Chapter 264: Before the hard fight

Not only was Aldridge depressed, but the players on both sides of the game today were also depressed. Oh, the Tottenham players felt useless. After the game, they left the court in a hurry to avoid the interview.
Only Rio Ferdinand and Les Ferdinand seemed to have experienced a fierce battle between their uncles and nephews. After the game, they exchanged their shoulders with each other and officially exchanged jerseys.
Leo did not meet the test today, and Rice also had reason to leave the stadium with his head held high today.
That's right, he walked almost the whole court, but this was arranged by the coach. His teammates didn't even give him a chance. The backcourt shot was very blind, and Rice wanted to grab it.
Millwall players left the stadium in extreme disappointment. In the player channel, facing the interview lens, most of the passing players were not in a mood to say anything, but the reporter grabbed the local teenager Lampard and insisted on asking him some thoughts about the game.
Lampard had a bad luck in the new season. The community shield scored but was shoveled by Keane. He returned to the game more than a month later, but he encountered a tough and tough battle. He was very active in the game and repeatedly inserted far. The shot, but did not hit the target, all hit the opponent player or flew to the stands.
"I don’t know what Tottenham’s players are thinking or how they understand the sport of football. I don’t want to play against each other anymore. It doesn’t make sense. If it’s a knockout, give us stoppage time and we will definitely win. They But there is no chance of winning. This is White Hart Lane. Tottenham, as the host, did not shoot a shot, so I can’t believe that this is the team I have seen Reinkel and Gascoin play together. The Tottenham back then was pleasing to the game, now? Are they also worthy of the Premier League?"
A few other Millwall players also complained about the opponent's unsuccessful approach.
Aldridge did not criticize the performance of the players when he returned to the club. They showed a strong desire to win and a fighting spirit. The failure to win the game was a hard power factor, reflecting the deep problem is the thickness of Millwall’s lineup. In the strict sense, Millwall only has a strong lineup of 1.5 sets. The first team is not the third goalkeeper. There are 27 players in total. There are almost seven or eight players. The practical significance of sending them to the game is to improve training, accumulate game experience, and digest. The knowledge they learned during training, at the same time, age is about equal to physical fitness. In the Premier League's game environment where physical confrontation is important, if you can't play the technical advantage and teamwork advantage, fight your body, Millwall's bench lineup is really not obvious. Competing with many teams does not fall, it takes time to accumulate, and it will only be effective if the players exercise and strengthen day after day.
The following day, Fleet Street sparked a fierce debate in all England football based on the final result of this game.
It's nice to say: Tottenham stubbornly draw the defending champion at home.
But Millwall played most of the bench, but Tottenham beaten for 90 minutes. He didn't even hit back. The zero field goal data is the best proof.
Tottenham fame, retired only three years after Reinkel criticized the team's performance, think Tottenham performance is not as good...
All famous places also joined the debate, and for a while, anti-"bus tactic" public opinion was very popular.
The clubs will pursue a better result for each game for the practical significance of the standings, but fans, spectators, commentators, media, etc. watchers only want to watch wonderful offensive football.
What is more, the wailing of "English football is on the verge of death".
But there are also sensible people who analyze such situations in depth.
For example, Liverpool famous Alan Hansen.
He published a column comment, the title is: the difference between putting a bus and defensive counterattack.
The subtitle is: The defending champion is 3 points behind Leicester City.
Hanson resumed Leicester City’s first seven league games this season. Martin O’Neal’s team is impressive. Although his tactics are also very conservative, it is definitely not a bus, but Very pragmatic.
In addition to tying Millwall in the new season, Leicester City won Aston Villa and Tottenham at home. Anfield captured Anfield to win Liverpool. They tied Manchester United and Arsenal at home. Elland Road took advantage of Leeds United.
Seven wins, three draws and seven wins and two draws of Manchester United have maintained their undefeated momentum.
Judging from the results, O'Neill's team lost three conversations with the recognized strong teams. They are the weak side, but they slammed their opponents. Because in the face of these top strong teams, the tie is a small upset. Especially for teams like Leicester City.
However, in the face of teams such as Tottenham and Liverpool who are definitely stronger than them, Leicester City still tenaciously scored three points, especially in Anfield can take away the victory is even more shocking.
Alan Hanson believes that O'Neill's tactics are reasonable. What's wrong with the weak man's defensive posture? But on the basis of the defensive posture, the goal is to fight for victory. If it is not Arsenal's two consecutive goals at the last minute, the score will be fixed at 3:3. Leicester City will have to beat the strong team. Add the name of the arsenal.
In the final summary, Alan Hansen believes that the broadcast contract of the Premier League in the new season has soared, and the economic benefits of the Champions League expansion and so on directly stimulated the goal of the All Premier League teams in the face of the game is not so pure.
In the past, only champions could play in the Champions League. Once the points of other teams were pulled away by the leader, only one or two teams would catch up, and that also prompted them to emphasize offense to win.
But now that the runner-up can also play in the Champions League, the competition of the First Group will be more intense, but it will also suffer from gains and losses, especially in the strong confrontation, for fear of losing to the opponent and losing the "6-point battle" widening the gap.
