Before Christmas, Millwall defeated the relegation team Everton 3:0 at home. Ronaldinho became the protagonist in the game. In the absence of Nedved, Aldridge still put on a good performance.
In the 442 formation, Ronaldinho's role on the field changed from a full midfielder to a wide midfielder, activating Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry on the front line. In the game, he shot and passed twice and became the best player in the game.
After the game, Aldridge was interviewed in the mixed zone. Ronaldinho did not go back to the locker room, but rushed directly to the mixed zone, yelled in front of the camera and rushed over to hug Aldridge.
"Boss, we win!"
He was excited for a reason, not just simply winning the game.
The camera locked on the two masters and apprentices who had a good relationship. Aldridge smiled and pushed Ronaldinho away, then said seriously to the camera: "Chelsea lost? I don't care much about them. Yes, the standings will be in place after this game."
Another change has occurred. After losing to Leeds United, we were overtaken by Chelsea. Now we are leading again, but Millwall's goal is not to overtake Chelsea. There are two teams in front of us, Manchester United and Arsenal. Our season is finally over.
The goal is: there is no team in front of us."
"You said before the season that Arsenal would be dragged down by the European war. Now that they are out of the Champions League, they can concentrate on playing in the league in the second half of the season. Do you think the situation has reversed? Millwall will be distracted by the European war in the second half of the season.
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"Arsenal's performance is surprising. You must know that in the season when players like Manchester United and Millwall played the European war for the first time, the performance in the first half of the league fluctuated greatly, but Arsenal was very stable, but their price was the Champions League.
After failing to advance, I thought they would go all out to get tickets to the Champions League quarter-finals. However, it turned out that they paid more attention to the league than I imagined. In the second half of the season, they may start playing in the Champions League.
It is easier for Arsenal in terms of schedule. They have no European war mission. We and Manchester United have to fight on three fronts. From the perspective of itself, I think Millwall will be stronger because Pirlo and Larsson will return after Christmas.
Southgate will also return to us in March next year, and when the team needs them most, I still firmly believe that Millwall will be successful this season."
"OK, thanks."
After the interview, Aldrich put his arms around Ronaldinho and said, "How long will you be going back?"
Before today's game, Ronaldinho asked Aldridge for leave. He wanted to go back to Brazil to reunite with his family for Christmas.
The team is going to play the Christmas game at this time, and there is a Christmas Express schedule secret, which is the time when Ronaldinho takes leave at this time. If he asks for leave at this time, I think most people will not agree to another head coach, but Aldridge thinks that if Ronaldinho is already
If he is unhappy and unable to concentrate on the game, it is better to let him go back and celebrate the holidays happily. For players who are living in foreign countries and their families are not around, Aldridge has always given them holidays during such traditional festivals.
Before the game, Aldridge didn't give him an accurate answer. He only said that we would talk about it after winning Everton. So as soon as the game was over, Ronaldinho came to find Aldridge.
Ronaldinho thought for a while and then slapped his hand and said: "5 days, 2 days before Christmas and 3 days after."
Aldrich thought for a while and replied: "I'll give you 12 days, starting from tomorrow. I'll report back on January 1st. Are there any questions?"
Ronaldinho was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly: "No problem. I will definitely return to the team on time!"
"Okay, stop having fun and stay safe. Also, take me to say hello to your family and Merry Christmas."
"Well, boss. I also wish you a Merry Christmas. I will bring you a gift when I come back from Brazil."
"Then there's no need."
Ronaldinho hummed a song and left happily.
Aldridge just thought about it. Before January, Millwall still has two games. One game is the Christmas game on Christmas day, and the other is three days after the Christmas game. Ronaldinho will have 5 days off, which is just right.
To cover these two games, simply give him a few more days. He wants to go back to Brazil to reunite with his family and relax and have fun during the holidays, so just have fun. Otherwise, he will not be able to devote himself to the game if he comes back without getting better or worse.
The Premier League title race is very tight this season, and the competition for the top four teams is fierce.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Millwall, Chelsea.
Leeds United behind them have been opened up by 6 points, but it is not much. The rankings of the top four teams will always change after each round, especially the position of the top team. After 18 rounds of the league,
, the four teams take turns to sit on the top spot, with each team sitting at the top of the list for about three or four rounds on average.
Aldridge watched the European Ballon d'Or ceremony at home before the Christmas Day showdown.
Nedvěd missed the Everton game because Aldrich gave him a holiday to attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony and also took a break for Christmas. He played a lot of games in the league and the Champions League this year.
Under the special holiday background, he can have a happy holiday with his family.
In front of the TV, when the Golden Globe voting results were announced, Aldrich hid his face and sighed, looking disappointed.
The winner of the 1998 Ballon d'Or was Zidane, with Nedved ranking second.
In terms of field statistics, Nedvěd completely outperformed Zidane, both in goals and assists.
But when it comes to club and national team honors, Nedved cannot be said to be completely defeated, but he is still inferior.
Zidane has the league championship and the World Cup championship, especially scoring two goals in the final is so brilliant. Nedved's League Cup championship and Champions League championship alone are indeed difficult to compare with.
Before the results were announced, Aldridge was actually mentally prepared.
