There was a dead silence at the Ayersham Park stadium, and the carnival of the Middlesbrough fans came to an abrupt end. The other was the crazy roar of the Millwall Roar fans.
No one thought that Nedved would appear at the front of the penalty area, no one!
In the first nine rounds of the league, in the eight games Nedvěd played, he was always active near the center circle, more often retreating to participate in defense than boldly jumping in.
Even Bryan Robson, who studies Millwall's tactics, did not list Nedved as one of the game's finishers.
But when Nedved scored the wonderful equalizing goal, Bryan Robson gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
He could clearly hear Aldrich's screams not far away as he knelt down and looked up to the sky. The roar of the ferocious face under his blond hair was not a vent, but a declaration of victory!
Bryan Robson said silently in his heart: Boss, you are wrong, this is not a Millwall team that cannot be underestimated, but a Millwall team that will impact English football in the future!
In the 20 minutes after Middlesbrough took the lead, Bryan Robson saw a Millwall team that was calm and dominant in the game.
Not only did it suddenly speed up the tempo of the game and make Middlesbrough exhausted on the defensive end, it also achieved a tactical victory!
This kind of oppression and purpose, as well as the strength of tactical execution, Bryan Robson has only seen in top teams in his twenty years in football.
After Nedvěd scored, his teammates rushed towards him from all directions, but he tore his jersey and roared while running towards the visiting team's coaching bench.
The focus of his sight was Aldridge, who was kneeling on the sidelines, raising his arms and shouting to the sky. Although Aldridge was quickly hugged by the coaches and drowned in the crowd, Nedved still looked towards Aldridge.
Bian ran all the way.
Nedved's mind flashed back to bits and pieces of his brief time with Aldrich.
Just less than two years ago, when he was at Sparta Prague, the team's head coach said that he was a player with no future, a player who would have to rely on luck to sit on the bench of Sparta Prague.
Those words have always been engraved in Nedved's heart and are the source of motivation for him to train hard every day, but he is still only a substitute at Sparta Prague.
In the summer of 1994, when a club was willing to pay a "sky-high" price of more than one million pounds for him, even he felt that the club was joking with him.
After arriving in London, Aldrich had a long chat with Nedved.
Nedved has never seen such a young head coach, nor has he ever seen a head coach as serious as Aldridge.
Not only did Aldridge carefully analyze Nedved's strengths and weaknesses, he also came up with a meticulous training plan, clearly telling Nedved what kind of future he would be rewarded with as long as he trained hard.
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He is by no means an engineer, he has extremely high talent and talent. Although his position is in the midfield, he can play the key role in deciding the game.
Nedved has been waiting patiently. He will do whatever Aldrich asks him to do. Even if he wants to try to move forward and participate in the attack, he is restraining himself without Aldrich's permission.
, deep down, he understood that everything Aldrich did was for his own good.
Just after losing the ball, Aldridge's tactical arrangement was very clear. To equalize the score, it is not the left attack, nor the right attack. The final terminator must be a figure that the opponent could not expect, and that is him: Pavel
- Nedved!
Nedved did it, and the moment he did it, he had forgotten everything.
Running from the front of the Middlesbrough penalty area to Aldridge, Nedved reached out and grabbed Aldridge's suit and shouted excitedly: "Boss, did you see it? Did you see it? We did it! We did it!
Did it!”
Aldrich hugged him tightly and kept repeating one sentence.
"Well done! Well done!"
Other Millwall players also rushed over and surrounded Nedved and Aldridge, who were hugging each other.
Their celebration didn't end until the referee came over and issued a warning.
Aldridge shouted to the boys walking back to the half court: "Come on! Hit them one more time!"
Bryan Robson, who heard his words not far away, was stunned.
The time on the scoreboard had reached 91 minutes, and the fourth official delayed for one minute before calling stoppage time: 4 minutes.
With less than 3 minutes left, does Aldridge still want to win a victory on the road?
But when Bryan Robson looked back at his players, he found that the Middlesbrough players were all dejected and their morale had dropped to rock bottom.
Seeing victory slip through your fingers, you can imagine the psychological gap.
Instead, Millwall equalized the score. At this moment, their fighting spirit was high and they seemed to have forgotten their fatigue on the court. They were eleven lively lions!
Bryan Robson shook his head. He did not want a short-term collapse to be reversed.
Three defensive players were replaced at once, and Middlesbrough took the time away from the backcourt after the kick-off.
The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The top-of-the-table battle in the tenth round of English League One: Middlesbrough vs. Millwall ended with a score of 2:2, and the two teams shook hands and ended in a draw.
