Dean Richards pointed at Ronaldo and roared at him from the sidelines. Ronaldo immediately lowered his head and ran towards the backcourt to defend.
Messi and Aguero secretly laughed: What a mess!
Although the two of them also started to break through with the ball frequently, they passed the ball when they should. The reason for too much stick to the ball was that they could not find the ball release point. Except for the goalkeeper, the other 10 players of the Japanese youth team ran back to half-court defense. It was originally quite good.
The large space instantly became smaller. Millwall's midfielder Alonso and Jenas came to the frontcourt to organize or support. Before the attack reaches the dangerous area, the players need to break away from the defense individually to find the space for the ball.
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Cristiano Ronaldo went a little too far with his extravagance. Playing this way when it was already destined to be a massacre did mean to humiliate the opponent.
Although Richards has only played for a few seasons in his career, he is a defender after all. He deeply understands that if Ronaldo continues to play like this, maybe this game will be nothing, but it will be very detrimental to his future growth. If he really encounters a green field
You evil man, this is how you find your own way to break your leg!
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't dare to play with fire anymore, after all, he had made a fool of himself by having the ball intercepted consecutively just now.
He thought he was making a fool of himself, but the audience didn't see it that way. Ronaldo was obviously playing against an opponent three or four years older than him. He dared to play like this, and his posture was very strong. Even if he failed, the audience appreciated it very much.
Especially the sponsor representatives in another box at the stadium.
Andrew came to Tokyo earlier than Millwall, and he came to meet with sponsors.
Sponsors who have a cooperative relationship with Millwall are very much looking forward to Millwall winning the Toyota Cup. Today's youth team and youth team games also surprised Umbro the most. They just sponsored Millwall's lower echelon and there was immediate publicity.
return.
NIKE's sponsor representatives stood together with Andrew, and they talked in low voices. Every time the sponsor representative asked a person, Andrew would give a general introduction to that person's situation.
Villa, Alonso, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Aguero... NIKE seems to be interested in signing these young players who performed well in this game.
In fact, NIKE is more interested in the superstars of Millwall's first team, but because the team has the earliest cooperation with Puma, and Nedved and Larsson are also relatively loyal to sponsors, NIKE cannot poach them even if they want to.
If he is really poached, Millwall may not be happy because it will cause a series of negative impacts on business cooperation.
Andrew is very friendly to the representatives of NIKE. Deep down in his heart, he hopes that NIKE can become the sponsor of Millwall in the near future, replacing Puma. After all, the ambition shown by NIKE is very terrifying in the industry. It only entered the football circle in the 1990s.
The fact that NIKE can recruit Ronaldo, who almost won the 1998 World Cup, is a testament to its strength and expansion ambitions.
In terms of capital strength, NIKE is the top in the industry, and it spares no effort in publicity. If a star can cooperate with NIKE, it will definitely be mutually beneficial and win-win.
If it were a first-team star, Andrew would still think twice about it, but for a young player, he wouldn't have anything to worry about.
NIKE plans to invest in advance, which means casting a wide net, especially according to Millwall's star-making ability. As long as they invest in five or six players now and one or two can eventually reach the top stage and become stars, then the current investment will be comparable to the return.
Compared to that, it is simply negligible.
Cristiano Ronaldo started to play well on the court. Before the end of the game, he assisted Aguero to score a goal, and then Barzagli scored another corner kick. The Millwall junior team finally beat the Japanese junior team 10:0.
Even Aldridge did not expect that Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Aguero would get sponsorship contracts from NIKE after playing half a game. Although the compensation was only tens of thousands of pounds, considering their ages, this was enough
Make them proud.
Alonso and Villa have also been favored, but their contracts will be carefully considered. Andrew did not agree to NIKE's conditions immediately. After all, Alonso and Villa, depending on their age, may be able to reach the first line within two years.
team, and Ronaldo, Messi and Aguero still have a long way to go.
After the youth team's game, the youth team takes the field.
Rest for half an hour in between.
The youth team brought by Millwall this time is not as "starry" as the youth team.
The front line is led by David Larmour, Joe Cole and Drogba.
In the midfield, the young and experienced De Rossi and Pedretti were deployed.
On the back line, Metzelder and Ledley King guard the center, while Ashley Cole and Paul Ferreira serve as the left and right gates.
There are also three young players who are usually in the reserve team.
There is no way, U21 players with better abilities like Bresciano and Cahill left on loan at the beginning of the season.
Saburo Kawabuchi saw Millwall's youth team starting, and asked Aldridge with some confusion: "Mr. Hall, the competition rules we negotiated before seem to stipulate the age echelon of U21, right?"
Aldrich knew what the other party was asking about. People like De Rossi, Pedretti and others looked like they were under 18 years old.
"We don't have enough manpower, and some players in the 18-21 age group are on loan, so we pieced together such a lineup."
Saburo Kawabuchi heard this and said nothing more.
The U21 echelon of the Japanese youth team has not fielded the strongest lineup. For example, Hidetoshi Nakata, who landed in Serie A, is of this age, but he is already a member of the national team. The Japanese Football Association does not need to call Hidetoshi Nakata back from Italy for a friendly match to support the appearance.
