The Young Lion

The third stop of Millwall's trip to Asia was in Shanghai. After they came to Shanghai from Hong Kong, Aldridge gave the whole team a holiday from the afternoon to the evening of the same day. Under the arrangement of the club, the players could go out for a tour.

Aldridge fulfilled his promise, put on casual clothes, led Ronaldinho, and Klose and Schneider also joined them. Under the leadership of Aldrich, they wandered around the city and tasted Chinese food.

Most of the general Chinese people don’t know football stars. Aldridge even played a trick when he was traveling, so that those team teams accompanied by sponsors and club staff left the hotel first, and the fans who were waiting outside They were all attracted away, and then he left the hotel with Ronaldinho, Klose, and Schneider.

However, in the process of leisurely enjoying the game, they were still recognized by people or followed by reporters, so they staged a cat and mouse game in the city. Whenever they found that people began to gather around them, they immediately Transfer, fight and escape.

The preparations for the Asian game were interspersed with commercial activities, and the stars of the team were the protagonists. However, in Shanghai, before the third friendly match, the atmosphere in the Millwall team began to change.

Two days of training, only open for half a day, the fans and media who came to the scene hoped that the Millwall players would show their skills again, but Millwall did not do what they wanted.

The intensity of the team's preparations has increased. In the past period of time, the lineup was not neat, and recovery training was indeed easy. But from now on, we must go all out to actively train, do a good job in physical reserve, recover the competitive state, etc.

Just when the media was disappointed by Millwall's no face, at the press conference before the match with Monaco, Aldridge gave everyone, all Chinese fans a big surprise.

any questions?

Aldridge's understatement after sitting down stunned all the Chinese reporters present.

what?

Many people exclaimed in doubt.

Did I not make it clear? Don't you have any questions?

Aldrich said with a smile on his face.

The eyes of the Chinese reporters at the scene lit up, and someone hurriedly asked, Mr. Hall, do you speak Chinese?!

That's right, Aldridge spoke Chinese after sitting down.

Mandarin with a perfect accent!

Maybe he thought so.

But in fact, many people heard what he said clearly, but the tone was a bit weird.

After all, language skills also need to be honed. Aldridge can't speak a few words of Chinese throughout the year, but it's not impossible. There are many Chinese in Europe.

Well, I can speak Chinese, isn't that surprising?

Aldrich said it as a matter of course, a bit suspected of showing off stinky fart.

The reporters on the scene were excited, thinking that Aldridge can speak many languages, such as Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, etc., which is the basis for him to communicate with the players. In fact, this is not a language genius. In the football circle alone, there are many coaches who are proficient in multiple languages, partly because of job requirements.

He can speak Chinese, which sounds like nothing to make a fuss about. It can be thought of the difficulty of learning Chinese. It is impossible for foreigners to achieve something without working hard, especially it is impossible to smoothly meet the requirements of communication.

A press conference for a football match turned into an exchange meeting between Aldridge and Chinese culture.

When did you start learning Chinese?

How much do you know about Chinese culture?

Why are you interested in China?

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Anyway, it is impossible for Aldridge to tell the reporter the truth, I just approved a layer of foreign skin and announced it. Either the world is crazy, or Aldrich is crazy. Obviously, the ending must be the latter.

On the contrary, a reporter asked Aldrich why he did not use Chinese when he was interviewed in Hong Kong. Aldrich said frankly: Because I can't understand Cantonese, and I can't speak Cantonese.

Journalists today are excited. More interested than asking questions about the competition.

Not only can Aldrich speak Chinese, but he also has a deeper understanding of Chinese culture than many foreigners. Although due to his preconceived impressions, it is impossible to think that this British guy has much connection with China, but at least he can make headlines.

Ok. What's your name?

That's right, the Chinese love of the Wild Lion Marshal!

After the press conference was over, Aldridge watched the evening news, and he was on the news network...

But the reactions around him made him a little depressed.

He can speak Chinese, and the sensation he created, why does it feel like a monkey suddenly speaking human language?

The representatives of the Chinese sponsors around seemed to want Aldrich to speak a few words. He really finished speaking in Mandarin, and the other party's expression seemed to be looking at a strange flower. After being surprised, they praised his Chinese words endlessly. Start kissing.

Probably because there was no communication problem, there was a lot more work than expected, and there were countless invitations to interview Aldrich. There were already many, but the situation is indeed different now.

Doing interviews with English communication means interviewing foreigners.

However, if foreigners can accept interviews in Chinese without any obstacles, this will not only bring more attractiveness to the program, but also make Aldridge more familiar with China, and the audience will definitely find it fresh.

May I ask, is there any foreign coach in the field of competitive sports in China in the world who can conduct question interviews in Chinese fluently?

Considering that he will do business development for Millwall, Aldrich’s shocking opening of his mouth in Chinese will undoubtedly bring more positive effects. He decided to accept an interview, but it will only be conducted in Shanghai. As for CCTV’s special program, He pushed it to Klinsmann, which is also well thought out.

