One Thousand One Hundred and Forty-One Club World Cup

Carter is more sensitive than Aldridge in this regard, perhaps related to his work experience. {[}

After Aldridge expressed his doubts, Carter said with a smile: "UEFA has also entered a stage of countdown to war! Think about it, what day will it be one year from now?"

Aldridge didn't really care much about football politics, so he asked blankly, "What date? Next year is the World Cup."

Carter sighed helplessly: "My God! One year later, the UEFA presidential election! Fight openly and secretly, and now the war is about to start! Please, Johansson is 75 years old and has health concerns. He has Prostate cancer! He himself has hinted many times that he wants to retire and enjoy his old age! You say, within UEFA, are everyone now preparing to hold a glorious retirement ceremony for Johansson? No, most people must want to He leaves early, and then, let's see who is qualified to take Johansson's seat!"

Aldrich's spirit was shaken, and his face showed a look of sudden realization.

It's like the old emperor is about to abdicate, and the following princes start to compete for the reserve.

No wonder at this time, some important officials from UEFA came out to express their opinions, but Johansson remained silent, probably weighing the interests.

Regardless of whether UEFA is really dissatisfied with Millwall or not, Millwall must have people in Europe, and some football forces don’t like it, so making such a voice will win the joy of those who hate Millwall. Or, this is also a position!

Because UEFA's biggest sign is the Champions League!

And the Champions League has become a game for the giants, and the giants are only a few, standing at the pinnacle. It was Millwall.

Fire on Millwall. The deep meaning behind it may also contain the belief in the reform of the current distribution of benefits and the rules of the game in European football.

voila. Millwall did not go all out in the Champions League, but they can easily carve up the largest share of this cake!

Such potential fanning will anger more people. Superficial ones will be dissatisfied with Millwall, and those who see it thoroughly will be dissatisfied with this system!

Aldrich threw Carter a cigarette and lit another himself. Asked softly: "Johansson is going to abdicate, what is the current situation?"

He should have the answer in his heart, maybe because he has the answer, so he has not cared much all the time.

However, since the result has not been announced yet, he put in some energy to find out,

Always right.

Carter said: "Looking at it now, Johansson's designated successor is the German one."

"Huh? The German one?"

"Beckenbauer, Johansson has been paving the way for Beckenbauer these years. The campaign should have started in 2002. After Johansson failed to challenge Blatter, I think that failure also made Johansson With the idea of ​​abdicating, I tried my best to cultivate and support Beckenbauer."

Aldrich scratched his head, thinking a little confused.

Kaiser of Germany.

So why was Platini elected a year later?

Aldrich vaguely remembered that what Platini overthrew was Johansson's rule, not defeating Beckenbauer in the competition.

He didn't know much about the specifics, but hearing what Carter said now, he was really confused.

Deep down in his heart, he naturally hopes that Beckenbauer can succeed Johansson after he has been involved in European football for more than ten years. It is impossible to satisfy everyone in the world, from the village head to the head of state, it is impossible to formulate a policy that pleases everyone.

But in the core concept, Johansson represents the traditional values ​​of European football. He naturally believes that Beckenbauer can continue this policy, so he will fully support Beckenbauer.

What about Platini?

This well-known football superstar at that time seemed to be really a "politician".

Aldrich couldn't figure out these things, so he just didn't think about it.

Exactly on this day.

Beckenbauer spoke.

Maybe it was Johansson's instruction, maybe it was his personal position, in short, he spoke for Millwall and responded to the remarks of UEFA officials.

"Some people don't understand football, so don't jump to conclusions. The coaches who have coached the team understand the importance of rationally distributing players' physical fitness, and use different strategies for different games. It is difficult for me to understand that some people in UEFA question the World Cup. Cup, the coaching decision of the six-time Champions League champion coach! If Millwall is eliminated in the Champions League because he retains his strength, then countless people will criticize Millwall's formation, but in the case of Millwall qualifying , UEFA's criticism seems inappropriate and lacks a valid reason. The European Champions Cup is indeed extremely glorious and has top-level influence, but this is a competitive sports event, not an entertainment show!"

It's hard to argue that Beckenbauer was defending Millwall.

At least listening to his remarks, it looks like it, but the deeper meaning must be that the spearhead is aimed at the hostile forces between UEFA and Johansson.

What Beckenbauer wants to express is very clear. Others criticize Johansson for turning the Champions League into a tool for the monopoly of the rich, but thinking about it the other way around, the Champions League itself is the winner is king, and the strong win more!

