Larsson's debut at Millwall was undoubtedly exciting!
After the second goal was scored, the whole Lion's Den stadium was filled with cheers and applause for Larsson. Fans rushed down from the stands closest to the stadium, seemingly wanting to rush onto the field and bury Larsson who was celebrating on the sidelines.
In the sea of people, luckily there was a human wall in the middle to block them.
Amid cheers, Aldrich turned back to the delighted Jenson and said, "Did you see that?"
Jenson smiled excitedly: "Of course! He is simply unparalleled, his ability to seize opportunities is so strong!"
Aldridge showed a bright smile, then turned around and clapped his hands towards the field, and then called on the boys to keep up the good work.
In the first round of the league, the game only lasted 60 minutes, but Millwall was already leading 3:0. The players on the field were very encouraged. At the same time, looking at the calm Aldridge on the sidelines, their eyes changed.
Different tactics in the first and second half worked!
This is convincing enough.
Peter Dawson was frustrated at this moment. He had already conceded three goals and with less than thirty minutes left, he knew that his team had no chance.
He waved his hand to ask the team to recover some, maintain a balance of offense and defense, and avoid being hit on counterattacks and losing the ball more.
Peter was still a little unconvinced. Two of the three goals conceded were counterattacks by the opponent, and one was a set kick.
At this time, Peter also saw that Millwall's two forwards were not very fast. At least they completely repaired Allianz's slow-turning center backs, giving them the space and sprint distance to start, which was equivalent to giving the opponent a single-handed goal.
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This is only the first round of the league, and Peter is afraid that the team will lose another goal and be defeated, which will cast a shadow on the entire season.
At this time, he comforted himself in his mind: If he lost, he would just lose 3 points. It was no big deal.
If you lose the ball and lose your morale and morale, then this season will be really difficult.
With three goals in hand, the opponent's offense also weakened, and Aldridge's tense nerves finally relaxed.
He looked at the time and saw that the game had reached the 70th minute. He turned back and called to the bench: "Patrick, you have five minutes to warm up."
The young players on the bench turned their attention to Vieira. The tall Vieira immediately put on his vest and ran out to do warm-up exercises excitedly. The other players were slightly disappointed.
The next five minutes of the game were uneventful. After Vieira finished warming up, Aldridge had already applied for a substitution. Then he called Vieira in front of him before he came on the field, caressing his shoulder and asked in a low voice.
: "Did you see clearly how Pavel played in the previous 75 minutes?"
Vieira nodded. After he came to Millwall, Aldridge specially formulated a training plan for him.
In terms of position, Vieira and Makelele are in conflict, but in terms of activity area, Makelele is more vertical, that is, sweeping in the midfield and backfield, while Vieira is more horizontal.
, he has the ability to organize attacks forward, but this is all for the mature Vieira.
Seeing him nodding, Aldrich continued: "When you come on the field, tell Pavel to let him advance forward and move in the midfielder area. You take over his position. Do you understand? In your position, the ball is released when attacking.
Do you still remember them all?”
Vieira nodded again, then moved his body and jumped on the spot. At this time, a boundary ball suspended the game and the assistant referee called the substitution number.
David Trezeguet, who was making his first appearance for Millwall at a young age, was substituted.
He performed well today. Although he didn't have many chances to touch the ball, his long shots and runs, as well as scoring a goal, are all worthy of praise.
So, when he came off the field, the Millwall fans applauded him heartily. Aldridge greeted him on the sidelines and pointed to Trezeguet in the stands. The meaning was obvious: This is our hero!
Trezeguet looked flattered and walked back to the bench sheepishly, high-fiving every teammate in celebration.
Aldridge was just building momentum for Trezeguet to win more support. As a result, just when he turned around, a whistle sounded on the court. Aldridge watched in disbelief as the referee took out a ball.
A red card was given, and the person to whom the red card was shown caught Aldridge even more unprepared.
The player who was shown the red card looked aggrieved and innocent, and kept explaining something to the referee. At his feet, an Allianz player fell to the ground, covering his leg and groaning in pain.
Aldridge looked at the player who was shown the red card in shock.
It was the player he had just replaced for less than a minute: Vieira!
Aldridge really discovered that the head coach's perspective on the sidelines may have a more comprehensive view than the television perspective, but the highlights may not be able to be fully captured.
What happened?
