Chapter 664: positional warfare

The England national team came to Liverpool's site. When training at the Melwood training base, Aldridge noticed that the national team's atmosphere changed slightly from last season.
This change made him happy, and there was a little bit of pride.
Beckham, Scholes, Irving, Neville, these Premier League stars, are more awesome in front of Aldridge than they used to be, they obeyed Aldridge, and there will be almost no problems in training, Aldridge said Whatever, they go directly to execute.
The relationship between Aldridge and this group of players is very complicated. The national team must be one-handed and return to the club to meet the swordsmen. With the improvement of the national team's record, the prospects are worth looking forward to. , These players are envious of the envy and outsiders are unknown, Aldridge faded the magic coat, one success is magic, two times is magic, when three times, four times, continuous success, this is not magic, it is absolute Their strength, Beckham, they are in awe. The Aldridge in their eyes is just like what the Fleet Street touts, like a god, with the magic power of turning decay into magic, working for him. The trophy does not dare to be extravagant. At least breaking through oneself and achieving certain achievements is just around the corner.
Aldridge changed from a young coach to a handsome coach. He never convinced players to rely on hysterical roar. No matter in the club or the current national team, there is a strong consensus among players: Aldridge is the boss and must listen to the boss!
From the beginning of the season, Aldridge has focused on the technical and tactical play of Finland, and combined with the current world preliminaries, the technical and tactical system of the England national team has been formed. The rest is that it takes time to mature the technical and tactical skills. It exerts more power. On this basis, Aldridge has a lot more room to play. He can fine-tune his opponents in preparation for the situation, and there will be no foundation for shaking the technical and tactical framework because of fine-tuning.
At the news conference in Anfield, and as the host role, Aldridge feels weird in his heart. I am afraid that Liverpool fans can’t accept it. Less than a month after the start of the new season, it was sent by Millwall led by Aldridge. Two runner-ups were given to Liverpool.
But who makes Liverpool want to make money? Otherwise, why not apply for hosting the home game of the national team with the FA?
When attending the press conference, Aldridge's expression was extremely serious, which was in sharp contrast to the smiles on the reporters' faces.
Fleet Street is more optimistic, thinking that after winning the game today, England will get rid of the huge negative shadow of the home defeat of Germany after the European Cup defeat last year. The public can fully expect the performance of England in the World Cup next year.
"The first person said that England would win, the second person started talking about the next game we will go to Germany, and the third person is already looking forward to the World Cup. What I want to say is that England is in a much worse situation than Finland. Suppose, today We can’t win Finland, then Finland has 2 more points than us. As long as they win the last game, they have 5 more points than us, and England still have two games left after this game, even if one win and one tie, we will still After being eliminated, there is no chance to participate in the play-offs! Yes, in the past three world preliminaries, we have achieved three victories, but if three victories have made us lose our minds, England will likely miss the World Cup. I am not in Splashing cold water, I'm talking about the reality. Players, coaches, and even the fans who cheer us on should keep calm. England will fight for victory. The basis of victory is to face our opponents first. Finland is not as good as us, but if they Tomorrow defeated England, and their probability of entering the World Cup will exceed 90%!"
Aldridge is warning the team, the media, and the fans.
Don't be overly optimistic!
Football games are often overjoyed before the game, but sad after the game!
Since England is facing three decisive battles, it must have a sense and attitude of decisive battles!
The following day, Fleet Street’s voice still echoed with Aldridge. In making trade-offs, if England cannot enter next year’s World Cup, Fleet Street’s loss will be very large. After all, the British will not generate too much media information without England’s participation. Enthusiasm, newspaper sales, and program ratings will inevitably plummet.
At this point, Fleet Street still has a bottom line, or that is driven by interests. They hope that the England team will be the focus all the time, especially the competition.
In the locker room before the game, Audridge observed that the players looked more serious, and their minds were sober, knowing that this game was a life-and-death battle. When they played against each other, Finland had a draw with England at home. Lower Finland, changed to the home today, the players themselves will not produce excessive blowout confidence will definitely win the opponent, serious attitude is correct, attaches great importance to the opponent.
In view of this, Aldridge did not remind the players of anything, but encouraged the momentum to let the team play.
The Finnish national team also attaches great importance to this game, this is their penultimate game of the world preliminaries.
If they can win England on the road, they have at least the hope of playing in the playoffs, and the hope is great. After all, England will be visiting Germany in the next round, and not many people are optimistic that England can make a difference in Munich.
Even if it is tied, as long as Finland kills Greece in the last round, they still have the advantage.
