In May, European football is full of chaos and decisive battles.
In the 37th round of the Premier League, Millwall defeated Southampton away from home, and Manchester United defeated Derby County at home.
In the Premier League standings, Millwall tops the list with 92 points, followed by Manchester United with 91 points.
As soon as the Millwall game ended, Aldridge was interviewed in the mixed zone. Naturally, the question asked by the reporter was about who would own the final Premier League championship.
Aldridge faced the camera, showed a cruel smile, and preached: "This season's Premier League championship trophy is at the Lion King Stadium. Manchester United wants it? Have the guts to come and step on our corpses and steal it! If Manchester United doesn't have the strength to take it away,
Championship trophy, then please stand on the sidelines and applaud Millwall for winning the championship, and we welcome Manchester United to watch the ceremony."
Compared with the past seven years, the young marshal's words were so domineering for the first time.
The championship is yours to grab, no one will give it to you.
Ferguson also immediately responded in a high-profile manner: "In the final game of the Premier League this season, Manchester United will break Millwall's unbeaten record at home for many years at the Lion King Stadium and take away the Premier League championship trophy. Millwall is very strong. This
It is recognized, but Millwall is not the boss of England yet!"
Fleet Street interpreted Ferguson's remarks and speculated that Ferguson may have judged that Millwall was not the boss of England based on two reasons.
The first one is that in the Premier League era, both Manchester United and Millwall have won three league championships. In terms of the number of Premier League championships, the two clubs can be equal. The championship this season can only be between Manchester United and Millwall. So this is
A decisive season to decide who is dominant in the Premier League.
The second type. The King of England must be at the top of the list in terms of the number of English top league titles. Sorry, Millwall is far behind in catching up with Liverpool, not even Manchester United. Manchester United has 9, and Millwall is only 1.
There are only 3, but it is unlikely that Ferguson made that statement based on this. Otherwise? It would be equivalent to admitting that Manchester United is not as good as Liverpool.
Aldridge's 25th birthday falls on May 20th. Every year at this time, it is either the end of the league or the end of the European war. He is also used to celebrating and receiving gifts at this time.
The final game of the league is on the 19th, and Millwall club staff plan to celebrate Aldridge's birthday at 0 o'clock that night, which can be considered as a way to please the boss.
The players gave the small gifts they prepared in advance to Aldrich after training in preparation for the final game. The gift is light but the affection is heavy. A sincere blessing is a precious gift. In turn, the player's birthday is celebrated in the club.
There are always staff in the team who write on the schedule, give blessings in advance, and give gifts. If you are a first-team player, there will be an unexpected big cake during the work meal.
On the 19th, just after noon, the streets of East London were crowded with people. The sun was bright and cloudless today. For the weather that often rains in London, the weather was beautiful today, allowing fans to enjoy a game.
The streets are rendered into a scene where red and blue meet. Looking down from a bird's eye view, it looks like a slowly flowing river of red and blue, flowing from all directions towards the magnificent Lion King Stadium.
There was another exciting moment in the last round of the Premier League championship, and the exciting final game was about to begin. BBC sports reporters conducted random street interviews outside the Lion King Stadium, constantly asking passing fans the same question: Who will be this?
Season Premier League Championship.
A couple got into an argument during an interview.
"Manchester United will be the champions!"
"No way! They can't beat the mighty Lions here. Millwall will make Manchester United cry home!"
For this couple, the young man was wearing a Red Devils jersey and the girl was wearing a Lions jersey. A simple question from the reporter caused the two to quarrel. The reporter was looking for the next interview target in a state of laughter and laughter.
She stopped a father, and his son, who was about six years old, was riding on his shoulders. Looking at the blue jerseys worn by the father and son, the position of the father and son was clear at a glance.
"Who will be the champion?"
Before the father could answer, the son riding on his head shouted loudly: "The Wild Lions will be the champions! No team can beat the Wild Lions! No! Look, I have prepared a camera to take a picture of the Wild Lions winning the championship."
Picture! Your question is so stupid!”
The female reporter was very angry at this rude child.
You thought my question was stupid, but you answered cheerfully? You even held the camera in your hand to show it off.
It is estimated that the child wanted to say a few more words at the end, but he didn't know what to say, so he scolded the reporter with a sullen face.
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In the box of the Lion King Stadium, Arthur specially invited friends to come here to watch the game. His family members are all here. The old hooligans showed their true colors, holding wine bottles in their hands as if they were drinking boiled water. The game was still early, so we chatted.
It was extremely hot, at least, it felt like I was back.
Twenty years ago, they would either sneak alcohol into the stadium, or go to the stadium to watch the game after being drunk. If they didn't like their opponents, and if there was a slight commotion in the stands, they would immediately rush to the front line and make a scene.
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In the next box, Andrew, Ivan and their sister-in-law were chatting together. Bert and Earl were also wearing Millwall jerseys today. They sat in the middle of Melanie, one on the left and the other on the right. They hadn’t seen their mother for a long time, and today they both
The little guys were very active and kept telling Melanie what was happening in their lives. Melanie would bend down to kiss them from time to time, or turn her head and peek at Yiwen in the distance.
Yiwen has not changed much. He used to work in Millwall and has been working in Brady's company for more than a year. He has a white-collar temperament, which is not very noble, but approachable.
