154 King of London

Manchester United's narrow one-goal win over Leeds United, Newcastle United's home fall, and the Premier League finale is just around the corner, with three teams in the table with the title in mind.

Newcastle United are level level with Manchester United, who are top of the table on goal difference, with Millwall two points behind the top two and the most slim title hopes.

Aldrich received a text message from Alex Ferguson on his way back to London.

"Well done!"

Aldrich calmly replied with a text message.

"Congratulations to Manchester United on winning the league title."

Ferguson replied.

'It's not over yet, anything can happen and United won't make the same mistakes as last year.'

Aldrich put away his phone and didn't care anymore.

For Millwall's players, they quickly saw what Fleet Street was all about.

"Great victory! Millwall rekindle their championship hopes! ”

"Millwall: Ajax of England!"

The next day, the major London newspapers published reports of Millwall and Newcastle United, after all, it was one of the most high-profile battles.

Just as Ajax always have young talent, Millwall have had a number of young players hailed as talented by the media this season.

Needless to say, Larsson, Nedved, Makelele and other key players have lost their youthful coats, and their maturity on the pitch does not allow them to be treated with the eyes of a rookie.

And after the appearance of players such as Shevchenko, Ballack, Vieira, Elgra and other players on the stage, they have attracted widespread attention from the outside world.

At St James' Park, Capdevilla and Ruud van Nistelrooy also began to enter the public eye. Fleet Street has rightly compared Millwall to the Ajax of England.

It's just that I don't know if Millwall will fall as fast as Ajax.

This season. Ajax has done another great job. Reaching the Champions League final for the second year in a row, although two months ago their 53-game unbeaten run was ended.

Aldridge was reading the newspaper with breakfast the day before the final game, and experts had predicted that Millwall's chances of winning the title were just over 2 per cent, but today that probability has increased five-fold to about 13 per cent.

This probability is not nonsense, through the bookmaker's scientific prediction method to calculate the probability that Manchester United and Newcastle United will not win and Millwall win, that is, the probability of Millwall eventually winning the championship. There is no need to float either, because those two don't win, Millwall win, and the goal difference is definitely ahead of them.

Throwing the newspaper in the trash, Aldridge continued to eat breakfast, train during the day, pre-match preparation meeting, and then attend the press conference for the final game, Aldridge was tepid and calm. When the reporter asked about winning the championship, he lightly said that he did not care. It's just that I'm satisfied with the last game after playing the most game.

On May 3, there were almost no visiting fans at the Lion's Den Stadium today.

Although 99 per cent of the visitors' fans are in London, not many of them are in the mood to come to the Lion's Den, even if today's game is a London derby.

Millwall vs Queens Park Rangers.

The latter was unlucky and was relegated one round earlier.

Aldridge retained the same line-up from the previous game, with the main players sitting in the stands as they recuperate for the FA Cup final in a week's time.

The stadium was noisy, and the giant banner in the south stand was very eye-catching.

This huge picture scroll is very creative.

Below is a map of Greater London, with the respective Premier League clubs identified in their respective geographical locations.

Above is the blue lion on the Milvoge team crest, which is majestic and majestic.

In the middle is bold and large.

10W2D, King of London!

Before the start of the game, a voice from the stands resounded in the sky.

"King of London! King of London! ”

In this season, there are seven London teams in the Premier League.

Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, West Ham United, Wimbledon, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall.

In the London Civil War, Millwall have won all nine London derbies that have ended, except for one draw with Tottenham and Arsenal.

The last game left is today's finale, and fans don't think the relegated Queens Park Rangers will cause problems for Millwall, so they just take this game as a solid victory.

With 10 wins and two draws, Millwall are undisputed to improve their standing in London with an unbeaten record and a win or double win over six other teams.

King of London!

No other London side can argue with it either.

As a result, Millwall got a nickname in the media: a civil war expert.

And this civil war is set in London.

In the home games played in London, in the away derby in London, Millwall played very well.

But without London, Millwall can lose to Nottingham Forest, not Leeds United and Aston Villa, which directly leads to their only one defeat in 37 league games, but too many draws in away games out of London are the focus of their point loss.

Aldridge drew cheers from the crowd as he entered, and he applauded calmly to the stands, the FA brought a replica of the trophy to the Lion's Den today, but the important officials and bigwigs went to the Riverside Stadium, and United always had the initiative.

After the players from both sides entered the field, Aldridge was still sitting in the coach's seat with a distracted expression.

The closing game kicked off at the same time, and after the game began, Queens Park Rangers were in poor form and their morale was sluggish, and most of their players were worried about their future, and the team will play in League One next year, and no one knows whether they will leave or stay in the upcoming summer.

Millwall's youth army is full of fighting spirit, they just want to show themselves and show their strength, and they don't really care if their opponents are interested in competing with them.

