After lunch, Aldridge took a short rest, and then went to the hotel where the team was training in the afternoon. He changed into swimming trunks and exercised by swimming.
He was the only one in the huge indoor swimming pool, swimming back and forth in the lane at a constant speed.
At some point, while wearing swimming goggles, he saw someone standing on the edge of the swimming pool. Aldrich saw it was Najib from a distance, but he couldn't see the other person's expression clearly. He knew that the other person must be looking for something to see him, but he
Still shouting: "Wait a minute, there are still two laps."
After swimming two laps, Aldrich left the swimming pool, walked over to Najib and took a closer look. He was startled. Najib's eyes were bloodshot and he looked worried.
"What's wrong?"
"I have something very important to talk to you about!"
"About the players?"
"No, it's the team, it's Millwall's future!"
Aldrich's face instantly became solemn. For an academic like Najib, his character dictates that he will not joke. His words are always well-chosen, neither exaggerated nor conservative.
After a brief shower and change of clothes, Aldridge was led by Nagy to the conference room in the hotel, which is where their coaches usually hold meetings.
Aldrich sat down and said, "Go ahead."
Najib first turned on the big TV in the conference room, put an edited videotape into the VCR and started playing it.
He turned around and said, "You take a look first."
Aldridge sat upright, staring at the TV, and found that the picture on the screen was some clips of Millwall playing Aston Villa in the League Cup final.
The video angles are multi-faceted, and the combined clips played on the screen are all Millwall players attacking, Aston Villa players defending, and the offensive players and defensive players are one-on-one.
Larsson, Trezeguet, Pires, Schneider, Nedved, most of them are in the shot.
After reading it again, Aldridge threw up his hands and expressed that he did not understand Najib's intention.
Nagy replayed the video and then pressed the remote control to freeze the picture. He pointed at Larsson holding the ball in the picture and said: "Henrik takes the ball in this position. How many options does he have?"
Aldrich's expression was shocked, he looked solemnly, and his mind began to work rapidly. He said in a deep voice: "There is not much space for passing the ball. Breaking through is the best option because the profit is higher."
In the picture, Larson faced Taylor's defense. He had room to break through, and at that moment, the deep-lying center back Simeka did not come close. As long as Larson broke through, he would not say 100% to score, but at least there would be a chance.
A good starting opportunity, and this is what Millwall is pursuing, a direct scoring opportunity!
Nagy continued to play the video, which showed Larsson choosing to pass the ball. Although he did not concede the ball, it gave Aston Villa more time to set up their defensive formation.
In the next scene, Trezeguet picked up the ball with his back, and Nagy pressed the pause button again and asked: "What should he do?"
Aldrich observed that his teammates were being targeted, and the player who inserted behind him was not in place. Trezeguet had to pass back or rely on himself. And because Ehiogu did not follow up, Trezeguet had space to turn around.
Aldrich said: "Turn around and shoot directly is the best option."
Najib played the following clip. Trezeguet took the ball and turned around to try for a frontal breakthrough, but the ball was intercepted.
Najib said solemnly: "David made the right choice, but he didn't do his best. He only needed to move the ball laterally and take a step, adjust the shooting action and shooting space in one step, and he could shoot directly instead of taking a step.
The ball continues to break forward. From the angle of the picture, you can clearly see that there is space around him for him to make the best movement."
Nagy continued to play other clips. Although the action figures were different, the issue Nagy wanted to illustrate was the same.
The players' ideas for handling the ball are generally fine, but the details of how they handle the ball are not top-notch.
After turning off the TV, Aldrich said solemnly: "Najib, let's get to the point."
After winning the championship yesterday, Najib did not go to celebrate. He returned to the club and asked the staff to send the video of each scene to his office. He studied it all night long and has not slept a wink until now.
He sat down and stared into Aldridge's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Aldridge, yesterday's victory was not determined by how well the players performed, but by the effectiveness of your tactics. Millwall is in the Premier League this season.
The outstanding performance is not due to the top players, but to three reasons: first, team chemistry, second, tactics, and third, physical fitness."
Aldridge asked rhetorically: "Being able to cooperate with teammates and implement the tactics arranged by the coach, coupled with the physical advantages enhanced by serious training, doesn't this prove the excellence of the players?"
Najib slammed the table with excitement and said loudly: "No! If this continues, Millwall's integrity will indeed be very strong, but it will have great limitations, because these players are just the product of Millwall's team tactics.
, they can only adapt to this kind of football without appearing to be particularly outstanding. In other words, they are good players, but they are absolutely impossible
Become a top star! When our opponents adapt to our tactics and our physical fitness no longer has the advantage, then we will be caught up by our opponents immediately. We must strengthen the rational use of players' talents and let them turn their talents into strength.
Allow players to make the most correct decision in handling the ball in an instant, and have the ability to do their best!"
Aldrich looked shocked when he heard this, and Nagy lamented: "Did Larsson score fewer goals than Shearer? No, but what do Larsson's goals come from? It comes from the overall cooperation of the team, and Shearer
What about his goals? There are many where he can send the ball into the goal in the most reasonable way even when there is no absolute chance."
