Millwall's dedicated match flight is flying back to London.
Aldrich had already fallen asleep on the plane.
He has indeed been sleep deprived recently, and his work intensity has returned to the heavy workload he had when he first took over the team. He forgets to sleep and eat. In addition, he has to take care of Bert and Earl when he rests at home at night. Evan is sharing his pressure, but Aldrich still sleeps at night.
Not practical.
It's really nothing to fail to win one or two games. From the European Super Cup, Charity Shield, and other championship games, we can still see Millwall's top level. Even if it is an away game against Chelsea, Millwall's performance
Can't see any problems either.
However, if you are playing against a weak team, your fighting will to win will drop very sharply.
The extremely brilliant success gave these players excessive self-confidence and inflation.
Youth is the team's advantage, but young people who succeed too early are often prone to arrogance and arrogance.
Aldridge knows that if this problem cannot be solved and the players cannot correct their mentality, this will be a vicious cycle and the team will enter a downward trajectory.
But he really couldn't get angry.
Does it make the whole team nervous just because of one or two games? Such stimulation may have the opposite effect.
Especially the crux of the problem is the will to fight.
This kind of criticism and accusation is very sensitive in the football circle.
If a player is not inherently weak in spirit and will, being accused of problems in this area is, in a larger sense, questioning the player's professionalism. He could obviously score 100 points, but ended up paying 60 points. This is not a matter of professionalism.
What is it?
In troubled times, you use heavy code. When you are fighting for the country, you can use a tough and sharp attitude to stimulate the players. But now in a peaceful and orderly state, Aldrich chose to use a softer and more tactful way to solve this problem.
He must first ensure that the people's hearts cannot be divided and that there can be no conflicts between generals.
As for what he said, it doesn't matter.
Are you really gambling on a season?
Stop joking.
A year was priceless, and he couldn't tolerate doing nothing for a year.
His confidence in these players comes from his understanding of them.
Aldrich needs them to face up to the issues that the players themselves avoid and cannot communicate, and then make self-adjustments.
As for whether there is a problem with the will to fight.
It doesn’t matter to the players anymore!
There is actually a big trap in what Aldrich said.
Fight, don’t fight.
Which one is correct?
Need to discuss?
He just used a gentler way to stimulate the players, remind the team, and imply a warning.
In the future, they will definitely face the game with stronger fighting spirit and fighting spirit, otherwise? Isn't this a blatant failure? Once the team loses again or drops points in the league, wouldn't this declare that Aldridge has achieved success?
A staged victory, and is the prediction correct?
Aldridge was sleeping. The players were having a serious internal team meeting on the plane, and what was discussed specifically. Aldridge didn't know. He never participated in locker room meetings, and he had no need to put eyes and ears in the locker room to spy on the players.
's secret.
When he got off the plane, all the players had serious expressions and high morale. Southgate, on behalf of the team, assured Aldridge that he would treat all games equally in the future, work hard to win the game, and show the style that a mad lion should have.
Aldridge made a joke with the players.
"You have just lost a battle. You need to rest now. Don't look so sullen as if you are about to go to the battlefield. The time is wrong. Our next game is in three days. Go home and have a good sleep."
Back in London, the storm of public opinion surrounding Millwall has just begun.
Three consecutive draws in the league and a loss in the first game of the Champions League group stage.
In an instant, rumors of the collapse of the Lions dynasty were rampant. As the coach, Aldridge was naturally the target of verbal criticism or ridicule.
The media believes that Aldridge has become arrogant and despised his opponents since he also served as the national team coach. Now, the national team has not played a single game, there is a fire in the backyard, and Millwall's dominance is crumbling.
Amid the storm of public opinion, Millwall ushered in a powerful opponent, Liverpool, in the sixth round of the Premier League.
Aldridge is the focus of public opinion, especially the news from the local Liverpool media "Echo". People seem to confirm the status of Owen and Heskey in the England national team, but another forward in the Liverpool team has
Determined to miss the national team, Fowler.
As usual, Aldridge avoids talking about any questions about the England national team.
On the day of the game, at the Lion King Stadium, the stadium was packed with attendance. Lions fans loyally supported their team. Here, it was impossible to see that Millwall was at the center of the whirlpool of public criticism.
Aldridge exchanged pleasantries with Houllier before the game started, and then he returned to his seat and sat down to watch the game.
Liverpool is indeed a strong team in the Premier League. As soon as the new season begins, they give people the feeling that they can compete for the championship.
With 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the five league rounds, they have the same points as Manchester United and are one point ahead of Millwall.
"In the past four games, there have been three draws and one loss. The arrogant Millwall seems to have reached its limit! Liverpool has caught up with the good times. Although the game is not held at Anfield, if it can end Millwall's 53-game unbeaten record here,
It must be an exciting result. But I don’t know why, seeing the atmosphere at the Lion King Stadium, it seems that all the Lions fans are not worried and are still full of confidence in the team.”
Players from both sides lined up to enter the field, and the commentator introduced the starting lineups of both sides.
Millwall's three main players were injured, and Neal, Joe Cole and Klose were substitutes.
Today, Liverpool put out a 451 formation that seemed to be popular as Millwall suffered three draws in the past three rounds.
After the game started, the two sides fell into a fierce stranglehold in the midfield.
