Chapter 252: Failed preparation

At the press conference after the game, when Aldridge arrived, many reporters congratulated him. Millwall played a wonderful game and won a hearty victory. This game will undoubtedly be the Premier League. Focus of the first round.
Under normal circumstances, the winning side wins a big victory, basically no problems will be exposed, on the contrary, the losing side will have many problems exposed, just like the European Cup Winners Cup final, Millwall won, but the outside world will not Regarding Schneider's confrontation with Figo, it is a disadvantage to play. This kind of problem will only be brought out to communicate with the players alone when the coaching team retests the technique and tactics.
"Is Arsenal Wenger's platoon formation too risky in this game? With knowing that Millwall has a strong midfielder, Arsenal had only two players in the midfield while defending, Petit and Victoria Ella apparently has not formed a tacit understanding, and the defensive substitutions can’t keep up with Millwall’s rhythm. At the same time, Wenger let Ovimas, Anelka and Pire play, giving up like Palor. The veteran's starting, which has dramatically reduced their ability to control the game."
Steve Howard, who wrote the battle report for The Sun, directed the topic directly to Arsenal.
Wenger shrugged off angrily in the previous interview because the Fleet Street reporters sneered at him, I am afraid he was also the wrong candidate in the eyes of fans.
Aldrich replied seriously: "I will not point the finger at the work of my peers, because my principle is simple, I respect other coaches, and I hope that other coaches respect me, I am a coach, nothing more, Ball review or battle report analysis, that's not my job."
"From a neutral perspective, do you think Wenger can lead Arsenal on the road to revival?"
Aldridge shook his head and smiled.
"From the first day he came to London, reporters, fans, and even players didn’t welcome him. Actually, reporters didn’t like me either. You criticized Millwall for his lack of English elements. I’m pretty sure that if I Can't lead the team to win the championship, then you will treat me with the same disdainful attitude towards Wenger. But then again, there are many sick mentalities in the football circle, and many people start to question Wenger's name. He, he questioned him before he came to London, I don’t understand, he hasn’t done anything, why should he question him? There are media, there are Arsenal fans, maybe these people think so : I question him first, no matter what he says and what he does, just question him, and when he fails, then it seems how prescient I am. But even then, what exactly does this kind of person want? If you want If you question, then you should question why Arsenal hired Wenger, to question the club, to question Dane, or that many Arsenal fans still miss Graham, then question why Graham lost his handsome position. ."
"But the team Wenger took over was a top team."
"Really? Is it a top team? I don't deny that Graham brought a lot of trophies to Arsenal and had dominated English football for a while. However, Arsenal's last top league championship was at 91 After the establishment of the Premier League in 2003, they ranked 10th in 1993, runner-up in 1994, 12th in 95, 6th in 96, and Wenger led 4th last year. He took over five consecutive teams. The team that did not win the league in the season, only 10 points higher than the relegation zone at the worst time, the runner-up at the best time, the bookmaker is very sensible, Arsenal won the odds in the past few years has not entered the top three of."
"Mr. Hall, why do you stand up to Wenger so much? Because you are friends?"
"No! Because I have experienced the same unfair treatment! When I announced the takeover of the team in the summer of 1994, there was no media in England, no one could treat me fairly, everyone questioned me, everyone I can never forget what was written in the newspapers at that time, saying that I was a kid, using the team as a toy, everyone was waiting to watch a good show, how to see a man described as a how to betray the family and lead the ball The team fell into the abyss. No one said a reasonable word with an objective and fair attitude, and only those fans who really supported the Millwall club and hoped that this team became better and better, they would play slogan support in the stands Me, they hope I can do something to change the club. I think this is the most correct attitude. Arsenal fans do not complain, anger, question everything, but calm down and look forward to Wenger doing for Arsenal Order something."
Aldrich is straightforward, and usually either doesn't speak, but tells the truth.
As the head coach, he was very disgusted with doubts from outside.
Not only to the head coach, sometimes this kind of doubt will be directed at the player.
It’s normal for players’ performance to fluctuate, which is normal. People are not machines, and it’s natural for performance not to be on a level. Coaches will analyze the reasons for the fluctuating situation of players, but the outside world will not be so rational and objective. This unprovoked accusation is placed on the player's head, which increases the psychological pressure of the player, causing the situation that could be restored by a slight adjustment to become a decline.
The reporters at the scene looked at each other, feeling that the taste of the press conference had changed.
The pattern of congratulations on Millwall's victory and the joy of peace and happiness, turned into Audric shooting at them.
"Mr. Hall, do you really hope that Wenger has been coaching Arsenal? He has fought with you two times and he was defeated. You wouldn’t want to keep one defeat to make Milwall keep suppressing Arsenal. ?"
A reporter from the Star newspaper raised such a question and caused a burst of laughter from colleagues.
Aldridge was also smirked.
