589 Critical Turning Point

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The beautiful scenery in March is picturesque, the European 6 football scene is changing, and the killing is constantly in flames!

The war of words between Ferguson and Aldridge has entered a white heat, and the two have even begun to be described by the media as undying enemies!

Ying is also completely on the track of the two heroes who are side by side, and it is difficult to predict who will eventually win the crown.

On average, the league leaders change hands after two games, with Manchester United and Millwall always within three points per game, and whoever makes a mistake will be caught by the opponent, but neither team has been able to maintain their lead by consistently playing several consecutive games.

There is not only the team's own pressure and injury problems, but also the United Kingdom has come to the stage where most teams begin to "fight for their lives", the downstream teams want to be relegated, and the middle and upper reaches of the team want European tickets, and the best one to play will be the middle team that has passed the relegation line but is absolutely hopeless in Europe.

Fleet Street continues to create a hostile atmosphere between Millwall and Manchester United, and the war of words between Aldridge and Ferguson has repeatedly made headlines, everyone knows that no matter who wins in the end, then there will definitely be a loser, and every word and sentence that the loser said in the course of this battle will be turned out as a laughing stock in the future!

In March, Millwall were knocked out of the FA Cup and the substitutes were kept out of the last eight of the FA Cup against Liverpool.

In Houllier's second year in charge of the Reds, Liverpool began to show signs of revival, at least in the third-tier cup competitions at home and abroad.

The League Cup has just been won, and the Red Army will win the FA Cup again!

In a single season, Millwall was eliminated in a cup double. The UEFA Cup has also been passed all the way.

Millwall started out in the second group stage of the Champions League with the same mistakes as they did in the first stage, drawing with AC Milan at the San Siro. Returning to the bucket team that defeated the Belgian giants Anderlecht at home, but in the third game to Paris, they suffered a draw away, and the promotion form became full of suspense again.

Aldridge's evaluation of the team's performances is only four words: decent.

But, this is the result he wants most.

Don't go too far before it's time to sprint!

AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain fought hard to get a draw at home.

In the next three games, Millwall won three consecutive games, 6 games, 4 wins and 2 draws, accumulating 14 points and advancing to the top 8.

Anderlecht is back at home to fight for their promotion hopes. was taken by Millwall with a defensive counterattack 3:o.

At the Lion King Stadium, people witnessed the powerlessness of Paris Saint-Germain and the dying struggle of the AC Milan giants, both games, with the same score, both 3:O.

Winning all three games, scoring 9 goals and not conceding a goal, Millwall greeted the Champions League quarter-finals with an obvious upward fighting spirit and competitive state.

Fleet Street is excited!

Nothing to do with Millwall.

In the eyes of the outside world. There is no suspense for Millwall to advance to the top 8, and the top 4 is the minimum consumption!

However, when the Champions League top 8 list was released, England was boiling.

Millwall, Manchester United, Arsenal. Leeds!

Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich.

In the top 8, the British team won 4 seats!

Serie A is falling!

It's the time for England and La Liga to compete for supremacy!

Fleet Street can't wait to shout the slogan of British Rise Europa. And it also cited the UK's new broadcast contract starting next season to skyrocket again, breaking the £100 million mark. What does this prove?

Prove the ratings value of the English League, and at the same time protect the long-term funding of the English team

Next, everyone is most concerned about the Champions League draw grouping.

The worst situation for the four English teams is to fight each other and be divided into different halves, if they are in the same half, at least one team can be guaranteed to reach the final!

After this assumption was put on the table, the managers of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Leeds United all wanted to scold their mothers!

I bought a watch last year!

Who the wants to smoke with Millwall? I don't even want to even half of the district!

And after the draw results came out, the whole UK was shaken!

UEFA is really good.

The four teams in England did not meet, and all of them were drawn to foreign teams.

Upper half.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal.

Manchester United vs Bayern Munich.

Lower half.

Leeds United vs Deportivo La Coruna.

Valencia Vs Millwall!

In addition to Manchester United, fans of the other three English teams cheered and celebrated.

Arsenal drew Paris Saint-Germain, which is not too strong, Leeds United had good luck, and drew Deportivo La Coruna, which is not much behind them in strength, and Millwall's opponent, hehe, last season's Champions League final was staged again!

As the draw results came out, the bookmaker adjusted the odds of winning the Champions League for the first time, and the odds of Millwall, the first favorite, were sharply reduced!

Valencia was defeated by Millwall in last year's final, playing 18o minutes of play over two legs, Millwall's probability of passing is higher than the final, and the semi-final opponents in the second half, Leeds United and Deportivo La Coruna, are difficult to stop Millwall from reaching the final, and Millwall since Aldridge took office, it is an unbreakable law that the final of important events must be won!

