374 Utilitarian football

Thank you for the reward of "Thief Death", "I Am the Wilderness", "~T_ Tired _T~"! ——

Cristiano Ronaldo was excitedly holding the phone in his room to report the good news to his family, and just now Andrew came to inform him and helped him get a NIKE contract.

He's earning money!

Fifty thousand pounds!

In his eyes, it was a lot of money.

He was telling his mother about it, and there was a pride in his words.

His mother kept telling him on the phone to listen to Aldrich

Sergio Aguero and Messi play video games in the room.

De Rossi and Barzagli sneakily sneak into their room to watch a Japanese erotic action movie.

Drogba calls Pedretti to sneak out of the hotel to get a glimpse of Tokyo's nightlife, but is caught red-handed by Craig and reprimanded in his room.

Villa and Alonso share a room, with the former listening to music with headphones and the latter reading a book

And their leader, the club's ultimate boss, Aldrich, is in the room discussing with Andrew about the custody of the future child.

The room was a bit messy, Aldrich's ashtray was smashed, and he wasn't in the mood to clean it up.

When Andrew arrived, he saw the scene in the room and knew that Aldrich was in a terrible mood.

And it's unprecedented.

He had never seen Aldrich smash something to vent his anger.

Aldrich leaned back on the couch, his eyes slightly closed and his chin in one hand.

After he finished the story in a flat and expressionless tone, Andrew did not speak.

Wait until Aldrich opens his eyes and stares at him. He sighed: "You and she are not married." No custody issues! The child is hers. She is willing to be a single mother, this is her decision, you want to raise children, even if you fight a lawsuit, it is impossible to win, her financial conditions determine that if you go to court, you will definitely lose. But you have visitation rights, it doesn't matter if you're married or not, you can see your children. ”

Aldrich kept shaking his head. He said coldly: "I will not appear in front of my own children like a stranger every once in a while!" ”

Andrew thought for a moment and then whispered, "If you have custody, then it's not impossible." ”

"How?"

"What if, I mean what if, she's on drugs"

"No, no, no, Andrew, you shouldn't have thought like that, let alone say it!"

Aldrich stood up, still shaking his head.

Andrew's words are too dangerous.

Maybe. The Hall family grew richer and richer, and they met more and more powerful people. But that doesn't mean they can be traitors and ignore the law.

Andrew's words were a hint that Aldrich could not accept, and that Andrew must be warned that any sign of such thoughts in anything must be cut off.

"Aldrich, do you know what the outcome of this lawsuit will be?"

Aldridge turned his head to stare at him, and he said: "Men and women turn against each other, slander each other, attack, magnify all the shortcomings of the other, expose each other's possible illegal acts or moral turpitude, and if you decide to go to court, Melanie's lawyer will also let her attack you in this way." ”

Aldrich fell silent.

It would be cruel if it would end like this.

Andrew sighed lightly and stood up, pressed his shoulder and said earnestly: "I have also heard her news, think about it from her standpoint, she is now a double blow of career and love, maybe the text message she just sent to you is just a momentary anger, and when she calms down, you also calm down, instead of going to court at the end of the court, which will definitely end in mutual hatred, you also said, do you think that if she continues her music career, she will definitely ignore her family, that's not what you want, When she realizes that she can't spend more time with her children, maybe she will have a change of mindset? I advise you to be patient and wait. ”

Aldridge is indeed a little confused, but what Andrew said makes sense, but he is still uncomfortable.

After Andrew left, Aldridge lay directly on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The next day, Aldridge, who had not rested well, drank a lot of coffee during the day to keep his spirits alive, and the first team confirmed the starting line-up and conducted a pre-match preparation meeting yesterday morning.

The game was played in the evening, and the long-awaited meeting of Millwall and Vasco da Gama, a European Champions Cup winner, a Copa Libertadores champion, will meet in the Toyota Cup!

Although Millwall had a trip to Asia in the summer and is very popular in Japan, the Brazilian team's support in Japan is not low given Japan's close ties with Brazil.

Tokyo National Sports Stadium.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a grim face, quietly waiting for the game to begin.

With the foreshadowing of yesterday's game, Japanese fans are even more curious about what the Millwall first team will perform in this final.

Larsson and Andrea Pirlo, who are still recovering from injuries and are expected to return to training in 10 days, have also travelled to Tokyo with the squad to watch the game from the stands in suits and leather shoes.

Vasco da Gama began to show the individual skill of their players as soon as the match began, which is a characteristic of South American teams, who have always lagged behind Europe tactically, but can make up for the gap through individual ability.

However, in the post-Bosman era, the South American national team has continued this characteristic, but the strength of the club has been declining year after year.

Millwall played pass control today, giving less room for opposition players to play individually on the counter-attack.

They had more possession than usual, didn't rush to shoot and looked patiently for opportunities.

The game was a little dull from the start, and there weren't many highlights.

It wasn't until the 37th minute of the first half that Millwall scored through a series of short passes that Ronaldinho assisted Ruud van Nistelrooy.

