Regardless of their club stance, the Hall family are die-hard fans of the England national team, with the exception of Aldridge.
In the 1950s, accompanied by his father, Arthur witnessed the Hungarian Golden Team sweeping England at Wembley. In the half century since then, when England played games at Wembley, members of the Hall family would always be present.
Go to the football match and support England.
In modern times, whenever the England national team plays official games, Arthur and Andrew will go together, home and away, every game.
Either because of work or because of rest, Aldrich will always be able to avoid going. Besides, if he goes, he will become the focus of the stands.
While Aldridge was sleeping, Andrew made the call directly to the southern hemisphere from the England national team game.
"Aldridge! F-u-c-k! Your curse has come true! Damn! These pieces of shit, they actually lost the game after a two-goal lead!..."
Aldridge held the phone in confusion, and when his mind was slightly clearer, Andrew's curse on the England national team kept echoing in his ears.
There is no way, there are too many expectations, too long expectations, the reality is always ruthless, a few words of curse is considered a light thing, extreme England fans have repeatedly staged death threats, this is not normal.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about England losing to Portugal! Euro Cup, Euro Cup! 2-0 became 2-3, f--- it!"
"Does it have anything to do with me? Don't disturb my sleep. I'm not on the same time zone as you."
"Why does it have nothing to do with you? You cursed England for their disastrous defeat. Damn it. I thought I could happily celebrate England's defeat of Portugal today. Damn it. Even if you lead 2:0, you can lose the game. How can you still win the championship?"
Aldrich hung up the phone directly, then turned over and hugged Yiwen, clinging to her soft body and continued to sleep.
For the first time in history, the European Cup co-organized by two countries kicked off in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The England national team's two-goal lead in their first match against Portugal was eventually reversed.
The Three Lions led by Keegan got off to a bad start.
Aldridge doesn't care about the European Cup process, and international competitions have little to do with him.
But because Andrew would wake him up in the early morning after every England game, he was able to get the game reports of the England national team games as soon as possible during the ten days of the European Cup group stage.
In the first game against Portugal, they were reversed 2:3.
In the second match against Germany, England won 1:0.
This victory really cheered up the whole country of England!
Mahler Desert.
Thirty years. Thirty years!
England finally ended its humiliating record of invincibility in the major competitions!
Kevin Keegan has restored the trust of many people. Everyone feels that this victory should be a turning point and means that England can go further in the European Cup.
After all, the first game was reversed, and many optimistic interpretations can be made, such as the team relaxing after taking the lead and taking it lightly.
But after the third group match, England returned to a familiar pattern.
I prepared for the game with high expectations, but I had bad luck in the draw in the group stage. I encountered difficulties in the game and was eliminated. After I was eliminated, I started looking for culprits to shirk the responsibility.
2:3.
England lost to Romania at the last moment and lost the chance to advance to the knockout rounds.
Phil Neville, who committed a foul in the penalty area at the last minute and gave his opponent a penalty kick, became England's sinner again.
Every time there is a major competition, there must be a sinner candidate in the England squad. Back then, it was Pierce, Southgate, and Beckham. Now, it’s Phil Neville’s turn. Well, Seaman two years later, and Watson four years later.
Serge, Beckham, Lu Xiaopang six years later, eight years later, eight years later, there are finally no sinners. Sorry, eight years later England failed to participate in the European Cup, and there are a lot of penalty kick sinners.
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This situation can be regarded as a strange sight in international football.
Aldridge plans to go back to work after the European Cup. Now that England is out, he doesn't care what direction the domestic public opinion is. He just wants to enjoy his vacation now.
London
Although Millwall has a magnificent new stadium with a novel design, the administrative offices are still in the original office building.
Club CEO Adam has been looking sad these past two days.
He is very busy, with the new sponsorship contract, the team's summer preparations for Asia, and all the itinerary and commercial promotion being handled by him. In addition, the players within the club are renewing their contracts, so he is really busy.
The club's official website updates the progress of the contract renewal work every day. The players' contracts have been renewed. This is enough to excite the fans and also gives the outside world a voice: Don't mess with our players, they will stay at Millwall. Look,
We signed a new contract!
Although renewing the contract does not mean that the players will definitely stay with the team, it is still better than not renewing the contract, right? Especially when most player contracts only have two years left.
But in the past two days, Adam encountered difficulties with Henry, because Henry was competing in the European Cup with the French national team. He called Henry to discuss contract renewal, specific terms and benefits. Henry himself is a football player, so of course he would listen.
The agent suggested that Adam go talk to his agent. Originally, these matters should be dealt with between the agent and the club.
Adam then started negotiating with Henry's agent, who asked for a weekly salary of 75,000 pounds!
The other party's reasons are quite good.
Henry scored 49 goals last season.
Premier League Golden Boot, European Golden Boot.
Henry scored one more goal in the league alone than Manchester United's Black Wind duo combined!
Why? Henry can't earn more than Southgate, Nedvěd, Larsson and other players who don't score as many goals and don't contribute as much as him?
