The Young Lion

Before Christmas, Millwall beat relegation side Everton 3-0 at home. Ronaldinho became the protagonist in the game. The 442 formation was adopted, but Ronaldinho's role on the field changed from a full-back to a full-back, activating Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry on the front line, and he became the best player in the game with one shot and two passes.

After the game, Aldridge was interviewed in the mixed area. Ronaldinho did not go back to the locker room, but rushed directly to the mixed area, yelling in front of the camera and rushing to hug Aldridge.

Boss, I won!

He was excited for a reason, not just because he won the game.

The camera locks on the two masters and apprentices who have a good relationship. Aldrich first pushed Ronaldinho away with a smile, and then said solemnly to the camera: Chelsea lost? I don't care much about them, yes, the standings after this game It has changed again, we were overtaken by Chelsea after losing to Leeds United, now we are leading again, but Millwall's goal is not to surpass Chelsea, there are two teams ahead of us, Manchester United and Arsenal, our season is finally The goal is: in front of us, there is no team.

Before the season, you said that Arsenal would be dragged down by the European war. Now that they are out of the Champions League, they can concentrate on playing the league in the second half of the season. Regarding this, do you think the situation has reversed? Millwall will be distracted by the European war in the second half of the season. .”

Arsenal's performance is amazing. You must know that in the first half of the season when the players of Manchester United and Millwall played in the European war, the performance of the first half of the league was very ups and downs, but Arsenal was very stable. But their price is the Champions League Failed to advance, I thought they would go all out to get the tickets for the Champions League quarter-finals. As a result, they paid more attention to the league than I imagined. In the second half of the season, Arsenal may have an easier schedule. They have no European missions. And Manchester United have to fight on the third front. From the perspective of myself, I think Millwall will be stronger, because Pirlo and Larson will come back after Christmas, and Southgate will return to us in March next year , when the team needs them most, I still have no doubts that Millwall will be successful this season.

Okay thank you.

After the interview, Aldridge put his arms around Ronaldinho and said, How long do you want to go back?

Before today's game, Ronaldinho asked Aldrich for leave. He wanted to go back to Brazil to reunite with his family on Christmas.

The team is going to play the Christmas game at this time, and they have the cheats of the Christmas Express schedule. It is the time when they need to employ people. Ronaldinho asked for leave at this time. Unhappy and unable to concentrate on the game, it is better to let him go back for a festival happily. For players who are away from home in a foreign country, Aldridge has always given them holidays during such traditional festivals.

Aldridge did not give him an accurate answer before the game,

We only talked about winning Everton, so as soon as the game was over, Ronaldinho came to Aldridge.

After thinking for a while, Ronaldinho stretched out a slap and said, 5 days, 2 days before Christmas and 3 days after Christmas.

Aldrich thought for a while and replied, I'll give you 12 days, starting tomorrow, and report back on January 1. Is there any problem?

Ronaldinho was overjoyed. Hastily nodded and said: No problem, I will definitely return to the team on time!

Okay. Stop kidding and stay safe, and also. Take me to say hello to your family and Merry Christmas.

Well, Merry Christmas to you too, boss, I'm back from Brazil to bring you presents.

Then there's no need.

Ronaldinho left happily humming a song.

Aldridge thought about it just now. Before January, Millwall still has two games. One game is the Christmas game on Christmas Day, and the other is three days after the Christmas game. Ronaldinho will have 5 days off, which happens to be To cover these two games, just give him a few more days. He wants to go back to Brazil to reunite with his family, and if he wants to relax and have fun during the festival, then have fun, and don’t be too busy to come back and not be able to devote himself to the game.

The Premier League championship situation this season is very stalemate, and the competition for the top four first groups is very fierce.

Manchester United, Arsenal, Millwall, Chelsea.

Leeds United behind has been widened by 6 points, but it is not much. The ranking of the top four teams will always change after each round, especially the position of the top team. After 18 rounds of the league , The four teams take turns to sit on the bank, and each team sits at the top of the list for about three or four rounds on average.

Aldridge watched the European Golden Globe awards ceremony at home before the Christmas game.

Nedved was absent from the Everton game because Aldridge gave him a holiday to attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony, and at the same time, he also took a break for Christmas. He played a lot of games in the league and the Champions League this year. Under the special festival background, he can have a happy festival with his family.

In front of the TV, when the Golden Globe voting results were announced, Aldrich covered his face and sighed, looking disappointed.

In 1998, the winner of the Ballon d'Or was Zidane, and Nedved came in second.

In terms of game statistics, Nedved completely beat Zidane, regardless of goals or assists.

But in terms of club and national team honors, Nedved cannot be said to have lost completely, but he is also much inferior.

Zidane has the league championship and the World Cup championship, especially the two goals scored in the final are too glamorous. Nedved's League Cup and Champions League championships alone are indeed difficult to compare with.

Before the result was announced, Aldridge was actually mentally prepared.

If it is said that the World Cup winner lost to the Champions League winner, this is indeed a bit unreasonable in the selection, especially in the context of Zidane's league title.

