The Young Lion

Last season Aldridge spent a lot of money, almost spent half of the club's cost to build a new team, it is a season of life and death, if Millwall can not be promoted, Aldridge will lose a lot of the team's main force Players, at the same time, he can not control the players in the team.

Playing in the Premier League in the new season, although as long as relegation can continue to survive, this will greatly affect the height that Millwall can reach, because Aldridge will inevitably lose the outstanding players in the team.

The career of professional players is very short. From maturity to the peak period, it may be less than ten years. In such a decade, professional players want to build a professional glory, they must be based on a strong On the team, if Millwall could not provide such an environment, Aldridge could not blame anyone on the team who was distracted.

The Premier League is undoubtedly a bigger stage than the First Division, and it will directly attract the attention of Europe. When the Millwall players are exposed to a more shining spotlight, as long as there is a little achievement, then one after another will come. It is the transfer intention of major European giants and first-tier clubs.

The football world is so cruel. The best and best resources are to be divided among the giants that occupy the country. Especially at the end of 95, after the implementation of the Bosman rule, the most typical exception is the new science that has been hollowed out. Champions League champion Ajax.

Aldridge needs a championship trophy to inspire this season. If it is not a miracle of the Premier League championship, then it can only be the domestic two cup championship.

The members of the coaching staff also understand that Millwall's situation this season is grim.

After all, Millwall is a small temple. If you want to keep the great god, you must gilt yourself.

Tolop pondered: "Maybe it's a bit weird to say so, but I think this season, you can use the league to train the players, try to narrow the gap between the bench and the main lineup, so that we can fight for a next season An unprecedentedly strong lineup, not an embarrassing situation where the bench is difficult to provoke a beam. The League Cup and the FA Cup, we can go all out. At least, two cups, from the Premier League team to the game to the finals, all you need is Seven games, of course, without the premise of replay. Moreover, the schedule of the League Cup, except for the finals around the end of February and early March, the first six games will be completed from the end of August to the end of January, and the FA Cup is from one Started to participate in the battle at the beginning of the month until the championship was decided in May. There is a lot of room for adjustment in the middle. At least half of the game time of the two cups will not overlap, and we can prepare independently."

Torop's point of view was unanimously agreed by the coaching staff.

Millwall needs a championship, but in terms of the difficulty of the championship, it is definitely the biggest in the league, and the difficulty of the cup is relatively small, especially even if the lottery faces the strong team, it is difficult to ensure that the strong team will not be distracted by the league and underestimate the cup.

After thinking for a while, Aldridge said: "Well, our plan for this season, the main lineup goes all out for the cup. In the league, we now plan the rotation according to the schedule, and hand over important leagues to the main lineup. Especially when playing against strong teams, the weaker opponents will be dealt with by the substitute lineup. As long as the substitute lineup does not collapse, then the first team that has experienced the Premier League training next season will be more powerful."

Next, the coaching staff began to study the schedule.

Speaking of each Premier League team will encounter the Devil schedule during the season, especially for weak teams, they will always encounter strong teams in a certain period of time.

Millwall was a bit lucky.

The first round of the league: visiting Old Trafford.

Second round: vs. arsenal at home.

Round 3: Guest at Anfield.

Fourth round: Guest challenge the defending champion Blackburn.

Round 5: Home vs. Nottingham Forest.

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Aldrich has no complaints about the schedule. He feels that there is nothing to blame. In fact, the FA schedule is not random. If you look closely at the schedule, you will find that other teams will also be like this in the Devil schedule. Opponents, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Blackburn, Nottingham Forest... It's just that Millwall played this schedule at the beginning of the first round.

Under the premise of no game rescheduling, the Millwall coaching team has made a rough rotation plan. This is a big tone. As for the situation of injuries or game rescheduling, only a small range of adjustments can be made. .

Moreover, in Aldrich’s coaching ideas, no player on the team can exceed the density of one game per week, which means that in a nine-month game cycle, no player will play more than 38 times. This is to avoid player injuries. Illness is also to maintain the player's hunger in the game, to avoid psychological boredom caused by too many games, in the long run, it is also for the player's career peak period to last longer.

After this topic ended, Aldridge took the lead in smoking a cigarette in the conference room. After ten minutes of relaxation, Aldridge once again threw an important topic.

"Guys, I want to start a team's tactical style change this season."

Everyone cheered up and waited for the following.

Aldridge turned on the projector in the conference room and projected the picture materials he had prepared on the large screen, which was the 442 formation used by Millwall's current main lineup.

