1194 Internal Problems
After the incident called the "Lion King Stadium tragedy" by fans, most people thought that the controversy of this matter was all, but they did not expect that Millwall set off an outbreak frenzy afterwards, which shook the entire European football world.
The FA can't sit still!
The FA president had to interview Aldridge and advise Millwall to refrain from calming down.
Millwall is the banner of the Premier League, and in a sense, it can also earn results for the FA!
Even if there is a "Lion King Stadium tragedy", as long as you look forward and turn the page, next season, next season, I believe that with the pressure of external public opinion, plus the FA itself also protested to UEFA after the incident, putting pressure on UEFA, everyone tacitly knows: UEFA will not dare to black Millwall for the second time!
But Millwall couldn't swallow it!
How can they be willing to be knocked down from the pinnacle of the dynasty by forces other than football?
Platini had just returned to Nyon, thinking that it had been properly resolved, but as time passed, the incident faded and he would be back on track.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to UEFA headquarters, I heard the declaration issued by a group of top stars in Millwall!
He didn't contact Aldrich again: "We've talked about it!" Why do you regret it? What are your players doing? Is it in rebellion?
He knew what he had met secretly with Aldridge and promised verbally when UEFA made substantial reparations. It doesn't matter. The key is action!
Partially. UEFA can't suddenly send the real Champions League trophy to Millwall on the cusp of the storm, that is another self-defeating and inferior.
The main sponsors of the Champions League can't sit still!
They sent representatives to put pressure on UEFA.
Millwall's withdrawal from the European competition will have a direct negative impact on the influence of the Champions League brand.
But the Champions League sponsors have not yet thought of getting involved, because Millwall is the club, and a large part of the Champions League brand comes from the star effect!
This top-notch stage brings together more than 95% of the top players of our time.
Millwall are not involved in European competition, but when the summer transfer comes. Maybe their stars will move in droves.
This is the most normal point of view.
Millwall's revenues will be reduced, and there will be financial pressures to sell the star of the house.
And the stars themselves will find another way out because of the appeal of the Champions League.
But now it's different, Millwall's star has announced his withdrawal from the Champions League!
The loss is incalculable.
You can't imagine how many fans go to the broadcast of a football match, not to see a team they support, or to know how the game will turn out, just because there are Zinedine Zidane, Figo, Beckham. Ronaldo, Henry. Nedved, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Raul and many more.
Take Real Madrid as an example, Real Madrid is still Real Madrid, but after Florentino stepped down, the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship fell apart, Zidane retired, Figo moved to Serie A, Aliens also switched to Serie A in winter, Xiaobei is about to go to the big league, and the brand value of Real Madrid fell rapidly during this period! It can be said that there is a different contrast with the aristocratic image of the Florentino period, and it has moved towards commoners.
This decline is due to the obvious decline in the attention of the outside world to Real Madrid, and those fans who want to see the stars may not stay in front of the TV since they can't see it, and they will not travel thousands of miles to the Bernabeu to watch a game of a lifetime, etc.
It's the same for the Champions League.
When there are no superstars such as Ronaldo, Nesta, Kaka, Henry and other superstars who rely on one person to have good attraction on this stage, the impact on the brand value of the Champions League is immeasurable.
The player value system in European football is a pyramid, there are so many top players, it does not mean that Kaka does not play in the Champions League, then Juninho Jr., who shines in the Champions League, can replace him, no, there is no possibility of eliminating anyone or replacing anyone, the storage of superstars, the attraction is independent.
UEFA assured sponsors that they would still see Millwall in the Champions League next season, temporarily reassuring sponsors of doubts.
The Lion King Stadium is still crowded when the league rolls around the weekend, and the stands are spectacular today.
Around the stands, the fans showed the world a word.
"Nobody likes us, it doesn't matter!"
In the club, he took a tough stance to accuse UEFA, and even simply called the police to claim that it was a man-made match-fixing!
It has caused an uproar in contemporary football.
The fans stood firmly with the team at this moment.
Although there were also protests in fan groups against Aldridge's unilateral announcement of the club's withdrawal from European competition, there was a lot of criticism about this.
Aldridge was still a little worried about whether the team's mood was low after being eliminated from the Champions League, and the will to fight was greatly reduced.
However, in this league, Millwall players turned their grief and anger into motivation, showing their deserving kingly temperament.
Messi is still recuperating from his injury, Ronaldo has a minor injury and was put on the bench, and Schneider has just undergone surgery and is bedridden to recuperate.
