The Young Lion

Along the way between Beckenbauer and Klinsmann, some young players ran up to Beckenbauer excitedly regardless of the risk of violating team rules, hoping that the other party could sign their jerseys.

Like a kind old man, Beckenbauer signed autographs for these bright-eyed young men, and even took photos with them, without airs.

After the craze passed, Beckenbauer suddenly asked: Maybe because of the environment I played in back then, I was thinking, will these children become greenhouse flowers? But Millwall has produced outstanding youngsters over the years. Players, they all seem to stand the test.

Klinsmann is also quite proud of this point, saying: There is a statistic on Fleet Street. Since Millwall started 6 years ago, even players who failed to enter the first team were sold to other teams, low-level teams. Regardless of whether it is the mid-lower teams, those players who have not played for the first team have brought in a total of more than 20 million pounds in revenue for Millwall. The cost of the 20 million pounds to deny the youth training base alone is also very considerable. And Millwall has become the club that has contributed the most talents in the past five years in the English fourth-tier professional league. An average player who goes to the pro league to support his family.

After a pause here, Klinsmann went on to say: I said before, I want to say that if they are greenhouse flowers, they may not be able to survive in the low-level leagues. In this regard, Germany is no different from England. The top leagues do not. It is difficult for talents to gain a foothold, but low-level leagues, without a strong will and a strong physique, are even more unable to gain a foothold. In addition to incentive mechanisms to motivate players, the youth team also has setback education. We are not behind closed doors. Raised in a deep boudoir, like the U15 Charity Cup before the World Cup, it is to let them compete with teams from all over England. After training, they also have homework, that is street football. Looking at the sky from a well, the youth team over the age of 16, in addition to the local league, we also played friendly matches with the youth teams of European giants, and now we have the European Youth Champions League, which is also a kind of tempering, like Ronaldo, he is promoted to the first team Played more games across Europe before than the bottom of the first team.

Beckenbauer suddenly realized that Millwall was pursuing a two-pronged approach. It not only had a reasonable and comprehensive training system, but also supported it by fighting.

There was a hint of insight in the meditation. Beckenbauer probably understood the essence of Millwall's training of players, focusing on quality rather than quantity. Compared with batch training a batch of uneven players with limited prospects, it is better to focus on training a few elites. The same is true. Playing a thousand friendly matches within the team is not as valuable as playing a UEFA Youth League. When it comes to the success rate, Bayern Munich has significantly more youth player resources than Millwall, but the success rate is lower. Obviously not as good, the reason is here.

The red sun was setting to the west, just as Beckenbauer was sent away outside the training base, Klinsmann did not turn around and walk back, but watched a Rolls-Royce approaching from far and near.

As expected,

The Rolls-Royce stopped in front of him, and Andrew got out of the car first, followed by a black man who got out of the car. His body was not too big, but he was strong!

Andrew, this is?

Ha, I forgot to inform you that Millwall's new aid this season is actually not new. He was a member of the club a few years ago. Michael, this is your head coach for the new season. Be obedient under him.

The robust young black man walked up to Klinsmann, and he was not afraid of strangers. Instead, he grinned with white teeth and said, Boss, hello, first time meeting, my name is Michael Essien.

Klinsmann suddenly remembered, stretched out his hand and asked: How has the past few years been in Belgium?

It's okay.

Essien is still smiling. Belgium is a second-tier league in Europe after all. He was promoted with the team under Tolop in the first year, successfully relegated in the second year, and did not slip in the league rankings in the third year. It is the third year, dissatisfied At the age of 20, he became a member of the league's best team of the season and the best player of the season at the St. Turden club.

After staying in Belgium for enough time, he got his second nationality, and returned to Millwall this season. A few years ago, he stood out in the Millwall draft in Africa, but because he did not have an EU passport, he landed in Europe. The first stop was arranged in Belgium.

Klinsmann nodded with a smile, and then called staff to help Essien settle down.

Although Essien always had a smile on his face, the smile disappeared when he left with the staff, showing a hint of displeasure.

Andrew has dealt with all kinds of people from all walks of life since he was a child. He is much better at observing words and emotions than Klinsmann. Looking at Essien's back, he hesitated to speak, and finally did not say a word.

No matter how Millwall whitewashes the peace, in fact this summer is turbulent for Millwall, where is the turmoil? Where are you uneasy?

people's hearts.

The old courtiers may not have much influence yet.

But young players, especially newly joined players, must have a certain psychological gap.