Before he had time to ask Jensen, he saw Peter not far away trying to rush over angrily, but was stopped by the fourth official.
"What is your player doing? What the hell is he trying to do? Murder? Fuck!"
Aldrich turned a deaf ear and waited until he communicated with Jensen to understand what had happened.
After Vieira came on the field, Xiu'an United took a boundary kick, and then hit a one-two against the wall on Vieira's side. Vieira was probably nervous, or was afraid that such a poor performance, in order not to
When the opponent got closer to the penalty area, he directly made a tackle. Not only did he miss the ball, he also kicked the Xiu'an United player on the ball in the leg. However, it was not a flagrant foul, so the Xiu'an United player's injury was not serious.
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By the time Aldridge came to his senses, Vieira had already come to the sidelines with the comfort and company of captain Southgate. He looked aggrieved and annoyed, lowered his head and did not dare to look at anyone. It was obvious that his mood had hit rock bottom.
Aldridge welcomed him down and whispered to him: "Patrick, don't worry, you are still young. No one is born perfect. It is normal to make mistakes. This is what you must go through to become a top star. Don't be discouraged, otherwise you will
It makes people look down upon.”
Vieira looked up at Aldrich with a complicated expression, but did not see any accusing expression from Aldrich. His tone was not a lesson, but gave him a smile.
He felt a little better, nodded and walked into the tunnel.
After Aldrich returned to the sidelines, he looked at the court first. Without his need to point out, Nedvěd returned to his original midfield position.
Originally, the team had a three-goal lead, and Aldridge wanted Nedvěd to unleash some of his forward attacking talents, but now that there is one less player, everything is back to square one.
Without needing any unnecessary reminders, Aldridge turned back and waved to Barb on the coaching bench.
Barb roughly guessed the reason why Aldrich called him. After walking over, he asked first: "Patrick?"
Aldrich nodded and said to him: "Go and comfort him. Don't let him down. Don't let him give up the idea of playing midfield. It's my fault for being too hasty in his training."
Babu was responsible for Vieira's training in the first team. He solemnly agreed, then turned and walked into the tunnel to find Vieira.
Aldridge was not angry because Vieira got a red card for his foul, but he felt a little guilty.
This is a very young team, but he still tries to improve it. It is really a stupid and low-level mistake.
There were originally 11 starting players on the court. Except for 17-year-old Lucas Neal, who gained experience by playing in the youth team and reserve team last year, the other players all had professional game experience, even Therese, who was under 18 years old.
Guy also has one or two years of league experience in Argentina.
But Vieira only entered the first team of AS Cannes last year, and his position is not a defensive midfielder. When he came to Millwall, he learned new defensive techniques, cultivated defensive awareness, etc. in a new position. In fact, he was just a defensive midfielder.
It was a blank piece of paper, but Aldrich rashly pushed him onto the English League One field. It was understandable that he fouled and left the field.
Thinking that there are Ballack, Gattuso and other players with no professional league experience in the team, Aldrich knew that after this game, he would probably have to re-formulate a season plan to make these young players more cautious and secure.
Player growth.
Perhaps because Millwall sent off one man, Xiu'an United launched another fierce attack in the remaining time.
With the situation developing like this, Aldrich also understood that there was no way to justify beating one more person and leaving him half-dead.
However, before the end of the game, Millwall's defensive system was still stable without conceding a goal. Xiu'an United did not have any players with particularly outstanding personal skills, and relying on the overall offense seemed to be unable to score goals. As a result, when the game was nearing the end, their goal was once again
Declare the fall.
Pires received Larsson's return pass from outside the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot. The ball penetrated into the upper right corner of the Allianz United goal like a cannonball.
4:0.
In the first round of the 1994/95 English League One, Millwall defeated the visiting Newcastle United with four clean goals.
After the game, Aldrich did not shake hands with Peter, and the other party didn't mean to do it. Both coaches quickly disappeared from the sidelines.
When being interviewed through the mixed zone, Aldrich never mentioned the conflict with Peter before the game. Faced with a big victory, he just said in a low-key manner that the players performed unexpectedly well, and the opponent Xiu Allian United was a very good team.
Tough team...
Aldridge had little praise for his team, but he was full of praise for United.
After he left, the reporters suddenly realized: This guy was actually praising his own team in disguise.
He put his opponent in high esteem, only to lose to his own team by four goals!
