Aldridge had an extremely fulfilling and happy December. First there was the celebration of his baby daughter Bonnie’s first birthday, and then there were the presentation of some annual European football awards. At the end of the month, it was Christmas. =====
Aldrich had no concept of celebrating holidays in his previous life because he was an orphan. In this life, he really searched for "himself" in China, only to find that it seemed that "he" no longer existed in this world.
Christmas has become a customary holiday for him, and he does not pay attention to its significance. He regards it as a fixed day for family reunion, which makes him feel satisfied and happy.
The Premier League half-season has come to an end. Millwall summarized the team's performance in the first half. Compared with previous years, the team has made steady progress, but there are no surprises.
They have successfully advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League and are temporarily ranked second in the league. Without looking at the performance in specific games, just looking at the stage results, the defending champions are behind them, and Chelsea, who spent a lot of money in the summer, are also behind them.
Aldridge was satisfied with the team's performance in the first half. In the past, the mature Millwall would accumulate advantages from the beginning of the league, create a relaxed environment as much as possible for the second half, and be able to distract and fight on multiple fronts.
This season we need to integrate the team and train new players. We have achieved certain results in these two aspects, but we have not yet reached the peak.
The cooperation between Alonso and De Rossi has become increasingly tacit, but when the two players were separated, they did not work well together with other teammates. This is their current limitation, and they still need experience to improve.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Robben, and Villa, four young people, some performed outstandingly in the first half, and some still had problems, especially Robben, the Dutch Peter Pan who was dedicated to making meritorious deeds. He always let O
Delic is a target that is very angry on the sidelines. Either his defensive attitude is not resolute enough and his defensive contribution is low, or he is outside the team system and always wants to perform individual heroic performances at critical moments.
If Millwall is a mid-range team and is not a thorn in the side of all opponents, Robben would have no problem doing this. However, Millwall's current height means that they cannot rely solely on the individual abilities of their stars. This is a problem that Spain's Real Madrid is using
Actual actions warn the world.
Millwall is becoming more stable and stronger day by day. In addition to the positive effects brought about by the steady growth of young players, there is also the credit of the veteran players. They smoothly help the team quickly adapt to the new tactical system, complement each other, and sacrifice.
Contribution, their presence, is Millwall's most valuable asset.
Larsson set a record. He was the player who was substituted the most times in the first half of the league. Whenever he started a game, it almost became a rule to substitute him at 60-70 minutes, and he had no complaints. If Odry
Qi put him on the bench and played him in the last 20 minutes or so. This veteran can always bring unexpected contributions to the team.
Nedvěd's data for the same period has dropped a bit compared to the past few years. In the past few years, he has been the midfielder with the highest scoring rate in Europe, and his assist data is also very good. But this season, as time goes by,
His position was constantly retreating and he frequently participated in the defense, which was also to make up for the team's weak defense in the middle in the early stage. This was his sacrifice. He also did not complain a word, but took everything for granted.
Aldridge is confident about the second half of the season. He is full of ambitions in the Champions League and the league.
Another point is Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho was in good shape in the first half, but Aldridge believed that Ronaldinho was still not at his best.
In addition to minor injuries, Ronaldinho was distracted by trivial matters in life in the second half of the year. This was because he wanted to bring his mother to live in the UK, so he spent a lot of money to buy a manor.
When he immigrated to the UK, his mother accompanied him, as well as his sister. However, their family's living conditions were very ordinary at that time and they were not used to living here. After Ronaldinho could live independently, his family
Back to Brazil again.
Now, Ronaldinho has brought his family to London again, not just for reunion, but because his mother has repeatedly received death threats in Brazil.
Not to mention in South America, in remote places in Europe, kidnapping family members of football stars has long been a common practice. Wasn't Kaladze's brother just kidnapped?
Ronaldinho brought his mother to London for safety reasons.
And his brother has completely retired from playing football. He has become a "lord" in Andrew's agency, which means that he represents Andrew in South America and jointly manages the business in South America with his partners there.
Ronaldinho's sister also works in Andrew's company, but she is not involved in player transfers and other work, but serves as a life assistant in the agent team. For a star like Ronaldinho, there will be a person who manages his finances behind the scenes.
The team that arranges his daily life will also be a team. His sister personally controls Ronaldinho's daily life arrangements, and is also the first gatekeeper for Ronaldinho to pick up girls, shutting out some girls with ulterior motives.
Background checks, even appointment scheduling, etc.
Before Christmas, when Aldridge was invited to have dinner with Ronaldinho's family, Ronaldinho's mother repeatedly warned Ronaldinho to listen to Aldridge. She felt that Aldridge was an old man, so Aldridge
I can't laugh or cry.
In Aldridge's view, everything at Millwall is on the right track, and what he has for the future and now has also made his structure and vision higher.
Just on the last day of the year, at night, Millwall CEO Adam secretly met with someone in a London hotel.
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There is no winter break in the Premier League. Aldridge gave holidays to those players who were not used to this work pace. By the second week of the new year, the team was all assembled again, but they were eliminated from the League Cup.
In the 8-4 game, Millwall relied on its young lineup and failed to overwhelm Middlesbrough, and was eventually eliminated by its opponent on penalties.
