The Young Lion

Fans all over the Premier League will focus their attention on October 2, when Millwall will usher in the first real rival in the league in the new season: city rival Arsenal.

The top-ranked teams hope that Arsenal can snipe Millwall, and their fans naturally cannot ignore it as if it has nothing to do with them.

But before that, Aldridge will lead the team to play a third round of the League Cup.

Millwall was lucky, the draw met Tranmere, another low-level league opponent, and Millwall was still playing at home.

Aldridge led the high-spirited youth army to beat the visiting Tranmere head-on at the Lion's Den. Glenciel scored twice, Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick, and Millwall scored 5 goals. It was a feast of goals. Metzelder and Barzagli's central defender combination is still not stable. After all, they are young. Tranmere scored two goals, and Millwall advanced to the next round without any risk. .

Before the tickets for the derby match between Millwall and Arsenal went on sale, there was already a long queue outside the club ticket office. Fans who have season tickets naturally don’t need to worry. For fans who can buy by game, Millwall's home game is a different kind of suffering for them.

I want to enter the stadium to watch the game, but it is hard to get a ticket. I am not afraid of queuing up, but I am afraid that I will not be able to buy a ticket after queuing up!

Now the Wild Lions fans even have a more urgent wish not for the team to win a championship, but to move to a new stadium as soon as possible!

The number of season ticket sales will also at least double next season. The original capacity of the new stadium is 55,000 people, but in the new season. When the club reviewed the season ticket application candidates, it found that the number of applicants had exceeded 50,000. So the club communicated with the building contractor. The capacity of the stadium has been expanded to 60,000, and the number of season ticket sales next season will fluctuate between 40,000 and 48,000, and the rest will be reserved for ordinary single-game ticket sales and for visiting club fans.

The development of the club can be as prosperous as it is today, not only because of the club's own efforts, the team's record is only the foundation, which can attract a large number of fans to watch the football and consume their football. At the same time, the club attaches great importance to the fan market. Paying attention to communication with fan organizations is also one of the important factors in the development. Only in England, there are more than ten large fan organizations recognized by Millwall, and the total number of fans exceeds 80,000. There are countless loyalty in it. consumer.

Three hours after the tickets went on sale, Millwall Club closed the sales window and put up a sign: SOLD OUT!

There are still a large number of fans who are very disappointed because they cannot buy tickets. They can only watch the game at home or in the theme bars in the radiation community around the club.

The tenth round of the Premier League.

The city derby between Millwall and Arsenal was the finale, the day before the game. There is another focus battle.

Chelsea vs Manchester United.

The result of the game was beyond everyone's expectations.

Manchester United, who had six wins and three draws in the first nine rounds and remained unbeaten, was completely blown away by Chelsea!

5:0

From the moment Poyet knocked on Manchester United's gate in the first minute, the game completely entered the rhythm of Chelsea's massacre. Mr. Ten Million Sutton scored his first goal in joining Chelsea (the only goal in the whole season), In the second half, Poyet made another goal. Manchester United central defender Borg scored an own goal to help Chelsea rewrite the score again. Manchester United's nightmare was not over. In the final stage, they conceded another goal. The record for the largest loss between Manchester United and Chelsea in the past year!

Chelsea's massacre of Manchester United shocked England. At the same time, it also made Millwall and Arsenal laugh.

At the beginning of the new season, Arsenal's performance followed closely behind the top two teams, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the first nine rounds. The two losses were lost to Manchester United and Liverpool. Although they are only two points behind Manchester United and eight points behind Millwall, But they feel that they have dropped a lot compared to last year, especially on the defensive end. Last season, they only conceded 18 goals in the defense line. In the first 9 rounds of the new season, they conceded 7 goals. The line of defense will be dangerous.

On the afternoon of October 2, it began to drizzle in London.

Despite the wind and rain, the fans still came to the Lion's Den Stadium to watch the game. The loud and clear singing surrounded the stadium, and it really was rain or shine.

In the pre-match press conference, Aldridge did not comment too much on the game, only one sentence: the competition has begun.

Millwall thanked the FA for the schedule. Although they did not encounter strong opponents in the first nine rounds, they gave Aldridge enough time to adjust the team's state, found problems and solved them in time. The team spent the holidays The adaptation period after returning, now is the time to get better. When I meet Arsenal, hehe, when I meet Arsenal whose defense line is one year older, why not Manchester United? Aldridge even hopes to take the Champions League champion Manchester United to sacrifice the flag!

Aldrich in a suit and leather shoes is walking in the player tunnel with a smile on his face. The game will start soon. He just stayed in the office for a while and made a phone call because Bert caught a cold. Fortunately, he is fine. That made him happy.

Players from both sides stood in the player tunnel and were ready to play. They were wearing long-sleeved jerseys today. Aldridge walked between the two teams with one hand in his pocket. Pires and Vieira in the Arsenal team nodded when they saw him coming. Delic returned with a smile. Captain Adams was at the front of Arsenal. Behind Adams was a player of the same stature who was looking at the striker with his head held high and a solemn face, as if he was full of anticipation for the game.

He was tapped on the shoulder suddenly, and a voice came from his ear: Hi, Zlatan, let me see what you are capable of today.

