The Young Lion

The England national team changed coaches, and Aldridge, who was famous all over the world, took office. The news media on Fleet Street and even the entire European football world were extremely busy.

There are joys and sorrows.

The media likes buzz, likes focus.

But the most intuitive ones are the England internationals.

Who will take the burden and leave the national team?

Who can usher in spring again?

Aldridge, who has just taken office, needs to call the confirmed main players of the national team one by one as soon as possible, not to win their support, but to inform them of their team status, so that they can have a bottom of mind and have a reassurance.

Aldrich flipped through the list.

The first is the goalkeeper position.

In terms of strength and competition experience, Seaman is still the first choice for the national team.

Aldridge began to contact the other party according to the phone number left on the national team player information.

He and Seaman have nothing to talk about, the content is to tell the other party the time of the next national team training camp, and tell the other party to maintain a good state. !

Seaman walked through the wind and waves, without a flattered reaction, and naturally finished the phone call with Aldrich.

There are three goalkeepers, the other two are a substitute, and the other is basically useless.

England's No. 2 and No. 3 goalkeepers in the European Cup in the summer, Leeds United's Martin, and now Arsenal's Wright, Aldridge plans to give up.

There is no big change in the position of the goalkeeper, after all, the probability is very low.

Aldridge directly called James and Robinson and told them that the former was a substitute and the latter was the third candidate goalkeeper who would compete to succeed Seaman in the future.

The two were flattered. James, as one of Liverpool's hot guys, was condemned by Aldrich many times in public opinion. Of course, he did not name him. It's just criticizing unhealthy trends and evil tendencies as a typical example.

Originally, James thought that Aldridge would have no hope of entering the national team when he took office. Unexpectedly, he was able to serve as a substitute instead.

Robinson is grateful to Zed.

Regardless of the past, Aldridge switched to Leeds United and is now recruited into the national team. Even though the No. 3 goalkeeper is often invisible, it is better than not even having a chance.

The main frame of the guard gave Aldridge a headache for a while, and it would not be too difficult to be a regular candidate.

He first called his captain Southgate.

Hi, Gareth.

Boss, congratulations, you are long overdue to be the national team coach. There is no better and better coach in England than you.

You don't get a bonus for flattering.

Of course I'm not flattering you, I'm telling the truth.

Okay, let's not gossip, I still have a lot of calls to make. Adams has left the national team, and Keown's age also makes me plan to abandon him. From now on, you will be an indispensable figure on the back line.

No problem, boss, I should be too excited to sleep today.

One more thing, I will announce it at the next training camp. England national team captain, you will be the captain, is there any problem?

Well, maybe people out there don't think I should be captain.

I'm asking you now, what do you think, do you have the confidence to be the captain well. I know that the situation in the national team is more complicated, such as Liverpool, Manchester United and so on.

I, no problem! Absolutely no problem!

Okay, this is the momentum. This is the attitude, Gareth, goodbye.

Thank you, boss, and goodbye.

After hanging up the phone, Aldrich smiled.

He knew that his decision to appoint Southgate as captain would be subject to a lot of pressure, power-seeking, cronyism and the like.

He doesn't care. From a competitive point of view, Southgate's club honors and field achievements are enough to convince others.

And these years of fighting in Millwall, and accumulating top-level field experience, Southgate is better and more stable than in the original history. Adams has just left. The national team needs a leader, a leader on the pitch in the true sense.

Aldridge has only settled on Saul Campbell and Rio Ferdinand for the central defender position. Aldridge has only finalized Sol Campbell and Rio Ferdinand for the time being. Brown and Carragher are backup candidates. Has not been used correctly in the central defender position, and like Terry, a youth training player of Millwall's rival Chelsea, Aldridge does not want to recruit him. On this point, he can put aside the club's position, but if he is in the next big list Recruiting Terry, this decision will definitely attract very big controversy.

Terry's total top league appearances in the past four years is less than 20 games! Last season, he was also loaned to Nottingham Forest in League One, and only made 6 appearances.

Whether he is a dragon or a worm, no one knows.

If he can have a stable performance in the next year, Aldridge is willing to give him a chance, provided that Aldridge is still the coach of the national team.

The full-back position is a big problem.

There are many candidates for right back. Gary Neville, Mills, and Phil Neville are all available. Aldridge first called Gary Neville to confirm his main position. As for the summer sinner, Phil Neville , Aldridge also ensured his status in the national team, but did not promise to start the main team. On the Mills side, Aldridge clearly told the other party that he must secure a main position in Leeds United in order to ensure that he can make a difference in the national team. .

The left back that caused Aldridge a headache. During this period, candidates for this position are very scarce.

He hesitated for a long time, and finally picked up the phone and called Ashley Cole.

