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Artem Dzyuba is a 27-year-old man who is 196 cm tall and weighs 91 kilograms, playing for Zenit St. Petersburg, a powerhouse of the Russian Premier League.

Since moving from Spartak Moscow to Zenit last summer, the late-blooming high school striker has reached the peak of his career. In one season at Zenit, Dzyuba made 44 appearances in all competitions, scoring a total of 23 goals and providing seven assists, including 15 goals and two assists in 30 league appearances, an average of 0.5 goals per game.

In the European Championship qualifiers for his country, Djuba scored eight goals and provided one assist in six starts and two substitutes. So far, Dzyuba has scored nine goals in 18 appearances for Russia, and with an efficient scoring rate, Dzyuba has squeezed out Aleksandr Korzhakov, who has always occupied the center forward position of Russia, and successfully secured the position of the main striker of the national team, and entered the 23-man squad for the European Championship in France.

The tall and athletic Dzyuba is different from the traditional high school forward, with delicate foot skills, similar to Swedish centre-forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And he runs aggressively, often pulling the edge to create scoring opportunities for his teammates who come in, and this is a center forward that fits modern football tactics.

Gary Cahill is under a lot of pressure in the face of Dzyuba who is a head taller than him, and he actually wants the opponent to pass the ball to the unmarked Oleg Shatov, because if the opponent goes head-to-head with him, he really can't resist this big man, and it is said that he and Ibrahimovic are the same type, and they are good at their feet, so it will be even more difficult to defend.

Shatov also plays for Zenit, and Dzyuba is a club teammate, Dzyuba gestured to Aleksander Samedov before receiving a pass from him, and he understood that he deliberately overtook Cahill half a year behind, when Dzyuba raised his foot, Shatov immediately turned and ran back, Cahill was stunned, Dzyuba quickly crossed, then bypassed Cahill, and then received Shatov's return pass.

No, this is a two-by-one collision with the wall, the frightened Cahill turned to chase back, and Chris Smalling on the side didn't care about Samedov and struggled to pounce on Dzyuba.

After breaking through Cahill with a one-two, Dzyuba entered the penalty area, facing Joe Hart with open arms, unmarked and unmarked before Smalling and Cahill chased back with a calm right foot near the penalty spot, the ball quickly grazed the left toe of Hart, who was sitting on the ground, and rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal, and then opened his arms and roared excitedly at the sidelines and waved his fists to recruit himself into the national team, trust himself, and straighten himself to become the mentor of the main striker, The coach of the Russian national team, Leondeni Slutsky, ran.

It was Dzyuba playing in an international tournament for the first time, scoring his first goal in a major tournament, and it was a rare counter-attack opportunity when the team was behind early and passive throughout the game. This goal, not only equalized before the end of the first half, but also boosted the morale of the Russian players, and dealt a blow to the English players who created more scoring opportunities but never scored.

You know, this goal was only the first attack and the first shot that Russia had created so far.

"In the 40th minute of the first half, Russia seized the opportunity of England to press the attack and the back defense was weak, and Igor launched a quick counterattack, and under the numerical advantage of three against two in the front, the Russian No. 22 center Altyem scored to equalize the score. With only 2 minutes left in the first half, it is highly likely that the two sides will end the first half with a 1-1 scoreline. Although his home country conceded a goal and was equalised, the experienced Martin Taylor explained the goal in a calm tone.

"This goal is so unlucky!" Martin Keown slapped his thigh and lamented.

Alan Shearer frowned and said: "What is Roy doing, obviously one goal ahead, you should stabilize the defense, this is the European Cup, not a friendly match, how can you let the players press so high." There are two central defenders in the backfield, if they are counterattacked, the people in the front field can't come back, and it's strange if they don't concede the ball. ”

Gary Lineker shook his head and said, "Alain, this counterattack was premeditated. You know, Deli and Eric are young, have good physical strength and athleticism, if they counterattack early, once the counterattack fails, we turn defense into offense, with the speed of Harry, Jamie and Qian, Russia will not be able to prevent our Trident from attacking at the same time. ”

Jens Lehmann asked: "Then why did the counterattack succeed at the beginning of the forty minutes?" ”

Jurgen Klinsmann in the video said: "Because the 40th minute is a critical point of physical consumption for the first time in the first half, England's young players are still too young and inexperienced, and more than half an hour has been in a rhythm, that is, continuous attacks and shots, and the result is extremely physical exertion, the Russian team chose to attack at this time, which is to seize a misjudgment that they think Russia will stick to the first half, England's two backs are too forward, and when the Russian team counterattacks, The two of them did not have enough physical strength to defend quickly, so the England team's backfield was successfully counterattacked by the Russian team using the numerical advantage. ”

Lyman nodded, understood.

