Millwall began to prepare for the weekend's league game. Many fans came outside the training base. They held up banners to support the club and also held banners against racial discrimination.
There are only four rounds left in the league and two games left in the Champions League. Millwall's final task this season is these six games.
There is no need for supervision from the coach. The attitude of the entire team at the training ground is obvious to all, and they are absolutely dedicated and serious.
The turmoil in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals continues to brew, because Millwall and Leeds United will meet again in the league, and they will also play a routine second leg of the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of next week.
Many public figures in England, known or unknown to Aldridge, have come out to express support for Millwall.
Aldridge does not participate in many charity activities throughout the year, but the key to persistence is that he has no history of bad deeds. As a public figure, he has been advocating environmental protection, charity, anti-sexism, anti-racial discrimination, staying away from drugs, rejecting violence, etc.
Universal values.
He is not a saint, and he has never thought about becoming so noble, but these values are indeed worth carrying forward. Although he himself is suspected of trying to gain fame, he has a clear conscience after persisting in these years.
The water has accumulated, and now Aldrich is personally involved in this incident, and the public influence it has cannot be underestimated.
It's also Bowyer's fault. He and Woodgate are facing lawsuits for assaulting Asian students last year. They just went to the police station to be summoned by the police at the beginning of this month. It's really a wave of ups and downs, and Leeds United has been in this period from last year to this year.
, supported Bowyer despite external pressure. Now, Bowyer is at the forefront, and many people gathered outside the club to protest. It is not definitely the fans. Racial discrimination is a social problem, not an isolated incident in the football circle.
, the ripples caused by this also have a wide impact.
Yesterday, Millwall submitted complaint materials, and a whole day later, the Football Association announced that it would investigate on-field racial discrimination among Leeds United players.
The incident happened in the Champions League. If Leeds United was not playing against a Premier League team, that is to say, an English team VS a non-English team, then UEFA should be responsible for this investigation. For the sake of face, the FA
For the sake of so-called dignity, they will definitely obstruct it, even if UEFA issues a judgment to punish Leeds United. The FA will definitely appeal.
This background is also the reason why UEFA can breathe a sigh of relief even though it feels that racial discrimination incidents on the field are very difficult.
In the referee's match report, it was clearly recorded that he heard Bowyer insulting Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho spat on Bowyer's face, UEFA ignored it, gave him a red card, and suspended him for one game, that's all.
, Theoretically, Ronaldinho is qualified to appear in the final.
The UEFA Disciplinary Committee also passed the match materials they collected to the Football Association. The meaning is very clear: you can solve your own household affairs!
The FA has established a charter. A hearing is to be held. Leeds United and Millwall, including players and coaches, will be summoned by the FA to attend. The hearing will be scheduled after the Champions League semi-finals.
It rained lightly in Leeds over the weekend.
The first leg of the Champions League match in Leeds was a hard sell for the Lions fans!
Not only did the home team give out fewer tickets, but the fans of the home team also spent a lot of money to buy tickets outside. After all, it was a grand occasion that Leeds United had not seen in more than 20 years, setting foot on the stage of the Champions League semi-finals.
But at the weekend, many of the tickets for Leeds United's home games were purchased by Crazy Lions fans.
There was a disastrous 1:6 defeat just now. There were disgraceful incidents in the stadium and in the stands. Many Leeds United fans were disheartened. Did they go to the stadium to watch the game? If they saw Bowyer on the field, they were not looking for trouble.
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Maybe, since it’s raining and it’s inconvenient to watch the game, we might as well sell the tickets at a high price to earn a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine.
Before the start of this league, the reactions of the Premier League teams were divided into two categories. It has nothing to do with them, such as Manchester United and Arsenal. Commenting on this kind of thing will always offend one party.
Ferguson should have the stance to add insult to injury, but Manchester United really needs Leeds United's help at this time to snipe Millwall in the league.
Arsene Wenger led Arsenal to lose to Bayern Munich at home and was too busy to take care of himself. How could he have time to talk about other people's affairs?
On the contrary, the coaches of Liverpool, Chelsea and even Ipswich are criticizing Leeds United and calling on the Football Association to severely punish Leeds United.
Why them?
Liverpool is currently ranked fourth in the Premier League, one point higher than Leeds United's league points!
Chelsea is 6 points behind Liverpool. It is not impossible to chase 6 points in four games. In short, we must first disturb the hearts of Leeds United.
Ipswich is going against the grain this season, ranking higher than Chelsea, and qualifying for the UEFA Cup is already within their grasp, but they are 3 points behind Liverpool. They are currently ranked sixth, 2 points away from Leeds United.
point!
Aldridge said lightly in the pre-match interview that this league game has no connection with the last Champions League game and Millwall will treat it carefully.
That’s what he said, but everyone knew it, so how could it not be related?!
The mad lion directly trampled the White Rose's surging flames to the bottom. O'Reilly didn't even dare to fart. He walked away from the press conference after disagreeing with each other. It was obvious that he didn't even want to mention the name Millwall.
He looked like he didn't dare to mention it, it was like a demonic barrier to him.
In four days, the Lions visited Elland Road twice.
The stadium is still the same stadium, but the atmosphere is completely different. There is a sense of sight that seems to be different from the people.
Leeds United fans watched the game quietly in the stands, perhaps because the drizzle was not exciting, or perhaps it was the lackluster team in white on the field that could not arouse the fans' inner excitement.
Millwall still uses its main force, Klose replaces Ronaldinho in the starting lineup, Henry plays the winger, and Klose takes the center position.
