The Young Lion

At the scene of the draw of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 98-99 season, Aldridge obviously felt very different from last year's treatment.

Last year, he was just a fledgling rookie on the occasion where the handsome men gathered. Since they didn't know him, they didn't bother to take care of him.

But this year is different. Many people who don't know come to greet Aldridge and talk a few words cordially. Most of them are formal greetings and have no meaning.

Aldridge sat down and waited for the lottery to begin. After a while, there were more people around him. He turned his head and looked at him with a smile.

"Oh, your deputy chairman recently denounced Millwall, saying that the FA has given Millwall special care. It’s weird. I really want the FA to take care of us and take all our future Champions League matches. Arranged into the home game, but in the next three months, after six Champions League game days, we actually have to play 5 away, but Arsenal only have two away, I really don’t know who the FA favors."

Aldridge said playfully.

Wenger smiled bitterly, saying: "Actually I don't agree with Dane's proposal. Arsenal suddenly went to Wembley to play the Champions League home game, which will greatly reduce our home advantage. For Arsenal who will return to the Champions League after many years. , It would be unwise to lower the home advantage."

Aldridge spread his hands and said: "But my team played the Champions League for the first time last year."

"But your team was familiar with Wembley through the European Cup Winners' Cup exercise last season. Although the home advantage is still weakened, at least there is a process of adaptation."

Aldridge does not make any rebuttals. The fact is that, as Wenger said, renting Wembley in the previous season is to prepare for the Champions League.

"How? Is there any ambition for the new season?"

Wenger stared at Aldridge with a smile and whispered: "Did you say that? Arsenal is not enough to fight in two lines, the league is not your competitor, the Champions League, who would think Arsenal is popular?"

After returning to the Champions League for many years, Arsenal estimated that even the top ten rankings won the championship.

Aldridge shrugged: "Can't look at it that way, Millwall was not popular last year."

While he was talking, Aldridge seated two people on the other side of the seat. He turned his head and looked at it with pleasure.

One is Inter Milan coach, Hodgson, and the other is Manchester United coach, Ferguson.

Hodgson, the England coach, is able to take charge of a giant like Inter Milan in Italy, and his ability and fame are not bad.

As soon as Hodgson sat down, he talked warmly with Aldridge. The two shook hands and then Hodgson began to suffer.

The Millwall Summer Players Supermarket opens, and the six players left by the first team are all quoted by Inter Milan. The quotation is basically the same as the value of these players to leave. Moratti blew out Aldridge’s calls. However, in the end, Aldridge did not sell to Inter Milan alone.

He and Hodgson are both English people, and they don't slap their eyes when they communicate.

"Inter Milan still buy people? Also buy? You have more than 30 first-teams. Are you going to run a team or form an army to conquer the universe? It's not that I don't sell people. I know Morati almost. For three years, I have agreed to his offer, but the players themselves do not want to go to Inter Milan, the players directly refused Inter Milan, so there is no negotiation, it really has nothing to do with me."

Aldrich explained innocently, like Elgra, Capdevila, people want to go back to Spain, Shevchenko to Milan, Trezeguet to Juventus, which are not less attractive than Inter. Good Johnson wanted to play the main role, going to Inter is definitely a substitute, Barack hesitated, but glanced at Inter Milan's first team lineup, he was terrified and directly rejected the opponent.

The transfer window will be closed in two days, the signings of the major teams are basically over, Hodgson packed his mood and began to compliment Aldridge.

Aldridge even said that he did not dare to act.

The two people's intimate conversations made Ferguson and Wenger feel tired and crooked. At the moment, the two people had the same idea at the moment: Hodgson, Aldridge, can you not be such a disgusting person?

He had no business communication with Hodgson at all, basically sing and slap each other...

When the **** made me feel stinky, Aldridge smiled and looked at Huo Taigong, asking: "Inter Milan's lineup is so luxurious, Ronaldo, Djokov, Baggio, Simone... uh, last season you Having won the UEFA Cup, unfortunately, Serie A is under Juventus. Should there be a greater pursuit in the new season? The outside world is very much looking forward to the performance of the Inter Milan Champions League."

Huo Taigong nodded. His coaching career has so far been high. Although he re-acquired Inter Milan in the summer is a second move into the palace and has a little relationship with Odri, he is guaranteed. Now is the stage to climb proudly in life, and occasionally wear cool black sunglasses fashionablely.

"As long as they are not in the dead group, Inter Milan has the strength to enter the knockout, and then look at the luck of the draw."

As soon as Huo Taigong's words came out, in addition to Aldridge keeping a smile and nodding, both Ferguson and Wenger scoffed at the bottom of their hearts: Luck? In the knockout, who will be the soft persimmon in the quarterfinals?

"What about Millwall? Have confidence in defending this year?"

Hodgson reciprocated, and also asked Audridge.

Aldridge said low-key: "It's too difficult to defend. Millwall will try to qualify for the group first. My team hasn't been a synthetic player yet."

He said so, Ferguson snorted.

grass!

