The third leg of Millwall's Asian tour was Shanghai, and after they arrived in Shanghai from Hong Kong, Aldridge gave the team a holiday from the afternoon to the evening, and the players were allowed to go on excursions under the club's arrangement.

Aldridge made good on his promise, changed into casual clothes, led Ronaldo, and Klose and Schneider joined them, and under Aldrich's leadership, they walked around the city and tasted Chinese food.

Most of the ordinary Chinese people don't know football stars, and Aldridge also played a trick when he traveled, asking the team with sponsors and club staff to leave the hotel first, attracting all the fans who were waiting outside, and then he left the hotel with Ronaldo, Klose, and Schneider.

However, in the process of leisurely enjoyment, they were still recognized, or followed by reporters, so they staged a cat-and-mouse show in the city, and whenever they found that a crowd began to gather around them, they immediately moved and fled.

The Asian preparations were interspersed with commercial activities, and the stars of the team were the protagonists, but before the third friendly match in Shanghai, the atmosphere in the Millwall team began to change.

The two-day training was only open for half a day, and the fans and media who came to the scene wanted the Millwall players to perform again, but Millwall did not go as they wished.

The preparation intensity of the whole team has improved, in the past period, the lineup was not neat, and the recovery training was indeed easy, but from now on, we must go all out to actively train, do a good job of physical reserves, and recover from the competitive state.

Just as the media was disappointed by Millwall's "no face", at a press conference before the match against Monaco. Aldrich gave it to everyone. A big surprise for all Chinese fans.

"Is there anything you want to ask?"

Aldrich sat down and said something light. All the Chinese reporters on the scene were stunned.

"Huh?"

Many people exclaimed in questioning.

"Didn't I make it clear? Don't you have a problem? ”

Aldrich said with a smile on his face.

The eyes of the Chinese reporters at the scene lit up, and someone hurriedly asked, "Mr. Hall, do you speak Chinese?!" ”

That's right, Aldrich sat down and spoke Chinese.

Mandarin with a round word!

Maybe he thinks so, but in fact, many people hear what he says clearly, but the tone is a little weird.

After all, language skills also need to be honed, and Aldrich can't speak a few words of Chinese all year round, but it's not without opportunities. There are a lot of Chinese in Europe.

"Well, I can speak Chinese, so that's not surprising, right?"

Aldridge said as a matter of course, a bit of a suspicion of stinking fart.

The reporters were excited, thinking that Aldridge knew a lot of languages, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, etc., which was the basis of his communication with the players. It's not really a language genius, it's just a football fan. There are many coaches who are proficient in multiple Chinese, and some of them are job requirements.

He knows Chinese, which sounds like nothing to make a fuss about, but it can be associated with the difficulty of learning Chinese, and it is impossible for foreigners to attain it without hard work, especially it is impossible to meet the requirements of communication smoothly.

A press conference for a football match turned into a discussion and exchange meeting between Aldrich and Chinese culture.

When do you start learning Chinese?

How much do you know about Chinese culture?

Why are you interested in China?

Anyway, it is impossible for Aldrich to tell the truth to reporters, Lao Tzu just criticized a layer of foreign skin and announced it, either the world is crazy, that is, Aldrich is crazy, obviously, the ending must be the latter.

However, a reporter asked Aldrich why he did not use Chinese when he was interviewed in Hong Kong, and Aldrich said frankly: Because I can't understand Cantonese and can't speak Cantonese.

Today's reporters are excited, more interested than asking questions about the competition.

Aldrich not only speaks Chinese, but also has a significantly deeper understanding of Chinese culture than many foreigners, and although it is impossible to think that this Englishman has much to do with China due to preconceived impressions, at least it is no problem to make headlines.

Well, what's it called?

That's right, the Chinese love of the young marshal of the wild lion!

After the press conference, Aldrich watched the evening news of the day, and he appeared on CCTV News Network

But the reaction around him made him a little depressed.

He can speak Chinese, and the sensation he creates makes him feel like a monkey suddenly speaking human language?

The representatives of the Chinese sponsors around him seemed to want Aldrich to "say a few words", and when he really finished speaking in Mandarin, the other party's expression was like looking at a strange flower, and after being surprised, he began to praise his Chinese words endlessly.

Probably because there is no communication problem, there is a lot more work than expected, and there are countless invitation functions to interview Aldrich, which is already a lot, but now the situation is indeed different.

Communicating in English and doing interviews is interviewing foreigners.

But if foreigners can be interviewed in Chinese without any barriers, this will not only bring more attraction to the show, but also make Aldrich more friendly to China, and the audience will definitely feel fresh.

What kind of foreign coach in the field of competitive sports in China can fluently conduct question-based interviews in Chinese?

Considering that he wanted to do commercial development for Millwall, Aldridge's earth-shattering opening of his mouth to speak Chinese would undoubtedly bring more positive effects, and he decided to give an interview, but only in Shanghai, and as for CCTV5 to do a special program, he pushed it to Klinsmann, which was also well thought out.

