The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward! ——

It is normal for professional football clubs to let young players go out on loan to exercise, but Aldridge is very strict in this regard. In the past few seasons, players who could not play in Millwall, such as Van Gogh last season Ni played very few games, and some low-level teams wanted to rent him out, but Aldridge refused after consideration.

He can't let a tragedy like Lamore's happen again.

The purpose of loaning players is to gain game experience, exercise and improve their abilities, but there is a major premise, that is, players have a place in the team of the loan club and can play their strengths. If a technical player like Lamore is loaned out Playing the role of a high center forward in a team that holds high and plays long passes, the player will obviously not gain much experience in the game, and the unsatisfactory loan will also affect confidence, which runs counter to the original intention of the loan.

Because of this, Aldridge needs to have an in-depth communication with Moyes to understand the opponent's tactical ideas and the role of the players on the field, so that he can have a general idea of ​​the bottom line, and then make a judgment based on the characteristics of the players: whether it is suitable for players to exercise on loan.

Moyes is a Scot, and it is the birthplace of short-pass tactics, and it is also the hometown of football that emphasizes teamwork. Under the concept of Scottish miner culture, the Scots emphasize teamwork, unity, and unity. There are too many delicate football coaching styles, but at least it is by no means a simple and rough football style.

In front of Aldrich, the champion coach, Moyes is more like a primary school student, when explaining his tactical thinking. Always use a questioning tone. It seems to be asking for Aldrich's opinion.

Aldridge just listened but didn't speak. He is very self-aware and will not really put on airs to give lessons to the other party. Maybe Moyes is really humbly asking for advice now, but after thinking about it, the other party is about 15 years younger than himself. Will he be unconvinced? Aldrich didn't know, but there was no need to pretend to be an expert.

After Aldridge understood Moyes' coaching ideas, Moyes shocked Aldridge when he said the first name he wanted to rent.

Ronaldinho.

Aldrich kept shaking his head. Shaking his head constantly, repeating in his mouth:,,

It seems that someone else is here to snatch his baby.

Not to mention, Ronaldinho is really like Aldridge's baby bump at Millwall.

The whole team, from the first team to the youth team, coaches and players, everyone knows that Aldridge trains Ronaldinho the most strictly. To see him train, he has to be called to the sidelines to guide alone from time to time.

And Ronaldinho is also the least afraid of Aldridge among all players, as long as it is not training time. Ronaldinho dared to make fun of Aldridge, and dared to go to his house to steal food. He also repeatedly embarrassed Aldridge in full view, such as playing a mascot and pulling Aldridge to dance on the sidelines.

But it is such a relationship that makes everyone understand in their hearts how high Aldrich's expectations of Ronaldinho are, and how good the relationship between Ronaldinho and Aldridge is!

After his stunning appearance in the FA Cup final last season, Ronaldinho did not appear in the official first-team matches. Everyone knows that this is Aldridge's approach to Ronaldinho's growth, allowing him to transition to the reserve team. , to avoid directly landing in the Premier League and being devastated by fierce confrontation.

This road has been followed by many players who Aldridge has high hopes for, such as Pirlo and Shevchenko. When they came to the team, their technical ability was enough to play games, but in order for them to adapt to the English football environment, You must go step by step in the youth team and the reserve team, and judge whether you will be on the Premier League stage based on the results.

Who is the most watched player among the players who did not play in Millwall? Naturally, it was Ronaldinho. He made such an amazing debut, but was placed in the reserve team by Aldridge. The outside world is looking forward to Ronaldinho's performance after he officially enters the Premier League stage.

So Moyes wanted to loan Ronaldinho, and Aldridge refused without even thinking about it, not to mention that he was afraid that the opponent would be useless. At least Aldridge planned to let Ronaldinho appear in the first team match list in the second half of the season.

Moyes was a little disappointed. He knew about Ronaldinho's performance in the reserve team. He lamented that Millwall has so many talents. Is it interesting that such a good player is put in the reserve team to collect statistics?

He then proposed many names, and Aldridge deleted them one by one. Some were young, and some had technical characteristics that absolutely did not conform to Moyes' tactical philosophy. In the end, he only agreed to the loan of four players.

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson, full-back Paul Ferreira, frontcourt jack of all trades Mark Bresciano and Tim Cahill.

They are all players around the age of 18, their physical fitness is better than other young players, and they will not suffer in confrontation, but this kind of loan is a bit troublesome for them, because the club will require them to take time to come back every week. Special technical guidance, Tony, who was loaned out in the first half of the season, is like that. Every week, he will return to the club's training ground and have Moniz train his skills alone, 2-4 hours each time.

Moyes left contentedly, on the basis of not costing the club a penny, he strengthened the team lineup in the winter, he was very happy to have Aldridge's help at the beginning of his coaching career, and at the same time I also keep this kindness in my heart. After all, he is a rookie in the coaching world. Other clubs will not dump him, and they will not rest assured to loan players to him. Even if they are willing to loan, they will ask for a loan fee or bear the loan period salary.

