955 on the road
The UEFA Super Cup has come to an end, and it also announces the rekindling of the European war for the new season.
As the players rushed to the national team to prepare for the national team competition, Aldridge also had to be distracted by the national team game.
Fleet Street, which is never short of hype, has begun to be suspicious and fanning the flames again.
After purging Joe Cole and selling Frank Lampard in the summer, will Aldridge's die-hard descendants in the Three Lions "fall out of favor" with the national team because of the severance of this relationship with Millwall?
Aldridge doesn't care what the player thinks, in his new national team squad, Joe Cole, Lampard is still impressively listed, and even, Lampard's main position in the national team, Aldridge has no intention of taking away, or high-sounding to let him and Gerrard compete fairly.
England itself lacks talent and cannot withstand even the slightest infighting, and the World Cup has brought this team together like never before, and Aldridge does not want to destroy the unity of the team because of himself.
On the other hand, it also reflects his professionalism as a coach, and he will not be mixed with personal feelings.
In the club, the selection of the objects available for selection is to look at the world, and the national team is originally a place where the capable live, who is kicked out with true feelings, and wants to find someone to fill, but it is wishful thinking.
Aldridge doesn't want to make a fool of himself, and besides, he has a clear conscience in his work with the national team, and he will not be honest cronyism at this time, such as his importance to Manchester contact players, the outside world is obvious to all, Scholes. Becky, or even the Neville brothers, he will not give the outside world a chance to create rifts within England.
After the announcement of the new national team squad, the focus shifted.
Wayne Rooney's return to the national team, which broke out in the scandal at the World Cup, and the new golden boy who is only 18 years old in his 50s, have naturally attracted attention from the outside world, and he has performed well at Everton, and last season he confirmed the status of a new generation of high-profile talents in European football.
The new golden boy quickly established himself in the national team.
England won 3-1 and 6-0 at home to Macedonia and Liechtenstein at home, scoring nine goals. Rooney has 3. There was one goal in the first and two in the second, and the shadow striker position behind Owen was officially handed over to Rooney.
There is only one game left in October for the European Championship qualifiers. England won the group ahead of schedule and qualified for the main stage of the European Championship. Not surprisingly. They themselves are in a stress-free group, and a home win over the Star and Moon Army in the first half of the qualifiers basically sealed the top spot in the group. There is no need to think about the play-offs.
The process of rebuilding the technical and tactical skills of England before the European Championship was far smoother than that of England before the World Cup, but there was also a big hidden danger, that is, they did not encounter many challenges, even if the friendly game deliberately looked for strong opponents, whether it was the opponent's fighting spirit or the Three Lions players who would take care of the club and stay, it was not possible to truly and completely let Aldridge find the problem.
His only concern is that when it comes to the European Championships, if a fatal problem really breaks out, there may be no time for him to remedy.
Millwall entered the new season in an orderly manner, the team showed unity and vigor on all fronts, and the third generation of the Wild Lions was slightly higher and smoother than the previous two generations from the beginning of the season and the road of construction.
Although there will still be some costs, of course, it is the record of the game, but it cannot be avoided, at least there are no problems in the hearts of the team.
The older generation of heroes is still able to make a name for themselves on the battlefield, the emergence of new stars is incredibly exciting, and the most comfortable thing for Aldridge is the younger players in the team.
The pitch may not be a long time coming, but as he gives more opportunities to young players, some players show different attitudes and give signals to the outside world, all of which are secretly satisfied with Aldridge.
For example, Kaka, who shone in two Carabao Cup games and a home league win over Portsmouth.
In the face of numerous accolades from the outside world, Kaka will be low-key and humble to say: "There are a lot of mentors around me, when you can work with players like Nedved, Larsson and so on, you can't help but be influenced by them, their experience will be immeasurable, they let you know what a few games of the table does not represent, to reach their heights, to achieve achievements comparable to theirs, I need to give more, more, A player like Nedved who has won so many accolades is not the slightest bit proud and complacent at the age of 31, so why should I? I'm honoured to play for Millwall. ”
A few months ago, the verdict was given to Jurgen Klinsmann's outcome in charge of Millwall last season: failure.
The media is unanimous.
Internally, however, management does not simply summarize a period of work in terms of successes and failures.
In Aldridge's eyes, Klinsmann certainly has a lot to contribute to the team.
For example, last season he gave Ronaldo a lot of opportunities, trained Ronaldo, and familiarized Ronaldo with the atmosphere of the top game.
With last season's foundation, this season, Aldridge's use of Ronaldo has been much easier.
During the period when Ronaldo was unable to play due to a minor injury, Ronaldo was deployed as a left winger, with either Larsson on the other side or Robben being sent on by Aldridge.
The modern winger duo began to take shape, and in the Champions League group stage at home to Olympiacos, Millwall's wing storm completely destroyed their opponents.
The 18-year-old Ronaldo scored a hat trick, and in a counterattack, he ran inside in the half and used acceleration to blow up the opponent's defense is a classic picture of the whole game, and Robben also emerged.
Why?
Disrupt all the opponent's pre-match layouts!
Ronaldo, who has come up from Millwall's youth team echelon, has a very strong sense of leadership, and when facing the media, he speaks extraordinarily loudly.
