In the 36th round of the Premier League, Old Trafford's attendance dropped by about 10%, and the opponent was Millwall.
Maybe it's because Manchester United's season is over and they are empty of all four.
Maybe because Millwall will definitely send in substitutes.
Perhaps, Red Devils fans don't want to see their team line up at home to welcome their biggest rival in the league and lose to this opponent.
Millwall sent all substitutes to play. When they walked out of the tunnel, Manchester United players stood in two lines to welcome him.
Scenes like this are rare. The biggest rival in the championship welcomes the other side at home. It seems peaceful, but only the person involved feels the cruel reality behind it the most.
Manchester United's players were extremely bitter.
They scored 81 points in 35 rounds. This was their highest point-scoring season since the Premier League was restructured into 20 teams in 38 rounds, proving their progress. However, the league was not over yet, and Millwall snatched away the championship.
When the Millwall players came out, the Red Devils players began to applaud, but this applause was obviously not for these Millwall substitutes. Many Red Devils players could not help but cast their eyes on Ferguson who was walking to the sidelines.
On Aldrich.
That man made the Lions stronger step by step, and then trampled Manchester United under his feet. At least, in the past four years, when Millwall won the league championship, its biggest competitor was Manchester United. Maybe this pattern will continue in the future.
Ferguson had already lost this season, and lost again. At this time, he did not look coldly at Aldridge. The two Premier League coaches stood on the sidelines and chatted calmly.
At this time, Ferguson was probably thinking about the same thing as Wenger.
What is the secret behind Millwall's ability to develop so many outstanding players?
It’s not that Ferguson wants to poach Millwall. Let’s take a closer look. Who else can Manchester United poach? Find a partner for Stam? Left back? Goalkeeper?
It is not Manchester United's tradition to just poach people. What Ferguson hopes to do more is to improve the level of Manchester United's youth training. In this regard, Millwall seems to be the leader in Europe.
So the topic the two chatted on the sidelines was youth training, and Aldridge didn't hide his secrets. He talked at length about familiar theories such as observing players, cultivating them in a targeted manner, and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.
When Ferguson could no longer listen, Aldridge chuckled and walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench to sit down.
There is no record pressure in this game. As for the unbeaten golden status promoted by public opinion and waiting for Manchester United to break, Aldridge doesn't care much.
However, with Manchester United on the bench and Manchester United on the main team, there is a gap in strength between the two teams. Millwall is obviously the weaker side. Therefore, it is reasonable to counterattack in a targeted manner.
The game was very exciting. Beckham opened the scoring, Cole scored again, and before the end of the first half, Vicente assisted Lampard to get a goal back.
In the second half, Manchester United seemed to be trying to control the situation on the field and wanted to fight Millwall to counterattack, but Millwall seized the limited opportunities. The goals of Klose and Grenchar almost helped the team overthrow Manchester United in the away game.
.Scholes' goal in the 75th minute allowed Manchester United to save face at home.
Aldridge could see that the Red Devils seemed a little distracted in this game. I wonder if it was due to the heavy blow of being only one step away from the league championship for four consecutive years. Ferguson got angry on the sidelines.
Before the game, he vowed that the Red Devils would not be discouraged, but the result was completely different during the game.
Although Millwall played as a substitute, they did not want the team's unbeaten streak to end in their own game, so they worked particularly hard.
The full score was 3:3.
Millwall escaped unscathed at Old Trafford.
Next, Millwall finally ended its intensive schedule of double matches in a week.
In May, Millwall officially held a press conference, and Yiwen presided over the press conference to promote Millwall's Champions League final promotional video.
Compared with two years ago, Millwall released two promotional videos, this year there is only one, and it is a combination of animation and reality.
The content is consistent with the animated promotional video two years ago.
Two years ago, the blue lion, which symbolizes the mad lion, ran towards Amsterdam, Netherlands to end the scene.
This year's promotional video opens with a blue lion sleeping soundly in the forest, with a big silver ear cup next to his belly. The year 1998 is engraved on it.
This male lion was suddenly hit by light. After opening his eyes, he raised his head in a daze and looked in one direction. In the distance, the light flickered, and another big ear cup could be vaguely seen floating in the sky.
The lion started a new journey, defeating enemies one after another on the galloping road. But the scene turned and the blue lion was returning home from a city with scars. In the city behind, a German tank was on the city wall.
Driving around.
Defeat Munich!
This is the story of last year's Champions League.
However, the Blue Lion, who returned from injury, re-trained himself in the forest. As soon as the camera turned, he regained his strength and headed towards the Champions League again.
At this time, the screen will be interspersed with shocking scenes of Millwall's wonderful goals in the two stages of the group stage this season, defeating AC Milan, defeating Lazio, defeating Bayern Munich, and defeating Real Madrid. When the series of goal feasts end
Afterwards, the screen switches again.
The mighty and majestic blue lion stepped on a new piece of land, and the earth trembled. The scene behind it was extremely dark. A blue eagle fell from the sky, the white giant collapsed, and the German tank fell apart.
