The Young Lion

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When the outside world questioned Millwall, in the 17th round of the Premier League, Millwall played consecutive away games and defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium.

The goal was a penalty kick. Henry broke through the penalty area and was tripped by the opponent's defender. Nedved made it overnight. In the absence of Larsson, he was the first penalty shooter, and the second pick was Jr. Ro.

Such an unconvincing victory caused Aldrich to be bombarded with problems after the game, but he calmly said that winning is 3 points.

He is adjusting the team's state. For the next period of time, Millwall's game will be stable at least. Before the start of the Champions League knockout round, they will all fight at home.

Before the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, the media calculated the points of each group and came to a conclusion: the last game between Millwall and Inter Milan will be a garbage battle!

The two teams have already qualified together!

Thinking back to the first round of the group stage where the two teams played against each other, Millwall beat Inter Milan 5:4 at San Siro. Everyone was expecting that the last game would be a life-and-death battle when the two teams met again, but unexpectedly, the other two teams The team, Spartak Moscow and Graz were completely out-of-the-box, giving the two teams 10 and 12 points respectively.

With 13 points, Millwall is sure to qualify. There is no difference between the first place in the group and the second place in the best group. Inter Milan has 12 points. When other groups generally have less points, they are sure to get the best result. The top two in the second place in the group, so Inter Milan also qualified ahead of schedule.

The last round of the Champions League group stage. The meeting between the two teams was a formality.

Does Inter want revenge? Want to save face?

Excuse me. They are in dire straits in Serie A. Isn't it fun to go to Wembley to fight Millwall?

At the UEFA official press conference, Aldridge heard Italian reporters say that Inter Milan would send all substitutes to play this game, and Ronaldo, Baggio and others didn't even make the squad.

Speaking of Mr. Huo, he was also unlucky. This season's second visit to Inter Milan happened to coincide with Ronaldo being closely guarded by various Serie A teams, and many players' so-called World Cup syndrome. Instead, Inter Milan's record was not as good as last season. The same is true for other strong teams. The situation in Serie A at the beginning of the season was as chaotic as seven heroes fighting for hegemony. When it was almost halfway through, Lazio and Milan began to sing against each other.

And Ronaldo Gabaggio's Rollo-Royce combination is extremely powerful in the imagination,

In fact, it never took shape, and Moratti began to think about changing coaches again, but the team advanced to the knockout round of the Champions League, and changing coaches during this period was a bit unreasonable.

Inter Milan sent all the substitutes, what about Millwall? Could it also be a perfunctory attitude towards the game?

Facing such a question, Aldrich shook his head seriously. Said: We are very serious and important to every game, and we will not underestimate the game just because we qualify. What's more, against an opponent like Inter Milan, maybe they will send most of the substitutes, but their team is full of masters, Even as a substitute, the combat effectiveness is very strong, and Millwall must go all out to win the game.

When the reporters heard it, they were excited.

Very good, Inter Milan is on the bench, Millwall is going all out at home, it is best to wash Inter Milan bloody, and the big-eared melon seeds slap the opponent hard!

So which players will Millwall play tomorrow? Nedved? Who will start Henry or Van Nistelrooy?

Huh? What are you asking?

Is it convenient to reveal tomorrow's starting lineup?

Aldrich coughed twice and said, No problem, I can tell you.

Goalkeeper: Keller.

Defenders: Ferreira, Ferdinand, Mills, Neil.

Midfield: Van der Meyde, Gattuso, Lampard, Duff.

Forwards: Klose, Glenshire.

If nothing else, the starters are like this.

As soon as Aldrich finished speaking, the reporters in the audience stared at him with fire.

This Nima also said to go all out?

You fucking put someone like Ferreira who can't make it into the league's substitute list, and you still say you value the game?

Fleet Street understands Aldridge's temper, and it's not surprising.

But the Italian journalists were outraged, and someone stood up and accused: Mr. Hall, you are completely playing us! Is this your attitude towards the public media? It's fun to say one thing and do another. ?.

Aldridge asked inexplicably, Which of my words is a lie?

There are some things that everyone tacitly understands, and there is a consensus on understanding, but they just can't say it.

Not only did Millwall send a substitute, but they were even more ruthless, and even the u20 players were directly sent to the starting lineup, but who can say that this is an absolute contempt?

Think about the superstars that Millwall has created one after another, didn't they all appear on the big stage when they were around 18 years old? And some even provoked the girder.

David Miller of The Times came out to smooth things over, and he used new topics to resolve the conflict.

Can you look forward to the Champions League knockout? Which team does Millwall least want to face?

Aldridge shrugged and said: The qualifying teams in other groups are still uncertain, and I don't know which opponents Millwall has a chance to meet now.

Let's expand the scope and talk about it. For example, will you be afraid of meeting Manchester United or Bayern Munich? Their shooters are in very good condition.

Aldridge shook his head slightly and said: We are the defending champions. From the bottom of our hearts, we should not have the idea of ​​avoiding a certain team. When it comes to the knockout round, no team is an underdog. So, I want to let it go. It’s natural, just face it with a normal heart.”

Speaking of which, so far this season, the most concerned shooters in Europe are four people.

The first is Batty, who was shooting with a machine gun in Serie A.

The second is Bayern's Elber.

The third is Manchester United's Yorke.

The fourth is Pavel Nedved of Millwall.

