The Young Lion

Aldrich warmly greeted Najib, who came directly from Turkey to London, in London. He is a bachelor, and he can come and go with ease, but it is clear that his seemingly dull head is full of football wisdom.

Najib entered the Millwall club as the director of youth training and also the head coach of the youth team. He quickly entered the state and had a general understanding of Millwall's youth team.

When the players returned to the club from the national team to report one after another, Najib knocked on the door of Aldrich's office. Najib, who had always been stiff and steady, looked excited, pressed his hands on Aldrich's desk, and said excitedly: Aldridge, I have never seen such a talented kid, they are far superior to their peers!

Aldrich rested his chin on one hand and said with a smile: Who are you talking about?

Najib sat down and opened his notebook, and one name after another came out of his mouth.

Joe - Cole, Villa, Capdevila, Ashley - Cole, Pirlo and so on.

During this period, players under the age of 20 will be sent to the youth team to train with the team, such as Lampard and Ferdinand, which naturally shocked Najib.

He even believes that the overall strength of Millwall's youth team can be stronger than that of the Hungarian national team as long as they fill up a few positions.

Of course, this also has the effect of flowers and green leaves.

Millwall's youth team is recruiting new players all the time. Children who are willing to come to receive training will be absorbed into the team as long as they pass some assessments. Insufficient attractiveness, in order for the youth team to have enough study with the prince role players, it is natural to lower the threshold. In the future, as Millwall's reputation increases, the threshold will naturally increase slowly.

Najib was very excited. He talked endlessly about the characteristics of these players, as well as their competent positions on the court, their roles in the game, their roles in different formations and different tactical systems, and so on.

Aldridge, young players like Ferdinand and Lampard, shouldn't be buried in the youth teams, you should put them in the first team.

They were originally in the first team, but they didn't enter the national team, and the national youth team didn't play recently, so they stayed in the club and trained with the youth team. Slow down, Najib, listen to me, You only know about Millwall’s youth team now, but you don’t know about Millwall’s first team. Listen to me, don’t worry. You watch a few first-team games first, Premier League games. At that time, if you think youth If there is anyone in the first team who can quickly squeeze out the main players and substitute players and become an important player, then I will seriously consider your suggestion.

Aldrich told Najib to be calm, and Najib also understood that he believed in Aldrich's vision, and it was impossible to do such a stupid thing like riding a donkey to find a donkey.

Then let's talk about my work. Although many players have good talents, they can improve as soon as possible by avoiding detours in their growth. The first is the tactical system of the youth team, and the second is their position on the field.

Aldridge nodded solemnly, agreeing with the other party's statement.

In fact, there are many talented players who failed to play in the end. The big reason is the growth environment. For example, a dexterous and technical player, in a tactical system that pays attention to strength, it is difficult for him to improve if his specialties cannot be brought into play. , and the wrong position on the field will make the players lose their sense and eventually get lost.

Regarding Millwall's existing youth players, Aldridge discussed with Najib one by one,

Make detailed plans for their professional life.

In mid-to-late September, the league battle was rekindled. Before the arrival of November, Aldridge led the team to play six league games and two League Cup games, because the League Cup was played with all the main players, and in the Premier League, three games were played with Playing with a rotation lineup, among the opponents in the six league games, there are city rivals like Tottenham, as well as Coventry and Manchester City, who are favorites for relegation.

Three wins and three draws, Millwall has remained unbeaten since the start of the league.

But he was furious after the match against Wimbledon, because the opponent's Vinnie Jones bruised Schneider in the opening minute, and Aldridge yelled in his heart at the well-known villain in the Premier League and the future British actor : You have no future in playing football, hurry up and make a movie!

And his bombardment made Aldridge a target of public criticism, because he was not targeting the Wimbledon club, and the opponent's football was notoriously rough.

What Aldridge blamed was the ethos of English football. Wimbledon is somewhat innocent, because it is not the first time that they adopted rough tactics. In the 1980s, a tactic became popular in English football: use a foul at the beginning of the game. Deter your opponents!

Under the influence of such foul tactics, it will create strong psychological pressure on the opponent, thus gaining the initiative in the game.

Wimbledon is so poor that they can only rent the stadium of Crystal Palace year after year. Millwall's honor is not as good as Wimbledon. Both teams are still rivals in the same city, but Aldridge really puts Wimbledon in his eyes. .

The chairman of the family pitifully said that the annual income of a fan souvenir shop of Manchester United is higher than that of Wimbledon Club!

Aldridge can't afford to put Wimbledon in such an important position.

Therefore, he bombarded the rough hooligans in English football for England's tactics that have not yet disappeared!