Millwall still has the initiative, but the attack is very difficult. This cannot be called a tough battle because the main battlefield is in the midfield area.
The game scenes often show Millwall's penetration and passing encounters being blocked. They have to tip the ball from the backcourt to relieve the pressing pressure encountered in the midfield, and then reorganize the offensive.
Aldridge sat on the sidelines and observed the situation on the court without blinking.
When watching the game from an overall perspective, you can often find many openings and weaknesses of your opponent. Whether the players on the field are aware of it or not, most people are aware of it and work together. This requires experience, and it is impossible to demand that every opening and every opportunity appear.
Can be firmly grasped at all times.
As the game time passed, Millwall adapted to the opponent's pressing rhythm, and the offense began to make great progress.
From the change of one point, the full-back.
Those gaps that can be observed in Aldridge's eyes when looking at the overall situation, the holes in Liverpool's defense, Millwall's full-backs began to capture, and then exploit, tear open the opponent's defense.
Pirlo accelerated the frequency of lateral passes to tear apart Liverpool's entire formation, and unexpectedly launched a fatal blow while the opponent's center of gravity was constantly moving.
In the 41st minute, Pirlo suddenly made a forward pass and sent the ball to Klose.
Klose did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball across the left wing.
Aldrich saw Klose's kick and lamented that this kid reached the ball faster than expected. This kick was passed wonderfully!
Zambrotta plugs in and is the best connection point at this moment, with little resistance to regional attacks!
Joe Cole pulled the support and took away Carragher. Zambrotta unexpectedly dribbled the ball directly from the ribs. Carragher moved from the wing to the center a beat too late.
Zambrotta passed the ball in front of the penalty area to Henry who pulled out of the penalty area and took the ball with his back.
Henry stopped the ball, dribbled the ball laterally and suddenly accelerated, followed by a reverse cut and a through ball!
He passed the ball back to Zambrotta, and Zambrotta happened to be successful in countering offside, leaving behind Liverpool's 3h defense combination. Facing Westerwerder in the penalty area, Zambrotta probably closed the ball.
Those who shoot with their eyes open, no matter what, they just volley with a powerful kick.
The ball hit Westerwerder's hand, but it still bounced into the goal!
"Zambrotta scored! What a surprising goal! He actually broke into the penalty area and scored!"
The fans were watching the excitement, and the Lion King Stadium was filled with cheers.
But experienced commentators were extremely surprised.
An assist-oriented full-back like Gianluca Zambrotta presses forward to provide support. Even if he threatens the goal, he is mostly outside the penalty area. However, this time the attack started all the way from the wing, then cooperated and then firmly inserted into the penalty area to complete the goal.
The process was devastating and caught Liverpool by surprise, which was surprising.
After seeing the goal, Aldridge stood up with his hands clenched and waved.
All opponents are studying Millwall, and even football critics, media, professional institutions, etc. who have nothing to do with it are studying Millwall. Is Millwall just waiting to be dissected?
Of course not, Millwall will change and deal with new difficulties. There is a lot of work to be done in training. At the same time, when such an environment that needs to be changed appears, countermeasures will be activated immediately.
Zambrotta's miraculous effect is just a manifestation. This is not dead. It is not only full-backs. This player can perform miraculous effects at this point. It's just that under the circumstances, Zambrotta had the best effect.
Because, Liverpool's right back is a weakness.
Jamie Carragher.
It cannot be said that Carragher was a complete mess as a full-back, but against an opponent of Millwall's level, his defense on the wing was really unflattering. He made a mistake in his judgment just now. I guess he rigidly identified Zanbu.
Rota just came up to assist, and it was definitely Joe Cole who completed the cut. As a result, Joe Cole provided the screen, and Zambrotta took care of the work of the full-back and winger.
Liverpool did not catch up with the good times.
If they had met Millwall in the last league game, perhaps with their stronger lineup than Tottenham, they might have been able to defeat Millwall in an upset.
But Millwall, who lost to Spartak Moscow in midweek, was full of resentment, and Aldridge also sounded a mental alarm for the team.
Today is the battle to rectify the reputation of the entire Millwall team after "reforming". We must use practical actions to tell Aldridge: There is absolutely no problem with our fighting will!
Throughout the second half, Millwall played a different style.
The opponent's dense midfield was frantically pressing, but Millwall frequently launched attacks through precise long-distance transfers. The full-backs' late insertions stunned the audience. Their timing and role were impeccable in all aspects.
"At the end of the game, Millwall stopped its decline in time after three consecutive draws and announced its recovery with a hearty 3:0. Gianluca Zambrotta should be the best player in the game. He had a goal and a
An assist. He and Joe Cole made Liverpool's right defense suffer on the left. Klose's performance was worth it.
To be commended, he received Schneider's cross from the wing and scored a header from behind. I hope that Liverpool will not be affected by this defeat and must not play out the same plot as in the past. Don't end up in the final
The Red Army is nowhere to be seen in the title race, and now they are 2 points behind Millwall and 3 points behind Manchester United."
Aldridge downplayed his attitude in the interview after the game. Even though the public opinion has been directed at him and Millwall recently, now that he has won the game, he did not fight back arrogantly. The days are still long, and his personal real difficult stage has not yet been reached.
