England has an unkind tradition of treating wounded soldiers. After a player is injured, he seems to become invisible. From the head coach to his teammates, everyone almost treats him as if he does not exist. Even if the head coach goes to communicate with the wounded, he will not
If you can have a direct conversation, a third person needs to be present to relay it. This is an almost superstitious tradition that many clubs adhere to.
Because football is a men's sport in England, symbolizing hot-blooded tenacity, just like a battlefield. Those who cannot get up after falling are losers. In order to prevent the injured from affecting the team's morale, the club's usual practice is to try to separate the injured from the team.
This tradition of isolation did not change until the internationalization trend of the Premier League.
Aldridge treats traditions rationally, and good traditions should be followed, such as the closedness of the locker room, but he disdains traditions that can obviously make injured players depressed or even put them under psychological pressure.
Trezeguet could no longer walk. He was helped by two team doctors to the sidelines. Aldridge was already standing there. Trezeguet had taken off his sneakers and his right ankle was swollen like a pig's trotter.
"When did you get hurt?"
Aldrich asked softly.
Trezeguet lowered his head and whispered in a panic: "Yesterday."
He was afraid that Aldrich would lose trust in him.
However, Aldridge patted him on the shoulder and said calmly: "David, the injury is not a problem, but it is a big problem that you deliberately concealed the injury. Take good care of your injury and the team will wait for you."
Trezeguet, who had endured severe pain without crying, suddenly had tears in his eyes. He choked and raised his head and said: "Boss, I'm sorry."
"You have not sorry for me. Your body is yours. You must learn to protect yourself. Health is always the first priority."
"Thank you, boss."
Trezeguet was taken directly into the tunnel by two team doctors.
When the team doctor came in, Aldridge asked Solskjaer to warm up. Now Trezeguet was injured and left the field, and Aldridge was waiting for the dead ball opportunity to complete the substitution.
Solskjaer came to Aldridge. Aldridge watched every move on the field and asked softly: "Ole, do you know what to do after playing?"
Solskjaer blurted out: "I know, the opponent's Wright moves slowly, Scales has a small area of activity, and there is a lot of space between the opponent's two midfielders and defenders."
Aldridge nodded. Solskjaer's concentration on the bench is the best in the team, and his ability to read the game is far beyond comparison.
"After playing, you and Henrik can change positions frequently. To put it bluntly, Liverpool's defense can't guard you two at all. You can take the ball and make more swings to break through."
"I understand, boss."
With three minutes left before the end of the first half, Millwall made a substitution, with Solskjaer replacing Trezeguet who left the field injured.
Liverpool took their one-goal lead into the dressing room at halftime.
The fans at Anfield breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Millwall's ferocious offensive in the first half, they thought the opponent was really powerful and it wasn't that bad!
Manchester United scored five goals. It's because Manchester United has become weaker. As for Arsenal, the team's morale is slack. If we come to Anfield, we will beat them at least five or six times...
Millwall is worthy of its name!
Aldridge walked slowly. In the tunnel, the Liverpool players looked proud. Little Redknapp even shouted to Aldridge: "Boy, what did you say before the game started? Now
, should you go home and find your dad? Oh, your dad is not a coach, you can only throw yourself into his arms and cry, oh, little Aldridge, what’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?”
Little Redknapp was obviously very upset about Aldridge's provocation before he came on the field. Now that Liverpool is leading, he will naturally retaliate.
"Cao Mu Ma! What did you say? Come here if you dare!"
Southgate, who had always been silent, became furious and shouted about rushing over. The teammates behind him were stunned for a moment, and then they also rushed forward, but Aldridge stopped him in front. The passage in Anfield was already narrow, and he
One person directly blocked everyone behind him.
The Liverpool players also supported Redknapp. They stood together aggressively, as if they were about to engage in a physical fight.
A smile appeared on Aldridge's face, and he said calmly to Redknapp: "Jamie, as long as your father coaches West Ham United for one day, he and I will be enemies. You don't understand East London."
I don’t blame you. I’ll give you a piece of advice, don’t be complacent until the game is over. Also, I feel sad for Liverpool. Even Millwall’s victory over Arsenal wouldn’t be a big deal, but you are happy now.
, you are not worthy of the Red Army jersey. The people standing behind me are soldiers who will never bow their heads. You, hehehe, are just playboys."