This has attracted criticism from many celebrities, who believe that Aldridge has played a few good games in his fledgling age and started to know what is going on.

Yes, Millwall is doing well, unbeaten in 12 games this season.

But you, Aldrich, are not qualified to dictate English football!

In particular, Millwall is still far from the top team in the league, don't get carried away!

Aldridge didn't care about the attacks of those celebrities, but he was right about one thing, and he couldn't refute anything.

The standings clearly tell everyone that there is a huge gap between Millwall and the leaders.

Newcastle United is going against the rhythm this season. In the first 12 rounds of the league, they have achieved 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Millwall has 6 wins and 6 draws. Although they are ranked second in the league, they are far behind Newcastle United. 7 points.

In the 13th round of the league, Millwall revisited Merseyside and suffered a draw away. It was not until the last five minutes that Millwall drew Everton in a thrilling manner.

Newcastle United won again, and Kevin Keegan became the most popular head coach in the Premier League. Although Manchester United overtook Millwall by one point, they were still 8 points behind Newcastle United!

Aldridge doesn't have time to look at the standings, he doesn't care at all, he will be nervous if he has to go all out for the league title this season, but he doesn't want Millwall to put pressure on the team in his first Premier League season , As for European qualifications, unless you win the league championship, you will not be able to play in the Champions League, so there is no need to worry about whether you finish second or third.

Before him, there was a match more important than the championship!

In the first round of the first half of the Premier League, the East London derby is coming!

When a kind of hatred or hostility lasts for a hundred years, and it is an emotion passed down from generation to generation, when it is presented on the football field, it has surpassed the meaning of championship, but faith and hope, confidence and dignity!

Even some teams that have no pursuit can perform mediocrely throughout the season, but the game against the archenemy is related to whether the position of the head coach can still be guaranteed.

Aldridge will not lose his job if he loses all the games, but he must win. The East London Derby is not only about the dignity of the team, but also the dignity of every Millwall fan. If they lose to West Ham United, Millwall Wall fans will hold their heads down for a long time, will be ridiculed, ridiculed, and filled with humiliation for a long time.

The fans must be proud, hold their heads high, defeating West Ham United can make Millwall people prouder than the championship trophy!

The East London Derby has become the focus of this round of the Premier League. Before the match day, shops around the Upton Park Stadium have put up notices to close on the match day. At the same time, the shops around the club will not sell alcohol that day.

Although it is an East London derby, if Millwall wants to go to the home court of West Ham United as a guest, it has to go up across the River Thames. Geographically, Millwall is in southeast London, south of the River Thames, and West Ham United is Due east, north of the Thames.

On the day of the competition, the sky was a bit gloomy, as if it was going to rain but there were no raindrops falling.

The bus from Millwall slowly headed north from the south bank of the Thames. When it set foot on the streets of the community radiated by West Ham United, the speed of the bus became extremely slow.

The Millwall players were sitting in the bus, looking at both sides of the road through the window, they were all stunned!

Both sides of the road are overcrowded. Both men and women are staring at their bus with provocative faces, as if they are watching them go to the execution ground. The police have drawn up a cordon on both sides of the road, with five steps, one guard and ten steps, one post, to prevent the fans from besieging Mir. Wall's bus.

Many fans on both sides of the road held up signs, which were full of obscenities and insults to Millwall. Two fans even held up a pair of paintings. On it was a blue lion lying on the ground with a pool of blood under it, while the lion There are two hammer heads stuck on his body, which are the two hammers in the West Ham United team emblem.

The Hammer Gang smashed the Wild Lion to death!

Ping ping pong, the windows of the bus have been attacked by fans with stones, but this situation has long been foreseen, so today's bus is almost like a bulletproof truck.

The fans of West Ham United sang songs insulting Millwall outside, and the police chief who dispatched more than half of the police force in London to maintain order was also on pins and needles, and the mounted policeman who rode a horse and opened the way ahead was even more scalp-numbed. Fearing that the fan riots would affect Chiyu, the anti-riot police were standing by nearby today, and would be dispatched immediately if there was a sign of riots.

Aldridge was sitting in the car leisurely reading a book, he just forced his heart to calm down.

In fact, he knew that in other small neighborhoods away from their path, the war between Millwall fans and West Ham United fans had begun.

This day is a day of war, from dawn to night, blood is inevitable, the only thing Aldrich can do is to hope that no one will die.

But even if you die, don't be an innocent passerby.

If the fans of both sides took the initiative to step onto the battlefield, they would die, anyway, they would not regret it.

Never died before? Of course they died, but both sides regard it as a war. How can there be no bloodshed in war? What about the undead?

This day will not be a utopian paradise where everyone sings Hallelujah, but a hellish Shura field where blood stains the earth red.