Most of the stadiums used by clubs in England after the 21st century were new stadiums built in the late 1990s. This was because the Taylor Report was issued after the Hillsborough disaster, which ordered that football club stadiums must be seated. Therefore, in the 1990s
In the early days, most clubs had to rebuild their stadiums. Millwall originally had this plan, but it was stopped by Aldrich because the stadium originally planned to be built had a capacity of only 20,000 pounds, although the cost did not exceed 20 million pounds.
But Aldridge just couldn't stand it.
The same is true for Black Cat Sunderland. Their Stadium of Light is still under construction. The old stadium, Loga Park, has a capacity of only more than 10,000 people. Renovation and expansion are simply impossible. This was also the current situation of English club stadiums in the 1990s. After decades of
After nearly a century of development, the developable area of golf courses has been greatly reduced. Most golf courses are surrounded by residential buildings, so we have to find other land to build new golf courses.
Millwall and Sunderland don't have much grudges, and the Black Cats fans are also very restrained. When Aldridge stood on the sidelines of Logga Park and directed the game, the stadium was slightly quiet. Occasionally, Aldridge looked back and accidentally saw the stands.
When he went to the fans, he found that many people cast curious glances at him, but there was not much hostility.
From the start of the game, Aldridge realized that he had made a mistake.
Almost from the first minute, Millwall took control of the game.
Sunderland was at home, but they didn't invest much force in the offense. The old-fashioned lob always made the ball fly from Sunderland's half to Millwall's backcourt. After the opponent's forward couldn't get the ball, it became
It became Millwall to organize the offense, while Sunderland's defense was very conservative, with the defenders shrinking and four midfielders also dragging in the backcourt. Although Millwall was the active side, only five players passed half the time during the attack.
, was able to play several coordinations but was unable to maintain fluency. The ball was always destroyed by Sunderland during the pass.
Aldridge frowned and looked at Sunderland's coach, who was also an unknown person in the coaching world.
He was thinking ambivalently: Is this a tactic to show weakness to the enemy? Does he want Millwall to press hard?
Aldridge watched the game for a while longer, then walked back to the dugout and sat down, muttering: "What the hell! What are Sunderland doing?!"
This is their home court, and their playing style is so conservative. Do they just want a draw?
Jenson came over and whispered: "I just heard the fans chatting in the back. It seems that there is an internal conflict in Sunderland. The head coach next door is new this season."
Aldridge knew that the opponent had changed coaches this season, but he didn't know what was going on inside the team. He turned to look at Jenson and whispered: "Could Sunderland do this on purpose? To lure us into attacking."
Jensen shook his head and did not dare to make a judgment.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, this may cause Aldridge to change his tactics. If the game fails, this responsibility is not small.
Aldrich continued to look at the field. Trezeguet was defeated in a challenge for the top. The ball was pushed out of the penalty area by the opponent's defender. Pires appeared at the top of the penalty area to meet the ball and volleyed!
Wow!
There was an uproar in the stands.
Aldridge straightened up and looked at the beautiful volley, but saw the ball flying slightly over the crossbar and towards the back of the goal.
He opened his mouth and sighed silently.
The tempo on the court was not fast, but the situation was very stalemate. The ground attack could not be coordinated, and the ball from both wings did not pose much threat in the penalty area. The occasional shot or two was very reluctant.
Thirty minutes had passed in the first half, and Aldridge confirmed that Sunderland only wanted to maintain the tie at home, or really wanted to lure the snake out of the hole. Unless Millwall pressed hard, they would not change their conservative tactics.
Aldridge felt a little helpless. He and his team really couldn't afford to lose at this stage. It wasn't the league points that mattered, but the blow to the team's morale and psychological impact after losing.
Slowly, Aldridge calmed down the anxiety in his heart. He is a mentally open-minded person, and the established goal is a draw. As long as he does not concede the ball, he should not be anxious. If he underestimates his opponent and changes his tactics rashly, he may not even get a draw.
If you can't keep it, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Looking at the situation on the court, Aldrich frowned again.
Among the two forwards at the front, Larsson was always actively moving around, but Trezeguet became more and more depressed as he played. Instead, he started to compete with the opponent's defenders, struggling with his body. After getting the ball, he began to
Knowing that there was no chance, I reluctantly started.
As long as the tactics remain unchanged, Aldrich can only use different chess pieces.
He turned back and waved to Solskjaer.
Solskjaer was concentrating on watching the action on the court, but suddenly found the head coach waving to him. He looked surprised and pointed to his nose, as if asking: The boss is calling me?
Aldridge nodded, and Solskjaer immediately stood up and came to Aldridge. He thought he would be replaced. Although it was only 35 minutes into the first half, Solskjaer didn't think much of it.
