Godfather Of Champions

After the game started, as usual, the teams on both sides did not put all their efforts into it, but tried their own.

Although England and Italy played each other in the World Cup semi-finals six years ago, that England is completely different from today's England, and that Italy is not the current Italy. Especially for the team led by Dunn, it is necessary to have a good trial. Who knows what trap he has waiting for you?

After testing for five minutes, Italy began to put on a posture of holding back. Not in a hurry to attack, but to defend firmly first, mobilize troops in the backcourt. This did not surprise everyone. He belted the Italian team three times, and his favorite tactics have long been understood by everyone. He also knew that it is harder to be unexpected in this regard, so it is better to use a tactic to the extreme.

It is not that he has not tried to make Italy play better and more active. For example, he used the highly aggressive 433 and was humiliated by the Brazilian team with three goals in the Confederations Cup. That game also let him completely cut off the idea of ​​playing beautiful football, he believed that it is safer to defend football and easier to win the game.

From this point of view, he and Dunn belong to the same category.

Everyone obviously thinks so. So they also think that in the finals, Dunn will not hesitate to choose conservative tactics, strive to make no mistakes or make fewer mistakes, and win the game on the premise of not conceding a goal.

Then this final will be a dull duel between extreme conservatives. They compare each other not who is more capable of breaking the opponent's goal, but who makes fewer mistakes. Playing the game for 120 minutes will not be an unexpected result. In the end, there is more than 50% probability of a penalty shoot-out to decide the champion and runner-up... In short, it is best to prepare for a protracted battle. Those non-European football fans who stayed up late to watch the game are unlucky. They got up in the middle of the night, yawning and sleepy looking forward to a stunning matchup. They did not expect to see a game that made them even more sleepy. I wonder how many people would stare at these two conservative coaches with a pair of "panda eyes" during the day?

Dunn looked at his watch on the coach's bench. Five minutes had passed since the game and the probing phase was basically over. You can start to implement his tactics.

So he got up from his seat and walked slowly to the sidelines. No gestures were made, nor was there a whistle to shout a player's name. The English players on the field just saw him appear on the sidelines and knew what to do.

Everyone remembers what Dunn said to them at the tactical meeting the day before the game. In fact, even if the boss didn’t say it, they could guess what tactics the team would use in the game, because these three days of training have been Revealing all kinds of information.

In the tactical meeting last night, Dunn told his players not to be too conservative in the first half, but to attack actively. Strive to be able to advance the ball so that the game will benefit you. If the goal cannot be scored in the first half, it will not be too late to be conservative in the second half.

"...They will definitely think that we will also adopt more conservative tactics to deal with them. If they think so, we will take the lead and use this to catch them by surprise!"

As the Italians want to shrink the defense and not give England too many opportunities close to the goal, they have a little weaker control over the midfield. George Wood can take the ball calmly in the back, and there is no one. Come up to steal interference.

After his teammates passed the ball to him, England's offense was up to him.

As England's metronome, he controls the rhythm of the team's offense, he has the final say when it should be fast and when it should be slow. If he masters the wrong rhythm, not only will not bring the team a goal, but will put the team into a very dangerous situation. How well a team performs depends on the metronome.

After Wood got the ball, he wanted to go directly to Rooney with a long pass. He had seen the gap before catching the ball. But when the football was passed over, the situation on the field changed again, and the previously optimistic gap was filled by the Italian defenders. Rooney was also noticed again by Christopher. If the ball is passed according to the original plan, the ball will fall into the hands of the Italians in all likelihood, allowing them to fight back. This is not the result Wood wanted.

He flicked a shot and kept the football. Looking at the back left, he found that his teammates are a little far away, which is not good... He made a gesture of coming up to respond.

Gerrard saw him running back to meet Wood, and with him was Italian midfielder Aquilani.

Wood saw Aquilani following Gerrard's ass, and didn't really pass the football, but suddenly drove the ball forward!

