The European Elite League held the opening ceremony of the first UEFA Super League here. After the qualifying draw, a total of 37 club member representatives took a group photo here. Sitting in the middle of the first row was none other than Aldrich.
This photo will go down in history forever. Over the past year and a half, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding Aldridge. Clubs who have been shut out of Europe's elite leagues, who have not even been able to participate in the UEFA Cup. The teams, including the middle and upper reaches clubs that were completely stepped on by the giants, have a lot of resentment towards Aldrich. The young coach who was full of legendary glory in the past will now become a topical figure in the history of the green world. , a controversial figure. People who like him will think he is an angel, and people who hate him will describe him as a devil!
He once wrote a wonderful chapter in world football and created one great miracle after another. Now, he has single-handedly changed the pattern of European football. The profound impact this has on European football is inestimable.
The right and wrong of praise and criticism are left to future generations to comment on.
Aldrich didn't care, and even felt deep down in his heart: Even if everyone thinks I am a devil, it is better than leaving nothing at all!
On August 10, before the opening of the Premier League, Millwall had just finished playing the Community Shield, and then ushered in the qualifying round of the European Super League B at home!
The Lion King Stadium was packed and the scene was extremely heated. Before the game started, crazy fans pulled out a huge banner in the stands and wrote: Tremble! The crazy lion is back!
The game was about to start, and Aldridge was unusually the last one to walk out of the locker room, standing behind the team lined up at Millwall. Aldridge came from behind, patted the players on the back one by one, and then walked into the field. , walked steadily to the home team’s coaching bench and stood still.
The noisy stadium atmosphere made him unable to help but feel a little excited.
What Fleet Street said in the past two years is right: winning the domestic n-championship has caused some of his enthusiasm to subside, especially in the league. When it comes to long-distance running endurance, Millwall is the strongest in terms of strength, continuation of form, and thickness of the lineup. It is beyond the reach of other teams. In addition, other teams are also distracted by the European competition. Millwall's domestic dominance is deeply rooted and unshakable!
The Olympiacos players felt tremendous pressure before taking the field.
I couldn't help but turn my head and look at Millwall's starting lineup. Those 11 players are all absolutely top players at their positions in today's football! And most of them are in the top three!
Today's starting lineup for Millwall will also be the absolute main lineup for at least the next two years.
Goalkeeper: Buffon.
Defenders: Ramos, Nesta, Silva, Lahm.
Midfielder: De Rossi, Alonso Kaká.
Forward: Messi, Villa, Ronaldo.
Captain De Rossi, with a serious face and full of fighting spirit, held the caddy's hand and walked forward, walking out of the tunnel, as if the stadium was radiant with light and entering a new world!
That was the stage they had been waiting for for two years, and it was also their stage!
The atmosphere at the Lion King Stadium reached an unprecedented height today. The noise was overwhelming and the fans did not stop shouting for a moment. Perhaps the two years away from the European war also made them depressed for a long time, until today, they completely vented it!
Olympiacos took a defensive stance in the away game, but Millwall had a strong fighting spirit and bombarded them indiscriminately from the first minute of the game!
The speed of the ball is extremely fast. The third generation of Crazy Lion has been constantly grinding and sublimating in the past three years, and finally reached its peak today!
The peak of the mad lion!
No solution!
In the 9th minute of the game, Kaka set up a fort for Alonso outside the penalty area. Alonso hit the goal hard but was blocked by the goalkeeper. He followed up with Ronaldo and shot the ball into the goal!
"At the beginning of the game, Millwall took the lead in scoring! Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for the team!"
7 minutes later, Millwall focused on Ronaldo's left wing and repeatedly attacked the opponent's defense. They launched three consecutive offensives here within 1 minute. Then Kaká suddenly shifted the attack and Messi dribbled the ball on the right wing.
He passed two people in an area that was not obvious and then entered the penalty area. He shot the ball diagonally towards the goal with a light touch and shot it into the far corner of the goal. The ball drew a graceful arc and fell into the dead center of the goal.
Olympiacos is stunned!
Less than 20 minutes into the game, two goals were conceded in a row!
I can't help it!
After Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi played explosive threats on the wing, they virtually opened up horizontal gaps for the opponent's defense.
At this time, Kaka's dash in the middle became a new threat.
In the 29th minute, Olympiacos, who were two goals behind and had to attack to score, had the ball intercepted in the frontcourt. Millwall launched a fast break. Lahm made a long pass from the midfield to Villa, who touched the ball and passed it directly.
He did it again, and Kaka, who was running in the back row, ran forward wildly.
After completely picking up speed and having room to break through, Kaká strode through with the ball. The Olympiacos defender made a pulling move with his hand, but Kaká threw his arm away and threw him away!
Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Kaka confidently passed the ball past him and then sent the ball into the empty goal!
Millwall's players ran wildly on the sidelines to celebrate, and the atmosphere on the scene soared, and there seemed to be no stopping the momentum.
