Aldridge and Wenger suffered a four-goal defeat in their first meeting in the Premier League.
At the end of the game, the Lion's Den stadium was still filled with the songs of the fans, and the shouts of the King of London could not be heard.
Aldridge walked over to shake hands with Wenger. The two did not continue to communicate, they just shook hands and separated.
Wenger walked into the tunnel to leave the game, and Aldridge went to shake hands with every player who came off the field.
At this moment, he put himself in his shoes and could understand why Wenger was out of place in the Premier League.
In other words, he is too upright at heart. He will not be proud when he wins, and he will naturally be in a bad mood when he loses. He will not be hypocritical to socialize and agree with others.
The players excitedly thanked the fans. When Aldridge left the field, fans in the stands nearby applauded him. He also raised his hands to greet the fans and then walked into the tunnel.
At the post-match press conference, Aldridge briefly evaluated the performance of the two teams. He believed that Millwall still has room for improvement, while Arsenal must suffer setbacks on the right path. This is normal. Millwall
We also lost games and points that we shouldn't have lost last season, and there were times when the players performed sluggishly, especially in January.
As for Wenger, Aldridge refused to comment, saying only that any team going through a period of transition must go through a period of pain.
What Aldridge didn’t know about this game was that Manchester United, Liverpool, and Newcastle United had all sent scouts and coaches to watch the game. Like the Fleet Street pundits, they were all trying to analyze Millwall’s tactics.
, find a way to restrain your opponent.
After the game, the biggest news in England was not Millwall's 4-0 victory over Arsenal, but Newcastle United's official announcement that Kevin Keegan was sacked. Dalglish, the former Liverpool king and coach who led Blackburn to counterattack the Premier League
Succession.
Newcastle United was originally ambitious for this season and set a world transfer record to bring in Shearer just to realize their ambitions. However, in January, Newcastle United discovered that not only were they unable to win the championship, but they also seemed unable to win tickets for the Champions League next season.
, after drawing with Southampton in the last round, they were left six points behind by Manchester United. Kevin Keegan's team still has the same old problem: defense, so his dismissal is natural.
When the news about Newcastle United's coaching change passed, Millwall became a hot topic again.
Celebrities and football critics across England are discussing the reasons why this team is unstoppable.
In the end, I came to several conclusions. Reliable or unreliable, at least some of them did hit the point.
Running intensity, foot skills, tactical awareness, team understanding...
This European change is rapidly affecting every Premier League team. There are some factors that they can catch up with in the short term, such as physical fitness, and some that the head coach wants to imitate but cannot grasp, such as passing and cutting coordination.
In Millwall, players in almost every position have excellent passing and receiving skills, from goalkeepers to forwards. Although not everyone can unload the ball in the air like Bergkamp, as an art, at least they rarely stop the ball.
Mistakes.
Other teams are studying how to restrain Millwall or imitate Millwall's success. Aldridge took his team to a high-end restaurant in London for dinner after winning the derby.
The atmosphere at the table is very harmonious. Everyone is enjoying the atmosphere in the team. It is healthy and positive. Even if there is competition in the same position, it is healthy competition. Young players have played a lot of games this season. Aldridge has
After two and a half seasons of coaching experience, I also have experience in rotating and training young players, and I have good control over the locker room.
He will give young players opportunities. But he will not trust them immediately. Some players will become arrogant after playing one or two games. Aldridge will immediately ask them to calm down, sit on the bench and watch the performance of other players, and then reflect on what they should do.
Don't get carried away.
In the next few days, the continuous spring rain in London disrupted the team's training plan. The team had to move to the youth training base to train at the indoor training ground. This made many young players in the youth team very excited.
They all admire the stars in the team, but some are dissatisfied. For example, Ronaldinho. In a teaching game, although Ronaldinho led the youth team to lose, his outstanding performance won the recognition of many players in the first team.
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Schneider was nagging in Aldrich's ear: "Move that buck-toothed boy into the first team as soon as possible!"
Aldridge is not in a hurry. Ronaldinho has been adapting here for almost a year, but he has not experienced real fierce confrontation. In youth team games, most players focus on the trajectory of the ball, but in the Premier League, many defenders
It focuses on people but not the ball, and its confrontational nature cannot be compared with youth teams.
Ronaldinho will only be 17 years old next season. Aldrich is patient with him and hopes Ronaldinho will be more patient.
Ashley Cole, who plays opposite Ronaldinho on the left in the youth team, also performed well and has made great progress this year.
In the second half of the game, Millwall faced Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Aldridge sent out a rather weird starting lineup in a rainy game.
Glenchard flies on one wing, and the opposite wing is taken care of by the full-back. Tony and Ruud van Nistelrooy can both cover each other, and the former also has the ability to take the ball as a fulcrum.
Millwall didn't play very well in this game, with frequent mistakes. Firstly, it was due to the rain battle, and secondly, the wide players' passing ability was there. Fortunately, the attack in the middle was effective, and Tony played a fulcrum in the penalty area.
He played a good role in the game, producing one pass and one shot. Ruud van Nistelrooy also contributed to the team with a sweep shot in the penalty area through Zambrotta's assist.
Nottingham Forest, who was in extremely bad form this season, had no intention of playing, and eventually lost 3:1. Millwall advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup.