Although Ashley Cole is the main regular of the low-level national team, he has not had a chance to play in the national team's official game, and there is no substitute.

He played for Millwall's first team for two years. He played very few games in the first year. In the second year, that is, last season, he played a total of 21 times in the cup and rotation. His performance was remarkable, even if he had a game against Milan Champions Cup field experience, but competition experience is still pitiful.

Aldridge recruited him and focused on establishing his status, so he had to withstand great pressure and take risks.

Hello, who is it?

Ashley, it's me.

Ah, ah, boss! Why are you calling me now? I knew it! I knew it! Boss, you are telling me that I will enter the national team's 18-man squad, right?

Aldridge held the phone with a strange expression.

The kid was a little over excited.

and. Listening to him, it seems that he is very satisfied with being able to play as a substitute.

Aldrich was silent for a long time, and Ashley Cole became nervous after being excited.

Boss? Boss? Talk! Talk! Did I screw it up?

Ashley, calm down first.

Oh. Oh, I've calmed down.

I will recruit you for the next national team training camp and let you play in the next national team game. Your national team's future depends on your performance in the next game. If you perform well, I can withstand the pressure. Let you be the main full-back all the time, if your performance is not good, I can only give Bridge the opportunity, so what you have to do now is to train more seriously, improve yourself harder, meet your own moments, grasp Take the chance.

Suddenly there was no sound on the phone, and Aldridge waited for a long time but there was no response.

Hello? Hello? You kid won't fall asleep, will you?

Ah! Boss! Thank you. Thank you, thank you, I, I don't know what to say, don't worry, I will work hard, I will work hard!

F! Defenders don't just work hard. Calm down, it's no good getting too excited.

Well, I remember!

Aldridge shook his head after hanging up the phone, and then called Bridge. In fact, there is a shortage of left back talents, otherwise. There's no better choice than Bridge.

There are a lot of midfielders available for the England national team, but it still makes Aldridge feel tricky.

Just talking about midfielders, there are many people, but the first type of players is needed. is scarce.

Pure defensive midfielder, or defensive midfielder!

Shuangde is not a pure defensive midfielder.

Both offense and defense sound wonderful, but in a fluid and ever-changing game, when the offensive attributes of this type of player come into play, and they are suddenly counterattacked in a short period of time, can this type of player play the most efficient defensive role? Whether the person is in the position or not is the most critical point.

They can attack and defend, but it will take time to attack, and it will also take time to retreat.

Therefore, Aldridge has always been firmly using a pure defensive midfielder at Millwall, and does not really expect one person to play the role of two players. There are such composite players, but the pure effect is difficult to play to the extreme.

Manchester United's Bart can be regarded as a defensive midfielder that can be used, but Bart was crushed by Keane at Manchester United and could not maintain his form. In recent years, Bart has been wasted and stopped improving, and his strength can no longer be expected. How much can be improved.

Because of this, he is eager to hope that u21 will focus on cultivating Hargreaves.

Seven or eight years later, Hargreaves is a glass man, but in the next few years, Hargreaves has grown very rapidly. He can gain a firm position as the main player in Bayern Munich and is even selected as one of the best midfielders in Europe.

Aldridge put aside his troubles and first called Beckham, Scholes, Gerrard, and Lampard. Others like Barry, Bart and others who are still playing defenders, he will have to observe for a while , And like Dyer of Newcastle United, he directly chose to abandon it.

Finally, after hesitating for a moment, he called Hargreaves.

Hargreaves' phone number, after a lot of trouble, Aldridge contacted Bayern Munich through the FA to ask for it.

Now Hargreaves has many options for the national team, Germany, Canada, England, all will do.

When Aldridge called him, Hargreaves' blank voice came over the phone.

Hello, who is it?

Hargreaves, hello, I'm Aldrich Hall...

Ah? Are you the head coach of the Millwall Club? Really? This joke is too much!

He probably thought someone was pretending to be Aldrich to tease him.

The transfer window is closed, what does the Millwall manager want him for!

It took Aldridge quite a while to convince Hargreaves of his identity, and at the same time, the other party had just learned of Aldridge's new identity.

England national team coach!

Owen, I am calling you as the coach of the England national team. I hope you can play for the England national team. The U21 national team will send you an invitation soon. You have also entered the Bayern Munich first team this season. When the time is right, I will give you a chance to perform in the national team, as long as you work hard, you will be a very important player for me in the future.

Aldridge's own job in the national team may still be in jeopardy, but to talk to players, of course, some empty promises need to be written.

Hargreaves was shocked for a long time, and finally agreed to Aldridge without hesitation.

He has no German ancestry, but he has lived in Germany for enough time, so he is eligible to choose the German national team, but now that Aldrich, who is famous in Europe, has sent invitations on his own initiative, he made it without thinking. decided.

Young commander, mess with you!