The Young Lion

The 1996-1997 FA Cup final was over. Chelsea lost 0:3 to the defending champion Millwall. Congratulations to Millwall. They won the third trophy of the season and became the first team in the history of English football clubs. A single-season league, the FA Cup, the treble-winning team of the European Championship, the young coach Aldridge Hall put his name in the history books, and also made Millwall a force that cannot be ignored in English football. , How long can their glory today last? Let us wait and see!

When the coach and players walked into the field and started running to celebrate, Aldridge turned and walked towards Gullit. The braided handsome face was expressionless, and after shaking hands with Aldridge, the two separated.

Most of Chelsea's fans have already left the field, and the Wembley Stadium echoes with the songs sung by the Wild Lions fans, singing the great achievements of the Wild Lions.

Aldridge walked into the field and hugged every player.

Maybe it was in the Netherlands two days ago, they had just experienced the crazy joy after winning the championship. Today, the players were a little calm, and quickly returned to normal after the victory.

Chelsea's players sat scattered and alone on the ground, looking sadly at their mortal enemy.

The awards ceremony began soon, and the Chelsea players had to line up to watch the Millwall team go up to the royal box. The players couldn't wait to go up, and Aldridge dragged at the end, high-fived with the fans on both sides of the aisle, and accepted the award. cheer.

When the chairman of the FA, Wiseman, held Aldridge's hand, he smiled and said: I didn't expect to meet you here again a year later, hahaha.

Aldridge said with a smile, Hehe, are you bothering me?

Wiseman lowered his head and whispered in his ear: Millwall is awesome. It has contributed a lot to England this year and will continue to do so next season. Aldridge, I like your team.

His affectionate confession really came from the heart.

Millwall borrowed the Wembley Stadium to generate income for the FA. At the same time, Millwall achieved good results in the European war, which also gave England face. In addition, UEFA began to implement the European League points system. The competitiveness of the European war will be directly linked to the European status of the Premier League.

The two took advantage of this opportunity to communicate for a long time.

In addition to praise, Wiseman also expressed his hope in Aldridge's ear.

Millwall's youth training is so good, can we train more English players in the future?

Aldridge took Millwall from the second division team to the Premier League champions in three years.

His coaching ability is not only reflected in the evaluation of a few good games, but it is proved by the honor book. In addition to the first year in League One, he won five important trophies in the next two years , This may be the achievement that many coaches hope to achieve in their lifetime.

But Millwall has also been criticized for not paying attention to localization.

The proportion of English players in the first team is too small. Except for Southgate, who is the main player, other players, such as Phillips, Lampard, Ferdinand, and Mills, have no main position. Originally, there was Richards, Has also bid farewell to the player role.

Aldridge has his own unspeakable secrets. It has been difficult for Millwall to attract high-level English players in the past two years. Now, they should have the capital to attract local stars, but on the one hand, it is financial pressure. Due to the internal main position factor, he has given up the idea of ​​directly buying famous stars.

Millwall's youth training is still in the development stage. Training English players is one of our development goals. Before long, we will have more outstanding English players.

Aldridge and Wiseman are playing official, but it is not aimless, but in the youth team, the two Cole are important players in Millwall's plan in the future.

In front of the chairman of the FA, Aldridge didn't think it was a problem to say something to make the other party happy. Wiseman was obviously very happy, and then walked to present the award.

Southgate called Larson to the middle and smiled at him: You come to lift the trophy!

Larsson, as the team's third captain, is of course qualified to win the trophy. In the penultimate round of the league trophy, it was Nedved who won the trophy. In the Netherlands, it was Southgate. At the end of the season, this This honor should be reserved for Larsson, the super shooter who contributed 52 goals for the team this season.

Although he scored many goals, his proportion was only 30% of the team's goals in the whole season. Millwall's offensive firepower in various competitions this year has been completely released. This is related to their mature offensive system. Retreating and cutting inside the frontcourt winger made their offense hard to defend. Nedved scored 20+ assists throughout the season, and the striker trident scored 97 goals in all competitions. The gorgeous attack conquered England and gained fame in Europe!

When Larson took the trophy from Wiseman, his eyes were a little wet. He looked at Nedved on the left and Southgate on the right. Aldridge, who was behind the tail of the leftmost team, saw the boss showing him a handsome smile and encouraging eyes.

Larsson knew how much his team-mates helped him towards the end of the season, otherwise he would not have been able to score as many goals.

Guys, thank you! Thank you! Millwall, we are champions!