Aldrich was a little confused and asked: "Doesn't this make us stronger? We don't highlight the individual, but the whole."
"You're wrong, Aldridge! This is not a personal vs. team argument. It's, if you give you a Shearer, give you a Shearer who integrates into the Millwall team football, he will perform better than Larsson
Still bad?”
Najib's voice became louder and louder. Aldrich usually didn't like this, but today, his mind was clear.
Yes, give him a Shearer who can score goals regardless of the chance. Then, how many goals can Shearer score?
Although this is an impossible fantasy, intellectually, Aldrich favors Hiller's undisputed victory over Larson.
This is not a judgment of ability, but a hypothetical substitution of subjective impressions.
Because there is a feeling in my heart that Hiller is a greater threat.
What went wrong?
Aldrich took out a cigarette and lit one. After taking a few puffs, he said softly: "Nagy, no matter what you want to say, calm down first, and then we will have a good talk. I will listen to whatever you want to say. You first
Tell me what you found to be the nature of the problem."
Najib sighed, lit a cigarette, and said with a sad face: "It's the Brazilian guy you sent."
"Ronaldinho? What's wrong with him?"
"He is too talented and I can't teach him."
"What do you mean? He doesn't listen to you?"
Aldridge frowned. From a coaching perspective, players who disobey discipline are always repulsed, no matter how famous the player is, let alone Ronaldinho, who is not yet an adult.
Najib waved his hand and said: "No, it's not his fault, it's me, it's the youth training coach's problem. We instilled in him team thinking and the concept of overall football. He is learning and performing very well, but he can
To do more, you also know that he has incredible thinking and skills, but the problem is, when he starts to pass people on the court
, we don’t have a coach who can tell him what method to use to pass, the choice of passing angle in different environments, and what kind of foot skills should be followed by the most reasonable passing action to serve the team. This does not conflict with our tactical philosophy.
Players do not have to be able to pass the ball and move, passing is a technical requirement that will never disappear on the football field."
Aldrich rubbed his temples to help himself understand Najib's explanation.
"Aldridge, assuming a player gets the ball in an offense, there are only three choices: shooting, passing, and passing. When not in the shooting area, naturally there are only the last two left. Our tactics emphasize the overall situation and teammates running.
And when there are reasonable passing routes, the player's choice should
It's a pass. However, when the player has no space to pass and cannot shoot, then he can only make a breakthrough. Millwall is currently playing smoothly in the league because our tactics are advanced and the full-backs and midfielders take turns.
With assists, we can always pass the local area in a short time
We use our numerical advantage to defeat our opponents. However, when our opponents catch up with us and we do not have the local numerical advantage, and our players want to use their skills to change the situation of the battle, will they still do it? Do they still have this ability?
We won yesterday's game, but we also
Our biggest problem is exposed. In one-on-one situations, which player has the absolute upper hand? Larsson relies on speed when dribbling the ball on the counterattack, and Nedvěd also relies on speed to break through, and only relies on his skills with his feet.
The players who barely had the advantage were Pires and Schneider."
Nagy's words made Aldridge look a little ugly.
Perhaps, the person who needs a basin of cold water is himself.
He recalled yesterday's game. Indeed, when the numbers were equal, no Millwall player could stand up and change the situation through his personal ability. It was he who broke the deadlock by creating a numerical advantage by attacking the center.
After all, Aston Villa is not a top team. The two full-backs in the defense were left alone and they were at a loss. But if it were another top team, they might be able to adapt easily.
Aldrich raised his head and looked at Najib and asked: "Why did you realize this problem today after you have been here for so many months?"
Najib smiled bitterly and said: "When I took over the youth team, the players in the team were like that. Ronaldinho's arrival surprised me for a while, probably because his talent was so outstanding, so I let him
I suddenly realized this problem, and, as you know, I used to work for the national team, and my focus was not on teaching players’ skills. I checked the training videos of several players in the first team, and after comparing them, I found one that you will tell me
Unhappy truth."
Aldridge nodded in understanding. The national team coach is not responsible for training players, but for adjusting the players' condition and integrating the existing players. The focus of the work and the club are two different concepts.
"Tell me, if there are hidden dangers in the team's construction and you offer to help me correct them, I will be very happy. I will not be happy until the problems are completely exposed in the future."
"Take Glenchard as an example. Over the past year or so, his physical indicators have been increasing, his team awareness has increased, and his passing and running have become more and more mature. However, his foot skills have hardly improved.
Especially the passing skill. A year ago he could only smash the ball with the inside of his foot to speed up the pass. A year later, he still only knows this trick. Fortunately, he is still young. If he is twenty-four or five years old now, then he will
Be eliminated, or stay at Millwall as a substitute player in a specific position, and the limitations are very large. Aldridge
, Skills are all practiced, not innate. The players in our team can all pass the ball well. Pirlo is not only good at short passes, but also becomes more and more accurate in long passes. This is all practiced, but
, there is no targeted extraordinary training in our training program
, it sounds like a fantasy, yes, other clubs do not spend time every week to arrange passing training sessions. The passing skill seems to be the patent of dexterous technical players, but the passing skill is to connect and stop the ball.
