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27. Dominate

The opponent is Malta, there is no problem. The English media is in a carnival and is crazily praising the current national team. After the game, the media's too enthusiastic praise made Wensheng feel that it was too much!

Many media have begun to claim that Slovenia is definitely not England's opponent next, and England is expected to win three consecutive victories in the qualifiers and firmly occupy the first place in the group.

If you don’t understand the nature of the English media, Wen Sheng would have suspected that someone deliberately couldn’t get along with him and deliberately praised him.

"Listen, soldiers! We were excellent in the last game, but if we couldn't maintain a continuous state, the big and small media in England will say nothing about us tomorrow! So I hope you don't indulge in the praise of the outside world. We will concentrate on playing one game after another! We will strive to establish a leading advantage as soon as possible!" Wen Sheng warned the players earnestly on the training ground the day before his visit to Slovenia.

He no longer needs to make a punitive promise, and players will know how to understand the head coach's words.

On the third day after Malta, the entire England team appeared at the Stotzes Stadium in Ljubjarna to challenge Slovenia.

The Balkans were the powder kegs of World War II. After the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the place was in chaos again. There was no way. This place belongs to the intersection of God's culture and Allah's culture, and it is difficult to have no contradictions.

With frequent wars, football is an indispensable adjustment product in the lives of the people in this region. Therefore, although Yugoslavia is gone, its football level for joining countries is not low. Players from many countries in the Balkans are very talented. As a former franchise, Slovenia's football level is also not low.

Many Slovenian players play in Italy or Germany. Although they are not as good as England in the same group, they are definitely on the same level as Scotland and Slovakia.

They had completed two games like England, drew with Lithuania in the first away game, and defeated Slovakia 1-0 at home in the second game.

Slovenia is definitely not as strong as England, but at home, they will be as difficult as Slovakia.

"Welcome to Lubuyarna! Mr. Wen!" Slovenian head coach Katanitz waited for Wen Sheng at the entrance of the passage before the game, speaking fluent English.

"Thank you! Mr. Katanitz!" Wen Sheng's face was also full of enthusiasm and he held Katanitz's hand with both hands.

Katanitz is a coach from a player. After retiring, he became Slovenia's head coach. Then he led Slovenia to the European Cup finals in 2000. At that time, he was only 36 years old. He made history because this European Cup was the first time in Slovenia's history to reach the international finals. Then two years later, the young coach once again led Slovenia to the 2002 World Cup finals.

Unfortunately, during the 2002 World Cup, the head coach had an internal strife with the team star. Although the star was driven away, Slovenia lost all the group stage during the World Cup and returned home, and Katanitz resigned.

Katanitz left, the Slovenian national team was in a low point, and later had to invite Katanitz back.

Fourteen years have passed since 2002. Katanitz has changed from a young marshal to a middle-aged uncle. His figure is still well-proportioned, but his experience is much richer.

A kind smile will not make Wensheng look down on him.

After a brief meeting between the two sides, the game began. England did not fail before the game. Kane had some muscle pain after training. To be on the safe side, Wensheng decided to let him rest in this game. Carol took turns to play, and Valdy remained unchanged.

Henderson and Dell have partnered in the midfield again. Since Wensheng took office, the cooperation between the midfield combination has become increasingly tacit, becoming the main partner of England's midfield.

The defense line is still the partners of Walker, Stones, Smalling and Hills. Milner on one side of the midfield wings and Sterling on the other side. Several other attacking players are sitting on the bench and standby. The captain on the field is Kyle Walker.

Slovenia has a 4231 formation, with a single forward on the front line.

After the kickoff, both sides seemed very cautious. Katanitz was not a vegetarian. He had studied many videos of Wensheng's game. He knew that Wensheng was a conservative head coach in his heart. He played away from Slovakia. England played very carefully in the first half and spent a lot of effort on defense.

He guessed that England would use the same trick again in this game. He guessed correctly. Wen Sheng did not want to show off at home in Slovenia that he wanted to kill his opponent.

A victorious general will never win by relying on momentum, but by relying on strength and excellent tactical execution. Of course, it is inevitable to win by being lucky.

Chinese fans often criticize the Chinese national football team for not having courage, but is it enough to have courage?! Obviously not. Maybe you can compete for a game, but you will not just show your courage.

What Wensheng wants is a killer of Mo's feelings! These players in England have gradually adapted to Wensheng's attitude. There is no way, if you don't accept it, you have to get out!

Take this game for example. Wensheng said we want to play defense. These players have nothing to say, and the coach would do whatever he said!

Catanitz personally does not believe that England can implement defensive counterattack tactics to the end. After all, England is a strong team and is shameless. Even if Wen Sheng is shameless, players must be more shameless!

But the reality on the field told him that England could be so slack.

Catanitz used a 4231 formation, but he never thought that he would use the control flow tactic to subdue England. However, it was shown on the court that his team was in control of the ball, but it was difficult to use the ball to the England penalty area.

