Just in the afternoon before the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the Millwall youth team came to Munich with the first team and played a friendly match with the Bayern Munich youth team.
The offensive line led by Joe Cole, Villa, Vicente, and Joaquin completely destroyed the Bayern Munich youth team and won a 5:2 victory.
Under the leadership of Nagy, the youth team did not go around Munich, such as meeting with the Munich 1860 youth team for a friendly match. Instead, they sat in the stands behind the visiting team's coaching bench to watch the game.
For such an important game, the members of the youth team also wanted to watch it up close.
This is also a way for the club to cultivate a sense of belonging among young players.
But when they saw their team eliminated by Bayern Munich, the young players also showed a look of disappointment on their faces.
On the field, Aldrich came to Ronaldinho. No one realized that Ronaldinho had strained. They only thought that he missed the penalty kick after slipping and was lying on the ground in sadness.
Aldrich bent down and reached out to pull away his hand, and saw a face full of tears.
The smile that would bring joy to the entire Millwall crowd at the Lion's Den is gone.
"Boss, I'm sorry!"
Ronaldinho knew how much the whole team valued and looked forward to defending the European Champions League, but he kicked everyone's dream away.
Aldrich showed a gentle expression to him, without any bitterness. He did not speak and pulled Ronaldinho up from the ground. When he saw Ronaldinho unsteady on one leg with a look of pain on his face, Aldrich realized
Ronaldinho was injured.
He put one of Ronaldinho's arms on his shoulders, and then walked towards the center circle with his arms around him.
Ronaldinho leaned on Aldridge's shoulder and still couldn't hold back his tears. He kept apologizing to Aldridge, as if he had made a huge mistake.
When Aldridge walked to the center circle, there were cameras following him, and the live broadcast was still not over. Perhaps the audience in front of the TV was more curious about how the young coach would react next.
The commentators were very disappointed, especially the commentator from England, Martin Taylor.
He said with a heavy tone and full of reverence: "This scene is unfamiliar to us and Millwall fans. It's not that Millwall will never lose. They have lost before, and they have also fallen within a stone's throw of the league championship.
We have lost before, but today's defeat is a milestone defeat in the history of Millwall Club. It will go down in history. Bayern Munich defeated Millwall 1:0 at home, which is the first time in the history of Millwall Club.
A defeat in the European war, a loss in the Champions League! After entering the European war last season, Millwall maintained an unbeaten record of 31 games in the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Champions League.
They won the championship with a tie and a record of all other wins. Last season, including the finals, they had 8 wins and 3 draws in 11 games. Among them, the final regular time plus overtime was a draw, and the penalty kick won the championship. This season, Millwall participated in
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With a record of 8 wins and 1 draw in 9 Champions League games, we have reason to take off our hats to Millwall and salute Aldridge Hall! They have never been favored. Even if they compete in the Champions League as the defending champion this season,
The outside world is still not optimistic about them because they lost too many outstanding players in the summer, almost half of the team's main players, but Hall quickly trained a new generation of crazy lions and reached the semi-finals, competing with
Bayern Munich, which has many World Cup and European Cup champions, played against each other. In the game, we couldn't see Millwall falling into a disadvantage. In the end, it was a pity that they were eliminated in a penalty shootout, but I believe that they will come back and will do it again.
To launch an impact on the European Champions League, never lose confidence in Hall's team. They can create miracles, bring supreme enjoyment to fans, and write the history of the football temple!"
Aldrich took Ronaldinho to the center circle, facing the players who had their heads lowered and looked frustrated. He asked the three captains of the team to pull up the players lying on the ground.
He waved to the sidelines again, motioning for the substitutes and substitute players to come over.
Finally, he pointed to the stands behind the coaching bench and asked the youth team members to join them.
The stadium security personnel hesitated for a moment, and finally allowed these young men in suits and ties to enter the stadium. They were all dressed in the same style. They were young and looked dashing in suits. The suits had the Millwall team emblem printed on the left chest.
After everyone gathered together, even though the cameramen and reporters nearby came over, Aldrich turned a deaf ear.
He glanced at everyone's expressions firmly, and then said in a deep voice: "We lost this game! Yes, we lost, but losing means losing! We will feel sorry for losing to Bayern Munich, but we don't
You should blame yourself, be discouraged, and feel disappointed. Being able to compete with such a powerful opponent is your wealth. Losing is shameful!
Your expressions now are like attending a funeral. What are you mourning? Have we reached the end? No! This is not the end! Absolutely not! This is the starting point, a beginning, a milestone for Millwall to become stronger in the future.
!Ronaldinho, put away your tears, you are only 19 years old, you should be grateful for your performance today
So proud! You made Bayern Munich's defense have at least 1.5 people to mark you! Materazzi, raise your head, I give you 9 points for your performance today! Each of you is, where is the 1 point missing?
In the future, on the road of struggle, we must leave here with our heads held high, not to send any message to the outside world, but to
Tell yourselves: We still have a future! The future is in your hands and in your hearts. The key is how you face it. Whether you really fall here and be unable to recover, or whether you make yourself stronger and make our team stronger.
