English fans began to have high expectations for the England team, but Aldridge was very low-key when he was the coach of the England national team.
This is in sharp contrast to when he changed his identity as Millwall coach.
"League champion? We have won three consecutive championships, why can't we win four consecutive championships? Which team in the Premier League can cause us trouble? Sorry, I don't see any obstacles blocking our progress on the road to defending the title."
As soon as he returned to the club, Aldridge spoke boldly and regarded other Premier League teams as nothing. When facing the camera, his tone was calm and indifferent, but he showed the strong confidence of the young coach.
Throughout September, although Millwall had negative impacts such as Larsson and Ronaldinho returning from injury in the national team, Southgate's red card and suspension in the league, these 5 Premier League games from the fourth to eighth rounds,
Millwall achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 draw. In the first group match of the Champions League, they were away to Porto. They defeated the Portuguese Super League giants Porto at the Dragon Stadium and successfully advanced to the League Cup.
Throughout September, Millwall continued its good momentum since the start of the season.
With 7 wins and 1 draw in the league, we accumulated 22 points and topped the list.
Leeds United has 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking second with 19 points.
Manchester United has 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranking third with 17 points.
Arsenal has 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, ranking fourth with 14 points.
"Leeds United looks promising to challenge for the league title this season, but they have not withstood the test of too many strong dialogues. They won against Arsenal and lost to Millwall. If it were not for the adjustment of the schedule, they would probably have set a record
The best start to the top league in the history of the club, that is, winning eight games and losing to Millwall.
After that, they tied with Bolton, a team that was obviously not as strong as them. After adjustments, they won four consecutive victories. In view of the background and the psychological quality of the team, if Leeds United is competing with Manchester United, Liverpool and the like
If the team can achieve good results in the competition, then they can really have the illusion of winning the championship."
This is why O'Reilly hates the FA. If the schedule had not been adjusted, Leeds United would have been so strong that they would have been at the top of the list! The negative impact of losing to Millwall directly led to the loss at home.
They failed to win against a weak Premier League team like Bolton.
"Although Manchester United is only 5 points behind Millwall. Millwall's five league opponents in September are not strong, Everton, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Derby County, Aston Villa. Only
Bobby Robson takes a point from Millwall as Man United
United's performance looks even more eye-catching, with big scores like 5:0 and 5:3 being played continuously. However, it is worth noting that after 8 rounds of the league, Manchester United conceded 13 goals! The average is more than 1.5 per game. This is by no means a
The defensive performance that a championship-level team should have, especially when New York
Castle United defeated Castle United 4:3 and were scored 3 goals by Tottenham. With such a defensive performance, do you want to compete for the league championship with Millwall, a team that only conceded 3 goals in the first eight rounds? Stam
The departure of Manchester United has had a great impact on Manchester United's defense. Ferguson may be regretting it at this time, but
There is no way. He can only rely on Brown, Blanc, and even Gary Neville to act as central defenders to make up for the defence. If, if Manchester United really takes away the league championship from Millwall, except for the major internal problems in Millwall
I can't think of any reason other than the problem."
After the start of this season, the tone of the championship has returned to the past rhythm. Manchester United and Millwall, Millwall defends the throne, and Manchester United challenges the dominance of the Lions. Although Leeds United is temporarily ranked second, the outside world is against them for the championship.
The prospects are not promising. The league tests endurance and is a long and long game.
In terms of quantity, Leeds United just started well, that's all. Arsenal followed closely behind, but it felt difficult to place high hopes on it. And for teams like Liverpool and Chelsea, after eight rounds, Chelsea was 15 points away from Millwall.
points, Liverpool is 9 points away from Millwall, and they have withdrawn from the championship.
...
In the golden autumn of October, the scenery in many parks in London is extremely beautiful. In the early morning, Aldrich and Ivan were jogging in the park dressed as a couple. The breeze blew by and the orange leaves on the trees fell, which was particularly poetic.
The two were jogging around a circular green space in the park. After almost half an hour, the two sat down on a bench to rest.
Yi Wen wiped his sweat and said after his breath stabilized: "Ms. Rowling sent an invitation to our family to attend the movie premiere next month."
Aldrich looked at Bert and Earl playing with a Labrador not far away. It was a neighbor's pet dog. He asked Aldrich to help him take it out for a walk in the morning. He had been living in the community for a long time.
Derich has established harmonious neighborly relations with many of his neighbors.
In particular, social activities will be held in the community, especially some parent-child activities, where children play together and adults also have opportunities to communicate.
"Hey, Bert, don't do that! Uncle Norton won't be happy!"
Aldrich shouted to Burt with a somewhat stern expression. This guy actually pressed the Labrador's body and tried to ride on it!
When Bert heard his father criticizing him, he immediately stopped. He was not afraid of dogs and even always wanted to tease dogs. Such bad behavior was not good. Aldrich would correct his behavior immediately.
Earl is more interested in dogs and can play happily with them.
Aldrich turned around and smiled at Yiwen: "Okay, let's go watch a movie together then. If you think about it, time flies so fast."
