The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

After arranging the rooms for Messi and Aguero, it was time for dinner, and Aldridge left first, intending to let the two little guys adapt to the environment here on their own initiative.

Without the guidance of an adult, they will instinctively blend in here.

Aldridge went downstairs to the first floor. When he passed the indoor court, he saw Ronaldo still kicking the ball against the wall. He walked over and said, It's time to eat, let's rest.

Ronaldo stopped the ball, sweating on his body, and said with some frustration: Coach Meulensteen asked me to keep kicking the wall with my left foot for an hour every day. I don't know what it means.

When Aldrich heard his complaint, he understood it very much.

Training is boring, so coaches often rack their brains to design some interesting training, which can not only improve the training enthusiasm of players, but also achieve training effects.

However, some of the most basic training, no matter how boring, must be done by the players.

Do you know who Ronaldinho is?

Ronaldo bent down to pick up the ball, and said calmly: I know, that Brazilian is very good, but I will definitely be better than him in the future.

Aldridge shook his head and said: If you don't insist on this kind of training, you can't be better than him. When he first came to the team, he showed amazing talent, but his feet are not balanced enough. You I can't understand the importance of balance on both feet now. If you can only play with your right foot in the future, then in the game, your opponent will more easily limit your play in defense. Force you to use your left foot more. The ball. Then. Waiting for your left foot to control the ball. Ronaldinho has overcome this, except for the obvious technical gap between his feet in the shooting part, but in dribbling, stopping the ball, short passing, etc. Technically, it's almost impossible to tell which foot he's off-dominant, and that makes him a threat with the ball, because opponents can't predict which foot he's going to use for the next move.

Ronaldo frowned and pondered for a moment. He matured prematurely and seriously thought about Aldridge's words, and finally suppressed his impetuous mentality. Then he raised his head and asked, How long has he been training like this?

He trains with his left foot for an hour and a half every day. He persisted for a year without a day's interruption. You are still young, and the training time should not be too long. Listen to the coach's arrangement. Mullenstin will make you excellent, so listen His, don't question it, hard work is enough.

Ronaldo nodded solemnly. Then he walked out of the indoor court with Aldridge, and he went to take a shower. Then go to the restaurant to eat.

Aldridge went back to his office,

Andrew was waiting for him in the office.

Is the matter over in Spain settled?

After returning to the office, Aldridge asked straight to the point with a smile.

Andrew put down a magazine, sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, and said, Well, Rivaldo's personal treatment has been negotiated, and the rest of the work is the transfer fee between Barcelona and Deportivo.

Ronaldo moved to Inter Milan as early as July, and Barcelona locked Rivaldo in the search for a replacement. Although the transfer fee has not yet been negotiated, the personal treatment has been negotiated privately. Consensus on dues.

The two brothers left the club together and went to dinner at a high-end restaurant in the city.

The two chatted about what had happened in the past two months. Aldrich told about his experiences in various European countries. Andrew laughed gloatingly when he heard that he was robbed on the streets of Rome.

Then, Andrew also told Aldridge about the introduction of Aguero and Messi.

There is no difficulty on Aguero's side, but at the same time, the Argentine giants independent team wanted Aguero to receive training in the low-level echelon.

However, it is obviously impossible for the independent team to offer such a high salary to the 9-year-old Aguero. Most of this kind of child-level training is provided by the club and will not give high salary to young players.

Counting brothers and sisters, the Aguero family has more than ten members. They live in a slum, and they obviously have no patience to wait for Aguero to become a star before they can get rid of poverty and become rich.

Going from the slums to London is equivalent to going straight from hell to heaven. Besides, Andrew has given more sincerity than they can bear: immigrating to the UK, don’t worry about investing. After five years, the British bonds originally worth two million pounds, you guys Sell ​​it if you want to sell it, keep it if you don’t want to sell it, it’s all yours anyway!

Messi's side is more complicated. Andrew asked someone to pretend to be a scout for Boca Juniors, accidentally discovered Messi, and then asked him to go to training, but conducted a medical examination, and unexpectedly found that Messi had Lack of developmental hormones, Boca Juniors dispelled interest in Messi.

After waiting for half a month, when Macy's family was seeking medical treatment, Andrew came to the door openly to send out an invitation letter, and the other party agreed without hesitation, and for fear that Andrew would go back on his word, he actively urged Andrew to arrange for them to come to the UK as soon as possible. Messi gets the best treatment.

Although there are some shady methods in it, Aldridge doesn't think there is any problem. From the results point of view, Messi's earlier treatment and targeted growth training are beneficial and harmless to him.

At the end of the chat, the two mentioned their elder brother Barnett, who hadn't seen each other for almost half a year.

He stayed in the United States for half a year, and he didn't even call home for more than a month. He was really busy there, and he was extremely mysterious.

Andrew's words were full of complaints, and Aldrich could probably guess some of them. The Asian financial turmoil kicked off, and the elder brother in the United States was making a fortune by taking advantage of the financial war.

The day before the Community Shield game, the training ended early. In the Leo training base, the players put on neat and clean jerseys and stood in line one by one.

