The information in Aldridge's hand is related to Drogba, and it is the performance statistics of World of Warcraft loaned out.
Scored 22 goals. In addition to 21 goals in the league, one was in the cup. Number of assists: 0!
According to other coaches, this kind of data is close to a perfect score. A forward is a person who wants to score goals and solve problems. It is simply a crime to demand that a forward not provide assists.
But judging from Aldridge's standards, Drogba is passing at best. He scored 21 goals in 30 rounds in English League One, which can only be said to be slightly better than the 17-year-old Trezeguet.
This is still far from the standard he requires of forwards. If Henry can't assist and Larsson can't assist, Millwall's attacking group will definitely not be able to produce gorgeous statistics.
Next, Aldridge discussed professional issues with Drogba and put forward further requirements for Warcraft, hoping that Warcraft can work hard in this direction in the future.
Drogba welcomed the offer, but his whereabouts in the next few months were in question.
Aldridge asked him to stay in the team and play in the reserve league. Drogba got into trouble himself, and he must bear the consequences. Since he has not played in the professional league in the past few months, he can only blame himself for being impulsive.
Before Drogba left, he sincerely apologized to Aldridge. Aldridge nodded and accepted, without a word of proactive reprimand.
This is one of his habits in managing players. He rarely tells players what they should and should not do. Instead, he directly points out the consequences and lets the players think about it themselves.
With double games a week or even three games a week, Aldridge's work is heavier than in previous years. He also devotes all his energy to the club.
However, when mid-March arrived, Millwall's recent record was not satisfactory.
They won one game and drew one in the league, and suffered two consecutive draws in the second round of the Champions League group stage.
There are three rounds of the Champions League left, but Millwall only has 5 points.
This situation was rarely seen in the past. Millwall was able to score at least 7 points in the first three rounds of the group stage and gain the initiative to qualify. However, after the peak of their invincible record, they seemed to suddenly become mediocre.
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In fact, Aldridge was not only adjusting the team's condition. He also used actual combat to train his troops because the opponents he encountered during this period were not strong. It is a bit exaggerated to describe the old team as leading the new team. To be precise, he was using the strong team to lead the weak team.
In addition, when Premier League teams encounter Millwall, they always fight to the death, either dying spectacularly or winning gloriously and heroically.
In the Premier League, opponents attack frantically to test Millwall's young defense game after game. The games often result in big scores and ups and downs.
For example, Everton 3:3 Millwall, Coventry 2:2 Millwall.
It feels like Millwall's super-powerful attacking group can score a few points, and the defense dares to return a few points to the opponent.
At the same time, the gap between Manchester United and Millwall in the league is narrowing. But it has not yet crossed the warning line.
After two consecutive draws in the Champions League, Millwall did not meet outside expectations. This has nothing to do with Millwall's training, but at this stage, even if the opponent is not well-known, they have fought hard from the first round of the group stage, so facing
Millwall was also extremely cautious at home, drawing with Lazio and Bordeaux. Aldridge didn't think there was much of a problem, because in the away game, Millwall's posture was mainly defensive.
There are six rounds in the group stage. The best start is naturally to win at least two of the first three games, but what is the worst start? The points after three games must be less than 3 points, which is the same as the theoretical maximum score of 12 points for being eliminated.
The difference is too far, and Millwall has scored 5 points and has three games left. At least from the overall perspective, it is an absolute success.
For an acceptable situation, if you want to start the game, you must beat the opponent, and the opponent is playing defensive counterattack. If you lose, the situation will be extremely bad. Aldrich does not want to become like AC Milan in three games.
After only scoring 1 point, in the next three games, there was only one way to go to Huashan, and the tactical arrangement suffered great limitations.
In more than two months, from January to mid-March, Aldrich completed the two major mid-season goals of training and adjustments. February started as a warm-up for the end-of-season sprint. Now, it’s time to really
When the firepower is on full blast!
The home team's dressing room at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night.
Aldridge stands among the players. Now his job is easy. Due to the maturity of the team's technical and tactical system, he only needs to focus on analyzing the opponent before the game to make targeted arrangements, and does not have to make changes in the general technical and tactical direction.
This is the necessary process for professional football clubs to accumulate and develop. No club can achieve success overnight.
Tonight will kick off the fourth match of the second round of the Champions League group stage. Millwall will face Bordeaux. In the last round, Millwall drew 1:1 away from home.
The team has a complete lineup. Makelele returned from injury a month ago and has regained his form in recent games.
Aldridge said softly: "What are we working hard for all season? It's not to refresh a certain record, not to score many goals, but to have fun at the end of the season and get a trophy for our efforts.
Now, we are getting closer and closer to these goals. I need you to put all your energy into the game. In every game, you can strive for all the trophies you can get in the next two months. This is our tradition.
, is the tradition of Millwall, let us be in the best condition to welcome the harvest season!"
The players stood up and high-fived each other to encourage them.
When Aldridge walked out of the tunnel, he looked up at the gloomy sky.
It's raining.
