The Young Lion

At the post-match press conference, when Aldridge arrived, many reporters congratulated him. Millwall played a wonderful game and won a hearty victory. This game will undoubtedly be the first in the Premier League. The focus of the first round.

Under normal circumstances, when the winning side wins a big victory, basically no problems will be exposed. On the contrary, the losing side will have many problems exposed, just like the European Cup Winners Cup final, Millwall won, but the outside world will Regarding Schneider's disadvantage in the confrontation with Figo, this kind of problem will only be brought up by the coaching staff to communicate with the players individually during the technical and tactical review.

Is Arsene Wenger's lineup in this game too risky? Knowing that Millwall's midfield is strong, Arsenal only have two players in the middle of the midfield when defending, Petit and Vivian. Ella obviously hasn't formed a tacit understanding yet, and the filling in the defense can't keep up with Millwall's rhythm. At the same time, Wenger let Overmars, Anelka, and Pires play, giving up players like Parlor. Veterans start, and it takes away a lot from their ability to control the game.

Steve Howard, who wrote the battle report for The Sun, directly pointed the topic at Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger walked away in a huff in a previous interview, as the Fleet Street reporters sneered at him, and I'm afraid he was the wrong choice in the eyes of the fans.

Aldridge replied solemnly: I will not judge the work of my peers, because my principle is very simple. I respect other head coaches, and I hope other head coaches respect me. I am a head coach, nothing more. Ball commentary or game report analysis, that's not my job.

From a neutral point of view, do you think Wenger can lead Arsenal on the road to revival?

Aldrich shook his head and laughed.

From the first day he came to London, the reporters, the fans, even the players, didn't welcome him. Actually, the reporters don't like me either. You're carping about Millwall's lack of England. I'm sure if I If you can't lead the team to the championship, then you will treat me with the same contempt you treated Wenger. But then again, there are many sick mentalities in football circles, and many people start to question Wenger's name He, questioning him before he came to London, I don't understand, he hasn't done anything yet. Why question him? There are media. There are Arsenal fans. Maybe these people think so in their hearts : I question him first, no matter what he says or does, just question him, when he fails. Then it will appear how prescient I am. But even so, what does this kind of person want? If you want If you question, then you should question why Arsenal hired Wenger, question the club, question Dane, or say, many Arsenal fans still miss Graham, then question why Graham lost his coaching position .”

But Wenger took over a top team.

Is it? Is it a top team? I don't deny that Graham brought a lot of trophies to Arsenal.

There was a period of dominance in English football, but Arsenal's last top league title was in 1991. After the establishment of the Premier League, they ranked tenth in 1993. It was runner-up in 1994, 12th in 1995, and 6th in 1996. Last year Wenger led the team to 4th. The team he took over was a team that hadn't won the league for five consecutive seasons, the worst. At the time, it was only 10 points above the relegation zone. At the best time, it was the runner-up. The bookmakers were very rational. The odds of Arsenal winning the championship have never been in the top three in recent years.

Mr. Hall, why do you support Wenger so much? Because you are friends?

No! Because I have encountered the same unfair treatment! When I announced that I would take over the team in the summer of 1994, there was no media in England, and no one could treat me fairly. Everyone questioned me, everyone I will never forget what was written in the papers, saying that I was a kid and I was using the football team as a toy, and everyone was waiting to see how a man who was described as a playboy would betray everyone at the club and lead the ball The team fell into the abyss. No one said a sane word with an objective and fair attitude, and only those fans who really supported Millwall Club and hoped that the team would become better and better, they would put up slogans in the stands to support Me, they want me to do something to change the club, I think this is the most correct mentality, instead of complaining, being angry, questioning everything, Arsenal fans should calm down and expect Wenger to do something for Arsenal something.

Aldrich has a straightforward temper, and generally either keeps quiet or speaks the truth.

As the head coach, he is very disgusted with the unreasonable doubts from the outside world.

Not only for the head coach, but sometimes this kind of questioning is mostly directed at the players.

It is normal for players to have ups and downs in their performance status. People are not machines, and it is natural that their performance will not be at the same level. Coaches will analyze the reasons for players’ ups and downs, but the outside world will not be so rational and objective. This kind of groundless accusation is pressed on the player's head, which increases the psychological pressure of the player, and causes the state that can be recovered with a little adjustment to become a decline all the way.

The reporters at the scene looked at each other, feeling that the taste of the press conference had changed.

The pattern of congratulating Millwall on the victory and all being well and happy before has turned into Aldridge firing at them.

Mr. Hall, do you really want Arsene Wenger to stay in charge of Arsenal? He was defeated by a big score against you twice. You don't want to keep a defeated player so that Millwall can keep suppressing Arsenal. ?”

The reporter of the Star newspaper raised such a question, which caused a burst of laughter from the colleagues.

Aldrich was also annoyed.

