"At the end of the 1996-1997 English FA Cup final, Chelsea lost to defending champion Millwall 0:3. Congratulations to Millwall. They won their third trophy this season and became the first team in the history of an English football club.
The team that won the treble of league, FA Cup and European championships in a single season, young coach Aldrich Hall put his name in the history books and made Millwall a force that cannot be ignored in English football.
, how long can their current glory last? Let us wait and see!"
When the coach and players entered the field and started running around to celebrate, Aldridge turned and walked towards Gullit. The coach had no expression on his face. After shaking hands with Aldridge, the two separated.
Most of the Chelsea fans had left the stadium, and the Wembley Stadium was filled with songs sung by the Lions fans, singing about the Lions' great achievements.
Aldridge walked onto the court and hugged each player.
Perhaps it was because in the Netherlands two days ago, they had just experienced the crazy joy after winning the championship. Today, the players were slightly calmer and quickly returned to normal after the victory. They hugged each other with smiles on their faces, put their arms around each other and greeted the fans in the stands.
Chelsea's players sat alone on the ground, looking sadly at their mortal enemy.
The award ceremony soon began, and the Chelsea players lined up to watch the Millwall team walk up to the royal box. The players couldn't wait to walk up, with Aldridge at the back, high-fiving the fans on both sides of the tunnel and accepting the award.
cheer.
When FA Chairman Wiseman held Aldridge's hand, he said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect that a year later, I would actually meet you here again. Hahaha."
Aldrich smiled and said: "Haha. Are you annoying me?"
Wiseman lowered his head and said in his ear: "Millwall is great. It has contributed a lot to England this year. Let's keep up the good work next season. Aldrich, I like your team."
His "affectionate confession" indeed came from the bottom of his heart.
Millwall borrows Wembley Stadium to generate revenue for the Football Association. At the same time, Millwall has achieved good results in the European War, which also gives England face. In addition, UEFA has begun to implement the European War League points system. Millwall is in
The competitiveness of the European competition will be directly linked to the European status of the Premier League.
The two took advantage of this opportunity to communicate for a short period of time.
In addition to praise, Wiseman also expressed his hopes in Aldrich's ear.
"Millwall's youth training is so good, can they train more English players in the future?"
It took Aldridge three years to turn Millwall from a second-tier league team into a Premier League champion. His coaching ability is not only reflected in the evaluation of a few good games, but also has a real record of honors.
It proves that in addition to the first year in League One, five important trophies were won in the next two years. This may be an achievement that many coaches can't achieve in their lifetime.
But Millwall has also been criticized for not paying attention to localization.
The proportion of English players in the first team is too small. Except for Southgate, who is the main force, other players, such as Phillips Lampard, Ferdinand, and Mills, do not have main positions. Originally, there was also Richards.
He has also said goodbye to his role as a player.
Aldridge has his own unspeakable secrets. It has been difficult for Millwall to attract high-level English players in the past two years. Now, they should have the capital to attract local stars, but on the one hand, it is financial pressure, and on the other hand, it is also the team
Due to the position of the main player, he has given up the idea of directly buying famous stars.
"Millwall's youth training is still in the development stage. Cultivating English players is one of our development purposes. Soon, we will have more outstanding English players."
Aldridge and Wiseman spoke in official terms, but it was not without purpose. It's just that in the youth team, the two Coles are important players in Millwall's future plans.
In front of the chairman of the FA, Aldridge didn't think there was anything wrong with saying something to make the other party happy. Wiseman was obviously very happy and went to present the award.
Southgate called Larsson to the middle and smiled at him: "You come and hold the trophy!"
As the third captain of the team, Larsson is certainly qualified to lift the trophy. In the penultimate round of the league, it was Nedvěd who lifted the trophy. In the Netherlands, it was Southgate. At the end of the season, this
This honor should be reserved for Larsson, the super shooter who contributed 52 goals to the team this season.
Although he scored many goals, he only accounted for 30% of the team's goals in the whole season. Millwall's offensive firepower has been completely released in all competitions this year. This is related to the maturity of their offensive system and the organization area.
The retreat and forward winger cutting in made their offense difficult to defend. Nedvěd scored 20+ goals and assists throughout the season. The front trident scored 97 goals in all competitions. Adding the goals scored by other players, Millwall
The gorgeous attack conquered England and became famous in Europe!
When Larson took the trophy from Wiseman, his eyes were a little moist. He looked at Nedvěd on the left, then at Southgate on the right, and glanced at each teammate, and finally at the player.
Aldridge, who was behind the tail of the team on the far left, saw the leader giving him a handsome smile and encouraging eyes.