The main purpose is to learn and communicate. This is their intention.
Even though the loss in the just-concluded game was too ugly and he was almost shameless, Saburo Kawabuchi felt that the game was very valuable. Of course, Aldrich felt exactly the opposite. They came to gain knowledge about Japanese football.
It is not convincing to say how strong the national team can play, but the youth echelon of a club can play such wonderful football. The Japan Football Association has seen it with their own eyes and is not convinced. Not only is it sincerely convinced, but there are many lessons worth summarizing and learning.
experience.
The technical and tactical content of the youth team's games is not as high as that of the youth team.
Although Millwall still took the lead early, Aldridge didn't even smile.
When Larmore passed the ball over the top to Drogba, the latter squeezed away the opponent like a tank and blasted the ball into the opponent's goal. This was the crushing of innate conditions and had little to do with the gold content of skills and tactics.
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For this game, the Japanese youth team really specially selected strong players to compete, but when they met the unparalleled monster Drogba, it seemed like a real battle between man and beast.
Drogba has only been with the team for half a year, and his skills are appalling. But even if he can hold his position, the Japanese players can't even push him. They hit him with his body. Good guy, Drogba didn't move, but they bounced away.
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Six minutes after the goal, there was a scene that made Aldridge burst into laughter.
A defender in Japan wanted to steal the ball from behind before Drogba turned around to get the ball. Drogba realized it. He half-turned to protect the space to get the ball. The opponent rushed up from behind to stretch his legs, and then half of his body hit Drogba's back.
, then he fell to the ground and rolled 180 degrees in the air...
The referee called a foul on Drogba.
Drogba opened his palms innocently and turned his head inexplicably to look at the Japanese player who fell to the ground and covered his hip joint.
This guy's charge was too fierce. Drogba moved his position just as he stretched his legs. He bumped into him but was bounced away. It was also his fault that he didn't stand firm on his feet. He was probably too eager to grab the ball.
This game didn't seem to have much training value. The player lineup was put together temporarily, and the tacit understanding was not enough. They could only rely on individual players to play the game. There were not many opportunities, and the game was a bit boring.
But Aldrich still found bright spots in the game.
David Larmour, the former prodigy, was very active on the court. Perhaps it was because of his physical confrontation with the Japanese players that he was not inferior at all. Not only did he pass some wonderful shots, but he also attacked in the frontcourt with Joe Cole.
The team played highly efficient coordination one after another.
Before the end of the first half, it was Joe Cole who dribbled the ball past someone and then pushed it straight into the ribs. Larmore countered offside and then volleyed the goal. Aldrich applauded in his heart. Larmore's running awareness made the game
His reading ability is very good. As long as he can improve his physical confrontation, although he may not be able to play as the main forward at Millwall, he will definitely be fine as a substitute.
Aldrich no longer cared about what Saburo Kawabuchi and the Japan Football Association thought of the game. He turned around and started a long exchange with Jenson.
The center of the conversation between the two was Larmore.
At the end of the game, the Millwall youth team defeated the Japanese youth team 3:1.
It was dusk. The audience stood up and applauded the players of both teams.
In just four and a half hours, the Japanese fans at the scene saw the gap between Japanese football and top European teams.
Although this is not a game between the Japanese national team and the Millwall first team, the competition between the echelons can vaguely give a glimpse of the future.
The Japan Football Association kindly invited the Millwall coaching staff to have dinner. Saburo Kawabuchi had many questions about youth training and wanted to ask Aldridge for advice.
Although Aldrich was Chinese before traveling through time, Aldrich did not refuse the invitation from Saburo Kawabuchi. This was a purely academic exchange.
Returning to the hotel around nine o'clock in the evening, Aldrich stood alone on the balcony of the suite holding an ashtray and smoking.
The bustling night view of Tokyo came into view, with smoke filling his eyes. Looking at the scene of neon lights and busy traffic, he seemed to be able to see through the world of glamour, and there seemed to be a smell of depravity in the air.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a sad emotion lingering in his heart.
Leading Millwall along the way, he has gone from an unknown to a top coach. At this time, he hopes to have someone around him, a partner to share with him, no need for a passionate carnival, even just standing next to him
Watching him smoke, looking up at the night sky, and admiring the night view of the city will give him a special sense of satisfaction and happiness.
But, no, there was nothing. Only the noisy sounds from the street came intermittently, and the place beside me was empty.
He took out his phone and called Melanie.
Now Melanie is also in a very confusing stage in her career and life.
The Spice Girls have ended their global tour, Halliwell has quit, Victoria wants to get married, and other members are pregnant. It seems that this star group that has become a household name in the British music scene in just a few years since their debut is on the verge of falling apart.
They themselves don't know what the future will be like. They are in a stage of joint discussion, but no matter what, the glory they can achieve has begun to be compromised.
Aldrich didn't know how Melanie was feeling after not having any contact with Aldrich for a month and a half.
After he called, no one answered and he was hung up directly.
twice in a row.
Not a minute after Aldrich put down the phone, he received a text message from Melanie.
"Don't contact me again. I won't change my mind. I will raise the child by myself and it has nothing to do with you!"
After reading the text message, Aldrich grabbed the ashtray, turned around and threw it into the room...
