Martin Taylor and others reviewed the first half in the commentary room and found that there seemed to be little to say about the middle half of the game except for the first few minutes and the first five minutes of the end.

"In this warm-up match, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, Roy's purpose should be to run in the team." Alan Shearer said.

Gary Lineker dragged his cheeks, his index finger tapping his cheek, his eyes fixed on the first half of the game, not knowing what he was thinking.

Taylor frowned slightly, and said with a little doubt: "Qian's outstanding performance in the national team, I'm not surprised by this, what I care about is why Gan didn't stay in the front field after scoring a goal, but retreated to the midfield, and what he said to his teammates, these people actually listened to him?" ”

Lineker's fingers stopped, his eyes lit up, and his mouth snorted.

The former England international was constantly criticized during the tenure of Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson, criticizing his tactics and personnel arrangements, and the two had many conflicts, and the two became fierce on several occasions.

Maybe it's because I've watched Hodgson's game for a long time, maybe I've pinched each other too much, forming an indescribable feeling of being a friend and an enemy, Lineker seems to sense something, and the shock in his eyes slowly amplifies.

Taylor, though old, still has sharp eyes. After all, if you do the job of football commentary, if you have bad eyes and recognize the wrong person, you will make jokes.

Taylor saw that Lineker's eyes, who had not spoken, seemed to be wrong, so he asked, "Gary, what do you think of, you might as well talk about it." After a pause, he quipped: "You have always been at odds with Roy, retreating to the midfield, and not playing the striker you are good at, is there a problem with his tactical arrangement?" You scold. Anyway, I can't hear it outside. ”

Shearer smiled, and Hodgson admired the England legend centre-forward. In an interview last year, he said that if England players of any era could be called up, he would choose Shearer first for the forward position.

Shearer also had a crush on Hodgson. After the World Cup last year, he strongly supported Hodgson to stay, believing that the 69-year-old England coach was the most suitable for the England team.

Lineker put down his right hand, straightened his body, looked at Taylor and Shearer seriously, and said slowly: "As the league golden boot this season, Qian's goal in this game proves the strength of his national team's main striker. But after the goal, why was he in midfield most of the time? Could it be that Roy doesn't know Qian's powerful scoring ability? ”

Shearer nodded and said, "yes." But why didn't the latter stay in the frontcourt? Wouldn't it be a waste of talent to return to the position of playing like a metronome in midfield? ”

"Metronome?" Hearing Shearer's words, Taylor's eyes flashed, and he looked at Lineker thoughtfully.

"Alain, you just said that Qian played like a metronome in the midfield, hehe, maybe you are right, Qian retreated to the midfield, it may be a tactic arranged by Roy. And this tactic, if executed perfectly, we could win the championship. Lineker looked approvingly at Shearer.

Taylor said incredulously, "How is that possible! Isn't Qian's talent his super shooting ability? ”

Lineker sighed, with a hint of admiration in his words: "Martin. In the past few years, I have always been tired of Roy, and I always feel that his tactics are problematic and not suitable for the national team. But now I have to admire his audacity. I don't think he let Qian play the role of a metronome in the middle of the field. Instead......" paused, pointing downward. "Tactical free man." ”

Tactical free man? What the hell?

Taylor and Hiller were stunned and turned to look at the pitch, where players from both sides had already swapped pitches, and outside the touchline, the fourth official held up a substitution card and a player in white No. 25 was eager to try. On the LCD screen, next to the number 25, is the number 10.

Taylor turned on the microphone and said: "Before the second half started, England replaced No. 10 Jack with No. 25 centre-back Phil Jagielka. With a two-goal lead, replacing the midfielder with a defender, will England have to play defensive tactics? ”

Lineker smiled: "It's not a defensive tactic, Martin, the formation of the national team in the second half will be 3 defenders, either 352 or 343, Roy is going to practice a new tactic." And the key to the success or failure of this tactic is the free man, Qian. ”

Shearer's gaze shrank slightly, vaguely aware of Lineker's words.

Sure enough, after No. 25 Jagielka came on the pitch, left-back Danny Rose and right-back Kyle Wall moved forward to parallel to the two midfielders, and England's formation became 343, and if Qiansheng still retreated like in the first half, the formation would be 352.

Standing on the tee in the centre circle, he glanced in the direction of the England dugout and remembered what head coach Roy Hodgson had said in the dressing room.

"In the second half, Jack and Phil played in a three-back formation, not limited to the front, everyone must follow the instructions of Qian, if this set of tactics can be run in well, we have hope to win the championship!"

Qiansheng said to Jamie Walty next to him, "Do you think the old man is crazy?" ”

Walty was stunned for a moment, then realized who the old man he was talking about, and said with a dry laugh: "The boss must have a reason for arranging it like this." He said in his heart: "The boss is crazy, Qianming is a goal maniac, where can the boss see that he can kick a free man?" I heard that the free man tactics are very backward and have disappeared for a long time, will it be too risky for the boss to use this tactic in the big competition? ”

"Tactics, there is no distinction between advanced and backward, only those that suit themselves are good tactics." Lineker tapped his fingers on the table and said: "Whether it is the Dutch all-attack and all-defense tactics or the German libero tactics, the perfect execution of the tactics and the victory, all depend on their core tactical players, as you all know, Johann and Franz, two peerless geniuses, they are given very free tactical power in their respective teams, and the roles of the two of them in the team are not only players, but also coaches." ”

"I see what you mean, but our players don't have the skills and tactical execution of the Dutch or Germans." Shearer said.

Lineker smiled slightly and said: "Therefore, Roy's new tactics are based on the strength and characteristics of the national team, and the British free man tactics are built around Qian. ”

British Libero Tactics? Taylor and Shearer glanced at each other, both having a different sense of looking at Hodgson.

This tactic sounds so lofty, I don't know if it will be lofty when it kicks on the spot.

The most important tactical core of the free man is not the most talented Wilshere, nor the best rookie of the season, Deley Ali, nor the captain Wayne Rooney, not Michael Carrick, who is known as the British metronome, but a 15-year-old dry student who only shines in the forward position. (To be continued.) )

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