720 Self-confidence and conceit
Aldridge returned to the sidelines earlier than usual, as if he had just gone to the toilet and the half-time break was completely useless to make adjustments to the team's second-half victory.
Seeing that he was sitting calmly in his seat, not knowing what he was thinking, or not thinking about anything at all, and his state of mind wandered outside of the game, the commentator began to tease.
"Hall doesn't seem to be worried about the game, and now it's 2-2, hehe, it's a strange picture."
'What would he say to the players? Or, really, nothing was indicated? That's not good. โ
"Yes, the coach doesn't go into the dressing room at halftime, such a gesture may be a sign of confidence in the eyes of the players, or it may be too arrogant."
Klinsmann walked to Aldrich's right and sat down, and muttered, "Aldrich, I suddenly understood something. โ
"What?"
"You never expressed undue regret or loss when Millwall let go of those key players, at the time I thought you might just give in to reality and accept it calmly, but now that you think about it, in your mind, there must have been some profit and loss considerations, team building and transfer fee income, which made you think that selling some people on a regular basis was the right decision, right?"
Aldridge turned his head to look at Klinsmann calmly, and remained silent for a long time.
After looking at each other for a long time, Aldrich suddenly withdrew his gaze and said noncommittally: "Who knows." โ
Klinsmann smiled wryly and let out a long sigh, this sigh. contains a sense of admiration.
The laws of football are well known. Looks like the strongest team. It may not always be able to sit on the throne, especially after reaching the pinnacle of achievement, it will inevitably decline, and this decline does not mean that the team falls apart, but the strongest should still belong to them, but the results fluctuate, causing the achievement to decline.
On paper, it still looks like it's the strongest. But it can't reach the strongest realm at the beginning.
It's not about the external strength of the players, it's about the internal changes in a team.
Everyone's mentality changes from playing the world to defending the world, and Aldridge is no different, otherwise he would not have coached the England national team and would not have thought of retiring as head coach at the end of the season.
But for one day in office, he has to make sure that the spirit of the team remains the same for one day.
For those important stars who were sold before, Aldridge really didn't feel dissatisfied with the death and life, and he earned a transfer fee. The second is also the need for team building, that is, metabolism. Injecting fresh blood into the team and keeping the team up for an upward impact are two concepts that are two different from the team's overhaul and reconstruction.
So at the end of the season, there are Italian internationals in the first team who want to return to Italy, and Aldridge doesn't think it's completely bad for Millwall, especially when their hearts are not here, and it is not beautiful to keep them.
Klinsmann turned his head and continued to ask, "Do you seem to be too harsh on them like that?" โ
Klinsmann is worried that Aldridge is talking too heavily in the dressing room, you know, many of these players are worth tens of millions of pounds with one leg, big cards, and naturally strong self-esteem.
Aldridge's eyes were in a trance, as if he was talking to himself, as if he was answering Klinsmann.
"If not, what is the difference between the Wild Lion and other giants?"
In an increasingly utilitarian era of football, the stability of the top giants is often problematic, partly because the most difficult honours are won and they sit back and relax.
Indeed, the honor is in hand, the fame has increased dramatically, the temper has also grown, proud, or arrogant, self-righteous, gnawing on the old book, and so on.
Self-confidence and conceit are often the thin line.
Aldridge himself sometimes can't tell whether his current psychological state is self-confidence or conceit.
He can only convince himself through his conscientious work, and he is still the down-to-earth Aldrich he used to be.
And football is not only about hard work, but also about the will and determination to win.
Liverpool walked out of the dressing room with a united look and Phil Thompson praised the team and continued to boost the morale of the players to walk away with a point at the Lion King Stadium, which is definitely an acceptable result for Liverpool.
Think of Arsenal, where Manchester United want to walk away with a draw is a luxury, and Liverpool, despite their ambitions, have to be aware of the reality.
Millwall's players were in a new spirit, not like they had experienced 45 minutes of play, but for a brand new one, with everyone's expressions solemn and murderous.
At the start of the second half, Millwall gave Liverpool a dismissal as soon as they came up, Henry tripped Gerrard while stealing the ball, the referee awarded Henry a foul, and the Liverpool players did not take it seriously, they did not notice the change in attitude to momentum of the whole Millwall team.
Maybe Aldridge's Millwall attack is gorgeous, and occasionally there are some elegant shadows, but in terms of confrontation, defense, scramble, etc., when they are the most serious and dedicated, they should be the lions who play on the field, each like a wolf and a tiger!
This has nothing to do with the dirty style of the ball, it is the characteristic of the mental outlook, the fighting technique, the confrontation ability is not the main thing, the key is courage and will, incarnate as a warrior who is not afraid of death!
I have to say that Liverpool has an advantage under the score of 2:2, so after the break, the players' fighting spirit and momentum are more vigorous, on the other hand, Millwall, although the momentum has come up, and it also occupies the initiative on the field, but it seems that because he wants to score too much, he is too impatient to seize the opportunity.
