After the first match day of the Champions League group stage, Aldridge's life went as planned. He was suspended in the domestic game in England, so he spent more time in training and game preparation. Klinsmann was also suspended.
, but even if not, the power of on-the-spot command will still fall on Jenson.
He has played alongside Aldridge for more than four years, and all the players on the team are familiar with Jenson. At work, everyone agrees with Jenson, so Jenson directs the game and the players are very obedient.
Before the start of the second matchday of the Champions League, Millwall played five domestic games, which happened to be the games Aldridge was suspended. They easily advanced to the League Cup. The opponents in the four league games were:
Home vs Liverpool.
Away vs Nottingham Forest.
Home vs Southampton.
Away vs Blackburn.
In these four league games, Millwall only won the home game against Southampton, and all the other three games were draws. In the battle with Liverpool, Southgate equalized the score with a header before the end, and the other two games were tied.
In the away games, due to the opponent's lack of strength, they adopted defensive tactics and were sniped.
At the beginning of the new season, Millwall had 3 wins and 5 draws in eight league games, accumulating 14 points.
Manchester United has 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses and the same points as Millwall.
Followed by Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, with the same record, 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
At the beginning of the new season, the top five teams in the Premier League last season still occupy the first place in the standings, but there is no team that performs particularly well. The results of each round of the league can change the ranking at the top of the standings.
Big changes.
Millwall are top of the table, but are still being criticized, especially by Fleet Street journalists, who believe that if Millwall used Ronaldinho more in the league, Millwall's few draws would become
victory.
Aldridge was suspended and did not attend the press conference. Jenson was tortured by reporters and became numb.
There is also debate within the Millwall coaching staff regarding the use of Ronaldinho. Jenson also tends to let Ronaldinho play more league games, but Aldrich firmly denies it.
Perhaps it is because Ronaldinho is so good that Aldrich will use him more cautiously, even though Jensen cited the example of Irving. Irving was almost full attendance in the league last season, and the 18-year-old youngster performed amazingly. In the World Cup
He became famous all over the world in one battle.
There is no point in Aldridge not debating with the opponent. Time will give the answer. In the early stages of young players' careers, the density and intensity of games should be appropriate. Otherwise, the impact on the future will not be visible to the naked eye.
In early October, Aldridge returned to the sideline to direct the team's game. At Wembley, nearly 70,000 Lions fans poured into the stadium to welcome the young coach back after briefly leaving the command seat.
The flag flying in the stands is a hand-painted full-length portrait of Aldrich, which is particularly eye-catching.
Aldridge raised his hands above his head and applauded as he entered the game, thanking the fans for their enthusiasm.
Today they faced the Russian champion team Spartak Moscow. The strength gap between the two teams was obvious, but for the sake of safety, Aldrich still sent the strongest lineup.
Grenjaer's injury against Inter Milan was not serious. He has trained with the team, but is not yet able to play in the game. Aldridge asked Van der Meyde to start, and the formation is still 442. In the past month, Millwall practiced this tactical formation.
The game is getting better and better, the offense and defense have become more balanced, and the tacit understanding between the players has also improved significantly.
In the entire 90 minutes of the game, Millwall had a clear advantage. With goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy, Nedvěd and Lampard, they defeated Spartak Moscow with three goals at Wembley.
Millwall, which has won two consecutive games, is in a good position to qualify for the Champions League in the new season.
After the game, Aldrich gave a brief interview and then dismissed the team and went home to rest.
He feels that the team is starting to get on the right track. Except for the thickness of the lineup due to injuries, everything else is starting to run well.
I had just made dinner and was watching TV while eating, when the doorbell rang.
Aldrich went to open the door and found that it was Andrew. The other person walked in and went to the kitchen to get the tableware. Then he gave Aldrich half of his dinner to himself. He also opened a bottle of red wine from the thermostatic cabinet and poured it for the two of them.
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"Are you losing weight?"
Aldrich looked at the little food left on his plate and asked with a frown.
Anyway, he would definitely not be full with the current amount. On the contrary, he was more curious about when Andrew's appetite dropped.
Andrew chuckled and said, "Before I came here, I called a nearby restaurant to deliver the food. It's probably going to be here soon. Let's eat first. I won't let you enter the kitchen again."
Aldrich's life has always been regular and planned. For example, when he cooks, he also has time to plan. Now that he has finished cooking, asking him to work in the kitchen will make him feel conflicted. Andrew understands him, so he has made arrangements.
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The two started to eat dinner, and Andrew picked up the remote control and turned down the volume of the TV.
"I want to hear the news."
"The thing you asked me to do has some clues."
Andrew whispered with a smile on his face.
Aldrich stopped and raised his head and asked calmly: "What's the situation? Work or life?"
"They have dirty butts at work. What are you going to do next?"
Aldrich thought for a moment and then said: "Then give it to Fleet Street."
Andrew chuckled and said, "Then give this news to your friends in Fleet Street."