When he and Gerrard passed by, Aquilani was taken aback and quickly dropped Gerrard and pounced on Wood. And Wood was waiting for him. After watching Aquilani leave Gerrard, he used the outer instep to transfer the football to Gerrard diagonally behind, and he took Aquilani away.

After receiving the ball, Gerrard turned and moved forward. When Lanza Farme pressed him, he did not stick the ball, but passed the football to Downing who was on the side of Lanza Farme.

This is specifically requested by Dunn. He hopes that the team will stick to the ball as little as possible when passing through the midfield, and mobilize the opponent's defense through fast passing. This trick is especially important for a team with tight defenses like Italy, because it is difficult to find a breakthrough in chain defense by relying on personal skills alone, and only a quick pass can tear a gap.

As soon as Tangning received the ball, Joe Matoke behind him suddenly rushed across the center line.

This scene surprised the commentators from various countries on the broadcast bench-the full-back assists are very "symbolic" in football matches, which shows that the team's tactical thinking is not conservative, but actively seeking Attack opportunity. Otherwise, the coach will not let the full-backs so boldly insert assists. For example, in today's match of the Italian team, the two full-backs have not crossed the center line once.

"Joe Martock stepped in suddenly and got involved in the offense! Is this a positive sign?"

Lippi raised his eyebrows, and he noticed it. Obviously, Tangning didn't break along the wing after receiving the ball, but suddenly cut inward, seeming to want to go in the middle. De Rossi of Italy quickly came up to block his way, but it seems that his true purpose is not here...

Sure enough, Lippi saw Matoke passing by at high speed behind Tangning in the next second. His move attracted the attention of De Rossi and Italian right back Thornton at the same time-assists from full back? Although this trick is old-fashioned, it works very well. It can be described as a classic one.

Now Thornton is in a dilemma. Before Rooney was pulled to the side, considering the stability of the overall defense, Christopher did not follow, but let Sangdu take care of the opponent. Now there was another Joe Martock on the side road, and three people came in suddenly, making him a little confused. In fact, Thornton is characterized by offense. He is fast, flexible, explosive, excellent in crosses, and his defensive performance is very average, mainly relying on a strong overall. It is unrealistic for him to face three people alone. De Rossi also noticed this, and he decided to help Thornton.

These thoughts are just a matter of lightning.

Just when Matoke inserted from behind Tangning, after Tangning made a passing posture, he suddenly slashed into the penalty area!

De Rossi, who had changed his center of gravity, didn't expect Tangning to break through so resolutely. He watched his opponent break through from his side, and there was no way at all.

Before he broke through, Abang Raho pulled out and prepared to respond to the penalty zone line. The Italian defense line is also very tacit to maintain a line with him. They know that this man is fast, and an effective way to deal with the speed forward is to get him into an offside trap.

Downing saw Abang Raho staring at Chiellini and passed the football.

The personal level of the Italian defender is quite high, especially as a captain. Chiellini's defense is not leaking. Abangraho felt that he could not guarantee to complete the turn with the football, I am afraid that he would only be broken. Fortunately, he saw Tangning move forward after finishing the pass. He knew what to do.

Pass the football right away!

"Nice hit the wall to cooperate!" Mortensen exclaimed.

But he called earlier.

Crischito, the main defender of Juventus, had obviously expected England to play such a match. He got stuck in advance and shoveled the football before Downing!

"Aha! Wonderful defense!" This time it was the Italian commentator's turn to cheer.

But he also called early...

The football shoveled out by Crischito did not fall at the feet of Aquilani and other Italian players, but was picked up by George Wood...

Wood did not stop the ball and seek to continue the attack, but took advantage of the Italian defense line has not yet reacted, directly greeted the ball with a vigorous volley!

"George Wu-de!!"

The football flew out, wiping the goalpost, hitting the billboard behind, and making a muffled noise. As if hitting the Italians' hearts, they were startled.

