Millwall has gone through a glorious decade under the leadership of Aldridge, but at the beginning of the decade and at the beginning of the next reincarnation ten years later, they all faced the same problem: they could not keep people. ()
In the early days, retaining players was a survival need. They could not meet the demands of top stars, so they had no choice but to let them go. Now, it is greed sitting on the throne, hoping to keep the next generation of resources in their hands as much as possible, and take precautions to avoid future problems.
There will be a shortage of talent in the team for future generations.
Unfortunately, the world does not revolve around Millwall. Aldridge has received too many gifts, and he will not ask for too much, as if everyone in the world is serving his will.
People come and go, and you can't always see the bad side. The good side is that there are still loyalists in Millwall who are willing to contribute to this already different team, which is enough to make Aldridge feel gratified.
Since Millwall already has enough foundation, Aldridge has begun to become more open-minded about the team's plundering of football talent resources.
In the past, they were opportunistic, like a speculator "taking advantage of the low price." In the future, this team can buy the best stars, but they can only buy the right players, so there is no need to worry too much. However, in the football world,
The rule is: there are always so many resources, and the earlier they are divided, the greater the benefits.
Due to the competitive nature of competitive sports, no matter how many talents there are in an era, there will always be a distinction between high and low. The top players can always be roughly ranked. By snatching outstanding players first and entrusting them with important tasks, they can compete with their opponents.
Take advantage of the competition.
"In order to make full use of Millwall's scouting network and the success of our youth training, I think we can share resources appropriately to achieve the purpose of serving our club."
"How to say?"
"First of all, times have changed. Young players are becoming more and more impatient. They are unwilling to wait and want to stand out prematurely. They need games, a stage, and exposure. At the same time, you told me that European football
Competition is intensifying step by step, so the success rate of young players will also become higher and higher.
It is getting lower and lower, and it is difficult for amazing talents to successfully become superstars, because the pressure on the court is too great. For the sake of utilitarian considerations of record, clubs reduce the playing time of young players and give young players fewer opportunities to exercise. This way
That happens in the big and first-tier clubs, right?"
Aldridge nodded in agreement, and this is obvious to all. Especially ten years later, many fans will say that "the current generation of geniuses pales in comparison to the number of geniuses born in the 1970s."
Sometimes it's not that there are fewer geniuses. It's that the probability of being destroyed during the growth process of genius is higher. There will be fewer and fewer people who can finally resist the pressure, step up and become famous with one goal.
"However, among the second-tier clubs in European football, they still hope to train young players to bring considerable income to the club. The club's business philosophy is completely different from that of wealthy and first-tier teams."
Carter said slowly, grabbing the turf on the training ground.
"Yes, when Millwall initially trained players, they actually wanted to sell the players at a good price to replenish the club's capital. But after becoming a wealthy club, our goal of training players is no longer to cash in and make money. Despite this,
Selling away players who cannot be retained still brings us huge transfer market profits.
.Wealthy clubs and first-tier teams naturally train players for their own strength rather than selling them to make money in the future. However, mid- and lower-tier clubs have the inherent flaw of not being able to retain players. They will leave some leeway to do a good job early.
We are prepared to sell outstanding players to keep the club's capital in a safe area."
"Yes, so if you think about it from the perspective of those second-tier clubs, what do they need? Young players with excellent potential and training them into stars. However, not every club's youth training efficiency is the same.
, the coverage of the scouting network is also different, and there are also certain limitations in terms of signing funds. Millwall has a signature that we have never taken advantage of, and that is our youth training signature!"
Aldridge shook his head slightly when he heard this and said: "As far as I know, compared with the youth training system of other clubs, Millwall's advantage is that even if many clubs want to imitate it, they are stymied because the board of directors or owners are not allowed to participate in the youth training system.
More than 30 million pounds have been spent on the system to upgrade hardware facilities and build a huge youth network.
Training the team, etc. This kind of investment involves financial interests. Many club owners are unwilling to take risks. After all, it is not a small amount. With such money and financial resources, why not just buy a first-class star and take a gamble? What if it helps?
If the team gets a better record or enters the Champions League, the rewards will be greater!"
Carter also smiled and shook his head and said: "Look, this is a misunderstanding of your thinking. You are thinking about very realistic things, but from the perspective of the outside world, many people will think Millwall is very mysterious and very magical!
Take Lahm as an example. Bayern Munich's status in Germany goes without saying, but they made a mistake on the issue of Lahm. Lahm's performance after coming to Millwall was impressive.
Is his strength caused by you, the magic of Aldridge Hall, or the unique way of cultivating talents in Millwall’s youth training system? The outside world doesn’t know, and the outside world is curious. Many clubs will be interested in stealing from you. I hope
Being able to learn the secrets of Millwall's player development is a bargaining chip that we can use and should take a proactive approach to establish cooperative relationships with other clubs."
Aldrich was thoughtful, and Carter's words had a certain impact on his thinking.
He actually doesn't think Millwall's youth training system is that special.
To be honest, as for the youth training system, as long as you don't mess around, are willing to invest, and stick to a philosophy for a long time, and don't artificially create chaos, results will naturally come out.
The youth training systems of all major giants are not bad. The youth training of the La Liga duo is one of the sources of new strength in La Liga. Ajax is famous for its long-standing unique youth training philosophy. Bayern Munich has the largest youth training talent in Germany.
Library, the youth training in Italy is still very impressive, and it is common to have more than 5 echelons under the first team.
If you don't understand this, it's difficult to understand that the youth training of many teams is actually very strong.