'It's typical of continental style of football and Millwall played very dominantly today, they were back-to-back. Offensive players run back and forth in the front court to tear apart the defense. But he was very cautious when it came to the last pass. It seemed that only 100% sure of the dangerous ball would be passed, and the Vasco da Gama team did not have a single shot on goal, and it seemed that the difference in quality between the two teams was very large, but Millwall's style of play was not interesting, and the first half was over with eight minutes left, and the two teams combined for only five shots on goal. It's all from Millwall, and it takes an average of more than seven minutes for us to see a shot on goal, so you can't get the crowd on their nerves. ”

Aldrich doesn't care, he wants an affordable victory, with minimal attrition!

Millwall's long journey and the presence of players at commercial events will inevitably affect their fitness, and the return to London after this game will immediately be a week of double fixtures, the League Cup. The last round of the Champions League group stage is followed by the Christmas Express. The team must win this game at the lowest cost.

After 1:0, Aldridge waved his hand on the sidelines, and Millwall began to shrink and hit the opponent on the counterattack.

When it came time to half-time, Aldridge replaced Nedved and Ruud van Nistelrooy off the break.

Behind is a seven-man defensive line, and the offense relies on Ronaldo to organize the transition, and then Henry and Glen Charles crush the opponent with speed.

Vasco da Gama wanted to curse angrily, they couldn't touch the ball in the first half, and in the second half, as long as the attack hit the 40-yard danger zone, they would encounter Millwall's steely defense, they did not have an advantage in physical confrontation, coupled with Millwall's interlocking chain defense system, they shot a lot of shots, but most of them were jerks.

The offensive force was invested and reinvested, and when the backcourt players also pressed up, Millwall's counterattack was like a sword that broke through the sky and went straight to the heart of the opponent!

Schneider cleared the ball at the back and drove the ball forward, the Vasco da Gama defender rose to the top, Henry went to the meeting alone, and after the goalkeeper attacked, he passed the ball back to the follow-up Ronaldo, almost 40 yards away from the goal, Ronaldo directly lobed the ball into the opponent's goal.

'Millwall extended the score with a counter-attack, and the suspense of the game has disappeared as the trend continues, and European football has called Aldridge Hall a master tactician, and he showed us a very utilitarian side of tactics today, in the first half they did play a very fluid team combination, but there were no exciting scenes, more like a lullaby to make people sleepy, in the second half they were simple and efficient on the counter-attack, using the speed of the players to find opportunities, but it was not what we were expecting Millwall, the team that played against Real Madrid for 120 minutes as the king of Europe. ”

Aldridge didn't care what others thought, scored another goal, he continued to make substitutions, let Ronaldo also go to rest, Henry has just returned, the plan will give him the density of one game a week, stay on the field today, and let him rest in the league after returning to London.

After the substitution, he walked back to the dugout and sat down, quietly waiting for the game time to pass.

Today, the attack of the Vasco da Gama team is helpless, and the individual play is completely suppressed by Millwall's tough defense, which is also thanks to Villas's report, which is very thorough, and analyzes the characteristics and game habits of each player on the other side, Millwall is very targeted when marking, for example, Schneider's side is perfect when marking the opponent's fullback, because the opponent is a one-legged monster, forcing the opponent to use weak feet when defending, and the opponent is basically resting.

When the score was 2-0 at full-time, Millwall's coaches and players stood up from the bench to congratulate each other, with Andrea Pirlo and Larsson coming down from the stands, smiling and hugging their team-mates in celebration.

Millwall got their wish and lifted the Toyota Cup.

During the celebration, Aldrich deliberately pulled Boas to his side and put his arm around the other person's shoulders for a group photo.

In Boas's ear, Aldrich said sincerely: "Xie Lu Xie, you have the greatest credit for today's victory, and we need a partner like you, which is not only the guarantee of our success, but also the foundation for us to create new glories." ”

Boas was both moved and excited after hearing this, and it was a great encouragement for him to be affirmed by Aldrich, even if the other party was only one year older than him, but in Boas's heart, Aldrich was like a mountain that had to be looked up.

Xiao Luo, who passed and shot, was voted the best of the match and got a key to a Toyota.

After receiving the reward, he ran to Aldrich and threw the car key to Aldrich, who smiled and said, "Boss, this car is for you." ”

Aldrich laughed and scolded, "You threw it to me because of the trouble, right?" ”

Xiao Luo smiled and didn't explain.

Aldrich turned his head and threw the car keys to Boas again, and said with a smile: "It's a reward for you." ”

Speaking of which, the coach's salary is not as high as that of the player, not even 1/20 of the team's top salary, Boas accepted the reward, and then entrusted the car to sell it and remit it into his own account before leaving Tokyo.

Before Millwall returned to London after winning the title, The Times ran a tongue-in-cheek headline.

Is Millwall considering quitting the top three for the sake of a Grand Slam? 》

The article takes stock of the trophies, League Cup, FA Cup, League Championships, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Champions Cup, and Toyota Cup won by Millwall over the years.

What are Millwall so close to a Grand Slam?

League Cup. (To be continued......)