Chapter 285 Great Britain and France

At the press conference, the first to be interviewed was the French coach Blanco.

When facing questions from reporters, Blanco's tone was very low-key, he said: "We don't shout the title slogan like Spain and Germany, after all, we experienced a lot of turmoil two years ago. We first What we have to do is to prove ourselves in the group stage. The specific goal will have to wait until the knockout stage. Now, we still have to consider qualifying in the group stage."

After talking about the preparations for the French team, a reporter immediately mentioned Wan Sheng and the next 'British-French war', and Blanco also said, "Wan Sheng is an excellent head coach, he led the team to a great victory. A lot of honors, those honors that many coaches can't get in their lives. I think this game will be a collision of coaching ideas on the field, and we will show you an extraordinary game together."

The French coach is so low-key, Wansheng is not easy to say anything.

So when the media asked questions, Wan Sheng just said, "I believe the game will be very exciting. It is too early to say who will win and who will lose. We are confident and the French team is also very good. The answer will definitely be revealed after 90 minutes of the game."

Some media rolled their eyes, they still remember a few hours ago, this young Chinese made an unreasonable argument, saying 'England will definitely not lose the game', not the current 'Who wins and who loses' Hard to say'.

Wansheng doesn't care what the media think.

His principle has always been 'people respect me one foot, I respect others ten feet', French coach Blanco is very low-key, and praised him for the honor, he naturally won't make a high-profile announcement to win.

That doesn't make sense.

Everything still has to be discussed in the official game.

After the press conference, Wan Sheng returned to the locker room, and he gave the players his final encouragement, "We persisted in training for a week, the process was very difficult, but each of you persevered. It was not easy, I am for You are proud. Now is the time to test the results of your training!"

"Someone asked me before why I didn't find a team to warm up before the war, but now I can tell you that there is no need for that, we are a mature team, and each of you has the best players in the world. Strength, 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 team in England. I don't think so. The teams I coached in the past have won the championship they deserved, and this time I hope the same. France. It's just the beginning, we can't fall on the beginning!"

"Are you confident?"

Wan Sheng shouted and asked.

All the players hurriedly shouted, "Be confident!" They have been trained to reflex, and when Wansheng shouts something, they must answer loudly, otherwise they will be asked many times, just like military training.

Such an answer was very imposing, everyone became more energetic, and their fighting spirit also rose a lot.

At the same time, many players also have a good impression of Wansheng.

In the past, players such as Rooney and Gerrard did not like Wansheng at all, because Wansheng has always been their opponent and enemy, and their occasional remarks were not very friendly.

After Wan Sheng coached England, they were usually strict, but they had some good feelings.

They don't know, it's the role of coaching skills.

'Hypocrisy' can gradually increase the player's goodwill towards Wansheng, and the effect is gradually increasing. When Wansheng has been in contact with others for a long time, he will have a certain goodwill towards him.

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Donbass Stadium gets hot.

Players from both teams appeared.

Before the game started, the TV commentators began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams.

In England's starting lineup, the main goalkeeper is Joe Hart, the back four are Glen Johnson, John Terry, Lescott and Ashley Cole, midfielders Milner, Gerrard, Mo Reiss, Ashley Young, and the striker are the partners of Welbeck and Walcott.

This lineup is also similar to what the media speculated.

On the contrary, some media felt puzzled. Wan Sheng is a champion coach. In many people's minds, he is also a coach who likes to surprise. The media guessed the starting lineup of the England team before the game, and no one dared to determine who the starting lineup will be, or even not. Joe Hart is the starting goalkeeper, which is no surprise to Wansheng.

Totally guessing right now makes the media feel weird.

They began to wonder: what did England do to prepare for the game, and why does this England look the same as before? Could it be that Wansheng really came to England to 'mix salary'?

That's definitely not possible!

The media denied it for 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!

After this denial, is Wansheng also helpless against England?

French Football TV commentator Ferdo thinks so. As an absolute supporter of Lyon, France, Ferdo has a serious lack of goodwill towards Wansheng.

This game is a match 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 accident in the start of the England team. It's a bit unbelievable for Wansheng, but Thinking about the problem with England, Wan Sheng only serves as the coach of the ten majors, and it is estimated that he can't do much..."

"In comparison, the French team's lineup is much more gorgeous..."

Next, Ferdo began to introduce the French team's lineup. As he said, the French team's lineup is indeed gorgeous. The England team's lineup advantage is in the back line, while the French team is in the frontcourt: Malouda, Ribery, Benzema, Nasri, Diarra, all of them are big stars.

After introducing the French team lineup, Ferdo said sarcastically, "Although the outside world thinks that the French team is not the favorite to win the championship, the French team's lineup is no worse than those 'favorites', but facing such a French team, Wansheng actually said that With a set of 'completely incomprehensible' words, he has no reason to find reasons, thinking that England will definitely not lose, it can even be a 'must win', and he doesn't know where his confidence comes from, if France wins In the game, he really became a joke..."

"After taking Atlético de Madrid to the European title, he became even more arrogant..."

The French football TV screen gave Wan Sheng a close-up, only to see Wan Sheng with Erlang's legs crossed, with a leisurely look, as if he was not worried about the game at all.

If the British media were to understand it, they would definitely say, "Wan Sheng has won the ticket!"

