The Young Lion

Millwall had a 7-goal away victory, the Stamford Bridge was turbulent after the game, Chelsea was beaten in the first half of the poor performance, plus the team's internal locker room problems broke out, Gullit's handsome position is in jeopardy.

Fleet Street disclosed exclusive news that Bates had instructed Viali and Gullit to jointly control the coach.

In Aldrich's opinion, this was another extremely wrong decision.

However, Chelsea is going to rise, not only to strengthen its strength, but also to increase its reputation. Gullit's coaching level is not an objective evaluation. However, he has a superstar halo as the head coach in the era of players, which brought Chelsea's reputation. It is far stronger than some good but not famous coaches.

Millwall successfully won the game and the confidence of the players also increased over the same period. Before ushering in the first European Championship in the history of the club, Millwall quickly adjusted the state.

At the UEFA press conference the day before the game, Aldridge did not continue the excitement because he defeated Chelsea with 7 goals in the league, but solemnly expressed to the media reporters Millwall’s Pay attention to it and emphasize that the team can't underestimate the general intentions and cannot be complacent because of the victory in the league.

"The league and the Champions League are two different stages. Our first match was the division of the Champions League last season. There is no doubt that this is a test. We are not familiar with the opponents. Therefore, if the players think As long as you face the Champions League game with a normal mentality, you can easily win the game. This will be a dangerous mentality, especially the situation of our team is very cruel. Maybe you lose a game and you will fall into a passive situation. Bury the hidden dangers of being out."

"Will Millwall strive for the top spot?"

"This question is stupid. We were the Premier League champion last season, representing England. We did not come to the Champions League to run the dragon. Of course, we will take the qualifying as the group goal. In view of the qualifying rules, we will play every game well and fight for Having won the first place in the group, I will never be lucky to become the second best group than other groups."

"Millwall is confident of winning an overwhelming victory over Barcelona in the two group matches?"

"There are also Dynamo Kiev and Eindhoven in the same group. Barcelona is just one of our opponents. We will play every game well and will not treat the three teams differently, because each opponent is very strong, they represent Different football styles have proved themselves in their respective national leagues. Millwall will not deliberately value or despise an opponent because of the attention of the outside world."

"This is just your opinion, maybe the players don't think so."

"I have confidence in the players. They are playing the Champions League for the first time. They will play every game seriously and strive to advance to the knockout. I don't believe anyone in the Millwall team can easily beat their opponents. "

As always, Aldridge kept a low profile before the game. He never made a big speech before the game because it was obviously an unwise approach. Even if the final result was to win without suspense, it would only let the outside world see an arrogant coach. If you lose, it will be even worse. Outside public opinion and inside the club will point the finger at the coach. On the contrary, the low-key before the game, no matter after winning or losing, the coach's pressure will not be very great, winning will be sent praise, the loss will also make the coach appear to have a foresight, you can justify going to the locker room to criticize players.

The game is played in the evening, before the players go to warm up, Aldridge speaks in the locker room.

The players changed their jersey shoes and stared at Aldridge from their seats.

To be honest, they both "remember" Aldridge a little. In the past two leagues, Aldridge did not walk into the locker room, which made them awkward. Benitez likes to emphasize tactical discipline before the game, which makes the players They can't stand it.

Can't say that Benitez is right or wrong, but in the head coach position, he and Aldridge have a very different style. The players are glad that Benitez is an assistant, and he just temporarily commanded the team. .

Therefore, Benitez talked about tactics before the game, most of the players were not interested in listening, how to play the game, the previous day's game preparation meeting was arranged, although after a day, the players are used to I digested the head coach's tactical arrangement in this day's time. When the game was over, I had a clear heart.

Aldrich looked around the players and said softly: "This is our first Champions League game and the first Champions League game in club history. You will experience the enthusiasm of the fans and you will feel it before the game starts. I’m excited inside, but I want to emphasize one point, don’t get too excited. Most of your players came back from the national team a week ago and played another league on the weekend. Today, physical fitness is a test for you. I don’t ask you to spare no effort Run on the ground, but play smart and adjust the speed according to the rhythm of the game. We can’t run at a high intensity for 90 minutes. Even if you do, then you will need a longer recovery period. The game is very unfavorable, we want to win, but the opponent also wants to win, we must use this."

The players looked at each other. Before this game, Aldridge never talked about the Champions League in training. After the group results came out, the players were excited to talk about these in training and will be severely reprimanded by Aldridge. , Obviously do not want them to be distracted by the Champions League.

"Boss, I have a question. We want to win, and the other party wants to win. How can we use this?"

Bout asked curiously.

