Chapter 626: The pinnacle turning point, the ups and downs reversing

In the box at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds United President Ritzdale had a sullen face before the game started. This expression did not change a bit. Whenever Leeds United lost the ball, he closed his eyes for about ten seconds.
Today he is not alone watching the ball in the box, but Arthur did not come today, but his assistant accompanied him to watch the game.
The game time came to 85 minutes, Millwall won no suspense, the three main players rested, and Leeds United did not attack, killing time on the field.
Ritzdale suddenly said a word softly, as if to himself.
"Alas, the qualification for the Champions League next season is suspended."
In the Champions League 1:6 and now 0:5, Ritzdale feels that 1:6 is actually negligible, because Leeds lost in the semi-finals and lost to Millwall, which is expected by most people. As a result, it's just that the negative impact is too great, but the money to be earned in the Champions League is a lot.
The league's 0:5 is fatal. Liverpool and Tottenham have already played 3-1. After Liverpool won, they will leave Leeds United 4 points away. Ipswich is still a draw. In the league With three rounds remaining, Leeds has overtaken Liverpool and hopes have become extremely slim.
Champions League qualifications, the foundation of Leeds United's long-term development!
The result of this game can almost announce the final ranking of Leeds United this season, beyond the top four.
Ritzdale had to re-examine the team's strength. Last year, the league was fifth, last year, fourth in the league, and this year, 99% of the possibility of losing four.
Leeds United did not stay steadily in the top four of the Premier League as he had imagined. Fighting for four is not the situation he wants to see. This is very dangerous. It must be ensured that Leeds United can qualify for the Champions League.
He has reached a dilemma.
The current team of Leeds United is to compete for the strength of the fourth, and no one can guarantee it.
But if the top four of the league are not available next season, Leeds United is over!
There is no retreat, only to continue desperately.
Ritzdale will continue to strengthen the team's strength, which was put on the stage to discuss in his meeting with O'Reilly yesterday.
O'Reilly is not a god. Chelsea's investment in the past few years has been comparable to that of Bieliz. As a result, Chelsea is now heavily in debt and half-dead. Bates has to change his business strategy and find Ranieri who can tap the potential internally and keep himself safe.
Ritzdale expects a miracle to happen. Leeds United can enter the UEFA Champions League next season. If the miracle does not happen, he still has to continue to raise debts to consolidate Leeds United's league position and go further to lock the top four.
Compared with the chairman of Ritzdale thinking about team building, the assistant next to him is less serious.
He suddenly froze when he heard the words of the chairman.
Champions League qualification, dangling?
Hang a fart!
It must be gone.
Leeds United played Millwall today, then Chelsea, then Arsenal.
Fuck the London team!
Especially Millwall.
The assistant also remembered the humiliation that was rejected by Aldridge two years ago.
My heart cursed the Millwall bus accident, the plane crash, it is best to put a fire on the Lion King Stadium!
After the curse was over, the assistant looked down at Mr. President, frowning and contemplating, and suddenly burst into tears.
Why?
Why Millwall, the former rogue team, is now so good!
With the world's top stadium, the transfer market makes a lot of money, there are championships every year, the coach is young and handsome, the idols grab a lot, the players are obedient and not troublesome... your fucking!
The ambitious chairman and the hard-working assistant each thought about their own affairs, and the game on the court is about to come to the end.
In the stands, die-hard fans who loved Leeds United concealed their faces, and fans of the crazy lions were raving about here from start to finish.
When the game time came to the 89th minute, Aldridge turned around on the sidelines and walked towards the player channel.
"The game has not officially ended, but Hall left early. This is obviously a contempt for Leeds United. The language of the lens is very tasteful. First, Aldridge's back, and then immediately cut to O'Reilly's expression. "
Generally speaking, even if Millwall wins the opponent by 10 goals, the coach does not shake hands with the opponent and leaves early. Either they are in love, they can’t bear to see the results, or they hate, and they don’t care about even the most basic respect. opponent.
Aldridge obviously had no love with Leeds United.
He walked into the player's tunnel and planned to go directly to the interview area. The routine ended Leeds' trip.
Visiting Leeds twice in these four days was not a pleasant experience, even though both games were a big win.
The Champions League, killing Leeds United, the league, cut off Leeds United's chance to enter the Champions League next season.
Aldridge has coached a team in England for 7 years and witnessed the decline of the last Premier League champion Leeds United in the Premier League era, and then rose to the peak again, but this peak, in these four days, crossed a turning point, Next, Leeds United will turn from prosperity to decline!
In general, the decline of a strong team is relatively slow, and the aging of the lineup is the most common cause of decline.
And this time Leeds United fell from the peak, the speed of its collapse is jaw-dropping, and it can even be listed as a typical case of the failure of the football industry. The final outcome of Leeds United was shocking.
In an interview, BBC reporters kept mentioning O'Reilly, hoping that Audridge would evaluate his opponents, and he also wanted to explain why he did not shake hands with each other after the game and whether it was related to the last Champions League event.
