From the beginning of the new season, Millwall's unbeaten record in the league has become the focus of public opinion before each round of the league.
Such an undefeated team has already stood at the apex of the undefeated record in England's top league. Only three rounds before the match against Arsenal did people begin to talk about whether the 58-game unbeaten record created by the Milan dynasty would be overtaken by Mir.
Wall surpassed. After all, Millwall's opponents in those rounds were not strong. At the time point, Arsenal was the team most promising to end Millwall's unbeaten streak.
People expected Millwall to tie this great record with a hearty victory, and they also fantasized about Arsenal's dramatic attack on Millwall.
But in the end, this much-anticipated game was riddled with phenomena that were anathema to football critics.
The game was boring, the players' performance was not up to expectations, there were conflicts on the court, group fights in the tunnel...
After the game, the momentum between Millwall and Arsenal was completely different.
Arsenal failed to snipe Millwall. At other times, they would have escaped unscathed in the away game, which would not have caused them too much disappointment. However, Millwall set a record against them.
Looking back at Millwall, a draw does not bring the joy of the game itself, but it tied the unbeaten record in the five major leagues, which is enough to make them proud.
Aldridge avoided talking about the gang fight in the tunnel after the game and only answered questions about the game. He is not personally interested in records. Undefeated games do not bring championships and honors. Especially in this period.
In a 6-point battle between strong teams, Millwall and Arsenal both lost money, allowing another competitor, Manchester United, to benefit.
As for the conflict on the court, he expressed his opinion: The source of the problem is Arsenal, and Ibrahimovic is the trigger.
Gattuso was just a normal foul, and no one would be surprised if he was charged with it. When he was playing as a substitute for Makelele in the past, Gattuso's number of fouls remained high, and he was the biggest player in the Millwall team.
.The number of fouls committed by the main players has been decreasing this season, but today when Ibrahimovic met with exquisite skills, Gattuso's fouls increased again. This is nothing to be surprised about. He was not a flagrant foul. What reason did Ibrahimovic have to get angry?
But maybe Ibrahimovic just hit Gattuso in the face with his elbow unintentionally, and Aldrich was not interested in studying the video to confirm. Anyway, he just wanted to excuse his disciple and blame his opponent.
The Football Association announced immediately after the game that it was investigating the player conflict that occurred at the Lion King Stadium. It seems that both Millwall and Arsenal will face heavy penalties.
Aldridge gave a hurried interview and drove away from the club.
When he got home, he took off his suit and walked to the TV in the living room. He sat cross-legged on the carpet. Bert and Earl were playing with toys. He picked up Earl and looked around. He couldn't tell that he still had a slight cold in the morning.
As if, he kissed Earl on the forehead. At this time, Yiwen walked from the kitchen to the living room, looked at Aldrich up and down, and said with relief: "I was worried that you were injured."
"Huh? Well, players fighting is nothing new. If I join the team, it will probably become big news."
Aldridge smiled. In fact, when the players clashed in the tunnel, he and Wenger stood at the exit of the tunnel in tacit understanding. Both of them understood that if they got involved, they would be in trouble.
It's not that they were afraid of injury, or that they were unjust as coaches and didn't charge into battle with the players at that time, but if they were found to have participated in such a conflict, they would definitely be fined and suspended, which would be very detrimental to the team.
What's more, if it is spread by the media, the image will be damaged too much, and it will not be too much to raise it to the club's image.
After dinner, Aldridge got into the study after taking a shower. He wanted to follow up on the situation in Sao Paulo, but there was no news from Andrew, so he checked the club team preparation information. Two days later,
Millwall is going to Portugal to challenge Sporting Lisbon as a guest. They have 1 win and 1 loss in the Champions League group stage. The situation is not bad, but the back-to-back games in the third and fourth rounds are very critical.
He forgot the time when he was working. Just after nine o'clock in the evening, the door of the study was pushed open. Yiwen walked straight in wearing silk suspender pajamas. Without waiting for Aldrich to speak, he grabbed his arm and walked out.
"What?"
"Go watch a movie with me."
Her tone sounded firm and a little willful.
Aldrich then asked, "Where are the children?"
"Already asleep."
"All right."
Aldrich and Yiwen went back to the bedroom. He was lying on the bed. Yiwen selected the movie and got into the bed with the remote control. His face was pressed against his chest and he put an arm around his shoulders.
Aldrich knew that she just wanted to give herself more time to rest.
As soon as he lay on the bed, Aldrich's eyelids began to fight, and within 10 minutes he fell into a deep sleep with a long breath. Yiwen turned off the TV, pulled up the quilt, lay in his arms and closed his eyes.
I had a deep and sound sleep, sleeping from 9pm to 7am the next morning.
When Aldrich woke up, he suddenly felt like he was resurrected with full health!
He sat up and stretched energetically, turned his head and saw that Yiwen was not around.
After getting up, he first went to his son's room to take a look, and was surprised to find that his two sons were not at home, and Yi Wen was also missing.
Maybe Yiwen took them for a walk outside.
Aldrich was humming music and washing up in the bathroom, when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening downstairs. After a while, Yiwen, wearing an off-white coat, appeared at the door of the bathroom, looking at Aldrich with a renewed spirit and a smile on his face.