Aldridge calmly said: "In our group, Barcelona is a big hit, then we are, then Eindhoven, and finally Dynamo Kiev. However, we have not played in the Champions League before, although last season we Winning the championship in the Winners' Cup, but the increase in fame and influence has not been so extensive. The Dutch champions certainly want to qualify, so they must at least beat us and Dynamo Kiev, and finally Barcelona At least a draw or a victory, in fact, you probably think so too, Dynamo Kiev thinks so too, we have to kill the two weaker teams in the group, the real tough battle is with Barcelona. I think so Can’t be wrong, but it’s psychologically biased. I believe that Eindhoven and Dynamo Kyiv will have the conviction to win when facing us. Take advantage of this, we can defend ourselves before we can attack ourselves. Your fate, in fact, you all know me about the tactical arrangements before the game, and you should guess what I am doing."

The players smiled strangely.

Twenty minutes before the game, Aldridge walked out of the locker room and went to the coach seat in advance.

When he walked out of the channel of Wembley Stadium, he was suddenly shocked by the atmosphere of the scene.

The stands were full of seats, and fans of the crazy lions swarmed into Wembley today.

The members of the lion roared a shocking cheering picture on the side stand.

In the stands, the fans outlined the lion on the Millwall emblem in blue, and then there was a text below.

Millwall, let us be more proud!

There is no limit to football, and there is no limit to the love of fans for the team.

The success of the Millwall Club directly affects the life of every crazy lion fan, which makes local fans more confident and happy in London. Even if foreign fans can’t visit the fans in person, they can enjoy the Millwall game on TV. , Especially when the strong passion is overwhelming, it will make them excited, excited and happy.

On the side of the main stand, a large number of fans pulled out huge portraits and passed them across the sea.

The protagonist of the giant portrait is the figure that Aldridge directs on the sidelines.

He was like a commanding general who pointed his right hand to the side, and his figure was straight and cold and sharp.

The dense signs on the stands have various words to cheer for the team and the players, and there are also many posters printed with the stars of the team stars.

I don't know when, the singing started gradually, and the mad lion's team song enveloped the entire Wembley for a long time.

From Eindhoven to coach to player, the atmosphere of the stadium was shocked.

This is Britain's greatest stadium, and it is to spread the imitated culture of British fans to the world.

With the emergence of mad lions in Europe, fans in many countries are borrowing slogans from mad lions.

"No one likes us, it doesn't matter!"

When teams in many other countries are relegated, or when fans believe that they have suffered unfair treatment, there will be such slogans from the fan community.

This is a spirit of perseverance and perseverance.

Aldridge took the initiative to walk and shake hands with Eindhoven coach Dick Edvokat, and the two separated in a courteous conversation.

Aldridge returned to his position and stood, putting his hands in his pockets, thinking about the game.

There are two big stars in the Eindhoven team, one is Koko in the midfield, and the other is winger Zenden. The former is the core of the team's absolute midfield and the latter is an offensive wing weapon.

But more importantly, the team has an excellent head coach.

Ed Vokat studied with Michels, the founder of modern Dutch football tactics, and developed his own football philosophy under Michels. In addition to leading the Dutch national team to be eliminated by the final champion Brazil in the World Cup three years ago He proved his coaching ability by defeating the other two giants in the Dutch last season.

Aldrich looked at the players from both sides with his chest up, and he really wanted to see if Eindhoven today could play the essence of the Dutch full attack and defense.

The pre-match ceremony was still in progress. Millwall's starting players all had serious expressions and their chests were high. The live shots swept their faces one by one, recording this landmark moment.

This is not only the first time in the history of Millwall to compete in the Champions League.

It is also the Champions League debut of these players!

They are full of respect for their opponents and full of expectations for this game.

"The first round of the European Championship Cup Group C in the 97/98 season is about to start. This is the Wembley Stadium in London. The home game is the Premier League champion Millwall last season. It is worth mentioning that Wembley and Not their home stadium, because their stadium Lions Stadium doesn’t meet UEFA’s requirements for the UEFA Champions League game, so Millwall borrowed Wembley to play at home, although the media analysis of Millwall’s home court advantage before the game In view of the impact of the venue, but look at the atmosphere in the stands today, there is no doubt that in this stadium that can accommodate more than 80,000 fans, Millwall fans have created a more terrifying home atmosphere!"

In terms of economic income, Millwall’s Champions League home game day is held in Wembley. Only his own house can sell more than 70,000 tickets, and the price will be higher than the league. In Wembley, we will definitely earn more At the same time, the FA also increased the rental cost, requiring ticket shares to be increased by 5 percentage points from last year. Aldrich did not want to lie in this regard and directly agreed with Wiseman’s proposal.

After all, Wiseman wanted to calm down the internal voice, allowing Millwall to use Wembley justly, without paying a little money.

This year is really different from last year. Last year’s Winners Cup, Millwall can play at the Lion’s Den Stadium without borrowing Wembley, but this year’s Champions League, if we can’t borrow Wembley, we can’t find it It is questionable whether Millwall can play in the Champions League. The FA has taken the opportunity to blackmail a deal, but it is not unexpected, but they dare not kill too hard. In case Millwall does not accept it, he will not be able to play. The Champions League will only cause losses to English football, not to mention whether the league can replace the third champion, UEFA agreed to not agree, Millwall agreed not to agree to this possible chaos.

But for the small fortunes, everyone continues to live in peace, why not?