Moutinho has not shown a blockbuster potential, but Aldridge still has confidence in him. After all, in the long-term team building plan, Moutinho is just Alonso's substitute.
Arriving at the training ground wearing a warm coat, Aldrich looked at the players standing in front of him wearing warm sportswear and suddenly asked: "Do you know what day it is today?"
The players looked at each other and noticed that Aldrich was smiling. They expected this to be a light topic, so they asked each other.
But many people have no clue.
What day will it be in the middle of this month?
Definitely not a player's birthday as the answer.
De Rossi bumped Alonso next to him with his elbow and whispered: "You read a lot, what holidays are there recently?"
Alonso frowned in thought and suddenly whispered to De Rossi: "Last Sunday was Black People's Day."
De Rossi was about to answer Aldrich's question loudly when he suddenly closed his mouth again and turned to Alonso: "The boss will definitely not care about days like this."
Alonso thought for a moment and said: "In two weeks, it will be the International Leprosy Day..."
De Rossi rolled his eyes.
Seeing the confused look of all the players, Aldridge laughed, spread his arms and said loudly: "Today is the day when Millwall will be even stronger!"
The whole team felt like they were being fooled and collectively burst into boos!
They thought that Aldrich was going to give a motivational speech to encourage them to train hard against the cold.
Aldrich ignored the boos and laughed: "Listen to me slowly, and then you can boo after listening."
The players shut their mouths and focused on Aldridge, wanting to see what the leader had to say.
Aldridge said enigmatically: "Why did I say such remarks today? How can Millwall become stronger? To put it bluntly, football has two aspects, offense and defense. What I want to say today is,
Our offense will become stronger. The origin was in September last year."
The players looked at each other again.
Last September?
It seems like nothing earth-shattering happened within the team.
Aldrich paced with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "FIFA revised the offside rules in September last year. Passive offside was officially included in the rules. After a period of implementation, I think it is time for us to
It's time to take advantage of the rules, when we can make better use of the rules we become stronger and thank FIFA they are right to encourage attack."
Of course, if Aldridge focuses on defense, he will scold FIFA.
Since it encourages offense and Millwall is a representative of offensive football, this modification of the offside rule will naturally be beneficial to Millwall.
As for why it was not brought up before, it is because Millwall needs to stabilize its new tactical system first. Only by stabilizing itself can more changes be derived.
No players booed Aldridge anymore, and most people showed thoughtful expressions.
The modification of the offside rule has caused a lot of controversial penalties throughout European football because the definition of passive offside is ambiguous.
There are two ways to benefit Millwall.
One is passive and beneficial.
Unintentionally, it resulted in a favorable result for Millwall.
The other is to take the initiative to make profits.
In a deliberate attempt to do so, Millwall exploited the rules to their advantage.
As a top forward who often lives on the offside line, Henry asked loudly: "Boss, how can we use this rule? I think it's just that there are fewer misjudgments than before."
Many teammates nodded in agreement with Henry's statement.
In the past, offside mainly depended on the number of players and offensive participation.
For example, Henry and Larsson were trying to counter offside at the same time, and Nedvěd passed a through ball that both of them could catch.
However, Henry took a step ahead and was offside, but Larsson was not.
In this state, the linesman can directly raise the flag to indicate that Millwall's offense is offside, the offense ends, and the opponent gets a free kick.
It directly killed Larsson's subsequent chance to shoot alone against the goalkeeper after successfully countering offside.
Now, as long as Henry does not touch the ball, does not block, and does not interfere with the opponent's goalkeeper while running, which is the "involvement" game newly defined by FIFA, then Larsson will still have the opportunity to continue this attack.
Of course, regardless of the old or new rules, Henry is definitely offside.
However, after passive offside is included in the rules, as long as the player who is offside is not "involved" in the game, the game will not be terminated.
This offside modification is between the two modifications in 1994 and 2005. In 1994, players who did not participate in the offense at all were not considered offside. For example, a player in an offside position stood still or walked back, ignoring the ball.
The direction of development can be regarded as not participating in the offense at all, but if you have the intention of rushing towards the ball and are in an offside position, you will definitely be penalized for offside.
Offside after 2005 is called "offside after offside". Simply put, it is not considered offside if you don't touch the ball, but it cannot be said completely because if you obviously interfere with the opponent's goalkeeper in the offside position, you will definitely be called for offside.
, but in small details, for example, we often see offside players chasing the ball, giving up halfway through the pursuit, and then inserting players who are not offside after passing it.
This is typical for teammates to get the ball and continue the offense. According to previous penalties, as long as you chase the ball, you will be whistled, and you will not be whistled until the moment you touch the ball. This also causes
Many offensive players expressed their dissatisfaction. Some were obviously offside. The linesman did not raise the flag and had to wait until the players worked hard to catch the ball before raising the flag to indicate offside.
The offside modification in 2003 was very ambiguous, causing "passive offside" to cause widespread controversy. Later, Blatter simply implemented a "no touch, no offside" offside change.
Aldridge can't wait for the changes in 2005 to reform the team's offense in a targeted manner, and he will take advantage of it if he can.
Regarding this revision of the offside rule, he must also take advantage of the trend and allow the team to profit as much as possible! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
