965 Closing Sprint
Thanks to the tips of "Death of a Thief", "Lobrfish" and "Millet Grain 48"! ――
Stepping into April, Aldridge made a big rotation of the whole team in the game back to Monaco, and the 6-0 advantage established in the first leg made the second leg completely a formality.
Monaco is united, and Deschamps does not admit defeat, but Millwall's group of scrappy youngsters and Aldridge's pragmatic anti-counter-tactics make them advance to the Champions League semifinals with an aggregate score of 8:3 despite losing in Monaco.
On the same day, their semi-final opponents were announced.
Eriksen has also pragmatically played counter-attacking tactics after getting familiar with the Premier League, and Chelsea have been getting better since November last year, but they have been in form too late, and there is no hope of winning the league title, but they have performed well in the Champions League, knocking out Arsenal in the quarter-finals, and then they will fight Millwall for a place in the final.
In this season's Champions League, the most anticipated final will be Millwall and AC Milan going to Schalke Stadium to continue the unfinished war in the UEFA Super Cup.
At least on Millwall's side, their semi-final opponents are Chelsea, who clearly have a higher chance of progressing than Chelsea.
Meanwhile, in the other half, AC Milan beat Deportivo La Coruna 4-1 in the first leg, and it looks like the second leg has lost suspense, and whoever advances to the semi-finals between Lyon and Porto will not be favored by the outside world in the semi-finals against AC Milan.
However, this day. The Champions League has been shocking.
AC Milan was staged by Deportivo La Coruna 4:0 reversal!
Ancelotti's "reversed" black history has added another page to the unbearable page.
The defending champion is out!
Champions League semi-finals.
Millwall.
Chelsea.
A Coruña.
Porto.
The media described it as: a war between the super-strong and the three dark horses.
April 10th.
Premier League Round 32.
Arsenal thrashed Liverpool 4-2 at home.
Millwall won 3-1 at home to Manchester United.
The final sprint for the Premier League title has officially begun. The end is just around the corner!
Millwall is a distance from Arsenal. It's still 3 points!
However, the outside world is more optimistic about Arsenal, first of all, Arsenal has a points lead, and secondly, although Arsenal also has to take care of the FA Cup, they will compete with Manchester United in the semi-finals for the FA Cup final, but compared to Millwall's two-legged Champions League semi-finals, it is obvious that Millwall's task is more onerous.
Aldridge started to put pressure on Arsenal at this point. Psychological warfare began!
Before the 33rd round of the Premier League, Aldridge did not talk about the opponents of the game, and talked about Arsenal off topic.
"Are Arsenal strong? Yes, they are undefeated so far, which is remarkable indeed. That doesn't mean they're strong, especially when the league could end up being a championship-deciding title, so what are the advantages for Arsenal? They have not played well in knockout matches, have Arsenal reached the last four of the Champions League over the years? They are very mature in a set. It looks like they can only maintain their peak form for another two or three years at most to challenge for the league title, but they don't have such a shocking result in points. Too many draws are the factor that they have not been able to shake Millwall away, if two or three draws can turn into wins, they may have killed the suspense of the Premier League, but they didn't do it, so, I don't think Arsenal are that strong, you can say I'm lying, because Millwall are still three points behind Arsenal, but, look at our squad, look at some of our new faces that make European fans scream, Kaka, Ronaldo, Villa, Robben, Just these four players have scored almost 50 goals in all competitions this season combined, so I'm proud of Millwall, I'm proud of these young lads, but what about Arsenal? If you miss this season, is it possible to compete with Millwall next season? Bergkamp will be 35 next season, Pire will also be over 30 last year, Arsenal has found a replacement in key positions? It's their favourites to win the league title in one season, so don't make a mistake, Arsenal, don't make a mistake, and if Millwall are to hope for a regain of the league title at Highbury in the final game, everyone at Millwall will expect to see that happen. ”
Wenger was quite calm about Aldrich's provocation, and could even talk and laugh when facing the camera.
Aldridge was silent for most of the season and finally started to make his voice, hehe, his assessment of Arsenal is rude, look at Bergkamp, you ignore his age, Pire is perfect now, if this is going to be a problem, isn't Millwall a problem? Gareth Southgate, Nedved, Larsson, and Schneider, could Aldridge say he has found the perfect replacement? No, if he says that, he is deluding himself, Millwall wants to regain the league title, and he is also deluding himself, and I believe the suspense will not be revealed in the final round, as long as Arsenal take one more point than Millwall before the final round, we will lock up the league title and we will welcome Millwall to Highbury for our championship celebration. ”
Aldridge's war of words with Arsene Wenger continues.
It wasn't until the Champions League semi-finals that Aldridge fired back at Arsene Wenger.
