The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

After the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the new season, Aldridge went to Monaco to join the team without stopping.

Not many people pay attention to the European Super Cup in the new season, because it is a civil war in England, and it is also a derby in the same city. What is more meaningful than the derby in the same city is that this is a contest between two feuding clubs.

But fans of other leagues, fans who are not interested in English football, naturally have little interest in this kind of game.

In the pre-match press conference, reporters were less concerned with the game itself.

Since Aldridge took charge of Millwall, his results in the London Civil War are simply outrageous, and he has maintained an absolutely overwhelming record advantage against Chelsea.

Only the Fleet Street reporter asked Aldridge what he thought about Chelsea's lineup for the new season with great interest.

Aldridge doesn't want to talk about Chelsea very much. Every year, people have been advocating the strength of Chelsea in front of him, how much Chelsea has invested, who they have bought, and which former world-class players have been added to the lineup.

The purpose is actually very simple, it is to fan the flames and make the war between sworn enemies more intense.

Chelsea is improving every year. This is a fact. However, I think there is still a considerable gap between Chelsea and Millwall. A team with super combat effectiveness does not rely on the superposition of stars. The key lies in the team chemistry. , Can it play the role of 1+1 greater than 2. Yes, Chelsea has added a lot of familiar names in Europe this year, World Cup champion Desailly, Freire. Laudrup Jr. Casiraghi But that How about it? A football game is not a one-on-one match between players in every position. Chelsea comes and goes every year. Where is the team's style? Where is the team's technical and tactical tradition? Where is the team's temperament? They're too far away from Millwall.

The reporters at the scene were very happy, the young marshal's tone was quite crazy!

Think about it too, Aldridge is already worth the Champions League champion, so what if he despises Chelsea? Originally, Chelsea had nothing to show off in front of Millwall.

Mr. Hall, but Millwall has also ushered in a large-scale exchange this summer.

It's different, definitely different, Millwall has tradition. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ronaldinho, Materazzi and so on, these players have been at Millwall for a long time, they know the team, they take over. In the main position, there is no problem of integrating into the team. Chelsea needs to explore and shape a new lineup, while Millwall only needs a short running-in period. Then our combat effectiveness will improve rapidly, even in tomorrow's game. I I don't think Chelsea will cause any trouble for Millwall.

Aldrich's words excited the reporters.

This is different after winning the Champions League!

There's no end to madness!

But no one at the scene raised any objections to Aldridge's remarks.

He is awesome. The most popular young coach in European football looks down on Chelsea. What's wrong?

Aldridge's posture now is a bit defiant, completely ignoring Chelsea.

The press conference gradually got off topic. The reporters didn't care about the next game. Millwall's previous record advantage was too overwhelming. Although Chelsea became stronger every year, the suspense of victory and defeat did not seem to be much.

Everyone began to care about the grouping situation of the Champions League.

Talking about the lottery drawn by Millwall, Aldridge restrained his attitude a bit, and sighed: After the lottery result came out, I only heard the outside world talk about Millwall and Inter Milan. Indeed, we are two lines. The favorite team, Inter Milan star-studded, Millwall is the defending champion, it seems that even my players think so, think that as long as they beat Inter Milan, qualifying will be a matter of course, I think this is a big mistake. We There are six group games to play, only two against Inter Milan, six points for all wins, but if we lose or draw two of the other four games, we lose four points or more , I am not emphasizing that Graz or Moscow Sparta are very strong, so the outside world will think I am hypocritical. I think the key to qualifying is how Millwall players view each opponent. If Graz and Moscow Sparta are underestimated , maybe even if we beat Inter Milan, we will be eliminated.

Aldridge has indeed found signs of underestimating the enemy in the team. Today when the whole team had breakfast in the hotel, everyone at the table was talking about Inter Milan, especially Ronaldo. Talk about how unmarkable Ronaldo was in the game.

This is not a good sign.

In fact, if Millwall wants to qualify, as long as he does not lose to Inter Milan and wins the other four games with all his strength, then the points in his hand will ensure his qualifying. Even if he is not the first in the group, he will be second in the group. The horse racing strategy, but it is impossible for Aldridge to tell them in front of the players: Hey, we don't care about Inter Milan, and we can get 12 points by doing all we can.

The fact is this, but telling the players like this is equivalent to being cowardly in terms of momentum!

The next day, the UEFA Super Cup was about to start, and the Louis II Stadium was full of seats. UEFA VIPs and members of the Monaco royal family were waiting in the boxes to enjoy the wonderful battle.

Aldridge appeared on the sidelines early and sat directly on the coach's bench, and the surrounding reporters immediately took pictures of him.

Millwall still played today as the defending champion.

