The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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On the night before preparing to go to Switzerland, Aldridge spent peacefully with Melanie at home.

Suddenly hearing the news of Princess Diana's unexpected death, the whole of Britain was shocked, because people lost a national idol.

Especially girls like Melanie who was born in Liverpool are very fond of Princess Diana who dared to break free from the shackles of the royal family. It is no exaggeration to say that when their generation grew up, there were not many public figures who could make them admire , and Princess Diana, who has a positive image and is keen on charity, is an embodiment of people's good wishes.

Even though it was impossible for Melanie to cry hoarsely, she was obviously depressed and very depressed.

Once she is unhappy, she can't control her appetite.

Aldridge pulled her up who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa holding a bunch of snacks.

Why? I don't want to move.

It's nothing, let's vent. Your overeating is not only harmful to your health, but sometimes you are unhappy, and you just want to vent it.

When the two came to the gym, Aldridge threw the gloves to her, put on the shield himself, raised his arms in a defensive posture, and said to her: Attack with all your strength, whatever is depressed in your heart, let it out, chick , to be honest, you never hurt me, sports hot girl? It's just for show.

Melanie rolled her eyes and became a little angry. She blew her hair and said, Okay, you want to make me angry, and you succeeded.

After saying that, she frantically raised her fist and hit Aldrich...

Twenty minutes later, the two were sitting against the wall of the gym. Aldridge was intact, but Melanie herself had a sore arm and was sweating all over.

She leaned her head on Aldrich's shoulder, and said quietly: Aldrich, will you always treat me like this?

Oh, touched?

Hmm. How come I never see you unhappy?

Maybe I can see everything.

You have the mentality of an old man.

That way at least I won't hurt myself.

And you, don't take anything to heart. When I'm not happy, I try to cheer myself up and eat hard. Well, I like plump women, but that doesn't mean I like fat women.

Hehehe, let's do some exercise again. I have no strength. It's time for you to do some strength.

Melanie twisted her body and got into Aldrich's embrace, gazed into his eyes affectionately, and slowly unbuttoned his shirt one by one with both hands...

Part of the responsibility for the death of Princess Diana was attributed to the paparazzi's siege and interception. This has led to condemnation from the whole society for the media industry's excessive intrusion*. Aldrich felt that the next period of time would be a little easier. At least those working in the media industry will restrain themselves.

Nyon, Switzerland.

The scene of the UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony in the 97/98 season.

Aldridge in suits and ties is like an outlier here, because he is too young, the head coach at the scene. Which one is not at least 20 years older than him.

On this occasion where famous coaches gathered, Aldridge met many familiar coaches.

Real Madrid's new coach Heynckes, Barcelona's new coach Louis van Gaal, Parma coach Ancelotti, Juventus coach Lippi, Bayern Munich coach Trapattoni...

On both sides of Aldrich's seat are half-acquaintances.

Monaco coach Tigana sat on his left, and on his right was Ancelotti, who had chatted on the phone about Thuram's transfer.

Although Tigana and Aldridge were both league champion coaches last season, Ancelotti led Parma to the runner-up in Serie A of the Small World Cup, which is definitely a remarkable achievement. The three of them sat together and whispered about this year's situation, speculated about the possibility of grouping, and exchanged assessments of the strength of other teams.

Dortmund will definitely fail. Don't look at winning the championship last season. Once Heathfield left. The overall lineup is one year older. This year will definitely stop. Look, they didn't even win the runner-up in the league last season. If it weren't for that After winning the Champions League, where can we see Dortmund now?

How about the two Dutch teams?

I don't think it will be so. Although PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord play European games all the year round, they are not at the Champions League level. This year, the team has expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams, and the competitiveness has suddenly become more intense. To be honest, the disparity between strength and weakness will be widened.”

Aldridge heard the two meeting and talking, he couldn't help but interrupted: Hey, hey, the three of us are all rookies in the Champions League. The first time the big girl gets on the sedan chair, don't say she can't do it. Six teams If we get the top spot and the two best group runners-up, if we get into the group of death, whether we can qualify or not will be a big problem.

An Pang and Tigana turned their heads and stared at Aldrich for three seconds at the same time, and then the three laughed together.

Hahaha, yes, we are all rookies.

Ancelotti made his coaching debut a year later than Aldridge. He only formally coached the team in 1995, and he will be on the Champions League stage two years later, which can be described as skyrocketing.

However, perhaps it is this kind of self-confidence that the newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, which makes them not like other head coaches, such as Ferguson and Heynckes, with a dignified and preoccupied expression.

No matter what lottery you get, just fight with your life.

The current Champions League group qualifying is extremely cruel. 24 teams are divided into 6 groups, and 4 teams in each group qualify for the top. In addition, the second results of each group are compared. The best two advance to the knockout round, and the group stage is over. Then came the fierce quarter-finals.