The reason for his pity is: Nedved lost to Zidane by 2 votes!

2 votes!

If two judges can rank Nedved first in the voting list, Nedved will be elected.

His goals and assists this year are so beautiful that it almost makes most of the giants in Europe feel ashamed.

Aldridge sent a text message to Nedved: Don't be disappointed, there will be opportunities in the future.

It's just bad luck, put it in an odd-numbered year. If Nedved was not selected for his performance this year, the judges would be struck by lightning, but when it comes to a major competition year, the national team's honor selection takes too much weight.

He did not congratulate Nedved for winning second place in the Ballon d'Or. Perhaps in his mind, the second place is worthless, and people rarely remember that a certain star won the second place in the Ballon d'Or, even if they do, so what? Isn't there still the first place on the head?

Nedved smiled when he came to the stage to receive the award. He hugged Zidane, saw Aldridge’s text message after receiving the award, and replied with a smile: Of course I know there is still a chance, and I am not disappointed. Zidane's election was undisputed.

He is optimistic. He is only 26 years old this year. He is in his prime as a player. He is at the beginning of his golden age. As long as he does not suffer from major injuries, he has absolute confidence in maintaining his current state and even performing better than in 1998. confidence.

Perhaps, this confidence also stems from the trust in Aldrich, and the master and apprentice will definitely be able to create greater brilliance together.

As Christmas approaches, the club is busier than usual. Prepare Christmas gifts for each player. Aldridge will personally send a greeting card to each player and write down a few messages. It is a blessing to the older players, but mostly encourages the young players, and the players of the youth team are no exception. , They are very excited to receive Aldridge's handwritten greeting card, most players will keep it as a treasure, like Villa. When he's not doing well in training or when he's not performing well in games. I would go home and open the drawer to look at the greeting cards Aldrich gave him in the past two years, and saw some inspirational words written on them. Immediately, the depression in my heart will be swept away, and I will cheer up again.

Many fan organizations will also send gifts to the club, even overseas fan organizations are no exception. So the club is very busy.

Relatives and friends asked about Aldrich's Christmas plans, and he replied without exception that he wanted to lead the team to play the diplomatic rhetoric.

On Christmas Eve, Aldridge attended the press conference before the Christmas game.

In previous Christmas games, Millwall's game was the focus, and the game was also exciting.

But this year's expectations are greatly reduced.

Not because of the opponent, their opponent is Arsenal who are only one point ahead of them in points, and it is another London derby.

The key is that Millwall has a serious loss of personnel in the new season, plus the main players are injured.

When such a crucial game is approaching, Ronaldinho returned to Brazil. Is this allowed by the club? Or did he decide on his own?

Ronaldinho was no longer seen on Fleet Street at the Millwall training ground. In addition, the Brazilian media photographed Ronaldinho appearing in Rio de Janeiro, and the news was still negative. He and his friends were photographed playing late at night in a nightclub.

Facing the question, Aldridge said indifferently: He asked me for leave, and I agreed.

The reporters were amazed.

The Wild Lions' next game is not about abuse, it's against the defending Premier League champions, and it's an away game!

Richard asked inexplicably: Why would you agree to his request for leave when the team is short of major generals? We know that many foreign players will complain about the Premier League schedule at this time, but they are professional players. There should be a certain degree of professionalism and obedience to reality.”

Aldridge disagreed, shaking his head and said: My management philosophy does not need to be explained to outsiders. Players are also human beings. If they conflict with the environment and reality, you can't expect them to perform well. I'm not blaming foreigners. Players lack professionalism, but they need to be given a certain amount of time to adapt. The fact that happened to Millwall is that in the first two years of my coaching, during the Christmas Express schedule, foreign players such as Schneider and Makelele performed poorly. Below normal levels, but they've been pretty consistent over the past two years.

Richard frowned and asked, Even if Ronaldinho goes back to Brazil and stays out in nightclubs, do you think it's good for him?

I don't advocate too much night life for players, but I will not restrict them. As for Ronaldinho, wait for him to come back and see his performance. If he does not perform well, then he will sit on the bench, Mir. The competition in the Wall team is very fierce. I believe he understands it in his heart. It is normal for young people to indulge once in a while. Many people here should have the experience of going out with their friends all night, especially after I allowed him to return to China. I won't criticize him when I'm on vacation and relaxing.

What Aldridge said was the truth. Ronaldinho could play whatever he wanted when he returned to Brazil. Anyway, it was less than half a month, and he was completely isolated from the team. It was completely different in nature from the party scandal that happened last year.

Professional players are not saints, it’s only natural to have fun after work, as long as you don’t lose your mind.

Talk about Nedved, will he play tomorrow? He was back in London yesterday.

No, he will return to the team in the 20th round, and he will not enter the squad tomorrow.

The Fleet Street reporters were depressed.

Compared with the star-studded Christmas game against Millwall last year, this year's lineup is really greatly reduced. The two most popular players in the first half of the season in the team will not play.

When Ferguson commented, he said: Arsenal are so lucky. ()