Chapter 1207： Enter a new era!

In the summer of 2008, in the season that the Premier League has just ended, Millwall defended the league with a terrifying 35 wins and 3 draws. The third-generation mad lion’s attack group did not dare to say that Europe was frightened. After all, Millwall did not participate in Europe. War, but in England, all competitors have shuddered.

Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Villa, as the main trident in the 38 rounds of the league jointly blasted 87 goals, if you count Kaka, only the number of league goals broke 100!

Fleet Street joke: C Ronaldo or Messi played, Millwall comes with a halo of 1:0, if two people play at the same time, then comes with a halo of 2:0, if all four of the attacking group come on stage, 99% of the victory in the game belongs to Mill Wall.

Millwall once again completed the domestic rule under Aldridge's steady leadership, defending the Triple Crown!

In the summer of the European Cup, Spain has reached the top!

Just one week after the European Cup ended, Lion King Stadium ushered in a veteran retirement ceremony.

The ceremony took place at night.

The Lion King Stadium did not turn on the entire lighting, but the stadium stands were not dark.

Three giant portraits fluttered on the south stands, and huge lights shone on it, which was particularly shocking under the night!

Nedved, Larson, Schneider!

On the other three stands, the seats arranged in advance were decorated with lights: 7, 10, and 11.

Below each number, there is the name of the corresponding player.

Number 7, Schneider.

Number 10, Nedved.

On the 11th, Larson.

The three veterans decided to retire together at this time!

Larson will be 37 years old in two months.

Nedved will be 36 years old in a month and a half.

Schneider was only 35 years old by the end of the year, but the serious injury in the Champions League last season made him fall sharply. German coach Leo failed to give Schneider the chance to participate in the European Cup at the last minute, indeed because he was in Milwaukee. During his playing time this season, he has lost his aura, and there are still some mistakes. His physical condition has declined significantly.

The three veterans chose to retire together. They did not hold a retired game, but simply performed a short farewell ceremony with fans at home.

In the star-studded Lion King Stadium, Schneider, Nedved, Larson, and three people walked into the stadium easily in casual clothes. They stood side by side when the lights flickered, huge When the beam of light shrouded them, the cheers and thunderous applause erupted from the entire stadium, enduring!

Compared to Southgate’s retired competition where stars were shining, and there were a multitude of trophies and honors displayed, that was a bit grandiose. Today, the three veterans retired. The ceremony is extremely simple and low-key. Everything goes without saying.

They used 14 years of spring and autumn youth blood to compose their legend of green shade!

They made the No. 7, No. 10 and No. 11 jerseys become significant in the Millwall Club, and it will be Ronaldo, Messi and Aguero who will inherit this honor and responsibility.

Although countless fans applauded in the stands, many fans also burst into tears while applauding.

I don't want to say goodbye, I want to see you again on the green field!

Aldridge secretly wiped the wetness of his eyes from the sidelines. He knew that from the first day he coached the team, he knew that without them, there would be no success, so when they called the curtain, his heart was full. Unlimited gratitude.

He patted the backs of his two sons standing next to him. Earl and Burt wore wild lion jerseys, and the brothers walked into the field with a flag pole wrapped in a flag.

Arriving in front of the three people in Nedved, Burt solemnly asked the flagpole to be handed over to Nedved, and the mad lion warrior waved the flag of the mad lion!

But Nedved squatted down and smiled at Burt, clapped in his ear and didn't know what to say, then gave Burt an encouraging look.

Burt became firm, standing in front of the three men, erecting the flat flagpole, and Earl pulled the corner of the flag, huh...

The flag of the rusty mad lion's mighty team emblem appeared in the audience's line of sight. Burt tried his best to start waving the flag. With every wave of his swing, the fans on the scene would applaud and become more and more loud. Go straight to the sky!

Nedved, Larson, and Schneider hugged each other’s shoulders and watched the young boy Bert waving the flag of the mad lion again and again. This picture made their hearts quiet and sighed.

They are no longer the future of the mad lion, just as they chose to retreat quickly, and did not promise Aldridge to persist as much as possible and write the old legend, it does not make sense, they just want to do the best thing for the mad lion, the mad lion now What is needed is fresh blood. While UEFA is ushering in a new era, the mad lion also needs to be refreshed!

These old guys, hehe, should have self-knowledge and leave the opportunity to young people.

Because in another season, the mad lion will return to the European War. The European War in the new era will be more brutal and more competitive than in the past!

They hope that players such as Aguero, Moutinho and Verroso will improve their level as much as possible in the coming year, and then, the crazy lion will meet the challenges of the new era in the best state!

When the third-generation mad lion is getting closer to the peak, the first-generation mad lion almost announced that it will completely withdraw from the stage of history belonging to the mad lion!