There is no doubt that Millwall's signboard is very shining, but a considerable part of the gold content of the signboard comes from Aldridge as the coach. Just like, Manchester United will always be Manchester United, but Ferguson's Manchester United is the same as Atkinson's Manchester United , can it be the same? (The Manchester United coach before Ferguson was Atkinson. He coached for five years and only had 2 FA Cup titles.)

On the way to the training base, Andrew chatted with Essien for a while. Essien talked about his regular phone conversations with Aldridge during his playing in Belgium. Essien himself is not unknown. He played with the Ghana team in 1999 Participated in the World Junior Championships, and participated in the World Youth Championship in 2001. There are many teams in Europe who are interested in him, but he has a famous player, and he is Millwall who opened up a dynasty in Europe at the same time. You know, of course he wants to break out a piece of sky in Millwall.

It's just the first meeting with Klinsmann at the club. It seems that Klinsmann doesn't know him well. It seems that he has a long way to go to attract attention here.

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European giants began to sign up to expand their strength. For example, Real Madrid has a superstar a year. This summer, it took away the World Cup Golden Boot winner Alien from Meazza. Real Madrid's five-star battleship began to enter the stage of history!

In addition to taking away Pirlo and Gattuso from Millwall, Milan, the founder of the old dynasty, also got Seedorf from Inter Milan in exchange for players. With Maldini in charge, including No. 10 Rui Costa, Milan's heyday lineup is by no means empty talk.

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and the German team suffer from the same disease. Half of the German team will go to Bayern, and the German team will not take over. The old saying that Bayern's lineup needs to be updated is imminent. Fortunately, Ballack officially took over and carried the king's flag, but the limit of hard power should not be overestimated .

Aldridge's abdication, and Millwall, the hegemon of European football, will change another day, which is a good thing for careerists in European football, especially for the Premier League.

The suspense of nothing more than competition is back!

The new season is still early, but Fleet Street can't wait to build momentum for the new season, and everyone agrees: Traditional giants, what are you waiting for? The new season is the best time to overthrow the Wild Lion!

Yes, the most dangerous season of Klinsmann's coaching is this first season. If Klinsmann successfully defends the title in the first season, it is foreseeable that the dominance of the Wild Lions will immediately recover. Other teams will think about it If there is a chance, I am afraid it will be difficult.

To defeat the Wild Lion Dynasty, first of all, the new season cannot allow the Wild Lion to successfully defend its title!

Ever since, everyone is looking forward to the major giants making moves in the transfer market to improve the team's strength.

Manchester United took the lead in firing the first shot.

Ferdinand to Manchester United for £30m!

Manchester United's defense last season was terrible, and the vacancy after Stam's departure is finally filled.

The proud Manchester United then only bought a substitute goalkeeper for 1.5 million pounds in the transfer market. Maybe Barthez's occasional poor performance made Ferguson always terrified, and Ferguson was about to lose his patience.

And Arsenal, which is also expected, only invested a shabby 7 million pounds in the transfer market, but introduced the Brazilian international Gilberto Silva at a low price, and Kolo Toure, who was almost free, the professor calculated carefully. The ability to do business is as good as ever.

Liverpool's overall investment is not large. They sell some players and buy some new aid. The net investment is about 7 million pounds. When the Red Army will revive, no one knows.

Chelsea, Chelsea, who have been rich and powerful for the past few years, Betts finally can't continue playing, Chelsea has been dead this summer, sent away three youth players, recovered 1 million pounds, and then transferred to Paris for free. Returned a De Lucas, spent another 500,000 pounds to buy a just 18-year-old Portuguese striker Oliveira. I don't know if Bates will jump for joy after paying £500,000.

Every family has its cupboard.

This is a stage where a Premier League club is beginning to flourish. In addition to the three-year broadcast contract worth 1.1 billion pounds starting from last season, there is also a new partnership with the Barclays consortium starting next season. The income of the Champions League is also increasing. Rise, however, each Premier League has its own limitations, but it seems to be stretched.

Manchester United is a battle between Ferguson and the Scrooge board. If it weren't for the rotten defense last season, the board probably wouldn't have given Ferguson a lot of money to drop Ferdinand.

Arsenal was burdened with debts for the new stadium, and they had to spend more money to save money financially. The transfer market was always a big gamble. The professor didn't dare to gamble. Moreover, he didn't have the capital to gamble, and all the money he earned went to repairing the stadium.

Liverpool's record in recent years has not been good. In the past few years, it has been overinvested, and the club's owners are almost running out of fuel.

Chelsea is even worse. Bates's big gamble, no matter how you look at it, is going to follow in the footsteps of Leeds United.

As for Leeds United, which has just sold their star players, the money has not yet been warmed up, so they will use it to pay off their debts.

The first one to block the door was Millwall! r1152

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