Chapter 321: On the go

Before leaving for Holland, Aldridge passed a special ceremony when he left home. Arthur firmly asked the whole family to go to the church together. In the deserted church, Arthur, who had a big belly, knelt down under the statue of and shut his eyes religiously. prayer.
The family has a tradition of faith, but it has not reached a point of fanaticism. Aldrich is drifting with the waves, and occasionally walks through the field with his family. There is not much consciousness in the heart.
Parents hugged him one after another, kissed him on his forehead, his eldest brother also hugged him, and even his nephew Bowen wanted to hug Aldridge seriously.
After a prayer ceremony like sending Aldridge to the battlefield, Aldridge led his team to Amsterdam, the Netherlands three days in advance.
During this year, Millwall really had a fate with the Netherlands. He came here last year to play the finals. He visited Eindhoven in the second half of the year. Now he visits the Netherlands again. He comes here three times a year. The probability is really not high.
But this is good. The players will not be strangers to the Netherlands. The neutral fans here are also familiar with them. When they got off the plane and walked out of the airport, the enthusiastic fans who greeted them this year more than tripled their momentum last year.
Their plan is similar to the past. The first day off, the whole team can go sightseeing in the city, as long as it is not to go to the red light district to play in person, hi other, casually.
Stepping on the field training the next day, taking a half-day rest on the third day, and then preparing for the final.
When Real Madrid came to Amsterdam one step later, it completely detonated the enthusiasm of football in the whole city. The focus of Europe was on this water city, and the peak battle was on the verge!
May 20, Amsterdam Arena.
The Champions League final is about to be staged. Millwall and Real Madrid fans are the main spectators in the stadium. Real Madrid has a larger number of fans because their fan base is more rich and they can spend a lot of money from neutral fans. Bought tickets.
The colors on the stands are clear at a glance. Real Madrid's traditional noble and elegant white and Millwall's traditional loyalty and dignity are incarnation of blue.
Although blue has the symbolic meaning of nobility in Europe, Millwall clearly has no connection with the nobility. Their blue represents loyalty and dignity.
There are pre-final entertainment programs for fans to enjoy. The live camera is also capturing the focus. The fans of the two teams waving flags on the stands, cheering slogans, and some famous people who came to the scene, including in the box, The warm embrace of Stefano and Puskas became the most notable scene before the final.
Real Madrid President Sanz also came to the scene to watch the game, he was more depressed, because Puskas and Stefano as Real Madrid's legendary superstars, one is one of the immobile spectators in the stands of Millwall's home game day, the other The one who appeared here was also invited by Millwall, and it seemed to have nothing to do with Real Madrid. This came from the vigorous promotion of Fleet Street before the game. The heavy news of "Legend Reunited" was used to increase sales. Madrid became very passive.
When everything went in an orderly manner, everyone looked forward to the moment the finals started, and in the locker room, Audric was doing the final pre-war mobilization.
The players were unharmed and disease-free, and Millwall attacked with the strongest team.
Aldrich stood in front of the players and said seriously: "The outside media said that today's final is me. Aldrich Hall becomes a legendary milestone. As long as I win the championship, I will become one of the legendary football coaches. I will not deny this statement, but I don’t think that if I lose the game today, then I will become worthless. I still have 20, 30, 40, 50 years to fight. I firmly believe that I will become a legend. However, for you, your career will not have another 20 years, 30 years... European Championship finals, the highest honor of the club state competition, I will not tell you: your life Maybe this is the only chance to play in the finals, that is impossible! We are already extremely strong. In the future, we will be the champions. I have such self-confidence, and you should have it too. But you should cherish your career, In such a final, playing one game, missing one game, missed, lost, certainly not as good as winning, standing on the podium, holding up the trophy like glory. Whether I can become a legend is not important, before 40 years old, 50 If I was unsuccessful before the age of 20, I can still fight for another 20 years, but you don’t have such a long career, you reach the finals and tell yourself: Win it, win with no regrets!"
After Aldridge finished speaking, he turned and opened the locker door to leave.
In the locker room, the three captains took the lead to boost morale. They all waited for the day to wait and see, and there was no reason for stage fright at this time.
When Aldridge walked out of the player channel and came to the sidelines, the live broadcast shot was directed at him, and countless reporters around him also took pictures of him. The handsome coach looked calm and looked at the Real Madrid coach seat and found that the other coach was still Did not come out, it is estimated that speaking time in the dressing room is longer.
After a period of time, Real Madrid players appeared in the player channel, lined up with Millwall players, almost all of them were strangers, and there was no communication before the game. Soldiers about to step on the battlefield.
Real Madrid’s coaching staff also came out, and Aldridge was waiting outside for the coach of the opponent: Heinkes.
Heinkes led Real Madrid to a mess in the league this season. The final result was the same as Millwall. They failed to get the top two in the league. The qualification for the Champions League next season was suspended, and Real Madrid ranked third in the league.
