Red Rebels

As Beckham's performance in England became more and more outstanding, especially this time, he came to England with the title of the first double footballer in English history. Eriksen had to rely on him and build the team with him as the core. Team.

On the one hand, after experiencing the affair incident, Eriksson's coaching position is not stable and he really needs results to protect him. Beckham is a core player that he must rely on because he has already lost in the last match. Northern Ireland proved his strength and also proved that he is qualified to play the core position of the national team.

On the other hand, Eriksen is also concerned about off-field factors. It must be said that after winning the double Footballer of the Year, Beckham's popularity in the UK is unimaginable by anyone. He is famous all over the world. Its reputation is rising with the tide, especially with the promotion of the Ministry of Commerce.

Nowadays, Beckham may not dare to say that he is the best in the world when it comes to strength, but when it comes to fame, even Ronaldinho, Zidane and others cannot compete with him, and even their combined total may not be able to match him. There is the commercial value of Beckham.

All of this is driven by the Ministry of Commerce.

Just imagine that the popularity of this team around the world has faintly overshadowed the momentum of teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea, threatening Manchester United's leading position. You can imagine what this team has achieved commercially in recent years. Achievements achieved.

The rebellious boy Cristiano Ronaldo, the devout gentleman Kaká, the boy next door Leo Messi, plus Beckham, the public idol with the highest commercial value in the world, immediately became An object of admiration to countless sponsors.

Being able to bring together so many idol elements in one team and attracting so many fans from different ethnic groups can be said to be the hottest commercial brand in football and even the world at the moment. In addition, they always pay attention to charity, which also makes them The value of this brand has risen with the tide.

His commercial success also made England favored.

This time England recruited a total of four players, namely Ismail, Beckham, Terry and Curtis. The last three of these four players are the main players of the National Football League, and although Ismail He is temporarily unable to play the main role, but he has performed well in many appearances. In addition, he is still a direct descendant and loyal to the team.

Among them, the Sun reported that Eriksson is currently considering recruiting Michael Johnson, not only because this player can help Beckham in the midfield, but also because of his relationship with sponsors.

Many sponsors, including Carlsberg, Pepsi, etc., are very favored by players. Among them, the sponsorship contract just signed with England requires that all players must participate in the company's advertising shoots.

Of course, Ismail's selection also has a lot to do with his outstanding performance in the warm-up matches when he was first selected for the national team. He was like a giant tank, constantly impacting the opponent's defense. Will be the most powerful fulcrum of England's frontcourt.

However, judging from the current situation, Eriksen trusts Rooney and Irving more. Although Ismael was selected, it is difficult to get the chance to be the main player. After all, Rooney and Irving are in good condition.

On the contrary, it was Curtis. After Terry took the main position, Curtis was originally suppressed by Ferdinand and was forced to compete with Campbell for the third central defender. However, with Manchester United's performance this season, Ferdinand's unstable characteristics It was also exposed. Looking back at Curtis, his and Terry's central defender combination is the most stable in the Premier League and has conceded the fewest goals.

In addition, once Curtis comes on the field, he can help Beckham share the pressure in the forward movement. This is something Ferdinand does not have, and it will definitely allow Beckham to better devote himself to organizing the offense.

For the sake of safety, Eriksen finally decided to let Curtis start in place of the unstable Ferdinand, and the latter did not disappoint Eriksen. He obviously knew that this was the best opportunity to prove himself. .

In a familiar stadium,

Under the eyes of familiar fans, Curtis appeared very active. In the 23rd minute of the first half, he scored with a header from Beckham's corner kick to help England open the scoring.

After that, he was very active in the game. He was able to participate in offensive planning on the upper side and help Terry protect the goal well on the lower side. At the same time, he and Terry's central defender combination once again helped England keep opponents clean.

With goals from Curtis, Gerrard, Rooney, Beckham and Lampard, England defeated Azerbaijan 5-0 at home. Eriksen's team once again won a valuable victory.

After that, the England national team trained at the Newton Heath training base for four days, and then left for Wales to visit the Millennium Stadium and challenge the Welsh team away.

This time Eriksen once again chose the center back combination of Curtis and Terry, Ferdinand sat on the bench, Campbell was not even included in the squad, and because Owen suffered a minor foot injury in training, Eriksen left Ismail on the bench as Rooney's understudy.

Under the leadership of Beckham, England turned the away game against Wales and showed determination to win the game from the beginning. They took turns attacking the Welsh defense, and finally relied on Rooney and the substitutes who came on the bench. Ismail's two goals helped England defeat Wales 0:2 away from home.

