The next day, Aldridge got up early in the morning to arrive at the training ground early to wait for the players.

When he drove to Leo's training base, he was congratulated by someone who congratulated him every time he met the staff, and he naturally laughed at it.

And when he arrived at the training ground in sportswear, he was so surprised by what he saw was that he was almost out of glasses.

Most of the players who usually come to the training ground are actually standing on the training ground one by one, looking at him with a smile on their faces.

As Aldridge approached them, the players shouted to him in unison, "Boss, congratulations on becoming a father!" ”

Aldrich pointed at them and smiled: "Don't try to please me in this way and be lazy in training, tell you, I have endured it for three months, and I want to kill you!" Finally, I have someone I can roar at as much as I want! ”

"Haha

The players laughed, Southgate walked out, holding two Millwall shirts in one hand and a ball in the other, and handed them to Aldridge, saying: "We discussed it for a while, and we didn't know what to give to Bert and Earl, so the whole team signed the two jerseys, and also wrote a short greeting, as well as this football, which also had our signatures, and gave it to them, hoping that they can grow up healthy and happy." ”

Aldridge was moved, looking at the neat handwriting on the jersey, it was by no means the signature of these stars when they usually did business activities, but they wrote their names neatly one by one, plus a blessing.

He hugged each player one by one and thanked them for their blessings.

On behalf of the coaching staff, Jenson also sent two "Mini Lions" puppets to Aldrich's son.

When the heartwarming scene was over, Aldrich asked the staff on the sidelines to help send the things back to his office first. And then. He turned to face the players. Inspect their mental outlook.

Well, it's good, every player seems to have a scorching flame in their eyes.

They can't wait for the start of the new season and are gearing up for a big fight.

'Some people say we're a dynasty team because we've won 13 trophies in the last four years, big and small, but I don't agree with that, that's right. We've won two league titles in the last four years, but is a team that has opened up a dynasty and can't even defend the league title? Is it a ruler? We have the will of the strong, the strength of the strong, and the consciousness of the strong, but we still lack the absolute dominance of the strong! This season, I will give you a very difficult goal. But I believe that you will be able to withstand the pressure. And turn the pressure into motivation, work together to achieve the goal I have set, from today onwards, we have to work hard towards next May, tell ourselves that on May 14 next year, we will lift the league championship trophy again and achieve the success of defending the league title! And on May 24 next year, tell me, where will you show up? ”

All the players almost shouted in unison: "Paris! ”

Paris, Stade de France, that's the venue for next year's Champions League final!

"Very good, it's this momentum, keep it up, I hope that when it comes in May next year, you won't be disappointed to watch live TV at home, now, the training starts, how much the return is, it depends on how much you give, I don't want to say more."

Aldridge gave the order, the players started a new day of training, the fighting spirit is stronger than ever, the players will have their own feelings, when they realize what kind of state the team is in, the atmosphere of the team, if the thoughts of teammates can all be aimed at the same goal, then, they know that as long as they work hard, there will be rich rewards in the future.

At the end of the day's training, dusk fell, and the club's family portrait for the new season was delayed because everyone was waiting for Aldridge to return, and now, this afternoon, they took a family photo of Millwall from 1999-2000 on the pitch.

Aldridge sat in the middle, next to the two assistant coaches and the first-team coach, and he deliberately put the young players in the front row, looking high-spirited.

For the new season, there is no need for Aldrich to mobilize again, the club is full of expectations to meet new challenges and create a real dynasty!

Attached is Millwall's first-team squad for the new season.

Goalkeepers: Bout, Keller, Wright.

Defenders: Schneider, Paolo Ferreira, Materazzi, Southgate, Metzeld, Barzagli, Zambrotta, Ashley Cole.

Midfielders: Makellele, Gattuso, Pedreti, Pirlo, Lampard, Xavi Alonso, Nedved, Joe Cole, Van der Meyde.

Forwards: Larsson, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Klose, Glen Shire, David Ramore, Villa, Joaquin, Vicente.

Total: 29 people

August 7

The opening match of the new Premier League season.

On a sunny afternoon, Aldridge had not even appeared on the Lion's Den Stadium when news about him spread through the streets.

The Millwall boss was absent from the Premier League's official pre-season interviews, which cost the FA's commercial campaign, so the FA issued a symbolic fine with a warning and a fine of £3,000.

Aldridge wasn't absent for no reason, he was in a hurry.

For the past two days, he has rushed to the airport to fly to Liverpool as soon as he finishes training and then back to London the next morning.

The young marshal who was happy with his two sons thought about his two sons, but he could only go back and forth between two cities a day, and he wanted to propose to bring the children to London to raise them himself, but Melanie disagreed, and neither did her family.

