"Precursor to collapse! The Wild Lion lacks stamina! ”

"The young marshal is satisfied, congratulations to Millwall on the success of relegation, and your holiday has begun."

"2:1, Nottingham Forest ended the Lions' 23-round unbeaten record at the City Stadium!"

The media have always been alarmist in order to create eye-catching news, and in a Premier League match after Millwall progressed to the Carabao Cup final, Millwall were beaten by Nottingham Forest for the first time of the season.

The newspapers began to sneer, and Aldridge did not pay attention to the news, but he still made a profound summary after the game.

The report from the medical department showed that the players' physical condition was not in a state of extreme fatigue, but the psychological assessment revealed that the players were tired of playing at this stage.

There are so many non-English players in the squad who are not used to not having a winter break, and with the traditional holiday season of Christmas, there is a lot of psychological turmoil, which was shown last year in League One, and the more high-pressure games in the Premier League have made it difficult for them to stay focused at this stage.

There are times when people want to take a break to catch their breath, or to escape when faced with difficulties, and it is impossible for a professional player to refuse to work by boycotting a game, but the mental concentration and physical excitement on the court cannot be maintained at the highest level all the time.

This kind of problem, Aldridge can not be completely solved from training or verbal communication, to deal with such a problem, can only be two-fold, the players take the initiative to adapt to the environment, the coach more reasonable arrangement of the players' game density, such as Manchester United, Ferguson will give the core of the team some holidays in January, in order to let the players adjust themselves.

Aldridge intends to do the same, planning to give his players four days off after the midweek FA Cup fixtures, with the FA Cup being played on Tuesday night and the weekend league game being played on Monday, with almost five days in between.

The FA Cup is against underdogs Wegumbe and at home, but Aldridge is still not taking it lightly, the team's recent inconsistent form has caused him to fear a home capsizing, even if the opponent is penniless.

The media criticism following the weekend's defeat to Nottingham Forest sparked the players' fighting instincts, and the main team was played, and the Lions beat the visiting Waygumbe by seven goals at home to advance to the next round of the FA Cup.

Aldridge walked to the dressing room after the post-match interview, intending to inform the players of the holiday.

But as he walked down the road and pulled out his phone, he saw a text message from his eldest brother Barnett, which made him go to the corner first and call back.

"Aldrich, have you been available lately?"

"Do what?"

"I have friends here in the U.S. who invited me to watch the Super Bowl, and I wasn't very interested in football, but I thought maybe you would."

"When is the Super Bowl happening?"

"This Sunday."

"On Sunday, I'll call you back later, by the way, do you have VIP tickets?"

"I don't know what to say, I'll ask, if you come, I'll ask for a private room."

After hanging up the phone, Aldrich pondered and walked to the locker room.

The seven-goal victory over the underdogs, the players were not excited, but they could also take a shower happily, and in a good mood to eat something in the dressing room to fill their stomachs, and there will always be food in the dressing room for the players to enjoy after the game, which may be a bad tradition, otherwise Ferguson will not necessarily be attacked by pizza more than ten years later.

After Aldridge walked into the dressing room, Pire, who scored two goals today, handed Aldridge a drink, and Aldridge waved his hand and smiled and refused.

He was standing against the wall next to the dressing room door, and on the wall behind him, there was now an FA Cup poster in addition to the Carabao Cup poster.

After the players had washed and changed their clothes, it was obvious to them that Aldridge had something to say, so they sat down and waited while the hungry players took the food and enjoyed it.

"I know it's a bit depressing these days, it's hard for you not to be with your family at Christmas, there's no winter break, you have to train every day, and you have to work hard while your friends can enjoy the holidays."

The players were silent, they looked at Aldridge, and they could be open and honest with each other, so there was no need to shake their heads hypocritically and say: Boss, we are warriors, as long as we can play, we won't feel bad!

They're people first and then professionals, and that's understandable.

If it were all local players in England, Aldridge would not say these words to them, but would criticize their poor performance, because local players have known the schedule of England since they were children, as fans, and clubs who play in England have long had such awareness, so when the trend of internationalization of the Premier League comes, the most complained about the schedule are either foreign players or foreign coaches.