The wheel rolled by alone.
There is a strange creature on this land, a group of chickens... The Gallic roosters flapped their wings and jumped up because the ground was shaking.
In the center of this group of Gallic roosters is a brand new European Champions Cup trophy. The silver light shines beautifully in the sun.
The blue lion walked forward step by step, and with each step, the surrounding Gallic roosters jumped. The scene was very dramatic. Just when the Gallic roosters separated a path to let the blue lion pass through, which was rendered by special effects and seemed to be full of magic.
At that moment, there was a sudden sound in the sky. The lion looked up to the sky, and saw a huge dark cloud moving quickly from the horizon. It was blocking the sun and making the entire earth dark.
When the dark cloud moved from far to near, it became clear that it was a densely packed group of countless bats, with their eyes glowing with red blood. This group of bats hovered over the Champions League trophy like a huge tornado. Then
Groups of people began to swoop down, aiming directly at the Champions League trophy.
The blue lion slapped the ground, the Gallic roosters fled in all directions, and a lion's roar echoed through the sky.
The screen went black, and three lines of large characters appeared in the center of the screen.
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Finally, the figures of Millwall players and coach Aldridge collectively appeared at the bottom of the screen.
Although the production cost of this promotional video has dropped compared to two years ago, the effect is very good and it has still received widespread praise after being promoted.
Millwall doesn't just want to make a promotional video because they are full, they just want to visualize and concrete some of the things in their impressions, so that they can make money.
Just like the blue lion in the picture. Two years ago, there were two versions of Millwall souvenirs that were very popular, a young blue lion cub, and a grown lion, for children under ten years old.
Everyone likes it, and some female fans also like it.
If the club does not take the initiative to materialize these things, how can their symbolic meaning appear out of thin air?
Can any lion be dyed blue and be said to represent Millwall? Who are you fooling!
But the official promotional videos and the products put on the shelves for club souvenir sales are different.
Fleet Street teases Millwall: Millwall could totally switch careers to filmmaking.
This promotional video became popular in England and became even more popular than two years ago because Millwall has more fans.
Making a movie?
Aldridge really thought about it, but instead of filming a personal biography, he would film the Millwall club. This could become part of Millwall's commercial promotion and bring wider visibility and benefits to the club.
Millwall is preparing for the game with peace of mind, and Aldridge is working step by step. In the London derby in the penultimate round of the Premier League. He let all the main players play for this game, leaving the final game to the substitutes. It is far away from the Champions League final and the FA
Cup finals, they will have more than 10 days of rest and then play two finals in one week.
In the match against Tottenham, Millwall was in good form, especially Larsson's further recovery, which is good news for the whole team. The only worry is that Makelele still won't be able to make it to the Champions League final.
Millwall finally swept Tottenham 4:0, continuing their unbeaten streak and reaching 97 points in the standings. If they can defeat their opponents in the final round, they will eventually win the championship with a record 100 points.
This will also be a new record for the five major leagues, based on the league's 20 teams.
There is only one game left at the Lion's Den, the final game.
Therefore, after the game, the team will take longer to thank the fans than before, and Aldridge also walked to the sidelines to take photos with many fans.
Just one day before the final game, Aldrich discovered that one of his employees was absent from training that day, their fitness coach Ms. Fiona.
So he called to inquire and got very bad news.
Fiona accidentally fell down the stairs at home last night, fractured her bones, and needed surgery in the hospital.
After the training, Aldridge bought a bouquet of flowers and visited the hospital on behalf of the club. Furthermore, he and Fiona have worked together for many years, and there is still a working friendship, especially as the team is about to leave for the Champions League final.
, every staff member should go together to enjoy the glory of the club, but she may not be able to go.
When he arrived at the hospital, Aldrich walked outside the designated ward, knocked on the door and heard a voice asking to come in. He pushed the door open and saw Fiona lying on the hospital bed. There was a man sitting next to the bed, who should be
Her husband, the man who ran a farm in the countryside, and a girl were sitting by the bed, swinging their long white legs and observing Aldrich curiously. They suddenly smiled and said, "I remember you, Hall."
gentlemen!"
"Rosie, don't be rude."
Fiona scolded her daughter on the hospital bed, but Aldrich did not think of the little girl. He shook hands with Fiona's husband, then put the flowers down and started talking to Fiona, asking about her condition and expressing condolences.
Before leaving, Aldrich handed five tickets to Fiona and said: "Everyone in the club hopes that you can go to Paris with us, even if you are in the stands, but if it is not possible,
Don’t force it, health comes first.”
Fiona also felt frustrated and sighed regretfully: "It should be very difficult. I also want to be with the club. Aldrich, can I ask you a favor?"
"Huh? What's the matter? Just say it, I will do my best and I will definitely promise you."
Fiona's eyes turned to her daughter, the little girl who made Aldrich feel a little conflicted.
