Chapter 98: True soul

Cups or league matches that are held in the middle of the week will be held at night, because the fans have to work during the day.
When Aldridge arrived at the Greensby Club, the sky was already dark, and the blaring noise in the gleaming Brendel Park stadium was trembling.
Aldridge can feel the fanatical atmosphere outside the club.
This is not a good sign!
It can make the home team fans so enthusiastic, obviously the home team's performance is good.
Aldridge didn't have a ticket, so naturally he couldn't enter directly from the stadium entrance. He came to the club entrance and entangled with the guards for a long time.
"I am the head coach of the Millwall Club. I'm late. Now, I'm going in!"
"Sir, would you please show me your identification?"
The doorman is a new young guy. It is estimated that he usually does not read the news and does not know Aldridge.
"Hey, Jerry, let him in. He is indeed the head coach of Millwall, he was here last season."
Some of the club staff recognized Aldridge, but the attitude was not very welcome. After all, in the last season, Millwall defeated Greensby in the away three goals.
Aldridge was let go, and the staff member who spoke out to help said lightly: "Mr. Hall, I am afraid Millwall will not be happy to go back today."
Aldridge was too lazy to take care of him. Because he had been there last season, he was somewhat impressed. He walked straight into the player channel and looked directly at the stadium scoreboard at the exit.
2: 0.
International practice, the home team is in front, the visiting team is in the back.
Time shows the first half, 44:12, 44:13...
what the hell?
Millwall trailed by two goals?
Aldridge looked at the players on the field and counted first. A total of 22 players. Greensby did not have 12 people. Millwall did not reduce his staff. Millwall except Solskjaer and Richards In addition, they are all the main players, so why are they falling behind?
He looked over to the visiting coach. Jenson frowned with his arms standing on the sidelines. He didn't look panic, but he looked helpless.
After the whistle sound at the end of the first half, Aldridge disappeared.
The players of the two teams came off, the players of Greensby seemed very happy, and the players of Millwall were downcast, as if losing their souls.
They always feel that there is something wrong with today's game and they feel that something is missing from the kick.
When the players have entered the locker room, Jenson is at the end. Is he thinking about how to adjust the midfield, tactics? There is no problem with tactics. Millwall is the main attacker and Greensby defends against. During most of the first half, Millwall is suppressing his opponents. What happened? Did the team fall behind by two goals?
He wanted to replicate Aldridge's passion for inspiring players, but he used it before the game, and the effect was not good. The players looked at him indifferently, more like the audience watching the actors performing.
While he was at a loss, he heard someone calling him.
"Jenson, Jensen!"
Jensen looked around and was surprised to see Aldridge beckoning at the corner of the corridor, looking sneaky, like a thief.
Jensen walked quickly and said anxiously: "If you are here, hurry up and enter the dressing room. Now the situation is very bad!"
Aldridge caught him in front of him. The two walked around the corner. Aldrich took out the smoke. The two lighted a branch. He spit out the smoke and asked softly, "Tell me about the first half."
"We had the advantage in the first half. Greens beat the defensive counterattack. They first led through a corner kick. Then we got a penalty in the penalty area. Larson kicked the penalty kick on the goal post. After coming out, we have been suppressing our opponents, but the opponent has penetrated our defense through a defense. Many of the current Premier League teams are imitating us last season. When the two fast horses fought back, they passed a long pass to engage in individual combat."
"That's not to learn from us. This is just a trend. Our counterattack is to advance quickly as a whole, not by personal ability."
"Oh, it's about this time, so you don't have to comment on anything. What do you do now? Two goals fell behind."
Aldridge raised his wrist and looked at his watch. After a cigarette was smoked, he sorted out some messy suits, and then walked calmly towards the locker room.
The atmosphere in the locker room was a little depressed. Everyone didn't speak. After cleaning their jersey shoes, they sat in their positions with their eyes closed. No one seemed to care why Jensen didn't come in the locker room.
Today the captain on the field is Nedved. He rarely speaks in the locker room. He is more inspiring his teammates with actual actions on the field, but he is much quieter in speech transfer, which is why Aldridge Will give the position of the first captain to Southgate.
The locker room door was pushed open, and the players were still pulling their heads.
