The Young Lion

ps: The draw for the UEFA Champions League is in progress, I feel that there is really nothing to watch...

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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Aldridge's coaching style has never had anything to do with an iron fist. Whether it is the players he coaches now or the players who have left, when they talk about him, they will say that he is strict and strict, but it is a completely different concept from being ruthless.

On the training ground, during the break time, the international players sat in a circle, Aldridge walked to the middle and sat down cross-legged, talking openly to the players.

I know everyone is tired, except for Hargreaves, everyone here has played or played in the Premier League, knowing that there is no winter pain, knowing that from March onwards, all fronts enter the sprint stage. The pressure from the public, the cameras, the fans, the head coach, etc., will use expectations, demands, orders, etc. to make you not have a moment to breathe. I will not say that for the honor of the national team, let you grit your teeth and persevere , I don’t think that will have any obvious effect, let’s be realistic, you are tired and need to rest, these two days, just spend here relaxed and happy, let yourself relax and recover as much as possible, and then we will go to Greece, the main force of the national team , the next away game against Greece, you will all play, if we win, then the fifth away game against Albania, you can rest and let the substitutes play the game.

The international players sitting in a circle looked at each other, and many of them looked relieved.

When I came to the national team, I was really afraid of going to the club's regular intensity of training, intensity. Rhythm. It sounds the same. But you have to play two away games in a row!

What's more, it's not the club's domestic short-distance away game, it's an away game abroad, the journey is tiring, can you not be tired?

Aldrich's words have been very clear.

Playing away in Greece, the main team won, and playing away in Albania, the main team will be on vacation.

Although it is an honor to play for the national team, it depends on the situation.

If it was in the second half of last year. When they are full of energy, they are naturally eager to fight, but now, they are almost exhausted in the club, and it would be great if they can rest for two more days.

Moreover, fighting Greece is a key battle.

Hitting Albania sounds like abuse.

Aldrich informed them of the arrangement in advance,

It is also to arouse the fighting desire of the main players. They only played 90 minutes and it was tied. If they lose, one more game is insignificant. In the away game against Greece, there is no room for loss. In other words, England itself has no room to lose points. If they don’t win, the negative public opinion after the game will surround them again.

You are tired, give you a rest, this is not my sympathy or simply understanding you, but I think this will help us win the game better, you have not played together for 4 months, now the assembly is just easy Therefore, in the competition, you have to use it more to compete.”

Aldridge pointed to his temple as he spoke, meaning: mind.

Concentration and thinking, and the desire to win, I don't want to emphasize that we must defeat Greece. What I want to emphasize is: We should defeat Greece! Your strength, defeating Greece is what you should do, even if you win , and don’t expect to be praised, because you just did what you were supposed to do, of course, if you can beat Greece beautifully and perfectly in the away game, then, I take back my previous sentence, and I will praise you.”

In this circle centered on Aldridge, the international players who sat on the grass behind them with their hands propped up suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Aldrich showed a puzzled look on his face, and asked, What? Is it a joke?

Beckham, Lampard, Southgate and others are still laughing.

Hargreaves, who has the lowest qualifications, said truthfully: Coach, the British media say your praise is poison.

Aldridge slapped his forehead, but he also laughed.

Shoot yourself in the foot with a rock.

Over the years, psychological warfare has been used a lot, and his praise has almost become a curse.

In fact, he can't be blamed for this. There are basically only two options for using the media to fight psychological warfare.

The first is to praise the opponent, and the second is to despise the opponent. The former is the praise in Aldridge’s mouth. The outside world speculates that Aldridge has taken a fancy to a certain player from the other side? To achieve the purpose of disturbing the opponent's military spirit.

The latter is to irritate the opponent. Contempt and ignorance may cause the opponent to lose their composure in the game.

Psychological warfare is used too much, and his words, as long as they involve opponents, sound half-truths and half-false.

Hall's praise is poison, and Hall's belittling is strong drink.

That's the conclusion of Fleet Street.

Although many players were laughing, they all understood what Aldridge was trying to express.

If you have been in contact with him for a long time, you will gradually understand his coaching style.

As long as there is no problem with the professional attitude of the players, Aldridge will not treat the team in a conventional way, and the specific situation will be analyzed in detail.

Now leading the national team is even more so. Adjusting training and game arrangements according to the situation of the players, there is a lot of flexibility or flexibility, but the purpose is the same, that is to help the team win, especially to enable the players to do their best in the game achieve the best condition.

In the current situation, at least Aldridge does not think that the regular training of the team can achieve a better training effect. Everything is for the 90 minutes of the game, and the training is no exception. When it is time to relax It is a major characteristic of his coaching to be relaxed, to be relaxed, to be flexible, and to be flexible.

