After defeating Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals and advancing to the final, the British media became increasingly vocal about Millwall winning the Triple Crown.
The season has reached its final stage. Looking across Europe, there are only two teams left that have the hope of winning the Triple Crown. One is Millwall and the other is Bayern Munich.
Millwall won the Triple Crown two years ago, but the European championship at that time was the European Cup Winners' Cup, which is less influential than the Champions League. Outsiders believe that this year is a good time for Millwall to reach new heights. If they can complete this feat
, Aldrich Hall will join the ranks of legendary coaches.
In the past, Aldridge would have had to focus on the team's mental issues, but that's not necessary now.
For a player like Ronaldinho who can suddenly have mood swings, the big brothers in the team are his best calming agents.
Players such as Larsson, Nedved and Southgate all acted very calmly.
During training breaks, they would sit on the sidelines and calmly share their experiences with young players.
They have been eager for quick success on the road to glory, and have tasted the taste of falling short. What they can't forget is the season when they first entered the Premier League. In the final stage of the league, people now only remember Manchester United's great comeback against Newcastle United, but only
Fans of the Lions and that group of players will never forget that at that time they had the initiative to win the championship and even had a better chance than Manchester United, but they collapsed after losing their composure in continuous battles.
The eldest brothers, who are full of honors, were very sad when talking about the experience at that time, but because of that experience, they were able to maintain a stable mentality when facing the same situation in the future.
The advice to young players is simple: forget everything, train normally, play seriously, suppress all the excitement of inner expectations, and wait until the end of the season to release them as much as you want.
Millwall will go to Munich in the middle of next week, so Aldridge still sent the substitutes to play in the weekend league. Even though they just played against Manchester United in the middle of the week.
At the pre-game press conference, Aldridge played psychological warfare again.
"What I care more about now is the second leg against Bayern Munich. Derby County? They want to fight for tickets to the UEFA Cup next season? Really? I am not interested in this. That is a war in another land of the Premier League. I
I have defeated Arsenal and Manchester United as a substitute player. What will Derby County do at my home court? Haha. I can already guess how the game will develop. Derby County has a 10-0-0 formation.
, use a human wall to block the restricted area
They are overwhelmed with excitement, and then they imagine in their minds that they will happily take away a point at the end of the game. Does it make sense for such a team to represent England in the League Cup? Especially, even if they take away a point from the Lion's Den. So what?
Middlesbrough and Leicester City are within 3 points of them. Can they improve their rankings as they wish? I'm afraid they can't even keep their current eighth position, let alone surpass Aston Villa and Aston Villa.
It’s Liverpool.”
Aldridge's remarks before the game completely angered Derby County. From the coach to the players in the team, they all expressed their intention to attack Millwall at the Lion's Den Stadium to compete for the championship.
This may be the easiest game for Millwall in the last five rounds of the Premier League. There is also a game against the relegation team Everton. Because it is a guest, it is more difficult than the game.
Derbyshire is more difficult.
Derby County ranked sixth in the standings after defeating Liverpool just a month ago. Not only did they successfully avoid relegation early, they suddenly found that they had a chance to enter the European competition, so their mentality changed, and then they lost spectacularly at home to
Newcastle United, who were ranked behind them, had a score of 3:4.
Then they lost to Manchester United and Leeds United. After three consecutive defeats, they defeated Nottingham Forest, who was almost relegated, at home in the last round. Only then did they win and end their decline.
Generally speaking, there is still hope to win back the UEFA Cup tickets. Therefore, Aldridge chose to provoke them at this time, not only in terms of public opinion, but also in terms of formation. He sent a substitute. This was seen from the outside world.
It is a kind of contempt. Unlike the cup games against Manchester United and Arsenal, if you lose, you lose, and it is not the finals. If the chain drops at this stage of the league, it will ruin the entire team's efforts throughout the season.
Aldrich's attitude at the press conference was frivolous and arrogant.
But in the pre-match meeting, he had a different attitude towards the players.
He attaches great importance to this game and has very high requirements for tactical discipline.
Relatively speaking, if this kind of soft persimmon is not crushed, the subsequent situation will be really unfavorable.
Before the game started, Aldridge tried to shake hands with the Derby County coach as a host, but the other side ignored him with a cold face.
He didn't care, and was even very happy.
The other party is angry, this is a very good sign!
He is not afraid of opponents who are upset. As long as his emotions are shown, he will feel at ease.
But he is most afraid of opponents who are so calm and calm that they seem to be transformed into immortals, such as Lippi last year and Heathfield who he just played against. You can't guess what the opponent is thinking!
Less than three minutes into the game, Derby County looked like they were taking the lead from the start, coming to the Lion's Den with the potential to score three points!
As a result, Glenchard passed two people in a counterattack, single-handedly broke through the opponent's last defensive player, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and knocked the ball across to the unmarked Ruud van Nistelrooy, who easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.
succeed.
"Van Nistelrooy! Van Nistelrooy has scored 17 goals in the league. This is a season in which he is expected to win the Premier League Golden Boot! It is incredible to say that he scored 10 goals as the main player in the first half of the season.