Larsson hoisted up the FA Cup trophy with a roar, and the whole team of Millwall also waved their fists and roared to the sky.

We are champions! Triple Crown winners!

After holding the cup, the players walked down the other side of the aisle. Aldrich was dragged at the end, but the camera followed him.

Aldrich! Aldrich!

Aldrich turned his head and found that Victoria and Beckham were still standing beside Melanie. He walked over and put his arms around Melanie's neck, and kissed passionately.

The triple crown, the first in England's history, worked hard for a season, and it was not in vain. The joy of the harvest made him unable to restrain his inner excitement.

This is definitely a season that made him famous!

But football is a sport that never stops. He knows that he cannot be complacent, cannot stop chasing victory, and cannot lie on the credit book to be complacent, but at this moment, he deserves a respite and enjoys this moment!

The celebration stage began to be set up on the court, and the players also went back to the locker room to change their clothes.

For today, they specially prepared the winning commemorative shirts.

When Aldridge walked off the field, the family members or girlfriends of the players appeared on the field. Looking at a few immature children standing on the field, wearing their father's miniature jersey, Aldridge's eyes were gentle and his heart was intoxicated.

There are more than 35,000 fans in the stands. They are all fans of the Wild Lions. They know that the team will celebrate on this field next, so they want to witness it all.

Aldrich! Aldrich! Aldrich!

Wembley Stadium suddenly issued a loud cry, and the fans tirelessly chanted Aldridge's name in the stands, expressing their admiration and love for him.

Aldridge clapped his hands above his head before walking back into the tunnel.

Club members Adam Jane and Evan Lovell walked onto the pitch with a trophy each.

The simple stage has been set up, and on the grass in front of the stage, Adam arranged three trophies side by side.

In the middle is the Premier League trophy, and on both sides are the FA Cup trophy and the European Cup Winners' Cup trophy.

Yiwen is dressed in white clothes today, wearing a lady's suit and narrow skirt like a white-collar beauty, elegant and elegant.

The fans have long been familiar with her existence. She used to be one of the managers of the fan organization. After that, she will appear in the stands in all Millwall home games this season, sitting next to Puskas and Arthur. Gao, became the goddess of the stands of Millwall. In the second half of the season, she took up the post of Millwall administration department and part-time host of Millwall TV. In some official review tapes, her voice and interview figure have made her With a lot of popularity.

At this time, she picked up the microphone and stood on the stage, passionately asking all the fans: Are you happy this season?

certainly!

The fans in the stands burst into laughter after roaring.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome the FA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Premier League champions! Millwall's captain, Gareth Southgate!

There was a thunderous cry at the scene, followed by applause.

Wearing the team's championship commemorative jersey, Southgate was the first to walk out of the player tunnel. On both sides of the red carpet were the families of the players. Southgate's wife held their children in tears.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand how difficult their lives have been in the past year. Of course, this is not material, but mental pressure. Being accused and attacked by some extreme fans made them almost lose even the most basic sense of security.

Southgate went over and hugged his wife and children, kissing them tenderly on the cheeks before puffing out his chest and waving to the fans in the stands.

Pawel Nedved!

Ivan called out the name of the second player in high spirits.

Nedved entered the field second, with a charming smile on his face, which made the God of War, who always showed a will of steel in the game, drunk the hearts of countless girls.

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When all the first-team players and Ronaldinho stepped onto the stage, they stood in two rows talking and laughing, and the pattern on the winning commemorative shirt was also particularly eye-catching.

On the chest is the blue lion on the Millwall team emblem, under the lion's feet are three trophies, and at the bottom is the words 1996-1997.

This commemorative shirt is worthy of their collection.

Finally, who else? Let's come together, three two one!

The fans chanted: Aldrich Hall!

Aldrich walked out in suits and leather shoes, walked to the stage with an iconic smile on his face, and took the microphone from Ivan.

The audience was silent and listened to what he was about to say.

Ahem, Millwall, champion, Millwall, champion.

Aldrich said it twice on his own, and then he suddenly raised his voice and shouted: Millwall!

Extend the microphone to the direction of the stands, only to hear the sky of Wembley being enveloped by a voice.

champion!

Millwall?

champion!

 …

Aldrich yelled five times before he died down.

The fans at the scene also had a great time shouting.

Aldridge was silent for 20 seconds suddenly, and then calmly said into the microphone: To be honest, I wasn't a Millwall fan until I was eighteen.

Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.

