Chapter 321: Sin, Sin(1/2)
This is not the first time Millwall has won the championship.
Millwall won the English Champions League last season. Many players were still in the team at that time. They experienced that championship celebration, but the honor of this championship is different. From any perspective, neither the English Championship nor the Premier League champion is comparable.
Worldwide, many fans will know which team is the Premier League champion and how many people will pay attention to the Championship champion?
The difference in influence between the two is too big!
Millwall Club is just a small club and has never entered the Premier League in history. Every step forward is to create history, because it is their first time entering the Premier League. Even if they only successfully complete relegation, they are also creating history, which is enough to excite fans and it is even more unimaginable to win the championship.
Millwall's players have also been looking forward to the championship for a long time.
At the beginning of the season, almost no one would consider the championship. After halfway through the season, many players began to think about the championship.
That's the Premier League champion!
Some of the old players in the team, such as Jody Morris, Braniff, and Darren Ward, were very excited. When they recalled the club's past, they felt incredible.
The new team members are even happier.
Calculated by time, those who joined the team last season can be considered new players. When they joined the team, they just thought Millwall was treated well. Head coach Zhang Yang and other personnel in charge of transfer treated them sincerely, so they chose to join Millwall.
As for the results?
It would be great if Millwall could complete the relegation!
A season is about to pass, and they never thought that they would follow the team to win the league championship, and they would win the championship three rounds in advance. Looking back on the entire season, it seemed like they were dreaming.
In the entire Premier League, Millwall's championship was also quite amazing, just as the commentator of "Sky Sports" said, "Milwall has created a new history! They became the fifth team to win the Premier League championship!"
Since the establishment of the Premier League, only four teams have won the championship, namely: Manchester United, Arsenal, Blackburn and Chelsea.
Manchester United is the overlord of the Premier League, and only Arsenal can compete with him. Blackburn won the championship by chance. Last season, Chelsea rose and won a championship trophy.
The championship this season has become Millwall. It is an amazing honor to be able to squeeze into the Premier League championship team. Millwall is very excited and they begin to cheer on the court.
Everyone is shouting, everyone is venting!
The stadium was noisy.
Many West Bromwich players who were leaving stopped and looked at the stadium with envy. Some of them were very outstanding players, such as Grining and Kanu, who were both quite famous and their strength level was recognized by the outside world. The two were thinking about a question at the same time: Why didn’t they choose to transfer to Mirwall last summer?
If you do that, you can follow Millwall to win the league title instead of being relegated to West Bromwich.
Both are heaven and hell!
They don't know where the future will be.
In the end, all the West Bromwich players left, leaving the venue and time to Millwall. The next scene had nothing to do with them.
At this moment, the Hawthorn Field belongs to Millwall.
It is difficult to accept other teams at Hawthorn Stadium to win the league championship trophy that they dare not even imagine, but this is the rules of professional football, and Millwall deserves the championship.
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Millwall celebrated for a long time, and gathered together, and bowed to the fans' stands to thank him.
After that, the whole team returned to the locker room.
At the same time, the stadium staff cooperated with Mirwall to build a temporary podium in the center of the stadium. After about twenty minutes, everything was ready and the award ceremony was about to begin.
Millwall got together again and arrived at the bottom of the podium to prepare for a simple awards ceremony.
This is not a formal ceremony.
When a team determines the championship in advance, they can only get symbolic imitation trophy first, and the players will not get medals. Instead, they will not collect the data until the end of the season, and hand over the official trophy and medals to the club.
The number of medals is determined by the number of players participating. According to the official regulations of the Premier League, players who play for the team more than five times in a single season have the chance to win medals.
Millwall has three subsequent games, and the medals will definitely not be awarded in advance.
This is good news for substitutes.
Some players, like Graham Stark, have played for the team only four times in the league, so as a substitute goalkeeper, then they can receive medals that symbolize the championship.
Medals are not worth much money and have more symbolic significance. Players who follow the team to compete in the league will definitely hope to get a commemorative medal, but some players have not played at all, so they can only say sorry. They have not contributed to the team and cannot get medals.
Millwall lined up and waited in the audience for ten minutes. In the middle, she sang Millwall's team songs together with the radio music accompaniment.
Then, the award ceremony began.
Because there is no need to receive medals, you can only recommend one player who receives the trophy.
"Who goes up?" Zhang Yang shouted, and looked at captain Jody Morris.
The others also looked at Morris, and Morris immediately shook his head and said, "It was me last year. It's the other people's turn this year, otherwise... Darren, go!"
Morris is talking about Darren Bent.
Darren Bent turned his head blankly and looked a little hesitant. He joined the team last summer and has always performed well. However, in terms of the prestige in the team, it must be impossible to compare with Morris, and it is not as good as some old people in the team, such as Darren Ward, Braniff and others.
