世界杯D组小组赛，比赛地：玛瑙斯

World Cup Group D Manaus Sat 14 Jun 11pm

开球时间：6月14日晚11点（北京时间6月15日早6点）

Billed as A repeat of the Euro 2012 quarter-final, but much has changed…

根据442足球网站6月14日报道，即将到来的英意对决被看做是2012年欧洲杯四分之一决赛的重演，不过两队目前已经发生了很多变化。

The lowdown

赛事前瞻

You’d think Italy only had one player given the attentions on Andrea Pirlo – and how England stop him – in the build-up to Group D’s plum fixture. But do Roy Hodgson’s men really have so much to fear from a 35-year-old playmaker who has scored a modest 13 goals from 109 internationals to date?

你可能认为对付意大利队只需要注意一个队员就行了，那就是皮尔洛。而英格兰队应对皮尔洛的方式，将为他们在D组积分榜上取得有利位置打下基础。但是霍奇森的队伍真的需要对于皮尔洛过于担心吗？毕竟他已经是一位35岁的老将了，是进攻发起者而非终结者，目前参加的109场国际比赛中仅仅攻入13球而已。

Judging by the quarter-final at Euro 2012, yes. Pirlo out-passedEnglandon his own andItalyoutclassed the Three Lions, despite needing penalties to confirm it. But England are much-improved – in possession, at least – since then, while Italy, you could argue, have progressed little and come into this game having not won in seven before a 5-3 win against Brazilian club side Fluminense.

从2012年欧洲杯的情况来看，皮尔洛用自身的实力击溃了英格兰队的防线，尽管经历了点球大战的考验，意大利队最终还是战胜了三狮军团。不过在那之后，至少从控球率来看，英格兰队有了长足的进步。反观意大利队，他们进步甚微，之前曾经连续七场比赛不胜，直到最近才以5:3击败巴西俱乐部球队弗鲁米嫩塞。

They have injury problems too, with certain starter Riccardo Montolivio ruled out of out the tournament, potential starter Giuseppe Rossi left at home on fitness grounds and defensive stalwart Andrea Barzagli struggling to make theEnglandgame. Yes,Englandlost Kyle Walker and Andros Townsend, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be missing for this game, but it’s doubtful any would have made the starting line-up.

两队都饱受伤病的困扰。意大利队方面，原本铁定首发的大将蒙托利沃（Riccardo Montolivio）因伤将缺席本届世界杯，潜力首发罗西（Giuseppe Rossi）也无缘最终大名单，防守悍将巴尔扎利（Andrea Barzagli）也有伤在身，不知是否能够赶上和英格兰队的比赛。而英格兰队方面，沃克（Kyle Walker）和汤森德（Andros Townsend）将缺席本届世界杯，而张伯伦（Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain）也将缺席本场比赛，不知谁将顶替这位93年的妖人进入首发阵容当中。

Whoever plays,Englandwill almost certainly line-up ina 4-2-3-1, while Cesare Prandelli, having preferred 4-3-1-2 (the ‘1’ being Montolivio) and occasionally 3-5-2 in the past, has recently experimented with 4-3-3 and 4-3-2-1.

不论谁上场，英格兰队都会摆出4-2-3-1阵型，而普兰德利（Cesare Prandelli）的球队则青睐于4-3-1-2阵型（其中的“1”就是蒙托利沃），过去也偶尔尝试过3-5-2的阵型，最近则在试验4-3-3阵型和4-3-2-1阵型。

One thing’s for sure: both teams will feature some exciting, young attacking talent with the potential to announce themselves to the world. And this time, the closeness on the scoreboard should reflect the action on the pitch.

这场比赛有一件事是肯定的，那就是两队都拥有激情四射、充满天赋的年轻攻击手，他们都有实力向世界证明自己。这次，比分牌上接近的比分将会在球场上的一点一滴中反映出来。

What the local media say

当地媒体的声音

“Italyhas been decidedly unconvincing so far in the pre-World Cup matches,” says Tuttosport. “InBrazilthey will need to change gear.

意大利《全体育》：“目前意大利队在世界杯前热身赛中的表现实在是没有什么说服力，在巴西他们需要提速换挡了。”

The Telegraph, meanwhile, has piled the pressure on the England manager, saying “there is no ‘free pass’ for Hodgson this time around, as there was at Euro 2012… there will be no excuses should England fail to progress in Group D.”

英国《每日电讯报》则将压力集中到了主教练身上：“这次霍奇森可没有像2012欧洲杯那样轻松了，英格兰队不从D组出线没有任何借口可言。”

Key battle: Jordan Henderson vs Andrea Pirlo

关键对位：亨德森VS皮尔洛

With Wayne Rooney likely to be more concerned with inflicting damage onItaly, it may fall to the resurgent Liverpool midfielder to beEngland’s ‘attack dog’ when it comes to starvingItaly’s quarterback of possession. It’s a cliché, but Pirlo really does ‘make them tick’ – but only if he has the ball.

鲁尼可能会对意大利队的防线造成破坏，但是要控制意大利队这位中场组织大师的球权，还需要本赛季复兴的利物浦队中场大将亨德森发扬疯狗精神进行凶狠地盯防。皮尔洛的能力的确会激发英格兰队的斗志，这自然是陈词滥调了，不过一切的前提是皮尔洛得拿到球才行。

（译者 timduncan21 编辑 齐磊）