The Young Lion

Just entered October, and the Champions League has rekindled.

A pinnacle battle that is followed by countless fans around the world is about to start at the Lion King Stadium.

Millwall and Milan, the confrontation between the creators of the two dynasties in the past fifteen years, coupled with the number of top stars in the two sides, this game is known as the most anticipated group stage of the Champions League this season. .

Ancelotti is only 43 years old this year, and it is not too much to call him a young coach. The high-spirited Milan coach leads the Rossoneri with a strong lineup!

At the moment when he stepped into the Lion King Stadium, Ancelotti and Keegan acted similarly. After looking around the stadium, his eyes stayed in the chairman's box for a moment, and then he bowed his head and said something that only he himself heard.

Shoot you down!

He and Aldridge are old acquaintances, from the acquaintance when Millwall sold Thuram back then, to sitting side by side during the Champions League draw, plus the then Monaco coach Tigana, the three young coaches sitting together The photos, being dug out at this time, do not know how many memories will be brought back.

And in the season when Millwall defeated Munich, Ancelotti and Aldridge met in private to coach Barcelona. As a result, Millwall failed to pass Bayern Munich, and Ancelotti's Juventus Shamefully reversed by Manchester United!

What the outside world does not know is that when Aldridge decided to retire, he had privately called Ancelotti to test the possibility of the other party coming to coach Millwall, but An Pang directly pointed out the topic at the time, saying: If I go to coach Millwall, I may not be able to play against you in this life, no. I will beat you! Don't you feel regretful?

I hold four Champions League trophies. Five Premier League trophies. If you were me, would you regret it?

Aldrich! Are you looking down on me? Wait, one day, I will first defeat Millwall and then force you out of the mountain! You want to sit there comfortably and watch, hum, go dreaming!

There was a hidden smile on Ancelotti's chubby face.

I just didn't expect this someday to come so soon.

He insisted that he refused to take over Millwall in order to play against Aldridge. That is also a lie.

It's just that Ancelotti understands that Aldridge has brought Millwall too high a position!

It is basically impossible for people to create a more glorious Millwall than Aldrich's era!

Therefore, the successor's record requirements will be ridiculously high,

If there is a slight fluctuation, it will be criticized by the outside world.

For example, Klinsmann led Millwall to only three rounds of the league without victory, so Fleet Street was noisy.

In all fairness, considering the difficulties Millwall has encountered this season, it is unrealistic to maintain the record at the level of last season, or even the average level of the past four seasons.

The sale of four absolute main players is one, and the World Cup syndrome is the second. It also caught up with the coaching change, plus being regarded as a public enemy. Still want to kill the Quartet?

Ancelotti shook hands with Klinsmann normally, but for some reason, he felt some sympathy for the German.

The position of the top giants coach is not easy to sit on, especially the previous coach retired after success, instead of ending in failure. The jewels are ahead, and the successor's brilliance is really hard to compete for.

When the players from both sides entered the field, Pirlo and Gattuso, who were a little apprehensive, were applauded at the Lion King Stadium when the emcee read their names on the sidelines. The gratitude and respect of the players.

This made Shevchenko feel a little uncomfortable. He also left from Millwall, but when he came back here, it was like air. The Lions fans regarded him as nothing, but Pirlo and Gattuso were still regarded as nothing. Considered a hero.

After all, in the eyes of the fans, Shevchenko abandoned Millwall for his own future, and joined the giants as soon as he became famous in Millwall. Although Pirlo and Gattuso also left, they were not due to competitive factors. And what these two have done for Millwall has been brilliant.

Aldridge stood up and applauded in the box, and his son was no exception.

But the applause was followed by a sigh.

Why do football circles value local household registration?

The core is actually a question of belonging, not just the qualifications for registration. As far as the current registration rules of the Premier League are concerned, before the u21s, playing in their home league for 3 years is considered a local household registration, which has nothing to do with nationality. Almost all the players who come out of the Millwall youth team are the same. Having a local hukou is not a problem at all.

But if you train a foreign player in the four major leagues, or in the three major leagues, you have to be aware that he wants to return to China after he becomes famous. If you train a local player in England, you don’t have this kind of worry. The problem is that England has too few talent resources.

In this Champions League pinnacle battle, the starting lineups of both sides and the number of stars make people excited.

Ronaldinho, Henry, Larsson, Klose, Lampard, this is Millwall's lineup in the frontcourt.

And Milan, who is not considered defensive Gattuso, also has Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa, Shevchenko, and Inzaghi.

Rivaldo is still sitting on the Milan bench.

A pin-to-head competition kicked off.

Aldrich was sitting in the box holding Bert, and Bert looked up and asked, Dad, will the Wild Lion win?

Aldrich was briefly absent-minded.

In the past, Burt would not ask such questions, as if Millwall always won.

But the recent wave of victories has shaken the children.

Aldrich rested his chin on Bert's head, and said softly, Milan is also very good. Don't guess who will win and who will lose in football. If you do that, you will lose a lot of fun.