The coaching staff headed by Aldridge also wore dark blue sportswear. The coaching staff sat together, and the players stood behind them. Facing the camera, they held their heads high with smiles on their faces.

The photographer took a family portrait for them in the new season.

The youth team was also taking pictures. Each echelon took a group photo, and then all came to take a group photo.

It's not over yet. Aldridge asked the photographer to take another photo of all the Millwall players.

The green teenagers of the youth team came to the training ground of the first team. Those young players who were usually chattering and chattering suddenly became quiet. Probably because they were overwhelmed by the aura of the stars of the first team, their eyes frequently turned to Larson, Nedved, Southgate and other stars, with both awe and longing in their eyes.

Because there are more than a hundred people, they are more casual when queuing.

Aldrich stood in the middle of the crowd, with a smile on his face and his arms crossed, and it was crowded with people from front to back.

The front of the line. Compass sat cross-legged on the turf, with one hand resting on his cheek, his expression grim. Messi and Aguero stood on the edge of the front row with their arms around each other's shoulders. The two teenagers looked very serious.

With the action of the cameraman comparing his thumbs, this photo taken in early August 1997 has become a classic family portrait that Millwall and even the world football will call in the future.

At the moment when the photo was taken, Aldridge felt a surge of pride in his heart.

Millwall has not only the present, but also the future. He firmly believes that Millwall will become the most powerful super giant on the planet!

Attached is the Millwall first-team roster for the 1997-1998 season.

Goalkeepers: Bute, Keller, Wright.

Guard: Schneider. Mills, Elguera. Southgate, Ferdinand, Materazzi, Zambrotta, Capdevila, Neil.

Midfield: Makelele, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ballack, Lampard, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Trezeguet, Shevchenko, Gronkshall, Ruud, Gudjohnsen, Klose, Duff, Ronaldinho, Van der Meyde.

A total of 28 people.

Attachment 2, the list of the Millwall youth team's hopeful stars in each echelon. In the future, the young players who are on loan in each season will not be described in detail. If they transfer and leave, they will be taken away.

u18:

David Dunn.

francis jeffers

Paulo Ferreira

Sebastian Squillage

Miguel

Darius Wasser

paul robinson

Tim Cahill

Marco Bresciano

Christian Paulson

u16:

philip mex

Vicente

Xavi Alonso

Benoit Pedretti

Andrea Barzagli

Led Likin

brad haagland

Joe Cole

michael carrick

ashley cole

Scott Parker

david villa

u14:

Daniele De Rossi

Jermaine Jenas

u12:

Sergio Aguero

cristiano ronaldo

Lionel Messi

London, Wembley.

The Millwall team arrived here to prepare for the last warm-up match before the opening of the league. At least in Aldridge's mind, this is a warm-up match.

Since Millwall won the league and the FA Cup double last season, the Community Shield, which is regarded as the domestic championship match of last season, will be a duel between the league champion and the league runner-up.

Millwall vs Manchester United.

There is still an hour before the game, and more than 80% of the seats in the stands are empty. Players from both sides are warming up on the field.

Aldridge was in the locker room preparing for the pre-match speech. He looked relatively relaxed. At this time, someone knocked on the door. After Jansen opened the door, he found that it was a Manchester United player. Jansen did not think that the opponent had gone to the wrong place. Instead, he smiled at the other party and said, Long time no see, Ole, how are you?

The baby-faced Solskjaer took the initiative to visit the Millwall dressing room. He respectfully greeted every coach who had trained him before, and then came to Aldrich. The former master and apprentice asked about each other's recent situation. Skya once again congratulated Aldrich.

Although he is already in the Red Devils shirt, he has a good relationship with the Millwall coaching staff. When he is doing well at Manchester United, Aldridge will privately text him congratulations. Derich will also send a text message of condolences.

Even Pires and Vieira, who had a bit of trouble with Aldridge during the transfer, queued up to the Millwall dressing room before the match between Arsenal and Millwall last season, mostly to express their gratitude In any case, Millwall has cultivated them. Maybe Vieira didn't play many games in the official game, but it doesn't mean that he was treated unfairly at Millwall.

Phillips, who has moved to Sunderland, has been in close contact with Aldridge, and often tells Aldridge about the problems he encountered in Sunderland, hoping to listen to Aldridge's advice.

Aldridge will not take the initiative to tell the players of other teams, but if his former disciples want to listen to his teachings, Aldridge will not be stingy to take some time to help them.

After chatting with Solskjaer for more than ten minutes, Babyface left the Millwall dressing room contentedly.

This kind of etiquette or old-fashioned pre-match visit is very particular about timing. Basically, it is not allowed within half an hour before the game, because it may be mistaken for a spy, so Babyface comes early and leaves early.

When Aldridge appeared on the sidelines of Wembley Stadium, the Wild Lions fans in the stands welcomed him with warm applause.

The Community Shield game symbolizes the arrival of the new Premier League season.

Aldridge stood still in front of the coach's bench as before, his sharp eyes seemed to announce: 97/98 season, start the war! (to be continued...) ()