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When the outside world questioned Millwall, in the 17th round of the Premier League, Millwall played consecutive away games and defeated Middlesbrough 1:0 at the Riverside Stadium.
The way the goal was scored was a penalty kick. Henry broke through in the penalty area and was tripped by the opponent's defender. Nedvěd made it in one fell swoop. In the absence of Larsson, he was the first penalty kicker, and the second player was Xiao
Luo.
Such an unconvincing victory caused Aldridge to be bombarded with questions after the game, but he calmly stated that the win was just 3 points.
He is adjusting the team's status. In the next period of time, Millwall's games will at least be stable. Before the start of the Champions League knockout rounds, they will all play on home soil.
Before the final round of the Champions League group stage started, the media calculated the points of each group and came to a conclusion: the last game between Millwall and Inter Milan will be a garbage battle!
The two teams have joined hands to qualify!
Thinking back on the first round of the group stage, the two teams had a devastating battle. Millwall beat Inter Milan 5:4 at Meazza. Everyone was expecting that the last game when the two teams met would be a life-and-death battle. Unexpectedly, the other two goals
For the team, Spartak Moscow and Graz were completely walk-ons, giving the two teams 10 and 12 points respectively.
Millwall, with 13 points, is sure to qualify. There is no difference between first place in the group or second place in the group with the best results. Inter Milan has 12 points. Even though other groups generally have less points, they are sure to get the best results.
The top two in the second group, so Inter Milan also qualified early.
In the last round of the Champions League group stage, the meeting between these two teams was completely routine.
Does Inter Milan want revenge? Want to save face?
Sorry. They are in dire straits in Serie A. Going to Wembley to fight Millwall is not asking for trouble?
At the UEFA official press conference, Aldrich heard an Italian reporter say that Inter Milan would use all substitutes to play this game, and Ronaldo, Baggio and others were not even included in the squad.
Speaking of which, Huo Taigong is also unlucky. This season, he entered Inter Milan for the second time. It happened that Ronaldo began to be closely monitored by Serie A teams, and many players suffered from the so-called World Cup syndrome. Inter Milan's record was actually not as good as last season. The same is true for other strong teams.
, the situation in Serie A at the beginning of the season was as chaotic as seven heroes competing for hegemony. Almost halfway through, Lazio and AC Milan began to play against each other.
Moreover, Ronaldo and Gabacho's Lo-Ro combination was extremely powerful in imagination, but in fact it never took shape. Moratti began to think about changing coaches again, but the team advanced to the knockout rounds of the Champions League. During this period, the coaching change was somewhat unjustifiable.
"Inter Milan sent a full bench, but what about Millwall? Will they also adopt a perfunctory attitude towards the game?"
Faced with such a question, Aldridge shook his head seriously and said: "We take every game very seriously and attach great importance to it, and we will not despise the game just because we qualified. What's more, it's against an opponent like Inter Milan.
Maybe they will send most of their substitutes, but they have so many talented players in the team that even the substitutes are very effective. Millwall must go all out to win the game."
When the reporters heard this, they became excited.
Very good, Inter Milan comes on the bench, Millwall goes all out at home, it's best to give Inter Milan a bloodbath and slap the opponent hard!
"So which players will Millwall use tomorrow? Nedved? Who will start between Thierry Henry and Van Nistelrooy?"
"Huh? What are you asking?"
"Is it convenient to reveal tomorrow's starting lineup?"
Aldrich coughed twice and said, "No problem, I can tell you.
Goalkeeper: Keller.
Defenders: Ferreira, Ferdinand, Mills, Neil.
Midfielder: Van der Meyde, Gattuso, Lampard, Duff.
Forwards: Klose, Grenciar.
If there are no accidents, this is what the starting lineup will be like."
As soon as Aldrich finished speaking, the reporters in the audience stared at him with burning eyes.
Damn it, you’re still saying to go all out?
You fucking put out someone like Ferreira who can't even make it onto the league substitute list, and you still say you value the game?
Fleet Street knew Aldrich's temperament and was not surprised by it.
But the Italian reporters were furious. Someone stood up and accused: "Mr. Hall, you are totally fooling us! Is this your attitude towards the public media? It's fun to say one thing and do another.
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Aldrich asked inexplicably: "Which of my words was a lie?"
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There are some things that everyone tacitly agrees on and have a consensus on understanding, but just can't say out loud.
Millwall not only sent substitutes, but was even more ruthless, even sending U20 players directly into the starting lineup, but who can say that this is an absolute contempt?
Think about the superstars Millwall has created one after another. Didn’t they all step on the big stage when they were around 18 years old? And some of them even took the lead.
David Miller of the Times came out to smooth things over, using new topics to resolve the conflict.
"Can you look forward to the knockout rounds of the Champions League? Which team does Millwall least want to encounter?"
Aldridge shrugged and said: "The qualifying teams in other groups are not yet certain, and I don't know yet which opponents Millwall has a chance to encounter."
"Then let's expand the scope of the discussion. For example, are we afraid of meeting Manchester United and Bayern Munich? Their shooters are in very good condition."
Aldrich shook his head slightly and said: "We are the defending champions. From the bottom of our hearts, we should not have the idea of avoiding a certain team. When it comes to the knockout rounds, no team is an underdog, so I want to go with the flow."
Just be natural and face it with a normal mind."
Speaking of which, so far this season, the most watched shooters in Europe are four.
The first is Barty who fired machine guns in Serie A.
The second one is Bayern’s Elber.
