Rumors of winter transfers are flying everywhere. Aldridge is still calm and collected, but the fans can't sit still.
The day after the League Cup, Aldridge worked during the day. When he came home at night, he found that in the community where his apartment was located, a large number of fans wearing Millwall jerseys gathered here and pulled up a banner that read:
Pavel, Henrik, this is your forever home!
Standing in the front row of fans were Brady and Fred, looking up at an apartment.
That's Nedved's home, and Larson's home happens to be right next to it.
Aldridge always leaves early and comes home late. After the club training is over, he will handle some other official duties before going home.
The BMW stopped on the side of the road and looked at the snake-like crowd. They still knew how to behave and did not block the road.
Aldridge lowered the window and first saw a young man standing behind Brady.
"David, what are you doing here if you don't go home?"
Villa, the gourd boy, held his head high and said confidently: "I don't want Pavel and Henrik to leave here either. They are heroes and our idols."
As soon as Villa, who now speaks fairly fluent English, finished speaking, the fans around him nodded together.
Some fans discovered that Aldridge was in the car. In fact, he is very low-key in life. He does not drive eye-catching luxury cars like other club presidents or owners. At first glance, his BMW does not look like a high-end car at all. After all, the car
He is a bit old, and the Lamborghini parked in the garage is only driven out for a spin when he indulges occasionally.
"Mr. Hall, please keep them!"
"Yes. The club should give them a salary increase!"
"Yes, Henrik is better than Shearer. He deserves better treatment."
"The club sold so many good players in the summer and made a lot of money."
...
The fans' words became more and more biased, and Aldridge felt depressed.
It's not that he doesn't worry about his salary, it's just that the internal situation of the team is very stable now, and everyone is high-spirited in the rhythm of winning streak. Suddenly talking about money is not vulgar, but it will distract the players' energy. Giving a player a raise
Salary, what about other players? Especially the main players, we are all ordinary people, and it is normal to be jealous. After all, Aldrich promotes team spirit, and there is no reason to favor one against another.
Aldridge got out of the car and said to Brady and Fred: "I guarantee that no one will leave Millwall in the winter, and you don't want to gather around here. It will be counterproductive, and it will seem like you are threatening my players."
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Brady puffed out his chest and replied: "We are very quiet here and don't make trouble. We just express our attitude. We want the players to understand that our support comes from the heart."
Aldridge felt that the other party was being a bit unreasonable. He said seriously: "I can understand your expression of love, but most of you are gathered here, and most of them are rich and powerful men. The impact is not good. Let my players be quiet.
Have a rest, okay?"
While Aldridge was negotiating with these fans, two men walked out of two apartments across from each other. It seemed that they had negotiated.
After Nedvěd and Larsson appeared, these fans became a little excited. After cheering, some people applauded, some chanted their names, and some bluntly asked them to stay and not accept anything.
The lure of the club.
Aldrich turned around and walked up to the two of them and said in a deep voice: "Pavel, Henrik, they don't mean any harm. You must not misunderstand."
Millwall's fans are notorious, and coupled with the riots after two East London derbies last year, Aldridge is worried that the players will be disgusted by the environment here and become disengaged.
Nedved and Larsson smiled and shook their heads. Then Nedved stood in front of the fans and said calmly: "I will not leave here unless the boss sells me away."
Larson shrugged and smiled: "I'm the same as him."
The fans burst into cheers when they heard the two people making the promise in person!
Some female fans even excitedly rushed to hug the two, but were stopped by Brady and Fred.
Are you kidding? This is in front of someone's house. They are both married. Maybe my wife is watching from the window.
As soon as Chrysostom finally agreed to stay, several beauties came up to hug and kiss each other. When the two major football stars returned home, the wind blew on their wives' pillows, and everything was over.
However, other fans really followed suit and immediately asked the two of them to take a photo together and ask for autographs and so on.
When Aldrich saw this scene, he felt reassured.
With a smile on his face, he opened the car door, got in, and drove home.
As long as the two main players who are in great form in the new season don't think about leaving the team, Aldridge will be able to sit back and relax.
However, two days later, another incident made him furious.
At the end of this year, "France Football" announced the top three European Footballer of the Year voting. The first place was Sammer, the main member of the European Cup champion, the second place was Ronaldo, who was one vote away, and the third place was Alan Shearer.
At the press conference before the weekend league started, a reporter asked Aldridge about this matter and his opinion, and his face became a little cold.
"What can I say? Anyway, I don't understand what the selection rules of the Ballon d'Or are. It's just a group of reporters voting. They seem to represent the whole world. Is it fair? Why did Sammer win the Ballon d'Or? Because he scored a goal
Is that much? No, because he led Germany to the European Cup. So why is Ronaldo ranked second?
Naldo? What titles did he have in the past year? Spanish Super Cup? Olympic bronze medal? What achievements has Shearer achieved? Premier League Golden Boot and European Cup Golden Boot? Well, I am quite confused. When it comes to honors, Nedved
In 1996, Germany won two cup championships, a league runner-up, and a European Cup runner-up.
