The Young Lion

Through the wind, through the rain, your dreams may be shattered, but go forward with the hope in your heart, you will never walk alone, you will never walk alone...

Even though British football hooligans are notorious, it is undeniable that there are people imitating England fans all over the world, because there are fans here who interpret their loyalty with actions. Fans who live and die together.

The stands in all directions of Anfield were covered in red, and the fans held up Liverpool's scarves and sang the song You Never Walk Alone.

In Aldridge’s previous life, he watched Liverpool’s game on TV. The Chinese commentator said the name of the song was “You will never be alone on the road”. Although the meaning is similar, the artistic conception seems to be very different. Never walking alone means being with you at all times, and not going on the road alone is more or less unsatisfactory. For this reason, he thinks that the commentator's level is very poor.

When he walked out of the tunnel, he didn't go to the visiting team's coach's bench, but stood on the sideline parallel to the center line of the court. That should have been the place where the fourth official should stand, but he stood here first, with his hands on his hips and a serious face Looking around the stadium, it seems that he wants to impress every fan who holds up the scarf and sings.

Where's the camera? Where's the damn camera? Aim him! He's showing up! Fuck, Rude, if you don't point the camera at Hall in ten seconds, you won't be at work tomorrow!

In the studio where the live broadcast was being broadcast, the director of Sky TV roared angrily. He could overlook Aldrich's appearance from the box, but the camera hadn't caught up.

The narrators Andy Gray and Martin Taylor hadn't started their work yet, but they looked at Aldridge in the camera and tried to understand his perspective from all angles.

Martin, what is he doing?

I guess he's feeling the vibe here.

Maybe, this is not Old Trafford, this is Anfield, I hope he will not be surprised again, there are no female fans here who will send a kiss, only hostile fans like fighters.

I don't think so. It's probably his first time here. This is a game worthy of his commemoration.

How do you think Millwall will perform today? I mean, what kind of goal will they have? A draw, or a victory? Anyway, it can't be to send three points.

Of course it is victory. Aldridge needs victory to motivate his players. Otherwise, how could so many lads in the team listen to him? He is so young, and all he can give is victory, which will make the players die-hard Follow him!

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The Melanie family was also in the stands. Like other fans, they held up their scarves and sang. When the song ended, there was endless applause.

Melanie's younger brother pointed at Aldridge on the sidelines and laughed loudly: Sister, your boyfriend is so scared!

Melanie pursed her lips and smiled and said, Let him see how powerful Liverpool is, he must be shocked! Haha.

There was a fanatical shout from the KOP stands, and on the other side, the Millwall fans who came from afar also hugged and clapped and shouted Millwall’s name, even though this was not an energy match However, none of the parties has died down, and the war in the stands will never end.

Aldridge on the sidelines took a deep breath after looking at Anfield, closed his eyes for a few seconds and then opened them with a smile.

Anfield, I'm finally here!

Not here as a fan for sightseeing, but as a coach to fight here!

Great stadium, great stage, hotbed of great games!

With respect to the sages, Aldridge walked slowly towards the visiting team coach's bench.

Once, when Wimbledon was a guest here, every player would spit on the Here is Anfield sign in the Anfield channel to show contempt. Aldridge was very disgusted with that behavior.

Although football can be unscrupulous, it has its own bottom line.

He will encourage the players to fight openly and aboveboard, and let the players understand that winning here is an honor, instead of belittling the field by deluding themselves, which will only make the victory at hand worthless.

Moreover, the founder of that brand is a great figure in the history of the Red Army: Bill Shankly.

Perhaps many neutral fans know this name because of the famous saying: football has nothing to do with life and death, football is higher than life and death.

This is so wrong, Bill Shankly never said this, he said the exact words in an interview: some people think football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with this attitude, I Sure football is more important than life and death.

In fact, combined with the context and interview questions, Shankly was only expressing a positive attitude towards victory, not the kind of cold-blooded disregard for life that became more and more widespread after being misinterpreted.

Bill Shankly created the soul of the Red Army. His philosophy of victory has a gentlemanly demeanor. He will use various psychological warfare. For example, when the visiting team comes to Anfield, he will go to the bus and wait in front of the bus, and then welcome the opponent in a high-profile way. This is used to put psychological pressure on the opponent, but his bottom line is also very clear, and he cannot tolerate dirty methods on the court. Therefore, one of the head coaches Shankly hates the most is the founder of Inter Milan in the era of the big international. Leila.

Shankly created the tradition of Liverpool's boot room and created a team of kings, just like himself, simple, passionate, powerful, happy, and more or less romantic.

In the process of studying in the past, Aldridge was full of respect for Shankly. He even thought that if he could go back to the 1960s, he would be in a dilemma. Under Xiangshuai's charm, if he is a British fan through and through, it is impossible to like Manchester United and Liverpool at the same time.

