Chelsea's "arms race" has reached a level that frightens many people.
Manchester United announced the new season with a strong attitude as the defending champion.
When people are talking about the changes in the Premier League team in the new season, Millwall, which had nothing to gain on the domestic front last season, threw out "There is only one enemy Millwall" at Aldridge, which can also be interpreted as "all enemies".
"Europeans regard Millwall as their enemy, and they themselves are no exception", Millwall's transcendent status remains unshakable. It's not that Chelsea can change this situation by buying anyone, it's not that Manchester United won the Premier League championship last season
can be changed.
The outside world does not seem to think that Aldridge is arrogant. Millwall, with half a team of world-class players, is still the number one public enemy in Europe and the number one favorite in all championships. The only one who can compete with him is perhaps only
AC Milan, because AC Milan also has half a team of world-class players, plus they won the European Champions Cup last season, Real Madrid also looks very competitive, and the Galacticos are famous all over the world.
There was a light rain at noon on the opening day of the new Premier League season. When we took the bus to West London, the light rain was still washing the windows of the bus. All Millwall players were very calm on the bus.
New players may not be able to understand that from the summer preparations to the official start of the new season, Millwall did not even have a signature statement to the outside world. Within the team, the coaches seemed to have forgotten that there is a thing called "championship" in competitive football.
"Our goal is to win the championship"
At the very least, we should shout this slogan, right?
However, Millwall did not. There was an eerie calm inside. Even the players seemed to have forgotten.
They won't talk about the championship. Have they won enough?
Still, they have been reborn, the championship gene is in their bodies, and there is a temperament in their blood that makes them the champions.
Aldridge sat in the front row, which was his fixed position, and the seat next to him was now reserved for Stramaccioni. Jenson had his own exclusive position. In other words, it was a way to show off within the team.
A location of special status.
It sounds exaggerated, like children fighting for seats, but in fact, in the club, this "order" is everywhere, from jersey numbers, to fixed seats on the plane, and even the club's parking spaces...
..
Aldrich looked out the window at the street scene receding, thinking about something in his mind.
The transformation of the third-generation Mad Lion is his most important job this season, and it is not based on one or a few games. It will be a long-term work and must lay a solid foundation. The third-generation Mad Lion will not only return to Europe
At the top, it is even more brilliant than the second generation Mad Lion!
There are goals, of course.
King of Europe? New dynasty?
To be more precise, he wants to make Millwall the king of the Champions League!
The first generation of Mad Lions and the second generation of Mad Lions won a total of four Champions League titles.
Now, they are tied for third place with Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Ajax for the number of Champions League wins.
There are only two clubs ahead of them.
Real Madrid and AC Milan, 6 times each.
If you win three more Champions Leagues, you will become the king of the Champions League!
Exclusively enjoy the status of king above the pinnacle!
As for the 18-time domestic throne in England's top flight.
To be honest, Aldrich really felt that it was unrealistic. He might not be able to persist that long, because this time, he set a retirement age for himself in his heart, which was 40 years old.
Millwall has already won 5 Premier League championships, and it will take at least 14 years to win another 14, and he is already 27 years old this year.
However, he believes that as long as he truly brings Millwall to an almost "immortal" height before retiring, it will only be a matter of time before Liverpool's record is overturned.
Such a plan within a large cycle cannot be realized overnight. Fortunately, Aldridge is no longer a fledgling boy. He is very patient, especially this time when he returned to coach Millwall. He has changed his state and made
He can find a balance between career and family. He works during office hours and forgets all work when he leaves the club. There are many helpers around him to help him solve problems.
And this Champions League king was the father's request given to him by Bert and Earl during the dispute.
Bert didn't like to study, so Earl knew more than Bert. When Bert said that Millwall was the greatest team in the Champions League, Earl taught his brother a lesson and told him that in the past, there was a ball
The team won the Champions League 6 times 36 years ago, telling him that even if AC Milan did not win the Champions League last season, it already has 5 Champions League championship trophies.
Ever since, in order to insist on the correctness of his statement, Bert asked Aldridge to lead Millwall to win 7 Champions Leagues, surpassing all teams!
Thinking of this, Aldrich's lips turned up and he smiled knowingly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Seeing Aldrich's curled lips, Stramaccioni asked curiously. He was actually a little nervous, because he was going to be in the London Derby for the first time and faced the majestic and powerful Ruble Army.
Chelsea!
Aldrich said casually: "I was thinking about the upcoming seminar in Zurich, Switzerland."
"fifa? What does that have to do with us?"
Stramaccioni was even more curious.
Aldridge turned his head, looked at this handsome Italian boy of the same age as himself, and directly changed the subject, saying: "I am not very satisfied with your work in the new season. Although you put all Chelsea players on different teams last season
The performance, player positions, characteristics, and the coaching style of new coach Eriksen have also been analyzed, but when predicting this game, they are still blank. Also, for Millwall's evaluation of this season, you
It’s also too one-sided.
