The team is on holiday, but the coaching staff is still busy.
Aldridge discussed the club's lineup reinforcement options with Benitez and Jenson inside the club.
They will compete in the European Champions Cup next year, and the competition intensity will be more intense than in the past few years. In addition, many young players in the team have entered the national team's horizons. Even if they are not in the first team, the recruitment of the lower echelons will make players travel back and forth.
After losing two central defenders and two forwards, Millwall needs to strengthen its lineup.
There are four players at the center back. If there are no injuries, there should be no problem in dealing with the four-line battle. There are six players in the midfield line, and the offensive and defensive choices are also very balanced. Aldrich's biggest headache is the forward line.
In addition to the three main players, the only substitute players left are Grenciaer and Ruud Ruud.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is the substitute center forward, and Glenchard can only play left and right winger. Aldrich needs more forwards to supplement the front line.
Van Nistelrooy will have more playing opportunities in the new season. Due to his own characteristics, Aldridge will not give him more than 20 games in the new season because of his own characteristics. Because Gronzal relies on explosive power and speed, this kind of player,
After playing a game with all your strength, it will take longer for the body to recover, and if you cannot fight continuously, your body will either be overwhelmed or your performance will be greatly reduced.
Moreover, Glenjar is just 20 years old, and his technical training is about to be finalized. In the future, when the focus is on strengthening his body, Aldridge does not want too many games to overwhelm his body, just like he did with Pirlo. Although Pirlo
He is the main player, but he did not play particularly many times. He played only 26 games last season.
However, due to differences in player characteristics and positions, Pirlo's playing time will gradually increase in the future. But this will not be the case for Grenjaer.
Forward. Millwall needs a forward. And a forward who is willing to play as a substitute.
Benitez has provided some domestic options, such as some team abandoners, and some rookies, such as Bellamy and Robbie Keane in the lower leagues.
Aldrich has no interest in bringing in veterans that other teams don't want, and thinks it's not cost-effective. He will carefully calculate every penny he invests in the transfer market.
Bellamy was directly rejected by Aldrich. It was not whether he was confident that he could calm down the thorny side of the team like Bellamy, but that he felt there was no need to buy a time bomb to test whether he could deactivate the explosive device.
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Robbie Keane's situation is more complicated. The other party rejected Liverpool's invitation at the same time. Liverpool was the team he dreamed of joining as a child, but Robbie Keane wanted to play the main team. Under the same conditions, Millwall
Even if the salary is higher, the other party will not be moved at all.
Aldrich doesn’t feel it’s a pity either. Where in the world is there no rising star?
In early June, Aldridge paid the first transfer fee before leaving London.
1 million pounds for Blackburn Rovers 18-year-old youngster Damien Duff.
Duff, who started playing for Blackburn at the age of 16, has played no more than 15 games in the past two seasons. At the critical age of 18, the next development will depend on the trend of his career.
Blackburn's performance has been declining since they won the Premier League title two years ago. They ranked eighth in the league in 1996 and ranked 14th in the league last season. Their final standings were only 2 points above the relegation line.
That mercenary team had also fallen apart. After Shearer left, Blackburn were completely marginalized in the Premier League.
Against this background, Millwall suddenly emerged. Aldridge became famous in England. He trained a group of talented stars under him and set off a youth storm that attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.
Unlike the 17-year-old Robbie Keane who is ambitious and wants the absolute main position, most players under the age of 20 are still self-aware, especially if Millwall, the Triple Crown team, sends an invitation, they will seriously consider it.
The results of playing football under different coaches are naturally different. The club's ability to train players is an important factor in attracting players.
Millwall has been selling people in the past two years, and the people they have sold have performed well and are worth the money, which has given them the nickname "Ajax of England".
This is definitely a compliment in this era.
Because looking at Europe, players produced by Ajax are just hard currency at this time. Their quality is guaranteed and there is no need to worry about devaluation. Most of them will even appreciate significantly after entering the mainstream leagues.
A player like Vieira, who was considered worth less than half of Pires when he was traded last year, a year later, the British media believed that Vieira was a new Roy Keane, and Arsenal made a lot of money!
Therefore, Millwall's golden brand has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is normal for major clubs to come to poach them, and their excellent blood-forming ability also reflects their ability to cultivate players.
Last season, the team won the Triple Crown after zero investment in the transfer market and letting go of two main players and two main substitutes. This is the best proof.
Duff hesitated on the new contract offered by Blackburn, and Blackburn fell into a passive situation. Finally, they reached an agreement with Millwall for a transfer fee of 2 million pounds. Duff became a player after the summer transfer window opened.
The first player to join Millwall.
After Aldridge finalized the transfer, he gave Adam a list of domestic players and asked him to find these players in person to join. The list was all English players, and their ages were basically all.
Under the age of 18, Aldridge is not selected for the first team, but to supplement the youth training. If some players hesitate, Aldridge will personally come to persuade them to join. However, he is pressed for time. In order to supplement the striker, he must leave first.
London.
In late May, Andrew and Aldrich got on a plane to the Netherlands.
The two were sitting in first class, and Andrew obviously looked sleep deprived. After getting on the plane, he sighed with Aldrich.
