Manchester United defeated Leeds United by a small goal, Newcastle United fell at home, and the final game of the Premier League is around the corner. There are three teams in the standings that have the possibility of winning the championship.
Newcastle United are tied with Manchester United, with Manchester United occupying the top spot with a goal difference advantage. Millwall is two points behind the top two teams and has the slimmest chance of winning the championship.
Aldridge received a text message from Ferguson on his way back to London.
"Well done!"
Aldrich responded calmly with a text message.
"Congratulations to Manchester United for winning the league title."
Ferguson replied again.
"It's not over yet, anything can happen and Manchester United will not make the same mistakes as last year."
Aldrich put away his phone and no longer cared.
For Millwall's players, it quickly became clear what Fleet Street was like.
"Great victory! Millwall regains its title hopes!"
"Millwall: England's Ajax!"
The next day, all major London newspapers published reports on the battle between Millwall and Newcastle United. After all, it was the most eye-catching battle.
Just like Ajax always has young talents, Millwall also has many young players who have been hailed as talents by the media this season.
Needless to say, Trezeguet, Larsson, Nedved, Makelele and other main players have all shed their youthful appearance. Their maturity on the court cannot allow people to treat them with the eyes of rookies.
After players such as Shevchenko, Ballack, Vieira, and Helguera appeared on the stage, they all attracted widespread attention from the outside world.
After the game at St. James' Park, Capdevila and Ruud van Nistelrooy also began to enter the public eye. It is not unreasonable for Fleet Street to compare Millwall to England's Ajax.
I just don’t know if Millwall will fall as quickly as Ajax.
This season, Ajax achieved another success, reaching the Champions League final for the second consecutive year, although their 53-game unbeaten streak was ended two months ago.
Aldridge was eating breakfast and reading the newspaper the day before the final game. Previously, experts predicted that Millwall's probability of winning was only more than 2%. Today, the probability has increased five times, to about 13%.
This probability is not nonsense. Through the scientific prediction method of the betting company, the probability that Manchester United and Newcastle United will not win is multiplied with the probability of Millwall winning, which is the probability of Millwall eventually winning the championship.
There is no need to float, because if those two teams don't win, Millwall will win. The goal difference is definitely ahead of them.
Throwing the newspaper into the trash can, Aldridge continued to eat breakfast, train during the day, prepare for the game before the game, and then attended the press conference of the final game. Aldridge behaved tepidly. He was very calm. The reporter asked the winner
He said he didn't care about the matter in an understatement and was satisfied with just playing the last game.
On May 3rd, there were almost no visiting fans at Lions Den Stadium today.
Although 99% of the visiting team's fans are in London, not many of them are interested in coming to the Lion's Den Stadium, even if today's game can be called a London derby.
Millwall vs Queens Park Rangers.
The latter is more unlucky. It was relegated one round early.
Aldridge continued the lineup from the previous game, and the main players were sitting in the stands. They were recuperating for the FA Cup final a week later.
The stadium was buzzing with noise, and the giant banner on the south stand was very eye-catching.
This giant scroll is very creatively done.
Below is the map of Greater London, with each Premier League club marked at the corresponding geographical location.
Above is the blue lion on the Milvaoge team logo, which is powerful and majestic.
In the middle are eye-catching large characters.
10W2D, King of London!
Before the game started, there was a voice in the stands that echoed through the sky.
"King of London! King of London!"
There are seven London Premier League teams this season.
Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, West Ham United, Wimbledon, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall.
In the London Civil War, Millwall won all nine London derbies except for one draw with Tottenham and Arsenal.
The last game left was today's final game. The fans did not think that the relegated Queens Park Rangers would cause trouble to Millwall, so they directly regarded this game as a guaranteed victory.
Fans feel that with 10 wins and 2 draws, Millwall has undefeated and defeated or doubled another six teams, which has undoubtedly improved their status in London.
King of London!
Other London teams couldn't argue with that either.
Because of this, Millwall got a nickname in the media: Civil War Expert.
And this civil war is set in London.
In the home games played in London and the away derby games played in London, Millwall performed very well.
But after leaving London, Millwall could lose to Nottingham Forest, but could not win against teams such as Leeds United and Aston Villa. This also directly led to the fact that although they only lost one game in 37 league rounds, they still failed to win after leaving London.
Too many draws in away games is the main reason why they lose points.
Aldridge aroused cheers from the audience when he entered the field. He applauded calmly in the stands. Today, the Football Association also brought a replica of the championship trophy to the Lion's Den Stadium, but all the important officials and dignitaries went to the Riverside Stadium.
Manchester United always holds the initiative.
After the players from both sides entered the field, Aldrich was still sitting on the coach's bench with an unimpressed expression.
The final game kicked off at the same time. After the game started, Queens Park Rangers were in poor condition and their fighting spirit was low. Most of their players were worried about their future. The team will compete in League One next year, and no one knows about the upcoming summer.
To go or to stay.
