Saitama World Cup Stadium.

The scene was full of people, and when Gareth Southgate and Cafu led the England and Brazilian starters respectively to follow the referee team, the atmosphere suddenly came to a small climax.

"The much-anticipated second semi-final is about to begin! England, who won all 5 games, competed for the last ticket to the final with Brazil, who also won all 5 games, and the media around the world predicted the result of this game before the game, the Brazilian team was more dominant, but it was not one-sided, England only conceded 1 goal in 5 games, and did not concede a goal in the last 4 games! Brazil have a lot of attacking firepower, but will they be able to completely destroy England with their flashy attacks? That's a big question! Gary, how do you watch this game? ”

"There's no doubt that these are the two best teams and we would have preferred the two teams to meet in the final, but as Hall said at his press conference yesterday, what's the difference between meeting in the final and meeting in the semi-finals? If Brazil want to win the title, they have to beat England, whether it's in the semi-finals or the final, and England is the same. I think this game may not be as exciting as everyone expects, because both teams are models of offensive and defensive balance, England and Brazil have a lot of goals, but the way is different, England is to weaken the front, strengthen the defense, stationed in the midfield, based on the defense to achieve the offensive and defensive balance, Brazil is to weaken the defense, strengthen the attack, also in the midfield to gather heavy troops, they also achieved a balance of attack and defense, in terms of technical and tactical embodiment, the Brazilian team is more popular, because they are attacking to make up for the defense, The overall balance is achieved, while England is based on the defensive basis to release the attack reasonably, no matter what. Hall & Scolari. Both coaches have reached a textbook classic level in building their respective teams. And this matchup, with both teams heavily deployed in the midfield, is likely to make the scene stalemate and intense, but it may not be very exciting, because they will not give the opponent a good opportunity to attack, and keep the opponent out of the danger zone as much as possible. ”

"Yes, Brazil is a member of this World Cup. More fans around the world liked them, their attack was simply fantastic, and although England also scored a lot of goals, they did not take the initiative in attack for most of the game, which made many England fans complain slightly. ”

'No way, we don't have Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho. Although fans love Brazil, I have observed that many coaches in the European football media have more praise for the Three Lions created by Hall. To the Brazilian team, in addition to praise. Nothing else. ”

"Why is that?"

"I think, whether it is Brazil's 343 or England's 4321, they are all shining in this World Cup, and it is not impossible to list them as classic tactics, and in addition to ornamentation and applicability, the 343 of the Brazilian team, in addition to the Brazilian team, there are very few teams that can be imitated in European football, because not every team can have a 3R combination, and there is no terrible offensive pressure like the 3R combination, which will help the defense, then, 343 may be a failure. On the contrary, the 4321 of the England team, although the strong teams in European football disdain, because unless the strong team meets a stronger opponent, basically no club will be willing to play the ultimate anti-counter formation with weak positional strategy, but the middle and lower reaches of the top league will be interested in studying it, and the cost of imitating England is not particularly high, which is why many coaches recommend it. ”

"Hehe, in this way, the name of Hall's tactician master is going to be even louder."

"He has always been highly regarded, and the topic returns to the game, I think that the overall technical and tactical confrontation may not be able to find the difference between the strong and the weak, so it is likely that the individual performance of the stars will decide the game, for example, the England team, which had almost no mistakes in the whole game, was defeated by Maradona's hand of God, a magical performance of five people in a row."

"Haha, Gary, you're still thinking about that year's game, we have already beaten Argentina to the bottom in this tournament. Are you still not satisfied? ”

"That was the biggest regret of my career."

Aldridge shook hands with Scolari before the players entered the pitch, and the two tacitly complimented each other yesterday, a bit of a master's grandmaster style, and was evaluated by the media as a hero.

Aldridge is known as the young commander of the Wild Lions, but he is not arrogant many times, because he has a habit of complimenting his opponents, even if the opponent is defeated by him, and Scolari is not too crazy now, in the original history, only after Brazil won the championship, it began to be a little crazy, such as "my grandmother led Brazil to win the championship" and the like.

England lost two big players before the tournament, one main Gary Neville and one substitute Gerrard, but after coming to the World Cup, the team did not have non-combat attrition, which made Aldridge quite happy.

Today they played the same line-up for the previous five games, with four of the same starting line-ups.

England started 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

Defenders: Phil Neville, Ferdinand, Southgate, Ashley Cole.

Midfielders: David Beckham, Bart, Frank Lampard.

Forwards: McManaman, Scholes.

Forward: Owen.

England came to the World Cup in a way that was adjusting to the tournament because they had a lot of young people and little experience in the big picture.

When the Brazilian team came to the World Cup, there was really a move to adjust personnel, which also stemmed from the short time Scolari was in office.

For example, Scolari withdrew Juninho from the starting lineup and replaced him with Kleberson, which completely allowed the Brazilian team to achieve a balance between attack and defense, and after such an adjustment, the Brazilian team is getting better and better.

Brazil started 343.

Goalkeeper: Marcos.

Defenders: Júnior, Lucio, Edmilson.

Midfielders: Cafu, Kleberson, Silva, Carlos.

Forwards: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho.

In the World Cup semi-finals, which attracted worldwide attention, even Xiao Luo, who has always shown himself in a relaxed state, had a stern expression, and when shaking hands with his opponent, Xiao Luo nodded when he first shook hands with Southgate. Pat the other person's arm. And then whoever is Millwall's team-mate. He patted each other's arms, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole patted his arms.

It's not uncommon for team-mates to meet at the World Cup, and it's a weird feeling for players to see the opposition's manager as the head of their club.

