champion godfather

Chapter 975 The Heart of the Lion King

England's players walked off the pitch and walked into the dressing room with smiles on their faces that they couldn't hide, and they didn't try to hide anything.Their smiles must have touched the French deeply, which was their purpose.

They also want to show the boss this smug smile, making him blush and embarrassing him.

Of course Tang En saw it. Every English player who walked into the dressing room seemed to have just won the first prize of the lottery, with glowing faces.

Tang En deliberately showed weakness before the game, which angered the players and inspired all their energy and fighting spirit.Judging from the first half, he received gratifying results.But if he is as complacent as those players, then the two-goal lead in the first half will quickly disappear in the second half.Think about the game against Portugal, almost exactly the same intermission. If it wasn't for the fact that your own team was struggling in the second half and the Portuguese were unlucky, Portugal might have won in the end.

Therefore, Twain attached great importance to this intermission.

The first half proved three things: first, there was no problem with my own tactical arrangement, and it was completely right, otherwise the team would not be able to have an advantage in both the score and the scene.Second, my psychological work before the war has achieved very good results. Both England and France have been affected. The English players think they are underestimated, while the French players are complacent about the compliments of the enemy.Third, the strength of the England team is not behind France at all.

With these three points, Twain has great confidence in winning the game.

After the players entered the locker room, they all looked at Tang En provocatively, with expressions on their faces as if they were asking for credit.

Tang En secretly smiled, but his face was tense like an iron plate.

"You guys did a good job in the first half." Regarding the French team's two-goal lead and overall dominance in the first half, Tang En just described it as "not bad" in an understatement. "However, do you think this is enough?"

His words stunned the players.

They took a 25-2 lead 0 minutes into the first half, and they had an absolute advantage in the scene from beginning to end. Isn't this performance enough?What else does the boss want?
Seeing their surprise, Tang En continued to chuckle in his heart, while still maintaining a stern expression on his face: "Look at you, what are you wondering? We are a team that wants to win the championship. Satisfied you guys? And I must also point out that you really only played 23 good minutes. What did you guys do after we were two goals ahead? Satisfied with the status quo and don't want to continue to attack? Well, look Seeing your performance, I have to modify my sentence - the most dangerous score in the world is not leading by one goal, but leading by two goals!"

The players who were stunned and unconvinced by Tang En's words also lowered their heads, because they really relaxed after leading by two goals. On the one hand, it was naturally related to the poor performance of the French team, on the other hand, they themselves A change in mentality is also crucial.

"If you are satisfied here and feel that a two-goal lead allows you to sleep with peace of mind, then you can wait to be killed by the French in the last 45 minutes! I am definitely not alarmist. You must be more serious than me in your heart." Clearly, each of you is a professional player who has experienced the baptism of countless professional games. You are not rookies who have just debuted for less than a month, guys! You know when you underestimate the enemy and the opponent is full of anger. What will be the consequences!"

Tang En became more and more severe as he spoke, as if the England team's performance was really horrible.

"What do you think the French will think of you after the first half, when you can't wait to put a smiley face on the Frenchman's face? Panicked or slumped at half-time? Wrong! Gentlemen, you are facing France, they aim for the title like us! This is not some semi-professional team in the fifth division of England! If you continue to start the second half with this mentality, I can call you to check out now Air ticket - not to Barcelona, ​​but back to England!"

Barcelona is the venue for the first semi-final, and if England beat France, they will go there to join the winners of Spain and the Czech Republic.

"Now do you still think I should praise you guys loudly for your first half performance?"

No one said a word.

“想要让我承认错误，并且赞扬你们，那就把这场比赛赢下来！2：0就让你们满足了吗？我可不！3：0，4：0，5：0……有人会嫌进球多吗？”

In fact, the performance of the English players when they left the field also did Twain a favor. The French must think that the English have turned their tails to the sky.Puel must feel that the English will be proud and underestimate the enemy in the second half, and the French team has a chance to reverse.