For Chinese fans, Klinsmann is not only Millwall's assistant coach, but also a part of Millwall's brilliance. His career is also very brilliant. He has many fans in China. Although it is impossible to have more effects on Millwall than Aldridge, Aldridge is pressed for time and his job is still the most important.

The itinerary was tight, and Klinsmann went directly to Beijing, which he himself was happy to do. After all, Millwall aside, he still had a star effect, and it was impossible for him to continue working in Millwall. It's just that he doesn't think his job at Millwall is over yet, in terms of progress. Halfway through, he has learned a lot from this team, and at the same time, he wants to see even more after Aldridge has won this country. Facing the new pattern and the new situation, how will Aldrich hold on to this country.

Aldridge's preparations for the interview have not yet been completed, and he will lead the team to play the third friendly match.

A good show is often the finale.

In the last leg of Millwall’s trip to Asia, the opponent is the Ligue 1 champion Monaco. The opponent’s reputation and strength are better than the declining Ajax and the Celtics who failed to dominate the Soviet Super League. .

At the same time, with the first two warm-up games, the team's competitive state has also begun to recover. The attitude towards the game is also getting more and more attention.

Millwall's starting lineup today is all the main players!

The opponent Monaco is no longer under the leadership of Tigana. Tigana left Monaco a year and a half ago. This summer, he became neighbors with Aldridge. He joined the London team Fulham in the League One. Odd battles against each other in the Premier League.

It was their club loyalist Puel who led Monaco to win the Ligue 1 title last season. He only played for Monaco in his playing career. After retiring, he worked as a coach in Monaco and climbed up step by step. After Tigana left, he was promoted from the reserve team to the first team to take over the coaching seal. In his first full coaching season, he won the top league championship ,seem. Monaco also has this tradition, before Wenger, then Tigana, and now Puel.

Aldridge and Puel have not met in the past, and today is the first time they have played against each other on the court, and the two exchanged a few words on the sidelines. It is not only a formal acquaintance, but also an exchange as a coach.

Now Aldridge seems to have become the football topic that Chinese fans are most concerned about, because he speaks Chinese very slickly, and incidentally let the fans extend this concern to the Millwall club.

Millwall has many stars and is famous. The coach can also speak Chinese!

90% of the stadium supports Millwall. Today, the Wild Lions are very face-saving.

Ronaldinho, Henry, Pirlo, Nedved, Larsson, etc. all started. After Makelele left, Gattuso took his place. This is Millwall's main lineup for the new season.

Millwall, who has swept European football in the past three years, even though the competitive state has not returned to its best, it still shows a strong dominance on the field.

Monaco, what about the Ligue 1 champions?

There is already a gap in the league, and Millwall is the leader in the Premier League. The difference in strength between the two is obvious.

Today, Puel felt the eye-opening experience personally, and learned about the gap between Monaco and Millwall. In disguise, it is also the distance between Monaco and the top European teams.

Even if Monaco has Riise and Giuly, who are well-known European football stars in the future, the disadvantages of the whole team are obvious.

In the first 60 minutes of the game, Monaco was suppressed and had no power to fight back. Millwall firmly grasped the rhythm of the field and attacked in an orderly manner.

60 minutes, 3:0.

Henry scored three goals alone, Pirlo's two scalpel-like through balls made the audience mesmerized, and a team goal with a 15-foot pass made all the audience stand up and applaud.

Watching the Millwall game live is a visual feast.

On the contrary, Ronaldinho occasionally messed up a few solo performances, which attracted Aldrich's slightly dissatisfied body movements, and Ronaldinho immediately restrained himself.

A soldier can be killed and cannot be humiliated, and it is a friendly match. There is no need to really stir up the opponent's fire. If you win, you win. If you want to play tricks unscrupulously, this is too much.

After 60 minutes, Aldridge removed several main players to give substitute players playing time.

Due to the gap in personal ability, under the same tactical system, Millwall's suppression in the frontcourt will not receive the same effect at all.

This is inevitable, but Aldridge did not change his tactics, just wanted to test the performance of players such as Joe Cole, Villa, and Pedretti under this tactical system.

Monaco was poured three. Seeing Millwall put on a number of substitutes, they started to rebound and scored two goals in 10 minutes.

High pressure tactics are very dangerous. If you can't hold down the front, it is very easy to be penetrated through the back line of defense.

Just like last season's Champions League semi-finals, Millwall's main lineup could not hold down Real Madrid, and Aldridge had to change tactics immediately.

Looking at the effect now, the young players may have been mixed with the main force last time, and there is a big master in the lineup. It is not clear how big the gap is, but if many young players play together, the gap will be very obvious.

In the last 20 minutes, he changed his tactics and played a counterattack tactic that was balanced and in line with their strength.

After this adjustment, Monaco did not push the offense to the dangerous zone so easily, and Millwall's offense also improved.

In the 88th minute, Klose broke through the opponent's defender with a dribble and scored. This ball made Aldridge very excited, and he stood up and applauded him.

The little carpenter's skills have improved significantly in the past two years, and the special technical guidance of the coaching staff has not been in vain.

4:2

Millwall ended the last warm-up match of the Asian tour. Amid the applause and cheers of the fans, the entire Millwall team left the field.