The Young Lion

The European Super Cup came to an end, and it also announced the rekindling of the European war in the new season.

The players rushed to the national team non-stop to prepare to participate in the national team competition, and Aldridge also had to be distracted from the national team's war.

Fleet Street, which is never short of hype topics, began to wantonly suspect and fan the flames.

Joe Cole was cleaned up in the summer, and Lampard was sold away. Will Aldridge's hardcore descendants in the Three Lions fall out of favor in the national team because they cut off this relationship with the Millwall Club?

Aldridge doesn't care what the players think. In his new national team roster, Joe Cole and Lampard are still on the list. Even Lampard's main position in the national team, Aldridge Neither intended to take it away, or to give him a level playing field with Steven Gerrard.

England itself lacks talents and cannot withstand even the slightest consumption of internal fighting. The World Cup has brought unprecedented unity to this team. Aldridge does not want to destroy the unity of the team because of himself.

On the other hand, it also reflects his professionalism as a coach, doing business in a business-like manner and not mixing personal emotions.

In the club, Ren Xianxuan can choose from a global perspective, while the national team is a place where the capable live. It is wishful thinking to kick someone out emotionally and find a replacement.

Aldridge is unwilling to deceive himself and others. Moreover, he has a clear conscience in the work of the national team, and he will not practice cronyism at this time. For example, he attaches great importance to Manchester United's contact players, which is obvious to all outsiders. Scholes, Beckham, even the Neville brothers. He will not give the outside world the opportunity to create a rift in England.

After the announcement of the new national team squad, the focus has shifted.

Rooney, whose scandal broke out in the World Cup, returned to the national team, and the 18-year-old new golden boy, who was only 50 years old, naturally attracted the attention of the outside world. He performed well in Everton. Last season, he became the star of the new generation of European football. genius status.

The new golden boy quickly established himself in the national team.

In the away game against Macedonia and the home game against Liechtenstein, the England team won the game 3:1 and 6:0 respectively. Of the 9 goals scored, Rooney has 3. There was one goal in the first game, and two in the second game. Aldridge officially handed over the shadow forward position behind Irving to Rooney.

Only the final match in October remains in the Euro qualifiers. England won the first place in the group ahead of time and advanced to the European Cup. Unsurprisingly, they were in a group with no pressure. In the first half of the qualifiers, they defeated the Xingyue Legion at home and basically secured the top spot in the group. Don't think about playoffs.

In England before the European Cup, the process of technical and tactical reconstruction was far smoother and more stable than England before the World Cup, but there was also a big hidden danger, that is, they did not encounter many challenges. Even if the friendly match is deliberately looking for a strong opponent, regardless of the opponent's fighting spirit or the Three Lions players will take care of the club and stay strong, it is impossible for Aldridge to truly and completely discover the problem.

His only concern is. When it comes to the European Cup, if a fatal problem really breaks out, there may be no time for him to remedy it.

Millwall stepped into the journey of the new season in an orderly manner. The team showed unity, stability and vitality on all fronts. The third generation of Mad Lion, no matter from the starting point or on the road of construction, starts from this season. Compared with the previous two generations, it is slightly higher and smoother.

Although there will still be some price to pay, naturally the game record, but this cannot be avoided, at least there is no problem in the hearts of the team.

The older generation of heroes can still gallop on the battlefield to make achievements, and the emergence of new stars is extremely exciting. What makes Aldridge most comfortable is that the young players on the team are getting better and better.

The performance on the court may not improve rapidly, but as he gives more opportunities to young players, some players show different attitudes and give signals to the outside world, which makes Aldrich secretly satisfied.

For example, Kaka shined in two League Cup games and a home league victory over Portsmouth.

In the face of countless praises from the outside world, Kaka will say in a low-key and humble way: There are many good teachers and helpful friends around me. When you can work with players like Nedved, Larsson, etc., you can't help but be attracted by them. Their experience will be an immeasurable wealth. They let you know that the performance of a few games does not mean anything. If I want to reach their heights and achieve achievements comparable to theirs, I need to pay more, more , A player who has countless honors like Nedved is not proud and complacent at the age of 31, so what should I do? I am honored to be able to play for Millwall.

The verdict on Klinsmann's end at Millwall last season was pronounced a few months ago: failure.

The media is unanimous.

However, for Millwall internally, the management will not simply use successes and failures to summarize a period of work.

In the eyes of Aldridge, Klinsmann certainly made a great contribution to the team.

For example, he gave Ronaldo a lot of opportunities last season, trained Ronaldo, and made Ronaldo familiar with the atmosphere of the top arena.

With last season's base, this season, Aldridge's use of Ronaldo is much smoother.

During the period when Ronaldinho was unable to play due to minor injuries, Ronaldo was placed in the position of left winger, and on the other side he either partnered with Larsson, or Robben was sent by Aldridge.

The modern winger combination began to take shape. In the Champions League group match against Olympiacos at home, Millwall's wing storm completely destroyed the opponent.

The 18-year-old Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. In a counterattack, he rushed inside and used acceleration to blow up the opponent's two defenses. This is a classic scene of the game. Get up handy.

why?

Disrupt all targeted layouts before the opponent's game!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who came up from the first-level youth team echelon of Millwall, has a very strong sense of leadership, and he speaks extravagantly when facing the media.

