Chapter 164: Warm up is over

Aldridge's plan to prepare for the season has encountered a real impact.
He will play in the European Cup of Winners next season. Although he doesn’t value it, he wants to familiarize the team with the football styles of different countries. Therefore, in his pre-season warm-up plan, in addition to inviting the Celtics to play a friendly match in London In addition, the team also plans to fly to France and Monaco to play, and then to Spain and A Coruña to play, and finally return to London to play two domestic friendly matches.
Before the Olympics, Andrew finalized the transfer of Rivaldo to Europe. Rivaldo joined Spain's A Coruña in the summer. At the same time, because of this relationship, Andrew helped Milwall and A Coruña to match. In a friendly match, Monaco's friendly match was finalized by Audridge with Tigana while in France.
Scottish football is the originator of the style of short pass coordination. This leaves the background of miner culture that is not united in Scotland. The purpose of Aldridge's invitation to the Celtics is also to let Millwall feel the overall cooperative style of Scotland.
However, when August arrived, Aldridge had to cancel the two friendly matches between Monaco and A Coruña.
Because the test after the team's training shows: his players are too tired.
In addition to only a few players participating in the European Cup, most of the other players went to the United States to participate in the Olympic Games, almost without rest and returned to the club non-stop, Aldridge was helpless, he missed Spain, Italy, France All entered the Olympic men's football arena.
All Millwall players are young, which is naturally the target of the Olympic teams from various countries.
Therefore, he can no longer fly players to France and Spain to play away friendly games.
Benitez moved to London and immediately took office as one of Aldridge's assistants.
But he was shocked on the first day of training.
Aldridge and the players who returned to the team talked and laughed. Training is simply to get together to play football games. It is easy to relax, but it is difficult to be elegant. It is a mess.
After the training, Benitez asked puzzled: "That's how you train players?"
Aldrich sighed: "Of course not, but you have to understand what the players need most. They have just gone through a period of physical hyperactivity and they are very tired, so now giving them high-intensity training will not have any effect, and it will Affect the entire season."
In the next few days, Millwall players spent a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
When the first opponent, the Celtics, came to the Lion's Cave Stadium, Aldridge put the players who participated in the European Cup and the Olympics in the summer on the bench, and put together a dynamic lineup to play friendly games.
Afterwards, against the newly promoted Sunderland and Everton, he did so, allowing the players to rest as much as possible.
In the three friendly matches, Millwall played in all three games. It wasn't how bad the situation was. The opponents were very serious.
In mid-August, the day before the Community Shield opened, Millwall held a press conference.
Aldridge easily attended and was asked about the state of Millwall's preparations for the summer. He said that everything is in the plan, and the friendly match is not about winning or losing.
Millwall was a little quiet this summer. In addition to reaching an agreement with the FA to lease Wembley, Millwall's new stadium plan has not yet come out, and the loan agreement has not been finalized.
Recently, Fleet Street mocked Arsenal. As the neighbor of Arsenal, Thomson of The Sun asked Audridge directly at the press conference: "Mr. Hall, you have heard that Arsenal Wenger is Who is it?"
In the past few days, the London media have made headlines to humiliate Arsenal.
"Arsenal-Who?" 》
The reporters snickered, and most of the reporters were also prepared to listen to Audridge's provocative neighbours.
However, Aldridge let them down.
Wenger came to the Lions Stadium to watch the ball twice, which was not enough for the outside world to remember him.
With a sigh, Aldridge could not bear the silly arrogance of Fleet Street.
"Have you heard of Glenn Hoddle? And George Weah, and, forget it, these two people."
The reporters looked at each other, and Richard frowned: "Mr. Hall, I don't understand what you mean."
Hoddle is the new coach of the England national team. Weah is the double player of World Football and European Football last year. These two are famous. How can no one not know?
Even if Aldridge doesn’t listen to the window, he should remember Hoddle who played with him in the Premier League!
Aldridge sighed again and said rather boringly: "So, you should ask Hoddle and Weah if they know who Wenger is."
The reporters were still confused.
"Mr. Hall, can you explain why?"
Aldridge sighed helplessly on his head: "If I remember correctly, Hoddle's only league title in his career was won by Mr. Wenger. When Weah won the Golden Globe, he was most grateful. Who's the person? It's Wenger who is laughing and ironing."
The audience was silent, Aldridge got up and left.
The British media is like this, Yelang is arrogant, mocking others with pride and holding his own ignorance as a personality.
After all, it is because Wenger is still in Japan. If Wenger is still in France, the British media may not be so lacking in respect.
Although Wenger has won only one league title in Monaco, he has also achieved good results in the European competition, which is already better than many local English coaches.
Lifting stones on Fleet Street and smashing his feet, he put his face on it and looked for people to smoke, but they didn't care. Anyway, it was all news. How much is the face worth?
The following morning, Wembley was recruited to fight the community shield. Aldridge still used the warm-up lineup, with half of the main force and half of the bench.
Manchester United's lineup is relatively neat. At least in the summer preparations, Manchester United is more prepared than Millwall.
At least in the Olympic Games, England does not even have the qualifications to participate, and there are no Manchester United players in the main team of the England national team.
