It was already late at night when we returned to London. Aldridge dismissed the team as soon as he walked out of the airport, hugged each player again, and took the trouble to whisper in everyone's ear: "Go home and have a good rest."
However, there must be many players who cannot fall asleep immediately after returning home. The body's excitement state continues and requires a long "cooling down period."
On the way home, Aldridge took out his cell phone to reply to friends who had sent him congratulatory messages. Among them, Smith-Carter sent five text messages in a row, filled with excitement.
Whether he was a friend or a representative of Standard Chartered Bank, Aldridge smiled and accepted the congratulations.
Millwall advanced to the Champions League final, and naturally the sponsors were more excited than the fans.
When they reached the semi-finals, the sponsors took collective action. Although Millwall may not definitely reach the finals, they should prepare early. If they really wait for the result of Millwall's game today, everyone will make further plans.
Propaganda and momentum building will inevitably miss the best publicity stage in terms of timing.
Before the season, Puma wanted to launch a new jersey, but Millwall officially rejected it. However, now, they proposed to rush to produce a set of Champions League final jerseys. Millwall readily agreed. Before today's game, a sample of the Champions League final jerseys was made.
Once it comes out, if Monaco is eliminated, it will be mass-produced immediately and put on the shelves. At that time, the players will also wear special final jerseys to play.
Millwall reached the Champions League final, and the fans were very satisfied with the team's performance. Even though they will fail to defend the league this year, everyone seems to be happier than last year.
After a little excitement, Aldridge suppressed the joy of advancing to the finals. He knew that if he got carried away now, he would probably face unforgettable regrets.
On the team training ground the next day, most of the main players were given a holiday. They were going home late at night, and it was still a question of when they could fall asleep. The next day's training would not be effective even if they came. Aldridge always pays attention to the balance between work and rest.
, he was never stingy when it came time to give players a day off.
The team's outstanding performance in the European war has put pressure on the young players in the team. Maybe it is motivation. They were extremely serious on the training ground today and did not even talk much. They concentrated on training and they will make their debut in the weekend league.
Opportunity to appear.
There are three games left in the Millwall League, and Aldridge already has a plan. This weekend's league and final game will be played by substitute players. In the middle game, the main players will come on and play at a slower pace to maintain the game state. This way
The main players have almost half a month to prepare for the Champions League final. Originally, the main players could have played in the final game, but Aldridge didn't want to take the risk. There were too many variables in that game. It might have been a very tragic game.
He cannot take the risk of the main force being injured.
The players train hard, which makes the coaches' job much easier.
Aldridge was wearing sportswear and standing on the sidelines chatting with Benitez. On this bright afternoon, both of them were in a good mood. Aldridge looked at the blue sky with his chin high, and couldn't help but murmured: "There's only one step left.
Top of Europe!”
That is a legendary height, a football temple that only a handful of coaches can reach. Didn’t Aldridge dream about it? No, he dreamed about it day and night!
Now we are only one step away from there!
"But this step may not be as close as you think."
Benitez said with a smile.
Aldrich nodded and sighed: "Yes, we are so far away, we will see the difference in two hours. Raphael, you are leaving, right?"
Benitez replied: "Your insight is amazing. Yes, I am going to return to Spain in the summer and take over a second division team."
"Without you, my work will become heavier again."
"With Millwall's reputation, it is absolutely possible to hire a good enough assistant coach."
"Here at the club, everyone has their own duties, but it's not just work. I will miss the time we spent together carefully preparing for every game."
"Me too."
Aldridge was well prepared for Benitez's plan to leave. The opponent is not a thing in the pool, and it is impossible to stay in the position of assistant coach at Millwall. In the past two years, Benitez has also opened
With my horizons, I can at least see the football scenery that I could never see in the Real Madrid B team before.
He personally also regained confidence in the bleak early days of his coaching career, and summarized and summarized his own football philosophy. In this industry, high achievements cannot be achieved by copying the doctrine. Everyone who is a top figure in the coaching field has
They have their own unique style. Even head coaches from the same football style faction have completely different personal characteristics, and the successful teams they create have a unique brand.
Aldridge will bless Benitez’s development in returning to Spain, and at the same time, he is also looking forward to it in his heart: Where will he be when we meet again in the future?
The time and place may be uncertain, but they will definitely be tit-for-tat enemies. Such a scene must be particularly interesting.
In the weekend league, Millwall sent away Southampton, who had just succeeded in relegation, with a score of 2:0 at home. In the same round, Arsenal defeated Barnsley with two goals away from home, and Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace with three goals away from home. Millwall
In theory, our probability of winning the championship has become very slim, and realistically, the hope of runner-up is also slim. Manchester United has expanded the goal difference number.
At the end of April when there was no game, Millwall officially held a press conference. Fleet Street reporters swarmed in, all curious about what Millwall would suddenly announce at the press conference.
Reporters from all walks of life asked each other for information before coming.
Are there any players who want to transfer?
Like Stam did last year!
