Manchester, once the world's factory, becomes busy with traffic after noon in the west end of the city, and the streets are crowded with people. If you look down from the air, you can see the direction where the crowds are gathering, which is a modern stadium.
Theater of Dreams:Old Trafford!
A bus with a blue lion printed on its body slowly drove towards Old Trafford. There was no doubt that it was the bus that Millwall took after arriving in Manchester.
From the beginning of the new season, Aldridge signed a contract with a car rental company. For away games in the UK outside of London, the buses Aldridge’s team rides must carry the Millwall team logo, telling everyone in a high-profile manner:
Millwall is coming!
Sparing no effort in publicity is a must for the club to increase its popularity, and car rental companies are also happy to provide such services. As long as there are games around Greater Manchester, they will take on big customers like Millwall, not to mention that they can also use this to communicate with fan groups.
It can also be used online, and it can also enhance the company's brand.
After more than 20 days of summer training, Aldrich's team was ready to go and made all preparations for the new season. The players also gradually entered the game state from the leisurely state of the holidays. Before the start of the season, Millwall played
The five warm-up matches are all against English football opponents. Three of the four teams that were relegated from the Premier League last year, plus the two English League One teams that failed to be promoted last year, are all away games. Millwall is warming up.
They only achieved a poor record of four draws and one loss. According to the analysis and predictions of major media during the Premier League pre-season tour, Millwall's poor pre-season warm-up performance may make their relegation prospects very pessimistic.
If they cannot adapt to the Premier League quickly, then by the time they are able to establish themselves in the Premier League, they may have been far behind their relegation opponents.
Aldridge did not have any requirements for the warm-up match. The purpose of warm-up is to allow the players to adjust their physical condition, rather than forcing them to fight for victory.
In each of the five warm-up games, he rotated the whole team in the first and second halves, so his poor results are understandable.
When the bus drove to the outskirts of Old Trafford, Aldridge, like everyone else on the bus, involuntarily looked out the window and stared at the magnificent modern stadium not far away.
There are huge crowds of people outside the stadium, and fans wearing Red Devils jerseys can be seen everywhere. They take pictures, talk and laugh, eat, drink, and play... They don't care who the opponent is today. The lazy enjoyment that is revealed invisibly is that they feel for Manchester United from the bottom of their hearts.
Proud and fearless of any opponent's contempt.
Players like Nedved, Southgate and others couldn't help but show fascination when they looked out the window at the stadium not far away.
Is this Old Trafford?
Carrying the legend of several generations of Red Devils, Dream Theater!
Aldridge withdrew his gaze. He said he was deceiving himself if he said he was not envious. There are so many teams around the world that admire Manchester United. There is no need to pretend that one's own doghouse is better than Manchester United's golden nest.
It doesn't matter, everything will be fine.
This is what drives the team and himself forward.
Recieved by Manchester United club officials, all Millwall personnel who were traveling to Manchester got out of the car and came to the dressing room.
There is still some time before the game, the players will change their jerseys and go outside to warm up, while Aldridge takes a casual tour of the club.
After the warm-up time was over, the team returned to the locker room. Before the door of the locker room closed, they could even hear the cheers of the fans from Old Trafford Hill like a tsunami, and the Old Trafford team anthem was played in the stadium.
None of them are as powerful as the fans.
When everything was silent, Aldridge stood in front of an empty tactical board. He never took out the tactical board to write and draw before the game. He only did this when the midfielder needed adjustments.
The starting eleven have already changed their jerseys, and the substitute players are sitting in the locker room wearing their coats, waiting for Aldridge's final instructions before the game.
"Where are we?"
Aldrich raised his chin slightly and asked absently.
The players looked at each other, and Larsson shrugged: "Old Trafford."
"Yes, we are at Old Trafford, and today we will challenge the most watched team in the UK: Manchester United. Maybe, compared to trophies, they cannot compare to Liverpool, but in England, Manchester United
Just like a favored child, from the royal family to the fans, Manchester United has received the greatest attention. When they play, you can observe the expressions of the Manchester United players. They are arrogant and airy, as if they are downright domineering, especially
At Old Trafford, they are even more arrogant. I, Aldrich Hall, today is the first Premier League game I coach, and it is also the first Premier League game in your life. Tell me, tell me loudly,
When we come to Old Trafford, when we come to the Theater of Dreams, when our opponent is Manchester United, will we just come to visit? Will we be in the background? Will we be left behind by Manchester United tomorrow?