Henry should be Millwall's number one superstar, earn the most money and be given the highest team status!
Although Adam was an outsider in football when he entered the industry, six years later, he at least understands that a club does not make the most money by scoring more goals.
Southgate, Larsson and Nedvěd. They came here when the club was worthless. They dedicated their youth and walked side by side with the team to this day. Their prestige among the fans is unmatched. They are by no means talents.
Henry, who has been with the team for two years, can be compared. Henry is the favorite, but his Millwall jersey is far less "heavy" than Nedvěd's jersey.
At least it is impossible for Henry to "usurp the throne" in terms of salary and locker room status this summer. Until those meritorious veterans have no problems themselves, Henry can only wait, wait for time to pass, wait for Nedved and others to grow old, and then
It is a reality to complete the inheritance of the king in a logical manner.
The difference between the £50,000 weekly salary provided by Millwall and the £75,000 weekly salary demanded by Henry's agent is a bit big, er, much bigger, a 50% gap of the base of £50,000!
The negotiations therefore reached a deadlock.
Adam contacted Henry's agent on the phone many times, hoping that the other party would start the conversation calmly and rationally.
But Henry's agent is very tough and does not meet his conditions. Then, they will not sign the contract.
If the soft approach failed, Adam took the hard approach and told the other team that the club would not sell Henry, and if he did not renew his contract, it would affect Henry's status in the team in the new season.
What he said was vague, but it was actually a threat.
Henry's agent refused to accept this, and the conversation between the two parties ended on bad terms.
Adam was having a headache, and he couldn't explain it to Aldrich, which was a reflection of his failure to complete his work.
Due to his perfect performance last season, Henry was involved in many scandals after the season.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Juventus, these four clubs came with real swords and guns wielding the pound!
Real Madrid chairman Sanz made even more progress after buying Makelele. As an insider, he naturally received the news, and Millwall's contract extension with Henry encountered obstacles.
Therefore, in order to add more chips to his election, Sanz planned to make a deal that would kill two birds with one stone.
Real Madrid proposes £20 million + Anelka in exchange for Henry!
Anelka moved to Real Madrid from Arsenal last year for more than 20 million pounds, but he failed to win the hearts of fans at the Bernabeu last season, especially the club's poor performance in the league, and Anelka himself also Restless, Real Madrid was eager to get rid of this burden. Sanz made his wishful thinking and told Millwall: Anelka has proven himself in the Premier League. Although he cannot replace Henry, he is not far behind. We will pay another 20 million. Sterling, Henry's transfer worth more than 40 million pounds, you don't lose money, right?
Whether it's a loss or not is the second issue. Adam rejected the offer from Real Madrid without even thinking about it.
Anelka's brother's agent came to show his courtesy but was turned away.
Adam was in a terrible mood. The boss asked him to renew Henry's contract and keep him. However, transfer rumors were all over the city. Especially Anelka's agent brother came to London and kept a low profile. The outside world was speculating that Henry was about to leave. Transfer, even if he doesn't transfer to Real Madrid, he will definitely go to another club.
Barcelona's situation is similar to that of Real Madrid. They are also facing a presidential election in July. The club is trying to attract votes to help bring in stars. Van Gaal appointed the Dutch gang before he left office. However, Van Gaal resigned angrily and made a fuss. The scene of criticizing the media, incidentally, Barcelona wanted to bring in a star who could definitely inspire people, so they secretly inquired about Henry.
Adam didn't even reply.
Inter Milan has a lot of money and directly offered a price of 30 million pounds. Moratti is not just joining in the fun, but he really needs a striker, a striker!
The alien Ronaldo returned from injury at the end of last season, but he fell to the ground in pain in the Italian Cup final without any contact for no reason. He was injured. There is no suspense about it. Moreover, this injury will definitely be reimbursed for the new season. Professional Whether his career can be continued and whether people can see aliens on the field again have become questions to the outside world!
Moratti was very sincere and wanted to take Henry to Meazza, but he also knew that the hope was slim. Apart from having money, Inter Milan could not compete with other competitors in other aspects.
The situation faced by Juventus is very similar to that of Inter Milan. After Del Piero was seriously injured, his former aura was disappearing little by little. The zebra prince who was the most popular in Europe at that time seemed to be stepping down from the altar.
Moggi also sent an offer of 30 million pounds to Millwall, just waiting for everyone to sit down and discuss it in detail.
"He won't go anywhere? He won't go anywhere! Even if he dies, he will die in Millwall!"
Adam was on the verge of breaking down under the pressure. He was furious at his secretary in the office. Reporters swarming in wanted to know where Henry would transfer. It seemed that people had determined a premise: Henry would definitely transfer and leave.
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The fire of public opinion grew stronger and stronger, and things became out of control.
The reality is getting further and further away from Adam's original work goal, and even the Lions fans are beginning to believe that they are about to lose the god-level shooter who killed everyone last season. (To be continued...)
