Chapter 285: The Great War between Britain and France
At the press conference, the first person to be interviewed was the coach of the French team, Blanco. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
When asked by reporters, Blanco's tone was very low-key, saying: "We don't shout the slogan of winning the championship like Spain and Germany, after all, we went through a lot of turmoil two years ago. The first thing we have to do is prove ourselves in the group stage. The specific goal is to wait until the knockout stage. Now, we still have to think about qualifying from the group. ”
After talking about some things related to the preparation of the French team, a reporter immediately mentioned Wan Sheng and the next 'Anglo-French battle', and Blanco also said, "Wan Sheng is an extremely good head coach, he has led the team to achieve many honors, and those honors are impossible for many coaches to achieve in their lifetime." I think it's going to be a clash of coaching philosophies on the pitch and we're going to present an extraordinary game together. ”
The French coach is so low-key, Wan Sheng can't say anything.
So when asked by the media, Wan Sheng just said, "I believe the game will be very exciting." It's too early to say who will win and who will lose, we have confidence, France are good and the answer will definitely be revealed after 90 minutes. ”
Some of the media rolled their eyes, but they remember a few hours ago, the young Chinese said in an unreasonable tone that 'England will definitely not lose the game', rather than the current 'who wins and who loses'.
Wansheng doesn't care what the media thinks.
He has always been based on the principle of 'people respect me, I respect people', and French coach Blanco is very low-key and praises him for the honors he has received, so he will naturally not announce victory in a high-profile manner.
That doesn't make sense.
Everything still has to be discussed in the official competition.
After the press conference, Wan Sheng returned to the dressing room and gave his final encouragement to the players, "We continued to train for a week, the process was very hard, but each and every one of you persevered. It's not easy, and I'm so proud of you. Now it's time to put the results of your training to the test! ”
"Someone asked me before, why don't you find a team to warm up before the game, and now I can tell you that there is no need for that at all, we are a mature team, each of your players has the best strength in the world, we don't need to warm up to prove anything, as long as each of you plays according to the tactics and plays normally, the game will be no problem at all."
"You should all know that the outside world is saying that we are the weakest England team, I don't think so, in the past I have coached teams have won the title they deserve, and I hope the same will be the case this time. France is just the beginning, we can't afford to fall on the start! ”
"Do you have faith?"
Wan Sheng asked with a loud roar.
All the players hurriedly shouted, "Confidence! "They have been trained as a conditioned reflex, and when Wansheng shouts something, he must answer it out loud, otherwise he will be asked many times, just like military training.
This answer is very imposing, everyone is in a lot of spirit, and their fighting spirit has also risen a lot.
At the same time, many players also have some good feelings about Wansheng.
In the past, players such as Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard did not have a good impression of Wansheng at all, because Wansheng has always been their opponent and enemy, and the occasional remarks are not very friendly.
After Wan Sheng took charge of the England team, they were strict on weekdays, but they developed some good feelings.
They don't know that it's a coaching skill that comes into play.
'Hypocrisy' can gradually increase the player's goodwill towards Wansheng, and the effect is gradually increasing, and when Wansheng has been in contact with other people for a long time, he will have a certain good impression of him.
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The Donbass stadium became hot.
Players from both teams came on the field.
Before the game even started, the commentators of various TV stations began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams.
England started with Joe Hart in goalkeeper, Glenn Johnson, John Terry, Lescott and Ashley Cole in the back four, Milner, Gerrard, Morris and Ashley Young in midfield, and Welbeck and Theo Walcott in front.
This lineup is also similar to what the media speculated.
Some media feel puzzled, Wan Sheng is a championship coach, in the impression of many people, is also a coach who likes to surprise, the media speculated before the game England starting lineup, and no one dared to be sure who would start, or even Joe Hart played the starting goalkeeper, which was not surprising to Wan Sheng.
Now the guess is completely correct, and it makes the media feel weird.
They began to wonder what England had been preparing for, and why did this England team look the same as before. Could it be that Wan Sheng really came to the England team to 'mix wages'?
That certainly can't be!
The media denied it at the first time, 7 million euros is a huge number in the eyes of most people, but Wansheng is definitely the special one.
Wansheng doesn't care about 7 million euros at all!
After denying this, could it be that Wan Sheng was also helpless against the England team?
That's what Feldo, the commentator of French football television, thinks, as an absolute supporter of Lyon, France, and has a serious lack of favor for Wansheng.
This game is a clash between France and England, Ferdo will definitely support the French team, from the start of the two teams, he began to analyze the game, "There is no surprise in the start of the England team, which is a bit incredible on Wansheng, but think about the problem of the England team, Wansheng only serves as a ten-way trainer, and it is estimated that he can't do anything......"
"In comparison, the French team is much more gorgeous......
Then Ferdo began to introduce the French team lineup, as he said, the French team lineup is indeed gorgeous, the England team's lineup advantage is in the back line, and the French team is in the front: Malouda, Ribery, Benzema, Nasri, Diarra, all of them are big stars.
After introducing the lineup of the French team, Ferdo said sarcastically, "Although the outside world believes that the French team is not the favorite to win the championship, but the lineup of the French team is no worse than those 'favorites', but in the face of such a French team, Wan Sheng actually said a set of 'completely incomprehensible' words, he never found a reason in the reason, thinking that the England team will definitely not lose, and it can even be a 'must win', and I don't know where he got his confidence, if the French team wins the game, he will really become a joke......"
"After leading Atletico Madrid to the European championship, he became even more arrogant......"
The French football TV picture gave Wan Sheng a close-up, and he saw Wan Sheng crossing Erlang's legs, with a graceful look, and seemed to be not worried about the game at all.
