There are less than 10 minutes left before the final game of the Premier League begins.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines and looked up at the sky. It was a rare sunny day in London today, which made people feel good.
The cheering songs of the fans are ringing in my ears, and the passion in the stands can easily infect everyone present.
Wenger appeared on the sidelines, which is somewhat different from the fact that he would come to the sidelines about 20 minutes earlier in the past. Presumably he also chatted with the players in the locker room for a while in order to prepare for today's game.
Aldridge took the initiative and walked towards Wenger.
"Arsena, have you ever thought about this day? You and I, fighting for the championship at the last minute."
Wenger consciously took Aldridge's extended hand and was surprised by the smile on Aldridge's face at this moment.
He could clearly feel that it was not a disguise.
Why?
Millwall has not won the league title steadily, are they so confident?
Or Wenger heard the loud singing echoing from the stands.
He thought that Aldridge was an anomaly in the coaching world.
Not because of his youth or record, but because of his coaching environment, which is stress-free!
The fans will not put pressure on Aldridge, and no one can fire him. With the club controlling the sky, of course he can fully enjoy the fun of being a head coach at this moment.
In the most exciting season in the history of the Premier League or England's top league, Millwall withstood the pressure and persisted until the last moment. It was only a victory within 90 minutes from the championship.
Wenger has also encountered many opponents, some are wily, some are unfathomable, and some are domineering. What may have shocked him deeply and made him fearful, maybe it was the smile on his face that showed his trump card.
Aldrich.
He is full of energy, and it is not difficult to guess Millwall's tactics and attitude today.
Attack wildly!
Millwall wants to win the league championship. At this moment, any calculation seems pale. Maybe it will mislead others and ruin its future. Leave all the "conspiracies" on the court behind. When they meet in a narrow road, the brave will win. Even if Millwall
Aldrich didn't regret losing the battle until the last minute, at least he didn't lose on his knees cowardly! He regretted it later.
"This may go down as one of the most unforgettable moments in my coaching career."
Wenger and Aldridge held arm-in-arm conversations and confessed that they had nothing to hide.
Aldridge also said sincerely: "Arsena, you surprised me this season. Before the season, I was not optimistic about Arsenal. Everyone knows that if Arsenal can beat Millwall today, regardless of whether it wins the championship or not, I will
Becoming the laughing stock of football."
Wenger shook his head and said: "No, your prediction before the season was right. Arsenal does not have the strength to support two-front operations. It's just that we were eliminated from the Champions League early so that we can persist in the league until now. Today's situation is really
It's so helpless, I want to defeat you. Arsenal want to defeat Millwall, their city rival, and then they have to pin their hopes on our mortal enemy Tottenham, hoping that they will snipe Manchester United at Old Trafford. Haha, fate, damn it
.”
"Haha, after 90 minutes, I'll treat you to a drink. Just stay here and drink the champagne from Millwall's championship."
"You wouldn't mind if Arsenal celebrated their title defense at the Lion's Den, right?"
"Hahaha, I won't see you after the game!"
"Well, I won't see you after the game!"
The two coaches separated on the sidelines of the center line of the stadium, one to the left and the other to the right. Both of them had a look of confidence on their faces. This scene was captured by the live broadcast camera and became a classic scene of the season.
It was used as one of the clips in the Premier League promotional video.
"The final match of the 1998-99 Premier League season is about to begin. 10 games of 20 teams will start at the same time. The most watched game is naturally the London derby at the Lion's Den Stadium today. Millwall, who is ranked first, and Millwall, who is ranked No.
Three Arsenal will have a decisive battle for the championship here! Millwall's situation is simple and clear. As long as they win, they will be the league champion. If Arsenal wants to win the championship, in addition to defeating Millwall here, they also have to hope
Manchester United cannot defeat Tottenham. Haha, who created today's situation? Arsenal unexpectedly lost to Leeds United in the last round. This should be the game Wenger should not lose this season.
The game was over, but the young Leeds United became the biggest spoiler in the championship. It seemed that Millwall was benefiting from it, but considering that Leeds United only allowed Millwall to get 1 point this season, it is estimated that Millwall is against
Leeds United have a love-hate relationship."
"Players from both sides entered the field, and the two teams sent their strongest lineups to play today.
The only regret for Millwall is that Ronaldinho suffered a strain in the second round of the Champions League semi-finals and needs to recuperate for a month. Today, he sat in the stands behind the home team's coaching bench to watch the game.
Arsenal,442.
Goalkeeper: Seaman.
Defenders: Winterburn, Keown, Adams, Dixon.
Midfielder: Overmars, Petit, Vieira, Pires.
Forwards: Bergkamp, Anelka.
Young player Anelka has scored 17 goals in the league this season. He is tied with Andy Cole. There are only four people ahead of him, Owen, Hasselbaink, and Yorke.
Everyone has scored 18 goals, and Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored 20 goals to top the scorer list. Maybe Ruud van Nistelrooy has no chance to play today. Anelka has a chance to compete for the golden boot. As long as he can score a hat trick, this is a bit difficult.
Big, but worthy of our expectations, this is a season where his performance deserves everyone's praise."