Goalkeeper Amelia rushed forward but failed to reach the ball. Wood shot the ball very fast and he was late. If the ball is shot within the range of the goal frame, the result is really hard to say...

Although there was no goal, Dunn stood on the sidelines and applauded for England's attack just now.

He hadn't forgotten to glance at Lippi next door, who was sitting on a chair, but he seemed to have the intention to get up. Apparently Lippi could not sit still.

This is a meeting gift from me, I hope you like it, old man Yinhu.

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In the subsequent game, England had no intention of converging at all. Instead, the attack became more and more vigorous, and it was not just Joe Matock who frequently intervened. Even the right back Richards, who defended stronger than offensively, began to try to rush up to cooperate with Walcott.

Wood in the middle is responsible for dispatching the ball, while Gerrard is more like a shadow forward, threatening Amelia's goal with his long shot.

Rooney also used his strong body many times to find opportunities in front of goal and grab some shots.

Only Abangraho's performance was mediocre. On the one hand, he is marked by Chiellini, on the other hand, his characteristic is speed assault, rather than standing in the center. Italy shrinks the defense line and reduces the space in front of the goal. It really does not leave him much room for play...

Seeing his performance, the commentators expressed that they couldn't understand why Dunn didn't let Vaughan start, and got on such a mediocre Abang Raho. Is it because he is a player from Nottingham Forest?

"If England loses the final, I think the starter in this position will bear a lot of responsibility. Tony Dunn has pushed himself and Abang Raho into the fire pit."

"Abangraho's performance makes England on the court as if there are only ten people fighting!"

"His best performance so far is just to make a wall for Tangning and pass a kick. Tsk tsk, it's really an'excellent' performance..."

Commentators from various countries have used their language talents to mock Abang Raho's performance.

In fact, Abangraho's pressure is really great. Although he hoped to be able to play in the finals, he did not expect that he would get the chance to play in this way-James Vaughn is more qualified than him, but he can only sit on the bench. Is it true that he really has the light of his identity as a "Nottingham Forest player"? This made him feel like a thief who stole the starting qualification for the finals from Vaughan.

There is always this kind of thought in his mind, how can he perform well?

Maybe Dunn made him really make a mistake in the first game.

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Abanglaho over there is like sleepwalking, while James Vaughan sat on the bench and stared at Dunn's back with fire-breathing eyes. He had already calculated in his heart that if he failed the final, he would bombard this self-serving man in front of the media.

He was so wronged. The previous game didn't get any decent chance. The semi-final was unexpectedly started, scoring two goals to turn the tide. I thought that with such an excellent performance in the finals, I could continue to start, leaving my name in the history of English football. Unexpectedly, this completely unreliable adjustment by the head coach kept him on the cold bench, and no matter how hot his **** was, the cold bench would not be hot.

He wanted to break his head but couldn't figure out why Dunn made such a decision. Now looking at Abangraho's poor performance on the court, he doesn't know whether he should be worried for the England team or show a little pleasure in revenge.

Dunn didn't even bother to guess what Vaughan thought he had left out. He was taking advantage of a dead ball on the court and yelling Abangraho's name.

"You **** acted like a professional player for me! Do you want me to replace you?! This is the final! The final of the European Cup! Do you know how many people want to be in your place, bastard!"

Abang Raho's performance was a bit beyond Dunn's expectations, making him very angry. His sleepwalking performance is completely ruining his own arrangements. If he can’t perform normally, England’s offense in the first half will inevitably be hindered, and then he is likely to be forced to fight against the Italian team in the second half. It's a penalty kick.

Dunn's words woke up Abang Raho. He suddenly understood his situation-yes, how could he still think about whether he should stand here in such a game? The important thing is that he is already here, so he should consider his mission here.

Ok.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his mood again.

Even if I stole this starting qualification, so what? Am I not a member of the England team? Am I not qualified to start the game? Can't I score a goal?

If you think I am a small and insignificant role, only James Vaughan can save the team. That's great, I am happy to let you know where your mistake is. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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