Millwall's squad is close to "perfect", so there is no need to make waves in the transfer market.
Compared to their neighbors in North London, Arsenal cannot be considered a particular failure last season, because at least they won a significant championship trophy: the FA Cup.
However, it should be noted that in that difficult 120-minute battle with Manchester United, Arsenal had lost its dominance on the scene and even its delicate and smooth technical dominance style. It was almost suppressed by Manchester United for the whole game. However, Manchester United lacked luck. 120
He was unable to score in every minute and ended up in a penalty shootout.
After Vieira left, Arsenal's weakness in the midfield was gradually exposed. This summer, Arsenal made a heavyweight signing to strengthen the midfield.
Hleb, who was born in Eastern Europe and is known as the "new Nedved", switched from the Bundesliga to Arsenal. In addition, Wenger hired Alexander Song from his hometown in France, but Song, who is too young, will not play in the Arsenal.
The Gunners play an important role in this season's plan, not even a soy sauce role.
Wenger, an idealistic seeker, seems to have begun to continuously weaken the once tough and terrifying Gunners' strength attributes. Especially in the midfield, he seems to be pursuing a delicate and picturesque attack, and no longer intends to copy such as "Vieira"
+ Parlor" and "Vieira + Gilberto Silva" such iron-backed combinations.
Arsenal and Millwall meet at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Before the start of the Community Shield, Aldridge's previous bearded image had been "ridiculed" by Fleet Street.
For example, something doesn't fit his image as a young marshal, the subversive impact is too strong. Or simply say that he deliberately pretends to be serious and vicissitudes of life.
By the time he attended the pre-match press conference, he had already transformed into a light bearded image. This was easier for people to accept, and in terms of image and visual perception, it was much better. The charming and handsome young coach was back
.
Regarding the Community Shield, Aldrich said lightly: "We persisted until the end last season and created new glory. We need more time to rest. Unfortunately, our summer preparations were not very effective, so the team is short-term."
The plan is to allow the main players in the team more time to prepare for the game
, let the body and competitive condition return to the best, Community Shield? I think it is time to test the young people. Some players in the team who were very young last season must be given the opportunity to play in important games and feel the atmosphere of the game.
Withstand the impact of pressure and accumulate more experience, we will wait and see."
What is Arsenal’s strength assessment for the new season?
"Arsenal has always been Millwall's main competitor. Now they are full of energy. Players like Fabregas, Senderos, Robin van Persie and other players represent the future of Arsenal. Although the outside world believes that Millwall's overall strength is better than
Arsenal is stronger, but we cannot ignore the fact that in the league competition, Millwall is more eye-catching than other teams competing for the championship. Defeating the defending champion is something many teams are willing to try. What if they win? It may take
It’s more exciting than winning the championship!”
This is what Aldrich told the truth.
In addition to the Premier League championship teams, if other teams play against Millwall, a draw may mean victory!
But maybe if they meet Arsenal, they might want to give it a try and maybe actually get 3 points?
From a technical and tactical perspective, do wealthy and powerful teams prefer their opponents to defend to the extreme and defend against counterattacks, or do they prefer their opponents to attack?
The answer is clear at a glance: of course it is better if the opponent dares to attack.
Aldridge fielded a large number of young players in this Community Shield.
Moutinho, Veloso, Messi, Ramos, Baines and other players all appeared on the field. Even Aguero was temporarily transferred to the first team on standby and came on as a substitute in the second half of the Community Shield.
Millwall is really training.
Arsenal used all their main players, and they still focused on defense.
They didn't have much of an advantage on the field. At least when they played Millwall, the new generation core Cesc Fabregas, whom Wenger had supported and supported, was not yet ready, but he was not left behind. It can only be said that he could not control the situation.
Millwall lacked a group of experienced generals to control the game, especially losing rhythm control and lack of patience to break the dense defense.
Messi's breakthrough was unforgettable, but it could not decide the game.
Aguero's appearance as a substitute did not surprise everyone. He is a small man and needs some adaptation. After all, he suddenly came to an extremely fierce top competition, and the confrontation was quite a big leap.
Villa was not in the best condition and missed two good opportunities.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who appeared at the last moment, was also inactive and seemed a little absent-minded.
Although everyone on the field knows each other, it is difficult for the 11 starting lineups to perform at their best in the high demands of breaking through dense defense.
The game ended in a draw after 90 minutes. There was no overtime in the Community Shield and it went directly to a penalty shootout.
Aldridge witnessed one of Millwall's most tragic penalty shootouts from the sidelines!
3:0, complete defeat!
It took three rounds of penalty kicks!
In the penalty list he compiled, all penalty kicks were missed in the first three rounds!