A herd of male lion cubs faces a herd of sheep and the game turns into a slaughter.

It took just 35 minutes for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to score a hat-trick.

Aldridge replaced him in the second half, and when he came off the pitch, he very formally applauded and bowed to the stands on all sides. That action is undoubtedly a farewell. Although the fans haven't thought about that aspect yet.

Phillips, who came off the bench, couldn't play as a winger. He and Ruud van Nistelrooy looked a little crowded in the middle, but Queens Park Rangers were desperate to wait for the game to end, and Ruud van Nistelrooy also scored a goal, and then Aldridge replaced Andrea Pirlo to get him in shape for the next FA Cup final, Aldridge intended to start him.

Mills was given twenty minutes to see how he felt. At right wing-back, Mills was strong defensively but less than satisfactory in attack.

At the end of the game, Shevchenko and Ballack were the icing on the cake, and the six-goal bloodied QPR who had no will to resist.

The players gathered in high spirits to thank the fans, and the players in suits and leather shoes in the stands also walked into the stadium to express their gratitude to the fans for their tireless support throughout the season.

The battle at the Riverside Stadium came to an end, with Robson failing to lead Middlesbrough to snipe Manchester United, falling behind early at home and being crushed by three goals at the end of the game. Manchester United have regained the trophy this season after missing out on the league title last season.

The results on the other side were unexpected. Keegan's side faced Tottenham at home in their final game after losing to Millwall, only to be held to a stubborn draw by Tottenham, who were aiming for a European ticket.

Tottenham did not qualify for the UEFA Cup, but helped Millwall to second place in the table.

Millwall made their Premier League debut and finished runners-up by two points.

If they didn't win the title, they couldn't talk about celebrating, not to mention that their season was not over, and the Millwall players and coaches walked out to the long-lasting applause of the fans.

Aldridge gave his players a break to rest before returning three days later to prepare for the FA Cup final.

In the evening, he watched TV with Benitez at home and talked about nothing more than football.

The BBC launched a programme on the weekend to take stock of the Premier League this season.

Manchester United are undoubtedly the focus of attention, especially when Ferguson has let go of a number of key players this season and reversed Newcastle United to win the title with zero investment in the transfer market, which is even more incredible, Manchester United only signed a substitute goalkeeper for free, and it is obviously a signing to make up the numbers.

Millwall became the second focus, and football critics and England legends agreed that Millwall's performance was unexpected, and they were very consistent throughout the season, but compared to Manchester United, they only lost on experience, Manchester United with the old and the new, Schmeichel, Cantona, Keane and other core players who have been the mainstay of Manchester United in the past few years, they can keep Manchester United calm in the big scene, and help young rookies such as Beckham grow rapidly, on the other hand, Millwall, Almost no one in the squad has ever won a league title, playing the Premier League for the first time, and although they were in a blistering state in the second half of the season, they did not adjust their form properly, drawing two home games in a row against Aston Villa and Leeds United, which left them out of the chance to pull off a miracle.

Newcastle United have been unanimously criticised for their huge lead, having a 13-point lead over United before the first half of the game against Millwall, and even at the start of February, they had a 10-point lead.

However, they lost all of their key battles in the second half of the game, and did not even get a point.

Losing to Manchester United, losing to Liverpool, losing to Millwall, not to mention winning, even if it is a draw, maybe Newcastle United may bring the trophy back to St James' Park.

In the inventory of other teams, Arsenal's revival is a flash in the pan, Liverpool has a strong squad but lacks the will and temperament to impact the championship, Aston Villa has improved significantly, and Leeds United has declined unexpectedly

In the player inventory, the Premier League Golden Boot is Shearer, followed by Larsson who is more efficient, making seven fewer appearances than Shearer but scoring only five fewer goals than Shearer.

Nedved won the best foreign player and beat Eric Cantona to become the FWA Footballer of the Year voted by the Journalists' Association, Trezeguet beat Fowler to become the PFA Young Player of the Year, and the Professional Footballers' Union voted Footballer of the Year was Larsson.

In the awards selected by various other media outlets, most of Millwall's players made the list.

In all fairness, Aldridge feels a little unfair, he prefers to give credit to defensive players such as Southgate, Stam and Makelele, not that the offensive player or the defensive player performs better, but he wants to be able to take into account the collective in terms of honor, and it is not good to pursue attacking players too much.

After a two-day break, Aldridge walked into the Lion's Den again, and he sat in the stands, accompanied by Melanie, where the two were watching a final.

Aldridge backs home team: Millwall.

Melanie backing away team: Liverpool.

It was an FA Cup final, but not an FA Cup final at Wembley four days later, but the FA Youth Cup.

In the first leg of the final, Millwall played 1:1 with Liverpool away, and the second leg was held today, and Millwall had home advantage. (To be continued......)