The appearance of the players from both sides made Aldridge return to reality from contemplation. He looked at the Liverpool players with a bit of envy in his eyes, because there are many talented people in this group of players.

The 22-year-old Jack Redknapp is even more popular than Manchester United's Scholes at this time, because Redknapp Jr. has been selected for the England national team at this time.

23-year-old Steve McManaman, if it wasn't for injuries, why should England regret that Ryan Giggs is from Wales?

The 20-year-old Robbie Fowler, the God of Liverpool, the young and famous Liverpool golden boy squeezed Ian Rush on the bench.

Although the goalkeeper David James is not up to the world-class level, to be able to become England's national goal in the future, at least his strength must be affirmed.

What makes Aldridge sigh is that there is still a figure produced by Millwall's youth training in Liverpool's team, left back Neil Ruddock, this player who looks a little fat, entered the Millwall youth team at the age of 15, He was poached as soon as he became famous at the age of 18. He returned to Millwall for a short year a few years ago, and he is still in his prime now.

Aldrich quickly retracted his gaze, he was fortunate enough to lose his life, and there was no end to envying others. He just regretted that Liverpool, as one of the traditional three giants in England, was a typical example of rigidity and stubbornness. Even East London’s When West Ham United began to introduce modern sports medicine to ensure the health of players, Liverpool has always remained skeptical and resistant to advanced medical care. How much hope has this ruined?

It’s just that this group of people on the field now, Jamie Redknapp, Robbie Fowler, Rob Jones who retired at the age of 27, etc., do not blame the club for not taking good care of the players because of injuries, but future generations Players of this generation have disclosed the poor level of the Liverpool club's team doctors. Even Redknapp was misdiagnosed, trained and played with a fractured foot for a long time, and then changed from a minor injury that could be resolved by surgery to a comminuted fracture.

Moreover, there is another fatal factor in Liverpool’s inability to return to the top. The Red Army under Shankly’s rule was strictly disciplined, and Ferguson was the same during this period. , to avoid bringing down other players, but what about Liverpool? This group of geniuses has a nickname: Spicy Brother. This nickname comes from their private life off the field.

There are two major enemies in a player's career, one is injury, and the other is depravity.

Liverpool has both of these, so don't complain about why the team always has talents, but they can't get their hands on the top league championship.

Therefore, Aldrich's team building philosophy must avoid the obstruction of these two enemies, the advanced medical department, strict team discipline, and the three captains who are strict with themselves in off-field life, even Materazzi, the fourth Captain, he is a villain on the court, but he is a good man off the court.

Players from both sides set up their positions and prepare to kick off.

Friends from the audience, in the third round of the English Premier League, we will live broadcast a focus match of this round for you at Anfield. The Red Army Liverpool will face the visiting Millwall. Maybe Millwall is not a team in our impression. A strong team, but Millwall, who played in the Premier League for the first time this season, has shown impressive combat effectiveness. They first scored a thrilling 5:5 away game with Manchester United, and then easily defeated their Derby opponent at home in the last round Arsenal have shown great strength.

Before the season, many critics believed that Millwall was a relegation team, and they were worried about the time for Millwall to adapt to the Premier League, but Aldridge's team shattered all doubts in two games. Millwall It is a strong team, there is no doubt about it. On the contrary, Liverpool is worrying. In the first round, they only beat the lowly Sheffield Wed by one goal. In the second round, they lost to Leeds United. Today at Anfield, they can win the Wild Lions Is it? After ninety minutes, hopefully it won't be an unexpected end.

Introduce the starting lineup of both sides. Millwall's starting lineup is the same as the previous two games. There is no change...Liverpool's starting lineup is goalkeeper: David James, defenders: Rob Jones, Mark - Wright, John Scalise, Neil Rudock, Midfielders: Jason McAteer, John Barnes, Jamie Redknapp, Steve McManay Mann, forwards: Robbie Fowler, Stan Collymore. The 32-year-old veteran Wright in their defense doesn't know if he will become the main point of Millwall's attack, because Bruce was drawn in the first game against Manchester United. Millwall made a lot of mistakes, and Collymore, who was dug from Nottingham Forest in the summer, did not quickly enter the state. He scored 24 goals in Nottingham Forest last season, but he came to Liverpool. The sparks can be sparked, but Millwall's striker makes people look forward to it more. Larsson, who scored four goals in two games, is undoubtedly a contender for the Premier League Golden Boot this season. Manchester United failed to take away £7 million He, if Larson can produce impressive statistics this season, his worth will rise, the topic is a bit far away, well, Liverpool's Fowler has kicked off, audience, the game begins, let us enjoy the next Let's fight red and blue!

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