After winning the Toyota Cup, Millwall set off on their way home. The players did not have a high quality of rest after being on the plane for a long time. Aldridge gave the team another day off after returning to London, and did not return to training until two days before the start of the weekend league.
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After jogging with Ivan in the early morning, Aldrich had breakfast with her. Her car had some problems and had to be repaired, so Aldrich drove her to the club with her.
On the way, Yiwen asked curiously: "Is Japan fun?"
Aldrich, who was driving the car, shook his head and said: "I didn't go to play. It was either a commercial event or watching a game."
"Isn't there an affair?"
"Hehe, hehe, no."
"Would you like to find time to go to Japan together and have some fun?"
"I don't have this idea. There are too many people in that country. I have to work in a stadium with tens of thousands of people every week. If I go traveling, I must first be quiet."
"Eh? Is this a phobia of crowds?"
"It's two different things, but I'm not afraid to communicate with others."
The two chatted happily along the way and arrived at the club soon. Aldrich came early. He had rested yesterday and wanted to get into work early today.
At the gate of the club, he stopped the car and looked curiously at the confrontation between the security guard and a little girl at the gate.
The little girl looked about ten years old, with a delicate appearance, regular facial features, and simple clothes. She did not have the fancy visual sense of boys and girls nowadays.
"What happened?"
Aldrich export inquiries.
The person on duty at the door is Berry, who is in his thirties and has worked here for more than four years. He is considered a veteran employee in the Aldrich era and can often chat with Aldrich.
He responded conscientiously: "Mr. Hall, this kid said he was coming to see Coach Fiona, but Coach Fiona hasn't come yet."
Aldrich looked at the little girl, who looked slightly aggrieved with her mouth flat.
Taking out his cell phone and finding Fiona's number, Aldrich dialed and found that the other party's phone was turned off. So he smiled and asked, "What is your relationship with Ms. Fiona?"
"She's my mother."
"May I have your name?"
"Rosie Whitley."
Aldrich thought for a while, and security guard Berry was afraid that Aldrich would misunderstand him as being unkind, so he explained: "Mr. Hall, she can't prove this, I can't let her in."
Aldrich smiled and nodded, understanding Berry's difficulty.
Two years ago, young fans pretended to be club staff or relatives of players to sneak into the club just to get up close and personal with their idol stars.
There was a farce that was still fresh in my memory. An Eastern European immigrant pretended to be Nedvěd's younger brother... The club staff were really deceived at the time. They received the person with courtesy and thoughtfulness. When Nedvěd arrived,
The young man known as his "half-brother" jumped up to Nedved and hugged him, whispering his admiration in his ear.
"You get in the car and I'll take you inside. Ms. Fiona will be at work within an hour."
"good."
Whitley glared at security guard Berry before getting in the car, and was very dissatisfied with Berry's behavior of turning her away just now.
Berry curled his lips, a child, not as knowledgeable as her.
"You got into someone else's car so easily. Don't you have a sense of crisis?"
Yiwen turned around from the passenger seat and smiled at Whitley sitting in the back seat.
Whitley said indifferently: "I know him, I have seen him in the newspaper, and my mother has also talked about him. Aldrich Hall. I am not a stupid kid. I came to London from the country alone.
There’s no danger at all!”
Aldrich drove to the parking lot and smiled: "Ms. Fiona talked about me? What did she say about me?"
Whitley rolled her eyes and said, "She praised you and said you are a great person!"
"Hahahaha... Yiwen, she is an elf. Where has the simplicity of the country people gone?"
Yiwen also smiled.
Who would just give compliments when talking about others in private?
Still great?
Yiwen said to her dumbfounded: "You use your sweet words to please him. He will not give your mother a salary increase or bonus."
Whitley rolled her eyes again and said seriously: "Actually, my mother said that he is sometimes quite rigid."
"Great, your mother's salary is gone this week!"
Aldrich said with a serious face.
Whitley suddenly became anxious and shouted: "Hey, why are you like this? You praise you, but you don't appreciate it, so you just say a little bad things. You are so bad!"
Aldrich replied unceremoniously: "You have a lot on your mind, little brat, why do you have to be so deliberately hypocritical?"
Whitley puffed up her cheeks and said in a low voice: "My dad told me to speak sweetly to adults when I come here."
"What does your father do?"
"Run my family's farm."
"Don't listen to your father. People in the city are not stupid. They are not as direct as you in flattering."
When the parking lot arrived, Aldrich and the other two got out of the car. He touched Whitley's head and said with a smile: "This sister will take you to wait for mom. If you want to visit here, we welcome you to get to know her formally.
Aldrich Hall."
Aldrich was probably used to assuming an equal posture with children, so the big hand on her head fell down and he bent down to shake hands with her.
Whitley raised her head and stared at Aldrich's face at close range. She seemed to become a little nervous, and her movements of reaching out were slightly awkward.
When the big and small hands were clasped together, Aldrich couldn't help laughing and said: "Is this your first time shaking hands with someone?"
Whitley nodded sheepishly and said, "Yes, this is the first time someone has shaken my hand."