Ronaldo was the first to have sex.
Villa sent the ball directly into the arms of the opponent Lehmann.
Messi was unlucky and the penalty kick hit the crossbar, which may have been caused by the huge pressure when he came on the field.
Arsenal unexpectedly fought hard for 90 minutes and won the final penalty shootout so easily!
Wenger was grinning from ear to ear.
He hopes that this season will allow many young players to grow up quickly. Growth, of course, depends on winning. This is a stimulant for young players.
It's just that Wenger probably didn't expect that last season's FA Cup and the new season's Community Shield would be the starting point for him to win no championship in the next ten years.
Aldridge doesn't care too much about a Community Shield defeat. Besides, since it's a military training, he needs to be aware.
He feels that the problems reflected in the Community Shield game are very good. The status of the players and the shortcomings of the team's young lineup will all attract the attention of the coaching staff.
But after the game, Fleet Street made a fuss about his beard, which made him a little bit intolerable.
Some "beard of doom" or "failed change" or something like that. Aldridge was both angry and laughing.
He didn't bother to respond to the media.
As a result, things developed in a direction beyond his expectation.
The new season of the Premier League has begun. Millwall is trying to allow its main players to recover more fully. At the same time, there will be a World Cup next summer. Veterans like Larsson and Nedved, on the one hand, the national team is entering the final moment in striving to enter the World Cup.
, on the other hand, it is to prepare for a rainy day. It needs to be reserved for the World Cup. In terms of use, the club will give more consideration to them, protect them as much as possible, and be very cautious in use.
As the defending champion of the Premier League, Millwall's Premier League game in August was a complete mess.
In the four Premier League games, the main team played two games, the opening game on the 13th and the third round on the 24th. One win and one draw in the two games. The record is pretty good.
However, when the substitute lineup played in the second round on the 20th and the fourth round of the Premier League on the 27th, they delivered a poor record of one draw and one loss.
After four rounds of Premier League games, Millwall only has 5 points, and where is the top team?
Won all four games, 12 points!
And both teams are direct competitors to Millwall.
Manchester United and Chelsea are neck and neck in the standings. As soon as the league kicked off, they were 7 points ahead of Millwall!
Fleet Street is buzzing with excitement.
Some media have even published the eye-catching headline "The Fall of the Mad Lion Dynasty"!
Aldridge is very angry, not because the media has exaggerated the negative significance of Millwall's record, but because the media has been chattering about his beard for a month!
"Beard of Doom" has become the most annoying nickname for Aldrich since he had it!
Analyzing the problem of the team's declining record calmly and objectively, it is actually clear at a glance.
On the 24th, Millwall was going to play in the third round of the Premier League, and the main lineup only got one draw.
It's an unsatisfactory performance.
Why?
Because on the 26th, Millwall went to Monaco to play in the European Super Cup!
The opponent is Liverpool, their rival in the same league. Benitez led Liverpool to regain the UEFA Cup last season.
Aldridge sent the main lineup to play this game in the European Super Cup and won the game with a 2:1 narrowly missed.
Then, the team returned to London without stopping and played in the fourth round of the Premier League on the 27th.
Why don't they adjust the schedule?
Millwall can apply to the FA to move the fourth round game to another time.
But Millwall didn't do that.
The reason is a bit complicated. The "forsighted" Aldridge took into account that the Premier League does not have a winter break, the Premier League has a double cup competition, and the Premier League has compressed the schedule this season to give the national team time to prepare for the World Cup, and damn FIFA.
They changed the Toyota Cup to the Club World Cup.
Millwall originally played one game in the Toyota Cup in previous years in December, but now it has been changed to the Club World Cup, and they have to play two games!
A semi-final, a championship or runner-up final, or a third or fourth place final!
If Millwall applies to the FA to adjust the schedule, it may happen after the European competition starts next month. This adjusted schedule will disrupt their planned plans.
This is how I came here in previous years.
So on the 24th and 26th, the main lineup played two games in a row. After the game on the 27th, they had to go to the national team again. The players in the main lineup were all important figures in the national team. Of course, Millwall couldn't let the main lineup go.
Went to play in the league, but came on as a substitute and suffered a defeat.
After 4 of the 38 Premier League games, some media dare to say that Millwall has failed to defend the title and that the dynasty has fallen?
Aldrich just laughed it off, laughing at the shameless media sensationalism!
But Millwall lost the Community Shield and lost 7 points without a win in 3 league games because of Aldridge's beard. He couldn't bear it!
He decided not to change his beard image at least until the end of this season. When the season ends, everyone will see whether he deserves to be known as the "Beard of Doom". (To be continued, please search Gone with the Wind.
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