Exiting from the League Cup did not have any morale impact on Millwall's preparations for the next game.
The main players are also used to it. Especially in England, the influence of the FA Cup and the League Cup is gradually declining. It is well known that the rich and powerful teams despise the League Cup. The FA Cup depends on the situation. If the conditions
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There is no problem with winning the cup, but if it is at a critical moment, it is inevitable to focus on key battles. Moreover, the FA Cup only has Premier League teams participating at the end of the year. In the second half of the competition, the strong teams will either have to compete for the league championship.
Or it will distract from the European knockout rounds.
These two cup competitions have always had extremely high chances of upsets, which is directly related to the attitude of strong teams in participating in the competition.
Millwall will visit Stamford Bridge on the weekend. During the preparations for the game, the atmosphere at Millwall's training ground is relatively relaxed.
But amid the relaxation, the players were very serious and dedicated.
During the break, Aldridge saw the players sitting together and chatting. He was so idle that he walked over to listen to what they were talking about.
"I bet on Henrik."
"I bet on Pavel."
"I bet on Thierry."
"I bet..."
After hearing their words, Aldrich felt suspicious.
Are these guys gambling?
It doesn't sound like much.
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
Aldrich asked curiously.
Materazzi, who resumed training, smiled and said: "We are guessing who will win the Ballon d'Or this year."
Aldrich suddenly realized that this was the case.
His work has been easy recently, the players' enthusiasm in training and their work attitude are simply exemplary.
To put it bluntly, they have selfish motives.
There are many players in the Millwall team who have been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or. In addition to the main striker trident, there is Nedved, last year's runner-up, Pirlo was nominated for the first time, and Schneider
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Last season's Champions League semi-finals, league championship, and FA Cup championship results allowed Millwall to become the focus of European football even though they failed to defend the Champions League. Especially their strong posture since the new season has given them extra points.
Quite a few.
The Ballon d'Or selection is around the corner, and Millwall's explosive form in the past two months is the best publicity offensive.
These players also understand that only by maintaining such excellent form and record can they receive higher evaluations when competing for the Ballon d'Or.
Aldrich smiled and walked away, continuing to "gamble" without disturbing them.
"What are they talking about?"
Villas-Boas was also very curious about what the players were saying.
Aldrich told the truth.
"The favorites this year are Rivaldo, as well as Manchester United's Beckham. Larsson, Nedvěd, and Henry in our team all have opportunities. It's a pity for Ronaldinho, he is in the limelight of the national team.
Not as good as Rivaldo.”
Villas-Boas seemed very concerned about this Ballon d'Or selection.
When he came to the team last year, he felt very uncomfortable when he saw that Nedvěd could only finish second.
He objectively commented that if Zidane had not performed exceptionally in the World Cup final, then the Ballon d'Or should have gone to Nedved, who not only was in stable form, continued to score goals, but also helped the team win the Champions League.
players.
Aldridge's enthusiasm for the Ballon d'Or has begun to fade.
In the past, clubs needed the influence of the Ballon d'Or to serve the club's development.
Now, half of Millwall's main players can be included in the Ballon d'Or shortlist. It is really difficult for the club to come forward to praise a certain player. Such an approach of favoring one player over another may cause cracks in this united team.
"Beckham has no advantage. Apart from being a Champions League champion, he has no other team honors. Rivaldo has an advantage over our players. He is nothing more than America's Cup champion, top scorer and best player. He scored in La Liga
With 24 league goals, there is indeed no player in Millwall who scored more league goals than him last season, but so what? Where is Barcelona in the Champions League? How has Barcelona performed in the league in the past two months? Vilas,
In fact, even if the Ballon d’Or is not given to Millwall players, I think it’s okay.”
"Why?"
Villas-Boas looked puzzled, wouldn't it be good if the club had one more Ballon d'Or?
Aldridge smiled and said: "Because we are already a phenomenal team in European football, and the whole of Europe is waiting to see our next performance. In the eyes of the outside world, Millwall is a whole, a team, and the football performance performed by
It is shocking and sustainable. If the Ballon d'Or can make a player go down in history forever, then what I want to do is to make the team that my players form together go down in history forever."
Boas was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then smiled and nodded.
In fact, the most intuitive influence of the Ballon d'Or is attention. When Millwall has become the most watched team in European football, Aldridge doesn't care how many Ballon d'Or players there are in the team. If there are, everyone will be happy.
If not, ignore it.
However, the public relations work that needs to be done still needs to be done, but the focus can no longer be tilted to a certain player. Whether it is the head coach or the club owner, Aldridge must always put the overall interests of the club first.
Chelsea has been high-profile in the past few years, both in terms of signings and ambitions towards the Premier League. However, before Chelsea faced Millwall at Stamford Bridge this season, Chelsea was very quiet, as if they were timid before fighting.
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At the end of the tenth round of the 5-0 slaughter of Manchester United, Chelsea was at the top of the standings, but was quickly beaten.
In the past three rounds, they lost to Liverpool away from home, Arsenal at home, and in the last round they lost to Derby County away from home.
Chelsea, which suffered three consecutive defeats, showed signs of internal strife.