, in the second half of the season, he was in better shape in his limited playing opportunities, scoring goals frequently.
Now that he is no longer the main player, there are still four league games ahead. Maybe he will not have many opportunities to play, so he must seize every opportunity to expand his number of goals! Well, the number one killer in the Premier League scorer list
, to be unable to play the main role at Millwall, Hall’s team is incredible.”
The Derby County coach looked livid and roared at his players, asking them to work harder to reverse their opponent.
Damn, the opponent is full of substitutes!
Aldridge was very relaxed, sitting on the coaching bench and chatting and laughing with Klinsmann.
He really seems to be showing off, just for the opposing coach to see.
Even if I chat with my colleagues and laugh, I can still win you!
Are you angry or angry? Angry or not?
Then abuse my team on the court!
This is destined to be a game that Derby County does not want to remember, and it is also a classic psychological battle that Aldridge succeeded in in his long coaching career and is talked about by Lions fans.
When the game ended, everyone in Derby County, from the coach to the players, was devastated.
After losing, not many people were optimistic about them before the game.
However, they lost a record 0:8 in the away game. This score will nail them to the pillar of shame and will be infamous forever.
Ruud van Nistelrooy completed a hat-trick in the first half. Derby County attacked and attacked wildly, but were riddled with holes by Millwall's side counterattack. Gleneagles had a great time. Looking at this game alone, it is not surprising that
Many viewers thought that the Danish Golden Wings were possessed by the world champion. Every long-distance run made people excited.
In the second half, Derby County started to foul frequently, tackled Gattuso and injured Van der Meyde, which cost them two red cards and three goals in a row in the last 10 minutes of the second half.
Duff, who came off the bench, scored twice. Commentators lamented that Duff was like Manchester United's Solskjaer. He scored 4 goals in a row in the last 10 minutes of the game against Nottingham Forest. Solskjaer also came from Millwall.
Er left. The final score of that game was 8:1. Manchester United won wildly. Millwall swept Derby County today. 8:0 was also the game with the largest score gap in the Premier League this season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored four goals in this game, took away the game ball, and then gave it to Grenjaer, who provided him with an assist, and Van der Meyde, who left the field injured. Klose, who also scored a goal and assisted a hat trick, took the ball.
Sign your name.
He held the ball and was interviewed by reporters in the player tunnel.
"Rudd, congratulations. You have scored 20 league goals so far, at least 4 goals ahead of the players behind the scorer list. Are you satisfied with your performance?"
Van Nistelrooy smiled and replied: "Today was not bad, especially the shooting felt very good. I would like to thank my teammates. Their selfless assists were the key to my goal."
Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. In this game, everyone was more active in giving the ball to Van Nistelrooy. There were two single-handedly faced goalkeepers in Glenchiar who gave the ball to Van Nistelrooy.
"You are the striker with the most goals in Millwall's league, but you have to sit on the bench in important games. Have you had any communication with Coach Hall? Why doesn't he trust you in key battles?
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The smile on Fanny's face disappeared and he fell silent. Then he shook his head and turned away without answering the question. His back gave the outside world unlimited imagination.
Did he communicate with Aldrich?
Yes, but not many.
Because it's not necessary.
He does not need to prove to Aldridge whether he can score goals. His personal ability is recognized in the team, but he is incompatible with the main lineup's attacking group.
Van Nistelrooy knows this well, and Aldrich will not sacrifice the scoring abilities of Larsson, Nedvěd, and Ronaldinho to create a super shooter Ruud van Nistelrooy.
When rumors of Manchester United's interest in Ruud van Nistelrooy emerged, Van Nistelrooy talked to Aldridge and he probably guessed Aldridge's attitude.
Millwall will not show their utmost sincerity to retain him.
This sincerity is not money, but the main commitment.
He has already made plans to ask Andrew to help him contact a new home after the season ends. However, as a forward who averages about 1 goal per game in a single season, his price is beyond the reach of more than half of the first-tier clubs, and he still needs to find a new home.
It is very difficult to find a club that is suitable for him and a team that can make him shine.
In the same round of games, Manchester United defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3:0 at home, and Arsenal swept Wimbledon 5:1 in the same city derby.
Chelsea, the chain is off.
Leicester City led by Martin O'Neill drew 2:2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Toney and Gudjohnsen each scored a goal, and Fleet Street commentary said this was Millwall's strategic attack on Chelsea...
At the same time, Leeds United was held to a 1:1 draw by the relegation team Charlton in an away game. The theoretical opportunity to compete for the championship disappeared. The gap with the top four teams also almost declared that it was impossible for them to achieve the top three rankings, but the theoretical opportunity still existed.
Just looking at the result of the next league game will make the suspense disappear, and in the next league game, they will be a guest at the Lion's Den Stadium.
In order to prepare for the second round match against Bayern Munich, Aldridge rested the main lineup for almost 8 days. Then, the whole team boarded a special plane and flew to Munich, Germany, preparing to set foot on the Olympia Stadium in Munich for a showdown with Bayern Munich!
