The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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Istanbul, Turkey.

Once Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and now the capital of Turkey, this former political center that ruled Europe is full of complexity and conflict, economy, culture, religion, It is conceivable that a city located on the dividing line between Europe and Asia will not simply be like a clear sky.

The sky rotates, and the daytime curtain is replaced by dark light and shadow. On the way to Ali-Samyan Stadium, the home of Galatasaray Club, the closer the Millwall bus is to the stadium, the welcomers on both sides of the road are more and more excited. more.

Aldridge didn't have time to appreciate the alternative scenery of the city, but the banging sound brought back the memories of many years ago.

On the street outside the Galatasaray club, fans in red and yellow jerseys held up banners with ferocious expressions, and some even held torches, set off fireworks, were carried by the crowd shirtless, and yelled at the Millwall bus frantically Said: Welcome to hell!

Henry leaned on the car window to look at the scene outside, just in time, a fan threw a small stone and flew towards him, and it hit the car window in front of him with a bang, which made him lower his head like a conditioned reflex, causing The fans outside laughed wildly.

Not only the fans outside laughed, but Larson, who was sitting next to Henry, also laughed when he saw Henry lower his head.

Henry had lingering fears. Although he knew that there were car windows blocking him, he was not worried about being hit, but suddenly he saw a UFO flying in front of him from far to near. Who wouldn't be afraid?

He turned his head and found Larson laughing at himself, and said with fear: The people outside are like a group of devils, will there be any problems with the security of the stadium?

Having played in the UK for more than a year, Henry also learned about the football atmosphere in Turkey from the reports of the British media.

To put it mildly, it is fanaticism, but in the mouth of the British media, it is the chaos that has been condemned by verbal and written criticism.

All crows are black. The British media also defended their shortcomings. A few years ago, Manchester United was a guest in Turkey, which caused large-scale riots on and off the field. Foreign media believed that the chaos was caused by British football hooligans, but both governments denied this. British media investigations found that it was actually Turkey’s official mismanagement that made the situation worse, but at that time the British fans walked out of the UK. He was regarded as a football hooligan and killed a lot of people with one shot, so in these years, whenever a Premier League team visits Turkey, from the media to the club. They will focus on security. Everyone does not want to see riots. It will be the tragedy of football.

Larson closed the books he was reading along the way, turned his head and smiled at Henry: If you had come to the team a few years ago, you wouldn't have been touched by the current situation. Look, Pavel, Gareth, Bernd, They were as calm as I was.

Henry asked curiously: In the early years? Millwall hadn't been to Turkey before, right?

Well, it's the first time. But we used to have an opponent. Their fans are not like those Turkish fans outside. They really hate us. I think it's your pity that you didn't experience the East London derby. , Let’s see if there is a chance in the future. I don’t know if West Ham United has been relegated in League One.”

West Ham?

Henry was thoughtful. Speaking of which, when he joined Millwall, he really had a detailed understanding of Millwall's history when he was recovering from his injuries.

Of Millwall's official diplomatic ties, only Manchester United are rivals for leaving London. In London, Arsenal are rivals, and Tottenham are all safe and sound. The most important thing is the team's mortal enemy. As a Millwall player, you must understand who the club's mortal enemy is. The first to bear the brunt is West Ham. Manchester United, followed by Crystal Palace in the past, and now, the second place should become Chelsea.

Coincidentally, Aldridge also thought of West Ham United when he was sitting in the front row.

To get to the stadium, police cars are needed to clear the way, escorted by mounted police, and the bus is besieged by fans who look like monsters and ghosts.

Bub, does the back of your head still hurt?

Aldrich suddenly raised his head and asked loudly, the whole car was stunned.

Babu sat on the seat behind him and asked inexplicably, Why does it hurt?

West Ham United, East London derby.

Grass! It really started to hurt again!

Babu touched the back of his head involuntarily, and the players and coaches who knew the joke burst out laughing.

In the popular East London Derby that year, Bob was hit in the back of the head by a hostile fan with a metal lighter and was escorted to the hospital on the spot. The fan was not only banned from entering the stadium for life, but even sat for half a year for intentionally hurting others Prison, that's not a joke, a careless person may kill someone!

By the way, how is West Ham United doing recently?

Aldridge turned to look at Jenson.

Jansen had a strange expression, and said: In the first season after relegation, they sold a lot of people, reducing the team's salary pressure. In the first season of League One, Lao Lei failed to lead the team back to the Premier League and was fired by the club. , and then the team was in chaos last season and almost relegated to the second division. This season, it seems that Glenn Roddle of the youth team took over the team and stabilized the situation again. What? Do you miss them?

Aldridge laughed and said: I don't feel anything, but when I browsed the club's official website forum recently, I found an interesting picture, 13% of the fans actually hope to see West Ham United return to the Premier League next season, hehehe .”