The four guards are parallel, two midfielders drag one behind, one forward, two wing forwards, two forwards one in front and one slightly behind.

"Last season, our bench had used such a 433 formation."

Aldridge put another picture next to it, after Beckham left in the second half of last season.

The four backs are parallel, three midfielders, one trailing, one in the middle, one slightly forward, and then three forward arrows.

"Actually, the tactical formation from the backup lineup is my ideal formation. Last season, because I was worried about directly discharging such a 433 formation, the lack of a midfield commander would cause the offensive weakness, so I used the traditional 442. And I think the balance offensive and defensive is the most important in the top field. In the fast game rhythm of the top field, in the 442 formation, once the midfielder comes forward and the counterattack is counterattacked, it is unrealistic to rely on the midfielder to intercept. And 433, based on the strong control of the midfield, achieves the combination of side and center, winger incut, and full-backs with assists and other offensive means, the assignment of responsibilities in the middle, the first defense of the midfielder, two midfielders, A responsible organization, a response, the three arrows must not only make full use of the width of the court, but also be able to frequently change positions and insert into the restricted area to achieve the best offensive effect."

Seeing the two tactical diagrams on the big screen, the coaching staff members thought about each other, and Aldridge projected a more detailed tactical explanation on the big screen.

Jenson wondered: "Three forwards, two are wingers?"

The traditional winger is mostly a threat on the side. The main role is to deliver shells to the middle. If the winger in Aldridge’s 433 formation is only such a role, then the center reduces a forward and does not necessarily increase its power. .

Aldridge seriously said: "Winger, but not a simple bottom pass, such a winger needs to have the ability to score inwardly, and to be able to play with the center, two midfielders, and the corresponding linebacker. To form a cooperation, especially when the full-back assists come up to form the advantage of the number of wingers, the winger must insert the penalty area or attract the attention of the defensive player, or directly form a shooting opportunity to complete the score."

Jenson frowned: "This is too high for the ability of the winger. Can pass the ball accurately, have a sense of running and coordination, have the ability to break through, and must also have a shot. This is just an offensive, and the defense must also be spared. Run physically."

Aldrich nodded and said: "Yes, the requirements are of course high, but our team has such materials that can be made, Pires, Larson, I believe they can do it, and Solskjaer is no problem. Shevchenko, who just came in the summer, although he is playing the center material, but he can also be qualified for this position, especially in tactics, after the winger broke into the penalty area or completed the transposition with the center, in the penalty area, like Larson The player of Shevchenko's center material is even more powerful."

After thinking for a while, Jenson nodded and said: "The idea is very good, not to mention the front line. There are three positions in the midfield. In the midfield, we have Makelele. Gattuso can meet the tactical requirements. Then this midfielder What about the commander? Vieira? Or Nedved?"

"No, I will use 442 next season, because instead of playing 433, then Schneider will be withdrawn from the main lineup by me. I don’t want to do this, and it will chill his heart. But I hope the club will go from top to bottom I will instill such a tactical philosophy in the players, especially the bench lineup, the role of midfielder commander, I plan to train the new Italian guy, Andrea Pirlo. Nedved in the future midfield, is As a coordinating role, his large-scale running and forward threat to the penalty area will be one of the flexible winning points in the tactical change."

The coaching staff looked at each other, they did not expect Audridge to attach such importance to the new Pirlo, the role of commander, that must be the tactical soul of the team, and Nedved, has become a season The spiritual leader of the team.

As for the tactical reform part, Aldridge and colleagues have discussed for a long time, perfecting the immature part, exploring more valuable tactical changes and so on.

When the meeting was over, Aldridge applauded everyone, encouraged each other, and cheered for the new season!

Later, the first team coach went to the Leo Youth Training Base to meet the players, and then shot the family portrait in the 95/96 season on the new training ground!

The new family portrait was posted on the corridor of the Leo Youth Training Base together with last year. At the same time, souvenirs of the new season are also sold in the club store, new jerseys, new scarves, new posters, etc., everything is new. .

Of course, the new season, new challenges, for the championship trophy!

Attachment: List of Millwall first team in the 95/96 season

Goalkeepers: Keller, Butt, Wright.

Guards: Stam, Southgate, Richards, Materazzi, Elgra, Mills, Ferdinand, Thuram, Zambrotta. Neil.

Midfielders: Vieira, Gattuso, Makelele, Nedved, Ballack, Pirlo, Lampard.

Forwards: Pires, Glenn Charles. Schneider, Trezeguet, Tony, Fanny, Larson, Phillips, Solskjaer, Shevchenko.

A total of thirty people.

Volume Two The King of London