319 Preparation
The Lions' Den Stadium was filled with laughter and laughter, the Lions fans sang in the stands with only three minutes of stoppage time left before the end of the game, and after the referee's whistle, Millwall's Premier League journey this season will come to an end, and the FA Cup final is only left in the domestic competition, and that has nothing to do with them, so on this last home game day, the fans are in a happy and relaxed mood, as long as Manchester United do not win the title at their home stadium, anything else is acceptable.
Manchester United pressed the attack across the line to no avail, but was attacked by Millwall before the end of the game, Ruud van Nistelrooy feigned a pass after winning the ball in front, Stam was deceived, and then Ruud van Nistelrooy went to the meeting alone, and Stam looked lost after being shaken: no chance.
Ruud van Nistelrooy walked forward with the ball and found that Stam wasn't chasing him, so the tempo began to slow down, as if to maximize the certainty of the shot.
Schmeichel moved forward and slowly widened the defensive area, and he was wary of hanging the goal.
Aldridge had already stood up to prepare for the whistle at the end of the game, when he saw Vanney slowly and leisurely did not shoot, the whole person seemed to be in a state of entanglement, Aldridge turned back to the coaching staff and signaled: This kid suddenly thinks about life at this time!
Perhaps Ruud van Nistelrooy thought of scoring the goal and he scored a hat-trick against Manchester United, so he wanted to send it into the opposition with unmistakable accuracy.
By the time he was done thinking about getting up to his feet, someone squeezed him out from behind and stabbed the ball at Schmeichel.
There was a sigh at the Lion's Den Stadium, and the fans shook their heads speechlessly from the stands.
You're thinking too much!
It doesn't matter if you shoot casually or not!
Ruud van Nistelrooy steadied himself after losing the ball and turned his head to look. The man who steals him is not Stam. It's someone you wouldn't expect: Gunnar Solskjaer.
The rest of the United players gave up. Stam, who was closest to the ball, was also in a hurry to get up and was passed by Ruud van Nistelrooy, and looked at his door numbly after pulling away.
But there was one man who didn't give up, the baby-faced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, from the moment Manchester United's attack failed, he desperately returned to the defense, and when Ruud van Nistelrooy got the ball, he had already run close to the halfway line, and Ruud van Nistelrooy only had to play as normal. It was impossible to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a chance to break the ball from behind, but his brain suddenly crashed and he missed a hat-trick.
Aldridge applauded on the sidelines, his applause was for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the game can be lost, the will cannot be broken!
But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's defence only allowed United to avoid conceding a fourth goal.
The referee blew the full-time whistle when Schmeichel kicked the ball forward for Frank Lampard's header.
At full-time, Millwall beat Manchester United 3-1 at home, losing 2-4 to Manchester United in the first leg of the league at Old Trafford. But in the final game half a season later, Millwall also beat Manchester United by two goals. The defeat was a heavy blow for Manchester United, with Villa Park having come to an end with Aston Villa winning 1-0 at home to leaders Arsenal, and United actually needed a draw to reclaim the trophy, but they were unable to do so, with the Reds all four empty this season, and the closest league title to the Lion's Den Stadium. Aldridge Hall's side are level on points with their opponents after beating Manchester United, but have a disadvantage on goal difference and are therefore in third place, along with Manchester United, just one point behind new Premier League champions Arsenal. In the third season of the Premier League, Millwall set a new low record in the league rankings, they only won the third place in the league, the first year was the runner-up, the second year was the champion, hehe, Hall's team is in danger, because if they can't beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final to win the championship, then next season, they will miss the Champions League, this may be the punishment for him, who made him a person who the manager of the Premier League team doesn't like, in the past three years in the Premier League, Millwall either won the championship, or sniped the championship favorite, Newcastle United and Manchester United have both suffered from him, but United should at least remember that if it wasn't for Hall's side beating Newcastle United two years ago, they might not have been able to pull off a comeback to win the title. The 97/98 Premier League season has all 380 games over, congratulations to Arsenal, Frenchman Arsene Wenger has fulfilled his promise, he has given Arsenal a new look, the giants who once dominated English football are reliving their dream of winning the title, this is a good sign, I believe that the competition for the Premier League title next season will be more intense, if Liverpool can work harder, then the Premier League will undoubtedly become extremely exciting. Friends, we look forward to next season's Premier League season and wish England the best of luck in their trip to the World Cup in France. ”
Aldridge walked to shake hands with Ferguson after the game, and the old Scottish man hurriedly shook hands with him before leaving.
Replica Premier League trophies were also taken away.
The FA is really grateful to Millwall for sniping Manchester United at home.
Although the Premier League trophy at the Lion's Den is a replica, it doesn't hurt.
But the important figures in the FA award presenters all went to Villa Park, no one expected Arsenal to be thin away from home, if Manchester United really drew Millwall or reversed, the FA will be in a very embarrassing situation, at least the guests who presented the award to Manchester United are some people who are not weighty enough.
The United players quickly left the pitch and walked into the tunnel before Neville kicked against the wall
Aldridge clapped his hands above his head on the pitch and then walked to each stand to make a gesture of gratitude to the fans.
