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The entirety of a player's career is their entire life as a player in the green world.
Southgate's "military life", when he retired and returned to his field, his mentality was already sluggish. A penalty kick would not make him nervous at all. In the midst of great expectations, he walked into the opponent's penalty area and blew the whistle when the referee
After the signal, he easily shot the penalty kick into the goal.
The Millwall fans inside the Hawthorn Stadium burst into loud cheers, and the Millwall players on the visiting team's bench also stood up and applauded.
Southgate seemed "flattered" and raised his hand to respond to those who supported him.
This was originally an ordinary penalty kick, but after the game it was exaggerated by Fleet Street, such as what nine years of reincarnation, Southgate defeated something...
The game is still going on. After West Brom lost the ball, they seemed helpless in the game. It was difficult to think about the beginning and the end. They wanted to attack wildly, but they were afraid that the defense would expose the space to the opponent, but they could not really make a pointless move.
defense.
Like boiling frogs in warm water, Millwall had already taken a 3:0 lead in the 80th minute of the game. The home team fans at the Hawthorn Stadium looked numb and did not leave early. They probably watched with the feeling of missing a glance.
Countdown to West Brom's departure from the Premier League.
Bryan Robson sat limply on the bench, and Aldrich felt a little sorry for him.
There must be something shady in football, it is inevitable.
Even though Millwall is a team that "always pursues victory" in Aldridge's words, it cannot really go all out to win every game. Because it is difficult for you to absolutely dominate the starting 11.
Thought.
In insignificant games, the posture of the players will of course change. They may look relaxed or relaxed. There may be many reasons. Maybe they really don’t care about the outcome of the game, or they may avoid violent confrontations to reduce the possibility of injury.
.
West Brom have a chance to avoid relegation, absolutely.
Relegation rivals Norwich are now five goals behind Fulham!
Crystal Palace and Charlton are still tied for now.
As long as West Brom can win the game, they may really be able to stage a victory escape.
If Millwall and West Brom agree before the game to send West Brom ashore.
That would be a match-fixing, because it was discussed in advance. It was an agreed match.
But the two sides did not discuss it. If West Brom took the lead against Millwall in the game, Millwall might really let them go. The whole team's focus would turn to the Champions League. Even as a substitute, Aldridge did not want to have any
Injury or excessive consumption occurs.
This may turn into a tacit understanding ball.
Tacit understanding exists reasonably, just like the Nordic brothers working together to knock Italy out 2:2 in the European Cup.
Does that require an agreement?
unnecessary!
All it takes is tacit understanding!
When the game develops like that and benefits everyone, hello, me, everyone, why should we fight? Of course, teams with higher ideological consciousness will fight, but in the face of huge interests, no one should look down on anyone.
, because if Italy were in the same situation, there is no guarantee that they would not behave the same way as their Nordic brothers.
West Brom were unlucky to face Millwall in the final game, which also coincided with Southgate's retirement. The Millwall team did not want to lose the last official game with Southgate starting, so
, they were unable to play a tacit game.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, West Brom fans left the field sadly and quietly. It was not that they did not want to send off West Brom with a heroic cheer, hoping that their beloved team would make a comeback in the lower leagues next year.
It's just that West Brom, which only won 5 games all season, really broke the hearts of the fans!
In addition, today is of special significance to Millwall fans. Fans of the away team are here to celebrate. After the game, they are celebrating the arrival of the seventh Premier League crown and they are paying tribute to the legendary Southgate.
"The 2004-2005 English Premier League season has come to an end. Millwall once again scored 102 points and won the Premier League championship. West Brom in the final game was more regrettable. If they can win against Millwall, they will win the Premier League championship.
Will be relegated successfully
, because their relegation opponents, Norwich were massacred by Fulham 0:6 in the away game, and Charlton also defeated Crystal Palace 2:2 at home. As a result, Crystal Palace defeated Norwich with the same goal difference to avoid relegation.
Going ashore, Norwich and West Brom were relegated after the last round!"
This is a day that belongs to Millwall, and it also belongs to Southgate. Interestingly, Crystal Palace was able to successfully avoid relegation, and the official club also sent blessings to Southgate. Some media even joked that Southgate was at the end of the Premier League.
In the final game, he repaid his old club 11 years ago, and his penalty kick gave Millwall the lead...
Southgate smiled and clapped in the stadium to thank all the fans. The Hawthorn Stadium echoed with the voices of Millwall fans singing his praises. While the Millwall players were celebrating in the stadium, Southgate unexpectedly walked in alone.
aisle.
The Premier League season awards ceremony was about to begin, but Southgate, the captain of Millwall, left the stadium, which puzzled the fans in the stands.
