At the post-match press conference, Aldridge felt a little tired of listening to Fleet Street singing his praises. Some reporters used Manchester United's defeat here to highlight Millwall's victory over Galatasaray today.
Aldrich would not be fooled by this kind of ecstasy soup.
Not to mention that Manchester United 6 years ago is not the same as Manchester United today. Even if Millwall plays Galatasaray in the same game, he is confident that he can still win, but he may not be able to win by 4 points.
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Galatasaray's draw with AC Milan at the San Siro may have given Terim false confidence that he would be able to compete with Millwall at home. The change of formation in the second half was the biggest failure, but Aldrich did not want to do any of this.
There is no point in discussing it with reporters.
After winning both matches in the Champions League group stage, Millwall was considered by the outside world to have qualified for the group stage ahead of schedule. Aldridge sternly refuted this argument with a frosty look on his face.
In fact, if Millwall keeps performing like this, there will definitely be no problem qualifying, but if it is exaggerated by the media, it will inevitably have a psychological impact on the team. He hopes that the team will guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Therefore, Aldridge declared that the next step
In the third and fourth rounds, back-to-back games with AC Milan are the key battles to qualify.
For this reason, he also specifically emphasized that AC Milan, which had only accumulated 1 point from two games, would fight to the death. Millwall would easily qualify, and AC Milan would definitely disagree.
In the same round of competition, AC Milan visited Germany and unexpectedly lost to Hertha Berlin.
After boarding the return bus, Aldrich had just sat down when a football appeared in front of him.
Henry, who was frightened when he arrived, is now in high spirits. He scored a hat-trick and took away the game ball. He asked his teammates to sign on it, and wrote down the date and place of the game, and the opponent he played against.
Aldridge took the pen handed over by Henry with a smile, and signed his name on the football, adding the title: Head Coach.
After winning the game, the players were very excited, but they would not discuss the content of the game anymore, but would chat about some relaxed and pleasant topics. When they got on the plane, most of the players were tired and chose to rest. Henry couldn't put it down and hugged the football.
Eyes closed.
He is full of longing for the new season. He recovered from injuries in the first half of last season and played pretty well in the second half. It was a transition period for him to integrate into Millwall's tactical system and adapt to the center position. In the new season, when he and his teammates
When they performed wonderful offensive football together, he knew in his heart that he should have the awareness of a striker to strive for the personal honor that belongs to a great striker.
But such aggressiveness does not make him selfish on the court.
Millwall's football philosophy is that the team is above all else, in the tactical system. Creation belongs to the entire team, from defenders to forwards, everyone needs to be creative and serve the team, not the midfielders to create. It is so monotonous for the forwards to finish.
Rigid, finishing. It's just a display of personal ability. When Larson can face the goalkeeper alone and pass the ball to Henry, Henry will
Clearly, if it were him, he should make the same choice. It is precisely because they maintain a sense of creation and cooperation with each other that their opportunities will increase infinitely. If there are more opportunities, when it is his turn to seize them, he will
It must be grasped and there is no need to worry about personal data. If you cannot produce good-looking data, it is a problem of personal ability and has nothing to do with team support.
Aldridge led the team back to London. In October, the weather began to turn cold. His life was step-by-step and his schedule was very tight. He spent at least three nights a week in Liverpool and could not get a good job.
He had a rest, because he would always be woken up by his two noisy sons in the middle of the night, but he never tired of it. Melanie came to London in late September, and she and the remaining three hotties started working on a new record.
Millwall's schedule in October has fewer games than other months due to the FIFA international match day in the middle, and the real tough battle is not in the league. It is a visit to Turkey's Hell at home, and then, it will be ushered in in the second half of the month.
Challenged by AC Milan, two league games were played during this period. Aldrich let some substitutes play in the game to give the main players sufficient rest time.
Middlesbrough 1:3 Millwall.
Millwall 3:0 Sunderland.
At the end of the twelfth round of the Premier League, Millwall won 12 consecutive victories in the Premier League in the new season. If their four consecutive victories in the final stage of the league last season are included, Millwall won 16 consecutive league victories across the season.
In the home game against Sunderland, there was no suspense about the outcome of the game. Millwall settled the battle in 70 minutes and then began to prepare for the Champions League game.
But after the game, photos of Aldridge and Sunderland's leading striker Kevin Phillips holding hands and chatting cordially at the end of the game made headlines.
Phillips, who left Millwall that year, was the biggest contributor to Sunderland's return to the Premier League within two years. Under Peter Reid, Phillips was given a heavy responsibility. At the beginning of the new Premier League season, Sunderland had not yet entered into a rhythm.
But in the past month, they have performed very well, and in terms of individual player performance, Phillips is undoubtedly Sunderland's biggest star. He alone is responsible for more than 50% of the team's goals!
