Red Rebels

The game at home against Northern Ireland is of great significance. In addition to being the 50th game for England coach Eriksen, it is also the first game for Beckham to return to the national team. At the same time, he also took over. England captain's armband.

In order to wash away the previous decline of the English national team, England, which is at home, decided to move the venue to the stadium in the east of Manchester, instead of the previous Old Trafford stadium, which also caused the stadium's 55,000 tickets to be sold out.

In addition to moving the stadium to the stadium, the training camp of the England national team was also arranged in the Newton Heath training base, which also allowed many England internationals to experience the super-class hardware of the Newton Heath training base at close range. Facilities, even Ashley Cole from Arsenal had to be amazed at the hardware, that the Newton Heath training base definitely surpassed Arsenal's Kearney training base in terms of hardware.

However, when these players entered the stadium, they had to marvel at the modernization of this five-star stadium once again.

When they were still warming up, the sound of the 55,000 fans in the stands swept the audience. Only then did they realize that the original stand was designed with this in mind, so fans could see clearly what was happening in every corner of the stadium. What happened, and the momentum they were able to create was stronger than any other course.

In this game held on the court, Eriksson seemed to consider Beckham's starting lineup and the problem of the venue, so in the choice of center back, he excluded the center back combination of Terry and Curtis. , their left and right sides are Ashley? Cole and Gary? Neville, behind Robinson.

The biggest change in England comes from the midfield. Beckham plays the midfielder position. His partner is Manchester United star Bart, Hargreaves is arranged on the bench, and the three attacking midfielders are Joe on the left. Cole, Lampard in the middle, Gerrard on the right, Wayne Rooney in the lone striker, Owen was arranged as a substitute.

Eriksen changed to 4231, Beckham was arranged in the position of the organizational midfielder, Bart paid more attention to fighting and interception, the combination of the two former Manchester United teammates is somewhat similar to Beckham's combination with Essien or De Rossi .

In training, Eriksson also consciously put forward more requirements for the players, the most important of which is undoubtedly to establish Beckham's core position in this tactical system. In order to highlight this, Eriksson There was even a brief exchange with Mourinho.

It can be said that for this game, Eriksen did everything possible, the key is to see how the actual situation is!

……………… The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game amid the appalling cheers of the fans.

England took the lead in attacking.

Beckham was very positive at the beginning. In the previous Premier League, after winning the victory, Mourinho replaced Beckham with Fabregas at halftime in advance, hoping that he could have a role in the national team. Adequate physical fitness.

As a free agent in the midfield and backcourt, Beckham did not rashly press on. From the beginning, he was more about finding feelings and brewing offense, which led him to follow Ashley Cole and Gary on the left and right flanks. ? Neville has more horizontal connections, while vertical connections are more with Terry and Curtis behind him.

It gives the impression that England's attack doesn't seem to open up.

There were many fans in the stands who opposed Beckham's return to the national team and immediately booed. They are hardcore players. Under the circumstance of Beckham's outstanding performance, they would choose to keep silent, but when Beckham once Show even the slightest bit of unsatisfactory, and they'll all come out.

But less than a minute after the boos sounded, Curtis suddenly stepped forward. When Beckham knocked Curtis horizontally, Butt retreated to defend, but Curtis grabbed the defensive player and passed it to the already running. Out of the gap, the unmarked Beckham.

That is, at this moment, the four attacking players in front of the team also swarmed up.

Beckham looked up and observed, he dribbled the ball forward, and then made a beautiful two-to-one match with Joe Cole, who was collaborating on the retracement, and then went straight in the middle.

The ball passed behind the two central defenders, and Rooney used his body to hold the opponent's central defender. After successfully anti-offside, he caught the ball and shot low. The goalkeeper was unable to save, 1:0!

After scoring the goal, England seemed to be in high spirits, and the team was even more high-spirited, especially Beckham. He gradually found some feeling when playing football in this familiar stadium and the familiar atmosphere of fans.

Beckham, who ran away, has done a great job in running the ball and supporting without the ball. Several interceptions have also been of great help to the defense, and his cooperation with the offensive end is getting more and more feel. .

In the 23rd minute, it was Beckham who made a long pass from the backcourt and found Gerrard directly. The latter dunked the full-back of Northern Ireland and passed it to the middle. Rooney unloaded the ball to hit the goal, but was blocked by the opponent. The central defender blocked the angle and went back to Lampard, who was inserted in the back row.

Lampard, who has performed well in Chelsea this season, did not waste the space that Rooney opened for him. He had a hard foot and took a low shot against the ball. The ball went straight to the lower right corner, 2:0!

There was overwhelming cheers from the fans in the stands, they had not seen such a hearty attack in England for a long time, especially in terms of teamwork.

With Beckham as the core of the organization and the existence of lubricants, the original double-German combination has become a powerful attacking combination. Joe Cole frequently retreats. After pulling out the space, he uses his personal skills to attack the opponent's defense, while Rooney It is to act as an arrow figure, responsible for opening space for teammates, and at the same time creating scoring opportunities with his own personal ability.

