Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

After the semi-final of the four teams matched, Fleet Street is looking forward to a final between Millwall and Manchester United in an English civil war, a feat that would be the first time in Champions League history that it will be the final of the same league in its history!

But after Millwall was eliminated by Bayern Munich, Fleet Street felt tragic.

Now let's not talk about the civil war, maybe not even an English team will appear at Camp Nou.

Manchester United only scored 1-1 at home in the first leg and gave Juventus away goals, who can afford to see United progress to the final?

But in Turin, Manchester United worked wonders.

In the second leg between Juventus and Manchester United, Inzaghi scored twice to give Juventus a 2:0 lead and an aggregate lead of 3:1, at this time, no one would have thought that after 90 minutes of play, Manchester United actually reversed Juventus 3:2, and the shock of its big reversal was even stronger than Millwall's stunner against Juventus last season.

An Fat also tragically kicked off the prelude to the reversal of the habit that was criticized in the future.

Aldridge watched the game on TV at home and sent a text message to Mr. Ann after the game to comfort him.

Before going to bed, I received a reply from An Fat.

Roughly speaking: the same is the end of the world!

Not to mention, before the semi-finals began, the two agreed to compete in the finals during text messages.

As a result, both of them were tragically able to watch the finals at home.

What did Aldridge do to cheer the team up in the first place?

Because he has to make sure that the spirit of the players doesn't crumble because of the defeat.

The next tough battle for them is one after another. The season is not over yet, the treble is no longer a play, but you can't break the can, and you don't want the league and the FA Cup!

In the league at the weekend, Aldridge sent a substitute lineup, and not only did two players in the main squad not be available, Schneider and Ronaldinho, plus they played Bayern Munich for 120 minutes in midweek, and their ability to play was really limited.

They faced a tough opponent at the Lion's Den Stadium.

Leeds United, who gave Millwall a defeat in the first half of the season at Elland Road Stadium.

David O'Reilly led his well-tuned team to the Lion's Den with a fighting spirit.

Leeds United are 10 points clear of Millwall, but only eight points clear of second and third place Manchester United and Arsenal. There are 4 rounds left in the league. There is also a theoretical possibility of finishing in the top three.

Aldridge played psychological warfare again before the game, but instead of provoking Leeds United, he showed weakness.

He admits his main squad was too much to consume in midweek in preparation for the next derby against Chelsea. Against Leeds United, he will have substitutes on his side.

O'Reilly wasn't fooled.

He knows it well. Against an opponent like Millwall. Regardless of whether the opponent is on the main force or on the bench, once the initiative to attack, it will improve the probability of the opponent counterattacking and scoring goals.

He did better than Graham. seems to have the title of "second young marshal", and the first is of course Aldrich.

At the Lion's Den Stadium, his tactics were exactly the same as in the first leg between the two teams, with defensive counter-attacks, frantic pressing in midfield, and extensive harassment by forwards.

Despite Millwall's elimination by Bayern Munich, the enthusiasm of the fans continued unabated, especially at this time, when the Lion's Den Stadium was constantly cheering, even if the situation on the pitch was very unfavorable for the home team.

Leeds United defended with a strong defence, relying on Colwill, Smith, Hasselbaink, and even a rising star like Bowyer, who has been hailed as a genius in English football, doing dirty work in the midfield.

Although these substitutes did not have physical exertion in midweek, they also suffered from travel due to the team's travel, and positional warfare was not their forte, and O'Reilly's Leeds United were alive and well.

When the 90 minutes were over, the fans in the stands at the Lion's Den Stadium were still applauding the home team's performance.

The score is 0:0.

'Millwall were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals in midweek and were held to a draw by Leeds United in the penultimate round of the league. Manchester United and Arsenal beat Aston Villa and Derby County respectively at home and now have the same number of points in the top three of the Premier League, with Millwall dropping to third place at the top of the table, one less goal difference than Arsenal and three less than Manchester United. Leeds United extended their points from the top three to 10 points after this draw, and the theoretical possibility of reaching the Champions League disappeared completely. Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and now have three teams in the top four tied on points, with fourth-placed Chelsea just two points off the top of the table! This is not only the most intense season in the Premier League since its inception, but also probably the most exciting season in the history of the English top flight, with three rounds remaining, who will win the title? Perhaps the answer will not be revealed until May 15. ”

After the game, O'Reilly looked proud, and took the initiative to shake Aldrich's hand, and wanted to talk to Aldrich more.

Aldridge stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, and it is estimated that O'Reilly's psychological expectations are not high, and he will definitely not think so far about the impossible task of letting Leeds United qualify for the Champions League, so there is no psychological gap.

But with one win and one draw against Millwall in a single season, not only O'Reilly, but Leeds United fans also felt exhaled and raised their eyebrows, and Ritzdale, who came to watch the game, was simply crazy with joy, and he seemed to see Yorkshire's white roses blooming.

Aldridge chatted with O'Reilly on the sidelines, but it was actually not salty nonsense, but he wanted to appreciate the other party's smugness.

The pattern is a bit low.

