The Young Lion

Thanks to Thieves and Qingqing Little Wolf for their rewards!

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The echelon of the Millwall youth team has been expanding, and now it has begun to prepare for the echelon of the u10 age group, and with the rapid increase in fame, more and more parents are willing to send their children to trial training. The derived problem is: the child is too young , No one dares to draw conclusions lightly as to whether he has talent or not.

Talent doesn't appear at the age of 3, and become a blockbuster at the age of 6.

I have never heard of a team directly denying a player under the age of 12.

If you receive training earlier, you may be able to discover your child's talent earlier, and guide the talent to stand out in a more targeted manner. Professional players are two different things. They are slightly more standardized on the basis of hobbies, and then as children grow up, those who win the competition among their peers will naturally become more eye-catching.

Therefore, Millwall will recruit players in groups in the lower age echelon. Basically, as long as there are parents who are willing to let their children come to receive training, and they can reach an agreement on the training time, then Millwall will accept it. Therefore, in the training base There are a lot of people in the youth academy in China, and more coaches and employees are needed.

Aldridge offered Jamie a low-level job, the groundskeeper, who belonged to the chores of picking up sundries and cleaning the training ground, and he could receive coach training in Millwall while receiving a low salary. It can also be regarded as a benefit within Millwall, and all employees can enjoy it, even some old employees, they can let their children attend classes for free.

Jamie went from a restaurant employee to a handyman with little improvement in pay. But he was very happy, thanked Aldridge again and again, and then left excitedly. Welcome to his brand new future.

Aldridge has no disciples in the field of coaching, never has.

Even if Fleet Street sometimes hypes Benitez as a mentor to Aldridge this season. Leading Valencia in La Liga, Aldridge will clarify very seriously every time he is asked by reporters that he does not have any mentoring relationship with Benitez. Benitez used to be an assistant coach at Millwall , there is a cooperative relationship between them.

But Fleet Street will still keep hyping, saying that Valencia led by Benitez has the shadow of Millwall's tough defense. Aldridge almost wants to vomit on Fleet Street: Before Benitez took over. In the hands of Cooper, Valencia is a team that is famous for its defense and counterattack, and it has nothing to do with Millwall!

Then it will be said that Benitez played offensive players in turn in Valencia,

It is also an exquisite rotation strategy to steal from Aldridge.

Aldridge was extremely helpless about this. Valencia sold all the good players to cash out. Benitez played the same cards. The reason for the mistake, this is where Benitez's own skills and tactics are brilliant.

You know, Valencia ranks first in La Liga. However, the game is almost over 30 rounds, and Valencia is in the lineup. Not even a player with more than 10 goals!

Henry's goals in the league and the Champions League this season are only 10 away from Valencia's current goals in the league. One can imagine the circumstances under which Benitez led Valencia in La Liga. Champions Marching: Not a single consistent scoring point!

This also made Aldridge admire him. Of course, he and Benitez do not have a mentoring relationship. If you really want to find a mentoring background for Benitez, it should be Real Madrid.

Assistant coach Jenson also has a cooperative relationship with Aldrich, and they mostly communicate with each other. Klinsmann can be regarded as half of Aldridge's apprentice, if Boas will take the post of head coach in the future. It is estimated that he really has the background of Aldrich's disciples, but these are all based on the working environment. Really, purely based on the standard of preaching and teaching, ten years later, people talked about Aldridge's disciple, the first one was named Jamie Brown.

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Returning to the club to work step by step the next day, the players of the team greeted Aldridge one after another. Aldridge was not used to being cared by most people so much. Although in fact he warmed his heart, he made himself seem a little fragile.

He told everyone that the theft at home had passed, and that Millwall had now started the end-of-season sprint and should not be distracted by anything outside.

Millwall will host Leeds United at Elland Road this weekend.

Time goes back three months. At Christmas, Leeds United ranked second in the standings. Three months later, Leeds United's ranking slipped to sixth in the standings, 4 points behind Newcastle United in fifth place and 4 points behind Newcastle United in fifth place. The difference between the four Manchester United is 7 points.

What happened during these three months?

To be exact, in the two and a half months since mid-January, in 7 league games, Leeds United did not win a single victory!

They lost to Newcastle United, Chelsea and Liverpool respectively.

Draws against Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Charlton, Everton.

Only scored 4 points in 7 rounds and lost 17 points!

And lost points to Liverpool and Newcastle United, defeated by their opponents, which is equivalent to a 6-point battle!