For Chinese fans, Klinsmann is not only Millwall's assistant coach, but also a part of Millwall's brilliance, his career is also very brilliant, and he has many fans in China.

Klinsmann went straight to Beijing, which he himself was happy to do. Millwall aside, after all. He also has a star effect. Moreover, he can't stay at Millwall, but he thinks his work at Millwall is not over, and in terms of progress, he has learned a lot in this team, and he wants to see after Aldridge has laid this ground. In the face of the new pattern and new situation, how can Aldrich defend this country?

Aldridge's interview preparations are not yet complete, and he will lead the team to a third friendly match.

Good dramas are often the finale.

Millwall's last leg of his Asian tour was against Ligue 1 champions Monaco, who were better than Ajax in decline and Celtic who failed to dominate the Soviet Super League, both in terms of fame and strength.

At the same time, with the first two warm-ups, the team's competitive form has also begun to recover. There is also an increasing emphasis on the attitude towards the game.

Millwall's starting XI today is a full mainstay!

Rivals Monaco are no longer led by Tigana, who left a year and a half ago. He became a neighbour with Aldridge this summer, and he joined League One London side Fulham and is likely to face Aldridge in the Premier League in the future.

It was their club loyalist Puel who led Monaco to last season's Ligue 1 title, only played for Monaco in his playing career, and after retiring as a coach in Monaco, he climbed up step by step, and after Tigana left, he was promoted from the reserve team to the first team to take over the coach, and won the top league title in his first full season in charge, it seems, Monaco also has this tradition, with Arsene Wenger in the past, Tigana in the back, and now Puel.

Aldridge and Puel have not crossed paths in the past, and today is the first time they have met on the field, and the two exchanged a few words on the sidelines, which is not only an official acquaintance, but also an exchange as a coach.

Now Aldridge seems to have become the most concerned football topic for Chinese fans, because he speaks Chinese very slippery, and incidentally allows fans to extend this attention to Millwall FC.

Millwall has a lot of stars, is famous, and the coach can speak Chinese!

Ninety per cent of the stadium is in support of Millwall, and today, the Lions are very face-saving.

Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Andrea Pirlo, Nedved, Larsson and more all started, and after Makelele left, Gattuso took his place, which is the main line-up for Millwall in the new season.

Millwall, who have swept European football in the past three years, have not returned to their best form, but they have still shown a strong dominance on the field.

Monaco, what about the Ligue 1 champions?

There is already a gap in the league and Millwall are dominant in the Premier League, and the difference in quality between the two is obvious.

Puel has opened his eyes today and learned about the gap between Monaco and Millwall, which is also the distance between Monaco and Europe's top teams.

Even if there are well-known European football players like Rise and Gyuli in the Monaco team, the disadvantages of the whole team are obvious.

In the first 60 minutes of the game, Monaco were overwhelmed and Millwall were firmly in control of the tempo of the pitch, attacking methodically and hitting the ground with mercury.

60 minutes, 3:0.

Thierry Henry scored three goals alone, Pirlo made the crowd fascinated by two scalpel-like through balls, and a team goal after a 15-foot pass made all the crowd stand up and applaud.

Watching Millwall's game live is a feast for the eyes.

However, Xiao Luo occasionally messed up a few solo performances, which attracted Aldrich's slightly dissatisfied body movements, and Xiao Luo immediately reined in.

Shike can not be humiliated, and it is a friendly match, there is no need to really stir up the fire of the other party, if you win, you will win, and then play with flowers unscrupulously, this is too much.

After 60 minutes, Aldridge removed several of his main players and gave time to the substitutes.

Due to the difference in individual ability, under the same tactical system, Millwall's suppression in the front court will not achieve the same effect at all.

This is inevitable, but Aldridge did not change the tactics, just to test the performance of players such as Joe Cole, Villa, and Pedreti under this tactical system.

Monaco were beaten three and saw Millwall bring on a number of substitutes and bounce back, scoring twice in 10 minutes.

High-pressure tactics are dangerous, and if you can't press the front, it's very easy to penetrate the backline.

Just like in the Champions League semi-finals last season, Millwall's main squad could not hold back Real Madrid, and Aldridge had to change tactics immediately.

Looking at the effect now, the young players may have been mixed with the main team in the last time, and there is a great god pressing the formation, and I can't see how big the gap is, but if many young players play together, the gap is very obvious.

In the latter 20 minutes, he changed his tactics and played a counter-attacking tactic that was balanced in line with their state of strength.

After this adjustment, Monaco did not push the attack into danger zone so easily, and Millwall's attack improved.

In the 88th minute, Klose dribbled past the opposing defender to complete the goal, which made Aldridge very excited, and stood up to applaud him.

The little carpenter's foot skills have improved significantly in the past two years, and the special guidance of the coaching staff has not been in vain.

4:2

Millwall ended the last warm-up game of the Asian tour, and the whole team withdrew from the curtain amid the applause and cheers of the fans. (To be continued......)