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In the locker room after the game, Aldrich temporarily lifted the ban on national team players not being allowed to go to nightclubs, but added a clause that they must bring their partners.
England's World Cup preliminaries have come to an end. The players will relax temporarily and will definitely want to celebrate. At the same time, the wives of the England team have also surfaced. In the glitzy world of England, it is impossible for the coach to deliberately restrict the players' private lives.
Yes, Aldrich eased restrictions but asked them to exercise moderation.
With their own wives or girlfriends watching, no matter how indulgent they are, there will be a bottom line.
There was great joy within the FA. Chairman Thompson called Aldridge after the game and invited him to attend a cocktail party held by the FA to celebrate his success.
However, Aldridge still refused without mercy on the grounds of rest, and instead asked his colleagues on the coaching staff to attend.
Aldridge was made aware of the existence of the wives' group, because Melanie was watching the game at Old Trafford today with Victoria, Southgate and other players' wives.
Liverpool is next door. After the game, Aldrich declined Melanie's invitation to spend the night in Liverpool. He felt a little tired inside.
Bert and Earl stayed with Melanie in Liverpool for two days, and he got on the plane back to London alone.
Just when I felt a little relieved, my heart suddenly became anxious again.
The countdown to the World Cup has entered. It is not only the highest competitive temple for players, but also the stage for top coaches.
Unlike the league and the Champions League, whether he can reach the end depends on taking one step at a time. The World Cup is waiting for him in June next year, which makes him unable to completely relax and even feels that he has little time.
When Fleet Street began to praise Aldridge, and some media even irresponsibly used adjectives like "great", Aldridge's response was very cold.
"If England's goal is only to enter the World Cup, then we have reason to celebrate and my job can be declared over!"
Aldridge's relationship with Fleet Street is well known, and while the fans like him and admire him, they have no connection with that.
Just as soon as he returned to the club, Aldridge made the majority of English fans love and hate him!
Millwall is still that super stable team of kings.
There is a FIFA match day this month, and it is the last moment of the World Cup qualifiers, so it takes up a long time. There are only three league games in the Premier League this month, and Millwall has won two and drawn one. Last month, Leeds was ranked second.
United are winless in three games and have drawn with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United.
The prediction that the outside world was not optimistic about Leeds United before was confirmed. They did not have a certain advantage in the strong dialogue. From being 3 points behind Millwall, by the end of October, the gap was widened to 7 points and three games.
Manchester United has also had a very bad month, with three games, one win, one draw and one loss, conceding goals in every game, and defensive problems continue to worsen.
The home defeat to Bolton aroused the anger of Red Devils fans.
Bolton, that is a team that stung Manchester United after their fans imitated a plane crash in the stands after the Munich tragedy.
Manchester United are already 8 points behind Millwall.
Arsenal has won one of three games and drawn two, and has opened up a 10-point gap with Millwall. It is almost possible to withdraw from the championship.
In the first 11 rounds of the Premier League, Millwall had 9 wins and 2 draws. The ambition and momentum of defending the title were all reflected on the field.
In the spotlight surrounding Millwall, something close to negative news happened this month.
Aldridge led the team to a visit to Turin in the middle of the month to face the Bianconeri Juventus in the Champions League group stage.
The story of Lippi's second move to Juventus started off pretty well. The new Serie A season started with a wave of three consecutive victories, but then fell into a dilemma where it was difficult to win. At this time, Millwall came with a strong attack.
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This king-level contest, which was clamored to be a rematch between Aldridge and Lippi, eventually turned into a seemingly disparate match.
Contest?
It's out of the question.
Lippi is already brewing a new Juventus technical and tactical style, and the team is in a period of fission. At this time, there is no way to stop Millwall at its peak. The Lions defeated the Bianconeri 2:0 without any blood in the away game.
The game only gave Juventus 5 shooting opportunities, and 4 of them missed.
After the game, Aldridge received an invitation from Juventus manager Moggi, who booked a seat at a high-end restaurant in the city and sent a luxury car to pick Aldridge up for the meeting.
Unexpectedly, Aldrich did not abandon the other party at all, and Moji came in person after receiving the news. He probably thought that his sincerity in personally inviting him would be enough.
Everyone knows what he is planning.
Or maybe during the FIFA match day, Pirlo and other Italian players privately discussed their plans to return to Italy in the national team in the future, and Moggi got wind of it and made preparations in advance.
After Aldridge was interviewed after the game, he was walking along the stadium tunnel to leave, when Moggi suddenly appeared and invited him again.
Aldrich pointed at him and scolded him without grace: "Put away your hypocritical face! Don't think of me as a conspirator like you! You know what you have done! I really admire you.
You actually have the nerve to appear in front of me!"
Moji froze on the spot, probably because he didn't expect that the always gentle and gentle young commander would be so angry!
There were many staff members in the passage, and some reporters rushed into the passage to take pictures after hearing the news.
Moji had a sullen face, and Aldrich walked away with a look of disgust. This scene was photographed by reporters, and the staff sold the information to the media. This incident quickly became headlines.
It’s not like Aldridge has never been poached by players, he has even experienced things like Manchester United’s private contact with players.
But to say how heinous it is for Manchester United to contact players privately, it shows Aldridge's double standards. After all, when he poached Van der Meyde, wasn't he also accused by the Ajax club?
It is an unspoken rule for clubs to contact players privately.