Aldridge continued: "It's not over yet, but we've played three league games, two League Cups, an FA Cup and five days from now there's a league game waiting for us, so it's hard for me to hypocritically say to you: grit your teeth, hold on and keep on winning the quest. I think you need to relax properly, so, I'm going to give the team four days off, and then come back to training on Monday, until the weekend, you can stay home, and I'm going to go to the United States for this short vacation, maybe you don't pay attention to American sports, but this weekend, there will be a national Super Bowl in the United States, I'm going to go to the game, if any of you want to go with me, I'm very welcome, you can bring your family and girlfriend, the cost of the trip club is all-inclusive, It's a terrible place in London, I need some fresh air, and if I want to go, I can come to the office and talk to me. ”

Aldridge smiled as he finished speaking, and as he turned to walk out of the locker room, he heard the earth-shattering cheers in the dressing room.

They were really tired, not so much physically, but mentally.

Aldrich gave them a holiday, which was a blessing from heaven.

In this era, the players' income is not enough for them to buy luxury sports cars around the world, basically following the team to play in Europe is a rare travel opportunity, and now Aldridge is offering a free trip to the United States, all the players have signed up, they stay in London and just rest at home, it is better to bring their families with them.

Aldridge called his fellow coaching staff over in his office and spent one night counting the players, including the players' families or girlfriends, with a total of almost 100 people to travel.

After talking to his eldest brother Barnett about the travel plan, Barnett agreed without frowning that everything would be arranged.

The next morning, Aldrich had breakfast with Andrew at home.

Andrew arrived at Aldrich's apartment early and brought hot coffee and sandwiches with him as Aldridge appears in court and the defamation case will end today.

Aldrich put on his suit and was about to go out with Andrew, but he heard the doorbell ring, he opened the door, and saw a fashionably dressed girl standing outside the door, she smiled and said to Aldrich: "I will also accompany you to the courtroom today." ”

Melanie, who looked like a dirt girl a year ago, now has fashion elements, a slim black women's coat that complements her slender figure, and she deliberately ties her long hair into a ponytail to look refreshing.

Aldrich naturally did not object, and the three of them drove to the district court in two cars.

In the car, Melanie tells Aldrich that the album is over, that she has a vacation, and that Aldrich tells her about her upcoming trip.

"To the United States? Why don't you call me? ”

"I don't know if you're on vacation, and you didn't say anything when we talked on the phone last night."

"I wanted to surprise you."

"Xie Lu Xie, I'm shocked, do you like it?"

Melanie rolled her eyes and said, "I'll go to the United States with you too, is it convenient?" ”

"It's not convenient or inconvenient, you are willing to go together, of course I welcome it. Let's hope nothing happens to the court. ”

Aldrich said lightly.

Katie Price is also going to appear in court today, she is not very good-looking, not to mention that her career has been affected, and even her exposure as a third-edition girl is higher, and her sales are considerable, and many adult film and television companies frequently send invitations to her.

There are some things, even though they are, that are needed as a necessary fig leaf.

There is a saying: When you are a, you can set up a memorial arch.

A girl like her needs a chaste archway.

She also hopes that this turmoil will settle as soon as possible, so that the outside world can forget about the ridicule and harassment caused by her "clear price" of 2,000 pounds a night as soon as possible.

The court handed down its verdict that morning.

Aldridge's restraining order came into effect, and from then on, Katie Price could not reach Aldridge and could face jail time if she violated the restraining order.

The defamation charge was also confirmed, but only for Katie Price to publicly apologize.

Aldridge, on the other hand, was suspected of soliciting sex in the phone recordings, and although it was a trap set by him, the judge still held Aldrich responsible, so he ordered Aldrich to pay a symbolic fine and do 40 hours of volunteer labor for the community.

Aldridge and Katie Price both obeyed the verdict.

In Aldrich's opinion, volunteer work is not a big deal, he can spare 10 hours a week to volunteer, and he can "serve his sentence" in a month.

In addition, he volunteered in the Millwall area of East London, and he might even be able to make a positive publicity.

After the end of this peachy turmoil, Aldridge and Millwall Club from the coach to the players and the players' families, more than 100 people boarded the chartered special plane and flew to New York, USA.