832 Achilles' Heel of the Three Lions

After Aldridge sat down, the camera frequently switched between Aldridge and Bielsa, and two minutes later, Bielsa also sat down.

The fighting style of the two coaches on the sidelines has completely come to an end.

Aldridge did not have the arrogance and arrogance of victory, but Bielsa seemed lonely and helpless, and there was a hint of hesitation.

It's not that Aldridge doesn't bother to fight each other anymore, it's that Argentina have retreated, retreated, and abandoned the style of football they are proud of.

Bielsa also saw this, and he had the idea of yelling at the players to go on a brave attack and try to get one or two goals.

However, he couldn't shout, thinking it was too cruel.

So when Argentina had six players retreating into the half, even when they were out of touch with the attacking crowd up front, Bielsa was indifferent.

He had only two options, either to attack or to defend

The three lines must be tight and not significantly apart, otherwise they will not be a whole.

Attack, the backcourt players have to go up and go back to the 3313 system, but the players on the field, especially the defensive players, is it fair to them?

Aren't it these defenders who were brutally abused and brutalized by England's quick counter-attack? Again and again, they were played by each other's simple but practical passing, turning around in a hurry, frightened to find a hole in the defense line and unable to do anything, how intense was the physical and mental torture on them?

However, Bielsa was unwilling to order all the frontcourt players to withdraw to defend and completely abandon his offensive philosophy, which is a kind of sentiment and a kind of self-pursuit. There is a style that he has been branded with by Bielsa. Once you go and rewrite it yourself. The ego will be subverted and lost.

stubbornly does not bow his head, does not admit defeat, is unwilling, and does not want to extinguish the flame of hope of gorgeous romance.

So from 70 to 80 minutes, England completely dominated the midfield, and McManaman took the situation and he no longer pulled the side. Instead, they dropped back into midfield and began to link up with their team-mates in the middle, helping England build an advantage in the middle of the midfield.

However, Argentina shrunk their defence, the front of the box was noisy, the box was overcrowded, Argentina had a defensive advantage in the most dangerous areas, England did not pursue complex attacking combinations, as long as they were within 35 yards from the goal, they could shoot when they had the chance, which was a bit of a bit of a chance. Or the first signs of a wave.

However, this is exactly what Aldrich is asking for. Because if it continues to develop, the England team's attack will still be very weak, and the subtle coordination in a small area is not what they are good at, and the offense will be played neatly and neatly, whether it is positional warfare or counterattack, without delay, and never slow down on the offensive end and delusional passing back and forth can tear apart the opponent's defense, because this can only be thought about, and it is very difficult to do.

Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, Beckham and McManaman took turns to shoot from distance from the outside, whether they hit the target or not, causing England fans to cheer in the stands.

In their eyes, England have relaxed and started to intimidate Argentina at will, as if the opponent is not worth mentioning and is not worth all their skills again, because the score has already shown that the Three Lions have crushed the Pampas Eagles.

But those who think when watching the game know that England actually has the same Achilles heel as Argentina, that is, the lack of positional warfare and the lack of heroes who can control the situation of the game on their own.

So England opted for a seemingly simple and violent approach to the game.

"3-0, there is no suspense for England to win this game, but, Gary, do you think there is something to worry about in England? England didn't have another dangerous attack after McManaman's shot hit the side-netting, did England really relax or did we still have something to improve on our attack? ”

"Relax? It can't be, the opponent is Argentina, England won't relax for a second, no. But the current situation, I think it is still the technical and tactical core of England, like Lampard, Beckham, Scholes They will not rashly go deep into the hinterland of the opponent's penalty area, and play a long shot on the periphery, which is indeed a helpless move, because there is no obvious forward pass, Owen can not create much threat by running alone, and playing a long shot on the periphery, the offensive players return to the defense from the midfield and back for the first time, which can ensure the quality of defense and avoid being counterattacked by the opponent. ”

"Gary is right, we can't say that England are perfect, but in my opinion, England has the most trouble against two teams, one is the team that can really create terrifying pressure in attacking football, and in this regard, although Argentina are known as playing attacking football, their ability to create a threat in a small area is not enough to confuse England's defense, so England can play counter-attacks calmly. The second is a team with a strong defense, England will have no way to attack, and then what? It may be to see who makes mistakes, or leave it to luck to decide the fate, and in summary, there are two opponents with extreme advantages, extreme offense or extreme defense. ”

Andy Gray's review gets straight to the point.

England aren't perfect, they aren't the best defensively, they're not the best in attack, so if they meet one of the top teams of the two, England will have the biggest struggle.

As for the defense and offense can be at the top, then such a team will be impeccable, but such a team should not be in this tournament.

England's philosophical line of balance in the past is actually to hope that both offense and defense can achieve perfection, not that they are vulgar, not that they are willing to be modest, but that they are too unrealistic, and both ends of the end have not created advantages in balance, but have fallen into mediocrity.

It's not that Aldrich doesn't want to strive for perfection.

Even if the chef has the ability to make a Manchu and Han full banquet, but when he walks into the kitchen, he only has radishes and cucumbers, so what can he use to make a full Manchu and Han banquet?

