The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward! ——

The Celtics also have a strong fan base in Hong Kong due to their background in the Commonwealth of Nations, but compared with other Asian regions, they have a better fan base. Therefore, in the upcoming friendly match at the Hong Kong Stadium, Millwall and the Celtics, There is no shortage of attractive commercial selling points.

But the Celtics couldn't steal Millwall's limelight after all. Millwall's training could even make headlines, and the farce of the race between Aldridge and Ronaldinho was even spread wildly by the European media.

A small piece of gauze was wrapped around Aldrich's arm, and a Band-Aid was stuck on one side of his chin. His image was damaged when he attended the press conference.

If the outside world doesn’t know what happened, then his appearance will definitely arouse people’s daydreams. If there is trouble, there will be rumors of him fighting with the players, but all the reporters present know where Aldridge’s injury came from. .

Everyone was in a happy mood and smiled from the bottom of their hearts and said: It deserves it!

Who told him to play tricks during the race!

He also took off Ronaldinho's shorts, but fortunately the underwear was not torn off, otherwise, the fun would have been even greater.

Today's press conference is more like a discussion-style interview. The first topic the reporters revolved around was Ronaldinho Henry and the others' non-landing passes during the break.

If you have followed Millwall's first team training, I don't think many people will be surprised, because in London, in our training base, there is a training session to improve the players' ability to control the ball. There are machines on the training ground. Assistance, players have to deal with difficult volleys, complete stop, pass, shoot and other technical actions. Accumulated over time, it can help them improve their skills. However, we do not specifically list group training like yesterday as a training session. That's for the player's own entertainment.

Aldridge's words made the reporters on the scene both surprised and deeply aware of how terrifying the strength of the top European teams is.

That kind of difficult volley pass is just for fun!

In fact, it can only be limited to the category of play.

real game. It is very difficult to cooperate with one after another volley pass. If you can grasp the volley once, it is possible to create an excellent opportunity, which often has an intuitive impact on the game.

The reporters asked Aldridge again about his sprint match with Ronaldinho.

Aldridge didn't feel ashamed, and replied with a smile: If I win him, then he will be finished.

Really, the coaching staff will squeeze every minute of his time to improve his physical condition.

Do you often play against him?.

He likes to challenge me very much, comparing shots with me, juggling the ball, dribbling around the pile and so on, I won't be fooled. Again, if I can beat him, it's not a matter of winning or losing Now, the problems with him will be very big, and the consequences of his loss will be very serious, um, hell, he will definitely be trained by the coaching staff like hell devils, but some of our coaching staff will be fooled, such as Klinsmann, he has a record of three shots with Ronaldinho, and lost all three games. Since then, Klinsmann will not accept any challenge from the players, he will use the players wisely experience to overwhelm them with things we don't have.

The vast majority of Asian journalists present, especially a large number of Hong Kong sports reporters, prefer to listen to Aldridge talk about these things that are related to football but have nothing to do with the game.

There is no need to talk about it in friendly matches. Aldridge told them about tactics, preparations, and game goals. What's the point of that?

It sounds like Ronaldinho was a star at Millwall who wasn't just active on the pitch?

Aldridge laughed dumbfounded, and then said: Yes, he has an inherent simplicity. When he came to the club on the first day, he was about this tall.

Aldrich stood up, compared his height with his hands, and then continued: I was talking to him, he seemed absent-minded, and his eyes were fixed on the youth team playing on the training ground. It seemed that the only thing that could attract him was football. I Let him try it on the field, ten minutes, maybe fifteen minutes, he conquered everyone on the field, passed one player, two, three, more, and then sent the ball into the gate, the field Players of the same age looked at him as if they had seen a monster. The head coach of the youth team, Najib, was the one who reacted the most. Became a devil hindering the development of the team. In the next two years, Najib fully cultivated Ronaldinho, tapped his potential, and taught him how to use his talents reasonably, integrate into the team, and become the team's leader on the court. Catalyst, team chemistry, Ronaldinho has done it, and better than we expected, as seen from the outside, he is like a happy spirit, giving Millwall football a special style We love him, the fans love him, it's hard not to love him when you watch him play.

Aldridge's compliments to Ronaldinho are indeed from the heart. Ronaldinho has made special contributions to Millwall, that is his happy samba, his attitude towards football, and his attitude of enjoying the game. The internal atmosphere of the Millwall club, the image of the team, and even the concretization of football concepts and philosophies all have his indispensable positive influence.

When people take the trouble to war and hate football games, Ronaldinho can use his football to dilute these elements, simply let people enjoy, appreciate, obtain visual, sensory pleasure, and realm, which are different .

At the press conference, Aldridge gave the reporters enough news materials, and everyone ended happily.

In the evening, the Hong Kong Stadium was full of seats, and there were obviously more fans supporting the Wild Lions.

Aldridge, dressed in casual clothes, walked up to shake hands with the Celtics coach after entering the field very formally.

old acquaintance.

