The Young Lion

As soon as the friendly match ended, the England national team flew back to London by plane that night. During the flight, the players who had just experienced an international match were still very excited. Let them rest at this time, and they need a period of cooling down. watermark ad test watermark ad test

The time with the national team is short, and Aldridge makes full use of every minute. At this time, the players have nothing to do. Simply, he and the coaching staff analyze the game with the players on the plane. Without video recording, the coaching staff The notes and key points made while watching the game are taken out and studied with the whole team at this time, hoping that the players will write them down and digest them by themselves.

After analyzing the game, the exhaustion of the players hit like a wave, and the cabin became quiet. Aldridge sat alone by the window, and recorded some gains from the game or improvements that needed to be made in his notebook. place.

Suddenly someone sat down beside him, he turned his head and saw that it was Alan Smith, so he closed his notebook and asked, Is there something wrong?

Today is Alan Smith's debut for the national team. He performed well. He defended very hard and harassed well. Moreover, he played a supporting role in Gerrard's penalty and created a chance for Joe Cole to pass a fatal pass.

Alan Smith spoke quickly and said bluntly: Coach, I want to say two words to you. First, when Leeds United played against Millwall last season, I spit on you. Now, I formally apologize to you. I hope You can accept it. Second, thank you for recruiting me into the national team and giving me the opportunity to play.

Aldridge didn't change his face, and said indifferently: Well, I will also say a few words to you. First, it is normal for a man to have a temper, but as a professional player, controlling one's emotions is one of the requirements for professionalism. It's easy to get angry, but you have to think about the consequences and put on your jersey. The interests of the team come first. If you think venting your anger will help the team, then you can do it firmly. But in fact On the contrary. Second, entering the national team does not mean anything. I am sure you will cherish this opportunity, but it is just cherishing. It is far from enough. You have to work hard to improve your contribution to the team. I believe you have such determination, so work hard Come on, don't let yourself down.

Alan Smith was silent for a while, as if thinking. Finally nodded and got up to leave.

Aldrich lowered his head in thought.

In fact, he never cared about Smith's disrespectful behavior to him. How many games did he lead the team to play a year? How many players have you met? In and out of the arena. Players, fans, there are no riots, but there are quite a lot of conflicts. Living his own life and doing his own job, he really doesn't have to worry about Smith.

Simply put, Smith is a player, and Aldridge does not expect him to be the killer of the England national team.

His scoring efficiency is not even a first-class striker.

What Aldridge likes is his hard work. If it is defined by role, then it is more appropriate: a defensive forward!

Forming harassment on the front line, coupled with his ability to play the ball, making wedding dresses for others is his greatest contribution.

Thinking of Smith, Aldridge couldn't help but sigh again.

This person's career is regrettable. In addition to being severely injured by Riise's heavy kick, his unsuccessful transformation by Ferguson at Manchester United can be regarded as a watershed in his career.

A striker who can fight and grab, transformed into a midfielder like Keane, what is the most lacking?

It takes a long time to develop an excellent sense of position. Even though Smith is a desperate Saburo, Zhengyin's defensive players, actively fighting, sometimes have disadvantages rather than benefits. Just like Italian defenders, they never mind giving the opponent's striker space to take the ball and turn around. Space, they are horribly calm, and look at the right time to strike, unlike England's defensive players, who follow everywhere and want to turn into dog skin plasters on their opponents.

It was past midnight when the plane landed in London and Aldridge gave the players a day off to go home to their families and rest before starting their World Cup qualifier against Albania.

Aldrich went home alone, and he walked in on tiptoe, not wanting to disturb his family, but when he walked into the living room, he heard the noise of children upstairs.

He went upstairs quickly, pushed open the door of Bert and Earl's room, and saw Ivan in pajamas trying to lull the two little guys to sleep with toys, but Bert and Earl were making a fuss that made people upset.

Bert kept tossing footballs in the crib as if for his own amusement, but when the ball was thrown he would make such a fuss that someone had to bring it back to him.

Earl was bouncing up and down on the other bed as if dancing, most of the night, sleepless.

Sometimes they're angels, sometimes they're like little devils...

Aldridge sighed, and Yiwen suddenly turned around. She almost fainted. She turned back to put Earl to sleep at one moment, and helped Bert pick up the ball at another moment.

Seeing Aldrich, she smiled wryly and said, Yes, maybe this is inherited from you.

Aldrich took off his suit, walked to Earl's bed, and put him to sleep. Ivan felt much more relaxed, and now he only had to play with Bert.

I watched the live broadcast of the game. Why do you seem unhappy on the sidelines? Is it because of pressure?

No, it's depression.

Yiwen smiled and said: Well, seeing the starting list of the Spanish national team, I also feel depressed for you, as if you were despised.

That's right. Even if it turns out that I win, so what? It makes people feel that the victory is invincible.

Hehe, but I think the coach of the Spanish national team must be more depressed than you are now.

Hahahaha, besides depression, he should have other troubles...

