Cristiano Ronaldo is about to leave for a foreign country, which has alarmed everyone in the San Antonio area. The adults in the neighborhood are envious, thinking that Cristiano Ronaldo is going to England to play for an English championship team. This means that his life will be turned upside down.
The changes also rescued his family from the abyss of poverty.
Players and coaches from the Antonio team also came to congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo, especially Sosa, Cristiano Ronaldo's childhood football mentor, who communicated with Aldridge privately for a long time and shared his understanding of Cristiano Ronaldo and his growth suggestions without reservation.
Aldrich.
For this, Aldridge was grateful and carefully wrote down every word Sosa said. Cristiano Ronaldo showed his football talent when he was very young, but he also had obvious shortcomings. As he grew up, he must
Cut off those shortcomings that will not benefit his future.
After Aldridge paid a training fee of 200,000 pounds to the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo put on his travel bag and wore the clothes that his mother had cleaned and ironed for him. He followed Aldridge with a reluctant but determined look on his face.
Qi left his hometown.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo is Portuguese and speaks Portuguese, his Portuguese is not as formal as Aldrich's because he has a strong accent from his hometown, and Aldrich naturally learned the most formal Portuguese in the past.
This may cause him to be discriminated against, especially since he has to learn English and go to school in London. No matter what, as his mother Dolores said, he must learn to be independent!
After leaving his hometown, Ronaldo became taciturn and almost didn't say anything to Aldridge along the way. It wasn't until he came to Millwall Club that Aldridge personally led him to visit the team's home stadium.
Although the Lion's Den Stadium seems small in England, the capacity of nearly 20,000 is much larger than the 8,500 capacity of the National Team's home stadium. This opened Ronaldo's eyes. After hearing Aldrich say that within four years
When they will move into a new stadium, a world-class stadium that can accommodate more than 60,000 people, Ronaldo's face became obviously excited.
Then Aldridge took him on foot to the Leo youth training base. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was carrying a big travel bag, followed him. Many passers-by greeted Aldridge in a friendly way. When they saw Cristiano Ronaldo, they thought
They are relatives of Aldridge, they are all nearby residents, and naturally they are also Millwall fans.
Many people asked Millwall about their summer signings with worried faces, but Aldridge could only laugh it off in a formulaic manner.
When Ronaldo stood at the door of Leo's youth training base, he was completely stunned.
"This, this, this looks bigger than the club!"
The youth training base occupies a large area, and it has undergone a new round of expansion in the summer, because Aldridge plans to move the first team training here starting this summer. There are more than 20 training pitches, large and small. Applicable
For different training projects, it will be expanded in the future to prepare for more subordinate echelons.
The Leo youth training base has a large and impressive facade. The name of the Leo youth training base and the Millwall team emblem are carved on the wall next to the door.
The new Premier League season will start on August 8. The day after tomorrow is the day when first-team players will return to the team to report, and pre-season training will also begin.
At this time, there was a lively scene in the training base. Members of the coaching staff at all levels were standing on the sidelines. On several courts in front of them, the youth team, reserve team, and some first-team players who had returned early were mixed together in a chaotic manner.
Play recreational games.
When Aldridge came to the sidelines with Ronaldo, who was staring intently at the court, it was like giving the other young players a shot of stimulant. The first-team players were much calmer, and the players who were not playing on the court came over on their own initiative.
Say hello to Aldrich.
"Boss, who is this kid?"
Ronaldinho ran over and stared at Ronaldo curiously, but he heard Ronaldo shout loudly: "I'm not a child!"
He can still understand normal English.
Aldrich found staff to arrange dormitories for Ronaldo.
After Ronaldo looked back at the court and left, Aldridge turned to Ronaldinho and asked: "How was it? Is Egypt fun?"
Ronaldinho smiled and said: "Not bad. Did you watch my game?"
Aldrich smiled and shook his head.
Ronaldinho suddenly looked depressed. He was the most dazzling figure who led the Brazilian team to the World Junior Championship in the summer!
Aldridge patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Ronaldinho, you have to understand that the youth team championship is not the youth team championship, let alone the national team championship."
Ronaldinho was speechless.
Trezeguet happened to be nearby. He was wearing casual clothes today and returned to the team early, but he had no intention of playing football. He also said with a depressed look: "But I really want a youth team championship."
Aldrich laughed.
In the World Youth Championship held in Malaysia in the summer, Trezeguet really went for the championship. France's 97th World Youth Championship generation had a golden striker, Trezeguet, Henry, and Anelka.
However, relying solely on the strength of the forwards is useless.
The forwards include Owen, the midfielders include Lampard and Kieron Dier, and the defenders include Ferdinand, Carragher and other players that Fleet Street considers to be the next generation of national team leaders. They go to Malaysia with only one goal: to win the championship.
Unfortunately, things didn't work out as planned.
Millwall's rookie Duff also went to the World Youth Championship, and his performance was pretty good, which was eye-catching. This made Blackburn a bit regretful: I had known that they would wait until the World Youth Championship was over before negotiating a transfer.
It was rare to see the unsmiling Nagy smiling. The other party came over and smiled at Aldrich: "You came just in time. The players you brought back from other countries are really good. But let's look at what we gained in London."