"Self-deception? Arsenal's title battle with Manchester United in the closing stages of last season seemed to be only three rounds later, and Millwall overtook Arsenal, reversing a four-point gap and leading by three points. What is the biggest fear for all Arsenal fans right now? Of course, Arsenal don't drop the chain, but what are all Millwall fans expecting? It was Arsenal who made the mistake, but not many people thought Millwall would give away the league title on their own initiative, and don't forget, we are three points ahead of Arsenal on goal difference? Hehe, if tomorrow the final game is played, if Arsenal loses the game, they will lose the title! ”
Aldridge and Arsene Wenger, Millwall and Arsenal.
This season in the Premier League, this battle has made Fleet Street admire!
The reason for this is that both teams played exceptionally well.
Arsenal are just a few steps away from replicating Millwall's previous two unbeaten titles.
Millwall have also lost just one game this season and there is a chance that they could make a comeback.
Whoever has the last laugh. This season's Premier League title race will give birth to a new miracle.
Every round of the league revolves around both teams for exciting moments.
Arsenal were held to a draw by Newcastle United. That round. Millwall closed the gap between the two teams to just one point.
However, in the round of the league before the Champions League, Arsenal beat Leeds United 5:0 at home.
Millwall, however, were held to a draw away by Aston Villa due to distraction from European continuation.
The gap between the two teams is back to 3 points.
The Champions League semi-finals are about to begin, with four rounds left in the Premier League.
While all eyes were on the Champions League, Chelsea were finally one of the protagonists again.
The team, which rebuilt and rejuvenated last summer, did not have the strength to win the league in the first season of the Abou era, but reached the last four of the Champions League as a dark horse.
Based on intelligence from Fleet Street spying on military intelligence. Abu had the idea of changing the coach in January this year, but it was only the hard persuasion of the staff team that prevented him from taking action.
In January, Chelsea were already far from the top of the table and clearly could not win the league title.
Eriksen has been in the countdown to the end of class at Stamford Bridge since then.
Since then, Chelsea have been playing steadily in the league, gradually widening the gap between the teams behind them and settling into the top four, while also making a strong run in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
Abu's patience with Eriksen at the end could also be called a lifesaver for Eriksen at Stamford Bridge. Only the Champions League remains.
If he can get past Millwall and win the Champions League this season, Eriksen will become Stamford Bridge's favourite hero for a century. But if he can't win the Champions League, then Eriksen is very likely to be sacked at the end of this season!
Abu offered a generous promotion bonus, and if Chelsea were to win the trophy, the wealthy boss would not be stingy with money.
He wants to use money to stimulate the team's fighting power.
Because of Chelsea's performance this season, he understands that even if he has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in the transfer market in the past season, he still cannot close the gap between Chelsea and the top teams.
In particular, London's sworn rival Millwall, in the league, Millwall beat Chelsea twice, in the league at the Lion King Stadium, Abu did not watch at all, it was in January, and it was after that league defeat that the news of Eriksen's imminent departure spread across Europe like wildfire.
Now, Chelsea are going to visit the Lion King Stadium again, and Abu still chose not to watch the game.
His luxury cruise ship is anchored in the Mediterranean, where he listens to the team's reports on deck.
Eriksen is very cautious about the prospect of the Champions League semi-finals, and he is cautious, not daring to boast about Haikou, for fear that the final result will make him embarrassed, but he cannot blindly show weakness, so he quotes diplomatic rhetoric to say ambiguous words, such as Chelsea are not afraid of Millwall, Chelsea hope to qualify for the final
Millwall's side was simple, with Aldridge reluctant to talk about the opposition and simply understated that the team would give it their all, and as for Chelsea, he didn't care in the slightest.
On the evening of April 21.
The Lion King Stadium is full of passion, and the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals officially begins, not only a civil war with the league, but also a derby between mortal enemies!
When Aldridge walked into the stadium, he noticed a powerful cheering slogan in the stands.
Throughout the South Stand, there is a pattern that covers the entire stand.
On a gleaming mountain of gold coins, Chelsea's crest lay on it, stained with blinding blood, while above it, a blue lion roared majestically.
Aldridge looked down and smiled, the lions in the stands were extremely proud, but the Chelsea fans were a little aggrieved.
Millwall is sarcastically saying that they have money and useless, or die!
Die on the mountain of gold!
The Champions League is Chelsea's last battle of the season and the last trophy they can compete for!
If we don't reach the final of the Champions League, Chelsea will be out of the big four this season.
Millwall fielded their strongest line-up, and Aldridge nodded slightly.
From the momentum of the players, you can see the inner psychological state of a team.
Young players like Alonso and De Rossi are now holding their heads high and not afraid of a single qiē, this self-confidence and murderous spirit, and their posture is extremely tough.
This is Aldridge's philosophy of developing players, no matter what kind of player, skill, strength, even if it is not obvious because of the ability to read the game, you must have a tough attitude: above the opponent!
For this semi-final, he is full of expectations, and even, he is looking forward to the final. (To be continued......)