The players are also thanking the fans and leaving early, their season is not over yet, everything has to go according to plan.
There was not much to say in the post-match press conference, except that a reporter asked with ill feelings: "Manchester United and Arsenal, does Millwall prefer to see Arsenal win the title?" ”
Aldridge replied without thinking: "I'd rather see Millwall win. ”
"But Millwall didn't have a chance to win the title."
"So you mean, we should release water to Manchester United?"
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The reporters of Fleet Street gave the Mirror brother a disdainful look.
Millwall hasn't released water yet, huh?
are all on the bench, and the main force is not on it, so how do you want to release the water to be considered to release the water?
People have to play the Champions League final. Afraid that Manchester United will kill the red eye. Avoid injuries to key players. It's also recuperating, everyone understands that Manchester United didn't win the game, and it has nothing to do with Millwall, that is, the striker is not strong, and the golden midfielder provides enough fire support, but the striker can't grasp the opportunity, this is his own problem.
After the press conference. Aldrich drove home.
Back home, he sat on the couch to rest, pulled out his phone, and sent a congratulatory text message to Arsene Wenger.
After sending a text message, he threw his phone to the side, and he lay sideways on the sofa to turn on the TV, but his eyes were unfocused.
The team's performance throughout the season comes to mind.
He needs to summarize and reflect.
This season, Millwall fought on the fourth line, the overall number of games was about the same as last season, and the performance was not bad on the basis of rotation, and the key reasons for the failure to defend the title were two, one is that the teams used the swing bus to snipe Millwall, and the other is that the strategy of "fighting weak with weak" in the first half of the season ended in failure. Lost a lot of points that shouldn't have been lost.
As he was thinking, his phone suddenly vibrate. It was a text message, he thought it was Wenger who sent him a text message, but when he picked it up, it was not at all, Wenger estimated that he was celebrating passionately with the players at this time.
The text message was sent by David Moyes, who led Preston to a new second half of the season, with Preston falling into the relegation zone at the end of the first half, and surging forward under David Moyes in the second half of the season, not only getting out of the relegation zone early, but also reaching the promotion play-offs at the end of the season, where several of his loanees performed very well, and Moyes invited Aldridge to watch them in the Preston promotion play-off final.
Aldridge thought about it, but politely rejected the other party and declined the invitation on the grounds of preparing for the Champions League.
Multiple friends and multiple paths, especially with other club managers, will help Millwall to develop on loan players in the future.
The Premier League season reviews began to be broadcast on TV, and Arsenal was the focus after Arsenal, second only to Arsenal, and Chelsea, who ranked fifth in the league, made a huge leap this season, not only refreshing the highest ranking in the Premier League, but also finishing second in the League Cup and reaching the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As for Manchester United and Millwall, they all belong to the role of being lamented and lamented, and it is Liverpool who are numbing, and they are like this every year, ranking third or fourth in the league very consistently
The number of goals scored by the Premier League scorer king has reached a new low this year, 18 goals can win the Golden Boot, and four people have won the award, although Larsson is tied with the other three, it can be regarded as a successful defense of the Golden Boot, and the other three who scored 18 goals are Dablin, Sutton, and Owen!
In terms of individual awards, Millwall has been dismal this year, with the exception of Larsson's Golden Boot.
Ding dong
The doorbell rang.
Aldrich got up to open the door, and Evan appeared at the door with a smile, "Didn't you eat?" ”
Aldrich nodded, not in high spirits.
Evan walked in and said, "I'll call the restaurant to deliver the food, wait, we can eat in an hour." ”
Aldrich looked at the clock on the wall and asked curiously, "How do you know that I haven't eaten at this time?" ”
"Because you can't eat it, there's something on your mind."
Aldrich leaned against the wall with his arms around his chest, tilted his head and smiled and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"The team is in the Champions League next season."
Aldrich shook his head helplessly, and she really guessed it.
Millwall are only third in the league, and if they can't win the Champions League, they will play in the League Cup next season, which will undoubtedly make Millwall much less confident in keeping players.
"Hey, don't think about it, let's wait for dinner, Brady and they told us to go out for a drink in the evening."
Aldridge sat down, put aside his worries for a while, and joked: "I hope I don't run into Arsenal fans when I go out for a drink at night." ”
Evan said nonchalantly: "It's better to run into a few, I really want to see the Arsenal fans proud." ”
Aldrich said with a strange expression: "What kind of mentality is this?" ”
"It's a normal mentality, I don't know what day the Arsenal championship parade is, it's better to be later, after the 20th."
"Damn, don't ruin your character, okay?"
"What do you mean?"
"Guess for yourself."
While chatting with Evan and waiting for dinner, Aldridge quickly adjusted his mood, knowing that when facing the Champions League final, everything outside of the game should not be his trouble, otherwise it will not be conducive to the team's preparation and performance in the game.
The other teams are on holiday, but the three teams in London are still in a state of intense preparation.
Arsenal have an FA Cup final to play.
Chelsea play in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final.
Millwall are playing in the final of the European Champions League.
London has become the centre of English football this season! (To be continued......)