The Young Lion

Aldridge felt sorry for himself and felt that he had not caught up with a good era, an era when England had more good forwards.

But after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved again.

It seems that England's striker has always been like this.

In the process of determining the forward's status in the national team, Aldridge only called the chasing boy Irving and the Panther Hesky.

Irving will definitely use it, Husky is reluctant, he is not a very prolific shooter.

The rest, such as Manchester United's Cole, Sunderland's Phillips, the former golden boy Fowler, and Aldridge chose to wait and see and did not call them.

After finishing all this work, Aldridge could finally take a break to take a breath, stretched his body and looked at the time, it was already 6:30 in the evening.

When he drove away from the FA office building, there were still swarms of reporters waiting outside, wanting to interview Aldridge, but Aldridge drove away without even showing his face.

When I got home, Ivan fell asleep on the sofa with a pillow in his arms. There was still warm food on the table in the dining room. Aldrich had something to do at night, so he ate dinner in the dining room lightly.

Don't say anything when you come back? Huh? Mr. England national team coach.

Aldrich was halfway through his meal, and Ivan leaned against the wall and looked at him with a smile on his face.

Seeing that you are asleep, I don't want to disturb you. I will go out later.

Tell me about today's experience.

Ivan sat down opposite Aldrich, resting his chin, his bright eyes were full of curiosity and pleasure.

Aldridge told her what he had done in the afternoon, with some affectations of his own.

I really don't know why they are so crazy, maybe next month I will take the blame and resign.

Hmph, duplicity, just enjoy it, what are you going to do at night?

To finalize the matter of the national team's coaching staff, alas, it may be necessary to discuss money. I don't want to talk about this topic with people around me. It seems philistine and vulgar.

Oh, I don't know if it's good or bad, it's only the first day. You're so busy, can your body take it?

Looking at Yiwen's concerned expression,

Aldrich shook his head and said, It's okay, compared with previous years, I think it's about the same.

Yiwen thought for a while, and roughly understood Aldrich's words.

In the past, Aldridge's work energy was devoted to the club, but now the club is well organized, and the work is much easier than before. Now he has joined the national team's work, compared with before. The workload is about the same.

Since you are going to discuss business, try not to drink and drive carefully.

Aldrich wiped his mouth and kissed Ivan, then left the house and drove to the club building.

The meeting place for their coach beer nights. The members of the Millwall coaching staff are all here, some are playing billiards, some are watching TV, and some are chatting with glasses of wine.

After Aldrich arrived, Jansen put down his wine glass and clapped like booing. He laughed and said, Look who this is? Coach of the England national team, welcome.

Aldrich waved his hand. Sitting down on the side of the circular sofa, he said to everyone: I'm looking for you today because I have business to do. Come, sit down and talk.

Klinsmann, Jensen. Babu, Craig, Boas and others probably guessed what was going on, and sat down around Aldrich one after another, their expressions becoming serious.

As you can see, I am now the manager of the England national team, but it is impossible for me to achieve anything by myself. I need your help, so I formally invite you to join the England national team The coaching staff. This is the salary that I negotiated with the FA. The salary is a little lower, because Millwall will not dismiss you, part-time work, the most I can help you get is so much salary.

As soon as Aldrich finished speaking, he put a contract on the table.

Babu picked it up and looked at it. The salary is a bit low. It doesn’t look like the corresponding treatment that a national team coach should have. But as Aldridge said, part-time jobs, can’t serve wholeheartedly, so the discounted salary is reasonable. .

In fact, how much money they make is not what they care most about now. Like Klinsmann and Jenson, they have already been favored by many clubs. If they want to poach them to coach clubs, they must be transferred from assistant coaches to head coaches. rose sharply.

In addition to the handy and emotional factors of working at Millwall, they have indeed been shaken. Now, Aldridge has given them a new opportunity and a new platform.

For the national team, Aldridge is still the protagonist, but as assistant coaches, once the national team achieves good results, they will also leave a strong mark on their personal resumes.

Boas stared left and right. He really wanted to agree, but seeing that other colleagues hadn't made a statement, he couldn't betray so quickly. After all, starting from Aldridge's boss role attributes, these working people , class positions should be consistent.

Klinsmann smiled and asked with great interest: Are you really confident that you will continue to work in the England national team for a long time?

According to the current situation of the England national team, it is really hopeless.

Facing these old friends who fought side by side, Aldrich said frankly: I have confidence, but maybe I can't do it well, that's another matter.

The current England national team, with all due respect, can't make it into the top five in Europe in terms of overall strength. Even if you lead the team out of the qualifiers and into the World Cup, England has always had too high expectations for the team. I think even if you Leading the team to the top 8, maybe the final outcome will not be ideal.

Aldridge nodded and said, Let's put it this way, if England is strong and capable, then it won't be my turn to take over. As for the World Cup, I haven't thought that far yet. Let's talk about it after the qualifiers.

Klinsmann smiled and stretched out his hand towards him, palm up, Aldridge was beaming, and slapped him, slap.

What do you mean?

Hit it off!

Done!

The other coaches also smiled and high-fived Aldridge.