Of course, they lost the Charity Shield champions, but no one would consider that kind of event to be a major event.

Aldridge refused to answer any questions about the Champions League when he appeared in front of the media after the Champions League knockout draw, as his role had changed from Millwall manager to England national team manager.

At the end of March, the national team assembled to prepare for the World Preliminaries.

While the England internationals arrived at Leo's training base, Aldridge held a press conference for the national team before concentrating on their preparations.

Journalists still asked him about the club, and he automatically ignored them.

Besides, he didn't think there was much more to talk about.

Strength is there.

But for the prospects of the World Championship in England. Aldridge's job as the coach of the national team, he can't help but answer.

"England are in a group with eight games. If these 8 games are divided into a stage, the 1-5 game is the foreshadowing, and the 6-8 game is the decisive battle, and I can't look forward to the decisive battle yet, because there is a premise for this, that is, in the next 4th and 5th games, the England national team can qualify for the decisive battle! If these two games are lost, the meaning of the next three games will change. People don't think Greece is strong, but I don't think so, Greece still have a chance to fight for the play-offs, and it just so happens that the match against England will be their biggest turning point, and if they can beat us, their chances of qualifying for the play-offs will be greatly improved. If we are careless, we may not be able to qualify for the World Cup. ”

Aldrich's words did not cause disgust on Fleet Street.

The enthusiasm for Aldridge's role as national team manager has never been higher, and people have seen the qualitative change that the national team has made in his hands in a short period of time, and no one will ask for trouble until there is no problem with the England national team.

In order to participate in the World Cup, it is not only necessary to support Aldridge now. At the same time, it is also necessary to be objective and calm.

Aldrich was right, in this group, England, Germany, Finland. Greece, Albania.

The favourites to qualify are two traditional powerhouses. Albania is unlikely to qualify, and the chances of qualifying for the play-offs are not slim, they are simply impossible, unless eight games are played and the other four teams are released.

But Finland and Greece, which are definitely potential teams to become dark horses, squeezed out a traditional powerhouse to qualify for the play-offs.

Germany is leading the top teams for the time being, while England is not in a good situation, with three wins, draws and one defeat each, with only four points.

Next, the fourth and fifth games, although the round is not yet the time for the decisive battle, as Aldridge said, these two games are very crucial, and they are the turning point that will determine whether Greece and Finland have a chance to become dark horses.

Arriving at Leo's training base, Aldridge and Klinsmann exchanged information on the status of the players on the sidelines.

"Towards the end of the season, the form of these players who play in the main players of each team is at least at a fair level, which is good news, though."

"But their physical condition is not optimistic."

Aldrich spoke for Klinsmann.

"Yes, Millwall, Manchester United, they are all fighting on two fronts, winning the league title, the Champions League and reaching the last 8, Liverpool even more games than us, the League Cup, the FA Cup in the last 8, the League Cup in the last 8!"

Aldrich did not complain or sigh either, and in such a way that there was no need to complain.

He walked to the training ground with Klinsmann, looked at the tired England internationals in various ways, and arranged training in an orderly manner, all of which were some light training programs, and even the tactical drill was canceled, so that the players could relax and rest as much as possible.

At this time, as long as they can recuperate and show a good physical condition, they will be able to swing better for the competition in a few days.

The atmosphere in the national team was not as relaxed as the last time we had because everyone was under a lot of pressure.

Only a small part of this pressure comes from the national team.

Mostly, it comes from the club.

The next two months will determine what they will gain from their all-season efforts.

Intensive matches, forced by the league shape, may have turned some matches against mid-to-lower teams into key battles.

For Owen, Gerrard and other players from Liverpool, the league is no longer in the championship, but the Champions League qualification still has to be competed for, and there are two cup competitions to go all out, not only do they have more games, but as a member of the traditional giant team, the pressure may be greater than Millwall's players!

Take 10,000 steps back, Millwall can't win the championship this season, that's not a big blow, but Liverpool, if you can't get the Champions League, you can't get a more weighty championship, just with a League Cup, the word giant, it's really unspeakable.

The players are under a lot of pressure, coupled with the confrontation within the UK, everyone has become less talking, not for anyone, or if they don't want to talk, they can't relax!

Because of this, in Aldridge's two-day home training, they are very grateful to Aldrich.

The young marshal did a qiē, and they all saw it in their eyes, and it was what they needed most at this stage.

There is no rhetoric to emphasize that the national team must win such a stressful statement.

did not work overtime to increase their physical burden, and coming to the national team was more like taking a breath and recuperating.