However, both teams reached the Champions League final historically. Millwall is the first time and Real Madrid is back from the final stage after many years.
Heinkes spent most of his career in coaching with many other famous coaches. He has coached many teams, and there are only a few of them. Before coaching Real Madrid, the most famous team he coached was Bayern Munich. Once being watched by the giants, they were favored by coaching the small team to achieve a breakthrough outstanding record.
His achievements came over step by step, Aldridge respected each other very much.
Before the game started, Aldridge shook hands with each other and expressed admiration in person. After the pleasant and friendly conversation, the two walked back to their respective coaches and stood still.
Under the leadership of the referee team, both players stood up and walked into the court.
"The 97/98 season UEFA Champions League final is about to start. The two teams that came to the finals this season are Millwall from England and Real Madrid from Spain. I believe that the audience who follow this game already know that Mill Wall was the first time in history to enter the Champions League and reached the finals. They were only the last victory away from replicating the miracle of Nottingham Forest. Real Madrid was far away from the Champions League for 32 years, which gave Real Madrid the Champions League The name of the king is not true. They won the most championships, but failed to achieve convincing results on this stage in 32 years. The best time was the runner-up, defeated by the then European king Liverpool. No matter who wins the cup today, they will Is a champion with special significance."
When the Champions League theme song was played in the stadium, the starting lineup of both sides was also introduced to the audience by the commentators.
Millwall started 433.
Goalkeeper: Bute
Guards: Schneider, Elgra, Southgate, Capdevila Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved
Forwards: Shevchenko, Trezeguet, Larson
Real Madrid starting 442
Goalkeeper: Ilgena
Guards: Panucci, Sanchis, Hierro, Carlos
Midfielders: Calumb, Redondo, Seedorf, Raul
Forwards: Mijatovic, Morientes
Millwall's starting lineup today is not unexpected, as to whether it is 433 or 4231, this must be analyzed according to the posture in the game.
Real Madrid's players are no strangers.
To say that Aldridge most admires Real Madrid, it is their goalkeeper.
Igna started today, with a Canizares sitting on the bench and Casillas in the lower echelon.
As for Real Madrid players in other positions, Aldridge does not think that Millwall is worse than the opponent, or that in a suitable tactical system, even if Real Madrid players are stronger, they may not be able to play well in Millwall. .
Real Madrid's midfield today is a small diamond-shaped position, a red midfielder, synonymous with elegance.
Seedorf, Karenbu is a midfielder, he can pull the edge, he can attack and defend well, and his midfielder is Raul. He is more like a nine and a half. He can pass and shoot. He played a double 20+ season under Capello. Horror data.
Last season's partners Mijatović and Suk were taken apart. Suk, who can play the violin on his left foot, seems to be incompatible with Heyncks. Haishuai prefers high centers like Morientes. Has a high degree of hardness, can take the ball can be a fulcrum, forward skills and speed are not bad.
Aldrich stared at Sanchis slightly, this is a Real Madrid legend. Not only did he finally play for Real Madrid, his father also has a long history of playing in Real Madrid, and the Sanchis family is a myth in Real Madrid’s history.
Aldridge was envious, not knowing when Millwall would have such a legend.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​these two teams are the most admired in Aldridge's heart!
The first admiration is that they maintain the traditional nature of the club, not for profit, even if Real Madrid embarked on the road of international commercialization, but it is never a purpose for private profit, and members do not expect the club to pay dividends from the club at the end of the season. To make a lot of money is to enrich the team's strength and give the fans the most advanced football enjoyment. This should have been the public welfare nature of the traditional clubs. When other rich clubs were either reduced to private property or became money-making machines, Real Madrid and Barcelona became A special case of the Jinyuan football era.
Second admire these two giants can toss!
They can dismiss the best coaches, dismantle the best team lineups, and overthrow development strategies that prove to be right...
In short, the football world may find one or two teams to do such self-destruction of the Great Wall, it is not difficult to find, everyone is dizzy.
However, if you want to say which team can do this repeatedly in the long history, to go over the history of Barcelona and Real Madrid, this has the answer.
The presidential election alone means that the team will be turned upside down. The phenomenon of the emperor and the courtiers is more vivid than any other club. With the pressure of fans, the support of members’ votes, etc., the club has a gap of three to five. When the news of the turmoil came, it seemed strange.
Aldridge regrets that although Heinks is a good coach, from his personal point of view, he would like to touch Capello's Real Madrid.
Last season, Real Madrid, who won the La Liga against Barcelona in the La Liga!
Unfortunately Capello couldn't stand the accusation of Real Madrid fans and left the coach.
Aldridge regrets, maybe Real Madrid fans are more regretful, if Capello is still there, Real Madrid may not be thrown away by Barcelona so far in the league.