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"The match between Millwall and Manchester United has gone on for 80 minutes. The score on the field is 2:0. Millwall is in the lead. Millwall has an absolute advantage on the field. Although Manchester United has fielded their strongest lineup, it is clear at a glance that
Manchester United is far inferior to Millwall in terms of fighting spirit and physical condition, not to mention they are not favored."
In the stands of Lion King Stadium, fans have already taken out their homemade pocket Premier League championship trophies and waved them constantly.
Judging from the odds offered by the betting company before the game, the gap between Millwall and Manchester United has increased to an unprecedented record, which also intuitively reflects the strength comparison between the two sides.
Manchester United is still the same Manchester United that failed in transformation this season and has unreliable defense, and Millwall is still the stable, excellent and impeccable Millwall.
But another feature is particularly prominent in this game, and that is the impact of lineup thickness on the season.
Manchester United fights on the third line, and they can really play and fight, but Millwall has more players than them. The effect is not visible at the beginning of the season, but in the second half of the season, the effect becomes apparent. The physical strength of the Millwall team
The situation is more ideal than that of Manchester United. The effect during the game is that Manchester United wants to attack but is unable to do so. Knowing that the defense is unreliable, they must retreat to defend. If they retreat, they want to go up, but it becomes extremely difficult. Overall
If the sexes are not consistent, it is no surprise that the whole team will be suppressed.
In the 80th minute, Aldrich made his second substitution on the sidelines, replacing Ronaldinho with Cristiano Ronaldo.
He high-fived Ronaldinho in celebration and pushed Ronaldo onto the field. Then he was about to turn around and walk back to the coaching bench to sit down, but Ferguson came over.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines. From the moment the two coaches shook hands before the start of the game to now, there was no communication or contact. The fourth official saw that Ferguson's expression was normal, so he probably wasn't looking for trouble, so he didn't.
Step forward to stop him.
"That Portuguese boy, 20 million pounds, do you want to sell it?"
Ferguson glanced at Ronaldo on the field. To be honest, the 17-year-old player was just a child in his eyes. If this deal can be completed, it will definitely be a record-breaking transfer.
Aldridge smiled and asked: "Why is he going to Manchester United? In what way is Millwall inferior to Manchester United?"
"I can give him the main forward position."
"Okay then, £100 million."
Ferguson was stunned for a moment, laughed angrily, shook his head and said, "Now you are in the mood to joke."
Aldridge shrugged and said: "I rarely joke when it comes to players. Look, I said 100 million pounds. You think I'm talking in my sleep, but think about how much a club is willing to pay for Henry? The Portuguese kid you call
, he is 17 years old now, and you are willing to pay 20 million pounds. Don’t you think he can reach 60 million or 70 million pounds in the future? I sold it to you for 20 million, didn’t I lose money?”
Ferguson thought about it carefully and realized that this is true, but it is not entirely correct, because 20 million pounds does not mean that Ronaldo's current performance on the court is linked to his worth. The key is potential. He will definitely grow to a worth of more than 20 million pounds in the future. Now
Well, around £5 million at best.
In fact, Ferguson's mentality today is a little different from the past. In the past, there was substantial competition with Aldridge. Now, Manchester United has bid farewell to the competition for the league title. The goal of the league is to retain the Champions League seat. If there is distraction, there must be points.
They are distracted from the European war. This is not due to the will of the head coach, because the players also know that the league is out of the question. There are still championships that they can hope to compete for, and the most important one is of course the Champions League.
Therefore, Ferguson's mentality has changed somewhat, but it is definitely not happy or relaxed. It has mixed feelings, the most bitter.
Thinking about the ambitious introduction of Veron at the beginning of the season, the introduction of Forlan during the winter break, the departure of Stam before the start of the season, the failure of the transformation, the reconciliation with Scholes, the league bid farewell to the championship early, and now it is actually with
Liverpool are in the same league, and they accidentally thought of Liverpool coach Houllier having a heart attack.
Ferguson suddenly sighed: "This job is really not done by humans!"
Aldridge chuckled, he felt the same way. Hard work is only the foundation, pressure exists every day. If the record fluctuates, if there is a problem within the team, the heartbeat is racing and banging. It is really unbearable sometimes.
He spread his hands and smiled at Ferguson: "Then retire, I will accompany you!"
Ferguson stared at Aldridge expressionlessly for a while, then turned around and left without saying a word.
"Even if you are not joking, I will not retire. If I don't lead Manchester United to end Millwall's dominance, I will be a deserter. Damn Millwall, damn Aldridge!"
Aldrich watched the old man turn around and leave stubbornly, put one hand on his hips and the other on his forehead, closed his eyes and said to himself with a smile: "Why are you scolding me?"
In Aldrich's view, Ferguson is like the immortal villain in a cartoon who says "I'll be back!" every time he is defeated!
Counting the numbers, I have been fighting with him for 7 years. During these 7 years, the opponents in the Premier League have disappeared one by one and have been replaced by new faces. Probably only the likes of Ferguson and Wenger.
Only the constant mortal enemy prevents one from viewing the other party simply as an opponent.
"At the end of the game, Millwall defeated Manchester United 2:0. Defending champion Millwall has officially entered the countdown to its fourth consecutive league title. Arsenal, who are ranked second, should really feel the pain of Manchester United in the past few years and compete with Millwall for the league.
