Aldrich had been distracted during the drawing process. He lowered his head, took out his wallet, opened it, and looked at the photo of himself holding his two sons inside, feeling silly and happy.
When Galliani patted him, he noticed that Galliani had a strange expression, and then looked up at the big screen.
Group after group looked down.
In fact, after the Champions League expanded to the top 32, the attention of this kind of group draw is decreasing year by year, because the disparity between the strong and weak is too large, and the top two in the group can definitely qualify. Generally, the top teams are divided into grades, and there is basically no death.
Even if there is a group of death, a group of death will be overwhelming, and most of the time, UEFA does not want to see strong teams eliminated prematurely, and the group stage is regarded as the foreshadowing of the Champions League excitement.
It's the same this year. Aldrich glanced at it. If we talk about the group of death, does Barcelona, Arsenal, Fiorentina, and Aik Sona count as a group?
Does it count?
Arsenal is not a team that deserves attention in the Champions League, right?
Florence is also a new recruit.
Further down, Valencia, Bayern Munich, Rangers, PSV, are they considered the group of death?
Aldridge looked at it with trepidation, but after looking at it, he discovered a problem. What about Millwall?
Not to mention, Millwall was assigned to the last group, Group H.
The opponents in the same group include Hertha Berlin, Galatasaray, and AC Milan!
How is this divided?
Millwall in the first pot of European competition? AC Milan in the second pot? The latter two are more casual.
Aldridge now understood the reason for Galliani's strange expression. He turned his head and smiled at Galliani: "Sorry, my son is only one month old tomorrow. He shouldn't be able to go to San Siro to watch the game."
The muscles on Galliani's face twitched. He was roaring in his heart: I just said a polite word! I never want to see you in San Siro in this life!
He felt unlucky. Thinking that Hodgson, who sat with Aldridge last season, also witnessed Inter Milan and Millwall being assigned to the same group, Galliani cried silently in his heart: Why am I sitting here!
But then I thought about it, the top two in the group can qualify, and unlike Inter Milan who had the best results last season, the second in the group qualified. In this way, Millwall can join hands with AC Milan to qualify. Last year, their neighbors did not qualify.
Are you going to happily go to the quarterfinals with Millwall?
Galliani forced out a smile. He stretched out his hand toward Aldrich and said, "Haha, let's go out together, let's go out together."
"Well, let's work together to win."
Aldrich shook hands with him, always smiling.
In fact, the expressions of the coaches of other strong teams are similar, neither happy nor sad. This year's group stage situation is much easier than in previous years. There are more kids giving away points, and the qualifying quota for the group is also loose. Maybe everyone has more in mind. Still second.
Let's have a round-robin group stage. When the time comes, there won't be anyone in the same group who can gain points.
Although the FIFA match day is approaching and most of the players in the team have gone to the national team, Aldridge really did not give himself a day off to spend time with his family due to personal and professional reasons. He still maintains a professional attitude on this point.
During this period, he only went to Liverpool to spend time with his children when the team was on vacation. After a few days, he returned to the club to pay attention to the training of the reserve team and the youth team, so that several players in the first team who did not have national team duties could not slack off.
When the national team match day ended and people speculated whether Millwall would encounter the FIFA virus, Millwall welcomed newly promoted Watford at home.
Watford surprised everyone and scored a goal against Millwall via a corner kick in the first 2 minutes, making everyone think that Millwall's players really began to decline due to the FIFA match day.
But Aldridge was not nervous at all. At the end of the first half, Millwall not only equalized the score early, but also scored 3 goals, leading 3:1.
In the second half, the two main players were still allowed to rest. The newly promoted Watford was weak in strength and poor in defense. It was useless to set up a bus, not to mention that they were already behind. In the second half, they made a desperate effort and were finally beaten by 3 more goals.
At the end of the game, Millwall defeated newly promoted Watford 6:1 and led the standings with 7 consecutive victories.
After the game, Fleet Street commented on Watford's performance when commentating on the game: They broke through the gate of Millwall, which is something to be proud of, that's all.
In the same round of competition, Manchester United visited Anfield in the English Derby and defeated their arch-enemy Red Army Liverpool 3:2.
The media all over England are exclaiming: Who the hell is going to stop these two teams!!!! Who can stand up!
The new season is not as intense and exciting as last season's top four battle from start to finish. It has completely turned into a duel between Manchester United and Millwall.
Millwall has won all 7 games, while Manchester United has 6 wins and 1 draw. The two undefeated teams not only stand out from the crowd, but also have unrivaled offensive firepower.
Manchester United's frontcourt attack group led by Black Wind and Double Sha continues last season's good momentum.
Millwall's offensive football is unbelievably crazy, and everyone with a discerning eye knows that they only played 60 minutes and won steadily!
On the defensive end, Millwall only conceded 1 goal after 7 rounds. Manchester United cannot compare with Millwall in this regard. Not only is the goalkeeper unconvincing, but the aging Irwin and immature Seale
West is a hidden danger in the defense.
Aldridge was in a high mood after the seventh round of the league, making the players feel obvious happiness and relaxation during training.
Everyone knows that Aldrich really wants to play in the next round of the league.
Their opponent is Everton, and Fleet Street speculates whether Everton can attack Millwall, just like they drew with Manchester United in the league opener.
