The time calculation for football games is different from basketball and rugby games. Basketball and rugby only calculate the effective time of the game.
A 90-minute football match usually has an effective time of about 60 minutes. The longer the effective time, the higher the quality of the game.
So where did all the invalid time go?
Players are injured and time is passing, but the game is not in progress. Players take set kicks and chatter is also invalid time.
When the ball goes out of the sideline, one side takes the sideline kick. It can be completed in 3-5 seconds as fast as 10 seconds - 20 seconds as slow as possible. If the average is 10 seconds, the ball will go out of the sideline 30 times in a game, which is how 300 seconds becomes
Invalid, that is, 5 minutes. Counting other similar ones, the invalid time accumulates to a lot.
So Americans are not crazy about football, and this is also the reason. Even if an NBA game actually starts from the beginning to the end, the time spent before and after timeouts, fouls, review of videos, breaks, etc. often adds up to more than 3 hours, but
Americans still like it. On the one hand, basketball has an attack time limit and must attack. On the other hand, the game time of basketball is effective, and the same is true for football.
Therefore, in football matches, in the future, UEFA and FIFA will advocate the issue of increasing the effective time of the match, but this will all depend on the efforts of both sides of the match.
Today, the Czech team and the England team should be regarded as models.
They will not delay for fear that the fleeting opportunity to attack will slip away from their eyes.
The two teams played a lot of offensive football, and it was not a pure attack that only attacked without defending to score goals.
This made the game very interesting to watch. Both teams played fast, and because of their offensive investment, their defensive speed could not keep up with the opponent's offensive speed, and it became a tug-of-war between front and backcourt offense and defense.
At this moment, Aldrich and Brückner both wanted to go to each other and shake hands again.
The two of them actually had the same idea.
Aldridge is a legitimate guard. The England team has more rest time than the Czech team and should be in better physical condition. Therefore, they use fast breaks and ultra-fast transitions between offense and defense to wear down the Czech team, causing the Czech team to lose touch with the third line and collapse!
He originally thought that Brückner would make the Czech team at least stable and patiently look for opportunities.
Unexpectedly, Brückner had the same idea as him!
At this moment Brückner was caught off guard.
The England team's attitude after the opening match made him hate Fleet Street deeply.
England defeated Greece perfectly in the last game. Why was Fleet Street blown away?
"A new philosophy was born in Sir Hall's hands!"
"Greece had zero shots in the game and the England team made history. No team in the world can resist such a fight!"
"Sir Hall uses psychological warfare in technical and tactical skills, and the Three Lions will win the European Cup just around the corner. We will witness a historic moment!"
"This will be the new direction of modern football development!"
Damn Fleet Street made England so dazzling that Brückner watched the match between England and Greece four times!
He was thinking about how to break the England team's offensive mode of controlling the ball and then attacking suddenly.
It made his wrinkles deepen. Considering that the Czech team had less rest than the opponent, he was afraid that the England team would repeat its same tricks and wear out the Czech team too!
So today we have to take the initiative to speed up the tempo to make the England team panic and prevent them from controlling the ball calmly.
They need to speed up the tempo when attacking, retreat back to delay the opponent when defending, and then rest and breathe before moving on to the next round.
However, the England team played in a totally different style from the last game!
The pace of the game was unimaginably fast, and then it collapsed!
Neither team was able to control such a fast-paced game, and everyone was unable to play out their ideally designed tactics!
That is to insert the back row attack.
The Czech team's frontcourt is very motivated to defend, and the same is true for England.
Everyone is moving forward in pursuit of a fast break. After defending, they move forward and retreat. However, the speed of retreat cannot always keep up with the speed of the opponent's attack. The two teams cooperate with each other tacitly and have many attack points. Left, center and right.
The three-way attack was not only fast but also dazzling.
But the problem is that they advance to the front line as quickly as possible, and the midfielders can't keep up!
Take Beckham for example. When Nedvěd attacks, he retreats. By the time the attack begins, Irving has the ball. He runs forward from the backcourt. It's just past halftime. It's not that he can't contact the back row, but if he does more
If you adjust, the offensive situation where there are not many defensive players in front of the opponent will disappear.
Owen, Gerrard, Jan Kohler, and Baros, the four of them shot when they had the opportunity, which made the midfielders of the two teams shuttle back and forth b2b. Most of them were doing defense and support, and they really formed an offensive threat.
, too difficult.
"Baros shot in the penalty area! The shot missed!"
"Gerrard stopped the ball and shook off Garacek, and shot a shot from the penalty area. Cech made a save to block the ball. The angle of the shot was not very good!"
The two teams went back and forth to attack each other, and a total of 11 shots were completed in the first 20 minutes!
The situation on the field is maintained at a delicate balance.
The two teams can shoot, but they don't have a perfect opportunity to kick the ball. It seems that they may have to rely on a sudden burst at a certain point.
The game was almost "out of control". Although the audience probably couldn't tell it, Aldrich and Brückner could feel the mystery behind it, which made them uncomfortable as coaches.
It's like knowing clearly that the punch punched with the left hand is a feint, relying on the dagger held in the right hand hidden behind the back, but there is no chance to see it!
