Chapter 393: Most suspenseful season

The Premier League has entered the sprint stage. In addition to Millwall's obvious advantage in the top four teams, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are watching from behind. From Kiev to London, Millwall is about to usher in a game. London Derby, the opponent is the nearest Premier League team Charlton.
In the early morning of Friday, Aldridge drove to the club to work and gathered many reporters at the door of the club. Their characteristics are more obvious. They are young and belong to the newcomers in this industry. Generally, experienced senior reporters will not squat down to find In the news, especially in the football circle, famous reporters have their own information channels, use the network to get the latest news, and even exclusive reports.
Aldrich’s car slowed down at the club’s door, and the rookie reporters swarmed to take a picture of him by the side of the car, and asked him questions in a hurry.
"Mr. Hall, Millwall's Champions League semi-final opponent is Bayern Munich. Do you think this sign is good or bad? Is Millwall confident to reach the final at the Camp Nou?"
"Manchester United and Juventus have drawn together. If Manchester United wins, Millwall will also enter the finals. The two Premier League teams will meet in the finals. Do you think such a situation will appear? Does this mean that English football is opened in Europe? The prelude to the rule?"
"I heard that you and Juventus coach Ancelotti are close friends. If he asks you for tips on restraining Manchester United, will you help him beat Manchester United?"
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Aldrich just drove down the corner and entered the club normally, but the reporters were surrounded by the car. He was very disgusted with this kind of situation. He didn’t pretend to be a big player, so he closed the window and drove in without answering any questions. The club.
Some reporters showed disappointment, while others bowed their heads and whispered a few swear words.
The quarter-finals of the Champions League came out, and the Millwall soldiers defeated Dynamo Kyiv.
Manchester United Lectra Inter Milan advanced to the semifinals.
Bayern Munich swept Kaiserslautern 6:0 in the German Civil War.
Juventus beat Olympiacos in a semi-final with a shocking 3:2.
Millwall and Manchester United from the Premier League appeared in the semi-finals list, which excited Fleet Street. The strong recovery of the Premier League in European football is undoubted. Now everyone is looking forward to the English Civil War at the Camp Nou!
Aldridge felt a bit of luck, and Millwall reached Bayern Munich, the strongest of his three opponents in his opinion!
Bayern Munich in the 98-99 season, in the hearts of many Bayern fans, may be the decade of the 1990s, the first decade after the new millennium, the strongest Bayern Munich in these 20 years, even the 2001 Champions League champion Bayern Munich also seems to be slightly inferior.
On the training ground, the players are also talking privately, they are eager to try, and ambitious to fight against the Bundesliga giants.
Aldrich's life is organized step by step, keeping a low profile of public opinion and keeping his work focused.
But the London Derby on the weekend made him rarely get angry at the team after the game.
At the end of the 90-minute game, Charlton's players cheered with a score of 1:1.
There is no Derby atmosphere in this game, but the degree of importance is undoubtedly. Millwall met Charlton in the relegation zone in the penultimate round of the league. If it is against this opponent who is not strong on paper, With less than 3 points, could Millwall be sure to win against Chelsea and Arsenal?
However, the players are obviously distracted. It is estimated that they feel that the opponent is coming to send points, and the difference in strength is obvious. As long as they play the usual level, 3 points will be captured.
Before the game, Aldridge told thousands that the relegation team’s fighting power should not be underestimated, but Millwall lost the ball in the middle and frontcourt at the beginning of the game and was directly counterattacked by the opponent. Materazzi was in the penalty area Inwards knocked down the opponent's striker and was awarded a penalty. This penalty is not controversial. The opponent opened the record with a penalty kick.
In the following time, Millwall carried out an indiscriminate attack on Charlton, and under the obstruction of the opponent's crazy fight and frequent fouls, Millwall failed to achieve a reversal, only Larson passed the penalty area. Tripped and scored a penalty to equalize the score.
Aldridge walked into the locker room and threw the door directly after the game. After a loud noise, he roared at the team with a stern face.
"Today's game is simply shit, what are you guys playing? Trash! Your worth is more than 10 times that of the opponent! Your salary is more than 5 times that of the opponent! Then, you have to come up with 5 times stronger than the opponent Fighting spirit, fighting spirit 10 times more brave than the opponent! Fuck! You treat football as a game! I tell you, every game is a war! For us, a draw or a loss is just Damn it! A complete failure! Go back to bed early today, get up tomorrow morning and buy all the newspapers, turn on the TV and watch football news, what will happen? Mock and ridicule! You remember all the mockery and humiliation from the outside world! If you do not want to be treated like this again, wake me up and value every opponent!"
The game failed to win, and the players themselves felt very lost, but this time, Aldridge did not choose to comfort them and inspire them.
Comfort a fart!
