Chapter 301: Cream and chocolate

At the post-match press conference, Audridge appeared very late. He summed up the game with the players in the locker room. At the same time, he also inspired them with words to wipe out the mental blow of the goal before the end.
Not that the score of 2:1 makes the team unacceptable, but they are more motivated than any previous game, playing very seriously, seeing that the good game of 2:0 has become 2:1, and the psychological gap is A matter of course.
2:0 and 2:1, those are two very different situations.
The Italian media hoped that Aldridge would talk about Juventus' performance in this field. They were fault-finding on the basis of a good result for Juventus, thinking that Juventus did not show the momentum of Serie A giants.
"If Juventus must win or get a draw, then this is disrespect to Millwall, we paid everything to win, this is what Millwall deserves, Juventus played well and achieved A away goal, the total score is only one ball away, this is the reality, not Juventus easily take more here, on this basis, Millwall faces Juventus in the next round Slovenia, I think the probability of promotion is still 50%. Although we are ahead of the score, Juventus have home advantage next round, so the chances of both sides are equal."
The Italian media still have some sense of superiority, even though Millwall is not a small role, but Juventus played on behalf of Serie A, Serie A champions play Premier League champions, it should be a clear advantage.
The mood on Fleet Street is very complicated.
Before the end of the game, they are all ready to sing praises for Millwall. If Juventus can be won at 2:0 at home, the next round will be very easy to play. However, the goal before the end of the game directly reversed the situation.
The Fleet Street reporter frowned and asked: "When the team took a 2-0 lead, why did you choose to play with two midfielders to passively defend? If you keep the team oppressed, you might not lose the last bad luck The ball may also kill suspense while Juventus is attacking."
Aldridge said calmly and said: "I don't think my choice is wrong, I don't want to argue about this, because it is unnecessary, I am the coach, I am responsible for the team, the outside world has nothing to do with me. But I What I want to point out is that in normal games, the average running of Millwall's team in 90 minutes is between 10,000 meters and 12,000 kilometers. Today's players' running distance should increase by two kilometers on this basis. It’s about three thousand meters. When you go back and look at the process on the basis of the results, there will always be different voices, and no one can give a correct answer. Maybe I continue to let the team press the offense and score goals, maybe lose more. Who knows? God, but neither you nor I am God."
The Fleet Street reporters no longer troubled Aldridge and turned their finger at Juventus.
"Nedved was violated by Torricelli when he scored a goal. He was injured and the opponent's action was clearly enough to get a red card, but the referee only showed a yellow card. What do you think of this? Will complain to UEFA? ?"
Aldridge pondered for a moment and did not answer the first time.
In fact, the situation at that time was a bit subtle.
Assuming that Nedvěd didn't score that goal, Aldridge thinks the referee will tend to show a red card.
However, the goal was scored, Juventus fell behind, and the whole team pleaded for Torricelli. There was no excessive conflict between the parties. The referee awarded a yellow card and Millwall players did not protest.
This is probably caused by Aldridge's style.
It's hard to say whether this style is right or wrong.
Aldridge just disgusted that the team really cares about the role of referee.
Originally, a qualified or excellent referee should be "invisible" in a game.
If the players are used to putting pressure on the referee and protesting to the referee, this does not in itself give the team an advantage, because the referee also has thought and law enforcement authority, he will resent the protesters, and may even cause psychological inclination, but instead The protesting party imposed stricter penalties. Once this happens, the players' psychology will fluctuate greatly, and some attention will be paid to the head referee, which is very unfavorable to the development of the game.
The normal game may be nothing, but if this happens in a key battle, the team is likely to collapse on its own.
The person who protested was the coach. Aldrich also communicated with the fourth official after returning to the field from Nedvide, but the sentence could never be changed. This is the fact.
"The referee has his own standard of punishment. The yellow card against Torricelli really made Millwall feel too lightly sentenced, but excluding this controversy, the referee performed well today, and Millwall will not report this matter to Europe. The Football Association complained that Torricelli apologized again to Nedved immediately after the game. Nedved also accepted the apology from the other side. They exchanged jerseys with each other. The foul was indeed dangerous, but on the football field You can’t let this phenomenon disappear. I remember a long time ago, I called on the FA to increase the penalty for dangerous moves, but the FA and the British football media practitioners scoffed at me at the time, Millwall Surviving in England, if even the local football community condones this dangerous behavior, will Millwall still complain to UEFA? This is a sad joke."
