The Young Lion

Rumors of winter transfers were flying all over the sky, Aldridge was still calm, but the fans couldn't sit still.

The day after the League Cup ended, Aldridge worked during the day, and when he came home at night, he found that in the community where the apartment was located, a large number of fans wearing Millwall jerseys gathered here and pulled up a banner that read: Pavel, Henrik, this is your forever home!

Standing in the front row of fans are Brady and Fred, looking up at an apartment.

That's Nedved's home, and Larson's is right next door.

Aldridge has always left early and returned late. After the club's training, he would go home after dealing with other official duties.

The BMW stopped on the side of the road. Looking at the snake-like crowd, they knew how to measure and did not block the road.

Aldrich rolled down the car window, but saw a teenager standing behind Brady for the first time.

David, what are you doing here if you don't go home?

Calabash Villa held her head high and said confidently: I don't want Pavel and Henrik to leave here either. They are heroes and our idols.

As soon as Villa, who speaks English fluently, finished speaking, the surrounding fans nodded together.

Some fans discovered that Aldridge was in the car. In fact, he is very low-key in life. He does not drive eye-catching luxury cars like other club presidents or owners. His BMW car does not look like a high-end car at first glance. After all, the car He is a bit old, and the Lamborghini parked in the garage will only go out for a ride when he indulges occasionally.

Mr. Hall, please keep them!

Yes, the club should give them a salary increase!

Yeah, Henrik is better than Shearer, he deserves better.

The club sold so many good players in the summer and made a lot of money.

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The words of the fans became more and more biased, and Aldridge felt depressed.

It's not that he didn't worry about his salary. It's just that the internal state of the team is very stable now, everyone is fighting high in the rhythm of winning streak, and suddenly they talk about money. The vulgarity is second, the main reason is that it will distract the players. Give a player a salary increase, what about the other players? Especially the main players, everyone is ordinary people,

Jealousy is also normal. After all, what Aldridge promotes is team spirit, and there is no reason to favor one over another.

Aldridge got out of the car and said to Brady and Fred: I promise that no one will leave Millwall in the winter. You don't want to hang around here. If you make trouble, it will backfire, as if you are threatening my players. .”

Brady replied with a straight chest: We are quiet here, we don't make trouble, we just show our attitude. We want the players to understand that our support comes from the heart.

Aldrich felt that the other party was making trouble for no reason, and said earnestly: I can understand your expression of love, but you are surrounded here. Most of you are old men who are big and three rough, and the influence is not good. Let my players be quiet. rest, okay?

While Aldridge was negotiating with these fans, two men walked out of the two apartments next to each other. It seems that they have negotiated well.

After Nedved and Larsson appeared, these fans became a little excited. After cheering, some applauded, some chanted their names, and some bluntly begged them to stay, don't accept any The lure of the club.

Aldrich turned around and walked in front of the two, and said in a deep voice, Pavel, Henryk, they don't mean any harm, please don't get me wrong.

Millwall's fans are notorious, coupled with the riots after the two East London derbies last year, Aldridge feared that the players would be disgusted by the environment here and be divorced.

Nedved and Larsson smiled and shook their heads before Nedved stood in front of the fans and said calmly: I'm not leaving here unless the boss sells me.

Larson shrugged and smiled, I'm just like him.

The fans burst into cheers when they heard the two promised in person!

Some female fans even rushed over to hug the two excitedly, but were stopped by Brady and Fred.

What a joke, this is at the door of someone's house, both of them are married, maybe the wife is staring at the window.

Finally, Chrysostom promised to stay, and several beauties leaned forward to cuddle and kiss, and when the two stars returned home, the wind blew on their wives' pillows, and everything was over.

But the other fans really climbed up the ladder, and immediately asked the two to take a photo together, asking for an autograph or something.

Seeing this scene, Aldridge was determined.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he opened the car door, entered, and drove home.

As long as the two main players with explosive status in the new season don't have the idea of ​​leaving the team, Aldridge can sit back and relax.

However, he was thrown into a rage two days later by another incident.

At the end of this year, French Football announced the top three in the European Footballer of the Year vote. The first place is the main member of the European Cup champion Sammer, the second place is Ronaldo with a difference of one vote, and the third place is Alan Shearer.

At the press conference before the start of the weekend league, a reporter asked about this matter and asked Aldridge for his opinion, and his face became a little cold.

