Thank you for the reward of "Thief Death" and "Qingqing Little Wolf"! ――

In everyone's eyes, England was in the group of death, which was called bad luck.

And on the schedule, England's first match against Sweden, the upper, middle and lower three draws, considered a winning lottery, not good, not bad, if it is good, the first game can turn over the weakest Nigeria in the same group is the best, if it is bad, the first battle will meet the championship favorite Argentina, England will be bombarded into slag by Argentina who is so gorgeous in attack.

However, in Aldridge's view, the group of death is a foregone conclusion, and in terms of schedule, England will play Sweden in the first place, Argentina in the second, and Nigeria in the end.

Nigeria are the underdogs in the eyes of the other three in the Group of Death, with the highest certainty of taking all three points.

But the more so, if they run into Nigeria in the first game, who can guarantee that England will not repeat the tragedy of the French team?

Because your mentality will change, thinking that you will be determined to win, and you will also force you to rack your brains and take the initiative to trample Nigeria under your feet, which will be easier for your opponent to seize the opportunity.

If the Pampas Eagles soar through the skies of South America in their first game against Argentina, who can be sure of the state of their first performance? If you go crazy, the pressure on England will be huge in the first game.

On the contrary, Sweden, an opponent who is slightly weaker than England but cannot be underestimated, will make England extremely cautious and dare not take it lightly. The reason is that Sweden has not won in 34 years!

Haven't won in 34 years. Just look at the strength on paper. No one dared to conclude that England would win.

In the final analysis, the England team is young and many players lack experience in major competitions, which makes it better not to run into them early in the event of a collapse of great pressure, and to stand on the stage of the World Cup first, feel the atmosphere, and stabilize the mentality. Adapt to the level of competition and then put your full attention into it, at least to be able to perform properly.

In the first game against Sweden, in the first 25 minutes, Aldridge gave the team military regulations!

For the first 25 minutes, shrink, defensively, slowly, little by little, step by step.

If you lose the ball. It would be bad, but if you can score in the first 25 minutes. It's not necessarily a good thing, this will cause huge fluctuations when the mentality is not completely stable, which will be harmful to the subsequent games.

If it is Millwall, playing in an unfamiliar environment, Aldrich will give the team 10 minutes to enter the game state, this into the game state, in fact, is the above-mentioned kind of mentality dìng, only the mentality is stable, the body can play freely.

If the game is important, another 5 minutes, at Millwall's level, the time to adapt, integrate, and fully enter the game will not exceed 15 minutes, which is determined by the level and experience of their team, and it is their capital, and even when the form is off the charts, it may not take 3 minutes to enter the game.

As for the England national team, Aldridge gave them 5 minutes more, considering that it was the first game, players like Ashley Cole, Lampard, and Ferdinand had not experienced such a big game, Aldridge gave them 5 minutes more.

Is 25 minutes out of 90 minutes wasted?

No, it's important, it's absolutely important, because it never takes too long to score a goal, to concede a goal, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, to decide the outcome of a game, and those teams that play the ultimate defense, the teams that create miracles, may prepare for this 10 seconds, 20 seconds of "fate time" for 80 minutes, or even 90 minutes!

Conversely, Sweden also needed to adapt to the game in this way, so both sides were conservative after the start.

However, the Swedish team is slightly inferior on paper, they can't afford to spend it with England, and the theoretical probability of them taking away the victory is lower than England's, so when attacking, they showed their killing moves from the opening temptation, although the pressure was not great, and they did not do their best, but they finally had the idea of fighting.

They attacked the Ashley Cole side defence, and Aldridge saw it in his eyes and was not surprised.

Sweden's attacking pressure is limited after all, and in such a non-ferocious attacking pressure, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard will get into the game faster than other players, concentrate on the game, and build confidence in the continuous defensive success.

That's why Sweden was better in the opening game than Argentina and Nigeria, and Argentina's frantic attacking posture didn't make it possible to crush Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard on their World Cup debuts and build confidence? Once a fatal mistake is made, it will become a nightmare for them, where is the chance? Similarly, Nigeria has more opportunities for weak teams to play defensively.

Only Sweden has a gap with England, but the gap is not particularly large, and England is afraid of its opponents, which is the best whetstone for England in the early days of the World Cup!

In the first 25 minutes, the self-confidence of the Three Lions boys was polished and their steady mentality was polished!

This will be a huge help not only for this game, but also for the next two group games.

Aldridge saw that the team was functioning flexibly, at least in the transition between attack and defence, the midfielders were clear in passing and receiving the ball, no one would look nervous, and the Swedes did not press in front, only symbolically harassed when they retreated, and the opponents obviously could not keep up with the speed of their ball transfer, which meant that England had a stable mentality and everyone entered the game.