If England is strong, they must give up and sacrifice what they have in exchange for an advantage.

Obviously, what Aldridge gave up was attacking, and the attack was divided into two parts, positional warfare and counterattacking, and what England abandoned was positional warfare.

They are not even as patient as second-rate teams, who will patiently look for openings back and forth in midfield. England were in the opposition's tight defence. Blindly kick the shot with his feet in an irresponsible manner. I missed, I was blocked, I didn't care, I turned around and went to defend.

Of course, this means that England are playing opponents of their own strength, such as Argentina.

And England encountered an opponent such as Sweden, which was inferior to its own opponent on paper, and fought a positional war. It still takes a lot of painstaking work, but on the whole, it will not be overwhelmed by the army, and it is still making a fuss locally to stimulate the advantages that can be used.

'Frank Lampard cuts in and shoots from distance in front of the box! Caballero blocks the ball, the ball bounces off the outside of the box, Scholes, volleys without stopping! Whew, rubbing the top of the crossbar off the goal! In fact, England's long-range shooting may really have an effect. Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes. McManaman, as well as David Beckham, have a certain level of accomplishment in long-range shooting. ”

"Maybe Hall also combined the advantages of England in this aspect to create such a new England team, he must have considered more comprehensively than us, so presented to us, we can only find out little by little, and reason from the past."

Simeone yelled at his teammates in front of him, telling them to come back to defend, especially Aimar, relying on Simeone, Sorin, or Zanetti alone, the defense in front of the penalty area is still a little unstoppable, the back line does not dare to move, if the back line moves, Owen may be able to seize the opportunity to counter offside and give him space to stop the ball and shoot in the penalty area.

The players in front of Argentina finally resigned to their fate, with the exception of Crespo, who was lonely in front of England and was caught in layers by the England team, and everyone else withdrew to support the defence.

As such, after 80 minutes, Argentina finally brought the game back to equilibrium.

However, it was too late.

The score was 3:0, and Argentina had no substitutions.

Their players also saw that England couldn't play any tricks in the positional battle, and they were weak and lackluster in attack, just as they did after they stormed.

If the game can be repeated, the Argentine players will definitely not take the initiative to attack again, absolutely not!

In that case, maybe the game will turn out to be unexciting, with the two sides battling in the middle of the field and ending in a draw, barring some sudden turning events, after all, the positional strength of both teams is not top-notch.

With more than 40,000 fans at the scene and countless fans around the world in front of the TV, the last 10 minutes of the Anglo-Argentine battle seemed to be uneventful.

When the game came to the 90th minute, England used the first substitution of the game.

"Youngster Hargreaves came on to replace captain David Beckham, which was a reward given to Beckham by Hall, allowing him to receive the cheers of the England fans alone, and watch the fans in England jerseys in the stands of the Sapporo Dome Stadium, as well as many neutral fans standing up and cheering for Beckham."

Becky came off the pitch smiling, walking lightly and shaking hands with one of the most famous referees of our time, Corina, and as he walked out of the pitch, he raised his hands above his head and applauded the stands to thank the fans for his heroic courtesy.

Clapping his hands with Hargreaves, Becky left the field and came to the coach's seat, Aldridge stretched out his hand calmly, Becky hesitated for a moment, and high-fived Aldrich, in fact, he wanted to hug Aldrich.

In this game, even if he leads 3:0 in 60 minutes, Aldridge has no idea of making an early substitution, because it is already clear that the England team will qualify in advance, and there is one remaining group stage, he will send all the substitutes to play, give the main players plenty of rest, and the interval between the round of 16 knockout matches will be 10 days long, so in this game, the main players can play the whole game, and change Xiaobei at the last moment, also because this game is special to Xiaobei, give him a special moment.

Hargreaves didn't play long after he didn't even touch the ball once, and the game ended with Collina's whistle.

While the English fans erupted in cheers, most of the Argentine fans left the stadium in dismay, with only a few remaining in the stands to cheer on the team, or saddened, as if they had experienced a nightmare and were unbelievable.

Aldridge got up and walked to shake hands with Bielsa, this time, Bielsa stared at Aldridge with solemn eyes for a long time, the two did not say a word, after shaking hands, Aldridge walked into the field to praise the players, Bielsa stood on the sidelines and watched Aldrich's back, unable to wipe his eyes for a long time.

He wanted to remember the figure of Aldrich, so close, so real and shocking to destroy his own heart.

He will not hold grudges, because this is a lesson, hatred will only make people lose their minds, although Argentina was forced to the edge of the cliff, maybe the end will be a flood, but Bielsa is still trying to remember the figure of his opponent, in his persistent eyes, there is a touch of respect, but also a touch of firmness beyond the other party.

Aldridge walked into the pitch, he smiled, he smiled naturally, hugged the players, praised them in their ears, he just wanted to do a measured encouragement, but the England crowd grabbed the neck, gathered around him, celebrated on the field, and at the same time, showed the world the unity of the Three Lions at this time. (To be continued......)