What did I say? Anyway, I don't understand what the selection rules are for the Ballon d'Or. It's just a group of journalists voting. They seem to represent the whole world. Is it fair? Why did Sammer win the Ballon d'Or? Because he scored a goal A lot? No, because he led Germany to the European Cup. So why is Ronaldo second? What titles did he have in the past year? Spanish Super Cup? Olympic bronze medal? What did Shearer achieve? Premier League Golden Boot and European Cup Golden Boot? Well, I am confused. In terms of honor, Nedved won two cup titles, one league runner-up and one European Cup runner-up in 1996. In terms of goals, Larsson scored goals throughout the year The number has surpassed Shearer and more than Ronaldo. Do I need to count the assists again? Hehe, the Ballon d'Or? It's just a product to please the fans. Are Ronaldo and Shearer good? Excellent, they are perfect strikers, especially Ronaldo's performance in the last four months has quickly made him the focus of Europe and the world. However, football is an 11-man team sport, a sport of unity and cooperation for collective honor. If the Golden Ball The award should be awarded to the person who scored the most goals and scored the most beautiful goals, why not give it to Batty last year and give it to Weah?

The scene was instantly silent. The reporters did not expect that Aldridge would suddenly bombard the Golden Globe selection.

The question just now was just a random question from a reporter who added Aldridge's comments when writing related news. They just wanted to hear Aldridge's evaluation of these three players. But they didn't expect to get such explosive news, which made them unable to react for a while.

After a short silence. The reporters in the audience raised their hands frantically, shouting various questions.

If Aldridge is just an ordinary fan, whoever wins the Golden Globe is none of his business, whoever loves it wins, just watch our football games.

But as the coach, he thought carefully about the influence and winning factors of the Ballon d'Or, and he had to treat it carefully again.

In all fairness, Summer and Shearer. They are all extra points for their good performance in the competition. The European media still have to worry about the influence of the European Cup.

Ronaldo is on the list and will become the World Footballer in half a month. In fact, there are many factors.

Definitely not entirely dependent on his individual performance.

At least the first half of 1996. Ronaldo spends most of his time recuperating from his injuries. After his comeback, there was also a dressing room scandal involving discord between generals and coaches in Eindhoven. After joining Barcelona in mid-August, he had a phenomenal performance on the court.

There are almost no outstanding results in the team honor book, the bronze medal in the Olympic men's football?

The first is because of the stage. Ronaldo played for the European giants Barcelona, ​​and naturally received the top attention.

The second is the arrival of the digital TV era. The game broadcast is just in an era of rapid communication. With the first factor, the rise of Ronaldo has produced a shocking communication influence. Quickly became a super idol.

Aldridge also admires Ronaldo very much, especially during his recovery from injury, he studied the defensive actions of various defenders to improve his personal skills. With his current status, he will never bombard the Golden Globes.

Golden Globe Award, World Footballer, how many players have a lifetime dream?

However, Millwall does not have a rich background. Whether it is the Golden Globe Award or the World Footballer, counting from front to back, how many non-rich stars can get their hands on these two awards?

Aldridge must stand up and ask for an explanation for his players. The main purpose is to buy people's hearts. This kind of people's hearts must be bought, otherwise it is impossible to guarantee that the players will not join the giants for the highest personal honor. Although it may not be effective, but does he not work hard? for a while?

But anyway, as the manager of Millwall, should he congratulate Ronaldo and Shearer?

If they really have the championship title, Aldridge will definitely congratulate them generously, but Millwall has performed well this year, so he has no reason not to say something for his disciples.

The reporters in the audience were like sharks smelling blood, waiting for food to be stuffed into their mouths.

Mr. Hall, do you mean that there is a shady scene in the selection of the Golden Globe Awards?

No, I just think it's a media victory and it doesn't represent the correct values ​​of football.

What are your so-called football values?

We have always said that football is a team sport, and it is preached that the collective is higher than the individual. Then, of course, team honor is the standard for measuring a team. If a player is considered the best player of the year, but he cannot help the ball. Why is he considered the best player when the team gets honors?

Are you predicting that Ronaldo and Shearer won't help the team get any honor?

I didn't say that, but the Ballon d'Or is not a selection of future superstars. I think the selection rules should be more specific, instead of focusing on team honor this year and individual performance next year. Explanations make sense. It's not fair to the players, especially my players.

But your team didn't win the most important titles, league titles, European titles, you didn't.

Sorry Ronaldo, neither did Shearer. But, my team, Millwall, have had a better record than Barcelona in the last four months, my team, only lost two games in the entire league in '96 , we only lost four games in all games, and we rewrote the winning streak of the five major leagues, you know? Maybe it’s just that Nedved’s style of play is simple, tough and not gorgeous enough, so he is not taken seriously, but I want to tell you, I don’t care if you I care about the performance of my players, each of my players is the best, our football philosophy is also the best, our players play for the team, because they understand that playing for the team is playing for themselves, we Will win everything, as for the Ballon d'Or voted by the media, do what you like, you go after the more individual players on the pitch, forgetting that football is a team sport.

It is reported that Ronaldo will be the player of the year selected by the British Football World. What do you think?

It's just magazines that follow the trend and like to tout British players. They rarely have their own unique views, but they only deceive themselves to elevate the status of British players in football. If this continues, Football World will only fade out of people's vision, because it is neither authoritative nor persuasive.

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