After Bert was exhausted from playing and fell asleep, Aldrich went to take a bath first, and when he came back in his pajamas, Earl was also coaxed to sleep by Ivan.

Aldridge put his arms around Ivan's waist from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and said, Can I ask for a nanny?

Hush.

Yiwen turned around and pulled him out of the room lightly, turned off the lights and closed the door, went out, and on the way back to the bedroom, she smiled and said: No need, I'm not busy with work, I have time, just like you said. Although the two little guys sometimes look like demons, they are still very cute when they turn into angels. When I watched the game just now, Earl has been forcing me to eat the fruit he handed over. It made me sick.

Aldrich smiled and said nothing.

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the next day. Fleet Street published the friendly match report of the England national team, and sensationalized eyeball news once again became rampant.

England tactically defeats Spain!

The Three Lions set sail again irresistibly!

Hall activates England. England kicks off a new era!

This group of shameless people, no one mentions it anymore. Just a day ago, the topics of the newspapers on Fleet Street were almost unanimously bad-mouthing Aldridge, predicting that England would be defeated!

Now England is winning. They immediately reversed their positions, and while singing the praises of England, they flattered Aldridge and almost killed people.

However, some professional technical and tactical commentary articles are still worth reading, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of England's new technical and tactical play, and the characteristics of the players on the field.

Like Beckham moving back, it can not only make way for Neville's non-conflicting wing corridor, but also better stimulate his long pass skills. He is a huge threat in the frontcourt side pass, and all opponents know it, so they will naturally focus on marking. However, his position retreats, and when he switches from defense to offense, he suddenly launches a precise long pass, which can often create a greater threat.

England lost a striker to strengthen the midfield, increased the hardness of the defense, and played in a clear and varied way in the counterattack.

The effect of Aldridge's work in just a few days at least makes people see hope. As for how much he can do on the international stage, it is difficult to draw conclusions.

In the morning, Aldrich woke up from his sleep. When he got up, Yi Wen had already gone to work in the company, leaving a note by the bed, and made a reservation at the restaurant at noon, and agreed to have lunch together.

Aldrich got up and washed, and went to the room of the two sons first, and found that the two children were more energetic than their father, and they were already standing and moving in the crib.

Aldridge carried them out, brought them to the gym, and let them move around on the carpet, but they were not active anymore. Instead, they sat there holding a feeding bottle, moving in unison, biting the pacifier and looking up Aldridge on the treadmill.

After running for 20 minutes, Aldridge was suddenly interrupted by a phone call. He took a breath and answered the phone, only to find that it was Ferguson calling.

The Scottish old man first congratulated him on his victory in his national team debut, and then talked with Aldridge for a long time, confusing Aldridge.

He almost said to the phone: What the hell are you calling me!

After chatting for about fifteen minutes, Ferguson vaguely stated the main purpose of the call, which was probably guessed by Aldrich himself.

The gist is actually just one sentence: Young handsome brother, let the national team play a friendly match, so don't let the Manchester United players play the whole game to death, right?

After hanging up the phone, Aldrich suddenly felt dumbfounded.

In yesterday's friendly match, Beckham and Neville played the whole game, but Scholes only played 60 minutes.

Comparing his heart to his heart, Aldridge actually understands Ferguson quite well, especially since Manchester United did not start the season particularly well. There are many international footballers, and the impact of the summer competition on the new season is more obvious. Unlike Millwall, Pirlo is sitting on the bench. , Nedved, Larson is simply on vacation, Ronaldinho? What do Brazilian players have to do with the European Cup?

In addition, Manchester United's main striker is still caught in the off-court turmoil of the third version of the girl, and there is no sign of it ending. Ferguson is ambitious to challenge Millwall's dominance in the new season. Judging from the current situation, it is still difficult.

In this context, if Manchester United's international players are exhausted in the national team...

Aldridge's personal coaching will not be influenced by others, but from another perspective, the British script will consume a lot of energy in one season. It is not impossible to give players a holiday in the national team and take a break when the conditions are loose. Treat Owen , he did just that.

It's just that the foundation is the most important thing when a high-rise building is built on the ground. At the beginning of his tenure, he must give the main frame enough playing time to adjust. After the adjustment period is over, everything will be easy to say.

Putting on casual clothes, Aldridge saw that there were not many ingredients in the refrigerator at home. He carried Bert and Earl into the stroller, put on a pair of fashionable sunglasses, and took his two sons out to do shopping.

The community level of his new home is not low, and everyone who can live here has a certain amount of wealth, so even if he is a celebrity in the football circle, the neighbors will not make a fuss, greet each other like ordinary people, and occasionally have a community The event can bring everyone together. Aldridge is at best the focus of discussion among some fans and neighbors, but he is not a special person.

Yi Wenxuan lived here with this in mind. He would not leave the community, but he would not turn the family into a different kind. When Aldridge drove out slowly, he greeted many passing neighbors, and many people gave him a thumbs up. Giving a thumbs up is probably to praise him for leading the team to do a good job yesterday.

Aldridge responded with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart: If I led the team to lose yesterday, would I have been given the middle finger today?