If the World Cup winner loses to the Champions League winner, this is indeed unjustifiable in the selection, especially under the background that Zidane also has the league championship.
The reason he feels pity is: Nedved lost 2 votes to Zidane!
2 votes!
If two judges could rank Nedved first in their voting order, Nedved would be elected.
His goals and assists data this year are so good that they almost put most of the top forwards in Europe to shame.
Aldridge sent a text message to Nedved: Don't be disappointed, there will be opportunities in the future.
It's just bad luck. In odd years, if Nedvěd is not selected for his performance this year, the judges will be struck by lightning. However, in a competition year, the proportion of the national team's honor selection is too large.
He did not congratulate Nedvěd for winning the second place in the Golden Globe Award. Perhaps in his heart, he thought that the second place was worthless. People rarely remember that a certain star won the second place in the Golden Globe Award, even if they remember it.
What? Don’t you still have the first place on your head?
Nedvěd smiled when he went on stage to receive the award. He hugged Zidane. After receiving the award, he saw Aldrich's text message and smiled and replied: Of course I know there is still a chance, and I am not disappointed.
Zidane's election was not controversial.
He is very optimistic. He is only 26 years old this year. He is in his prime as a player and is at the beginning of his golden age. As long as he does not suffer major injuries, he will maintain his current state and even perform better than in 1998.
Be even better with absolute confidence.
Perhaps, this confidence also comes from the trust in Aldrich. Together, the master and apprentice can definitely create greater glory.
Christmas is approaching, and the club is busier than usual, preparing Christmas gifts for each player. Aldrich will personally send greeting cards to each player and write a few messages. It is a blessing to the older players and an encouragement to the young players.
Most of them, including the youth team players, were very excited to receive Aldridge’s handwritten greeting card.
Very excited, most players will keep them as treasures. Like Villa, when he is not satisfied with training or performs poorly in games, he will go home and open the drawer to look at the greeting cards Aldrich gave him in the past two years. Look.
When you see some inspirational words written on it, you will immediately sweep away the depression in your heart and cheer up again.
Many fan organizations will also send gifts to the club, including overseas fan organizations, so the club's work is very busy.
When friends and family asked Aldridge about his Christmas plans, he always replied with "diplomatic rhetoric" of leading the team to play games.
On Christmas Eve, Aldridge attended the pre-game press conference for the Christmas Day game.
In previous Christmas games, Millwall's game was the focus, and the game was exciting.
But this year’s expectations were greatly reduced.
It's not because of the opponent. Their opponent is Arsenal, who is only one point ahead of them in points. It's another London derby.
The key is that Millwall has suffered a serious loss of personnel in the new season. In addition, the main players are injured.
"Ronaldinho returned to Brazil when such a crucial game was about to come. Is this allowed by the club? Or did he decide privately?"
Fleet Street has lost sight of Ronaldinho at the Millwall training ground. In addition, the Brazilian media photographed Ronaldinho in Rio de Janeiro, and the news was still negative. He was photographed playing in a nightclub with his friends until late at night.
Aldrich faced the question and said calmly: "He asked me for leave, and I agreed."
The reporters were in disbelief.
The Lions’ next game isn’t a showdown, it’s against the defending Premier League champions, and it’s an away game!
Richard asked in confusion: "Why did you agree to his request for leave when the team is short of major generals? We know that many foreign players will complain about the Premier League schedule at this time, but they are professional players.
You should have a certain degree of professionalism and obey reality."
Aldridge disagreed, shaking his head and saying: "My management philosophy does not need to be explained to outsiders. Players are also human beings. If they resist the environment and reality, you cannot expect them to perform well. I am not blaming foreigners.
Players lack professionalism and need
We need to give them some time to adapt. The fact that happened at Millwall is that during the first two years of my coaching, during the Christmas Express schedule, the performance of foreign players such as Schneider and Makelele was below the normal level, but
They have been very stable in the past two years.”
Richard frowned and asked: "Even if Ronaldinho returns to Brazil and stays up all night in the nightclub, do you think it will be good for him?"
"I don't encourage players to have a rich nightlife, but I won't restrict them. As for Ronaldinho, wait until he comes back and see how he performs. If he doesn't perform well, then he will sit on the bench. Mir
The competition within the Wall team is very fierce. I believe he understands in his heart that it is normal for young people to indulge occasionally. Many of you here should have had the experience of playing out with friends all night long and not returning home, especially after I allowed him to return to China.
When I am on vacation and relaxing, I won't criticize him for anything."
What Aldrich said is the truth. Ronaldinho can do whatever he wants when he returns to Brazil. Anyway, it will only be less than half a month, and he is completely isolated from the team. It is not like the party scandal that happened last year, which is completely different in nature.
Professional players are not saints. It is human nature to have fun after work, as long as you don't lose your mind by playing with things.
"Let's talk about Nedvěd, will he appear in tomorrow's game? He returned to London yesterday."
"No, he will return to the team in the 20th round and he will not be on the squad tomorrow."
Fleet Street reporters are frustrated.
Compared with the star-studded Christmas game against Millwall last year, this year's lineup is really compromised. The two most popular players in the team in the first half of the season will not play.
Ferguson said when commenting: Arsenal are so lucky.