The unscrupulous "Sun" used a nonsensical title to look forward to this game: Why doesn't Liverpool have 19 Premier League teams?
The outside world knows Aldridge's schedule, Liverpool-London-away game.
The article ridiculed the young coach and wrote: If Liverpool has 19 Premier League teams and the FA allows Millwall to play away games in the double cycle of the league, Aldrich Hall will definitely support it. He may be in the league.
I also thought about it. Let’s just move Millwall to Liverpool!
Of course, these are jokes written by newspapers for readers to entertain after dinner, and Aldrich will laugh when he learns about them.
In midweek, Millwall ushered in the first match day of the Champions League. They defeated visiting Hertha Berlin 4-1 at Wembley and got a good start in the new Champions League season.
Everything is no different from what the outside world expected. Millwall relies on its rich European experience in the past three years. Both the coach and the players are no strangers to the Champions League. They can get into the state faster than many new recruits and beat Hertha Berlin without a fight.
This is a good example. When the German team visited Wembley, the players were either nervous or overly excited on the court. If Pirlo hadn't lost concentration when leading 4:0 in the second half and passed back an own-goal assist,
This game will be a complete victory for Millwall.
Just after the first match day of the Champions League group stage, shocking news came from the Premier League.
Newcastle United coach Gullit sacked by club!
The manager had a bad start to the new season and led the Magpies to consecutive defeats. After 7 games, the Magpies were ranked last in the Premier League. The club couldn't bear it and finally dismissed the manager.
World Footballer Gullit, who came to English football four years ago, said goodbye to England and started his next journey. He took up the pointer here with the slogan of romantic football, but failed to fulfill his promise.
Gullit is gone, but he did not come in vain. His contribution to the Premier League, especially to Chelsea, is immeasurable.
On the way to the Premier League's re-emergence on the European map, Gullit joined the Premier League team, brought attention to the Premier League, and played a frontline game for the stars who subsequently arrived.
Although he played for Chelsea and did not coach for a long time, he deserves to be classified as a legend because he is an important figure that cannot be ignored in the development of the modern Chelsea club.
If we divide the modern history of Chelsea into several stages, then Bates taking over the club and starting to build Chelsea Village is the first stage. Gullit joining Chelsea in 1995 is the starting point of the second stage. Until now and in the future, Chelsea's third stage
, it was at that moment of life and death that a man who seemed to have descended from heaven appeared.
The outside world will not ignore Gullit's contribution to the Premier League and English football. Therefore, even if Gullit is dismissed from get out of class, while people are sighing, several coaches such as Aldrich have made positive contributions to Gullit.
evaluation.
At least Gullit has ideals and ambitions, and is famous and has his own characteristics. When competing on the same court, Aldridge and he can draw swords at each other, but off the court, there is neither tension nor the need to deliberately exaggerate the existence of swords and swords.
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Aldridge has beaten Gullit many times in the coaching field, but he will not use it as a sense of superiority, because that is stupid, just like Gullit will not laugh at Aldridge because he is the world's footballer.
There is a truth to not knowing how to play football. If you are not in your position, you will not be able to achieve your goals. Gullit has become a wandering crane. Aldridge sincerely sent a blessing, which is human nature.
Immediately after Gullit resigned, Newcastle United officials immediately announced another blockbuster news.
"Bobby Robson returns to English football and takes charge of Newcastle United!"
This news greatly encouraged Newcastle United fans and also made the entire English football world excited.
Bobby Robson and Aldridge once had their peak showdown with the Barcelona they managed.
And this old coach has been "traveling" for nearly ten years, and finally chose to return to his roots and return to his hometown.
British fans are full of admiration for this veteran coach. Bobby Robson is highly respected. He created the best World Cup record for the England national team since winning the trophy on home soil in 1966. This has continued throughout history. Unfortunately, in 1990,
His England lost to the eventual champion Germany in the semi-finals. What is even more tragic is that four years ago, his England was eliminated by Maradona's goals from an angel to a devil.
The flaws are not hidden, the coach has been in the world and watched the situation with a smile for decades, and he is not the kind of iron-fisted coach, so he is very popular. In addition, he was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago and has been fighting the disease. This in itself is enough to inspire people. Therefore, the England football team
The world welcomes his return, and British fans also welcome his return!
Before Aldridge attended the pre-game press conference, he received a phone call in the corridor. Unexpectedly, it was Bobby Robson.
"Hi, Bobby, welcome back. Are you asking me for Boas?"
"Haha, no, I just made a phone call to say hello to an old friend. Vilas has done a good job at your place, and I won't delay his future. However, I invited Jose before I came back, hoping that he could come and help me, etc.
After two years, I couldn't do it anymore, so I asked him to take over, but he seemed to have his own ideas and rejected my invitation."
"Mourinho? He has dragons and tigers hidden in his heart. It is certain that he has ideas, but he rejected you. I think it is his loss. He can learn a lot from being by your side."
"Maybe. The world is now dominated by you young people. I don't know if he can challenge you in the future. Oh, you have surpassed many people now, and I can't compare with you."
"I hung up the phone, you made me feel ashamed, haha."
"Well, give my regards to Bert and Earl."
"Thanks."
Aldrich was a little disappointed after hanging up the phone.
Mourinho, why don't you agree to Robson?
I can't wait to see you in the Premier League! (To be continued...)
