At least he has to do something to disturb his opponent.
But first he has to lead the team against Porto at home.
At the end of September, the second game of the Champions League group stage arrives.
This game is also extremely critical. Millwall needs to confirm qualifying for the Champions League group stage as early as possible so that it can focus on the league.
Millwall's substitute lineup, led by Larsson, Nedved, Villa and Messi, made their debut at the Lion King Stadium.
Porto lost to Inter Milan in the first round, which forced them not to lose against Millwall. If they lost the first two rounds and gave Inter Milan and Millwall 3 points each, then they would
Any hope of qualifying will be dashed.
Taking 1 point away from home is acceptable.
But Millwall wouldn't accept it!
Porto is going through a period of change in the club's business philosophy.
From the beginning of last season to this season, it was a transition. First of all, it was the coach. Since Mourinho left, there have been frequent coaching changes, which makes the team management not particularly stable.
Secondly, Porto has officially changed from the traditional business policy in the past to becoming a European black shop that "sells blood to get rich"!
Take the Mourinho period as an example. During the two full seasons Mourinho coached, Porto's financial balance in the transfer market was balanced, with a slight profit of less than 2 million euros.
But after Mourinho left, in the summer of 2004 and 2005, Porto's black shop opened. With money, they can naturally expand the business. So their investment is also very amazing. At the level of Portugal's small country league, they have two
A total of almost 65 million euros was invested in this summer, which is more than 60% of the clubs in the mainstream leagues. Moreover, they made a total profit of more than 75 million euros in these two summers!
So Fleet Street also joked: Millwall is worthy of humbly learning from many clubs around the world, and Porto is one of them. They now have the profitable style of Millwall's transfer market.
Of course. To Millwall's ears, this kind of words sounded more like a kind of irony.
At least since 2002, Millwall has almost never sold its main players. Those who let go were those who failed in the competition within the club or were forcibly poached, such as Ashley Cole. But compared with before, it is really incredible.
Same thing.
It is unrealistic for Porto to sell people like this and also want to make a difference in the European war.
Just like Porto was not prominent in the transfer market during the Mourinho period, why is it not a support point for the team's stability?
The frequent turnover of players will have an impact on the team's combat effectiveness. Even if the players who leave seem to have lower combat effectiveness than those who come in, it takes time to knead and shape the team.
At the Lion King Stadium, Millwall had the absolute upper hand, and Villa, who served as the main forward with one arrow, performed well.
In the 27th minute, Villa received a direct pass from behind Nedvěd, calmly stopped the ball and dunked it with his feet. After passing the opponent's defender, he pushed the shot into the near corner of the goal and opened the scoring for Millwall.
Before the end of the first half, Messi suddenly stopped after cutting in from the right and made a cross. Larsson, who was outflanking the back point, headed the ball across the middle. Nedved followed up and volleyed the ball into the goal.
Within, the score expanded to 2:0.
At the beginning of the second half, Messi broke through on the right and cut into the penalty area. After attracting the opponent to cover, he sent a nanny ball to Villa. Villa, who was outflanking in front of the goal, scored twice and Millwall sealed the victory!
Fans in the stands of the Lion King Stadium looked at Larsson and Nedved, Messi and Villa.
It’s really full of emotions.
Old combination, new combination.
The combination of the old and the new, Millwall's wild lions continue to build the future from generation to generation, which makes people full of confidence in the future.
Millwall won the second game of the Champions League group stage with a score of 3:0. Although there are still four rounds in the game, their appearance is already very good.
Aldridge specifically praised Villa after the game and said in an interview with reporters: "I think Villa has been under a bit of pressure in the past few years because people always compare him with Henry. Sometimes
This is an inspiration and an honor, because not any striker can compare with Henry.
On the other hand, I am very happy to see Villa working hard every day. He is also making progress. He is about to celebrate his 24th birthday. With his current performance, I believe he is also ready to face greater challenges.
That was his desire from a young age, to play a bigger role at Millwall."
Aldridge also praised Nedved and Larsson.
"Although you wrote a lot of reports in the newspaper that made me angry, there is one thing that I strongly agree with. You said that Millwall is blessed and lucky to have Nedved and Larsson.
Yes, this is our luck. Words cannot express the respect and love that I and everyone at the club have for Nedved and Larsson. From the first day they came to the club to every day now, it seems as if nothing has happened.
No matter what happens, I will always be full of fighting spirit, always conscientious, and always make selfless contributions to the team."
