England lost.

At St James' Park, there was no goal-changing goal in the uneventful second half, and there was a wave of boos from the stands at the end of the game.

o:1.

England lost on home soil to World Cup winners Finland.

Fans are understandably dissatisfied, they think it's not worth it to buy tickets to watch the game, first popular idol stars like Xiaobei and Irving don't appear, the fans are not satisfied, and secondly, the game is lost.

It was Aldridge's second defeat in charge of the national team, also in a friendly, with the last defeat coming at Oss 6 more than half a year ago.

After the game, Aldridge came to the locker room and said to the group of players who were very disappointed to lose the game: "This game is lost, it is irretrievable, but I want you to understand that what we are doing now is to prepare for the World Cup, don't be discouraged, we are not a perfect team, we have a lot to improve, this requires us to work together, every player, every coach, we work together to make the England team stronger before the World Cup, This defeat, we have a lot of problems, which is a good sign, and it is better to have problems now than to go to the World Cup, and if it is then, we have no room for remedy, and I hope you understand that. ”

Aldridge's words were very contagious and convincing, the players cheered up, and the manager stood up and told them: we are on the right path, but we are not at the end yet, on this road. Naturally, there will be setbacks. Today it is.

After the game. Aldridge was on the cusp of losing to a second-tier European team on home soil, and England seemed to be beaten back to form overnight, becoming a paper tiger that left fans tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.

"Hall pays a terrible price for his underestimates!"

"Humiliating defeat! It's time for England to cheer up! ”

The turmoil lasted for a few days, and when Aldridge returned to the club, he was back to the young coach of the Wild Lions that everyone admired.

Fleet Street is also funny enough, and the other day it was sneering and degrading Aldrich to worthlessness. What arrogance, empty eyes, lack of experience in the international arena, etc., as if he is full of shortcomings.

It didn't even take three days, and Fleet Street began to slap Aldrich's ass again.

"The young marshal led the Wild Lions into the countdown to the fourth consecutive British championship!"

"Middlesbrough is difficult to stop the strong lions, the young marshal aims for the first crown of the new year, the League Cup!"

Millwall's 27th round of league fixtures are scheduled for early play, while the FA has also announced that Millwall will play the 28th round in two days' time.

This is what Millwall applied to the FA. Apply before the FIFA match day.

They adjust the schedule, but they don't push the game back. Instead, bring the game forward because next weekend, they will play the Carabao Cup final against Blackburn.

The opponent in the 28th round is Aston Villa, the FA consulted Aston Villa, and Aston Villa agreed, presumably, they think Millwall will play two games in three days, Middlesbrough will consume them first, and then they will win at home to the Lions.

Millwall can't help it, it's too crowded!

Two league games in 3 days on the weekend, the Champions League in the middle of next week, and the League Cup final on the weekend, in fact, 4 games in 8 days!

If the Lions don't adjust the schedule, then the 28th round of the league will be in the same situation, after all, there is still the FA Cup.

At the end of the day, it's the Champions League format that collides with England's home format.

Six games are needed to decide the last eight of the Champions League round of 16, just as England's FA Cup kicks off.

But it's not just England that suffers, the strong teams in other leagues are also starting to feel overwhelmed, and there are too many games in a season.

There are already voices within the G14 that have raised objections, represented by Millwall, hoping to unite internally to put pressure on UEFA and reform the competition system again, but it is very difficult to make the G14 completely unified, after all, there is only one league champion in each country, and if you can participate in the Champions League and play a few more games, you can make a lot of money, which is a conflict of interests, not a rational discussion.

Perhaps due to the FIFA matchday, Millwall were unable to win against Middlesbrough despite sending their main players at home.

Two days later, Millwall visited Villa Park, the main team rested, came on as a substitute, and Aston Villa, who were ready to knock Millwall off at home, was defeated by Millwall's substitute lineup with a score of 3:1.

Two days later, Millwall welcomed Galatasaray at home, and the main force that recovered from his strength won the Turkish giants 2:o at the Lion King Stadium.

Next, the Millwall team headed to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the first decisive match of the new year, the League Cup final.

In the past three games, the outside world has seen a small pattern, Millwall is to play these three games in the way of the main force and substitute rotation, the main team played two, one win and one draw, the substitute played one, won the victory, it is the turn of the League Cup final, it should be time to come on as a substitute, after all, Millwall still has Champions League tasks in the middle of next week, it is obvious that Millwall now has greater ambitions for the Champions League.

