The Young Lion

In the new year and new weather, Millwall is still the focus of European football. One thing may not attract attention at this time, but it caught Aldridge's attention for a moment.

Magic bird Mourinho takes over Porto!

Coaching in Benfica ended in failure. Mourinho regrouped in Liana. Relying on his excellent record for more than half a year, he won the favor of the Portuguese Super League giants, and there was also agent Mendes behind him.

As soon as the news was over, Aldridge put it behind him and found that his mentality had changed slightly. When he first traveled, he would feel that famous coaches like Mourinho and Guardiola were very close to him. This is very close, not because of his strength. , but an impression, but as he walked back through the late 1980s and 1990s, he felt that it was getting farther and farther away. Perhaps, for him, his memory was getting farther and farther away.

Think about it carefully, when Magic Bird, Guardiola and the others become famous, now I have already laid a foundation that attracts everyone's attention, and when I face them again, my mentality is of course different from before.

Even An Pang, the coach of the Mesozoic era, can't be considered as brilliant now.

With the winter transfer window open, there are quite a few clubs making offers or asking for rent from Millwall. Most of the gossip between the giants is fabricated by the media. In the middle of the season, there are few big signings. The factors that lead to the transfer, apart from money, It also includes plans for both clubs for the entire season, that is to say, even if someone offers a sky-high price to buy Millwall's star, the offer is hard to refuse, but for the second half of the season, Millwall must also refuse the temptation, Maybe the transfer fee income will be high, but it will have a huge impact on the record in the second half of the season, and the invisible loss may not be able to make up for the transfer fee.

However, the quotations of some well-known players who are begging for rent are sincere, but Millwall’s first-team personnel are tight this season, and they are just right for their own use. There are not enough people on loan. For clubs A and even League Two, the club has given them a position and will not obstruct them. Accompanying the prince to study is only a basic task. They can have a way out, and everyone is happy.

People come and go, the reserve team not only has huge changes in personnel in summer, but also has frequent personnel changes in winter. It seems normal for professional clubs at the top level, and Millwall is not sorry. Most of these players with top-notch ability and second-rate players can bring a batch of fresh blood to their youth training base at any time.

Compared with the sudden increase in the work of the reserve team, the first team is orderly, no one comes, no one leaves, and the winter transfer window seems to be non-existent for the first team.

The FA Cup battle is in the middle, and the Premier League team has joined the battle. Millwall will be a guest to challenge Wycombe in the first game.

In the training base,

After today's training, there will be a pre-match preparation meeting within the team, and we will go to the game tomorrow.

Lineup running-in, tactical training, everything was done step by step. Aldrich was very satisfied with watching the players in the substitute lineup train hard and earnestly. He didn't know if it was because most of the players in the main lineup had already achieved success, or because of their age. Instead, he now feels that he prefers the players on the bench, at least the aggressiveness is gratifying to watch.

Clapping his palms, he attracted the players' attention. Aldridge waved again, and the players stood up and came to him.

The first team was in front of him, and he said: Those who are not in the squad tomorrow can leave now, goodbye.

Southgate, Nedved and others greeted their teammates and left first.

Now there are only 18 people left in front of me.

Aldridge glanced at the players in front of him one by one, and finally fixed his gaze on Ronaldo's face. His calm eyes stared at Ronaldo until he felt hairy.

In the last game he played, he was taught by Aldridge during the halftime break, and he will probably remember it for a lifetime.

Did I do something wrong again today?

Ronaldo felt uneasy, he thought that Aldrich might give him a mental vaccination...

However, Aldrich put his right hand into his pocket, walked in front of him, and pressed his other hand on his shoulder. Ronaldo felt that his breathing became depressed.

He almost blurted out: Boss, save me some face!

Here he is the youngest, and also, the most smug, if Aldridge reprimanded him in public, he didn't know if he would lose his composure.

At his age, face equals dignity and cannot be violated.

In private, no matter what happens between the master and the apprentice, it is kept secret. Ronaldo can accept it and make it public, which is hard to say.

Aldridge took out something from his pocket and put it in front of Ronaldo, which startled Ronaldo. After seeing the object in Aldrich's hand, he realized that he was a false alarm, and his expression immediately became frantic. His eyes were shining brightly, and he couldn't help raising his head and chest.

That is, the captain's armband!

Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the Millwall captain's armband, do you want it?

Aldrich asked with a normal expression.

Ronaldo nodded quickly without concealment, and said loudly: Boss, give it to me!

Okay, if you have the confidence to own it, I will give it to you. But you must understand the responsibility of being the captain!

Don't worry, I will!

Ronaldo's voice is even louder.

In front of him is the captain's armband of a European dynasty team, which is of extraordinary significance.

Aldridge looked around at the other players and asked, Anyone disagree?

Here are all substitute players. In fact, everyone understands that Ronaldo getting the captain's armband is two different concepts from being a captain in the true sense.

