The Young Lion

After defeating Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals and advancing to the final, the British media's calls for Millwall to win the Triple Crown are getting louder and louder.

The season has come to an end. Looking at the whole of Europe, there are only two teams that are expected to hit the triple crown, one is Millwall, and the other is Bayern Munich.

Millwall won the Triple Crown two years ago, but the European Championship at that time was the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was second in influence to the Champions League. The outside world believed that this year was a good time for Millwall to hit a new peak. If this feat can be accomplished , Aldrich Hall will be among the legendary coaches.

In the past, Aldridge must pay close attention to the mentality of the team, but it is not necessary now.

For a player like Ronaldinho who has sudden mood swings, the big brothers in the team are his best tranquilizers.

Players such as Larson, Nedved, and Southgate were very calm.

During the training break, they will sit on the sidelines and share their experience with young players calmly.

They have been eager for quick success and quick success on the road to glory, and they have tasted the taste of falling short. What they still can't forget is the season when they first entered the Premier League. Wild Lions fans and that group of players will never forget that at that time they had the initiative to win the championship, even better than Manchester United, but they collapsed after losing their composure in consecutive battles.

The big brothers who are full of honor talk about the experience at that time, but because of that experience, they can maintain a stable mentality when facing the same situation in the future.

The advice to young players is simple: forget everything and train normally. Seriously play. Suppress all the excitement of anticipation in your heart first. Wait until the end of the season to unleash whatever you want.

Millwall will go to Munich in the middle of next week, so Aldridge still sent a substitute lineup for the weekend league, even though they just played a game with Manchester United in the middle of the week.

In the pre-match press conference, Aldridge played psychological warfare again.

I'm more concerned about the second leg against Bayern Munich, Derby County? They want to fight for the UEFA Cup next season? Is it? I'm not interested in that, it's a war in another part of the Premier League. I A substitute player has defeated Arsenal and Manchester United. What will Derby County do at my home court? Hehe, I can already guess how the game will develop. Derby County put up a 1000 formation and used a wall to The penalty area is packed and then their minds are fantasizing about happily taking a point at the end of the game. Does it make sense for such a team to represent England in the UEFA Cup? Especially if they take a point from the Lions Den. How? Middlesbrough and Leicester are within three points of each other.

Will they be able to improve their rankings as they wish? I'm afraid they won't even be able to keep the current eighth position, let alone surpass Aston Villa and Liverpool.

Aldridge's remarks before the game completely angered Derby County. From the coach down to the players in the team, they all expressed their intention to snipe Millwall at the Lion's Den Stadium for the championship.

This may be the easiest game for Millwall in the last five rounds of the Premier League. There is also a game against the relegation team Everton. Due to the guest factor, it is more difficult than the game. Derby County is more difficult.

Derby County ranked sixth in the standings after defeating Liverpool just a month ago. Not only did they successfully avoid relegation early, they suddenly found that they had a chance to enter the European competition, so their mentality changed, and then they lost vigorously at home. The ranking is behind Newcastle United who gave them, the score is 3:4.

Immediately afterwards, they lost to Manchester United and Leeds United. After a three-game losing streak, they defeated Nottingham Forest, which was almost declared relegated, at home in the last round, and only then won the game.

Generally speaking, there is still hope to win back the UEFA Cup tickets. Therefore, Aldrich chose to provoke them at this time, not only in terms of public opinion, but also in the formation of troops. He sent a substitute, which is seen by the outside world. It is a kind of contempt. Unlike Manchester United and Arsenal in the cup match, you lose if you lose, and it is not a final. Once the chain is lost at this stage of the league, it will ruin the team's efforts throughout the season.

Aldridge was frivolous and defiant at the press conference.

But in the pre-match meeting, he was another face to the players.

He attaches great importance to this game and has very high requirements for tactical discipline.

Anti-reverse, anti-reverse, anti-reverse!

No player is allowed to take it lightly.

Relatively speaking, if this soft persimmon is not crushed, the subsequent situation will be really unfavorable.

Before the start of the game, Aldridge tried to shake hands with the Derby County coach, as a host to show his friendship as a landlord, but the other party ignored him with a cold face.

He didn't care, and was even very happy in his heart.

The other party is angry, this sign is very good!

He is not afraid of emotional opponents, as long as he shows his emotions, it will make him feel at ease.

But he is most afraid of opponents who are so calm and calm that they seem to be immortals, such as Lippi last year and Heathfield who just fought against each other. You can't guess what the opponent is thinking at all!

Less than three minutes into the game, Derby County looked like they were going away from the start, and they came to the Lions Den to take three points!

As a result, Glenciel made two consecutive counter-attacks, and single-handedly broke through the last defensive player of the opponent. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he knocked the ball across to the unmarked Van Nistelrooy, who easily pushed the empty goal. succeed.