"There are too many things going on, and the players' business arrangements are making me fall apart."
Aldrich flipped through the magazine and said casually: "You won't set up a team specifically for players?"
"Yes, that's what I did. Otherwise, how would I have time now?"
Andrew's agency is also on the right track. Now he has become the most famous agent in the UK. He has the most players, covering the Premier League and English League One. Regarding this, he has no interest in following any further.
When dealing with League Two players, the costs and benefits are not proportional.
Clubs in other mainstream leagues inevitably have to deal with Andrew because they want to buy Millwall players. This has allowed his network of relationships in Europe to expand rapidly.
At the same time, in South America, the company he established there also signed many new players, all of whom are promising stars in the future. Although limited by the labor certification system, Aldridge's enthusiasm for non-European players is gradually decreasing.
Because he doesn’t want to always argue with the Football Association about player transfers, but other mainstream leagues are the normal choice for South American stars to land in Europe, so Andrew can also improve his reputation throughout Europe through the relationship network in South America.
influence.
Aldridge is not opposed to players having commercial activities in the summer, and there are many players from different countries in the team. If the nationality of each player was highlighted on the European map, then Millwall's players would be almost half of Europe.
Map, although such a European team has caused Fleet Street to criticize Millwall for breaking away from England's colors, it has gradually increased Millwall's influence in Europe. What has increased is international influence, and the popularity of those well-known stars will also have
Part of it was passed on to Millwall, bringing attention and fame to the team.
At this time, he was still thinking about forward signings in his mind. Andrew happened to be here, and he suddenly thought of a forgotten player.
"Hey, where's that genius from Liverpool?"
Aldrich put down the magazine and turned around to ask.
Andrew frowned and asked: "The media has overused the word genius. Who do you think it is?"
"Well, let me think about it, Dai, David, Larmour, well, that should be the name. He is the forward who started for Liverpool in the FA Youth Cup final last year. This year, Owen, who was on the bench for the youth team, is already in the first team.
Starting, but I didn’t see Lamour’s name in the Liverpool first team, where did this prodigy go?”
Originally, Aldridge had forgotten about this player. Even players such as Owen, Gerrard, and Carragher could not be seen in the Liverpool first team when studying opponents. Aldridge could hardly think of them, but
Today, because I have been thinking about young forwards, I couldn't help but think of Irving, and then I thought of David Larmore, who pushed Irving on the bench in the youth team last year.
At that time, that boy opened the scoring in the game, and his performance throughout the game was impressive. The most important thing was that Aldridge's first impression was that Larmore's style of play was very suitable for Millwall, and he was pulling back and forth on the front line.
He has excellent reading ability in the game, rather than occupying positions and waiting for teammates to pass the ball. Therefore, he asked Andrew to follow up on Larmore's contract status at that time. He did not remember that Liverpool had such a famous number one figure.
Andrew shook his head and sighed: "You'd better forget him."
"Hey, could it be that you forgot?"
Andrew said helplessly: "Alas, he was seriously injured in training last summer. After he recovered from the injury, the club loaned him to Doncaster. As a result, he performed in a mess there and returned to Liverpool six months ago.
, then he signed a four-year contract with Liverpool at the age of 16. The contract will expire this summer. Liverpool
We don’t plan to renew his contract. The two negotiated to terminate the contract. Larmore should be a free agent now. Not only the Premier League teams, but also the English League One teams are not interested in introducing him. A month ago, I talked with my colleagues
When this happened, everyone was very sad. You know, just a year ago, everyone was still vying to be his agent."
Aldrich fell into deep thought.
Last year, Larmour was about to turn 19 when he played in the FA Youth Cup, because as long as he is 18 years old before the start of the new season, he can participate in the FA Youth Cup. At this time this year, he is still three months away.
Just 20 years old.
Injuries have a double blow to a player's technical ability and body, but at Lamour's age, both technology and body can still be cultivated. Why did Liverpool give up on this player early?
"You still have a vicious vision. Who would have thought that Owen, who had been a substitute in the youth team, could be promoted to the first team and score a goal in his debut, and set a record for the youngest goal scorer in the Premier League. Fate, what a fucking fuck.
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Andrew was still sighing, and Aldrich was also sighing.
Professional football can be so cruel sometimes. For players, if you fail to pass a critical hurdle, your destiny will take an earth-shaking turn.
"Do you still want to find him?"
Aldridge frowned and hesitated. Liverpool were not fools. They took the initiative to give up the young players they focused on training, which must have been carefully considered.
But then I thought about it, and it seemed familiar to me that wealthy families let go of geniuses.
"If we can still find him, let him come to Millwall for a trial. It would be a good idea to take a look. Even if he really turns from a prodigy to a mortal, I want to see with my own eyes what he has become.
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"Okay, after we get off the plane, I'll call back to the company to find someone to make arrangements. By the way, let's go to Amsterdam. Is the destination Ajax?"
Aldrich picked up the magazine again and said calmly: "Yeah."
"Haha, who are Millwall going to pay for?"
"Don't buy it from anyone, just grab a copy of Feixia." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better novels and faster updates!