Larsson knows how much his teammates helped him at the end of the season, otherwise he would not have scored so many goals.
"Guys, thank you! Thank you! Millwall, we are champions!"
Larsson roared and lifted the FA Cup trophy, and the entire Millwall team also waved their fists and roared to the sky.
"We are the champions! Triple Crown winners!"
After holding the cup, the players walked down from the other side of the tunnel. Aldridge was dragged at the back, but the camera kept following him. As he walked down, Melanie, who was in the stands beside the tunnel, waved her arms to him.
"Aldrich! Aldrich!"
Aldrich turned his head and saw that Victoria and Beckham were still standing beside Melanie. He walked over and put his arms around Melanie's neck, kissing her passionately.
The Triple Crown winner, the first in England's history, worked hard for a season and it was not in vain. The joy of the harvest made him unable to suppress his inner excitement.
This is definitely a season that will make him famous!
But football is a sport that never stops. He knows that he cannot be complacent and cannot stop chasing victory. He cannot rest on his laurels and be complacent. But at this moment, he deserves to take a breather and enjoy this moment!
The celebration stage began to be set up on the court, and the players went back to the locker room to change clothes.
For today, they specially prepared championship commemorative shirts.
When Aldridge walked off the court, the players' families or girlfriends appeared on the court. Looking at several immature children standing on the court, wearing a miniature version of his father's jersey, Aldridge's eyes were gentle and he was intoxicated.
There are more than 35,000 fans in the stands. They are all fans of the Lions. They know that the team will celebrate on this field next, so they want to witness it all.
"Aldrich! Aldrich! Aldrich!"
Wembley Stadium suddenly erupted with a loud roar, and the fans in the stands tirelessly chanted Aldridge's name to express their respect and love for him.
Aldridge raised his hands above his head and applauded, then walked back into the tunnel.
Club CEOs Adam Jane and Ewen Lovell each walked into the stadium holding a trophy.
The simple stage has been set up, and on the grass in front of the stage, Adam placed the three trophies side by side.
In the middle is the Premier League Championship Trophy. On both sides are the FA Cup Championship Trophy and the European Cup Winners' Cup Championship Trophy.
Yiwen is dressed in white today. She looks like a white-collar beauty in a lady's suit and narrow skirt. She is elegant and beautiful.
Fans are already familiar with her existence. She used to be one of the managers of the fans organization. Then this season, she will appear in the stands at all Millwall home games, sitting next to Puskas and Arthur, and she will be very visible.
Gao, became the goddess of Millwall's stands. In the second half of the season, she worked in the Millwall administrative department and part-time as the host of Millwall TV. Her voice and interview figure have already made her famous in some officially released review tapes.
It has gained quite a bit of popularity.
At this time, she picked up the microphone and stood on the stage, passionately asking all the fans: "Are you happy this season?"
"certainly!"
The fans in the stands burst into laughter after the roar.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome the champions of the English FA Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, and English Premier League! Millwall's captain, Gareth Southgate!"
There was a burst of thunderous shouts, followed by waves of applause.
Southgate was the first to walk out of the tunnel wearing the team's championship jersey. On both sides of the red carpet were the players' families. Southgate's wife held their children with tears in her eyes.
It is difficult for outsiders to understand how difficult their lives have been in the past year. This is of course not material, but mental pressure. They have been criticized and attacked by some extreme fans, making even their most basic sense of security almost gone.
Southgate walked over and hugged his wife and children, kissed them tenderly on the face, then puffed out his chest and waved to the fans in the stands.
"Pavel Nedved!"
Yiwen shouted the second player's name passionately and loudly.
Nedvěd was the second to enter, with a charming smile on his face. This God of War, who always showed a steely will in the game, captured the hearts of countless young girls.
...
When all the first-team members and Ronaldinho took the stage, they stood in two rows talking and laughing, and the patterns on the championship jerseys were particularly eye-catching.
On the chest is the blue lion from the Millwall team emblem, at the feet of the lion are the images of three trophies, and at the bottom are the words 1996-1997.
This commemorative shirt is worthy of their collection.
"Finally, who else is there? Let's come together, three, two, one!"
Fans in the audience chanted: "Aldrich Hall!"
Aldrich walked out still wearing a suit and tie. He walked to the stage with his signature smile and took the microphone handed over by Yi Wen.
The audience was silent, listening to what he was about to say.
"Ahem, Millwall, champions, Millwall, champions."
Aldridge said it twice to himself, and then he suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Millwall!"
Stretching the microphone towards the stands, I heard a voice shrouding the sky at Wembley.
"champion!"
"Millwall?"
"champion!"
...
Aldrich shouted five times before he stopped.
The fans at the scene also shouted happily.
