Chapter 112: Unveiling

On June 9, the highly anticipated European Cup kicked off in Madrid, the Spanish capital.

After the opening ceremony full of Latin style, the host Spain and Belgium opened the opening battle.

The La Liga is famous for its offensive advocacy, and the style of the Spanish national team is exactly the same as their league. The European Cup held in Spain seems to be a feast for offensive football.

In the past, the opening matches of the World Championships always gave people a dull and boring impression. Both sides were cautious in fighting for fear of making mistakes. But this time, Spain and Belgium staged a wonderful attack drama at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

In the end, Spain was better off and defeated Belgium with a score of 3:1 and won the first victory in the group. Spanish striker Boyung scored his first goal in the cup, while Belgium's Axel Whitesel (axel_witsel) received the first yellow card of this cup.

The Bernabeu stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is full. Fans have witnessed the departure of the Spanish new Invincible Armada. They hope that this Invincible Armada can once again dominate Europe on their own land.

The next day, June 10th, the European Cup will be fully launched. The strong teams did not meet any opponents in the first round and they all easily won.

Due to the expansion of the European Cup, the rules for group qualifying have also been adjusted. The twenty-four teams were divided into six groups, with four teams in each group. The first two teams in each group qualify directly, and the third in the four best-achieving groups advanced, thus gathering sixteen teams to play in the eighth finals.

With such modifications, the competition for the group stage will not be as fierce as before, because as long as your team can get the third place in the group with the best results, they can still advance to the knockout stage. Except for those strong teams who aim at the first place in the group, most mid-level teams have more pragmatic goals.

But the group that should be fiercely contested will also compete fiercely, such as the Death Group.

"Portuguese weakness is behind." Don Ng was standing in the conference room to teach tactical lessons for the team. This is the last tactical lesson before the game. What tactics the team will use tomorrow will be known today.

In fact, every player has a tactical booklet, which was specially formulated by the coaching team for each person's characteristics and different tasks, and has been handed over to the players. If they can't remember it, look at the booklet to make it clear. However, Tang En still has to talk about it personally, from the perspective of overall layout.

"Their central defender is older and moves slowly. Pepe is their defensive core. He is already thirty-three years old. His injury and age make his physical fitness worse than before. Ze Castro's turn is not fast either. The two full-backs, Binielo on the right and Antones on the left are assisted full-backs. They will jump forward when they have the chance, which is also a feature of Portugal's offensive. This has caused them to be empty behind. "

Donn circled a circle behind the Portuguese defender.

"We attacked defensively to lure them into a big push, and then use their speed to hit these gaps." He drew several arrows in England's half and penetrated straight behind the Portuguese defense line.

"Portuguese's wing attack is very sharp because they have Ronaldo, Nani, and Quaresma. So I asked our wing players not to retreat in the game. Hearing against them." Don En clenched his fists and collided. "If you retreat, it will only make them more aggressive. Our offense should also make more use of the wing, and the full-backs should also actively assist... We are defensive counterattacks, not just defense and not counterattacks, when there is a chance to counterattack. Both wings must be pressed up. I don't want to see our balls pass to the frontcourt, and our people have not yet crossed the midfield. "

Counterattack is the core part of Tang En's insistence on defense. If he does not counterattack, no matter how strong the defense is, it is useless. Defensive counterattacks are indispensable. Both of them can only ensure that they win.

"You must be fast when counterattacking, and you must be fast. The number of passes and foot-turning in the midfield should be minimized..."

Speaking of this, Donn turned on the projector beside him, and a warm-up match between England and Argentina appeared on the white curtain. George Wood was dribbling the ball. He ran two games and passed the ball to Donning on the left. Donning simply cut in and broke through and forced past Fazio and then made a cross. Wood inserted and shot hard.

This is the first full process of England's goal to Argentina.

"In this goal, we saw the benefits of the midfield simply dealing with the ball and ground..." Tang En turned the goal process back and explained it to the players in detail.

"When we counterattacked, the Argentine players were quickly returning to defense. What would happen if George Wood took the ball down at this time, turned around and looked up to observe it?"

He pressed the remote control and the screen began to move. He arrived at the place where Wood's pass had just passed through Mascherano's defense and froze again. "Then there is a great possibility that this pass cannot pass."

