The Young Lion

After winning the Toyota Cup, Millwall set foot on the way home. The players rested for a long time on the plane, and the quality of the rest was not high. Back in London, Aldrich gave the team another day off, and did not return to training until two days before the weekend league. field.

After jogging with Ivan in the morning, Aldridge had breakfast with her. When something went wrong with her car and it was sent for repair, Aldrich drove her to the club together.

On the way, Yiwen asked curiously: Is Japan fun?

Aldrich, who was driving the car, shook his head and said, I didn't go to play, it was either a business activity or watching a game.

No love affair?

Heh, heh, no.

Find time to go to Japan and have fun together?

I don't think so. There are too many people in that country. I have to work in a stadium with tens of thousands of people every week. If I go to travel, I must first try to be quiet.

Eh? Is this a crowd phobia?

Two different things, and I'm not afraid to communicate with people.

The two chatted happily along the way, and they arrived at the club soon. Aldrich came early, had a rest yesterday, and wanted to start working earlier today.

At the gate of the club, he stopped the car and looked curiously at the confrontation between the security guard at the gate and a little girl.

The little girl looked about ten years old, with a pretty face, regular facial features, and plain clothes, without the fancy visual sense of today's boys and girls.

What happened?

Aldridge export inquiries.

The person on duty at the door is Berry, who is in his thirties and has worked here for more than four years. He is considered a veteran employee in the Aldrich era, and he can often chat with Aldrich.

Conscientiously, he replied: Mr. Hall, this kid said he would come to see Coach Fiona, but Coach Fiona hasn't come yet.

Aldridge looked at the little girl, who was slightly aggrieved with her mouth flattened.

Take out your phone and find Fiona's number. Aldridge dialed and found that the other party's phone was turned off, so he asked with a smile, What's your relationship with Ms. Fiona?

She's my mother.

May I have your name?

Rosie Whitley.

Aldrich thought about it. The security guard Bailey was afraid that Aldrich would mistake him for being unreasonable, so he explained: Mr. Hall. She can't prove it, and I can't let her in.

Aldrich nodded with a smile, understanding Bailey's difficulty.

Two years ago, young fans pretending to be club staff or relatives of players sneaked into the club just to get in touch with idol stars at close range.

At that time, there was a farce that is still fresh in my memory. An immigrant from Eastern Europe pretended to be Nedved's younger brother... The club staff was really cheated at the time, and received him politely and thoughtfully, waiting for Nedved to come. The so-called half-brother rushed forward and hugged Nedved, whispering his admiration in his ear.

Get in the car. I'll take you in. Ms. Fiona will be at work in an hour.

it is good.

Whitley glared at Security Berry before getting into the car. Very dissatisfied with Bailey's behavior of rejecting her just now.

Bailey pouted, kid, not as knowledgeable as her.

You got into someone else's car so easily, don't you have a sense of crisis?

Yiwen turned his head in the passenger seat and smiled at Whitley who was sitting in the back seat.

Whitley said disapprovingly: I know him, I saw him in the newspaper. My mother also talked about him, Aldrich Hall. I'm not a stupid kid, I came to London from the countryside alone, There is no danger whatsoever!

Aldridge drove to the parking lot and said with a smile, Ms. Fiona talked about me? What did she say about me?

Whitley rolled her eyes. Say: She praises you and says you are a great man!

Hahahaha... Yiwen, she is an elf, where is the simplicity of the country people?

Yiwen also smiled.

Who would just compliment someone when talking about someone in private?

Still great?

Yiwen said to her dumbfounded: You flatter him with sweet words, but he won't give your mother a salary increase or a bonus.

Whitley rolled her eyes again, and said solemnly: Actually, my mother said that he is sometimes rigid.

Very well, your mother's salary is gone this week!

Aldridge said with a sullen face.

Whitley became anxious immediately, and shouted: Hey, why are you like this? Praise you, you don't appreciate it, just say a little bit of bad things, you are so bad!

Aldridge replied unceremoniously: You kid has a lot of thoughts, why are you deliberately hypocritical?

Whitley puffed up her cheeks and said in a muffled voice: My dad told me to come here and speak sweeter to adults.

What does your father do?

Running my family's farm.

Don't listen to your father. People in the city are not stupid, and flattering is not as straightforward as you.

The parking lot arrived, and the three of Aldrich got out of the car. He touched Whitley's head and said with a smile: This sister will take you to wait for mom. If you want to visit here, we welcome you. Let's get to know each other formally. Aldrich Hall.

Aldrich was probably used to being equal to children, and the big hand that was caressing her head fell, and he bent down to shake hands with her.

Whitley raised her head and stared closely at Aldrich's face, as if she had become a little nervous, and the movement of reaching out was slightly cramped.

When the big and small hands were held together, Aldrich couldn't help but said, Is this the first time you shake hands with someone else?

Whitley nodded shyly and said, Yeah, it's the first time someone shakes my hand when I've grown up.

