There are three different reactions to a game loss, especially a major loss, in general.

The first is heartless, like a mercenary who lives a day and doesn't care if it's a day.

This kind of player is not seen at Millwall, and if there is, Aldridge will clear the team as soon as he sees such a sign, which is a negative impact on morale and unity.

The second is to suffer a mental blow, and the mental state will be very low.

This is a normal reaction, but it can cause morale to slip quickly, which in turn affects the performance of the players, so Aldridge immediately encouraged the whole team in Munich to minimize the morale blow caused by the defeat.

The third is unwilling, holding a breath of air, an evil fire to vent, this situation is usually good, because it will make the team's fighting spirit explode more strongly in the face of the next game, so usually the big or strong team will kill in the next game immediately after an unexpected loss, of course, this kind of situation is not absolute, it depends on the reason for the unexpected defeat of the next opponent and the team after the defeat and the team's ability to adjust itself.

Xiao Luo's situation roughly belongs to the second type, other players can not say that they have been relieved of the defeat in Munich, but at least because they have the task of the game, so their attention is focused on the future, but Xiao Luo was injured after that defeat, and his mind and attention are still stuck in Munich, nightmarish, lingering.

Aldrich was pleasantly surprised that Xiao Luo once again took the initiative to apologize to him and express his demons!

That's right, surprise!

He saw a strong sense of responsibility and honor from Xiao Luo!

As the next Millwall leader to focus on cultivating, Aldridge needs Ronaldo to have such an awareness and be saddened by the defeat. Maintain a persistent desire to win. Carry the flag of the club. Honor and disgrace in one!

But perhaps it was the semi-final defeat that hit too hard, and Ronaldo's reaction was a bit overdone.

After all, their 31-game unbeaten run in European games in three years was ended!

Of course, even if Ronaldo converted the penalty and the sudden death of the penalty continued, Millwall won, and their unbeaten run was ended as the score was 1-0 after 120 minutes. But if the record is terminated like this, everyone can leave with a smile and not take it to heart.

He took the blame for his exit on his own, and Aldridge felt he was asking too much of himself.

Or perhaps it was Aldridge's unusually strict demands on him in the team over the past few years.

Aldrich doesn't know how to comfort and explain people with words, and when Melanie is unhappy, he will accompany her to practice boxing to vent, or go out shopping, and play in the mountains and rivers. In short, he is used to doing something to distract himself.

Treat Xiao Luo. Aldrich used the same approach.

A manager, a player, the two played an all-night game, playing, and when their minds were all put into the joy of the game, they would gradually forget the depression in their hearts.

Even if Xiao Luo thinks about it afterwards, he can adjust himself, after all, his head was not immersed in sadness, but played with him all night.

At two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Aldrich woke up on the floor of the living room, summer was coming, and he would not catch a cold when he slept in his clothes, especially when it was probably dawn and he could not stand to lie down on the floor and fall asleep.

Xiao Luo is gone, the game console has been put away, and the living room is quite tidy, it is estimated that Xiao Luo has cleaned up.

Aldrich grabbed his hair, then went to the shower, and when he got some food to eat in the living room, he remembered the wine that Carter had given him, and he searched the living room for a long time, but he never found the bottle, and then he searched the kitchen, but found nothing.

He racked his brains to remember where he put the wine last night, at that time his mind was all on Xiao Luo, and where the wine was put was a subconscious action, and he couldn't remember it afterwards.

He went to the garage again to see if he had left it on the car, but he couldn't find it.

He had been looking for the missing bottle of wine until dinner time, and he was going crazy looking for it.

Finally, he sent a text message to Xiao Luo to ask.

"When you came to my house yesterday, did you see me take home a bottle of wine?"

"See."

"I brought it home?"

"You came back with a bottle of wine in your hand."

"See where I put it?"

"It's on the shoe cabinet at the entrance."

Aldrich ran to the door with his mobile phone, and the unobstructed shoe cabinet could not hide anything except neatly arranged leather shoes, slippers, and sneakers.

"I didn't find the bottle."

"Oh, I took it with me when I left in the morning, it was delicious, Xie Lu Xie."

Aldrich looked at the text messages on his phone and was almost angry.

This kid probably won't be able to change the problem of taking sheep from his house in his life!

Winning the league title after a year was a mental boost for Millwall, but it also cushioned the psychological impact of the defeat in the Champions League defence, and the atmosphere on the training ground was very harmonious in preparation for the FA Cup final, and Aldridge relaxed the demands on his players.

This kind of relaxation is not the same as underestimating the enemy, but trying to let the players avoid stepping into the final with pressure, and they will have a holiday after the final.

Villas-Boas is still conscientiously collecting intelligence, collating information, and then producing a report for Aldridge's reference before the pre-match preparation meeting, Klinsmann and Jensen analyzing and following up on the player's status, Aldridge's job is now getting easier and easier, and the coaching team is gradually on the right track after replacing two key people last summer, and everyone works together tacitly and efficiently.

