The Young Lion

Millwall's third trip to Asia was in Shanghai. After they came to Shanghai from Hong Kong, Aldridge took a leave for the whole team in the afternoon and evening. Under the arrangement of the club, the players could go outside to visit.

Aldrich fulfilled his promise, put on casual clothes, led Ronaldinho, and Klose and Schneider also joined them. Under the leadership of Aldridge, wander around the city and taste Chinese food.

The general Chinese people, most of them don’t know football stars, Aldridge also used a swindle when he traveled, let those team members accompanied by sponsors and club staff leave the hotel first, and will wait for the fans who are outside. All attracted away, and then he took Ronaldinho, Klose, and Schneider out of the hotel.

However, in the process of leisurely enjoying the game, they were still recognized by people, or were tracked by reporters, so they staged a good cat and mouse show in the city. When they found that the crowd began to gather around them, they immediately Transfer, hit escape.

This Asian preparation for the battle, with commercial activities interspersed in the middle, the team's stars are the protagonists, but in Shanghai, before starting the third friendly match, the atmosphere in the Millwall team began to change.

The two-day training was only open for half a day. The fans and the media who came to the scene all hoped that Millwall players would come to perform the ball skills, but Millwall did not do what they wanted.

The team's preparation intensity has improved. In the past period, the lineup is not complete, and the restorative training is indeed easy. But from now on, it is necessary to go all out to actively train, do a good job in physical reserve, and recover from the competitive state.

Just when the media was disappointed with Millwall's "no face", at the press conference before the game with Monaco, Audridge gave everyone and all Chinese fans a big surprise.

"any questions?"

After sitting down, Aldridge stunned all the Chinese reporters at the scene.

"what?"

Many people exclaimed in doubt.

"Did I not make it clear? Are you okay?"

Aldridge said with a smile on his face.

The Chinese reporter on the spot lit up, and someone hurriedly asked, "Mr. Hall, do you speak Chinese?!"

That's right, Aldridge speaks Chinese after sitting down.

Putonghua with perfect words!

Maybe he thinks so, but in fact many people hear clearly what he said, but the tone is a little weird.

After all, language skills also need to be honed. Aldridge can’t speak a few Chinese words throughout the year, but it’s not without opportunities. There are many Chinese in Europe.

"Well, I can speak Chinese, is there anything surprising?"

Aldrich said of course, a little suspicious of scumbag.

The reporter at the scene was excited. He thought that Aldridge could speak many languages, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, etc. This is the basis for his communication with the players. This is actually not a language genius. Many coaches are proficient in multiple languages, part of which is job requirements.

He can speak Chinese, and it sounds like nothing to fuss about. It can be associated with the difficulty of learning Chinese. It is impossible for foreigners to do something without effort. In particular, it is impossible to meet the communication requirements smoothly.

A press conference for a football game evolved into a discussion and exchange meeting between Aldridge and Chinese culture.

When did you start learning Chinese?

How much do you know about Chinese culture?

Why are you interested in China?

...

Anyway, Aldridge couldn't tell the truth to the reporter. Lao Tzu only approved a layer of foreign skin and declared it to the mouth. It wasn't that the world was crazy, that is, Aldridge was crazy. Obviously, the ending must be the latter.

Instead, a reporter asked why Aldridge did not use Chinese in an interview in Hong Kong. Aldrich said frankly: because I don’t understand Cantonese, I can’t speak Cantonese.

Today's reporters are very excited and more interested than asking questions about the game.

Aldrich not only speaks Chinese, but also has a deeper understanding of Chinese culture than many foreigners. Although it is impossible to think of the relationship between this Englishman and China because of the preconceived impression, at least the headlines are no problem.

Um, what's the name?

Yes, the Chinese love of the mad lion!

After the press conference was over, Aldridge saw the evening news of the day, and he was on CCTV news...

But the reaction around him made him a little depressed.

He speaks Chinese, and makes a sensation. How does it feel like a monkey suddenly speaks human language?

The representatives of the Chinese sponsors around him seemed to want Aldridge to "speak a few words". He really finished speaking in Mandarin. The other person's expression was like looking at a wonderful flower. After being surprised, he praised his Chinese. Start flattering.

Probably there is no communication problem, much more work than expected, there are countless invitation functions for interviewing Aldridge, there are already many, but the situation is indeed different now.

Interviews in English are interviews with foreigners.

However, if foreigners are interviewed in Chinese without any obstacles, this will not only make the show more attractive, but also make Aldridge more intimate with China in the image, and the audience will certainly feel fresh.

I would like to ask: Which foreign coach in the field of competitive sports in China can conduct question-based interviews in Chinese fluently and smoothly?

Considering to do commercial development for Millwall, Aldrich Stone spoke Chinese in shock, which will undoubtedly bring more positive results, he decided to accept an interview, but only in Shanghai, as for CCTV CCTV5 to do a special program , He pushed it to Klinsmann, which was well thought out.

