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The stadium was very quiet, with only Liverpool fans making some noise.
The Lions fans seemed not used to this scene on the court, and the numbers on the scoreboard seemed to be out of order.
Especially at home!
Aldridge stood up and walked to the sideline for the second time, and then made a move towards the players with a fierce look on his face. Without any instructions for tactical adjustments, he simply hit his left palm with his right fist.
The first goal conceded was the responsibility of the head coach. It was Aldridge who had a problem with his tactical arrangement and he corrected himself.
The responsibility for the second goal conceded does not belong to the head coach, and it is difficult to blame it on the players.
Because Liverpool's set-piece attack created chaos, the second attack seized the opportunity. It is difficult to criticize the players for conceding the ball like this. After all, they defended it head-on. With the crowd gathered, in an instant, in a flash,
It's normal to keep an eye on people.
But Aldridge is still very angry. The reason why he is angry is that Millwall seems to be mentally slack today.
The game felt slow and slow, and they probably thought that at the end of the 90 minutes, they would get a deserved victory.
Who is the opponent?
Liverpool.
They beat Liverpool to the point where they couldn't find their way!
Aldridge's action is very simple, which is to cheer up the players, devote themselves to it, and bring up the rhythm of the game.
It stands to reason that Liverpool went out on the road today but also deployed a 4-4-2 formation, focusing on the center and almost no side attacks. Millwall should use this as a breakthrough to suppress the opponent through crazy attacks on the side.
However, due to the lack of fighting spirit, there was no suppression, and instead Liverpool took advantage of the set-piece opportunity.
Aldridge doesn't blame him for losing the ball, he just blames Millwall for not creating more scoring opportunities!
Offense and defense are integrated, and it makes no sense to simply defend or attack.
Millwall must rely on offense to suppress its opponents in order to improve its defense. Otherwise, offense is offense and defense is defense. Is it playing football?
When the players on the field saw Aldrich's expression and body movements, they all understood: The boss is unhappy!
They were even more unhappy.
To be honest, Liverpool scored a goal at the beginning, and everyone felt that this game should be won easily in a familiar rhythm.
But Liverpool scored two goals in a row to reverse the score, which seemed to give Millwall a blow in the head.
They looked at the celebrating Liverpool players opposite, with different thoughts in their hearts. It was probably a kind of arrogant anger.
Damn, is the Red Army going to revolt?
Millwall does not have innate glory and superiority. Instead, it has strong and arrogant people shaped by brilliant records. They are not born the strongest, but they have fought hard to achieve their current status, income, and influence in football.
Praise and honor are all achieved by one's own hard work. Because of this, this arrogance is more determined, unlike some players who have hypocritical arrogance just because they come from a wealthy family.
Aldridge did not walk back to the coaching bench and sit down. Instead, he kept waving his arms to signal the players to attack. His body movements were accelerating the game.
Phil Thompson saw that Liverpool could lead Millwall in the away game and score two goals. This is incredible. Not everyone can score in this stadium, let alone score two, let alone lead Millwall.
Wall up.
It was like a shot of cardiotonic injected into his body, shocking his spirit.
He also constantly inspired the whole team through words and deeds, and devoted himself to combat command.
Liverpool took the lead and began to play a bit conservatively, focusing on seizing counterattack opportunities.
However, their lineup had inherent shortcomings. The previous situation came to the fore again. They put up two forwards, and the midfield defense seemed to be unable to withstand it, especially when Millwall's two full-backs assisted.
In the 36th minute, Ronaldinho missed an excellent opportunity to score. He cut forward and cut into the space in the ribs. Nedvěd cooperated with Henry. Henry took the ball with his back and inserted it into the space in the ribs. Ronaldinho rushed in and threw it away.
Without Carragher, Hyypia was unable to help defend immediately. Apart from the fact that his angle was not very good, there was no one to interfere with him at all. However, Ronaldinho shot the ball into the stands with a kick.
Aldrich applauded the attack and encouraged the players to keep up their efforts.
The tempo of the game was raised to a very fast level by Millwall, and then stabilized at this tempo. The offensive coordination was smooth and tacit, and the players' movements were unpredictable. Even though Liverpool was conservative, they were exhausted on the defensive line.
Before the end of the first half, Zambrotta tried a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball bounced off Henchoz. Pirlo followed up with another long shot. This long shot was very tricky. Now Pirlo
The long-range shot has been honed to the point where the threat is very intuitive. Dudek made a wonderful save and fell to the ground on the goal line to block the ball with his hands.
But the angle he blocked was not very good. The ball bounced. Larson seized the opportunity and rushed over when the ball popped up. Then he jumped high before the ball hit the ground and hit the ball with his forehead when it started to fall.
, the ball flew into the far corner of the goal.
After the goal, Larson rushed over, picked up the ball and ran back.