The FA Cup final was Millwall against Newcastle United, and if it had been Newcastle United a few years ago, it would have been a suspenseful match.

However, Ruud Gullit's Newcastle United have only finished 14th in the league this season and can reach the FA Cup final, which can only be said that they have not withstood too many tests, Millwall only reached the final after beating Arsenal and Manchester United, and have just been crowned Premier League champions. This FA Cup final. There won't be much suspense in the eyes of the outside world.

Therefore, the match that the British media focused on was Manchester United's later European summit showdown with Bayern Munich.

Fucking reporters blocked outside the training ground to ask Aldridge what he thought of the game.

Fleet Street is very pessimistic anyway. Bayern Munich's strength is undoubted, and Manchester United lacks a major general, and it seems that it will be difficult to escape the doom.

Millwall's treble is yellow, Manchester United is out of play, and there is only one team left in Europe that can hope to create a treble this season: Bayern Munich! They won the league and then played the Champions League final and the German Cup final.

In this context. There is no doubt about the fighting spirit of the German tank, and the propaganda has naturally overshadowed the Red Devils.

Aldridge could only reply in diplomatic rhetoric in an interview.

"The strength of the two teams is equal, and they both have opportunities."

May 22nd.

Aldridge's 23rd birthday has just passed two days, on his birthday he hid in his parents' house, deliberately avoiding all social activities, the past year has met a lot of new friends, especially the British "elite" card friends, they all want to celebrate Aldridge's birthday with great fanfare, Aldridge wonders if these people are also idle eggs, seize the opportunity to make trouble. Maybe it's because of the pressure of work.

Magpies fans from afar flocked to Wembley along with Lions fans, and the Lions were significantly more numerous than Magpies.

The game didn't start. The singing in the stands rang out first.

After the players warmed up and returned to the dressing room, Aldridge looked at the time, said to the players bluntly: "It was my birthday two days ago, I made a wish, this wish is to have a pleasant summer, good, two hours later, I hope you will not let my wish be shattered." ”

The players looked at each other and raised eyebrows at each other, and no one spoke.

Aldrich walked straight out of the locker room.

After he left, Southgate said in good spirits: "The boss looks like he will be a father in two months." ”

"Well, that's what the newspaper says."

Larsen's words were confirmed by Bout.

"That really can't mess up his summer vacation."

When Henry finished speaking, everyone laughed.

What to do, they know by heart.

Let's fight!

Players from both sides walked into the player tunnel, Newcastle United is declining, and now only relying on Shearer to support the façade, it cannot be said that other players have no strength, like Berryford, a fullback who is praised as a genius by the British, has risen from the debut to give people an amazing feeling, and then it will stay at a level of strength smoothly, if it is a competition between midstream teams, or between first-line clubs, it is on a par, but with the top teams, the gap is still obvious, and only Shearer can be included in the individual level of players in the top competition.

Aldridge strode into the stadium with one hand in his pocket, and without looking at the coach's bench on the other side, he walked straight to the away team's dugout and sat down.

Newcastle United drew the home team, and Ruud Gullitt stood in front of the home team's dugout, looking serious.

After the live camera caught this scene, the commentators immediately began to laugh at Aldrich.

Hall says he doesn't care about other people's comments, but in reality? He must have been resistant to Ruud Gullit, who would normally take the initiative to shake hands with the opposing manager, but what about today? He sat down directly in the dugout and looked confident about the game, without having to stand and command. Hehe, think about it, half a month ago, Millwall slipped third in the league standings, Gullit also supported Chelsea to win the championship, mocking Millwall for not being able to win the treble, and even the best not to even get the top three in the league, as a result, Millwall staged a miracle scene, counting seconds to reach the top of the Premier League, and now, Hall is probably thinking in his heart: the treble is not won, but the final defeat of Newcastle United adds an FA Cup, and it is not bad to win a double this season, The trophy reaper seemed to be about to fill Millwall's room of honour in the shortest possible time. ”

Aldrich did have an idea in his heart, but it was not the ostentatious mentality that commentators had guessed, but it was a little dark.

You're in luck, Gurlit!

Millwall's two main players are injured!

Ronaldinho will not be back for a week, and he will go directly to the Brazilian national team to report on the Copa America.

Nedved is also on the sidelines today and is expected to be fully recovered and back in action before the new season.

Without these two people, Millwall's attacking power will definitely be sharply reduced, but Aldridge thinks it is enough, the hard power is there, the physical condition and fighting spirit of the players plus the experience accumulated in high-level competitions, especially in the league this year, almost the second half of the game is the final, which accelerates the growth and improvement of the players.

Now that Millwall's first-team squad has leveled off, there is no chance of a big leap next season, but it will be more mature and sufficient. (To be continued......)