Having not been sick for many years, Aldridge was not worried when he suddenly caught a cold. He felt that since he was strong and strong, he was more likely to recover without medicine, but he still took medicine after Yi Wen's urging.
The team was preparing for the weekend league game. He went to the training ground in the morning and found that his cold was getting worse, so he handed over the training work to Klinsmann.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. Aldrich knew that it might be a cold, but if he won the lottery and it was the flu, it would be troublesome.
Once a player or staff member of the team gets the flu, they will be quarantined. If the quarantine seems too serious, they will be asked to go home to rest and recuperate, and then come back again after they recover.
Football players suffer from all kinds of serious and minor ailments, but the one they fear the most is the flu.
Influenza has an incubation period. Once the outbreak occurs during a game, when players perform strenuous exercise, it can easily cause various serious illnesses. Even if the players are not in contact with each other without confrontation, it may lead to serious injuries.
Aldridge took a sick leave. Klinsmann presided over the training, using Aldridge as a cover, and declared to the players in a sad and passionate manner: Your boss, who has worked hard day and night, has fallen ill on the front line of work.
If you don't train seriously, will you be worthy of the leader who worked so hard for you?
After Klinsmann said this in front of the whole team at the training ground, the players were all dumbfounded.
When we were warming up and jogging, everyone started talking about it.
"The boss is sick? Really?"
"I don't know. I saw a tabloid published a photo of the leader this morning."
"What photo? Is it exciting?"
"Hey, what are you thinking about? The boss and his family were out shopping and were photographed by the paparazzi."
"Then why are you sick?"
"That's not clear."
Nedved, Larsson and the others would not read the tabloids and care about endless scandals. However, Larsson still put on the airs of an old player and scolded his teammates, saying: "Don't talk nonsense, the boss must be sick."
Yes, this is the first time in almost seven years that he has missed team training."
Joe Cole immediately shut up.
Discussing whether the leader is really sick is a topic that is definitely discussed within the team. At worst, it is questioning the professionalism of the leader.
And it is precisely those players who followed Aldridge from the beginning, and have witnessed Aldridge's work attitude for almost seven years, and no teammates are allowed to question this.
The head coach is away. The big guys in the team have to take the lead.
The coaching staff was very satisfied with the results of these two days of training. Aldridge was recuperating at home, and the players were more serious.
But the coaching staff also knows that this is what happens in special times. If the team trains without a head coach from now on, the quality of training will plummet in less than two months.
Aldridge took a leave of absence, and the British tabloids who got wind of it dug deep into the reasons behind the incident. Now every move he makes is news. After all, he is still the coach of the England national team.
Before the weekend league started, Aldridge appeared in public for about 20 seconds.
"A sneeze, a sneeze, a sneeze, a sneeze..."
In the press conference hall of Millwall Club, Aldridge just sat down on the stage, sneezed four times in succession, and then covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
The reporters in the audience were so inhumane and didn't care about Aldrich at all. At this time, they actually kept taking pictures with great interest!
Aldrich originally felt that he had almost recovered from his illness today. Anyway, both Bert and Earl had recovered from their colds and were taken by their grandparents for an outing in the countryside today.
But as soon as he sat down, his nose felt itchy for some reason and he kept sneezing. Then he was embarrassed to continue to show his face for fear of sneezing from time to time.
Standing up and waving his hands, Aldrich left again without saying a word.
Let Klinsmann attend the press conference on his behalf.
The reporters didn't hold back, today was just a routine matter. Millwall's opponent on the weekend was Derby County, and there was a huge disparity in strength.
Aldrich quickly left the club and went home to sleep.
Klinsmann sat on the stage and waited seriously for reporters to ask questions.
"Sir Alex Ferguson declared after Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League that although Manchester United was unfortunately eliminated, Manchester United can now concentrate on fighting for the league title, while Millwall will definitely make mistakes due to their heavy game tasks. Manchester United will crush Millwall's defense of the Premier League this season.
Realizing the dream of three consecutive championships. What do the entire Millwall club think of this?"
Klinsmann has never experienced such a scene. He usually goes to theaters. Now that he is the protagonist, he is under great pressure.
If nothing else, Ferguson is definitely a master of psychological warfare.
Manchester United's elimination from the Champions League was an absolute negative impact and a heavy blow to the team.
The most taboo thing for a team is to be immersed in the shadow of attack.
He used regret to be out to cover up the embarrassment of being double-played, and also played a role in comforting the team. Then, he used one-sided words that sounded reasonable to boost the team's morale.
Yes, Millwall has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, and the two-front battle has reached the most critical moment. Will they not make mistakes under huge pressure? Play one more game, and the room for mistakes will increase in terms of probability. Plus
This is another key battle, and this probability will increase!
It sounds like this. Ferguson used the challenge to win the league title to divert the attention of the Manchester United team, get out of the negative shadow, and then throw the pressure on Millwall.
After all, Klinsmann is not the head coach, and he obviously lacks experience in the battlefield of psychological warfare.
Facing reporters' questions, he gave a lengthy analysis of the team strength of Manchester United and Millwall, the league situation, and the opponents they would encounter in the next round. When he had finished talking, he suddenly came to a conclusion: Millwall will not make mistakes.
, Manchester United wants to win the championship? Dream!