Since the training is not strengthened, in such a relaxed atmosphere, Aldridge must instill more self-confidence in them, especially to face the voices of the outside world calmly.

Even though England is not ranked in the top three or top five among the top world teams, it can still barely make it into the top ten. Therefore, as long as it does not meet a world-class opponent, winning and winning should be taken for granted. Don't be euphoric. Don't be complacent. It is more necessary to digest the game, discover shortcomings, and do better.

In terms of tactics, the prototype has been formed, and it is still in a mature rising period, but no major adjustments will appear.

Now Aldridge will begin to polish the inner spirit of this team.

England can't talk about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but those who can enter the national team are all players with guaranteed strength. They have experienced great storms, and they can understand Aldridge's intentions. They can't rise to the level of admiration, but they also accept it sincerely. Especially, they can resonate with many players in their hearts. What Aldridge emphasized is also theirs. What this team needs most.

Victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged, the heart of the strong!

The training content is loose, and there are many rest periods, but you can't let the players chat and fart, right?

Aldridge and the coaching staff watched the opponent's video with the players in the conference room. This is all summarized by the coaching staff, and it is not for the players to watch a game for 90 minutes. That would obviously be very boring.

The coaching staff will sort out the typical few times of the opponent's offensive routines, point out the opponent's threat to the player, the focus of the attack, and the attack method, so that the players can understand the opponent in the shortest possible time and be mentally prepared.

After two days of training at the Leo training base, the England national team embarked on a journey to Greece in uniform suits and ties.

In 2004, Greece's home court will be moved to Piraeus. This time England is a guest in Greece, and the city they are going to is Athens.

This time England is a guest in Greece, from the day before the game to before the start of the game, it can be seen from the local street atmosphere in Greece: Greeks are not afraid of England!

Even Finland can draw with England at home, Greece also has a chance theoretically!

Although Greece performed poorly in the first three rounds, as Aldrich said, the most important thing is in the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds. Their fate is still in their own hands. In the hands of the group leader, there is no need to think about advancing directly. The qualification for the play-offs is still up for grabs.

When the lights came on, the sky was dark, the stadium was full of lights, and the Greeks cheered enthusiastically from the packed stands.

Such a game is a matter of life and death in a sense. Neither team can afford to lose. If England loses, the hope of qualifying for the top spot in the group is almost shattered. , The chances of qualifying for the play-offs are slim, but in fact they will completely miss the next World Cup. After all, Germany, England, and Finland are all ahead of Greece.

But under such a background, the fans in the stands did not treat England with the eyes of enemies, even if Britain removed countless cultural relics and buildings they were proud of from Greece...

When Aldridge walked into the stadium, he could even hear the cheers of the beautiful Greek girls in the nearby stands, calling his name but not cheering for him.

Walking to the coach's bench and standing still, Aldridge's face sank like water. He couldn't relax in such a life-and-death battle, and he didn't even know why!

Even if he leads Millwall to the Champions League final, Aldridge can properly decompress himself and face it calmly.

However, England challenged Greece away, but Aldridge could not completely relax at all.

Deep in my heart, I found countless reasons to explain.

Are you tired too?

Or is there a hidden danger because the team hasn't played together for 4 months?

Or, is the team tired?

For these reasons, Aldridge could not convince himself.

In the end, he felt, it might just be England's habitual shackles on those who cared about the team.

In the past, Aldridge did not have this shackle, and he was a bystander in England's victory or defeat.

Now, as the coach of the national team, he has changed from a bystander to an authority. Involuntarily and subconsciously, he is worried that England will lose the chain without warning.

Players from both sides lined up to enter the field. The starting players of England all had serious expressions. After three days of rest, the competitive state itself will not be affected, because they had game tasks in the club before, and because they got a reasonable rest, even if their physical condition is not up to the mark Peak state, but at least not tired from the beginning, now, can only be said to be in a relatively optimistic state.

The fourth round of Group I of the World Cup European qualifiers is about to begin. Greece sits in Athens at home against England, the favorite team to qualify for the group. After three games, Greece has only 1 point and England has 4 points. Greece unexpectedly lost to Albania Their situation became very bad in the middle of the group stage, and their sympathy was England. England also only scored 1 point in the first two rounds of the group stage, but after losing to Germany, England immediately changed coaches and led the Premier League. Aldridge Hall, who has achieved brilliant results in Millwall in recent years, took office and immediately achieved a good record of three victories. There are two friendly games worthy of praise, an away victory over Spain, a home victory over Brazil, and a In the last round of the group stage, they defeated Albania at home. England now has 4 points. If Greece and England want to qualify for the World Cup, this game is their life and death battle. A draw is the best for the two teams. The result I don't want to see!

Players from both sides spread out in their respective halfs and set up formations, and a life-and-death battle was imminent. (To be continued..)