During the training to prepare for the FA Cup, Schneider was obviously too diligent. He sprained himself during a confrontation practice. This left Aldridge at a loss what to say to him and could only comfort him in the medical room and tell him not to rush for help.
OK, take your time.
Many of his players are still young, and there is still room for their technical characteristics to fully mature. They are very malleable, unlike many players over the age of 25 who cannot achieve significant changes in their technical characteristics no matter how hard they train.
The game was on the weekend, and Aldrich put Vieira into the starting lineup to participate in joint training during preparations.
Over the weekend, the Lion's Den Stadium continued to have full attendance, Millwall was in full swing, and the fans were naturally happy to show up.
The visiting team at the Lion's Den Stadium is Blackburn Rovers. The defending Premier League champions have experienced a significant decline in performance this season. They were eliminated at the bottom of the Champions League group stage and have no hope of defending their league title. An important factor affecting their performance is their away performance. Last season they and
Manchester United is the team with the best away record, but its goal difference is not as good as Manchester United. And this season, Blackburn has rarely won an away game. If they didn't rely on their home court to show off their strength, they might not even be able to keep their position in the upper reaches of the standings.
In the Premier League this season, the two rounds of clashes between the two teams have ended with two draws.
But Aldrich did not send his main players in these two games. Today in the cup match, he put out the strongest lineup he could.
The starting lineup follows the 433 from last week's league. Vieira replaced Pirlo in order to strengthen the midfield. After all, Blackburn started with offense, and the SAS combination on the front line should not be underestimated.
Neal replaced Zambrotta and returned to the starting lineup, with Trezeguet at the forefront, left winger Pires, and right winger Larsson.
Aldrich talked to Larson last year, hoping that he could play a winger role in the future, but not a pure winger, but a winger who can assist and score. Larson readily agreed because he is fast and has excellent footwork.
, shooting diagonally into the penalty area from the wing feels like his specialty. In addition, he often plays winger in the Swedish national team, so there is no problem for him.
Aldridge doesn't think it's a big problem to let players change their positions on the field, because the formation itself is neutral, and skills and tactics are a combination of formation and style.
If he asked Larsson to do the work of a classical winger, Larsson would definitely not be happy, because he has a strong desire to score goals, and Aldridge's current requirement for wingers is that the first priority is to be able to score goals
, after all, from the formation point of view, Millwall has changed from a double forward pressing the penalty area to a single forward, and the power has decreased, but this is because he hides the offensive point.
Before the game, Aldridge chatted with Blackburn coach Halford for a few words. The old coach had a lot of pressure on his shoulders. After all, the team that took over Dalglish was a championship team, but its performance in the European war and the league was not good.
Yes, Blackburn’s attendance has also dropped significantly this season.
It is understandable that Blackburn is located in a small town with a population of 100,000. The team's poor performance directly affects attendance. In a big city like London, fans often have trouble getting a ticket to watch games. On match days, the stadium
Scalpers can be seen everywhere outside.
Halford was having fun, teasing Aldridge about competing for the league championship, but Aldridge laughed and said nothing. The league championship is not something you can fight for to a large extent. Aldridge is interested in the cup competition.
Be more confident, win, and the championship is yours.
Millwall never gave up a game. Aldridge sent out a young lineup to play. No matter what the result of each game, he felt that there was something gained, not about the changes in the standings.
The game started, and Aldridge stood on the sidelines watching the game with his arms crossed.
Blackburn and Millwall achieved draws in both meetings. They came to the Lion's Den Stadium today with the intention of deciding the outcome, and they attacked fiercely from the start.
However, in the midfield stranglehold between Makelele and Vieira, the Frenchmen, Blackburn's offense was difficult to advance near the penalty area. Shearer forced a chance from the gap and barely kicked the ball over the goal.
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The two teams had a fierce confrontation in the midfield from the beginning. Players from both sides entered the game very quickly and both showed a high level of competition.
However, Aldridge has confidence in his team. He feels that his tactical concepts are leading and the strength of his players is there. There is no reason why he should not have an advantage.
It's just that everyone needs a trial period after the opening. Once they get used to the rhythm, they will be able to perform more freely.
The midfield combination of Vieira and Makelele is undoubtedly a top defensive configuration. It was these two who protected Zidane in the World Cup final ten years later.
Blackburn are attacking more and more fiercely, and more and more people are involved in the attack, which invisibly creates more and more space in the backcourt.
Southgate intercepted the ball from Sutton's feet and passed it diagonally to Vieira on the right front. Vieira took the ball and turned around and passed the ball straight to the right front. Thuram stepped forward and Millwall's attack
Swept away like the wind again.
Thuram played a one-two with Nedved who ran over to take over and passed Wilcox. Thuram dribbled the ball and continued to move forward. Larsson retreated on the right and played with Thuram again.
A one-two broke through Soskes' defense.
