The news of Stam's transfer has caused a stir in England. In three years, he has grown into England's leading top defender and the undisputed star among defensive players. His transfer will naturally become the most attracting topic.
Millwall officially announced that Stam will transfer after the end of the season and no other information will be disclosed.
The news continued to heat up because Stam did not appear at Millwall's training ground again. It was not until a week later that Stam showed up in Manchester for a medical examination that the outside world understood: Stam was transferring to Manchester United!
Aldridge could have kept silent about Stam, but he chose to cut the knot quickly. If he had kept it secret, Stam's incident would have been tracked by the British paparazzi, and outside public opinion would have surrounded Milvo.
Er, if it continues to develop, it will have a bad impact on the team.
Rather than being secretive, it is better to light the fuse directly. After the incident breaks out and the news heat is over, the team will return to calm. And at this time, Aldridge believes that he did not do anything wrong. In the European Cup Winners Cup
Before the start of the second round, the Stam transfer incident had begun to cool down.
Paris Saint-Germain came to London's Wembley Stadium, united to fight a turnaround. Aldridge led Millwall to wait for work here, trying to get another foot into the finals.
Wembley Stadium is packed with people. In the previous European games, the highest attendance rate here was only 70%, because the visiting visiting teams were all inferior characters, but today Millwall has to compete with the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.
Not only fans of the Lions flocked here, but many neutral fans also came here to cheer.
Before the game started, Aldridge walked into the stadium and immediately set off the atmosphere in the stadium. The Lions fans in the stands sang songs in support of Aldridge and cheered him on with applause and cheers.
Aldrich was wearing a black trench coat and walked forward with his hands in his coat pockets. His face was very calm and even looked a little cold.
In the past week, due to Stam's transfer incident, the atmosphere at the club was not good because they were constantly harassed by the media. However, the players in the team unified their thinking and quickly stabilized their morale. In the league game a few days ago
, boosted morale with a big victory.
Aldridge's shoulder was suddenly hit. He stopped and turned around to look. What came into view was a cartoon-shaped blue lion. That was Millwall's mascot: Leo.
Before the game started, some staff members dressed as mascots were active on the sidelines, taking photos with the fans, and teasing the little fans in the stands. This is all normal.
Aldrich watched as the mascot Leo stretched out his hand towards him. Aldrich smiled and just stretched out his right hand, but the other party withdrew his hand again, leaving Aldrich in embarrassment.
The fans in the stands were amused by this scene.
Aldrich was not upset and was about to turn around and leave, but the mascot Leo hugged him again and gave a thumbs up gesture towards the stands.
Some fans in the stands nearby had cameras and immediately took pictures of this scene.
Aldrich kept hooking up with Leo for ten seconds before letting him go, and then continued walking towards the home team's coaching bench. Unexpectedly, the restless blue lion caught up with him again and intensified his frontal pull.
He held his hands and made dancing movements.
The fans burst into laughter.
Aldrich watched the other person dance and his facial muscles began to twitch.
Are you a fucking undercover agent?
Are you here to cause trouble?
He looked toward the sidelines as if asking for help, planning to ask the stadium management to alert the lion.
I'm the manager of Millwall and I'm not here to make fun of you!
"Hey, give me enough is enough!"
Aldrich shouted in a low voice.
After Leo stopped moving, a muffled voice came from inside the lion's head.
"Boss, you are so boring!"
Aldrich vaguely identified the owner of the voice.
"Ronaldo?"
"Hmm, if you don't want to dance, I will dance by myself."
Aldrich burst into laughter.
Unexpectedly, Ronaldinho plays the unlucky lion today.
Next, Leo danced a beautiful samba on the sidelines, leaving the audience in the stands stunned.
That lion is so cute!
More and more fans wanted to take photos with Leo, while Aldrich smiled, shook his head slightly and walked towards the coaching bench.
"What are you playing with him for?"
Benitez frowned and asked when he saw Aldrich coming over.
Aldrich smiled and said nothing. It was not because he wanted to play, but because Ronaldinho forced him into it.
At this time, he saw the visiting team coach Fernandez appearing on the sidelines, so he walked over and took the initiative to say hello and exchange a few words.
Both sides used their main players in this game, and the lineup was the same as in the first round. Aldridge noticed that the expressions of the Paris Saint-Germain players were extremely determined. They indeed came to London with the belief of making a comeback.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines, quietly waiting for the game to start.
Although this is London, the team is not too familiar with this venue. From the familiarity advantage of the venue conditions, there is not much difference between the two teams. Moreover, in a sense, it is better to play European football at Wembley.
The fighting spirit against the visiting team is very strong. This is the most glorious competition ground in England!
Millwall's only absolute advantage is the cheering of the fans in the stands.
Before the game started, a name rang through the sky in the stadium. The Lions fans chanted Millwall's name tirelessly and rhythmically, like a slogan, but it never ended.
Fernandez encouraged the team with an unparalleled aura on the sidelines, forming a tit-for-tat confrontation with Aldridge's silent tallness.
After the opening, Paris Saint-Germain immediately launched a fierce offensive. Players ran and interspersed actively, especially strengthening long-range shots outside the penalty area, trying to knock the mountain away and disrupt Millwall's rhythm.
In the third minute of the game, Rai suddenly lobbed the goal from 40 yards away, and the ball slid out, shocking Bute into a cold sweat.