In the cold wind and rain, wearing a wet suit, Aldridge walked to shake hands with the Nottingham Forest coach.
After shaking hands with Clark, he turned around and left. Halfway through, he laughed at himself, turned back, walked to another Nottingham Forest coach and shook hands with him.
Aldridge felt in his heart that the Nottingham Forest board of directors was mentally ill, or that all boards of directors who would allow two coaches to coach a team were mentally ill.
Nottingham Forest has a terrible record this season. It has shockingly become the bottom team in the standings, and the distance from the relegation zone is getting wider and wider. The team has two coaches, one is Clark, who is familiar with Aldrich, and the other is
That's Stuart Pierce.
In theory, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Two coaches are smarter than one, but coaching a team requires authority and consistency. Even if two people are twin brothers, they will not have the same ideas. Who do the players listen to?
The fall of the old powerhouse Nottingham Forest is inevitable and is inseparable from the absurd decision of the board of directors.
After the post-game interview was hurriedly concluded, Aldridge returned to the office and had just taken off his wet suit when someone walked in from outside and handed him a clean towel.
Aldrich turned his head and saw Yiwen wearing a slim-fitting black women's suit looking at him with a sweet smile.
"Why are you here?"
"Tell the boss, I'm here to work."
"Work?"
"Well. I'm already the manager of the Millwall Football Club's publicity department."
"Haha, it's still early for April Fool's Day."
Aldridge took the towel and wiped his hair. He just thought that Yiwen was here to watch the game, and then stopped by to visit him. Anyway, everyone in the club knew that she was Aldridge's friend. Although she did not have a temporary job, she was at the stadium on home game days.
Sitting next to Puskas was to look after the former superstar. He was a special member of the club.
Now, in addition to the fans in the Millwall stands, the scene of Arthur, Puskas and Ivan sitting side by side has become a unique sight.
After Aldrich wiped his face, what came into view was Yiwen's white little hand, with a work ID card placed on the palm.
Aldridge lowered his head and took a closer look. There was indeed a photo of her on it, and it was indeed the ID of a Millwall Club staff member.
Aldridge frowned and said: "Prank? What's the fun in pretending to be a staff member of Millwall? If you have the skills, pretend to be a staff member of Manchester United? And then sneak into the Manchester City club. Hey, this is all the rest of my fun.
."
Yiwen widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Hey, you just look down on me so much?"
Aldrich shrugged and said with a smile: "I'm just telling the truth. Do you want to make a fake ID to make people look down on you? Alas, the current level of ID forgery technology is not very high. In ten or twenty years, you will be able to forge again.
It’s a craft.”
Yi Wen pushed Aldrich unceremoniously and said angrily: "I said, don't look down on me. This is true. I am your new employee. I guarantee it will be true."
Aldrich sat down on the sofa in the office and said with a smile: "Can you pretend to be a more reasonable identity? I still believe you are a secretary, department manager? Ha, ha ha ha."
At this moment, Adam appeared at the door, knocked on the door and walked in. He saw that Yiwen's face was not good-looking, and asked with some confusion: "Boss, are you dissatisfied with her?"
Aldrich looked depressed: Could you please stop asking me in such pimping terms?
"She said she is the new department manager of our club. When did we have a publicity department? Hahaha."
"Well, we just got it a week ago. Miss Lowell is our newly hired department manager. Her main task is to help us build an official website and promote the club's brand through the Internet. Well, it's hard to find talents in this area. Professionals
They were all poached by big IT companies, she..."
"Mr. Adam, do you mean that I am a non-professional?"
Yiwen interjected in a very unpleasant tone.
Adam said apologetically: "Sorry, I made a slip of the tongue. Miss Lowell has enough professional knowledge to help us do this work well. Boss, are you dissatisfied with her?"
Aldrich understood now.
He waved his hand to Adam and said, "I understand. She has just taken up the position and hasn't done anything yet. I can't evaluate her work ability. I can wait until the performance report comes out."
Adam nodded and said: "In addition, the club's TV station structure has begun preparations. Some mainstream media companies want to invest in our TV station plan. What does the boss think?"
Aldrich thought for a while and said: "No, we will operate it solely and put it online as soon as possible."
"Okay. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave."
After Adam left, Aldrich sat on the sofa and pondered for a moment. Suddenly he raised his head and found that Yiwen was looking up at the ceiling, showing an angry look.
"Ms. Evan Lowell, you are my employee. Is there any employee who puts on airs in front of the boss?"
Yi Wen sneered a few times, did not look at Aldrich, and said calmly: "But my self-esteem has been insulted by the boss."
"Isn't that an insult too serious a word?"
"Anyway, I'm hurt, my heart is hurt, blah blah blah, did you hear that? My heart is broken."
"You win, please put your crystal glass heart away. How do you want me to make up for the misunderstanding just now?"
Yiwen's beautiful big eyes rolled, and she glanced at Aldrich from the corner of her eye, and said without changing her expression: "Maxim."
"Okay, tonight Maxim."
"I please."
"Eh? Is this my punishment?"
"Celebrate that I have started working."
Yiwen finally turned around and said to Aldrich with a smile.
Aldrich felt that she still had the nature of a little girl, so he said in a coaxing tone: "Okay, angel, I will grant your wish."