In the traditional concept of football in England, the football game is full of intense confrontation, instead of passing the ball back and forth in an ornamental way to tear the opponent's defense. Becoming barbaric is another matter, but there is no obvious definition, so Aldridge is helpless, but there is no way.
Not to mention Millwall’s historical position in England, even the traditional giants, it is impossible to change the status quo with their own efforts. If the FA really adopts Aldridge’s advice, it is a big problem. It will come like a tide, and people will accuse the FA of defending Millwall and making regulations for them that are more in line with their style.
Therefore, everything remains the same, what the convention is, or what it is, the various forces will be at peace with each other, and what is changed in a hurry is often a war of interests that triggers a whole body.
It was almost midnight when I returned home, and Aldridge couldn't sleep.
2:1.
What tactics should the team use in the next round to Turin?
He was still thinking about the Champions League.
This is understandable. In fact, this season, Millwall's main players have mostly put their energy in the Champions League.
Even though the league is now ranked third, it seems that everyone does not think there is a big problem. First, they are confident. They think they will not be left behind. Second, they are attractive. The Premier League champions, the main players have got it last season, the first this season. The second round of the Champions League will naturally pay more attention to the Champions League results.
It's like tasting a cream cake. Suddenly there is a chocolate cake that I haven't eaten before, so I naturally focus on the chocolate cake.
Maybe their performance in the league was not as good as last season, but it is definitely better and more stable than their previous season. Everyone does not think that the gap with Manchester United is an unattractive distance.
However, when the players have to concentrate on playing a game, the state of preparation before the game and the energy consumption of the game will affect at least two leagues during this period.
Aldridge still knows clearly, if you want to talk about the importance of the major and secondary, this season must be the Champions Cup heavier than the league! Mo said players, even he thinks that the Champions League is more important!
Millwall's line-up team decided that they would not be able to take a 100% status in two-line combat. Since the Champions League is not out, it is of course based on the Champions League.
2:1 is a tangled score.
It is a situation where the head coach cannot make up his mind to take the ultimate route.
It is impossible to choose in the total score of 2:1 in both cases if you are determined to prevent it from going to the end or take great risks.
Dingdong!
As Aldridge pondered, the doorbell rang.
He looked at the time, it was already 11pm, and he didn't know who came to the door.
When I walked to the door and looked at it, I found that the neighbor was opposite, so I opened the door and asked curiously, "Yi Wen, is there something wrong?"
Ewen apparently bathed, with a ponytail hairstyle on weekdays, long blond hair behind her shoulders, and a fresh fragrance in her home casual outfit.
She carried a plate of waffles and smiled, "Can't you sleep?"
Aldridge asked her to come in and smiled and sighed, "Yeah, uh, thinking about the team."
Yiwen put the plate on the coffee table and said, "Generally, you haven't slept at this time, I know you are worried about the team."
"why?"
"Because often when the team loses or performs poorly, you will sleep late, and I live opposite you."
"Voyeur, I'm going to sue you."
"Randomly. I made some waffles, they were delicious, they were all eaten anyway.
Aldridge took a piece and tasted it. In fact, the taste was not unique, but he still exaggerated his expression of enjoyment and exclaimed: "Well, if anyone marries you, that is really his blessing."
Yiwen smiled indifferently and sat down and asked, "When are you going to sleep?"
Aldridge pours her a cup of tea, then sits on the sofa and tilts Erlang's legs and says, "I don't know. I keep thinking about things in my head.
"It just happens that I can't fall asleep. Stay here with you."
"Then you should always find something to do? Why not clean up for me? Haha."
"Think beautiful, look for a movie."
Having said that, she got up and looked on the disc rack next to the TV, and really found a movie that she hadn't seen in less than half a year.
When the title of the film appeared on TV, Aldridge lamented: "Okay, if you watch this film twice, it is estimated that the sky will be bright."
Yi Wen sat down on the sofa next to him, watching the movie with a soft and calm face.
"Titanic"
New movies that have been hot in the past few months.
Aldrich didn’t go to the cinema. If he watched movies with the players, he wouldn’t watch this kind of movie. Most of them were action movies or science fiction movies. When Melanie had no time, he missed the movie. When I walked into the cinema to watch it, I just bought the disc and kept it at home.
Aldridge continued to think about the team's affairs. There was a big beautiful woman watching the movie. He was really so absorbed in thinking. Perhaps subconsciously, he regarded Yiwen as a family member, so he was not seen, so he didn't take it seriously.