"Where have you gone?"
Aldrich asked casually.
"Sent Bert and Earl to Arthur."
"So early? Are you worried that you won't have time in a hurry to go to work?"
"I'm taking a day off today."
"Huh? Then why?"
"Because you are resting."
Aldrich put down the towel and suddenly frowned and said: "I was supposed to have a rest today, but something like that happened in yesterday's game. I have to go to the club today to follow up on the developments of the Football Association."
What happened yesterday. Aldridge himself will definitely not be punished. The club is fined and the players are fined. It doesn't matter. However, will any players be fined? How many players will be affected by the gang fight in the tunnel?
This is what Aldrich is concerned about now.
Yiwen walked up to him and naturally hugged his neck. The fragrance of her body spread to Aldrich's breath. She said softly in a matter-of-fact tone: "Mr. Hall, where are you going today? What are you doing?"
What, you have to listen to me. Let other people take care of the club's affairs, otherwise, why would you spend money to hire them?"
Aldrich also put his hands around her waist, raised his head and closed his eyes and smiled: "Oh, I don't even listen to Arthur. In this world, I only listen to two kinds of people. The first is a lawyer, and the second is a lawyer.
Doctor, I didn’t commit any crime, so I don’t need a lawyer now. So, you asked me to listen to you, Miss Yiwen, oh, no, Doctor Yiwen, what are you going to say to me?”
"Hehehe, Aldrich, you are too tired, you need to rest. This is my advice as a doctor, but you are very energetic now, so let's go relax today. Today, you are my patient."
Aldrich opened his eyes and lowered his head, staring into her beautiful smiling eyes, and said, "I seem to smell a conspiracy."
"Well, you've seen through it. I've been brewing this conspiracy for a long time. Now, go get dressed and I'll wait for you in the car outside."
After Yiwen finished speaking, he stood up on tiptoes and kissed Aldrich, then turned around and walked out of the bathroom.
Aldrich was neatly dressed, still wearing his usual suit and leather shoes. When he walked out of the house, Yiwen was already waiting for him on the roadside in his car.
After getting in the car, Aldrich couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked: "Where are you going?"
Yiwen handed a beautiful brochure to Aldrich and smiled sweetly.
After the car started, Aldrich also read the brochure in his hand, which was a promotional introduction for a hot spring hotel.
It seems that he and Yiwen will go there to spend the whole day today.
In the late autumn, while soaking in the hot springs and enjoying other entertainment projects in the hotel, Aldrich put aside other thoughts for the time being and embarked on a relaxing trip with Yi Wen without any distractions, enjoying the world of two people.
When he manages the team, he pays attention to letting the players balance work and rest, but he is a workaholic himself, and he really needs someone around him to remind him to rest and relax.
On this day, the FA issued a fine.
Ibrahimovic and Gattuso are suspended for 5 games each.
Vieira, Materazzi, suspended for 2 games.
On the same night, British paparazzi captured tidbits about heavyweight stars in a nightclub.
Ronaldinho partyed all night in the nightclub!
On Tuesday morning, Aldridge arrived at practice with a gloomy face.
In addition to the injured players who are still recuperating, other first-team players should return to club training this morning to prepare for the Champions League match against Sporting Lisbon.
One person is late.
Ronaldinho arrived 45 minutes late with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
He changed his jersey and shoes in the locker room and ran out. When he came to the training field, other teammates were already training in groups. Ronaldinho immediately ran to Aldridge and wanted to apologize, but Aldridge pointed out expressionlessly.
He stepped onto the court and said: "Ten laps, let me get rid of the alcohol smell on your body first and clear your mind."
Ronaldinho, who was feeling groggy, immediately started running around the field, keeping his speed at the same speed as when he was warming up. The cold wind in late autumn was refreshing, and not to mention, as he ran, his head became clear.
At the same time, his mood also became anxious.
Aldridge looked unhappy when he came to the club in the morning. That was because he learned about the FA's punishment. The main defender and main defensive midfielder missed two and five games respectively. This had a huge impact.
As for why Ronaldinho was late for training and why he smelled of alcohol, he hasn't learned the detailed reasons yet, but at least he can guess a little bit, and it's just that he went too far.
In the following training, Ronaldinho's performance made Aldridge simply unable to watch.
I don’t even know how to criticize him!
His legs seemed to be filled with lead, and there was no sign of flexibility. His reaction was so slow that he looked like he was seriously ill.
"F! In this state, can he still play in the Champions League away from home tomorrow night?"
Aldrich's angry words stunned Craig next to him, and then asked: "You don't know?"
"Know what?"
"He stayed in the nightclub last night until 3:30 in the morning before leaving. The British paparazzi followed him the whole time. He was almost all on the front pages of tabloids today."
"I don't read these tabloids..."
Aldrich blurted out, and then realized that the focus of the problem now was not at all whether he read tabloids or not!
He put his forehead on his forehead and closed his eyes, exhaled deeply, handed over the training to Jenson, and returned to the office, asking the staff to each deliver a tabloid.
At the end of that day's training, Aldridge was still in the office. After the training, the players greeted the coaching staff and drove home. Ronaldinho was the only one who was told by Jensen to go to Aldridge's office.