At this time, the biggest players in the Finnish national team are Hypia and Litmanen. The team's strength is not first-class, at best second-class top, but by playing as a whole, it can still do something. If it is not the top two in England After defeating Finland, they lost to Germany, and now it is not their turn to fight against Finland now.
"The World Cup European Region Qualifier Group I, England’s sixth round is about to start in Anfield. National team coach Hall has shown a cautious attitude towards this game. Many football media today also voiced concerns because Finland They may give up their bold attack for a draw. As long as they get a draw, they will maintain a 2 point lead over the England team. I think this is a test for the England national team. In the past few games, the biggest feature of England is the counterattack. Today, when faced with a positional battle, the advantages they honed may be limited to the maximum. I hope that the young guys of the national team can work hard to achieve satisfactory results for the fans. Of course, I am talking about a victory. There is nothing More important than victory."
Aldrich stood on the sidelines before the game, gazing calmly with his hands in his pockets.
Today's battle is about to take place!
Even if he wanted to fight a positional battle, Aldridge did not change the formation framework of 4321.
The atmosphere in Anfield is more general today.
Only Owen will win an extraordinary cheer when he touches the ball. At other times, it feels like the volume is reduced by half.
Aldridge can understand that there are 11 players on the field, just one Liverpool player in Irving. McManaman left with Liverpool fans very unhappy. The rest, four Manchester United players, three Millwall players, in the stands Nearly half of the English fans who are Liverpool fans background, I am afraid it is difficult to give the greatest enthusiasm.
After watching the game for ten minutes, Aldridge felt a little relieved.
Although Finland is mainly defensive, it hasn't taken the ultimate anti-reverse posture and came to the road. Finland has ideas about victory.
Even if they draw England on the road, Finland has an advantage, but they can't say that their destiny is entirely in their hands. In case England wins after two battles, they will still be eliminated.
Therefore, they actually challenge England with an arrangement of 6 absolute defense, 3 offensive and defensive switching, and 1 absolute offense.
"Isn't England playing a bit conservative today? The offense seems to be back to its old form. Beckham's cooperation with Neville on the right is very active. On the left, McManaman and Owen pull the side close to cooperate, but the penalty area There is no one here. Scholes’s frequent forward threat is not a big threat. Hepia is very calm in commanding the defense in the penalty area. Ashley Cole and Lampard should attack more boldly to provide the frontcourt Support is just right."
Fans in the stands also felt that England played more conservatively than Finland today, and according to today's style of play, Beckham's advantage can't be played. Who will he pass the ball to? Irving and Scholes? Can they grab a spot in front of Hypea?
The players on the court actually knew that today’s positional battles were very effective, with only one shot in the first 15 minutes, or Owen’s reluctant choice to get up.
However, the players are very determined to implement the tactics formulated by Aldridge before the game, and everyone knows that this play is only temporary.
Beckham cooperated with Neville, and the threat in the cross on the right is not small, especially today he was scheduled to find the point in the cross, or his teammate in the club, Scholes!
The Finnish team has a lot of counterattack opportunities, but in addition to Neville’s bold assists in the backcourt of England, when defending, the backcourt maintains Bart + Lampard with a double midfielder and another five guards. It is difficult for Finland’s counterattack to form an effective counterattack. Attacking the goal, the defense line commanded by Southgate was steadily resolved.
Until the 27th minute of the game, Beckham suddenly didn't pass the high-altitude ball and changed it to the ground pass. This time the ball was introduced into the penalty area. Scholes inserted diagonally from the front of the penalty area and took a step forward while getting the ball. , Pulled out the angle to form an excellent opportunity, but unfortunately, Ginger's shot was somewhat positive, and was directly blocked by the goalkeeper with one hand.
"Scholes missed a good opportunity. This is a collaboration between Manchester United players. Is this the picture Hall wants to see? Or is Beckham changing the way of passing the ball, is it the killer? The game has been going on for half an hour, and the offensive of the England team makes people look anxious. This is not like Hall’s coaching style. In the past few games, England can’t score even 30 minutes, but the shooting opportunity and attacking method will make We saw hope, and today, we did not see this."
After 2 minutes, England, whose offense was frequently concentrated on the right, suddenly shifted the attack. Scholes shifted the ball from the middle to the left. McManaman took the ball in the wing and pulled it out in front of the penalty area through lateral dribbling. Empty, and then a long shot with a mass on the line of the big penalty area blasted out.
The Finnish goalkeeper kept the goal intact and put the ball out of the crossbar.
Finland felt the pressure and was afraid of being attacked by opponents. The soldiers divided more to mark McManaman, Beckham and Scholes. These three people are very active outside the penalty area.
Aldridge saw the adjustment of the Finnish team's defensive strategy and raised his chin slightly, his eyes sharp.
The real killer, it's time to go!