It had not rained when we arrived at Wembley, and the weather forecast also warned that there might be light rain tonight. Millwall was well prepared and prepared equipment for the rain battle for the players.
With the fans in the stands cheering, Aldrich walked to the home team's coach's bench and stood still.
The coach of Bordeaux is Eli Pop, who is called a young coach by the French media. It sounds exaggerated. He is already 45 years old, but in the football industry, a 45-year-old coach will indeed be called a coach if he is new to the industry.
As a young coach. And the opponent led Bordeaux to beat Marseille to win the league championship last season. At the same time, he led the team to the top 16 this season. It is not too much to be praised by the French media.
But today, there is only one young coach on the field, and that is Aldrich.
"Millwall's situation is not going well. They only have 5 points now. If they can't get all three points from Bordeaux today, the last two games will be in danger. By this time, the goals of each team have become very clear.
Feyenoord has 0 points in three games and is almost eliminated. Millwall has 5 points, Lazio has 7 points, and Bordeaux has 4 points. Today's game will be a watershed in the group qualifying situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life and death battle.
It will set the tone for the next two games.”
The situation looked grim. But Aldridge wasn't nervous.
In other words, he thought about it, didn't the two opponents Bordeaux and Lazio also have a serious situation? The points situation is so stalemate, losing a game may lead to being eliminated. However, Bordeaux does not win and is still ranked third.
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In the long drizzle, the game kicked off.
Millwall took the initiative, played at a leisurely pace, and moderately controlled the overall situation. Because of the rain, deliberately playing fast would not be very effective.
Bordeaux, like the previous game, defended and counterattacked.
It's just that when it comes to away games, they definitely don't perform as well as they do at home.
Pop stood on the sidelines with a solemn expression.
If Millwall's probability of being unbeaten reaches 80%, and Bordeaux only has a 20% probability of winning, then, converted into the number of opportunities on the field, Bordeaux must seize those few good opportunities.
In the 17th minute of the game, Bordeaux counterattacked and advanced to the frontcourt. They were about to reach the penalty area, but were intercepted and resolved by Materazzi. Immediately afterwards, Millwall also played a fast break, and the ball passed through the midfielder quickly.
When it comes to the frontcourt, it becomes a battle of offense and defense with balanced numbers.
Henry took the ball with his back and turned around to start. Unexpectedly, he did not pass the ball and then ran. He directly dribbled the ball past the opponent's defender and entered the penalty area. He scored with a low shot and broke the Bordeaux goal.
After 18 minutes, Millwall continued to exert pressure and captured the second opportunity. Pirlo passed the ball through the reverse route and passed the ball to Ronaldinho. The latter went down and swept in front of the goal, then inserted Nedwy who was in front of the goal.
Germany scored with a late shot.
Millwall took a two-goal lead in the first half, which gave all the Lions fans who were paying attention to this game a reassurance.
Stable.
Aldridge walked into the locker room with an unimpressed expression.
What is a strong team?
As long as they don't fall behind and when it's time to exert their strength, the team that doesn't make mistakes at the critical moment is the strong team.
Millwall has developed this kind of temperament. This intangible temperament has been honed in the league over the past few years, especially the experience of winning the championship at the last minute. There have been ups and downs, both in defeat and in victory.
A valuable experience learned from completely different experiences.
In the second half, Bordeaux launched a desperate counterattack, but their performance in the away game was obviously much worse than in the previous game. After Millwall scored the fourth goal in the 70th minute, Bordeaux's players fell into despair.
Can't win!
Pop sat down, and he didn't change anyone.
He knew deep down that no matter what adjustments he made at this time, he would be criticized as useless after the game.
Change forward to strengthen attack?
Unsurprisingly, the ball was conceded in the remaining 20 minutes.
Then such a substitution would be a failure.
Replace midfield players to strengthen defense?
You are so defensive when you are behind 0:4!
Will he be criticized for lacking courage after the game?
So, Pop simply did nothing.
If your strength is not as good as your opponent, your skills are not as good as others, you will be convinced if you lose.
Just like the results achieved by other strong French teams in their confrontation with Millwall, Pop was quite calm mentally.
Paris Saint-Germain, who is now in dire straits, was beaten twice by Millwall in its glory days. Monaco was blocked from the Champions League final by Millwall.
Not to mention France, Serie A, known as the world's top league, and the three northern powers did not get any benefits from Millwall.
Is it embarrassing?
Feeling ashamed is arrogant!
At the end of the game, the scoreboard read 5:0, with Millwall taking all three points.
Aldridge shook hands with Pop after the game and left the court.
The entire Millwall team simply thanked the fans and quickly left the field.
In the weekend derby, Millwall and Arsenal fought fiercely for 90 minutes. At Highbury, Wenger and Aldridge shook hands and the score was 1:1. In the standings, the gap between the two teams has exceeded 20 points.
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When the fifth game of the second round group stage of the Champions League was about to begin, after a quiet press conference for a while, Aldridge was once again involved in a war of words.
This time, the provocateur was a Swede who coached a team called Lazio and his name was Eriksson. (To be continued...)