Championship, what a disappointment! Arsenal has played the most efficient season in scoring points in the Premier League era, but
However, they still cannot shake Millwall's dominance, and even the chance of challenging seems slim. The end of this season will be a ten-year milestone in the Premier League. If Millwall wins the championship this season, then there is no doubt that the Premier League
In these ten years, the most successful club belongs to Millwall, which has taken away five championship trophies in these ten years!"
At the end of the game, Aldridge and Ferguson did not shake hands. Ferguson probably reprimanded his disciple, but Aldridge did not praise the team. Today's victory was completely deserved and the team deserved it.
Millwall has kicked off its all-out sprint for the title. It has won all four games in the second stage of the Champions League group stage and has advanced to the quarterfinals in advance. However, at this stage, unless there is a rotation and rest, the players must go all out on the field.
, this is a way to ensure the state. It is impossible to let the players restrain themselves after they go on the field. They must either rest or try their best. Otherwise, being lazy on the field will weaken the state.
Therefore, when the fifth round match against Bayern Munich came, Aldridge still planned to let the main lineup play to deal with this game. The reason was simple. If the substitute lineup lost, it would have an impact on morale. In the last game,
In Munich, Aldrich's last-minute substitution failure is still fresh in his mind.
Bayern Munich is now trying to qualify. Boavista in this group is a scorer and is being ravaged by the other three teams. Millwall qualified early, and the remaining Galatasaray compete with Bayern Munich for a spot.
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The day before the Champions League game, Aldridge received a phone call.
"Aldrich, are you free? I'll treat you to dinner."
"Isn't it? Even if I am free, should I fly to Italy now? Or are you flying to London? Did you make something wrong? Tomorrow's Champions League game, I will be in London, Millwall plays home."
"Uh, I'm in London."
"Haha, there is no good banquet. You have bad intentions."
"No, no, no, we are friends. We keep in touch normally. I have more free time recently."
"Haha, that's right. Okay, tell me a place and I'll go to the banquet."
After hanging up the phone, Aldrich took his suit and put it on in the living room at home. Seeing this, Yiwen asked curiously: "It's almost time to eat, where are you going?"
Aldrich smiled and said: "Someone invites you to dinner, I will go and socialize."
Yi Wen frowned slightly and felt strange, but then he felt relieved, guessing that it was probably talking about business and eating, which was just a pretense, otherwise Aldrich would definitely bring his family with him.
On the way to the appointment, Aldrich called Andrew and asked about it, and then he felt confident.
He came to a high-end restaurant in the city and saw the person who invited him to dinner in the private room. The person was extremely enthusiastic and stood up with a smile to give Aldrich a hug.
"Long time no see, Aldrich, why are you getting younger and younger?"
"Oh, I'm not old to begin with. Bo!"
Aldrich hugged the other person, then hugged the other person's shiny head and kissed him, laughing and saying: "Adriano, how many zeros did your boss write you a check for?"
Adriano is Galliani, the manager of AC Milan.
Jia Zong had a wry smile on his face. Judging from the state of this boy today, he can negotiate business, but he doesn't know how much he will be ripped off.
"Let's sit down and eat first."
After sitting down, Aldrich ordered directly without treating himself as a guest at all. He asked Galliani what kind of wine he was drinking, and then added a bottle of good wine. He didn't pay for it anyway.
"How are you doing lately? Alas, I'm just asking a redundant question. Everything is fine at Millwall. There are no problems at all."
"Haha, let me ask you now, how are you doing lately? Alas, I'm just asking a redundant question. Everything about AC Milan should be bad, so your boss couldn't sit still, took out his checkbook and started filling in the numbers, right?
"
Galliani touched his bald head and nodded helplessly.
Indeed, AC Milan is very disappointing this season. They did not get the Champions League ticket last season. This season, the Serie A contenders are Juventus, Roma, and Inter Milan. They have nothing to do with AC Milan. Now AC Milan’s only goal is
, is to get fourth in the league and enter the Champions League next season.
After the dinner was served, Galliani saw that Aldrich had a great appetite. The food seemed to be particularly delicious. He poured wine frequently and raised his glasses to clink the two glasses. Galliani knew that if he did not get to the point, what would happen to Aldrich?
After Qi finished his meal, he smacked his lips and left, so the meal was really in vain.
"Hey, hey, drink slowly, drink slowly, didn't you have lunch?"
"I ate, but I wasn't full. I made a note of this restaurant. The food was good. I'll bring my family here another day."
"No rush, no rush, there is plenty of time. Well, Aldrich, I received news that several Italian players at Millwall plan to transfer back to Italy this summer, right?"
Aldrich held the glass of wine and rolled his eyes, which made Galliani anxious. He took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Well, yes, there are several players who are tired of living in London and want to go back to Italy. After all, they are
I can understand their motherland. Besides, they have contributed so much to Millwall, and I can't force them to stay. If we don't make trouble faster, why bother?"
"Yes, yes, you are the number one coach in Europe now. There is no need to have conflicts with the players. It will not be good if the news spreads. If the players are forced to stay in the club, it will also affect the internal unity. Well, as far as I know, it is Materazzi.
Zambrotta, Gattuso, Pirlo, these four players will leave Millwall and go back to Italy, right?"
Galliani stared at Aldrich with his eyes fixed on him. After Aldrich nodded to confirm, he suddenly shouted.
"Okay! AC Milan wants it all!"
Aldrich just took another sip of wine, and when he saw Galliani yelling excitedly with bright eyes, he couldn't hold it back. "Pfft", the whole mouthful of wine squirted out and hit the head of the general.
