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發表於 2005-9-6 05:18 PM
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艾歷臣指三名星級中場分工混亂
6, September, 2005
事緣英格蘭領隊艾歷臣指國家隊三名星級中場碧咸、謝拉特及林柏特在場上分工混亂，負責的工作全部一樣，碧咸經常移入中路，而謝拉特及林柏特又無法堵塞中場漏洞，艾歷臣希望三人盡快解決分工問題。
Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed how he told David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard their midfield confusion must end once and for all.
Rather than having his hand forced by player power, the reality is that Eriksson's meeting with his senior midfield trio last Tuesday saw him express his frustration at their displays against Denmark.
With Beckham drifting inside from his right wing role too often in Copenhagen, while Lampard and Gerrard were unable to plug the defensive gaps, the England coach made the decision to switch formations for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Wales.
The trio's midfield partnership seemed to work much better in the 1-0 victory in Cardiff, with Beckham resolutely sticking to his holding role.
However, while Eriksson may still revert to 4-4-2 in the future, the England coach revealed the truth behind last Tuesday's meeting at the team's St Albans hotel.
"Before the Denmark game we'd played 4-4-2 and they did it extremely well. But as soon as we got into trouble against Denmark, there were three of them doing the same kind of job," he said.
"Because of that, I took them in on Tuesday and said we had to sort it forever, that they couldn't all do the same job.
"We had filter-004ions about it and what solution we could find. After listening to them, I decided to play like we did against Wales."
No wonder Beckham was so disciplined, the England captain previously prone to moving in from his right flank in search of the ball rather than staying out wide.
"He did it rather well in the first half against Denmark but not when we got into trouble. But against Wales, the team were more balanced, at least for more than one hour," said Eriksson.
He admitted it is tempting to retain that formation against Northern Ireland on Wednesday, although Michael Owen's return after suspension makes a 4-4-2 formation more likely, with Shaun Wright-Phillips dropped unless Joe Cole fails to recover from a slight calf strain.
"If you talk about Gerrard, Lampard, Beckham and Cole, they've played many games together in a 4-4-2 formation very well," added Eriksson.
"But against Wales, all the team defended very well. Wales had only one chance to score and the team was very balanced. There was no confusion at all about what to do.
"When David Beckham gets the ball [in a central role], he has more time and he has all the pitch. Offensively, he's one of the best.
"Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard also did well. That was Steven's first game in two weeks while Frank is always good. He's not in top form yet for us or Chelsea but once he gets there, he'll stay there for the rest of the season." |
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