Millwall's seven-goal win at home, Stamford Bridge's turmoil after the game, Chelsea's poor first-half defeat and the team's internal dressing room problems erupted, put Ruud Gullit's position in jeopardy.

Fleet Street revealed the exclusive that Bates had appointed Vialli and Gullitt to co-lead the Seal.

This was another mistake in Aldrich's view.

However, if Chelsea wants to rise, not only must its strength be strengthened, but its fame must also grow at the same time, and Gullit's coaching level is not good from an objective evaluation, but he has a superstar aura as a head coach when he was a player, and the fame he brings to Chelsea is far stronger than some coaches who are excellent but not as famous as him.

Millwall's success in the league kept their confidence growing and they quickly recovering ahead of their first European Cup game in the club's history.

At the UEFA press conference the day before the game, Aldridge did not continue the excitement with a seven-goal win over Chelsea in the league, but solemnly expressed to the media that Millwall attached importance to the game, stressing that the team should not be careless and should not be complacent because of a big win in the league.

'The league and the Champions Cup are two different arenas, our first game was against the Eredivisie champions last season, and there is no doubt that it was a test, we were not familiar with the opponents, so it would be a dangerous mentality for the players to think that they could easily win the Champions Cup if they faced it with a normal mentality, especially since we were in a very brutal situation to qualify from this group and maybe you lost a game. will fall into a passive situation. Bury the hidden danger of going out. ”

"Will Millwall be aiming for the top spot?"

"That's a stupid question. We were last season's Premier League champions, we represent England, we are not here to play in the Champions Cup, of course we will aim to qualify from the group, given the rules of qualification, we will play every game to try to win the group, and we will never take chances to be the second in the group than the others. ”

"Millwall are confident of a landslide win over Barcelona in two group stage matches?"

"Also in the same group are Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven. Barcelona are just one of the opponents, we will play every game well, we will not treat the three teams differently, because each opponent is very strong, they represent a different style of football, they have proven themselves in their respective Nations Leagues, and Millwall do not take one opponent seriously or lightly because of the attention of the outside world. ”

'It's just your opinion, maybe the players don't think so.'

'I have confidence in the players, they are all playing the Champions League for the first time and they will play every game seriously. Trying to qualify for the knockout rounds, I don't believe anyone in the Millwall squad thinks they can easily get the better of their opponents. ”

Aldridge, as always, kept a low profile before the game. He never makes a big deal out of it before a game, because that is obviously an unwise approach, even if the final result is a suspenseless victory, it will only show the outside world an arrogant manager, and if he loses, it will be even worse, and the outside public opinion and the club will point the finger at the manager. On the contrary, keep a low profile before the game, win or lose after the game, the coach will not be under a lot of pressure, win and praise will be sent, and losing will also make the manager appear prescient and can go to the dressing room to criticize the players.

The game was played in the evening, and Aldridge was in the dressing room before the players went to warm up.

The players changed their jerseys and shoes and sat in their seats staring at Aldridge.

To be honest, they all miss Aldridge a little bit, who has not walked into the dressing room in the last two league games, which makes them feel awkward, and Benitez likes to emphasize tactical discipline before games, which makes the players unbearable.

It can't be said whether Benitez was right or wrong to do this, but in the head coach position, he and Aldridge have very different styles, and the players are glad that Benitez is an assistant coach and will take command of the team temporarily.

So Benitez talked about tactics before the game, most of the players were not interested in listening, how to play the game, it was arranged at the game preparation meeting the day before, although it was a day, but the players have been used to digesting the manager's tactical arrangements in this day's time, and when it is time to play, they have the bottom in their hearts.

Aldridge looked around at the players and said softly: "This is our first Champions Cup game and the first Champions Cup game in the club's history, you will experience the enthusiasm of the fans and you will feel the excitement in your heart before the game starts, but I want to emphasise, don't get too excited, most of you players came back from the national team a week ago and played a league game at the weekend, today is a test for you physically, I don't ask you to run hard, but play smartly, Adjust the pace according to the pace of the game, we can't run at a high intensity for 90 minutes, and even if you do, then you will need a longer recovery period, which is very bad for us for the next games, we want to win, but the opponent wants to win and we have to take advantage of that. ”

The players looked at each other, Aldridge had never talked about the Champions Cup in training before this game, and after the group results came out, the players were excited to talk about this in training, and they would be severely reprimanded by Aldridge, obviously not wanting them to be distracted by the Champions Cup.

"Boss, I have a question, we want to win, and the other party wants to win, how do we take advantage of that?"

Bout asked curiously.

Aldridge said calmly: "In our group, Barcelona is the favorite to qualify, followed by us, then PSV Eindhoven, and finally Dynamo Kyiv. However, we haven't played in the Champions League before, although we won the Cup Winners' Cup last season, but the growth of fame and influence has not been so widespread, and the Eredivisie champions must also want to qualify, so they must at least beat us and Dynamo Kyiv, and at least a draw or a win with Barcelona at the very least, in fact, you probably think the same way, Dynamo Kyiv also thinks the same, we have to kill the two weaker teams in the group. The real tough fight is with Barcelona. I don't think that's wrong. But psychologically it creates a bias. I'm sure PSV Eindhoven and Dynamo Kyiv will have the belief to win when they face us, and we can take advantage of that to defend and then attack before we can control our own destiny, in fact, in terms of pre-match tactical arrangements, you all know me, and you should have guessed what I was doing. ”

The players tacitly smiled weirdly.

