The Young Lion

Aldridge and Wenger suffered a four-goal defeat in their first Premier League encounter.

At the end of the game, the singing of the fans was still floating on the Lion's Den Stadium, and the shouts of the King of London were endless.

Aldridge went to shake hands with Wenger, the two did not continue to communicate, just shook hands and then separated.

Wenger walked into the tunnel and left the field, and Aldridge went to shake hands with every player who left the field.

At this moment, if he put himself in his shoes, he could understand why Wenger didn't fit in well in the Premier League.

In other words, he is too upright in his bones, won't be complacent when he wins, and naturally feels bad when he loses, and he won't hypocritically entertain others.

The players thanked the fans excitedly. When Aldridge exited, fans in the nearby stands applauded him all the time. He also raised his hand to greet the fans, and then walked into the player channel.

At the post-match press conference, Aldridge briefly commented on the performance of the two teams. He believes that Millwall still has room for improvement, and Arsenal must suffer setbacks on the right path. This is normal. Millwall I also lost games that I shouldn't have lost and lost points that I shouldn't have lost last season. The players also had sluggish performances, especially in January.

As for Wenger, Aldridge refused to comment, but said that any team transition period will go through a painful period.

What Aldridge didn't know about this game was that Manchester United, Liverpool, and Newcastle United all sent scouts and coaches to watch the game. Like the football critics on Fleet Street, they were all trying to analyze Millwall's tactics. , Find a way to restrain your opponent.

After the game, the biggest news in England was not Millwall's 4-0 victory over Arsenal, but Newcastle United's official announcement that Kevin Keegan was dismissed from get out of class. The former Liverpool king and coach Dalglish Succession.

Newcastle United had ambitions for this season, and the introduction of Shearer to set a world transfer record is to realize their ambitions. But in January, Newcastle United found that not only could they not get their hands on the title. Even next season's Champions League tickets seem to be impossible to win, after the last round of draw with Southampton. They were six points behind Manchester United, and Kevin Keegan's team still had the same problem: defense, so his dismissal was a matter of course.

When the news of Newcastle United's coaching change passed, Millwall became a hot topic again.

Various celebrities and football critics throughout England are discussing the reasons why this team is unstoppable.

Finally, several conclusions were drawn,

Reliable or unreliable, at least some of them are indeed on the point.

Running intensity, foot technique. Tactical awareness, team understanding...

This European change has rapidly affected the teams in the Premier League, and there are some factors that they can catch up in the short term, such as physical fitness. Some are what the head coach wants to emulate but can't get the point, such as passing and cutting cooperation.

In Millwall, players in almost every position have excellent basic skills in passing and receiving the ball, from goalkeepers to forwards, although not everyone can unload the ball from high altitude like Bergkamp is like an art. But at least there are very few stoppage errors.

Other teams are studying how to restrain Millwall, or emulate Millwall's success, Aldridge took his team to dinner in a high-end restaurant in London after winning the derby.

The atmosphere at the dinner table is very harmonious, everyone is enjoying the atmosphere in the team, healthy and positive. Even if there is competition in the same position, it is healthy competition. Young players have played a lot of games this season. After Aldridge has two and a half seasons of coaching experience, he also has experience in rotating and training young players. Controlled the locker room very well.

He will give young players a chance, but he will not trust them immediately. Some players will be swayed after one or two games. Aldridge will immediately let him calm down, sit on the bench and watch the performance of other players, and then reflect on his Don't get carried away.

In the next few days, the continuous spring rain in London disrupted the team's training plan, and the team had to move to the youth training base for training in the indoor training field. This made many young players in the youth team very excited. They all admire the stars of the team very much, but there are also some who are dissatisfied. For example, in a teaching match, Ronaldinho led the youth team to defeat, but his outstanding performance won the recognition of many players in the first team .

Schneider was nagging in Aldridge's ear: Take that buck-toothed boy into the first team as soon as possible!

Aldridge is not in a hurry. Ronaldinho has been adapting here for almost a year, but he has not experienced the real fierce confrontation. In youth team games, most players pay attention to the trajectory of the ball, but in the Premier League, many defenders It is man-to-man and not watching the ball. The confrontation is unmatched by the youth team.

Ronaldinho will only be 17 years old next season. Aldridge is patient with him and hopes that Ronaldinho will be more patient.

Ashley Cole, who played against Ronaldinho on the left in the youth team, also performed well and has improved a lot this year.

In the second half of the year, Millwall faced Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Aldridge dispatched a relatively weird starting lineup in a rainy battle.

Goalkeeper: Keller, Defenders: Mills, Herguera, Materazzi, Zambrotta, Midfielders: Gattuso, Lampard, Ballack, Glenshire, Forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tony.

Called an asymmetrical 4312.

Glenshire flies one-sidedly, and the opposing side is arranged by the full-back. Tony and Van Nistelrooy can cover each other, and the former also has the ability to hold the ball as a fulcrum.

Millwall didn't play very well in this game, with frequent mistakes. Firstly, it was due to the rain, and secondly, the crossing ability of the wide players was there. Fortunately, the offensive effect in the middle was good, and Tony played a fulcrum in the penalty area. As a result, he played the data of one pass and one shot. Ruud also made a contribution to the team by shooting in the penalty area with the assist of Zambrotta.

