The 34th round of the 2002-2003 Premier League season ended.

In the frantic celebration of the Lions fans in the stadium, Millwall sent off the visiting Magpies with five goals.

Manchester United beat Violent Ben 3-1 at Old Trafford.

Arsenal thrashed Middlesbrough with two goals at the Riverside Stadium.

With four Premier League games remaining, Millwall remain third in the table, four points away from the top two.

At the end of the game, Millwall continued the tradition of thanking the home fans, compared to the past some routine going through the motions, after today's game, all the players on the field felt happy, a breath of depression, all released.

All fans also believe that the haze that shrouded the Lion King Stadium has completely disappeared!

Holding Gareth Southgate's hand in her left hand and Alonso's hand in her right, Nesta waved her arms on the sidelines to thank the fans in the stands.

It wasn't until the end of the game that he realized that maybe Millwall really hadn't changed much, and he still couldn't feel Aldridge's substantial overhaul of the team, and even Aldridge didn't even command from the sidelines.

But that's it, the game feels completely different from what it used to be.

The whole team is alive and well, and even when he defends in the backcourt, he is also free and immersed in it, and the job of the defender is to play with the heartbeat a lot of the time.

The defenders are like walking on a tightrope, and outsiders can't understand the short-term thrill, the excitement brought by the critical point of victory and defeat, death and survival.

He played very well in this game, and there was actually no defender who didn't make mistakes. There are no defenders, and they are really one-man and unforgiving. A world-class defender like Nesta can make mistakes. But today's 90 minutes, the only time after letting his opponent rush in front of him, he turned around and saw Southgate strangling the opponent's attack in the final link, and the frightened Nesta wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.

As for some of Newcastle United's counter-attacks, when Nesta turned to look worriedly, he could see that the German goalkeeper rushed to the edge of the penalty area and did not give the opponent any chance, seemingly playing with his heartbeat. But always let the opponent see hope, and kill the hope with his own hands, such a feeling, as if dominating and dominating, refreshing!

When she left the Lion King Course, Nesta really started to look forward to her future career at the Lions.

Aldridge left the club without giving an interview after the game, and when he returned home, the two sons were happily discussing Millwall's game, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was much more lively.

It was only then that Aldrich realized that his life was stuck in a contradictory loop.

He loved his son, but his son loved Millwall. In the most ordinary terms, in order to please the two sons. To make them happy, Aldridge really wants to make Millwall better, always good

Three days later, the Premier Express.

Aldridge led the team to still play at the Lion King Stadium.

On this day, he left Fleet Street with nothing to say.

Perhaps many reporters have secretly insulted Aldrich a hundred times!

Millwall swept Newcastle United by 5 goals, and Fleet Street did not deal with Aldridge, so they shamelessly put the credit on Klinsmann's head!

To say that this is the legacy left by Klinsmann, the technical and tactical system left behind, and the change of tone, it is inevitable to quibble with oneself.

So conspiracy theories began to be thrown.

This technical and tactical system is very strong, but the Millwall locker room has already planned to bring down Klinsmann's table, and the whole team can't work hard, trying to force Aldridge to return!

Fleet Street is already mixed, anyway, this kind of conspiracy theory is quite selling, and the controversy surrounding Millwall has not gone away, only the Crazy Lions fans don't buy it, thinking that Fleet Street has always been a bullshit.

Fleet Street had just finished praising the "Klinsmann legacy", and only three days later, when Millwall faced Middlesbrough at home, the "legacy" was sent to Aldridge's grave.

When sending off the Magpies, Millwall also sent Klinsmann away completely, and Aldridge justified Klinsmann with his inaction in the early days of his return, whether the outside world can see it or not, he doesn't care, he can express his heart.

Now, it's time to re-enter Aldrich's era.

"Millwall's starting line-up today has changed significantly from before, starting with the return of veteran Larsson! At the scene, when the master of ceremonies read out Larsson's name, the cheers and applause that broke out on the scene were like a tide without stopping, Millwall fans can never forget the hero king, he returned to the starter, returned to the fans' field of vision, Larson will also burn his energy for the wild lion and contribute his qiē! Another change is that Nedved returned to the midfield position, Frank Lampard was put on the bench, and the other two midfielders, Alonso continued to start, and he was partnered with Italian De Rossi, the Italian had a good performance and growth last season, but lacked the opportunity to play this season, only heard that he was very good in the reserve league, leading Millwall reserves to lock up the reserve league title early, it seems that in the new generation of wild lions of Sir Hall, De Rossi, Alonso, Frank Lampard, the trio will be in a tight competition in midfield. ”

In fact, the real reform has not yet begun.