Isn't the language amazing and endless?

But this is dismantling oneself!

Panic rose in the hearts of the fans, why does this sound like a farewell declaration?

Aldridge continued: My family, everyone is a Millwall fan, even my three-year-old nephew, he loves Millwall very much, but before I was 18 years old, no. , I feel ashamed. Compared with you, my contribution to this club is simply insignificant. Some people say that Millwall's achievements this season have made England's eyes focus on London, and Millwall has begun to be valued by everyone. In England, in Europe, there will be more people like this club, so, people start talking about my contribution to this club, but I will tell everyone, I, Aldrich Hall, I am just nobody, What is the success of this club? It's them, it's the outstanding players one after another, and what is the greatness of Millwall? We didn't have a champion in the past that we can show off to other fans and talk about us However, Millwall has you, this is the greatest place! Without you, this club would lose its meaning of existence! You use your actions to explain what is loyalty, what is never giving up, what is the ultimate Death follows! As the coach of the team, I admire you, and as the manager of the team, I am grateful to you! If you ask me now: Aldridge, are you a Millwall fan? My answer is: I am not! Millwall Wall has become the biggest part of my life!

After Aldridge finished speaking, he bowed to the stands around him in thanks.

Many fans in the stands burst into tears, and the applause was warm and prolonged.

That's right, for the most loyal supporters of the club, they only love one team in their life. This kind of love is interpreted with the light of life, and it is composed of passionate eulogy with cheering on the scene regardless of the weather.

After the applause subsided, Aldridge said calmly: You have expressed your gratitude to every player in the team, but we have forgotten a person, a person who has left, here, I want to say to him : Jaap Stam, thank you, good luck, I hope you can also thank him for his contribution to the team in the past three years, and wish him well, our success is inseparable from his dedication, he is a ...

Aldridge's words were a bit unspeakable, because there were huge boos from the stands.

The transfer of Stam has been announced, and it will only be implemented as soon as the transfer period arrives.

Fans can't forgive this betrayer, especially when the team's championship is the most critical time, they have an affair with Manchester United.

Please don't, please don't. We'll be looking forward, Millwall will be looking forward, and I know it's sad to see him go because of how much we love him, but life goes on, the ball The team will move forward as always. We accept all this rationally and give fair treatment to those who leave. In any case, I thank him. If anyone cannot accept his departure, please forget it. No matter what happens, we will Face the future with full confidence, so what we should look forward to is tomorrow, now, I can't wait for the new season to start, let more teams experience Millwall, how about you?

Fans in the stands recovered their anger at Stam's departure.

If it weren't for the irrational behavior of many fans after Stam announced the transfer, Aldridge might not have said these things today.

Although I hope the new season starts earlier, but the players have worked hard for ten months, it is time for them to take a break. Here, we make an appointment. In the new season, we will still be together and witness the future of Millwall together. !

After Aldrich finished speaking, the audience burst into applause again, and at this moment, fireworks were scattered all over the place, and the players of the whole team jumped up and down on the stage and shouted for the champion.

They started posing for pictures on the pitch, everyone snapping photos in front of the three trophy trophies, Larsson also showing off his Premier League Golden Boot, while others who won other awards of the season, such as Pirlo beat David Beckham They also presented the awards for the newcomer awards they won.

This is a fruitful season, but it is also Millwall's rush to glory.

In 1997, international financial speculators headed by Soros swept across Southeast Asian countries from July. The Asian financial crisis became the main theme in the second half of the world. Countries in Southeast Asia that suffered financial looting condemned financial speculators one after another. In the list of economic war criminals, Barnett Hall is impressively listed. The Hall family once again achieved rapid capital growth in the international financial market. Barnett was crowned the youngest billionaire in the UK the following year.

This year, Cantona announced his retirement, the Labor Party came to power, Blair came to power, the new economic policy stimulated the strong recovery of the pound, and the economic strength of the Premier League team has been significantly improved.

Princess Diana passed away, Gascoigne fell into self-destruction, and the British national idol entered a vacuum. England's rising star Beckham and England's marshal Aldrich entered the public eye and began to ascend the throne of national idol.

East London is not as magnificent as Northwest London. On the land of urban countryside, a blue male lion quickly became stronger after waking up. He overturned the world of the Premier League and the G5 era. He stared at Europa with a big mouth, intending to bring disaster to the world......

The third volume: The hegemony is flourishing - the end.

Next Volume: The Throne of Champions (to be continued.) (m)