The 32nd round of the English Premier League kicked off at the Lion's Den Stadium.

Leicester City were no problem with relegation and won the Carabao Cup at the start of March, which put their players in a relaxed spirit, and Martin O'Neill didn't want to put too much pressure on his players, after all, they were away against Millwall, the strongest team in the league, although in the Carabao Cup, it was they who knocked Millwall out, but that game, Millwall was clearly training.

In the past, the atmosphere in the stands was the highest in the south stands, but today it is a little different, and fans can be seen holding signs everywhere around the stands.

"Dean, come on!"

"Forever Mad Lion: Dean!"

"We are with you!"

Fans were saddened to learn that Dean Richards was out of action due to a strange illness, because Richards is an impressive player, Millwall's move from League One to the Premier League, and last year's double, Richards made more than 50 appearances for the team, and every Lions fan has an unwavering belief that Richards will be a reliable centre-back for the Lions in the future.

From the first minute of the game, Millwall played very aggressively, with the players fighting high and their attention on the pitch.

Leicester City, who relaxed slightly, were quickly punished.

Larsson's running position is getting more and more ghostly, and Fleet Street has given him the nickname of the Spirit Fox, especially when he catches the gap between full-back and centre-back, and the impact he can now capture in attack as long as there is a slight gap in the backline, and then. He just waited for his teammate to get the ball to his feet.

The opening nine minutes. Larsson is in such a position. Diagonally into the heart of Leicester City from the left flank, Nedved delivered a through ball that cut through the entire defence.

Against the attacking goalkeeper, everyone thought the striker, who had already scored 31 league goals, would choose to shoot himself, but Larsson crossed the ball wide of the middle and the follow-up Trezeguet stabbed the ball into the empty net.

After the goal, Trezeguet ran to the sideline and took off his shirt, with the white vest clearly written on the chest: Dean. Come on!

The other teammates ran over to stand on either side of Trezeguet, pointing to the slogan on Trezeguet's chest, clenching their fists together and showing determination.

FIFA issued a "ban" last year, which gave Trezeguet a yellow card, but he didn't care at all.

Aldridge stood up and applauded his team's performance after the goal and sat down.

Benitez was still a scholar, he took notes in his notebook, and when he found that Leicester City was not determined to win, he deserted and chatted with Aldridge.

"I'm curious to see what Trezeguet is going to do for the team."

"Why do you ask that?"

"Because he looks average, with skill and speed at his feet. Neither of the key ability conditions is excellent, I think if you use Tony. Toney will be very good on the ball because he is physically fit to play against any centre-back in the Premier League. ”

Aldrich held his chin and said lightly: "He is at the front, the absolute speed does not have to be fast, the anti-offside position relies on consciousness and starting explosive power, and the skills of the feet?" It is true that David's forward pass has a high error rate, and it will not surprise me to score a goal after a flashy flash, but his selection of positions in front of goal, the involvement of running without the ball, and the confrontation in the penalty area at critical moments are all first-class. When he does the best he can do well, he is the most suitable striker for Millwall, for example, now he will not try to pass through the ball, that is not his strong point, but his ability to pass back and make the ball is getting stronger and stronger, giving Pavel more opportunities, in addition, in my computer at home, there is a statistical table, I wonder if you would be interested in listening to this data. ”

"What data?"

"The strikers scored goals and shots on target. Maybe you don't believe it, but the statistics from club scouts looking at league opponents tell me that Trezeguet is the most efficient striker in the Premier League, and of course, he is not the one who scores the most goals, but do you know how many of his 10 shots hit the target? ”

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"Seven feet."

"70% on target?"

"Yes, so do you know how many goals he can score with 10 shots?"

"This, two?"

"Double, four. In other words, if he has three shots on goal in a game, he will basically score one goal. ”

Benitez looked pensive and sighed at the end: "I thought that your tactical arrangement of highlighting the winger's scoring caused him not to shine, but actually improved his efficiency." ”

Aldridge said lightly: "David is the Premier League striker with the least number of shots, but the efficiency is the highest, when Millwall's record is not good, the outside world is accusing him of disappearing on the field, in fact, those who accuse David must not have come to the scene to watch the game, they only watch the game broadcast or video, and they can't observe David's contribution to Millwall from the whole stadium view. It is also his role in the camera that does not appear often, so that once he appears, then it must be the moment of the fatal blow, and the effect on the field is that when the threat of the two wingers exceeds the center, the opponent's defense will tilt the defensive center of gravity, beware of the two wingers, then, when the attack center of gravity turns to David's side, the strength of the defense of him also decreases, so that he can score more easily and play very efficiently. ”

The power of Millwall's forward trident is to create chances for each other and score goals in a process of threat flexibility.

When the game came to the 26th minute, the fans stood up and the crowd applauded solemnly, and the applause lasted for a full minute.

Dean Richards' jersey number is number 26, and fans spontaneously use this act to pray and bless Richards.

Aldridge also took the initiative to stand up and applaud at this moment, followed by other coaches and substitutes.

