The Young Lion

Aldridge originally expected that the second round of the Champions League semi-finals would set a record in club history: the lowest attendance record!

The outcome of the game is meaningless before the game.

The news from Leeds United before the game also showed that Leeds United will send a large number of substitutes and young players, and Aldridge also announced that he will send young players to play.

In this way, what is there to see in the Champions League semi-finals, where tickets are originally more expensive than the Premier League?

But when the game day came, the club gave Aldrich a surprise ticket sales ratio, 96% of the tickets were sold, even if some people bought the tickets and didn’t come to watch, the attendance rate would definitely exceed 94% , This cannot refresh the club's new low attendance record.

In fact, it was also thanks to Leeds United. For two consecutive away games, the local fans in London were suffocating. After the first game, they waited for Leeds United to come to London. The main players didn't dare to use it anymore, but this couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans. Even if the two teams sent a substitute lineup to enter the field, the sound of cheers would scare the guts of the Leeds United's substitute lineup!

Aldridge sat in the locker room, waiting for the players to come back after warming up for pre-match training.

After a while, the players who had finished their warm-ups returned to the locker room one by one, and put on their jerseys slowly and seriously, and tidied them up for fear of appearing messy and damaging their image.

Aldridge's eyes were in a trance, looking at these young faces, it seemed as if time had gone back to the stage when Trezeguet had just started to conquer the world. Shevchenko. How high-spirited and heroic Pires and others are. Stam, Thuram, Nedved and others are at the beginning of their domineering ambitions.

Seven years is not a cycle in ancient Chinese culture, but in Europe, seven is a mysterious and perfect number. There are seven days in a week, and it took Jehovah six days to create the world. The seventh day is rest.

Seven years, it seems like a reincarnation, Aldridge recalled the passionate cry at the beginning, as if he was going to flatten Europe in the bullfight, seven years have passed, now he is not angry, he no longer needs to shout at the players Standing up to the flames with him, playing for him, playing for Millwall, old and new. Should there be this awareness in football genes, to conquer Europe? Europe. Already at the foot of the wild lion.

In the locker room, among the starting players for this game, Neil and Glenshire are the most experienced. Although Pagliuca is old, he is only a rookie in the locker room.

Seeing Aldridge meditating, Neil and Glenshall didn't bother them. They had already put on their jerseys, shoes and shin pads, and they were ready to play at any time, but the head coach didn't speak, and no one Dare to open the locker room door and leave without authorization.

Only a player like De Rossi, who was suddenly promoted to the first-team starting lineup, was so excited that he yelled at Aldridge unscrupulously: Boss, we are waiting for your pre-match training!

Aldridge came back to his senses, glanced at De Rossi, and half-truthfully said: If you perform poorly today, I will replace you at halftime.

With a fearless expression on his face, De Rossi said sonorously: I remember everything the coaches said at the game preparation meeting yesterday, and I will never make a mistake today!

made a mistake?

He starts as a defensive midfielder and focuses on defense. Of course, whether he makes mistakes is the basic criterion.

Aldridge showed a smile, then stood up and said to the players of the team: If four years ago, three years ago, I would have said to you: don't have pressure in the game, the result is not important, as long as you can play at the usual training level That's it. But today, I can only tell you that you put on Millwall's jersey and represented Millwall in the semi-finals of the Champions League. This is an opportunity that many outstanding players may never have in their lifetime. Important! You must be worthy of the Wild Lions jersey, worthy of the more than 50,000 fans who came to watch the game today and cheered for you, and worthy of your own hard work! Remember, we are Wild Lions, no matter you are young or not, you must There is a firm awareness that the goal of Wild Lion is to dominate Europe forever! This awareness will accompany you throughout your career, and you must not forget it for a day! Remember it?.

In the dressing room, the older generation of players just nodded, while the younger generation of players like De Rossi, Alonso, and Villa shouted in unison: Remember!

Aldridge walked out of the locker room, and the players followed suit, lining up in the tunnel for their appearance.

When Aldridge walked into the stadium, he first heard the singing of the Wild Lions fans in the stands. The new lyrics that were composed pointed at Leeds United, ridiculed and sarcasm, and there was a section about Bowyer. Criticism, describing him as inferior to a pig and a dog

When the players began to enter the field, the stadium master of ceremonies held a microphone and read the name of every player who appeared on the field with a microphone, and there would be a burst of cheers and applause in the stands.

Aldridge's Wild Lion era, seven glorious years, fans have also formed a habit: pay attention to the good youngsters of the youth team.

Because today's youth team geniuses may play for the Wild Lions tomorrow and become famous!

Most of the young players who played today are first-team young players. The only one transferred from the youth team to the squad is De Rossi, who is still 3 months away from turning 18.