Last season's European Super Cup was just half a year ago, and they defeated Dortmund in two rounds to be crowned champions.

Chelsea coach Vialli has now officially changed his job as a coach. He no longer needs to take off his suit and run to the field to play football games. He took the initiative to shake hands with Aldridge after he came out. , not even pleasantries.

Aldridge's remarks yesterday hit the headlines of the major media. Those who focus on the European Super Cup know that Chelsea is worthless in the eyes of Aldridge.

Even though Chelsea's lineup is already luxurious, Aldridge still dismisses Chelsea compared to Millwall, who had a big change in the summer.

This year's European Super Cup will be held at the Louis II Stadium. Last season's Champions League champion Millwall faced last season's European Cup Winners' Cup champion Chelsea. Both teams are from England. From London, the relationship between the two teams is even more An endless enemy, the London derby is staged in the UEFA Super Cup, which is a rare spectacle in European football.

When the Millwall and Chelsea players walked out of the player channel and appeared on the stage, the commentator introduced the starting lineup of the two teams today.

Millwall 4411.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate. Gianluca.

Midfield: Glenshire, Lampard, Makelele, Ronaldinho.

Forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Nedved.

Chelsea 442.

Goalkeeper: De Houer

Defenders: Freire, Desailly, Leboeuf, Le Saux.

Midfield: Petrescu, Di Matteo, Poyet. Wise.

Forwards: Zola, Flo.

The tactics that Millwall practiced after the team lost their two main players were the ones they had played before. But that was in the League One era.

Its tactical characteristics are very similar to the current Arsenal.

Arsenal defends and counterattacks 442. The offense relies on Pires and Overmars on the two sides. When defending, Pettit and Vieira are double midfielders. When attacking, they take turns to advance. Bergkamp can pass on the striker. Can shoot, last season's partner was Wright, and this season will be Anelka who will play the leading role.

Millwall defends with double midfielders, Lampard and Makelele, and attack with two wide Ronaldinho and Glenciel. Nedved plays a free man in the frontcourt, passing and shooting. Experience and game reading ability, without Aldridge's targeted arrangement, he is fully capable of playing the role of a shadow striker, threatening the opponent's goal more intuitively.

Chelsea's style of play is more inclined to the traditional 442. The front line is a combination of one high and one fast Frogazola. If they want to improve something, it is naturally defense. Lebouf Gadeselli's French combination makes the back line stronger. .

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, the referee blew his whistle and the game began.

Aldrich sat there from beginning to end, his expression unhappily.

At the beginning of the game, Chelsea occupied the control of the midfield. The combination of Dimat Oga Poyet is stronger than Makelele and Galampard in terms of experience and ability. This refers to the control of the ball. ability.

Millwall shrank back to defend, Chelsea did not force to play in the middle, but relied on two sides to attack.

Today, Boas sat behind Aldridge, poked his head out and asked Aldridge: Do you still think Chelsea are not strong enough to challenge Millwall?

Ten minutes before the game, Villas-Boas was terrified. Chelsea's offensive was fierce, and Millwall's defense was jittery.

Aldridge smiled and said nothing, while Jansen who was sitting next to him turned his head and smiled at Boas, Do you believe what he said to the reporter? Hehe, it was for Chelsea.

Boas frowned and asked, What do you mean?

Jansen pointed to the field and replied, Don't look at Chelsea's aggressive attack now, Millwall's current tactics require the opponent to attack.

Aldrich turned his head and smiled at Jenson: The aggressive method has been tried and tested repeatedly.

Not to mention that Aldridge won the UEFA Champions League at a young age, which in itself attracts hatred. Adding that Aldridge inflamed opponents, can Chelsea accept it?

Their average age is about five years older than the average age of Millwall's current squad.

Of course, you have to attack and beat Millwall all over the ground in one breath to relieve your hatred.

Boas still asked in puzzlement: But with the same lineup and tactics, we didn't even win Coventry in the away game.

Aldridge sat up straight and leaned back slightly, and wrote lightly: The offensive ability of this tactic itself is slightly inferior. Its greatest power is in the counterattack, and it needs space for counterattack. Against Coventry, the opponent's defense tends to be static and compresses the space. The players can't perform well and need to be tempered. But today against Chelsea, you can take a closer look. We will have more opportunities than against Coventry. If we can do a good job of switching from defense to offense, and Chelsea can’t intercept the first shot, then our counterattack will destroy the opponent’s defense line when we advance quickly.”

Boas listened carefully, nodded and watched the game intently.

Millwall's defense did not concede the ball after accepting the opponent's oppressive attack for 20 minutes. Clearly, Millwall gradually found the feeling of fighting back. (to be continued...) ()