The Young Lion

When Aldridge sat down next to Villa, Villa turned his head, and then quickly lowered his head, as if looking shameless to see Jiangdong's elders.

The team won, aren't you happy?.

Aldrich asked softly with a soft expression.

Villa pursed his lips and said in a low voice after a long while: Sorry, I let you down today.

No, I think it's fine now.

Aldridge's understated answer made Villa's eyes full of puzzlement.

David, it's not that I don't want to see an excellent Villa, but I prefer to see a Villa who can recognize himself and not be disturbed by the outside world.

Boss, I don't understand.

Villa felt that Aldridge's words were very profound, and thinking about it would make him even more confused.

Aldrich raised his right hand and pointed out the window, and said with a smile: This is England, the European news center, and the place where there is most news in the world. Football is the most popular national sport in this country. As long as it has anything to do with football, there is nothing wrong with it. Can't be hyped. David, what mood were you before today? Huh? Proud, flamboyant, full of confidence, just like the Fleet Street newspaper wrote: Oh, Billy, Prince Billy, whom Wild Lions fans love Ya, he scored against Manchester United in his first game of his career, what better start to the story? He will be the next generation of Millwall Lions, he is talented, he is gifted, he is born on the pitch Look at his running, his calmness when shooting, and his handsome appearance, he will definitely become a football star and the dream lover of thousands of girls.”

Aldrich's exaggerated tone and body movements of waving his arms made Villa look ashamed. The teammates in the front row lowered their heads and held back their laughter.

Boss. That's enough. Are you trying to embarrass me?.

Blushing Villa had to stop Aldridge to go on.

After Aldridge said this, Villa probably guessed the content and purpose of Aldridge's conversation with him, and his mentality did not continue to deteriorate due to the red card and sent off, but he laughed.

David, there are two kinds of people here that you can never trust. The first is politicians. The second is journalists. Even if they talk about you, they don't care about you at all, especially the media. They don't expect you to be good and excellent all the time. , they want you to be good today, bad tomorrow, good the day after tomorrow, and worse the day after tomorrow. That way. They can always use you as the focus of news to support their families. I can bet you. Tomorrow as long as you have ties football news,

Most of them will criticize you, ridicule you, and criticize you as worthless.

Boss, I won't bet with you, I believe what you said is true.

So, you can't be bewitched and interfered by the media. If they think you can do what you want, do you still need training? Do you still need coaches to guide you? Do you still need club staff to take care of you and train you? They don't care about you , but we, everyone who is with you care about you, maybe my words will make you feel cruel and cold in your ears, but I just tell you the reality, let you recognize yourself, and then you decide, Do you live in the false delusion, or in the cruel reality. You still have a long way to go, and you have the potential to become a top star, but this requires you to be patient, hardworking, focused, and reject outside interference, step by step Going up, you can become a star, and become a member that your teammates trust and rely on.

Villa looked at Aldridge and nodded solemnly, and said, Boss, I understand, thank you.

Aldridge smiled and said: Okay, then let's talk about the technical problem that you got red for two fouls in the game. The first foul in our penalty area is completely unnecessary. , you did not observe the position of your teammates calmly and carefully, Metzelder kept a close eye on the opponent's support team, Barzagli also blocked the opponent's shooting angle, Gattuso and Lampard have already blocked the opponent's continued activity route, but you fouled from behind and gave the opponent a penalty, and the second time, your defensive action was almost rough.

Villa patiently listened to Aldridge's analysis of his performance in the game, which was definitely not enough. He had to watch the video carefully, self-reflect and summarize mistakes when he went back.

Two days later, Aldridge flew to Switzerland to participate in the UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony for the new season.

In the hall of the lottery scene, Aldridge came early and found a seat early and sat down. This year, there are many more people in the venue, and there are also many unfamiliar faces, such as Lazio coach Eriksson and Valencia coach Cooper , but there are also many familiar faces, such as Barcelona coach Van Gaal and Kyiv Dynamo coach Lobanovsky.

In the new season, the UEFA Champions League has expanded, and the number of participating teams has increased from 24 to 32. There are many people and new faces.

Old friend, congratulations on the birth of a precious son in Xia Tian.

Aldrich turned his head and felt familiar when he heard that voice. Sure enough, he felt right, Milan manager Galliani.

With a bald head and a smile on his face, if he was a little fatter, he might be able to represent Maitreya Buddha.

He sat down next to Aldrich, smiling with a smug look.

Milan won the Serie A championship last season, and he contributed a lot, because all the transfer operations of the club were arranged by one hand, which made him quite proud.

But people, if they are too complacent, they are easily punished. In the summer, he basically didn't do anything, thinking about relying on the team that won the championship to continue to create brilliance. In fact, Milan's competitiveness has dropped significantly compared to last year. Why? The players are getting old, and Bierhoff can't be expected to continue to be amazing. Shevchenko quickly became the favorite of San Siro.

