506 The Last Indulgence
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May 14th
The final match of the 1999-2000 English Premier League.
Millwall host relegation-defying Milton Keynes Dons.
The Lion's Den Stadium, which has a capacity of less than 20,000, is full, and the stands of the entire stadium are rendered dark blue, and it is almost impossible to find spectators who do not wear the Lion's jersey.
It was Millwall's first team's last game at the Lions' Den.
The competitive significance of the game itself was directly ignored, as Millwall had already won the title early and their opponents were assured of relegation.
All members of the Hall family were present to watch the game in the box, and the guests of the FA awards also arrived as scheduled.
The Puskas were invited to the box, where they drank red wine with Arthur and waited for the game to begin, and in the VIP seats, Evan and Rosie also waited for the game to begin.
Rosie's gaze swept over the Lion's Den Stadium, in fact, she was not a pure fan, she knew a lot about football, but she didn't know much about it, and in her senses, it looked like the Lion's Den Stadium was shabby, unlike those grand stadiums with three double decks inside, and the seating facilities were almost the same as public stadiums.
But today she felt the frenzied atmosphere that belongs to football.
The stadium reverberated with singing, and the song repeatedly sung by the Lions fans was Millwall's team song: Nobody likes us, it doesn't matter!
Perhaps, use this song that belongs to them to say goodbye to the Lion's Den Course. The best.
Except for the singing. What shocked her the most was the sight from the stands. Half an hour before the start of the game, from the South Stand, a huge portrait began to pass around the stands, with Aldridge in the center and all of Millwall's first-team members behind him.
The fans were completely entertaining themselves, saying goodbye to the Lion's Den era at Millwall in their own way.
When players from both sides start to enter the arena. Every time the name of a Millwall player was called, there was a huge cheer from the fans in the stands at the Lions' Den.
"The final game of the season may not have much impact on the entire league, the three teams that are relegated are produced in advance before the final game, the champion, runner-up, and third place of the league will not change, perhaps the biggest suspense is who will go to the fourth place in the league, whether it is Leeds United or Liverpool, the last Champions League qualifier will be born between the two teams. For Millwall. They've already won the title ahead of schedule, and today was more like a ceremony. Bidding farewell to their historic Lions' Den, next season they will move into a new stadium for a new era, and if they win today, they will have a record 100 league points, goals scored, goals conceded, goal difference and almost a new Premier League record. ”
The players from both sides are ready to kick off, with Millwall's side, with the exception of Thierry Henry, who started the game, resting for the FA Cup final and Champions League final.
Thierry Henry is no longer in doubt about winning the Premier League Golden Boot, and it is a certainty that he will win the European Golden Boot compared to the scorers of other European leagues, but he still insists on starting this league game to try to improve his goals as much as possible.
Aldridge met his demands at the cost of the FA Cup final, with Henry left on the bench.
Aldridge was more relaxed today, sitting in the dugout and chatting with Klinsmann, smiling at times.
Milcaydons have been relegated and have no resistance to coming to the Lions' Den, and most of the players on the pitch are thinking about their future, and the club will be relegated from the top league, and there will definitely be a big move in the summer.
Millwall broke the deadlock in the 17th minute when Glen Schal blasted wide with a long-range shot.
No one would doubt that Millwall would face Waterloo in this finale, after all, Millwall had a stronger fighting spirit than the visitors in addition to the sense of competition.
Everyone wants a perfect ending, and a victory to say goodbye to this stadium is what this group of players want to do.
Millwall scored three goals in the first half to kill the game outright.
Thierry Henry scored with a header and Ramour also scored one.
In the second half, Thierry Henry scored twice from the penalty spot to bring his league tally to 38.
When the full-time whistle sounds, the scoreboard shows the score at 5:0.
"Congratulations to Millwall, they have put on a fantastic performance this season, unbeaten in 38 league games, 31 wins, 7 draws and 100 points, the total number of goals scored in the league has reached 113, just one short of reaching the average of 3 goals per game, while conceding only 18 goals, this is a team with a gorgeous attack and a tough defense, 48 games unbeaten across the season and the possibility of continuing to refresh the record make them the most eye-catching team in Europe, no one, no one! They are the focus of conversation in European football right now! Premier League goalscorer Thierry Henry has scored 38 goals in 36 appearances this season, with an efficiency of more than one goal per game, which is perfect, and he is also ranked first in the Champions League scorer list. Fans of the Wild Lions need not be sad, saying goodbye to the Lion's Den Stadium is not going to darkness, on the contrary, it is a new starting point for Millwall to continue to create a prosperous dynasty! ”
None of the Lions fans got up and left after the game, and they stood side by side in the stands jumping and jumping, many with digital cameras taking pictures, and many holding up the slogans again.