There was no smile on Aldrich's face, he just stared at Andrew lightly.
After being stared at by him for a full minute, Andrew suddenly patted his forehead and said, "Sorry, I was stupid again. Leave the rest to me."
Aldrich continued to eat.
That night, several Fleet Street media outlets got the secret news, and these media outlets had only moderate relations with Millwall, and occasionally they were not even given the opportunity to speak and ask questions during interviews.
London, midnight.
Wiseman was already sleeping soundly with his wife in his arms in the bedroom at home, when a phone call woke him up. When he picked up the phone, he vaguely recognized the voice of his assistant Kelly, and he was immediately unhappy.
"What time is it now? Don't you need to sleep?"
"Sleep? Tomorrow you will step down as chairman of the FA. Can you still sleep?!"
Kelly's panicked voice made Wiseman wake up immediately. He got out of bed. He walked to the living room and asked on the phone: "What's going on? What are you talking about!"
"It's hard to talk over the phone. I'll be on the sidewalk at the south gate of the park outside your house. Let's talk in person!"
"But now is the time."
"What you need most now is time! But God will not give you time. When dawn comes, everything will be over!"
Wiseman has almost never seen Kelly panic, but today just talking on the phone, he can imagine Kelly being anxious.
He put on his clothes and left home.
Kelly waited for a long time before seeing Wiseman arrive. The two met in a deserted street. He was the only two people on the street, and they deliberately hid in a dark corner to meet each other.
"Why did you come?"
Kelly's tone revealed a strong flavor of complaint.
Wiseman waved his hands and asked impatiently: "What on earth is going on?"
Kelly took out a newspaper from his arms and handed it to the other party. Wiseman lowered his head and took a look. What could he see in the dark?
He took the newspaper and walked under the streetlight to look at it carefully and found that it was not an officially published newspaper, but a sample before printing.
When he saw clearly the headline on the front page of the sample page of the newspaper, his eyes widened with a look of shock.
He didn't come back to his senses for a long time, until Kelly waved to him from the corner. He walked over weakly.
"Who leaked the news about this?"
Wiseman asked in horror.
Kelly gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know."
"How did you get the news?"
"A reporter friend told me that it cost me two thousand pounds."
After Wiseman calmed down after the initial panic, he asked Kelly about the details of the process and found that the newspaper where Kelly received the news was not a more influential mainstream newspaper, and the Times did not seem to have received the news.
"Someone is trying to kill us on purpose!"
Wiseman immediately guessed that someone was stabbing him in the back.
This is also easier to guess.
Major newspapers have wider information channels. Generally speaking, tabloids will not be the first to reveal particularly heavy news. Of course, it is not uncommon for tabloids to publish exclusive headlines about scandals such as the private lives of public figures. After all, their level is
That level.
However, the news level of the newspaper in Wiseman's hands is definitely not an area where tabloids will work hard to establish information channels, and only major newspapers will follow up.
As the major newspapers have not received the news now, the source of the news is very suspicious. If ordinary news informants make money by selling information, then the first choice is to sell the information to major newspapers, so that the income will be higher.
Therefore, the source of the information must not be for financial gain.
"Who wants to kill us?"
Kelly was a little confused at this time, and his face became as ferocious as a wild beast.
Wiseman was deep in thought, frowning and wondering who was behind this.
"Could they be enemies within the FA?"
Kelly asked bluntly.
Wiseman directly denied it, saying: "It's impossible. This scandal has dealt a huge blow to the entire FA. If it is our opponent, it will indeed make us step down, but will they get support? Our
Internal fighting also has bottom lines and principles. If it harms collective interests, both sides will lose."
Kelly fidgeted, stamped his feet and asked, "Who could that be?"
Wiseman really wanted to thank Kelly. The other person's question made his thinking suddenly clear.
Since the factor of internal struggle has been eliminated, there are only enemies other than the Football Association.
He suddenly thought of a person and lost his voice: "Aldrich Hall!"
Kelly was stunned, and then asked suspiciously: "He? Isn't he afraid of becoming the enemy of the entire FA?"
The more Wiseman thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
He said categorically: "No, he is really not afraid, because there is no evidence. Afterwards, we accused him of being the troublemaker, which was more like pouring dirty water on him. Besides, we have no position to accuse others, and he is also a member of the Football Association."
My friend, after that incident, his reaction was very abnormal!"
"Abnormal?"
Kelly recalled for a moment that after the match between Millwall and Wimbledon, Aldridge did nothing drastic except mocking the referee for wearing a Wimbledon jersey at the press conference. He obediently handed over the fine and silently accepted his suspension.
, and there is no appeal.
Even though the Lion's Den stadium was punished and some of its stands were closed during his suspension, he still remained silent.
This is very abnormal!
How does this look like the young coach who was so resolute after the East London Derby?
It turns out that biting dogs don’t bark!
Isn't Aldrich, a bastard, a bit unhappy?
You are so cruel, you are going to ruin our reputation! (To be continued...)