That, Ronaldinho

I am short of defenders recently. If Maldini is willing to sell, I can pay 30 million pounds.

As soon as Jia Zong picked up a topic and mentioned Ronaldinho's name, Aldrich interrupted him with a smile.

cough cough.

Galliani coughed twice and laughed, You really like to joke.

Hehe, maybe.

Don't! Who are you looking for in other players? They are all fine, but he can't.

Galliani is in a hurry now. My forehead is sweating.

If Aldridge shows absolute sincerity to attack Maldini. Galliani can't guarantee that San Siro will be able to keep this loyal minister.

Loyal minister. In Aldrich's view, it is often not doomed from the beginning to the end, but it is only when he looks back at the end that he finds out that he has become a loyal minister because of facts.

Although Maldini is 31 years old, he can still maintain a world-class level for at least 5 years. If Aldridge spends 30 million or more to impress Milan, Milan must at least consider two points. The first is whether the transfer fee income can be earned. To earn this money, the second is Maldini's age.

But. If such a loyal minister is sold, the club will always need someone to act as a scapegoat. If the deal can be established, Lao Bei will collect the money, and Galliani will take the blame for the boss. This is a matter of course.

So Galliani knew with his ass that even if he made money for Milan, he might get out or receive death threats from fans

Aldridge just gambled on Galliani's mouth against the general, and Galliani became a master, so he didn't talk about it in detail after seeing Aldrich. I also know that the other party is just scaring me, and the intention is that I don't want to do business.

He obeyed obediently. Start chatting about other topics.

Have you received the gift I sent you a month ago?.

Well, on behalf of my child, thank you for your concern and blessing.

That's good, I have the opportunity to bring them to San Siro to watch football games in the future.

There must be a chance, maybe Millwall and Milan will meet in the European war.

Huh? The probability of that is still very low, very low

Galliani hopes that Milan can achieve something in the new season. Needless to say, the league championship, it is best to have a record that can satisfy the fans in the European war. At any rate, the fans will happily look forward to the revival of the Milan dynasty, right?

But what the hell if he met Millwall, Galliani thought it was bad luck!

The two chatted casually one after another, each expressing their opinions.

UEFA is doing this nonsense. Two rounds of group matches, six games more than in previous years? Do you want the fucking league? Let's see, I think it's making money now, and I'll know when I look back in two years Whether to win or lose.

But the expansion of the top 32 can guarantee our interests. For example, if Millwall takes the third place in the league in a certain year, they will definitely be able to participate in the Champions League.

I'm not denying that the expansion of the army can protect our interests, but I'm talking about the schedule, the top 32, the top 16 will play knockout rounds, just play two more games than in previous years.

Well, maybe you have a point.

Galliani didn't take it seriously. It is more realistic to play more Champions League games and earn more tickets.

In fact, after UEFA engaged in the Champions League, it directly caused the giants' dominance over the league to plummet.

Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2000 and 2002, fifth and third in the league, and their points are significantly worse than before.

Although Bayern won the UEFA Champions League double in 2001, their points in the league are only 1 point more than Schalke 04, which is a full 10 points less than winning the championship in the previous season. Difficult to control, Leverkusen Sanya King said that he collapsed, it is better to say that the thickness of the bench could not keep up, and in the end he wanted to kill the thief and was unable to recover.

Therefore, as long as Aldridge plays steadily in the league, he will try his best to rest the main players. At the beginning of the new season, everything seems to be moving in a good direction, but the first half of the league is to lay the foundation. The real decisive battle will almost start after the new year, starting from the aspects of endurance, stability, lineup thickness, player status, locker room unity and so on.

I didn't see An Pang this year, nor did I see Milan coach Zaccheroni. After Aldridge and Galliani had nothing to say, the draw ceremony also began.

Johansson was still the same cliché, and when the draw began, Aldridge clearly felt that the atmosphere around him had changed.

tense, dignified.

Galliani also put away his smile.

With the expansion of the army this year, there are a lot more small players in the second-tier European leagues. For them, being able to draw a good lottery means that they may get double or even more profit sharing from the Champions League, and they will naturally become nervous.

Aldridge didn’t care much about the result of the draw. He would touch anyone. Anyway, there were only a few strong opponents. He was not afraid of being crowded into a group, and it was exactly what he wanted. He eliminated two players in the first half of the season. When it comes to the second round group stage and the knockout stage, the schedule is relatively easy, which is good for the second half of the season.

Maybe UEFA has heard Aldridge's aspirations, he thinks so, UEFA will definitely not be able to do what he wants!

When the group draw came out, Aldrich was suddenly slapped on the back of his hand, which hurt a little.

He turned his head to look, and Jia Zong looked at himself complicatedly with staring eyes. (to be continued...) ()