The Premier League title race has entered the sprint stage, the top four teams in addition to Millwall's obvious advantage are in a more comfortable situation, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea three behind the tiger, from Kiev back to London, Millwall will usher in a London derby, the opponent is the Premier League team in the geographical closest to them Charlton.

In the early morning of Friday, Aldridge drove to work at the club, and gathered a lot of reporters at the door of the club, their characteristics are more obvious, that is, they are young and belong to the newcomers in this industry.

Aldridge's car slowed down in front of the club, and the rookie reporters rushed up to take pictures of him and ask him questions.

"Mr. Hall, Millwall's Champions League semi-final opponent is Bayern Munich, do you think this signing is good or bad? Will Millwall be confident of reaching the final at Camp Nou? ”

'Manchester United and Juventus have been drawn together, and if Manchester United win, Millwall also reach the final, and the two Premier League teams will meet in the final, do you think that will happen? Does this represent the beginning of English football domination in Europe? ”

"I heard that you are friends with Juventus manager Carlo Ancelotti, if he asked you for tips on how to restrain Manchester United, would you help him win against Manchester United?"

Aldridge just drove the car to slow down and turn into the club, only to be surrounded by reporters. He was disgusted by the situation and didn't think he was playing a big name, so he closed the window and drove into the club without answering any questions.

Some reporters looked disappointed, while others bowed their heads and whispered a few swear words.

The Champions League semi-finals were released, and Millwall defeated Dynamo Kyiv bloodlessly.

Manchester United beat Inter Milan to reach the last four.

Bayern Munich swept Kaiserslautern 6-0 in the German civil war.

Juventus beat Olympiacos 3-2 to reach the semi-finals.

The presence of Millwall and Manchester United from the Premier League in the semi-finals has excited Fleet Street, and there is no doubt that the Premier League is making a strong comeback in European football, and now everyone is looking forward to the English Civil War at Camp Nou!

Aldridge felt a bit of luck and Millwall drew Bayern Munich. In his opinion, the strongest of the three opponents!

Bayern Munich in the 98-99 season. In the minds of many die-hard Bayern fans, it may be the decade of the 90s, the first decade after the new millennium, the strongest Bayern Munich in these 20 years. Even Bayern Munich, who won the Champions League in 2001. It also seems to be slightly inferior.

on the training ground. The players are also talking about it in private, and they are eager to try it out and have the ambition to take on the Bundesliga giants.

Aldrich's life went according to plan. Keep a low profile with external public opinion and stay focused on your work.

However, the London derby at the weekend made him a rare post-match rage.

At the end of the 90 minutes, Charlton's players cheered and the score was 1:1.

There is no derby atmosphere in this game, but there is no doubt about the importance, with Millwall facing Charlton Athletic, who are in the relegation zone in the bottom seven of the league, and if they don't get three points against such an opponent who is not strong on paper, will Millwall be safe against Chelsea and Arsenal?

However, the players are obviously distracted, it is estimated that they feel that the opponent is here to give away points, and the difference in strength is obvious, as long as they play at the usual level, the 3 points will be captured.

Aldridge told him before the game that the fighting power of the relegation team should not be underestimated, but at the beginning of the game, Millwall lost the ball in the midfield, and was directly counterattacked by the opponent, Materazzi knocked down the opponent's striker in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty, which was not controversial, and the opponent opened the scoring with a penalty.

In the ensuing period, Millwall launched an indiscriminate onslaught on Charlton, and under the frantic scramble and frequent fouls, Millwall was unable to achieve a reversal, only to score a penalty to equalize the score thanks to Larsson's trip in the box.

Aldridge walked into the dressing room after the game and slammed the door shut, and after a loud bang, he roared at the players with a hideous face.

"Today's game was shit, what did you guys play? Litter! You're worth more than 10 times more than each other! Your salary is more than 5 times that of each other! Then, you have to show a fighting spirit that is 5 times stronger than your opponent, and a fighting spirit that is 10 times stronger and braver than your opponent! F-UCK！ What the do you guys think soccer is!? I tell you, every game is a war! For us, a draw or a loss is a failure! A complete failure! What happens when you go back to bed early today, get up tomorrow morning and buy a copy of all the newspapers, turn on the TV and watch the football news? Ridicule and ridicule! You remember all the ridicule and humiliation from the outside world! If you don't want to be treated like this again, wake me up and pay attention to every opponent! ”

The players themselves were very disappointed that they failed to win the game, but at this time, Aldridge did not choose to comfort them and encourage them.

Comfort a fart!

If the game is not won despite the team's best efforts, he will certainly not criticize the players.