More than 15,000 Lions fans came to Elland Road today!
This is definitely a staggering number, considering that the capacity of Elland Road Stadium is less than 40,000.
The Lions fans cheered loudly in the stands, and a huge and eye-catching banner was always displayed in the stands.
The slogan on the banner is clear at a glance.
Leeds United＜Ronaldinho!
Crazy Lions fans used this banner to express their disdain for Leeds United: Leeds United club is not as good as Ronaldinho!
Many Lions fans who came to the away game today are actually ready to start a war with Leeds United fans. The security at the stadium has been doubled, and that doesn't matter. After the game, let's go to the streets and fight, and I promise not to beat you to death!
However, when they arrived here, they discovered that Leeds United fans seemed to have no interest in fighting with them.
Not many fans who made trouble during the Champions League match came today, but Leeds United fans who came to watch the match were worried about the club's future.
It's obvious that people's hearts are broken.
In the cold wind and rain, O'Reilly sat motionless on the coaching bench. With an expressionless face, he looked like a sculpture.
Aldridge was not afraid of the wind and rain and still stood on the sidelines supervising the battle. Even if his suit was soaked by the rain, he remained unmoved.
Today's battle is crucial.
You have to beat Manchester United in the league.
Manchester United, which has only been able to finish second in the Premier League for four consecutive years, only has hope for the league title this season, and is struggling to fight with Millwall. When Aldridge observed Manchester United's recent games, he found that Ferguson was really trying his best.
In one or two games, Ferguson risked his life to survive.
After all, this group of Manchester United players have been baptized by championships. They have all won championships in the league and the Champions League, so it is not easy to make them collapse themselves when they are in the role of chasers.
Aldridge doesn't mind either, he wants Millwall to collapse. It's also extremely difficult.
For Leeds United, this league game may also be a life and death battle in the league!
They are only 1 point away from fourth place in the league!
After this game, there are still three rounds left in the Premier League. Leeds United still have to face Chelsea and Arsenal. It is not too difficult to play Leicester City in the final game. Leicester City has left Martin O'Neill.
Things are going from bad to worse, and the relegation was declared successful at the end of the last round, which will not cause too much trouble to the teams that are asking for help.
But if Leeds United cannot beat Millwall in this game, they may not only be 4 points behind Liverpool, but may even be overtaken by Ipswich in the standings!
If we lose this game, the season can also be declared over. There is absolutely no chance of entering the Champions League next season, because the military morale will be completely crushed!
On rainy days, the field is slippery, and the playing style is wide open. Especially teams that play long passes will be greatly restricted, because long passes will cause the ball to rub and accelerate after bouncing on the ground, resulting in a high error rate in long-distance passes and receptions.
It will rise straight up, which happens to be what Leeds United is good at. It seems that even God is not on their side.
Except for Bowyer, who was excluded from the squad, everyone else in Leeds United's starting lineup also continued to start. Bowyer was replaced by Duff.
The players lacked communication on the field, and there were many loopholes in cooperation. Although the rainy field conditions limited the players' personal abilities, Millwall played with great momentum.
It is obvious that he is anti-customer.
Although the venue conditions on rainy days are many disadvantages, there are also areas that can be exploited, such as: long shots!
When players hit long-range shots under such field conditions, especially long-range shots that bounce off the ground, the friction and acceleration of the ball after it bounces off the ground is simply a nightmare for the goalkeeper.
Aldridge suddenly changed his established tactics before the game today. The plan could not keep up with the change. He made the change after entering the field during the players' warm-up to check the field conditions.
In the 16th minute of the game, Pirlo knocked on the door guarded by Martin with a 45-yard long shot. Pirlo's half-high ball bounced off the line of the small penalty area and then quickly rushed into the door of Leeds United.
This kind of super long-range shot can score goals, thanks to the rainy weather.
Millwall seems to be determined to hit long shots. Under normal circumstances, the distance is too far. No matter how far the long shot is, it has to be close to the penalty area to create an immediate threat. But today, the long shot with a slight retreat from the area can also hit well.
effect.
The Leeds United players blocked the hole of the gun and received several kicks on their bodies. The game was played in a depressed and angry manner.
With their anger, the defense line was premised and the key interception areas were also pressed forward, which was exactly what they wanted!
In the 37th minute of the game, Henry dribbled past Kelly with enough space in front.
With a full three meters away from Kelly, Henry kicked the ball directly behind Kelly, and the force was not small. Then, when Kelly turned around and chased back, Henry ran away without the ball. Henry completely blasted Kelly, and Ferdinand was there.
Heng
When the ball was too fast, he went to chase the ball to help defend. He thought he could get the ball first. As a result, Henry moved the ball to the center in front of the baseline. Ferdinand missed it. Henry circled back from outside the baseline and rushed to the center of the penalty area.
, consecutive passes!
Martin abandoned the goal and blocked Henry's shooting angle. Henry did not force his kick and calmly knocked back to the center. Klose followed up and pushed the ball into the empty goal. He scored the goal easily and he also knows the credit 99
% belongs to Henry, so after scoring the goal, he ran to hug Henry.
"The first half has not finished yet, and Leeds United are two goals behind at home. If we lose this league game, Leeds United's desire to stay in the Champions League next season may be in vain. The situation will be very unfavorable. Another game
, Liverpool also leads Tottenham by two goals at Anfield."
Aldrich turned his head and glanced at O'Reilly, who was still sitting on the coaching bench.
The other party seems to have given up long ago.
Aldrich withdrew his gaze, stopped thinking about anything else, and concentrated on doing his own thing.