For Chinese fans, Klinsmann is not only Millwall’s assistant coach, but also a brilliant member of Millwall. His career is also very glorious. He has many fans in China. Although it is impossible for Millwall to have more effects than Aldridge, but Aldridge is pressed for time, and his work is still the most important.

The schedule was tight, Klinsmann went directly to Beijing, and he was happy to do so. After all, aside from Millwall, he still had a star effect, and he could not continue to work in Millwall, It’s just that he thinks that his work at Millwall is not over yet. In terms of progress, he has reached half of it. He has learned a lot from this team. At the same time, he would like to see more. Faced with the new pattern and new situation, how did Audridge hold this piece of land.

Aldridge's interview preparations are not finished yet, he will lead the team to play the third friendly match.

The show is often the finale.

The last stop of Millwall’s Asian tour, the opponent is the Ligue 1 champion Monaco, regardless of the reputation and strength of the opponent, they are better than the failed Ajax and the Celtics who failed to dominate the Soviet Super League. .

At the same time, with the previous two warm-ups, the team's competitive state has also begun to recover, and the attitude towards the game has become more and more important.

Millwall's starting lineup today is the main force!

Opponent Monaco is not the leader of Tigana. Tigana left Monaco a year and a half ago. He became a neighbor with Aldridge this summer. He entered the first division of the London team Fulham. Qi saw soldiers meet in the Premier League.

It was their club loyalist Puel who led the Monaco Hao to win the Ligue 1 last season. His career only played in Monaco. After retiring, he worked as a coach in Monaco and climbed step by step. After Tigana left, he was promoted to the first team from the reserve team. After taking over the coach, he won the top league championship in the first full coaching season. It seems that Monaco also has this tradition, with Wenger in the front, Tigana in the back, and now Puel.

Aldridge and Puel did not meet in the past. Today was the first time they met on the field. The two said a few words on the sidelines, both of which met formally and met as coaches.

Now Aldridge has become the most talked about football topic for Chinese fans, just because his Chinese language is slippery and incidentally allows fans to extend this concern to the Millwall club.

Millwall has many stars and is famous, and the coach will also speak Chinese!

90% of the stadium supports Millwall, and today, the crazy lion is very face-saving.

Ronaldinho, Henry, Pirlo, Nedved, Larson, etc. all started. After Makelele left, Gattuso took his place. This is the main lineup of Millwall in the new season.

In the past three years, Millwall, who has swept the European football, has shown a strong dominance on the field even though the competitive state has not been restored to the best.

Monaco, what about the Ligue 1 champion?

The league already has a gap, and Millwall is the leader in the Premier League. The difference between the two is obvious.

Puel opened his eyes today and realized that the gap between Monaco and Millwall, in disguise, is also the distance that Monaco has been pulled away from the top European teams.

Even if there is Lisse in the Monaco formation, Julie, a well-known European football player in the future, can clearly see the team’s disadvantage.

In the first 60 minutes of the game, Monaco was suppressed without a fight back. Millwall firmly controlled the rhythm of the field and methodically attacked the mercury.

60 minutes, 3:0.

Henry alone took three goals, Pirlo's two scalpel-like straight plugs made the audience look fascinated, and a team that passed 15 feet passed the goal and broke the door. All the audience stood up and cheered.

Watching Millwall's game on the spot is a visual feast.

However, Ronaldinho had occasionally messed up with several personal performances, attracting Aldridge's slightly dissatisfied limb movements, and Ronaldinho immediately converged.

The warriors can not be humiliated, and it is still a friendly game, there is no need to really raise the opponent's fire, win and win, and then play unscrupulously, it is too much.

After 60 minutes, Aldridge withdrew a few main players to give substitutes playing time.

Due to the gap in personal abilities, under the same tactical system, Millwall's suppression in the frontcourt completely failed to achieve the same effect.

This is inevitable, but Aldridge did not change his tactics, just wanted to check the play of players such as Joe Cole, Villa, Pedretti under this tactical system.

Monaco was infused three, saw Millwall replaced multiple substitutes, so began to rebound, scoring two goals in 10 minutes.

High-pressure tactics are very dangerous. They can't be suppressed in the front, so it is very easy to be penetrated through the back line.

Just like last season's Champions League semi-finals, Millwall's main lineup couldn't hold back Real Madrid, and Aldridge had to change tactics immediately.

Looking at the results now, the young players may be the last one mixed with the main force. There is a big **** to suppress the battle, and there is no big difference. But if many young players play together, the gap is very obvious.

After 20 minutes, he changed his tactics, playing counterbalance tactics that were in line with their balance of power.

After this adjustment, Monaco did not easily push the offense to a dangerous zone, and Millwall's offense also improved.

In the 88th minute, Klose broke the opponent's defender with a ball and scored. This ball made Aldridge very excited and got up to applaud him.

The skill of the carpenter has improved significantly over the past two years, and the technical guidance of the coaching staff has not been in vain.

4:2!

Millwall ended the last warm-up match of the Asian tour. In the applause and cheers of the fans, Millwall's team ended with a curtain call.