After the 7 rounds of the league, Leeds United fell from second place in the standings to sixth. The fourth championship that was promoted by Fleet Street during Christmas has also become the fourth in the league.

It is not difficult to understand why Ridsdale called Arthur to ask for accommodation, but Arthur refused. At the same time, Millwall's legal team was also ready, as long as Leeds United completed a deal with the former Millwall will require Leeds United to pay 30% of the transfer fee immediately if there is a transaction related to Millwall players. If Leeds United delays, then see you in court!

Arthur's words have been lingering in Aldrich's mind, and the appearance of Jamie has deepened this impression. Countless images flashed in Aldridge's mind, some fans celebrated wildly, some fans cried bitterly, some fans Carefully drawn cheering slogans......

He seldom targets anyone in particular on the media platform, even if he fights psychological warfare, he will be very restrained.

But today, O'Reilly could not protect himself against the backdrop of a seven-round winless league game. He dared to jump out to provoke Aldridge? Isn't this self-defeating?

O'Reilly balked, saying only that this was an ordinary league game.

But Aldridge took the initiative to fire at O'Reilly in the pre-match press conference.

In England, the role of the head coach is very special. Because the head coach has a lot of power, maybe it is inappropriate for me to say this. Because I am both the head coach and the owner of the club. However, as a head coach, I will not ask the club The high-level executives suggest unrealistic investment that exceeds the club's ability. As a boss, I will not agree to such an unreasonable request from the head coach. Leeds United is in a dire situation, and we don't have to hide it or pretend to ignore it. If Leeds United is at the end of the season If they can’t finish in the top four, they’re doomed. The Leeds United we’ve known for a few years will be completely different. Whose responsibility is this? We all know it, but we’re still optimistic. In my opinion, when investing When the establishment loses interest or patience in football, then a former business partner becomes an instant enemy. I don't like O'Reilly and I don't like Ridsdale, they have no right to gamble with Leeds United. But They did it, and for the time being, they will lose. A crushing defeat, a loss that will make the whole football world remember them and take a warning. Millwall will beat Leeds United tomorrow, they want to get points, then Just show your courage and strength.

The reporter on the scene was shocked. It was originally a routine press conference, but Aldridge gave the news on his own initiative.

Shit, that's what reporters love about Aldrich.

This young commander is sometimes rigid, stubborn and unreasonable, but he really dares to act. If you don't like you, you just don't like you. When you want to make trouble, you are really merciless!

The reporters understood. It's normal for Aldridge not to like Leeds United.

After Millwall's sudden emergence to win the Champions League, he has never been arrogant. It is still relatively low-key and pragmatic, what about Leeds United? After playing well in one season, the tail is up to the sky, and after adding a large amount of investment, it is almost crazy. Leeds United?

It is normal for him to say these words now. Although he is suspected of making things worse, everything is reasonable.

In terms of operation, the most successful clubs in the Premier League are Manchester United, Arsenal, and Millwall. They live within their means in terms of finances. Manchester United’s current total assets rank only after Millwall. Arsenal can borrow money to build a new stadium. It is a transitional period. Once they move into the new stadium, their finances will improve immediately. There is no problem with their general operations, but they are struggling a bit.

On the other hand, Leeds United, relying on operating income alone, cannot make up for the huge financial expenditure of the team. In this way, they have to borrow money to buy players every season. It is destined to suffer major losses. Due to the failure to enter the Champions League last season, the fiscal deficit of this season has accumulated more than 40 million pounds!

If the UEFA Champions League tickets cannot be obtained at the end of this season, then next season is also destined to lose money, and the accumulated deficit will increase by a considerable margin.

It can be said that these three months are a critical turning point in the life and death of Leeds United.

Three months ago, Leeds United ranked second in the league, and the Champions League next season seemed to be a sure thing. At that time, Ridsdale actively contacted commercial organizations in an attempt to borrow some more money to ease the financial pressure of this season, but three months later, those The investment institutions that had made some progress in negotiating with him all left the negotiating table, and the investment institutions that had previously had loan agreements began to call for debts!

Investment institutions began to lose confidence and patience with Leeds United.

No one is willing to lend any more money to Leeds United, the creditors began to press for debts, and Leeds United's life is hanging by a thread!

Fate is still in their own hands. If they successfully counterattack in the last ten rounds of the league and win the top four in the league, then it may be able to restore the confidence of some investors.

But at this time, Leeds United must first defeat the Premier League defending champion Millwall! (to be continued) ()