The picture continues.  It is frozen again when Tang Ning forced his breakthrough to Fazio.

"Even if it is passed, Tangning cannot break through Fazio so easily. Because behind Fazio there will be an Argentine defender to protect him, maybe a full-back who returns to defend, or maybe a central defender to come. But no matter what, the probability of success in this attack has been greatly reduced."

"You must remember that counterattack is to compete with the defense for time. Whoever takes the initiative will win half of the game first. Don't stop in the midfield at this time. Even if you can't take the football out for a while, you must pass it to the people around you as soon as possible, and then use the position to create a pass route."

"Of course, if the opponent's defense system is maintained well and the retreat speed is very fast. There is no good passing point, then there is no need to pursue speed. We can lower the speed, then pass back, and then pull them out." Tang En made a gesture and vividly explained his words.

"After pulling them out, pass the ball forward decisively! Pass the football to the most dangerous place!"

"Mitcher, you are at the forefront and attract all their defensive attention. Rooney and Gerard will lie behind you and wait for an opportunity to get in. You are not a scorer in this game, you are a bridgehead, do you understand?" Done turned to his disciple in the Forest.

Aaron Mitcher nodded.   As long as it was the leader’s arrangement, he would not have any objection even if he was asked to play as a central defender.                                       

"Attract Portugal's defensive firepower. Create opportunities for teammates. If you have a good chance, then score yourself. When we counterattack, you must be the first to push up and press Portugal's defense backwards, and give Rooney and Geraldra space to the back."

"No problem, boss." Mitcher responded.

"When attacking the position, if Portugal focuses on preventing our side, we will cooperate with the ribs. If the Portuguese shrinks the middle to defend, they will directly cross on the side." Anyway, Mitchel, the air bully with excellent header, is there. Even if Portugal feels something is wrong and wants to shrink and fight England to fight a position, Donn is not afraid.

He didn't use the double fast combination of Abanglaho and Rooney, he was just defending himself against this move.

"We don't play man-to-man defense in this game. Do you remember how we trapped Argentina's front-court offensive lineup? Still playing like that, area defense. After the back line cuts the ball and passes as little as possible, try to pass the ball as far as possible. If there is no good chance of getting the ball, Johnson (michael_johnson) should retreat more and receive the pass. You are the hub of the midfield."

Michael Johnson, a 27-year-old midfielder from Tottenham Hotspur, nodded. He is the one whom Tonn has found to be the replacement for Wood. But he is not the only candidate. In fact, although Gerald's position is closer to the opponent's penalty area, he can also work on Johnson when necessary. George Wood's abnormal running ability, defensive ability and offensive ability need to be shared by multiple people. This is Donn't have a nuclear-free tactic. In the past, England's opponents had to try every means to keep an eye on Wood, but now they don't think so.

Tang En continued to explain tactics above. George Wood sat in the corner to listen. Actually, he didn't use it at all, because he didn't know how to play, and it was the same whether he listened to the tactics or not. But as the captain, he still sat here. Listen to Tang En's tactical arrangements.

For nothing else, I just want to experience the atmosphere of the competition. This way, when he can play, he can adjust his condition to the best in the shortest time.

Now listening to the tactical arrangements and watching the goal video, Wood felt that his body was more and more missing his health.

He longs for the game.

A tactical meeting was held in the morning, and in the afternoon, Donn went to the Camp Nou Stadium to attend a pre-match press conference. He and Portugal's head coach Queroz attended at the same time, and the media were full of expectations.

Because it is said that Queoroz was very dissatisfied with Don Eun when he was at Manchester United. It is precisely because Ferguson prefers Don Eun that Queoroz did not eventually take the position of his successor. This is why he chose to coach the Portuguese national team.

Now he finally has such an opportunity to prove in front of the world that he is also an excellent coach who is not inferior to Tang En.

Because of this relationship, Don En felt that the atmosphere was wrong when he and Queroz shook hands.

Queroz had no smile on his face, and Done also put away his own smile.

The two head coaches completed a group photo in front of the reporters with a stern face.

