The Young Lion

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To deal with a player like Henry who has already won the World Cup, Aldridge must be very patient and show enough sincerity, so he came to the door in person and communicated openly and honestly with the opponent. He never put himself above the players in a posture The position, the authority of the head coach is one thing, but the communication between the generals is another.

Aldridge was also very frank about Henry's inquiry about his status in the team.

If Millwall plays a three-forward tactic in the new season, the only forwards over the age of 20 are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Larsson, Klose, and Glenshire. They are not yet 20 years old. Whether it is from the perspective of physical fitness or protecting players, Aldridge will not play more than 30 times for them. Of course, there will be priorities. Like Ronaldinho, Aldridge will let him play In more important games, Van der Meyde and Duff are still standing players on the bench.

How many games does Millwall have to play in the new season?

The UEFA Champions League, League Cup, League Cup, FA Cup, four-tier battle, plus the European Super Cup, Toyota Cup, if the cup does not come back as soon as it is played, then the game density in a season is likely to be close to 60 games.

This is not counting the games that the players themselves have to travel to the national team to play in a season.

What's more, the player's state itself has ups and downs. When the state is not good, it is time to stop and rest, and wait for the state to recover before appearing in the game.

Aldridge said frankly: If you are worried about the number of appearances, I can at least assure you that you will get a fair chance to compete. As long as you are in good condition and perform well, I can't put you on the bench. Sometimes, too many games are not a good thing for players of your age, you need to balance work and rest, and you need to calmly adjust yourself when your state is ups and downs, instead of stubbornly insisting on playing games.

Henry estimated that he had made some calculations in his heart.

Several Millwall strikers, Larsson and Ruud van Nistelrooy should be the main regulars, Glenciel's characteristics make him have limitations, Van der Meyde, Duff, Ronaldinho are all younger than him, and in terms of their own abilities , Henry doesn’t think he is worse than these people, the main competitor?

Only when there is competition can there be pressure, and only when there are better competitors can the self-potential be stimulated to a greater extent.

After three hours of in-depth discussions, Henry nodded and agreed to join Millwall. The rest is the details of the contract. Millwall is not short of money now, and the finances are very loose. The introduction of players like Henry will directly give the second grade There will be no controversy about the team's salary. After all, Henry is a World Cup winner, not a nobody.

Aldrich returned to London with Henry,

Henry stayed at the hotel first, and the club is looking for a residence for him that meets his needs. The small community of Millwall is a bit shabby for a player of Henry's level. Of course, he needs a bigger residence, which can live well More enjoyable and comfortable.

The next day, Henry received a medical examination from the Millwall Medical Department, and the medical department gave Aldrich the information: minor injuries, as soon as two months, as slow as three months, it will definitely heal.

Another day later, with less than three days left before the opening of the Premier League, Millwall held a press conference to announce the joining of new players.

Henry attended the press conference with Aldridge in casual clothes and showed off the new jersey.

Fleet Street has been caught off guard by Millwall.

People were just doing the pre-season tour of the Premier League teams for the new season the day before, and other teams may still have signings in progress, and the media will also use speculation or uncertain remarks to make evaluations when they look forward.

But for Millwall, Fleet Street analysis is extremely detailed, and the basis of the analysis is based on the fact that Millwall has absolutely no new aid.

As soon as the forecasting work of various media was over, Millwall announced the joining of new aid, which is indeed a heavy news.

A member of the World Cup champion and a young winger who scored three goals for the French team, Henry joined Millwall from Monaco for a transfer fee of 10 million pounds!

The Sun reporter Thomson said with a smile: Congratulations, Mr. Hall, Millwall has set a record for signings.

Aldridge was in a good mood, and Henry was also grinning while sitting beside him.

Hehe, yes, this is the most expensive signing in the history of the club, but I think it is worth the money. I will not look at Thierry with the eyes of Mr. Ten Million. He needs a bigger challenge and more Millwall can give him a good stage, and at the same time, with his joining, Millwall's competitiveness will be improved to a higher level, and I am full of confidence in the new season.

It actually sounds a bit shabby.

For the champion of the Champions League, the single transfer record is only 10 million pounds, which is too lacking in style for a strong team.

With the full recovery of the Premier League teams, their competitiveness in Europe has rapidly increased. Last season, they won the two most influential cup championships in Europe. Many foreign media have also sent reporters to follow and report on the Premier League and pay attention to the performance of the English teams. Giancarlo of Gazzetta dello Sport is one of them.

He doesn't use money to measure Millwall's transfer operations. On the contrary, he believes that Italian clubs should learn from Millwall's business model.

Don't buy expensive ones, only buy the right ones!