Melanie has had a relatively fulfilling year this year. She continued her singing career solo and spent all her energy on preparing her album.
She never believed that she had made the wrong choice. At least the sisters around her, Victoria, did start a family with Beckham. However, Victoria herself wanted to develop her career but suffered a blow. The sales of her new album were dismal and she was criticized by industry insiders.
The body is left intact.
The Spice Girls have become famous all over the world together, and they have gone solo. However, none of them has been able to maintain the previous momentum in their personal careers. Therefore, Melanie paid special attention to the first album after independence. During the preparation period, she forgot all sleep and food.
She had to admit that with her working status, if she wanted to take good care of her two sons, she couldn't have her cake and eat it too.
I hope to have more time with my children in the future.
Aldridge did not come to the box before the game. He walked into the stadium about half an hour before the game started and walked along the sidelines to sign autographs and take photos with the fans in the stands.
Two years ago, when a key battle came, Aldridge would sign autographs and take photos with fans. There would always be many fans cheering him on and saying some blessings. Or words that sounded similar to requests, such as: "Millwall"
We must win today!”
But now, the Lions fans just orderly and quietly hand Aldridge the jerseys, hats or posters that need to be signed. They are smiling, with pride and admiration in their eyes, and some say blessings.
Words don't seem to have much to do with the game. Everyone's trust in Aldrich is almost blind. There is no opponent that the young coach cannot defeat. It's not good to keep saying that you must win.
"Haha, Martin. You said that Hall always thoughtfully gives autographs to fans and meets their requests. Is this a form of compensation?"
"Andy, I don't understand what you're saying. What's the compensation? Isn't what he brought to Millwall enough? In other words, what does he owe the Millwall fans?"
"You see, when you sit in the first row of the stands, especially the fans who are closest to you, your view of the game is not that wide. It is not as wonderful as sitting high up in the stands and having a panoramic view of the whole situation. Hall is compensating for that.
Such a loss for the fans."
"Hahaha, you are using strong words. Ticket prices are not the same. Different ticket prices mean different enjoyment. This is natural. But I have a new view."
"Oh? What is it?"
In the live broadcast room of Sky Sports, the two gold medal live commentators expressed their own opinions. This is why TV audiences like their commentary. In addition to their professional commentary, they also have their own unique insights.
"In the period before the start of the game, many head coaches will mobilize the enthusiasm of the players in the locker room, or emphasize tactical arrangements, but since Millwall entered the Premier League, in the past six years, we have explained Millwall
In games, Hall usually enters the court early, 10
Minutes, 20 minutes, or longer, he always enters the field before the opponent's players and coaches, doing things on the field that seem to have nothing to do with the game, signing autographs for fans, chatting with sideline reporters, etc., and when he
What will your opponents think when they enter the court and see Hall like this?"
"Well, there may be some anger, thinking that Hall underestimated them."
"That was true when Millwall didn't have the championship. But when Millwall is already recognized as a strong team in Europe, this feeling will completely change."
"Well, when you put it this way, it seems like this. The opponents will feel that Millwall has prepared everything and is taking their time. However, they have just been repeatedly warned by the head coach in the locker room, so they will be more or less nervous. In such a situation
Next, Hall invisibly put psychological pressure on his opponent."
"Yes, you said, is it possible that this was what he envisioned when he started coaching seven years ago? Let this habit become a kind of psychological warfare on the sidelines."
"No, I definitely don't think so. If he came up with such psychological tactics at the age of 18 and implemented them firmly for seven years, then Hall is either a god or a devil! I think we should treat him as a human being.
Well, as David Miller explained when analyzing Hall, Hall just doesn't want to put pressure on the players before the game so that the players have room to adjust their mental state."
"Haha, no matter what, Hall's approach seems to be very effective. Look, Manchester United is on the stage."
Aldridge also finished signing autographs and taking photos with fans on the sidelines. He turned around and Ferguson and the coaching staff walked out of the tunnel.
Sir Alex's expression was solemn today, but his expression softened a bit when he saw Aldrich, probably because he didn't want to show his inner nervousness in front of his mortal enemy.
Aldridge strode to Ferguson, who also stopped and waited when he walked to the sidelines.
The two of them were half a meter apart, each stretched out his right hand to hold it, and neither of them raised their chin slightly, refusing to admit defeat, with a sharp look in their eyes.
This scene is just like the picture photoshopped on the front page of The Times today.
Aldridge and Ferguson have been engaged in a war of words since January. Today, this season's war has come to an end.
Enter the Dragon!
Ferguson said firmly: "Manchester United is here to take away the league championship trophy."
Aldridge glanced at the Premier League championship trophy placed on the display stand at the exit of the player tunnel, raised his eyebrows and said: "Stepping on Millwall's corpse, you will take away more than one championship trophy. However, today Millwall is prepared
There are two red carpets, one is for the Millwall team to walk to win the cup, and the other is for Manchester United players to stand on and watch the ceremony, you’re welcome.”
Ferguson looked deeply at Aldridge, let go, turned and walked to the visiting team's coaching bench, stood still, and stared at the field with sharp eyes.
Aldridge also turned around and walked towards the home team's coaching bench, standing still with his head held high and his hands in his pockets. He looked like a god with a cold expression.