The captain of the youth team has already made his first-team debut, but his appearance in today's game at this level is considered a milestone in his career, and like Ronaldo's appearance as a substitute in the Toyota Cup, that kind of game is considered Nothing, although looking back after twenty years, there must be a certain legendary color.

When the master of ceremonies read De Rossi's name, the fans cheered and applauded thunderously.

De Rossi led the Millwall youth team in the European next generation league. With Ronaldo and Ribery as the attack line, the Millwall youth team won the first European Youth League championship. When it soared.

Wild Lions fans have no doubt that De Rossi will become a powerful member of the Millwall team in the future.

The second round of the UEFA Champions League semi-final battle started at the Lion King Stadium. Millwall at home led Leeds United with a total score of 6:1. The result of this game should not affect Millwall's progress to the final. Leeds United also gave up The idea of ​​reversing the opponent in the away game. This can be seen from the starting list sent by Leeds United. And Millwall is also training young players. The game has become like this. I think this is not what UEFA wants to see In this situation, the Champions League stage, which was supposed to be a peak duel, has become a training session for two English teams, playing a game that has nothing to do with winning or losing. But the reason is that Millwall is too strong, or Leeds United collapsed. Unbelievable? The facts have already been created, we can only appreciate the performance of the young players today, Millwall has the reputation of the cradle of superstars, maybe, the youngsters who perform well in our eyes today can grow into superstars in the future.

Millwall formed a weird 442 formation today.

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca.

Defenders: Ferreira, Metzelder, Barzagli, Neil.

Midfielder: Pedretti. De Rossi, Alonso. Joe Cole.

Forwards: Glenshire, Villa.

Leeds United's starting lineup is a moderate 442

Today's game has become like this. UEFA is probably going crazy. In the Champions League semi-finals, there is not even a first-class star. It is estimated that fans of the two teams will watch the game except for the two teams. Other fans, even if they care about the result, then I will only look at the battle report the next day.

Regardless of the reaction from the outside world, Aldridge has always been serious about his work. The outcome of the game is meaningless, but he is equally serious about preparing for this game. In order to prevent Leeds United from throwing smoke bombs, he actually prepared two starting lists until the game. In the first four hours, it was confirmed that Leeds United did not bring the main lineup from Leeds.

Therefore, he can safely let these young players play the game, and he does not need to send some main players to support the team, giving the young players a psychological support.

He designed a unilateral flying wing formation as the main tactic today.

The double defensive midfielder Pedretti and De Rossi stabilized the defense. Alonso and Joe Cole were in front of and behind the midfield. Joe Cole has a high degree of freedom, can be centered or sided, and Glenciel is also free on the left and right sides. Activities, Villa play center.

The lineup is young, and it is not enough to spread the attack points to fight back. It is more realistic to concentrate on one side.

At the beginning of the game, Aldridge stood on the sidelines and carefully watched the situation on the field. This is his habit, no matter whether the game is important or not, whether he is standing or sitting.

There are many young players on the court today, so he has to stand on the sidelines to supervise the game and put some pressure on the young players, hoping that they will not be distracted because of the loss of meaning in the game.

Although Leeds United sent a lineup of substitutes and young players, the average age of the starters is about 3 years older than that of Millwall, and they are stronger and more experienced. The overall strength of the two sides should be evenly matched. After all, Millwall sent It is child soldiers like De Rossi, Alonso, Joe Cole, and Villa who are not even 20 years old.

Millwall played methodically in the midfield and passed the ball quite well. Alonso's technical ability has grown well in the past two years, but he lacks experience, especially experience in major competitions. The nerve and mental training of high-intensity fast-paced games, Millwall It is very difficult for Paul to let him stand on the stage of the big scene and undergo an extremely high-intensity test as he did when he trained Pirlo back then. This kind of test is also dangerous.

On the other hand, the players in the frontcourt have distinctive characteristics on the court. Joe Cole got rid of the ball, dared to make moves, and his awareness of running and passing has also improved significantly. With the advancement of technology, he also dared to break through the last line of defense on the front line to form a direct threat.

Aldridge was watching the game, but O'Reilly stood up and walked towards him on the other side.

O'Reilly figured it out the day before yesterday. There was no need for him and Aldridge to fight each other. In the entire European football world, Aldridge's opponents were numerous, including famous coaches, and he himself hadn't even won a championship. handsome? It was the gift that Fleet Street praised him and placed on his head early, with evil intentions.

Just like when Aldrich first became famous, Fleet Street did everything possible to praise him. The purpose was to cause a sensation when he failed and create shocking news. Fortunately, Aldridge did not make Fleet Street what he wanted, but O'Reilly The bloody dog ​​who was scolded recently fell from the altar in an instant.

However, O'Reilly still wanted to resolve the conflict with Aldridge and show some grace, which would be a good talk for the outside world. In the coaching industry, O'Reilly is still young and has a long life ahead. (to be continued...) ()