Two minutes later, Leonardo took a long shot from the right side of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Bute. Loco, who caught the second attack, shot a supplementary shot but Helguera blocked it with his thigh.
Another minute passed. Leroy just passed the center line and passed a long diagonal pass into the penalty area. Southgate jumped up. Loko diagonally inserted his chest to stop the ball and then shot without any force. The ball was easily collected by Bute.
In the first ten minutes, Millwall was beaten by Paris Saint-Germain and was unable to fight back.
Aldridge remained expressionless on the sidelines, and Jenson even came up and suggested to him: "Let Nedved retreat and change positions with Pirlo!"
Aldrich shook his head and refused.
The reason for being suppressed was in the midfield. After Pirlo replaced Ballack in the starting lineup, there was a clear gap in defensive strength in this strong dialogue. Pirlo only played for more than 60 minutes in the last game. At that time, the veteran of Paris Saint-Germain
Most of them have declined in physical fitness, but this game has just begun. They are full of energy and enter the game state very quickly.
Aldrich kept repeating in his mind: Andrea, hold on, Andrea, hold on...
If it is simply stuck in the defensive position, Pirlo has no problem, but his defensive skills need to be strengthened. It is not a big problem to let him block the trajectory of the ball in sports battles. But facing a player with such delicate skills as Rayi, then
The possibility of being deceived is very high, and PSG deliberately moved the organization area deeper, and Makelele did not dare to press too high and leave too much space behind him.
Pirlo also consciously stepped back to connect his defensive position with the back line. Even if he was passed, he could compress the opponent's forward space.
Paris Saint-Germain must score goals, so their offensive becomes more and more fierce. This is inherently risky. Millwall's tactics today are also very simple. They are by no means defensive. As long as there is a chance, they will kill the game!
Pirlo was passed by Rai Yi again, but he consciously blocked his right side and induced Rai Yi to break through from his left side. As soon as Rai Yi passed Pirlo, Makelele appeared in front of the opponent.
Before the next move, Makelele stretched out his foot to intercept the ball and then handed the ball to Pirlo.
Seeing this defense, Aldridge nodded in satisfaction.
Regarding Pirlo's defensive training, Aldrich almost let the coaching staff provide one-on-one guidance. He can lack defensive skills, but his defensive awareness and defensive positioning must be excellent to make up for the technical aspects.
This was the case just now. His position was reasonable, allowing Raiyi to break through from the right in terms of route selection. Pirlo was passed, but he and Makelele formed a joint defense. After Raiyi passed Pirlo, instead
Let Makelele have the upper hand in defense, because Makelele is waiting for the opponent to come from this way.
Pirlo looked ahead after taking the ball, and then sent the ball to the frontcourt with a straight pass. After taking the ball, Nedvěd dribbled the ball horizontally, attracting Guerlain's attention, and then he passed the ball to
Trezeguet, who retreated, faced the ball with his back and passed the ball back to Larsson, who was leaning towards the center from the left. The latter rubbed the ball with a pass and shot, and the ball passed behind.
The defensive line went to the back of the penalty area.
This series of passes was not sloppy at all. The ball was passed from the backcourt to the frontcourt, from the middle to the left, and then diagonally from the left to the back of the penalty area. The speed of the transfer challenged the nerve reflexes of the Paris Saint-Germain players.
Goalkeeper Rama also moved on the goal line following the direction of the ball. At this time, he moved from the right to the left. Following the trajectory of the ball, a blue figure came into view.
Ukrainian nuclear warhead!
"Shevchenko made a diving header! Rama didn't touch the ball! The ball went in! Millwall led 1-0! The total score was 3-1!"
The stands at Wembley Stadium were like a roaring tsunami. The fans stood up with their hands in the air, cheering and applauding for a long time.
Aldrich punched heavily, his expression still a little cold.
Shevchenko's goal made Paris Saint-Germain even worse.
Fernandez has not surrendered yet. He cheered the players on the sidelines.
But PSG became more and more discouraged as they played, while Millwall played more calmly. Fifteen minutes later, Pirlo stepped forward and hit the defender with a long shot that deflected into the goal.
Rama watched the ball fly to the right. He was 100% sure that the save would be successful. However, the defender stretched his foot to block the ball, but the ball deflected to the left side of the goal midway. Rama jumped out and could only watch.
Lu looked to the left desperately, and sure enough, no miracle happened, the ball still flew into the goal.
Millwall led Paris Saint-Germain by two goals in the first half, with a total score of 4-1.
During halftime, Aldridge still sounded the alarm to the players in the locker room and could not relax at all in the second half.
Paris Saint-Germain launched another very threatening offensive at the beginning of the second half, but they seemed to lack some luck today. Leonardo's one-and-a-half-way ball actually hit the goal post and bounced out.
Aldrich replaced Larsson with Ballack in the 70th minute of the game, allowing Ballack and Makelele to play as a double midfielder, while Nedvěd was free to move in the frontcourt.
With defensive changes, Millwall maintained the 2-0 score until the end.
When the game ended, all the players on the team ran to the coach's bench. Whether they were substitutes or coaches, everyone hugged together to celebrate the victory.
"Millwall has reached the final in its first European competition. The European Cup Winners' Cup final in the Netherlands next month will be the pinnacle showdown between Millwall and La Liga giants Barcelona!" (To be completed)
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