The Young Lion

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Millwall's pre-season preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner, and the friendly match kicked off at the end of July.

The Scottish giants Celtic were invited last summer and the Glasgow Rangers this summer.

In the first game, Millwall easily defeated the opponent at home, and the players who returned from vacation quickly recovered their game state through training.

The second friendly match was also at home, and Aldridge invited Monaco, the Ligue 1 champion of last season, to London as a guest.

The day before the game, Aldridge personally greeted Monaco coach Tigana at the gate of the club. The latter made Monaco win Ligue 1 again after Wenger, and became famous for a while.

In the new season, Monaco will also participate in the UEFA Champions League. Like Millwall, they are unfamiliar with the UEFA Champions League, so everyone should be more familiar with different styles of teams.

Tigana was very interested in Millwall, who overturned Paris Saint-Germain last season, and he agreed without hesitation to Aldridge's invitation.

Outside the club gate, Tigana looked up with interest at the giant promotional poster hanging on the main building.

Millwall is really star-studded right now.

He sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The poster had the Wild Lions logo as the background, and it was rendered with a flame eruption effect. The upper body photos of Larson, Nedved, Makelele, Southgate, and Lampard appeared on the poster.

This is the usual propaganda strategy of football clubs.

Basically, it will not only show one player in the publicity picture, but promote the club culture from multiple angles with profound meaning.

For example, among the five, Southgate and Lampard represent local power, Lampard also symbolizes youth, Makelele is black, Larson is a hot super striker, and Nedved is a spiritual leader.

Aldridge invited Tigana to have a drink in his office. Tigana is only 42 years old, and he is naturally a young man in the coaching industry. He coached the team a year earlier than Aldridge and had a high starting point. He was in Lyon. He reached a new level in his coaching career last season and won the championship by 12 points behind the league runner-up.

The two are full of expectations for the future Champions League,

Also try to analyze the current situation of the strong teams in Europe, and talk about it. It's just a pity that Fernandez, who watched the game together a year ago, was laid off by Tigana and Aldridge.

It was Paris Saint-Germain that Monaco suppressed, and Millwall also defeated the defending champion of the Cup Winners' Cup in the European war.

The next day, Lions Den Stadium.

The stands of the stadium were full of seats, and the fans enjoyed the game with a relaxed attitude. The TV stations also rushed to broadcast the warm-up match between the Premier League champions and the French champions. They compared it to two teams that will appear in the UEFA Champions League next season. The warm-up of the team.

Aldridge's attitude towards the warm-up match has always been very indifferent. Training and adjusting the state is not a test of the team's strength, because the opponent may not be serious about you.

But this kind of warm-up match is not enough. It is necessary for the players to have a mental preparation and mentality adjustment for the upcoming intense season.

The two teams played very openly today. The Ligue 1 team has established the Latin style as the mainstream since the Platini era, and Millwall is now also a European style of play. And there is a faint tendency to reach the peak and carry forward. If these two teams collide, if they don't give up every inch of ground, the scene will naturally be very exciting.

The two sides came and went, the game was played like a plum blossom, and goals were scored one after another.

Aldridge was wearing sportswear and sitting on the coach's bench. His attitude could be seen from his attire, and he even chatted and laughed with the coaches.

Aldridge. Let's spend money to buy the young winger opposite! It must be more effective than Van der Meyde in the new season.

Benitez said to Aldrich suddenly and solemnly.

Aldridge knew who the other party was talking about without even looking.

Future King of Highbury: Henry!

Since his debut, Henry is still playing as a winger, but he has shown very good qualities.

Strictly speaking, Wenger did not help Henry much during his time in Monaco, but after all, he discovered the opponent's excellent potential, and it was under Tigana. Henry gradually came to the fore, not only became the main force of the team, but also entered the national team to get on the World Cup train.

Aldrich said with a wry smile: I wanted to buy him three years ago, but they didn't sell him. Just a month ago, when I was in France, I specifically asked Tigana: Petit, are you okay? It will be sold at three million pounds, Henry, how about I offer four million pounds? But the other party still refuses.

Benitez glanced at Tigana, who was on the coaching bench next door, and asked doubtfully, Aren't you familiar with him? He sold the main midfielder of the French national team in his early years to Wenger so cheaply. Can't I open the back door for you too? Four million pounds is not low, and I think you can raise the price.

Aldridge shrugged, shook his head and said nothing.

Four million pounds is indeed not low for the 20-year-old Henry.

Henry, like Ronaldo, will be a world-class striker, but there is a big gap between 20-year-old Henry and 20-year-old Ronaldo, both in terms of fame and ability, so Ronaldo can be worth 20 million pounds this summer, while Henry, Odry Qi didn't think he was worth more than six million pounds.

It's just that it's not a question of money in the end, it's that Tigana is not for sale.

It's not that Aldrich is not popular, it's that the relationship hasn't reached that level, and Aldrich doesn't want to owe favors.

Wenger's contacts in France can't be compared with Aldrich just having a drink with someone and watching a game.

Fernandez was neither stupid nor blind, but Anelka gave Wenger £500,000.

