The Young Lion

The countdown to the World Cup is ringing non-stop, and the four-yearly global football feast is about to kick off amid much anticipation.

On the eve of this, Europe, the city of Milan, Italy, took the lead in detonating a wave of passion among Italian fans.

The sun was shining brightly, and there were crowds of people outside the airport hall. Fans held up various slogans, and the words that appeared the most were: Welcome home!

When a group of people walked out of the airport, the cheers broke out suddenly and became louder and louder!

In the airport security, surrounded by private bodyguards, a group of people walked out slowly.

Before the Italian national team left for Asia, Pirlo, Gattuso, Materazzi and Zambrotta asked for leave for half a day to leave the national team training base and came to Milan instead.

The four are casually dressed, chic and handsome. Even Gattuso, after tidying up, has the charm of an alternative hero. The man in a suit and leather shoes walking next to the four is Aldrich’s brother Andrew. Behind them, there is Millwall. The club negotiation team, as well as Andrew's agent team.

Cheers erupted as the four walked outside.

The fans who came here to greet them were divided into two groups. The fans of the Milan duo welcomed their new aid clearly.

Thousands of people cheered and worshiped in front of them, which made the four people deeply moved.

Thinking back to when they left Italy and went to England, they were unknown and no one cared about them. They seemed to be labeled as death sentences by the Italian media. Peak stage!

But. Seven or eight years later. They returned here like saviors. He is about to join two of the traditional three giants in Italy, and is expected to bring Italian football back to the top of Europe!

The welcoming teams sent by the two clubs Milan and Inter Milan have parked their cars outside, opened the doors, and waited for the stars they are about to sign with a lot of money to sit in.

The four stars whose names were cheered by the crowd stopped in front of the car and turned around at the same time. In the slightly empty and deserted airport hall, there seemed to be an illusory figure.

The eyes of the four people were misty, as if they saw a tall and stalwart person staring at them away. That was the boss they had been calling for seven or eight years.

There was no farewell between them, and they didn't even meet after the Champions League final. There was only a letter sent to them by Andrew who went to Italy in person.

The content of the letter of the four people is the same,

A beautiful photo of the whole Millwall team and their coach after the Champions League final. They smiled innocently. Every player with a medal around his neck tried to get closer to Aldridge. Beside him, behind the photo, there are words written in his own handwriting.

treasure!

Aldridge made no attempt to keep them. If you don't move, you can understand it with emotion and reason, and let go freely. Didn't let the rumored transfer turn into a soap opera that everyone hates.

This makes the relationship between the four of them, Millwall, and Aldridge more special and detached in the past seven or eight years.

The proud son of Italy has returned to the motherland, to the arms of the fans in his hometown, to the land they are more familiar with and freer, but they know that in this life, there is a brand in their hearts that has become sacred.

Before parting, Gattuso Pirlo, the two turned around, Materazzi Zambrota, the two also turned around, and the four embraced each other.

Goodbye.

Materazzi spoke first.

Are you sure? I think outside of the national team, it's better not to have a goodbye.

Pirlo smiled.

Gianluca Zambrotta said, That's why you're afraid.

Pirlo pulled Gattuso and said, With him here, what am I afraid of?

Gattuso shrugged and said: He is with me, I can bully him, you can't.

Materazzi turned and got into the car, leaving a word.

Just clean it up and you'll be fine.

Pirlo and Gattuso bowed their heads and smiled, and they also turned and got into the car.

The four dialed twice and left in the car.

The four of them knew in their hearts that if they said goodbye today, their club careers would be turned upside down.

Washing away the sacred dark blue in their eyes, Gattuso and Pirlo walked into red and black, the place where they stood was called San Siro, Zambrotta and Materazzi were wrapped in blue and black, and the stage under the sky was called Meazza .

Even though it was the same battlefield, if the four of them meet again, they will no longer be brothers fighting side by side, no longer comrades-in-arms.

The crowd outside the airport dispersed, not only the fans chased the whole process, but also the media helicopters reported the whole process in the sky above the streets.

The opening of the World Cup is less than a week away, but at this time, the two giants in Milan, Milan and Inter Milan, will announce major signings. We will report live on the four stars who have played for Millwall for more than 5 years. Materazzi and Zambrotta will go to the Inter Milan club for a medical examination, Pirlo and Gattuso will go to the Milan club for a medical examination, the transfer has reached this step, indicating the transfer of the two clubs with the Premier League giants Millwall Negotiations have reached an agreement, and I believe the transfer fees for the four players will be astronomical, and maybe the madness in the transfer market last summer will continue this summer, and it will still be Italy that set off a storm in the European transfer market!

The physical examination process of the four players was partly released by the two clubs at the same time. Italian fans quickly saw photos of the four players showing their muscles during the physical examination and smiling and giving thumbs up.

Half a day later, Inter Milan took the lead in announcing the big transfer news.

Materazzi and Zambrotta join Inter Milan, the transfer fee is 60 million pounds!

Milan announced the results of the transfer and signings in the next step.

Pirlo and Gattuso join Milan, the transfer fee is 70 million pounds!

The fans in Milan cheered, Inter Milan strengthened their defense, and Milan has the number one midfield combination in Europe.

In London, the Millwall club later officially confirmed the transfer of four players, and published an open letter to fans after the four parted on their official website.