Bar."
Aldrich smiled and nodded.
Then a strange scene happened on the sidelines of the training ground.
The scene was like the scene in "The Godfather" where family members meet their leader.
Aldrich stood motionless, while Najib and Benitez lined up next to him like old family members. They inspected the young men who came one after another with scrutinizing eyes.
These young players are both nervous and excited. It's as if they have stepped onto the draft stage and want to leave a good impression on the head coach. If they can be directly selected into the first team, they will win the lottery.
Nagy gave Aldrich a surprise as soon as he came up.
There are two young players who are not on Aldridge's summer signing list, but they took the initiative to come to Millwall for a trial training, and they came all the way from Australia.
Marco Bresciano and Tim Cahill.
The two came to Millwall from Australia for trial training together in the summer. Australia is originally a Commonwealth country. In addition, most Australians are of British descent. It is common for Australian players to come to the UK to develop, such as Millwall.
Lucas Neal in Leeds United and Kewell, the star of hope in Leeds United.
Aldridge shook hands with these young talents and encouraged them with a gentle tone. Next, Adam ran around in the summer and followed the information on Aldridge's signing list, and the eight local players brought back to the team appeared one by one.
In front of you.
Jermaine Jenas
Scott Parker
Michael Carrick
Paul Robinson
Darius Vassell
David Dunn
Francis Jeffers
Ledley King
Under the operation of Andrew's agency, several players from Northern Europe were recommended here for trial training, and two of them were eventually retained.
Brad Hangland
Christian Paulson
Including other local players who came for trial training, nearly 20 people were left. Although they are all unknowns, Aldrich does not think they have no future. Millwall only sold out the first team in the transfer market in the summer.
Stam and Phillips, but many players in the youth team who are not focused on the team's training have received invitations from other teams. Those invitations
Basically, they come from teams in League One and League Two, which bring transfer income of about 300,000 pounds to the club. And there are some people over 20 years old who have no football to play, and the club has prepared it for them.
Although a coaching contract may not make them famous on the court, it can provide them with a stable work and life guarantee.
This summer, Millwall not only expanded its Leo training base again, but its youth team also expanded rapidly.
Looking at these high-spirited young men, Aldrich knows that with the nearly 100 youth teams of all ages now, only a handful will be able to make a start in the first team in the future. However, this situation does not make him embarrassed. Football is a competition.
Cruel field, within the youth team
There are many good prospects. Everyone influences each other and competes actively, which will help them grow better. Even if they fail to succeed in Millwall, they can transfer to other teams. Players will receive better training here, and the club
Gain transfer income when sending them away, it's a win-win situation for both parties.
Aldrich and the coaches went to the conference room of the administrative building, and everyone began to carefully divide the echelons at each level and determine the echelon positions for some players to receive training.
In addition to the first team, Millwall originally has a reserve team and a youth team.
The role of the reserve team is to train, improve and maintain the condition of players who cannot enter the main roster, as well as to restore players who have recovered from injuries. There is a large turnover of personnel and it is a temporary transfer team. Some players who strive for the main positions are also in reserve for a long time.
Playing for the team, plus a few permanent players who "study with the prince", basically the age group is U23.
The youth team for the past three years has participated in the U18 English Football Youth Premier League. It doesn't matter even if there are players over 18 years old, because the competition allows three U19 players to join.
As for the expansion of Millwall's youth team this summer, the club must first establish a U21 team. There is also a league at the U21 level. However, Millwall did not sign up to participate before because the youth team players were too young and the players they focused on training were not over 18 years old.
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Further down the line, we need to establish a U16 and U14 team.
In the under-14 age group, Millwall has also recruited some players. In addition to young players like De Rossi and Cristiano Ronaldo, whom Aldridge introduced from abroad, many local parents are willing to send their children to Millwall.
Receive football training, but certainly not like De Rossi and Cristiano Ronaldo who receive all-round management of the club. They are somewhat similar to "day students".
Aldrich has also set up a U12 echelon, which is a bit of a fun echelon. Parents send their children here basically for entertainment and relaxation, so that the children can find friends to play football with. The coaches usually watch
, provide guidance, and if a good prospect is found, it can be directly recommended to the upper echelon of the club for focus.
As a result, Millwall has six subordinate echelons in addition to the first team.
The reserve team plays in the league with the first team, and there are 38 games in the whole season. Since the opponent is also the reserve team of the Premier League club, the level will be at least mid-range of English League One, but the intensity is definitely not as intense as the real points league.
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The u21 youth league is also played with the club's first team. The number of games depends on how many registrations the club has in the same level league.
The u18 English Youth League is more formal, but it is divided into divisions. The league is played in the first half, and the regional champions are determined and then enter the knockout rounds. There is also the FA Youth Cup. Adding the two together, there are at least 28 games in a season.
The lower echelon mainly focuses on training. Occasionally, they can contact friendly matches on their own, or play games with community teams. Of course, the roster of players can be adjusted by themselves. If the 15-year-old players are good enough, they can directly play in the U18 Youth League.
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Originally, the lineup of nearly a hundred people seemed to be crowded, but after Aldrich and the coaches divided the players according to age, it seemed that each echelon was not so bloated. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better.