Nottingham Forest, which was in a terrible state this season, had no intention of fighting, and finally lost 3:1. Millwall advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup.

In the cold wind and rain, wearing a wet suit, Aldridge went to shake hands with the Nottingham Forest manager.

Just after shaking hands with Clarke, he turned and left, but halfway he laughed at himself, turned back, walked up to another Nottingham Forest coach and shook hands with him.

Aldridge felt that the board of directors of Nottingham Forest was mentally sick, or that all the boards of directors who would allow two coaches to coach a team were not normal.

Nottingham Forest has a poor record this season, which has surprisingly become the bottom team in the standings, and the distance from outside the relegation zone is getting wider and wider. The team has two coaches, one is Clark, whom Aldridge is familiar with, and the other is Stewart Pierce.

In theory, the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. The wisdom of two coaches is stronger than one person, but coaching a team requires authority and consistency. Even if two people are twin brothers, they don't have the same ideas. Who do the players listen to?

The fall of the veteran team Nottingham Forest is inevitable, and it is also inseparable from the absurd decision of the board of directors.

After hastily finishing the post-match interview, Aldridge returned to the office. He had just taken off his ** suit when someone walked in from outside. Handed him a clean towel.

Aldrich turned his head and saw that Ivan was looking at him with a smile in his slim black lady's suit.

How did you come?

Report to the boss, I'm here to work.

Work?

Well, I'm already manager of Millwall's publicity department.

Hehe. It's still early for April Fool's Day.

Aldridge took the towel and wiped his hair. He only thought that Ivan was here to watch the game, and then came to visit him. Anyway, everyone in the club knew that she was Aldridge's friend, although she was not suspended. But sitting next to Puskas on the pitch on home matchdays is about looking after the erstwhile superstar and being a special member of the club.

Now besides the fans in the Millwall stand, the picture of Arthur, Puskas and Ivan sitting side by side has also become a unique landscape.

After Aldrich wiped his face. What came into view was Yiwen's fair little hand, with a work permit on the palm.

Aldridge looked down carefully, and there was indeed a picture of her on it, and it was indeed the ID of the staff of the Millwall Club.

Aldridge frowned and said, Prank? What's so fun about pretending to be a Millwall staff member? If you have the ability, you can pretend to be a Manchester United staff member? Then sneak into the Manchester City club. Hey, this is all the rest of my game. .”

Yiwen widened his eyes in disbelief and said, Hey, are you looking down on me so much?

Aldrich shrugged and smiled: I'm just telling the truth, I just want to make people look up to me when I get a fake document? Alas, the technical content of counterfeiting documents is not high now. In ten or twenty years, if you can make fake documents again, you will be able to do so. It's a craft.

Yiwen pushed Aldrich unceremoniously, and said aggressively: I said, don't look down on me, it's true, I'm your new employee, and I'll replace it as it is.

Aldridge sat down on the sofa in the office, and said with a smile: Can you pretend to be a reasonable identity? I still trust the secretary or something, the department manager? Heh, heh heh.

At this moment, Adam appeared at the door, knocked on the door and walked in. Seeing that Ivan's expression was not good, he asked in confusion, Boss, are you not satisfied with her?

Aldridge looked depressed: Can you stop asking me such pimp words?

She said she is the new department manager of our club, when did we have a publicity department? Hehehe.

Uh, just a week ago. Ms. Lowell is our newly hired department manager. Her main task is to help us establish an official website and promote the club brand through the Internet. Uh, it's hard to find talents in this area. Professionals They were all poached by big IT companies, she...

Mr. Adam, what do you mean, I'm a non-professional?

Yiwen interjected in a very uncomfortable tone.

Adam said apologetically, Sorry, I made a slip of the tongue. Miss Lowell has enough expertise to help us do a good job in this area. Boss, are you not satisfied with her?

Aldridge understood now.

He waved his hand at Adam and said, I understand. She has just been employed and hasn't done anything yet. I can't evaluate her ability to work. Can I wait until the performance report comes out?

Adam nodded and said: In addition, the club's TV station structure has already begun preparations. Some mainstream media companies want to invest in our TV station plan. What does the boss think?

After thinking for a while, Aldridge said, No, we will operate as a sole proprietorship and go online as soon as possible.

Okay. I still have something to do, so I will leave.

After Adam left, Aldrich sat on the sofa and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and found Ivan looking up at the ceiling, showing an angry look.

Miss Evan-Lowell, you are my employee, are there any employees who put on airs in front of the boss?

Yiwen sneered a few times, did not look at Aldrich, and said lightly: But my self-esteem was insulted by the boss.

Isn't insult too serious a word?

In short, I was hurt, my heart was hurt, huh, huh, did you hear me? My heart was broken.

You won, please pack up your crystal glass heart, how do you want me to make up for the misunderstanding just now?

Yiwen rolled her beautiful big eyes, glanced at Aldrich out of the corner of her eye, and said without changing expression: Maxim.

Okay, Maxim tonight.

I'll treat.

Eh? Is this my punishment?

Congratulations on starting work.

Yiwen finally turned around and said to Aldrich with a smile on his face.

Aldridge felt that she still had a little girlishness, so he said in a coaxing tone, Okay, Angel, I will grant your wish. (m)