When I was 18, I started coaching a broke Millwall team in England.
At the age of 38, I left Millwall.
Before I came, Millwall's reputation was worthless.
After I left, Millwall became famous all over the world. The name of the Wild Lion was like a totem, deeply engraved on the land of European football. The reputation of the Wild Lion enveloped the entire green world!
No one knows where I come from, so no one can understand my final destination.
After I left Millwall, my disciple Jimmy Brown succeeded me as the coach and brought 11 championship trophies to the team in 6 years of coaching. After Jimmy Brown left, Millwall's new coach,
That became my youngest son, Earl Hall.
There are two women in my life.
The first one is a beautiful encounter, and the second one is the waiting of life.
In the end, the woman who stayed with me stayed with me until I was 62 years old, and will continue to do so without any regrets.
I have two sons.
The eldest son's name is Bert Hall.
When I left England, he was 15 years old and already captain of the Millwall youth team. He was very dedicated to football and was a strong young man. From the time he was born to the time he is now 39 years old, the only thing he did to offend me was one thing:
When he was 14 years old, he got a girl pregnant. I could not cruelly let the girl have an abortion. She came from a very ordinary family, so I became a grandfather when my son was still underage.
For many years, Bert blamed himself for me leaving England with Ivan and Bonnie. He believed that it was the mistake he made that led to my departure. He interpreted this as: his father wanted him to grow up alone.
Because he has to be responsible for women and his children. He must mature quickly and become a real man!
The outside world would make a fuss about this matter from time to time, as if Bert had become a stain on Sir Hall's life, but Bert did not waver at all. He even worked harder and focused on his career. Finally, when he was 17 years old, he was able to
He made his first-team debut at Millwall. At the age of 20, he became the captain of the Lions. At the Lion King Stadium, he was known as the Prince of Lions. At the age of 22, he became a member of the England national team. Three Lions
captain of the legion,
And has been working for it to this day. Even though he is almost forty years old, because of his focus on his career, from the day he had a family of his own at the age of 15, he does not smoke or drink, strictly controls his diet and body maintenance, and has no time to attend.
Foreign scandals, no commercials, no interviews, football, and family are everything in his life, so at the age of 39, he can still participate in the World Cup with the national team, and this stop will be the end of his career.
The youngest son who troubles me the most is called Earl Hall, but he rarely matures quickly as an adult. He seems to have a deep resentment towards me because I left England and the home that was supposed to be in his heart.
place.
I thought he would become a star, or a kind-hearted rich kid, and live his life in an ordinary way.
But after I was 16 years old, he took over my study. My father, Arthur, told me that Earl tore through the work notes I had accumulated for more than 20 years, and finally asked someone to record the notes into a computer for browsing at any time, which he called
The greatest wealth in life.
When he was 18 years old, Earl went to the Netherlands. He spent three years in Dutch football to prove his coaching ability. Then, he returned to England. Jimmy Brown voluntarily resigned when everyone did not understand because
He did a good job, but I can understand it more or less. Probably, Jimmy was repaying the favor by voluntarily giving up the coaching position to Earl.
At the Lion King Stadium, there is not only a crazy lion prince, but also a new king of the crazy lions. Fans affectionately call Earl Hall II. At least, everyone said that the handsome Earl is most like the heroic "Young Master" back then.
handsome".
The brothers worked together to win the gold, Bert and Earl supported the backbone of the fifth and sixth generations of the Wild Lions. They did not disgrace the reputation of the Wild Lions, and always kept Millwall in the position of the most powerful club in Europe.
However, Earl issued a retirement declaration at the age of thirty-nine.
People said that maybe Bert, who was less than an hour older than him, was about to retire as a player, and Earl, the younger brother, accompanied his elder brother to leave.
Some people also say that Earl is following the example of his father, who won numerous honors but retired before the age of 40!
In particular, he is tying some records belonging to his father and wants to completely surpass his father. No one thinks he can, but in certain honors, it is still possible.
For example, he led the England national team to win the European Cup two years ago. Now, he is competing in the World Cup and has reached the semi-finals.
I also have a daughter.
A daughter who was very, very cute when she was a child, as cute as a wandering dragon spirit.