The players from both sides have already set up their positions on the field, and the referee has been waiting for a long time to kick off the ball at the same time as the Old Trafford side.
After the referee blew his whistle, the two teams immediately started a fierce fight.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his chin raised slightly and his expression slightly arrogant. Millwall had a similar attitude to him. They pressed up after the opening, launched a high-position press, and immediately started a fast break after successfully stealing the ball.
At first glance, Millwall's players are concentrated in the area from the midfield to the opponent's penalty area. No one directly resists Arsenal's striker, but as long as they get the ball and start a fast break, Millwall's frontcourt attack group will
The formation will immediately unfold and interspersed with movements.
Millwall is attacking aggressively, while Arsenal is using their defensive counterattack, which has been very successful in recent seasons. Arsenal has conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game so far this season! Not to mention leading the Premier League, or even
The number of goals conceded by Serie A's giants is much less than that of chain defense!
Glenchard took the ball on the left wing, brought it to the penalty area and cut inside. Winterbourne was deceived, Glenchard dribbled the ball down to the bottom after smashing the ball, Winterbourne chased back to block the opponent and seemed to be about to start.
Foot cross.
Glenchard suddenly stopped and changed direction again, Winterbourne was hit twice, and he immediately felt regretful.
Forgot!
This kid can't fucking pass!
It can't be said that Grenchar can't cross, but the quality of his crosses is disappointing.
Aldrich asked Meulensteen to focus on cultivating the technical ability of Grunchard in the past, which was the combination of man and ball and long-range shooting. He could not expect Grunchard to make crosses, shots, breakthroughs... everything.
If you practice to the extreme, you will neither have the energy to fully exercise, nor will you be limited by your talent.
Grenciaer once again turned back and walked into the penalty area. Before Pettit came back to defend him, he had no shooting angle. He gently pushed the ball to Pirlo who came in from behind.
Pirlo picked up the ball outside the penalty area, pulled the ball to his right foot, then swung his leg in place and shot with a kick that seemed a little slow.
The ball jumped up and drew a wonderful inward arc in the sky, and then a crisp sound reached the ears of everyone inside and outside the penalty area.
when.
"The ball went in! In the first 8 minutes, Pirlo opened the scoring for Millwall! He received a pass from Glenchard outside the penalty area and shot on the spot. It was a banana ball. The ball was about to spin out of bounds. But it hit the target.
The goal post bounced into the goal. Seaman could only watch the ball and sigh. Pirlo, Mr. Key, this is his fifth league goal this season. Considering that he missed all the games in the first half of the season, this statistic is already very high.
So beautiful.”
After scoring the goal, Pirlo turned around, clenched his fist and raised his arm. With a confident look on his face, Southgate rushed up and hugged him. Every fan at the Lion's Den was trembling with excitement for this goal.
, and countless female fans let out huge screams.
In the stadium box, Arthur let his grandson Bowen ride on his neck and danced rhythmically on the spot.
"Haha, there is nothing to worry about. We will defeat Arsenal and win the championship. You don't need to tell me the news about Manchester United. They will only be runners-up, hahaha."
Puskas stood in front of the box overlooking the court, his eyes focused on Aldrich, who was wearing a suit and tie on the sidelines and hugging Klinsmann in celebration.
His eyes were full of gentleness and kindness.
It was as if I could see that young boy from back then using a combination of passive defense and sneak attack tactics to defeat his own Aldridge.
Now, do you feel happy?
In this sport, only happiness can have the motivation to move forward.
Wenger stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, observing the players' expressions.
Arsenal had the slimmest chance of winning the championship, and what he was most worried about was conceding the ball first and then the players becoming discouraged.
At this moment, an assistant ran from behind and whispered in Wenger's ear: "Tottenham scored. Manchester United is trailing 0:1 at Old Trafford."
Wenger's eyes widened with disbelief.
He rolled his eyes and immediately said to his assistant: "Convey this news to the players on the field!"
The assistant immediately rushed to the sidelines and shouted to the players.
"Oh, we got the latest news. Manchester United actually fell behind to Tottenham at home! The score at Old Trafford is 0:1, but Millwall also scored and Millwall took the lead. If Manchester United
If we can't come back and win, then Millwall only needs a draw to win the league championship. The current situation is extremely favorable to Millwall!"
The fans in the stands also learned the news, and their enthusiasm for celebration rose to another level!
Arsenal's players communicated the latest news to each other. Before kick-off, their energy was restored immediately and their fighting spirit was high!
I didn’t expect that the arch-enemy Tottenham would be so good and score first at Old Trafford!
As long as Manchester United doesn't win, Arsenal will definitely have a chance.
The game time is still long!
After the kick-off, Arsenal immediately organized an offensive. Their positional warfare cooperation was indeed not ideal, so the attack was concentrated on Overmars' side, relying on the Dutch Peter Pan to open up the gap in Millwall's defense line by fighting alone.
to drive the forward attack.
"This was a more open game than expected. We all thought before the game that Millwall would play more conservatively and take advantage of Arsenal's urgent need for offense to counterattack. However, Millwall did not withdraw to defend and counterattack.
After attacking, the game became very fast-paced, with rapid transitions between offense and defense. The two teams' offense was simple, direct and exciting."
