It was late at night when he got back to London, and when he walked out of the airport, Aldridge disbanded the team, hugged each player again, and never tired of saying in everyone's ear: "Go home and rest." ”

However, there are certainly many players who can't go home and fall asleep immediately, and the high state of the body continues, and it takes a short "cool-down time".

On the way home, Aldridge took out his mobile phone to reply to friends who sent him congratulatory messages, including Smith Carter, who sent five text messages in a row, and the words were full of excitement.

Whether he was a friend or a representative of Standard Chartered Bank, Aldrich smiled and congratulated.

Millwall advanced to the Champions League final, and it was the sponsors who were more excited than the fans.

When they reached the semi-finals, the sponsors acted collectively, although Millwall may not be able to reach the final, but it is necessary to prepare early, if you really wait for the results of Millwall's game today, and then everyone brews publicity, the timing will inevitably miss the best publicity stage.

Before the season, Puma wanted to launch a new kit, Millwall officially vetoed, but now, they propose to rush to produce a set of Champions League final kits, Millwall FC readily agreed, before today's game, the Champions League final jersey sample will be made, if Monaco is eliminated, then it will be immediately mass-produced and then put on sale, when the time comes, the players will also wear special final jerseys to play.

Millwall reached the Champions League final and the fans were very happy with the team's performance, even if they failed to defend their title in the league this year, but everyone seemed even happier than last year.

Aldridge suppressed his joy at the final after a small amount of excitement, and he knew he would get carried away now. It is likely that there will be unforgettable regrets.

The next day, on the team's training ground. Most of the main players were given holidays. They were coming home late at night, and it was a question of when they would be able to sleep, and even if the next day's training came, it wouldn't work, Aldridge was always about combining work and rest, and he never skimped when it was time to give players a holiday.

The team's excellent performance in Europe has put pressure on the young players in the squad, perhaps motivated, who were extra serious on the training pitch today and didn't even say a word of gossip. Concentrate on training and the weekend's league games will be their chance to get on the pitch.

There are three games left in the Millwall league, Aldridge already has a plan, this weekend's league and the final game is played by substitutes, and the middle one allows the main players to slow down the pace and keep the game in shape, so that the main players have almost half a month to prepare for the Champions League final, and the final game can be played by the main team, but Aldridge does not want to take risks, and the variables of that game are too great. If you don't do it, you will play very badly, and he can't risk the main force getting injured.

The players train hard. It's a lot easier for the coaches.

Aldridge and Benitez stood on the sidelines chatting in sportswear, and on this bright afternoon, both of them were in a good mood, Aldridge looked at the blue sky with his chin high, and couldn't help muttering: "Only one step away, top of Europe!" ”

It was the height of a legend, the temple of football that only a handful of managers could reach, and Aldridge hadn't dreamed of it? No, he thought about it!

Now it's just one step away from there!

"But this step may not be as close as imagined."

Benitez smiled.

Aldrich nodded and sighed, "Yes, the end of the world is close at hand, and we will see in two hours." Raphael, you're leaving, right? ”

Benitez replied: "Your insight is amazing, yes, I'm going back to Spain in the summer to take over a second division team. ”

"Without you, my work will be heavier."

"With Millwall's reputation, it's perfectly possible to hire a good enough assistant coach."

'Here at the club, everybody has their own role to play, but it's not just the job, and I will miss the time we spent together preparing for every game.

"Me too."

Aldridge has been prepared for Benitez's plan to leave, the other party is not a thing in the pool, it is impossible to nest in the position of assistant coach of Millwall, in the past two years, Benitez has also opened his eyes, at least he can see the football scenery that he would never see in the Real Madrid B team before.

He also regained confidence in the dismal early days of his coaching career, and summarized a set of his own football philosophy, in this industry, copying the doctrine is not high-achievement, the top figures in the coaching field, everyone has their own unique style, even the head coach of the same football style faction, there are very different personal characteristics, and the successful team created has a unique imprint.

Aldridge will wish Benitez to return to Spain for development, but at the same time, he will faintly hope in his heart: where will he be when we see each other again?

The time and place may be uncertain, but it will inevitably be a-for-tat enemy, and that scene must be particularly interesting.

In the weekend league, Millwall sent away Southampton who had just been relegated 2:0 at home, and in the same round, Arsenal beat Barnsley by two goals away, Manchester United beat Crystal Palace by three goals, Millwall's theoretical probability of winning the title became slim, and the realistic runners-up hope was slim, and Manchester United expanded the goal difference.

At the end of April, when there was no competition, Millwall officially held a press conference, and Fleet Street reporters flocked to it, all curious about what Millwall would announce at the sudden press conference.

Reporters from all walks of life asked each other for information before coming.

Are there players to transfer?

Like last year's Stam!

