The London derby win over Chelsea, no matter what the situation, Millwall got the three points anyway, and the media still sang their praises.

Millwall's players live in London and they see the news every day, and the news that praises them makes them feel like they're in the clouds.

Victory, hymns, championships seem within reach.

They don't care about other teams, as long as they win the last three games, 90 per cent of the league titles will be in their hands.

However, they ignore their physical limits.

Ordinary people suddenly do strenuous exercise one day, the next day will inevitably have a strong sense of fatigue and muscle soreness, and usually well-trained players, in the case of a game a week, basically the body recovery speed is more than the degree of fatigue loss, occasionally drive fast, and then appropriate rest, can also be relieved.

But like this month's non-stop double game a week, even if Aldridge gave them as much time off as possible, they all rested at home honestly, but the recovery speed of the body definitely couldn't keep up with the accumulation of fatigue.

As early as a week ago, the medical department's warnings were put in front of Aldrich several times.

Aldrich, however, had to lock the medical reports in a drawer.

The lads all want the league title and Aldridge wants it too.

On the other hand, the responsibility of losing the league title is too great.

So big that Aldrich didn't dare to take the initiative.

If his rotation leads to a failure to win the championship, there will be a series of negative effects, and the ripple effect of this impact could directly disintegrate the already star-studded team.

Once upon a time, it was he who made the players into a team, and he was the leader. Now, the combined willpower of the players has shaken his command. The players think they can win the title according to their own ideas, in a sense. Aldridge has been held hostage by the will of his players, and at this critical juncture, he can't do anything to break that willpower, otherwise he will be the target of public criticism regardless of whether he wins or loses.

Is this rare?

Not at all, many of the best teams have poor results or even collapsed, and many of the root causes behind it are that the will of the manager is difficult to resist the will of the players.

This is especially true for teams that have big names or can be described as "ball dominaries".

Millwall don't have a ball in the squad. But Aldridge didn't dare to offend the players, that's a fact, even though he was the boss, because he was afraid that his hard work over the past two years would go to waste.

Leeds United are not easy opponents to deal with, and although the team that won the top flight four years ago is at its lowest point in recent years, they are relegation teams and have exploded in order to stay in the Premier League.

At the Lion's Den Stadium, players from both teams entered the stadium amid a call for the championship.

Aldridge didn't go to say hello to Leeds boss Wilkinson because of the first half of the league. Millwall were racially humiliated by Leeds United fans when they visited Elland Road Stadium, and Wilkinson exonerated Leeds fans in a post-match condemnation. As a result, Aldrich and he could not coexist peacefully.

Millwall and West Ham United are notorious for football hooliganism, while Leeds United are the most notorious racist teams in the Premier League.

But Aldridge admired Wilkinson for taking Leeds from the trough to the heights of a top-flight title. It also created Leeds United's youth system, which is no less due to Shankly than it is to Liverpool. Busby is to Manchester United, but later generations have not been able to carry it forward. But such a meritorious deed does not seem to be of much concern to the outside world, and later all that was talked about was that he voluntarily sold Cantona to Manchester United, when Ferguson just wanted to buy another Leeds player, but Wilkinson offered Cantona to trade, which stunned Ferguson.

Aldridge was standing on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, and he had been a little distraught lately, and his mind was racing.

He is not only afraid of the players getting injured, but also worried that the players will have psychological problems in such a state, and he is also looking forward to the championship trophy, how can he not want such a miracle?

Coupled with the fact that the season is not over, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has decided to transfer, and Stam has to depend on the situation, Aldridge is in a state of confusion.

As the game began, Aldridge saw the players' movements, lowered his head and raised a bitter smile that was slightly self-deprecating.

The players took his words as wind again.

He also made an exception today to talk about tactics in the dressing room before the game, and yesterday he talked about it at least five times with the players.

Leeds United want to be relegated!

They won't just need 1 point!

Patiently control the game, we will have no shortage of chances!

However, the players rushed to the front like wild horses as soon as the game started, and as in the previous game, they wanted to eat their opponents in one go.

Maybe they are thinking in their hearts: Boss, the other party wants to be relegated, and we also want the championship!

Pire's shot from outside the box was floppy and easily confiscated by the goalkeeper, and then there was a familiar scene on the pitch, except that the visitors were the protagonists.

The goalkeeper threw the ball away and the ball rolled forward between three passes and two downs, and the Leeds players raced towards the second half of Millwall.

Makelele delayed the attack with a foul, but the referee ignored it because the attacker was still in control of the ball.

The Millwall players, who pounced on it after the start of the game, were noticeably slower to chase back.

They gritted their teeth and persevered until today, their fitness was already at their limit, and at the beginning of today's game, most of the players showed their fatigue by running.

