The Young Lion

The team reversed and won at the last moment, and Aldridge was naturally in a good mood.

When interviewed in the mixed zone after the game, the reporter clung to two questions.

One is that Bolton coach Colin Todd complained that the referee gave Millwall almost 40 seconds after stoppage time, which directly affected the final result of the game.

Although Bolton only changed from 1 point to 0 points, the relegation team not only needs a golden 1 point, but the morale improvement of the away draw with the defending champion is also indescribable.

Aldridge did not want to entangle too much on this issue. He just stated that the referee has his own standards. At the last moment, Bolton delayed the time. It is normal to make up for more time.

Rio Ferdinand was a disaster in the second half hour today, he scored an own goal, fouled recklessly in the penalty area and awarded a penalty, do you think he deserves to play for Millwall? ? Will Millwall consider bringing in a better backup centre-back?

When Aldrich heard this question, his expression was still relaxed, but his tone was much exaggerated.

Wow, watch your words, disaster is too much, yes, he didn't get into the game at the beginning, but later he found the feeling, helped the team score a goal, and didn't make any more mistakes on the defensive end. Wrong. I think he has the potential to be a world-class centre-back and Millwall's future depends on him, so I wouldn't consider looking for a replacement for him, he's just 19 and just starting his career.

After seeing the low-level mistakes he made today, you still insist that he will become a world-class defender?

No one is born perfect. The difference between a good player and an ordinary player lies in the tenacity of willpower. When facing adversity, some players give up. Surrender, so the achievements are lost to everyone, but Leo is not , he has a strong heart and willpower, so he can quickly make up for his mistakes. Today's game must be unforgettable for him, and I hope he will not forget it. Only in this way can he become better on the basis of learning lessons , I hate that the outside world is stingy and gives young players patience, and they sneer at players who play badly in one or two games, and conclude that his future is bleak, but too many people ignore their age, you should see, more 18,19, Is a 20-year-old player at this age playing in England's top flight?

Aldridge took this opportunity to attack the outside world and protect his disciples, not to mention that young players are still immature in terms of technical ability and experience. Even a world-class star, there will always be ups and downs in a season. It was quite a normal thing, but under the rendering of the media, it made an annoying sound.

In the weekend league after the European War, the Premier League was upset one after another.

Manchester United draw at Derby County

Arsenal drew away with the newly promoted Crystal Palace, Liverpool lost two goals in the Merseyside derby, Aston Villa lost to Wimbledon at home, and Newcastle United was beaten 4:1 by Leeds United in the away game.

Among the top six Premier League teams last season, only the defending champion Millwall won a victory at the last moment, and the other five teams were tied or lost. In addition, Leicester City lost to Chelsea in an away game, and the standings The situation has changed dramatically.

Millwall is back!

In the standings, it is evenly divided with Manchester United, but relying on the advantage of goal difference, Millwall returned to the top of the standings after two months.

Next year is the World Cup year, so the match day will be earlier than in odd-numbered years. After the league, the players will go to the national team again.

On a sunny afternoon, Aldrich sat in the stands of the youth team stadium to watch the youth league match.

Some players who were not included in the game list were also sitting in the stands, as well as Ronaldinho who was doing nothing.

He was sitting next to Aldrich with a smug expression on his face.

At first, Aldrich thought he was happy when something good happened to him, but slowly, he felt a little weird.

Ronaldinho's grinning grin seemed to be directed at him, and there was a bit of targeted demonstration in his eyes.

What are you doing?

hey-hey.

Don't do that, it creeps me out.

hey-hey.

Let me change seats.

It is estimated that Ronaldinho is the first player who can scare the head coach away.

Xiao Luo hastily raised his eyebrows and said, You are about to fulfill your promise soon.

Aldrich was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what the kid's smile meant.

How many goals did you score?

you guess.

I'd better switch seats.

Hey, it's boring, I've scored 11 goals.

What about assists?

Twelve. Hey, the German is so nice. If you pass the ball over his head, he can put the ball in the opponent's goal. I like him better. The Dutchman is not so good.

Aldridge looked surprised. He didn't expect Ronaldinho to do such a good job in the reserve team. It's really surprising that he can play such statistics as a winger.

The German is Klose, the Dutch is Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Ronaldinho's clear love and hate is too obvious.

They have different characteristics, your evaluation is biased, especially don't tell your teammates.

I'm not a fool. Tell them directly that I like you and don't like him. Isn't this just looking for depression?

Aldrich chuckled, shook his head and stopped talking.

Ronaldinho explained in detail why he likes Klose and why he doesn't like Van Nistelrooy.

Because the Germans are humble and not so aggressive.

Ronaldinho sent him a high ball assist, and the opponent had a high chance of scoring. For Ronaldinho, it was easy to get assists.

Furthermore, Klose will take the initiative to cover for the two wingers, and most of Ronaldinho's goals come from Klose's assists.

The two are a bit like good friends.