He reacted and turned his head to look. The person who patted him on the shoulder had already walked out of the player tunnel and gave him a back view.

Who is that kid!

Boy, you are the boy, show some respect! That's our leader!

Southgate, who was standing in the front row of Millwall, rebuked at the tall man dissatisfied.

Adams raised his hand to Southgate and said: Gareth, don't be nervous, he talks like that. It's not a lack of respect.

Ibrahimovic poked his head and looked out. Aldrich had disappeared. He straightened out his chest again, and the belief in his heart was extremely firm: I will definitely show you my skills today!

Ibrahimovic is proud, and there is no conflict between him and Aldridge. At best, he wants to prove that Aldridge made a wrong decision back then.

It shouldn't be inviting him to join some bullshit youth team, it should just throw the jersey of the team's main striker into his hands!

Aldridge stood directly in the wind and rain when he walked into the field. The fans on the sidelines would be very happy to see him, cheering and applauding. This has become the practice of the Lion's Den Stadium. Aldridge also applauded the enthusiasm of the fans, and then walked up to Wenger to shake hands with each other.

Wenger put on his overcoat. The rain was not heavy, and it didn't matter if it rained a little. The two held hands and exchanged greetings.

Before the game, Hall and Wenger, friends off the field and enemies on the field, met again. You can read a lot from their expressions, right? Andy.

It is clear at a glance that Hall is relaxed and full of energy. He always feels like a freshman. He likes challenges and encounters strong enemies. I hope that the stronger his opponent is, the more exciting he will be. I think it is this kind of temperament that can Let his team break through the limit day by day, the reason why we are getting stronger and stronger than we can imagine. As for Wenger, it feels preoccupied, as if he has foreseen the loss of this game, maybe it is just a It’s a kind of worry and attention, but because of Hall’s background, you will have an illusion: Wenger is sitting at a gambling table with all his wealth.”

Hehehe, are you saying that Wenger can't afford to lose?

It doesn't matter whether he can afford to lose or not. Anyway, he has lost and won. There is no end to football games. It's just that he usually makes people feel calm, confident and confident. But in the confident and smiling Hall In front of you, you will subconsciously feel that Arsenal seems to have no confidence, what kind of psychological reaction will the players see?

Then what should he do?

I don't know, maybe it would be better to be as expressionless as Ferguson.

Haha, let's get down to business, Millwall has a full lineup today and sent the strongest lineup to face this London derby. Arsenal's starting lineup today has two changes in starting lineup compared to last season's Premier League final game against Millwall. .

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

Defenders: Dixon, Keown, Adams, Sylvinho.

Midfield: Overmars, Petit, Vieira, Pires.

Forwards: Bergkamp, ​​Ibrahimovic.

Brazilian Sylvinho replaced Winterbourne, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic also replaced Anelka, who left in the summer. The Swedish lad performed well in the first nine rounds. Although he only scored two goals, he The effect on the field is still very obvious. At least Arsenal has a high point in positional warfare and a fulcrum that can control the ball on the front line. There are Kanu, Suk and other capable players on the Arsenal bench, but Wenger still If you choose to trust this Swedish lad, maybe he will be the next Anelka in the future. You know, Anelka made Arsenal earn 22 million pounds, which is really worth it.

Martin, don't talk about super value here. Compared with Millwall's transfer market these years, no club in Europe can mention this in front of them.

Haha, I forgot about this. Maybe Millwall is too strong now, and they never worry about the main candidates because of selling players.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines in the rain waiting for the game to start.

It is raining today and the field is slippery, which may affect the running of the players, but the effect is the same. Both teams play ground passes and cuts. There is no factor of who has the advantage of the weather.

When the game started, Millwall's first attack almost knocked on Arsenal's gate.

Perhaps Arsenal's double central defenders, 33-year-old Adams and Keown, are not too obvious, but Dixon, who is already 35 years old, is the shortcoming of the defense's side defense!

There is no reason for Millwall not to grab the opponent's seven inches and beat him to death!

Ronaldinho pulled the sidelines directly after the opening, and dribbled the ball to Dixon without looking at the running position of his teammates after receiving a pass from Nedved. This was what Aldridge had told him before the game.

Use all your skills to beat Dixon!

Ronaldinho swayed in front of Dixon and passed the opponent. The old Dixon could only defend one side, so he chose to defend inside, but Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from his side to the bottom.

After reaching the bottom line, Dixon caught up with him. Ronaldinho made a sudden stop, changed direction and pulled the ball out. He passed the opponent twice within 10 seconds!

Immediately afterwards, he shot coldly with his foot at a very small angle, which made Seaman break out in a cold sweat, and blocked the ball out of the baseline with one hand.

The fans in the stands applauded Ronaldinho, and Ronaldinho ran slowly to take a corner kick.

Wenger looked dignified. Playing against Millwall was like conducting a full-scale actual military parade. Any problems with the team were immediately exposed.

It is generally not a problem to play against other teams. Overmars directly suppressed the opponent on the same side, and it is Dixon's turn to be exploded?

Seeing that Ronaldinho missed the goal, Aldrich bowed his waist and felt a little regretful. If he scored, it would be so beautiful! (to be continued...) ()