But when she grew up, she was not cute at all, not at all!
She accused me of being a spendthrift and that I only know how to spend money but don't know how to make money!
I would blame her too!
Ask her why she doesn't find a good man to marry?
Why are we surrounded by a group of charming and charming women every day?
She would always refute me by saying "homosexuality is not illegal". If I continued to criticize her, she would threaten to sue me!
In order to prevent me from squandering my huge wealth, she took the initiative to take on the important task of making money, excelled in her studies, and went to the United States for further study and internship. She worked under my eldest brother Barnett Hall and my nephew, the Hall family business empire.
Bowen-Hall, the second-generation leader
With the help of Bonnie Hall, she changed from a talented girl to a strong woman. She is in charge of all my wealth. If I want to spend money, I must get her approval. As a result, my family life has become weird. I am not afraid of it.
The wife has to be controlled by her daughter everywhere...
The good news is that I am not bankrupt. When I left England, I had a fortune of about 7 billion pounds. More than 20 years later, my daughter will proudly tell me that our family now has more than 20 billion pounds!
Although I don't think that even if 20 billion pounds were exchanged for real money and piled up in front of me, it would make me laugh, but every time Bonnie proudly told me these things, I saw her smug expression.
I feel very happy.
I?
Many people ask me why?
Yes. It has been more than 20 years since I left England. But fans still write to me and ask me in a confusing context: Why did you go from the oasis to the desert?
Yes, this has become a long-discussed mystery in world football.
Sir Hall, who stands at the top of the green world, announced his retirement and took his family to a country considered a desolate desert in the football world: China.
Perhaps only Chinese fans deceive themselves into thinking that Sir Hall, who speaks Chinese very fluently, has a natural affinity for China.
Innate?
Maybe it's just natural.
But a good impression?
I don’t think so, because just from a football perspective, I was bruised and bruised by Chinese football, and no matter how long it has been, I still remember it fresh.
When I was 18 years old, I would never have any interest in Chinese football. If I went to Chinese football to participate in football affairs, you might as well kill me!
When I was 28 years old, I was not afraid of Chinese football. I just regarded it as an extremely difficult challenge. But it was just an occasional thought and the courage to put it into practice. To be honest, I didn't have it.
When I was 38 years old, I no longer thought about the challenges, difficulty, honors and disgrace. I packed up my luggage, my wife and daughter, and went from England to China.
For Chinese football, they describe my arrival as "coming", but the bond deep in my soul with this land is actually "returning".
So, no one understood, and I didn't give any explanation.
Regardless of whether I am returning or coming, in short, I am standing on Chinese soil and starting to enter Chinese football.
For more than 20 years, I started with charity football and established countless football schools across China. Through the resources I accumulated in European football, I invited many professional coaching teams. These football schools are all
Using charity as a carrier, we serve orphans, poor children, or children who have football dreams but cannot go to professional but expensive football schools across China to receive training.
Everything I do and invest is with my wealth, so it is charity, so my daughter cannot sit back and watch me squander my wealth.
Starting from the grassroots, we then established a football league divided into China's east, west, north and south. The main task was to establish a youth league and youth league, and then send talented and well-growing children to Europe for professional training through my recommendation, and
I have my professional team tracking the situation.
My arrival, my charity work, and my contribution to the football industry set off an unprecedented football craze in the football desert of China. A large and increasingly mature football industry chain was born in China and developed rapidly.
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People pay more attention to football than before, and people are more willing to let children play football. After staying in China for ten years, I have built countless football fields, large and small, most of which are free for children to play football.
Leagues and youth leagues also have sponsors and attract social attention, and the influence of this simple football is growing day by day.
Young geniuses began to emerge, idols began to be born, and the myth of becoming famous with one goal began to unfold.
Ten years ago, I joined the Chinese Football Association as the head of youth football development and became a consultant to the Chinese national team.
Four years ago, I officially became the head coach of the national team.
In the Asian Cup, I led the second-tier national team to win the championship in a thrilling manner, which not only achieved the goal of training, but also brought a championship trophy, inspiring the entire nation.
I regretted it.
Yes, again.
He promised to retire, but he returned to coaching.
