Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ――

The Millwall Club's exclusive luxury airliner is on its way to Monaco.

Many of the players and coaches in the cabin were recuperating, but Aldridge was sitting in his place with a pen in his lap and a tactical board on his side, and four players were sitting to his right, right and opposite him.

Kaka, Ronaldo, Villa, Alonso.

Millwall's philosophy of football is based on simplicity, but when simplicity begins to give birth to a rich and varied landscape, the players' minds can sometimes get into a state of confusion, so Aldridge needs to talk to them, give them some ideas, and describe some of the pictures that they think are complex.

These four players are full of interest, they are still young, although there is an honor, but it is not enough to be a god, they are very ambitious, they are very willing to listen to Aldrich's teachings when everyone else is resting, and cherish every minute and every second, write down everything Aldrich said, digest it by themselves, if there is something that you don't understand, immediately raise it, and have an in-depth discussion with Aldrich.

"Cristiano, your advantage at this stage, the first ball control technique, the second speed, the third body, in order for you to become a more well-rounded player in the future, so, you have to be clear-headed, in a team, everyone plays a different role, take the attack as an example, the organizer, the tandem player, the finisher, these are the three most basic elements, although there are players, such as Maradona, suddenly have a goal that he plays all the roles, from the organization area with the ball, and starts to instigate the attack. And eventually scored the ball himself. But this is not universally applicable. Millwall have easily scored 100 goals in all competitions in a season, but less than 10 per cent of those goals have been scored by a player in two or three roles at the same time. Maybe my words will be complicated for you, then I will simply tell you that you can become more comprehensive in the future, and for now, I will give you a fixed area, on the right side. You are the tandem and serve the Terminator, i.e. assist as much as possible! But you can switch positions with your team-mates, and when you're on the left side of the attacking end, you're going to be more gripy with your right foot facing the goal, which means you're more accurate and more threatening when you cut in with the backfoot, and you're the finisher in this area, remember. Two roles that you can switch at any time in the future. But for now, try to make yourself as good as possible in a fixed area! This is very important for your future, very important! ”

Ronaldo nodded solemnly when he heard this, when he played as a substitute in the past two seasons, his position was not vague, but he himself would be "lost", because he was playing Larsson's substitute, Larsson scored very efficiently, and he also wanted to take Larsson's line, in fact, after Larsson became the team's leading scorer from Henry, Larsson became a point-grabbing striker.

Push back ten years, Ronaldo is actually similar to a point-grabbing striker, sharing the ball, running, grabbing points, shooting, and scoring.

However, the natural point-grabbing striker has a limitation, that is, most of the man-ball combination ability in sports battles is not too strong, and the man-ball combination ability of a shooter like Ruud van Nistelrooy is already outstanding.

In order to make Ronaldo more comprehensive, only if he is more comprehensive, his threat will be greater and he will be able to become a goal shooter!

The route of developing Cristiano Ronaldo is actually somewhat similar to the trajectory of Thierry Henry's career.

If Henry hadn't played as a winger, and didn't play a teamwork role at the beginning, his power to play as a center forward would inevitably be greatly reduced, and he was born as a winger, and at the beginning of his career, he controlled the ball more on the field, broke through more, and handled the ball more, which played a very important fundamental role in honing skills, improving experience, and reading all aspects of the game.

Those who are born or play center forward at the beginning of their careers have obvious limits in their range of motion, because they will be overwhelmed in unfamiliar areas and have certain limitations in their ability to read the game.

As for Kaka, Aldrich said it more bluntly.

"Kaka's position is the most defensive area in the modern era, in the past it was a single back or no back back, only a lagging central midfielder, now it is a double back back, or even a triple back, the defensive pressure in this area is very high, and you are in this position, you can't play in a similar way with Pavel, you need space, forward space, how to create this space, that is vertical and horizontal offensive tearing, so you must have an absolute understanding of your teammates and control the overall situation, horizontal tearing, out of the winger, and our two full-backs, longitudinally torn, there is a center forward in front of the front to bring out the depth, behind the midfield combination, Alonso and De Rossi, your forward attack needs to be calm and correct prediction, once the opponent makes up the side or your teammates in the same area to give you cover, that is the moment when you play the ability to break through the opponent's defense line with the ball, in the dribble, you must also constantly observe the running position of your teammates, because once you form a breakthrough in this position, come to the back line, It's a ripple effect that moves the whole body, and it's not uncommon for opponents to lose their markers in a panic! ”

Kaka frowned and pondered, and couldn't help but take the tactical board in Aldrich's hand, and looked down carefully, Aldridge drew a circle in his position, and then there was a dotted line to indicate the passing line, which was really in all directions, and he needed to have the ability to see six ways, and at the same time there was a solid line to draw his running position and the line of breaking through with the ball.

