Aldridge rarely reads newspapers, not that there is no news in the newspapers, but there is too much news in the newspapers, although there are no professional football newspapers in the UK, but the news about football on the various tabloids on the clubboard is dazzling, from the field to the off-field lace news, from the club's dressing room to the "explosive" headlines that seem to be true or false, to the speculation about the future of the team's players, etc., at the same time, it is dizzying and impossible to determine the authenticity and reliability of the news.

Coupled with the low professional ethics of the British media, Aldridge naturally did not bother to read the newspapers, he mostly watched the BBC news at dinner every day, and the real valuable information about football was collected and verified by someone in the club.

Early in the morning of the third round of the FA Cup, Aldridge woke up dressed and went downstairs to the dining room to have breakfast with his parents.

Despite being an adult, Aldrich still lives with his parents, presumably because he has been away from home for the past few years, so Arthur and Amelia are very happy, and the family atmosphere is always happy when they eat together every day.

But this morning, Aldrich sat down at the table, and the nanny poured him a cup of coffee, and Aldrich just picked up the cup, only to see Arthur, who was pot-bellied and still wearing pajamas, blowing his beard and slamming the newspaper in his hand on the dining table, and snorted angrily: "Graham, bastard! If your butt is not clean, you will disgust others! The shit that squirted out of his mouth, the "Times" actually published it on a large page, damn it, Rose, from today onwards, the family will not subscribe to the "Times"! ”

Ross is an employee of the eldest brother Barnett's company, but he was assigned to come to Hall's house as an assistant to Arthur, in his thirties, he is a reliable man, Arthur and Amelia's daily travel and consumption and other affairs, are handled by him, and he is also a manager who serves Arthur Hale around the clock, and every morning at seven o'clock, he will inevitably come to the villa to wait for the dispatch.

Having breakfast at Hall's house, which had become a habit two years ago, Rose nodded lightly.

Arthur looked at Aldridge, still angry, and said: "Son, I have to teach them a good lesson in today's game, especially that Graham, don't think that a few championships are great, Arsenal?" Hmph, don't say it's Millwall now, it's Millwall a few years ago, and they can play football better than them! This ungrateful fellow! ”

Aldrich smiled and nodded, and at the same time picked up the Times on the table.

Before reading the content, Aldridge's first thought was of George Graham.

The Arsenal decorated manager still has a relationship with Millwall, but it has nothing to do with Millwall, whom Aldridge knows.

Graham was Millwall's manager until Aldridge arrived in '86, bringing the team from the third tier to League Two, and in '85/86 it gave Millwall a foothold in League Two, and just after that season he went to pick up the whip at another club in London: Arsenal.

Arthur's "ingratitude" is an exaggeration, given that Graham's achievements at Millwall are not worth mentioning.

Graham, who entered Arsenal, helped Arsenal achieve a period of glory before the establishment of the Premier League, extremely utilitarian practical football, opened the tactical formation of Arsenal's five defenders, Arsenal won several trophies under him, and was crowned king in the European Cup Winners' Cup last season, however, Arsenal did not carry forward under him, Mo said that neutral fans recognized Arsenal, even Arsenal's own fans are desperate for Arsenal under Graham's coaching, 1:0ism is the main theme of Arsenal, A defence that conceded a record 18 goals in a title-winning season was nothing but numbing, and watching Arsenal play was as lethargic as walking into the library.

Aldrich read the news carefully, and his expression was tepid.

The apparent source of Graham's rhetoric comes from Millwall's upcoming squad in the FA Cup.

It's no secret that Millwall have two sets of lineups, and predicting a starting start before the game is also a boring thing that the media like to do, Thomson of The Sun wrote an article looking forward to this game, as the first reporter to know Aldridge, Thomson is very familiar with Millwall's current situation, he used the Carabao Cup away game against Newcastle United as an example, boldly predicted this game against Arsenal, Aldridge will still send a younger second team to deal with Arsenal.

"Arsenal are on the decline compared to Newcastle United, who had a brilliant Arsenal finish last season, and Aldridge should continue to use the second team strategy in the cup against such an opponent."

That was the case with Graham, who had started a rant at Millwall the day before the game.

It's not untargeted.

For example, Aldridge's arrival at Millwall forced the resignation of the entire coaching staff, and all of last season's players, except for goalkeeper Keller and rookie Lucas, were abandoned.

Even Aldridge's big money has become a lever for his attack.

Aldridge is a typical example of deviance in English football, which is still relatively conservative at this stage.

After reading the cover headline in The Times, Aldrich leisurely ate his breakfast and then went to the club step by step.

The Sun's prediction was correct, Aldridge did intend to play the FA Cup with a second line-up, and perhaps with the current momentum, Aldridge had room to rush for the FA Cup with his main line-up, but he dismissed that idea.

Although Millwall has 26 players in the first team, excluding two on loan from Manchester United, there are 24 players, but if they are promoted to the Premier League next season, I am afraid that many young players will still find it difficult to adapt to the Premier League game, even the main players, the Premier League and League One are separated by a line, but the intensity and level of the game are worlds apart.

He wants to get the young players up as quickly as possible, which requires the players to play more games and the occasional big scene to warm up in advance, which is the most important thing.

