazilian team is a special case and a weird one.
The world-famous 343 in this competition. If the 3r combination is replaced by someone else, then this team will be a joke. Without the 3r combination, offense replaces defense. Without the 3r combination, the Brazilian team's defense is not vulnerable.
, but is there anything outstanding? Who can give confidence? Can the Brazilian coach sleep well?
For the Brazilian team, as long as they can play their best offense, then it means they are doing the most perfect defense!
Does Scolari not understand this?
Of course he understands!
However, in the World Cup semi-finals, when they are only one step away from the final, or because they are afraid of England, which has also won five games and averaged 2 goals per game + offensive firepower, and the champion who is as golden as a young coach, or because
It was because the pressure of the World Cup was too great that he could not help but have utilitarian considerations.
When it comes to the semi-finals, who wouldn’t be thinking about the Hercules Cup?
And Scolari really couldn't calm down at this time. Even though he had won the Copa Libertadores, the club's intercontinental championship trophy, haha, how much does it weigh?
People who pay more attention to the Copa Libertadores final may not pay as much attention to a first-place battle in Europe's top three leagues or a famous derby.
To put it bluntly, it is courage.
When the Brazilian team failed to provide enough support to the 3r combination, the 3r combination could not defeat the Three Lions.
When Aldrich realized that Scolari was conservative or utilitarian, or his pragmatism, he risked his life to fight with the opponent.
A half-time lead was created, and a ticket to the final was presented before our eyes. Whether we could reach out and take it away depends on the remaining 45 minutes.
Even though the score was leading, Aldridge returned to the locker room with a solemn expression. No player was happy to celebrate. They all knew that if they were happy now, it might be useless to cry their eyes out an hour later.
Don’t be arrogant when you win, don’t be discouraged when you lose, and have a strong military attitude!
Aldridge looked around the three lions in the locker room who were full of fighting spirit, and said solemnly: "We did a good job in the first half, but the Brazilian team will not sit still and let us step on their corpses to advance to the finals.
A goal difference, in the semifinals, with 45 minutes left in the game, it can be said that Brazil
The team is in a desperate situation. They can unload all their mental burdens, and we may be burdened with a mental shackles. You will start to imagine the finals and the peak stage of the green world in Yokohama. If you start to think about the game now
Chuuya also thinks that we will definitely lose! Because..."
When Aldrich said this, the generals looked solemn, and saw the young commander who was strategizing in their hearts to win the battle thousands of miles away slowly said something that shocked them to the core.
"Because, in the second half, there is a high probability that we will encounter the strongest opponent of this era!"
His statement itself was very contradictory, but the players understood it immediately.
Brazil is Brazil, but are the Brazil of two years ago the same as the Brazil of today?
There may be a gap between yesterday's Brazil and today's Brazil!
There are too many factors that affect the team's performance, and taking these factors together, what Aldrich said means: Brazil is not the strongest in the first half, and only in the second half can we encounter the strongest Brazil. Such a Brazil is unprecedented in the world.
match!
"Are you afraid?"
Aldrich suddenly asked calmly.
All the generals whose jerseys were soaked in the locker room were stunned.
Aldrich's mouth curved into a wonderful arc, and he whispered: "I hope I will be afraid, because that means I can see with my own eyes what the peak is. What is the ultimate. I will tremble. Tremble with excitement, let me go again
Experiencing the feeling of transforming fear into courage makes me feel that that is what makes a man."
Without fear, how can there be courage?
Only by facing fear can you test whether you are a true hero!
After hearing what Aldridge said, the players all laughed. But their eyes immediately became more lively.
It seems that they also want the Brazilian team to bring fear to them.
This is the different feeling they have playing under Aldridge. Winning? Of course it is the goal, but to be able to witness the grandeur of the peak, shouldn't there be a kind of heroic spirit of dying without regrets?
...
Aldrich did not adjust his tactics too much during the halftime break. Most of them emphasized the established combat policy. On the one hand, he had very few options to change and the opponent was too strong. His own limitations would be stronger. On the other hand, he had very few options to change.
.To take the lead at this time, to remain unchanged in response to all changes, he said
There is a high probability of encountering the strongest Brazil, which is a way to prepare for a rainy day. To inoculate the players psychologically does not mean that it will definitely happen. What if the Brazilian team gets into chaos? Although the probability of that is actually very low, otherwise, Brazil
If you can't reach the semi-finals, you can't win all 5 games.
"After the intermission, the players from both sides returned to the stadium. Many Brazilian fans present looked worried. Although the difference of one goal was not much, the England team had not conceded a goal in four consecutive games. In the first half
The restrictions on the Brazilian team are also very effective. If the Brazilian team’s halftime adjustment
If there is no immediate result, as time runs out in the second half, their hopes of equalizing the score may become increasingly slim. We hope that England can treat the game as they did in the first half, united against the powerful Brazil team, but what exactly will happen in the second half
What, no one could have foreseen."
"Yes, although the scene was calm most of the time in the first half, there was actually an undercurrent. The Brazilian team had not yet demonstrated their true strength. England's targeted restrictions and changes in offensive and defensive posture were the decisive factor in our ability to take the lead.
factor......"
Aldrich habitually observes the demeanor of his opponent's players in the second half, and his ability to observe their actions has reached its peak. It can be said that the Brazilian team is not an absolutely rational team, because they are free and romantic, and at the same time they are naturally optimistic. Even if the score is behind, after half a game, the Brazilian team is not an absolutely rational team.
After a break and a mental adjustment, you won’t see their murderous ambition to fight against the odds, but their innate calmness cannot be underestimated.
At the beginning of the second half, the England team took the lead in two waves of strong attacks, and the momentum of the attack was obvious. However, in the end, the only player on the front line was Owen, and the end was hasty and ended in an anticlimactic manner.
This is a gesture to intimidate the opponent, and it can also be regarded as a test.
Aldrich tried to read clues from the Brazilian team's reaction and gain insight into the opponent's mental state.
Aldrich frowned slightly when he saw Lucio and Junior making short passes at the back line and then passing the ball to Cafu.
The Brazilian team corrected its mentality faster than he imagined and is now very stable.
He did not hesitate to let England's formation retreat and return to its normal defensive counterattack posture.
After he saw the position of the Brazilian team's midfielders and the movement of the players in an attack, Aldridge confirmed at least one thing: the Brazilian team, free of their ideological baggage, was about to start showing off!
England and Brazil are definitely two extremes.
Not only are the conditions required for offense and defense completely opposite, they are also tit for tat.
Even the survival of the technical and tactical system is completely opposite.
If England loses the ball first, they may not even have a chance to counterattack. Trying to reverse it is almost like trying their luck.
But the Brazilian team lost the ball first and had to attack anyway. Instead, they were able to use their most powerful skills.
Carlos passed the ball forward from the wing, but Beckham blocked it with his foot and the ball rolled out of the sideline.
The ball just rolled to Aldridge's feet, and he bent down to pick it up. The young coach was very self-aware and did not try to pick the ball on the spot to show off his bad footwork.
When he held the ball in one hand and stretched forward, he was surprised to see Ronaldinho coming in front of him. The master and apprentice formally faced each other for the first time since the Champions League final.
Ronaldinho, who had never dared to look at Aldridge, took the ball away from Aldridge this time, and then smiled at Aldridge, showing his unsightly buck teeth... (To be completed Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