If the British media were to understand, they would definitely say, "Wansheng is already in control!" ”
Ferdo, who is a supporter of the French team, said, "Maybe he doesn't care about the outcome of the game at all, he really just came to the European Championship for a 'seven-day trip', and he came with the England team for sightseeing." ”
In the eyes of the French fans in front of the TV, there is some truth in Feldo's words, because it is the French team that has the advantage on the field.
In the opening 10 minutes, France were in control, with 60 per cent possession and significantly more attacks than England.
Although they did not pose a direct threat to the goal, England did not even have a single attack into the box, and France were much better in comparison.
But in reality, the French players didn't feel very good.
From the very beginning of the game, the French team took the initiative, but only because the England team did not take the initiative to attack, from the first minute, the England team pulled the line back, the area near the middle line was already the front of the England team, they have been sticking to the front end of the penalty area, the French team is in front of the formation, it seems to have an advantage, but it is not to be won, but the England team left them.
This is actually nothing, they are prepared for England to play defensive counter-attacks, but the key is that so far France have not been able to break into England's penalty area.
For 10 minutes in a row, nearly 6 times of active advancement, and even the England team's midfield line did not attack, so you can imagine how the French players on the field felt.
France kept passing the ball from the perimeter, but they found that England's defence was so tight that they couldn't find the slightest opportunity, and even if they saw the occasional hole, when they passed the ball, they found that the ball-carrying player was quickly surrounded by two or three opponents.
What awaits them next is a quick counter-attack from England!
The French team lacked psychological preparation for the England team's tight defense, and before the game began, there was no news of the England team's preparation in the media, and the England team did not even play a warm-up game, so after Wansheng coached, what tactics the England team would play could only rely on speculation.
In fact, the French team is mentally prepared to face the stormy attack of the England team, and their preparation is mainly defensive, because Wansheng's coaching leaves the impression of 'offensive football'.
Whether it's Derby, Manchester City or Atletico Madrid, it's all about flashy attacking football.
Just one week was certainly not enough for England to adapt to the new tactics, but it was enough to instill an attacking philosophy, so France were well prepared defensively, and they didn't expect England to stick to the goal.
The current England team is a dead goalkeeper, even if it is a frontal advance, there are few players in the England team who cross the halfway line, they are more likely to end with long passes or long-range shots, and the formation will not advance too much at all.
That's where the French team feels depressed.
They are like facing a turtle, with a hard shell on the front and back, left and right, and occasionally sticking out their heads and retracting when they see danger.
This...... How to fight?
After more than ten minutes of play, the coach of the French team, Blanco, also saw something, he frowned unconsciously, thinking about it before the game, he didn't expect that England, led by Wansheng, would use such a tough defense.
Isn't this Chinese the representative of 'advocating offensive football' in the media'?
How did you lead England and start defending stubbornly?
The French team continued to attack, and the tactical disadvantage was definitely inferior, the French team was not a Spanish team, although the overall technology and coordination ability were good, but they were not good at controlling the ball for a long time.
If they play against a weaker team, Blanco will definitely let the team attack more aggressively in order to break down the opponent's goal.
But the opponent is England!
England are not underdogs, they are fully capable of relying on counterattacks to break the door of France in advance!
In Blanco's mind, the 'Anglo-French battle' shouldn't be like this, both sides should attack, the game is about play, fighting for overall strength, plus some luck, etc., he kind of feels like he doesn't know what to do.
It's just that Blanco isn't thick enough.
If the opponent is Mourinho, he will definitely make a temporary adjustment, slow down the team's attacking tempo, and ensure the team's defense first, so that there is more hope of winning.
Whether the game is good or not, it doesn't make sense at all.
Blanco doesn't have such a thick skin, and he doesn't know Wansheng, so he doesn't make temporary adjustments, he just hopes that the French team can break the England team first.
At that time, the French team will have the initiative, and the England team will not be able to attack without taking the initiative.
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In fact, England's performance was somewhat disappointing to the fans.
Every fan appreciates attacking football, including the very traditional England fans, and also wants the England team to play beautiful attacking football, not the traditional conservative style of play, which they are tired of.
After the FA confirmed that Wan Sheng was in charge of the team, many fans hoped that the England team could play more technical and play football better.
Of course, they also know that this is an extravagant hope, mainly because Wansheng's time in charge of the team is too short, so short that it is impossible to even complete the preparation normally, let alone change the style.
But in the current game, seeing that the England team is still playing very conservatively, choosing to defend from the first minute, the fans are still somewhat disappointed.
Wan Sheng was very satisfied with the game.
He doesn't care what the media thinks, and even what the fans think, because he knows very well that the best way to satisfy the fans is not how flashy the game is, but how to win the game in the end.
It's much more difficult to satisfy the fans than it is for the media, because the fans are more demanding, they need the team to win the game, and they need the team to play well, but it is very difficult for both to do both, and they can only find the most important thing to do, which is to win the game.
As long as they can win the game, the fans will still be happy with the game.
This is actually no different from Chinese fans.
If the Chinese team can enter the World Cup, let alone how it performs in the World Cup, as long as it can enter the main competition, all Chinese fans will be satisfied. They will not have the luxury of demanding, the Chinese team has to play wonderful every game.
Poor people must first have enough to eat before they can be in the mood to enjoy their spiritual life.
The same goes for England fans.
England are stronger than China, that's for sure, but they haven't had good results in international competitions for a long time, and what they urgently need at the moment is to win, to get good results, not to play well.
If you can't get a good result, no matter how good the game is, the fans won't be satisfied.
For the current game, Wansheng is still quite satisfied.
Everything was expected.