The current UEFA President Johansson took the stage to give a speech and also presented some awards. Among them, Millwall was selected by UEFA as the best team in Europe last season.

This made Aldridge attract much attention, and he is also very grateful to UEFA. It stands to reason that Dortmund won the Champions League last season, but Dortmund's performance in the league was mediocre. Millwall won the treble and broke the dust. The long winning streak in the five major leagues has been in the limelight for a while, and it is not a surprise to be elected, but this kind of award, UEFA will not cause too much controversy if UEFA randomly gives a champion team, because the champions of each league cannot be awarded. Compared.

When the draw ceremony began, the coaches of the various clubs present looked serious, as if they were waiting for a trial.

Aldridge watched the whole lottery process calmly.

When the results of the draw came out, Tigana smiled. Ancelotti laughed too.

Both coaches are satisfied with the result of the draw.

Monaco is in a group with Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon, and Lias, avoiding the championship and runner-up teams of the three major leagues in England, Italy, and Spain.

Tigana is full of confidence in the prospect of qualifying.

Ancelotti's signing is not particularly good.

Parma is in the same group as Borussia Dortmund, Sparta Prague and Galatasaray.

But An Pang just despised the defending champion Dortmund, in his opinion. Just get rid of Dortmund. The qualifying situation is also very good. He has confidence in himself.

The two shook hands, congratulated each other, and then looked at Aldrich with a kind of pity.

Millwall's lottery is a little off.

In the same group, except for the La Liga giants Barcelona. There are also Dutch champions Eindhoven and Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.

There is almost no team in this group that can send points to boys, especially in the same group as the strong Barcelona, ​​plus Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven who may disrupt the situation. Even if Millwall gets second, maybe In terms of points, it will also be less than the second place in other groups.

Seeing the eyes of the two, Aldrich stretched out his two hands and crossed them in front of him, shook hands with the two respectively, and said with a smile: Good sign. Good sign.

It's no wonder that others look at him with such sympathetic eyes. Although Millwall only defeated Barcelona just a few months ago, in the traditional impression, Millwall was an upset. In terms of comprehensive strength, the outside world will not think that Millwall has been able to sit on an equal footing with Barcelona.

But this impression is often incorrect. Don't you see that the Real Madrid Galaxy battleship travels in the universe, but it stops at the top sixteen every year...

Hey, your Premier League champion's lottery is not as good as the Premier League runner-up's lottery over there.

Tigana glanced at Manchester United's grouping and immediately sighed.

Manchester United, Juventus, Feyenoord, Kosis, four teams.

In addition to the strength of the Serie A champion Juventus led by Lippi is obvious to all, Feyenoord is the runner-up of the Eredivisie, Kosis is from Slovakia, and he is almost a belly for scoring points for each team. Even if Manchester United cannot compete with Juventus, Defeat Feyenoord, and then collect points from the Slovakian champion, and it will not be a problem to compete for the top two in the group.

Aldridge was not envious of this at all, and said with a smile: If you are really jealous, why not envy Real Madrid? Look, Rosenberg from Norway, Olympiacos from Greece, Porto from Portugal, Real Madrid is in suspense. ? I think my pick is quite good, Barcelona is the favorite to qualify, and Millwall can fish in troubled waters.

This sentence is definitely Aldrich from the heart.

Mahler Gobi's has become the target of public criticism in the Premier League. They are almost crushed by the defensive counterattack. It's better not to be a favorite. It's better that other teams feel hopeful when they meet Millwall. You fuck-fuck Don't be a coward, let me attack you with real swords and guns!

Hum

Just as Aldrich finished speaking, two cold snorts came from behind him.

He, Ancelotti, and Tigana all looked back, only to realize that it was Barcelona coach Van Gaal sitting behind them. His expression was a little cold, and he glanced at Aldridge contemptuously, then looked away. Lift your chin and look forward.

Aldrich turned around and sat down as if nothing had happened.

Tigana smiled and patted the back of his hand, and Aldrich grimaced.

All the first-team players of Millwall in London watched live TV at home. After confirming the grouping of Millwall, they picked up the phone to tell their teammates to each other.

Did you watch TV?

Look, it's a good sign.

Yeah, Barcelona, ​​PSV, Dynamo Kyiv, we have no problem qualifying.

Okay, I dreamed last night that I was assigned to a group with Real Madrid, Juventus, and Barcelona. It scared me to death.

Eh? How is it possible? The team from the same country avoided the group stage.

Who can control the dream? That's how it is divided, and then the sky is dark.

Then did we qualify in the end?

I don't know, I woke up suffocated by urine when I had a dream with Juventus in the fourth game.

What about the first three games?

Huh? Turns out I forgot, I scored four goals anyway. I undressed at the Bernabeu to celebrate.

what about me?

Let's think about it, I don't seem to have you, yes, who is on the right back, I can't remember.

roll!

The conversation above took place between Trezeguet and Schneider. ()