Millwall is in the spotlight, but they always feel like a local snake. They are so majestic at home that they are invincible in the London Civil War, but as soon as they leave London, victory is hard to come by.
After slaughtering Chelsea with 5 clean goals, he turned back to Elland Road and played Leeds United 0:0.
Millwall seems to be used to the rhythm of winning one game and drawing another, even if they don't lose, it just makes you unhappy.
The club has a tradition on Monday nights where colleagues on the coaching staff get together to drink beer and chat. They call this "beer night".
In the entertainment room of the hotel, Jenson and Barb were playing billiards, and Craig and Nagy were sitting at the bar drinking and chatting.
In just two months, the Millwall youth team led by Nagy has made rapid progress in the youth league and the FA Youth Cup, making Millwall's Leo youth training base the focus of the outside world.
Players under the age of 21 such as Pirlo, Capdevila, Shevchenko, Lampard, Ferdinand, etc. will improve their growth through the youth league. Maybe many of them are overqualified, but this is their growth.
It may not be a good thing for them to rashly push them into the Premier League where physical competition is fierce, and foreign players also need an adaptation process.
From time to time, Aldridge will move certain young players to the bench and give them some time to observe how they feel in the game by coming off the bench, but he will never give them a stable position too hastily.
Almost forty years ago, Manchester United's reserve team was nicknamed the "Busby Babes" by the British media. Now, Millwall's Leo youth training base also has a nickname, and these extremely talented young players are called "
Hall baby".
Aldridge came late, mainly because he wasted some time in the medical department. After walking in, he smiled directly at Najib at the bar and said: "If the Millwall youth team continues to be so popular, our future will be affected by other people."
The team poached him."
Nagy, who looked dull, replied: "I heard that during home games, there are already many scouts from all over the country in the stands observing our players."
Aldridge took a bottle of beer, opened it, took a sip and sighed: "Not just in China, Andrew told me that scouts from many teams in Italy and Spain come to the Lion's Den Stadium to watch the game. There is no way, Millwall has already
has become the focus, but what I can comfort myself is that those scouts do not represent the rich clubs. Thank God, this is a world where everyone is arrogant. The top giants now even look down on Manchester United and don't care about small players like Millwall.
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What Aldridge said is true. The Premier League is in the ascendant and its competitiveness in the European war has not yet risen to the point of attracting attention. Not to mention that in the past few years, it has not even entered the Champions League quarter-finals. This year's new champion Blackburn Rovers
Immediately eliminated at the bottom of the group stage, Europe's eyes have not yet been set on England.
He said he was afraid of being poached, but in fact Aldrich felt quite at peace.
The youth team has attracted the attention of many local teams in England, but they cannot afford more favorable conditions to take away Millwall players. And the first team has attracted the attention of other first-tier clubs in Europe, but it may not be able to impress the players unless
It is a truly wealthy team, the kind of team whose fans have heard of it once they say their name, and they make a very sincere offer. Otherwise, it would be difficult to take away Millwall's players.
Jensen came over and asked, "How is Nedved?"
Aldrich looked up and sighed: "Ten days of rest!"
"Grass!"
Jensen cursed in a low voice.
Tolop said with a look of embarrassment: "Makélélé is suspended, Nedvěd is recovering from injury, our two main midfielders will not be able to play at the weekend, Pires was also injured in the last game, and Stam was sent off with a red card.
, Damn, we are playing the top team Newcastle United on the weekend, but we only have half of the main lineup."
In the long league, there will always be times when many accidental factors collide together to form big problems.
In the last round of the game at Elland Road, Stam was sent off with a straight red card due to suspicion of elbowing while jumping for the top. Makelele was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards. Pires injured his knee when he fell, which is not a big problem.
, but he still has to rest for three weeks. Nedvěd felt thigh discomfort during training today, and the doctor recommended a ten-day rest.
The main lineup was incomplete, but they encountered a Newcastle United team that went crazy in the first half of the league.
As of the 17th round of the league, Millwall has 9 wins and 8 draws, ranking third in the league with 35 points. Newcastle United has 15 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking first with 46 points, not only 11 points ahead of Millwall, but also ahead
Manchester United 10 points.
Ten or twenty years from now, even fans who like the Premier League will not think there is anything special about the name Newcastle United.
But in this era, Newcastle United in the past few months has been a magical team, the Hollywood of Tyneside.
So subconsciously, the Millwall coaching staff feels that the current Newcastle United team is more difficult to deal with than Manchester United. At least the results are a good proof.
