The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

5/26/99.

Manchester United and Bayern Munich will meet at the Nou Camp for the European Champions Cup summit match.

At the start of the game, Aldridge was already in Liverpool's newly bought house, leaning back on the sofa with a beer to enjoy the game.

Bayern Munich scored from a free kick by Basler early in the opening period.

Aldridge watched the game with the mentality of an absolute bystander, and more or less felt a bit of torture.

During the intermission of the game, the doorbell rang at home. Aldrich went to open the door and saw Melanie and his brother. The younger brother was carrying a large suitcase of luggage, and Melanie was wearing a large dress.

Hi, Aldridge.

Her brother was very polite, even though he knew that there was an unresolved issue between Aldrich and his sister, he did not put on a hostile gesture.

On the contrary, he knew in his heart that his sister was duplicity. As soon as Aldridge bought a house in Liverpool, she immediately packed her luggage and wanted to move here.

In any case, Aldrich and Melanie hope to witness the birth of the child together, as parents.

Aldridge helped carry the luggage upstairs, then left Melanie tidying up in the bedroom while he and her brother went downstairs to continue watching the game.

Manchester United will be empty again this season, haha.

Bayern Munich is dominant in the scene, and no matter how Manchester United fans emphasized the strength of Manchester United ten years later in the original history, in fact, in this year, Bayern Munich's paper strength is definitely stronger than Manchester United. The same goes for Juventus. so. It is called a miracle for Manchester United to win the championship, just like the victory of the Federal Republic of Germany against Hungary. It is because they are weaker than the other side that the victory is called an incredible miracle. Otherwise, who would call it a miracle when a strong team beat a weak team? Even if he scored two goals in stoppage time, he would not be deliberately praised afterwards.

Aldridge felt even weirder.

he. The Millwall manager, sitting with a die-hard Liverpool fan watching a Manchester United game, then listening to the Liverpool fans taunting Manchester United for their failure

What kind of mentality is this?

Liverpool hasn't tasted the championship for many years, right?

perhaps,

Liverpool fans support Bayern Munich in their hearts.

At the end of the game, Hitzfeld really replaced Matthaus. Now it seems that this substitution is more like allowing Matthaus to accept the cheers of the Bayern fans.

He is only one Champions League champion away, and he has no regrets in his career!

But maybe, God made a joke for Mateus, this day. This substitution became the biggest regret of his career.

Melanie's younger brother has been drinking and talking nonsense since the second half of the game. Taunting Manchester United from start to finish, reminiscing about Liverpool's European dominance

But 45 minutes later, he was furious.

Grass!

Manchester United pulled one back.

Damn it, Bayern Munich played a good 90 minutes and kneeled in the last 3 minutes!

He raised the wine bottle in his hand and was about to throw it to the ground, but he reined in the precipice and realized that this was not the place for him to run wild.

Aldridge didn't want to hear Martin Taylor's passionate praise of Manchester United's greatness, so he turned off the TV.

Maybe just outside the house, there are many Liverpool fans in this Liverpool city who have the same reaction as Melanie's brother.

And in Manchester not far away, there must be a carnival of passionate celebrations.

Coincidentally, last year Millwall won the first UEFA Champions League in club history. That day was Aldridge's birthday.

Today, Ferguson led Manchester United back to the top of Europe after 31 years. 31 years ago, the man who led Manchester United to Europe was named Matt Busby. Today is the 90th anniversary of Busby’s birth. Maybe, somewhere Here, Busby is watching the game from the clouds above the Nou Camp.

Bayern Munich got off to a good start, hit the goal frame twice, and then was miraculously reversed by Manchester United when they were preparing to celebrate winning the championship. The Premier League team won the European Champions Cup for two consecutive years. The new European football pattern has also entered a reshuffle. stage.

Melanie's brother left in a depressed mood. After he left, Aldrich sat on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

Manchester United still won the championship. This championship is what Manchester United has been pursuing tirelessly for three years. It can help Ferguson overcome the crisis of confidence, and it can also change the temperament of Manchester United's players. However, the attractiveness and influence of Manchester United will still be different. improve.

Just as he was meditating, a fiery delicate body was stuck in his arms.

Who's winning?

Manchester United.

Are you unhappy? Envious?

No.

Can't you hug me?

Aldridge held her in his arms, and naturally placed his other hand on her lower abdomen, stroking her gently.

Melanie sat up, took off the dress, then held Aldrich's hand, letting his palm rest on her stomach, and softly said, Can you feel it?

Aldridge concentrated, but still shook his head. Melanie smiled and said, I can already feel it, and sometimes it makes me uncomfortable.

troubled you.

Aldridge bent down and kissed her swollen belly lightly.

Melanie stroked his hair gently, and asked softly, Did you come to Liverpool because of me, or because of the child?

I don't want to discuss this because it's bound to upset you in the end.

Because I won't change my mind?