But Tang En wants to let Puel know that he is just a grandson in the palm of the Tathagata, and he will never be able to get out!

"You guys mustn't think the game is over. Pick me up for the second half and keep putting pressure on France. Our tactics were successful, everything was like the first half...if you can keep going in the second half If it comes to the ball, the fighting spirit of the French will collapse sooner or later... Remember, no matter how many goals we lead, don't be soft! If you are soft, you will be the one who will go home! Don't let me miss any chance to score Aren’t you worried about the higher odds of the French team winning the championship? Don’t you think that the media will only hype the French team as the favorite to win the championship? Now there is such an excellent opportunity in front of you!” Tang En pointed at the door of the locker room and yelled, "Slay France and let the whole world see your energy! Tell those stupid media who is the real favorite to win the championship!"

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While Twain was encouraging the players in the locker room, Puel was in the locker room encouraging the French players who had been stunned by the English.

"...they have nothing to fear. It's just a quick counterattack. In the second half, let's pay attention. The two full-backs don't press on easily. The key is that you must regain your confidence-what is there to fear in England? We But for the championship, if even England can't take care of it, how can they win the championship? I admit that we underestimated them in the first half, but fortunately we still have 45 minutes. As long as you can try to score early in the second half The next game is going to be good.”

Diarra opened his mouth, but actually wanted to ask: "What if you don't score at the beginning?"

However, he did not throw this question out in the end.He was also very depressed in the first half, his performance was too far from expectations, and in a sense, it was his extra emphasis on George Wood in the midfield that led to the first goal conceded.He was considering whether to be more honest in the second half and stay in the midfielder position to defend firmly, when Puel called his name.

Diarra, who was named, looked up at the head coach.

"In the second half you put the pressure on the England midfield with Mathieu (Flamini)." This means don't rush back for the time being, continue to press the opponent's midfielder because George Wood and Jay Ladd's position is the defensive midfielder, which is relatively deep. If he wants to apply pressure, he must press himself.

Diarra did not refute the coach's arrangement, he nodded in agreement.

"No problem, coach." Flamini next to him also nodded.

"Gentlemen, our strategy in the second half was still attacking. You can't win without attacking, and I want you to keep that in mind. From the very beginning of the game, put the pressure on England. A little more aggressive running in the frontcourt, it will be better. I don't want to see you sleepwalking in the first half."

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"I don't expect France to shrink their defense because they are two goals behind and have to score to have any hope of winning. But they should reduce the number of assists by the two full-backs who were too active in the first half. This is the general rule. The only concession that El can make. So don't rush to attack at the beginning of the second half, first solidify the defense. During that time, the French team's offense must be very fierce. If you are not careful, you will lose the ball. Once the lead is reduced from two goals to one The ball, you all know what that means. In short, don’t take it lightly, any small mistake among you may put the team in a very dangerous situation.”

Tang En arranged the specific tactical details, and then he looked at his watch, the intermission was almost over.But he was not in a hurry, he decided to let the players of the French team go out first and wait.

"It's still a little bit of time. Let's talk about some of the comments I made a few days before the game..."

The players all raised their heads and looked at Tang En with some surprise.

"I know some of you are very upset about what I said, thinking that I belittled you, or even... insulted you?" Dunn looked at the surprised players and laughed.

Is not it?Some players asked in their hearts.

"Haha!" Tang En laughed out of deep meaning, "But looking at the current score, I don't think my words were in vain..."

Tang En didn't fully understand what he said, but of course the bright-minded players could figure it out. If they couldn't figure it out, it wouldn't be fun to pierce it right now. After the game, those who couldn't figure it out would naturally understand it too.

Sure enough, the eyes of the players from Nottingham Forest were already brightened, and they all understood the good intentions of the boss.Gerald and Terry also bowed their heads in thoughtful looks.