"A lot of people say Millwall has been weaker since last year and we're going downhill. It's short-sighted, we beat last season's Champions League winners in the UEFA Super Cup, and you will find that AC Milan doesn't really have much room to improve anymore, and we, Millwall, are getting stronger day by day, and I'm sure that soon, we'll be back to where we were a few years ago, and. Complete Transcendence! ”
Millwall isn't perfect. They weren't the best team in the game, but Millwall were still the most watched team as their new blood began to boil. People look forward to the day when the surging eruption begins. What a picture it would be!
At a time when a lot of positivity is hanging over Millwall. There is also something that makes people sigh about it.
For example, Ramour.
His specific position on the field is very vague.
Forecourt panacea!
Where Millwall is lacking in front, where rotation is needed. He can go up to the top, he will not have the shining watch like Ronaldo Kaka, more like a firefighter, but he can be used and hard-working.
Therefore, the person who Aldridge praised the most to the outside world is not Rocaka, nor Robben Villa or Lahm, let alone Thiago Silva, who is automatically ignored by the media, but Ramour.
He stayed at Millwall, just like Pedretti and Neil did to provide the team with the unforeseen need, it was a sacrifice, a one-sided and unguaranteed effort!
If it were another club, Aldridge would not dare to say whether there would be a thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, but at Millwall, as long as he is in power for one day, his heart will be more tolerant and considerate of such players, because their dedication is touching.
In mid-October, the England national team made a routine trip to Turkey to complete their final European Championship qualifying match, and the exchange with Turkey ended in a goalless draw, with both sides somewhat absent-minded.
England is advancing early, Turkey is destined to play in the play-offs, plus the league and European competition are in full swing, the national team also has to be sensitive, and its own squad is reserved, and a draw is not unexpected.
England finished their European Championship qualifiers with eight games, seven wins and one draw, and the focus is on next summer's European Championships.
Aldrich's worries can only be blind worries.
It's like Spain, the king of qualifiers, who has always been invincible in qualifiers, but when it comes to the tournament, there are suddenly problems and then they return with hatred?
League, European competition, domestic cup, for the time being, Millwall's overall table is quite stable, as long as they do not use their strongest table as a standard, they can accept it calmly.
They run in, find problems, solve problems, whether it is technical and tactical improvement and correction, or seek a higher tacit understanding between teammates, most of these need to play more games to improve.
At the end of the year, the annual Ballon d'Or was once again in the spotlight of fans around the world.
A not-so-unexpected man was elected Mr. Golden Globe.
Pirlo of AC Milan!
03 is not a big year, the five major leagues, European competitions, is the highest standard for the selection of extra points.
Andrea Pirlo did not help AC Milan win the Serie A title, but they did win the Champions League.
Moreover, he is the only player among the current active players to win the Champions League four years in a row, and he is the absolute main force, without the slightest moisture!
Whether it is the foreshadowing of Millwall's popularity or his comprehensive performance in the past few years, his election is not too controversial.
Especially when Aldridge told reporters after the results of the selection appeared, it seemed that he was also supporting Pirlo to win the award.
"It doesn't really matter whether Pirlo won the Ballon d'Or or not, I think there will be people who oppose him winning the award, and there will be people who don't like him, but if you don't like Pirlo, you can't erase his greatness. Yes, I used the word great because of Pirlo's contribution to modern football, his appearance, which brought a new character into the public eye, and formed a new model, what is a classic? Classics can be imitated, and Pirlo has shown the way to many similar players, so that many players with similar characteristics can not only establish themselves in such a competitive football world, but also play a very important role! ”
As for whether Aldridge has transferred another Mr. Golden Ball after Larsson, Nedved, and Henry, Aldridge has not responded positively and does not care about it, although the change from "three" to "four" is an incomparably brilliant achievement to his coaching achievements, and it is unprecedented.
Millwall's player on the list is still Xiao Luo, he ranks second, he was average last season, in addition to injuries since the start of this season, the table is obviously out of the crowd, however, the lack of team honors, coupled with Pirlo's "Champions League champion for four consecutive years" is too dazzling, Xiao Luo, unfortunately for three consecutive years to be the runner-up of the Golden Ball!
However, before Christmas, Millwall still had players win the "Footballer of the Year" award, but it was not the "present" Footballer of the Year, but the "future".
The Golden Boy Award was newly established in 03.
He can be regarded as the "Footballer of the Year" of the U21 and represents the future of European football.
Millwall's 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo won the award because of his excellent performance in the league and Champions League group stage in the new season, at least, the number is gorgeous, with 5 goals and 2 assists in 3 appearances in the Champions League, Millwall is divided into a group with a huge disparity in strength, and the number is very faceless to the opponent.
In the league, he also scored 5 goals and 4 assists towards the end of the first half, counting the League Cup and UEFA Super Cup, from August to December, he has 12 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, just one assist is just one assist away from reaching a double-double of goals and assists in the season, at the age of 18, this report card is enough to make him the most high-profile talent of Europe's young generation!
And his fellow countryman, Quaresma, a young man whom he recommended Aldridge bought a few months ago, has sunk into silence at Camp Nou (to be continued......