Become stronger! Now, hold your head high, throw away the sadness, and let’s set sail again!”
Aldrich's expressions, remarks, and body movements were recorded from beginning to end by the nearby camera, and the team members immediately took on a new look.
Southgate shouted in a deep voice: "Millwall!"
All the Millwall players and coaches present shouted in unison: "Go, go, go!"
Aldrich turned around and led the team off the field.
This scene is extremely shocking.
Millwall, who lost the game, was led by a young coach with a majestic expression. No sadness could be seen on everyone's expressions, but instead, an unyielding tenacity could be seen in their resolute expressions.
Even with tears on his face and Ronaldinho's shoulders being held by Villa and Joe Cole, his eyes were sharp.
On this fallen field, Ronaldinho made a vow in his heart.
He will lead Millwall back again and give all Millwall people a Champions League!
Definitely!
Definitely will!!!
After the team returned to the locker room, Ronaldinho had a strain and Schneider had a cramp, and the team doctor was dealing with it. Without saying a word, the players calmly began to take a shower and change clothes, preparing to leave Munich.
Aldridge walked to attend the postgame press conference.
When Aldridge walked into the press conference, reporters from Fleet Street in England welcomed him with respectful applause.
Millwall were eliminated, catching Fleet Street off guard.
But Millwall was not defeated miserably, but eliminated in a tragic penalty shootout. In the 120 minutes of the game, although Millwall did not score a goal, it also successfully limited Bayern Munich's offense, except for the set-piece header.
Beyond the broken door.
"Coach Hall, do you have anything to say about the result of this game?"
Aldridge calmly replied: "Congratulations to Bayern Munich for advancing to the final. They deserve to win. I said it before the first round. Whoever is Millwall or Bayern Munich deserves to advance to the final. The strength of both teams
Evenly matched, the suspense will be decided in an instant, Nedved's goal helped us win
After a good start, Effenberg's header was also achieved by Bayern Munich's hard work. In the end, the winner was decided by penalty kicks. Although it was cruel, it seemed fair. We were a little unlucky, which is why we got off to a good start.
It's normal. Penalty shootouts are inherently unpredictable and no one is completely sure."
Fleet Street reporters nodded in agreement with Aldridge.
Judging from the 210 minutes of the two rounds, the battle between Bayern Munich and Millwall was inseparable. The goals scored by both teams were not created by excellent opportunities. In normal times, they would definitely be called accidental.
But in this kind of top-level competition, chance is inevitable.
A reporter from German newspaper Bild raised his hand and asked: "Ronaldinho, the criminal who missed the penalty kick in the sixth round, before he took the penalty kick, we noticed that Millwall captain Southgate had an affair with him.
After a brief verbal exchange, did he take the initiative to take the sixth penalty kick?"
Aldridge suddenly changed his expression. He said sternly: "Sinner? Please show some respect! None of my players is a sinner! You can blame me. If the team is eliminated, the responsibility is mine. Yes.
I asked him to take the penalty kick! It was me who neglected his physical limits and caused his injury. If you must find a sinner, it would be me!"
After saying that, Aldrich stood up and left the table, not wanting to argue with reporters anymore.
The reporter of "Bild" was stunned.
Inexplicably, he turned to look at the group of British reporters on Fleet Street.
Mahler Gobi.
Looking for someone to blame for a penalty kick failure is not what you are best at doing?
Isn’t it an English tradition?
I respect your tradition, your young commander is so crazy!
The reporters on Fleet Street raised their eyebrows, as expected.
This young coach is famous for being a protective guard. Ever since he choked the media for Southgate, he has never allowed the outside world to put mental pressure on players as long as it is within the scope of football.
Not to mention the heavy responsibility of "losing the sinner".
Millwall defeated Munich, and the return plane landed in London in the early morning.
When Aldridge led the team out of the airport and prepared to take the bus home, he saw nearly a thousand Lions fans gathered outside the airport. They shouted the names of each player and cheered for them.
If you haven't watched the game and don't know the result immediately, you will definitely think that Millwall came home victorious.
Seeing many fans coming to support them immediately, the players were extremely moved, and some even had tears in their eyes.
Aldrich was also affected by this scene and made worshiping gestures towards the fans outside before getting on the bus.
After returning home, Aldridge sat on the sofa. Although he encouraged the team to cheer up immediately after the game, who would encourage him?
He looked at the ceiling with a bitter smile.
Defending the European Champions Cup has a long way to go.
Regret?
No, he doesn't feel that way.
Being able to play against Bayern Munich this season, as a head coach, he thinks it is a precious memory. When he is old, he should be able to smile knowingly. Victory and defeat are commonplace, and there is no shame in losing. Being able to compete with a strong opponent
Discussion is one of the joys of his job.
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang.
Aldrich really smiled this time. It turned out that someone would still come to comfort and encourage him at this time.
Opening the door, as expected, I saw Yiwen holding a fruit salad in his hand...
