On June 30, 2002, when the lights were first on, the German team and the England team made their debut at the Yokohama International Stadium to compete for the championship of this World Cup.

When the referee led the players from both sides in the field, Aldridge held his head high behind him with a smile on his face.

The stands were thunderous, and the cheers of British and German fans shook the sky.

"The month-long World Cup finally came to the last peak showdown, 36 years ago in the World Cup final, it was England and Germany, 36 years later, the two teams met again in the World Cup final, I believe this scene, will make the old fans who witnessed England win the Cup 36 years ago burst into tears, 36 years, for many people, it is half a lifetime of time, and once again to see the England team standing on the stage of the World Cup final, how can you not burst into tears?"

"Martin, don't be sensational, look at the young coach of England, 26-year-old him, even if he was born ten years early, he can't see the scene of winning the championship on his home, look at him, now he is obviously smiling, a natural smile, it will definitely be in the headlines of the Fleet Street entertainment industry newspaper again."

"Hahaha, understandable, understandable, the position of the head coach of the England team is not easy to sit, the pressure has always been great, and there is a fleet street staring at it every day, and the pressure of public opinion is even greater! Aldridge Hall can have a clear conscience, he can let go of all the pressure, and the England he created is destined to remain in the hearts of England fans forever! ”

"Gary, what do you think about this game? You'd definitely say that Hall would have a way to deal with the Germans, right? It's like the World Preliminaries, that is, more than half a year ago. Didn't we slaughter the Germans in Munich? It's been more than half a year. In fact, there is no obvious improvement or improvement in the German team. England, on the other hand, is making rapid progress. ”

Lineker hesitated for a while, but instead worried: "If it weren't for the World Qualifiers, I would say that England has a big chance of winning, and the Germans also have their own pride, they don't have a personal experience, and they won't look down on England because of the defeat of Sweden, Argentina, Turkey, etc." However, because of the fiasco at home in the World Preliminary Tournament, how could Worrall not be cautious? And, there are lessons from Brazil's past. ”

"Brazil? What's wrong with Brazil? ”

"Brazil's gorgeous and powerful attack failed to win England, although it was said that England would lose again, but England won four days ago, can Germany play the same offensive as Brazil? It definitely can't be played, that is. They're definitely not going to attack again, I'm afraid. They could be like Argentina in the '90s, defending the final and stealing England's counter-attack. ”

"Anti-anti-anti-anti-anti? See who's wrong? Let's see who has the better ability to switch between offense and defense? It's possible, but the Germans are missing Ballack, and I really can't look up to their attack, they lack brains, and their strength has dropped dramatically. ”

After the national anthem was played, the commentator introduced the starting lists of both sides.

England starting XI 4321.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

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

Defenders: David Beckham, Hargreaves, Frank Lampard.

Forwards: McManaman, Scholes.

Forward: Owen.

Germany started 352

Goalkeeper: Kahn.

Defenders: Link, LaMelo, Metzeld.

Midfielders: Frijns, Schneider, Hamann, Jeremes, Bodø.

Forwards: Klose, Neuville.

To see whether a team is strong on paper, the first is the individual strength of the players, and the second is the ability to distribute the players in the position, and the rationality of the whole.

Why is the German team not favored in this World Cup? First of all, the team's starting 11 players, except for Kahn, there are no world-class players, and only Ballack is playing to become world-class, without Ballack carrying the German team's offensive and defensive system forward, without his 8-in-4 and two goals in the semi-finals, the German team will not be able to reach the final, and thanks to Kahn's god-possessed table in the back, and other players, like Schneider, can only be regarded as first-class players, but by no means world-class.

First of all, the position of the central defender, Novotny, Vaughans, Reimer were injured successively, the first two did not sign up for the World Cup, Reimer played 45 minutes of play before the final, no, it was cheap Millwall teenager Metzelder took a ride and became the main defender of the German team, and the other central defender LaMelo was originally a midfielder, and he was pulled back by Worrall to play as a temporary central defender, and Frings was also a midfielder, but he was arranged on the side, Every now and then you have to do the work of a full-back, which is a patchwork feeling.

Schneider has been playing fullback in Millwall for many years, and he dare not say that he will compete for the top three in European football, but the position of right fullback, when it comes to comprehensive offensive and defensive ability, will definitely be in the top ten, but he is still pushed up by Worrall to play full-back, and even occasionally has to play as a winger, why?

No one!

In terms of technical ability at the feet, who is better than Schneider on the field? Can't find it!

It can be seen how bleak the talent gap of the German team is during this period, and the bigwigs of German football have long seen this problem and have begun to brew reforms, which is why the German team will be prosperous ten years later.

Just look at the comparison of today's starting strength, England does deserve to be the favorite to win the championship, when it comes to talent, Scholes, McManaman, Owen, Xiaobei, etc., not to mention that the strength is absolutely overshadowed by the opponent, at least diversity, comprehensiveness, it is stronger than the German team, and the defense system is also very complete, the central defender is the central defender, and the fullback is the fullback.

Germany's opponents in the first six matches were: Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Cameroon, Paraguay, USA and South Korea.

