The Young Lion

Aldridge took Burt and Earl back home, probably came to the new home, the two little guys had a night of trouble, Aldridge seemed to be haggard himself, but Ewen was harder than him, almost staying up all night This made Aldridge feel guilty.

If he was going to work during the day, he would drive his two sons to Arthur, and he would take him home after get off work.

The situation is now much better than his time out of Liverpool every week.

During this time, he was really busy and dizzy. In addition to the work of the club, he went home at night to study the national team information. In the past, he had to take care of his two sons. He was happy to do so. But being tired is another matter.

The day before the team's expedition to Moscow, Aldridge was almost late.

Put on a suit and hurried out of the house to race against time, which made the British paparazzi snapped photos with great selling points.

No matter Fleet Street or other European media, Aldridge is now disgusted.

When he was working in the club, he desperately wanted to dilute his identity as the coach of the national team, but whenever the press conference came, the reporters' questions were circumvented and they were spared the England national team. Aldridge could not He didn't set the rules and faced it with cold treatment, but he evaded questions about the England national team.

Millwall ushered in the first round of the new season UEFA Champions League group stage, visiting Moscow.

Visiting Moscow at this time is much easier than going there from November to December.

However, when the 90-minute game ended, the Moscow people cheered and celebrated.

They have achieved an epic victory enough to make a great book!

Sparta Moscow 2:1 Millwall.

On the first day of the Champions League in the new season, the defending champion burst into cold!

It is normal for Millwall to win, and it is a small accident to draw a tie. Can he lose? Who dares to think so before the game?

One of the achievements in the European War is that Millwall has only lost to Bayern Munich in the European War in the past four years.

Sparta Moscow is almost able to write the history of the European War in Millwall Club.

With three consecutive draws in the league and the first defeat of the European War Group Stage, Millwall's winter seems to be earlier than expected.

This game allowed Aldridge to determine the problem he discovered in the Tottenham game: what the team is missing!

After the game, there was a silence in the locker room. Millwall players silently took off their jerseys, showered, put on clean clothes, and then sat in chairs waiting for other teammates to prepare to leave here.

The soundproofing effect of the locker room is very poor. The sound of the carnival on the side of the home team's locker room came through. It was extremely harsh, even if it was not intentional by Moscow Sparta, but Millwall players sounded as if it was a mockery.

Aldridge took full responsibility at the post-match press conference, trying to extricate his disciples.

There are many international players in the team, and the impact of the FIFA virus has not dispersed.

Guest disadvantages.

The team's prospects are no problem.

But he personally bears the responsibility for the defeat, admits that the tactics are used improperly, he underestimated his opponent, did not expect Moscow Spartan to be so tough at home...

After the press conference, Aldridge came to the locker room and closed the door gently, looking at the scene where no one wanted to speak. He walked to the empty seat and sat down, silent for a while.

He seemed to be accompanying the players to taste the moment.

The players suddenly looked at him, and no one spoke.

Aldrich didn't get angry, if he could solve the problem, he would vent his anger without hesitation.

But he knew that that was not the way to solve the problem.

The team has a problem. This problem is a concern for the coaching staff before the season, but it is difficult to avoid by words.

What is needed now is communication.

"I lost the game and I'm in a bad mood, right?"

Aldridge opened his breath with a sigh.

Some players nodded.

"Okay, let me do a review first. As you can see, I still serve as the coach of the England national team. I can’t deny that I didn’t spend my energy there. However, I don’t think I have invested in Millwall. Less. Next, I’ll say something that makes you feel uncomfortable, but I’m not blaming anyone. Now this time, we need to unite together. If, you think I resigned from the England national team coach can improve the team Situation, then as long as you tell me, I will return to London and immediately submit my resignation to the FA."

As soon as Aldridge's words fell, Schneider said immediately: "Boss, today's game was lost, but this has nothing to do with your role as England national team coach. What does Boss do in his usual work? We despise the club, we all see it in the eyes, to be honest, I am happy and proud of the boss, boss, don't worry, now is not the end of the world, we will adjust the state next, and strive to win all the games. "

Schneider's qualifications in the dressing room gave him a great say, and his words were recognized by his teammates.

For these players who play football, after a long battle, after hundreds of battles, there is nothing tangible to lose. There will be games in the future, and the situation is not on the edge of the cliff.

Aldridge smiled a bit bleakly and said, "Yeah, it's not the end of the world, but I don't think it's a problem with your competitive state. As I said earlier, I will say something that makes you not If you are comfortable, you may be against me or even complaining about me, but I must say that your fighting will has recently declined strongly!"

