Who is the biggest name at Millwall Football Club?
Even whenever Aldridge faces the public, he will push the team's achievements to the players, putting himself in the position of a humble beneficiary.
But all fans who love Millwall believe that the most important person in the team is the young coach.
This is probably related to the team's reconstruction policy that started two and a half years ago. Millwall never introduced famous stars. Originally, they did not have that kind of attraction. But under Aldridge's careful training, the team became a star.
Gathered together, they came from different countries and played football as mercury-like as mercury, as rhythmic and beautiful as poetry.
Aldrich spent almost every month on the phone with Andrew, tirelessly rejecting a series of attractive advertising and commercial contracts.
Luxury goods, fashion brands, from high-end cars to watches and mobile phones, sportswear to video games, etc., Aldridge's loyalty to Armani exceeds the imagination of all commercial companies interested in cooperating with him.
In fact, Aldridge just doesn't want to appear excessively in commercial promotions. How can he be full of copper odor before his great career is accomplished?
He even regretted the Armani contract, but he felt that his work required it. He had to wear a suit anyway, and there was nothing wrong with wearing something more respectable. But what followed was the advertiser's persuasion: Brother, you can wear a famous watch.
Just wear a pair of our branded leather shoes, a belt, a tie, and glasses!
Aldridge turned down all contracts. At least he feels that he should focus all his attention on the court now and cannot lead the players' minds to think in other directions.
If he is covered in advertising endorsements, then his players will imitate him after seeing it. Aldridge is no longer qualified to preach.
However, he doesn't object to players accepting advertising contracts. As long as they don't violate team discipline, be late for training, or not take training seriously, then the players can earn some off-field income through their achievements on the field, which is also welcomed by the club, such as playing football.
Players like Nelson Nedved and Schneider are favored by advertisers in their respective countries, so part of his commercial influence will be transferred to Millwall's influence.
The reason why Aldridge is more popular than the players is because he has a singer girlfriend.
The Spice Girls have become popular in Europe and are about to hit the North American market. They will set off an entertainment storm wherever they go. It is against this background that once Melanie raises the topic of Aldridge in an interview or performance, she will make Aldrich
The popularity of Derich and her has suddenly increased. This mutual influence is exactly what the couple Victoria and Beckham are imitating today, especially Beckham.
After being promoted by England coach Hoddle, Keham became the new England international, and because Victoria and Melanie were in the same team, Beckham and Aldridge were in the Premier League, although there were differences between the four.
They will appear together in public, but the entertaining chemistry produced by the subtle relationship is really earth-shattering. There is no doubt that the popularity of the four people skyrocketed.
But Aldrich didn't care about anything other than football and refused all entertainment interviews. When he appeared at a press conference, he responded with silence to any topic other than football. Because of this, he and Melanie
The topics that can be created are becoming increasingly rare, and the stories between Beckham and Victoria are becoming more and more numerous.
Compared with Aldridge's success, Millwall's next make-up opponent, their coach's life in London was not so good, and even a little difficult to describe.
Previously, due to cup competitions, a local derby in the Millwall League was rescheduled, and the opponent was North London neighbor Arsenal.
The make-up game was on the night of midweek, and Aldridge attended the press conference in the evening of the previous day. He finished training the players and held a pre-game meeting in the tactical conference room of the hotel without changing his clothes.
He came to the scene wearing a blue sportswear.
Now every press conference held by Millwall is packed with seats, and the attention they receive has even faintly surpassed that of Manchester United. Of course, this is limited to the Premier League.
After sitting down, he took a drink of water to moisten his throat. Aldridge just said a lot to the players in the meeting, because he attached great importance to this make-up match with Arsenal, which was different from other teams' tactics of changing the main players.
Nothing has changed. Arsenal can be said to be the only team among Aldrich's Premier League opponents whose main structure has not changed much, but their playing style has been turned upside down. Therefore, he must make the players realize that Arsenal is no longer the team they remember.
The "arsenal of boredom".
The reporters in the audience stared at Aldridge with keen eyes. After he drank the water, some people raised their hands to ask questions.
"The Sun" columnist Steve Howard, who likes to create eye-catching topics, raised his hand and asked: "Mr. Hall, what do you think about whether a tie in the FA Cup requires a replay? Have you reported it to the FA?
What are your ideas for suggesting reforms?”
When fellow reporters heard his question, they immediately showed tacit smiles.
Aldridge sighed lightly and said calmly: "If you are here today to ridicule Arsene Wenger, then the press conference is over. I have no interest in commenting on my colleagues' remarks. After all, it is not directed at Millwall. I
Respect other managers’ right to express their opinions.”
Steve Howard shrugged boredly and stopped asking.
Wenger has recently become the focus of the Premier League news because he complained about the Premier League schedule and criticized the system of replays for ties in the FA Cup. This made him the target of public criticism. Ferguson mercilessly ridiculed him and regarded him as a foreigner.