After all, Ronaldinho only knew how hard it was when he played in the reserve team. He still suffers from physical confrontation, especially the reserve team members of other teams, many of whom are over 23 years old. He can't get cheap in confrontation. Therefore, it is impossible to walk around in the garden and play games with players of the same age when playing football. He is amazing. in the reserves. This trick didn't work well, and they just knocked him over with their bodies.

As for Van Nistelrooy, the reason why Ronaldinho doesn't like him is that the opponent only regards him as a center forward, and because of his seniority in the team, when Van Nistelrooy is playing in the reserve team, he will always ask two wingers to pass the ball to him, and let the winger pass the ball to him. Serve while giving him the ball compared to Klose. It's not that easy, often Ronaldinho has to find a space to pass the ball to him, and then he wants to score a goal, but the opponent doesn't pass the ball and chooses to shoot.

After listening to Ronaldinho's long speech, Aldridge sighed inwardly.

The team is different.

In more than three years, Millwall has undergone tremendous changes.

The team in the summer of 1994 was certainly not the best Millwall. The club not only had nothing, but also had a bad reputation.

But. Those players who came to the team almost had nothing. Both fame and fortune are blank.

So everyone can be very united and sacrifice each other, just to make the team better, and everyone's interests will also increase at the same time.

But now, the club has a reputation and a championship aura, and the competition has become cruel and fierce.

Perhaps the first thing the players think about is not what to contribute to this team, but what kind of status they want to have here, especially the players who cannot play the main force.

Because everyone knows that as long as he can gain a firm foothold in the first team and become the main player, then the contract will be doubled, the attention of the outside world will be focused, and his reputation will definitely soar.

In today's Youth League game, the Millwall youth team finally defeated their opponents 3:1 at home. Vassell, Cahill, and Bresciano each made a contribution to help the team win.

There were only more than a thousand local fans attending the game. Since it was not a weekend, the attendance rate was much lower than usual.

Najib, who led the youth team, has led the team to perform strongly since the new season. He has maintained a complete victory in the youth league, and the FA Youth Cup is also triumphant. Dynamo Kyiv was defeated by their opponents.

Aldridge came to watch the game to pass the time. Tomorrow the team is still on holiday. When he walked out of the stadium, Ronaldinho followed him and asked, Boss, is there any place to go tomorrow?

No, why?

You take me to another city to play? I heard that you took the new Italian boy to visit various European countries in the summer.

How do you know it?

I saw the picture in the locker in his dressing room and asked him.

Oh, yes, Xia Tian just dropped by.

Then take me to play tomorrow too.

Uh, let me think about it, let's go to the gym tomorrow.

Ronaldinho looked reluctant, shook his head and said, How boring is that? I broke down two treadmills in the gym. Has yours been repaired?

No, I plan to ride a bicycle to the countryside to see the scenery, so as to exercise.

Ronaldinho thought for a while and said, Then take me with you, anyway, I have no place to go, and I plan to give myself a vacation tomorrow, so I won't practice any more.

Aldrich stared at him suspiciously, and asked, Where's your girlfriend?

It's early.

Why?

I don't like her friends, they are all students, and I feel that there are people who look down on me.

real?

Well, and she's not pretty enough.

You are really demanding.

well enough.

Aldridge agreed to Ronaldinho's proposal, then shook his head and went home.

It is definitely not a good way of education to always let players stay in the club for boring training. For young players who live in the club dormitory, Millwall will arrange for them to study in nearby schools, and the schedule will be slightly free.

Occasionally, some activities are also organized to enrich their lives.

So the next day, Aldridge went out on a bicycle from home, bringing many people with him.

Ronaldinho's big mouth notified his friends last night, and he gathered a group of people to travel together.

Even Aguero and Messi followed them on small bicycles, and Aldridge led the way on a bicycle, his face was burning, and he looked like a kid king.

I don't know why, seeing the young Messi, Aldridge naturally thought of Ronaldo, and then looked at the players who were traveling.

Villa, Carrick, Mexes, Alonso, De Rossi, Messi, Aguero, plus Ronaldinho, I really haven't seen Ronaldo.

Before Aldrich left the community, he went to the training base on purpose, and as expected, he caught Ronaldo. This kid is still training hard, training hard, training hard...

Whether he liked it or not, Aldrich dragged him anyway, got him a bicycle, and let him travel with everyone.

The 12-year-old Ronaldo was not happy at first, thinking it was a waste of time.

But when they enjoyed the beautiful scenery and delicious food outside the countryside in the afternoon, the kid almost didn't want to go back to the training base.

It happened that in the countryside where they passed by on their bicycles, there was an elementary school holding an autumn sports meeting. Aldrich and the others visited it, and then Ronaldo and Aguero broke the elementary school's 100-meter record...

Aldridge was embarrassed when he went out, because passers-by saw them on bicycles with strange eyes and suppressed smiles on their faces, but when dusk fell and started their way home, Aldrich looked at the boys around him , There is really an indescribable joy in my heart.

Sorry, I forgot to bring my camera.

Otherwise, taking pictures of them sitting in rows by the river would definitely be a classic in the future. (to be continued..) ()