There is no first-class opponent in international football, only conceding 1 goal in 6 games, it seems that the defense is super strong, but in fact the water is too big, the test is not big, Kahn's god-level play is the second, but the latter, without Kahn, change the goalkeeper, the German team has given the opponent some excellent opportunities in this game, I am afraid that the city gate has long been beaten into a sieve, of course. It is also because Kahn has played particularly well. Almost every game has been hailed as a hero. On the other hand, like England and Brazil, the defense is not bad, especially after entering the knockout round, but the goalkeeper can't steal the limelight.

The referee was in the spotlight, indicating that the game was controversial.

The goal will be the focal point, indicating that there is a problem with the defence.

With the whistle blowing from Corina, the much-anticipated final kicked off.

England kick-off first. As soon as Scholes took the ball to the front of the waist, he was directly knocked to the ground by Jeremes, and Collina blew the whistle to signal Jeremes to foul, but Jeremes's action was not rude, but it was not Sven, and it was okay to give cards or not, and the game had just begun, and Collina did not give cards.

Unbeknownst to the others, Jeremes pointed to the side of Scholes as he stood up, drawing a slight horizontal line. Said viciously to Scholes: "Dare to cross this line, let you cry and climb back!" ”

His voice was only audible to him and Scholes. That breath is really domineering!

Scholes wasn't angry, and as he stood up, he stared at Jeremes inexplicably, curling the corners of his mouth in disdain.

"What are you laughing at?"

Jeremes didn't give up, glaring at Scholes, as if the other party didn't know what to do, let him lie on the ground again!

Don't say that Scholes has a bad guy Keane in the club, and in the Premier League, this trick is simply too normal.

The opening will scare you first!

Scholes has fought with Makelele, Vieira, Gattuso and other fierce men who are actually attacking and defending, so will he be afraid of Jeremes?

Moreover, I only feel that the other party is getting an axe at the class gate, or is it a radical method?

That's too trivial, isn't it?

Not to mention, Jeremes in his heyday really dared to directly argue with fierce people like Vieira and Keane, but now, he is quite a bit strong and middle-class, and the bitterness is probably only known to him.

In the past two years, due to injuries, the state has declined significantly, and he has been usurped by Hargreaves in the club, in the national team, just this time in the World Cup, the first 6 games, except for playing Paraguay, he played a full 90 minutes, and the remaining 5 games add up to less than 90 minutes, if it were not for Ballack's suspension, I am afraid that it would not be his turn to start in the final.

The physical state is dragged down by injuries, and without a sustained healthy body, the competitive state will naturally decline, this double impact, Jeremes knows that if he is a fart, he may not be able to stop England in the sky, Scholes's threat in the front court is obvious, after the opening, he is taking the risk of eating cards to intimidate Scholes, really scared the other party, even if he eats a yellow card, he also earned!

However, he obviously underestimated Scholes, ginger head simply ignored him, the opponents who shouted on his lips saw a lot, he couldn't say how bad they were, there were naturally wicked people, but there were not many, there were spring and snow on the football field, and naturally there were three indiscriminate, experienced top players, who had not tried to be insulted and provoked by the opponent on the field?

One or two sentences will make a big fuss, so if you go down to the black feet, won't you kill people directly?

This can't be called self-cultivation, it's just a habit.

After the opening, England did not attack, and the attitude was more positive than before, but the overall formation was not pressed, and the back and forth was to rely on the front court trio to run back and forth to attack, left and right, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

It's a test to see how the German team's defensive strategy is working today, how the attacking and defensive systems work.

Aldridge watched about 10 minutes of the game and roughly understood the German team's lineup today.

Worrall must be pragmatic, 352 looks like the 352 who was slaughtered by England in Munich, but in fact, it is not, first of all, they do not take the initiative to attack in terms of posture, and they really want to catch England's counterattack.

There are many reasons for not attacking mainly, the most important thing is that they don't have midfield brains, Jeremes and Hamann, after the defense is successful, it is good to have a calm and steady shot, but it can rise to the positional war organization, it is difficult for the strongman, Schneider is also mainly active on the side, so the German team can only play counterattack, and the overall limitation is too great.

Another point, this 352, in fact, is switching between 442, it is also a coincidence, Worrall does not take Senegal's 5 defenders, nor Turkey's 3 defenders, put a 352, in fact, the defense is 442, England unilaterally which side, that is, where McManaman is, they shrink on which side, keep enough people in the midfield to prevent England's midfielders from inserting, and Klose and Neuville, said to be forwards, when they really defend, they all retreated to the half, and the unity of the Germans as a whole can be seen.

Aldridge has said many times that in the future of football, a team can only have at most one person who does not participate in defense, and the top teams are no exception, and today's German team, in fact, all members are involved in defense, when grabbing counterattacks, 30-meter sprint, the German team's double strikers still have good ability.

Aldridge smiled, the other side is pragmatic, England can be conservative, but he did not let the team to be conservative.

Since they have all gambled on the finals, how can they be stingy in the final battle?

Take a gamble with the German team. (To be continued......)