Perhaps, Melanie felt that as long as she kept the children around, Aldrich would naturally appear in front of her every day, but when she returned to the remaining four-member hot girl group after her recuperation and started working, she was afraid that she would not have time to look at the children.

When Aldridge appeared at the Lion's Den Stadium, the crowd roared with joy and the fans were delighted, not only did they love and support the young coach from the bottom of their hearts. At the same time, I am proud to have him.

As always. The stands at the Lion's Den Stadium are a sea of blue.

But something is different today. Brady's Lionroar fan group today wore two non-player names with the names printed on the back of the jersey.

Burt, Earl.

As Aldridge walked into the stadium, the Lion's Roar fan group greeted the young marshal with their trademark moves, some of them turning their backs, and each person behind them formed a bold slogan with a large single letter.

"Bert, Earl, son of Hall, peace and health for a lifetime!"

Aldridge stood on the sidelines looking at the striking sign in the South Stand. His eyes moistened almost with emotion, and the long-lasting applause lingered in his ears, and he felt that he was very happy, and if he went back in time to five years ago, he would not hesitate, he would not frown, and he would definitely say to Barnett: Give me Millwall! That's what I want most!

Adjusting his mood, Aldridge walked to the coach's bench and stood still, ready for the game to begin.

"The first round of the 1999-2000 English Premier League season is about to begin, and I'm Martin Taylor. My old friend Andy Gray and I will explain one of the highlights of the first round of the Premier League, the London derby! Defending champions Millwall host their neighbours Tottenham Hotspur to the north. There are so many stories about this scene today. ”

"Hehehe, yes, Millwall and Tottenham, city derby rivals, Hall and Graham, and the new and old generation of Millwall coaches, plus Graham once coached Arsenal to create brilliance, speaking of which, he is really unpredictable."

"I don't understand, I really don't understand, Graham left Millwall to go to Arsenal, which seemed normal at the time, but the older generation of Lions fans said in pre-game interviews that Graham abandoned them back then, they were very angry at the time, and now, they think that Graham is no different from countless Lions managers in the past, they are just inconspicuous characters, and they have long been forgotten, and the Lions now have the best manager in the history of the club, the Premier League, and even in the future, they may be the best managers in the history of English football. This is their pride. As for Graham's dismissal because of a scandal after Arsenal created a period of great achievements, it was hyped by the media at the time that Hall knocked him out of class, and Hall also got the nickname of a coach killer, hehe, Arsenal fans missed Graham, but when he braved the world's disapproval to enter White Hart Lane, Arsenal fans are afraid that all their nostalgia for Graham has been thrown into the trash, and turned into anger, and now, Tottenham fans also have a lot of resentment against Graham, thinking that he is unable to bring Tottenham to glory, if, If Tottenham can't get off to a good start in the new season, Graham's life may be even more difficult. ”

'He's unlucky, he led the team to Millwall in the first round of the league, what is left of Tottenham now? An old, weak, sick and disabled team, the fighting power is really unimpressive, and only central defender Saul Campbell can still handle it. ”

'Millwall were in a strong formation today and looked like they were going to take the three points at home. Let's see if Millwall can play the exciting game they expect in the new season, and it is said that Millwall's game made a new ratings breakthrough last season. ”

Aldridge stood on the sidelines, his eyes exuding a fierce spirit, and he stared at the high-spirited players on the field.

The gorgeous attack group that began to be built in the middle of last season, from the staffing to the physical condition of the players, has been improved in the new season, coupled with the tacit understanding of the drills, and the physical enhancement of key players Pirlo and Ronaldinho is close to qualitative change, and Henry has begun to thrive in the center forward position, in the new season, he can make a big move to further transform the attack group and burst out more powerful.

When the game started, Aldridge observed the situation on the field, saw Tottenham's formation and the position of the players, and immediately raised a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Swing the bus?

See the bus again!

It is not difficult to predict that Graham played a back 5 defense defense at Arsenal, led strong teams to play this tactic, and led a team with a weaker strength than Millwall to visit, is he still expected to attack?

Now Aldridge is really not afraid of running into a team that is on the bus, especially when attacking with the main lineup.

The 98-year-old Champions League winning Lions broke through the dense defense mainly by more active and tacit movement, and today's Millwall, Aldridge believes that hard power is the bus that can step on the weak team.

On the field, Millwall's players played freely, they were not surprised by the opponent's formation retreating and putting on a dense defensive posture, which was expected by the coaching staff at the pre-match preparation meeting, and their current technical and tactical style of play can be unchanged to adapt to all changes, adhere to their own tactical style, invincible! (To be continued......)