I don't want to discuss it.

Okay, then we won't discuss this matter until the child is born. Aldridge, answer me seriously, have you betrayed me in the past six months?

No.

real?

real.

Melanie put her arms around Aldrich and whispered softly in his ear: I believe in you. Since you have already started your vacation, let's forget all our troubles and spend the summer here.

The next day Manchester United returned with the trophy, and Fleet Street sang its praises, and it was at this time that the news could be pulled on Millwall.

The Sun football section headline: Millwall's revenge!

See title related to Millwall. Can see the content. Nothing to do with Millwall at all. But there are some origins.

The writer described the goals of Sheringham and Solskjaer as Millwall's revenge against Bayern Munich. Both of them played briefly for Millwall and counted. , is a star trained by the Millwall youth training.

The Sun's news made Aldridge feel sick, as if Millwall had no strength to compete with Bayern Munich.

Aldridge started his vacation in Liverpool to accompany Melanie. Liverpool local media Echo tried to interview him again and again, but was rejected by Aldridge one by one.

He now only accepts one interview per year. Interviewed after the end of the season.

One is to maintain his fame, if he is on the news every day, he will become ordinary.

Secondly, I don't want to create an image that is too high-profile and arrogant.

Although he entered the holidays, the club's summer operations have already kicked off.

The first is the player contracts. The first team player contracts are in a safe state. In addition, they have renewed their contracts after winning the Champions League last season. Even if they won the double this season, Millwall has no plans to renew the contracts of the first team players , but some youth team players will renew their contracts based on performance.

Millwall sold most of the main players in the summer last season. This made the European giants start poaching Millwall before the summer transfers started.

Next year is the big game year, unless it is a high-ranking player this summer. Generally speaking, the stars who strive for the national team's main qualification will consider the stable performance of the stadium. The main framework of Millwall's first team will not change. The players all want to achieve greater glory in the new season.

Aldridge has confirmed one of the main players who are leaving the team: Makelele.

In fact, he thought about transferring in the summer of 1998, but he chose to stay, with a sense of gratitude in it. He thanked Aldrich for recommending him to the national team in front of the media before, and finally He also successfully boarded the French chariot and became one of the members of the local World Cup winners.

So he stayed last season, but judging from the feedback from his agent, Makelele really wanted to leave and go to a more noble and glorious club. When his contract was renewed last summer, his agent Disclosed to the Millwall club: This is the last contract that Makelele signed with Millwall.

The contract period is four years, and not all agents are ugly and sinister. At least Makelele hopes that even if he leaves, he can say goodbye to Millwall amicably and disclose this information to Millwall. The subtext is to let Millwall You should prepare for his departure early, and at the same time, don't delay it until the contract period is approaching, so as not to lose the transfer fee.

However, in the summer of 1999, Makelele was really unwilling to listen to offers from other clubs. He was afraid that he would go to a new club and perform poorly, and he would not be able to enter the French squad for the European Cup next year. At least for the next season, he would be willing. Continue to wear the blue jersey for Millwall, which can ensure the selection of the national team.

With Millwall's excellent record for several years in a row and their youth training success gaining fame in Europe, many teams are now not only poaching Millwall's main players, but will also increase their efforts to focus on buying Millwall's young players. Hope to cultivate the next Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Pirlo in one or two years after buying back

So this summer, the grim situation facing Millwall is not whether it can retain the main players, but whether it can retain younger substitute players.

It is impossible for Aldridge to rely on 11 players to make a difference in one season. He must have reliable substitute players, so retaining the substitute players is the focus of work this summer.

He let Adam go active, persuaded those seduced substitutes to be patient, stay at Millwall, and if a new contract was required, Aldridge was willing to make certain concessions as long as the conditions were not too excessive.

This summer, he neither travels nor plans to go to Europe to search for hopeful stars. He waits with great anticipation for the birth of his child.

Millwall, who has been touted by the outside world as having 12 championships in four years and is creating a dynasty, has become famous and its influence in European football has further increased.

The war between g14 and UEFA has achieved a phased victory, and further began to squeeze the profit share of the Champions League.

The acquisition of Manchester United disappeared completely. Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch withdrew his plan to enter football due to pressure from the British government. Edwards learned his lesson and began to keep a low profile.

The England national team performed poorly in the European Cup qualifiers and had to participate in the European Cup qualifying play-offs in the second half of the year. The England national team coach Glenn Hoddle began to write his autobiography. The superstition of art and the world view of reincarnation and fate, after the publication of this autobiography, the coach of the England national team will be caught in a storm of public opinion condemned by the whole people

Wild Lions fans are full of anticipation, and the countdown has already begun in their hearts. Their eyes are on the new millennium. When this magnificent team moves into the Lion King Stadium, what kind of team will it be standing in Europe?

Volume V: The End of the Dynasty Overture.

Next volume: Invincible giants. (to be continued...) ()