A lot of people say that Millwall has been weak since last year. We are going downhill. It is a short-sighted conclusion. We beat last season's Champions League champions in the UEFA Super Cup. And you will find that the room for improvement in Milan has actually been reduced. Not much, and we, Millwall, are getting stronger every day, and I believe, very soon, we will be back where we were a few years ago. And, beyond!

Millwall is not perfect. Not the team with the best record, but Millwall is still the most watched team, because their fresh blood is starting to boil. People look forward to what kind of picture it will be on the day when the turbulent outbreak begins!

While many positive elements are lingering on Millwall, there are also some sad things going on.

For example, Larmor.

His specific position on the field has been very vague.

Frontcourt panacea!

Wherever Millwall is short of players in the frontcourt and where rotations are needed, he can step up. He will not have the shining performance of C Rokaka, and he is more like a firefighter, who can be used and will work hard.

so. The person Aldridge praised the most was not C Rokaka, nor Robben Villa or Lahm. Not to mention Thiago Silva, who is automatically ignored by the media, is Lamor.

He stayed in Millwall, just like Pedretti and Neil provided the team with a rainy day. This is a sacrifice, a unilateral and unguaranteed contribution!

If it were any other club, Aldridge dare not say whether there will be a killing of a donkey. But at Millwall, as long as he was in power. In his heart, he treats such players with more tolerance and consideration, because their dedication is touching.

In mid-October, the England national team was a regular guest in Turkey to complete the last game of the European Cup qualifiers. The game ended in a goalless draw with Turkey, and both sides were a little absent-minded.

England is advancing ahead of time, Turkey is destined to play in the play-offs, and the league and European competitions are in full swing, the national team must also be aware of human feelings, and the lineup itself has reservations, a draw is not unexpected.

England ended the European Cup qualifiers with a record of 8 games, 7 wins and 1 tie, and the focus of work began to focus on the European Cup next summer.

What Aldridge worried about could only be blind worry.

Just like Spain, the king of the qualifiers, the qualifiers have always been invincible, but when there is a sudden problem in the big game and then returns with hatred, so what?

The overall performance of Millwall, who is still fighting in the third line for the time being in the league, European competition, and domestic cup competitions, is fairly stable. As long as they don't use their performance at their strongest as a standard, they can accept it calmly.

They are running in, discovering problems, solving problems, whether it is technical and tactical improvement and correction, or seeking a higher tacit understanding between teammates, most of these need to play more games to improve.

At the end of the year, the annual high-profile Golden Globe Awards once again became the focus of fans all over the world.

A not-so-unexpected man was elected Mr. Golden Globe.

Milan's Pirlo!

2003 was not a year of big competitions. The five major leagues and the European competition were the highest standards for selecting points.

Although Pirlo did not help Milan win the Serie A championship, he won the Champions League.

Moreover, he is the only player who has won the UEFA Champions League for four consecutive years among the current active players, and he is an absolute main player without the slightest moisture!

Whether it is the popularity of Millwall or his overall performance in the past few years, his election is not too controversial.

Especially when Aldridge told reporters after the selection results appeared, he seemed to be supporting Pirlo's award.

Whether Pirlo won the Golden Globe or not is actually not important. I think some people will object to him winning the award, and some people will not like him. However, if you don't like Pirlo, you can't obliterate his greatness. Yes, I used the word great. The word is because of Pirlo's contribution to modern football. His appearance brought a new role into the public eye and formed a new model. What is a classic? A classic is something that can be imitated. Pirlo It has pointed out the direction for many similar players, so that many players with similar characteristics can not only gain a foothold in such a fiercely competitive football world, but also play a very important role!

As for whether after Larsson, Nedved, and Henry, Aldridge has trained another Mr. Golden Ball, Aldridge did not respond positively, and he doesn't care about it, although the change from three to four , it is to add another extremely brilliant achievement to his coaching achievements, and it is unprecedented.

Millwall's player on the list is Ronaldinho, who ranks second. His performance last season was mediocre. Since the start of this season, apart from injuries, his performance has been outstanding. However, the lack of team honor, coupled with Pirlo's four consecutive years of Champions League champions is too dazzling, Ronaldinho, regrettably finished second in the Golden Globe Awards for three consecutive years!

However, before Christmas, there were still players in Millwall who won the Mr. Football award, but it was not the current Mr. Footballer, but the future.

The newly established Golden Boy Award in 2003.

It can be regarded as the u21 Mr. Football, representing the future of European football.

Millwall's 18-year-old C Ronaldo won this award because of his outstanding performance in the league and the UEFA Champions League group stage in the new season. At least, the statistics are very gorgeous. He scored 5 goals and 2 With one assist, Millwall was assigned to a group with disparity in strength and weakness, and the stats were so low that it didn't give the opponent face.

In the league, he also scored 5 goals and 4 assists at the end of the first half. Counting the League Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, from August to December, he has 12 goals and 9 assists in all competitions. With a report card of three assists, he is only one assist away from achieving a double-double of goals and assists in the season. At his age of 18, this report card is enough to make him the most eye-catching talent among the young European generation!

And his fellow, the lad Quaresma whom he recommended Aldridge to buy a few months ago, has already sunk in the Nou Camp...(to be continued)