The third one is Manchester United's Yorke.
The fourth is Millwall's Nedved.
Strictly speaking, Nedved cannot be called a shooter.
But counting his annual goals in all competitions, he has already exceeded 30. 1998 is not over yet. He is likely to break the 35-goal mark. Now he has 32, plus 22 assists.
After Millwall sold Trezeguet and Shevchenko in the summer, and Larsson was injured at the beginning of the new season, Millwall almost relied on Nedved to carry Millwall forward in the first half of the season.
It is precisely because he repeatedly stood up at critical moments that Ronaldinho, Lampard, Ruud van Nistelrooy and others were not under so much pressure during the game. If the sky fell, Nedvěd, the god of war, was there to hold him up!
So now regarding the winner of the Ballon d'Or, the most popular candidates are Nedved and Zidane.
After the pre-match press conference, before the game started the next day, there were obviously a large number of empty seats in the Wembley stands. The stadium was too big, and the number of fans who bought tickets to enter was less than 50,000. Everyone had heard that Inter Milan sent
The substitute lineup is so impressive!
Before the game started, Aldrich came to the side of the court early and chatted and spanked with Mr. Huo.
Huo Taigong's expression had changed significantly compared to when they met three months ago. The two talked happily.
It is strange that although Aldridge and Hodgson have spent more than three months from the group draw to today, the total time they have met and talked is less than 20 hours, but their attitudes and atmosphere towards each other have been changing.
When Inter Milan defeated Graz in the last round and reached 12 points, they then looked at the situation of other groups and determined that they could qualify. Huo Taigong was relieved mentally and he could play happily with Aldridge again.
Hodgson and Aldrich chatted eloquently, as if they had endless things to say.
Aldrich made a guess in his heart: This guy was probably drowning in saliva in Milan, and he didn't dare to vent his anger. After finally returning to England, he had to finish what he wanted to say all his life in one breath!
When the game was about to start, Hodgson's topic returned to the game.
Aldridge was very puzzled. The other party told him a lot about the players sent by Inter Milan to practice in this game. He wanted to check the status of so-and-so to see if his level was worth the price.
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Does this have anything to do with me?
However, when Hodgson finally closed his mouth and looked at Aldridge with his small eyes, Aldridge suddenly understood.
Huo Taigong’s eyes can speak!
Aldrich understood.
It's as if Hodgson is saying: Let's play a tacit game!
Let's shake hands and make peace after a draw. No one loses face. Millwall still qualified first in the group. We hand in hand happily advance to the knockout rounds. As long as we never meet again, we will be good friends for life!
Aldrich could only laugh at this.
When he turned around and walked to the coaching bench, he said apologetically to Hodgson: Sorry.
It's not that he doesn't want to play tacit basketball, but the conditions don't allow it.
If Millwall only has one squad and the main players insist on playing the game, in today's situation, they will definitely not exert their strength to fight. If the game is boring, it will be boring. It doesn't matter if it is a draw.
But today Millwall is all on the bench. Maybe Lampard is a little tired, but Pirlo is about to come back. As long as Pirlo can quickly return to the normal level after his comeback, he will have to sit on the bench.
Ya will also work hard in the competition.
Not to mention other young players, who usually play in the League Cup and FA Cup, against mostly unknown low-level teams.
It's a pie in the sky today. We meet the Serie A giant Inter Milan, and it's the Champions League stage. They don't care who you play. Even if Inter Milan sends 11 foot-picking guys on the field, they will still fight to the death.
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Young people, cherish the opportunity and you might become famous with just one goal!
When the game started, Huo Taigong's eyes almost popped out of his head.
Grenjaer passed two people in a counterattack and then assisted Klose to score. The game only started 6 minutes ago.
Inter Milan was suddenly carried away by Millwall's fast pace.
The two teams now played another earth-shattering game.
The substitute players on both sides tried their best to perform, and the attack was very enjoyable.
After all, Inter Milan encounters chain defenses every day in the Italian arena, which is not as exciting as playing against Millwall.
After all, Ferreira is still young. Once he chooses the wrong time to assist, his back will be out of position. Inter Milan's offense focuses on his side, completely undefended.
You come and I play equally well, the game is beautiful and beautiful, and goals are scored one after another.
When the game was over, Huo Taigong looked a little unhappy.
Inter Milan lost, 4:3, another loss by one goal.
This kind of loss is more painful than losing 1:0.
It will give people the impression that Inter Milan fought the opponent vigorously and finally knelt down with blood on their lips.
Hodgson had a sad look on his face when shaking hands with Aldridge, and Aldridge sneered and said: "Haha, hahaha, good luck, a little better luck."
Mr. Huo shook his head and left Wembley.
Aldrich was a little confused, wondering if he and Mr. Huo could play happily again in the future.
At this point, all the quarterfinals of the 1998-99 European Champions League are announced.
Arsenal, the three participating teams in the Premier League, returned home from the group stage, and Manchester United advanced to the quarterfinals with Millwall, who was second in the group with a better record.
Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev qualified first in the group stage, beating Premier League champions Arsenal and Ligue 1 champions Lens.
Germany's Bayern Munich beat Manchester United and Barcelona to advance from the top spot in the group of death. Last season's Bundesliga champion Kaiserslautern qualified first in a relatively mediocre group.
Italy's Juventus was lucky enough to qualify first in the group with three teams tied on 8 points.
The Greek champion Olympiacos also qualified for the top spot in a relatively weak group. (To be continued...)