Tang En looked at his watch again, guessing that the French team should have already appeared, so he stood up, opened the door, and waved his hand: "Let's go, guys. Don't forget everything I said just now. , that is the key to victory!"

The Frenchman did go first and waited for England for a full 2 ​​minutes.These 2 minutes are normally placed, and no one pays attention at all, but in such a noisy environment, waiting 2 minutes above the court makes the French feel like they are fools.

When the England players appeared at the entrance of the corridor, the French fans in the stands could not wait to boo and curse them.People in Britain and France look down on each other, and football magnifies this hatred a hundred times. The French booed the England team, and the English fans sang songs to hurt the French.

The players were not much affected by the fans, and quickly stood up on the court, ready to kick off.

Tang En followed the players back to the sidelines. Instead of sitting directly on the coach's bench, he stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets. He wanted to supervise the players' games.Until 15 minutes after the start of the game, if there is no problem, he will go back to the coach's bench to sit.

He wants the players to know.He, the head coach of the England team, Tony Twain was standing on the sidelines!
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At the beginning of the second half, the French team launched a fierce attack on England's penalty area, but the England defense led by George Wood was not a vegetarian, especially George Wood's interception in the midfield, it seemed to be erected in front of John Terry. A barrier is formed, and threatening attacks are basically unable to enter.

Neither Gourcuff nor Nasri could break through Wood's defense head-on in the middle, so they could only look for opportunities on the side.England had deployed heavy troops on the flanks, waiting for the French to hit them head-on.

In the end, the French team can only rely on the personal ability of the stars to break through and seek opportunities.This is what Tang En is most afraid of. His team's overall defense is quite good, no matter who comes, he has the confidence to stop it.

What's more, Benzema was left out for half the game, his feet were a little rusty, and he was not in the best condition.Even if he got a chance to shoot, he wasted it several times.Seeing the frustrated Real Madrid striker put his head in his hands again and again, Tang En felt relieved.

Falling into the trap I carefully designed, do you still want to perform well?Go daydreaming!

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The French team attacked wildly for 13 minutes, but still did not receive any results. The score was still 0:2, and they fell behind by two goals.Diarra did not get too many opportunities to confront Wood head-on. Wood seemed to have seen his plan. He rarely let the football stay at his feet for too long, and always played the ball quickly. Observe the situation on the field and the position of teammates before receiving the ball.After pounced a few times, Diarra realized that his efforts were in vain, so he stopped pounced.

Puel was dissatisfied with this, and shouted Diarra's name off the court to make him more active.

The former Lyon coach really lacks the experience to deal with this kind of scene. His throws were too smooth in the previous two years of the game... It was dangerous to be so smooth.

He only saw the score of 0:2, and he couldn't wait to attack, but he didn't notice the cold light hidden behind the impregnable defense line of the England team.

Diarra saw it, so he disobeyed the coach's order from the sidelines.When George Wood got the ball again, he didn't rush forward like a tiger, but stepped back and waited quietly in the position of the midfielder.

"This bastard!" Puel cursed angrily when he saw Diarra's performance on the sidelines.If the team loses in the end, he will definitely call Diarra good-looking in the locker room. This is a blatant challenge to his authority, and it is absolutely absolutely intolerable!
But soon Diarra used practical actions to prove that his approach was correct.

Wood saw that Diarra didn't pounce and passed the football to Gerrard.Gerrard himself dribbled the ball forward from the center and suddenly caught Flamini by surprise.If Diarra also rushes up to deal with Wood, I'm afraid that Gerrard will break through the French midfielder at this time.But fortunately, Diarra was in the back and arrived in time. After putting on Gerrard, he broke the football and prevented an attack by the England team.

Tang En, who saw this scene off the field, and George Wood on the field raised their eyebrows at the same time.

It seems that there is one person who cannot be avoided in the second half.

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It's the last day, if you still have a monthly pass in your hand, don't waste it, let's smash it all~~~
(End of this chapter)