Resumption of the European Youth Final: Gorgeous England balanced attack and defense, efficiency is the true meaning of victory, and Premier League value is highlighted

On July 9, the England U21 team defeated their old rival Spain U21 1-0 in the final of the European Youth Championship, and then won the championship trophy of this European Youth Championship. You must know that although this game is only a competition for the youth team under the age of 21, it still attracts the attention of many spectators around the world. A comparison of a set of data shows why this is the case:

The starting lineup is worth more than 200 million, and the young player is not simple

England's U21 starting 11 is worth as much as 246 million euros, while Spain's U21, although not as exaggerated as Yinglan, is also worth as much as 105 million euros. That is to say, the starting value of the English team is greater than that of Roma in Serie A and Brighton in the Premier League, which is really exaggerated. The team is basically the youth representatives of the major giants or the stars of hope. This explains why the outside world is paying so much attention to this event.

And the confrontation between the two sides truly represents the highest level of competition in the top range of the youth world. Whether it is at the level of technical and tactical skills, the level of individual ability, or the future development of football, there are many contents that are leading and play an important research value. It must be recognized that the success of the Premier League and La Liga has promoted the improvement and development of the youth training system.

England defended steadily, with balanced offensive and defensive capabilities

England played very well in this tournament, not only defeating Spain to win the final title, but also maintaining a record of 0 goals conceded throughout the game, which is indeed very surprising. It is extremely difficult to meet this condition in any competition. In a total of six games, they scored a total of 11 goals and did not concede a single goal. At the same time, in the game, they also encountered traditional giants such as Germany, Portugal and Spain, which can be described as "very reliable" victories, and it is not by luck or drawing lots to avoid opponents, and the championship is well deserved.

Bottom: Kirsty Jones was lucky and the only goal for both teams in the 90th minute

In the game, the young players of many giants in England also played very well. For example, in the final match against Spain, they did not blindly encourage attack like other youth teams, allowing young people to just give full play to their vitality and passion advantages and suppress their opponents; On the contrary, under the premise of fully solid defense, looking for opportunities to use the principle of efficiency to win against the opposing team, such a mature style of play is very rare in the youth system.

Young generals come to the proud gate

And the England team is up front, but they have excellent attacking power. For example, we are familiar with Smith Rowe from Arsenal, Kirsty Jones from Liverpool, Angel Gomes from Ligue 1 Lille and Palmer from Manchester City. These players are well known, and Anthony Gordon and Morgan White up front are also familiar to Premier League fans.

However, even so, they did not have much of a leading aura in the game, but the defensive end built by Max Allens, Chelsea's Levi Coville, Manchester City's Baylis and Everton's James Garner became the key to the game, and of course goalkeeper Trafford also played very well. As a representative of Manchester City's academy, he is the lowest starter in the entire squad, but also reaches 2.5 million euros.

Below: England goalkeeper saves the team

Their efforts to keep the city gate intact created stable conditions for the team's victory. It is also the foundation at which the three lions can get to where they are today. The cohesion shown, maturity and confidence in the defensive arrangement are indeed the advantages accumulated in the game. They simply don't see U21's immaturity.

Premier League vs La Liga, different styles

This configuration fully demonstrates the progress of English football in the concept of the youth system, and at the same time, the high probability of 6 shots on target out of 8 is not what people think of England. They are indeed improving, and the Three Lions Army is no longer the soft-footed shrimp of that competition.

On this basis, the traditional advantage of the English team has been maintained, which is very vividly highlighted. This should have a lot to do with the Premier League's encouragement of confrontation. Especially in the two key points of the back line and the forward line, England's youngsters are really not afraid, with six more confrontations than Spain, while the success rate is nearly 30% higher.

It can be seen how crucial the development of the league is to the cultivation of youth talents.

The Spanish Under-21s not only inherited the characteristics of their predecessors who liked possession, but also looked more gorgeous than England in terms of the extension of small techniques. However, flashiness is their biggest problem. In this match, for example, they had a record of 22 attempts, but only managed to pass their opponents 8 times, and 5 were opportunities obtained by Sergio Gomez, Rodrigo Riquelme and Juan Miranda on the wing, rather than local superiority in a small space.

It can be seen that perhaps the style of play of pass-control is really not suitable for the development of modern football.

Then and present

All in all, the England Under-21 team has brought a lot of surprises to people, and it is also different from the Three Lions in people's impression. This may be an important direction for their reform and an important way for the team to progress. The innovation of the routine, coupled with the fact that the Under-21s have so many reliable talents to prove themselves in Europe, is enough to see the success of the Premier League development and the success of the Three Lions' youth system.

Perhaps in the near future, such as next year's European Championship or the 2026 World Cup, the Three Lions will really be able to get the results they want. After all, they finished in the top four at the 2018 World Cup, and they were runners-up in Euro 2020, and they are only a little away from the championship. The Three Lions Army deserves the glory and glory.