Although Beckham failed to score goals and assists, his outstanding performance in the game was unanimously recognized by the outside media, especially his outstanding and stable performance in several consecutive games, which made people have confidence in him and his reputation. The England team led by them has high hopes.

However, Beckham deliberately kept a low profile in response to the general hype from the outside world. He believed that the team still needs a long time to adjust, and there is still a 1-point gap with Poland. The game against Poland in September is the key. But if you want to go further in the World Cup, the team needs to be united, and it also needs to develop a mature and stable technical and tactical play and lineup as soon as possible.

……………………With the England national team winning two games, they also won on another battlefield.

At the just-concluded UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, a total of four stadiums participated in the final competition for applications to participate in the UEFA Champions League finals of the 2006/07 season, namely the stadium in Manchester and the Greek Stadium. The Stadio Olimpico in Athens, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, and the Luzheniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

From the application to the present, after full consideration and careful analysis, UEFA finally made the decision to arrange the venue for the UEFA Champions League final in the 2006/07 season at the Manchester Stadium.

A UEFA spokesperson stated that the inspection team conducted a careful assessment of the stadium and found that the facilities of this beautiful stadium are very modern and that all technologies meet the requirements for hosting a heavyweight competition such as the European Champions League final.

It is reported that UEFA’s evaluation of the stadium is very high, especially the radiation of the surrounding business circle and the atmosphere of the stadium. This led to the stadium eventually beating many stadiums such as Greece and Rome. , became the venue for the UEFA Champions League final in the 2006/07 season.

This is a privilege and a challenge for us, because who doesn’t want to be a part of this event that is held on our doorstep?

The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals that followed also gave birth to four matchups in the Champions League quarter-finals. Among them, they faced Italy's Juventus. They also encountered this Serie A team in last year's UEFA Cup. The giants finally defeated their opponents with great difficulty, this time as home and then guest.

Another game in the same region is Bayern against Real Madrid. The winner will play the semi-finals with the winner against Juventus to determine a team to participate in the final.

The two matchups in another zone are the Milan derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan. This is the most talked-about game in the top 8 knockout rounds. On the other hand, when Chelsea meets Monaco, Ancelotti’s team has basically been ignored by the media. He won the title of semi-final four and got a lottery ticket.

The first round match is scheduled for April 5/6, and the second round match is scheduled for December 13.

Due to time constraints, as soon as the draw came out, the coaching staff immediately started a series of information collection on Juventus. The whole club was like an efficient machine, and all kinds of data and information were collected and summarized. Soon it turned into stacks of information and tapes, which were delivered to the coaching staff.

Mourinho is not unfamiliar with Juventus, and Mourinho knows very well about Capello's tactics when coaching Juventus, because Capello's tactical concepts when coaching Juventus are similar to those he used when he was in Rome. Completely different, typical 1:0 doctrine.

Just like the strategy formulated by many English media after the draw results came out, no matter whether it is home or away, never let Capello's team score first, because once Capello's team takes the lead, then The next result will definitely make you depressed to the point of vomiting blood.

"Steady counterattack is Capello's tactical characteristic. Before his team scores a goal, it may be possible to find a loophole, but once he takes the lead, then I'm sorry, the rest of the time is the same. So rubbish, he will use all means to fight with you, and in the end you will have to vomit blood and accept defeat, even if he scores a goal in the first minute of the game!"

This is typical Capelloism!

It can be said that this passage vividly depicts Capello's tactical thinking of coaching Juventus, but it is not comprehensive, because even defense requires skills, but it makes a profound point, that They just can't let Capello's team score goals, especially precious away goals.

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When Mourinho put this question on the table and asked the coaching staff, everyone had confusion and distress on their faces. [ban^] First release

Yes, Capello's team is definitely a tough opponent that no team in today's European football wants to encounter. They counterattack sharply, but their defense is impregnable. Facing such a team, you have no way to attack and defend. , may not be reliable!

Not to mention the coaching staff, even Mourinho himself has a headache.

After the draw results came out, Capello celebrated wildly in an interview with the media. He said that his team won a lottery and played away from home, 0:2.

"Don't doubt that I'm talking big. I have found the destiny of this team and we will resolve this battle on the court!"

These are Capello's exact words, but don't think that the Italian is crazy. In fact, he is not stupid. He is playing psychological tactics, because he is not a good person, nor is he a soft persimmon that can be pinched by anyone.

But when Mourinho saw Capello saying these words on TV, he suddenly laughed.

"Maybe, Jim, I mean maybe, we could be a little harder on ourselves!"