"I'll go up?" Darren Bent pointed at himself, and he looked at Morris, took it and looked at Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang said dissatisfiedly, "Everyone is waiting! Bente, you are the only one! Hurry up!"
"Okay... OK, boss!"
Darren Bent was a little excited and nervous, but he agreed immediately because he knew that it was definitely everyone who wanted to receive the trophy on behalf of the team.
That's a kind of glory!
Morris gave the opportunity to himself, the coach asked him to go, and the other teammates did not object, which was equivalent to a kind of affirmation of him. He took a deep breath and walked onto the stage step by step.
The person in charge of award presentations on the rostrum was a middle-aged man in a well-suited suit. His name was George Blins. He used to work at Manchester City Club and is currently the event manager of the FA.
Seeing Darren Bent come up, George Blins smiled and said, "You are Darren Bent, I know you, the striker who scored the most goals in England. So, Darren, can I call you that?"
"Of course." Darren Bent replied.
"Darren, you performed very well this year, and I'm almost your fan!" George Blins said as he suddenly approached Darren Bent's ear and whispered, "Let me tell you something. The FA has been arguing about your entry into the national team, but you probably have no chance in the World Cup, but when the Swedish leaves, you will be able to enter the national team soon."
Darren Bent was stunned when he heard this. Before he could react, George Blins had switched the topic, "Of course, you are here to receive the trophy. This is the trophy. Congratulations to you and congratulations to Millwall!" George Blins dragged the trophy with both hands and handed it to Darren Bent who was standing in front.
Darren Bent took the trophy, pursed the corner of his lips, and then held it high!
The audience cheered at this moment--
"Champion! Millwall!"
“Milwall is the new Premier League champion!”
"The champion belongs to Millwall!"
Every fan, every player, staff, coach, security guard, everyone present cheered together, and the Hawthorn Field completely became a sea of cheers.
Millwall occupied the Hawthorn Field!
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That night, Millwall did not leave Sandwell, but settled in a local hotel and celebrated it until very late.
The next day, Zhang Yang simply let the players sleep in and waited until ten o'clock before gathering to return to London. After returning to London, there will definitely be fans celebrating, and the players have to cheer up. He doesn't want to make the players too tired.
This season is not over yet.
In addition to the remaining three rounds of the league, Millwall has the most important FA Cup final to play. The FA Cup is a very meaningful event. The title of a double champion also sounds louder: if you win the Premier League and then the FA Cup, will you wait to conquer English football?
Zhang Yang returned to the club with his players with his vision, and on the way he told the players, "When you go back, there will definitely be fans celebrating. I hope you don't get too involved. Now is not the time to celebrate, so we must stay rational."
"There is a FA Cup in the end. When the FA Cup is over, you can celebrate whatever you want. Do you understand?"
Everyone expressed their understanding.
Yesterday's celebration was already very happy, and many players were not very energetic, but they were still looking forward to it when they could show their faces in front of many fans.
Millwall Club is ready to celebrate the league championship, but the club's arrangement is after the FA Cup, regardless of whether the FA Cup can win or not, after that day, the team can have no worries, and the other is that if the FA Cup wins, they can celebrate together.
Yesterday's championship was a bit unexpected, and the club was not ready.
However, when Wilkinson learned that the team had returned, he still brought most of the club employees and waited a block away from the club to contact the police to help maintain public order.
When the bus entered the Dog Island area, fans gathered to welcome the streets. They were wearing Millwall uniforms and holding Millwall's squad flag in their hands, constantly shouting words such as "Champion" and "Milwall". The players opened the window and waved to the fans outside.
Walking further forward, you can see the police who maintain public order. When you approach the small parking lot of a block, you will see many fans gathering in front of you. They are standing on both sides of the street, all looking in this direction.
The bus is approaching.
Everyone on the street cheered, and some fans shouted slogans in an orderly manner. The lively scene forced the bus to stop. After the top window was opened, Morris, Braniff and others appeared in the fans' vision with the trophy in their arms. They waved to the fans while holding the trophy and showing it to the fans.
The bus stopped all the way and drove for nearly half an hour before entering the club.
Zhang Yang was the first to get off the car and waved to the fans. He also hurriedly arranged staff to explain to the fans what to celebrate. Today is not the time for celebration. The team has just experienced a game and what they need is rest.
The whole team disbanded afterwards.
Players drove through the side door. The club was surrounded by fans, and there were also various reporters. As long as they were members of the club, they could not get out of the gate, let alone players.
This is also the pain brought by the championship.
Zhang Yang was also quite depressed. After the excitement of winning the championship ended, he immediately found Wilkinson.
"Ahem..."
"Brand, oh, no, I should call you Mr. Wilkinson." Zhang Yang said politely.
To be continued...