Millwall's off-pitch players walked into the pitch one after another, and live cameras recorded Larsson and Thierry Henry hugging.
The two, one scored 38 goals and the other scored 29 goals, and unfortunately, Larsson ended up succumbing to Phillips' 30 goals and finished third in the scorers' list.
However, the two strikers combined for Millwall have scored 67 goals in the league, and if you count Ronaldo's 16 goals. The Millwall forward trident scored a total of 83 goals. This data will surely go down in history forever.
Shearer. Sutton's SAS combo is a thing of the past, and now one just needs to remember Henry + Larson's invincibility.
With two finals to play, there is no celebration, just a small live celebration today, and when they get home today, the players will have to readjust for the FA Cup and Champions League finals.
Aldridge, Klinsmann and Jenson walked into the stadium and thanked the fans for their support. Then the three of them were like battle-hardened old fritters, standing together and chatting lightly, waiting for the FA's awards.
When Gareth Southgate lifted the Premier League trophy, the fans shouted in unison, soaring into the sky, reverberating with the champion's song and scattering the salutes throughout the stadium.
Aldridge was invited to take a photo with some of the players' families, and when Arthur walked onto the pitch with Bert and Earl in his arms, Aldridge trotted over to pick up his two sons and kissed them on the cheeks. Then let the two of them hold one side of the Premier League trophy on the left and one right, and the two little ones wore tailor-made Millwall shirts. After the group photo, they crawled and played on the grass.
Nephew Bowen runs over to get involved, automatically entering the role of "big brother", taking care of the two "younger brothers" who are less than a year old, and avoiding accidents on the lawn.
Aldridge had just hugged Andrew, and suddenly saw Xiao Luo holding a big wine glass, probably the players opened champagne to celebrate.
Xiao Luo smiled evilly, and walked towards Aldrich with obvious ill intentions.
Aldrich shook his head at him slightly, and said smugly: "This trick again?"
There is no doubt that Xiao Luo wanted to pour all the wine on him.
Aldrich turned and ran, only to be stunned after just two steps.
In front of him, Southgate and Materazzi took the lead and grinned in their hands holding a thirty-centimeter-high wine glass.
Aldridge then turned and ran to the left, only to have Larsson, Thierry Henry and a number of team-mates blocking his path.
Aldrich is like a trapped beast with no way out, and the "door" is closed on either side of the way.
No, he didn't run again, but turned his head to look to the right, Gattuso, Pirlo also blocked his way as expectedly, behind him Ronaldo and Ramour and others gambled on the gap, Aldridge stood alone in the middle, and Millwall's players formed a circle.
This scene made the fans in the stands laugh.
Many fans whistled and coaxed while laughing heartily.
"Boss, I love you!"
Nedved confessed to Aldrich in all seriousness, and then, mercilessly, raised the wine glass above Aldrich's head, filling it with a glass of wine, no, it was too big, no different from the capacity of a normal bottle.
Aldrich didn't resist and was drenched, but he didn't expect that this was just the beginning.
"Boss, I love you!"
swish
"Boss"
Crash
Aldrich could hardly hear the outside world, and the wine was in his ears, and he was soaked, and his image was unprecedented!
Amid the laughter of the players, they scattered and fled.
Aldrich wiped his face and just took off his suit, when the fans who ran into the stadium from where he didn't know where to come from snatched the suit in his hand, and even someone behind him took off his shirt.
After the security guard grabbed the fans who rushed into the stadium, Aldridge's upper body was no longer an inch, he crossed his waist and didn't know whether to be angry or laugh, his expression was extremely helpless, but he couldn't help laughing.
Although he is not a player, he also has a strong physique, the eight-pack abs and the graceful upper body that once drove Melanie crazy were displayed in front of the audience, Aldridge had not taken two steps, he was immediately surrounded again, and the sideline photographers filmed him
Evan and Rosie walked into the arena when the award was presented, staring at Aldrich from a distance, Evan smiled softly, as if he would feel satisfied when he looked at Aldridge in this way, and Rosie had a strange look.
"Evan, he's sitting in the coach's seat today and chatting, why is he so sought after now?"
At least Rosie thinks that in football, the players are the focus.
Yiwen whispered softly: "Because you don't understand football, you don't understand his world. ”
With Millwall's record-breaking record this season, Aldridge no longer needs to be in the limelight on the sidelines, he is one of the best coaches in Europe in modern times.
And those players in the team who are in the limelight, can they leave Millwall so brilliantly?
Evan doesn't make assumptions, there's no need, anyway, the Wild Lion will continue to be brilliant because there is Aldridge here.
The revelry at the Lion's Den continued into the evening, which was the time the team gave the players the most indulgence. (To be continued......)