Only when the whole team is in the game will England have the basis to make a move.

As soon as the 25 minutes passed, Aldridge took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to gesture and shout a few words on the sidelines to ensure that the team could see his on-the-spot instructions.

When England's players saw Aldridge's gesture, they were not surprised, they were not flustered, and they did not have a sense of urgency to catch the ducks on the shelves.

It was all in the plan, and as they got into the game, they couldn't hold back the urge to attack.

Previously, they had been playing short passes in midfield, but there were not many points of contact. The offense has repeatedly failed. Barely threatened the Swedish backline.

After Aldridge gave the order. The tempo of England's attack changed abruptly.

The spectators in the stands of the Saitama World Cup Stadium also clearly felt that the rhythm of the game was gradually speeding up!

In the 28th minute of the game, McManaman, Scholes and Frank Lampard played the ball in the left area of the front court, and cleanly played an inverted triangle to pass the attack, which was launched from McManaman when he received the ball. Finally, it was Frank Lampard's pass to him.

But McManaman's position was already on the ground, shaking off Ljungberg on the left and then breaking through Alexanderson suddenly!

Alexanderson was in disbelief, almost half an hour ago, McManaman was passing, passing, passing, and the opponent suddenly broke through so suddenly, which caught him off guard, and then turned around. It was as if half a century had passed, and McManaman's explosive speed was so fast that he had no chance to chase back!

Schoderberg watched anxiously from the sidelines. Yelling for players to defend and mark!

The other coach sitting in the coach's box, Lagerbeck, slapped his thigh, his expression suddenly became worried, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Aldridge with a stern face not far away.

This young marshal is so cunning!

Offensive players and defensive players into the state of the game is completely different, offensive players can be distracted, mainly to deal with the ball sense, when not in the state, there will be mistakes in handling the ball, there will be delays, and defensive players into the state, that is, mental concentration and calm prediction, as well as physical rhythm to keep up.

Sweden's previous counter-attack helped England's defenders get into the rhythm of the game, and England's attacking players did not get distracted or distracted in the process of constantly playing short passes, but instead helped them get into the game when running off the ball and with one kick.

However, England have not attacked Sweden's backline head-on in positional battles before, and their lack of investment often declares the death of the attack at the back line, and they have not tried to break through once, not once!

That's it, the Swedish team's backline almost spent the previous time in constant movement up and down, this England team suddenly picked up, coupled with the players began to dribble and break through, the Swedish team was caught off guard all of a sudden!

Obviously, this is definitely an English conspiracy!

It must be from the hands of that world-famous young marshal.

Schoedberg watched in horror as McManaman dribbled through and cut straight into the middle of the Swedish backline, Lucic and Melberg, and that was, the ribs were empty!

Suddenly beaten by the England team, the Swedish team's backline was really dizzy, obviously looking at the distance, Lucic could definitely close the door and block McManaman, but Lucic was slow, and McManaman just rushed over!

“YES！ YES！ McManaman dribbles into the box! Great opportunity for England! ”

Just as McManaman entered the box, Irving, a young man chasing the wind, cleverly ran from between Anderson and Eldman to between Melberg and Anderson.

Melberg has been broken through by McManaman, but he is still stuck in the middle of the route, and if McManaman changes direction, Melberg still has a chance to intercept!

At this point, McManaman has only two options, pass or shoot!

The shape is clear at a glance, the most critical point is Anderson, he noticed Owen's run, and was about to turn around, but found that Scholes suddenly stepped forward to his left side, that is, the area before Owen's run, and in an instant, three arrows from the left, center and right in the England penalty area were fired together!

Anderson hesitated, Owen had already run into place, McManaman nudged the ball in the middle, and Owen met the ball without adjusting and shot at goal!

After the shot, Owen looked up to the sky and sighed!

It was his first shot of the game, and it felt average, hitting the goal, but it was too right, too right!

Hyndman almost hit the ball in the chest, then folded his arms in his arms as the ball bounced out.

"Phew, England missed a great chance, Owen's shot from inside the box was confiscated by the goalkeeper, what a chance, if this goal goes in"

"Andy, not every chance can score, I think it's a good sign, England didn't play a threatening attack for nearly half an hour, but suddenly accelerated and formed a huge threat, it's not accidental, it must have been designed by Hall, now, the Swedish team is a little panicked, I believe England will create a great chance."

"Gary, I hope your prophecy will be fulfilled." (To be continued......)