In the second year of Vialli's coaching, the Chelsea dressing room entered a period of turmoil. There was no way, who made Chelsea always introduce young famous players? These veterans have become famous. As a player, Vialli is just an equal to everyone. He is the head coach.
If there is no immediate achievement, what can you do to convince the public?
This situation is also the original intention of Aldrich's reluctance to buy famous stars in the past few years. However, although he is still young, in the field of head coach, not many people can question his authority within the team.
It's also completely erected. But now he doesn't have to spend a lot of money to buy stars.
LeBoeuf mercilessly criticized Vialli's coaching level on his personal homepage. Deschamps, who had just arrived at the team, also had a very unhappy life. One negative report after another formed a haze over Stamford Bridge.
Bookmakers have adjusted the odds on the head coach who will be dismissed at the end of the Premier League season, and the person ranked first is Chelsea coach Vialli.
Chelsea, which has lost three games in a row, faces Millwall, who has won 13 games in a row in the league. The outside world knows who to be optimistic about without having to guess, even if Millwall is the guest side.
At the pre-match press conference, Fleet Street felt that Chelsea was not chaotic enough and wanted Aldridge to fan the flames. However, Aldridge refused to comment on any issues related to the internal affairs of Chelsea Club.
It is true that Millwall and Chelsea are mortal enemies, but Aldridge's duty as a coach cannot be lost, and the bottom line cannot be lost. If he ridicules Chelsea or makes comments on the internal affairs of the club, this seems to be an opportunity.
Just by crushing the enemy to death, it will actually be Aldrich who suffers image damage.
Just like the spit that Smith spit at him, it looked like it soiled Aldrich's clothes, but when the audience saw it, how many people would applaud Smith?
On Sunday, the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham was held ahead of schedule. Aldridge learned of the result while waiting for the game to start at Stamford Bridge.
After listening to the radio broadcast, Babu told everyone the score results there.
2:1
Tottenham 2, Arsenal 1.
Arsenal, who used all their main players to fight Millwall for 120 minutes in midweek, lost this deadly derby at White Hart Lane.
How can we have both fish and bear's paws?
Wenger won a League Cup and saved Arsenal's face in front of Millwall, but then he suffered a defeat in front of his arch-rival Tottenham. Next, he still had to worry about the Champions League life and death battle.
Aldridge learned the score and stopped thinking about it. He stood on the sidelines of Stamford Bridge and directed the game.
Chelsea, Chelsea, who have invested huge amounts of money in recent years, Bates may be bleeding in the stands.
It is not enough to have good players, especially a group of outstanding players who have been recognized. They need honors, trophies, and a bigger stage. But once Chelsea cannot give them to them, then the contradiction will be like a flash flood and cannot be stopped!
Vialli was also standing on the sidelines, looking like he was alone and lonely.
Chelsea, who had lost three games in a row, was demoralized and knew that the odds were against Millwall, who had won thirteen games in a row. So they lowered their profile in the home game and put up a good wall.
Chelsea still spent heavily on the transfer market in the summer, but in front of Aldridge, they were all familiar faces.
For example, Mr. Ten Million Sutton has only scored one goal so far, which was the icing on the cake in the game of massacre of Manchester United. For the rest of the time, the suspense he left people is: Will you score another goal?
There is also the world champion captain Deschamps. I met him once when Millwall played against Juventus. We met again at Stamford Bridge today. It feels like he is older, but his style is still the same.
Chelsea successfully defended for 64 minutes in the first and second half, and were defeated by Henry in the 65th minute. Immediately afterwards, they seemed to be discouraged. The recent three consecutive defeats were too heavy, coupled with the discord between the generals and the conflicts in the locker room.
Due to various factors, it was okay not to concede a goal, but once a goal was conceded, the whole team's mental outlook seemed to change.
From the 65th to the 80th minute, Millwall scored three goals in a row in 15 minutes, and in the last ten minutes they controlled the rhythm to lure their opponents to attack.
But Chelsea really stopped attacking.
Even their own players have lost confidence in Sutton. Attacking with a striker is useless. Zola is being marked to death, and the midfielder is too pressed, and he will be counterattacked by the opponent!
"Four consecutive defeats. Within 20 days, Chelsea have lost four consecutive games in the Premier League. They need to adjust their status in time. There are many problems to be solved. The first is the problem of forwards not being able to score. Sutton spent 10 million pounds on the club this summer.
The talented striker disappoints all Chelsea fans.
Millwall's Henry also spent 10 million pounds to transfer to the club last year, but Henry is now the top scorer. He averages close to 1.1 goals per game. Sutton, in 14 league games, has scored
1. If Chelsea cannot solve the problem of forward weakness, Zola alone can
, then it is almost impossible to achieve a better ranking this season than last season. At the same time, congratulations to Millwall, they have achieved 14 consecutive league wins in the new season, if you include the four consecutive wins at the end of last season
, they have achieved 18 consecutive league wins across seasons, tying this record
It broke their winning streak in the season when they won the top league championship for the first time in the 1996/97 season. This is also the winning streak record in the five major European leagues. We can now expect them to break the record they created themselves!" (To be continued, please search Piao Piao.
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