Burt nodded with half understanding, and Earl shouted in the box: Of course the Lions will win! We have Ronaldinho, he can beat everyone!

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In fact, Ronaldinho played well in this game, making the old Costacurta dizzy. The impact he brought from cutting inside was beyond the reach of Milan's defense.

However, Milan also has advantages, obvious advantages. That is midfield control.

Pirlo. Seedorf. Rui Costa, the three teamed up to control the field, the power is extraordinary.

Millwall used the speed characteristics of the Premier League team to overwhelm Milan's old defense, and then Milan used strong midfield control to defeat Millwall's weak defense.

Ronaldinho and Henry passed shots to each other and scored two goals.

Rui Costa gave Inzaghi an assist, Shevchenko received a long pass from Pirlo to blast Neil, and Milan also scored two goals.

It must have been bliss for the fans all over the world who enjoyed the game, 4 goals in 90 minutes. There is no lack of a lot of exciting scenes, but for both sides of the game, there are joys and sorrows.

Milan came out unscathed at the Lion King Stadium and the 2-2 scoreline will surely be disappointing for Millwall fans as they failed to take their group qualifying rivals Milan at home, with Barcelona at home in the other game Won Lens 3:0. In the group standings, Barcelona ranks first with 4 points, Milan and Millwall share 2 points, and Lens is at the bottom with 1 point. The next two Champions League group matches may determine the defending champion Millwall Wall's fate. If Milan and Lens take all 6 points in two rounds, they will have 8 points. In Millwall's two rounds against Barcelona, ​​they must win at least one game!

Aldridge sat in the box with his head bowed in thought. Burt and Earl were on the sidelines and did not bother Aldridge, even though the fans left the stadium one after another, making the stadium deserted.

What Aldridge is thinking about is the problems encountered by Millwall's overall skills and tactics at this stage. In the post-Pirlo era, the decline in midfield control is not too obvious, but today I encountered the super control put on by An Pang An opponent in the middle of the field.

However, the decline of midfield creativity is very obvious. Lampard can bring the impact of surprise and forward, but he cannot bring the creativity of thunder on the flat ground. Moreover, Lampard has a strong desire to move forward, so the connection between front and back, offense and defense The key figures of the conversion hub are not obvious.

call.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Aldrich came back to his senses, took Bert and Earl's little hands from left to right, got up and left.

It has only been more than a month since he let go, and Aldridge is still patient, and he also believes that Klinsmann will solve this problem.

Because the team's lineup is substantial this season, there are all kinds of players with various characteristics.

Two nights later, a red carpet was rolled out in front of the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, West London, and a large number of fans gathered here.

Under the night, a giant banner fell from the building in the square. On it was a promotional poster of a movie, with a blue lion as the background, and the busts of several characters gradually enlarged from top to bottom. Among them, the male at the bottom was The protagonist is none other than David Tennant. His chin is slightly raised, his spirit is high, his meticulous suit and handsome face fully interpret the frivolity of the young man.

In the center of the poster, a line of words is rendered with an explosion effect.

Lion: Before Dawn

Near eight o'clock, a stretched Lincoln stopped in front of the red carpet. When Tennant got out of the car with his female companion first, many fans around applauded and asked for his autographed photo.

Tennant had a smile on his face, and he didn't have the arrogance of young people like in the poster. Then, two children in small suits jumped out of the car, instantly attracting the attention of many people on the scene. The driver was Aldrich. After getting out of the car, he turned around and carefully helped Ivan get out of the car, and then let Ivan hold his arm.

Aldridge smiled at Tennant, Go and say hello to the fans.

Tennant excused himself and walked towards the crowd beside the red carpet. The voices shouting Aldridge's name became louder and louder, and Aldrich smiled and raised his hand to say hello.

Today is the premiere of the Wild Lion movie, and more than 70% of the audience are fans of Millwall. If not, they might not be so motivated to come to watch the premiere, after all, they can't see the content of the movie.

Walking to the entrance of the Empire Cinema, Ivan let go of Aldrich's arm, and Aldrich hugged the man standing at the door.

Danny, thanks.

Hehe, Aldridge, what are you thanking me for? I want to thank you. Unexpectedly, when the film was released, Millwall's global influence just rose to another level. Grass, seven crowns, and You, to bring England back to the goddamn World Cup, is like a dream, amazing.

This man is the director of this film, Danny Cannon.

While they were chatting here, another luxury car stopped on the side of the road at the other end of the red carpet, and the first man who got out of it was Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho put on a slim suit today, and his long hair was tied in a ponytail behind his head. He was extraordinarily energetic and handsome when he was serious.

However, when he saw Aldrich on the other side, he grinned directly, making Aldrich dumbfounded. Suddenly, his demeanor did not match the attire.

Ronaldinho was not in a hurry to walk towards Aldrich. Behind him, Southgate, Nedved, Larson, and Henry also got out of the car one after another. Five men in suits and leather shoes walked side by side, and the lights flickered along the way. Reporters, fans, scrambling to take out the camera to shoot... (to be continued...) ()