Because I found that Chinese football lacks self-confidence!
Even though I have trained many talented players for more than 20 years, the national team's record has improved, but it is far from reaching the heights I think it should reach.
The problem is self-confidence!
So I came back to coach, and I will only work for four years. After all, I took office at the age of 58. By this year, I am already 62 years old. I hope to truly retire and no longer think about any football matters, such as UEFA and AFC.
There are many people supporting me to run for president of the Federation and FIFA, but I think it is really a suffering. I should leave time to my family and accompany them. Deep in my heart, I know that I owe them too much.
There are so many of them, they are waiting for me and supporting me to do whatever I want to do...
At the end of my story with football, I hope to use myself to inspire Chinese football so that they can face the world with confidence!
So.I came here...
July 3, 2038.
Guangzhou. Tianhe Sports Center Stadium.
The stadium stands were filled with a sea of red, and a voice echoed through the sky.
"Team China! Come on! Team China! Come on!"
It was like a nation shouting in unison!
Inside the stadium, the game has entered its final moments.
The scoreboard shows the two sides and the score.
England:0
Chinese team:0
Time:85:12
Although his hair has turned gray, the 62-year-old Aldridge is still energetic and looks like he is in his forties. He stands on the sidelines as if he were 18 years old.
Not far away from him, there was also a handsome and gentle man standing.
His son, 39-year-old Earl.
In the VIP box of the stadium, there were many football celebrities and many members of the Hall family.
They were watching the game together, but they didn't care much about the outcome.
For example, Nedved, Larsson, and Schneider, who are called the Big Three of Millwall's management by fans, came here with a group of old friends to watch the game. When being interviewed, they laughed and said: Regardless of the Chinese team or the England team
Sir Hall will be happy whoever can reach the finals. Does winning or losing matter?
As the game time became shorter and shorter, the fans in the stands became extremely nervous.
The commentator said with a dry mouth: "The World Cup is held in China for the first time. The Chinese team, which plays locally, has made it all the way to the semi-finals under the leadership of the world's top coach Sir Hall. Now, the one standing in front of us is England.
Team!England last time
The World Cup was won in 2002, and the coach at that time was Sir Sir Hall, the current coach of the Chinese team! And the coach of the England team today is Sir Hall's son, Earl Hall, who was also knighted two years ago.
Sir! What’s more worth mentioning is that the British
The main goalkeeper of the England national team, David Hall, is the grandson of the Chinese team coach Sir Hall and the father of David Hall. Bert Hall is now standing on the sidelines and seems to be coming on as a substitute.
Yes! There is a situation in football where a father and his son compete on the same field. This doesn’t make me happy.
They feel unfamiliar, but three generations compete in the same field, and it is still the stage of the World Cup semi-finals. This is simply crazy! Sir Hall is not only a coaching legend himself, but even his descendants are famous. A tiger father has no dog son. This
It’s already a football family!”
Well, the situation inside the stadium made most of Aldrich's former disciples smile heartily when they saw it.
Aldrich, Earl, Burt, David.
Father and son, brothers, grandfather and grandson... all gathered in the same game!
This is definitely a classic scene that cannot be more classic!
Bert was substituted. At the age of 39, he could still compete in the World Cup, and in the semi-finals. Although he came on at the last moment, he was still awe-inspiring.
He is like a steel warrior, carrying the most indispensable fighting spirit in the blood of a mad lion.
However, when he first came on the field, he inadvertently made a mistake while defending a set piece!
"Wow, wow! The Chinese team won a penalty! Our No. 10 Chu Yi took a direct free kick. The ball was blocked by the England defender in the penalty area, but the opponent's clearance was not clean. Bert, who did not react in time,
-Hall handball foul! This ball must be awarded, it must be awarded, because if
If Bert Hall doesn't block his hand, our forward Liu Peng will have a chance to shoot! The referee clearly understood and gave us a penalty kick! Penalty kick! If this goal is scored, we will most likely beat England.
We will go to Beijing, to the capital, to the Bird's Nest to play the World Cup finals!"
The scene was completely boiling!
It’s as if the entire nation is cheering!
Aldrich was relatively calm, and even pressed his hands to the players on the court to tell them to stay calm.
