After a 120-minute battle and a brutal penalty shootout, Real Madrid players fell to the turf at the moment the result was known. The expressions on the players' faces varied, some were lonely, some were sad, some were numb,
Some eyes are red...
Heynckes walked onto the field to comfort each player. He himself felt sad, but probably because of his age, he could bear the blow of this moment better than the players.
He told every Real Madrid player: We will come back!
Of course, Heynckes knew that his journey in Real Madrid was over. He was third in the league, runner-up in the Champions League, and missed the European Champions League next season. Real Madrid could not tolerate his performance this season.
But he hopes the players can cheer up and not leave here in despair.
In the stands, Millwall fans were reveling. At this great moment, they witnessed their beloved team reaching the top of Europe, as if they could die in peace.
It took a long time for Aldridge to be freed. His teammates on the coaching staff almost crushed him to death. His suit jacket had already been placed on the seat, and he was dressed in a shirt and trousers. When he stood up, he looked disheveled and sloppy.
The slutty boy.
The joy of winning the championship did not make him shed tears. Strangely enough, when many fans in the stands and even several players on the court had tears in their eyes, Aldridge seemed to have really turned into a young man who just wanted to show off at this moment.
Unleash youthful passion.
He hugged and shook hands with every colleague on the coaching staff, and whispered words of gratitude in their ears. Without them, the team would not have been able to get here and reach today's heights. Millwall's success is not his alone, and it will never be the same.
It may be that an excellent coaching staff is an essential element of a successful team.
In four years, Aldridge has already won the respect and admiration of his fellow coaching staff. Now he can thank them immediately after winning the championship. It seems that in their hearts, Aldridge has suddenly transformed from a human to a god.
The players hugged each other on the court. After hugging Pirlo, Materazzi walked behind Aldridge, held his calf with both hands, and passed his head between his legs. When he got up again, Aldridge's whole body
sat on his shoulders.
Materazzi took off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles, and led Aldridge to the stands of the Lions fans.
"Marco, there's no need for this, right?"
Aldrich lowered his head and asked.
Materazzi laughed: "But they like it!"
That's right, all the Lions fans in the stands made an act of worship, and the scene was extremely shocking.
The Roar fans group led by Brady suddenly sang a cheerful song in the stands. The lyrics were the ones they had prepared a long time ago. It was a birthday song specially composed for Aldrich.
At the end of the song, more than two thousand fans in the stands shouted in unison: "Happy birthday to Aldrich!"
Aldridge jumped off Materazzi. To be honest, it was more difficult to hug a big man like Materazzi who is tall and has broad shoulders. But he still hugged Materazzi, turned around and smiled and asked: "Have you notified me yet?"
Friends and family coming to watch the game?”
Materazzi said lightly: "I didn't notify anyone. Besides, I don't know if I can appear. People who care about me will pay attention to this game. As for whether they will come, I don't know."
Aldrich sighed slightly, Materazzi had a very miserable childhood. He was fierce on the court, but he was a peaceful person off the court.
"Remember this moment today, and I'm sure you will start in the Champions League final in the future!"
Materazzi grinned and asked: "How do you know I won't transfer and leave?"
Aldrich chuckled and said, "Leave? Are you willing?"
Materazzi looked at Aldrich's retreating back and raised his eyebrows. Perhaps, he really couldn't bear to leave.
But for him, whose hometown is in Italy, like many players who come to Millwall, he had a plan in his heart before coming: this is not the final destination after all.
Aldrich walked up to Larson, said nothing, hugged him and patted him on the back, but Larson kept telling his joy in Aldrich's ear.
Nedved, Schneider, Butt, Southgate... Aldridge hugged each player, and in the end, he came to Shevchenko wearing a Ukrainian flag.
For players from non-mainstream league countries, there are not many moments when they can reach the highest peak of the European Champions League, especially for Ukraine. Although there are factors such as the disintegration of Eastern Europe in the past few years, Ukrainian players can win the Champions League. Maybe
, Shevchenko is the first one now, Aldridge is not sure, even if not, it is definitely rare.
Shevchenko burst into tears when he hugged Aldrich. The two hugged each other tightly, and Shevchenko choked in his ear to express his gratitude.
He's leaving.
Unlike Stam who reached an agreement with Manchester United and left in advance, Shevchenko expressed his intention to leave to Aldridge six months ago, but he adhered to his duty as a player and never had any private contact with AC Milan.
It was Aldrich who reached an agreement with Galliani and told Andrew to pass it on to Shevchenko.
Aldrich has been very open-minded about players leaving.
Solskjaer, Pires, Vieira, Stam, many good players have left under his command. He can already face these with a normal heart. At the same time, he is more considerate of the players. Shevchin
Cote dreams of AC Milan, and Aldrich wishes him the best and will not set any obstacles in his way to realize his dream.
