At the post-match press conference, when Aldridge arrived, many reporters congratulated him. Millwall played a wonderful game and achieved a hearty victory. This game will undoubtedly be the Premier League.
The focus of the first round.
Under normal circumstances, when the winning side achieves a big victory, basically no problems will be exposed. On the contrary, the losing side will have many problems exposed. Just like in the European Cup Winners' Cup final, Millwall won, but the outside world would not know at all.
As for the situation where Schneider was at a disadvantage in the confrontation between Schneider and Figo, this issue will only be brought up to be discussed with the players individually when the coaching staff reviews their skills and tactics.
"Is Arsene Wenger's formation for this game too risky? Knowing that Millwall's midfield is strong, Arsenal only have two players in the middle of the midfield when defending, Petit and Victoria.
Ella obviously has not formed a tacit understanding, and the defensive replacement cannot keep up with Millwall's rhythm. At the same time, Wenger let Overmars, Anelka, and Pires play, giving up the likes of Parlor.
Veterans started the game, which drastically reduced their ability to control the game."
Steve Howard, who wrote the game report for "The Sun", directly targeted Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger walked away from previous interviews angrily because Fleet Street reporters were sarcastic about him, and I'm afraid he was also the wrong choice in the eyes of the fans.
Aldrich replied seriously: "I will not point fingers at the work of my colleagues, because my principle is very simple. I respect other head coaches, and I hope other head coaches respect me. I am a head coach, nothing more."
Football commentary or match analysis. That's not my job."
"From a neutral perspective, do you think Wenger can lead Arsenal on the road to revival?"
Aldrich shook his head and laughed.
"From the first day he came to London, reporters, fans, and even players did not welcome him. In fact, reporters did not like me either. You criticized Millwall for lacking English elements. I am sure. If I
If you can't lead the team to win the championship, then you will
Treat me with the same disdain you treat Wenger. But then again, there are many sick mentality in football circles. Many people start to question Wenger when they hear his name, even before he comes to London.
He, I don’t understand, he hasn’t done anything yet, why
Why should we question him? There are media and Arsenal fans here. Maybe these people think this way: I will question him first. No matter what he says or does, just question him. When he fails, then
It shows how foresight I am. However, even so,
What does this kind of person want? If you want to question, you should question why Arsenal hired Wenger, question the club, question Dane, or in other words, many Arsenal fans still miss Graham.
Then question why Graham lost his job."
"But the team Wenger took over is a top team."
"Really? Is it a top team? I don't deny that Graham brought many trophies to Arsenal and dominated English football for a period of time. However, Arsenal's last top league championship was in 1991.
After the Premier League was established, they ranked tenth in 1993, runner-up in 1994, and 12th in 1995.
, 96 was ranked 6th, and last year Wenger led the team to 4th. The team he took over was a team that had not won the league title for five consecutive seasons. At its worst, it was only 10 points above the relegation zone.
When the odds are good and they are runners-up, the bookmakers are very sensible. Arsenal's winning odds have never been in the top three in recent years."
"Mr. Hall, why do you support Wenger so much? Because you are friends?"
"No! Because I have experienced the same unfair treatment! When I announced that I would take over the team in the summer of 1994, no media in England could treat me fairly. Everyone was questioning me. Everyone was questioning me.
!I will never forget what was written in the newspapers at that time, saying that I was still a child and treated the team as a toy. Everyone was waiting to see a good show, to see how a man described as a playboy betrayed everyone in the club and how to lead the team.
The team is in an abyss. No one can say a sensible word in an objective and fair manner. Only those fans who truly support Millwall and hope that this team will become better and better will put up slogans in the stands to support them.
Me, they hope I can do something to change the club. I think this is the most correct mentality. Instead of complaining, getting angry, and questioning everything, Arsenal fans should calm down and hope that Wenger can do something for Arsenal.
Something."
Aldrich has an upright temperament. He usually either doesn't speak or speaks the truth.
As a head coach, he is very disgusted with unreasonable doubts from the outside world.
Not only for the head coach, sometimes this kind of questioning will be directed at the players.
It is normal for players to have ups and downs in their performance. Humans are not machines, and it is natural that their performance will not be at the same level. Coaches will analyze the reasons for the ups and downs of players' status, but the outside world is not so rational and objective. Usually various parties
Such unfounded accusations were placed on the players' heads, which only increased the psychological pressure on the players. As a result, the state that could have been restored with a little adjustment turned into a decline.
The reporters at the scene looked at each other and felt that the atmosphere of the press conference had changed.
The previous situation where everyone was congratulating Millwall for their victory and everyone was happy and peaceful turned into Aldridge firing at them.
"Mr. Hall, do you really hope that Wenger will continue to coach Arsenal? He was defeated by a huge score twice against you. Isn't it because you want to keep a defeated player so that Millwall can suppress Arsenal?
?”
A reporter from the Star News asked such a question, which made his colleagues burst into laughter.
Aldrich also laughed angrily.