Haha, there was actually such a sign last year. They hoped that we would meet West Ham United in the draw in the cup and let the East London derby rekindle the battle.

Aldridge spread his palms and shook his head and smiled. I have to say that the fans' mentality is actually very understandable. The mortal enemy, no matter how well the opponent is doing, trying to step on the opponent into the abyss is the scene I want to see the most. West Ham United The fans definitely hope to meet Millwall in the cup. This mentality is the same as when Millwall was in the lower leagues and West Ham was in the top league. Millwall also hopes to meet West Ham in the cup. Touch is the same.

Millwall's bus drove safely into the Ali-Samyan Stadium. When the bus stopped and the noise from the outside became quieter, the Millwall players felt that they had come from one world to another.

The game was played at night, and the team started warm-up training before the game. There were already many fans in the stadium waiting for the game to start.

After the players all returned to the locker room, Aldridge stood in the center of the locker room. He wrote lightly: This is a stadium called hell, which will have a great psychological impact on you. In itself, the fanatical home atmosphere will not reduce your technical ability. It will not deform the football, and it will not appear out of thin air on the field. Mine, but, don't laugh!

Before Aldridge finished speaking, Ronaldinho burst out laughing, but Aldrich stared at him and immediately suppressed it.

However, it distracts you from what should be 100 per cent of the game and football, and that's what affects your performance. I only ask you for one thing. : Ignore the fans in the stands. Play our style of football for 90 minutes and that's enough.

After saying that, Aldridge turned and left the locker room.

As he walked out of the tunnel, he frowned and didn't even have a foot on the turf. He smelled a pungent smell, turned his head at the exit, good guy, there are fans setting off fireworks in the stands behind, at first glance, he-mother thought the stands were on fire!

Galatasaray's fans in the stands showed their talents, and the mainstream ones were all singing. Singing their team song, repeating the lyrics like crazy, passion, and winning the championship, Aldridge was curious about the meaning of Garem in the song.

All kinds of huge banners on the stands came into view, the most shocking of which was the huge banner of Welcome to Hell.

Crazy fans welcomed the arrival of Millwall with exaggerated body movements. Looking around the court, Aldridge couldn't help but bow his head and smile.

The demons danced wildly in the stands, and it was really a hellish atmosphere.

But whose hell is this?

After Aldridge appeared, he was booed by the home fans. He calmly walked to the coach's bench and sat down. Sometimes the head coach has to learn to judge the situation.

If he remembers correctly, there is an England coach who has coached a Turkish giant in history, and then won the decisive battle between two rival clubs, and then made an exaggerated provocative behavior, which directly brought him death threats , almost stayed in Turkey permanently* and soul.

Afterwards, the coach explained his behavior, thinking that his provocative behavior was commonplace in England, and did not expect the Turkish fans to react so aggressively.

This has nothing to do with the quality of the fans, but the legal system of the social environment and the difference in management efficiency in the football field. The same provocative behavior will cause dissatisfaction among fans in England, and fan conflicts may break out outside the stadium, but the personal safety of the coach It is guaranteed, but in Turkey, especially among sworn enemies, any excessive provocation may lead to its own tragedy.

There is no need for Aldrich to come to hell to show a domineering posture. He is here to lead the team to play games, not to invade.

The second match day of the UEFA Champions League H group is about to start. Galatasaray is at home against Millwall from the Premier League. At present, Galatasaray will qualify from this group. The situation is still optimistic. They drew with Milan. , now ushering in Millwall, as long as you can get points from Millwall, you still have the hope of advancing to the top 16. Millwall easily defeated Hertha Berlin 4:1 in London on the first match day, ranking No. 1 in the group First, their strong offensive firepower is the guarantee of victory, but I don’t know whether they can play normally in front of Galatasaray, which claims to have a hell home in Turkey.”

When the game started, the frenzied atmosphere continued. Millwall started the game by possession of the ball and won a corner three minutes later.

Ronaldinho ran to take the corner kick, but encountered a coin rain at the corner flag position. He held his head and complained to the referee, but that obviously didn't help.

Nedved ran over to stop Ronaldinho's entanglement with the referee, pulled Ronaldinho away and whispered to him: Don't be disturbed by factors outside the court.

Ronaldinho picked up a coin on the ground and asked: Is this also an off-site factor?

Nedved nodded with a serious expression and said to him: Concentrate on the game. If you continue to complain to the referee and your attention is distracted by the behavior of the fans, isn't this what Galatasaray wants to see?

Ronaldinho reacted and followed Nedved's suggestion. Nedved, who has experienced many battles, has accumulated rich experience in the East London derby. This kind of coin rain is really nothing to make a fuss about. Sometimes players just You have to endure the attacks, abuse, humiliation, and even threats from hostile fans, survive, resist the pressure, and not be disturbed, so that you can develop a big heart and a psychological defense that cannot be broken. ()