After the results of the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup, Aldridge lamented that fate had made it happen.

It is obviously a team in the second tier of England, but it is the third time they have met a Premier League team in the cup, and it is Newcastle United who have played in the first half of the season.

The only positive news is that Millwall have the advantage of being at home.

This will add a lot of income to the club.

Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United are still a pleasing force in the Premier League, but they have not been able to challenge for the title this season, with Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table, leaving the teams behind them far behind.

Therefore, it is only natural that Newcastle United will take the FA Cup very seriously.

Aldridge is as determined as ever to let the bench develop through cup competition.

Heading into February, Millwall have maintained their strong momentum in League One, with maturing teams unbeatable in League One, and Aldridge is now the least afraid of encountering teams at the top of the table or near the relegation zone, who will risk points for the sake of points, and the temptation of three points will allow Millwall to make the most of their quick counter-attacks.

On the contrary, only when they encounter the kind of team that has no desire and does not want to lose ugly, Millwall will lose points for a long time.

The fourth round of the FA Cup kicked off at the Lions' Den Stadium, and Aldridge saw Kevin Keegan again, who was already a little fluttery, and the crimson suit of the sassy bag made Aldridge laugh.

It's no wonder that Kevin Keegan feels good about himself, he was a rookie two years ago, he took charge of the team after eight years away, he took Newcastle United to the Premier League, and then won a dazzling third place last year as a promoted horse, although he sold last season's top scorer Andy Cole this year, but he made more than four million pounds for the club, and the team's record has not declined, and it is still a commendable old powerhouse in the Premier League.

Interestingly, the owner of Newcastle United is also surnamed Hall, and he also has a fortune of hundreds of millions of pounds.

At the end of the 90 minutes, Kevin Keegan looked a little ugly.

His Premier League side faced Millwall's substitutes at the Lions' Den and ended up with just a 1-1 draw.

Underestimation was a fundamental factor in the failure to win the game, after all, Newcastle United defeated the same Millwall at home in the Carabao Cup a few months ago.

After the game, Kevin Keegan was embarrassed to say that he would win the game in a replay at home.

Aldridge is happier, the substitute can play one more game, the gain of more experience, not to mention the extra income.

Facing Kevin Keegan bombarding Millwall in order to divert attention: lack of respect for the FA Cup!

Because Millwall didn't make the main lineup.

Aldridge replied lightly: "We are on the verge of having the most important game of the season, the FA Cup is dispensable? Such a statement is very irresponsible, if it wasn't for a little bad luck, my team could have advanced to the next round at home, Keegan's criticism is unreasonable, if we are condemned because we did not send all the main players, then, in the face of Millwall, who did not play with all the main players, why did Newcastle United not win? Could it be that they are also retaining their strength? Or is it even more dismissive of the oldest cup competition? ”

Aldridge has now become one of the favourite managers of the London media, and he has always been able to face the war of words without hesitation, rather than pointing unwarranted accusations at others, bringing news while maintaining a relatively good relationship with the media.

Millwall do have a crucial game to play this season ahead of the FA Cup replay.

League One Round 32: Millwall vs Middlesbrough.

Three months ago, the two teams played a 2-2 battle for the top spot at the Aya Sumy Park Stadium.

Three months later, Middlesbrough are still in the top two teams in the table, with Millwall right behind.

But the gap between the two teams has changed from goal difference to a shocking thirteen points!

It's not that Middlesbrough haven't been good enough, they have already surpassed second-placed Nottingham Forest last season, but Millwall are so good that they have eight points more points than League One champions Crystal Palace at the same time last season!

The 13-point gap has made the suspense of the League One title less and smaller, and the result of the 32nd round of the top table may kill all the suspense.

The Daily Mail devoted a large page to journalist Richard's writing.

"February 24 is a day for the Premier League, between the two most in-form teams, a never-ending war between Dalglish and Ferguson, but in League One, perhaps the conjecture of the title will be completely over, Millwall, who are far ahead in the league, have left Middlesbrough behind 13 points behind them, and all chasers are desperate, if Millwall wins this game at home, then no one should doubt that the League One title has been produced, Although there are 14 league games remaining, more than one-third of the entire schedule, once Millwall is 16 points ahead of second-placed Middlesbrough, then it is all over! At this moment, we recall the interview three months ago after Brian Robson equalised at home to Millwall, and the fantastic captain said: "We didn't win a game that decided the league title! Everyone thought Robson was alarmist at the time, but imagine what would have happened to the morale blow of the season if Millwall hadn't taken away a valuable draw at Aya Sume Park? ”

The media always likes to predict the trend of football matches, guessing correctly is insightful, guessing wrong is grandstanding.

But the Daily Mail issue of the newspaper did well, Richard's article was widely recognized, and the cover was an old photo, three months ago at the Aya Sume Park stadium, after Nedved scored the equalizer, the moment Aldridge knelt on the ground and raised his arms to the sky and roared, it was a young man who was not a player made a gesture similar to a player's celebration of catharsis, and Aldridge's popularity also soared.

With the big game just around the corner, Aldridge watched the squad and Dr. Thompson's injury recovery report from his office.

Knock knock

"Please come in."

Bernd Schneider, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the office, Aldrich closed the Chinese piece and asked gently, "Bernd, is there something wrong?" ”

Schneider sat down across from the desk and honestly said, "Boss, I think I'm fully recovered, and I want to start in the next game." ”

He has been recovering from injuries for the past month and has returned to the team for a group training in the last week.

Aldridge smiled, got up and poured him a glass of water, then stood on the outside side of the desk, his butt slightly touched the table, and he smiled, "But I'm going to let you be a substitute in the next game." ”

Schneider looked up at Aldrich and frowned, "But I'm fully recovered." ”

Aldridge waved his hand and said: "I know, but the next game is going to be intense, Bernd, you are an integral part of the team, and I don't want to risk you having to deal with the heat of the game when you come back, we have a lot of games this season, don't we?" ”

"But"

"But the next game is against Middlesbrough, right?"

Schneider nodded.

The battle for the top spot, this kind of key battle, he naturally wants to play.

Aldridge bent down and asked mysteriously: "Bernd, you have been in the team for more than half a year, what kind of person do you think I am?" ”

Schneider was stunned, scratched his head, and said, "Boss, you're a pragmatic person, a down-to-earth person, uh, a reliable person." ”

Aldrich shrugged his shoulders and said, "Actually, I am also an ambitious and arrogant person. I'll tell you the truth, Middlesbrough, I didn't pay attention to it at all, yes, they are a mature team, but they have no potential, our potential has been tapped less than half, our future is not destined to be comparable to them, so I am thinking more about the opponents in the Premier League in half a year. When the time comes to play against Manchester United and Liverpool, that's the real big battle. Don't listen to the media to talk about any key battles and put us on the same level as Middlesbrough, which really makes me unhappy. ”

Bernd Schneider was amused, he didn't expect Aldrich to have such a side.

But his ingenuity made him understand in an instant, and he nodded and said, "Boss, I understand, don't disturb your work, bye." ”

After seeing Schneider off, Aldridge walked back behind his desk and wrote down the starting lineup for the weekend in his playbook.

There were no changes in the main line-up except for Beckham replacing Schneider with Beckham in the right midfield.

At a press conference the day before the game, Aldridge said in a low-key manner: This is just an ordinary league game, and no matter what the result is, the real decision on the league championship schedule will be in April and May.

This kind of argument made Aldrich the next day the target of media criticism, thinking that he was too hypocritical.

Still, his humble professes of the importance he attaches to Middlesbrough and his respect for Brian Robson have earned him a lot of applause.

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