Aldridge laughed heartily on the sidelines and applauded the players for their wonderful performance. The stands had already entered a carnival rhythm. The fans clapped their hands rhythmically and then cheered in unison. The momentum was overwhelming and endless!
Although when the results of the qualifying draw came out, the Olympiacos club expressed deep resentment: Why did they have to play the qualifying round to win the Premier League championship for n consecutive years? We should have drawn Arsenal!
Even so, Olympiacos did not want to say that they would definitely advance to the main draw if they met Arsenal, but they knew that it would be very difficult to advance to the main draw, but they really did not expect that the game would turn out like this!
Their fans are the saddest.
After traveling thousands of miles to come to England and to this home stadium with a terrifying atmosphere, and Millwall fans are famous for their toughness, you have to keep your tail between your legs here.
I have been preparing for a long time. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I spent money to come to the scene. Damn it!
You let me watch the game for less than 30 minutes!!!!!!
It's 3:0.
There is absolutely no possibility of a comeback.
At least the 180-minute two-round match was ended in less than 30 minutes.
This is not the original intention of the establishment of the UEFA Super League. The purpose of the alliance is to present a high-level dialogue between powerful players whose strengths match or are close to each other.
That’s why there is a quota limit and a grading system.
It was just because of profit distribution that Millwall made concessions and came to the B-level competition.
Of course, Olympiacos complained and felt it was unfair, but the wealthy team that won the A-level match felt very comfortable.
There are 12 places, 6 promotions, and Millwall is missing. It cannot be said that it is absolutely good for their prospects of qualifying in the group draw, but at least they have avoided an absolutely powerful enemy!
When the 90-minute game ended, the on-site commentator shouted passionately: "6:0! Millwall massacred Greek champion Olympiacos at home. There is no doubt that they will enter the UEFA Super League group stage! Millwall
It’s back! The crazy lion is back! The European kings are back on the stage that belongs to them!”
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At the end of the month, 24 participating teams in the European Super League were born. Millwall avoided many 3rd and 4th place teams in the mainstream leagues in the group draw of the B-level competition.
Even though the outside world also maliciously slandered Millwall, they believed that this was the rhythm of Millwall being sent out.
Look at their opponents.
Last season's Ligue 1 champions, Bordeaux.
Russian Super League champions, CSKA Moscow.
Scottish Premiership champions, Glasgow Rangers.
Belgian champions, Anderlecht.
Fourth place in La Liga, Atletico Madrid.
When Aldrich came forward to respond to the suspicion of being "recommended", he asked: "If we were assigned to another group, it seems that we would also be said to have been recommended, right?"
In the other group, there are teams such as Arsenal, Fiorentina, Leverkusen, etc., but is there any big difference between Millwall's past group?
Ultimately, the reason is that Millwall should have played in the A-level competition!
Some are happy and some are sad.
Because the French team does not have a place in the A-level competition, even if Bordeaux won the championship, they still have to play in the B-level competition, and they are divided into a group with Millwall.
This made Bordeaux coach Blanco very depressed.
But it did give the UEFA Super League more topics to talk about.
On this top stage, Aldrich has many acquaintances, not to mention his former assistants.
For example, Porto coach Villas-Boas, Bordeaux coach Blanco, and further back, Lao Huangli, Liverpool coach Benitez also worked with him.
It is a pity that Jensen, who led PSV to a dazzling record in the Champions League in the past two years, cannot continue to appear on this stage. Otherwise, Aldridge playing in the European war would be like visiting a friend.
The magnificent European Super League begins.
In the second half of 2009, there was a craze in the green world.
There are fewer group stages in the top European competitions than in the past.
However, in the A-level competition, except for FIFA match days and the time to make way for domestic cup competitions, there is a showdown between the rich and powerful in the middle of every week!
This makes fans love and hate it!
European fans are better. In other continents, people with jet lag have messed up their biological clocks in order to watch the game, but basically no one regrets it, and instead become more and more excited.
There are very few upsets in Group A. Because of the strong dialogue, no result is surprising. Unless a team like Porto counterattacks, it will be considered an upset.
The battle between the giants is a thrilling one after another. After each round, the group qualifying situation always presents an unpredictable situation. No team can establish an absolute advantage in qualifying prematurely, making the game suspenseful.
It has always existed, and the exciting showdown between the giants is also the biggest attraction.
Compared to the chaos in Group A where the giants fought in disarray and left every team scarred, Millwall's situation in Group B was smooth sailing.
In 10 group matches, they achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 draws.
Defeat all the champion teams from France, Russia, Belgium, and Scotland!
Counting the Greek champions in the qualifying round, Millwall has completed five consecutive kills against the champions of five European leagues in the half-season since its return to European competition! (Want to know more exciting news about "Crazy Lion Marshal"? Now Just open WeChat, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add a public account, search for "zhongwenwang", follow the public account, and never miss every update!) (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, novel updates Good update faster!