At the beginning of the press conference, Don Ng made amazing remarks: "Mr. Queroz and I are old acquaintances. We should be very familiar with each other when we were in the Premier League. Many players in Portugal play in the Premier League, and I am also very familiar with them. For example, Nani and Adrian of Manchester United. Danny and Moutinho of Manchester City, Postigga in Middlesbrough. And Pepe, who plays in AC Milan... I am very familiar with them. There is no secret to this Portugal. I am very sure to defeat them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene was in an uproar.

It is said that Tony Tangen is a madman, and he is indeed well-known at first sight today...

How could you make such remarks before the game? Is it obvious that you don’t take your opponent seriously, and you are not afraid of arousing your desire to fight instead?

Sure enough, Queroz's face suddenly became gloomy.

He launched a counterattack: "Mr. Tang En and I are indeed old acquaintances. We have played in the Premier League. I respect his achievements very much. "The implication is that I don't like him very much. "In fact, I have been in the Premier League for a long time and I know England very well. To be honest, I think Mr. Tang En said that they are very sure to defeat us is just a joke."

After saying that, he started laughing first. Then a burst of laughter broke out in the scene.

Tang En laughed, this joke was really clumsy.

He did not continue to embarrass Queroz on his lips. Queroz's words, "I think Mr. Don said they have a great confidence in defeating us. It's just a joke." It was already a sign of weakness.

It's not interesting to beat the dog in the water at this time.

However, he was sure that he had successfully aroused the opponent's anger. Defensive counterattack, and if he didn't irritate the opponent, let them push them out, how should he fight back?

The reporters were more concerned about what would the England team do if Wood was not there. But Tang En did not answer these questions. He would make excuses to make excuses whenever there were tactics and lineup issues. If he was too anxious, he would simply say nothing.

In the press conference for more than ten minutes, he had nothing to mention except for his powerful speech when he appeared on the stage.

Queroz talked freely and completely compared Done.

"We will work hard to attack, and Portuguese football is the offensive football."

Tang En laughed secretly next to him.  This is the best.

"No one is troubled by injuries, we can send the strongest lineup to the team."

Tang En nodded, which was consistent with my prediction of your lineup in the morning.

"Death group? Our goal is not to qualify in the group, qualifying is not a problem."

Tang En responded in his heart: The third group with the best grades can also qualify.

...

This was until the end of the press conference, and Don stood up and shook hands with Queroz again.

"See you in the game, Mr. Queroz."

Queroz was surprised that Don En suddenly said this. Before he could react, Don En had let go of his hand and turned around and walked away.

Queroz looked at the somewhat arrogant back. His lips were pursed tightly.

Are you proud after winning several club championship trophys? Mr. Tang En.                                                      �

You are just a newcomer in the field of the national team. I see how long you can be rampant!

Don En didn't know how Queroz was cursing him in his heart. When he returned to his hotel, he took a shower. He washed away all his sweat. He changed his clothes and lay on the bed talking on the phone with Xianya.

He is very relaxed now and does not feel any tension because he wants to lead the national team to participate in an international competition for the first time.

What's wrong with the European Cup? I've won the championship so much. I haven't seen any storms before?

He finished his call with Shania. He turned over on the bed and fell asleep.

He did not dream of leading the team to win the championship trophy. Instead, he dreamed that he had a child, a cute girl, who looked as beautiful and likable as her mother. She must be the focus of all men when she grew up.

She would be hungry by Tang En's side all day long, "Dad" and "Dad" shouting, and Tang En will never get tired of listening.

I don't want her to grow up. But I hope she will be so beautiful. I just watch her grow up and become an adult with a contradictory mood.

When Donn was woken up by Walker for supper, he still had a clear smile on his face.

"You're in a good mood, Tony?" Walker asked in the elevator.

"Oh, how do you see it?" Tang En asked.

"I have heard people say that to judge whether a person is in a good mood depends on his expression after getting up. You are clearly smiling..."

Tang En laughed again: "I am in a good mood. Because I have a beautiful dream."

"Did you dream of winning the championship?" For Walker. He couldn't think of anything else that could make Tang En laugh in his dream.

Tang En shook his head: "No, it's even more a happy dream than winning the championship."

"What is that?" asked Des Walker in surprise.
Chapter completed!