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102 East London Derby

Aldridge warmly welcomed Nagy in London, who came to London directly from Turkey. He is a bachelor who comes and goes easily, but his seemingly dull head is obviously full of football wisdom.

Nagy entered the Millwall club as the director of youth training and the head coach of the youth team. He quickly got into the game and had a general understanding of Millwall's youth team.

When the players were returning to the club from the national team to report, Nagy knocked on the door of Aldridge's office. Nagy, who had always been dull and steady, looked excited, put his hands on Aldridge's desk, and said excitedly: "

Aldridge, I have never seen such talented kids, they are far superior to their peers!"

Aldrich held his chin with one hand and said with a smile, "Who are you talking about?"

Najib sat down and opened his notebook, and one name after another came out of his mouth.

Joe Cole, Villa, Capdevila, Ashley Cole, Pirlo and so on.

During this period, players under the age of 20 would be sent to the youth team to train with the team, such as Lampard and Ferdinand, which naturally shocked Nagy.

He even believes that as long as Millwall's youth team fills a few positions, its overall strength can be stronger than the Hungarian national team.

Of course, this also has the effect of being set off by flowers and green leaves.

Millwall's youth team is recruiting new players all the time. Children who are willing to come for training will be admitted into the team as long as they pass some assessments. Aldrich has lowered the standards for this assessment a bit low, because Millwall itself

It is not attractive enough. In order for the youth team to have enough role players who "accompany the prince to study", the threshold must be lowered. In the future, as Millwall's reputation increases, the threshold will naturally be raised slowly.

Najib was very excited. He talked endlessly about the characteristics of these players, as well as the positions they can play on the field, the roles they play in the game, their roles in different formations, different tactical systems, etc.

"Aldridge, young players like Ferdinand and Lampard shouldn't be buried in the youth team, you should get them into the first team."

"They are originally in the first team, but they have not entered the national team, and the national youth team has not played recently, so they stay in the club and train with the youth team. Wait, wait, Najib, listen to me,

You only know about Millwall's youth team now, but you don't know about Millwall yet.

Walwall's first team, listen to me, don't worry, you first watch a few first team games, Premier League games, at that time, if you think there is anyone in the youth team who can enter the first team and quickly squeeze out the main players and substitute players to become

Important player, then I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Aldrich asked Najib to calm down, and Najib also understood. He believed in Aldrich's vision and would not do such stupid things as riding a donkey to find a donkey.

"Then let's talk about my job. Although many players have great talents, only by avoiding detours in their growth can they improve as quickly as possible. The first is the tactical system of the youth team, and the second is their position on the field."

Aldrich nodded solemnly, agreeing with the other party's statement.

In fact, there are many talented players who failed to play in the end. The main reason is the growth environment. For example, if a dexterous technical player is in a tactical system that emphasizes strength, his specialties cannot be used, and it will be difficult to improve.

, and the wrong position on the field will make the players unable to feel the feeling and eventually get lost.

Regarding Millwall's current young players, Aldridge discussed with Nagy one by one and made detailed plans for their career.

In mid-to-late September, the league war resumed. Before November, Aldridge led the team to play six league games and two League Cups. Because the League Cup was played with all the main players, three games in the Premier League were played with

The lineup was rotated, and among the opponents in the six league games, there were cross-city rivals like Tottenham, as well as relegation favorites like Coventry and Manchester City.

With three wins and three draws, Millwall has remained unbeaten since the start of the league.

However, he became furious after the game against Wimbledon because the opponent's Vinnie Jones injured Schneider in the first minute. Aldrich roared in his heart at this famous villain in the Premier League and the future British actor.

:You have no future in playing football, so go make a movie!

And his bombardment made Aldridge the target of public criticism, because he was not targeting the Wimbledon club, which is known for its rough football.

Aldridge is blaming the atmosphere of English football. Wimbledon is somewhat innocent, because they are not the first to adopt rough tactics. In the 1980s, a tactic became popular in English football: starting with a foul.

Deter your opponents!

Under the influence of such foul tactics, it will create strong psychological pressure on the opponent, thereby gaining the initiative in the game.

Wimbledon is so poor that they can only rent the Crystal Palace stadium year after year. Millwall's reputation is not as good as Wimbledon's. Both teams are still rivals in the same city, but Aldridge really wants to take Wimbledon into his eyes. It's really a bit pricey.

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The president said pitifully that the annual revenue of a Manchester United fan souvenir shop was higher than the annual revenue of Wimbledon Club!

There is no need for Aldridge to place Wimbledon in such an important position.

Therefore, he criticized the rough hooligans in English football because this tactic has not disappeared in England!