Unlikely.
It is simply outrageous for any player to dare to have affairs with other clubs at this time. The Stam incident last year left a deep impression on everyone. No player does not want to play in the Champions League final, even if he is not the main player.
Don’t you want to go to the Netherlands with the team? If you are sent to the reserve team, you really won’t be able to go!
No one could guess what was going on.
So with questions in mind, I rushed to Millwall Club without stopping.
Aldrich did not appear at this press conference, but Ivan did.
The press conference was decorated differently from before. There was a large TV screen on the wall facing the stage after the reporters sat down.
Yiwen stood next to him and said with a decent smile: "The theme of today's press conference is that Millwall launches the Champions League final jersey and two Champions League final promotional videos. At the same time, the Millwall Youth Football Charity Cup event is announced."
The reporters looked at each other in shock. They suddenly felt like they had been tricked.
I bet Millwall called them here to help them with publicity.
But since you're here, let's take a look. It's news after all. It's good to write to your boss and enrich the contents of the newspaper.
There is only one set of dark blue jerseys in the Champions League final, because Real Madrid will wear the traditional white jerseys, and Millwall doesn't care. Their home and away jerseys this year are dark blue and black, and there is no conflict with Real Madrid's traditional white jerseys.
possibility.
This special version of the Champions League final jersey has changed the collar style, and has a big ear cup pattern embroidered on the arms, and the year is marked below: 1998.
In fact, there are no particularly big changes, but some Champions League elements have been added, which can make the club make money and excite sponsors.
The reporters took photos of the special version of the jersey, and then Yiwen took the remote control to control the big screen and introduced to the reporters at the scene: "This is the first promotional video for the Champions League decisive battle. Please enjoy it."
Most reporters at the scene had expressions of disinterest. They were just going through the motions to give Millwall face, but when the promotional video started playing on the big screen, they suddenly became excited: This is definitely a big deal, not a shoddy production.
!
The promotional video begins with a series of fast-jumping scene clips, which is the East London community radiated by Millwall. In the jumping shots, you can see children playing football, fans watching the game, and players training... In the end
The ending scene is a high-altitude shot of the Lion's Den Stadium, with special effects, and the blue lion on the Millwall crest looming on the pitch, which is extremely shocking to the senses.
After the first period ended, the screen went black, then exciting music played, the screen flashed, and a shocking highlight of the eye-popping goal was staged.
Those goal scenes edited from the game are perfectly combined. You can see the moment of a goal in almost less than a second, and the effect is as exciting as a machine gun fire.
When the goal feast ended, the slow motion of the players celebrating appeared on the screen, clearly showing the facial features of the players, and showing their unique wild charm of men under the rendering of special effects.
Larsson, Trezeguet, Nedved and Shevchenko are the four protagonists.
Then the screen once again entered a series of rapid highlights, Pirlo, Ballack's pass, Makelele, Gattuso's steal, Schneider, Capdevila, Zambrotta's sharp assist, Sou
Sgate, Helguera's strong defense, Bute's wonderful save, and finally some wonderful moments from the substitutes.
This kind of highlight is made and played at a slightly faster speed, which is particularly eye-catching.
Then, the scene returned to the Lion's Den Stadium, but this time the camera angle was flat. On the pitch, figures appeared out of thin air. That was Millwall's main lineup. They appeared on the pitch wearing special edition jerseys from the Champions League final in a V shape.
, behind them are the substitutes, forming a big V-shaped formation.
The scene changed, and a man appeared in the dark scene. Only his chest below the neck was visible. A pair of hands neatly tied the tie. Then he reached for a suit, shook his shoulders, and put on the suit.
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The scene changed again, it was the player tunnel of the Lion's Den Stadium. The blond man in a suit and tie walked out of the dark tunnel and stood at the front of the V-shaped team. He turned around with a serious face and sharp eyes.
, it is none other than the mad lion marshal: Aldrich.
Immediately afterwards, the screen switched to the stands of the Lion's Den Stadium. It was also a scene edited from the game video. It was the fans waving flags and cheering passionately for the team. They selected the most exciting and shocking scenes from their countless classic cheering scenes.
The moment is played back in slow motion.
Finally, back in the Lion's Den stadium again, Aldrich led the team to line up in a V shape, and in the empty stadium stands, fans appeared out of thin air bit by bit, and the flags of the crazy lions filled the stands, making the whole picture full and full
Shocking.
A line of shining words appeared on the turf in front of the team's formation.
Battle in Amsterdam!
When the promotional video ended, there was silence at first, and then the reporters began to applaud and whisper among themselves.
Millwall's promotional video is so damn passionate!
And from the community culture around the club at the beginning to the appearance of the fan group as the "twelfth man" at the end, if this promotional film removes the words "Decisive Battle in Amsterdam" at the end, it can simply be used as a promotional film for Millwall every season.
, of course, you have to make sure that the players who appear on the screen are still wearing the Lions jersey. (To be continued...)
