The Young Lion

The World Cup is in full swing, Aldridge can't be sure to watch every game, he will only watch a few games selectively, even England's games, he doesn't have to go to every game.

At the end of the group stage, Aldrich took his daughter Bonnie to the world-famous Ruhr Industrial Zone and visited Dortmund, the area under its jurisdiction.

Because there will also be World Cup games here, paparazzi are naturally indispensable, so Aldridge made a disguise to avoid being recognized. Under the amazed gaze of his daughter Bonnie, Aldrich glued on his beard and wore a Sunglasses, and a trendy T-shirt and shorts, people can't associate with the handsome young man in suit and leather shoes that usually appears in the camera.

Bonnie clamored for makeup, and Aldridge put on a small baseball cap for her, and put two lines of red and white makeup on her face, and then the father and daughter began to swim in Dortmund without any regard for the eyes of others .

Running on the street, Aldrich let her ride on his head. Bonnie held a snack in her hand and fed Aldrich from time to time. When she saw something interesting, she directed Aldrich to take a closer look.

Aldridge came to Dortmund this time for a purpose. Before coming to Germany, Aldridge took a look at the intelligence update of the club's scouting network and found that there was a new star in Germany that could be brought to Millwall.

Well, take it, not dig it.

After Dortmund kept asking enthusiastic passers-by, Aldridge brought his daughter to the family's door.

He knocked on the door, and after waiting for a while, someone opened the door. It was a middle-aged man with a young woman standing beside him. They should be a father-daughter relationship. The middle-aged man asked curiously: Hello. Who are you looking for?

Aldridge took Bonnie's hand and said with a smile, Hello, I'm Aldrich Hall from England. Excuse me, is this Royce's house?

Aldrich Hall?

Aldrich Hall!

Liar! Do you think we are fools?

The middle-aged man just questioned, but the daughter beside him raised her voice, looked suspiciously at Aldrich's face, and immediately insisted that Aldrich was a liar.

At this time. Another young woman came to the door and asked curiously, Aldrich Hall? Is that the Sir from England?

real or fake?

finally,

Royce appeared, leaning out from between the two sisters, the thin-armed and thin-legged Royce looked suspiciously at Aldrich and his daughter.

Aldridge took off his glasses in front of them, tore off his camouflage beard, rubbed his face, put his hands down and smiled at them.

In addition to Royce's mother, his father, and two older sisters, the family is. Including Royce himself, with a big mouth and a look of disbelief.

The trick becomes. It's a bit unexpected!

It's Sir Hall!

Royce yelled, his father reacted now, and quickly let Aldrich enter the house.

Aldridge asked Bonnie to say hello, and Bonnie greeted the family politely, and Aldridge explained his disguise to them before sitting down in the living room.

As soon as he sat down, Royce's father couldn't wait to ask: Sir Hall, you came to the door in person, does Millwall want to sign my son Marko?

Aldrich cast his eyes on Royce, who was restless at the moment, nodded slightly and said: We have been paying attention to Marco for a long time, and we have been following up on his performance recently, and found that he was in the Dortmund b team, uh, the U17 team suffered a lot. When it comes to abandonment, I guess he has not developed smoothly in Dortmund's youth training system, so I think, at this time, Marko will need a new option, and Millwall is willing to be his second home.

Royce lowered his head, the excitement of seeing Aldrich for the first time passed, and his face became gloomy.

Dortmund U17 won the league championship at the same level last season, but he was abandoned by the U17 coach because he was too thin.

He asked softly: Sir Hall, many of my teammates have performed very well, why don't you go to them?

Although Royce was a little disappointed, his mentality was still optimistic, so he would not be like a drowning man who would rush to grab a life-saving straw when it appeared in front of him.

Just as his childhood dream was to travel around the world as a pilot, he did not develop well in Dortmund, and it was nothing more than a change of place.

Aldridge smiled and said: Yes, some of your teammates seem to be better than you, such as Mario Gotze, but Millwall can't sign him. He is a player that Dortmund focuses on training, but you are not, Millwall can sign you. Here I want to explain that Millwall will sign a player after careful consideration, especially for foreign players. If possible, we are willing to sign Gotze, but between us and Gotze There are a lot of obstacles in between, but between Millwall and you, there is no obstacle, not even a transfer between clubs, because your contract expires in the summer, you are free and unattached, you can Come to England to develop, and in my opinion, this is a valuable asset picked up by Millwall, come to Millwall, you have talent, what you lack is acquired training, what is Millwall's youth training system So, I think, if you are interested, you can go and see for yourself, we welcome you at any time, as long as you are willing to come, just give us a call, and we will book round-trip air tickets and hotels for your family, and we will cover all the expenses. Also, Millwall will not give up a player easily, at least, it will not give up because of something that can be improved the day after tomorrow, such as your physical fitness is not strong enough, this can be improved, as long as you work hard, you can succeed.

