190 Victory in the first battle
Aldridge and Arsene Wenger's first meeting in the Premier League cost the opposition a bitter four-goal defeat.
At the end of the game, the fans were singing on the lion's den pitch and the kings of London were shouting endlessly.
Aldridge walked over to shake Wenger's hand, and the two did not continue to communicate, just shook hands and parted.
Arsene Wenger walked into the tunnel and left the pitch, while Aldridge walked to shake hands with every player who came off the pitch.
At this moment, he can put himself in his shoes and understand why Wenger is out of place in the Premier League.
In other words, he is too upright in his bones, he will not be proud when he wins, he will naturally be in a bad mood when he loses, and he will not hypocritically go along with others.
The players excitedly thanked the fans, and Aldridge was applauded by fans in the nearby stands as he exited, and he also raised his hand to greet the fans before entering the players' tunnel.
In the post-match press conference, Aldridge briefly commented on the performance of both teams, he believes that Millwall still has room for improvement, and Arsenal, on the right path, must experience setbacks, which is normal, Millwall also lost games last season that should not have been lost, lost points that should not have been lost, and the players have also had periods of sluggish performance, especially in January.
As for Arsene Wenger, Aldridge declined to comment, saying only that any team transition period will go through a painful period.
In this game, Aldridge did not know that Manchester United, Liverpool, and Newcastle United all sent scouts and coaches to watch the game, and they, like the football critics on Fleet Street, were trying to analyze Millwall's tactics and find ways to restrain their opponents.
After the game. The biggest news in England was not Millwall's 4-0 win over Arsenal. Rather, Newcastle United officially announced Kevin Keegan's departure. Former Liverpool Kings and Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League have been succeeded by Targlish.
Newcastle United had been ambitious for the season, bringing in Shearer in a record-setting transfer record, but in January, Newcastle United found themselves unable to win the title and even a Champions League ticket next season, with a six-point gap left by Manchester United after drawing with Southampton in the last round. Kevin Keegan's team is still the same old problem: defense, so his departure is a no-brainer.
As soon as the news of Newcastle United's change of manager passed, Millwall was once again a hot topic.
Celebrities and critics across England are exploring why this team is unstoppable.
In the end, several conclusions were drawn, reliable or unreliable, at least some of them did get to the point.
Running intensity, foot skills, tactical awareness, team understanding
This Europeanised change is rapidly affecting Premier League teams, and there are some factors that they can catch up with in the short term, such as fitness. There are some things that the manager wants to emulate but doesn't understand, such as passing and cutting together.
Millwall in the middle of the lineup. Players in almost every position have excellent passing and receiving skills, from goalkeeper to striker, and while not everyone can unload the ball like Bergkamp in the air, at least there are very few mistakes on the ball.
While other teams were looking at how to restrain Millwall, or emulate Millwall's success, Aldridge took his side to dinner at a fancy restaurant in London after winning the derby.
The atmosphere at the table is very harmonious, everyone is enjoying the atmosphere in the team now, healthy and positive, even if there is competition in the same position, but it is all healthy competition, the young players have played a lot of training games this season, Aldridge has two and a half seasons of coaching experience, and he also has experience in rotating and training young players, and he is in control of the dressing room very well.
He will give young players a chance, but he will not trust them immediately, and some players will play a game or two and then be fluttering, Aldridge will immediately calm him down, sit on the bench and watch the other players perform, and then reflect on whether he should get carried away.
In the next few days, the continuous spring rain in London disrupted the team's training plan, and the team had to move to the youth training base to train at the indoor training ground, which made many young players in the youth team excited, they all admired the stars in the team, but there were also unconvinced, such as Xiao Luo, in a teaching game, Xiao Luo led the youth team to defeat, but his outstanding performance won the recognition of many players in the first team.
Schneider nagged in Aldrich's ear: "Let's get that bucktooth boy into the first team sooner!" ”
Aldridge is not in a hurry, Xiao Luo has been adapting to this place for almost a year, but the real fierce confrontation has not yet been felt, in the youth team game, most of the players pay attention to the trajectory of the ball, but in the Premier League, many defenders are marking people and not watching the ball, and the confrontation is not comparable to the youth team.
Ronaldo will only be 17 years old next season, and Aldridge is patient with him and hopes that Ronaldo will be more patient.
Ashley Cole, who played alongside Ronaldo on the left side of the youth team, has also performed well and has improved a lot over the course of the year.
Going into the second half of the year, Millwall met Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and Aldridge fielded a rather bizarre starting line-up in a rain game.
Goalkeepers: Keller, defenders: Mills, Elguera, Materazzi, Zambrotta, midfielders: Gattuso, Lampard, Ballack, Glenshire, forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Toney.
Hit an asymmetrical 4312.
Glenschal flew on one wing, the opposing wing was arranged by the full-backs, Toney and Ruud van Nistelrooy could cover each other, and the former also had the ability to carry the ball as a fulcrum.
Millwall didn't play very well in this game, and the mistakes were frequent, firstly, it was the factor of the rain battle, and secondly, the crossing ability of the wide players was there, but fortunately, the attacking effect in the middle was good, Toney played the role of a fulcrum in the penalty area, playing the data of one pass and one shot, and Vanney also contributed to the team with a sweeping shot in the penalty area through Zambrotta's assist.