Thierry Henry sighed: "Actually, it was England's bad luck, Igor played crazy in this game, made a lot of world-class saves, and more importantly, he was guarded by three people, and if he couldn't get the ball, it was even more difficult for England to score a second goal. If Roy doesn't find a way to get rid of Qian, this game won't be good. ”

"These kids are too young, it's their first time playing in a major tournament, and it's normal to lack major tournament experience, but Wayne, as the captain, also has a lot of tournament experience, so why don't you remind your teammates to play steady?" Frank Lampard, who has played with Wayne Rooney for many years, asked, a little puzzled.

Lineker sneered and said: "Lu Xiaopang is not the material to be the captain at all, he is only the most senior in the team, so Roy asked him to be the captain." Don't look at him as the one who has the most appearances in the current national team, he has experience, but in fact, his tactical understanding and on-the-spot reaction ability are far inferior to dry. You won't forget, what did he do after opening the scoring in the three friendly matches? ”

Taylor said: "He dropped back into midfield and instructed his team-mates to change their original style of play, and the team's tactics were more controlled, with extremely high passing and possession statistics. ”

"Moreover, Wayne is not on the field, don't look at Qian is not the captain, in fact, the core of the new tactics set by Roy is actually Qian." Lineker said: "So I don't understand, why this game is going to be on Wayne, and since Roy has created a new tactic, why don't he follow it to the end? Is it because of Wayne's qualifications? ”

Paul Merson had an angry expression, clenched his fists and said: "It must be Wayne who uses his qualifications to put pressure on Roy in order to be able to play, otherwise, if the team is commanded by Qian, it will not be like this!" ”

Charlie Nicholas chimed in: "Yes, the responsibility for this conceded goal must be borne by Roy!" In the second half, you have to let the dry take control of the team! ”

Henry and Shearer glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of doubt in each other's eyes, and they didn't understand why the tactics played so well in the friendly match changed when it came to the big game.

Is Roy Hodgson afraid to take the risk of using new tactics with dry life at the core, or does he trust veteran players with major tournament experience?

Looking at the equalizer and Slutsky's excited hug, a trace of bitterness rose in Hodgson's heart, why didn't he want to use a new tactic, but this must be the first game, use the new tactic early, once the performance is amazing, it will startle the snake and attract the attention of a strong opponent in the future. Rooney, first, he was the captain of the national team, participated in two European Championships and three World Cups, and has a lot of experience in the competition. Second, among the midfielders, except for Wayne Rooney, all of them are participating in international competitions for the first time, so there is still a need for a veteran to be in charge. In the end, with Qiansheng fixed in the front line and Rooney playing in the midfield, England's attack will be stronger, and with this configuration to play the polar bears, Hodgson believes that there is no need to expose new tactics in advance to win the game.

But the England coach guessed the beginning, but not the back. After the opening, taking advantage of the blockage of the Russian attack, through a counterattack, the score was opened by Qiansheng, and the Three Lions had a beautiful start. But what Hodgson didn't expect was that Slutsky, who had been prepared for a long time, changed his tactics immediately after conceding the goal, on the one hand, he sent more manpower to cut off the connection between Qiansheng and his teammates, so that the most threatening player could not get the ball and reduce the pressure on the defense; On the other hand, showing the enemy with weakness, luring the enemy deep, betting that Igor Akinfeev could not concede the ball before the critical point, and held on until then, taking advantage of the decline in the physical strength of the frontcourt players of the England team, launching a counterattack and equalizing the score in one fell swoop.

Judging from the tactical competition between the two sides in the first half, Hodgson obviously lost, and when he was ahead, he ignored it and let the players play freely. After conceding the goal, Slutsky realized that the original tactics were not feasible, so he immediately made adjustments, staring at England's most dangerous player, relying on the wonderful play of the defender to keep the goal from conceding, and then seizing an opportunity to counterattack and equalize the score. From this point of view, Hodgson's on-the-spot command was a cut behind his opponent.

After the restart, the English players seemed to be affected by the conceded goal, and their mental state did not seem to be very good, but fortunately, Slutsky knew that the positional battle was not England's opponent, and he was afraid of Qiansheng's counterattack, so the two sides had a tacit understanding to pass the ball, and after consuming the remaining minutes, the first half ended.

Hodgson, who was frowning, looked at Qiansheng who walked off the court with an indifferent face, sighed, and said to Gary Neville helplessly: "Let James warm up, and change tactics in the second half." (To be continued.) )