At the Wembley stadium, which was full of seats, Aldridge did not stand on the sidelines to command, but sat quietly, even if the situation on the court was very unfavorable, he did not get up once.
At the end of the game, the average state of Manchester United, with Solskjaer's goal, scored a small victory over Millwall and won the community shield.
After this game, Aldridge was criticized and ridiculed by the outside world, thinking that he was fierce in the summer when he was fighting with the English football players, but his team was very bad.
And this is just the beginning.
In the Premier League opener, Millwall rushed away and played 0-0 with Southampton.
Four days later, they lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 at home.
The two-year home unbeaten record ended.
In addition to Millwall's lineup is still a semi-main half-substitute due to poor performance, Middlesbrough is not the same as today, the team has sent a lot of players to the strength, Juninho, Ravanelli, Egypt Mosson and others gave Middlesbrough momentum after the start of the league.
Millwall’s poor state continues, with a difficult penalty in the League Cup to defeat the fourth-tier league team Bristol City.
Millwall's performance from the friendly game in early August to the end of the third round of the league at the end of August has left all the critics dumbfounded!
Did Nima fall to the ground too fast?
Comets didn't hit the earth so fast!
All parties began to fall into the ground again, the sound of Manchester United defending one wave higher than another.
All because of the season's first game, Manchester United's handsome guy Beckham completed a super mid-range shot.
Although Millwall did not fall into the relegation zone, it was actually not too far behind.
Aldridge is going to fight for the championship this season, but the fight depends on the players, so he cares about the status of the players.
From this close to a month of training, players who do not have enough time to rest in summer are getting better and better.
In training, their various indicators have already surpassed the best state of last season, and psychologically have eased the tiredness and fatigue of the game, and accumulated a hunger for the game day after day!
After the game of the League Cup successfully passed, the team was on the training ground, and each player showed the best state, so that Aldridge finally determined that their season can begin!
Before the home match against Coventry this weekend, Aldridge attended a press conference.
He has been trampled on recently, is it possible for individuals to and pee on their heads, some roadside tabloids also forged news, preaching that Aldridge has caused a crisis of confidence in the locker room, and before the transfer window closes, Milwaukee He may also be poached away by heavyweight stars.
The reporters raised their hands to ask whether the contradiction in the locker room was true, and whether the player would want to escape from Millwall...
Aldridge didn't answer anything, and finally said only one sentence.
"Milwall's pre-season warm-up is over."
The following day, Fleet Street collectively criticized Aldridge's arrogance and even mocked his excuse as very naive.
Before the start of the game that day, Aldridge entered the stadium ahead of time. The fans in the stadium stands still very enthusiastic. Although they suffered their first defeat in two years at home, they still firmly support the team.
In England, fans have a relatively clear definition. The first type is the supporters. No matter the team’s record is good or bad, the supporters will not leave. The second type is the fans. They do not have a particularly firm position. Who’s football Who they like is good-looking. Before Manchester United, they may like Liverpool or Tottenham. When Manchester United started a youth storm, they turned to like Manchester United. The third type is just the followers. Where there are stars, which team is the most Attention, their eyes are focused there.
Millwall won't like Millwall before Aldridge came in. So, despite the small stadium, the crowded spectators are all firm supporters of the club. They don't care what the outside world thinks of Millwall Well, it will not shake the support of the team because of the record. They are the strength of a club for long-term survival.
Although, Millwall now has many fans and followers, but once Millwall's record declines, they will turn around indifferently and leave.
Aldridge walked up to the stand, step by step toward the box, and in the VIP stand under the box, the environment was slightly better and the seats were not crowded. On the seat in the back of the highest row was the passageway, sitting Arthur and Pu Skash and Ewen.
Puskas received convalescence in the UK for the past six months. His condition has been well controlled. At least most of the time he is sober and normal-minded. At the beginning of this season, he wants to see Aldridge command the team. The game, then came to the Lion's Cave Stadium.
But in order to prevent him from getting out of the situation, Aldridge still asked his friend Yiwen to help take care of it, and the staff on the court will also be on call.
Arthur felt that watching the ball in the box was not enjoyable, so he sat next to it.
And fortunately, Arthur had seen the "War of the Century" between Hungary and England in Wembley when he was a child. For him, Puskas is the king of his generation.
"Hey, Aldridge, your team doesn't look good."
Puskas didn't give Aldridge any face, and said with a smile.
Aldridge whispered: "You just sit here and watch. Look at it. What does my team look like? Let's discuss it after the game."
"Little guy, this is what you said, don't forget."
After Puskas laughed, he turned back and chatted with Arthur. As a father, Arthur naturally could see how much Puskas recognized and appreciated Aldridge’s attitude, and happily introduced Pulpash to Milwaukee. The players on the Seoul team spoke eloquently about what they could do on the court.
For example, Nedved became a superman in Arthur's mouth. It is the iron man who can bring the football to the ball and hit the goal together!
Aldridge chatted with Yiwen briefly before going down the aisle.
The players from both sides debuted, and Millwall officially launched the strongest lineup this season against the visiting underdog Coventry.
Goalkeeper: Bute.
Guards: Schneider, Stam, Southgate, Capdevila.
Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved.
Forwards: Larson, Trezeguet, Shevchenko.