Earl's expression remained calm on the sidelines. Bert, who committed a handball foul on the court and gave his opponent a penalty kick, was equally unmoved. He had seen all kinds of storms and waves. Everything was possible until the game was over. There was no time to be depressed or upset.
be discouraged?
The whole audience, no, countless Chinese people around the world are watching this game in different ways, the most critical moment!
"Chu Yi stood in front of the penalty spot. This core midfielder who plays for Arsenal is an iconic Chinese football player cultivated by Sir Hall. It can be said that 80% of the players in this batch of Chinese national teams
He has expressed sincerely on different occasions: Sir Hall is like our father
Dear, yes, some of them are orphans and some are not. But Sir Hall has put in a lot of effort in their pursuit of football dreams. He has helped them grow and guided them forward. Now, he has led them to the World Cup.
The semi-finals are one step away from the finals!"
Chu Yi's penalty kick carries the dreams of countless Chinese people.
However, maybe the pressure was too great. Even though he was playing for a European giant, his ability to withstand pressure was definitely beyond everyone's imagination, but he still failed at this moment!
The angle of the penalty kick he took was correct, but it was obviously too soft!
The goalkeeper of the England team, David Hall, did not move in advance and waited for the opponent to take the penalty before making a save. On this ball, he made a steady lateral move and made the save. He held the ball directly in his arms!
boom!
It seemed as if the entire stadium fell silent for an instant, and everyone's heads were pounding. The world was spinning.
The Chinese team missed a good opportunity to win!
The game is not over yet!
David Hall stood up and immediately launched a fast break!
He threw the ball directly to his father, Bert Hall.
Bert was standing calmly outside the penalty area. After Chu Yi's run-up, he was ready to rush into the penalty area to defend. But when he saw the penalty kick being held by the goalkeeper, he immediately turned around and ran forward. It is hard to imagine that the 39-year-old
The man is running as fast as a cheetah at this moment!
The goalkeeper's throw is in front of him, so he doesn't have to stop, he doesn't have to stop the ball, he moves forward, keeps moving forward, chasing that inconspicuous but extremely important thing to too many people in the world.
football!
The Chinese team's tight defense exposed a huge flaw at this moment. Perhaps the psychological blow was too heavy, and even the defensive actions seemed stiff at this time.
After Burt dribbled the ball through half the court, he only had a one-two with his teammate who was following up from the wing. After he passed the ball, he directly signaled his opponent to pass the ball in front of him!
Then, he went to the meeting alone!
Finally, he pushed the ball safely into the lower left corner of the goal!
After scoring the goal, he turned to look at the sidelines, not to see his brother, but his father!
He has been proving himself, and has been expecting his father's recognition and forgiveness. Although he no longer thinks that David's birth was a mistake, he still feels guilty deep in his heart, as if he has disappointed his father.
Aldridge did not look inside the stadium anymore, but turned around, faced the stands, made cheering gestures towards the fans, and began to shout a sentence.
From here, this sentence was passed from his mouth. Gradually, Tianhe Sports Center Stadium kept repeating this sentence, Guangzhou, the South, China, the world, as long as there are Chinese people, the Chinese people watching this game,
They all shouted in unison.
"China team, come on!"
Amidst cheers from all over the field and even from all over the world, the Chinese team quickly cheered up and immediately set up their formation. Although there was less than 2 minutes of injury time left in the game, they burst out like wild beasts.
A stronger fighting spirit!
At the same time, Earl continued to make substitutions on the sidelines and strengthen defense.
Aldrich was very relaxed and even had a smile on his face.
Winning or losing is really not important.
What matters is the invincible spirit!
The fighting spirit to never give up!
Incomparable firm belief!
When the English team held on in the end, the Chinese team lost 0:1 in the semi-finals. They had no way to go to the Bird's Nest to play the final and had to play the third-place match.
At the end of the game, Chu Yi, who missed the penalty kick, burst into tears.
Aldridge immediately walked into the field and hugged him, wiped away his tears, and then asked him to hold his head high!
The audience quickly burst into applause. No one blamed Chu Yi. No one, not even his rushing victory in the quarter-finals, would have allowed the Chinese team to reach the semi-finals.
