In the third round of the FA Cup, Millwall's home match against Arsenal officially started!

The Lion's Den was packed, and Graham was greeted with huge boos from the fans as they entered the stadium for today's publication of The Times!

For the 50-year-old manager, returning to the Lion's Den is by no means a homecoming, he is just a passing guest.

On the other hand, when Aldrich entered, the audience cheered.

Now there is only one owner of the stadium: Aldrich.

After half a season in charge, Aldridge quickly became the darling here.

As usual, he signed autographs for the fans in the nearby stands when he came out, and then calmly walked to the front of the home team's dugout.

The South Stand has now been completely overrun by the "Lion's Roar" fan group, who today ingeniously printed an oversized letter on the back of the jersey and turned it around to form a striking sentence.

"We only love Aldrich!"

George Graham's eyes swept over the thunderous stands, and in his memory, Millwall's stands were not supposed to be what they are now, and all this change came from the young lad not far away.

Seeing Aldridge out of the corner of his eye, George Graham couldn't help but feel angry.

Is it because the other party is young?

In the limelight?

Or is it because of the other party's unexpected words and deeds?

Or rather, Aldridge's outfit when directing the game was unpleasant.

In the fall, Aldrich wears a slim-fitting stand-up collar suit, and he looks personable.

It's a cold winter, and Aldridge's warm coat feels particularly imposing, and in the upper left corner of the coat, there is Millwall's team crest, which is a bright blue lion.

The same is true for the other members of the coaching staff, they are dressed in the same way, with a faint and elegant taste, and on another occasion to say that they are male models on the catwalk, I am afraid no one will doubt it.

By all indications, Aldridge is an alternative to football and is excluded by traditional England.

Other coaches don't like Aldridge, but the fans, especially the neutral fans, like football and star chasing are combined, like a certain club, you will inevitably like the star players or coaches in the club.

Aldrich can endure the rest, but the dress can't.

He has the aesthetic of 20 years later, like the current English football, big coaches like Alex Ferguson wearing the club's thermal suit, how to look like Glasgow dockers.

Not to mention Kevin Keegan, when he visited Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup, Kevin Keegan, who was still relatively young in the coaching industry, had long curly hair and wore a wide crimson suit, and it is no exaggeration to describe him as a hillbilly.

Aldridge's previous suits were made by him in personal communication with the tailor, and before the arrival of winter, he directly ordered a suitable slim coat for each member of the club's coaching staff, and after printing the team crest, he was full of spirit and chic.

It is precisely this kind of sword that is biased that Aldridge can attract the attention of the broadcast camera just by standing on the sidelines.

There is a reason why other coaches hate Aldridge, he can overshadow others by standing without saying a word, which is simply infuriating!

While Graham was thinking about something, Aldridge swept Arsenal's line-up with a slightly regretful look.

In this game, Graham is really bound to win.

Almost all the main forces are playing!

Goalkeeper: David Seaman.

Defenders: Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Steve Ball, Nigel Winterburn.

Midfielders: Paul Mason, Paul Davis, John Jensen.

Forwards: Ian Wright, Kevin Campbell.

In this lineup, except for the veteran Paul Davis, who has been with the Gunners for 15 years, 34-year-old, the other players are still in their playing years.

Twenty-seven-year-old Tony Adams, twenty-eight-year-old Martin Keown, twenty-six-year-old Paul Mason, twenty-nine-year-old John Jensen, and even Ian Wright, is only thirty years old.

Aldrich was tempted to tug at Graham's clothes and ask, "What the are you doing?!"

When he became the Gunners, why did his group of young Junhiko lose in their hands?

Half a million pounds let go of Andy Cole, in less than three years, Andy Cole joined Manchester United half a month ago, Ferguson was slaughtered by Kevin Keegan for six million pounds, and Newcastle United made more than four million pounds!

A player who set a new transfer record in English football was let go by the Gunners three years ago.

In eight years at Graham, Arsenal, which could have created greater glory, only won two league titles, a League Cup, an FA Cup, and last year's European Cup Winners' Cup, and then it fell rapidly.

In this season's Premier League, Arsenal can't even raise their heads in London, let alone the championship.

Aldridge shook his head, the ups and downs of this team are typical of the manager's responsibility, because after the arrival of the Frenchman who created a new generation of Gunners, most of the players on the field were activated again, and this is the problem of the manager's quality.

Graham's conservative tactics suppressed the talent and fighting spirit of the players, and also caused this group of premature stars to degenerate, alcohol and women, squandering and indulgence, ruining their youth, by this season, the team has long been demoralized, many players are tired here, moved the idea of leaving.

