There was a dead silence at Aya Sume Park, and the carnival of the Middlesbrough fans came to an abrupt end, and the frantic roars of the Millwall Roar fans came to an end.

Nobody thought Nedved would be on the edge of the box, nobody!

In the first nine games of the league, Nedved has played around the centre circle in eight games, more on the back and on defence than boldly plugging in.

Even Brian Robson, who studies Millwall's tactics, doesn't list Nedved as one of the game-finishers.

But when Nedved scored the equaliser, Brian Robson gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

He could clearly hear Aldridge's screams not far away, the roar of the hideous face under the blonde hair, not a catharsis, but a declaration of victory!

Brian Robson said silently in his heart: Boss, you are wrong, this is not a Millwall that cannot be underestimated, but a Millwall that will impact English football in the future!

Twenty minutes after Middlesbrough took the lead, Brian Robson saw a composed, dominating Millwall side.

Not only did it suddenly speed up the pace of the game, leaving Middlesbrough tired on the defensive end, but also a tactical victory!

This kind of oppression and purpose, as well as tactical execution, Brian Robson has dominated football for 20 years, and has only seen it in the top teams.

After Nedved's goal, his team-mates rushed towards him from all directions, but he ripped at his shirt and roared towards the visitors' dugout.

The focus of his eyes was on Aldridge, who was kneeling on the sidelines and raising his arms to the sky and screaming, although Aldridge was quickly hugged by the coaches of the coaching staff and drowned in the crowd, Nedved still ran all the way to Aldridge's side.

Nedved's mind was reminded of his brief time with Aldrich.

Just less than two years ago, when he was in Sparta Prague, the head coach said that he was a player with no future, a player who had to rely on luck to sit on the bench at Sparta Prague.

Those words have always been etched in Nedved's heart, and they are the source of his daily hard work, but he is still only a substitute at Sparta Prague.

In the summer of '94, when a club was willing to pay a "sky-high" price of more than a million pounds for him, even he thought the club was joking with him.

After arriving in London, Aldridge had a long conversation with Nedved.

Nedved has never seen a manager so young, nor has he ever seen a manager as serious as Aldridge.

Aldridge not only carefully analyzed Nedved's strengths and weaknesses, but also came up with a meticulous training plan, clearly telling Nedved what kind of future he would be rewarded as long as he trained hard.

He is by no means a sapper, he has a lot of talent and talent, and although he is in midfield, he can play the key man who can decide the game.

Nedved has been waiting patiently, he will do whatever Aldridge asks him to do, even if he wants to try to move forward and participate in the attack, but in the absence of Aldridge's permission, he is restrained, deep down, he understands that Aldridge is doing everything for his good.

Just after conceding the goal just now, Aldridge's tactical arrangement is very clear, to equalize the score is not to rely on the left attack, nor on the right side, the final finisher must be a figure that the other party can't think of, that is: Pavel Nedved!

Nedved did it, and the moment he did, he had forgotten everything.

Rushing from Middlesbrough in front of the penalty area to Aldridge, Nedved reached out and grabbed Aldridge's suit and shouted excitedly: "Boss, do you see that?" See? We did it! We did it! ”

Aldrich hugged him hard, repeating a phrase.

"Well done! Good job! ”

The other Millwall players also rushed over and surrounded Nedved and Aldridge as they embraced.

It wasn't until the referee came over and gave a warning that their celebration ended.

Aldridge shouted to the boys who walked back to the half: "Come on! Hit them one more! ”

Brian Robson, who heard his words not far away, was dumbfounded.

The clock on the scoreboard had reached 91 minutes, and the fourth official was delayed by one minute to play stoppage time: four minutes.

With less than three minutes left, does Aldridge still want to walk away with a win?

However, when Brian Robson looked back at his players, he found that the Middlesbrough players were all depressed and their morale had hit rock bottom.

Seeing the victory slipping through the fingers, the psychological gap can be imagined.

Millwall equalized instead, and at the moment the fighting spirit was high, as if they had forgotten their fatigue on the field, it was eleven living lions!

Brian Robson shook his head, he didn't want a short-term collapse to be reversed.

Three defenders were introduced in one go, and Middlesbrough kicked off the ball to drain the time in the back.

The referee blew the final whistle.

The battle for the top spot in the 10th round of League One: Middlesbrough vs Millwall ended with a score of 2:2, and the two teams shook hands.

Both teams have earned a league point, but in terms of spirit, the Millwall players have gained more than Middlesbrough in this game.

