The dust has settled on the World Cup draw for South Korea and Japan, and the ceremony was accompanied by anecdotes, such as Platini covering his mouth and snickering because he guessed the draw.

The World Cup is still half a year away, but the storm is already brewing.

Some are happy and some are sad, Japanese coach Troussier is very satisfied with the results of the grouping, but the South Korean media is full of lamentation.

"Seoul Sports" reported after the draw results came out: South Korea's dream of the top 16 hit the rocks!

The South Koreans believe that with Portugal and Poland in the same group, two European teams, plus the United States, South Korea's hopes of reaching the round of 16 are very slim.

European teams can be said to be in groups other than England and Sweden, and there is no danger of life and death on paper, and the strong teams are generally satisfied with the results of the draw.

For example, Brazil draws China, Costa Rica, Turkey, and Brazil are very cautious, and China has always given people a sense of mystery in countries outside the East.

The Brazilians were very cautious, so they began to investigate the team's opponent, the Chinese team, to study Chinese football, and "French Football" also wanted to introduce the new Chinese team of the World Cup in the news report, so they also embarked on a trip to study Chinese football.

At the end of the year, the media in Brazil and France have "grandly" introduced the current situation of Chinese football to the world football, which is also the last time in the history of Chinese football in the authoritative media of a football power to get the treatment of a long report on the front page, but its core content is full of negative reports such as management chaos, shady, match-fixing, etc., the mystery of the Chinese team was revealed, and the Brazilian media made a big fuss in hindsight, so they turned the ridicule of Chinese football into a peach-colored article as a follow-up. focuses on speculating on the ** between Milu and a Chinese female reporter who doesn't understand football at all.

To say which country the result of the draw has the greatest impact. England without a doubt!

The Sun: How is Argentina again!

The report mentioned the red card of the last World Cup against Xiaobei in the Anglo-Argentine game. And the Hand of God of Maradona in 86.

BBC: England meet big favourites Argentina!

The Mirror: England and Argentina renew old feuds!

The Times: England must get five points!

The Guardian: Ah. God, this is the hardest group!

Fleet Street almost unanimously believes that the battle between England and Argentina is the toughest battle, while the 33-year winless defeat against Sweden also makes the future uncertain, and there is the possibility that Nigeria, the Eagles of the Mysterious Division, may disrupt the situation.

Only the Daily Mail reported the draw results in a semi-ridiculous context, with Aldrich's stunned expression photographed by reporters outside the training base: The group of death made the Three Lions young marshal desperate!

The longer he spent in the UK, the more Aldrich felt the complexity of the country's culture.

It is an old enemy of Germany, and it fought against each other in World War II.

It is also an old enemy with Argentina. The Battle of the Falklands bullied people.

If England play in the World Cup, it seems unlikely that they will not draw a past opponent in the group stage.

As the coach of the national team, Aldridge must make a formal external statement after the draw results are out, which is not only for public relations needs, but also to inject mental stimulants into the national team.

Jannings, a senior football reporter at the BBC, has established a relatively harmonious working relationship with Aldridge in the past two years, and last year's interview was also hosted by Jennings.

Aldridge was in his office for an interview before leaving for Old Trafford, which he had to rearrange as national team manager. At least too many Millwall elements are not in the right background, otherwise the interview will be broadcast. It's a bit nondescript.

Once the background was set, Aldridge sat opposite Jennings.

After the opening remarks, Jennings gets straight to the point.

"I heard you watched the World Cup draw on TV, right?"

"Yes."

"Let's talk about this picture first."

Jennings pulled out a close-up photo of Aldridge's jaw-dropping expression outside the training base and showed it to Aldridge.

Aldridge smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "I was a little surprised, but it wasn't because of the draw result, but someone told me that England hadn't beaten Sweden for 33 years. ”

"Does that scare you?"

"Of course not, from my first day in charge I knew that I was leading a club that hadn't won any titles in 100 years."

Jennings immediately understood what Aldrich meant.

History, there is nothing to fear.

The future is waiting for the present generation to create.

Jennings put down the photo and said: "England and Argentina are in the same group, from the outside world, people think this is a signing, what do you think? ”

Aldrich took a deep breath, then smiled.

"There are games that will show the meaning of football itself, such as the Spanish derby, the match between England and Argentina, and if we lose to Argentina, even if we end up qualifying from the group, I don't think England fans will be happy."

"You're saying there's going to be a lot of pressure in this spotlight battle? England were unlucky, having met Argentina in the group stage and were drawn into the Group of Death, and the prospect looks worrying. ”

"No, no, no, I just stated my opinion on the game itself, but I think it's normal to be in the same group as Argentina, and I, and all the players in the national team, should face the draw with a calm mind."

