The club's signings are still in progress. Aldrich has been paying attention to many young players through the scout network of Andrew's agency. This database is very large in Andrew's company, and for others, even if they have obtained these
The data is not particularly useful because there are too many players to examine one by one, but Aldridge has a good idea after reading the data.
In the early morning, the weather was a bit sultry. Aldrich and Ivan were jogging in the park. After the jogging, they rested against the fence beside the Thames. Ivan handed Aldrich the handkerchief she had just wiped sweat with.
Aldrich hesitated for a moment, then took it and wiped the sweat from his face naturally.
Before, he wouldn't have hesitated at all, but after some things were made clear, he felt weird in his heart.
Even though the two of them traveled together this summer and were inseparable, there seemed to be nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, they were so familiar.
"Will the club's trip to Asia not affect the new season?"
Yiwen asked with some worry.
Aldrich breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly: "There is no way. Business development sometimes requires the team to make some sacrifices. If we don't take advantage of the momentum of just winning the Champions League to gain popularity, we may not be able to achieve the best results if we have to rearrange the time in the future.
Effect."
If purely based on competitive factors, Aldridge does not support the team's preparation for the summer to go to Asia. The time difference affects the players' business activities, which are not good for the new season. However, from now on
The club has a long-term vision. Expanding business channels and the club's international influence is the only way to go, and the opportunity is also very rare. The team has just won the Champions League and media communication is developing rapidly in a new era. To open up the market at this time is to catch up.
The best time to become popular among wealthy families.
Yiwen smiled half-heartedly at him and said, "Do you need me to accompany you?"
Aldrich said without looking back: "No, I heard that my popularity is not low in Asia."
The Millwall club quickly launched a tour of Asia in late July. The new European champions will play five friendly matches in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Singapore, with an average stay of two days in each place. Although Millwall is in
We lost a lot of key players in the summer, but we have Lars
Sen, Pavel Nedvěd and other players lined up. Coupled with Aldridge, an alternative idol of the new generation of football who is already very popular, Millwall ignited the enthusiasm of the whole city when it arrived at Tokyo Airport. The scene of empty streets was shocking.
European players who have been to Asia are frightened: they think the Japanese are crazy!
Although friendship is first and competition is second, Millwall is strong, especially their technical and physical advantages. They have played five consecutive friendly matches. In the case of holding back and failing to exert their strength, they achieved five consecutive victories. Aldridge
Following the old habit, 11 players from the team were replaced in the first and second halves, taking this opportunity to also examine the players' condition.
The Asia trip is actually about making money. On the one hand, it promotes the club to attract fans, and on the other hand, it directly reaches cooperation agreements with sponsors.
However, some sponsors really left Aldrich speechless.
Large companies in Japan and South Korea hope to help their players land in the Premier League by sponsoring Millwall. They will pay for the transfer fees and salaries, as long as the players can wear Millwall jerseys.
Faced with such a proposal, Aldridge directly rejected it without hesitation. Although it would increase Millwall's income and add an unplanned idle person to the team, it would destroy the brand and cause Millwall to be criticized.
Become a slave to money.
It was already early August when I returned to London. The new Premier League season will kick off on August 14, and Millwall does not need to participate in the Community Shield match, just waiting for the start of the league.
Aldridge was in the office checking the progress of the team's recruitment work.
The club's working team brought back Viana from Portugal and three people from France. Except for Letale, who is a player like Shang Zhongyong, the other two will be well-known figures in the future. The first is Warcraft.
Drogba, 20-year-old Drogba, unlike other stars, showed his talent early, but he is not a late bloomer either.
, before the age of 20, he had been in a state of "playing around". It was not until the age of 20 that he began to truly realize that he wanted to make a living by playing football. When the Millwall team invited him and proposed a contract,
, he readily agreed, because he had tried out at many big clubs in France, but was rejected all the time.
The other is 17-year-old Patrice Evra.
From the German amateur team, Millwall brought back 18-year-old defender Christoph Metzelder and 17-year-old midfielder Hanno Balic.
Two Spanish players returned to their homeland in the summer, and Millwall brought back a younger player from Spain, 17-year-old Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez.
Aldridge planned to go to the youth team and select a few substitutes to join the first team, but as soon as he walked out of the office door, he saw Gudjohnsen standing at the door with a hesitant look on his face.
"Is something wrong?"
Aldrich asked curiously. During the trip to Asia, Gudjohnsen seemed very preoccupied, and Aldrich didn't care. He was not the kind of person to ask questions about everything.
Gudjohnsen nodded heavily, seeming to be very determined.
Aldrich turned around and walked back into the office. After Gudjohnsen sat down, Aldrich also walked back behind the desk and waited for the other person to tell him what he wanted to say.
"Boss, I will still be the substitute in the new season, right?"
Hearing such questions, Aldrich sighed in his heart. In fact, he hoped that these players would have no thoughts and just be puppets.