This is not a paradise where everyone is equal!

If the UEFA Champions League has really become a public welfare and charity entertainment performance event, where everyone is happy and benefits are shared, then this event that gathers the strong to determine the strongest of the champions will deviate from the original purpose of its establishment.

Despite Beckenbauer speaking out for Millwall, Aldridge kept the club silent.

To be honest, Aldridge is not sure what is going on within UEFA.

Is it true that he has an opinion on Millwall, or is it a ulterior motive? On the surface, he uses Millwall as an excuse, but secretly, he is fighting openly and secretly for the presidential election next year.

If it is the former, then at this stage it is only a "quarrel" stage, and Aldridge can bear a few complaints.

But if it's the latter, Millwall will have to stay aloof and get involved in the game or fight in the political circle, which is very risky, because no matter who wins, Millwall will officially and publicly erect a large number of enemies !

Be public when you can, and be low-key when you should be low-key.

After the Millwall Champions League group stage, they will continue the London derby on the weekend and challenge Crystal Palace as a guest.

In the city of London, Millwall has three hostile enemies, West Ham United, Chelsea, and Crystal Palace.

The other London rivals were ordinary neighbours, left over from history or passed down, without bitter hostility.

Crystal Palace is the one with the lowest hatred.

Last season, Millwall helped Crystal Palace succeed in relegation in a different direction. Crystal Palace also responded to Millwall in a different direction, and issued a congratulatory speech for Southgate's retirement.

A deal between the two teams 12 years ago made Crystal Palace fans worry about it. After Southgate officially hung up his boots and retired, everything disappeared.

The two teams have played against each other this season, and Crystal Palace is weak. Even with the home advantage, they can't stop Millwall from crushing.

Ronaldinho returned to the team with the defending Ballon d'Or. This game sent a wonderful performance with two assists. Millwall also successfully scored 3 points in the away game with a score of 2:0, winning 11 consecutive league victories!

After suffering two consecutive draws, Chelsea defeated Wigan Athletic 1-0 at Stamford Bridge with difficulty, successfully winning the ball to stop the decline, but the gap between the goal difference was opened by Millwall again.

The 16th round of the Premier League ended, and the Millwall team boarded a plane and went to Asia.

In Japan, champion teams from six continents gather here.

European champions, England's Millwall.

South American Copa Libertadores champion, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

African champion, Al Ahli of Egypt.

The Asian champion, Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.

Oceania Champion, Sydney, Australia.

CONCACAF Champion, Saprissa of Costa Rica.

Strictly speaking, this is not the first Club World Cup, because there was a Club World Cup in early 2000, but it ended in failure. In the end, I couldn't help but want to touch this piece of cake, so the Toyota Cup entered history , In fact, it is still a matter of changing the soup but not the medicine, the chicken ribs are the chicken ribs, and it is useless to gather more teams to make boos.

Europe and South America are the main forces in world football, so the champions from Europe and South America are taken care of and directly have the place in the top four.

The champion teams from the other four continents will fight each other, and the winner will advance to the semi-finals, and then play against Millwall and Sao Paulo.

Aldridge led the team to Yokohama, Japan, and declined the invitation of the event organizer for commercial activities. He would rather earn less money and give the players more time to rest.

Although it is impossible to rest well in a foreign country after adjusting for jet lag, it is better than no rest.

You must know that after the Club World Cup, Millwall will enter the devil's schedule when he returns to England.

On the 11th and 12th, the match between the four non-European and South American championship teams was quickly completed.

Ittihad and Saprissa advanced to the semi-finals.

The most speechless part of this unlucky Club World Cup is: not only the 34th place to be determined, but also the 56th place to be damned!

It is necessary to make a specific ranking of the 6 participating teams!

So Sydney and Al Ahly lost the game, but they have to stay here and wait for a few days to play a 56-place final!

Just looking at this competition system, Aldrich felt that he had stepped from an oasis into a desert, as if he was participating in a very amateur and entertaining competition.

You're welcome, recruiting champion teams from all continents and spending them to death, how many games you can play, how many more games you can play is money...

On the 14th, the South American champions Sao Paulo and Ittihad made their debut in Tokyo.

In the end, as expected, Sao Paulo defeated Ittihad and got the tickets for the final.

On the 15th, Millwall will play in Yokohama against Saprissa of Costa Rica.

Just hearing the name of the opponent and where the opponent is from, the main players of Millwall are not interested. Perhaps the scenery of Japan can arouse their interest more than playing against the opponent. (To be continued..)

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