Seeing the fans at the scene constantly encouraging the players and hoping that they would perform well in the third-place game, Aldrich smiled happily.
He went to the England national team, and to this day, whether the England team is a player or a coach, they will still be in awe when they see him.
Aldridge said nothing, walked over and hugged David Hall first, praising him for his calm performance in saving the penalty kick.
Maybe there is still a threshold that Burt cannot overcome, but in fact, Aldridge has a very good relationship with his grandson David Hall. The reason why he was furious with Burt back then was because he was too hasty with Burt.
Pregnancy of an underage girl may change the fate of an ignorant and ignorant girl. This is unfair and irresponsible. If Bert were older, it would be a crime!
And now that both families can properly resolve the matter of the two children trying the forbidden fruit, Aldrich has no other emotions. When David is born, he is still very happy. He will spend a lot of time with his grandson every year.
After guard grew up, he played for Millwall and would often come to China to see Aldridge during holidays. He already spoke Chinese very well.
After today's game, it was more like a family gathering of the Hall family. Aldridge has three grandsons and four granddaughters. In addition to his eldest son David, Bert also has a pair of twin sons and daughters, Earl.
He has one son and three daughters, and his family is very lively.
Five days later, Aldridge led the Chinese team to defeat the European Red Devils Belgium in the third place match of the World Cup. Although it was through a penalty shootout, a win was a win. He helped the Chinese team achieve a good result in the third place of the World Cup, playing on home soil.
It is extremely exciting and has also created the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup, refreshing the fourth place record in the World Cup created by the South Korean team in 2002.
In the World Cup final, Earle copied Aldridge's legendary record in the England national team. He led the team to win the European Cup two years ago, and now they have won the World Cup. Two generations of Hall and his son have brought England two European championships.
Cup and two World Cups.
After the World Cup ended, Earl was asked in an interview whether he had reached Aldridge's coaching heights. He replied humorously: "Obviously I am still short of the achievement of coaching an Asian team to third place in the World Cup.
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Although countless fans and Football Association officials in China tried to retain Aldridge, Aldridge still chose to retire. This time, he will not regret it again!
In order to celebrate the success of the local World Cup and the Chinese team's third place in the World Cup, the national leaders held a state banquet, not only to reward the Chinese national team, but also invited members of the England national team to the banquet. Aldrich was awarded a variety of medals.
....
A week later, Aldridge returned to England with his family.
He has decided to settle in China. He came back to England to attend Bert's investiture ceremony. Earl retired with great achievements, but he was knighted two years ago. Now Bert, he is retiring, and after retiring
, he will succeed Earl and become Millwall's new coach.
When Aldridge returned to the club for a tour, he was enthusiastically asked for autographs and photos by many fans outside. Among them, a gray-haired old fan held his hand with tears in his eyes and said: "Aldridge, you should have come earlier."
Come back, come back and let us see you!"
For too many fans of the older generation in East London, the most unforgettable thing in this life is the memory of the crazy lion rising step by step. It is the best memory of their era!
But Marshal Aldrich has become eternal, fixed in my heart.
Walking into the club's honor collection room, Aldridge browsed the club's collection of trophies alone. For some reason, he always felt a little dazzled, as if he saw illusory figures appearing one after another on both sides.
When he walked around and walked back to the door, a deafening sound seemed to be heard in his ears.
The illusory figures shouted to him in unison: "Hey, boss!"
Aldrich closed his eyes, smiled, and sighed.
"Nostalgic, really old."
On the night when Bert was knighted, the old house of the Hall family was crowded with family members, relatives and friends.
Aldrich and Yiwen sat side by side on the sofa, holding hands naturally. Bonnie, who was tall and had a ponytail, ran up to him and asked with a bright smile: "Dad, what do you want to hear?"
Aldrich was a little confused and said out of nowhere: "Let's try Chopin. I don't understand it anyway."
The living room quickly fell silent, and everyone was staring at Aldrich's apple, Bonnie Hall, who was admired and admired by all the girls in the family. She sat elegantly in front of the piano and played beautifully with ease. Wonderful music.
Aldrich listened, drunk...
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