Halfway around 98, and after 98 years of perseverance to today, Schneider, Nedved, Larson, Southgate have all retired, but the remaining Bout, but also nearly two The year faded out of sight, and he was in a position to stand by at the stand of Millwall's backup goalkeeper to prepare for the team's need.

The mainstay of the second generation of crazy lions, Ronaldinho and Henry, also entered the countdown to leave the team.

Their competitive state is completely incomparable with the third generation of mad lion's new power. They have dedicated their best youth to the mad lion. Ronaldinho and Henry will stay in Millwall for another season, which is scheduled to be next season. After the end, he went to the United States to dig for gold, and changed his direction to help Millwall start business cooperation with the American football club and develop the American market. No matter where they go, they will be talked about and recalled with the status of a mad lion legend. The legendary journey left in UEFA!

The reason why the retirement ceremonies of Nedved, Larsen and Schneider are simple is also because they are not completely related to the mad lion’s farewell. Southgate went to the FA FA, and the three veterans were Aldridge stayed in the club with great sincerity, entered the management, or participated in the club’s global promotion business development work, or participated in the team’s future internal management work, they just stopped the expedition on the green world. , Has not completely left, will also play an important role in the Millwall club.

When the new season arrives, the crazy lion fans are familiar with the new situation with very subtle emotions: in the VIP stand of the Lion King Stadium, Nedved, Schneider and Larsen sit side by side to watch the ball , Sometimes talking and laughing sometimes with a serious expression.

This made the fans definitely not used to it at first...

In the 2008-2009 season, Millwall still did not participate in the European War, and this season's Champions League will be the last European Championship!

Aldrich also knows the importance of this season, so he focuses on further improving the strength of young players in the cup, including Bell, Royce, who entered the first team bench.

The European Elite League is also evolving. The number of member clubs has soared to more than 30, but the Europa League has not reformed the competition system. It is still 24 teams to ensure the quality of the competition.

In the summer of 2009, Millwall failed to continue the complete monopoly of domestic trophies. He only won two trophies, the League Cup and the League Championship. The FA Cup broke out during the training and was out of the game.

After the end of the season, Henry and Ronaldinho joined hands to the American Major League. During their farewell ceremony, the club displayed the second authentic trophy of the Champions League. The name of the second generation of crazy lions was engraved on the first one. Ronaldinho and Henry are close behind, it belongs to them to create brilliant memories and glory in the crazy lion, the legendary hall of fame of the crazy lion suddenly became crowded, and Ronaldinho and Henry became the most shining in that decade of the crazy lion’s glory One of the names, and the new journey, has been put in front of the mad lion.

In the summer of 2009, European football ushered in a new round of shocks. Although the world economic crisis began to erupt, the football market has continued to rise uncharacteristically, because the first UEFA Europa League is about to kick off, those teams who have determined to qualify Before the start of the new season, the TV broadcast fees and sponsorship fees have been very expensive, and this is only part of it!

England confirmed that the teams participating in the A-level are Manchester United and Chelsea. Liverpool will go to the A-level play-offs, win the A-level game, lose to the B-level, Arsenal will directly enter the B-level, Mill Wall will start from the B-qualifier.

The Italian A-level teams are Inter Milan and Juventus, AC Milan will play the qualifiers, the B-level is Florence, and the qualifiers have Rome.

There were confounding results in Spain. The qualification for the A-level match and the Real Madrid doubles Real Madrid won steadily, but they were qualified as Valencia a year and a half ago, but were subsequently joined by Sevilla due to the league record. Leading and snatching away, even Valencia didn't even qualify for the B-class, the B-class has Atletico Madrid, and the qualifier tickets were obtained by Villarreal.

For teams that have been steadily qualified for the A-level or B-level, they have obtained sufficient event funds one step in advance. They have set off a round of cargo sweeping frenzy in the transfer market, competing for high-quality stars in those first-tier clubs. Under the account, the climax of the European football transfer market has occurred.

Millwall is very quiet, and the football market resource pyramid system is most vividly reflected on them.

The best human resources are hard to come by and can be called priceless.

Millwall already has the top players of Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka, De Rossi, Nesta, Buffon, Ram, Alonso and so on. They are not afraid of others to buy players to enrich their strength. In contrast, this time the shock of the European football pattern, Millwall actually benefited the most during this period!

Because in terms of operating costs, they are far ahead of their opponents!

Don't look at Real Madrid's Barcelona digging people out of super high prices and treatment, but in terms of cost, they need to pay a high transfer fee + contract treatment.

Millwall already has the best players. After obtaining new benefits, they don’t have to spend more than 100 million or more transfer fees. They can use this part of the cost to increase the team’s salary system. Their treatment for players has become higher, and other teams want to dig, relatively, the cost must increase!

This allows Millwall to more firmly retain the top players in the team! Can already lead other European giants in salary treatment!

The pace of the new season is getting closer and closer. Millwall's opponent in the Europa League B qualifier is the Greek champion Olympiacos!