Millwall, however, slaughtered the visiting Blackburn 6-0 at home with a double hat-trick of Kaka and Villa!
When Kaka scored the first goal, he jogged to the sideline and hugged Aldridge on his own initiative, and the team's generals were united at this time.
Villa did the same, and after the goal showed the words written on the front of the vest: "At this moment, we are together!"
At the same time as Millwall's league victory, there was also bad news revealed by Fleet Street.
For example, Kaka had a fierce verbal conflict with his father, and Kaka's father was very dissatisfied with Kaka's signing of his name on the "Wild Lion Declaration"!
As for his son's possible future appearance on the top stage in Europe, Kaka's father believes that Kaka's journey has come to an end, and since Kaka can't be given the best here, then Kaka should transfer and leave. Other clubs. Willing to give Kaka the highest treatment. There are not a few people who treat the core soul of a team!
But Kaka didn't listen to his father, and a verbal altercation broke out between the two.
There is also Messi who is recovering from injury, and the news is that Messi has decided to terminate the agent contract with Andrew Hall and will be the agent by his father, who is actively contacting the two Spanish giants in the hope of selling his son.
Also who did not sign the "Lion Declaration" were Buffon and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ramos.
Ramos has just played the main team, and his attitude is not clear, which is normal, after all, his career can be said to have just entered the top ranks, and he can't play in the Champions League, which is too difficult for him to accept, but whether he will submit an application for transfer to Millwall to leave, it is unknown for the time being.
Gianluigi Buffon was forgiven for not signing his first year at Millwall. Although Millwall's huge influence helped him win the Ballon d'Or, it was in his career. I haven't won the Champions League yet, so I definitely have a lot of thoughts about it.
The most important thing is Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo has no autograph, and he looks calm, but the calm that is put on the bench in the league makes people wonder what he is thinking, as if he is a little out of place with this team, or looks out of place.
Players like Xiao Luo who have made a declaration, other giants want to dig and cast a mouse bogey, for fear that these players will stubbornly refuse to represent the team in European competitions, so even if they spend a lot of money to buy it, it will outweigh the losses! The price is too high!
But on Ronaldo, Messi, and Ramos, European giants began to compete.
Because of Buffon's age and the position of goalkeeper, other giants either have a stable candidate, or Buffon's value and salary are too high, so there are few people interested.
Ramos was looking to get ahead at Millwall, and he had already managed to rise to the top this season, but he was caught off guard by sudden events.
But at this moment, he was a little cowardly and didn't dare to be a bird!
Yes, the vast majority of his teammates stayed in the team and supported the club, and if he was the first to leave, in any way, he would be saddled with the infamy of a traitor.
So although he didn't sign it, he still made up his mind to wait and see.
If another superstar "escapes" first, he may be able to follow behind and find another way out in an inconspicuous role.
The final focus was on Messi and Ronaldo.
Aldridge wishfully thinks that Ronaldo and Messi will take the initiative to stand up, don't sign, it doesn't matter, but at least announce their firm position to stay in the team!
They were brought to Millwall by Aldridge before they were 12 years old!
Not only Aldrich, but also many of the staff around them have watched them grow up day by day, year by year!
However, to Aldrich's disappointment, both of them tacitly remained silent.
Let the transfer rumors on them get stronger and stronger.
Real Madrid's new president, Calderón, has brought Capello back, but Capello has been under fire from fans during his tenure this season, just as he did when he first took charge of Real Madrid.
Back then, Real Madrid and Barcelona were also inseparable in the league, and it is the same now.
And Real Madrid fans still have the same voice against Capello: they hate defensive football!
In the midst of such controversy, Capello is at odds with the team's stars, and Calderón knows that he cannot rely on Capello for his future, even if Capello may be able to bring Real Madrid a trophy at the end of the season.
So in starting the new phase of construction, Calderón went against his campaign platform, he resisted Florentino's superstar policy, but now, he wants to bring in superstars to restore the confidence of fans and relieve internal pressure.
He has that in mind Cristiano Ronaldo.
Another Spanish giant, because of Messi's father's self-recommendation, and then became interested in Messi, especially Messi's explosion this season makes them think that such a technical player is very in line with Barcelona's team-building strategy.
Cristiano Ronaldo goes to Real Madrid, Messi goes to Barcelona.
This is a topic that has been discussed in European football for more than a month. (To be continued......)