Five hundred and fifty-five, the opponent is equally lacking
Croatia have no shortage of talented players, and Bilic is pinning his hopes on the players he has discovered.
To be able to beat England at Wembley, isn't it enough to be at home?
Luka Modric has already made a name for himself, and although he is not yet a big hit, he will definitely be stalked by England.
There is still some research on Lynn's coaching style, so Modric's activity in the front field is only to attract the attention of the England defence, and Croatia's attacking organization is mainly undertaken by Rakitic.
As soon as the game began, Bilic breathed a sigh of relief, and Modric was really out of temper by the England team.
Although there is no problem with the overall situation and technology, Modric's physical confrontation is one of his weaknesses, especially after meeting the England team that pays attention to the body, Modric can only look up to the sky and sigh.
Lynn also quickly saw what Bilic's idea was, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it in the past, but today, Lynn didn't plan to let any of them organize the attack, even if Bilic threw a decoy Modric.
Lynn knows very well how much the team's offensive organization relies on the core player organization.
The Stade Maksimir is no stranger to both teams, having played a less comfortable game against Croatia last season.
Lynn doesn't care, he doesn't think the away side will have much of an impact on his team against the opponents in this group.
Football has reached a new level of development and Lynn feels like she is on the right path.
Even if it was against Spain, who shone at the European Championships, Lynn didn't think England would be ugly.
At the beginning, when England were not yet fully in shape, Croatia did create some chances to take advantage of the home advantage, and in the fifth minute, Rakitic sent in a good diagonal cross.
In defense, Barry, a disciple of Lynn's first generation, was a little unprepared. He narrowly missed Petritsic, however, his remedy was also a foul and the referee awarded a direct free-kick.
The position is quite good, only about twenty-five or six meters away from the goal, not directly facing the goal, some to the right, very suitable for direct free kicks.
Lynn also paid attention to this free-kick, and if it came up, the opponent opened the situation first, which was quite bad for England. Don't look at Lynn, I don't think Croatia is a strong opponent, but once the opponent is smooth, the result is not easy to say.
Soon the narrators noticed that Lynn had left her seat and walked to the sidelines, staring at the arena with a serious expression.
"Free kick! This is a good opportunity for Croatia. Both Luka Modric and Rakitic can be expected to play in this position."
Robinson didn't dare to be careless, and he asked his teammates to clear a wall of five.
Even Rooney came back to join the wall.
Lynn sighed inwardly. If only Chelsea. No matter how dangerous it is, players will form a subconscious and leave a counter-attacking player near the halfway line.
However, the England team clearly does not have this concept yet.
We still need to work on it.
Luka Modric and Rakitic both stood in front of the ball, and the stands at the Maximir Stadium were cheered on by the home fans.
Backbite!
Finally. It was Luka Modric who took the free-kick and the ball managed to bypass the goalkeeper and avoid Robinson's interception, but. The arc he kicked was too great, and the ball didn't spin back as expected, grazing the post and flying out of the baseline.
"Hmm--"
A deep sigh immediately sounded from the stands, what a pity, only a little bit worse.
Bilic was half-kneeling on the sidelines waiting for the free-kick, and as soon as the results came out, he couldn't help but jump up and complete the spin in the air, which shows how disappointed he was.
Rich body language is Bilic's forte.
Glancing at Bilic, Lynn felt a little relieved and returned to the coach's seat.
"Damn! Damn it! This is a great opportunity for Croatia! ”
Croatia was disappointed that the goal was not scored, and many people were not happy to admit it, but there is still a gap in strength between the two teams, and if they can score first, it will be very beneficial for Croatia in the next games.
Returning to his seat, Lynn said to Kopper, "We're still too slow to get into the game, they need time to get used to it, but we just don't have the fucking time!! ”
Koper smiled, "The opponent is also short of time. ”
When Lynn thought about it, she couldn't help but feel a little lighter.
It's still some old memories at work, England is a makeshift patchwork, isn't Croatia?
Naturally, even England will have some more conditions than Croatia.
England's players are all from the Premier League, not from the big leagues.
It is too rare in the world to train for a month like Huaxia, and Lynn is a little poor in this regard.
Fortunately, such an idea is only an overestimation of the opponent, and the impact on England is not great.
The shot also inspired the England players.
Soon, their full-court squeezing tactics began to work, and Croatia's cross-cutting combination was severely affected, and even Rakitic struggled to control the ball under England's defence.