Aldridge has never officially appointed captains other than Southgate, Nedved, Larsson, Materazzi.

The first three have been the main force of the first team since they came to the team, and their order is clear. If any of the three cannot play, the person who takes over will wear the captain's armband.

Materazzi was the captain of the substitute team at the time, and was appointed by Aldridge. After taking over and entering the main lineup a few years ago, the captain's armband of the substitute team was worn on Neal's arm. When playing a game, whoever has the highest qualifications among the players on the field will wear the captain's armband. This is just a symbolic captain.

Neil is not considered to be deprived of the captain's armband, because in his eyes, he has always focused on entering the main lineup to play the starting lineup, not being the captain in the substitute lineup.

This is just an excess.

But C Ronaldo was able to get Aldridge's personal appointment, which shows how much attention he receives, and it is very likely that he will be a real candidate for the team captain in the future!

Only De Rossi showed a faint expression of disappointment.

Starting from the low-level youth team, De Rossi was the captain, and he was also the captain when he played for the reserve team. He entered the first team earlier than Ronaldo, but Aldridge handed over the captain's armband to Ronaldo.

Aldridge made this decision after careful consideration.

After Ronaldo's last game, there were many topics surrounding him. The outside world praised him very highly, such as the next superstar of the Wild Lions. Oddly hated.

The bottom line is that Ronaldo has not yet perfectly combined technology and practicality. Even if these two points are perfectly combined, it must be integrated with the team's skills and tactics.

If he is allowed to develop like this, the freshness of the fans will soon pass away, and gradually they will naturally find that this kid plays football well, but he does not contribute much to the team, and sometimes even has a counterproductive effect, then he will be labeled The flashy label.

This path was taken by Ronaldo when he was at Manchester United.

It is impossible for Aldridge to give Ronaldo a special 7 jersey like Ferguson did, even if that is not what Ronaldo himself requested.

Millwall does not have a jersey number with a heritage, and maybe there will be in the future. Even if a dynasty collapses with so many outstanding players in the contemporary era, what will be left to future generations is not only memories, but also inheritance.

But Aldridge must patiently guide Ronaldo to avoid detours. The decision he made was to give him the captain's armband. Although it is not for him to be the captain of the first team, as long as the substitute lineup comes on, if he also appears, he will It is the captain.

Captain means many things, the most important being team responsibility.

Aldridge feels that this kind of guidance is far more than the guidance and meaning brought by Manchester United's No. 7 jersey.

In Manchester United, the owner of the No. 7 jersey, unless he is the captain, cannot override the captain. He still has to listen to the captain, otherwise he will commit the following crime!

The dignity in the football circle is similar to feudalism.

Letting Ronaldo be the captain is to let him shoulder more, especially when he is on the field, as the captain, the first thing he thinks of is winning and leading the team to victory, not individual performance, individual performance, team victory is farther away Far more important than personal victory!

No one objected, Aldridge handed over the captain's armband to Ronaldo, and when he got it, he put it on his arm excitedly, straightening his back even more.

Okay, let's go to the meeting room.

After Aldridge gave an order, the players first went to the locker room to shower and change clothes, and then gathered in the conference room to listen to the pre-match preparation meeting hosted by the coaching staff, formulate tactics for tomorrow's battle, analyze the key points of the opponent's skills and tactics, and conduct a series of exercises. Arrangement, the rest of the time is left to the players to digest.

Aldridge would never do these tasks 30 minutes before the start of the game. The results would not be high. Without a process of digestion and thinking, the players would not be able to integrate them. Sometimes, this is also the standard for Aldridge to test the professional attitude of the players. .

Some players may wander off in the pre-match preparation meeting, lose concentration, play in a mess the next day, and lose touch with the team. Then, it can be known that this player did not listen carefully to the pre-match arrangements of the coaching staff.

Today's pre-match preparation meeting is not long, less than 15 minutes, because the opponent Wiecombe is not strong, and the opponent's technical and tactical characteristics are not outstanding. The most important thing for Millwall is to arrange targeted offensive deployment.

After all, Ronaldo is still a boy under the age of 17. After taking a shower, he changed his clothes. He still wears the captain's armband. It is estimated that he will go home wearing it, and he will definitely take a few photos to share with his family.

The pre-match preparations were over and the players left one after another. Aldridge stopped De Rossi and smiled at him: Come to my house for dinner tonight.

De Rossi agreed immediately, and the two went to the parking lot together. Aldrich drove a car, and De Rossi drove a Prince motorcycle. He was also at the age of young people who love to show off, so it was fine. Sometimes, I will ride a motorcycle with some friends to swagger through the city, or it may be a way of picking up girls to attract attention.

However, if he travels with Aguero Messi, basically no girls will come to chat with him, because it feels like he is taking two little brothers out to play... rs

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