The biggest opponent in the 950 group

The England players are celebrating wildly!

It's as if you've already qualified from the group.

Indeed, they did have reason to celebrate, and in the eyes of all, England won a crucial game against the strongest opponents in the group.

Before entering the players' tunnel, Gao Bo looked at the players who were laughing and celebrating loudly on the field.

His face was expressionless.

But he already shook his head slightly in his heart.

This team reminded him of when he took over Luton, Atletico Madrid, and Manchester City.

At that time, how many of the players of these three teams had the experience of winning championships?

A team that lacks championship watering is always missing some temperament.

England won the World Cup in addition to the 1966 World Cup held on home soil.

They haven't won any World Series in 58 years.

What's more, it is this England that is called the most civilian.

Winning over Italy, such a celebration is a bit too much...

Before turning back to the locker room, Gao Bo was already thinking about how to adjust the team's mentality.

In terms of absolute strength, England is not to mention Germany, even in the face of Brazil, Argentina, and the Netherlands, they do not have much advantage.

England lack absolute star players.

Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard are all too old.

Therefore, this England team needs to rely on the team.

Team football is what makes them to the end.

This is something that Gao Bo has analyzed many times before.

In order to maintain team harmony, the mentality of the players is important.

They must not be carried away too much!

.....

So!

Day 2!

The team doesn't take a holiday after a win!

Instead, training began.

"The next race is in five days, but I don't think that's a reason for us to relax. If anyone thinks that we can go home satisfied with the victory over Italy, please raise your hand! ”

When the players saw the face of the manager, they were very interested.

They probably didn't know until yesterday's celebration and the noise in the hotel had made the manager a little angry.

"I'm sorry, boss!"

Captain Gerard stepped forward and took the initiative to take responsibility.

As captain, he is of course obliged to manage the players well.

It's his responsibility.

Gao Bo nodded.

"It was only the first game of the group stage, we just got the three points, I think, you've all watched the video of the game between Costa Rica and Uruguay!"

Gao Bo said loudly.

"Is there anyone who hasn't seen it?"

If anyone dares to say that he didn't watch it, it is estimated that Gao Bo will let him know his iron fist.

Sterling shrunk his head because he had only seen the highlights....

And Gao Bo informed everyone in the WhatsApp group just after the end of the game yesterday that he must watch this game carefully!

This is the importance of opponents in the same group.

But in the minds of many players.

Although Costa Rica won against Uruguay in an upset, there is no suspense in this group.

After the win over Italy, England have a good chance of qualifying.

Even if the team loses to Uruguay in the next game, as long as the team wins against Costa Rica in the last round, they can still qualify!

However, Gao Bo doesn't think so.

In his opinion, the most difficult thing for this group is precisely Costa Rica.

This is not to say that Costa Rica's strength on the books is comparable to that of Italy or Uruguay.

It's the tactics of this team.

They have used a defensive system of five defenders plus four midfielders at the back, plus at the back, Costa Rica has Keylor Navas, who is currently playing at Atletico Madrid!

Up front, there was only one fast striker harassing up front. Striker Campbell from Arsenal has performed very well in this World Cup!

Resolute counter-attacking, fast counter-attacking, accurate crossing, and excellent free-kick playmaking!

All this makes Costa Rica the strongest dark horse in this tournament!

In their original history, Costa Rica even reached the quarter-finals, making their World Cup history.

Therefore, in the face of this team, no matter what, you can't be careless!

Of course, England's next match will be against Uruguay.

In Gao Bo's view, if nothing has changed in history.

As long as they win against Uruguay, the third round of the group stage will be the battle for the first and second place in the group - Uruguay and Italy will be eliminated early!

Costa Rica is England's biggest opponent in Group D!

Gao Bo looked at the confident players and shook his head slightly.

They underestimate Costa Rica too much!

And, he's sure that even now, not many people would think Costa Rica would qualify.

"We won the second game against Uruguay and we were able to qualify!"

"Costa Rica's luck in the first round was too good, Uruguay's attack power without Suarez declined, and the first game was not good, so Costa Rica took advantage!"

"That's right! The second round decides the winner! Win against Uruguay and the top of the group will be ours! ”

There was a lot of talk among the players.

In their opinion, playing Costa Rica in the third round of the group stage is simply a game to give away points!

Won the second round! You can lock in the first place in the group!!

The England crowd will be extremely excited.

And, as long as they make it out of the group, they won't face any strong teams in the knockout rounds of the round of 16.

The first group in Group D will face the second in Group C after qualifying!

You will move on to the lower half.

As predicted.

The teams in the bottom half will most likely avoid the three super teams of Brazil, Germany and France.

Therefore, the future of the England team can be said to be bright!

It's no wonder the players were so excited.

"I have to remind you that the opponent in the next round of the game, Uruguay's leading striker Suarez, is about to return from injury, and whether our backline is sure to face the impact of Suarez and Cavani, we have to play 12 points to deal with it!"

Gao Bo said.

The players' chatter began to fall silent.

They are all players who play in the Premier League.

They know best who Suarez is.

While last season's Golden Boot was Sergio Aguero, the Premier League's best player was Antoine Griezmann.

But.... Suarez has scored 30 goals in the Premier League, second only to Sergio Aguero's top scorer!

Dealing with defenders in the Premier League.

Suarez is very experienced.

The Uruguayan team is also not easy to deal with.