This attracted criticism from many celebrities, who believed that Aldridge started to lose sight of the sky and the earth after just a few good games.

Yes, Millwall is performing well and remains unbeaten in 12 games in the new season.

But you, Aldridge, are not qualified to dictate English football!

In particular, Millwall is still far behind the league's top team, so don't get carried away!

Aldrich didn't care about the criticism from those celebrities, but one thing was right, and he couldn't refute it.

The standings clearly tell everyone that there is a huge gap between Millwall and the leaders.

Newcastle United is going against the grain this season. In the first 12 rounds of the league, they have 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Millwall has 6 wins and 6 draws. Although they are ranked second in the league, they are far behind Newcastle United.

7 points.

In the 13th round of the league, Millwall visited Merseyside again and suffered another draw away from home. It was not until the last five minutes that Millwall drew with Everton in a thrilling manner.

Newcastle United won again, and Kevin Keegan became the most popular manager in the Premier League. Although Manchester United surpassed Millwall by one point, it was still 8 points behind Newcastle United!

Aldridge didn't have time to look at the standings. He didn't care at all. He would only be nervous if he had to put all his efforts into fighting for the league title this season, but he didn't want Millwall to put pressure on the team in their first Premier League season.

, As for qualifying for the European Cup, unless you win the league championship, there will be no Champions League to play in. There is no need to worry about whether to be second or third.

Before him, there is a game that is more important than the championship!

The first leg of the first half of the Premier League, the East London Derby is coming!

When a kind of hatred or hostility lasts for a hundred years, and this emotion is passed down from generation to generation, when it appears on the football field, it has transcended the meaning of championship, but faith and hope, confidence and dignity!

Even some teams that have no pursuit can perform mediocrely throughout the season, but the game against the archenemy will determine whether the head coach's position can still be insured.

Aldridge will not lose his job even if he loses all the games, but he must win. The East London Derby is not only about the dignity of the team, but also the dignity of every fan who supports Millwall. If he loses to West Ham United, Millwall will lose his job.

Wall fans will be unable to hold their heads up for a long time, will be ridiculed and ridiculed, and will be filled with humiliation for a long time.

We must make the fans proud and hold their heads high. Defeating West Ham United will make Millwall people prouder than the championship trophy!

The East London Derby has become the focus of this round of the Premier League. Before the match day, the shops around Upton Park have put up notices and will be closed on the match day. At the same time, the shops around the club will not sell alcohol on that day.

Although it is an East London derby, if Millwall wants to be a guest at West Ham United's home stadium, it has to cross the Thames River to the north. Geographically, Millwall is in southeast London and south of the Thames River, while West Ham United is

Due east, north of the Thames.

On the day of the competition, the sky was a bit gloomy, as if it was going to rain but no raindrops were seen.

Millwall's bus slowly went north from the south bank of the Thames River. When it set foot on the community streets radiated by West Ham United, the bus's progress became extremely slow.

The Millwall players were sitting in the bus and looking at both sides of the road through the windows. They were all shocked!

Both sides of the road were crowded with people. Both men and women stared at their buses with provocative faces, as if they were watching them go to the execution ground. Police cordons were set up on both sides of the road, with posts five and ten to prevent the fans from attacking Mir.

Wall's bus.

Many fans on both sides of the road held up signs full of obscene words and insults against Millwall. Two fans even held up a hand-painted picture of a blue lion lying on the ground with a pool of blood underneath him.

There are two hammer heads stuck on his body, which are the two hammers in the West Ham United emblem.

The Hammers smashed the crazy lion to death!

Ping ping ping pong, the windows of the buses have been attacked with stones by fans, but this situation has long been foreseen, so today's buses are almost like bulletproof trucks.

West Ham United fans sang songs insulting Millwall outside. The police chief, who had deployed more than half of London's police force to maintain order, was on pins and needles. The mounted policeman on horseback who was clearing the way in front was even more numb.

For fear of fan riots that would affect Chiyu, riot police were on standby nearby today and would be dispatched immediately if there was any sign of riots.

Aldrich sat in the car leisurely holding a book and reading, he just forced his heart to calm down.

In fact, he knew that in other small neighborhoods far away from their path, the war between Millwall fans and West Ham United fans had already begun.

This day is a day of war. It starts at dawn and ends at night. Blood is inevitable. The only thing Aldrich can do is hope that no one will die.

But even if you die, don't be an innocent passerby.

If the fans from both sides take the initiative to step onto the battlefield, then just die. Anyway, they have no regrets.

Haven't people died before? Of course they have, but both sides regard it as a war. How can there be a war without bloodshed? What about a war without death?

This day will not be a Utopia where everyone sings Hallelujah, but a hellish Shura field where blood stains the earth red.


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