"Why? Won't Argentina give us trouble? Or do you think England have the absolute strength to beat Argentina? ”

Aldridge still shook his head and said: "The game was not played, the outcome cannot be decided, in terms of strength, Argentina has a new coach after 98 years, and Argentina led by Bielsa looks unstoppable in South America, they are very strong, and they are naturally the favorites for next year's World Cup, but what about England?" Let's be clear, our players, our fans, have to ask themselves: what are England going to the World Cup for? What kind of pursuits do we have? What kind of results do we hope to get? ”

Jennings said thoughtfully: "Of course we want England to win the World Cup, but"

"But we always disappoint, so. We may not even dare to think about it now. There is a fluke in public opinion. This confuses me, if a team goes from the group stage to the final, it will play a total of 7 games, 3 games in the group stage, the round of 16, the round of 8, the round of 4, and the championship and runner-up final. If we want England to win the championship, we want England to go further, then you can't avoid playing against strong teams, playing against the favourites, I have read all the newspapers published by the major media today, most of the voices are negative for England, if so, what are we going to do in the World Cup? Anyway, when we meet a strong team, we seem to be defeated. So what else is the competition for? What do players go to fight? I, the head coach, just went on vacation. ”

Jennings nodded, "You're saying England can't be cowardly before a fight, right?" ”

Aldrich's expression became stern. Shen Sheng: "We worked hard to get the first place from the qualifiers, the goal is the World Cup, first, we must be conscious, we are not going to travel, we are not going to try our luck to avoid a strong team!" We are going to do our best and wave 1oo%, 2oo% of the combat power to win the honor! Secondly, no matter what our strength is, we must have the belief to defeat our opponents! The World Cup is not a league, it is not a stage where we can continue to draw and get a point, if we don't have the belief to win, then our efforts will be bound by ourselves. Finally, there are 3 group games in the group of death, and if you can't qualify, then you can go home after playing three games, in this case, playing against a strong team early, it is our decisive battle, and then fighting, it is only 7 games, the whole team must be unified, from the first minute to the end of the minute, do your best. ”

With these words, Aldridge not only interviewed every player of the England national team, but also told the fans, the media, and himself!

There is still half a year to go before the World Cup starts, and there is no time for you to be pessimistic, to lament, to calculate, there is only one thing to do, face it confidently!

Jennings was also struck by Aldrich's words.

Successive England managers have basically faced the World Cup with a cautious attitude, and there are few Aldridges who inspire the whole team and the people.

It is no exaggeration to say that the results of the World Cup group draw have shrouded English football in a haze, from players to fans, from the FA to Fleet Street, there is a feeling of going to the World Cup to see England go to their own death.

Jennings became a lot more relaxed and asked, "What do you think of Sweden?" It's an opponent we haven't beaten in 33 years. ”

Aldrich chuckled: "It's still the same sentence, the game is not played, and the outcome cannot be determined." At least I don't think it's a cause for fear either, people would say England haven't beaten Sweden in 33 years, but what if England and France are in a group? People will say that because France has not defeated England in almost 4o years, will England definitely be undefeated when it meets France? No kidding, in the past two tournaments, France has been the champion, on the cards, or England is at a disadvantage, just like England meets Ireland, we haven't beaten Ireland for more than ten years, will England's chances of winning be lower than Ireland's? Oh, Sweden has a lot of strength, but England should not be affected by the 33-year history of winlessness, on the contrary, it should give us a stronger motivation to rewrite history and bury that unbearable history completely. ”

Jennings laughed, thinking that the ratings of today's interview must be extremely high.

Argentina, Sweden, the two strongest opponents in the group, the panic in people's hearts, in Aldrich's mouth, is not worth mentioning, but Aldridge is not the kind of blind to ignore the opponent, his words are very convincing and contagious, which makes people listen to it and feel more excited.

"What about Nigeria? We beat them in a friendly in '96 with a score of 1:O. ”

"There is no point in talking about history, and the opponents who have been defeated in the past may be able to complete their revenge tomorrow. For African teams, we must be vigilant, in terms of strength, it must be that European teams are stronger, but African teams have their own characteristics, and the advantages of physical elements are very obvious, and one thing is that their battles will be extremely strong, the World Cup is a big stage for many unknown players in Europe to become famous by one goal, and it is also a place where they enhance their influence on the motherland, bring honor and attention, and the motivation of spiritual will will directly act on the game. ”

Aldridge then went on to talk about the results of the group draws for the other teams and his outlook for the World Cup favourites, which was a diplomatic rhetoric.

For example, he will still say that France, Spain, Portugal and other teams are the favorites to win the championship, after all, if he says that France will go home after playing in the group stage, this will definitely not be believed, if he is really in his words, I am afraid that people will not worship him more, but will cause controversy and fear, after all, France's hard power is no problem, but when the World Cup arrived, the core Zidane was accidentally injured, and the return of the line of fire was not guaranteed. (To be continued......)

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