"The heart of a villain. I tell you why, because Wenger is an excellent head coach. He coaches in the Premier League. This is a blessing for English football. It can make English football attract more attention from the outside world again in Europe. As the main coach, I
Coach, I also hope that there will be more outstanding head coaches in the Premier League. This will make the Premier League full of challenges and allow my team to encounter more and more powerful opponents in the league. This is a good thing for players and coaches.
."
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Aldridge's sincere remarks were misinterpreted as "harmonizing evil intentions" in the football sections of major newspapers published the next day.
If Wenger is retained, Millwall will be able to dominate Arsenal all the time.
The arsenal is simply a meal for the mad lion.
4:0,5:0.
Millwall meets Arsenal to celebrate the New Year.
Aldridge was too lazy to pay attention to outside comments. The team showed good momentum in the league's opening game. And three days later, they will usher in the second round of the Premier League.
It was still a home game, facing Newcastle United led by Dalglish.
After winning the title early last season, Millwall went to St. James' Park and were defeated by Newcastle United. It was one of their only two losses in the league last season.
Originally, this game was not worth watching, because Newcastle United is not what it used to be. In addition to Shearer, the former stars Ferdinand and Ginola have left. Beardsley is too old and has switched to Bolton to play his remaining talent.
, there is already a huge gap between the two teams in terms of strength.
But the media played this up as a battle of revenge.
Aldridge has no revenge mentality and just treats it as an ordinary league game.
At the Lion's Den, Millwall continued its good momentum. Tactically, Aldridge's tactical philosophy just restrained Dalglish's backward traditional tactics. He made crosses from both wings, and Millwall penetrated through the middle of the ground.
Last season, he came off the bench and lost to the opponent because the ability of the opponent's star came into play.
In the second round of the league, Millwall let Shearer walk up front for 90 minutes. Then they sent Dalglish's team away with the same score.
5:0.
Millwall has won both games in the new season, and its full firepower seems to make the whole of England tremble.
Aldridge shook hands with Dalglish as usual after the game, and stood up and left the press conference after saying a few words.
In his view, it was natural to win five goals at home against a Newcastle United team that had lost most of their main players in the summer.
The next Carabao Cup match he values more.
Visit as a guest to challenge the low-level team Lincoln City.
Lincoln City are overjoyed to be able to draw the most successful team in England last season in the League Cup, because they will definitely get a lot of TV broadcast revenue, and the stadium attendance will definitely be much higher than usual.
Aldridge didn't even bring a main player, and formed a formation without a center.
Goalkeeper: Keller.
Defenders: Mills, Ferdinand, Materazzi, Neil.
Midfielder: Van der Meyde, Gattuso, Ballack, Zambrotta.
Forwards: Duff, Glenchard.
This is used to train the team's ability to move out wide, switch positions within the winger position, and attack after midfield.
The game was very difficult because the opponent just defended. It was okay for Grenchar to cut inside with the ball, but it was a bit unsatisfactory for him to run inside and look for opportunities.
The same problem Duff encountered.
Aldridge directed this game very hard, with almost no time to rest. He constantly reminded the frontcourt players to move, and when he had the opportunity, he called the players in front of him to give instructions.
In the end, thanks to Van der Meyde's beautiful cross from the wing, Ballack scored with a header to advance to the next round.
In the third round of the Premier League, Millwall visited Anfield to challenge the Red Army Liverpool, who had won all four of their Premier League games in the past two years.
The result of the game was unexpected.
Millwall lost 0:1 away.
Evans has lost all five games against Aldridge in the past two years. Although it is a shameful record, he has learned a lot.
If you want to say which team among the top teams in the Premier League plays Millwall with the most enthusiasm and seriousness, then it has to be Liverpool.
Throughout the game, they shortened the half court, strengthened the interception in front of the penalty area, and compressed the space behind them. There was only one person in front of the single arrow, the golden boy Irving.
Aldridge had a frosty look on his face at the end of the game. He criticized the performance of the defense players in the locker room, especially Schneider.
Millwall's more than 30 shots in the game were fruitless. Liverpool got five shots at home, one shot on target. The only goal was when Owen rushed past Schneider and was knocked down by Helguera in a hurry.
Finally, Liverpool won through a penalty kick.
Before the game, Aldridge repeatedly reminded the team to pay attention to Irving and take Irving seriously.
But everyone didn't listen and thought that boy had no ability.
As a result, the team lost to a penalty kick created by Irving.
This defeat left the Millwall team with very low morale in the dressing room.
Schneider and Helgra kept their heads down when they made mistakes, while Aldrich criticized them mercilessly and roared for three minutes.
"It's not that we can't bear failure, but if the reason for failure is our own contempt, factors that can be avoided, then I can't accept it, and you shouldn't accept it either! We have won many trophies in the past two years and also defeated
I have been to Liverpool many times, but life is not built on memories! If you take it lightly, you are not prepared to win, then prepare to fail!"
Aldridge left the locker room after criticizing the team's defensive performance. The players themselves still have to communicate with each other and conduct team summaries, and he has to deal with Fleet Street adding insult to injury. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature,