This is the second time Ronaldo has experienced such a situation, the last time was in a friendly match. In that game, Brazil lost, and today, he simply did not go to see Aldridge, so as not to be cranky.

But Aldrich had to take a closer look at Ronaldo.

Aldridge, standing on the sidelines with a solemn expression, waited for the game to begin.

He can simply ignore anything else and put his heart and soul into the on-the-spot command of the game.

The first step is to observe.

England and Brazil, he has to watch, his own state, the form of his opponents.

First. Brazil kicks off first.

When referee Kim Nelson blew the whistle for the start of the game, the semi-finals began!

England retreated into the half from the start. Owen symbolically harassed, but only in the middle circle, and did not go forward.

At Aldridge's request, England was the whole team and all players had to be involved in the defense!

No one has the privilege, but this does not mean that Owen as a striker must run back to the penalty area to defend, the key is to play a defensive role, this game, because the Brazilian team is good at attacking, Owen's defensive task will be heavier.

At the start of the game, both sides were slightly conservative, England looked like they were on the verge of swinging the bus, while Brazil seemed to be slow to get into the rhythm of the game.

A minute later, Cafu played the ball to Rivaldo, who cut inside and was caught between Lampard, Bart and Ashley Cole, who tried to break through but was broken by Lampard's outstretched foot.

England turned around and counter-attacked, decisively and resolutely moved the ball to the right, McManaman pulled to the right, and with Carlos chasing back into place, he rushed to Edmilson's defensive zone, Brazil's left central defender!

Before the two sides met, McManaman stabbed the ball behind Edmilson, and the teenager Owen was successfully offside, but he was on the edge of the box and was already close to the baseline.

Owen tried to pass the ball back to McManaman in a lateral position, but the pass was too easily anticipated and Gilberto Silva returned to intercept the ball.

Brazil turned around and attacked again, playing on the left, but Scolari on the sidelines frowned.

England's attack was not successful, and it was intercepted when the ball was not dead in the sports battle, which can be said to be the best environment for counterattacking, but when the Brazilian team turned around and attacked, the England team's defense was very tight!

Four defenders, three backs, all in their respective defense areas, interlocking, and Scholes in the case of Owen rushed to the bottom line, he was actually just behind McManaman, that is, in the front of the waist, when McManaman failed to receive Owen's pass, Scholes turned around and retreated, this time, the Brazilian team's attack has not advanced to the half, England team has 8 people in the backfield!

What's going on?

It was England who counter-attacked and did not commit as much as they did in the previous five games.

Their counterattack, at least 4 people will be invested, the front three do not need to be talked about, the middle and back will definitely be at least one, at most, 5 people to the first line, the follow-up echelon to maintain the level, strictly prevent the opponent from counterattacking, and control the peripheral accidental ball landing point.

But as soon as we started today, England's posture looked very clear.

Guard!

The offense still relies on counterattacks, but it is mediocre, more like the traditional impression that defensive counterattacks rely on fixed two or three people to attack the city.

Scolari wanted to say that Aldrich was naïve, but it didn't feel right to think about it.

If the famous young marshal really showed his killer feature at the beginning, how could he be famous all over the world? Isn't it true that all the people of the world are blind!

Scolari was going to look at it again, and ponder it again, so as not to get into the way of the young marshal.

If Aldridge knew that Scolari was so jealous of himself, even to the point of a snake, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

He is not a god, how can he give his opponent some surprise attacks every scene?

England's attitude after today's opening game will basically not change!

The opponent is so fucking strong!

The 3R combination can be ubiquitous in the frontcourt, plus two monsters with double cards on the side, this offensive system, there is no second one in the world that can compare!

Even Millwall's best-in-class attacking configuration is slightly weaker.

On paper, England's top 5 opponents in the World Cup, only Argentina is stronger than them, but Argentina's technical and tactical system is problematic, it is very fierce in theory, and the actual effect is very average, even if Scolari admits that he borrowed Argentina's tactics, but football tactics for hundreds of years have been ridiculed by rugby professionals: decades of development are just a slight change in a certain position.

As everyone knows, it is this seemingly inadvertent change in detail that has a crucial impact on the overall situation.

This is the case with the Brazilian team, which looks like Argentina, but the tasks of the midfielders are different, and the strength of the players is very different, compared with Argentina.

Can Aldrich not be afraid?

England lacks talent, Brazil can play attacking football, and the attacking system is 5 world-class players!

It is these 5 world-class players with 5 unattractive sapper players who form a super strong team after excluding the goalkeeper on the field!

This kind of offensive and defensive system is similar to Millwall, some people walk elegantly in front to please the world, and there should always be someone behind who works hard and dirty, this kind of truth, sounds simple, but it is difficult to do.

What does England have?

Aldridge doesn't complain about anything, but if he can really give him another world-class striker, he will really dare to play against Brazil, instead of shrinking back and looking like he's putting all his heart on the fence.

It's a pity that the England, there is only one Owen, no one else, two years later, four years later, maybe you can still fantasize about it, a healthy Owen, a sane Lu Xiaopang.

Today, Aldridge's tactical tone for the team is to work harder on the defense of Scholes, and take out the offensive and defensive strength of the central midfielder he did at Manchester United, and when attacking, the midfielder can only play at most, that is, only rely on 3-4 people to counterattack, and the rest, rest, concentrate on defense.

No way, forced by Brazil!

However, when Ronaldo got rid of a momentary pass opportunity on the side to the middle in the 4th minute, he also grasped it, but Rivaldo did not run in place and was cut off by Bart.

Aldrich's eyes widened suddenly, and he made a quick decision, made a gesture on the sidelines, and ordered England to attack! (To be continued......)