At this time, Aldridge realized why he was so disgusted in the heart that the outside world put him and O'Reilly together to discuss, compare, and create gimmicks.
This has nothing to do with coaching ability, record, image and other factors, but Aldridge and O'Reilly are not the same type of coach in their bones. It is precisely that O'Reilly is the type of coach he does not agree with.
The Premier League coach has a lot of voice in the recruitment process. Leeds United's crazy investment was only started after O'Leary took office.
When the Hall family had a net worth of 200 million pounds, Aldridge only dared to ask his elder brother to borrow 30 million pounds. He was sober. In the football industry, there is no money, but spending money must do what you can.
The club is supported by a strong consortium, the development is guaranteed by funds, and the results are fast. This is not false, but it is only the record on the field. The economic income is definitely negative. Like Italy, almost all clubs are operated in this mode, relying on the backstage. The wide boss, the boss is rich, eat and drink without worry, the boss has no money, liquidation and bankruptcy, Parma, Lazio and other clubs are short-lived, what is the difference between Leeds United in essence? If Bates didn't find the Russian gold master to take over Chelsea and the gold cicadas were uncovered, how could there still be the blues of Megatron Europe in history?
This is the trend of the entire Italian league. Another result is that when these backstage bosses, even Moratti and Berlusconi, are unable to invest, the club’s financial situation plummets. The entire Serie A is developed and promoted in the football market to create itself. The process of brand value income lags far behind the Premier League.
Aldrich does not deny that a gold owner has a pure love for football, so he does not invest in cost, but this is not a long-term way for a football club to survive. The kind of money invested by external funds seems to be invested, and the club’s lifeline is too much. fragile.
Moreover, seven years ago, he could not predict what would happen in the future. What if he had a natural advantage to win over talented players? Is it guaranteed to be absolutely successful? If you don’t succeed, you will make your own achievements. If you can’t do anything, he will fulfill his promise and become a young boy. Fortunately, he succeeded, and he also built the value of the Millwall brand, so that a club has a long-term development foundation, Millwall Not counting the transfer market now, every season has a lot of profits, as long as the momentum is stabilized for a few years, and the position of the giants is solid, Millwall can continue to operate in a virtuous circle.
Thinking of Leeds United's future destiny, Aldridge didn't want to stay at the Elland Road Stadium for a minute.
O'Reilly, Ritzdale, how many Leeds fans will suffer in the long run?
After a perfunctory interview with the game, Aldridge left Elland Road Stadium directly, sitting on the team bus and waiting for the team to return to London.
The light rain stopped, and the clouds closed and the rain dispersed. As dusk approached, a ray of dazzling light from the sky hit the bus window, which reflected on Aldridge's face.
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Millwall added 11:1 on two consecutive away games to slaughter Leeds United. England was shocked and sensational Europe!
The outside world realized that Millwall was at the peak of the sprint stage at the end of the season.
The only person who disagreed was Manchester United manager Ferguson.
The old Scottish man declared that Millwall would still make mistakes in the last three rounds of the league. Manchester United hopes to reverse it. Even if the final battle will be in the league finale, the Red Devils will definitely beat Millwall to reach the Premier League.
Aldrich did not respond to external statements, the facts speak louder than words.
Ferguson is only sophistry, but not to fight against Millwall, on the contrary, it is to let the Red Devils not let that breath out!
The Red Devils aimed at the final battle of the league. What about Millwall? In the third round of the league, there was already double insurance. Even if one of the first two games made a mistake, the closing game was played at the Lion King Stadium. Against the Red Devils, Millwall’s situation is much easier than Manchester United’s. Ferguson’s previously announced two-line combat pressure on Millwall is huge. This situation is completely gone. Millwall still has to play in the Champions League, but the final is after the end of the league. As for the second round of the Champions League semifinals, Millwall can use it. Ignore.
Leeds United went to London for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. O'Reilly brought in few soldiers and horses, and mainly focused on new faces. Most of the main players did not even enter the roster.
The media clamored that this was the "dignity war" of Leeds United, but the Leeds understood in their hearts that the reality was cruel and could not conceal the sorrow: 1:6, 0:5, where is dignity to talk about?
The defeated general was not brave enough. Leeds lost two consecutive games. The main players who started in two consecutive games would rather die than face Millwall for the third time in a week!
Leeds United's Champions League is over, and the league is 99% over. O'Reilly calmed down at this time, relieved all pressure, and prepared for the next season. In the third game, he first took the posture of training. , Let more young players enter the field, it doesn’t matter if you lose, I regained a little bit of the past, I admitted in an interview that I’m not Millwall’s opponent, but the two defeats are not a true manifestation of Leeds United’s strength, Leeds United’s lineup Young, there is room for improvement.
O'Reilly's remarks did not get much support from the outside world. He just said the truth, but the outside world hoped that he would be crazy and let this third game continue the war. But Leeds United bowed its head, recognized the reality, and Mingjin received the troops. Raise your hand and surrender. The second round of the Champions League semi-final is destined to lose its important significance.