Strictly speaking, Nedved can't be called a shooter yet.

But counting his annual goals in various competitions, it has exceeded 30. '98 isn't over yet. He is likely to break the 35-goal mark. There are now 32, with another 22 assists.

With Millwall selling Trezeguet and Shevchenko in the summer, and Larson being injured at the beginning of the new season, the first half of the season was almost relying on Nedved to carry Millwall forward. It is because he has repeatedly stood up at critical moments that Ronaldinho, Lampard, Ruud van Nistelrooy and others are not under so much pressure in the game. The sky is falling, and the god of war Nedved is holding it up!

So now regarding the winner of the Golden Globe, the most popular candidates are Nedved and Zidane.

After the pre-match press conference, before the start of the game the next day, there were obviously a lot of empty seats in the Wembley stands. The stadium was too big, and less than 50,000 fans bought tickets to enter the stadium. Everyone heard that the team sent by Inter Milan Substitute lineup, that's a fart to watch!

Before the game starts. Aldridge came to the side of the court early, chatting and spanking with Mrs. Huo.

Huo Taigong's expression has changed significantly compared to when they fought three months ago. The two chatted happily.

It is very strange that although Aldrich and Hodgson have spent more than three months from the draw of the group to today, the combined time of the two meeting and talking is less than 20 hours, but the attitude and atmosphere of each other have been changing.

When Inter Milan defeated Graz in the last round, after scoring 12 points and then observing the situation of other groups, after confirming that they could qualify, Huo Taigong was relieved all of a sudden, and he could play happily with Aldridge again.

Hodgson and Aldrich chatted eloquently, as if they had endless words.

Aldridge speculated in his heart: I guess this guy was almost drowned in saliva in Milan, and he didn't dare to vent his anger. After finally returning to England, he wanted to finish what he wanted to say all his life in one breath!

When the game was about to start, Hodgson's topic returned to the game.

Aldridge was very puzzled. The other party told him a lot about the players sent by Inter Milan to practice in this game. He wanted to check the status of so-and-so to see if his level was worth the price.

Does this have anything to do with me?

However, when Hodgson finally closed his mouth and looked at Aldridge with a pair of small eyes, Aldridge suddenly realized.

Huo Taigong's eyes can speak!

Aldridge understood.

It seems that Hodgson is saying: Let's play a tacit game!

Let’s shake hands and make peace in a draw. No one will lose face. Millwall is still the first in the group. We will happily advance to the knockout round hand in hand. As long as we don’t see each other again, we will be good friends for life!

Aldrich could only chuckle at this.

When he turned around and walked to the coach's bench, he said apologetically to Hodgson from the bottom of his heart: Sorry.

It's not that he doesn't want to play tacit football, but that the conditions don't allow it.

If Millwall has only one team and the main players are desperate to play, under today's situation, they will definitely not fight hard.

But Millwall is on the bench today. Maybe Lampard is a bit tired, but Pirlo is about to come back. As long as Pirlo can quickly return to normal after his comeback, he will go to the bench. Tooth will also work hard in the game.

Not to mention other young players, they usually play in the League Cup and FA Cup, and their opponents are mostly unknown low-level teams.

Today, the pie fell from the sky and hit your head. When you meet the Serie A giants Inter Milan, and it’s the Champions League stage, they don’t care who you are on. Even if Inter Milan sends 11 big guys on the field, they will still fight with each other. .

Young people, cherish the opportunity, maybe you will become famous in one shot!

When the match started, Taigong Huo's eyes almost popped out.

Gronkshall set up Klose to break through two players in a counter-attack, just six minutes into the game.

Inter Milan was suddenly brought up by Millwall's fast pace.

The two teams played another earth-shattering game now.

The substitute players on both sides tried their best to perform, and the offense was very enjoyable.

After all, what Inter Milan encounters every day in the Italian arena is a chain defense. How can it be as smooth as Ma Pingchuan's confrontation with Millwall.

After all, Ferreira is still young. Once the timing of the assist is not chosen properly, he will lose his position behind him. Inter Milan's offense focuses on his side, completely undefended.

You come and I are on par, the game is played like a plum blossom, and the bamboo is really beautiful, with goals one after another.

When the whole game was over, Huo Taigong's face was a little ugly.

Inter Milan lost, 4:3, another loss.

Such a loss is more painful than a 1:0 loss.

It will make people feel that Inter Milan fought vigorously with each other, and finally knelt down with blood on their mouths.

When Hodgson shook hands with Aldrich, he looked sad, and Aldrich laughed and said, Haha, hahaha, good luck, a little luck.

Mrs. Huo shook his head and left Wembley.

Aldridge was at a loss, wondering if he and Mrs. Huo could play happily in the future.

So far, the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup in the 98-99 season have all been released.

The three Premier League teams, Arsenal, returned home in the group stage, and Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals with Millwall, who had a better record in the group.

Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv beat Premier League champions Arsenal and Ligue 1 champions Lens in the group stage.

Germany's Bayern Munich beat Manchester United and Barcelona to advance from the top of the death group. Last season's Bundesliga champion Kaiserslautern won the group first in a relatively mediocre group.

Italy's Juventus was lucky to qualify first in the group with 8 points from all three teams.

Greek champions Olympiakos also qualified for the first place in a relatively weak group. (to be continued...) ()