Martin O'Neill.

In the original history, news of Ferguson's retirement came out this year. O'Neill was one of the popular candidates to take over, but because of Ferguson's cancellation of this idea, O'Neill was hired by the Scottish giants Celtic and took office.

O'Neill's resume in the Premier League is absolutely brilliant. Has been working miracles. When he leaves Leicester City in the summer. Still added a new League Cup trophy to the club that season.

O'Neal met Aldridge again in a foreign country and was in a good mood, but he apologized to Aldridge in the opening remarks.

Aldrich, you should be able to understand that I cannot obstruct the decision of the Leicester City board.

Hey, don't worry about that kind of trivial matter, it's nothing.

Aldridge didn't care.

What O'Neill said was that Gudjohnsen was sold to Chelsea by Leicester City. In a circle, the players who went out from Millwall put on the jerseys of their mortal enemies.

Aldridge really doesn't care, Chelsea and Millwall are not at the same level, Gudjohnsen is also a passer-by who was quickly forgotten by the fans at Millwall, as long as he didn't directly transfer from Millwall to Chelsea, next time When they meet, the fans probably won't have any dissatisfaction with Gudjohnsen, just like meeting passers-by.

This emotion is similar to Arsenal's contempt for Tottenham.

Martin O'Neill also fell out with the top management because the board of directors directly intervened to sell Gudjohnsen. Thinking that staying in Leicester City has no future, he accepted the Celtics' invitation. By the way, Tony is also taken away to meet new challenges.

Fans who are not familiar with the Scottish Premier League may think that Celtic will have no challenges to face in the Scottish league, which is not the case.

Just last season, the champion of the Soviet Super League was Glasgow Rangers, and Celtic was the runner-up, but this runner-up has lost all face.

10 teams played 36 games in four rounds. Rangers scored 90 points and won the championship. What about the Celtics? Runner-up, 69 points, a gap of 21 points!

Against this background, Martin O'Neill's visit to Glasgow is bound to allow the Celtics to raise their heads again in this city. This is his new challenge.

Aldridge and O'Neill chatted for a long time on the sidelines, and there was no shortage of jokes. For example, O'Neill left, Leicester City's strength dropped sharply, and there was one less league opponent to cause trouble for Millwall in the new season.

Leicester City is a small team, but a small team in the Premier League may often be the nemesis of a strong team. Even though O'Neill cannot be called the nemesis of Aldridge, but in the past few years, Leicester City Hard bones, the wild lion of Millwall struggles to chew, and sometimes it really breaks its teeth if it doesn't move.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the friendly match between Millwall and Celtic kicked off.

The Scottish team pays attention to teamwork. They are the originator of short-pass coordination. This style has continued. Millwall sent most of the substitute lineup in the first half. Facing most of the Celtics' main lineup, they obviously did not have the upper hand.

O'Neill is a coach who emphasizes defense. Because of this, the game was not as unrestrained as Millwall played against Ajax in the first half. Most of the time, the Celtics controlled the rhythm and advanced the offense. Very patient.

Aldridge's preparations for the Asian friendly match are targeted. In this game against the Celtics, he really wanted to spend halftime to see Alonso, Joe Cole, Villa and Metzer De, Ferreira and other players face an opponent who is patient and pays attention to organized short passes, how will their defense and their will perform.

Will it be frizzy, unbalanced mentality, loss of tactical discipline due to inability to grasp the game, and eventually lead to mistakes that affect the game.

The score in the first half was 0:0. Millwall did not have an advantage on the field, but they tried their best to keep the goal.

In the second half, Millwall replaced Ronaldinho, Lampard, Larsson, Nedved and other players, while Henry, Pirlo and other players who participated in the European Cup and played in the second half are still sitting today. Watch the game below, waiting for them is the final battle of the friendly match, the contest with Monaco.

After Millwall had some main players and regular substitutes, the situation on the field changed immediately. It was their turn to control the rhythm of the game and take advantage.

Because it is a friendly match, the players will not rush too hard. Millwall also patiently played passes and cuts on the court. The effect is definitely not as good as in the official game. Advantage.

Ronaldinho improvised a scissor-kick cross to assist Klose's header and set off a frenzy of enthusiasm in the stands.

Before the end, Larsson's shot from close range was blocked, and Nedved followed up with a long shot from the outside to lock the score at 2:0. Millwall won the warm-up match.

Aldridge was never obsessed with winning or losing a friendly match. Seeing O'Neill's expression a little helpless after the game, he went over and had a chat with him. When we parted, he said, I hope we will play against each other in the Premier League someday.

O'Neill pushed his glasses and frowned, Why can't we meet in the Champions League?

Aldridge laughed dumbfounded when he heard the words, and nodded with a thumbs up to the other party.

But he said in his heart: Martin, how many strong teams in Europe don't want to meet Millwall in the Champions League? (to be continued...)