As for the coaching staff, Aldridge directly uses Millwall's own people, he can use them with confidence, and there is no adaptation stage such as assignment and familiarization. They have worked in England for many years and know English players well.

To say that the job that has changed the most is of course Boas. He needs to collect intelligence on opponents for the national team and inspect opponent players. The overall situation of the opponent's national team, etc., are very different from his past work.

Another aspect is the medical team. The England national team has a medical department. At this point, Aldridge just proposed that the Millwall medical team cooperate with the England national team medical team.

Originally, the FA did not agree.

Because it may involve the British foot injury problem. But considering that since Aldridge, the Millwall coach, has taken office, the player's health information cannot be concealed from him, so he simply agreed to Aldridge's proposal.

Everyone worked together to do a game, and the next topic directly revolved around the England national team.

Have you thought about the approximate lineup?

Jansen asked straight to the point.

Aldrich nodded and said, I have thought about it, but there is a player I am not sure about. If I can make good use of him, I think I can directly determine the main force of the new national team.

Who?

McManaman.

He, the Euro Cup was terrible.

Jason frowned.

McManaman, who moved to Real Madrid, can play the main force in Real Madrid. His performance was enough to enter the national team, but Keegan used McManaman in the summer, and the effect was very unsatisfactory. He was only given a chance to play one game, and he was directly discarded later.

Let's not mention him. Do you have any ideas about the formation and tactical design of the England national team? Who is the core?

Klinsmann's question got everyone nodding.

How to use players, how to use them well, an important prerequisite is what kind of tactical system they are in.

Aldridge showed a thoughtful expression, while Jensen said bluntly: If we still play 442, I don't think it will cause a qualitative change in this team in a short period of time.

442 is England's proud tactical formation. Because it is too balanced, it is so balanced that it can be flexibly converted to generate many changes. However, except for the year when England won the World Cup at home, it has continued to be used continuously since then, and it is regarded as a sacred 442. It can't bring England another glory.

There are differences in coaching abilities. You may be the coach of the England national team. No matter how poor your ability is, there is a limit. The factors involved are intricate, but one thing that cannot be denied is: Aldridge believes that if he continues to use 442, it is definitely not as good as those famous coaches in the past or in the original history, so how can he have the confidence to build a capable team? What about the successful national team?

442 is definitely not enough. In theory, the original intention of the tactical design is to balance, but the individual abilities of the players will lead to a situation that is not balanced at all in actual combat.

Aldrich also first denied 442.

Not to mention that he doesn't have a top midfielder who can absolutely guarantee defense in his hands. Just talking about offense, the old-fashioned wing pass, with two strikers in the middle, one high and one fast, this style of play is obviously behind, and England is still scarce. A top dribbling player can only pass the ball if he can't carry the ball. From the tactical point of view, he lacks threat.

How about 433? Millwall's 433 has proven to be successful.

Boas expressed his views, but everyone shook their heads unanimously without any hesitation.

Millwall's 433, the most intuitive threat on the offensive end is two wingers cutting inside, and at the same time having the advantage of dexterity to get rid of one-on-one. Sorry, England doesn't have this kind of modern winger. Even if there are players who are capable, they don't have that kind of game awareness. .

To put it bluntly, the national team does not train players, it is the club that trains, and the national team can only use ready-made players.

Aldridge can't let the England national team have Ronaldinho, and there is no way to make Gerrard and Lampard into Pirlo.

I have a tactical idea to build a 4321 formation in the England national team. Let's see how it goes.

Aldridge opened his mouth, and the others listened solemnly, waiting for the next sentence.

Aldridge explained his tactical concept to the coaching staff.

4321.

There is nothing special about the four backs, and the defensive strategy of the two central backs will only be adjusted according to the opponent.

The three midfielders are all midfielders!

In the middle is a defensive midfielder, with midfielders who can attack and defend on both sides.

The two attacking midfielders need to have the ability to take the ball, organize, and go forward to score goals.

The single arrow is used to support positional warfare and counterattack to advance.

The Millwall coaching staff is no stranger to this tactical idea, they have used it before, but they have many good players, good cards, and many choices, and they have only used it in specific games.

Looking at Europe, this tactical concept is not new. The formation is the Christmas tree, Juventus, Real Madrid, and other strong teams have used it before.

Arrangement like this, at least, strengthens the defense and makes the defense more secure. It is impossible to say how powerful the offense will be. It is necessary to test the players one by one and put the most suitable chess pieces in the most suitable positions. Only then can we know how powerful it is.

Klinsmann raised his hand, wondering: Are you planning to abandon England's most famous star Beckham? There is no place for him in this formation.

Aldridge replied of course: Why not? The right midfielder is his position. If I don't expect him to frequently enter the penalty area to form an offensive and concealed scoring point, I don't think it is necessary for me to put him in the winger position at all. Above all, on the premise that I do not advocate frequent wide crosses as the main means of attack.

Klinsmann asked rhetorically: Will he agree?

Aldridge shrugged: If he firmly opposes, then I will find someone suitable to replace him, but I think, with his professionalism, there should be no problem.