When Aldridge was angry with Ferguson, the fundamental reason was not that the other side contacted Stam privately. After all, a slap in the face could not make a difference, but because the timing of Manchester United's contact with Stam had a major impact on Millwall's season plan and affected military morale.
, at that time Millwall was in the sprint stage of the season.
But what Moji did really crossed the line and was intolerable even under unspoken rules.
Bribing agents and doing so in secret has made players also become victims.
When Aldridge returned to London, he took a cold approach to the news turmoil. There were many versions of the rumors. He didn't speak out, and he didn't cater to reporters. The more he spoke, the more he became the focus. This is not a glorious thing.
But Fleet Street, with its vast resources, still received a piece of bombshell news.
"Millwall won't cooperate with whichever club Moggy works for!"
Moggi is now at Juventus.
Millwall will not sign any players from Juventus. Juventus will not take away a mosquito from Millwall!
In the European competition, Millwall has established many enemies, including La Liga's top two, Serie A's top three, and the German class champions, all within the scope of competition.
But at the club's diplomatic level, Millwall's domestic blacklist is Chelsea and West Ham United. Outside of the country, Juventus is the first to be on the blacklist.
After the incident passed, Aldridge led the team to welcome his old friend Martin O'Neill at home. Last season, he went to Scotland to join the Scottish Premier League giants Celtic. In his first season, he defeated the rival Glasgow Rangers from the throne. He pushed hard and won the support and support of the Celtics.
It sounds like there is no competitiveness between the two Glasgow giants in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic only went from runners-up to champions. What is there to boast about?
In 2000, Celtic were runners-up with 69 points and Rangers were champions with 90 points. The difference between the two was 21 points!
Last season, Martin O'Neill led Celtic to win the championship with 97 points! Glasgow Rangers' 82 points were still far behind.
From being ahead by 21 points to overtaking the opponent by 15 points, this is Martin O'Neill's glorious journey in Glasgow.
Moreover, in the new season, he also led the team to successfully enter the Champions League group stage. The Scottish Premiership champions do not have a direct quota to advance to the group stage and must play in the qualifying rounds.
When Aldridge and Martin O'Neal shook hands at the Lion King Stadium, photographers on the sidelines kept taking pictures, and many fans in the stands also showed kind smiles.
The two have a good personal relationship, and the outside world has long heard about it, and the Premier League teams have changed coaches in recent years. Martin O'Neill has always been a highly popular candidate. I originally thought that he would disappear from the public eye when he went to Scotland, but unexpectedly, he came back. , and continue to compete with Aldridge on the higher stage of the Champions League.
Lions fans will remember when O'Neill led Leicester City to cause trouble for Millwall. How capable is this coach?
Just look at Leicester City now. O'Neill has only been away for one season. After 11 rounds this season, Leicester City has only single digits, 6 points. If they can avoid relegation this season, it will be an absolute miracle. The miracle!
Thinking back two years ago, Leicester City was a tough nut to crack in the Premier League. They had no worries about relegation and could win cup titles from time to time to make their fans happy.
"When will you come back to the Premier League?"
Aldridge held O'Neal's hand and asked with a smile.
"Miss me?"
Although the Celtics' prospects of qualifying in this group are worrying, O'Neill is in a good mood. With the strength of the Celtics, it is really a fantasy to steal tickets to the top 16 from Juventus and Millwall.
Aldridge laughed and said: "Nowadays, too many teams in the Premier League can only set up the bus and purely defend. I really miss your wing counterattack, otherwise, my players will become lazy."
"So you want me to be Millwall's whetstone."
"Also, let's enjoy delicious food together while chatting about football."
O'Neal stroked his glasses. As a disciple of the legendary Clough, he did have the ability to talk about football with Aldridge, and he also enjoyed the communication process.
"Buy me a drink after the game?"
"No, I made a reservation at a restaurant in the city."
"Haha, okay, let's see if I'm still in the mood after the game."
"Hey, do you still have ideas about the competition?"
"Of course, you know what my style is."
Aldridge smiled and nodded. O'Neal is the kind of coach who will bite you even if his strength is definitely not as good as yours!
O'Neill has personally experienced the strength of Millwall, but the Celtic team may not. Even though the two teams have played against each other in the pre-season warm-up match last season, the warm-up match and the official game are two different things, and Millwall
Stronger than then!
The Celtics put up a tenacious resistance against Europe's kings. Martin O'Neill was good at coaching the defense, but the team's overall poor strength was unbearable, especially when Millwall's world-class stars suddenly burst out.
This will undo any careful planning by the head coach to find and correct any deficiencies before the game.
The Celtics resisted tenaciously for 90 minutes, but in the end they had to swallow the bitter pill of a 0:2 defeat. They were convinced on the scene. Their counterattack was restricted by Millwall, and their extraordinary defense was still difficult to withstand the goal. If not
With better luck, Millwall hit three goalposts, but they might have conceded more goals.
After the game, Aldridge and Martin O'Neal had dinner at a high-end restaurant in the city. They did not talk about the game and exchanged new experiences. Aldridge gained experience in coaching the national team, and O'Neal also experienced the new football culture in Scotland.
They exchanged glasses of wine, exchanged cups, and returned home happily.
In the coaching circle, Aldridge is happy to have a friend like O'Neal. Even though he has a good personal relationship with Wenger and can talk to Ferguson privately, after all, he has the limitations of being a competitor and cannot communicate openly and honestly.