The villain's heart. Let me tell you why, because Wenger is an excellent coach. He coaches in the Premier League. This is a blessing for English football. It can make English football attract more outside attention in Europe. Coach, I also hope that there will be more and more excellent head coaches in the Premier League. This will make the Premier League full of challenges and allow my team to encounter more and more powerful enemies in the league. This is a good thing for players and coaches .”

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Most of Aldrich's sincere remarks were misinterpreted as concealing evil intentions in the football sections of major newspapers published the next day.

If Wenger is kept, Millwall will be able to ride on Arsenal's head all the time.

The Armory is simply the lunch of the Wild Lion.

4:0,5:0.

It was a new year for Millwall to meet Arsenal.

Aldridge didn't bother to pay attention to outside comments. The team's league opener showed a good momentum, and three days later, they will usher in the second round of the Premier League.

Still playing at home, facing Newcastle United led by Dalglish.

Having won the title early last season, Millwall's expedition to St James' Park was beaten by Newcastle United, one of only two defeats in the league last season.

Originally, this game was nothing to watch. Because the Newcastle United team is not what it used to be. Except for Shearer, the former stars, Ferdinand and Ginola have all left. There is already a disparity in distance.

But the media played up this as a battle of revenge.

Aldridge has no revenge mentality, just treat it as an ordinary league.

At the Lion's Den Stadium, Millwall continued a good momentum, tactically. Aldridge's tactical concept just restrained Dalglish's backward traditional tactics. He hit a cross from either wing. Millwall penetrated through the middle of the ground. Last season's loss to the opponent as a substitute was due to the ability of the opponent's star.

In the second round of the league, Millwall directly let Shearer walk on the front line for 90 minutes, and then sent away Dalglish's team with the same score.

5:0.

Millwall won both games in the new season. The full fire seemed to make England tremble.

After the game, Aldridge shook hands with Dalglish with a normal face, and got up and left after a few words at the press conference.

In his opinion, it is only natural to win five goals at home against a Newcastle United team whose main force has gone for most of the summer.

What he values ​​more is the next League Cup match.

Be a guest to challenge the low-level team Lincoln City.

They were overjoyed that the Lincoln City League Cup could draw the most successful team in England last season, because they would definitely get a lot of TV revenue, and the stadium attendance would be much higher than usual.

Aldridge didn't even bring a main player, and formed a formation without a center forward.

Goalkeeper: Keller.

Defenders: Mills, Ferdinand, Materazzi. neil.

Midfield: Van der Meyde, Gattuso, Ballack, Zambrotta.

Forwards: Duff, Glenshire.

In order to train the team to go sideways. The ability to switch positions inside the winger and attack after midfield.

The game was very difficult, because the opponent was sticking to the defense, and Glenciel was okay with cutting in with the ball, but it was not satisfactory to let him run in and cut in to find opportunities.

The same problem Duff encountered.

Aldridge directed the game very hard, hardly a moment's rest, constantly reminding the frontcourt players to move, and calling the players to the front of his eyes when he had the opportunity.

In the end, it was Van der Meyde's beautiful cross from the side. Ballack then inserted a header and scored a small victory to advance to the next round.

In the third round of the Premier League, Millwall was a guest at Anfield to challenge the Red Army Liverpool, who have won all four Premier League games in the past two years.

The result of the game was unexpected.

Millwall lost 0:1 away.

Evans lost all five games against Aldridge in the past two years. Although it is a shameful record, he also showed his experience.

If you want to say which team is the most energetic and serious about playing Millwall among the top teams in the Premier League, it must be Liverpool.

In the whole game, they shortened the half court, strengthened the interception in front of the penalty area, and compressed the space behind them. There was only one person with a single arrow in front, the golden boy Irving.

Aldridge had a frosty face at the end of the game, and he criticized the performance of the defenders in the locker room, especially Schneider.

Millwall had more than 30 shots to no avail. Liverpool scored five shots at home, one on target. The only goal was Owen rushing past Schneider and being knocked down by Elguera hastily. On the other hand, Liverpool won through a penalty kick.

Before the game, Aldridge repeatedly reminded the team to pay attention to Irving and pay attention to Irving.

But the big guys didn't listen to it, thinking that kid had no skills.

As a result, the team lost to the penalty kick created by Owen.

This defeat has left the Millwall team with a very low morale in the dressing room.

Schneider and Elgla, who made mistakes, kept their heads down, and Aldridge criticized them mercilessly, roaring for three minutes.

It's not that we can't afford to fail, but if the reason for the failure comes from our own contempt, which is an instinctive factor to avoid, then I can't accept it, and you shouldn't accept it either! We have won many trophies in the past two years, and we have won I played Liverpool many times, but life is not built on memories! If you take it lightly, you are not ready to win, then prepare to lose!

Aldridge left the locker room after criticizing the team's defensive performance. The players themselves had to communicate with each other and conduct team summaries, and he was going to deal with what happened on Fleet Street. ()