036 The battle at the top of the table began

In England, to measure the loyalty of a fan, going away to support the team is a yardstick and benchmark, compared to football hooligans who don't care about football and just want to vent violence under the guise of a game, a real fan organization will organize fans to go away to support their beloved team.

Although the "Lion's Roar" fan organization has not been established for a long time, Brady still organized a team of more than 200 people to go to North Yorkshire together, after the last home victory over Luton, "Lion's Roar" has more fans to join, Brady as the leader of the organization has quickly established an image among the fans, and has also standardized the code of conduct within the fan organization, at least fighting and drinking are strictly prohibited.

Following the Taylor report, Middlesbrough also built a new stadium, but the plan is to open next summer: the Riverside Stadium.

The 94/95 season was Middlesbrough's last season at Aya Sume Park, which had a capacity of just over 20,000 after being converted to seating, but the stadium carried a lot of historical significance, with the '66 World Cup, Aya Sume Park and Sunderland's Loched Park all hosting venues in the North East.

Brady and his group of more than 200 people wore Millwall's dark blue jersey to the outside of the Aya Sume Park stadium, and walked in from the entrance of the away team under the guidance, they stood in the stands in an orderly manner, and did not sit down, it is customary for the fans of the home and away teams to be separated, and the Middlesbrough fans who were closer to the away team fans looked at Brady nervously.

The Millwall thugs are coming!

The Millwall hooligans didn't stop here last season, and during the game they exchanged insults, provocations and even throwing miscellaneous objects at each other.

Clubs across England have almost no welcome Millwall fans.

It's no wonder that the home fans are ready to fight back against Millwall's provocations.

But today they were amazed to see these young fans standing in the stands of the visiting team, their heads held high, and suddenly they sang the team song with rock rhythms, which was consistent and extremely dynamic.

"Wherever you go, we will be with you to the death!"

"Nobody likes it, we don't care!"

England's old-fashioned stadium was already small, and the singing of more than 200 people easily spread throughout the Aya Sume Park Stadium.

Middlesbrough fans were mostly relieved.

Sing it, just sing it, as long as you don't make trouble, just watch the ball.

It didn't take long for the Middlesbrough fans to start singing, and before the game began, the fans played off with the singing.

By the time the players from both teams were ready to play, Aldridge had already reached the sidelines and he could clearly hear the Millwall fans singing.

The song "Nobody likes it, we don't care", the song itself is actually very good, but the slogan is also a bit extreme, stubborn with indomitable will, which is in stark contrast to their arch-rivals West Ham United, where the Hammers fans are always singing that they are blowing bubbles, which is an optimistic and positive attitude.

Maybe that's the charm of being out of football.

East London has been in decline since the Second World War, and the people of South East London are either unyielding or optimistic compared to West London, and the prosperity of North London is either tenacious or optimistic.

The Middlesbrough manager also walked out, with Brian Robson clearly not on the table today, fully dressed and walking towards the visitors' dugout.

As the head coach of the home team, there is nothing wrong with saying hello to the head coach of the away team before the game, which is a kind of etiquette of hospitality on the field, and it is normal for the manager who has a relationship to talk to each other before the game.

It was just a normal match between Middlesbrough and Millwall, and there was nothing wrong with greeting each other.

"Mr. Hall, that old man in Ferguson told me to be a hundred times more careful with you."

Brian Robson smiled and stretched out his hand to Aldridge, who smiled as well, shook the other man's big hand and leaned in and whispered, "Does that old fox have a crush on my player?" ”

Aldridge doesn't believe that Ferguson will target his team for no reason, although there are two Manchester United loan players in the team, but in League One, Aldridge's main lineup, Beckham and Neville can't even get into the substitute list, who makes England only have five substitutes now.

Coupled with Manchester United's poor form this season, Aldridge, who occasionally pays attention to Premier League news, knows that Manchester United is in a transition period of renewal, and the blood change is imminent, and Ferguson can say that to Robson, most of the time behind it is to follow a few new players in Millwall.

Brian Robson was a little surprised, but nodded and smiled: "Yes, the old man is very interested in Henrik Larson in Millwall. ”

Aldridge raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing in his heart that Manchester United's forward partner is now Cantona plus Mark Hughes, but Mark Hughes is over 30 years old and his goal efficiency is not as good as before, and it is no secret that Manchester United need a new striker.