Brian Robson and Aldridge walked up to each other, shaking hands and whispering in each other's ears.

"Mr Hall, this game has impressed me with both Millwall and you, your team has an enviable future ahead of them."

"Brian, you've taught me a lot today, thank you. I'll be waiting for you next year at the Lion's Den Stadium and we can sit down and have a drink. ”

"It's a deal."

"Good luck."

The two managers smiled at each other and left, but the smile on Robson's face was slightly bitter.

Aldrich can't say that he is proud of the spring breeze at the moment, he can only say that he has just experienced a big battle of ups and downs, and he has reaped the results he wants, and his mood has a feeling of joy.

As he passed through the interview area, Aldridge's routine post-match interview was also waiting for him.

Although Millwall was the top of the League One table before the game, the public was not optimistic about Millwall's away trip, and most likely thought that they would suffer the same defeat as the trip to Tranmere, but after 90 minutes of battle, Millwall fought back for a draw and retained the top spot in League One.

"Mr. Hall, how do you feel about a draw at Aya Sume Park? Can you give an assessment of the performances of Middlesbrough and Millwall? ”

Aldridge shook his head with a smile on his face and said: "Unbelievable, unbelievable, Millwall's performance today was impeccable, we played a great game, maybe it's just League One, but do you know that Millwall is still very young, Middlesbrough?" They played well, they showed the style of a strong man at home, they didn't make mistakes on the pitch, they controlled the tempo of the game very well, and apart from the two goals scored by Millwall, they were impeccable. They are still the best team in League One and I am sure Middlesbrough will be favourites to win the title this season. ”

Aldridge almost got carried away with praising his team, and he finally remembered his way of facing the media: to praise opponents generously is to praise himself better.

"Schneider's own goal put the team behind, do you have anything to say about that goal?"

"It was just a normal goal, nothing else matters, there is no doubt that Schneider was one of the best players on the pitch today, he scored for his teammates in both halves, and his performance before the end of the game deserves a lot of cheers from the whole team."

After a brief interview, Aldridge returned to the away team's dressing room, all the players of the team had changed their clothes and were ready to go back, looking at their happy faces, Aldridge said loudly before leaving: "Hey, you deserve praise for your performance today, just like today, with confidence and determination to win, keep playing like this!" ”

"What a, sir!"

Everyone smiled in response, and then followed Aldrich out of the Ayasume Park Stadium.

On the way back, Aldrich listened to music with headphones on, and was in a good mood all the time.

Looking back on the team's performance in the game for a long time, although it was only a game, Millwall's fighting spirit and tenacity in adversity are truly commendable, and players like Nedved, Aldridge really want to keep him for a lifetime, there is no doubt that now this batch of Millwall players, Nedved can become the lion king of the wild lions!

On such a beautiful day, Aldrich was distraught by a phone call at night.

'Aldridge, congratulations on a draw on the road today, I watched the video of the game and Millwall were impressive.

Aldrich was lying on the couch with his home landline phone in his arms.

The Scottish-accented English in the earpiece really made him unhappy, but he couldn't hate it.

"Why don't you speak?"

"Alex, let's be straight, which player would you like to inquire about the possibility of a transfer."

There was silence on the other end of the line.

'Brian heard that Larsson could be in the transfer market.

"You want Larson?"

'Manchester United need a new striker.

"How long can you give him?"

"What do you mean?"

'Larsson has only played in League One, in the Netherlands, so it takes time to adapt to the Premier League and Manchester United, doesn't it? How long can you give him an adaptation period? ”

There was silence on the other end of the line again.

Aldridge did not reject Ferguson, on the contrary, he retreated and tried to dispel Ferguson himself.

Manchester United need strikers, and they are definitely capable of playing forwards, Blackburn Rovers have been crazy this season, and Shearer has continued his god-level performances from last season.

"Are you rejecting me?"

Aldrich looked at the ceiling and smiled bitterly silently.

"If Manchester United pay five million pounds and give Larsson a contract with a salary of more than 20,000 a week, what's the use of me refusing? Forcing him to keep only creates problems within the team, doesn't it? ”

"Five million pounds? How dare you make an offer! ”

"What? I bought it for millions of pounds, can I sell it for two or three million? ”

"Forget it, five million, I'd rather be slaughtered by that bastard in Keegan."

"That's right, Andy Cole has proven himself in the Premier League, so there is no need for Manchester United to attract it."