When I came here, my buttocks were not yet warm, and I started to criticize the traditions here.
The intense pursuit of the media and the instigation of Wenger made Wenger realize that Fleet Street was not an easy person. He naturally became cautious in his words and deeds, and even this excessive caution made Fleet Street very dissatisfied with him.
David Miller, a more professional reporter from The Times, did not come here to get gossip. He came here to listen to Aldrich’s insights. Therefore, he raised his hand calmly and asked: "Mr. Hall, I heard that
You and Wenger have a good personal relationship? You also vacationed together in France during the summer?"
Maybe his question was ambiguous. What does it mean for Aldridge and Wenger to vacation together?
The strange smiles on other reporters' faces did not diminish at all.
Aldridge nodded and said: "Yes, I went to France in the summer. However, through the introduction of Mr. Wenger, I met many outstanding head coaches in France. We watched football games together and discussed football topics. I
I don’t think that’s worth that weird smile on your face.”
David Miller looked at some tabloid colleagues around him with disgust. What he wanted to know was news about football, not irrelevant gossip. He continued to ask: "In this case, then according to your
Can I make an objective evaluation of Wenger based on my understanding of him?"
Aldrich rubbed his nose and smiled and said: "Evaluation? What qualifications do I have to evaluate others? Besides, he is one of my seniors, so I am going to evaluate him? That is simply rude. But I can simply state some facts.
, Graham took over Arsenal ten years ago. Although Arsenal has achieved a period of glory in the past ten years, what is the fans' evaluation of Arsenal? Library. It only took one month for Arsene Wenger to take over Arsenal.
Namibia's football style has changed, and it pays attention to what you call Europeanization
With ground coordination, he changed Arsenal's training management and the team's spirit took on a new look. In the past, they were like a pool of stagnant water. They played static football on the pitch. Now, their football is more dynamic, beautiful and ornamental. Wenger is
A head coach with profound football knowledge, do you know? He has spent 25 years studying and experimenting with football concepts. He has achieved success in Monaco. I don’t think anyone in England is qualified to evaluate him or comment on him.
"
The reporters looked at each other in confusion. Something felt wrong when they heard Aldrich's words. It always sounded like an auditory hallucination.
David Miller nodded seriously. He was quite satisfied with Aldridge's statement. However, Richard, the Daily Mail reporter sitting behind him, frowned and asked: "Mr. Hall, do you have such a problem with Wenger?"
High evaluation, oh, it's praise, at least that's how I understand it. Have you ever thought about it, he is your opponent, the team he coaches is called Arsenal, Millwall's derby opponent, you should not be criticized by you
His personal relationship influenced his view of him.”
Aldridge's expression remained unchanged and he replied: "I say this precisely because my judgment has not been affected by personal relationships. Arsenal has begun reconstruction and will soon be back among the favorites to compete for the championship. If
If I and my players are unable to clearly understand the potential and changes of Arsenal, then Millwall will eventually swallow the bitter pill of underestimating the enemy. I like to be realistic, and you should not think that my disparagement of West Ham United is
For my own sake, I am just telling the truth, and when I talked about Arsenal today, there was no falsehood."
"Favorite? This season?"
A reporter from the Star News interjected and asked.
How far is Arsenal from Millwall? The gap is close to 30 points!
Unless Millwall loses all the remaining games, Arsenal will have no chance of winning the title.
Aldridge scratched his head and said with a smile: "Arsenal will definitely have no chance in the Premier League this season. Even if Milvolken gives up his position as the leader, Manchester United will not agree, Newcastle United will not agree, and Liverpool will not agree.
I will agree, but Arsenal still have the FA Cup to fight for. They are very strong. Look,
Arsenal has a complete midfield and backfield system, as well as capable players like Bergkamp and Wright in the frontcourt. In addition, Vieira and Pires transferred to their team in the summer, and they recently transferred to Arsenal.
Anelka, Arsenal's lineup structure is very reasonable, which is enough to lay a good foundation for their future."
"Let's talk about Millwall. With such a huge lead in the league, will Millwall's focus shift in the next few months? For example, defending the FA Cup and trying to win the European Cup Winners' Cup?"
"I think the only thing Millwall lacks is experience. Our lineup is very young. Although many players have reached their peak age, such as Larsson, Nedvěd, and Southgate, but as a whole we
They are still very young, so the pressure and tasks placed on these players will be very heavy. I hope they can set an example for young players and help young players grow. This is the most important thing. Therefore, in the next few months,
I will try to give more
Opportunities for young people to train. As for trophies, step by step, we have only entered the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. To enter the finals, we must first defeat the strong Norwegian team Bran in two months. As for the FA
Of course we will try our best to win the Cup, but losing does not mean that we did not try our best, because sometimes the cost of losing a game is that my players gain experience and improve through game training. This is the club
