144 The foundation of eternity

It was supposed to be a point-losing draw, but after the game, Fleet Street sang the praises of Millwall.

What is the front page headline in The Sun?

The Treble is on the horizon and Millwall will create the greatest miracle in the history of English football! 》

Other media have also analyzed Millwall's championship prospects, believing that Millwall has become the number one favorite to win the championship!

The reason is simple, Millwall have the most goal difference with the bottom four games remaining in the league, and if they can win the bottom four, then they will undoubtedly lift the Premier League trophy!

Millwall are now level with Manchester United with a goal difference of seven more than Manchester United.

Three points behind leaders Newcastle United, the goal difference is 13 more than Newcastle United!

Yes, in theory, Millwall would be the Premier League champions if they win their last four league games, unless United can score eight more goals than them if they also win.

In the penultimate round of the league, Millwall will travel to Newcastle United, and a win will tie the points with Newcastle United and then move to the top of the table.

Aldridge was troubled to find that the players also seemed to think they were going to win the Premier League.

What kind of miracle is this?

If you win the championship, you will have a chance to win the FA Cup, plus the League Cup title that you have already won.

Triple Crown!

Aldrich's lack of experience has been exposed.

He didn't know what choice Lu Dao should make at this time.

Psychologically, he wants the team to stay calm and face the remaining four league games with a calm mind. Because that's how you can play better, but. He can't say that to the players, which would be a morale boost.

He can only motivate the team.

The cup is a one-game tiebreaker. The championship trophy is there, you win, it's yours.

But the league is different, not only to win, but also to keep your eyes on the competition, even if it doesn't make sense, but people just can't help but be distracted.

Millwall have more goals than Manchester United at the moment, but who can guarantee that United won't be the last four games to go crazy and score against the sky?

The king of Old Trafford, called Cantona, has been in crazy form since February. In addition to helping the team, everyone knows that he is trying to play another international tournament for France at the age of 30 and catch the last train of the European Championship, and it is because of that breath that his performance is simply incredible.

The conundrum in front of Aldridge is a choice, the FA Cup has reached the semi-finals, won two, won the title, and has four league games. If you win, you have a good chance of winning the championship.

He can't give any biased instructions to the players other than to boost the team's morale.

Let's take the game one game at a time.

After the league ended, Aldridge received a call from Andrew. Sky TV had a talk show that asked him to go, and Aldrich thought about it and decided to go to the show. I also hope to remind the team and warn the outside world from the side through the interview: the league is not over, Millwall is nothing. Don't give us the championship trophy, you're just giving it a sycophant!

Sky TV used to find some famous football celebrities to do interviews. When it comes to insights into the English competition and analysing the prospects, most of the recent issues have focused on the national team, after all, the European Championship on home soil is getting closer.

And tonight, the host was temporarily replaced, and Aldrich also knew Jason Ferguson, who worked for Sky TV.

In fact, Sky TV's reason for hiring Jason is clear at a glance, Jason is Ferguson's favorite son, one can know some of the latest news about Manchester United from his mouth, the second is that he has a special status, and the third is that Jason understands his father, whenever Manchester United games are broadcast live on TV, Jason will be in the Sky TV studio, he will know when Ferguson is angry, when he smiles proudly, when the game situation has taken a turn, Jason always reminds the camera staff on the live camera to immediately point the camera at Ferguson, and the timing is just right.

Before going on the show, the two met in the aisle next to the stage.

"Long time no see, Aldrich."

Jason Ferguson politely extended his hand to Aldridge.

The two may only see each other once or twice a year, and they are just nodding friends at some parties, but the other party has a good relationship with Andrew, and Aldrich also shook hands with him warmly.

"Wait, I might ask something embarrassing for you."

Ferguson gave Aldridge a vaccination in advance, speaking of which, in the acre of three-point land in London, his social circle still has to mix with Andrew's buttocks, and he can't offend Aldrich.

This is a work need, and many talk shows in Europe and the United States are improvised, not afraid of the guests making a fool of themselves, or in other words, embarrassing the guests, so that there are ratings.

The more you can provoke or make the guests lose their temper, the more interesting it is.

Aldrich understood this and nodded indifferently.

When the show started, Jason first walked to the front of the stage, which was arranged like a living room, with two single sofas and a large screen behind him.

He is a football coach who is only nineteen years old.

He has a handsome appearance.

He is also a public welfare supporter.

He led a team that was a headache for all managers in the Premier League.

Who is he?

The audience chanted in unison: Aldrich Hall.

At this point, Aldrich walked up to the stage amid cheers and applause, smiled and shook Jason's hand, and the two sat down on the couch.

Jason first played a video on the big screen.

The video is edited, from Aldridge's first game last year to the recently concluded East London derby, which is nearly 10 minutes long, and contains countless footage of Aldridge volunteering on the sidelines and off the pitch.

When the video ended, there was another round of applause.

"I envy you, Aldrich. At least you're already the most popular girl in the manager's business. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and Aldridge raised his eyebrows and showed a wry smile helplessly.

Jason kept smiling. Say, "We're going to talk a little bit about you, can you promise you'll be honest with us?" ”

Aldrich asked rhetorically, "Is this the courtroom?" Do I need to take an oath to the Constitution? ”

The audience laughed.