99% of fans can only remember the star players who are active on the top stage. The comings and goings are nothing more than the familiar stars of several giant clubs. But in fact, taking the Premier League as an example, even if the invasion of foreign players is in full swing,
The proportion of local players is still above 40%. Even if a team has 25 players, there are 20 teams with 500 players, and 40% is 200 players.
Where did these 200 England players come from?
Of course, they are cultivated by various clubs. It’s just that wealthy clubs need geniuses, and geniuses cannot be mass-produced on the assembly line. They are like waves scouring the sand, just to select that grain of gold.
As for Millwall's astonishing success rate in the past ten years, it is due to Aldridge's innate advantages, not to any secret in youth training.
They have indeed trained many players who have played in the lower reaches of the Premier League and the lower leagues below the Premier League, but excluding those talents who are destined to become famous in history, ten years have passed. Aldrich only saw a player who was once talented but was
Larmore, who had fallen to the bottom, was back on track, and no new face appeared in front of him.
This is not a question of the ability of the youth training system. It is just two words: talent.
Players without talent will have limitations no matter how hard they work.
There is a popular saying in football: No talent, as long as you work hard enough, you can become the next Nedvěd.
I don’t know who came up with this idiotic point of view. Nedved’s success is of course inseparable from his talent. Over the years, or even ten years later, will there be a second Nedved?
?Of all the accomplished stars, which one is not talented?
Carter is now reminding Aldridge to use Millwall's youth training brand as a bargaining chip in exchange for benefits.
Aldridge has figured out the key here. It's similar to bluffing. There are not many tips and secrets in youth training, but the outside world is still curious. After all, the results of Millwall's youth training are too shining, and colleagues are salivating.
"I understand what you mean. We can use sharing youth training secrets to obtain cooperation opportunities with some clubs. After establishing a cooperative relationship, we can also help them select players, that is, conditionally share scouting resources, and then they can obtain
We acquire players and train them. If we need these players in the future, then on the basis of cooperation, we can increase the probability of acquiring players and reduce the cost of introducing players, right?"
Carter nodded with a smile and added: "For some clubs who are particularly optimistic about and highly rated potential players, we directly buy the ownership and loan them to other clubs. This must be negotiated before so that the players have peace of mind. In the past, Mir
Wall bought players and then loaned them out, ignoring the players' personal opinions. Although the methods were similar, it was easy to make players dissatisfied in the process, because they seemed to have lost their dominance and were at the mercy of the club.
"
Aldrich lowered his head and raised his hands to rub his face. The past ten years, although glorious, were also a stage of accumulating experience. It was inevitable that some aspects were not fully conceived.
"There's nothing wrong with your idea. I think it's feasible."
"Not only that, if some clubs have a very good cooperative relationship with us, we can also pay a certain fee to use the other party's marketing network, which is mutually beneficial. This depends on the relationship and cooperation between the top management."
"Well, this is something I never thought of before."
"There is another point we need to talk about, and that is maximizing the interests of Balloon Stars."
Aldrich raised his head and asked in confusion: "Passing the Balloon Star? What do you mean?"
Carter replied: "In a future where competition will become increasingly fierce, not every star will be willing to serve as a passer and guide in Millwall to contribute to the construction of a new generation of Millwall. They will hope to use their fame to make
Personal income remains at top levels."
Aldrich frowned, this problem was very realistic.
But he still agrees with Carter's point of view.
Not every star will be as hard-working or as reasonable as Nedved and Larsson.
To put it bluntly, Nedved is sacrificing personal interests to contribute to the team, and the same is true for Larsson.
"When there are some career stars who cannot get the treatment that satisfies them personally at Millwall, the club's choice is simply to let them go, right?"
Aldrich nodded.
Treating heroes well is what he wants to do, but in order to maintain the team's record, conflicts sometimes arise between the two.
Just like Larson is no longer able to play the main force, it is not a problem of his ability, but a problem of energy. A player who cannot persist for the whole season represents instability, and then he is not qualified for the main position.
Fortunately, Larson understood the truth and accepted the role of substitute. If he did not accept, Aldrich would have no other choice but to send him away.
"In the future, there will definitely be people like this, but I think the club cannot let the stars leave. This will be a loss of popularity and profit for the team. We should provide these stars with a choice in advance, even if it is only one of their many choices.
One is better than none."
Aldridge asked curiously: "Should we send them to a club that cooperates with us?"
Carter said: "Yes, that's wrong. The clubs we establish cooperation with will definitely focus on Europe. I hope the team will target an emerging market when it comes to cooperative clubs."
Aldrich reacted quickly and blurted out: "The United States."
Carter chuckled and said: "It seems that you should have thought that the American Football League was established just over ten years ago, and its initial embryonic period has passed. Especially two years ago, the US national team reached the top 8 of the World Cup. For American Football,
Market stimulation is very important. The overseas promotion of the Premier League brand is ahead of other leagues of the same level. At the same time, Millwall has also continued to develop in the US market.
, But this is not enough. There is no doubt about the consumption power of the American market, and it is also very attractive to sponsors. We can establish cooperative relationships with professional clubs in the United States early, and even in the future, when the American professional football league develops steadily.
Letting our superstars land in the United States will stimulate the football market there and give us feedback, which will be immeasurable."
Aldrich smiled broadly and felt a little excited.
Carter's ideas in this regard are already very thorough.
From the resource possession of young players to the resource utilization of the team's outstanding stars, it is very effective for Millwall's long-term stable construction.
Carter hasn't even taken office yet, but Aldrich is already feeling extremely excited.
Maybe Abramovich and Mourinho are a match made in heaven now.
But Aldrich now also has his true right-hand man.
The development of the U.S. market was beyond Aldridge's expectations. After Carter took office, Millwall announced a series of business development plans. In the United States, Barnett Hall directly bought the former New York Cosmos.
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