Aldridge only asked Jenson next to him to make way for Solskjaer, and then asked Solskjaer to sit next to him.
Solskjaer was confused. He sat unnaturally in the assistant coach's position. Aldridge still looked at the court and asked softly: "Want to play?"
nonsense!
Solskjaer nodded heavily and said: "Of course!"
"What do you do when you get on the field?"
"Goal!"
"How to score? The ball will not roll to your feet by itself, nor will it fly into the opponent's goal just by you touching it."
Solskjaer stopped talking. Aldrich turned his head and looked at him seriously and said in a deep voice: "Ole, you are a smart player. Even if you are sitting here, you can still use your football wisdom.
Now sit here and observe the game carefully. Yes, you have only one purpose on the field, to score a goal! But how to score a goal and where are the flaws in the opponent's defense require you to observe carefully here. You have to think about it before you go on the field.
Know what to do after playing."
Solskjaer's enthusiasm for preparing to play has cooled down a lot. He sat quietly next to Aldridge and carefully observed the situation of the game. At the same time, he listened to Aldridge explaining to him the gaps that appeared in the opponent's back line during the attack.
In a dominant situation, flexible movement and appearing in the right position can create what kind of threat.
The first half was over soon, and the score was still 0:0.
Back in the locker room, Aldridge praised the team's performance in the first half. No adjustments were made to the tactics. Sunderland had more defensive players. This is obvious at a glance, unless Aldridge makes Nedvěd more effective.
Only by moving forward or letting the full-backs assist can break the disadvantage of such an offensive and defensive number, but that would be very risky. Under the premise of trying to build a defensive system, Aldrich will not do this.
Before the start of the second half, Aldridge pulled Trezeguet, who was about to play, and the two slowed down and walked at the back.
"David, you are a striker and the most watched player on the court. Your goals will defeat the entire opponent's team, not a single opponent's player. In the second half, don't tangle with the opponent's defender and get rid of him.
It doesn't matter whether you get past him or beat him by grabbing the ball. As long as you score the ball into the opponent's goal, you win. All other contests, victory or defeat, are meaningless. Do you understand?"
Aldridge said to Trezeguet in a calm tone. Trezeguet touched his bare head. He also knew that his performance in the second half of the first half was not good. In fact, he was fighting with the opponent's defender. Young people have
At times, your mind becomes one-sided because of your emotions. This is normal.
"Boss, I understand."
Aldrich patted him on the back and encouraged: "Well, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just play as you planned before the game, go ahead."
After Aldrich's advice, Trezeguet's running and pulling effect became significantly stronger after the start of the second half.
But perhaps Sunderland already had good defensive skills in the first half, so their defense still did not give Larsson and Trezeguet a chance.
Until the 55th minute of the game, Larsson received the ball outside the penalty area and then flicked the ball. The ball jumped up and fell into the back of the penalty area. Trezeguet understood it and cruised to the goal with a header!
Prior to that, Trezeguet's movement obviously got rid of the defender who was marking him. Faced with such a good opportunity, Trezeguet flicked the header and the ball flew towards Sunderland's goal.
Aldridge stood up and looked at the attack, watching the ball fly towards Sunderland's goal. He thought excitedly: It's in, it's in, it must be in!
boom!
The ball hit the near post of Sunderland's goal hard and bounced off the baseline!
"F-uck! Sunderland is out of luck!"
Aldrich lowered his head and cursed with a look of displeasure.
Trezeguet was holding his bald head in disbelief, and he knelt on the ground after heading the goal and was a little frustrated.
In the 70th minute of the game, Aldridge asked Solskjaer to replace Trezeguet, who had finished warming up. He no longer had to ask Solskjaer too much and walked up to greet Trezeguet who was coming off the field. Aldridge saw
He was still a little unfinished, so he consoled him: "David, I am basically satisfied with your performance today, but you were just a little bit unlucky."
"Boss, give me another ten minutes, no, five minutes, and I can score."
Trezeguet said like a stubborn child.
Aldrich smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be childish. There are still forty-four games in the league. I can let you play 90 minutes in each game, but I guess you can only play half a season."
Do you hope so?"
Trezeguet had to surrender to reality, and he also knew that a reasonable rest was necessary, not to mention that Millwall was about to enter a double-match situation for one consecutive week.
Aldridge did not sit back in the coaching bench. He stood on the sidelines, hoping that the players would not let down their guard and continue to play according to the deployed tactics. The game had already reached the last fifteen minutes of the second half. Aldridge felt that he could take away one
It was a draw, he had nothing to regret.
PS: Thanks to "Take off your slippers" and "lala, I'm a big piece of wood" for the tips!