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a long time. I have personal affairs to deal with in the past two days, so I'm not on the team. I apologize to everyone for this."
When Aldridge spoke, the players all looked up at him, all with an unbelievable expression, staring straight at him, and his dim eyes gradually glowing.
Aldrich ignored their expressions and continued with his arms: "I was in the stands in the first half. I watched the game. You did well, but I think maybe you are tired, after all four days ago We just played a game with Liverpool on the road, and we are going to challenge defending champion Blackburn on the weekend, so to speak, I will let you rest on the weekend, but it seems that you already want to end the game early, it doesn’t matter, I can understand, This is just a League Cup. Don’t worry about it. If you lose, you lose."
The players stared at Aldridge staring blankly, confused by his words.
The leader surrendered?
And also persuade them?
Aldridge shrugged: "I just went to the head referee, I want to make him easy, and let Millwall directly replace 11 people on the court in the second half. Of course, our backup team is not enough, it does not matter, plus the coach The group of people is enough. But the head referee disagrees, so I have to consider replacing three of you. Has anyone volunteered to apply for the second half?"
The locker room was silent.
The whole team of players became very nervous.
Aldridge scratched his head helplessly, and walked away after the next sentence.
"Okay, since no one of you volunteers to apply, let me decide. I need time to think about it. After I make a decision in the stands, Jenson will replace the three of you. Rest assured, this is not for Who, I am satisfied with your performance, but the opponent is Greensby, and you can’t get excited, can’t get excited, right?

Aldrich opened the locker door and went out.
The players looked at each other and swallowed nervously. Everyone knew that Aldridge was already angry.
Now Millwall, even if it is the main lineup, more than half of the players were unknown in the past, and Aldridge gave them the opportunity, gave them a high salary, so that they now enter the public vision in England, in their eyes, Aldrich Qi is definitely an important role at the tutor level.
I don't know when, his praise or criticism directly affected the player's mood and mentality.
It's just that he wasn't directing the game, and the players felt psychologically different on the court.
Now Aldridge is back and appears, and the hearts of the players are completely solid.
In the second half, after the players all played, Aldridge appeared at the exit of the player's aisle. He leaned against the aisle wall and watched the game in a leisurely manner.
The camera caught his appearance and immediately aimed at him, and the commentators began to tease Aldridge.
What Odrich didn’t expect was that there were fans among the Greensby stadium staff, and a fat young man approached him and said slightly excitedly:
You are Mr. Hall, right? Can you give me A signature? You’re amazing, you’ve been the head coach before you’re 20, and you’re doing so well. I watched Millwall’s games against Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool. It’s just so exciting. The best game I have ever seen, Millwall..."
As soon as he spoke, Aldridge patiently listened to him confess his admiration, and finally signed him, took a picture, and asked him to help pour a glass of water, from getting off the plane to In the few hours he rushed over, he didn't drip water and his mouth was dry.
As he was drinking water while holding the glass, the Brundle Park Stadium fell into a brief silence.
Aldrich looked up and looked at the field. Solskjaer ran to the middle circle with the ball. He just broke the goal.
"Hey, Millwall is awesome, and he scored."
The staff member was still next to Aldridge. He saw Millwall scoring goals and seemed more excited than Aldridge.
It is not difficult to understand that the people who work in the football club may not necessarily be fans of this club. Liverpool have more than two decades of loyal employees as Everton fans.
In the second half, Millwall's style of play remained unchanged. The tactics remained the same as in the first half, but obviously he played more dominant. Greens retired from the board, but the player's personal ability was limited and he could not prevent Millwall's madness. Fried.
In the second half, only 20 minutes, Millwall equalized the score, Schneider kicked a free kick on the defensive player to change the line and hit the goal. Some luck, but luck is also part of the strength.
Greensby, who almost returned to halftime defense, suffered a heavy blow in the 87th minute of the game.
Stam scored a goal with a corner kick, Millwall reversed Greensby 3:2, no more, no less than a goal.
Aldridge lied, he did not replace any one.
After the game, Jenson thoughtfully looked at the exit of the player’s passage and turned to the locker room. Aldridge smiled bitterly: you always say that the spirit of the team’s fighting spirit is Nedved, but you are this one. The true soul of the team!