Nottingham Forest, who have been in terrible form this season, lost 3-1 and advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup.
In the cold rain and wearing a wet suit, Aldridge walked to shake hands with the Nottingham Forest manager.
He shook Clark's hand and turned to leave, but halfway through he laughed at himself and turned back. He walked up to another Nottingham Forest manager and shook hands.
Aldridge thought Nottingham Forest's board was sick in the head. Or that all the boards that would have two managers in charge of a team are not in their right minds.
Nottingham Forest have had a poor season this season. Surprisingly at the bottom of the table, and with a growing distance from outside the relegation zone, the team has two managers, one is Clark, who Aldridge is familiar with, and the other is Stuart Pearce.
Theoretically, three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, and the wisdom of the two coaches is stronger than one person, but coaching the team requires authority and consistency, and two people are twin brothers. The ideas are also inconsistent, who do the players listen to?
The inevitable fall of established powerhouse Nottingham Forest is also inseparable from the absurd decision of the board.
After a hurried post-match interview, Aldridge returned to his office, had just taken off his drenched suit, and someone walked in from outside and handed him a clean towel.
Aldrich turned his head to see Evan looking at him with a smile in a slim black lady's suit.
"Why are you here?"
"Report to the boss, I'm here to work."
"Work?"
"Well, I'm already the manager of Millwall's communications department."
"Huh. It's still early April Fool's Day. ”
Aldridge took the towel and wiped his hair, he just thought that Evan was here to watch the game. Then she stopped by to visit herself, anyway, everyone in the club knew that she was a friend of Aldridge, although she was not suspended, but she sat next to Puskas on the pitch on home game days to look after the former superstar, and was a special member of the club.
Now in addition to the fans in the Millwall stands, the picture of Arthur, Puskas, and Evan sitting side by side has also become a unique landscape.
When Aldrich wiped his face, he saw Evan's small white hand with a work card on the palm.
Aldridge looked down and took a closer look, and there was a picture of her on it, which was indeed the ID of the Millwall club staff.
Aldrich frowned and said, "Prank? What's so fun about posing as a staff member at Millwall? Do you have what it takes to impersonate a Manchester United staff? Then slip into Manchester City. Hey, it's all the rest of my play. ”
Evan's eyes widened in disbelief and said, "Hey, you look down on me like that?" ”
Aldrich shrugged and smiled, "I'm just telling the truth, I want to make a fake document and make people look up to it?" Alas, the current document counterfeiting technology is not high, and after more than ten or twenty years, you can forge again, which is a craft. ”
Evan unceremoniously pushed Aldridge and said menacingly: "I said, don't look down on me, it's true, I'm your new employee, like a fake." ”
Aldrich sat on the couch in his office and said with a smile, "Can you pretend to be a reasonable person?" Secretary or something I still believe, department manager? Heh, hehehe. ”
At this moment, Adam appeared at the door, knocked on the door and walked in, he saw that Evan's face was not good-looking, and asked a little puzzled, "Boss, are you dissatisfied with her?" ”
Aldrich looked depressed: Can you please stop asking me with such pimping words?
"She said she's the new department manager of our club, when will we have a publicity department? Hehehe. ”
"Well, it just happened a week ago. Miss Lowell is our newly hired department manager, and her main task is to help us build the official website and brand the club through the Internet, uh, it's hard to find talent in this area, professionals are poached by big IT companies, she"
"Mr. Adam, you mean, I'm a non-professional?"
Evan interjected in a very unpleasant tone.
Adam said apologetically, "Sorry I made a mistake, Miss Lowell has enough expertise to help us with this work, boss, are you not happy with her?" ”
Aldrich now understood.
He waved his hand at Adam and said, "I understand, she has just taken office, she hasn't done anything yet, I can't evaluate her ability to work, okay wait for the performance report to come out." ”
Adam nodded and said: "In addition, the club's TV station structure has begun to be prepared, and some mainstream media companies want to take a stake in our TV station plan, what does the boss think?" ”
Aldrich thought for a while and said, "No, we operate as a sole proprietorship and go online as soon as possible." ”
"It's good. I still have something to do, so I take my leave. ”
After Adam was gone, Aldrich sat on the couch and pondered for a moment, when he suddenly looked up and found Evan looking up at the ceiling, looking angry.
"Miss Evan-Lowell, you're my employee, are there any employees putting up a fight in front of the boss?"
Evan sneered a few times, didn't look at Aldrich, and said lightly: "But my self-esteem was insulted by the boss." ”
"Insult is too serious, isn't it?"
"Anyway, I'm hurt, my heart is hurt, I'm hurting, do you hear me? Heartbreaking. ”
"You won, please put away your crystal glass heart, how do you want me to make up for the misunderstanding just now?"
Evan's beautiful big eyes turned, and he glanced at Aldrich out of the corner of his eye, and said without changing his face: "Maxim." ”
"Well, Maxim tonight."
"I please."
"Huh? Is this my punishment? ”
"Celebrate my start to work."
Evan finally turned around and said to Aldrich with a big smile.
Aldrich felt that she still had a little girl's heart, so he said in a coaxing tone, "Well, angel, I grant your wish." (To be continued......)