"Heart of a villain. I tell you why, because Wenger is an excellent head coach. He coached in the Premier League. This is a blessing for English football. It can make English football attract more outside eyes in Europe. I am the head coach. Coach, I also hope that the Premier League has more and more excellent head coaches, so that the Premier League is full of challenges, so that my team can meet more and more strong enemies in the league. This is a good thing for players and coaches. ."
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Aldrich's sincere remarks were mostly misinterpreted as "concealing evil" in the football sections of major newspapers published the following day.
By keeping Wenger, Millwall will be able to ride Arsenal forever.
The arsenal is simply the lunch of the crazy lion.
4:0, 5:0...
Millwall was in the New Year when he met Arsenal.
Aldridge was too lazy to listen to external comments. The team's league opener showed good momentum, and three days later, they will usher in the second round of the Premier League.
Still at home, facing Newcastle United led by Dalglish.
In the case of winning the championship early last season, Millwall's expedition to St James Park Stadium was defeated by Newcastle United. That was the only two defeats they had in the league last season.
Originally this game was nothing to watch, because Newcastle United is not what it used to be. In addition to Hiller's pressure, the former stars, Ferdinand and Ginola have already left. Beardsley is too old to turn to Bolton to play the heat. , The two teams have a great distance from the strength.
But the media has rendered this as a battle of revenge.
Aldridge does not have a revenge mentality, but treats it as an ordinary league.
At Lion’s Cave Stadium, Millwall continued his good momentum. From a tactical perspective, Aldridge’s tactical philosophy was just to restrain the traditional tactics behind Dalglish. He played two wings and passed. Millwall penetrated the ground. Last season's substitute defeat to the opponent is the opponent's ability to play a role.
In the second round of the league, Millwall directly let Hiller walk for 90 minutes on the front line and then sent away Dalglish's team with the same score.
5:0.
Millwall won two games in the new season, and the full firepower seemed to make the whole of England tremble.
Aldrich shook hands with Dalglish as usual after the game, and a few words at the press conference got up and left.
In his view, it is a matter of course to win a five-ball Newcastle United team that has played a major role in the summer at home.
He valued the next League Cup match.
Guest challenge the low-level team Lincoln City.
The Lincoln City League Cup was able to draw England's most successful team last season. They were overjoyed, because the TV broadcast income will definitely allow them to divide a lot, and the attendance on the court will definitely be much higher than usual.
Aldridge didn't even bring a main player with him, leaving a formation without a center.
Goalkeeper: Keller.
Guards: Mills, Ferdinand, Materazzi, Neal.
Midfielders: Van der Med, Gattuso, Barak, Zambrotta.
Forwards: Duff, Glenshare.
In order to exercise the team's ability to go sideways, switch positions in the winger and insert offensive after midfield.
The game was very difficult, because the opponent was a dead defender, and Glenn Carre had the ball inside. It was a bit unsatisfactory to let him run inside to find opportunities.
The same is true of Duff's problems.
Aldridge commanded the game very hard, almost no moment of rest, constantly reminding the frontcourt players to run, and when the opportunity arises, they call the players to their ears to raise their lives.
In the end, it was VanderMead's beautiful side pass. Barak inserted the header and scored a goal to win the next round.
In the third round of the Premier League, Millwall made a guest appearance at Anfield, challenging them to Liverpool, the Reds, who have won four games in the Premier League in the past two years.
The result of the game was unexpected.
Millwall lost 0:1 away.
Evans faced Aldridge's five defeats in the past two years. Although it was a shameful record, he also played out his experience.
To say which team in the All England Premier League is the most powerful and serious about playing Millwall, it is none other than Liverpool.
In the whole game, they contracted the half, strengthened the interception in front of the penalty area, compressed the empty space behind them, and there was only one person in front of the single arrow, Golden Boy Owen.
At the end of the game, Aldridge was covered with frost. He defended the performance of the players in the locker room, especially Schneider.
Millwall scored more than 30 goals to no avail. Liverpool scored five shots at home. One shot was positive. The only goal was that Irving rushed over from Schneider and was hurried by Elgra. Ground, Liverpool won by a penalty kick.
Before the game, Aldridge repeatedly reminded the team to pay attention to Irving and Irving.
But the big guy didn't listen, thinking that the kid had no skill.
As a result, the team lost to the penalty created by Irving.
This defeat made Millwall's morale in the locker room very low.
The errant Schneider and Elgra kept their heads down, and Aldridge criticized them mercilessly and roared for three minutes.
"We are not unable to bear the failure, but if the reason for failure is from our own contempt, then the instinctive factor, then, I cannot accept it, and you should not accept it! We have won a lot of trophies in the past two years and also won Liverpool many times, but life is not based on memories! If you take it lightly, or if you are not prepared for victory, you are ready to fail!"
Aldridge left the locker room after criticizing the team's defense performance. The players themselves had to communicate with each other to summarize the team, and he had to deal with the downfall of Fleet Street.