Millwall's youth army is full of fighting spirit. They just want to express themselves and show their strength. As for whether their opponents are interested in competing with them, they don't really care.
A group of male lion cubs face a group of sheep, and the game turns into a massacre.
It only took Solskjaer thirty-five minutes to score a hat-trick.
Aldridge replaced him in the second half. When he came off the field, he applauded and bowed to the stands in a very formal manner. That action was undoubtedly a farewell, although the fans had not yet thought of it.
Phillips, who came on as a substitute, could not play as a winger. He and Ruud van Nistelrooy seemed a bit crowded in the middle. However, Queens Park Rangers had no fighting spirit and just wanted to wait for the game to end. Van Nistelrooy also scored a goal. Then Aldridge replaced him.
He asked Pirlo to adjust his game condition, and Aldridge planned to start him in the next FA Cup final.
I gave Mills twenty minutes to see how he felt. In the right back position, Mills was strong defensively, but his offensive performance was not satisfactory.
At the end of the game, Shevchenko and Ballack were the icing on the cake, and QPR was beaten with six goals and had no will to resist.
The players gathered together happily to thank the fans, and the players in suits and ties in the stands also entered the field to express their gratitude to the fans for their unremitting support throughout the season.
The battle at the Riverside Stadium came to an end. Robson failed to lead Middlesbrough to attack Manchester United and fell behind early at home. In the end, they were defeated by Manchester United with three goals. Manchester United regained the championship this season after missing out on the league title last season.
The result on the other side was unexpected. After losing to Millwall, Keegan's team faced Tottenham at home in the final game. In the end, they were tenaciously tied by Tottenham, who were aiming for a ticket to the European competition.
Although Tottenham failed to get a ticket to the UEFA Cup in the end, they helped Millwall reach second place in the standings.
Millwall made their first appearance of the Premier League season. They finished second in the league with a gap of two points.
If they didn't win the championship, there would be no grand celebration, not to mention that their season was not over yet. Millwall's players and coaches left the field amidst the prolonged applause of the fans.
Aldridge gave the players a day off to have a good rest and come back in three days to prepare for the FA Cup final.
In the evening, he and Benitez watched TV together at home, and the topic of conversation was nothing more than football.
That night, the BBC launched a program reviewing the Premier League this season.
Manchester United, who won the championship, is undoubtedly the focus. Especially when Ferguson let go of many key players this season and invested zero money in the transfer market, it was incredible to reverse Newcastle United and win the championship. Manchester United only signed one player for free.
The backup goalkeeper, and it is obviously a signing to make up for the number of players.
Millwall has become the second focus. Football pundits and England legends agree that Millwall's performance is unexpected and has been very stable throughout the season. But compared to Manchester United, they only lost in experience.
Manchester United uses the old to lead the new. Schmeichel, Cantona, Keane and other core players who have been the mainstay of Manchester United in the past few years can make Manchester United
United remained calm in big scenes and helped young rookies such as Beckham grow rapidly. On the other hand, at Millwall, almost no one in the team had ever won a league title. It was their first time playing in the Premier League. Although they gained momentum in the second half of the season,
However, they failed to reasonably adjust the team's state and suffered two consecutive home draws with Aston Villa and Leeds United, causing them to miss the opportunity to perform a miracle.
Newcastle United was unanimously criticized. After all, their lead was too big. Before the first half match against Millwall, they led Manchester United by 13 points. Even in early February, their lead was 10 points.
However, they lost all the key battles in the second half and didn't even get a point.
Lose to Manchester United, lose to Liverpool, lose to Millwall, let alone win, even if there is a draw, Newcastle United may be able to bring the championship trophy back to St. James Park.
In the review of other teams, Arsenal's revival is a mirror image, Liverpool has a strong lineup but lacks the will and temperament to challenge for the championship, Aston Villa has made significant progress, and Leeds United's decline is unexpected...
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In the player inventory, Shearer is the Premier League Golden Boot, followed closely by Larsson, who is more efficient. He has played seven fewer games than Shearer, but has only five fewer goals than Shearer.
Nedved won the best foreign player, and beat Cantona to become the FWA Footballer of the Year selected by the Press Association. Trezeguet beat Fowler to become the PFA's best young player, and the Professional Players Union selected
Footballer of the Year is Larsson.
Among the awards selected by various other media, most Millwall players are on the list.
To be fair, Aldridge feels it is a bit unfair. He is more willing to give honors to defensive players like Southgate, Stam, and Makelele. It is not about who performs better between offensive players and defensive players, but about him.
I hope that we can take into account the collective in terms of honor. It is not good to pursue offensive players too much.
After two days of rest, Aldridge walked into the Lion's Den again. He sat in the stands, accompanied by Melanie. The two of them were here to watch a final.
Aldridge supports the home team: Millwall.
Melanie supports the away team: Liverpool.
It's an FA Cup final, but not the FA Cup final at Wembley four days later, it's the FA Youth Cup.
In the first leg of the final, Millwall played Liverpool 1:1 away from home. The second leg is held today and Millwall has home field advantage.