As for whether to use a lineup like a half-main force and half-substitute to fight for luck, Aldridge has never had such an idea, and the tacit understanding between the main force and the substitute will collapse the team's tactical system.

Aldridge arrived at the pre-match press conference as scheduled, with more than 30 reporters in the audience, and this game was a confrontation between the League One leaders and one of England's traditional three giants, which naturally attracted attention.

Aldrich sat down calmly, smiled and said, "Is there anything you want to ask?" ”

The Sun's Thomson raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Hall, can you tell us about the starting line-up for the game?" ”

Aldridge said casually: "Goalkeeper: Bout. Defenders: Neville, Richards, Materazzi, Zambrotta. Midfielders: Glen Char, Gattuso, Vieira, Ballack, Beckham. Forward: Gunnar Solskjaer. ”

Thomson was overjoyed at first when he heard Aldridge's announcement of the starting list, and his article in the newspaper was really prescient, but he blushed again when he heard it.

According to Aldridge, Millwall is going to play 451, which is obviously a huge difference from his prediction of 442.

He hurriedly raised his hand and asked again, "Mr. Hall, who is Gattuso?" Also, Where did Kevin Phillips go? ”

Aldridge replied casually: "Phillips has had a minor injury in training and he will be on the bench for this game, Gattuso, one of our young players, he plays in midfield, I think he has the level to play and his performance in training has won the approval of the whole coaching staff. ”

Gattuso had never appeared in a competitive match before, and when the second team came on, Vieira partnered Ballack in midfield.

Most of the reporters present today, except for Thomson, who wanted to get a chance to praise the article he wrote, had malicious smiles on their faces.

Richard, a Daily Mail reporter who also has a good relationship with Aldrich, asked bluntly: "Mr. Hall, have you read the newspaper today?" ”

The hall fell silent for a moment.

All eyes were on Aldrich's face.

Aldridge blinked, "What? Didn't Graham already give you the news? What more do you want from me? ”

Richard was fledgling but open-mouthed, and said with a smile: "George Graham is diverting attention, he is now facing an FA investigation into his bribery in player transfers, and fools can see that he attacked Millwall in order to make everyone forget about his lawsuit, hehe, even if Arsenal meets Millwall today, it is other teams, he will lash out, this old-fashioned method, even readers can't deceive, the few words he said are not news at all, more like a clumsy performance." ”

I have to say that Richard's words made his peers agree very much, only the reporter of the "Times" shook his head and smiled bitterly, today's cover headline did not add much sales, and the fans are not idiots, everyone knows that Douglaham is caught in a black and gold storm, and attacking Millwall is just to reduce the negative impact.

Aldridge also laughed, he didn't want to say anything more, Graham was caught in a black gold scandal and could face prosecution by the FA, and the Arsenal club was also under pressure inside and outside, he just wanted to be a spectator, but Graham wanted to pull him into the water, so Aldridge had to fall into the ground.

Originally, the black-and-gold black-box transaction has been around since the day of the birth of professional football in England, and famous coaches such as Brian Clough have been pulled off the horse, and Graham is nothing, and such scandals will continue to appear in the future.

Aldrich cleared his throat and said seriously: "Well, I understand, for the current media, dog bites are no longer news, and people bite dogs are interesting, right?" ”

The reporters in the audience were happy to lean forward and back together.

Aldrich is always like this, Sven is humorous at the same time, and always gives them some alternative news, this trip is worth it!

Graham is indeed like a mad dog that has lost his mind at the moment, seeing who bites whom.

Who is Aldrich?

He is now the most famous young coach in English football!

Despite not being in the Premier League, his appearance has already garnered a lot of attention, almost locking in the LMA (English Football League Coaches Association) League One Manager of the Year this season.

Attacking Millwall and belittling Aldridge would only dwarf Graham and bring shame on himself.

Because there is no reason, Millwall has a brilliant record, on the other hand, Arsenal has slipped into the middle of the Premier League and is no longer the glory of the past.

Aldridge tightened his face and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Graham's assessment of Millwall disappointed me, and he even forgot that he was part of Millwall. ”

"Arsenal under him are ugly!"

'He could have taken a group of outstanding young players from Arsenal at the end of the 80s into one of the best teams in Europe, but the result? Looking at Arsenal now, I don't see that they have the temperament of a champion, or even the fighting spirit to challenge for the title. ”

"It is rumored that he took bribes, I will not comment, I only know that the rumors about him have also hurt the Arsenal club, just imagine, you are a member of the Arsenal team, can you still concentrate on playing under the premise that the manager is disturbed by off-field troubles?"

"I hate Arsenal? No, there is no war between Millwall and Arsenal, I also admire several Arsenal players, such as Tony Adams, Seaman, etc., but they will never join Millwall, even if we are promoted to the Premier League next season, I can only say that I appreciate it, it does not mean that I envy it, Millwall's players make me proud, and we still have a bright future, and now Arsenal, but there is no longer a ray of sunshine. ”

Aldridge, who has always presented himself with a gentle image, opened fire on other clubs in public in front of the media.

After the competition, the major newspapers invariably carried out large-page reports, and the sales were amazing!

"Still watching dogs bite people? No, let's watch the man eat the dog! ”