"Huh? Didn't he have a crush on Andy Cole? Why are you still beating my players' ideas? ”

Brian Robson smiled wryly: "Newcastle United's asking price is too high, that bastard in Keegan won't let the old man do what he wants." ”

Aldridge nodded to indicate that he understood, Kevin Keegan's feud with Ferguson had already spread throughout the UK, and who made Keegan have liverpool.

Larsson's goalscoring efficiency in League One is amazing, and his performance on the pitch cannot be said to exceed expectations, after all, his transfer fee is also a blockbuster addition this summer, and Ferguson is eyed?

Aldridge winked at Brian Robson and said softly, "Well, let's see after the end of the season, maybe by the end of the season, Larsson will be free." ”

Brian Robson's eyes widened in surprise and felt incredible!

Did Millwall spend a lot of money to bring in such an efficient striker for just one season?

He didn't ask any more questions, though, and the two looked at each other and smiled, and Robson turned and walked back to the home team's dugout.

Aldridge pursed his lips and chuckled, Manchester United wants to poach people, he can't stop it, but he can put a lot of obstacles on Manchester United, including player salaries.

As long as he is promoted this season, Larsson's weekly salary will be tens of thousands, and Aldridge will sign a new contract with all the club's players next summer, after all, the end of next year is the implementation time of the Bosman Act, and he will use a long-term contract next summer to keep the player firmly in his hands.

And Manchester United's salary system, sorry, now Manchester United is a listed company, the club is operating in an era of corporatization, the football club is responsible to the shareholders, salary expenditure is strictly controlled, it is rumored that Cantona retired later, and it has a lot to do with the contract salary can not be satisfied.

Today's game is the top game in League One, and the evening televised will be the highlight.

As the players came out, the commentator enthusiastically began to introduce the line-ups of the players from both sides.

"Welcome to Aya Sume Park, where tonight there will be a Premier League One battle against two teams who have been a surprise this season, Middlesbrough, who finished ninth in the league last season, have a good record of six wins, two draws and one defeat in the first nine rounds of the league under new manager Brian Robson this season, but what is even more surprising is that Millwall, who were predicted to be relegation favourites before the season, are at the top of the league after nine games, they are the same as Middlesbrough. They have lost just one and drawn two in their first nine league games, and they are second highest in League One for goals, just one less than the more firepower Wolves, but their defence has been seemingly impeccable, conceding just two goals in nine league games, which is astonishing, and what kind of history will eighteen-year-old manager Aldrich Hall make with his boys this season? That's what everyone is concerned about right now, and today's game will be a real test for Millwall! ”

Aldridge looked at Middlesbrough's starting eleven and was no different from what he had predicted in his pre-match build-up.

This is also the limitation of Brian Robson as a coach who can only watch the dishes, it is difficult to have surprise players in the formation lineup, and can only put on the most stable and powerful formation lineup.

Middlesbrough lacks quality midfielders, but there are many quality defenders, so Brian Robson can only put in a formation of five defenders, and move the wing-backs to the central midfielders, giving the central midfielders more space and almost free movement in the front.

In any case, such a tactical formation arrangement, although helpless, but also reasonable, with Aldridge, I am afraid that no better changes can be made, especially the age of this group of players, it is difficult to change their playing style and habits.

'Middlesbrough at home wore the traditional red shirt today and their starters were: goalkeeper: Alan Miller, defenders: Curtis Fleming, Durek White, Nigel Pearson, Steve Weeks, Neil Cowes, midfielders: Clayton Blackmore, Robbie Masto, Craig Hagknight, forward: 30-year-old John Hendry partnering 20-year-old Graham Kavanagh.

"Let's take a look at Millwall's starting line-up in the blue jersey, their average age is about four years younger than Middlesbrough, goalkeeper: Kaseli Keller, defenders: Lilian Thuram, Gareth Southgate, Jaap Stam, Lucas Neil, midfielders: Bernd Schneider, Claude Makelele, Pavel Nedved, Robert Pire, forwards: Henrik Larsson, David Trezeguet. It's worth noting that Larsson and Trezeguet are the top goalscorers in League One and they are still young, so let's see what they can do today against Middlesbrough's tenacious defence. Audience friends, this round of the top battle of League One is about to begin, Millwall kicks off first! ”

As the referee's whistle blew, Trezeguet flicked the ball at his feet and Larsson kicked it to the backcourt.

In the tenth round of League One, the battle for the top of the list kicked off!