In the 26th minute, Lampard, who had just scored a goal, received a through ball from Beckham and gave it to Gerrard on the right side of the penalty area. The latter pushed calmly and the ball passed through the crotch of the goalkeeper and rolled Goal, 3:0!

In the 31st minute, Beckham used an opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt and assisted Curtis to score a header, 4:0!

The England fans in the stands are going crazy!

They only wanted to see a victory, but who knew they saw a victory that was almost devastating. No one thought that England under the control of Beckham could display such amazing combat effectiveness, especially in the offensive. superior.

In the 30 minutes of halftime, Northern Ireland scored 4 goals. Although this has something to do with the opponent's weak strength, compared to the home and away game losing streak to Azerbaijan and other underdogs, this game is already amazing enough.

In the second half of the first half, England consciously slowed down the offensive, but before the midfield, Beckham launched another attack. Although he did not score a goal, it still caused a huge crisis to Northern Ireland. Excited for England fans in the stands.

At half-time, Eriksen praised the players for their role on the pitch, especially with three players.

When Beckham is adjusting the rhythm, Curtis and Terry can better assist him. The two can always run out of position to meet Beckham when Beckham's forward and left and right routes are blocked. , which was not available in the previous Campbell and Ferdinand.

The support of Terry and Curtis makes Beckham's organization more comfortable, because he can trust his teammates with confidence, knowing that even if he faces a block, at least he can have at least one stable ball behind him.

From point to point, Eriksson has to admit that his tactics are indeed too powerful.

It’s just a point for Beckham. Kaka pulls back in front, Terry and Curtis at the back, Ronaldinho and Robben are pulling back, Evra and Colo Toure are stepping forward. , there is Essien beside him, which means that there are connection points everywhere.

That's why so many people are surprised that Beckham's passing turnover rate is low, not because of his superb passing skills, but because he has more contact points.

The cooperation of the iron triangle in the backcourt also made Eriksen feel annoyed. He believes that the hearty 4-0 in the first half is definitely not a coincidence, but is it continuing to use this set of tactics and staffing? Or make local adjustments and substitutions?

This must be the next headache for Eriksen, but in this game, he has no reason to make substitutions.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, England still firmly controlled the situation on the field. Beckham controlled the rhythm on the field in an orderly manner. When it is fast, England can play a devastating offensive. When it is slow, England can also be quite effective. Resist the surname back and forth.

However, it is different from the orderly speed and the ease of offense and defense transitions. England is not as good in terms of player cooperation, delicate passing and receiving skills, or players' overall rhythm awareness. I forgot the instructions of the head coach and just kept attacking to the end.

With a 6-0 lead, Northern Ireland wisely chose to retreat across the board in the face of England's wild attack. If it is an experienced team, they should play more tolerantly and calmly at this time, and lure Northern Ireland out to fight. , but England's players have been unable to care about these.

The crazy attacking players in the frontcourt attacked blindly, as if they wished to carve out a gap in the iron plate of Northern Ireland, which also directly caused the lack of tactical execution of English players in the last 30 minutes. It revolves around Beckham as before.

Football has never been a one-man game. Although England is better than Northern Irish players in terms of personal ability, once you fall into the quagmire of fighting alone, no matter how good your personal skills are, you will not be able to break through the construction of Northern Ireland. The steel city wall.

On the contrary, Northern Ireland, in the 77th and 81st minutes of the second half, each had a very sharp counterattack, both from two flanks, using Ashley Cole and Gary Neville to come forward and assist. The gap left, directly to the England goal.

The central defender combination of Terry and Curtis continued to be stable and firm at the time. The two players appeared in key positions in a timely manner, blocked the opponent's offensive line, resolved the crisis twice, and avoided England's loss of the ball.

But these two sharp counterattacks also became the shadow of England's great victory. Especially after that, England could no longer organize a decent attack. The players began to worry about losing the ball on the field, and the attack did not dare to be the same as before. Resolute, defense has become a bit of a worry. (=half-/float*-sheng+)ww.anueng.om

Fortunately, at the last moment, Northern Ireland also lost the fighting spirit to fight back, and the two sides ended the last 10 minutes in a dramatic fashion.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, most of the England fans stood up and applauded. Their applause was not dedicated to Rooney and Lampard, who scored twice, or Gela who scored a goal. Germany, but dedicated to the three players, they are the major contributors to England's victory in this game.

Beckham brought Terry and Curtis to the sidelines to interact with the fans. This is also a must-do after each game, so as to deepen the players' sense of belonging to the club and the fans' loyalty to the club. Increase communication between the two sides.

After thanking the fans, the three Beckhams left the stadium laughing all the way.

In the VIP box, Xiao Yu didn't breathe a sigh of relief until now, and Chad Jaber next to him was also relieved.

At this time, England really needs a big victory, especially a hearty victory, and Beckham is like a savior who fell from the sky, and he personally directed a great victory!

Although the victory was not perfect, Beckham was!