"Maybe you can make them look better now, in a gentler way."
Jenson whispered in Aldrich's ear.
Aldrich said in an unquestioning tone: "When it comes to principles, I don't communicate with anyone in a consultative tone. โ
For him, Millwall is his heart and soul and the spirit of the team is part of that, and he is as happy as ever to win. That's the principle!
Who can't take it. Who's going to fuck off!
Maybe. Now the players did have a psychological fluctuation because of Aldridge's words in the middle of the field, and they were eager to prove it to the manager and the home fans in the second half, and their ambition did not diminish in the slightest, but the more this happened, the more anxious they became, which affected the game.
As a result, does Aldrich care?
No!
Even if you really lose today. Doesn't matter!
The football field is changing rapidly, and you don't have to shout and kill to dominate the game, but you must have the ambition to dominate the game.
It doesn't matter if you can't win, you have always maintained a firm belief in winning in your heart, which is the core of the strong.
Seeing that the game had come to 7o minutes, Millwall still did not score.
Nedved turned around and beckoned to Zambrotta on the court, then did the same at Schneider.
The two full-backs press together!
Liverpool's best play today was the 3H combination and Steven Gerrard, who completely strangled the middle and returned to the penalty area in a timely manner.
Schneider and Zambrotta directly assisted and became wingers, for a while. Millwall launched a furious assault on Liverpool.
Phil Thompson wasn't out of thin air, although Aldridge was on the sidelines for him. This belongs to his pride as a head coach, off the field, everyone is peers, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority, mutual respect, but on the field, Aldridge is an assistant coach to Liverpool, and he can't talk about fighting at all, and in terms of attitude, he is naturally disdainful.
This attitude is common, as was Mourinho's despised despise when he first came to England.
Don't think you deserve much attention until you have made any achievements.
Phil Thompson frequently gestured to the team, long pass, long pass, long pass! Fight back, fight back, fight back!
Liverpool's formation was pressed relatively backward and could only play long passes to counterattack.
In the 77th minute, Smitchell made a long pass from the backfield, Heskey grabbed the point again, and the header was given to Owen, Owen turned around with the ball, Gattuso and Southgate one after another, one pressed, the other waited to intercept, but Owen went to the side with the sword and went directly to the side!
Almost half a circle, then he shook Gattuso off with a sudden stop and changed direction, and rushed to the penalty area with the empty space that had been created.
Southgate one-on-one Owen.
Southgate kept backing and backing up, and Owen didn't dare to mention it again, for fear that he would be robbed if he mentioned it again.
Two steps into the penalty area after Owen, Southgate suddenly stopped and started to grab!
Owen was waiting for this moment, he suddenly mentioned, taking advantage of the rhythm difference between the two to break through Southgate!
"Owen's breakthrough is successful! Single-blade ball? โ
Just after Owen broke through Southgate, he was desperate to see that Bout fell to the ground and pounced on the ball in his arms first, and Owen was one step away, no, maybe half a step, as long as he could be faster, he could shoot!
Owen stretched out his foot and retracted it, weightless, and rolled over Bout, who stood up and Southgate gave him a thumbs up.
Southgate's timing of the tackle coincided perfectly with Bout's abandonment, and whoever was faster or slower would give Owen the chance to shoot.
Bout comes out first and Owen will shoot straight at goal.
Southgate grabbed first, and Owen got rid of the breakaway and was a one-on-one.
The combination of the two was Southgate's scramble, forcing Owen to make a choice, and the shot was almost from an angle, only a break, and as soon as he broke through, Bout confiscated the ball.
Another point is Gattuso, although he was a bit wolf bรจi by Owen's breakthrough, but his choice after that was very correct, he didn't chase Owen from behind, obviously it was too late, he chose to seal Owen's ball route, who did he give the ball to? Husky!
After Gattuso and Materazzi completely blocked the possibility of Heskey getting the ball, Owen was left with the option of shooting or breaking, and then it was Gareth Southgate and Bout who worked together to put an end to Liverpool's very dangerous counter-attack.
"It's a pity, Liverpool's squad is still a little worse after all, if it is in the England national team, this counterattack opportunity is simply a godsend."
"Maybe, but the Liverpool formation is pressed behind, Gerrard, Smitchell can't rush up at the first time, like the topic that people are curious about, if the England national team faces Millwall, will the England team's counter-attacking tactics still work? Hehe, I'm afraid even Hall doesn't have an answer in his heart. โ
"Well, Millwall did a good job defending just now, Bout saved the team by abandoning the goal in time, and if Liverpool took the lead again at this time, Millwall's situation would be terrible."
With 1o minutes left and Millwall still missing a third goal, Aldridge stood up and walked to the sideline and gestured with his hands down on his players.
The Millwall players saw the manager's gesture and suddenly came to their senses.
It's true to win, but it's not good to rush for quick success! (To be continued......)
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