Big? How old are you? Don't talk about it. Goodbye.

Aldridge made eye contact with Ivan for a moment, then waved his hands and turned to leave.

Whitley stared at his back thoughtfully, and then Ivan took her to the office building of the club. Along the way, Whitley kept asking Ivan about Aldrich.

When the training time is approaching, the players came to the training field one after another. Aldrich and Klinsmann were exchanging training plans. The team returned from an expedition. The usual training intensity must not be effective. Today we will do some Adjustment.

Fiona, the fitness trainer, came late, and walked up to Aldrich as soon as she arrived. He said earnestly, Aldridge, I'm sorry, my daughter came to visit me in London. It caused trouble for the club.

Aldridge waved his hands and said, What's the trouble? There's no trouble. She's very sensible. She's a good girl.

Fiona didn't say much anymore, she had worked with Aldrich for more than three years, and she knew Aldrich's temper, and he was not the kind of stern, selfless and unreasonable guy at all.

Under the warm-up lead by the mature fitness trainer Fiona, Millwall's new day of training began again.

The weekend league opponent is Leeds United. Millwall not only has more away games after the European war, but even after playing a Toyota Cup, they still have to play away games. This schedule is really bad luck!

At Elland Road Stadium, Aldridge stood on the sidelines commanding the team, and he felt a sense of powerlessness from his scalp to the soles of his feet.

The team played too badly!

Obviously a visual sense of outrunning the opponent, and the success rate of passing and receiving the ball has also dropped significantly.

The 41st minute of the game. Schneider made a direct pass from the backcourt to look for winger Glenshire, but the pass was a bit weak. Glenshire wanted the ball behind him, and as soon as the ball came out, he rushed forward. After running for two steps, I found that the ball couldn't pass at all, so I wanted to go back to catch it, but it was too late. The Leeds United full-back rushed up to catch the ball and quickly counterattacked.

Australian rising star Kewell cut inside after taking the ball from the wing and hit Materazzi behind him.

Leeds United led Millwall 1-0 at home. This goal came from Schneider's pass error. After being countered by Leeds United, the cooperation between Kewell and Hasselbaink was impressive. Everyone David O'Reilly's team is much better than people expected, does anyone miss Graham at Elland Road now? They already have a young coach O'Reilly, uh, sorry, Hall is there , The term Young Marshal really shouldn't be used on other people.

David O'Reilly, a legend who has played for Arsenal for more than 15 years, spent the last two years of his career at Leeds United. After Graham High went to Tottenham, he took over the coach and led Leeds United in the Premier League for a while. The youth storm, its momentum is not inferior to the demeanor of Millwall's debut in the Premier League.

Aldridge was a little helpless on the sidelines.

In the past week, the team spent nearly 30 hours on the plane, two days of commercial activities, one day from preparation to the end of the Toyota Cup, the most terrible thing is two jet lag, adjusting the body clock, the players are not here today State, he was prepared, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big.

The reason for the poor performance is clear at a glance, but the head coach can't make adjustments on the spot to make the players recover from the extremely bad physical condition.

Originally, Millwall was playing defense today and deliberately strengthened the defense, but there was a desperate Saburo Alan Smith in the opponent team. This young player who just got a contract in the new season ran on the field without stopping, not to say that other Leeds The United players are not as hard as he is, but the key is his position. O'Reilly asked Smith to partner with Hasselbaink. Smith is more like a defensive striker, tirelessly harassing Millwall's defense.

Schneider's pass error came from Smith aggressively killing him, and the pass was not well controlled under pressure.

In the box at the Elland Road Stadium, Leeds United chairman Ridsdale and his assistants watched the game here. After Leeds United scored a goal, he celebrated. People's expressions are a little serious.

Millwall's club was valued at £170m in the latest football professional body assessment report.

His assistant said so.

Ridsdale was thoughtful upon hearing this.

How much was Millwall Club worth before 1994, or before the summer of 1995?

It's not worth the money, and it's still losing money!

Because they are in arrears with the new stadium plan, the contract with the contractor is approaching the deadline.

Without the capital injection of the Hall family, Millwall would definitely be on the road to bankruptcy or debt.

But in just a few years, the value of Millwall has soared, and now it is second only to Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

What is the point of this valuation?

Ridsdale asked in a deep voice.

The assistant quickly replied: The player's value accounts for more than 70% of the proportion.

This is no surprise, Millwall's club infrastructure is worth nothing, and even the Leo training ground has surpassed the Lion's Den Stadium in the asset assessment.

And when their players are included in the club's asset evaluation, their worth will not be exaggerated. Larson is valued at 10 million pounds, Nedved is also 10 million pounds, and Henry is devalued at 6 million pounds.

The reason is that the value of the players fluctuates too much, and because of the contract period, if the player leaves after three or four years on a free transfer, the club will not be able to collect any money back, so the player's value will be discounted in the evaluation .

Ridsdale muttered: How much is Millwall worth without good players? ()