Aldridge is delighted to see Villa emerging from Henry's "shadow".
The formation of this "shadow" is actually normal. When outside voices keep saying "How far is Villa from Henry?" and when Villa does not perform well in the game, people will say "What if?"
If Henry were there"
Naturally, Villa will be mentally stressed.
The crux of the reason why the coaching staff saw that he had this psychological "shadow" was that Villa seemed to want to imitate Henry's style of play at a certain period in the past!
This prevented him from performing better on the court and instead regressed.
Fortunately, he is the player that the club focuses on. After discovering this phenomenon, the coaching staff promptly helped him adjust himself and get out of this shadow. Instead of becoming "Henry II", he became a brand new "Villa".
Regarding Messi, Aldridge said nothing after the game.
Praise given to young players needs to be limited in moderation, rather than praising every situation. This will only have the opposite effect and will easily cause the coach's praise to gradually "devalue".
After the Champions League, Aldridge started firing at Chelsea before the weekend league started!
Entering October, the eighth round of the Premier League begins.
Millwall will face Everton at home.
Chelsea will be visiting Anfield.
Aldridge turned a blind eye to Everton at the pre-match press conference, which made Moyes so angry that he vomited blood!
Speaking of "shadow", Moyes also has a "shadow"!
Fleet Street sometimes mocks him as Aldridge's little follower. From the day he took up the pointer in England, he has been Millwall's "royal coach", from the lower league team to coaching the old Premier League powerhouse Everton.
He is silently and selflessly helping Millwall train!
The transfer of some of Millwall's eliminated players to Everton was described by Fleet Street as "Sir Hall's reward for Moyes".
On the surface, Moyes dismissed Fleet Street's remarks, but deep down, he wanted to get rid of this shackles and prove himself: I am not Hall's little brother!
So Everton came to challenge Millwall, and Moyes wanted to touch the tiger's butt and give it a try!
What if the tooth extraction from the tiger's mouth is successful?
An accidental attack prevented Millwall from defending the league title this season.
At that time, who will dare to say that Moyes is Aldrich's follower?
Even if he was in the past, he is now a young man, stabbing his eldest brother in the back!
Before leaving for Merseyside, Moyes spoke loudly at the pre-match press conference and attached great importance to the game at the Lion King Stadium. It seemed that he had foreseen all the difficulties and had cleverly thought of countermeasures.
But in the pre-match press conference held later in the Millwall Club press room, Aldridge didn't mention a word about Everton!
Completely ignored Everton!
Aldridge talks about Chelsea.
And cleverly, he waited for reporters to ask questions about Chelsea before he took advantage of the situation and brought the topic of the press conference to Chelsea.
"Chelsea's seven-game winning streak has surprised many people. In the past many years, I can't remember how many times Millwall, Manchester United, and Arsenal have created many seven-game winning streaks, right? What does that mean? It means Chelsea has already won seven games in a row.
Did you win the championship? No! But if you want to talk about this seven-game winning streak, let’s talk about it objectively and calmly.”
As soon as Aldrich said this, the reporters in the press hall looked at each other.
Reporters who are familiar with Aldridge have raised their lips slightly, knowing that the young coach is deliberately starting to cause trouble for Chelsea on the media platform.
Anyway, Aldrich wouldn't be bored talking to them here in the first place.
Secondly, when talking about direct competitors on media platforms, you need to be very cautious about top coaches!
Because the more you talk about it, the more you care about it, which is likely to affect your team.
This is a counterproductive psychological suggestion behavior.
Just like many people keep saying to themselves when going for an interview: Don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous
But when it comes to the interview, he will definitely be very nervous!
Saying "no" to yourself has the opposite effect!
Therefore, when Aldridge speaks in front of the media when he is at a disadvantage, he will try his best to avoid commenting on his opponents and his own team.
Just like when he talked about Manchester United and Arsenal in the past, he would only focus on the other party and not involve Millwall.
For example, Manchester United's pressure, Arsenal's collapse history, etc.
If you include your own team and just say that Millwall will catch up with their opponents and that Millwall is not afraid of their opponents, it will sound hollow and it will sound like you are emboldening yourself.
Most of the reporters in the audience have understood it and know that Aldridge wants to create pressure on Chelsea. As for whether it is internal or external pressure, they can only wait for Aldridge to reveal the mystery.
Aldrich cleared his throat and prepared to fire. (To be continued...)