But in today's game, he found that the players were a little flustered, the team's momentum looked very gratifying, the league points lead, the FA Cup and the Champions League were both in the semi-finals, and they were competing for the title on three fronts, plus they played that wonderful attacking football, which was appreciated by the outside world, and perhaps subconsciously considered themselves invincible.

Today's offensive performance is not good is Xiao Luo and Henry, the two of them are a little too arrogant, many one-on-one situations choose to break through by themselves, yes, one-on-one they have a very high success rate of breakthroughs, but what about after the breakthrough? Immediately caught in the opponent's trap, causing the attack to come to an abrupt halt, either the ball was killed or directly tackled.

But Aldridge doesn't want to put the blame on one or a few players, and he has always emphasized the team. Losing points on Charlton deserves criticism for the collective.

After the game, the Millwall first-team players did not leave, they stayed at the club to hold team meetings, and Southgate, who will return from injury in the next game, took the lead in stabilizing the morale of the team, so that all the players could focus on the game in the next month and a half, and pay attention to every opponent!

Aldridge's anger is not unreasonable, in normal times, Millwall's performance in the middle of the season can definitely take down an opponent like Charlton. But he stressed it before the game. At the end of the season, the strength of the opponent on paper is a secondary factor, and the opponents of the two major groups in the league will be stronger than usual.

The top teams will be fighting for a European ticket, while the bottom teams will be fighting for relegation. In every game, he will fight with his opponent to break his head and blood and bayonet will be red.

On the contrary, the mid-stream teams that seem to be doing well have no desire. The game is a little bit better.

In the same round. Manchester United won a hard-fought home win over Derby County, who are looking to qualify for the UEFA Cup, 1-0.

Arsenal won a thrilling 1-0 home win over relegation side Blackburn.

Chelsea, on the other hand, beat Leeds United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, almost shattering their dreams of hitting the top three for a Champions League ticket.

The top four teams will either face relegation in this round. Either facing the top teams in Europe, the other three teams won extremely hard, but Millwall were forced to draw, and this time, the Premier League title race is even more exciting.

The next day, the front page of The Times ran the headline: "The most suspenseful season!" ”

Millwall and Manchester United are only 2 points apart, and Arsenal and Chelsea are only 4 points apart, with 6 rounds left in the league, although Millwall still occupies the initiative to win the championship, but Manchester United's odds to win the championship soared wildly, almost the same as Millwall, because Millwall will meet Chelsea and Arsenal in the last four rounds, and the probability of Manchester United fishing is very high.

The Millwall first team was fully engaged in their preparations.

In midweek, Aldridge attended a UEFA press conference as the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Millwall and Bayern Munich was about to begin.

When Aldrich walked into the press conference, the lights flashed loudly, and the young marshal sat down as usual and briefly answered the reporters' questions.

"Although Millwall is the defending champion, we are not the favorites, I think in terms of team strength, Bayern Munich is even stronger than us, look at their lineup, Mateus, Effenberg, Kahn, Lizara ZuMillwall is younger, Bayern is more mature, to the Champions League semi-finals of this level of competition, maturity and experience I think will have a more important impact on the game, however, Millwall is not without opportunities, if we want to go to Camp Nou, then we have to show blood and will to fight each other."

'Will Millwall be distracted by the fierce competition in the league? At least Bayern Munich don't have that concern, and they have a very big lead in the Bundesliga. ”

Aldridge thought for a moment and said: "For 180 minutes, I need the players to be fully focused and focused on the game, and if we are distracted by the league, then we can't win. ”

"Can you talk about Heathfield? He said after the draw came out that it was a test for Bayern Munich, calling you a magical young coach, believing that you have a magical power that can make such a young team incredibly strong, and that the outside world's pre-season underestimation of Millwall was absolutely wrong. ”

Aldridge smiled when he heard this, and he replied: "I have a lot of respect for Coach Heathfield, he is a senior, and compared to him, I am obviously still a child, hehehe, he led Dortmund to win the Champions League, and now he is leading Bayern Munich to the Champions League, his ability to manage the team is admirable." ”

"Will Millwall go all out in the first leg?"

'The attack is for sure, if you can't win in London, then you go to Munich and the team is in a very dangerous position, but only if you defend well and we have to limit the opponent to get away goals.'

'Southgate has just returned, will he play tomorrow?'

'Yes, the captain of his team, his comeback will bring positives to the team.'

"But will he be able to limit the forward combination of Yankel and Elber?"

"I never think of defense as a one-on-one battle between an attacking player and a defensive player, we limit the overall performance of the opponent from the forward line, the forward line, the back line, the back line, layer by layer, only in this way, can we do our best, in other words, if Jankel and Elber are not supported, they will not have a chance to play."

(To be continued......)