"Um?"
"When I met Ms. Rowling, she...now, her novels have been adapted for the screen, which is amazing."
Aldrich was in a daze, indeed full of emotions.
Being able to witness Ms. Rowling's success along the way is both rare and makes him feel sincerely happy for his friend.
Yi Wen also admires Ms. Rowling from the bottom of his heart.
"Your suitcase is ready, and I've prepared two more sets of clothes for you. The weather forecast says it will cool down in Manchester in the next few days."
Aldrich smiled and leaned over to kiss Ivan, then stood up and took her hand to Bert and Earl, and went home together. After breakfast, Aldrich took a bath, changed his clothes, and packed his suitcase.
Say goodbye to your family.
For him, the weird work schedule began again.
This time, he will be the national team coach and lead the team to the Carrington training base, which is Manchester United's territory.
A week later, the final round of the World Cup qualifying match between England and Greece will begin at Old Trafford!
The England team is gaining momentum, and it is natural to have great success playing on home soil. Many international players come from all over the country to Manchester for training.
Aldridge temporarily became the protagonist of the Carrington base, which also created the focus of public opinion. It attracted more attention than Owen, Gerrard and other Liverpool players coming here for training.
The England internationals have plenty of confidence. They are serious and active in training, and Aldridge is very satisfied with this.
However, the day before the game started, he warned the players at a press conference not to relax.
"Many people think that we have defeated Greece on the road, and now it is our turn to play at home. Greece will not cause us trouble. This view is completely wrong! Greece drew with Germany. Greece has a new coach.
Starting to enter the construction of the next competition cycle,
They indeed have no expectations for next year's World Cup, and they have nothing to ask for in the qualifiers. However, the direction they are working hard now is the European Cup three years later. Rehagel is an experienced and capable coach.
He and the team that underestimates him will definitely be punished!"
Aldrich is driving Fleet Street crazy!
This young coach, let's say he is too low-key, but when he is coaching the club, he will make bold statements and look down on the Premier League heroes.
Call him crazy, but as long as it's an England game, this guy feels like he's losing most of his momentum!
The reporters looked at Aldrich with tears in their eyes.
If we tie, we will qualify!
Our opponent is Greece, a team we can beat on the road!
The other party has no desires and needs. The other party is rebuilding and is in chaos internally!
When England is in your hands, how come every opponent seems so awesome?
Don't be like this, show some confidence as a football powerhouse.
"Mr. Hall, I can understand your cautious mentality. But will your remarks make the team too nervous, or may it cause the team to fall into depression? We seem to have lost the momentum that a strong player should have."
Even David Miller, who has a good relationship with Aldridge, frowned and asked.
He didn't ask Aldrich to be so arrogant and treat Greece as nothing. But Aldrich should at least show some of England's majesty.
Aldridge still had a serious face and replied calmly: "The momentum of a strong man? When we went to the European Cup, we took it out, and then we went home after the group stage. After the World Qualifications started, we played Finland away from home, and we took it out
We were tied because of the strong momentum. Before facing Germany at Wembley, we
We defeated our opponent in the European Cup, and we showed the momentum of a strong player. Then, we lost at Wembley. The momentum of a strong player? It’s not something you say, it’s what you play on the court. I don’t think England is qualified.
Call yourself the strong one, or, can anyone tell me why England should be considered the strong one?"
The reporters hesitated to speak.
In the end, the whole audience sighed!
It seems that when Aldrich becomes the national team coach, he is different from other coaches. The previous coaches in the position were not incompatible with the media, but were driven crazy by the media.
When Aldridge arrived, it was not at the point of incompatibility. After all, England was winning, but the war of words was still the main theme, but the initiative was now in Aldridge's hands.
The media wanted to praise him, but he didn't appreciate it and insisted on going against the media.
If we continue to struggle with Aldrich today, we will become a joke in the eyes of our European colleagues again.
Especially Aldrich's question is really hard to answer.
Why does England consider itself strong?
Yes, why?
They didn't go to the 1994 World Cup, they didn't make it to the quarterfinals of the 1998 World Cup, they were only among the top four in the 1996 European Cup at home, and they were relegated to their original form in 2000 and didn't qualify for the group stage.
If this can be considered a strong person, then there are a lot of strong people.
To be realistic, if England, a team that is at the bottom of the international football leagues, can show off its prestige against a second-rate team like Greece.
If it is a must-win game and Fleet Street is not so demanding, we should be more cautious, as we should.
But in a game where a draw counts as a victory, they always felt that Aldridge was too low-key.
Aldrich doesn't even care about his attitude in this game, he values temperament development more.
England, don't be intimidated when you meet a strong team, and be complacent when you meet a weak team. Now you can bully the weak and fear the strong. In the future, you will really become a Chinese team in Europe, which will make people fearful even in front of the second-rate European teams.
This kind of temperament is to eliminate external interference, treat each game independently, pay attention to the game, pay attention to the opponent, and not let the previous victory or defeat have an impact on the present.