At the pre-match press conference, reporters also asked about this.

"In your nearly eight years of coaching career, except for the second year, you won the double cup with the main team, after that, Millwall will train newcomers in the cup, if you can reach the final, Millwall will send all the main players to play, tomorrow is the final of the League Cup, will Millwall still send the main team to play? But they just played a Champions League game two days ago and will face Bovista four days later, so is their fitness okay? ”。

Aldridge replied honestly: "I will give a lot of young people a chance in the list for tomorrow's game, I think this season is a good season for us, it doesn't mean that we have already won the Charity Shield, the first division. Toyota Cup such an honor. Rather, it refers to. I'm very happy to see the progress and maturity of young players like Villa, Alonso, Kaka, De Rossi, Metzelder and so on, and now I think some of them can be on the stage of the final and not feel the atmosphere. But he has enough strength to show his talents on such a stage, use his ability to help the team fight for honor and make greater contributions to the team. Millwall have had a lot of games this season and we still have tough games to come, so it's a must to allocate the fitness of the players, especially considering that there is still a World Cup waiting for them, and as a manager, I have the responsibility and obligation to give them enough energy to deal with the upcoming World Cup. ”

Aldrich's interview was to send a signal to Blackburn. Millwall will not field their strongest squad in the final.

In response to this information, the Blackburn boss shook his head. Responded: "Hall is a manager who is very good at psychological warfare, I think he is releasing smoke bombs, he is trying to disrupt our deployment of the game, I don't believe he will do that, you know, tomorrow's final, if you win, you can take away the championship trophy, if you lose, no one will sympathize with him, he throws the pressure on the young players, it is debatable, so, he will definitely still send the strongest team in the final, as is customary." ”

I have to say that Aldrich's remarks made the outside world suspicious, and Millwall, known as the "trophy reaper", came to the final without the strongest lineup, that is, the greatest probability to win the trophy, is it possible?

Even Fleet Street didn't believe Aldrich's words, they had the same attitude as Blackburn: this is a smokescreen! Whoever is fooled will be fooled!

The next day, Millwall and Blackburn met at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, and two hours before the game, the live broadcast unit's workshop and reporters on the scene were given the names of both sides.

Basically, there will be no major changes to this list, unless a player is unwell during the warm-up and is temporarily adjusted out of the list.

When Millwall's list was seen, almost all of the Fleet Street reporters were scrambled

it!

Aldridge has driven reporters crazy.

Millwall sent half of the main team and half of the team came off the bench to play.

Smoke grenades?

Sorry, Aldrich is telling the truth.

They underestimate Aldridge's integrity, and it is true that he sometimes plays tricks and sets off smoke bombs, but once he makes a promise to a player, he will keep it, and it is a matter of the manager's character to win the trust of the team.

As he said before the game, he's going to give the youngsters a chance to play in the final, praise them for their progress this season, and then what? Smoke grenades? Don't give them a chance? The players also watch the news, won't they be disappointed? They have become Aldrich's pawns to confuse the enemy, and there will be no negative feelings.

Therefore, Aldridge is telling the truth, and when it comes to specific player appearances, he will treat them very strictly.

The Millennium Stadium was occupied by fans from both sides and Welsh fans today, Millwall fans attach great importance to this final, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat, Millwall has not been involved in the League Cup for two years, as the king of England, a dynasty team, fans naturally hope to get the trophy not to miss the best.

Players from both sides enter the pitch in line.

"The O1-O2 season English League Cup final is about to begin, this season's table is still strong, it can be said that it is the strongest Millwall in these years, finally, it is back to the League Cup final, their opponent Blake wants to snatch the trophy from Millwall, it is not easy, before the game for Millwall's list today, there are many speculations from the outside world, now that the players have entered the field, there will definitely be no mistake, the following will introduce you to the Millwall lineup.

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Gattuso, Alonso, Kaka.

Forwards: Villa, Klose, Ramor"

That's right, this is the main force of the half team, and the substitute of the half team, although it is a mix and match, but it is also well organized.

Aldridge used the main defense, with the offense of the substitute, at least, so that he has the bottom of his heart. (To be continued......)

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