The Young Lion

In the summer of 2008, in the just-concluded season of the Premier League, Millwall successfully defended the league title with a terrifying record of 35 wins and 3 draws. The battle, but in England, has made all competitors shudder.

Messi, Ronaldo, and Villa, as the main trident, scored 87 goals in 38 rounds of the league. If Kaka is included, the number of goals in the league alone will exceed 100!

Fleet Street joke: C Ronaldo or Messi play, Millwall comes with a 1:0 halo, if two people play at the same time, it comes with a 2:0 halo, if all four of the attacking group appear, 99% of the game wins belong to Millwall Wall.

Under the steady leadership of Aldridge, Millwall once again completed the domestic dominance and defended the Triple Crown!

In the European Cup in the summer, Spain has reached the top!

Just a week after the European Cup ended, the Lion King Stadium ushered in a veteran retirement ceremony.

The ceremony takes place at night.

The Lion King stadium did not turn on the full-court lighting, but the stadium stands were not completely dark.

Three giant portraits fluttered on the south stand, and the huge lights shone on them, which was particularly shocking under the night!

Nedved, Larsson, Schneider!

On the other three sides of the stands, on the pre-arranged seats, the pictures embellished with lights are: 7, 10, 11.

Below each number, there is the name of the corresponding player.

No. 7, Schneider.

No. 10, Nedved.

No. 11, Larson.

The three veterans decided to retire together at this time!

Larson turns 37 in two months.

Nedved will be 36 years old in a month and a half.

Schneider will be 35 at the end of the year. But. Serious injury in the Champions League last season. As a result, his state plummeted. The German coach Loew failed to give Schneider a chance to participate in the European Cup at the last minute, and it was indeed because he lost his aura in the time he played in Millwall this season, and there were some mistakes. The state has dropped significantly.

The three veterans chose to retire together.

They did not hold a retirement game, but simply had a brief farewell ceremony with fans at home.

Inside the star-studded Lion King Stadium, Schneider. Nedved, Larson, the three of them walked into the stadium in casual attire, and they stood side by side. When the lights flickered and a huge beam of light shrouded them, the whole stadium erupted. The tsunami of cheers and thunderous applause lasted for a long time!

Compared with the star-studded retirement game when Southgate retired, and a dazzling array of trophies and honors, it was a bit exaggerated. Today, the three veterans retired, and the ceremony was extremely simple and low-key. it is more than words.

They wrote their own green legend with fourteen years of youthful blood!

They made the No. 7, No. 10 and No. 11 jerseys very meaningful in the Millwall club, and it will be Ronaldo, Messi and Aguero who will inherit this honor and responsibility.

Although countless fans in the stands applauded, many fans burst into tears while applauding.

I don't want to say goodbye, I want to see you one more time on the green field!

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and secretly wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes. He knew that from the first day he coached the team, he knew that without them, there would be no success for himself, so when they called their curtain call, he was full of enthusiasm. Unlimited gratitude.

He patted the backs of the two sons standing beside him. Earl and Burt were wearing Wild Lions jerseys, and the two brothers walked into the field carrying a flagpole wrapped in a flag.

In front of the three of Nedved, Bert solemnly wanted to hand over the flagpole to Nedved, and the Wild Lion God of War would wave the Wild Lion's flag!

But Nedved squatted down and smiled at Bert, whispered something in his ear, and then gave Bert an encouraging look.

Bert's face became firm, and he stood in front of the three of them, and raised the flagpole that was raised horizontally. Earl pulled the corner of the flag, whistling...

The flag with the mighty team emblem of the Rusty Wild Lion appeared in the sight of the audience. Burt tried his best to wave the flag. Every time he waved the flag, the fans on the scene would burst into applause, and the momentum became louder and louder. Straight into the sky!

Nedved, Larson, and Schneider put their arms around the shoulders of their best friends, and watched the young Bert wave the wild lion flag again and again. This picture made them feel peaceful and sigh.

They are no longer the future of the Wild Lion, just as they chose to retreat bravely, but did not promise Aldridge to persist as much as possible and write a legend of immortality. , What is needed is fresh blood. While European football is ushering in a new era, the Wild Lions also need a new look!

These old guys, hehe, should have self-knowledge and leave opportunities to young people.

Because after another season, the Wild Lions will return to the European competition, and the European competition in the new era will be more brutal and fiercely competitive than in the past!

They hope that players in the team such as Aguero, Moutinho, and Veloso will improve their level as much as possible in the coming year, and then, the Wild Lions will meet the challenges of the new era in the best condition!

When the third generation of mad lions is getting closer to its peak, the first generation of mad lions has almost announced its complete withdrawal from the historical stage of mad lions!

Halfway through around 1998, Schneider, Nedved, Larson, and Southgate have all retired after 1998, but the remaining Bout is also in the past two years. He faded out of sight in 2010 and worked hard as Millwall's substitute goalkeeper, standing by at any time in case the team needed it.

