The European Super Cup has come to an end, and it also announced that the European war has been reignited in the new season.
The players rush to the national team non-stop to prepare for the national team competition, and Aldridge is also distracted by the national team war.
Fleet Street, which never lacks for hype topics, has begun to speculate and fan the flames again.
In the summer, Joe Cole was purged and Lampard was sold. Will Aldridge, who was originally a direct line member of the Three Lions team, "fall out of favor" in the national team because of severing this relationship with Millwall?
Aldridge doesn't care what the players think. In his new national team roster, Joe Cole and Lampard are still prominently listed. Even Lampard's national team's main position, Aldridge
They didn't intend to take it away, or to let him compete fairly with Gerrard.
England itself lacks talent and cannot withstand even the slightest infighting. The World Cup has brought unprecedented unity to this team, and Aldridge does not want to destroy the unity of the team because of himself.
On the other hand, it also reflects his professionalism as a coach, handling business matters without mixing personal emotions.
With the club ruling the roost, the candidates available for selection are all over the world, and the national team is originally a place where the capable people live. It is just wishful thinking to kick someone out emotionally in the hope of finding a replacement.
Aldridge is unwilling to deceive himself. Moreover, he has a clear conscience in his work for the national team, and he will not practice nepotism at this time. For example, his emphasis on Manchester United players is obvious to the outside world. Scholes, Beckham, and even
Brother Neville. He will not give outsiders a chance to create rifts within England.
After the new national team roster was announced, the focus has shifted.
Rooney, who was exposed in a scandal at the World Cup, has returned to the national team, and the new golden boy, who is only 50 years old and is 18 years old, has naturally attracted attention from the outside world. He performed well at Everton and last season became the new generation of European football that has attracted much attention.
Genius status.
The new golden boy quickly established himself in the national team.
In the away games against Macedonia and the home game against Liechtenstein, the England team won the games 3:1 and 6:0 respectively. Among the 9 goals scored, Rooney had 3. There was one goal in the first game, and another goal in the second game.
There are two players on the field. The shadow forward position behind Irving is officially handed over to Rooney by Aldridge.
The European Cup qualifiers only have the last game left in October. England won the first place in the group ahead of schedule and advanced to the European Cup. Unsurprisingly, they were in a group with no pressure. They defeated them at home in the first half of the qualifiers.
If you defeat the Star and Moon Legion, you will basically lock in the top spot in the group and advance to the top spot, without having to consider the play-offs at all.
In England before the European Cup, the process of technical and tactical reconstruction was far smoother and more stable than in England before the World Cup, but there was also a big hidden danger, that is, they did not encounter many challenges. Even if they deliberately looked for strong opponents in friendly matches, regardless of the opponent's fighting spirit or
The Three Lions players will take care of the club and stay focused, but they cannot really let Aldridge find the problem completely.
His only worry is that if a fatal problem breaks out during the European Cup, he may not have time to remedy it.
Millwall has entered the new season in an orderly manner, and the team has shown unity, stability, and vitality on all fronts. The third generation of Mad Lions has started from this season, both from the starting point and on the road of construction. Compared with the previous
Both generations should be slightly more elegant and smooth.
Although there will still be some price to pay, naturally it is the game record, but this is unavoidable, at least there is no problem in the hearts of the team.
The older generation of heroes can still make great contributions on the battlefield, and it is extremely exciting for new stars to emerge. What makes Aldrich most comfortable is that the young players on the team are getting better and better.
The performance on the court may not improve rapidly, but as he gives more opportunities to young players, some players show different attitudes and send signals to the outside world, which makes Aldridge secretly satisfied.
For example, Kaká shined in two League Cup and one home league victory over Portsmouth.
In the face of countless praises from the outside world, Kaká would say in a low-key and humble voice: "I have many mentors and helpful friends around me. When you can work with players like Nedved, Larsson and so on, you can't help but be attracted by them.
influence, their experience will be an immeasurable asset and they will let you know a few games
Performance doesn't mean anything. If I want to reach their heights and achieve achievements comparable to theirs, I need to pay more, more. A player like Nedvěd who has countless honors has not yet achieved anything at the age of 31.
Why should I be proud and complacent? I am honored to play for Millwall."
The outcome of Klinsmann's coaching at Millwall last season was decided a few months ago: failure.
The media is unanimous.
However, within Millwall, the management will not simply use success or failure to summarize a period of work.
In Aldrich's eyes, Klinsmann certainly made a great contribution to the team.
For example, last season he gave Ronaldo a lot of opportunities, trained him, and made him familiar with the atmosphere of the top arena.
With last season's foundation, Aldridge's use of Ronaldo has been much smoother this season.
During a period when Ronaldinho was unable to play due to a minor injury, Ronaldo was placed on the left wing, with either Larsson partnering on the other side, or Robben being sent on by Aldrich.
The modern winger combination is beginning to take shape. In the home game against Olympiacos in the Champions League group stage, Millwall's winger storm completely destroyed the opponent.
The 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. During a counterattack, he rushed inside at half-court and used acceleration to blast the opponent's two defenses. This was a classic scene in the whole game. Robben also emerged. Such a surprise player is best used by Aldridge.
It's easy to get up.
Why?
Disrupt all the opponent's targeted plans before the game!
Cristiano Ronaldo, who came up from Millwall's first-level youth team echelon, has a very strong sense of leadership and speaks particularly grandly when facing the media.