Jason said, "Of course not. However, they and I want to hear the truth from you, not for show. ”

Aldrich nodded and said seriously: "Okay, if I am willing to say it, it must be true, but I don't want to answer the question, I will remain silent." ”

"Okay, first question, who will be the Premier League champions this season?"

Aldrich blurted out, "I don't know what to do." ”

"Why is your answer not Millwall?"

'Because I'm a pragmatic manager. Newcastle United and Manchester United have an advantage over us, Newcastle United have room for mistakes, even if Manchester United win all, Newcastle United win three and draw one, and the title is also Newcastle United. ”

"What about Millwall?"

"I think a lot of fans don't realise the fact that every one of Millwall's remaining four league games is a tough one, the next round. We're going to play Chelsea, it's a derby between bitter enemies. Then Leeds United, who are fighting for relegation, have managed to get Newcastle United on their backs, and then we have to travel to Newcastle United. At the end of the day, there is a London derby, albeit against QPR. But after all, it's a London derby, and it's very difficult. Especially, if it comes to the last round. If they still have relegation hopes, then that game will be very unpredictable. Manchester United and Newcastle United have a much easier schedule than we do, so Millwall are not favourites. ”

Jason smiled playfully and said: "No one would doubt that this season's Premier League title will be won by Newcastle United, Millwall and Manchester United, but the attitude of the managers of the three clubs is really surprising, Kevin Keegan said that Newcastle United will win the title, and he is very adamant. Alex Ferguson says Newcastle United don't have a title title shot and the rivalry is between Manchester United and Millwall. Aldridge-Hall, however, doesn't think Millwall are the favourites. I think all three managers are lying, what do you think? ”

"Why did David Beckham and Neville return to Manchester early last season?"

"I don't want to talk about this."

"If you could sign both of them, would you say no?"

'No, they're fantastic players with great talent.

To this day, the media continues to speculate about what exactly happened at Millwall last year, which led to David Beckham and Neville returning to Manchester United from early loan spells.

This may only be revealed in the distant future, when the insider autobiography.

"Are you happy with your team?"

'It's too general to ask, I'm just going to make a judgment on the player's performance, it's good, I'm satisfied, it's bad, I'm criticising the player. But satisfaction doesn't mean stopping improving, like Trezeguet, he's a very talented striker, one of the future world strikers, but he's not yet, so when he performs well, I'll praise him, but in training I won't allow him a minute to be lazy, and if I relax my demands on him, then it's going to hurt him. ”

"Let's talk about the east London derby, as a club owner, why do you want to do that? I think that if I change the manager, I will definitely protect the fans. ”

"I'm grateful for the fans, but it's important to distinguish between two different groups, one is the fans and the other is the football hooligans."

"You're saying that there are football hooligans in the Millwall fan base? Have you thought about the consequences of this statement? ”

"I'm a sane person, so I don't want to lie, as the outside world has criticized, there are football hooligans in the stands at Millwall! It's definitely different from the fans who have always supported us. What is a football hooligan? They don't care about football at all, they're mostly frustrated people in life, they have grievances in their hearts, they want to vent, or, they are advocates of violence, they come to the stadium just to find an opportunity to stir up trouble and have a good fight. The riots that erupted after two east London derbies this season, where people were just talking about the low quality of fans on both sides of Millwall and West Ham United, I think it was unfair, with most fans just taking the blame for football hooligans. In the investigation report of the London police that I know, many of the main participants in the post-match riots, many of whom were not Millwall or West Ham United fans at all, received a call the day before the game, so they came to East London just to fight, it's not a secret, I think the public also knows that there is a connection between football hooligans, where there is a fight, they will go, not only to create a bad impact, but also to the real Millwall fans to be harmed, so, I think the main culprit is football hooligans, Millwall FC and fans are victims. ”

When Aldridge said this, the audience fell silent.

It's a heavy topic to talk about football hooligans, but as Millwall's owner and manager, he can't avoid it.

Defending the fans in a high-sounding way?

So what to do when the next riot happens?

Do you continue to protect it?

Jason was surprised and said, "So how are you going to solve this problem?" ”

"I don't think it's just what I do, it's the FA, the police, the club, the fans working together. In fact, football is a part of life in England, on the pitch, in the stands, in the actions of the players or fans, all reflect the status quo of ourselves and society. What is East London known as the cradle of football hooligans? And why did Chelsea have racist extremist fan groups 20 years ago? But now it's gone? In the final analysis, it is a social problem, hooligans are not born, and furthermore, I hope that the outside world can give Millwall more respect, the vast majority of our fans are genuinely supportive of the club, and it has become an important part of their lives to go into the stadium every weekend to support the team, don't treat every Millwall fan as a football hooligan, this is a misunderstanding and lack of respect, the club has banned some riot fans and several extreme fan groups from entering the stadium, for what? It's safety in the stands and I hope that every Millwall fan can come to the stadium with their children to support us with peace of mind and joy when they become parents, so that our club has a future and zooms in to all stadiums throughout England. ”

As the Sky episode aired, the Millwall training ground protest Aldridge banners disappeared and the club's supporters grew even more, as fans from several counties outside of London's south-east radiate formed fan groups and for the first time unfurled banners at the opening stage of the FA Cup semi-final at the Lions' Den Stadium, publicly supporting Millwall. (To be continued......)