The mainstays of the second generation of Wild Lions, Ronaldinho and Henry, have also entered the countdown to leaving the team.

Their competitive state is completely incomparable with the new force of the third generation of Wild Lions. They have dedicated their best youth to the Wild Lions. Ronaldinho and Henry will stay in Millwall for another season, scheduled for next season After the end, he went to the United States to pan for gold, and changed his direction to help Millwall start business cooperation with American football clubs and develop the American market. wherever they go. They will all carry the identity of a wild lion legend. To be talked about, to be reminisced about their legendary journey in European football!

The simplicity of the retirement ceremony of Nedved, Larson, and Schneider is also related to the fact that they did not completely bid farewell to the Wild Lions. Southgate went to the FA, and these three veterans were accepted Aldridge stayed at the club with great sincerity. Entering the management, or participating in the business development of the club's global promotion, or participating in the future internal management of the team, they just stopped their conquests in the green world arena, and did not leave completely. play an important role in.

When the new season comes, Wild Lion fans are familiar with the new situation with very subtle emotions: In the VIP stands of the Lion King Stadium, Nedved, Schneider, and Larson sit side by side to watch the game . Sometimes talking and laughing, sometimes serious.

This made the fans definitely not used to it at first...

In the 2008-2009 season, Millwall still did not participate in the European war. And this season's Champions League will be the last European Champions Cup!

Aldridge also knows the importance of this season, so he focuses on further improving the strength of young players in the cup, including Bell and Royce who entered the first-team substitute lineup.

The European elite league is also constantly developing, and the number of member clubs has soared to more than 30. However, the UEFA has not reformed the competition system and still has 24 participating teams to ensure the quality of the competition.

In the summer of 2009, Millwall failed to continue its complete monopoly of domestic trophies, and only won two trophies, the League Cup and the League Championship. The FA Cup went wrong during training and was upset.

After the end of the season, Henry and Ronaldinho headed to the American major leagues hand in hand. During their farewell ceremony, the club displayed the second authentic trophy of the Champions League to the outside world, engraved on it with the names of the second generation of mad lions. The first one is Ronaldinho and Henry followed closely. It belonged to the memory and glory of their brilliant achievements in the Wild Lion. The Legendary Hall of Fame of the Wild Lion suddenly became crowded. Ronaldinho and Henry became the most shining in the ten-year glory of the Wild Lion. One of the names, and the new journey is already in front of the crazy lion.

In the summer of 2009, European football ushered in a new round of turmoil. Although the world economic crisis began to break out, the football market continued to rise uncharacteristically, because the first UEFA Super League was about to kick off. , before the start of the new season, he has already received a lot of TV broadcast fees and sponsorship fees, and this is only part of it!

England has confirmed that Manchester United and Chelsea will participate in the A-level match. Liverpool will go to the A-level play-off, win the A-level match, and lose to the B-level match. Wall will start in the B-Class qualifying round.

The participating teams in the Italian A-level match are Inter Milan and Juventus. Milan will play the qualifying round, the B-level match will be Fiorentina, and the qualifying match will be Rome.

There was an astonishing result in Spain. The qualification for the A-level competition, La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid were steadily obtained, but a year and a half ago, it was determined that the qualification belonged to Valencia, but was subsequently joined by Sevilla due to the league record. Taking the lead and snatching away, even Valencia didn't even qualify for the B-level match. Atletico Madrid had the B-level match, and Villarreal got the qualifying ticket.

For the teams that have steadily qualified for the A-level or B-level competitions, they have obtained sufficient funds for the competition one step ahead. They set off a round of sweeps in the transfer market, vying to recruit high-quality stars from those first-tier clubs. Under the account, the transfer market in European football has been repeated.

Millwall is very quiet, and the football market resource pyramid system is fully reflected in them.

The best talent resources can be met but not sought, which can be said to be priced but not marketed.

Millwall already has Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka, De Rossi, Nesta, Buffon, Ram, Alonso and other top-level players. They are not afraid of others to buy players to enrich their strength. In contrast, Millwall actually benefited the most from the shock of the European football pattern this time!

Because in terms of operating costs, they are far ahead of their competitors!

Don't look at Real Madrid and Barcelona poaching people and offering super high prices and treatment, but in terms of cost, they need to pay high transfer fees + contract treatment.

Millwall already has the best stars. After gaining new benefits, they don't need to spend more than 100 million or more in transfer fees. They can use this part of the cost to increase the team's salary system, so that The treatment they give players has become higher, and other teams want to dig, and the cost will increase accordingly!

This allows Millwall to be more determined to retain the top players in the team! In terms of salary, it is already ahead of other giants in Europe!

The footsteps of the new season are getting closer and closer, Millwall's opponent in the UEFA Super League B qualifier is the Greek champion Olympiakos! (Want to know more exciting news about The Wild Lion and Young Marshal? Open WeChat now, click the + sign on the top right, select Add friends to add a public account, search for , follow the public account, and never miss every day update!) (to be continued..)

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