In fact, Aldridge and Phillips hugged and talked after the game, which was just a kind of reminiscing about the past as a master and apprentice. Phillips has also consulted Aldridge from time to time in Sunderland over the past two years about his personal development or skills on the field.
The problem is, his training at Sunderland naturally did not receive more professional guidance and training like he did at Millwall, but the foundation he laid at Millwall helped him perform better on the field and rank among the top scorers.
Second only to Larson and Henry is the best proof.
Fleet Street had bad intentions and believed that Aldridge wanted to recruit Phillips again. Aldridge directly denied it after the game.
October, with its bleak autumn wind, is more like a time of reminiscing and remembering the past.
When the strong dialogue between Millwall and AC Milan was about to begin, Aldridge was asked about the topic of his old friends at the pre-match press conference.
"Do you regret your decision to sell Shevchenko?"
"I have no regrets. He dreamed of Milan, and he went to Milan. He realized his dream, and I wish him well. I hope he will always be happy. This is the whole story."
"If you had the chance, would you buy Shevchenko back?"
"No matter what kind of world we are in, there are no ifs."
"Who do you think is better, Henry or Shevchenko?"
"I will never compare two players individually. It is meaningless. Successful teams have successful players, but successful players may not be suitable for every successful team."
"Is your subtext saying that Shevchenko is no longer suitable for Millwall?"
"I didn't say this, but if you follow Millwall for a long time, you will find that Millwall two years ago is very different from Millwall now. Shevchenko was an important member of Millwall at that time.
Henry is an important member of Millwall now. The two have different characteristics, but in different backgrounds, their importance is the same. Now Shevchenko is doing very well in AC Milan. I don’t know about you.
Why do you want him to leave AC Milan so much?"
Aldrich became a little impatient when asked.
The reporters understood each other tacitly.
I'm afraid the world won't be in chaos.
Otherwise, where would the news be?
"If Millwall wins this game, it can basically advance to the top 16 in advance, right?"
"I said it. Without what-ifs, we would have accumulated 9 points if we won this game. In theory, we cannot qualify. Moreover, I don't think Millwall can win this game easily. We are facing AC Milan."
Aldrich was very troubled by the reporter's questions.
He can neither appear to be underestimating the enemy, nor over exaggerate the strength of AC Milan. It is really difficult to balance this degree.
The next night, Aldridge saw Shevchenko in the tunnel, and the two held arms and talked for a while.
Helping AC Milan win the league championship last season, Shevchenko became the new favorite of San Siro. However, AC Milan's performance in the new season is not outstanding enough.
Serie A only started at the end of August, and the league now only has 18 teams and 34 rounds. The schedule is relatively loose. The Premier League has played 12 rounds, while Serie A has only played 6 rounds. AC Milan remains unbeaten in six games, but only
They won 2 games, and there were a few big-scoring draws that were very enjoyable for fans to watch, but from the side it was revealed that AC Milan's defense had big problems.
After Aldrich finished chatting with Shevchenko, he patted each other's arm and left with a smile. Shevchenko looked at Aldrich's back with a sense of sadness.
In his memory, he seemed to have never seen Aldridge show disappointment or regret. Even if a player like him, who helped Millwall win the Champions League, was leaving, Aldridge did not say it again and again.
If he wanted to stay, the negotiations between the player and him were completed very quickly. Aldridge asked him to stay, but the player refused. OK, Aldrich let him leave.
Of course Shevchenko was not abandoned. On the contrary, he abandoned Millwall and Aldridge to pursue his childhood dream.
But neither Millwall nor Aldridge will fall into the role of an outcast. As one of the most important players in the past, Shevchenko found that now he is nothing more than an ordinary friend in Aldridge's eyes.
The past is like smoke, dispersed by the wind, and Aldrich never dwells on the past.
When Shevchenko stepped into Wembley wearing an AC Milan jersey, his heart suddenly trembled.
It's not because the fans here welcome him back, on the contrary, the treatment he gets here is no different from ordinary AC Milan players.
Looking around, there are no fans in the stands who will welcome him with slogans, or hate him. He is like air, like a stranger coming here for the first time!
He may have forgotten what kind of people the fans in the stands are.
They are a group of fans who sing "No one likes us, it doesn't matter!"
Even though Shevchenko and those who had left would arouse regret or hatred from the fans at the time, it didn't take long for the fans to feel relieved.
If you want to pursue your dreams and wear a "noble" shirt, then go for it!
We never count on others for our survival. Those who stay are brothers and family members, and those who leave are strangers or enemies.
Mapping the psychology of Lions fans from the social life norms.
Should they be grateful to Shevchenko?
Why be grateful?
In the eyes of the fans, it was not Shevchenko who made Millwall's glory possible, it was Millwall who made him!
What they are most grateful to is Aldridge, as well as the players who have stayed to write the club's legend with their loyalty. Even a goalkeeper, Bute, has a status a hundred times higher in the hearts of the fans than Shevchenko, and it is worthy of their efforts.