But Aldrich was still very calm and collected.
The scene is full of excitement and subtle confrontation.
The roar of the Dragon Stadium was loud, and every shot brought cheers or sighs from the fans, followed by thunderous applause.
The reason for Aldridge's calmness is that England can take the initiative to break this balanced situation.
The initiative in the situation still lies in England's hands.
Is it taking the initiative to attack and slow down?
No!
Not like that!
Strategically, the England team has a physical advantage. If they slow down the pace, they will not be able to take advantage of this advantage.
The reason is that it may be difficult for the Greek team to steal the ball from the English team, but it will be slightly easier for the Czech team. This is determined by the strength on paper and the ability of the players themselves.
Therefore the speed cannot be reduced.
Regardless of whether Brückner wants to complete the victory in one battle or successfully defend with a blitz attack, the England team cannot slow down at any time.
They must maintain the rhythm of the game. If the Czech team wants to be slow, then they must rush the opponent and force the opponent to speed up!
And in this delicately balanced situation, the person who can break the balance in the England team is Ashley Cole!
England's wing attack can achieve a balance, which is a mismatched attack and defense. On the right, Beckham is positioned in front of him, and on the left, full-back Ashley Cole and Gary Neville focus on defense.
The Greek team was able to maintain a balanced situation with the English team because of the crazy pressure from both defenders to provide assists!
Ashley Cole has been a well-behaved full-back in the first 20 minutes. Mainly on the defensive end.
The Czech team's wing attack was more powerful on the left. Undoubtedly, Nedvěd and Jankurovski attacked from both inside and outside in the left half, successfully suppressing Beckham and Gary Neville. Beckham
Physical fitness is very good, but Beckham is not fast, so Nedved was able to suppress Beckham.
But the hidden danger on the Czech team's side is that when Jankulovsky assists, he cannot come back. Gerrard coordinates the attack in the frontcourt and runs to the right, so he will not be targeted!
So England can also take a few shots.
However, the attack on the left side is almost paralyzed, especially on the left side. Ashley Cole cannot go up, and Lampard prefers to attack in the middle of the penalty area. Therefore, the England team's frontcourt attack is almost concentrated in the middle and right.
, the space on the left was not utilized well.
In the 25th minute of the game, Aldridge made a gesture and asked Ashley Cole to boldly assist!
Aldrich firmly believes in the team he trains. He will never expose all the offensive points at once like the Czech Republic. He likes to keep one hand in case of emergencies. In the past, it was one hand. Now there will be more, before the war begins.
, thinking about defeat first, he needs to prepare many counterattack methods for the team in adversity.
In the 28th minute, the Czech team attacked in the frontcourt. Rosicky and Hargreaves are old acquaintances. The former plays for Dortmund and the latter plays for Bayern Munich. Rosicky’s performance today is very average. It may be due to lack of competition experience. He was in the group stage.
He was also placed in the left midfield, which is now Nedvěd's position, but his performance was unsatisfactory, so Brückner asked Rosicky to return to the attacking midfielder position where he is good at, and Nedved's position was further moved back.
, ensuring the quality of midfield offense and defense.
In the confrontation with Hargreaves, Rosicky did not take advantage, and this time the ball was successfully intercepted by Hargreaves!
The Czech team's attack failed!
England switch from defense to attack!
Before Boboski, Hargreaves passed the ball to Scholes, who quickly passed the ball to the left before Nedved's crazy press, and Lampard dribbled the ball forward!
At this time, there were only Gerrard and Owen in front of Lampard.
However, behind him on the left, Ashley Cole rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, surpassing Bobosky in a parallel position. Grigra, who had just assisted, was very close to Lampard. At this time,
Chasing Lampard, he did not notice Ashley Cole's forward penetration.
Lampard did not stick to the ball and passed the ball directly to Irving before reaching the front waist line. Irving, who was ordered by Aldridge to pass the ball from the first day he took office, directly knocked the ball horizontally.
Left wing, what a wonderful pass!
Gives Ashley Cole the lead to advance forward.
The attack was immediately clear.
Ashley Cole pressed up and got the ball and then went inside. Grigra retreated to block it. Lampard looked for an opening in front of the penalty area. Ashley Cole passed the ball across the ball. Galasse
Ke came over to block it, Lampard passed the ball across and then ran.
He and Gerrard completed the change of positions, Gerrard took over Lampard's position, and then sent a diagonal pass.
Lampard drove into the penalty area and broke through the Czech team's back line!
This is a golden opportunity!
Cech walked out!
The distance between Lampard and Cech was less than 10 yards. He completed a shot and volleyed!
Cech was still very stable and did not take the initiative to save. When Lampard volleyed the ball into the near corner of the goal, he wanted to send the ball from the ground to the goal from a small angle!
Cech subconsciously lowered his center of gravity and stretched his legs to block the ball, and he actually blocked the ball!
"Lampard missed a chance to score! Czech goalkeeper Cech performed so well! The young goalkeeper will not panic, and his calm performance also allowed him to complete the match with the upstart Premier League Chelsea earlier this month.
Signing a contract, he will compete in the extremely competitive Premier League next season!" (To be continued)