Although both teams gained one league point, in terms of spirit, Millwall players gained more from this game than Middlesbrough.
Bryan Robson and Aldridge walked towards each other together, shook hands and then whispered in each other's ears.
"Mr. Hall, this game made me admire both Millwall and you with admiration. Your team has an enviable future."
"Brian, you taught me a lot today, thank you. I'll be waiting for you at the Lion's Den next year, and then we can sit down and have a drink."
"It's a deal."
"good luck."
The two coaches looked at each other and smiled before leaving, but the smile on Robson's face was slightly bitter.
Aldrich couldn't say that he was feeling proud at this moment. He could only say that he had just experienced a battle with ups and downs and had achieved the results he wanted. He felt happy and happy.
When passing the interview area, the routine post-game interview on TV was also waiting for Aldrich.
Although Millwall was top of League One before the game, the public was not optimistic about Millwall's away trip. Most people thought that they would suffer the same defeat as their visit to Tranmere. However, after the 90-minute battle, Millwall
They fought back a draw and retained their top spot in English League One. Although the points gap was shortened by the teams behind them, it is clear that the most popular team in English League One right now is none other than Millwall.
"Mr. Hall, what do you think of the draw at Ayersham Park? Can you comment on the performance of Middlesbrough and Millwall?"
Aldridge couldn't help shaking his head with a smile on his face and said: "It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable. Millwall's performance today was impeccable. We played a great game. Maybe this is just the English League One, but it's hard to believe."
Knowing Millwall are still young, Middlesbrough? They performed well at home
They have shown a strong demeanor. They will not make mistakes on the field and will control the rhythm of the game well. Apart from scoring two goals by Millwall, they are also impeccable. They are still the best team in the English League One.
Excellent team, I am sure that Middlesbrough will always be the favorite to win the championship this season."
Aldridge almost forgot about praising his team. He finally remembered his own style when facing the media: praising his opponents generously is actually praising himself better.
"Schneider's own goal put the team behind for a time. Do you have anything to say about that goal?"
"It was just an ordinary goal lost. Nothing else matters. There is no doubt that Schneider was one of the best players on the field today. In both the first and second half, he assisted his teammates and scored. Before the end,
His performance deserves the whole team’s applause.”
After the brief interview, Aldridge returned to the visiting team's locker room. All the team's players had changed their clothes and were ready to return. Looking at their happy faces, Aldridge said loudly before leaving: "Hey, how did you perform today?"
It deserves praise, just like today, keep playing with confidence and determination to win!"
"Okay, boss!"
Everyone responded with a smile, and then followed Aldrich and left the Aiyasumei Park Stadium.
On the way back, Aldrich listened to music with headphones on and was in a good mood.
I have long recalled the team's performance in the game. Although it was only a game, the fighting spirit and tenacity shown by Millwall in adversity are truly commendable. And players like Nedved and Aldridge
I really want to keep him for the rest of my life. There is no doubt that among the current batch of Millwall players, Nedvěd can definitely become the Lion King of the Mad Lions!
On such a beautiful day, Aldrich was disturbed by a phone call at night.
"Aldridge, congratulations on getting a draw on the road today. I watched the video of the game. Millwall was impressive."
Aldrich was lying on the sofa, holding the home landline phone in his arms.
The Scottish-accented English on the receiver really annoyed him, but he couldn't hate it.
"Why don't you speak?"
"Alex, tell me directly, which player do you want to inquire about the transfer possibility."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.
"Brian heard that Larsson may enter the transfer market."
"You want Larson?"
"Manchester United needs a new striker."
"How long can you give him?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Larsson has only played in the English League, and before that he was in the Netherlands. Whether he can adapt to the Premier League and Manchester United will take time, doesn't it? How long can you give him to adapt?"
The other end of the phone fell into silence again.
Aldrich did not reject Ferguson outright. On the contrary, he retreated and tried to make Ferguson give up his thoughts.
Manchester United needs a striker, and one who can definitely fight. Blackburn are playing like crazy this season, and Shearer has continued his superb performance from last season.
"Did you reject me?"
Aldrich looked at the ceiling and smiled silently and bitterly.
"If Manchester United pays five million pounds and gives Larsson a contract with a weekly salary of more than 20,000 yuan, what's the point of refusing? Forced to keep him, it will only create problems within the team, won't it?"
"Five million pounds? How dare you make an offer!"
"What? I bought it for one million pounds, how can I sell it for two or three million?"
"Forget it, if it's five million, I'd rather be ripped off by that bastard Keegan."
"That's right. Andy Cole has proven himself in the Premier League. Manchester United doesn't have to hesitate to bring him down."
