The Young Lion

The result of a game appears within 90 minutes, but the factors that lead to this result are not all the content of the 90-minute game. Invisibly, it may be a week, a month, or even two months before the game. These 90 minutes are shaped by one of the determinants of past history.

This is also one of the reasons why sometimes when two strong teams with balanced strengths confront each other, occasionally a strong team that seems to be in a state of being out of the table suffers a disastrous defeat.

With his years of experience in leading teams, Aldridge is no longer just looking at the success or failure within 90 minutes. The work of preparing for a game is no longer a week or half a month before the game.

It will be longer, one month, two months.

The state of the team is divided into physical state and competitive state. The club's medical team conducts scientific analysis of the physiological state as a reference, while the competitive state must be adjusted by a high-level coaching team and the head coach himself.

Under normal circumstances, Henry's ability is better than Klose's, and the gap is one and a half grades. That is to say, Henry is already a top European striker, but Klose can only be regarded as average.

When Henry's competitive state is at the excellent level, he may surpass Klose's two levels of strength, but if Henry's competitive state is at the level of poor and Klose's competitive state is excellent, Maybe Klose will perform better than Henry on the field!

How to maintain the competitive state of the players is a test of the head coach's ability.

In the general consciousness, there is probably a hard target requirement for an excellent head coach: the competitive state of excellent players must be kept in good condition.

But the reality is: it's impossible!

No player is able to maintain the peak state of competitive state for 90 minutes of each game from beginning to end, in the long history. All kinds of selected champions. Can't do that either.

so. In reality, those strong teams that only rely on 11 main players to win the world seem to have a luxurious lineup, but due to the fluctuations in the players' competitive status, the probability of achieving glory is very low.

It can also be seen that many famous coaches will always make unexpected lineup adjustments during the long season, which is beyond the expectations of the outside world: Why is there an excellent player who is not injured or sick, but he is not allowed to play? Then the outside world began to have all kinds of groundless suspicions, whether there was something wrong with the locker room. Is it because the generals are at odds, is the player leaving the team, etc. In fact, the answer is very simple, which is to adjust the player's competitive state.

A truly excellent head coach should know how to use his players flexibly and make the best use of the situation. A good employment strategy can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

This is not to say that players in poor condition must not be used,

If this is the case, it would be too rigid.

For example, Henry, who is in poor form, may be ineffective in front of the defense of the top giants. But in front of the defensive line of the fishy team, he can still show his power, because no matter how bad the state is. There will also be a bottom line, and it doesn't mean that a poor state becomes useless.

This kind of employment strategy is similar to Tian Ji's horse racing. The key is to evaluate the strength, know yourself and the enemy, and whether the head coach can see clearly and accurately grasp the game situation.

Millwall's jaw-dropping record since the new season is not only on its own, but also has a lot to do with the schedule. The schedule has helped the team better adjust their competitive state.

At the beginning of the league, they played against Tottenham in the mid-range and Liverpool in the upper-mid-range. They played with confidence and performance, followed by a wave of matches against the mid-lower teams to maintain this state. In October, they started a strong dialogue. The state was stimulated quickly and began to erupt, interspersed with the league with downstream teams to make appropriate rest and small adjustments, until the match against Manchester United continued this state and hit the final limit. The influencing factors also include Many other aspects, such as the incentives for the selection of the Golden Globes.

At this time, Aldridge will not ask the team to work harder, the peak of the competitive state has reached the end of the battle, and after the Golden Globe selection dust settles, the physical state of the players will also begin to decline, so, He gives the players a holiday, even if the players don't want it themselves, he will still take the initiative to make adjustments in the upcoming schedule.

Therefore, he hopes to complete the intermittent adjustment of the team before mid-February, and then start the sprint for the second half of the season. At this time, the Champions League grouping is divided into a relatively weak group, which he thinks is not a good thing.

As for preferring to be in the death group, he was joking.

At the very least, he hopes that there will be a super strong team, a first-class strong team, and a quasi-first-class strong team in the same group. This will be better for Millwall, who can fully focus on the Champions League in the second half of the season. It doesn't matter if you lose in the second round of the group stage, it's better than going to the knockout round with confidence and going to the knockout round.

A done deal, it is impossible for Aldridge to go to UEFA to ask for a re-draw, or to exchange with other teams that are assigned to more strong teams. Even if the other party is willing, UEFA will not agree. The other three teams will certainly Sue Millwall too: Did we mess with you? Can't get along with us? Don't be a group with us!

The key to the next job is the ability of Aldrich himself and his colleagues.

The weekend league was played against Derby County at home. Millwall played lightly, withdrew a few main players, and used some young players to play. They won 2-0 without bloodshed. The ranks of the mediocre division.

The 22 consecutive victories across the season are within reach. At this time, the entire European football world is numb.

Let's do it, let's do it, let's see how long Millwall can set this record!