Besides, in the past many games, they are familiar with the indiscriminate bombardment of the oppressive opponent, and today at first glance, they panicked when they saw Leeds United's rapid counterattack sweeping in.

Leeds interspersed runs through four men up front and easily penetrated Millwall's goal with numerical superiority on a quick counter-attack.

When the ball hit the goal, the Millwall players stood on the pitch and the fans in the stands were silent.

We conceded a goal?!

"Wow! Leeds United scored first! It was a starter no one expected, and Millwall were behind in the second minute. But it doesn't matter, there's still time. For Millwall, who have a set of attacking skills, they are not afraid to concede goals! ”

Switch to usual. Aldridge is not afraid of conceding goals, but today, when he saw the nervous looks of the players, he had no confidence in his heart.

He made a gesture on the sidelines with his hands down, trying to calm the players down first.

It doesn't matter if you concede a goal, and it is actually advantageous to concede a goal so early, there is enough time to counterattack, and there is no need to rush.

But his gesture didn't do much use. The players have persevered to this day because of their willpower to win.

After the restart, Millwall attacked more ferociously and did play well, but their impatience made them less powerful in the last part of the attack.

So, the defender in the second half assisted again.

Playing and fighting, the formation is pressing forward more and more.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Leeds United played another wave of efficient and quick counter-attacks, and Millwall, who were out of balance, suffered another heavy blow.

The city gates were lost twice.

There was a dead silence at the Lion's Den Stadium, as if the fans who came to cheer for Leeds United did not react.

It's unbelievable.

Two goals away from home?!

This time. Millwall's players really took a huge hit.

At this moment, they couldn't help but set their eyes on Aldridge on the sidelines.

It seems that in this predicament, only Aldrich can guide them on the right track.

Aldridge turned his back to the player and waved his arms towards the stands. Signal the fans to cheer on the players.

The Lions fans who woke up like a dream were relieved faster than the players.

It's nice to win the league, but they don't spit on the team because they don't win it.

The Lion's Den Stadium was once again filled with earth-shattering noise.

The name of the mad lion resounded throughout the stadium, and the rhythmic applause was like a drum cheer.

The players on the pitch were really awakened at the moment. They walked back to half-court and had a brief exchange with each other before setting up their formation after the restart. Not as top-heavy as before.

But Leeds United, who already have a two-goal lead, can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and they are not in a hurry. If you keep going, you'll get three points.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-2, with Millwall trailing by two goals.

The unbeaten run in more than 50 home games in the League and Cup looks set to come to an end today.

Aldridge doesn't care about this kind of record, it doesn't mean anything special, home advantage is not reflected by defeat and undefeated, unbeaten can be reflected better, but it is not a few defeats that make home advantage disappear.

In the dressing room, Aldridge walked in at the last of his sights, and the players were waiting for him, as if they wanted to get the victory code from him.

Aldridge did not go to the tactical board to write and draw, but said seriously: "We first want to make sure that the defense does not concede any more goals, secondly, we also have a great chance, Leeds United's defense is not airtight, but you played a little impatient today, in the second half of the game, I have only one request for you, before passing and receiving the ball, calmly observe the situation on the field, and then make the right choice, whether it is to shoot, to break through, or to shoot, I don't think I need to teach you." ”

The players looked at each other with no confidence on their faces, and Pire looked up and asked, "Boss, can we win this way?" ”

Aldrich clenched his fists and waved: "I have confidence in you, you can win!" But remember, football requires passion, but also reason, and you should not only show courage and fighting spirit, but also use your football wisdom. ”

The players nodded in unison.

After the players came on in the second half, Jenson grabbed Aldridge and asked in confusion: "Why don't you wake them up?" If they were able to execute the tactics they had laid out before the game, how could the game have been played like this? ”

Aldridge shook his head, patted Jenson on the shoulder and said: "Don't forget, they are still young, they are just too obsessed with winning and too confident in themselves, I scold them for only provoking conflicts, and the team doesn't need this at this time." ”

"Then you can't ignore the manager's tactical arrangement!"

"Jenson, haven't you ever been young? There is a saying that you can ponder for yourself: people are not reckless teenagers. ”

Aldridge doesn't complain about the players, he really doesn't complain, he just thinks it's all normal.

He was also young and rebellious, and with a little ability, he thought that Lao Tzu was the first in the world.

The so-called loyalty is the most vividly reflected in young people.

Moreover, the hope of the championship, the praise of the outside world, the constant wins, the home advantage, the terrible unbeaten record at home, and the temperament transformation brought about by the League Cup championship trophy have all bombarded the nerves of the players in a short period of time.

Aldridge was relieved that they were able to concentrate on the field, even if their efforts were not being used in the right place.

Aldridge is more concerned about how he can redirect the players on the right path, which is what he cares about. (To be continued......)