Giancarlo asked Aldridge in English with an Italian accent: In the past two seasons, Millwall has won a league championship and a Champions League championship. At the same time, England has also won two important domestic cups. In the past two years Undoubtedly successful, so where is Millwall's pursuit in the future? What is the realistic goal of this season? Henry is an excellent striker, but it is obvious to all that Millwall's overall strength has declined.

Aldridge replied calmly: We lost several very important players in the summer. The team is on the rise, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 11 league goals last season, this season he can score at least 15, last season Ronaldinho had 7 assists and 5 goals, this season he will also The performance is even better, and the improvement of Van der Meyde, Duff, Lampard and other players has prevented the team's overall strength from seriously declining. In addition, now that we have Henry, you want to know Millwall's performance this season. What is the pursuit? It's very simple, the league championship is the first goal!

The calm confidence that Aldridge exudes in his conversation is not a disguise, and he should say the same: Millwall is the favorite team to win the league championship!

Giancarlo was deep in thought, and Aldridge's confidence made it impossible to believe that he was just blunt.

Ajax also faced being poached after winning the Champions League, but the team could only sell people bit by bit, and did not dare to sell the team's main force directly. After leaving, Millwall sold five important players and a substitute who performed well after winning the Champions League. The reason was that the team was burdened with debts and obtained huge profits through the transfer market. The foundation is also one of the important factors.

In the past few years, it was always said that Millwall was young, but no one would say that Millwall's lineup was weak. Their large number of young players were constantly growing, and their age structure was also very reasonable. If you sell off a star who was playing in his prime, there will be a successor to take his place immediately, and there will be no personnel gap.

The deeper Giancarlo thinks, the more he feels that Aldridge is unfathomable. It is not difficult to build a pyramid team. The difficulty is that every brick in the pyramid is of high quality. If you inherit the mantle left by your predecessors, then this pyramid will collapse in an instant.

Millwall is aiming to regain the league title, so who do you think are the biggest competitors this season?

Aldridge's first focus this season is the league. There are too many uncertainties in the Champions League. First of all, the time span is very long and the interval between games is also long. No one can say what accidents will happen during the interval. Having acquired a group of stars, the league is the foundation of the club's survival. Millwall must first let the new generation of Wild Lions take shape in the league.

One of the most important reasons is: To measure whether a team is dominant, we must first look at the league. It is true that Millwall has won the league championship, but if they cannot continue to win the league championship, even if they perform well in the European war, It is also not convincing enough to improve the influence and dominance of the team. The first important thing is the league, the Premier League champion Blackburn three years ago, who cares about them now?

If Millwall fails to recapture the league title in the next two years, the impression of their success will be greatly reduced.

The biggest rivals are Manchester United first and Arsenal second.

Aldridge replied bluntly.

Richard of The Daily Mail asked curiously: Why did last season's league champion Arsenal not rank first, but Manchester United, which was sniped by Millwall with a substitute lineup at the end of last season, was the biggest threat?

Aldridge said with a smile: It's very simple. Arsenal will compete in the Champions League this year. They have been away from the Champions League for many years, but their team lineup is not thick enough to support two-line combat. Half a season of games. Maybe many people think that the Champions League group is just six games? How much impact can playing six more games have? In fact, if you regard each of the six group games as a game that cannot be missed Then these six games will affect 12 league games before and after! Especially when the group stage is played away in the middle of the week, the test for the team is very great. Last season, the new generation of young Manchester United played in the Champions League, October and November What is the performance of Yue in the league? Millwall failed to defend the title last season because of too many draws in the first half of the league due to the impact of the European war. I believe the same problem will happen to Arsenal. Manchester United ranked first position, because their lineup is not worse than Millwall. If Keane hadn’t been injured last season, they might have won the championship early. Let them take it easy, so Millwall's biggest opponent for the title is Manchester United, not Arsenal.

What about Liverpool and Chelsea?

Liverpool I don't know, but Chelsea, yes, they spend a lot of money to buy people, don't know how much debt they have, but it doesn't matter, Millwall vs Manchester United Arsenal, Chelsea is not enough Qualified to play with us.

After Aldrich finished speaking, the reporters in the audience all smiled.

This young marshal is really firm in his stand, and he will despise his mortal enemy to the end!

After the press conference, Aldridge took Henry to the training ground to officially meet with the team, and asked him to put on his jersey and take a photo with the team.

After Millwall's 98/99 season family portraits were filmed, they just waited for the start of the new season.

Attached is the Millwall lineup list for the new season.

Goalkeepers: Bute, Keller, Wright.

Defenders: Schneider, Ferreira, Mills, Materazzi, Southgate, Ferdinand, Zambrotta, Neil, Cole.

Midfield: Makelele, Gattuso, Pirlo, Lampard, Nedved, Duff, Van der Meyde.

Forwards: Larsson, Van Nistelrooy, Henry, Klose, Gronkshall, Ronaldinho.

A total of 25 people. (To be continued.) ()