, The 5-game winning streak in the league at the end of last season is not representative. I don’t boast, but my return has stimulated the team’s cohesion and combat effectiveness. In addition, at the end of the season, among the 5 opponents, 3 teams successfully avoided relegation.
There is no desire. The two teams aiming at the Champions League cannot just settle for a draw. These are all variables and are the factors that contributed to Millwall's 5 consecutive victories. In the new season, will the situation be the same if we play these 5 teams again?
?Within Millwall. Do you think it will be the same?"
Stramachioni suddenly looked thoughtful. Although Aldrich's tone was almost questioning, he could understand that this was a reminder for Stramachioni to learn from experience.
The second half can be regarded as a wake-up call. Stramaccioni overestimated Millwall's state and strength in the new season, which stemmed from the devastating 5-game winning streak at the end of last season.
, cannot be used as a standard, because at that time, for those who had no desire and no desire to successfully avoid relegation,
As far as the team is concerned, there is no shame in losing to Millwall. What is the difference between 1 point and 0 points? The will to resist is not strong, but before the end of the new season, the same team faces Millwall.
, 1 point and 0 points have different meanings. Especially the impact on morale.
"But Chelsea's warm-up match was not representative. They did not show their full strength, and the rotation was relatively large. Eriksen was inspecting the players, and I really cannot make a reasonable assessment and prediction."
Stramaccioni said cautiously.
Anyone can do this job of predicting things, but when the team is preparing for a game, predictions must be absolutely cautious.
Aldridge raised his hand into a fist and slowly raised it in front of him, and said softly: "About spent more than 100 million pounds on signings. What does Chelsea want? A championship? Only teams that spend money are qualified to win the championship?"
Bolton doesn’t want it? Southampton doesn’t want it? And what is a championship? An award ceremony that takes less than an hour? That trophy that you can hold in your hand for days and be happy for a few days? Haha, you haven’t thought about it. If you are Abramovich, what do you want?
Do you want anything?"
Stramaccioni mused: "Beautiful football?"
Aldridge turned to look at him and asked: "Eriksson made his debut at Stamford Bridge, and the boss was watching from the stands. Do you think that with Eriksson's achievements and style at Lazio, he will win at home?"
What kind of gesture?"
Stramaccioni understood a little bit, but said bitterly: "It is possible to predict in this way, but I think we still need to be cautious in this job."
Aldrich shook his head and said: "Football is crazy, not scientific. If you don't have a crazy consciousness, then you can't get out of the framework of the Italian academic coach."
...
The Stamford Bridge was packed, Chelsea's official debut in the Abramovich era came.
Chelsea fans turned around like serfs and sang. Not only did they sing about the team becoming great and praise Roman Abramovich's heroism, they also satirized their mortal enemy Millwall, and many fans put up slogans in the stands.
"Millwall stars, do you want to come and play for Chelsea? I'll give you double your salary!"
This is the aftermath of Bates's remarks at the airport. After being hyped in Fleet Street, it became the slogan used by Chelsea fans to welcome Millwall.
Millwall fans have been extremely sarcastic and dismissive of Chelsea fans in recent years.
But now the situation is different.
Chelsea fans themselves are richer than Millwall fans, and now the club looks richer than Millwall.
Just like some Chelsea fans chanted: We are fucking rich!
Hundreds of millions of pounds were spent on the transfer market, which may be higher than Millwall's total investment in the transfer market in the past ten years!
Millwall fans seemed to be mocking and bitterly shouting out the slogan: Money can’t buy a championship!
Abramovich, the owner, appeared in the stands and was cheered by the fans. He looked down at everything in the stadium leisurely and contentedly.
When Aldridge walked into Stamford Bridge, he was greeted with even more harsh boos than before.
He can clearly feel the confidence and confidence of Chelsea fans that are growing day by day!
Eriksson and Aldridge have played against each other. In the Champions League, Aldridge led the Lions to abuse Lazio. That is also a thing of the past.
Now when they met again, Eriksen took the initiative to shake hands with him. After shaking hands, Aldridge patted the other person's elbow and turned away. Eriksen's open mouth closed again.
He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
It seemed that in the eyes of the young marshal, he was just a passerby, and a polite handshake was all that was required to interact with him.
It was clear that he didn't pay any attention to him.
Anyway, at the pre-match press conference, Eriksen even complimented Aldridge and said "pretending to be a grandson" that Millwall is very strong and Chelsea is still in the running-in period.
Aldridge doesn't care whether the other person is pretending to be a grandson or a real grandson. In his position, there can only be etiquette with the Chelsea coach in front of the public, but there can be no "friendship".
Although if he were more enthusiastic, no Lions fans would criticize him, but it would still make them feel awkward and uncomfortable.
This is a conflict of positions and it is difficult to change.
Walking to the visiting team's coach's bench and standing still, Aldridge crossed his arms across his chest and raised his chin, his eyes becoming sharp and focused.
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