Disdainful?"
Aldrich's expression was a bit ferocious, not hysterical, but he revealed a deep and angry roar inside and outside his words.
"No!"
All the players on the team shouted loudly in unison.
Aldridge nodded and said solemnly: "Remember that our opponent is Manchester United, remember that this is our dream theater, remember that today will be the moment when we become famous in the world! Tell that to the arrogant Manchester United team, Old Trafford
Germany, we love it here! Because we will take victory here! This is you, this is the big day of my life! Let's go, beat them, and trample Manchester United under my feet without any mercy! Millwall
Your lions, run!"
With a wave of his hand, the entire Millwall team opened the door to the locker room and walked out in high spirits, as if they were filled with murderous intent.
The coaching staff looked at each other and smiled after all the players had left. They had long been accustomed to Aldridge's passion when he inspired people, but every time they experienced it, they would be shocked from the bottom of their hearts. If they could play on the field
, I will also forget everything and work hard!
Old Trafford has been renovated several times in the past century, and the Ferguson era also left a mark on the transformation of this special stadium.
The biggest change is to move the player channel to the top of the corner flag of the stadium. This change will give full play to the home field advantage. Whether it is coming on or off, halftime and other times, the players and referees of both the home and away teams will
After passing here, even the head coach of the visiting team has to walk dozens of meters from the sidelines to enter the players' tunnel. In this way, the Manchester United fans on the sidelines can collectively put pressure on the players, coaches, and even the referee!
The substitute players and first-team coaches have already walked out, Aldridge walked at the back, and the team's starting players lined up to wait to come out. Sure enough, they were sizing up Manchester United's starting players, just as Aldridge said,
The Manchester United players held their heads high and their eyebrows showed that they were sure of victory, which was completely different from other opponents.
This is a kind of temperament, a Red Devil temperament cultivated by playing for Manchester United for a long time. It is not innate, but it is enough to last a lifetime.
Ferguson's appearance seemed to take some time. The two coaches met in the tunnel. The two walked around the players and then met outside the tunnel.
Ferguson walked up to Aldridge with a smile on his face, and the two walked side by side toward the sideline toward the coaching bench.
"The boys at Millwall were very motivated today."
"There is no other way. If the relegation team is not strong enough and loses its momentum, it will really have to return to League One next year."
Aldrich replied with a smile.
The fans on the sidelines cheered Ferguson's name, but Ferguson turned to Aldridge and smiled: "I think Millwall can rank in the top ten this season and avoid relegation."
"I hope so, haha."
"A drink after the game?"
"Then Manchester United must be merciful, otherwise they will lose miserably. My wine taste is bad."
"Hahaha, Aldrich, has anyone ever said you are a little fox?"
Aldrich raised his eyebrows with a smile but said nothing more.
Ferguson patted him on the shoulder, then raised his hands to applaud and walked to the home team's coaching bench.
The coaching bench at Old Trafford is very unique. It is not set up on the sidelines, but is integrated with the stands.
Aldridge did not go to the visiting team's coaching bench. He stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and looked at the court, waiting for the game to start.
The three stands on the north, south, west, and north are shrouded in a sea of red. Fans of the away team are arranged in the east stand, which exactly forms an east-west opposition to the traditional Manchester United fan group. It is also for safety reasons to separate the die-hard fans of each team as far as possible.
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The Roar fans organization came to Old Trafford with the team. Now there are more than a thousand visiting fans in the East Stand using Millwall's traditional dark blue jerseys to form a small, exquisite but meaningful scene: a head with teeth and claws.
Blue Lion, that's Millwall's team emblem!
In the east stand near the court, two beautiful women in their prime were sitting there. Melanie looked at Aldrich's position with a telescope in her hand, and saw him standing there calmly with his hands in his pockets. She
He curled his lips and said, "Humph, it's cool!"
Victoria looked around boredly. She seemed uninterested and could only talk to Melanie about her relationship with Aldrich.
