Manchester United and Bayern Munich meet at Camp Nou for the pinnacle showdown of the European Champions League.
When the game started, Aldridge was already in his newly bought house in Liverpool, leaning back on the sofa with a beer and watching the game.
Bayern Munich scored from Basler's free kick early in the game.
Aldrich watched this game with an absolute spectator mentality, feeling a bit of torture to a certain extent.
During the intermission of the game, the doorbell rang at home. Aldrich went to open the door and saw Melanie and his brother. The younger brother was carrying a large suitcase and Melanie was wearing a large dress.
"Hi, Aldrich."
Her brother was very polite, and even though he knew there were unresolved problems between Aldrich and his sister, he did not adopt a hostile attitude.
On the contrary, he knew in his heart that his sister was duplicitous. As soon as Aldridge bought a house in Liverpool, she immediately packed her bags and moved here.
No matter what, Aldrich and Melanie hope to witness the birth of their child together as parents.
Aldrich helped carry the luggage upstairs, and then left Melanie to tidy up in the bedroom while he and her brother went downstairs to continue watching the game.
"Manchester United will lose all four of its major players this season, haha."
Bayern Munich is dominant on the scene, and no matter how much Manchester United fans emphasized the strength of 99 Manchester United ten years later in the original history, in fact, in this year, Bayern Munich's paper strength was definitely stronger than Manchester United. The same is true for Juventus. So.
.Manchester United's victory is called a miracle, just like the Federal Republic of Germany's victory over Hungary. It is precisely because they are weaker than the opponent that the victory is called an incredible miracle. Otherwise, who would call it a miracle when a strong team defeats a weak team? Even if it is supplementary
Even if he scores two goals in a row, he will not be deliberately praised afterwards.
Aldrich felt even weirder.
He, the coach of Millwall, sat with a die-hard Liverpool fan to watch a Manchester United game, and then listened to the Liverpool fans mocking Manchester United for their lack of success...
What kind of mentality is this?
Liverpool haven't tasted the championship for many years, right?
Perhaps, Liverpool fans support Bayern Munich in their hearts.
At the end of the game, Hitzfeld did replace Matthäus. Now it seems that this substitution is more like letting Matthäus accept the cheers of the Bayern fans.
He is just one short of a Champions League championship and has no regrets in his career!
But maybe God played a joke on Matthäus, and this substitution on this day became the biggest regret of his career.
Melanie's brother started drinking and talking nonsense from the beginning of the second half of the game. He ridiculed Manchester United from beginning to end, recalling Liverpool's glory of dominating Europe...
But 45 minutes later, he flew into a rage.
"Grass!"
Manchester United pulled one back.
"Damn it, Bayern Munich played well for 90 minutes and knelt down in the last 3 minutes!"
He raised the wine bottle in his hand and was about to throw it to the ground, but he stopped at the edge and realized that this was not the place for him to be wild.
Aldridge didn't want to hear Martin Taylor passionately praising the greatness of Manchester United anymore, so he turned off the TV.
Maybe just outside the house, in the city of Liverpool, there are many Liverpool fans who have the same reaction as Melanie's brother.
And not far away in Manchester, there must be a carnival and passionate celebration.
Coincidentally, last year, Millwall won the first Champions League title in the club's history, and that day was Aldridge's birthday.
Today, Ferguson led Manchester United back to the top of Europe after 31 years. 31 years ago, the man who led Manchester United to the top of Europe was named Matt Busby. Today is the 90th anniversary of Busby’s birth. Perhaps, it will be the 90th anniversary of Busby’s birth.
In the dark, Busby was watching the game from the clouds above Camp Nou.
Bayern Munich got off to a good start, hitting the woodwork twice, and then was miraculously reversed by Manchester United just as they were preparing to celebrate the championship. The Premier League team has won the European Champions Cup for two consecutive years. The new European football landscape has also entered a period of reshuffling.
stage.
Melanie's brother left in a depressed mood. After he left, Aldrich sat on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
Manchester United still won the championship. This championship is what Manchester United has been pursuing tirelessly for three years. It can help Ferguson overcome the crisis of confidence, and it can also change the temperament of this group of Manchester United players. However, Manchester United's attraction and influence will still be improved.
improve.
While he was deep in thought, a hot and delicate body came into his arms.
"Who's winning?"
"Manchester United."
"Are you unhappy? Envious?"
"No."
"Can't you hold me?"
Aldrich held her in his arms, and naturally placed his other hand on her belly, stroking her gently.
Melanie sat up, took off her dress, then held Aldridge's hand, put his palm on her belly, and said softly with a soft look on her face: "Can you feel it?"
Aldrich concentrated, but still shook his head. Melanie smiled and said: "I can already feel it, and sometimes it makes me uncomfortable."
"It's hard for you."
Aldrich bent down and kissed her gently on her round belly.
Melanie stroked his hair gently and asked softly: "Did you come to Liverpool because of me or because of the children?"
"I don't want to discuss this because it will definitely make you unhappy in the end."
"Because I won't change my mind?"
"I don't want to discuss it."