Van Nistelrooy! Van Nistelrooy has scored 17 goals in the league. This is a season that is expected to win the Premier League Golden Boot! It is unbelievable to say that he scored 10 goals as the main player in the first half of the season. , In the second half of the season, he was in better form in the limited opportunities to play, and he scored goals frequently. Now he is no longer the main force. There are still four league games in the future. Maybe there are not many opportunities for him to play, so he must seize every time. Opportunity, expand your own goals! Uh, the killer who ranks first in the Premier League scorer list can't play the main force in Millwall. Hall's team is incredible.

The Derby County coach turned livid and yelled at the players, telling them to work harder to reverse their opponents.

Oh shit. The opposite side is full of substitutes!

Aldrich is very relaxed. Sitting on the coach's bench and talking and laughing with Klinsmann.

He is really suspected of being contrived. Just do it for the opposing coach to see.

I'm chatting with my colleagues, spanking and laughing, and I still win you!

Are you angry? Are you angry?

Then abuse my team on the court!

This is destined to be a game that Derby County does not want to recall, and it is also a classic psychological battle that Aldridge's long coaching career has been talked about by Wild Lions fans.

When the game ended, Derby County was in a state of dismay from the coach to the players.

Lost, not many people were optimistic about them before the game.

However, they lost a record 0:8 in the away game. This score will nail them to the pillar of shame for thousands of years.

Ruud van Nistelrooy completed a hat-trick in the first half, and Derby County attacked violently, and was riddled with holes by Millwall's wing counterattack. Glenshire was having a good time. Looking at this game alone, many viewers thought that the Danish Golden Wing was possessed by the king of the ball. Every long-distance attack made people excited.

In the second half, Derby County began to foul frequently, shoveling Gattuso, bruising Van der Meyde, paying the price of two red cards and conceding three consecutive goals in the last 10 minutes of the second half.

Duff, who came off the bench, scored twice, and the commentators lamented that Duff was like Solskjaer of Manchester United. He scored 4 goals in the last 10 minutes of the game against Nottingham Forest, and Solskjaer also came from Milwaukee. Er left. The final score of that game was 8:1, Manchester United won. Millwall swept Derby County today, 8:0 is also the game with the largest score gap in the Premier League this season.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who staged a big four in this game, took away the game ball, and then let Glenciel, who gave him an assist, Van der Meyde, who was injured and left the field, and Klose, who also scored and assisted a hat-trick, were on the ball. Sign your name.

He was interviewed by reporters in the player tunnel with the ball in his arms.

Rud, congratulations, you have scored 20 league goals so far, and you have scored at least 4 goals behind the players behind the scorer list. Are you satisfied with your performance?

Van Nistelrooy smiled and replied: It's not bad today, especially the shooting feels good. I want to thank my teammates. Their selfless assists for me are the key to my goals.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in this game, everyone played more actively for Ruud van Nistelrooy. Glenciel had two single-handedly facing goalkeepers and both gave the ball to Ruud van Nistelrooy.

You are the striker with the most goals in the Millwall team, but in important games, you have to sit on the bench. Have you communicated with Coach Hall? Why doesn't he trust you in key battles?

The smile on Fanny's face disappeared, and he fell silent. He then shook his head and turned away without answering the question. His back gave the outside world infinite imagination.

Did he communicate with Aldridge?

Yes, but not many.

Because there is no need.

He doesn't need to prove to Aldridge whether he can score goals. His personal ability is affirmed in the team, but he is incompatible with the attacking group of the main lineup.

Van Nistelrooy knows this well, and Aldridge will not sacrifice the scoring ability of Larson, Nedved, and Ronaldinho to create a super shooter Ruud van Nistelrooy.

When the rumors that Manchester United was interested in Van Nistelrooy appeared, Van Nistelrooy talked with Aldridge, and he probably guessed Aldridge's attitude.

Millwall will not show the utmost sincerity to keep him.

This kind of sincerity is not money, but the commitment of the main force.

He has already made plans to ask Andrew to help him contact his next home after the end of the season, but as a striker who averages about 1 goal per game in a single season, his worth is beyond the reach of more than half of the first-tier clubs, and he still has to find It is difficult to find a club that suits him and a team that can make him shine.

At the end of the same round, Manchester United defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at home, and Arsenal swept Wimbledon 5-1 in the same city derby.

Chelsea, off the chain.

Leicester City led by Martin O'Neill drew Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Toni and Gudjohnsen each scored a goal, and Fleet Street commented that this was Millwall's strategic snipe against Chelsea

At the same time, Leeds United was tied 1:1 by the relegation team Charlton in the away game. The theoretical chance of the championship disappeared, and the gap with the top four teams almost declared that they could not get the top three rankings, but the theoretical chance still exists. Just looking at the result of the next league game will make the suspense disappear, and in the next league game, they will be a guest at the Lion's Den Stadium.

In order to prepare for the second round match against Bayern Munich, Aldrich rested the main lineup for almost 8 days. Then, the whole team boarded a special plane to fly to Munich, Germany, and prepared to set foot on the Munich Olympia Stadium to compete against Bayern Munich! (to be continued...) ()