But Aldridge didn't care very much. He lit a cigarette and drank a beer, and said with a smile: "The league is a long-distance race. Some people lead in the first half, some overtake their opponents in the end, and some people tried hard in the middle but failed to last until the end. Ferguson
They have begun to declare war on Keegan. After Cantona came back, Manchester United's record has improved significantly. They don't care about the UEFA Cup at all. Now they are bent on regaining lost ground in the league. Haha, as spectators, don't you think Keegan is a bit naive?"
Janson put down his club, walked over and took a bottle of beer and frowned: "I think that old Scottish man is showing signs of going crazy. He belittled Newcastle United and attacked Keegan. This is all justified, but he also criticized other teams in the league.
Once again, it was a bit confusing. He said that other teams did not try their best to face Newcastle United, which was too irresponsible."
Aldridge grinned and said: "If you imagine yourself as Keegan, how would you react when you hear these remarks? Kevin Keegan has such a brilliant career as a player. He is a figure who lives among applause and flowers. He is not affected at all.
Unable to be questioned by others, it was as if he had just received his MBA certificate and applied for the job with full confidence. However, he was told that we were recruiting technical talents. You should go back to school and learn it again. I said
To be honest, in the Premier League coaching industry, Ferguson has many enemies, but his colleagues all hope to gain his respect and recognition. Keegan seems to be in tit-for-tat with Ferguson, but in fact, he wants Ferguson to say: Newcastle United is very strong, and Keegan’s coaching
He is very capable. This is what Keegan hopes for most, because Manchester United and Ferguson are like a mountain weighing on the heads of all Premier League teams."
Jensen somewhat understood, touched his chin and whispered softly: "The more Keegan cares, the more he wants to prove himself. This is very detrimental to the team. If the coach cannot calm down, the consequences will be disaster."
"Actually, a team that wants to compete for the championship will always have only one opponent: itself. Championship teams should not focus on others, especially if you cannot pin your hopes of winning the championship on the mistakes of your competitors.
Go ahead and fight, it’s just a fight with yourself. If you can stably perform at the top level,
Accurate, then there is no reason to miss out on the championship. If you don't win the championship in the end, you can only say that your performance is not as good as the championship team. Ferguson said a few words, and Keegan began to lose his position and attracted the attention of the outside world.
Newcastle United, and what about Manchester United? They just need to beat themselves."
Aldridge's words made his colleagues nod frequently. They had rarely seen this kind of psychological warfare using media voices before. It was an eye-opener, although this is nothing new in England.
"Speaking of which, what should we do if we play Newcastle United on the weekend?"
Tolop asked curiously.
Aldridge said confidently: "I already have a general idea. Newcastle United is known as a gorgeous offense. Haha, then we will use the most popular strong shield to greet them."
Hearing that Aldrich had a plan in mind, everyone stopped asking questions and chatted about other topics in life. Everyone played billiards and drank, and the beer night was very enjoyable.
In addition to facing Newcastle United on the weekend, Millwall will also have a League Cup quarter-final with Manchester City in the middle of next week. As long as it defeats Manchester City, Aldridge will be ready to play the League Cup at Wembley at the end of February next year.
We are 80% sure about the final, because the League Cup semi-finals are home and away.
Together, he is confident that he can defeat any opponent in England within 180 minutes, even Manchester United and Newcastle United. He is not afraid, because both teams will be distracted by the league, but Aldridge is more eager to win the championship, not only him
, Millwall has been waiting for its first championship for a full 110 years!
In the 18th round of the Premier League, Millwall's pre-match press conference against Newcastle United at home was overcrowded.
Aldridge entered the stadium elegantly in a suit and leather tie. After sitting down, he started by saying: "Tomorrow is just an ordinary league game. Please don't ask any questions about the league championship. No matter what the result is tomorrow, the Premier League champion will not be born immediately.
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His words left the reporters in the audience speechless. Their specialty is to use this kind of strong dialogue to create championship suspense. Aldridge silenced them with one sentence.
In desperation, a reporter asked: "Will Millwall send substitute players to play tomorrow? What I mean is, according to Millwall's style of focusing on the cup over the league this season, Millwall will be ready for the league next week."
Cup and retain strength in the league?"
Aldridge immediately replied: "No, we value every game. There are many young players in my team who can compete in the Premier League. At least until this round, we have not lost any game.
It is enough to prove that we do not despise or the Lord
I have given up the game. I can announce tomorrow's starting lineup now. Goalkeeper: Keller, defenders: Thuram, Helguera, Southgate, Zambrotta, midfielder: Schneider, Vieira
When reporters heard this starting lineup, their faces showed strange expressions.
This is completely different from all the columns in today's newspapers predicting Millwall's starting lineup. At least two defenders guessed wrong, the midfielder guessed wrong one, and the forwards also guessed one wrong.