He nodded and said: "Yes, although I don't want to say this, you are not the first choice among the four offensive players, but you have potential. At least you have to have a better understanding with your teammates. Then, you have
To compete for the main position, you need to be patient."
Gudjohnsen was silent for a moment and said: "But I think more games will allow me to continue to improve."
Aldridge was deep in thought, and the shortcomings of the team's young lineup were also reflected.
There is no hope for the young substitute players!
At the very least, Gudjohnsen has no advantage at all in the competition with Larsson, Ronaldinho, and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Even if his personal ability is achieved, tacit understanding is still a problem.
These main players are young, how many years will it take for him to stand out?
This is where Ballack left.
Aldrich was also free and easy, and asked softly: "Have you made up your mind?"
Gudjohnsen nodded.
"Okay, I agree to your transfer and the club will list you. I wish you good luck in the future."
Aldrich stood up and formally shook hands with the other party. Gudjohnsen held Aldrich's right hand with both hands and said solemnly: "Boss, although I have only been here for a year, I am very grateful to you for your kindness to me."
help."
Aldrich smiled and shook his head.
Grateful. Grateful, grateful. He is grateful to many players, but this is not what he wants most...
On the contrary, if the opponent can stay, Aldridge will be grateful to the opponent from the bottom of his heart. Just like Glenchar, he can listen to Aldridge's advice, have a stable chance to play every season, and perform with all his strength once he plays.
The night he put Gudjohnsen on the market, Aldrich got another piece of bad news.
Millwall's staff approached Red Star Belgrade for young player Vidic, and the club agreed to release him, but the player refused.
The other party will definitely not be able to obtain a labor certificate. And Aldridge will not be able to apply for a genius clause for a defender. If the FA approves, the back door will be too open.
The plan proposed by Millwall is to introduce the opponent and then loan him to Belgium. After three years, Vidic will obtain an EU passport and then return to Millwall.
But Vidic did not accept such an arrangement.
Aldrich didn't feel too disappointed. If he missed it, he would miss it. If there is another opportunity in the future, he would win the opponent again.
The next day, when Aldrich appeared on the sidelines of the youth team training field, the atmosphere of the entire training field changed. The young players were training hard like they were full of blood.
Nagy joked to Aldridge: "Why don't you become the head coach of the youth team part-time."
Aldridge is thinking about the team roster for the new season.
Now he doesn't need to accumulate too many players into the first team, because the current main players are older, and rotations don't need to be too frequent. He can definitely play more games than two years ago or three years ago.
Basically, it is enough to ensure that there are rotation players in each position, unless there is a large-scale injury. Otherwise, a roster of 23 or 24 people is enough to cope with a season.
Aldrich turned to Najib and said, "Call Ashley over."
Nagy turned to say a few words to the assistant not far away. Ashley Cole, who was running back and forth with his teammates on the court, was called over alone.
Arriving in front of Aldridge, Ashley Cole had an excited smile on his face.
"why are you laughing?"
Aldrich felt strange.
Ashley Cole said hey: "Boss, you asked me to join the first team, right?"
"Huh? How do you know?"
"Because the first team is short of players."
Aldridge curled his lips. Capdevila's transfer undoubtedly made Ashley Cole very happy. The same thing is not uncommon in the club. Who is the most likely to transfer Trezeguet or Shevchenko?
Happy? Fanny!
"In the new season, you will be included in the first-team squad and train with the first team. If you cannot be included in the match squad, you will play in the reserve team. Don't be too happy too early."
Ashley Cole nodded quickly when he heard this. He turned his head and secretly made faces at Joe Cole and David Villa, as if to show off.
Joe Cole and Villa gave him the middle finger at the same time.
Damn it, if we weren't young, we would have joined the first team long ago!
Aldrich then called Paul Ferreira in front of him and also informed him that he had entered the first team in the new season.
He does not plan to recruit a central defender from the youth team, because the central defender needs to be physically strong and the outstanding young central defender players under the age of 18 must go through a training process, and Mills of the first team is weak in offense and strong in defense.
Let him serve as Schneider's substitute, and the offensive power will be greatly reduced. It is no problem to let him play as a central defender when needed. In addition, there is also a versatile Neil who can also play as a central defender. After Helguera leaves, the central defender position
There won't be a shortage of people.
Aldridge was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, while Ferreira and Cole were talking. They were already excited at this moment, while other players were staring at them with envy and jealousy, and they were also looking forward to Aldridge.
Call yourself by name.
Aldridge is thinking that there are still four players in the midfield, not counting the attacking midfielder position. Gattuso and Lampard are on the bench, so there is no need to make extra supplements. Does Nedved's position need a substitute?
If the Czech Ironman doesn't rotate, he can really persevere.
Aldridge finally shook his head, forget it, Ronaldinho can also play in that position, and occasionally change the tactics and don't use an attacking midfielder in the rotation.
Gudjohnsen, who was originally planned as a striker, is leaving. There are many clubs seeking to buy him. The key is how he makes the choice. He will definitely leave.
Aldridge suddenly looked up and asked Nagy: "How's that Larmour doing?"
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