On the penultimate day before the game, Coach Cork gave us a lot of feedback, and on the last day before the game, we couldn't do it again, otherwise it would be difficult to play well due to lack of fitness during the game. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So on this day, our training is mainly restorative. Coach Cork asked us to run a few laps briefly, roughly speaking, it was mainly a 12-minute run, and unlike usual, on this day's lap, Coach Cork did not set us the speed and performance requirements. As a result, many people start jogging, in addition to loosening their muscles, it is more important to maintain a moderate sense of tension and flexibility. Especially for technical players, they tend to loosen up a little bit the day before a game to save energy for the game. But I'm not a technical player, my style is speed and scrambling, so I was still fast in this 12-minute run, and I finished first in the team with a time of 3500m.

After the 12-minute run, Coach Cork called us together for a meeting. The main thing in this meeting is to discuss the tactics against the Belarusian team. Obviously, the Belarusian team is a team with Hleb as the core and playing defensive counterattacks, which is a little different from us - although we also play defensive counterattacks, our offense is not as strong as Belarus, Belarus has Hleb, we don't. However, we have the most coveted defensive weapon in Belarus - super goalkeeper Handanovic, because of Handanovic's presence, we need to accumulate numbers in defense, and coupled with a strong sweep in the midfield, the defense is very solid. While we may not be able to fight back as well as the Belarusians, we are stronger defensively, and with such a tougher defense, we will have more space to counter-attack, rather than relying solely on Hleb's deterrence to counter-attack, as Belarus does. In the final analysis, the first priority of defending and counterattacking is defense, and only when defense is done well, can counterattack play beautifully. That's why we were so confident ahead of this game.

During the tactical meeting, Coach Cork opened the PPT and used his tablet to project an image of the tactical board.

Our forwards are Novakovic, Beric and Ljubiyankic. In addition to Novakovic, who is at the front, the other two wingers need to take on the role of full-back, limiting the opponent's full-backs to assist and the full-backs to break through with the ball. The lineup of three forwards can be transformed into a single striker at any time, and the lineup can be switched freely between 433 and 451. In midfield, without De Dzic, I became the starting choice at the back, and the choice for the midfield, it was Pechnik. Another player in the defensive midfield position is Bielsa, who is adept at breaking down the flanks and deft with dexterity. His high-speed stealing and defensive positioning are among the best in the Slovenian national team. He is now playing for Sochaux in Ligue 1 and Hasmer Auxerre are also said to be interested in him, while AC Milan seem to be looking at him as well. With a speedy pirate like Bielsa, and a power-oriented me, the system of double midfielders was formed. It's just that Bielsa played the position of full-back in the Sochaux team, and when it came to our Slovenian national team, due to the shortage of personnel, he had to change to a midfielder, which is actually a waste of his talent. As for our four guards, they are captain Cesar, Breczko, Ilic and Jokic. Captain Cesar is a pure centre-back, with the advantage of height and strength, not fast, but fierce in the fight, and it is reassuring to have him on the pitch. Brecko is a defender with a certain ability to control the ball, he can play both the central defender and the back position, just like Argentina's Mascherano, Barcelona's Busquets, he can get the ball in the backfield, as the first starting point of the attack to use, his backcourt direct pass, often can connect the defender and the back, in the attack is a very safe point of the ball. Ilic and Jokic are the shields of our wide defence, and although they are not very skilled guards, one is very fast and the other can fight well, so they are a very good match for defensive players.

Finally, in goalkeeper, we have the world-class Handanovic. Needless to say, his goalkeeping skills are extremely fast, and his saves are very relaxed. The most important thing is that he also has a very important height advantage as a goalkeeper, and he is extremely advantageous in receiving high balls! He has been playing for Udinese in Serie A for several years and has been doing very well, and it is said that Inter Milan and AC Milan have been fighting for a long time in order to get him. However, because Udinese refused to sell Handanovic before the end of the contract period, the Milan duo could only stare there.

Coach Kork said that our biggest resource is to have a superstar like Handanovic, but superstars can't save everything, and we, ordinary players, must go all out to play with Handanovic and try to reduce the pressure on Handanovic. We have to defend ourselves first and let Handanovic guarantee a clean sheet and then try to steal a goal from the forward line so that we can hope to beat a strong opponent and reach the European Championships! Our biggest goal is to defend well, as a weak team, our only hope is to score a goal on the basis of doing a good defense, and use the "1:0 doctrine" to defeat all strong opponents!

Coach Cork is confident for tomorrow's game. He said: "The biggest strength of our team is unity. Every one of us here is fighting for the Slovenian national team wholeheartedly, and every one of us is a Slovenian warrior! I know that there is a person who has left and he definitely doesn't want to hear me say that, but as the manager of the national team, I have to be responsible for this country, I have to be responsible for the football in this country, and if that person, because of his behavior, has ruined the good atmosphere and positive competitiveness of our team, then I will definitely remove him from the national team. I am like this, and as a person, instead of believing in talent, I should believe in hard work. Instead of believing in the skills of one person, it is better to believe in the combat effectiveness of a group of people. We lost the technical style of De Kic, but we got a talented young man in the midfield position, and he was Zago Yeruhovic. I'm very happy with his speed, his power and his fighting, and especially his attitude. I hope that everyone can be like him, and use all their strength in the game to face every opponent! ”

"Good!" Our whole team shouted together!

"Everyone, come on!" Coach Cork roared.

"Come on, everyone! Come on, Slovenia! ”

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