"Millwall equalized the score before the end of the first half! The scorer was Larsson. Well, count carefully. Larsson's number of goals this year has also reached 37 goals. Millwall's striker
The firepower is so strong, Henry Garralson alone, the two together can contribute more than 80 goals per year. At 2:2, Millwall got the game back on track, but only scored one game at home.
A draw is definitely unacceptable to them."
Although the score was equalized and Millwall was lagging behind, Aldridge still walked into the tunnel expressionlessly. The referee did not add time at all. Liverpool's kick-off attack was frustrated and the time ended in the 46th minute.
halftime.
In the locker room, Aldridge waited for the players. After all the players walked in and closed the door, Aldridge said solemnly: "Maybe you have no pursuit. Maybe you have enough honor. Maybe you, shit, I don't care about you.
What the hell were you thinking, five years?
Before, three years ago, and two years ago, I wouldn't have told you anything. 99% of us would win the league championship this season. But if we lose the game today, the 1% possibility of losing the championship will increase.
To 30%, why? It’s not a change in the standings, but your mentality
This is football, a competitive sport that has been described as a battlefield. It is far more cruel than you think. No team is afraid of losing. What they fear most is losing their tireless pursuit of victory, even if they win against their opponents.
10 goals. We still have to pursue the decisive decision to continue to expand the victory.
Heart! Some people feel that enough is enough and it’s time to stop. Okay, tell me and I will send you to the most comfortable club to retire. Even if some of you are still young, but since you have reached the mentality of retirement, then go and retire.
!Millwall doesn’t need players without ambition!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Aldridge walked out of the locker room.
There was dead silence in the locker room.
Some players can't understand Aldridge's anger. Even if his expression doesn't look angry, his words are a sign of the Thunder's rage.
For example, Bute, a goalkeeper, stood in the penalty area for 45 minutes. What problems can be seen?
The players sitting on the bench can't tell that their thinking level is different from that of the head coach.
It would be ridiculous to say how poorly Millwall played in the first half.
But as a coach, if you wait until the team's performance plummets before you solve the problem, then it will be too late!
This principle is to prevent subtle problems and get things back on track when problems appear.
To put it bluntly, Aldridge only gave a verbal warning and did not take any substantive actions. But if he really wants to take action instead of just talking, then the matter will be irreversible and some players will definitely be sentenced to death.
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Southgate sat on the chair in front of his wardrobe. He lowered his head and said solemnly: "It is impossible for me to win the Golden Globe Award in this life. Although I was nominated twice, I only got 8 votes in total. I
I can’t win the Golden Boot or the best player in the league. What I can win is the team’s award at the end of the season.
I keep every medal I won when I won the championship in the collection room at home. I hope to get more when I retire. This is my honor and my career. In fact, I don’t understand the boss.
Who are you talking about? Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s one of you.”
Someone spoke, and the atmosphere finally got better. Moreover, it was the captain, not the coach, and everyone's mentality at least stabilized.
Southgate continued: "I trust the boss, I trust him blindly and everything he says I think is right for no other reason than because he can make my career better than I ever dreamed it would be.
Great and even more brilliant, I think this is my luck. Being his player and working with him is a kind of luck, because there are many players better than me, so
I trust him blindly. Since what he just said, first of all, I think it is correct. Some of us have become mentally slack, relaxed, and have lowered our desire to win. I don’t know who it is, and I don’t want to know, but
, If one day, I can feel this for the first time like the leader, then, guys, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with teammates like that
Being in the same room, I can't talk to him, I can't trust him, I can't fight with him anymore, because he blocks my way and is the enemy of my career. It's that simple. As the first captain under the boss
, I have been working for seven years. If I could, I would like to continue working for another seven years, but I am already 31 years old. Millwall did not have such a tradition before.
, I hope that what I can leave to Millwall, in addition to contributing my own strength, is also a tradition created as captain, that is the spirit of the mad lion, the spirit of always pursuing victory, no matter how many championships I win,
Or change without a championship, this is what I want to leave to Millwall. If anyone has different ideas from me, then we will no longer be brothers."
Southgate's words resonated with many players. Among them, Nedvěd and Larsson were the most touched. The three of them are the oldest main players in the team, and only Pagliuca on the bench is older than them.
He is older, but in fact, Pagliuca does not have a strong sense of belonging to Millwall. Even though he has achieved glory here, it is only a career achievement and does not mean that he can call this place his home.
Nedved patted Southgate on the shoulder. Southgate stood up, looked around at all his teammates, and found that the others had solemn expressions and a look of respect and determination in their eyes.
He whispered: "We never blame each other, we are crazy lions, crazy lions united together, we are strong, we are the strongest in the world! The only way to prove this is on the field, I believe in you, please also
You believe me, we will show the fighting spirit that a mad lion should have and continue the mad lion dynasty forever!"
Southgate closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Millwall!"
In the locker room, all the players on the team shouted in unison with heroic expressions: "Go, go, go!"