Twenty minutes before the start of the game, Aldridge walked out of the locker room and went to the dugout.

When he walked out of the passage at Wembley Stadium. Suddenly I was shocked by the atmosphere of the scene.

The stands were packed, and Lions fans flocked to Wembley today.

The members of the Lion's Roar put on a shocking cheering scene from the stands.

In the stands, fans outlined the lion on Millwall's emblem in blue, followed by a text underneath.

Millwall, let's be more proud!

There are no limits to football, and there is no limit to the love fans have for the team.

The success of Millwall FC directly affects the life of every Lions fan, which makes local fans more confident and happy in London, even foreign fans, fans who can't be there in person. They watched Millwall's game on television, especially when it was a hearty and passionate victory. It will make them excited, excited, happy.

On the side of the main stand, there are also a large number of fans who pulled out huge portraits to pass on the sea of people.

The protagonist of that giant portrait is Aldridge directing from the sidelines.

He was like a general giving orders, pointing his right hand to one side, his figure straight, his expression cold, and his eyes sharp.

The dense signs in the stands have all kinds of words to cheer for the team and players, and there are many posters printed with the team's star players.

I don't know when, the song gradually started, and the team song of the wild lion enveloped the whole Wembley, and it lasted for a long time.

PSV Eindhoven, from the manager to the players, were stunned by the atmosphere of the stadium.

This is the greatest stadium in the UK, and it is the transmission of the imitation of British fan culture to the world.

And with the sudden rise of the Lion in Europe, fans in many countries are borrowing the slogan of the Lion.

"Nobody likes us, it doesn't matter!"

In many other countries, when teams are relegated or perceived by fans as having suffered unfair treatment, there are fandoms that put up slogans.

This is a tenacious and unyielding spirit of perseverance.

Aldridge took the initiative to shake hands with PSV Eindhoven boss Dick Advocaat, and the two parted after a polite conversation.

Aldridge returned to his place and stood still, his hands in his pockets, thinking about the game.

PSV Eindhoven have two big stars in the team, one is Cocu in midfield, and the other is winger Zenden, the former is the absolute heart of the team's midfield, and the latter is an attacking winger.

But more importantly, the team has a good manager.

Advocaat studied under Michels, the founder of modern football tactics in the Netherlands, and developed his own football philosophy under Michels, in addition to leading the Dutch national team to be eliminated by the last champion team Brazil in the World Cup three years ago, he proved his coaching ability by beating the other two giants in the Eredivisie last season.

Aldridge watched the players from both sides come on the pitch with his head held high, and he really wanted to see if Eindhoven could play the essence of the Dutch attack and defense today.

While the pre-match ceremony was still underway, the Millwall starters held their heads high with serious expressions, and the live camera swept over their faces to record the milestone moment.

It wasn't just Millwall's first Champions League appearance.

It was also the Champions Cup debut for this group of players!

They have a lot of respect for their opponents and they are looking forward to this match.

"The first round of the 97/98 UEFA Champions Cup Group C is about to begin, this is Wembley Stadium in London, the home game is last season's Premier League champion Millwall, it is worth mentioning that Wembley is not their home stadium, because their stadium Lion's Den Stadium does not meet UEFA's stadium requirements for Champions League matches, so Millwall borrowed Wembley as a home game, although the pre-match media analysis Millwall's home advantage was affected by the field, but look at the atmosphere in the stands today, there is no doubt, In this stadium with a capacity of more than 80,000 people, Millwall's fans have created an even more terrifying home atmosphere! ”

In terms of economic income, Millwall's Champions League home match day at Wembley, just its own can sell more than 70,000 tickets, the price will be higher than the league, at Wembley, it will definitely earn more, and the FA has also increased the loan fee, requiring the ticket share to be increased by 5 percentage points compared with last year, Aldridge does not want to be ripped off in this regard, and directly agreed to Wiseman's proposal.

After all, Wiseman wants to calm the internal voice and make Millwall use Wembley in the name of justice, and it can't be justified without paying a little more.

This year is really different from last year, last year's Cup Winners' Cup, Millwall even if they don't borrow Wembley, they can play at the Lion's Den Stadium, but this year's Champions League, if they can't borrow Wembley and can't find a stadium that meets the requirements of UEFA, Millwall can play the Champions League is a question, the FA took the opportunity to extort a sum of money is not expected, but they don't dare to slaughter too hard, in case Millwall does not accept it, when the time comes, it will not be able to play the Champions League, it will only make English football suffer losses, not to mention whether the third champion of the league can be shortlisted, UEFA promised not to agree, Millwall promised not to agree to this possible chaos.

Don't make a small fortune too much, everyone continues to be safe, why not? (To be continued......)