For Villa, Aldridge has no particular need to focus on it, Villa can be said to be completely underestimated by the outside world, because Henry is too dazzling, in the time that Henry was absent at the beginning of the season, in August, Villa scored 5 goals and sent 4 assists at the same time, the role of the forward line is very obvious, how to switch roles back and forth between the inside, center, finisher, and responder, Villa has been influenced by Millwall's football philosophy all year round, he has been integrated, and now the only requirement for him is: to keep up with the rhythm of Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is the biggest threat point in the frontcourt, that is, the opponent's most important target for marking, and Ronaldo has no ambition to become a goal-shooter, so Ronaldo is willing to contribute to his teammates, and the key is that his teammates can keep up with his beat. Caught up. Xiao Luo can make the situation extremely clear. Make it easier for your teammates to get the most out of their combat power.

While Kaka was pondering himself, Aldridge took the tactics board back, erased it and began to communicate with Alonso, who had been good in the role of midfield commander last season, and who would strengthen Alonso's ability to assist and press in the new season. He doesn't have to be a threat, but he must be able to make the opponent vigilant and panic, just like in the defense, there are players who can block the opponent's passing line through guò smart and reasonable positioning without chasing the ball, and when attacking, as long as a point is pressed up, the opponent is distracted, and he can also make a great contribution to his teammates and the team.

Before the plane landed in Monaco, Aldridge was surrounded by players, in addition to the original four young players. Ram, Ramos. Messi, De Rossi and other players took the initiative to listen and discuss, and when the captain reminded the plane that it was about to land, they returned to their respective seats, and the older generation of Nedved and Larsson looked at each other and smiled.

Due to their regular appearances in the UEFA Super Cup over the past decade, Millwall have also played four times in a row since the UEFA Super Cup was changed to Monaco, and this year is the fifth time in a row, Millwall also has a large fan base in Monaco.

The number of fans who greeted Millwall outside the airport was quite spectacular.

Before Aldridge led the team to board the bus, he and the players signed autographs and took photos with some fans, which caused a very warm atmosphere at the scene.

This year's UEFA Super Cup will see Millwall, the winner of last season's European Cup, face Valencia, the winner of the UEFA Cup.

Valencia were Millwall's Champions League final opponents years ago, and years later, they won the UEFA Cup under Rafael Benitez.

After Benitez left, Valencia brought in Ranieri, who was idle at home.

Aldridge and Ranieri have also played each other in the Premier League.

When he was in charge of Chelsea, the two did not talk to each other.

However, after Ranieri lost his status as Chelsea manager, Aldridge also said two words of compliment to Ranieri in public, just like after Lao Lei left West Ham United, Aldridge left Lao Lei as one of the candidates for national team coach when he stepped down as national team manager.

The FA also announced that Lao Lei became the new coach of the national team, and after Lao Lei took office, he publicly praised Aldridge, and even gave people the feeling that he was saying: I lost to him at West Ham United back then, and I was convinced.

Ranieri also praised Aldridge ahead of the UEFA Super Cup.

Perhaps he was still unhappy with Chelsea, Abu did not involve him in the football revolution, sacked him while he was on holiday, and brought in Eriksen to do not do as well as him.

Benitez was tired of the endless infighting in Valencia and left England, and Ranieri came to Valencia to start a "Renaissance".

Regardless of Ranieri's coaching ability, at least his coaching ideas have not kept up with the changes in La Liga football.

August 27, Louis II Stadium, Monaco.

Monaco's royal family came to the Millwall dressing room an hour before the game to greet Aldridge warmly, and many Monaco royals admired Aldridge, and they left a group photo in the dressing room.

Towards the start of the game, Aldridge walked out of the tunnel and walked to shake hands with Ranieri before the game.

Millwall and Valencia's starters are also in full swing.

"The UEFA Super Cup, which symbolizes the resumption of competition in Europe in the new season, is about to begin, and it is an appetizer for the new European season, and some local Monaco fans joked: just move Millwall to Monaco. Hehehe, Millwall has appeared at the Louis II Stadium for five consecutive years, among these 5 times, counting today, they have 4 times as Champions League champions, including 1 time as League Cup winners, that is, last season, remember last season they played an earth-shattering goal battle with AC Milan, and finally Millwall was lucky to beat AC Milan in the penalty shootout, today, their opponents may not be as strong as AC Milan, but they are also not to be underestimated, Valencia are the champions of La Liga. ”

Aldridge watched the starters on both sides from the sidelines, Millwall played with the main lineup, Valencia is not clear, once a son of heaven and a courtier, Ranieri in his heart who will be the main force and who is the substitute, just by one game, I can't see it, and Aldridge doesn't care.

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Lahm.

Midfielders: De Rossi, Alonso, Kaka.

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Villa, Ronaldinho.

Valencia started 451.

Goalkeeper: Canizares.

Defenders: Canela, Ayala, Marchena, Aurelio.

Midfielders: Fiore, Albelda, Baraja, Angullo, Vicente.

Forward: Corradi.

The reason why the main squad played in the European Super Cup, Aldridge hopes that this kind of single-game decisive cup will be able to give young players a certain amount of mental pressure and exercise their ability to resist pressure, the European Super Cup is a chicken rib, but for the players who play the game, especially young players, they will definitely attach great importance to it, no one wants to fly all the way over to play a game and then watch others win the championship and go home lonely. (To be continued......)