In terms of goals scored, Larsson has scored more goals than Shearer throughout the year and more than Ronaldo. Do we need to count assists again? Haha, the Ballon d'Or? It's just a product to please the fans. Are Ronaldo and Shearer good?
?Excellent, they are both perfect forwards, especially Ronaldo in the last four
Yue's performance quickly made him the focus of Europe and the world. However, football is a team sport of 11 people, a sport of unity and cooperation for collective honor. If the Ballon d'Or is to be awarded to the player
The person who has the most balls and scores more beautiful goals, why didn’t he give it to Batty last year but give it to Weah?”
The scene was silent for a moment, and none of the reporters expected that Aldridge would suddenly bombard the Golden Globe selection.
The question just now was just a casual question from a reporter. They added Aldridge's comments when writing relevant news. They just wanted to hear Aldridge's evaluation of these three players, but they didn't expect to get such explosive news.
This made them unable to react for a moment.
After a brief silence, the reporters in the audience raised their hands frantically and shouted various questions.
If Aldridge was just an ordinary fan, it would be none of his business who wins the Ballon d'Or. Whoever loves him wins, as long as he watches our game.
But as a coach, when he carefully thought about the influence and winning factors of the Ballon d'Or, he had to treat it with caution.
To be fair, Sammer and Shearer both performed well in the competition and received extra points. The European media still have to worry about the influence of the European Cup.
Ronaldo is on the list and will become the World Footballer of the Year in half a month. There are actually many factors.
Definitely not entirely dependent on his personal performance.
At least in the first half of 1996, Ronaldo spent most of the time recuperating from injury. After his comeback, there was a locker room scandal involving disagreements between the generals in Eindhoven. After joining Barcelona in mid-August, he started to have phenomenal performances on the court.
There are almost no outstanding results in the team's honor book. A bronze medal for the Olympic men's football team?
The first is because of the stage. Ronaldo plays for Barcelona, a European giant, and naturally receives the highest level of attention.
The second is the arrival of the era of digital television. Match broadcasts are happening in an era of rapid communication. With the first factor, Ronaldo's rise has produced a shocking communication influence and quickly became a super idol.
Aldridge also admires Ronaldo, especially when he was recuperating from injury and worked hard on various defenders' defensive moves to improve his personal skills. The alien, who is known as a textbook for excellence, does not rely solely on talent. If it weren't for
With his current status, he would never criticize the Golden Globe Awards.
Golden Globe Award, World Footballer, how many players have a lifelong dream?
But Millwall does not have a wealthy background. Whether it is the Golden Globe Award or the World Footballer, counting from front to back, how many non-rich stars can win these two awards?
Aldridge must stand up and give an explanation to his players. The main purpose is to win people's hearts. This kind of people's hearts must be bought, otherwise there is no guarantee that the players will not join the wealthy clubs for the highest personal honor. Although it may not be effective, doesn't he work hard?
For a moment?
But no matter what, as the coach of Millwall, should he congratulate Ronaldo and Shearer?
If they really win the championship, Aldridge will definitely congratulate him generously, but Millwall's performance throughout the year has been good, so there is no reason for him not to say a word for his disciples.
The reporters in the audience were like sharks that smelled the smell of blood, with their mouths wide open waiting for food to be stuffed into their mouths.
"Mr. Hall, are you saying there is a shady secret behind the selection of the Golden Globe Awards?"
"No, I just think this is a media victory and does not represent the correct values of football."
"What do you mean by the values of football?"
"We have always said that football is a team sport, and we preach that the collective is higher than the individual. Then, team honor is of course the standard for measuring a team. If a player is considered the best player of the year, but he cannot help the ball
If the team wins honors, why should he be considered the best player?"
"Are you predicting that Ronaldo and Shearer won't help the team win any honors?"
"I didn't say that, but the Golden Globe Award is not to select future superstars. I think the selection rules should be more specific. Instead of focusing on team honors this year and individual performance next year, as long as you don't select a mediocre player, what the heck?
It all makes sense. It's not fair to the players, especially my players."
"But your team did not win the most important championship, the league, the European competition honors, you did not win."
"Sorry, Ronaldo, and neither did Shearer. But my team, Millwall, had a better record in the last four months than Barcelona. My team only lost two games in the entire 1996 league.
, only lost four games in all games, and we rewrote the winning streak record in the five major leagues. Do you know? Maybe it’s just that Nedved’s style of play is simple and tough and not gorgeous enough, so he is not taken seriously by others, but I want to tell you, I don’t
I don’t care if you care about my players’ performance. My players are all the best. Our football philosophy is also the best. Our players play for the team because they understand that playing for the team means playing for themselves.
We will win everything. As for the Ballon d'Or as voted by the media, do as you like. You are chasing players with more individual performance on the field, but you forget that football is a team sport."
"There is news that the British Football World's player of the year will be Ronaldo. What do you think?"
"It's just a magazine that follows the trend and likes to praise British players. They rarely have their own unique viewpoints, but they only deceive themselves and deceive themselves into elevating the status of British players in football. If this continues, "Football World" will only fade out of people's sight because it is neither authoritative nor incompetent.