But one thing that won't change, and that's the philosophy.

The second generation of the Wild Lions swept Europe and relied on attack, especially the attack line quartet led by Rowe, Nedved, Larsson, and Henry in the gorgeous attack group.

Since this is a success, it should continue to persevere, even if Nedved and Larsson are older, but the tacit understanding over the past few years, and more experience, make them still Aldridge's trusted players, especially Larsson and Nedved are known for their long career life and good form at the end of their careers.

It should be noted that in '98, Aldridge didn't have to worry about the future of the position they occupied, even if there was an injury, as long as it wasn't a serious injury, someone usually made do with it, but now, you can't think like that.

It's '03, and the more we go on, the more Nedved and Larsson's form and energy will go down, and although the number of games they can hold on to will not drop significantly, their playing time will gradually decline year by year in order to improve the quality of the game.

Then in their position, what they have to prepare is not the usual emergency substitute, but the crown prince who can take over the throne in the next two or three years!

Larsson's successor will undoubtedly be Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nedved's successor, Aldridge, is now at odds with Lampard and Kaka, the former B2B, more similar to Nedved, and the latter more attacking, to put it bluntly, is a point on the balance of the team's system.

However, he is not in a hurry, there is still time to investigate, Millwall's main force will eventually depend on strength, whether it will work or not, look at the effect, look at the strength table.

Middlesbrough is now ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, has been firmly ashore, and can not rush forward, the team's combat strength at the end of the season has always been determined by the fighting spirit, Middlesbrough lacks the fighting spirit, and it is an away game, in the Lion King Stadium, early in the first half of the surrender.

In this game, Aldridge stood on the sidelines, there are not many games left in the season, and he does not plan to change the team at this time, but just let the team return to the system of the second generation of the Wild Lions, and wait until next season to start reforming.

He was mainly looking at the team's defensive system in midfield today, and he was pleased that even though he has not made a few appearances for the first team this season, De Rossi's form has not been lost, but the improvement has decreased compared to last season, but in the reserve team, he has long stood out from the crowd.

He is paired with Alonso, and the defensive hardness in the future will surpass the combination of the second-generation Gattuso and Pirlo, because Alonso himself is more defensive than Pirlo.

Think about the development trend of football, the modern winger group is about to dominate, the defensive barrier in front of the back line will be more demanding, and the beast waist will become more and more mainstream.

Millwall will have to build on the attacking frenzy of the past, and the hardness of the midfield defense will be more demanding than in the past.

By the 88th minute, Aldridge was already sitting in the dugout, and the score was 3-0, and Millwall had no suspense in winning the game.

The loud singing in the stadium stands suddenly stopped, and suddenly burst into a burst of ecstatic cheers.

"2:2, Manchester United vs. Arsenal, the score became 2:2, if the final score does not change, then Millwall will only be 2 points away from the top of the table! Only 2 points! ”

Obviously, the fans in the stands are also watching Manchester United and Arsenal at the top of the table.

No matter who wins or loses the two teams, with 3 rounds left in the league, get rid of Millwall by 4 points, then Millwall basically has no possibility of catching up to the top, but if it is 2 points, as long as Millwall wins the next three games, and Manchester United and Arsenal 3 games, as long as there is one game that cannot be won, even if it is a draw, the final champion will be Millwall, because in terms of goal difference, Millwall has a very big advantage!

At the end of the game at the Lion King Stadium, Aldridge turned and walked straight into the tunnel while Millwall's players stayed on the pitch and waited for the final result on Highbury's side.

"Manchester United and Arsenal have drawn! Highbury's game is over, 2:2, and the score will not change again! ”

The fans in the stands at the Lion King Stadium cheered and the Millwall players were smiling.

To paraphrase the sour report of the second day on Fleet Street: Is Millwall really pulling off another miracle?

Whether a miracle will happen, Aldrich does not know, and he does not expect much, because fate is not in his hands, he only focuses on the work at hand.

The Europa League semi-finals are coming as scheduled. (To be continued......)