The reporters in the audience were less interested, and suddenly felt that Ferguson would be depressed if he saw Klinsmann's live answer.
It's not the same level at all.
If Aldridge was replaced, he wouldn't be able to seriously analyze the league situation.
Psychological warfare is all about momentum!
Aldridge would only say: It turns out that Manchester United's elimination from the Champions League was premeditated, in order to compete for the league championship! Sorry, Millwall has made it to the Champions League semi-finals for four consecutive years. It has won two league championships in the past three years. We are used to it.
In April and May, we sprinted for the Champions League and the league at the same time. As for a team that has only won the league runner-up for four consecutive seasons, I don’t know where the confidence that the championship team will make mistakes comes from.
You have to expose the opponent's shortcomings, undermine the opponent's momentum, and instill confidence in your own team.
As for what the specific situation is, it doesn't make much sense for the head coach to analyze it. There are so many football columns in Fleet Street, and there are always people analyzing it like scientists deciphering the secrets.
On the day of the match, Aldridge woke up and found that he was refreshed. He was obviously getting rid of the illness, but Yi Wen was exhausted for the past two days and got up late in the morning. Aldridge personally cooked breakfast and waited for Yi Wen.
Wen went downstairs and left a note before leaving for work.
Over the years, I have developed the habit of being a workaholic. During the season, I feel like I am going crazy after just two days of rest. This is probably the root cause of my illness from my previous life: hard work.
When the players came to the training base in the morning and saw Aldridge, they all greeted him with greetings, which seemed to be mostly joking.
The unscrupulous British tabloid almost sent out detectives to find out the cause of Aldrich's illness.
I swam in the open-air swimming pool in my backyard on April day. I got this disease. It’s not unfair.
What made Aldridge dumbfounded was that the entire team collectively gave him a "condolence gift" during lunch.
Each person put an apple on his table, and after a while, the apples piled up into a small pyramid in front of Aldrich...
"I accept the apples and will take them home and eat them one by one. But if you don't win the game this afternoon, hey, I guarantee you will hate there is something called apples in the future."
After Aldridge finished speaking, he picked up an apple and bit into it, while the players laughed loudly.
Afternoon, Lion King Stadium.
Aldrich looked dashing, wearing a new suit, recovering from an ailment, and looking full of energy.
Playing Derby County at home, even though the opponent is a relegation team, it is not like Everton's situation of "losing a good hand". In terms of hard power, it is indeed the bottom in the league, and Millwall did not send a full team.
The main force should give some young people a chance.
Aldridge looked up at the second floor of the south stand of the stadium, where a new banner was hung. The banner depicts the blue lion symbolizing Millwall, with a magnifying effect on the heart, and Nedved's name written in the center.
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This is another appeal made by foreign fan organizations after the second round match against Valencia.
There was already a promotional banner with Nedvěd's colors inside the stadium, and it was labeled the Mad Lion God of War.
In the overseas section of Millwall's official website, foreign fan organizations applied to hang the banner they made six months ago in the stadium. Millwall Club did not agree. After all, there is already a similar one.
But Nedved's performance after his comeback conquered the fans as always. In the just-concluded Champions League match, Nedved sounded the clarion call for the team's counterattack. Pirlo and Ronaldinho, these are all talented players.
Nedvěd is the soul of Millwall on the court and the source of never-ending fighting spirit.
The club pressed again and again, causing overseas fan organizations to complain, and finally compromised and hung this promotional banner in the stands.
Nedved symbolizes the heart of a wild lion, which is not an exaggeration.
In today's game, Nedvěd dominates the field. With him on the court, the young players are confident and will not be constrained in their performance.
Derby County was unable to fight back throughout the game and was defeated by Millwall 4:0. Nedvěd continued his good performance with two assists.
In the same round of matches, Manchester United defeated Coventry 4:1, firmly holding on to Millwall in the standings.
A week later, Millwall defeated Newcastle United 1:0 in an away game, and Manchester United also defeated Southampton in a thrilling 2:1 away game. Millwall still leads the standings with a 1-point advantage.
There are 4 rounds left in the league.
After this game, Aldridge ignored any news from the outside world or from Manchester.
The Champions League semi-finals are about to begin, and the schedule combined with the Premier League schedule is quite dramatic.
Millwall will play two away games and one home game.
Champions League, league, Champions League.
The opponents are the same.
Leeds United!
The White Rose of Yorkshire seems to be on the road to revival step by step after Ridsdale's crazy investment at all costs the summer before last.
They qualified for the Champions League last season, and the league is also fighting for the Champions League qualification this season. However, considering the two-front battle in the Champions League and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, Yorkshire's white rose seems to be really blooming.
Marshal O'Reilly and Aldrich had no deep hatred or personal friendship, but they were given the title of "Second Marshal" by Fleet Street.
Although the outside world is not optimistic that Leeds United can defeat Millwall and advance to the final, anything can happen on the football field.
People began to assume that if O'Reilly could defeat Aldridge in the Champions League, they would then boldly assume that O'Reilly would lead Leeds United, a dark horse, to win the championship.
Then, O'Reilly is almost copying Aldridge's coaching trajectory. After all, this season is only the third year of O'Reilly's coaching career!
The "Battle of Young Marshals" is about to take place in the Champions League semi-finals. (To be continued...)