"Many people have said that Millwall has become weaker since last year. We are going downhill. This is a short-sighted conclusion. We defeated last season's Champions League champions in the European Super Cup. And you will find that AC Milan actually has room for improvement.
There are not many left, but we, Millwall, are getting stronger day by day. I believe that soon, we will return to the heights we were a few years ago. And, we will surpass it!"
Millwall is not perfect. It is not the team with the best record. However, Millwall is still the most watched team because their new blood begins to boil. People look forward to the day when it starts to explode.
What a picture!
While there are many positive elements surrounding Millwall, there are also some depressing things happening.
For example, Larmore.
His specific position on the court is already very vague.
The ultimate in frontcourt!
Wherever Millwall lacks players in the frontcourt or needs rotation, he can step in. He won't have the dazzling performance of Cristiano Ronaldo, but is more like a firefighter, useful and hard-working.
Therefore, the person Aldridge praises the most externally is not Cristiano Ronaldo, nor Robben Villa or Lahm. It is not Thiago Silva who is automatically ignored by the media, but Lamore.
He stayed at Millwall, just like Pedretti and Neil, providing the team with emergency needs. This is a sacrifice, a unilateral and unguaranteed contribution!
If it were another club, Aldridge wouldn't dare to say whether something would happen. But at Millwall, as long as he is in office for one day, his heart is more tolerant and considerate towards such players.
, because their dedication is touching.
In mid-October, the England national team visited Turkey as a routine guest to complete the last match of the European Cup qualifiers. The match ended in a goalless draw with Turkey. Both sides were a little distracted.
England advanced early, Turkey was destined to play in the play-offs, and the league and European wars were in full swing. The national team also had to be aware of human sentiments and had reservations about its own lineup. A draw was not unexpected.
England ended the European Cup qualifiers with a record of 8 games, 7 wins and 1 draw in the group, and its focus begins to focus on the European Cup next summer.
What Aldrich was worried about was nothing but nonsense.
Just like Spain, the king of the qualifiers, they have always been invincible in the qualifiers, but when the competition suddenly encounters problems and then comes back disappointed, what can it do?
Millwall's overall performance in the league, European wars, and domestic cup competitions is still relatively stable for the time being. As long as they don't use their strongest performance as a standard, they can accept it calmly.
They are running in, discovering problems, and solving problems, whether it is technical and tactical improvements or corrections, or seeking a higher understanding of cooperation between teammates. Most of these require playing more games to improve.
At the end of the year, the annual high-profile Golden Globe Awards once again became the focus of fans around the world.
An unexpected person was elected Mr. Golden Globe.
Pirlo from AC Milan!
2003 is not a major competition year. The five major leagues and the European competition are the highest standards for selecting extra points.
Although Pirlo did not help AC Milan win the Serie A championship, he did win the Champions League.
Moreover, he is the only contemporary active player to win the Champions League for four consecutive years, and he is the absolute main player, without any moisture!
Whether it is his popularity at Millwall or his overall performance in the past few years, his election is not too controversial.
Especially when Aldridge told reporters after the selection results came out, he seemed to be supporting Pirlo to win the award.
"Whether Pirlo wins the Ballon d'Or or not, it actually doesn't matter. I think there will be people who oppose him winning the award, and there will also be people who don't like him. However, if you don't like Pirlo, you can't erase his greatness. Yes, I used the word great
The word is because of Pirlo's contribution to modern football. His appearance has brought a new character into the world.
It has attracted public attention and formed a new model. What is a classic? A classic can be imitated. Pirlo has pointed out the direction for many similar players, so that many players with similar characteristics to him can not only play in
You can gain a foothold in such a fiercely competitive football world and play a very important role!"
As for whether Aldridge has trained another Mr. Ballon d’Or after Larson, Nedved, and Henry, Aldridge did not respond directly and did not care about it, even though he changed from "three" to "four."
”, which adds another extremely brilliant achievement to his coaching achievements and is unprecedented.
Millwall's player on the list is still Ronaldinho, who ranks second. His performance last season was average. Apart from injuries, his performance since the start of this season has been obviously outstanding. However, the lack of team honors, coupled with
Pirlo's "four consecutive years of Champions League championship" is too dazzling. Ronaldinho unfortunately had to be the runner-up of the Ballon d'Or for three consecutive years!
However, before Christmas, a Millwall player still won the "Football Man" award, but it was not a "current" Footballer, but a "future" one.
The newly established Golden Boy Award in 2003.
He can be regarded as the U21 "Mr. Footballer", representing the future of European football.
Millwall's 18-year-old Ronaldo won this award due to his outstanding performance in the league and the Champions League group stage in the new season. At least, the statistics are very gorgeous, with 5 goals and 2 goals in 3 appearances in the Champions League.
With an assist, Millwall was placed in a group with a huge disparity in strength, and the statistics were very disappointing to their opponents.
In the league, he also scored 5 goals and 4 assists at the end of the first half. Counting the League Cup and European Super Cup, from August to December, he had 12 goals and 9 assists in all competitions.
With a report card of two assists, he is only one assist away from reaching a double-double of goals and assists for the season. At the age of 18, this report card is enough to make him the most watched talent among the young generation in Europe!
And his fellow countryman, Quaresma, the young man he recommended to Aldridge to buy a few months ago, has sunk into silence at Camp Nou... (To be continued)