The live camera swept across the audience, and the game commentator sighed.

Millwall have left behind countless classic games this season, beating Arsenal twice. Double against Liverpool. There was also a six-goal away defeat for Manchester United. Unstoppable, they left behind countless classic moments, and today, they have created a touching scene.

Just three minutes after the applause of the fans stopped, Schneider assisted on the right side and crossed diagonally to the back of the penalty area, Larsson outflanked the ball and rushed to the top of the goal, and the score expanded to 2:0.

After the goal, Larsson signaled to his team-mates not to stop him, and he ran to the bench, took Materazzi's shirt and raised it high.

That's Richards' number 26 jersey.

The applause at the Lion's Den Stadium rang out again. And it can't be stopped.

The fans were impressed.

They couldn't imagine how united the lions were now.

Witnessing the disintegration of the Blackburn mercenary legion, they were terrified that Millwall would go their separate ways after their success, but seeing their tearful behaviour on the pitch, the fans believed from the bottom of their hearts: they love the team, they love their teammates, and they will stay here forever!

Leicester City were not in high spirits, but Millwall had to get out of the league as soon as possible and on the other hand, they also used this game to pay tribute to Dean Richards, which made them fight for 90 minutes.

In the second half, Shevchenko scored twice to lock the score at 4:0.

After the game. Aldrich invites Martin O'Neill to the office for a small get-together.

Aldridge congratulated Martin O'Neill on winning the Carabao Cup, who in turn wished Millwall a Premier League title.

"Aldrich. Sell someone to me next season. ”

Faced with such an offer, Aldridge said unexplained: "Will Leicester City be listed before the summer transfer window?" Otherwise, you can afford to pay a lot of money for my players? ”

Now is the Premier League club listing frenzy stage, investors and businessmen do everything they can to use the club to go public, dilute the equity and so on to make money, many businessmen can make tens of millions of pounds in profits in about three years, Everton, Aston Villa, Manchester United and so on are typical.

There is also news that Leicester City is also preparing to go public for financing, but there is no substantial progress.

Martin O'Neill shook his head and said: "Of course we can't afford your main player, but I want one on the bench. ”

"Let's talk about who it is. Or Glen Shire? ”

"It's not him, you said last time you wouldn't let him go, not even on loan. I'm talking about the Italian centre-forward. ”

"Luca Toney?"

"Well, I studied Millwall's personnel reserves, in addition to the main Trezeguet in the center forward position, your usual substitute is the Dutch lad, if the Italian doesn't give him a lot of game training, he will be abandoned at Millwall, he needs a lot of experience as a center forward."

Aldrich sighed slightly.

O'Neill is right, a center forward like Tony must improve his ability to fight in the box through a lot of games, otherwise he may be abolished.

"What would you do with him?"

"If he comes to my team, I'll build a game around him."

The two chatted for a while, in fact, O'Neal's coaching ideas are relatively simple and clear, based on defense and counterattacking, but it can't always play like this, it's too monotonous, and their strength is on the rise, they defend? The team is not as strong as them and is more defensive, what will happen then?

Toney is a powerful centre-forward who can stand in the box and carry the ball with his back, whether it is an English rush or a penetrating middle, his role will be significant, just like Aldridge described Makelele: a player with absolute character, and it will not be ambiguous to use.

"But I don't want to sell him."

Aldridge is a bit concerned about money, after all, the club is saddled with the new stadium and the debt he borrowed from his eldest brother, almost 200 million pounds.

O'Neill laughed and cried, and said, "If you don't sell it, he'll be abandoned on the bench in Millwall, and you won't be able to sell it if you want to sell it in the future." ”

"In this case, I'll lease you half a season first and see how it works. To be honest, if I had sold him directly, he might not have been willing to go to Leicester City. ”

"You're very cunning, I help you train the players, and in the end he comes back on loan, won't the tactical system I worked so hard to build come to an end?"

'I think so, let him go to Leicester City for half a season, if he plays well and you are satisfied, then you can go on loan for another half season, wait until next summer, if he is willing to move and I am sure it is not a wrong decision for him to go to you, then, we can sit down and talk about the transfer.'

O'Neill stared at Aldrich for a long time, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Speaking of which, you just don't want to suffer." As you said, if he's doing well with me, will we talk about his transfer next summer for the same price as this summer? ”

Aldridge said earnestly: "You should think so, if you spend money to bring him in this summer, but he can't integrate into Leicester City, then your transfer is a failure, rent first and buy later, at least you have the bottom in your heart, even if you spend a little more money next summer, but you are down-to-earth, it is worth the money, spend money to buy it this summer, it is really a bit of a gambling nature, can Leicester City afford to lose?" ”

O'Neill put down his glass and sighed, "I'm really convinced, you should be a salesman." Well, in the summer, I'll lease him first, half a season, the salary is out of yours, and the loan fee is 0. What do you think? ”

Aldrich thought for a moment and said, "For the sake of us being friends, Millwall will suffer a little." ”

"It's a blessing for you." (To be continued......)