Larson rushed into the penalty area, and Thuram dribbled the ball down to the middle. Larson did not shoot after receiving the ball in the penalty area. Instead, he passed an inverted triangle to the top of the penalty area. Trezeguet took all the defensive players with him.
He entered the penalty area and created space for Nedved to shoot.
At the top of the arc in the penalty area, Nedvěd caught the ball and made a leg swing to shoot, which made the defensive players press up again, intending to block it with their bodies.
But Nedvěd made a pass and passed the ball to the left front.
Pires slanted into the penalty area, and after successfully countering offside, it directly resulted in a one-on-one shot. Blackburn goalkeeper Flowers rushed away diagonally. Pires did not choose to shoot, and knocked the ball across the door. It was broken through the entire defense line and left unmarked.
Trezeguet easily pushed the ball into the empty net.
"A wonderful goal that cannot be described in words! Millwall is interpreting textbook team football with actions! When fans talk about how exciting Newcastle United's game is, they should come and take a look at Millwall's game.
The smooth cooperation is wonderful, and every player is playing an important role. There is no doubt that Millwall is getting stronger day by day.
Big, their opponents should start studying how to defend Millwall, because you don’t know where their offense will hit in the next second. It seems that every point is quite threatening. Thuram, as a full-back, assisted the opponent.
At the bottom line of the half, the ball quickly moved from the right to the left, and Blackburn's defense was confused and unable to resist."
Aldridge raised his arms and cheered, turning towards the stands to encourage the fans to cheer even louder.
This goal is not only wonderful, but also has a heavy blow to the morale of the away team.
Halford stopped his disciples on the sidelines and told them to defend deeper, and the midfielders should compress the thirty-meter area in front of the goal. During the counterattack, they should hit the side of the opponent's full-back assists, and so on.
However, Blackburn's players seemed unwilling to listen to him.
They are championship players. If Dalglish was here, they might still listen, but Halford's prestige is obviously not as good as that of a championship coach.
Blackburn wanted to counterattack strongly. They used the same tactical style of crossing from the wing and pushing forward from the center, but the one-on-one breakthrough effect was not ideal. Both Neal and Thuram were aggressive in defense.
Extremely strong players don't give their opponents any chance to successfully break through.
And Millwall's on-the-spot counterattack after successful defense was even more fatal, because they invested more troops, the full-backs assisted, and Vieira stepped forward to provide support. So just watching the live TV footage, you will find a weird
Phenomenon.
I always feel like Blackburn have fewer players than Millwall.
When they attack, they use less to hit more, and when they defend, they still use less to hit more.
That is the excellent physical advantage of Millwall players at work. Not only can they retreat when defending, but they are also very fast when attacking.
After gearing up for a week to prepare for the game, Millwall completely defeated Blackburn in the first half.
Trezeguet took the ball with his back and passed it diagonally to the back. Larsson, who succeeded in countering offside, pushed forward and scored easily. Before the end of the first half, Nedvěd received a pass from Pires and passed it to the back of the goal. He was unexpected
He appeared there and scored with a header.
Leading by three goals in the first half, Blackburn players were all dejected and felt that today's game was a nightmare.
Halford lectured his disciples as he walked into the tunnel, believing that if the players had listened to him, they would never have lost so badly in the first half.
As a result, Blackburn staged a shocking scene of master-disciple rebellion in the tunnel of the Lion's Den Stadium.
Defender Hendry actually spat at Halford and despised the opponent's coaching ability.
In the end, the master and apprentice came to blows.
The situation got worse and worse. Aldridge hurriedly asked the staff to pull them away. The Blackburn team was in chaos, and Aldridge didn't know how to deal with it next.
Don't let Hendry into the locker room?
But they still have to play in the second half.
Fortunately, Hendry solved the problem by himself. He went straight into the locker room, picked up his luggage bag, and left the stadium without looking back.
After watching the fun, Aldridge walked back to the locker room and found his players gathering together to talk about the conflict in the tunnel.
Aldridge leaned against the door and did not intend to say anything. Blackburn's army was devastated and it was difficult for Halford. Since the first goal was conceded in the first half, Halford had been shouting anxiously on the sidelines.
Let the players defend, defend, defend...
Aldrich suddenly felt that he should be lucky. Two years ago, he wanted to apply for the team to coach. If that were the case, he might not have the authority he has now.
The benefits of being both the owner and the head coach are obvious. One hand holds the player's income check, and the other hand holds the player's career lifeline.
Whoever dares to resist him will definitely be the player who leaves, and he will not feel much sense of crisis.
This way you can focus all your energy on the court.
In the second half, Aldrich directly replaced three main players.
Makelele, Stam, Larsson, below.
Ballack, Materazzi, Shevchenko.
The main players went to rest, the formation was slightly adjusted, and Aldridge sat on the coaching bench to watch the rest of the game.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 4:0.
Blackburn were probably slapped in the face by Halford at midfield. They played very conservatively in the second half. Millwall defeated their opponent with four goals through Trezeguet's brace and advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.