Royce stared blankly at Aldrich, and his understatement made it sound like he was possessed.

The two older sisters seemed unwilling for their younger brother to go abroad, so someone said: Marco doesn't like a cold and humid environment, he likes sunny and warm places.

Aldridge smiled disapprovingly, not wanting to quarrel with the young man, but said lightly: We are not talking about the world where 99% of the people on this planet live, but about the football field, the green world, Millwall in London, London belongs to the United Kingdom, what does this mean? Marco should be able to understand that in the past, some stars did leave London due to weather and environmental reasons, and went to a place where life is pleasant all year round, and then? In the shade world, Actually they went from the sun to the cold. Marko, Millwall's door is open to you. If you want to come, you can call me any time. Here is my card. If you excuse me, I'm so sorry, goodbye.

Having said all that, Aldridge came to the door in person with great sincerity. He would not spit and preach any more. The choice was in Royce's own hands. He didn't drink a sip of water, and smiled with his daughter Bonnie. Say goodbye to the Royce family, and play in Dortmund for a while before going to Berlin to join Ivan and the others.

After the World Cup in Germany, Royce went to England alone and joined the Millwall youth team.

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On July 1, the World Cup stadium in Gelsenkirchen, northern Ruhr area.

Aldridge sat in the commentary seat of Sky Sports, together with Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, explained the life and death battle of England vs Portugal in the quarter-finals.

England's World Cup this year seems to be playing staggeringly, and the scene is not as smooth as before. Sir Hall, what do you think is the problem with the England team? Today, facing Portugal, we don't seem to be dominant, and we are the defending champions. !

Aldrich was the guest commentator, so he didn't have too much fear, and said something.

England have lost their balance on the field. We are back to the old 442. Redknapp has his considerations. There is nothing wrong with him. Joe Cole on the left and David on the right. The impact of the two wings should be used. It can create a considerable threat. However, in the midfield, I think it is difficult for Lampard and Gerrard to achieve a balanced state. If a striker is removed and the two of them are put on top, the situation may change. It is better, just like Benitez began to use Gerrard as a shadow forward in Liverpool, and Lampard's forward awareness is his advantage. It cannot be said which of the two players is right and who is wrong, who is good and who is bad , The key is the coach's use strategy, formation, how to maximize the strengths of the players, and prevent the weaknesses from being exploited by the opponent, while enriching the offense.

In the 62nd minute of the game, there was a shocking change on the field.

Rooney stepped on Carvalho's groin, and Ronaldo immediately stepped forward to put pressure on the referee. Rooney pushed Ronaldo angrily, and was immediately shown a red card by the referee!

In the commentary booth, Andy Gray and Martin Taylor looked at Aldrich together, and the fans from England on the scene began to boo Ronaldo.

Aldrich shook his head after taking a long breath: Too uncool! Too reckless! He is not in the rhythm of entering the World Cup at all! Maybe he should follow Sir Alex Ferguson's advice, don't take the injury to participate in the World Cup, he should stay in England, As a member of the defending champion, he stepped on his opponent, that action can be avoided! And he then pushed his opponent, red card, no dispute!

Sir Hall, you think Wayne Rooney's red card was self-inflicted, don't you?

Aldridge stretched out his hand, signaled the direction of the court, and said of course: Shouldn't it be a red card? Such a stampede is allowed on the court? What's wrong with Ronaldo? He was wearing a Portuguese jersey and his teammates were trampled on. Didn't he It’s time to come forward to seek justice for teammates and put pressure on the referee. This is not the case in England, in Europe, or on pitches around the world? Isn’t this normal?”

At the first moment, Aldridge expressed his position, resolutely defended Ronaldo, and mercilessly criticized Rooney's performance.

Yes, Rooney performed very badly. He was like a irascible bull, rampaging on the field, and the anxiety in his heart was written on his face. Everyone knows it. How can he play a good game like this? How can we carry the flag of England?

But Fleet Street may not see it that way, and England fans may not see it that way.

At this time, Ronaldo, who was being booed by England fans in the stadium, looked stubborn, as if he wanted to be an enemy of the fans all over the UK. (To be continued..)

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