Although the middle and lower reaches of the European team can’t get involved, the temptation to stay in the Premier League is too big, forcing them to fight every point. Staying in the Premier League means that every season, the broadcast fee is more than six million pounds. In the past few seasons, it has more than doubled. In this case, a strong team can get one point, not a victory? Perhaps when relegating at the end of the season, these two points are worse.
Aldridge ignored the outside discussion, although most people were praising Millwall, but what about fart? !
Can you give Millwall a little more points?
Millwall has become the target of the Premier League, directly cheaper Manchester United, Manchester United is not on the cusp of the storm, unbeaten in the seventh round of the new season, and has opened a 5 point gap with Millwall, even Leicester City are better than Millwall 3 more points.
This directly caused Tony's topic to be pushed to the front again. Some people also thought that if there was Tony in the Millwall formation during the tough battle, why would Aldridge use the defender to play the center?
Aldrich was angry, and he didn't want to ignore the reporters who were too busy to watch.
Millwall's 38th round of the league is not a tough game, Wenger, Dalglish, these coaches are self-respecting, let them put the bus? What a joke! Ferguson is even more so. Some other teams either can't stop Millwall or they disdain the bus. The big thing is losing, and it's not the end of the world. Why do you make the team look like nothing?
The key is the thickness of Millwall's lineup. If he gives Duff, Glenn Charles, Fanny, Lampard and other players to his peak, playing Tottenham away, it is estimated that the problem has been solved long ago.
Before the Champions League started in the second round, Millwall had three league games and a League Cup.
The club was filled with anger to be promoted to Barnsley.
Aldridge put all the main players off the weekend.
The newly promoted horse also came to put the bus, and wanted to get a gift from the Premier League on the defending champion, but they overestimated their strength.
Even if all the staff retreated, Millwall led by three goals in the first half.
Nedved kicked a hat-trick in the first half.
Aldridge paced back and forth on the sidelines, chattering.
The bus is a bus, but Barnsley does not have Liverpool, Tottenham's team of players, nor the tactical command ability of Leicester City Martin O'Neal.
At the level, it seems that the inner three layers and the outer three layers are watertight. The guard, the avant-garde line, plus a forward, the front to back layer is more stable than the barrier.
But their defenders only know how to mark the opponents. The guards' attention is focused on the opponent's forward. The Millwall forward trident uses the running position and the pass to provide firepower to the rear Nedved, Barnes. Lee's bus was smashed by goals.
In the second half Aldridge directly replaced Nedved, and Barak went up to continue to press.
Barnsley, who has conceded three goals in a row, started to fight back, which made Millwall play even better. In the second half, he received a fight under the direction of Aldridge. He scored three more goals and Larson scored two points. The ball, Trezeguet sports also scored a goal.
Millwall away from the blood to promote the new horse.
The next game against Everton was yet another draw. Millwall players were probably also confused by the bus-breaking tactics, thinking that they would definitely put the bus on the opponent. As a result, Everton sneaked into the company as soon as they came home. Played two goals, then pulled back in a tough battle.
Aldridge is not disappointed, even if the main attack, can not ensure that every game wins absolutely, this is the law of football games.
What's more, Everton is getting worse, but before leaving the team, Joe Royal spent a lot of money to introduce many players to the team. The team's poor record is the problem of the head coach. It doesn't matter, such a team is leading by two goals away from the road, but hasn't been able to win. It's no wonder Everton has begun to enter the rhythm of relegation every year.
In early October, Millwall challenged Southampton away. Following the victory over Tottenham's relegation at White Hart Lane last season, Southampton's tactical play this season is more unrestrained. Presumably, they feel that if they want to survive in the Premier League, they must If you dare to fight and dare to fight, the more you are passionate, the more chance you have, which makes them at least not in the embarrassment of relegation at the beginning of the new season standings.
As a result, in a fierce battle, Millwall won Southampton 4-1 away.
In the three rounds of the Premier League after Tottenham’s draw, Millwall scored two wins and one draw. At the same time, the leader Manchester United won three matches and lost one game each time, narrowing the gap between the two teams to two points. This made Aldridge feel a little relieved, at least bit United and didn't let the weaker chase after half a season.
The signing of the Millwall League Cup in the new season is good. The first game is to play Lincoln City, and the second game is to play Notts County at home.
Due to the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, and that will be an absolute hard fight, Aldridge certainly chooses to train newcomers in the League Cup.
He doesn't care much about the domestic cup now. Millwall has such young rookies who need to exercise. The main players are the league and the Champions League. The domestic cup will be handed over to the young teenagers. If they can reach the final, Aldridge will Consider choosing the main force to win the trophy.
Although Notts County has a conservative away game, but it also has the courage to attack. Such a game can train the abilities of the new Millwall people.
Commanding the bench game is more difficult than commanding the main force. Aldridge has always reminded young players on the sidelines to let them run on the field and change their tactics according to the opponent's situation. Eventually, they rely on Duff’s score twice and Fanny’s goal. , Millwall defeated Notts County with three goals at home and advanced to the next round.