If the game is not won by the team's best efforts, he will of course not criticize the players.
But today's game, he found that the players are a little fluttering, the team's momentum looks very gratifying, the league points are leading, the FA Cup and the Champions League have entered the semi-finals, the third-line championship, plus they have played the wonderful The offensive football is highly appreciated by the outside world, and perhaps subconsciously believes that it is invincible.
Ronaldinho and Henry are not good at attacking today. The two are a bit arrogant. In many one-on-one situations, they choose to be aggressive. Yes, they have a very high breakthrough success rate, but they can wait for the breakthrough. What? Immediately caught in the opponent's double-entry situation, resulting in an offensive abrupt stop, either the ball was killed or directly steal.
But Aldridge did not want to blame one or several players. He has always emphasized the team and lost points on Charlton. This group should be criticized.
After the game, the players of the first team of Millwall did not leave. They stayed in the club to hold a team meeting. In the next game, Southgate will take the lead and stabilize the military. Let all the players in the next one For half a month, I put my mind in the game and value every opponent!
Aldrich’s anger is not unreasonable. In the middle of the season, Millwall’s performance can definitely win opponents like Charlton, but he emphasized before the game that he came to the end of the season. The opponent’s paper The strength of the face is a secondary factor. The opponents of the two big groups in the league will be stronger than usual.
The top-ranked teams need to compete for tickets to the European War, and the bottom-ranked teams must strive to relegate. Every game will be head-to-head with opponents.
On the contrary, those mid-stream teams who seem to have good strength have no desire, and the game is better.
In the same round, Manchester United struggled at home to defeat Derbyshire, who strive to enter the UEFA Cup, 1:0.
Arsenal thrashed relegation team Blackburn 1-0 at home.
Chelsea were 1-0 Lectra at Stamford Bridge, almost smashing the opponent's dream of hitting the top three for the Champions League tickets.
The top four teams either faced the relegation team or the forefront team for the European War in this round. The other three teams won extremely difficult, but Millwall was tied. This time, the Premier League competed for the championship More exciting.
The following day, the front page headline of the Times was: "The most suspenseful season!"
Millwall is only 2 points away from Manchester United, and only 4 points away from Arsenal and Chelsea. In the case of 6 rounds left in the league, Millwall still has the initiative to win the championship, but Manchester United’s championship compensation The rate soared wildly, almost the same as Millwall, because Millwall will encounter Chelsea and Arsenal in the last four rounds, and the probability of Manchester United fisherman profit is very high.
Millwall's first team was fully engaged in preparation.
In the middle of the week, Aldridge attended the UEFA press conference, and Millwall and Bayern Munich will start the first round of the Champions League semi-finals.
When Aldridge walked into the press conference, the spotlight masterpiece was on the spot, and the handsome man sat down as usual, briefly answering reporters’ questions.
"Although Millwall is the defending champion, we are not popular. I think from the team strength comparison, Bayern Munich is even stronger than us. Look at their lineup, Matteus, Effenberg, Kahn, Lizarazu... Millwall is younger, but Bayern is more mature. At the level of the Champions League semi-final, mature and experience I think will have a more important impact on the game, but Millwall is not without opportunities If we want to go to Camp Nou, we must fight the other side with bleeding and will."
"Will Millwall be distracted by the fierce competition in the league? At least Bayern Munich doesn't have this worry. They have a huge advantage in the Bundesliga."
After thinking for a while, Aldridge said: "For the 180-minute game, I need the players to concentrate and concentrate on the game. If we will be distracted by the league, then we cannot win."
"Can you talk about Heathfield? He said it was a test for Bayern Munich after the lottery results came out. He called you a marshal of magic and thought you have a magic power that can make such a young team extremely powerful. It is absolutely wrong for the outside world to underestimate Millwall before the season."
Aldrich smiled, and he replied: "I respect Coach Heathfield very much, he is a senior, and compared to him, I am obviously a child. Ha ha ha, he led Dortmund to win the Champions League, and now he has to lead Bayern Munich is going to impact the Champions League. His ability to tune the team is admirable."
"Will Millwall fully attack in posture in the first round?"
"The offense is definitely going to happen. If you can't win the opponent in London, then going to Munich, the team's situation is very dangerous, but the premise is that we must defend well, we want to limit the opponent to score away goals."
"Southgate has just returned, will he play tomorrow?"
"Yes, the captain of his team, his comeback will bring positive factors to the team."
"But can he limit the combination of Yankel and Elber's striker?"
"I never think that defense is a one-on-one contest between an offensive player and a certain defensive player. We will limit the opponent's overall play layer by layer from the forward line, the forward line, the back line, the back line. Only in this way can the best be achieved. In other words, if Yankel and Elber cannot get support, they will have no chance to play."
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