"Big? How old are you? I won't tell you. Goodbye."
Aldrich made eye contact with Yiwen for a moment, then waved and turned to leave.
Whitley stared at his back thoughtfully, and Ivan then took her to the club's office building. Along the way, Whitley kept asking Ivan about Aldridge.
When the training time was approaching, the players came to the training ground one after another. Aldridge and Klinsmann were exchanging training plans. The team came back from the expedition. The usual training intensity must not be effective. Today, we need to do some
Adjustment.
Fitness coach Fiona arrived late. As soon as she arrived, she walked up to Aldridge and said in a sincere tone: "Aldridge, I'm sorry. My daughter came to London to visit me and caused trouble for the club."
Aldrich waved his hand and said: "What trouble? There is no trouble. She is very sensible and a good child."
Fiona didn't say anything more. She had worked with Aldrich for more than three years, and she knew that Aldrich's temper was not the kind of selfless and unkind guy at all.
Under the warm-up leadership of Fiona, a mature fitness coach, Millwall's new day's training began again.
The weekend league opponent is Leeds United. Millwall not only has more away games after the European war, but even after going to play a Toyota Cup game, they still have to play away games. This schedule is really unlucky!
At Elland Road, Aldridge stood on the sidelines directing the team. He felt powerless from his scalp to the soles of his feet.
The team performed very poorly!
It's obvious that he can't outrun his opponents visually. Moreover, the success rate of passing and receiving has also dropped significantly.
In the 41st minute of the game, Schneider made a direct pass from the backcourt to winger Grenchar. As a result, the pass was a bit light. Grenchar wanted the ball behind him. As soon as the ball came out, he rushed forward and found the ball after just two steps.
He couldn't get through at all. So he wanted to go back to pick it up, but it was too late. The Leeds United full-back grabbed the ball and quickly launched a counterattack.
Australia's new star Kewell got the ball from the wing and cut inside directly before hitting Materazzi behind him. Hasselbaink made a diagonal run and then pushed and shot into the far corner of the goal.
"Leeds United led Millwall 1:0 at home. The goal came from Schneider's pass error. After Leeds United counterattacked, the cooperation between Kewell and Hasselbaink was impressive.
David O'Reilly's team is much better than people expected. Does anyone at Elland Road miss Graham now? They already have young coach O'Reilly. Uh, sorry, with Hall on the court.
, the word young marshal really shouldn’t be used on other people.”
David O'Reilly, a legend who has played for Arsenal for more than 15 years, spent the last two years of his career at Leeds United. He took over the coach after Graham joined Tottenham. He led Leeds United to a great success in the Premier League.
The youth storm is no less powerful than when Millwall first entered the Premier League.
Aldrich was a little helpless on the sidelines.
In the past week, the team spent nearly 30 hours on the plane, two days of business activities. From preparation to the end of the Toyota Cup in one day, the most terrible thing was the two jet lags, adjusting the body's biological clock, the players are not here today
He was prepared for the situation, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big.
The reasons for the poor performance are clear at a glance, but the head coach's on-the-spot adjustments cannot allow the players to recover from their extremely poor physical condition.
Originally, Millwall was playing counter-attack today and deliberately strengthened their defense. However, there was a desperate Alan Smith in the opponent's formation. This young player who had just received a contract in the new season was running non-stop on the field. Not that other Leeds players
The United players did not work as hard as him, but the key was his position. O'Reilly asked Smith to partner with Hasselbaink. Smith was more like a defensive forward, tirelessly harassing Millwall's defense.
Schneider's pass error was caused by Smith charging at him aggressively and failing to control the passing force under pressure.
In the box of Elland Road Stadium, Leeds United Chairman Ridsdale and his assistants were watching the game here. He celebrated after Leeds United scored a goal. When the score did not change at halftime, he turned around and started communicating with his assistants. The two
The expressions of the people are somewhat serious.
"In the latest valuation report of professional football organizations, the value of Millwall's club has reached 170 million pounds."
His assistant said so.
Ridsdale was thoughtful after hearing this.
How much was Millwall worth before 1994, or the summer of 1995?
It’s not worth the money, and it’s still a loss!
Because they have defaulted on the new stadium plan, the contract with the contractor is about to default.
Without the capital injection from the Hall family, Millwall would have been on the road to bankruptcy or debt.
But in just a few short years, Millwall's value has soared, and is now second only to Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.
“What are the key points in this value assessment?”
Ridsdale asked in a deep voice.
The assistant quickly replied: "Player value accounts for more than 70%."
It's no surprise that Millwall's club infrastructure is worth nothing at all, and even Leo's training ground outstrips the Lion's Den in asset valuations.
When their players are included in the club's asset assessment, their values will not be inflated. Larsson was valued at 10 million pounds, Nedvěd was also valued at 10 million pounds, and Henry was devalued at 6 million pounds.
The reason is that the value of players fluctuates too much, and due to the contract period, if the player leaves on a free transfer after three or four years, the club will not be able to recover a penny, so the player's value will be discounted to a certain extent during the evaluation.
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Ridsdale murmured: "How much is Millwall worth without good players?"