After saying that, Aldrich turned around and waved to the players to go back to the locker room.
The Liverpool players shouted angrily at Aldridge.
"Shout or scold me, I've seen too many playboys' virtues."
boom.
The door to the visiting team's locker room was tightly closed.
There was no time to care about the atmosphere in Liverpool. The boys in front of Aldridge sat down calmly.
Aldrich didn't plan to write anything on the tactical board today. He just stood in front, crossed his arms across his chest, and asked calmly: "How do you feel? I mean, is there any pressure to play here?"
The players looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
Maybe it's because Aldridge has always been standing on the sidelines, and they can always see his figure. That fearless stance with his head held high seems to remind them of their fearlessness.
Aldrich shrugged and said: "Okay, let's take a rest and play well in the second half."
"Boss, don't you want to talk about tactics?"
Southgate raised his head and asked.
He doesn't want to lose, and his question is what almost every player wants to ask.
It seems that they are used to Aldridge's adjustments in the midfield, which can help them play a more exciting game in the second half.
Aldridge smiled and said: "Just play like we did in the first half, we can win. We created many more opportunities than them in the first half, but we were just less lucky. Since you want to hear it, I will just say a few words."
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The players stared at Aldridge intently.
He sat down and said relaxedly: "Actually, you should know that the stronger the team, the more obvious the home court advantage, and the better the home record. A big reason for this is that the away team is intimidated by the home atmosphere, and it is also because of the strength of the team.
They were conservative due to the gap and gave up trying to gain the initiative in the game. Do you know how many goals Manchester United conceded at home last season?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Aldridge stretched out his right hand, gestured with four fingers, and said with a smile: "I can count it on one hand. Manchester United only conceded 4 goals in 21 league home games last season!"
This statistic made the entire team take a breath of air. They only lost four in 21 home games?
Aldridge continued: "But do you know how many goals Manchester United conceded away from home last season?"
Everyone still shook their heads.
Aldrich looked at his hands, then at his feet, and said helplessly: "Claude, lend me a hand."
After that, he raised Makelele's hand, raised his legs slightly, and said: "Twenty-four balls."
4:24.
This was how Manchester United's defense performed at home and away last season.
The players became somewhat enlightened after hearing this.
Aldridge smiled and said: "Understand, although Manchester United does lose the home court advantage as a guest, it cannot be all because of this that the contrast between home and away is so big. The most important thing is determination. Many teams face Manchester United on the road.
, the game had already surrendered before it started, and at home, for the sake of face, they had to fight no matter what, and everyone found that Manchester United was not invincible. The same was true for Liverpool. They conceded goals at home and away last season.
, almost 1:2. As long as we forget the pressure here, forget that the opponent is Liverpool, just treat them as ordinary opponents, play our own football and show our strength, what about Liverpool? We are at Old Trafford.
Germany can score five goals. Is it difficult to score goals at Anfield? And to be honest, Liverpool's defense is worse than Manchester United. Pavel should be fully aware of this."
Nedvěd nodded naturally. The defensive hardness of the midfield defensive combination of Gene Gabutt and Redknapp plus Barnes is not at the same level.
England once gave birth to the master tactician Chapman. On the basis of his WM tactics, he extended the classic tactics of European and South American football powers. However, England always rested on its laurels after achieving certain achievements. The three games more than 60 years ago
In forward tactics, the tasks of the two wingers are basically the same as today's English wingers. They are to take the ball to create opportunities on the wing, and then pass the ball to the center.
When 442 became the mainstream in England, England's tactics entered "hibernation" again. Offensive players did not defend, and defensive players did not attack. This continued, and no one knew when they would be awakened.
Aldridge has built a team with a combination of skills and tactics. Just from his performance in the first half, Aldridge has always been full of confidence in the game. He did not score a goal in the first half. It was related to Trezeguet.
The goal is not disastrous. If you want to score a goal on the football field, it only takes the blink of an eye. It is not that Millwall cannot attack, so they will not panic and use their brains to find changes.
Sometimes, making changes at the wrong time can lead to self-destruction.
Clapping his hands, Aldridge smiled at the players: "Come out, the enemy is not strong, we are stronger than them, it's that simple, after an hour, we go home with victory."
The whole team roared in unison.
They packed up their jerseys and followed the smiling Aldridge out with high spirits.
Aldrich felt happy in his heart, and the team's temperament had taken shape.