When he indirectly sniped Newcastle United to help Manchester United reach the league title, he didn't have the joy that O'Reilly is in now.

After talking about the worst of things, Aldridge said in a ghostly way before parting: "Maybe Manchester United will thank Shelitz United." ”

O'Reilly was struck like a bolt from the blue.

Grass!

yes,-!

Leeds sniped Millwall. Let Millwall slip to third in the table, but who is the top of the table now?

Leeds United's sworn enemy, Manchester United!

Aldridge walked into the dressing room and did not criticize the substitutes too much, or even encourage them.

He couldn't have asked more of his substitutes, especially with three league games remaining and an FA Cup final to end the season.

In the next four games, he will definitely send all the main players on the field, except for Xiao Luo's position to find a replacement.

In his post-match interview, Aldridge was calm about his team's slip to third place in the table.

"The league is like that, until the last minute. You won't know the final result. There are three league games left. The Reds will be the champions if they win all and maintain a goal difference, having lost just one FA Cup semi-final in all competitions since February, and they deserve a commendable performance. If they end up winning the championship. That means they're strong enough. Worthy of a championship. ”

Aldrich began to accumulate character.

At this time, Newcastle United boss Ruud Gullitt came out to make a statement and mocked Millwall.

"Triple crown? Hehe. Maybe after the next round against Chelsea, they won't even qualify for next season's Champions League, and Millwall will pay the price for their youth, which means passion, but also the price of inconsistent form. Who will win the championship? I hope it's Chelsea. ”

Although Gullit has conflicts with Vialli, he hates Millwall even more, and the scene of being bloodbathed by Millwall at Stamford Bridge lingers in his mind for a long time, and it is estimated that he will never forget it in his life.

Moreover, he is also fighting for Newcastle United in the fight against enemy morale.

In the FA Cup final, Millwall's opponent was none other than Newcastle United led by Ruud Gullit.

Aldridge said lightly when asked about Gullit's comments in midweek: "I don't really care about the voices of some people, Millwall will always beat a lot of teams, the losers will hold grudges, they will be angry, they will fight back against the winners in another way, which is actually a kind of cowardice and pathos." If every one of Millwall's men is defeated and mocks us and humiliates us with words, and then I fight back one by one, sorry, I don't have that much time, we are playing football, not children. ”

In preparation for the derby against Chelsea at the weekend, Aldridge focused on one point within the team: go for the win, but don't care about goal difference!

Millwall are now level with Manchester United and Arsenal, with goal difference trailing both teams.

He is not afraid of the team's lack of fighting spirit, but he is worried that the players will lose their minds.

The next three opponents, one is Chelsea and the other is Everton, and the last game is against Arsenal.

Even Everton will fight desperately because they want to be relegated.

No opponent will give them a clean sheet, this kind of thing is very demoralizing and face-saving, even if there is no relegation worry, the middle team without a goal in Europe will not open the door to shoot at will!

But most of the players are still more concerned, because their fate is not in their own hands.

The match against Chelsea is played on Sunday, while Manchester United's match is played earlier on Saturday.

All of Millwall's first-team players watched the game live from home.

Everyone looked a little nervous.

Manchester United are visiting Elland Road to challenge Leeds United.

At the end of the 90 minutes, it wasn't just the Leeds United fans cheering, but the Millwall players and fans applauding Leeds United.

O'Reilly has undoubtedly won the hearts of all Leeds United fans.

Not only did he win and draw one against Millwall, but he also sniped Manchester United at home when the title race was so fierce!

1:1

Ferguson left the Elland Road stadium with his disciples with a blue face, and the fans there naturally did not welcome them, and they were provocative, humiliating, and taunting them from before the start of the game to the end of the game.

Manchester United's advantage over Arsenal and Millwall has become one point.

Millwall and Arsenal will kick off at the same time.

O'Reilly is full of spirit, and the trained Leeds United is so fierce that everyone is amazed!

They are undoubtedly the biggest spoilers of the Premier League's title contenders in the latter stages.

Pulling down the leader Millwall first slowed down Manchester United's pace.

Seeing the team's good record in the box at Elland Road Stadium finally made up his mind.

After the game, he found an assistant and began to launch a summer transfer offensive.

On the night of the game, Aldrich was woken up by a phone call.

Andrew's deep voice came from the phone to his ears.

'Leeds United have made offers for Rio Ferdinand, Duff, Mills, Neil, Lampard, Klose, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"And then?"

"It's impossible for them to buy so many players at once, but if they can take one and count as one. From what I've received, Leeds United will have a transfer budget of at least £30 million in the summer. ”

"Do they want to go bankrupt?"

"I don't know what to do."

"Just reject the offer."

'Then you're going to have to prepare a new contract for players like Rio Ferdinand. Leeds United will give them double their current salary. ”

Aldrich sat up straight from the bed abruptly, gritted his teeth, and said, "Really? ”

'Rio Ferdinand told me personally, and although he didn't say it directly, if Millwall gave him the same contract for Leeds, he would stay.

"it! Let him! (To be continued......)