The expression of the team players became serious and the atmosphere became dignified.

The head coach can criticize the player's status, which the player cannot quibble and deny.

But the head coach blamed the players for their lack of fighting will. In layman's terms, they are not fighting like men on the court!

Who can bear this? !

Aldridge sighed: "For you, it has been six years, five years, four years, and two years...Millen Wall has been honored, has a soft hand, lives in a mansion, drives a famous car, wears high-end clothing, and walks to Everywhere is a star, it is the focus, it seems that you have become expensive, and you have become a rank with civilian players. We win, win, keep winning, Juventus, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern Munich and other European top teams are our defeaters. Who can stop us? Yeah, who else can stop us? But why did we lose to Sparta Moscow? Why did we lose What about a second-tier European league team?"

Many players suddenly lowered their heads, feeling ashamed and even ashamed.

"Is it because of Ronaldinho, Nedved, and Materazzi?"

"Or is it because of the Eastern European environment that we are not used to it?"

"Or is the artificial turf on this course awkward to kick us?"

"Or, you, naively think that your opponent should lose to us?"

"Or, you are afraid of injury, and you feel that it is not worthwhile to collide with your opponent, a group of unknown players. It is not worth it. Or, you take it for granted, this is only the first group game, there are 5 games anyway, we can definitely It doesn’t matter if you go out and lose."

Aldridge looked around the locker room, and no player dared to stare at him.

Some words really poke their minds, or subconscious thinking.

Even though Millwall has had experience in visiting Eastern Europe in the past few years, there is no guarantee that the team will fully adapt to the climate here when they come to Eastern Europe.

It can only be said that experience has given them sufficient mental preparation.

Artificial turf is also significantly different from natural turf. Players fall on artificial turf, not to mention bruises, but bruises can cause severe pain.

The UEFA Champions League group stage is now so loose, and Millwall is in a relatively weak group, which gives players a lot of thinking to retreat.

What is a lose?

The trend of the game was that Millwall advanced a goal in the 32nd minute, equalized in the 60th minute, and scored a lore in the 91st minute!

In the 30 minutes after being equalized, Aldridge identified the team's problems on the sidelines.

The will to fight is down!

Why do top teams always kill opponents at the last moment? Why did the semi-strong team always concede the ball in the final stage during the strong dialogue?

Sometimes it is not the gap of the team's basic strength, but the gap of willpower.

When the player's fitness comes to the watershed stage after 70 minutes, whoever has the stronger desire to win and who has the stronger willpower will decide the final result of the game!

Millwall's situation is diametrically opposed to the vast majority of teams with weaker mental attributes.

It is because this team is too strong!

Powerful enough to start ignoring the team under a certain level.

Playing first-class opponents, playing key games, seeing no problems.

But encountering teams like Spartan Moscow and Spurs, they made them uninterested, like a kind of "self-confidence" arrogant to compete with opponents.

Probably think that if you kick, you will win the opponent. The victory will come naturally. In case of injury, the price will be too large, and the player will start to avoid it deliberately.

It is true that last season, Millwall played many games in 60 minutes and won the opponent in 70 minutes.

But that was when they quickly resolved the battle with 100% combat power.

This does not mean that they can now take victory within 90 minutes with 60% combat power.

After the score was equalized in this game, Aldridge adjusted his tactics and aggressively attacked, but the players on the court did not show more aggressiveness. The decline of confrontation and the decline of impact are the best manifestations.

Aldridge whispered: "Maybe, I have a difference with your ideas, I don’t question your ambitions to continue to achieve glory, but I think that if you continue to develop like this, Millwall’s glory in recent years will come So far. But maybe you don’t agree, you feel that as you are now, you can still maintain our kingship in UEFA. Over the years, thank you for accompany me, accompany this club that had nothing before, ups and downs, You are the heroes of the team, this is not to be obliterated. I am grateful and do not bear to blame you too much. In this disagreement today, I take a step back and follow your ideas. When we are successful, when we are together, when we fail, I will also accompany you. When the season is over, let's look at the ending. If I am wrong, I apologize to you. If I am right, we will forget this season and start again. Now, let's go home. "

Aldrich stood up and walked slowly towards the door. Southgate shouted at the back: "Boss!"

In that scene, it seemed as though Aldridge was going to abandon them.

Aldrich turned to smile, shaking his head to stop what Southgate said in a shocked expression, and said softly: "As I said, success and failure, we will all be together, big deal, come again."