Just defeated Manchester United a week ago, but now it is said that the team has not yet become a synthetic!

Aldridge noticed Ferguson’s reaction, hey laughed twice, and did not continue to speak.

Before the lottery ceremony began, Johansson still talked about European football’s achievements in the past year. Millwall won the team of the year. After all, they still took the Champions League as a dark horse in the eyes of the outside world. This is a myth. Coupled with the dedication of many exciting games, the final against Real Madrid is a classic battle, Millwall won this award, there is not much controversy.

Critics will accuse Millwall of winning only the second season in the Premier League, but Millwall is tied evenly with the runner-up and third with only one point away from champion Arsenal, plus they also won the League Cup Millwall performed a lateral comparison among the strong teams in the roads, and had enough confidence to be elected the best.

Millwall won the championship with two consecutive years of European wars, and is an undefeated record for two consecutive years, was listed as the seed team.

In the group draw, Millwall was directly drawn out of the first gear, waiting for other opponents to join the same group.

When the second-tier team was drawn, Aldridge's face was green.

When the second team in his group appeared, many people on the scene turned their attention to Aldridge, not only to see him, but also to see Huo Taigong!

Inter Milan!

Hodgson's face was expressionless, more like stunned.

Aldridge was embarrassed...

Malle Gobi, the two just talked like old friends, complimenting each other and wishing each other a good result in the Champions League.

Isn't this nonsense?

6 groups, 8 qualifying places, this is the rhythm of death!

Ferguson and Wenger held back for a long time, neither of them held back, twisting their faces to one side, and the corners of their mouths raised slightly.

After accepting this reality, Hodgson smiled dryly: "Oh, the second group can also qualify."

"Oh, yeah, yeah."

Aldrich echoed two sentences.

No further calls.

Yes, the second group can also qualify, but six groups are second and only two can qualify.

Two of us, who is willing to be the second in the group and give the destiny to luck?

The two who had previously happily talked fell into silence, quietly watching the lottery ceremony proceeding, and even their faces did not twist to the other side.

UEFA of grass mud horses!

This is a conspiracy!

Aldrich secretly slandered in his heart. If he wants to say how strong Inter Milan is, he doesn't think it is just an embarrassing scene at this moment, and he is in a depressed mood.

After the other two opponents in the same group came out, Aldridge couldn't hold back and bowed his head and scolded the sentence.

Hodgson saw Aldrich’s reaction, looked up at the big screen, rubbed his eyes, convinced that he was right, and turned to ask Ferguson: “Inter Milan is with Millwall, and Graz in Austria, and Moscow in Russia. Are the scores in the same group?"

Ferguson looked up and nodded: "Yes, congratulations, the group situation is good, as long as you don't lose to Millwall, there is a high possibility of promotion to the first name."

Hodgson nodded slightly, Aldridge was next to him, and he couldn't make any more brazen words.

strange!

Graz, Spartan Moscow, this is definitely the fish belly in the impression!

Of course, they are the big guys in their national league, but in the Champions League, the impression is that the meat is slaughtered.

Why did Aldrich react so much?

Wenger also expressed surprise. He whispered and asked: "Are you mistaken?"

Aldridge looked up suddenly and said in disappointment: "Yes, I read it right."

"you are not happy?"

"Not happy."

"why?"

"Because the team is going to Moscow to play, grass! With this grouping, you can't divide Millwall in the circles of Central and Western Europe!"

Wenger immediately understood it when he heard it.

Britain and Russia are almost the westernmost and the easternmost in the European territory.

Although Millwall only needs to play one away game and expedite to Moscow, the fatigue of the round trip and the fatigue of the game will directly affect the upcoming league after the match day.

A league sounds irrelevant, but considering Millwall’s defeat of defending last season, the only difference is a ball! What's worse is that turning a loss into a draw or turning a draw into a victory, then they can defend their title successfully.

Why the league's performance in the first half of last season was worse than in the second half of the season, the expedition to Kiev is a factor, it seems small, but it cannot be ignored.

The draw ceremony was over, and Aldridge soon left behind the depression.

He stood up and shook hands with Wenger, congratulations.

Wenger smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not easy in this group, congratulations on me? I'm going to lead the team to Ukraine to challenge Dynamo Kiev. I have to face Ligue 1 champion Lance last season. Greek giant Panathinaikos."

"In short, congratulations."

Aldridge turned around again and hurriedly shook hands with Mrs. Huo. The two of them had nothing to congratulate or bless each other. Anyway, it wouldn't take long for them to meet again. At that time, it was the day when the swordsmen met.

Finally, Aldridge shook hands with Ferguson again and congratulated each other.

Ferguson looked ugly and said, "Are you deliberate?"

Aldrich turned his head to look at the big screen at this moment, and asked uninterestingly: "Well, when I didn't say."

Manchester United fell blood mold, and the other three opponents in the same group were Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Bloomberg.

In addition to the Danish champion may be a child of points, the other three giants fight each other, this group is the death group, the worst thing is that the internal friction between the three giants may lead to the group's low second score and can not qualify...