"Okay, then we won't discuss this matter until the child is born. Aldrich, answer me seriously, have you betrayed me in the past six months?"
"No."
"real?"
"real."
Melanie hugged Aldrich and whispered softly in his ear: "I believe you. Since you have started to take vacation, let's forget all our worries and spend the summer here."
...
The next day, Manchester United returned home with the cup and Fleet Street was singing its praises. At this time, the news could also be related to Millwall.
The headline of the football section of "The Sun" is: Millwall's "Revenge"!
The title seems to be related to Millwall. You can see the content. It has nothing to do with Millwall at all, but it does have some connections.
The writer described the goals of Sheringham and Solskjaer as Millwall's revenge against Bayern Munich. Both of them briefly played for Millwall, and counting, they all started from Millwall.
, is a star trained by Millwall youth training.
The news from "The Sun" made Aldridge feel sick, as if Millwall did not have the strength to compete with Bayern Munich.
Aldridge began his vacation with Melanie in Liverpool. Liverpool's local media "Echo" came to interview him three times and five times, but Aldridge refused one by one.
He now only accepts one exclusive interview per year. He accepted an exclusive interview with the BBC after the season.
First, it is to maintain his reputation. If he is in the news every day, he will become ordinary.
Secondly, I don’t want to create an image of being too high-profile and arrogant.
Although he has entered the holidays, the club's summer operations have already begun.
The first is the player contract. The first-team player contracts are all in a safe state. In addition, there were contract extensions after winning the Champions League last season. Even if they win the Double this season, Millwall has no plans to renew the contracts of the first-team players.
, but some youth team players will have their contracts renewed based on their performance.
Last season, Millwall sold most of its main players in the summer. As a result, European giants started poaching Millwall again before the summer transfers began.
Next year is a major competition year. Unless you are a player from a wealthy club this summer. Generally speaking, stars who strive for the qualification of the main team of the national team will be considered based on their stable performance on the court. The main framework of Millwall's first team will not change. Players
We all want to achieve greater success in the new season.
Among the main players in the center of the team who are separated, Aldridge confirmed one person: Makelele.
In fact, he thought about transferring in the summer of 1998, but he chose to stay, with a sense of repayment. He was grateful to Aldrich for constantly recommending Jacques to the national team in front of the media. In the end,
He also successfully boarded the French tank and became one of the members of the local team that won the World Cup.
So he stayed last season, but judging from the feedback from his agent, Makelele did want to leave and go to a more "noble and glorious" club. When he renewed his contract last summer, his agent said
Revealed to Millwall: This is Makelele's last contract with Millwall.
The contract period is four years, and not all agents are ugly and sinister. At least Makelele hopes that even if he leaves, he can say goodbye to Millwall amicably. The subtext of revealing this information to Millwall is to let Millwall
I should prepare for his departure early, and at the same time, don't delay it until the contract period is approaching, so as not to lose money on the transfer fee.
However, in the summer of 1999, Makelele was really unwilling to listen to offers from other clubs. He was afraid that he would not perform well if he went to a new club and would not be able to enter the French squad for the European Cup next year. At least next season, he would be happy to do so.
Continuing to wear the blue jersey and compete for Millwall will ensure selection for the national team.
With Millwall's outstanding record for several consecutive years and their success in youth training becoming famous in Europe, many teams are now not only poaching Millwall's main players, but also increasing their efforts to purchase Millwall's young players.
I hope to cultivate the next Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Pirlo in a year or two after buying it back...
Therefore, the severe situation Millwall faces this summer is not whether it can retain its main players, but whether it can retain younger substitute players.
Aldridge cannot make a difference in one season with 11 players. He must have reliable substitute players, so retaining substitute players is the focus of this summer's work.
He asked Adam to be active and persuade those substitutes who were seduced to remain patient and stay at Millwall. If a new contract is needed, Aldridge is willing to make certain concessions as long as the conditions are not too excessive.
This summer, he neither traveled nor planned to go to Europe to search for stars of hope. He was waiting with great anticipation for the birth of his child.
Millwall, which has been touted by the outside world as a dynasty with 12 titles in four years, has become famous and its influence in European football has further increased.
The war between g14 and UEFA has achieved a staged victory, and it has further begun to squeeze the profit share of the Champions League.
The Manchester United takeover deal completely disappeared, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch canceled his plan to enter football due to pressure from the British government, and Edwards learned his lesson and began to keep a low profile.
The England national team performed poorly in the European Cup qualifiers and had to participate in the European Cup qualifying play-offs in the second half of the year. England national team coach Glenn Hoddle began to write his personal autobiography. In an unpublished manuscript, he recorded his
The superstition of witchcraft and the world view of reincarnation and destiny. After the publication of this autobiography in the future, the England national team coach will be plunged into a public opinion storm that will be condemned by the whole people...
Lions fans are full of expectations and have begun to count down in their hearts. Their eyes are set on the new millennium. When this gorgeous team moves into the Lion King Stadium, what kind of team will they stand in Europe?
Volume Five: The End of the Dynasty Prelude.
Next volume: The wealthy family is invincible. (To be continued...)