Pettit is not an unknown person. He has been a high-profile star in France since his debut. He has played for the national team since he was 19 years old. He will be 27 years old this year. He is in the golden age of players. He still has the halo of the Ligue 1 champion last season. But Monaco only needed less than three million pounds to send someone to Arsenal.

What's even more exaggerated is Guy Ru, who not only promised to train rookies for Wenger, but even went to Africa to build a football school after retirement to help Wenger recruit good players in Africa.

Therefore, Arsenal under Wenger's coaching has a clear brand of France, and it can't be blamed that he has a soft spot for French players. Good products are not cheap in the transfer market. Why bother to be taken advantage of?

This is the energy of connections in the industry. Aldridge was born out of nowhere. He is neither highly respected nor has a player background. He can weave a network of football circles in a long career. He can only take it step by step and make friends with the coach who suits his appetite. ,There is ample time. Maybe when the quantitative change will produce a qualitative change, let him also become a coach with a huge network of relationships.

When the warm-up match came to an end, the fans applauded the players of the two teams with satisfaction.

4:4.

With eight goals and back-and-forth attacks, the fans enjoyed a feast of goals.

As the new season draws closer, the expectations that fans accumulated in the summer have begun to be released, and the best proof is that the warm-up matches can be fully booked.

Aldridge chatted with Tiganado for a while. He was more honest, and he pursued Henry twice, and it was fine if he didn't get it. The first time was Wenger's refusal, and the second time was Tigana.

After finishing this warm-up match, they don't have a game plan for the next week, just wait for the Community Shield before the opening of the league to practice their state.

But. Aldrich didn't expect the unplanned things to come to him.

On the night of sending Monaco away, Adam ran to his house with a serious face and told him solemnly: Ajax is angry!

Van Gaal went to Barcelona to take up his new post in the summer. This was a huge turbulent period for Ajax. After all, Van Gaal stayed in Ajax for six years and single-handedly trained many Ajax stars.

Ajax was busy dealing with the departure of the meritorious coach in the summer, and the work on signing professional contracts for youth team players was neglected, waiting for Olsen to take office. After sorting out the clues of the work, when I went to review the youth team, I suddenly found out: Where did Van der Meyde, who had been placed with high expectations, go?

Only then did they know that not only did Van der Meyde not sign the contract, but he went directly to London, and he had already become one with his new teammates at Millwall.

The Ajax club has had its main players taken away for free for two consecutive seasons, and now even the good seedlings of the youth team are taken away for free, which makes them unbearable!

I can't stand it!

That's what they need to survive!

There's a note to Millwall: come up with a solution. Otherwise, I will go to UEFA, FIFA will sue you!

Hearing this, Aldrich really regretted it.

contract procedure. Van der Meyde's contract with Ajax expired, and Millwall signed with the other party later. The time between the two is no problem.

But the mistake was that when Aldridge went to Amsterdam to contact Van der Meyde, the apprenticeship contract between Van der Meyde and Ajax had not yet expired.

Although there is no physical evidence or other evidence, but in terms of time, Aldrich went to the Netherlands, and Van der Meyde packed his luggage to go to London. After checking the immigration time, we can know that Van der Meyde really came to London before the end of June.

At this time, the regulations on international transfers are not particularly detailed. In particular, FIFA and UEFA are more troublesome to deal with the impact of the post-Bosman rule era. There are not so detailed regulations on the transfer of young players, especially those under 18. The international transfer ban for players under the age of 10 was also introduced ten years later.

But Ajax really wants to make trouble, and it is not without reason. It makes sense, they are the victim's side, and if they can't even get a training fee, Millwall will really become a robber in front of the public.

Aldridge sat opposite Adam at home. He held his forehead and closed his eyes and asked, How does the other party want to solve it? It should be a matter of money. Tell them that Millwall will compensate them with 300,000 pounds.

Adam whispered: Boss, although it's a matter of money, Ajax doesn't want to collect money directly.

Huh? What do you mean?

I guess they don't want to make a fuss. If everyone knows about it, won't other top European teams go to them to lure young talents? They want to keep a low profile and keep the matter secret, but We also have to make reparations.

Aldrich scratched his head, he couldn't think of a solution to this kind of thing.

There are accounts for transactions between clubs, and cross-border transactions, once there is a financial review and cannot be explained clearly, it is a hidden danger.

Ajax didn't want to publicize it to the outside world, but Aldridge was overjoyed, and he didn't want to damage Millwall's reputation.

Wait a minute, I'll ask a professional.

For matters related to money in the football circle, Aldridge felt that the most professional person must be Andrew.

Sure enough, he called Andrew and briefly explained the matter, and Andrew immediately gave him a trick.

After putting down the phone, Aldridge smiled and said to Adam: Call back to Ajax, we will go to Amsterdam to play a friendly match with Ajax, the tickets are all theirs, we don't want to split it, if you don't like it Not enough, promise to fight again in the next two years, the conditions are the same.”

When Adam heard it, he immediately understood.

According to the value of Millwall's triple crown, not everyone can be invited to play friendly matches.

This is normal after a few years, when the rich clubs play friendly matches, they all have clearly marked appearance fees. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.) ()