Aldridge was suddenly silent for twenty seconds, and then said calmly into the microphone: "To be honest, I was not a Millwall fan before I was eighteen."
Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.
Are you going to die if your words are not amazing?
But this is trying to undermine yourself!
Panic arose in the hearts of the fans. How could this sound like a farewell declaration?
Aldridge continued: "Everyone in my family is a Millwall fan, even my three-year-old nephew, he loves Millwall very much, but I didn't before the age of eighteen. , I feel ashamed. Compared with you, my contribution to this club is simply insignificant. Some people say that Millwall's achievements this season have focused England's attention on London and made Millwall begin to be taken seriously by everyone. , In England, in Europe, there will be more people who like this club, so some people start to talk about my contribution to this club, but I want to tell everyone. I, Aldrich Hall. I They are just unknown people. What does the success of this club rely on? It is them, outstanding players one after another, and what is the greatness of Millwall? In the past, we did not have championships to show off to other fans. We talk about our historical glory, but Millwall has you, this is the greatest place! Without you, this club has lost the meaning of existence! You use your actions to explain what loyalty is and what perseverance means. What does it mean to be with you until death! As the team coach, I admire you, and as the team manager, I am grateful to you! If you ask me now: Aldridge, are you a Millwall fan? My answer is: Me No! Millwall has become the most important part of my life!"
After Aldridge finished speaking, he bowed to the stands.
Many fans in the stands shed tears and applauded warmly and continuously.
That's right, for the club's most loyal supporters, they only love one team in their lives. This kind of love is interpreted with life time, and it is composed of passionate songs by attending and cheering regardless of rain or shine.
After the applause subsided, Aldridge said calmly: "You have expressed your gratitude to every player on the team, but we have forgotten one person, one who has left. Here, I want to say to him : Jaap Stam, thank you and wish you good luck. I hope you can also thank him for his contribution to the team in the past three years and wish him well. Our success is inseparable from his efforts. He is a great ..."
Aldrich couldn't continue what he said because there were huge boos from the stands.
Stam's transfer has been announced and will be implemented as soon as the transfer period arrives.
Fans cannot forgive this traitor, especially for having an affair with Manchester United at the most critical moment of the team's championship.
"Please don't do this, please don't. We will look forward to it, Millwall will look forward to it, and I know that it is because of how much we love him that we are sad to see him leave, but life goes on and football goes on.
The team will continue to move forward as always. We accept all this rationally and give fair treatment to those who have left.
In any case, I thank him. If anyone can't accept his departure, then please forget it. No matter what happens, we will face the future with confidence, so what we should look forward to is tomorrow. Now, I can't wait for the new season.
Let’s start and let more teams see Millwall, how about you?”
Fans in the stands regained their anger at Stam's departure.
If it weren't for the irrational behavior of many fans after Stam's transfer was announced, Aldridge might not have said this today.
"Although I hope that the new season will start earlier, the players have been working hard for ten months and it is time for them to take a break. Here, we have made an appointment. In the new season, we will still be together to witness the future of Millwall.
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After Aldrich finished speaking, the audience burst into applause again, and at this moment, fireworks were shooting out, and the players on the team jumped up and down on the stage and shouted for the championship.
They began to take photos in the stadium. Everyone took photos in front of the three championship trophies. Larson also showed off his Premier League Golden Boot, while others won other awards for the season, such as Pirlo beating Beckham.
They also displayed the Newcomer Awards they received.
This is a fruitful season, and it is also the starting point for Millwall's rush to glory.
In 1997, international financial speculators headed by George Soros began to sweep through Southeast Asian countries in July. The Asian financial crisis became the main theme of the second half of the world. Countries in Southeast Asia that suffered from financial plunder have denounced financial speculators. Soros was the first to bear the brunt of "
Barnett-Hall was included in the list of "Economic War Criminals". The Hall family once again achieved rapid capital growth in the international financial market. The following year, Barnett became the youngest billionaire in the UK.
This year, Cantona announced his retirement, the Labor Party came to power, Blair came to power, new economic policies stimulated a strong recovery of the pound, and the economic power of Premier League teams was significantly improved.
Princess Diana passed away, Gascoigne fell into self-destruction, and the British national idol entered a vacuum. England's rising star Beckham and England's young coach Aldridge entered the public eye and began to ascend the throne of the national idol.
East London is not as majestic as northwest London. It seems like in the urban countryside, a blue lion wakes up and quickly becomes stronger. It has conquered the Premier League and overturned the pattern of the G5 era. This lion is not satisfied yet and spreads its wings.
He is eyeing Europa with a big mouth and wants to bring trouble to the world...
Volume 3: The rise of dominance - the end.
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