Ferdo, 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 Cup for a 'seven-day tour'. He took the England team for sightseeing."

To the French fans in front of the TV, Ferdo's words made some sense, because the French team had the upper hand on the field.

In the opening 10 minutes of the game, the French team took control, their possession rate reached 60%, and they attacked significantly more than the England team.

Although not yet a direct threat to the goal, England did not even have a single attack into the penalty area, in comparison, the French team performed better.

But in fact, the French team players do not feel very good.

From the beginning of the game, the French team took the initiative, but it was only because the England team did not take the initiative to attack. From the first minute, the England team pulled the front line, and the area near the center line was already the frontcourt of the England team, they have been defending. It is the front of the penalty area. The French team is in the front line. It seems to have an advantage, but it is not what they won, but what the England team left to them.

This is actually nothing, they are prepared for England to play a defensive counterattack, but the key is that the French team has not been able to break through England's penalty area so far.

For 10 minutes in a row, nearly 6 times of active advancement, and even the England team did not attack the midfield line. It is conceivable how the French players feel on the field.

The French team kept passing the ball on the outside, but they found that England's defense was tight and could not find a chance. Even if they occasionally saw a loophole, when they passed the ball, they found that the player with the ball was quickly surrounded by two or three opponents. .

What awaits them next is England's quick counterattack!

The French team lacked psychological preparation for the tight defense of the England team. Before the start of the game, there was no news of the England team preparing for the game at all. The England team didn’t even play a warm-up match, so what will the England team play after Wan Sheng takes over? Tactics can only rely on guesswork.

In fact, the French team is prepared to face the stormy offensive of the England team. Their preparations are mainly defensive, because the impression of Wan Sheng coaching is "offensive football".

Whether Derby County, Manchester City or Atlético Madrid, they play gorgeous attacking football.

Just one week is definitely not enough for England to adapt to the new tactics, but it is enough to instill an attacking concept, so the French team is well prepared in defense, they did not expect England to stick to the goal.

The current England team is a stance of defending the goal. Even if it is advancing forward, few players in the England team cross the center line. They mostly end up with long passes or long shots, and the formation will not advance too much at all.

This is where the French team feels depressed.

They are like facing a tortoise, with hard shells on the front, back, left and right, occasionally sticking out their heads and retracting immediately when they see danger.

This... how to fight?

After more than ten minutes of the game, the French team coach Blanco also saw something. He frowned unconsciously. He thought about it before the game. He never thought that England, led by Wansheng, would use such a tough defense.

Isn't this Chinese the representative of "advocating offensive football" in the media's mouth?

How to lead England and start to defend hard?

The French team continues to attack, and will definitely be at a disadvantage tactically. The French team is not the Spanish team. Although the overall technology and coordination ability are good, they are not good at controlling the ball for a long time.

If playing against a weaker team, Blanco will definitely make the team launch a more violent offensive in order to break the opponent's goal.

But the opponent is England!

England is not a weak team, they are fully capable of breaking through the French team's gate in advance by relying on counterattacks!

In Blanco's mind, the 'British-French war' should not be like this. Both sides should attack. The game is all about performance and overall strength, plus some luck, etc. He feels a little bit at a loss. done.

This is why Blanco is not thick-skinned enough.

If the opponent is Mourinho, he will definitely adjust temporarily, slow down the team's offensive rhythm, and first ensure the team's defense, so that there is more hope of winning.

Whether the game is good or not is meaningless at all.

Blanco does not have such a thick skin, and he does not know Wansheng, so he did not make temporary adjustments. He only hopes that the French team can break the door of England first.

At that time, the French team will have the initiative, and the England team will not be able to take the initiative to attack.

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In fact, England's performance somewhat disappointed the fans.

Every fan appreciates attacking football, including very traditional England fans, and hopes that England can play beautiful attacking football, not the traditional conservative style of play, which they are tired of watching.

After the FA confirmed Wan Sheng to coach the team, many fans hope that the England team can play more technically and play football better.

Of course, they also knew that it was an extravagant hope. The main reason was that Wansheng's coaching time for the team was too short, so short that it was impossible to complete the preparations normally, let alone change his style.

But in the current game, seeing that the England team is still playing very conservatively and choosing to defend from the first minute, the fans are still somewhat disappointed.

Wansheng was very satisfied with the game.

He doesn't care what the media think, or even the fans' thoughts, because he knows very well that the best way to satisfy fans is not how gorgeous the game is, but the need to win the game in the end.

It is much more difficult to satisfy the fans than to satisfy the media, because the fans have higher requirements, they need the team to win the game, and they also need the team to play brilliantly, but it is very difficult to achieve both of them. The main thing to do is to win the game.

As long as the game can be won, the fans will still be satisfied with the game.

This is actually no different from Chinese fans.

If the Chinese team can enter the World Cup, let alone how it performed in the World Cup, as long as the Chinese team can enter the main game, all Chinese fans will be satisfied. They will not ask extravagantly, and the Chinese team has to play wonderfully every game.

Poor people must eat well before they can enjoy their spiritual life.

So do England fans.

The England team is stronger than the Chinese team, which is certain, but they have not achieved good results in international competitions for a long time. What is most urgently needed now is victory.

If you can't achieve good results, no matter how good the game is, the fans will not be satisfied.

For the current game, Wansheng is still quite satisfied.

Everything is as expected.