At night, Aldrich put on his coat and walked out of the house, went straight to the door of the apartment opposite, and lightly pressed the doorbell.

Ivan, who was wearing casual clothes at home in winter, was surprised to see Aldrich standing in front of her house, and she quickly opened the door wide, a little flattered, and said, Please come in.

Aldrich smiled and said, I'm free and want to go outside for a walk, do you have time to accompany me?.

Yiwen was full of surprise, she turned her head and pointed to the TV in the living room, on the TV screen. The Golden Globes ceremony is being broadcast live.

sorry for disturbance.

Aldrich was still smiling. Turn around and want to leave.

Wait! I mean, don't you watch it?.

Oh, you'll know the result when you get home tonight.

Then you wait for me for 5 minutes, no, 3 minutes!

After speaking, Yiwen ran back upstairs, and after less than two minutes, he tidied up his appearance hastily. Put on a snow-white overcoat, and walked out of the house with Aldridge

At the Ballon d'Or selection site, six players from Millwall attended. They sat together and became the focus. They were handsome in suits and leather shoes, and their families also came to the scene.

Ronaldinho talked and smiled with Schneider with a relaxed face.

The two of them knew that they came here to join in the fun. Even though they were shortlisted, there were many people with more dazzling stadium statistics than theirs. Today, it also meant to cheer for their teammates.

Candidates' on-court highlights of the year are constantly played on the big screen. This kind of clip played out is the most beneficial to offensive players or forwards. Because the most shocking thing on the court is the moment of scoring. For others, such as defenders and midfielders, scoring itself is not their top priority, and they cannot reflect their full talents at all.

When the final result was announced, the audience burst into applause.

Nedved stood up from his seat.

Millwall's second Mr. Golden Ball was born!

Nedved beat Rivaldo, and Beckham was awarded the Golden Globe in 1999.

Maybe he has less Copa America honors than Rivaldo, and less Champions League titles than Beckham.

However, the selection of the European Golden Globe Awards also has a certain taste of compensation. If Zidane hadn't won the World Cup last year, how could Nedved come in second?

This year, as a midfielder, he scored more goals than Rivaldo in the year, and only 6 fewer assists than Beckham, and the number of goals was unmatched by Beckham. At the same time, he led Millwall to the honor of last season Double champion, since the beginning of this season, Millwall has become the most shining team in Europe. It has just set a record of winning streak in the five major European leagues, 22 games. This record may be broken again, and Nedved has contributed a lot.

He kissed his wife at the scene and was delayed on stage as he hugged five other teammates who were there.

Shevchenko, who was ranked sixth in the final selection, also sat not far away. He stood up and congratulated his former teammate Nedved, and the two also hugged.

When Nedved came onto the stage, he held the Golden Globe in his hand and stared at it for ten seconds, then raised his head and smiled, but his eyes were already wet, and a tear slid down his face, and he wiped it away with a smile.

In the summer of 1994, I came to London from the Czech Republic and played for Aldrich Hall's team. At that time, he said that in the future, I would become a star. I believed in him, as did my teammates. No doubt, five and a half years later, here I am, and I thank my family and teammates for being with me to this day, but, boss, I'm not here to express my gratitude to you, no, because You and Millwall, will always be here, forever.

Nedved held the Golden Globe in his left hand, and put his right hand on his heart.

Larson, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Schneider, and Henry stood up and applauded together, and then another burst of warm applause broke out at the scene.

In the selection, Larson and Henry ranked fourth, fifth, Ronaldinho tenth, Pirlo thirteenth, Schneider only got a poor number of votes, ranked twenty-fourth.

Regardless, there are four Millwall players in the top ten and Nedved took home the Ballon d'Or, a bonanza for Millwall.

At the same time, beside the Thames, Aldrich leaned against the fence and looked up at the starry night sky. Ivan boldly threw himself into his arms and hugged him tightly. Aldrich closed his eyes and let the fragrance linger in his nose and enter his heart.

Millwall has produced two Mr. Golden Globes in three years. Larson and Nedved have won the Golden Globe Award successively. In addition, as many as six players have been shortlisted this year, and young players like Pirlo, Ronaldinho and Henry First, there is no doubt that they will also be popular candidates for the Ballon d'Or in the future.

People are already familiar with Millwall's success on the field. The club's development strategy based on the youth training policy has yielded great results, and it has single-handedly shaped two Mr. Golden Globes. The Leo training base of Millwall Club has begun to be praised by the outside world: Cradle of Superstars.

At the same time, the 23-year-old marshal Aldridge was given a new title.

Kingmaker!

The outside world is beginning to look forward to who will be the next player trained by Aldridge to step into the Golden Globe Temple. There are not many candidates for the king. Ronaldinho, Henry, Pirlo, these are all ready-made Candidates, and those young players who have grown steadily in the club, who can guarantee that they will not shine in the future? (to be continued...) ()