Lions fans and players were surprised to see Aldrich and Shevchenko hugging each other. It took too long, right? And Shevchenko's excitement was beyond imagination.
Some players probably guessed something, but didn't ask. This moment was not the time to talk about sad farewells.
After hugging the players, Aldridge stood alone in the middle of the field, with his hands on his hips looking towards the main stand where the awards were presented. The cameras around him were always focused on him. This young head coach wrote a football legend today.
On my 22nd birthday, I led my team to the top of Europe!
The awards ceremony began soon, with Aldrich walking at the back. When he stepped onto the stairs, the spectators on both sides of the surrounding applauded him and his team in unison, and there were also excited female fans who hugged him and kissed him.
....
"Son, son, son!"
At the corner of the podium, Arthur stood there. Standing beside him were his family and Rowling's mother and daughter. Arthur made no secret of his love for Aldrich. When Aldrich came over, he grabbed Audry.
Strange, then she hugged his neck and repeated like a lunatic: "Son, you are so great. So great, so great..."
In the end, it took a lot of effort from Andrew and Barnett to pull Arthur away, otherwise Aldrich would be delayed from receiving the award.
Aldridge almost didn't know the guests invited by UEFA, but that didn't stop him from politely greeting them. Finally, UEFA President Johansson bent over and talked to Aldridge for a long time. Then he gave
He hung up the medal.
"Boss, come here!"
Southgate and Nedved stood on one side and the other on the left. Southgate suddenly wanted Aldridge to come over and win the trophy.
But Aldrich smiled and shook his head, saying, "If you don't want to support me, many people will rush to replace you."
Southgate turned to look at his teammates with fiery eyes, and then looked at Nedvěd. The two raised the trophy, one on the left and the other on the right. Fireworks were fired at the scene, and they excitedly shouted: "Millwall,
King of Europe!”
The players took the trophy and took a group photo below. After taking part in the first group photo, Aldridge went to attend the post-game press conference.
As the players and their families celebrated this milestone moment of glory on the court, Aldridge heard deafening applause as soon as he walked into the press conference.
The reporters at the scene stood up and applauded, stared at Aldrich, and nodded repeatedly, which was a kind of tribute.
Aldrich sat down with a smile. Suddenly a reporter asked: "Mr. Hall, you should put on a suit. To be honest, the way we take pictures of you now really damages your image."
Aldrich spread his hands helplessly and said, "But I lost my suit."
"Lost?"
"Yeah. I put it on my seat during the game. I went to look for it just now. I don't know who took it away. Anyway, I couldn't find it."
"Um...are there any important items lost?"
"No, I guess it's the image loss you mentioned."
His current appearance is a bit sloppy, and there are obvious traces of mud on his body, which is because he was pressed on the turf and his shirt was stained.
Aldrich sat down and reporters asked questions in order.
"Let's talk about the tactics of the final. Before the game, we predicted that Millwall would continue to use defensive counterattack tactics, but during the game, we saw that Millwall has been adopting a radical offensive style. Why did they make the change?"
Aldrich was calm and composed at the moment, able to talk and laugh happily.
"I have reiterated countless times that I am not a static coach. For different games and different opponents, I will let the team adopt the tactics I think are most appropriate. It may be effective or it may not be effective. Today's tactics will be used in the game.
I am satisfied with the final result, which helped us win the championship a lot.”
The reporters nodded, thinking that if it weren't for Millwall's bad luck, the game would have been over within 90 minutes.
"Can you comment on Real Madrid's performance?"
"This is a great opponent, and I have to admit that their ability to seize opportunities is better, and we created more threatening attacks, but after 120 minutes, the score was 3:3, and it was ultimately a penalty kick.
It takes a big fight to win the championship.”
"Millwall won the Champions League for the first time. Does this mean that Millwall is starting to dream about the next championship? Your lineup is so young and has every chance to win the second, third, or even more Champions League trophies.
"
Faced with this problem, Aldridge pondered for a moment and then shook his head and said: "I won't think about the second Champions League trophy now. That is disrespectful to the players. Although we won the championship with an undefeated record, it is the players.
It’s an achievement that we have achieved with great effort and seriousness. If I talk about the second Champions League trophy, then
It would seem so easy to win the championship. No, I don’t think so. Now my team and I only need to do one thing and only think about one thing, and that is to celebrate, to celebrate the honors gained through hard work this season.
This is what the players deserve, and we will discuss it in the future when the time comes for me to think about it."
...
Aldrich did not talk about the future at the press conference, which caused reporters to have a lot of suspicion.
No matter what others thought, Aldrich led the carnival team to a glorious victory!