Aldridge found these four players separately on the second day and discussed the loan with them. In this respect, he would communicate frankly with the players instead of ordering the players to obey the club's arrangements. If the players disagree, Aldridge will not force it, after all, the loan period is half a season, and the players will go to an unfamiliar environment, which will directly affect their lives.

Fortunately, these four players have agreed to loan, because they are invincible in the youth league, and it is rare to meet opponents, and the competition in the youth team is also very fierce. Those 16, 17 young players. Some are firmly in the main position. performed much better than them like Alonso, Pedretti

Just finished talking with Paulo Ferreira, before the door of the office was closed, someone rushed in from outside. Before he saw anyone, he smelled the smell of sweat.

Boss!

Ronaldinho appeared in front of Aldridge wearing a winter jersey, sweating profusely, without waiting for Aldridge to ask questions. He shouted with joy: 23 goals, 26 assists! I did it!

Aldridge was almost dizzy from his yelling, and then he laughed and said, Strange, before you returned to Brazil, you had 19 goals and 26 assists, and you scored four goals in the first game just after you came back?

Ronaldinho went to the corner to open the refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water, opened it and drank it. As soon as the reserve team game ended, he ran all the way over. His teammates thought he was crazy, and the referee had just blown the whistle. I saw Ronaldinho, who had been running for 90 minutes, come back to life and leave the field with full blood.

In the winter, his head was still steaming. Gudong Gudong drank a bottle of mineral water in one breath, then exhaled freely, and said with a happy face: Frank and that German are so good, they sent me a lot of good shots today, hey, boss, why are you Don't you send Frank and Leo to the reserve team sooner?

Aldridge folded his arms and looked at the ceiling with a silent smile.

I dare say that Lampard and Klose gave Ronaldinho assists in the reserve team.

They are disciplined and they will return to the first team sooner or later. Okay, you start training with the first team tomorrow, perform well, and I will give you a chance in due time, but you have to remember that you are from the reserves. The team came up, if you don't want to go back, don't let your performance drop.

Don't worry, boss, are you cooking at home tonight?.

Why? Do you want to eat again?

Ronaldinho smiled, and then ran out like a gust of wind.

Since preparing for the FA Cup match against Preston, the Millwall coaching staff began to adjust the tactical thinking of the second lineup, returning to the 442 they used to play, which is more conservative, similar to just playing against them Arsenal.

The victory over Preston was overwhelming, but the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough was quite different.

Aldridge still dispatched a substitute lineup to rest the main players. At the Riverside Stadium, Millwall's substitute lineup scored a 0:0 away game.

This is a good result. Without losing in the away game, returning to the home court to decide the outcome, at least occupying the advantage of the home court.

When the Premier League war rekindled, Aldridge really transferred Ronaldinho to the squad for the game, and he was the starter.

The day before the trip to St. James' Park, at the pre-match press conference, the reporters had a lot of questions in the packed scene.

Has Millwall started to shift its focus when it has suffered two consecutive Premier League defeats and the gap with Manchester United has widened to 9 points? For example, concentrate on winning the Champions League, or try to win the FA Cup for three consecutive times!

Aldridge spoke freely and said casually: My policy of coaching the team is never to give up any official game, so Millwall will play every game well, there is no so-called shift of focus, that is the performance of the weak , even if Manchester United has already won the Premier League title, we will still take the rest of the game seriously, because the game itself has meaning other than winning or losing.

So tomorrow for the game against Newcastle United, will Millwall send the strongest lineup?

Hearing this question, Aldridge smiled strangely, and said lightly: I can tell you the starting lineup for tomorrow right now. Goalkeeper: Bout, defenders: Neil, Materazzi, Elguera, Capdevila , Midfielders: Gronkshire, Gattuso, Ballack, Ronaldinho, Forwards: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gudjohnsen. This is the formation and starting list that Millwall will play tomorrow.

There was silence.

The reporter who asked the question before raised his hand again, and said dejectedly: This is completely contradictory to what you just said. Millwall used a substitute to face off. This is a sign of giving up the Premier League defense. Does Millwall no longer care about three Is the bad effect of losing streak? This is a very heavy blow to morale!

Aldridge shook his head and said: No, the game was not played, you can't draw conclusions arbitrarily, thinking that Millwall will definitely lose. Of course, Dalglish is a great coach, and Newcastle United also has offensive football factors. , I remember when Keegan was in charge, Newcastle United was called the most beautiful football in England, and Shearer was still the killer who was a huge threat, he would definitely cause us trouble.

Since you also know that Newcastle United is difficult to deal with, why do you let the substitute players play? The main players have rested for so long, why not let them play?

Uh, to be honest, because I want the main players to play more critical games, for example, the focus of the next round against Liverpool!

As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, the reporters who had recalled it fell silent.

Young commander, there is something in these words.

Isn't this just contempt for Newcastle United? (to be continued...) ()