Wild Lions fans had a shocking day.

There was a lot of news about the transfer market before, and they didn't want to believe it, because many years have passed. Every transfer period. These news will appear. But none of them became reality, but this time, not only did the rumors come true, but four main players left on the same day!

This scene is very similar to the summer of 1998, when the main players of Millwall's half team were divided up by European powerhouses!

After the wild lion fans were shocked, they calmly accepted the reality. Most fans are still grateful for what these four have contributed to Millwall in the past. I wish them smooth sailing after returning to Italy, and the fans are not too worried about the future, because they have Aldridge!

The new season has not yet come, Millwall is the first to pocket 130 million pounds!

Millwall's ability to make money is too ruthless!

The cost of these four players coming to the team was almost zero, and the salary was paid. This is understandable. Which team does not pay the players?

So it can be said that Millwall made a net profit of 130 million pounds!

This is also in line with Millwall's impression to the outside world, it is simply a model of a club that combines sports and management in the world today!

It is also Aldridge's idea to finalize the player's transfer before the World Cup. And when the transfer was announced, the team was still in the process of flying to Japan. In this way, he avoided the harassment of Fleet Street. When the plane landed, he fully entered the role of national team coach and would no longer respond to any questions about the club.

On the other hand, it is also to minimize the impact of negative public opinion on the departure of the four generals. The World Cup is coming soon, and the eyes of the whole world will be focused on South Korea and Japan. Fleet Street will not hype the transfer news of Millwall, which will give the fans a buffer Space, after the World Cup is over, the news of the transfer of these four players has long been outdated, and everyone accepts it.

The England national team went directly to Japan on this trip, because all their games will be played in Japan. According to the situation after the grouping, all the group matches will be played in the Japanese division. Even if they enter the knockout round, future games will also be held in Japan.

An hour before the plane was about to arrive in Japan, the atmosphere on the plane was no longer as enthusiastic as it was when the flight started.

The flight time from London to Japan is a bit exhausting, and everyone is still jet-lagged. It cannot be said that the body is uncomfortable, but it will eventually be a little uncomfortable.

The players were busy with their own affairs on the plane, some listened to music, some read books, and some chatted quietly.

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Aldridge stood in the aisle of the plane and clapped his hands, attracting the players' attention.

Joe Cole pushed Rooney who was still snoring beside him. Rooney opened his eyes and rubbed. Seeing Aldridge facing everyone in the aisle, he cheered up and held his head high.

Aldridge looked serious, looked around at all the players and said in a deep voice: When the plane lands and we get off the plane, our World Cup journey will officially begin!

The players stopped other actions and listened intently, and their eyes became firm involuntarily at this time.

Aldridge continued: When we set off, there were voices from the outside world to set goals for us, and some people gave us pressure, saying that we are young and we should do our best. But I want to tell you that when we set foot on Japan's After landing, when we actually go to the stage of the World Cup, we have only one goal: to win the championship!

win the championship!

Aldridge spoke loudly, the players were breathless, and some people had incredible colors in their eyes.

They didn't dare to think, couldn't believe that the coach in front of them would say such a thing.

Aldridge looked at Owen, and said in a deep voice: Without the goal of winning the championship, it is impossible for us to get to the Hercules Cup!

Owen nodded involuntarily.

Aldridge looked at Beckham again, and said: Without the belief in winning the championship, we will not be able to explode beyond our level of fighting power!

Xiaobei also nodded firmly, the light of winning in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

Aldrich opened his hands and said: Our goal is to be a champion, and this is what you must always keep in mind! Why? If you don't step on that stage with firm belief, you may give up halfway, just If I relax, I will tell myself: Enough, I have performed well, and I can explain to the fans, top 8, top 4, for me at this age, it may already be a great achievement! Wrong, wrong, wrong! What Is it to try to go further? What is to reach the top 8 with a guarantee? What is it that we are still young and it is a temper? f!! If you have such thoughts in your heart, we may not even be able to qualify for the group! We are weak, Yes, we're young, yes, we're underdogs, yes. But why can't we be champions? Why can't we be? Why? I tell you all, we can be! Is it hard? Hard! But just win 7 games, we are the fucking world champions! If you have such ambition, such desire to conquer, and possessive desire to hold the Hercules Cup tightly! We are crawling, we are kneeling, we are With a bloody head and a broken leg, we can go to the top of the world!

The players on the scene were completely excited, Rooney, the youngest, stood up, clenched his fists and shouted: I want the World Cup!

The other players also got up one after another, nodding to each other with slightly ferocious expressions.

At this moment, they swept away all the different thoughts about the World Cup in their hearts, and told themselves firmly and unifiedly: Champion! Go for the championship! If you are not a champion, you might as well not go!

Terry was the most infected here, and he stood up and yelled. It was hard not to be affected by the atmosphere here. He could feel that the distance between himself and all his teammates was getting closer, because everyone had the same goal. It seems that Aldrich's few words made everyone condense from different parts into an inseparable whole.

And this is a kind of ability and courage that he can't feel in Ranieri. Ranieri is a good coach in his heart, but in terms of ability, Aldridge's impact is deeper and more powerful. Shock effect.

You can't help but work for him, fight for him, listen to his command, and accept all his arrangements. Aldridge is like a crazy missionary, with the magic power to deceive people, and this is what a strong team needs! (to be continued..) ()