When the awards ceremony in the stadium was ready, the red carpet leading from the sidelines to the podium was laid out. The players' families were smiling and watching the players on both sides of the red carpet. Today's award ceremony master was the press officer of the Football Association.
The championship trophy was carried out by the FA executive in one hand. On the other side, fans at the scene saw Southgate in a suit and tie also carrying the other side of the trophy.
"Eh? Look at how Southgate is dressed. Could it be that he will be the guest of honor today? It's really strange. It doesn't look like he will receive the championship medal?"
Southgate placed the championship trophy on the podium, and then he stood there. After the emcee called out a player's name, Southgate waited on the podium and put a championship medal on the player.
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When hanging medals around the necks of his teammates, Southgate hugged each of his teammates with a smile. This was his curtain call. It was also a proud moment for him.
When he came to Millwall, Millwall looked desolate, but when he left, Millwall was in bloom!
The image of him and Aldridge embracing on the podium became a street scene in Fleet Street the next day, and in the background behind them was the sight of Millwall first-team players smiling with medals hanging on their faces.
Nedvěd and Larsson received the Premier League championship trophy from Southgate together. They held the trophy high on the left and the right. The Hawthorn Stadium salute roared and colorful strips flew. The name of the Mad Lion resounded in the sky!
After Millwall's glorious peak in 2002, they successfully defended their league title again in 2005. Fleet Street is praising Millwall's greatness and looking forward to the day on May 25, if Millwall can defend the Champions League.
There is no doubt that in the second era of mad lions ruling Europe, the dynasty will come again!
After the Premier League ended, the Millwall team had two days off. On the first morning of the holiday, Aldridge took his daughter Bonnie to go shopping. Bonnie, who had beautiful braids, was riding on Aldridge's neck.
, wandering around West London with her father. Aldridge taught her how to use a camera, and she also hung a point-and-shoot camera around her neck. She could take pictures of anything she was interested in or liked.
The shopping trip between father and daughter was particularly warm and happy.
But at noon, while Aldridge was eating ice cream with Bonnie, Southgate called to tell him his decision.
"Boss, the Chairman of the Football Association invited me to take up a temporary position in the Football Association. They were very sincere. I thought about it for a whole night and decided to agree to it."
Aldrich wiped Bonnie's mouth with a tissue and said into the phone: "What exactly do they want you to do?"
To be honest, this news made Aldrich a little depressed.
Southgate has not officially retired yet, because Millwall's season is not over yet and there is still a Champions League final.
But the Football Association came to "rob people" first!
There is no doubt that Southgate, the contemporary England World Cup-winning captain, must have prestige in English football, not to mention the support of Millwall behind him. If he enters the political arena of football circles, he will be a fortune that cannot be ignored.
resource wealth.
"They wanted me to be the head of youth football development in England."
"Oh? This is a fairly reliable position."
After hearing this, Aldridge realized that he might have thought wrong. He thought that the Football Association's wooing of Southgate would be to give him an idle position as a support for a certain force. Unexpectedly, it was not purely a utilitarian consideration.
The decline in the quality of England's youth players is not empty talk. Judging from the results of the European Youth Championship in recent years, England's low-level national teams have performed poorly. In addition, the Premier League stage has squeezed the living space of local players. In contrast, young local players are even more vulnerable.
It's hard to get ahead, there are fewer and fewer outstanding players, or even if they are excellent, they cannot be compared with the talents of other mainstream powers.
"Well, because this is a role that may be able to make substantial contributions, I thought about it for one night. I want to try and bring some of Millwall's youth training experience to promote the reform and development of youth football in England.
develop."
"Well, Gareth, now that you have made your decision, I still say the same thing. I absolutely support you. Go ahead. If you need help, just ask."
"Okay, thank you, boss."
After hanging up the phone, Aldrich fell into deep thought.
He actually has some ideas about the club's meritorious players, and he hopes that the legendary players who can retire in the club can still play a role in the club as much as possible, including joining the management or serving as the team's publicity ambassador. Mir
Wall is taking an international route. According to the commercialization strategy formulated by Carter, there may be many competitive and commercial activities around the world in the future. By then, the role of legendary players will be very obvious.
However, as a local player in England, Southgate's entry into the Football Association is a good result. It can be regarded as maximizing his influence on the best stage, that is, the local effect. In the future, he will be
When people mention it, there is always a prefix: Millwall legend.
What made Aldridge unexpected was that 21 years later, Southgate became the Chairman of the FA!
By that time, the kings of the Lion King Stadium had become "Hall II" and the "Crazy Lion Prince". (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!