"Keep the formation compact!" Wensheng gave the team points from time to time.

The mistake England often made in the game in the past was to attack others wildly, but there was no chance of being counterattacked, or it was that the defense was too dependent on the individual performance of the defense line.

Can you say that Ferdinand, Terry and others are not strong?! It’s not that they are not strong, but that the pits are often dug are too big and sometimes they can’t fill them in!

So now Wensheng hopes that the defense needs to be more like a whole, and the whole team must participate in the defense, and neither Vardy nor Carroll are exceptional.

After the area press, England quickly shot the ball, sometimes it was Sterling and sometimes it was Valdy. In short, the two were fast-moving forward.

The style of play is simple and clear. Fortunately, Katanitz is not unprepared for Slovenia. Many times, Slovenia's offense seems to be more conservative. He doesn't want to easily lose the ball, but he won't be too pressed. The defense line still leaves enough people.

The scene was dull. Slovenia created few opportunities, and England had few opportunities, but in the 24th minute, he almost broke through the goal of Oblack's handle. It was a classic counterattack opportunity. England's large-scale transfer from right to left was very exciting, making Slovenia's defense line instantly messy. Fortunately, goalkeeper Obalak attacked in advance and resolved Valdy's shot.

At the end of the first half, both sides tied.

In fact, this game is not an unacceptable score for both sides, so Wensheng is not in a hurry.

"We only have forty percent of the ball!" Neville, Jr., handed Wensheng a tablet, "There are fewer balls, and fewer opportunities to create!"

It’s not that Neville, Little, doesn’t understand the purpose of Wensheng’s training, he just thinks that you are too frugal and will be scolded by the English media tomorrow?!

With so many talented offensive players not working well, they just focus on playing defensive counterattacks. Are you sick?! Are you so fucked Capello even more Capello!

"This is a rare opportunity!" Wensheng threw the tablet back to Neville, "You don't have confidence in our tactics?"

"In fact, as long as we do our defense well, we can be invincible!" Wen Sheng continued.

"A point is acceptable for Katanitz! He will be more careful about our defensive counterattack in the second half!" Neville Jr. said.

"No need to worry about this! If they still maintain a cautious offensive attitude and give up excessive control of the ball, then we will fight a positional battle! The two ghosts are slamming the goal!" Wensheng was very confident.

After touching the bottom of the half, Slovenia also has many shortcomings. First of all, it is powerless on the front line and not very good at personal abilities. Secondly, it is difficult to bring out speed on the sidelines.

"If they continue to hold the ball, then we just need to seize one opportunity and they will be done!" Wen Sheng said in a sure tone.

The balance of the game can often be broken with one goal. Although everyone's defense is really good now, once someone scores the goal first, the situation will definitely be very different. It is not impossible for one side to collapse in defense. After all, zero points are useless to everyone, why not fight?!

After the change of sides, Catanitz really made his offense more direct. It was not impossible for him to be a good player. England's front court pressing force was not strong, but this is their home court, and they still have to worry about the audience's face. If you don't want to win at home, what do you want to do?!

If you want to send the ball to England’s half and maintain control of the ball, you need to press the ball as a whole in the midfield and backcourt. This is a bit risky. If England fails to catch it in the first half, it does not mean that England cannot catch it in the second half!

Vardy's single shot still makes Katanitz feel scared!

If you don't want too many people to pass the half, Katanitz can only make the offense more direct. His team began to increase crosses. This effect will naturally cause the ball to change hands, and their control rate will also decrease!

Such changes made them unlucky.

It only took a few minutes in the second half, and in the 53rd minute, England scored a goal with a cross.

Walker made a diagonal pass from the side. Under Carol's interference, the Slovenian defense line cleared not far away. Henderson got the ball outside the penalty area and got rid of the defender's long shot. The ball hit the defender and changed direction and shot into the net.

This ball is a bit lucky, but the tactics are definitely what Wen Sheng thinks. It is true that Henderson's defensive responsibilities are greater than attacking, but Wen Sheng will also encourage him to put pressure on his opponent at appropriate times, move to the front of the opponent's penalty area, and form an offensive triangle with the front line.

Wen Sheng was calm and calm, but Katanitz was very upset. He felt that he should not care about the home court factor. He just went around in circles and got one point.

But it’s useless to regret now. He must make the team more active!

The subsequent game completely entered England's rhythm, and the anti-counter tactics were very successful. In the 71st minute, Sterling seized the opportunity to counterattack and gave Valdy an assist, helping England take the lead 2:0!

Next is the time to substitution, 4231 made a brilliant debut, and Carol continued to stay on the court. In this game, Carol's performance improved slightly, and he still had some fulcrum role in the counterattack. His body could withstand people, but he was a little short of other links.

Finally, with the final whistle of German referee Aitkin, England defeated Slovenia 2:0 away, achieving three consecutive victories in the qualifiers, and England scored 9 points alone and took the lead!
Chapter completed!
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