England, who had recovered from their strength, quickly took the initiative and laid siege to Croatia's goal.
The atmosphere on the pitch suddenly became tense.
By controlling the midfield, England's attacking efficiency has improved considerably.
Any midfielder can participate in the attack, although Lynn did not arrange who is the core, but the players also have a subconscious free distribution, anyway, the football is passed from the two wings.
It doesn't matter who makes the last pass.
But Croatia's defence is not easy to handle, and their defensive ability is not enough to cover the whole field like England.
The lack of focus in defense resulted in the Croatian defence being almost full of holes.
To compensate for this, they unwittingly shrink.
England's attack was more open-handed.
Bilic thundered on the sidelines, but to no avail.
This situation has been formed, and it is not that you can do whatever you want.
At least they have to survive this series of blows from England to be possible.
'Frank Lampard!! Beautiful, straight Croatia's defence is nothing like Rooney!! ”
"Oh!! Pass! ”
"Oops! Joe Cole's shot - Pletikosa brilliant save saves Croatia!! ”
There was a burst of exclamations from the stands, this ball is too dangerous!
"It's not over yet! The football was taken by Gerrard. ”
Bilic made a very detailed arrangement for England's attack, and there was nothing wrong with it. England is still playing the same routine, but they can see it clearly, but they just can't prevent it, and Croatian players always have a feeling of being slow and half a beat when defending.
"Hold on! Hold on! ”
Bilic couldn't stop roaring on the sidelines.
He firmly believes that as long as England's attacking momentum is withstood and the morale of the opponents drops, then the next thing is Croatia's world, which is their home stadium after all, and 38,000 fans are cheering them on.
There's no reason not to win. Regardless of the player, Bilic's confidence is inexplicably rising.
Twenty minutes later, England's attack still did not open up, although there were many shots on goal, but. Croatia's stubborn hold allowed them to hold on to a draw.
Lynn got up again from the dugout and walked to the sidelines. Whistled inside. Frank Lampard was the first to notice when he looked back at Lynn.
After making a rhythmic gesture, Lynn went back.
If it were someone else, Lynn might have been more detailed, but Lampard, it would have been easier.
In the last ten minutes. Although England is attacking very high, but blindly seeking speed, the fast pace does seem exciting, but in fact the threat is not great.
Perhaps at the moment, England fans are addicted to pubs large and small. But it didn't mean much for England to win.
Coupled with the change in pace, this is another requirement that Lynn has given the team.
It's not that hard.
Frank Lampard now doesn't need Lynn to call him to the sidelines, how to control the tempo in attack, what to do, what to do with his teammates?
He knows it well.
Lynn had already turned, but Lampard nodded at Lynn.
Soon, England's offensive momentum slowed down.
The Croatian fans soon returned, and they also breathed a long sigh of relief, they were too nervous just now.
Those bastards finally can't fight.
Not really.
Frank Lampard picked up the football shortly after delivering Lynn's instructions, slowed his pace and England began to adjust.
It is not surprising that Croatia, which has recovered its breath, has also entered a stage of adjustment, and their physical fitness also needs time to relax after such a long period of fast-paced attack and defense.
Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard went back and forth several times, and Croatia did not press too hard, and seemed to form a tacit understanding that everyone would take a break
However, Frank Lampard did not continue to let the Croatian players get what they wanted, and in the 26th minute, he suddenly passed through the ball to Wayne Rooney near the penalty line.
"Be careful!"
Pletikosa immediately shouted loudly to alert his teammates.
"Press it out!!"
Goalkeeper Pletikosa continued to yell at his team-mate to push out, knowing Rooney was dangerous from that position.
Can't make him turn around.
The Croatian players hurled forward, but Rooney did not force a turn and shoot as usual, but half-turned and slashed the ball
"Theo Walcott!!"
The narrator yelled.
Walcott's ability was evident in his flexible movement, as he suddenly appeared in the Croatian defence that was pressing forward, and before the opponent could react, he received the ball and moved forward.
"Single Knife Ball!!"
Quite a few people exclaimed.
Yes, Walcott penetrated the entire Croatian defense at once.
"Shot ――――――"
Such a good opportunity, Walcoat did not dare to waste, the opponent's goalkeeper has not yet made any accurate judgment, Walket drew a far corner!
Pleticosa's save was a bit lagged and redundant.
The soccer ball flew straight into the goal! (To be continued......)