Unlikely.

There are players who dare to have an affair with other clubs at this time, this is simply a matter of public anger, last year's Stam incident left a deep impression on everyone, no player does not want to play in the Champions League final, even if he is not the main player, don't you want to go to the Netherlands with the team? If you are sent to the reserves, you really won't be able to go!

You can't guess what's going on.

So he rushed to Millwall Club with no doubts.

Aldrich did not show up at this press conference, but was attended by Evan.

The press conference was set up differently than before, with a large TV screen on the wall facing the stage after the reporters sat down.

Evan stood by. He smiled gracefully: "Today's press conference is about Millwall's Champions League final shirt and two Champions League final promotional videos. At the same time, the Millwall Junior Football Charity Cup was announced. ”

The reporters looked at each other. Suddenly I felt like I had been tricked.

Dare Millwall to call them here to help them with propaganda.

But since you're here, let's take a look, it's still news, and it's good to be able to give your boss an account and enrich the content of the newspaper with your pen.

The Champions League final kit will only be dark blue, as Real Madrid will wear the traditional white shirt and Millwall don't care. Their home and away kits this year are dark blue and black, and there is no possibility of clash with Real Madrid's traditional white jersey.

This special edition shirt for the Champions League final has a changed neckline, while the big ear cup is embroidered on the arm, and the year is marked below: 1998.

Actually, there are no major changes, but there are some Champions League elements, which will allow the club to make money and get sponsors excited.

The reporters took photos of the special jerseys, and then Ewen took the remote control to control the big screen and introduced to the reporters at the scene: "This is the first promotional video for the Champions League match, please enjoy." ”

Most of the reporters on the scene had a look of little interest. It was just a face-saving show for Millwall, but when the promo started playing on the big screen. They were suddenly shocked: this is definitely a big deal, not a shoddy small production!

At the beginning of the promotional video, there is a series of scene clips jumping quickly, where is the East London community of Millwall radiation, and the jumping footage can see children playing football, fans watching the ball, and the last picture of the training players is the lion's den stadium shot from high in the sky, and there are special effects, and the blue lion on the Millwall team emblem looms on the field, which is extremely shocking.

After the end of the first stage, the picture went black, and then the passionate music played, the picture flashed, and the eye-catching goal was shockingly staged.

The goal footage cut out of the game is just the right combination, and it takes almost less than a second to see the moment of a goal, and the effect is like machine gun fire.

When the goal feast is over, the footage shows the players celebrating in slow motion, clearly showing the players' facial features and showing their unique manly and wild charm under the rendering of special effects.

Larsson, Trezeguet, Nedved, Shevchenko are the four protagonists.

Then the screen entered a series of quick highlights, Pirlo, Ballack's brilliant passes, Makelele, Gattuso's tackles, Schneider, Capdevilla, Zambrotta's sharp assists, Southgate, Elgra's strong defence, Bout's brilliant saves, and finally a few great moments from the bench.

This kind of collection is made and played at a slightly faster rate, which is particularly eye-catching.

Then, the picture returns to the Lion's Den Stadium, but this time the camera angle is flat, on the field, one by one, a figure appears out of thin air, that is Millwall's main lineup, they appear on the field in a V-shape wearing a special version of the Champions League final jersey, and behind them, are substitutes, combined into a big V-shaped formation.

The picture changed, and a man appeared in the dark scene, only to see his front chest from the neck down, a pair of hands neatly tied the tie, and then reached out to take a suit, his shoulders shook, and the suit was put on.

The scene changed again, it was the players' tunnel of the Lion's Den Stadium, the blonde man in a suit and leather shoes walked out of the dark passage, stood at the front of the V-shaped team, turned around with a serious face, and his eyes were sharp, it was the young coach of the Wild Lions: Aldrich.

Immediately afterwards, the screen switched to the stands of the Lion's Den Stadium, which was also edited from the game video, and it was the fans who cheered for the team, and selected the most exciting and shocking moments of their countless classic cheering pictures in slow motion.

After the last, he returned to the Lion's Den Stadium again, Aldridge led the team to line up in a V-shape, and on the empty stadium stands, fans appeared out of thin air little by little, and the flags of the wild lions were all over the stands, making the whole picture full and shocking.

A line of flashing words appeared on the turf in front of the team's formation.

Battle for Amsterdam!

When the promotional video ended, there was silence at first, and then the reporters began to applaud and talk about each other.

Millwall makes this promo so passionate!

And from the community culture around the club at the beginning of the film to the appearance of the most popular fan group as the "twelfth man", if this promotional film removes the words "decisive battle against Amsterdam", it can be used as a promotional video for Millwall every season, of course, to ensure that the players who appear in the picture are still wearing the jerseys of the Wild Lions. (To be continued......)