The referee's whistle brought Aldridge back to his senses.

The first half of the game begins.

Millwall played very calmly from the start of the game, not rushing to push the ball forward, calmly and orderly back and forth in midfield, constantly transitioning the ball vertically back and forth.

The biggest change for Millwall today was in midfield.

In the past, the configuration of two midfielders has become three midfielders.

Fans in the stands were surprised to find a new face on the pitch, the not tall but strong Gattuso!

What role can he do on the pitch?

After observing for a while, the fans found that the two midfielders, Vieira and Ballack, would never give the ball to Gattuso unless it was absolutely safe, and occasionally the ball came to his feet, and it was very simple and fast to get the ball to safety.

His characteristics and role don't seem to be obvious at all, more like a dispensable person.

But some signs can be seen in the standing.

Ballack moved forward, Vieira was near the centre circle and Gattuso was behind.

Glenschal and David Beckham, along with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, were both involved in the team's attacking position, while Millwall played patiently, often taking a dozen passes before firing from a good angle.

Ballack and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's long-range shot from outside the box didn't threaten Seaman, and Arsenal's counter-attack was simple, quickly moving through midfield, pulling wide and then allowing the striker to score through his individual ability.

But they counter-attacked, and the ball was intercepted by Millwall precisely and effectively as it passed through midfield.

When Gattuso cut off the ball from John Jensen for the second time, the Millwall fans in the stands were thrilled to find out: this is the second Makelele!

In usual training, Gattuso often exchanges defensive experience with Makelele, the defensive characteristics of the two are somewhat similar, but it is impossible to completely replicate, Makellele's concise and clear ball after breaking the ball, it is not something that ordinary people can learn, it is almost a subconscious reaction of the brain, and make the right judgment.

Vieira, who has been honed through most of the season, is getting better and better, and with the ever-fighting Ballack, Millwall has cast a steel barrier in the midfield!

As a result, Arsenal's ground passes could not find their strikers at all, so Arsenal returned to the English style of long balls, trying to go over the midfield sky and directly to the forwards in front of the penalty area.

But Richards and Materazzi are not easy to come by, fighting for their bodies, and Arsenal's forwards are not at all dominant.

After 30 minutes of playing in the first half, Millwall played more and more energetically, and the midfield coordination was very smooth, but Arsenal veteran Davies was tired and out of breath.

Frequent long-range shots annoyed the Arsenal backline, Adams and Keown commanded the team's defensive front press, they are not afraid of revealing space behind them, their backline is not only famous for the Premier League by being crowded, and even bored all teams in Europe, they also have a housekeeping ability, that is, to create offside!

The tacit understanding of this defensive line is difficult for other teams to replicate, and as a result, repeated offside successes are their pride in their skill.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Tony Adams saw Ballack distribute the ball to the feet of David Beckham on the right, and seeing that Beckham had no intention of dribbling, he took a clever step forward and put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in front of him in an offside position.

The other two centre-backs both tacitly allowed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to fall into an offside trap, and David Beckham's diagonal long pass came as expected.

Tony Adams raises his hand for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offside!

But the linesman did not raise the flag.

The ball landed on the left side of the penalty area with a strong spin, where the fast Marglenscharre sprinted to the middle and slotted straight down the middle, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer met the ball and scored into the far corner!

Tony Adams is mad!

He rushed to the linesman and roared, "That kid in the middle is offside!" This goal should be blown away! ”

At this time, the offside rule has not been further changed, so if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is offside, then Glen Shire will be ruled offside even if he receives the ball at the far end and is not offside!

It was only after the new offside rule was changed in '03 that players who were offside but did not participate in the attack were ignored on the premise of encouraging attack.

The linesman said, "That player is not offside. ”

Slow motion on television showed that there was a hole in Arsenal's offside backline, and Glen Charles slowly moved from the wing into the box before Beckham's pass, which allowed Dixon, who was marking him, to follow, Dixon dragged behind the most and was parallel to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the middle, and when Adams raised his hand, Dixon was misled, and a second's pause allowed Glen Charles to leave him behind.

After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's goal, Millwall's players ran en masse to the sidelines to celebrate, and the familiar rhythm of the fans resounded in the stands.

"Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole"

Graham's face was blue and he roared from the sidelines to make the players press on the attack!

Aldridge looked very calm, the goal just now, he mentioned in the tactical arrangement, the Arsenal back line is used to making offsides, in fact, thanks to the current offside rules, as long as one person is offside, they will be judged offside, so there is a large gap behind their defense.

Arsenal, accustomed to playing defensively, is behind!

Graham, is there anything you can do?

That's just Millwall's bench.